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iss ecial ue Year XXXIV Vol. 1
June 5, 2013
Intramuros, Manila
Which Type of PLMayer are You? FLEURHELMINA S. ANG / ADLE MEYE R. ENRIQUEZ / ALLAINE JOLINA O. MATIC Congratulations! You’re enrolled. Summer’s over and it’s time to say hello to another school year. May it be your first or last year in the university, you are probably curious as to what type of PLMayer you are. Take this quiz (don’t worry, this does not involve math) and see which group you fit into. Whoever you end up as, don’t forget to be awesome.
no
a little
yes
yes
yes
no
a little
yes
no
yes
no
gc
Often found doing research and completing assignments, you, GC (grade conscious), are the staple of every classroom and most likely eat pages from books. Don’t forget to have fun every now and then. Your grades aren’t the most important thing in life and you should never be dictated by numbers.
no
yes
no
carefree
artist
mr./ms. congeniality
You’re free of worries and you simply do not like to stress yourself. You make effort only on things that are important to you. It’s okay, we understand. Just make sure to engage yourself in something (and commit to it) every once in a while.
Whether it’s writing, drawing or playing an instrument, you enjoy expressing yourself. Making art is what you do (whether or not you’re good at it). Just keep on practicing and shove away those artistic insecurities. Art harder, mofo.
Be it in or out the class, you like being the center of attention (and that’s not a bad thing). You’re loud and proud. Given your social connections and how well you handle people, you should probably try out for an extra-curricular org. Though the Pamantasan is small, there are lots of different orgs for you to try and join (if you don’t already have one).
We’re concerned. Feel free to drop by the AP office sometime and talk to someone about your feelings (or lack, thereof.)
students’ inbox
editorial
what is your opinion regarding the
may 2013 elections?
People deserve the public servants they have voted [for]. Their leaders are the reflection of their personality. Kung anghel o demonyo man ang leader mo, alam mo na kung ano ka. ROVIN JOHN CINCOLLAGAS BSM III-1
An Open Letter to Mayor-Elect Joseph Estrada Dear Mayor Estrada, First of all, sir, may you take this letter professionally. We are not trying to judge you but only your eligibility as a public servant. A public office, of which you will now again hold, is a public trust. And trust, once broken, is almost impossible to mend. But as the local elections showed, it is as if Manileños are such forgiving people because you emerged victorious despite the criticisms of your convicted crime of plunder. As your constituents, we are bound to help and cooperate only if it is for bringing back Manila’s prestige. Your 5-point platform seems interesting and, to be frank, brings us hope. Who would not want a safer Manila? Or, Manila, to be the center of economic progress? But what struck us the most is your initiative to create fiscal transparency. We probably all know what history has to say when it comes to your handling of public funds. So this promise of yours to be transparent when it comes to Manila’s finances deserves praise. We are hoping that you won’t develop partial amnesia once you assume your position and leave us waiting until the end of your term for the fulfilment of your promises. On the other hand, as students studying in a university subsidized by the local government, we have an apprehension that our education might be neglected. As a piece of unsolicited advice, sir, think of education as an investment for Manila. A city cannot be alleviated from its deplorable state without individuals who can fend for themselves. The analogy is very much the same with the Chinese proverb, “give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Though standard measures for poverty are necessary, it is also equally important to have long term solutions of which education is a part. If you want to restore Manila of its grandeur, you should start from developing and shaping its people. And there is no better way to shape an individual to be a responsible citizen not only of this city but of the country as well than educating him/her. Lastly, we do not need gimmicks. We are not in a movie set; we are in the real world. As you said in an interview while you were still campaigning, this is your last hurrah. Manileños, being surprisingly kind, gave you the opportunity to do exactly just that. May you not waste the trust given to you. We will be watching you, sir. We are hopeful for the next three years to come. Respectfully yours, Ang Pamantasan ACTING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Phoemela Nicole V. Ballaran ACTING ASSOCIATE EDITOR Zhusmita May P. Manangan ACTING MANAGING EDITOR Fleurhelmina S. Ang ACTING NEWS EDITOR Mary Pauline G. Del Rosario ACTING FEATURES EDITOR Janine P. Francisco ACTING FILIPINO EDITOR Jelyn A. Levantino ACTING LITERARY EDITOR Allaine Jolina O. Matic ACTING SPORTS EDITOR Jan Michael B. Suarez ACTING CIRCULATIONS MANAGER Mary Jude Marby Faith F. Abuan ACTING BUSINESS MANAGER Jouel Mina C. Ayes ACTING BOARD SECRETARY Anne Jane M. Pandian ACTING STAFF WRITERS
CARTOONIST
Neima G. Chowdhury Ira Y. Cruz Ehren Louise M. De Dios Adle Meye R. Enriquez
Joshua V. Tamayo
TECHNICAL ADVISER
Prof. Manuel P. Mogato
The editorial office of Ang Pamantasan is located at Room 105 of Gusaling Villegas. For comments and suggestions, visit our office or e-mail us at angpamantasan1979@yahoo. com.
