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PAMANTASAN THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION of the

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FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY. Construction workers are starting to revamp the university’s facade. Students may use the Gusaling Corazon Aquino (adjacent to ITC) and Executive Office (near the Justo Albert Auditorium) gate while the overhauling process is still ongoing.

Erese assures University Grad Pic and Yearbook distribution

CONTROVERSY marred the

selection process of the Cover and Pages Corporation as the contractor of this academic year’s yearbook, but the dean of the Office of the Student Development Services (OSDS) assured full transparency guaranteeing the graduating batch that they will have a copy on or before they march on the stage.

The presidents of the different College Student Councils (CSCs) chose Cover and Pages over four other proposals from Photo Concept Studio, RED Images, Inc., Dreamlight Studio and Zone 5 Photo Studios, Inc. In addition, Infinity, a subsidiary of Cover and Pages, is in-charge of the graduation pictures.

“We’re very transparent about this [choosing the company] walang kahit sinong

officer or even mostly college president that can look me in the eye, straight in the eyes that sasabihin na walang transparency,” Atty. Alexander G. Erese Jr. said.

Photo Concept, one of the losing bidders, said they “felt being cheated and fooled around” when the college representatives did not select them. Having been in the industry for more than 25 years, they offered 645 pesos for a photo package, including toga picture with glass-to-glass frame.

They said the graduating batch would get an extra 200,000 pesos as the profit of goodwill when they reached the 1750 students target. The students can use the said amount for holding the graduation ball or can be divided equally for the benefit of the whole batch.

On the other hand, Erese defended the selection of Cover and Pages because it offers a one-stop shop service.

“Itinataya ko ‘yung sarili ko rito [yearbook] para next year magiging hot item ‘to sa mga graduating [students],” Erese said, adding this would be among his legacy as the OSDS Dean. “[‘yung] grad photo at ‘yung year book hindi mo p’wedeng paghiwalayin. The thing with the past failures or mistakes doon sa mga nakaraang taon is that iba ang provider ni grad photo, iba ang provider ni yearbook.”

He said there’s no more time in getting all students’ opinions, thus the CSC Presidents were called in for the selection process. They were after all the representatives and

will responsible for informing their respective colleges.

“Gaya ng sinabi ko sa Mass Comm, the thing is, hindi nila naipababa agad [information] and that is not my problem. Kung ganun ang na-elect nilang officers out ako ‘dun, ang klaro riyan, ito ‘yan, sila [officers] kausap ko,” he added.

Meanwhile, Erese encouraged all graduating students to participate in the yearbook.

“Kasi this is a project not only by the committee nung yearbook, not only by yours truly, this is para sa lahat ng graduating students,” he explained.

However, Erese also clarified that availing of the graduation picture and yearbook is purely voluntary.

“Klaro ‘yun na walang pilitan ito. Kung gusto ninyo, okay, kung ayaw, eh ‘di mas lalong okay,” he added.

Erese, however, warned the colleges that they cannot use the official PLM seal if they want a separate yearbook and will be subject to corresponding sanctions.

SSC and CSCs united

SSC President Rholie John Reyes, in an interview with AP last month, stated that the yearbook is a priority project in the second semester of his administration.

“Siguro isa pa sa project na talagang inaasikaso namin as of the moment is ‘yung institutionalized yearbook ng graduating students natin.”

He also said that the SSC and CSC presidents are working hard to achieve the said project. The SSC’s target distribution of the yearbook is 30 days after the graduation.

“So, since united naman lahat ng SSC [and] CSC president, naglakas loob kami na i-push through ‘yung project.”

The three other losing companies have yet to give their statements regarding the issue.

AP tried several times to contact the SSC officers to get their side regarding the issue, but they never replied to our letters.

(Zhusmita May Manangan, Anna Lorraine Galura)

Follow-up story

CSC Representatives Speak Out LAST November Issue, Ang Pamantasan published an article stating the different opinions of College Student Council (CSC) representatives regarding the alleged illegalities and misuse of the Supreme Student Council (SSC) fund. Among the six CSC representatives who have not yet given their sides last time, three provided statements regarding the said issue.

“I wasn’t involved in any meeting concerning the addition / second collection of the SSC fee. But when the BOR was presented to me I did sign it, because I saw no reason not to.

The SSC Fee is for us students and I’ve seen that it has been for the Students, napunta naman ito satin. I don’t think there are rules kung papaano ito dapat gamitin as long as naibabalik at nagkakabenepisyo naman dito ang ating kapwa isko at iska. I can say that you can’t help concerned people overreact, especially if money is involved, in this case a large amount of money.

But judging by the feedbacks elicited by the students after, kumbaga tinangkilik at nakisubaybay ang ating kapwa isko at iska sa mga events na pinrovide ng SSC, using that money, at naibigay naman ito ng maayos ng council or in short, they supplied what the majority demanded, then I don’t see any intentional misuse there.” - Lois Ayn Ilasin, College of Human Development

“Kasama na po ako dun sa binigay na statement ng CET College Representatives.” Samuelson Famarin, College of Engineering and Technology

“I was not present during the formulation of the said resolution and sign the Supreme Student Council’s (SSC) proposal to raise the annual 50Php fee to 100php due to academic reasons. However, I only agreed with the SSC fee raise if and only if, it will be for the benefit of my fellow Isko and Iska. My support will always be for the welfare of the students. Also, this collection is voluntary in nature. I honestly believe that there were lapses in the information dissemination and obviously, miscommunication led this issue to take on a higher level.

As for the misuse of funds, I am not in the position to judge the SSC or any other student councils.

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OPINION PLM ADMIN: PASS OR FAIL?

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SPORTS INTRAMURALS

SAFE AND SOUND. After the stabbing incident last December 9, the University Security Group tightens the security inside the Pamantasan thru inspection of bags before entering the university. (See story on page 2) But then, we [the CAUP Student Council], encourage all the student councils and organizations to practice transparency.” - Francis Lowie dela

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Cruz, College of Architecture and Urban Planning

their sides regarding the issue.

The three remaining representatives have yet to give

(Adle Meye Enriquez)

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SNAPSHOTS OF PLM IN 2013

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USG tightens safety measures THE Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) had imposed tighter security measures following a stabbing incident between students from the university and unknown student coming from other school, during the founding anniversary festivities of College of Human Development, the head of the University Security Group (USG) said.

Ms. Fe Cawit told AP, all students, faculty and non-teaching staff and visitors entering the PLM campus will now be subjected to thorough baggage inspection as well as body check to prevent a repeat on what had happened on December 9 at the university field.

Cawit said the USG also plan to use the PLM’s main entrance gate as the single entry and exit points for the uni-

versity for stricter control and prevention of possible entry of bladed weapons and other blunt instruments that can be used in committing crimes.

“Hindi na pwedeng lumusot sa gate ng Gusaling Corazon Aquino (GCA) at Gusaling Atienza (GA),” Cawit said. “Kapag may motor [siklo] naman at sasakyan hindi na pwedeng pumasok sa kabilang gate pa puntang university [premises] ang undergrad. Pero Graduate School, CL [College of Law] at CM [College of Medicine] pwede.”

She said the body and baggage inspections will be a permanent measure. New ID cards, with validated personal information, that can be swiped in gaining entry into the campus would also be introduced.

