Barrio Bantug

Brief Summary

Hacienda Luisita in Central Luzon constituted the largest unified sugar hacienda in the Philippines with an area of 6,000 hectares. It was operated by Jose Cojuangco & Sons as part of their integrated sugar central, Central Azucarera de Tarlac (CAT). There were nine barrios in Hacienda Luisita, each barrio had its own overseer, and each had a barrio captain. Barrio Bantog was located on Hacienda Luisita. There were four hundred thirty five people lived in Barrio Bantog, and the settlers lived with simple entertainment and few luxuries, one of the the accepted diversion was gambling. Jose Zaldo was an overseer of Barrio Bantog and Luis Calero was the barrio captain.

In May 24, 1964, Jose Zaldo was facing with an important decision, his problem rooted with a downturn in the efficiency of his workers due to the preoccupation with gambling. He observed that gambling was dilapidating morale and draining the strength as well as the money of the people in barrio. And he was upset when informed that the top management was worried about the increase in salary advances made by the workers. Jose Zaldo was certain that it was manifested from the prevalent gambling activities. The problems of Jose Zaldo were aggravated when he discovered that the operator of the gambling establishment was Luis Calero.

Objective

The purpose of this case is to solve the problem encompassing the workers attitude due to the gambling activities, as it affects morale and stands a steady threat to field discipline; and how will the management restore the workers to be effective and efficient now that the workers would find themselves owing their entire year's salary for their gambling debts mounted before they had even received it.

Problem.

How to stop or cut the prevalent problem of gambling activities which was operated by the barrio captain and director of labor union in Barrio Bantog as it already affected the effectivity and efficiency of the workers, and the...