angpamantasan1979 angpamantasan
Sa national level, nadismaya ako sa naging resulta ng eleksyon. Lalo na’t nanalo ang ilan sa mga kandidatong wala gaanong karanasan, mga kandidatong may kakabit na tanyag na apelyido sa pangalan, at mga kandidatong nangako at napako na noon, naihalal na naman ngayon. Sa local elections naman, okay lang sakin yung resulta. Sana lang matugunan ng mga bagong-halal na opisyal ng Maynila ang mga problemang kinahaharap ng mga mamamayan nito. Sana yung mga negatibong bagay na inihayag nila sa sambayanan eh magawan nila ng aksyon at hindi puro pambabatikos lang. Pero syempre, ang pagbabago eh magsisimula sa’tin. Matuto munang lumabas sa tamang labasan, lalo na sa gate ng PLM at sa canteen.
JOHN PAUL MATTHEW GUZMAN BS BIOLOGY II-2
Kahit napakaraming derogatory posts at mga offensive attacks laban kay Nancy Binay sa online media, kabilang pa rin siya sa mga nanalong senador. Siguro mas malakas ang impact ng mga “traditional” voters kumpara doon sa mga tao (lalo na sa mga kabataan) na exposed sa social avenues gaya ng Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, at iba pa. Sa local elections naman, para sakin, “it’s a battle already won before it even began” for Joseph Estrada. Parang naging popularity contest lang ang local elections. Pero curious parin ako kung anong balak niya upang maiangat (if not , mapanatili) ang antas ng Maynila. Pero siyempre, hindi dapat sa kanya nakasalalay lahat. Mapagtanto sana ng bawat isa ang kanya-kanya nating responsibilidad sa pagpapalago ng Maynila. CARL JEROME VELASCO BMC III-3
Sa kabuuan ng nangyaring election, okay naman yung kinalabasan though may mga nangyaring di inaasahang pagkapanalo. Sa Maynila naman, wala akong problema sa pagkapanalo ni Erap. Bigyan natin siya ng chance mamahala sa Maynila. May napatunayan naman siya sa San Juan kaya bigyan siya ng chance dito sa Maynila. Patunayan niya na hindi nagkamali ang Manileño sa pagkapanalo nya at sya ang naluklok sa pwesto. Lutasin nya ang lumalaking bilang ng kahirapan at krimen sa maynila panatilihing ang kalinisan at bigyan ng sapat na pondo ang PLM. And also, sana, he won’t repeat his mistakes before.
MARK LOUIE REYES BSN III
Hindi naging wise ang mga botante sa pagpili ng mga kandidato. Especially sa Manila area, paano nagawa ng nakararami na muling iboto si ERAP since napatunayan na lahat ng kalokohan na ginawa niya nung Presidente siya. And nung naging Mayor siya sa San Juan, wala din naman naging pag-unlad dun. Kahit sa senado, halatang hindi pinag-isipan mabuti ang pagboto. Kung sino ang matunog na pangalan, yun ang binoto ng iba. TENGSKI BS PSY IV
Hindi natin dapat husgahan ang mga botante. Siguro hindi nila na”consider” ang mga pamantayan na hinahanap natin sa isang “karapat dapat” na mayor. Mas maraming botante ang mahirap at katulad noon nakuha ni Mayor Erap (kailangan may paggalang since sya naman yung nanalo di ba?) ang simpatya o ang kalooban ng karamihan sa kanila. Oo, nandun na tayo sa hindi siya naging mabuting presidente at mayor ng San Juan. But since last term niya na ‘to, why don’t we give him a chance. At no choice tayo dito. Let’s just give him due respect as the Mayor at bilang kabataan ay gawin rin natin ang parte natin.