DECEMBER 2013

USG has also requested for additional Closed Circuit Televison (CCTV) units from the administration to help monitor and enhance the activities and security inside the university. “’Yung ginagawa namin [efforts], ‘yun na ‘yung assurance na hindi na’to mangyayari ulit. Kasi for 13 years, since 2000, na-dismiss ‘yung estudyante, ngayon na lang ‘to nangyari,” Cawit added.

When asked regarding the stabbing incident, she said that they have forwarded all the necessary documents to the Office of the Student Deve lopment Services (OSDS) which has authority to investigate the incident.

(Anna Lorraine Galura)

BOR OKs SSC fee hike

THE Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) Board of Regents (BOR) approved last month a Supreme Student Council (SSC) resolution increasing its fees by 100 percent to 100 pesos.

In a meeting on November 8, the Board of Regents acted favorably on SSC resolution number 2013-01, effectively increasing student fees in the College of Medicine (CM) and the College of Law (CL).

The SSC proposed to increase by 50 pesos its fees to fund its programs, projects and activities.

The SSC said the fees it had collected are not sufficient to carry out projects and activities and defeated the purpose of organizing, promoting and implementing programs for the rights, needs, and welfare of the student population.

The SSC intends to collect the additional fees this semester. The amount will be treated as special fund for extra school activities for the current academic year.

BUKLURAN: Second collection still unruly

But, a major student political party, Bukluran Students Alliance- Integrated Students Organization (BSA-ISO), criticized plan to raise SSC fees despite a BOR resolution approving the 50 pesos increase, saying the second collection is unconstitutional.

“Katulad ng sinabi ko dati, mali pa rin siya. Kahit may BOR na [resolution], mali pa rin ‘yung means na naningil sila ng wala [BOR Resolution],” Sherlyn Mae Lucas, president of BSA-ISO, told AP, insisting the SSC second collection is illegal.

Lucas said her group will continue to take action against the second SSC fee increase until someone takes responsibility against the irregular process in raising the SSC fees.

“Sana gampanan nila ‘yung pagiging makaestudyante nila. Makaestudyante ba talaga sila o para lang sila sa sarili nila?” Lucas said, adding she demanded transparency from the SSC. (Andrelyn Claire Bautista, Ann Marie Estonilo)

BSA-ISO asks the legality of new grading policy THE socio-political organization, Bukluran Students’ Alliance – Integrated Students’ Organization (BSA-ISO) has questioned the legality of new grading system for the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) undergraduate colleges, saying the Pamantasan Administrative Order (PAO) 14 was illegal and did not go through the normal processes.

Attorney Rafaelito Garayblas, former PLM president, issued the order on June 27, days before he stepped down from office, changing the grading system. It raised the equivalent rating of grades to a corresponding numerical rating. For instance, the highest grade of 1.00 will have an equivalent rating of 99-100 percent.

“Kwestyunable ang legalidad ng PAO No. 14 dahil sa hindi ito aprubado ng ating Board of Regents (BOR) na si-

yang pinakamataas na tagapagbalangkas ng mga polisya sa Pamantasan. Ang naturang PAO ay dapat na ituring munang isang rekomendasyon mula sa pangulo ng PLM na nangangailangang maaprubahan ng Board bago ito mapatupad,” BSA-ISO president Sherlynn Mae Lucas said.

There was also inadequate information dissemination on the new grading policy, she added.

“Ang dami talagang walang alam. Kung meron man, iilan lang. Wala man lang effectivity clause kung kailan ba talaga [ipatutupad]. Bigla nalang lumitaw ‘to.”

Under Sections 6(h) and 9 of Republic Act No. 4196, otherwise known as the PLM University Charter, Lucas said the Board of Regents must provide an approval to a university

ENLISTED. A parent listing the requirements needed for PLMat 2014-2015 application.

PLMAT applicants find fee hike too much PARENTS and graduating high school students, who took the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Admission Test (PLMAT) this month, protested the unusual high entrance examination fees imposed by Manila’s public university after the school administration implemented the ten percent increase.

Each applicant seeking to be admitted to the “People’s University” was asked to pay 105 pesos more from last year’s PLMAT fees of 500 pesos. The fee is much higher than other state colleges and universities in the country. The University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) costs only 500 pesos while the entrance examination fees at the Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) was at 200 pesos.

“Sa entrance exam nila pinakamataas sila (PLM), I think,” Mila Tucsuan, a parent who accompanied her child to take the PLMAT on Dec. 13. “Nagulat ako 605.00 pesos pala dito.”

Another woman also complained about the apparent lack of information dissemination from the university’s administra-

tion on the PLMAT fee increase.

Marie Dela Cruz, who accompanied her nephew, was disappointed over the inconvenience brought by the lack of information.

“Hindi siya inannounce eh,” she told AP. “Monday [Dec. 09] nandito rin kami kaya lang alam niya 500 pesos kasi ‘yun ‘yung expected amount eh tapos bigla ngang sinabi na 605 pesos na kaya bumalik na lang din siya.

So hassle din.”

But, some applicants found the increase fair and reasonable enough despite numerous complaints, like higher fees and lack of prior information.

“Medyo mahal nga po pero kung titingnan mo parang worth it naman kasi ang ganda naman po ng school,” said Genesis Iizon, a student from Navotas National High School.

Mr. Danilo A. Baluyot, former PLM vice president for administration (VPA), who was also the chairman of Committee on the study of Tuition, Miscellaneous and other fees when the admission test fees were first raised in 2011, explained the increase was

necessary due to the university’s growing financial needs.

"’Yung mga dahilan naman, siyempre [pag tumaas ang matrikula], ‘yun ay para [madagdagan] din ‘yung [pondo] ng ating unibersidad,” Baluyot said. “Ang alam ko kasi may sunud-sunod na [pagtaas] ng [sweldo] ng mga empleyado ngayon. 'yung gobyerno naman kasi laging nagtataas yan kada taon."

The ten percent annual increase in tuition, miscellaneous and other fees in the undergraduate, graduate schools and special programs was approved by the Board of Regent percent in May 2011 through a resolution.

PLM has raised by another ten percent all the school fees this school term, the second time since the policy was implemented in school year 2012-2013.

The PLMAT fee will be raised to 665 pesos next year and is expected to further increase to 732 pesos in 2015.

The policy will be reviewed after its five year implementation in 2016.

(Ann Marie Estonilo, Neima Chowdhury)

policy before it can be considered legal and effective.

The BSA-ISO has also requested the temporarily suspension of Garayblas’ administrative order until the new grading system is approved by the Board of Regents through a process.

“Nag-send kami ng letter sa OPRES [Office of the University President] at pinatawag kami ng EVP [Executive Vice President] after ng roundtable discussion namin, ang sabi magpapatawag daw siya ng meeting with deans at VPAA, ‘di ko lang sure kung natuloy.”, Lucas said.

AP tried to reach the Office of the Executive Vice President for comment, but it has to make yet a reply on the issue.

(Adle Meye Enriquez)

GETTING READY FOR UNEXPECTED DISASTERS. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila administration prepares the students for unexpected disasters by organizing a Fire Drill at the University Field on November 22.

OSDS Dean, political organizations envision student representation PLM President Artemio G. Tuquero, a retired Court of Appeals associate justice, is open to the idea of appointing a student representative to the university’s Board of Regents (BOR) to give them a voice in the school’s policy-making body, said the dean of the Office of the Student Development Services (OSDS).

Attorney Alexander G. Erese Jr. told AP it is in the interest of PLM’s student body to have a representative in the BOR to push for their rights, needs and welfare.

