The Anomaly of Trademark Logo
The Founder-rebuked Controversial Trademark Logo was created by Ronald 'Phourt' Abella which a replica of the design format he is campaigning to be adapted as Gamma Kappa Phi Official Seal. Because of its history that his design was rejected by the previous Administration under the Chairmanship of Bonifacio Magdalera, he went to marred the council decision by strongly protested against the design of their choice. The seal design chosen by Chairman Magdalera was the enhanced version of Jim Jimenez which now being widely used by local and international members as shown displayed in this website bearing an international protected copyright registration. Phourt continued his prolong contention, that resulted the abruption and idle the declaration of ΓΚΦ official seal format until the end of Chairman Magdalera term.
In the long run, his strategy have able to gather his cohorts to connive with his conspiracy. He organized the plot by the acumen of using his logo design to counter the copyrighted seal design as an assertion that it is being used the similar design by another breakaway members' group. The breakaway group was known of resisting the use of founding year 1952 instead of 1962. Granting that they are leaning on using the founding year 1962, Darel Kent Antesco came to his rescue as the starring actor of the game plan. His active use of Facebook and creations of numbers of Gamma Kappa Phi inspired pages have assisted Phourt to boost his agenda. In addition, they formed secret Facebook Groups to assemble more connivance which sidekick Rebecca Mayol hosted the campaign, including solicitation of amounts from other members en route to finance their seal design to register as a trademark logo at the IPOPHIL (Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines). The process became awkward and inappropriate for a non-profit organization like Gamma Kappa Phi which doesn't engage in selling products, although it able to acquire a Trademark registration that contradicts to its classification and meaning. Trademark - any name, symbol, figure, letter, word, or mark adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant in order to designate specific goods and to distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others. Therefore, another conspiracy of corruption has been made with the official of the IPOPHIL thru manipulation and the mastermind of Ivy Lagramada's connection with a government officer. In a matter of time, this could bring them for investigation to the authority.
Beforehand, while the agenda being discussed by the group; they able to invite Founder Vicente Baquial to join the forum which induced him afterward to scrutinized their plan. In the first place, the Founder have found the subject of the meeting to be out of the loop on the Gamma Kappa Phi governing body under the International Council or known as IC. Moreover, the contents of the group's discussion were shocking and traumatic to the Founder to experience receiving their unscrupulous comments. Because he never imagined that there are members supposedly educated and professional are capable of such vicious and malevolent behaviour towards other members. These are the examples of Crizaldy C. Parami, Ray E. Galano and Israel A. Solis who are known characters in the so called 'war zone' facebook group on harassing members with their rude and unprofessional behaviours. For this reason, Founder Baquial declared to severe his ties to the following members: Darel Kenth S. Antesco, who made false claims, baseless assertions and malicious insinuations that besmirched his honor, reputation and integrity as a person.Bonifacio Ocaña Jr., Ray E. Galano and Ma. Rebecca B. Mayol, who joined and rush in with Antesco in condemning publicly the founder on social media pages that likewise tarnished his honor. In like manner, Katherine L. Andoy and Vilma O. Udtohan wilfully and deliberately added malicious insulting and libellous comments that denigrated his honor, reputation and dignity as a person. In other words, these personalities would be considered expelled of their membership between their relation with the founder.
In the case of the IPOPHIL trademark, logo registration; this group tactic would assume in bringing the members of Gamma Kappa Phi to force its use because of its claim of Trademark registry. Among other things, it added a feature bearing the 1962 founding year, 'international' ribbon and bold word 'Kappans'. As a result, the feature of this logo turns miserably crowded and destructed the original one-piece form. Either its intention is to clash with the 1952 founding year bearer on contesting the legitimacy of the similarity of their seal design; but it rather introduced a poor work on a dull graphic & geometric quality for visual and print output. Likewise, it appeared as a misrepresentation from the original version created in 1970. Alongside, this trademark logo emerges to bring members to believe its legality by soliciting donors for key pendant, printed t-shirt & banner, etc. by agents who gained profit for personal advantage & corruption. Nevertheless, no matter this stand would serve the purpose of the ploy, the action was still illegal as it bears the vested interest of the conniving group and cohorts of Phourt Abella dealt by protocol violation.
On the contrary, the current Int’l Council under Vincent Rodriquez has maintain its present stand of “assumed legality of action” by the past IC re the Ipophil Reg through creating a resolution as the official seal of ΓΚΦ. At the end, it finally received a severe rebuke from Founder Vicente Baquial announcing his contrary position or disapproval as an ultimatum of this ridiculous action. For such scenario will render the Int’l Council helpless and inutile, instead of being the recognized governing and coordinating body of Gamma Kappa Phi.
Finally, the continuous lambast and offensive of elder members Richard Recoleto and Jim Jimenez along their confidential allies in the ΓΚΦ'70s versus these culprits was definitely vindicated on Founder's declaration against the unethical consequences they introduced to tarnish the image of Gamma Kappa Phi. Consequently, that members can either use any of their choice ΓΚΦ seal format except the continuous display and use of this rebuked and anomaly-tainted Trademark Logo is considered bully and defiance to the complaint and disapproval of the Founder he submitted to the Chapters and International Council.
The following are the points of the Founder on the illegality and invalidity of the IPOPHIL Registration Trademark Logo:
The Trademark Logo was never discussed, debated and approved by the past Int’l Council. It was the pet idea of few member, outside of the ambit of the Int’l Council, who grouped together and decide their own to do the project, and in secret.
Charlie Modequillo, the previous IC Chair, was persuaded/ convinced by the group to sign the Ipophil Application papers, without the authority of an IC Resolution to do so, on the rationale that this be kept a secret project. This topic was touched in Founder Baquial complaint against Darel Antesco et al. In fact, Charlie Modequillo admitted there was no IC Resolution authorizing the project, as confirmed by Dinafe Mendez, the past Secretary Geneneral under Modequillo. There are screen shots of Richard Recoleto and Dinafe’s statements in founder Baquial's said complaint to the IC. The action of Modequillo could be construed as abuse, or misuse, of authority as then IC Chairmain. This is likewise a similar action under the chairmanship of Vincent Rodriquez for his responsibility of supporting an invalid resolution.
The choice of the ΓΚΦ seal submitted for Ipophil Registration was decided by a Group of conniving few members. There was no prior consultation with the wider Gamma Kappa Phi community, considering that the effect was to make the chosen seal design of the “Official Seal of ΓΚΦ.”