KIARE-KUN BS PSY IV
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MAYOR ALFREDO S. LIM SOURCE: Manila City Hall
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city satellite office per district
delivers door to door documents issued from the City Civil Registrar
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college established offering free education
City College of Manila (1995)
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disaster risk buildings
Manila Risk Reduction and Disaster Building (Delpan) and Baseco Evacuation Center
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hospitals established
offers free medical services with free medicines to residents and non-residents, one per district
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health centers constructed
in addition to the existing, around 59 Health Centers in total
15 50 97 133 1490
city parks developed
street lightings installed
elementary and high schools constructed streets cemented wheelchairs delivered
to those who request every Saturday and Sunday
womb to tomb program
free services which starts from the womb
Construction and improvements of
sports complexes Construction and renovation of
public markets
health on justice on
wheels
estrada is a mayor again JAN MICHAEL B. SUAREZ JOUEL MINA C. AYES
Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada proved that Manileños like Asiong Salonga’s protection over Dirty Harry’s as he was named the new Mayor of the city last May 14. Estrada’s victory marks his official return to the government after being ousted in 2001 and losing to President Noynoy Aquino in 2010 Presidential elections. Declaration of Candidacy Estrada confirmed his intention in running as Mayor of Manila on the 12th of May last year. He and his running mate, the incumbent vice mayor, Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso arrived riding on “Jeep ni Erap” at his one-storey home on 589 Manga Avenue in Sta. Mesa, Manila. The transfer of residency from Greenhills, San Juan to Sta. Mesa was done in compliance with the provision of Section 39 of the Local Government Code: “an elective local official must be a citizen of the Philippines; a registered voter in the municipality, city or province; a resident therein for at least one year immediately preceding the day of the election; and is able to read and write Filipino or any other local language or dialect”. UNA’s bet – Estrada for Manila “We will restore the glory of Manila.” This was the statement of Estrada in his speech when he and Moreno were formally introduced as official candidates of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) on a proclamation rally held at the Liwasang Bonifacio, March 31. Also, in his speech, he referred his opponent, the incumbent mayor Alfredo Lim,
as “Lolong,” in comparison to the crocodile for being overly greedy in power and fortune. Almost Exclusion to the Mayoralty Bid Estrada’s road to Mayoralty was full of hurdles for disqualification cases were filed against the ex-president’s eligibility and validity to run for Manila local elections. Romeo de Leon and Mariel Limueco, both citizens of Manila, submitted and filed a disqualification case against Estrada on the grounds of a provision in the Executive Clemency given by then-President Gloria Arroyo. The said provision states that “Estrada has publicly committed to no longer seek any elective position or office.” The plaintiffs now assumed that following such statement disables Estrada’s candidacy. But upon the deliberation and interpretation of the Branch 20 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila of the Presidential pardon, the case was dismissed on grounds of having no legal basis and the complainants have no legal standing since the misconstrued provision serves as only a preliminary statement, and merely not a true provision. For the granted executive clemency brought back Estrada’s right of suffrage. Asiong Salonga and the Word War Along his journey in being the next chief executive of the Manila City Administration, Asiong Salonga and his party had exchanged heated and un-paralleled words with Manila’s Dirty Harry. The word war lasted for several months and involved not only the two, but also some of the members of their respective parties
surfaced on the different debates and public fora they attended. The exchange of heated words between the two included different and various name-callings, defamations, and critical mud hurdling which were used to rebut and/or answer the issues thrown by the opposing party. On the Verge of Victory On the eve of acquiring the position and with only less than 4% of all votes of Manileños who joined the elections left untallied, Estrada’s camp released a statement to the press that shows the sure victory of both champions of the masses . On May 14th at 2:00 am, the ErapIsko tandem was declared winners with votes of 338, 004 over 304, 595 (Erap vs. Lim) and 338,349 votes against 231,521 (Moreno vs. Veloso) Manila’s New Leader “Dear Manileños, I will not fail you. I was born in Manila, and I will die working to bring back the glory and pride to Manila.” These were the words of the new mayor as he expresses his gratitude to those who had trusted and supported him once again in his last quest for public service. He also added that after the changes that he will induce to the country’s capital, he will entrust it to another agent of change like him— his running mate, Isko Moreno. Mayor Estrada is expected to take his seat and serve the Manileños immediately after the end of term of present Mayor Lim on June 30 . (Photo from Reuters)
THE WINNING FIVE-POINT PLATFORM Estrada detailed his platforms to restore the good image of Manila:
PEACE AND ORDER
GENERATION OF INVESTMENTS
JOB CREATION
Based on the 2012 Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group report, Manila is the car theft capital of the Philippines. Estrada also cited the problem of “kotong cops” and the delay of the release of policemen allowances. “We must restore our police force in Manila, to redeem its image as Manila’s finest and not Manila’s worst police force. There can never be economic growth without peace and order”, Erap said.
One of his promises was to launch programs that will attract investments that were neglected.
Manila ranked 36th out of 38 highly urbanized cities, according to a study created by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) that according to Estrada the things that must not be forgotten. “We need a good program to bring back investors so we can generate jobs”, he elaborated.
“We will bring back investors. In the 50s and 60s, Manila was the center of commerce in the Philippines,” Estrada declared.