But, there’s a need to amend the PLM charter before a student representative can sit in the Board of

Regents.

“Ngayon, tignan lang muna natin kung saan tayo makaka-take-off from there na paunti-unti kasi I believe na there will come a time na magkakaroon na talaga [ng student regent],” Atty. Erese said, adding the university president has no objection to students’ call to be represented in the BOR.

In an earlier interview with Tuquero, he fully supports popular clamor for student representation in the BOR because he has full trust and confidence on PLMayers’ competence and abili-

ty to handle the challenges, tasks and responsibilities of the office.

Erese said the PLM Charter, signed into law in 1965, has been silent on the appointment of a student regent in the BOR. Thus, a new law amending the old charter is necessary and it has to be sponsored by any of the six members of the House of Representatives from the City of Manila.

There’s always an advantage for the students to be represented in whatever capacity to protect and promote their rights, needs and other concerns,

Erese added. For now, Erese said students can work out to attend BOR meetings as mere observers and without any voting rights.

The university’s three major political organizations – Ang Kabalikat ng Malaya at Progresibong Iskolar (Ang KAMPI); Bukluran Student Alliance – Integrated Student Organization (BSA-ISO; and TUGON- Responding Students on Community Undertakings and Edification (TUGON-ReSCUE) – expressed firm support on the appointment of a student regent.

Since the 1990s, PLM

students have been pushing for the university administration to appoint a student regent, calling on officials to take steps to amend the charter that will allow the appointment of a student representative to the BOR.

The Coalition for the Advancement of Students’ Rights and Welfare (CASRAW), formed by the student leaders together with the then Supreme Student Council (SSC), SANLAKAS YouthPLM Chapter and Ang Pamantasan (AP), was the first to launch a campaign for a student regent.

In 2002, the campaign was revived by the Student Regent Now Alli-

ance (SNRA), a group made up of members from Bukluran and AP. But, their campaigns were largely ignored because the school administration insisted on the congressional requirement to amend the PLM charter, or Republic Act (RA) 4196, before any student can be appointed to the BOR.

Two years ago, Noliver Barrido, founder of Ang KAMPI, made another attempt to create a student regent position, sending a proposed bill to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. The third try also failed.

(Anna Lorraine Galura, Mary Pauline Del Rosario)

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DECEMBER 2013

Organizations as HR Advocates 4th Human Rights Defender Forum FORMER senator Anna Dominique Coseteng pushed for greater protection of women from violence and discrimination as the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) community gathered to promote and defend human rights at a forum early this month.

The “People’s Univeristy” marked the international human rights day with a forum on December 4 at the Justo Albert Auditiorium focusing on the protection of of basic rights of campus journalists, women, children, and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

“Every woman is a special person and women’s rights are human rights,” Coseteng, a staunch advocate of women’s right, said, highlighting the” real role” of women in the society.

Speakers from five pro-human rights organizations from the university -- Social Work Society, Ang Pamantasan, Community Development and Re-

search Society, PLM-Propaganda and Gabriela-Youth – also shared experiences and promoted their respective advocacies, including right to basic health and education access, freedom of information and freedom from violence and discrimination.

“The aim is to simply acknowledge that some little organizations in the grass-root level are doing something for the promotion and protection of human rights, “ Virgilio Dolina, a representative of Promissimo, an organization involved in children’s education. “This is a challenge for PLM to continue what they are doing and to encourage more students to support the advocacies of the organizations we have acknowledged as human rights defenders.”

Professor Edgardo Diansuy, lauded the efforts of the various pro-HR groups to create greater awareness among the PLM community on the protection of basic rights, saying these groups displayed a new brand of

student activism for the common good.

“In our own little ways we can do activism,” Diansuy said. “The goal of the PRO HR group is wala namang maliit na effort once na pinagsama-sama mo, magagawa natin.”

Pro-HR groups, together with Visio-PLM and Bukluran Students’ Alliance-Integrated Students’ Organization (Bukluran-ISO) also held a photo exhibit at the Gusaling Villegas lobby, part of the university’s celebration of the 16 days of activism.

The 4th Human Rights Defender Forum was sponsored by the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities under College of Liberal Arts (CLA), in partnership with Prossimo, a group helping the St. Hannibal Multilevel School, a foundation promoting primary education.

(Jessica Christine Montecino, Anna Lorraine D. Galura)

PLMayers in Action CUES leads Operation: Yolanda

THE Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) community has donated more than 300,000 pesos in cash and in-kind to millions of people affected by typhoon Yolanda, the biggest storm to hit landfall in the country’s history, that struck last month the three Visayas region.

The Center for University Extension Services (CUES) spearheaded the university’s “Operation Yolanda” typhoon relief operations, from November 11 to 15, collecting a total of 113,366 pesos in cash and 170,524 pesos worth of relief goods, including food, old clothes and other nonfood items.

Dolores C. Maaliw, executive assistant II of CUES, said the PLM students contributed to the CUES through their respective student councils. Earlier, the Supreme Student Council (SSC) had also encouraged PLMayers to donate as well as help as volunteers under its own relief effort, Iskompanion.

Other colleges and campus organizations also pitched in to help typhoon survivors, who lost not only their family members, relatives and friends, but also their homes and livelihoods.

More than 6,000 people died and nearly 1,800 others are still missing when a wall of water rose six meters high and wiped out entire communities in Eastern Samar and Leyte provinces,

including worst-hit Tacloban City.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said more than 1.1 million homes were destroyed or severely damaged, displacing about four million people. President Benigno Aquino III said the government would need 130 billion pesos in the next 12 months to rebuild the typhoon-ravaged areas.

CMC Cares, a project launched by the College of Mass Communication – SC, in cooperation with the Junior Public Relations Practitioners of the Philippines and Mass Communications Students’ League, launched its own relief campaign, collecting money and goods from CMC students by block.

Seven boxes of clothes were also sent to Tacloban City on November 14, through Dr. Ma. Ann Viraida Trinidad of Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center. Euodia P. Guinmapang helped collect the clothes from the PLM College of Medicine academic and non-academic student organizations.

From the College of Physical Therapy Student Council partnered with the Handicapped Center Lourdes, Inc., under the Commission on Social Service and Development of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila, to deliver a set of mosquito net (kulambo) and one "banig" (mat).

These items were bought for only Php100.00 from a group of Metro Manila prisoners who made them.

The project did not only help typhoon Yolanda victims but also the prisoners and their families.

Other student organizations shared their blessing and showed compassion by organizing fund raising events and donation drives.

For instance, Magwayen Creative Scholars’ Guild, conducted SINESAGIP, a benefit film screening which showcased movies produced and directed by PLM alumni, last December 2, 4, and 6 at Gusaling Atienza Room 201.

The group also volunteered for actual relief work.

The PLM Student Catholic Action Outreach Mission offered their services at Caritas Manila, helping repack of relief goods. The PLM-Junior Financial Executives organized Operation Yolanda: Lingap FTM, Kalingang PLM-JFINEX launching an info campaign to teach how to prevent spoilage and prioritize basic needs last November 20.

Bernadette E. Faustino, Human Resource Management Officer of CUES, said that some benefactors also gave cash donation because of its faster transaction and lighter transportation.

CUES chose GMA 7 Kapuso Foundation and Philippine National Red Cross as partners in the delivery and distribution of relief goods.

(Mc Jazer Malonda)

New Version of E-grades System

ITC May Launch Android App Next Year PAMANTASAN ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) students can soon view their grades from their Android phones, the head of the university’s Information Technology Center (ITC) said, promising to fix administrative issues and technical glitches to improve and speed up access on the E-Grade system.

Engineer Gary Erwin de Gracia, ITC director, said they plan to roll out the new Android application by March 2014 after completing some more tests. He promised to provide more details about the innovative application before the actual launch next year.

The E-Grades Android app has been set up as early as March 2013, but the team of engineers working on this project decided to delay its release because they are still trying to enhance the system after the university was swamped with complaints from students on the current E-Grades app that can be accessed through the PLM website.

De Gracia said students will be able to view their grades from previous semesters under

the new E-Grades system. But, this version will not be available until next year because the Office if the University Registrar (OUR) and Student Information System (SIS) have not provided the ITC with necessarily records to update and upgrade the E-Grades system.

Late E-Grades

Before the start of second semester this year, many students have been complaining about glitches in the E-Grades app, saying they cannot view or the system was slow in uploading the data in the PLM website.

De Gracia said the system has no problems but blamed the late submission of the report of grades for the technical problems. “We could only wait for that [grades]. Ina-upload naman namin agad kapag ibinibigay na sa amin ‘yung grades,” he said.

He said there are course subjects that have identical names but different subject codes due to the change in the curriculum and the ITC was not informed about these changes, so it resulted to confusion and

delays in data uploading.

The E-Grades uses a relational database system wherein the database enables the matching of data using the identical information found inside a data set, de Gracia explained. This system automatically uploads the data such as the grade, course code, semester and the school year. Then, it created a collection of tables of all data items, all of which is organized according to their relational model.

“So ibig sabihin ‘nun, kahit na na-upload ‘yung grades, kung iba yung code na nakalagay, hindi pa rin mag-a-appear,” Engr.

De Gracia added.

PLM implemented the E-Grades system on March 21 this year based on the memorandum issued by Dr. Neri S. Pescadera, then PLM vice president for academic affairs (VPAA). The system was first pilot tests in the second semester of the school year 2011-2012, and went into full implementation on the school year 2012-2013.

(Phoemela Nicole Ballaran, Eloah Anawim Valenciano)

GOLDEN H A RV E ST

THE Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila has continued to reap awards and score higher in national licensure examinations in various fields, reaffirming the “People’s University” reputation as one of the premier learning institutions in the country.

College of Accountancy and Economics (CAE)

CAE got a 100% success rate in the recent Certified Bookkeeping Exam (CBE), validating the university's formidable curriculum and a strong standing in the CPA board examinations. Sponsored by the Metro Manila's Education Assistance Program, 17 CAE students from PLM were selected randomly from all over Metro Manila to take the competitive (CBE) on October 12. All PLM CAE students passed.

Meanwhile, some CAE students displayed musical prowess when Team Assets in Demand won grand champion in Caronia Musical Festival: The Sound of Color at SM North Edsa Sky Dome last November 8. The team of Cherry Arma, Charlene Yabut, Harlem Secuya, Louie Francisco, Ryu Sevani and Christian Labajoy received a trophy and a cash prize of php70, 000.

College of Engineering and Technology (CET)

PLM produced 12 new civil engineers last month after passing the Civil Enginnering Board Exam. The university scored a 92.31% overall passing rate in the November 2013 exam. First-time takers fared better with a success rate of 95.83 %.

Accenture, one of the country’s biggest business precessing outscouring (BPO) companies, feted PLM at its annual Accenture Education that Leads to Information Technology Employment (ELITE) Night in September 20. The “People’s University” was among top universities in the country that partnered with Accenture to beef up the its global manpower requirements in meeting the demands of its clients belonging to the Top 500 corporations worldwide. Its current focus of industry lines are management consulting, technology sevices and outsourcing.

College of Human Development (CHD)

Seventy-five graduates from the CHD recently joined the ranks of teachers after the PLM scored an overall 69.3 % in the November 2013 Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET). Sixty-seven of 75 first-time takers passed for a high 89.93 % success rate, one of the highest among teaching schools in Metro Manila..

College of Law (CL)

The College of Law debating team won its inaugural match against Lyceum University in the new season of “Square Off Debates” aired on ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) on December 1. It was a repeat of the CL’s inaugural performance in 2012. In the last season, the CL team reached the semi-final round and is hoping to do better in this season. The debate team includes Brian Balio, Aza Alfonso and Renaliza Cuis.

College of Mass Communication (CMC)

Mass Communications students from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila emerged the overall champion in the prestigious public relations contest organized by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP). Held at the UST Auditorium on November 23, the victory affirmed PLM’s position as the university with the best public relations program..

The PRSP Students Grand Prix Competition is an annual event of mass communications students to showcase their abilities in developing comprehensive public relations campaign plans based on a given study. The topic for this year is “Cyberbullying Bill: Anyare?!?”

Aimed at raising awareness among netizens on the need to pass a law against cyberbullying, Team Inovace devised a public relations strategy named “Project Unlike”.

The winning team is composed of Andrea James Alido, Maria Lerissa Bautista, Marc Paul Dantes, Justin Harvey Llamosa, Charmaine Ashley Villegas, Krystine Pamela Lorilla and Joanne San Pedro.

On the other hand, CMC students dominated the musical contest sponsored by Caronia at SM North Edsa on November 8. Team Felicity with members Rhod Christine Andres and Genesis Flavio won 1st runner-up while Team Undecided with members Katrina Chiutena and Nicole Ann Reyes won 2nd runner-up in the Caronia Musical Festival last November 8. CAE students won the top prize.

The two teams received trophy and a cash prize of Php50,000 and Php25,000 respectively.

College of Medicine (CM)

The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila-College of Medicine moved a step closer to the coveted accreditation from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) after an assessment team toured the campus and facilities of PLM-CM on November 14 and 15. PLM-CM has been seeking recognition and accreditation from PAASCU as one of the excellent medical schools in the country.

(Eloah Anawim Valenciano)

Erap still after ‘Peace and Order’

MANILA Mayor Joseph Ejecrcito ‘Erap’ Estrada has declared war on corruption in the local police force, firing a warning shot against “kotong” cops, and promised to restore the glory days of the country’s capital city as he marked his first 100 days at city hall.

Estrada boasted his major accomplishments in his first 100 days in office in a speech at Manila hotel on October 10, outlining his plans to clean up and freshen the image of the City of Manila, the seat of power of the Philippines.

“As the city mayor of Manila, I have no greater dream than to bring back the glory of Manila,” Estrada told reporters in a news conference, warning corrupt traffic police officers and other law enforcement agents to stop extorting money from the poor, like market vendors, jeepney drivers and other ordinary city residents.

The former president lamented the breakdown of discipline among city police officers, saying the Manila Police Department (MPD) is no longer known as “Manila’s Finest” but has earned the reputation of ‘Manila’s Worst’ due to rampant cases of kidnapping, gambling and other illegal operations.

An action movie hero-turned politician, Estrada said he has already dismissed 10 of local police officers from the city’s Police Crime Prevention (PCP) for extortion and other petty corruption charges. About 200 had been arrested on illegal gambling activities in the city as he declared “an ‘all-out war’ against illegal gambling and other illegal operations.