REVENUE GENERATION AND FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
Based on a report of Commission on Audit (COA) cited by Estrada, Manila has a debt of 3.5 billion pesos. Seen also in the COA report was Manila’s half a billion pesos electrical power debt, though according to Lim the said debt was already reduced to 225 million. He promised transparency in handling the city finances, starting with a computerized real property tax collection system.
URBAN RENEWAL Estrada, with the help of the city council, will push passage of various city ordinances on education, health and housing as he deems it a requirement for a full restoration of Manila. “Manila used to be city of our dreams. But now it is the city of crimes, city of urban squalor, city of congested roads, and a city mismanaged and neglected by its administration,” Erap stated.
Party-list Poll: Pending ZHUSMITA MAY P. MANANGAN National election is not yet over for the partylists. Three weeks after the May 13 balloting, results are still hanging for the party-list system. Most Filipinos know why they are electing 12 senators, 235 congressional district representatives and nearly 18,000 local officials from governors down to lowly councilors, but only few the importance of part-list representatives and why they should be given seats in the House of Representatives.
Party-lists are made up of ordinary citizens
OFW Family
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2
Bayan Muna
2
1-Care
2
Akbayan
2
BUHAY
3
A-Teacher
nominated by marginalized and under-represented organizations, groups or sectors to give them a voice in the formulation and enactment of appropriate legislation. It was created to promote proportional representation in the House of Representative (HR). In fact, they constitute twenty percent (20%) of the HR. The parties, organizations, and coalitions receiving at least two percent (2%) of the total votes cast for the party-list system are entitled to one seat each: provided, that those garnering more than two percent (2%) of the
Agap
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Abono
2
Cibac
2
Ako Bicol
2
Magdalo
2
BENIGNO “BAM” AQUINO IV
“The efforts exerted by those who cast their votes are truly encouraging and speak volumes of their commitment to the ideals of democracy.”
Kabataan
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Ating
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TUCP
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Anakpawis
1
Koop
1
Yacap
1
AlayBuhay
1
1-BAP
1
Agri
1
1
Abakada
1
Angkla
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Aambis Owa
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ABS
1
1-Sagip
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AMA Ang Nars
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Here is a compilation of statements that we heard from the senatorselect during their campaign. As the popular saying goes, “a man is only as good as his words.” Whatever comes out of one’s mouth defines him/ her. So if it’s full of crap... well.
LPGMA
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Act Teachers
Coop Natcco
“We should provide opportunities for our children so that they will grow up to become productive citizens and active participants in our country’s development. We should give special attention to children who are victims of poverty. They deserve a better future.”
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Abamin
Gabriela
GRACE POELLAMANZARES
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Butil
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Amin
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Act-CIS
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LOREN LEGARDA
“For God and country, I am heeding the challenge of our time for a new kind of governance, politics and leadership. “
AQUILINO “KIKO” PIMENTEL III “For indeed, what is education worth to our people or to anyone for that matter if it is not based on truth, if it does not stir up the desire for excellence, or produce wisdom for those who pass through its portals?”
Last May 28, Commission on Election, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) proclaimed 53 out of 111 party-lists who ran as initial winners for the election. Five seats are still vacant. The said declaration was made “without prejudice to the proclamation of other parties, organizations, or coalitions which may later on be established to be entitled to one guaranteed seat, and/or additional seats.”
Diwa
Kalinga
An Waray
votes shall be entitled to additional seats in proportion to their total number of votes: provided, finally, that each party, organization, or coalition shall be entitled to not more than three (3) seats.
Listed are the partylists ranked from highest to lowest with their corresponding number of seats.
ALLAN PETER CAYETANO
FRANCIS ESCUDERO
“This campaign is not about me, it is about the people I am fighting for.”
“Politics isn’t on my plate for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Politics isn’t what I dream of at night.”
ANTONIO TRILLANES IV “Once we provide a conducive learning environment, it’s going to reflect on the student’s performance in school. We’ll have to do those basics first before we think of more complex issues of curriculum change.”
CYNTHIA VILLAR
JV EJERCITO
“I support entrepreneurship as the key to creating jobs. My livelihood programs are geared towards helping people gain the skills to start their own small businesses.”
“Once the Congress opens, you can be sure that I will waste no time in pursuing our platform centered on jobs and education in the Senate. I intend to stay true to my word to help Filipinos improve their lives.”
NANCY BINAY
“Let’s win the Senate race first.”
EDGARDO “SONNY” ANGARA
“Everytime we open a school door, we close a prison door.”
GREGORIO “GRINGO” HONASAN
“Looking back at my brash, younger self, I have come to realize that unlawful force is not always the best of answers.”