Estrada, who was removed as president in 2001 in an army-backed popular uprising due to corruption allegations, was convicted for the crime of plunder on charges he took bribes from illegal gambling operators and kickback from tobacco taxes. He was pardoned by former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who is also facing plunder cases before the anti-graft Sandiganbayan. She remained under detention at an army hospital in Quezon City. Estrada denied any wrongdoing, insisting his removal from power was a conspiracy by generals, civil society groups, rich businessmen and the Catholic Church.

Estrada also vowed to address complaints of city hall employees, including police officers, of their delayed allowances, saying this was a problem left by the previous administration.

Estrada said he had made drastic changes and improvements in Manila within his first 100 days; such as implementing ban on buses without terminals, driving out street hawkers in Divisoria, WiFi-ready waiting sheds in Espana and in front of the University of Sto. Tomas (UST), Solar LED light lamp posts in partnership with Korean company Global Goal, as well as his management regarding the long-term debt of P3 billion with the help of donors from other countries.

He also has plans to reviving the city as the center of trade and finance center of the entire country.

Estrada also welcomed the appointment of Ret. Justice Artemio Tuquero as the new president of the PLM spearheading the administration of the said university.

(Andrelyn Claire Bautista)

OPINION

04

DECEMBER 2013

EDITORIAL

PLM ADMINISTRATION: PASS OR FAIL? THE Tuquero administration, still unripe as it seems, has been doing its best efforts on solving various matters concerning the campus in carrying out the previous management’s implemented policies such as the new university grading system, university dress code, fee hikes and other administrative concerns.

In the formulation of aforementioned rules, the highest policy-making body, the Board of Regents, then and now, disregarded the university’s vision which is to be a “A Caring People’s University”.

Basically, caring would mean to feel concern and/or interest to something or to someone; and this is absent in implementing the last-minute new grading system inheritance of the outgoing administration without proper consultation, deliberation and information dissemination to the student body. The students, who are subsequently the primary stakeholders of the university were not given the due concern and consideration and in turn suffers the aftermath of such action. It is then and only then, that it is safe to say that caring has taken a new meaning for the higher ups.

Consequently, the University President, together with the Executive Vice President supervised the implementation of such decisions since that is what their job description entails and describes.

However, if anyone of them will roam around the university and will PERSONALLY listen over the reactions and see the effects of these pronouncements to students, they would probably be aware of what are their primary stakeholders’ sentiments.

Similarly, the three subordinate vice presidents – Vice President for Administration (VPA), Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) and Vice President for Finance and Planning (VPFP) –did their corresponding works.

The VPA, determined to fully-supervise university services and physical facilities, has been stricter in its rules, from requesting venues and equipment to the fill-outing of Activity and Facilities form.

Contrariwise, the VPA has given lesser focus on the university’s security, few outsiders with malevolent plans, had entered the university premises without proper identification.

In a nutshell, the VPA should also reinforce more her connection with the offices and departments under her supervision for it would help not only to mandate and transmit commands but also in connecting her their collective vision.

Alongside with the VPA is the VPFP, which is responsible in budget planning, financial management system, and institutional development plan preparation. For seven consecutive years, the City Council of Manila has been providing only almost half of university’s proposed budget plans. Clearly, the VPFP, who is not new in her job, has been losing her fight on defending the appropriate university fund, which led to strategies of uncertain and undue sacrifices that in turn directly affects the pockets of its constituents.

On the other hand, the VPAA has been doing a great job, for the Pamantasan continued its academic excellence on various professional certification’s examinations, contests and events. These achievements would not be possible without the joint effort of the students and the people stewarding the university itself in the front - the faculty, the staff, and the top management.

TORCH BEARER

I always ask.

Not because I am stupid.

But simply because, there are a lot of questionable things that surround us.

Z H US M I TA M AY P. M A N A N G A N

“ AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE SHOULD, AT ALL TIMES, STRIVE TO BE INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS. ”

Andrelyn Claire A. Bautista, Neima G. Chowdhury, Ann Marie G. Estonilo, Jessica Christine R. Montecino, Eloah Anawim B. Valenciano News Staff Keith Niño B. Medrano, Glendel D. Nazario Features Staff Jessica B. Pag-iwayan Filipino Staff Fleurhelmina S. Ang, Phoemela Nicole V. Ballaran Literary Staff Mc Jazer R. Malonda Sports Staff Ehren Louise M. De dios, Austine V. Espino Cartoonists Prof. Manuel P. Mogato Technical Adviser Room 105 of Gusaling Villegas, PLM

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ERRATUM

Included on the previous Ang Pamantasan publication issue, Year XXXIV Volume 5, is the disclosure of Supreme Student Council's financial statement - published to warrant transparency of the incumbent administration. In line with this, AP inadvertently failed to divulge the complete presentation of the said FS. It does not include the ending balance. Proper utilization of accounting formats and technicalities has been also overlooked. Moreover, the entire breakdown of income and expenses wasn't laid out. It was just referred to the AP's official Facebook page, after considering that its unabridged notes comprised of 152 pages. In effect, the FS analysis seemed to not complement with the SSC FS by just looking and using the details being presented as the mere basis.

Ang Pamantasan Editorial Board, together with the whole publication staff, stands corrected regarding the aforementioned matters that have led and may give rise to various misconceptions and misinterpretations.

What if this publication puts out good stories ONLY? Stories of achievements and awards successfully acquired by the administration, the student council, the studentry or anyone in the academe. Will these stories, in any way, will make scholars create rational decisions on issues that concern them?

Or would you still believe that AP, as the official student publication of PLM, is the conscience of the PLM community? Or will you label us “The Puppet of the Administration”?

What if we close our eyes and close our mouths on how funds are being collected and spent? This includes the annual ten percent tuition and other miscellaneous fees increase, the recent Supreme Student Council fee hike, various college and organizational dues increase, legal or not. Financial documents like annual budget, financial

Zhusmita May P. Manangan, Editor-in-chief Jan Michael B. Suarez, Associate Editor Jouel Mina C. Ayes, Managing Editor

Anne Jane M. Pandian, Circulations Manager Ma. Karisha Mae C. Orcullo, Business Manager Allaine Jolina O. Matic, Board Secretary

And because I believe we should, at all times, strive to be intellectually curious.

What if this newspaper would never try to investigate or report, if there is/are, abuse/s or malpractice/s of public officials or student councils or anyone in power? Violation of the Anti-Red Tape Law, neglect in the performance of their duty, grave misconduct, or even falsification of official and public documents are just some of the abuses I am trying to tell.

One semester has already passed, proving that it is not too early to assess the current administration’s performance for even the students, even on their first years, have not been given the just “adjustment period”. And without this “criticisms”, one would never improve.

Anna Lorraine D. Galura, News Editor Adle Meye R. Enriquez, Assistant News Editor Mary Pauline G. Del Rosario, Features Editor Jules Andrew P. Garcia, Filipino Editor Carl Jerome Obosa Velasco, Literary Editor Martin A. Sadongdong, Sports Editor

knowing thyself

C’EST LA VIE

“HOW WOULD WE RAISE THE BAR OF EXCELLENCE IN THE UNIVERSITY, IF ITS CONSTITUENTS WERE THE FIRST ONES TO BYPASS AND OVERRIDE ITS DICTATES?”

Yes, analyze. Gone are the days that the sole function of periodicals is to inform. Not to mention, as stated in Campus Journalism Act of 1991, campus journalism strengthens ethical values, encourages critical and creative thinking, and develops moral character and personal discipline of the Filipino youth. Anyone can inform everyone but not everyone can both analyze and inform everybody as regards with the real TRUTH.

With 279 cases of press freedom violations, 41 of which are harassments; university officials who can’t be arranged for an interview partnered with their unending “Magaral na lang kayo” dialogue; some fellow students who are hard to find, communicate with and scheduled, what if all the writers in this organization are, at all times anxious, because of the aforementtioned current setting?

Thus, in order to have a more harmonious relationship, one should first identify his/her duties and responsibilities. Practice it and later on, should make it as a habit. Whether this publication, the administration, other student organizations, and you, Isko and Iska, should do this for we are here in the same institution, guided by the vision of committing oneself to provide quality education to the less privileged but deseving students and develop competent, productive, MORALLY UPRIGHT professionals, effective transformational leaders, and SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS. No buts, no ifs, just because.

cheating and what it exemplifies “IT is easier to cheat than to repeat.”

JAN MICHAEL B. SUAREZ

statements and annual audit reports at all levels of society will not be sought or at least, be analyzed.

These were the words that my grade school classmate have uttered when we were about to take the final examination for the year. She was also the first one I could remember when I see somebody cheating their examinations through and obtaining the grade they do not even deserve. True enough, that girl managed to pull her tricks off as she was hailed as one of the “cream of the crops” of our batch.

As hard as it may sound, but cheating is truly a part of the celebrated student culture. We all have that one experience when we, ourselves, happened to have a struggle between being a righteous person or a person preventing his own downfall. We all have been tempted to look into a seatmate’s answer and lay dumb after doing so.

PLMayers also had their fair share of this palpable crime but they were good as a prick to pull their tricks off. In my stay here in the Pamantasan, I have seen a class during their examinations, and to tell you the truth I felt somehow disappointed with what I saw during that day. The PLMayers that I once knew and believed that were good and honest... and GC cheat their way out of the toil that their Science subject brings them. It is by that day I have generalized the fact that even good students have experienced cheating.

Why do students cheat?

According to an article made by Maria Konnikova, an American Psychologist and author, which described that there are certain ways that could induce cheating. Guided by both classic and new researches for the reason of cheating, she was able to raise notable points that lets us see how a cheater’s mind operates, among those points which I find it applicable to us were: We cheat more, when we’re in a messy environment, when we are exposed to statements that highlight determinism and when we’re feeling tired physically or mentally.

If there are cheaters here

inside the university, it could only mean one thing, PLM is a messy place to work on. Though the study meant that the surrounding is dirty, or full with clutter.

While I understand that the current administration has still a long way to go, they must also clean the prevailing system in the academe. For example, professors that does not really teach, educators that let the ‘educatee’ fill in their positions, and another is the display of incongruence between the professors and the subject they are handling. When we say messy, we also look into the fact of being disorganized. Needless to say, disorganization is displayed in the problems aforementioned.

Each and every day of our PLMayer lives, we are always been told that we are among the best so we should ALWAYS act like one. Just like labeling an individual with attributes that are not truly his/hers. Expectations double the ‘mental’ pressure of an individual which forces them to do WHATEVER it would take to prevent their own downfall. On the other way around, those who were not doing well in class cheat to try to prove not only to others but also to themselves that they are rightful of the prestige that is imbibed in PLM’s name.

Due to the fact that we are all scholars here in the Pamantasan, we all ‘work hard’ for our grades, glory and future life. I personally know that the process it entails sucks the energy out of you. That is why when one forgets to study because of other tiring unimportant things, they cheat.

On the long run, let us ask this question unto ourselves. How would we raise the bar of excellence in the university, if its constituents were the first ones to bypass and override its dictates?

It is easier to cheat than to repeat, this is due to the fact that the words mandated and written in the student manual remains plain and bland. Like a fangless dog that bites criminals with pain lesser than what should have been given or expected. If this I present to you my readers is only a small portion of the bigger problem, then someone must not be looking further into the bigger picture.

OPINION

05

DECEMBER 2013

NOT JUST AN ORDINARY VOICE

JOUEL MINA C . AYES

“AS LONG AS AP EXISTS, WE WILL CONTINUE LIVING TO OUR MANDATE, WHICH IS TO UPHOLD AND BEAR THE TRUTH.”

livin’ in the truth LAST issue released by Ang Pamantasan (AP) created different feedbacks. Some denoted it as a brave one for it disclosed information regarding the second collection of the Supreme Student Council, while of course, others thought of it as a crap, denoting that the news it has is not newsworthy.

person or institution possess or from celebrity.

According to University of Utah, College of Humanities, there are eight primary factors that determine the newsworthiness of a potential story.

5.

Oddity: The unusual, unorthodox, or unexpected attracts attention.

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Impact: The greater the consequence, and the larger the number of people for whom an event is important the greater the newsworthiness.

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Timeliness: The more recent, the more newsworthy.

3.

Prominence: Well-knownness may spring either from the power the

AFTER THE QUAKE

“MAYBE THE ADMINISTRATION WAS TOO BUSY SEEING OTHER PEOPLE’S MISTAKES TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY HAVE OVERLOOKED WHAT THE UNIVERSITY LACK: TOUGH SECURITY.”

OBLIVION IS I N E V I TA B L E

ADLE MEYE R. ENRIQUEZ

“THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS GIVEN TO US SOMEHOW DEPICTS THAT IT IS THE ONLY KIND OF MATERIALS OUR GOVERNMENT COULD GIVE.”

NO TURNING BACK

My parents were then complacent that I am secured, guaranteed by the institution that I am in. But nowadays, they proved me that their assurance with my protection is fading as time passes by and ironically, as I grew older, my parents are having second thoughts of me going home… alone.

That is because of the inevitable events regarding the security be it inside or outside the campuses.

Several universities were reported unsafe due to different unexpected occurrences that disappointingly happened inside the academe.

Last year, three of the known cases that happened triggered tension and scare around the University Belt. In February 2012, a student leader of the University of the Philippines (UP) was robbed and stabbed inside the University Student Council (USC) office in Diliman, Quezon City. After few months, it was followed by another stabbing incident involving students from University of Santo Tomas (UST) and Far Eastern University (FEU). The student from UST was allegedly knifed by the students from the latter inside the FEU campus. Moreover,

“INDEED, PLM NOW FAILS TO ACHIEVE ITS VISION OF BECOMING A CARING PEOPLE’S UNIVERSITY, FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT STUDENTS ANYMORE.”

7.

Human Interest: Those stories that have more of an entertainment factor versus any of the above.

What news is newsworthy to us? Are those stories that illuminates our doings for good publicity? Or those situations that will tell how well we did

weeks after it was reported, a student from Adamson University was attacked by a group inside the university grounds.

Last November 21, an Ateneo De Manila student was kidnapped in the university’s parking lot in Quezon City.

Recently, an incident of stabbing was reported in this University’s open field while the College of Human Development (CHD) celebrates their founding anniversary.

Different investigations were carried out to prove who’s to blame regarding the cases. But it turns out that those were being forgotten without really knowing the reason why it happened.

Maybe the administration was too busy seeing other people’s mistakes to the extent that they have overlooked what the university lack: TOUGH SECURITY.

Here in Pamantasan, the University Security Group (USG) watches the iskolars making sure that they are following the proper dress code, obeying the school rules and regulations and maintaining peace and order inside the university.

The question is: Are those efforts enough to ensure the protection of the student body inside the academe?

According to Grant Heanes,

We do write-ups so that the PLM Community will know what is really happening inside this campus, may it be good or bad, and may it be a story from the Administration, whatever it is as long as the public needs to know.

Again, those criteria listed above definitely described what really news is all about. Now, is it already clear to you what we are trying to do?

As long as AP exists, we will continue living to our mandate, which is to uphold and bear the truth.

Client Services Manager at Gold Crest Security, there are top 10 qualities that a security officer must possess. Included on the list are trained, experienced, honest, has common sense, has the ability to lead and follow, with proper communication skills, physically fit, values human life and has ability to think on his/ her feet.

Also, security officers should know their real function and responsibilities and should not be mistaken with the roles of peace officers. Their major responsibility is prevention before an incident or offense occurs. They can discourage any kind of damage and injuries by just remaining visible. They shall not watch but observe carefully, remember the events and report it to the appropriate authorities.

With the stated characteristics that the security officers must possess and the duties and responsibilities that are expected to be fulfilled by them, I believe that all doubts concerning the welfare of the students will be lessen and eventually be gone.

The university, being the second home of the students, must protect and guarantee the safety of its stakeholders by giving them the certainty of being safe every day as long as they are inside the school premises.

THIS YEAR, NUMEROUS EVENTS TOOK PLACE INSIDE THE PAMANTASAN. AMONG ALL THESE, WHAT IS THE MOST REMARKABLE FOR YOU? Bukod sa pagdating ng bagong “ama” ng Pamantasan, pinaka-nagmarka sa’kin yung sa SSC fee.

Despite what I’ve read, nangingibabaw pa rin sa’kin na nag-overspend sila. Alam kasi nila na sa Foundation day binabase ng karamihan ng mga Isko kung naging magaling ba yung konseho, which is WRONG. Super nag-lack pa sa PROPER information dissemination. PROPER, dapat lahat ininform, hindi yung mga pili at gusto niyo lang i-inform.

Para sa susunod na konseho: Okay lang na simple celebration lang as long as you serve us all throughout the academic year than pleasing us with just a week of extravagance tapos lie-low na after. Labia.

WESLEY SAN SEBASTIAN (CMC) Election and issue sa ssc fee. It is indeed important to be in the know. Lol DOREEN TRINIDAD (CHD) Ang pinakatumatak na pangyayari ngayong 2013 para sakin ay yung pag-upo ni Justice Tuquero bilang bagong pangulo ng Pamantasan. Yun kasi yung bago ngayong taon na maaring makaapekto sa ating mga Isko at Iska. Andami kasing nagbago nung umupo sya gaya ng mga head ng offices, deans, etc. Kaya sana maging maka-estudyante yung pamamalakad nya.

ISHTEL CASTANEDA (CME) Yung saksakan sa field. Kase dahil dun napilitan silang maghigpit for security reasons. Kung magiging permanent ba yun or ‘mema’ lang, ‘yun ‘yung aabangan.

AIRAH AGUSTIN SSC FEE. Dito nag-ugat ang mga samu’t sari pang mga issue- personal man o usaping organisasyon.

Ngayong payapa na ang lahat, let’s just hug one another and say PEACE! #REALTALK #spreadLOVEandmakePEACE JOHN RAPID CANONIZADO (CMC) Grad pic na promising at sana matupad talaga ang pinangako nilang maayos na grad pic JANINE FRANCISCO (CMC) Siguro ang isa sa mga di ko malilimutang pangyayari sa pamantasan ngayong taon ay ang pagkakaroon ng isang electronic freedom wall sa isang social networking site (Facebook) na mas kilala bilang “The Pamantasan Manifesto”.

Naging matunog ito para sa mga isko’t iska dahil ang page na ito ang nagbigay daan upang mailahad nila ang kanilang mga kwentong kakwelahan, kababalaghan, paghanga, pagrereklamo at iba pa.

ELEAZAR FEDERIC R. ESPERA, (CAE) 1. CPT 20th Year Celebration!

2. SSC Fee fiasco 3. Saksakan sa field.

JOEL LARA, (CPT)

don’t play second fiddle “AYOS lang ‘yun.”

Some people settle for the second best even they know deep inside them that they actually deserve the very best. Don’t you just hate it whenever something happens unexpectedly and someone will try to cheer you up and say it’s alright when it’s actually not. Probably, your pal is just trying to lessen the hurt that you are feeling but I have always believed that when there’s a problem, okay is never enough.

Late is never okay; but I admit, I am not a punctual person. In fact, I usually come late to class and whenever I come in while the professor is already having a discussion, I realize that it’s always my loss because I didn’t witness how the discussion started. So, I always tell to myself, even though I have escaped in the checking of attendance, I was still late and I was late in something that I should have learned earlier.

This also goes to the late distribution of wages of our professors, fulltime or part-time. It is never okay to receive something which is overdue. Some of them would even say, ‘Okay lang

‘yan. Makukuha ko rin naman.’ To be honest, ma’am and sir, that statement could partially be interpreted that you somehow agree to the unjust process of teaching for hours and not receive what you really deserve on time. After all, you teach us the importance of meeting deadlines and not practice the idea of accepting something which is late. May it be projects, presentations, proposals or assignments.

‘Next time’ is also never okay. A lot of us utter the phrase ‘there’s always a next time.’ But what if there’s no next time left? Aren’t we going to exert our full efforts and live our life to the fullest?

When we receive something we don’t deserve or something happens which is not according to our plans, we just brush it off and hope that there would always be a next time when we could actually stand up and do whatever that needs to be done right away. Aren’t we aware that we are practicing the manner called Mañana Habit?

This realization goes to students who have received grades which they didn’t deserve. I remember what my high school mentor told me, ‘Stand

up for what you think is right even if you’re alone. Always tell yourself that you’d rather be the one who’s right even you’re alone than be with others while living in lies.’ You know deep down that you deserve better than that, but you just left it behind and told yourself that perhaps it was supposed to be like that or probably it was meant to be like that, but it’s NOT. When you know you don’t deserve that grade, raise an inquiry why you received such. Maybe fear is residing in the depths of your soul and you regard that questioning the authority is always wrong but it’s not. What’s wrong is being uncertain and leaving your questions unanswered.

‘Puwede na, ayos na ‘yan.’

Quality is always and forever will be over quantity (but it’s much better if the quantity produced would be equal to quality.) Most of my professors want quality outputs because they say that being a scholar, we must produce quality outputs on time. We must showcase the image of a true scholar through our works and projects.

This goes to the government and the facilities and educational materials that are given to us. My professor

once told us that as scholars of Manila, we deserve better facilities and materials. I believe we deserve a better and fully functional auditorium, classrooms where we wouldn’t mind where to take a sit because chairs are sufficient. We also deserve neatly maintained comfort rooms.

Despite claims that budget for education is increasing, the massive insufficiency in educational materials are obvious. Everyone is a part of this university and it is not a privilege that we are here but rather a right. We, especially our parents are obedient taxpayers of Manila and our taxes are worthy to be prolifically placed to something efficient. Moreover, we are striving hard to maintain our scholarship statuses to prove that we deserve to be a scholar in this university. The quality of materials given to us somehow depicts that it is the only kind of materials our government could give.

Like what Les Brown said, ‘Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.’ Always give your best shot in your first attempt and never, ever settle for okay because there are things better than okay. Okay?

big “NO”, for if ever it was so, they would never have come up in a conclusion that will be implemented for five years. On its third year now, PLMAT fee astoundingly becomes Php. 605.00 already. The cost even surpassed those of the other universities in the country such that of the University of the Philippines and those of the other private tertiary educational institutions. Furthermore, the increase will continue until academic year 2016-2017 when the fee is expected to become Php 732.05. If the current cost is already a heavy burden for some pockets, what more when it increases more than a hundred pesos?

cellaneous and other fees defended that the increase is necessary to suffice the burgeoning financial needs of the university. PLM is funded by the city of Manila. Now, whether the funds allocated to PLM for A.Y. 2012-2013 until A.Y. 20162017 are sufficient or not, it can always be deemed unjust and unrightful to let the applicants shoulder the burden of paucity for PLM is a public university.

draconian ordinance PAMANTASAN ng Lungsod ng Maynila’s (PLM) vision is to become a caring people’s University. It wishes to educate and serve less privileged yet deserving students.

JULES ANDREW P. G A R C I A

6.

Currency: Occasionally something becomes an idea whose time has come.

UNSECURED HOME SINCE the idea of studying was introduced to me, I’ve always treated school as my second home. Giving me the certainty of being safe every day, as long as I am inside the school premises.

ANNA LORRAINE D. GALURA

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Proximity: Closeness of the occurrence to the audience may be gauged either geographically or in terms of the assumed values, interest and expectations of the news audience.

our job or how are we become helpful to others? I am not saying that those news that reciprocates what I have mentioned is not important at all. All I want to say is that, AP is a student publication, our job is to give this university the stories that is real without biases. We tell the truth because that is the right of our stakeholders.

STUDENT I N B O X

Through the years, many people see PLM as a symbol of hope for it caters quality education for free among the non-paying students and in a comparatively low cost among the paying ones. Commendable, isn’t it? Perhaps, this could be one of the reasons why the application for PLM Admission Test (PLMAT) always seems to be a ‘blockbuster hit.’

However, as this season of examinations comes, various queries and rants bombard the PLM administration regarding the PLMAT fee hike which was again felt as this year’s applications started. Now, for a people’s caring institution like PLM, does the recent increase in PLMAT fee really justify its purpose of giving aspiring students equal opportunity of being admitted or does it already cause excruciating despair for some of them?

PLM is undoubtedly one of the most sought-after universities in the

Philippines. Almost all highschool students wish to be part of it. Unfortunately, the dreams of some of this year’s highschool students seem to have already been given an unfavorable verdict due to the increase in PLMAT fee. In just a blink of an eye, these dreams of becoming part of the university were indubitably dumped and crushed into pieces.

Truly, the implementation of the Board of Regents (BOR) Resolution No. 3382 which states that there will be an annual 10 percent increase in the tuition and other miscellaneous fees including the PLMAT fee is a burden for those students who don’t have the capacity to pay such fee. The materialization of the said resolution just marked an end on the dream of some high school students to be part of the university which they first thought as a great avenue where they could start molding their future.

What factors were pondered upon the formulation of the said resolution? Was even the simple thought that not all people could actually afford to pay Php 500.00 just for the examination fee considered? Or not at all? Well, by the looks of it, the answer seems to be a

PLM is a ‘public’ university that aims to mold young professionals regardless of their economic status to become of huge significance in the society in the future. And when we say ‘public’, it is basically for everybody. The reason/s behind the implementation of such resolution is/are not known by majority of the PLMAyers and the PLMAT applicants. Therefore, almost everybody is clueless as to why such resolution got enacted. Although, Mr. Danilo Baluyot, former PLM Vice President for Administration (VPA) and former Chairman of Committee on the study of Tuition, Mis-

Indeed, PLM now fails to achieve its vision of becoming a caring people’s university, for in the first place, it does not seem to care about students anymore. Also, it ostensibly defies its life purpose of serving the less privileged students not because it offers extremely terrible quality of education but because it outrightly denies some of the greatest wishes of many high school students— to take an examination in PLM and pursue college, consequently.

Pitiful are those aspirants who were not able to even just try the PLMAT for they were incapable of paying the current fee. Hope they will find other public universities which could give them what PLM failed to— an examination that’s either for free or in a low cost.

OPINION

06

DECEMBER 2013

HOOOOOOOOOOOY! Iskomunooooooy! May pag-come back ang nagpataas ng mga kilay ninyong oneliner! Ang nag-iisang P-R-E-T-T-Y sa PLeghM *drumroll please* YEEHHESSSS! Tama nga ang na-hearsung mo! HUWWOWW! Nagbabalik ako with VENDETTA matapos kong ma-knowings ang mga nakaka‘feeling magagaling’ na ISSUES here sa Pamintasan! Biruin mo naman, lalong lumakas ang loob ng mga MAMARU rito!

MGA PASIKAT! Kaya naman magpapasikat din ako! Chichika ko lang naman ang mga KALOKOHAN, KABABUYAN, KADUGYUTAN, at KATOTOHANAN here sa PLeghM. Alright! Chika ba? Oh iney na! Chika na!

KAKARAKARAKA! SHULAK NANG SHULAK NA MGA CHAKA

Akala naman ni water, mahihiya na ang budhi ng mga sereyna after masiwalat ang kanilang pag-eksena der. Biruin mo naman kasi, hard talaga ng nilalaman ng isshu na naknows ng mga Iskotong! Medj hindi ko kineri ang naglabasang isshu ha! Pero, upon observing them (EHEM!), may mga pag-eksena pa palang naganap ditey sa PLeghM!

Akalain mo, napakaraming time mag-post ng status sa FB ang Super Sereyna Club, pero nganga naman sa serbisyo pampubliko? (Anyare teh?)

Bukod sa mga dugong berdeng itey, nakikisawsaw din ang ilang mga papansin (DAHIL HINDI NAPAPANSIN) na estupidyante ng College of Maiingay na Churva! Sabi ng mga talakerang itetch, chaka daw ‘yung release! SINISIRAAN LANG DAW SILA? HALUUUUUUUUUUUUH? BITTERNESS? IF I KNOW mga bayot, wala naman masyadong opinyon dun noh!

Puh-lease lang pfouhxz? Yung mga nilagay dun sa isshuu ay galing sa inyey kaya wit kayong maninisi kung lumabas yan sa balita! Paalala ko lang hoy (KAHOY!), sa inyo at sa mga galamay niyo galing ‘yang mga ‘yan! HEH!

HARDER!? Imbis na naiimbey kayo sa amin at kung anu-anong pinagkukukuda ninyo, TRY niyo lang kayang bumawi sa mga Iskalat at maging #PRODUCTIVE, right? TRABAHO LANG, WALANG PERSONALAN, UY! (YU DOWNT DU DIS TO ME PLS!) INTRAMURALANGAW

Eh kumusta naman pala sa palaro here sa PLeghM na balita ko eh nilalangaw? (Parang concert ng NYAMICH? NGANUN?) HARHAR! Biruin mo naman, sa halos 10 tawsand na estupidyante here sa PLeghM, ni hindi manlang makalahati ang Aja Waleyman gym! Oha! Eh kung tutuusin, ang sarap kayang tumambay der! Napakalamig! As in, para kang nasa Switzerland! Mapapa-tumbling ka talaga dahil hindi hahagatak ang pawis mo ‘dun!

Kaya naman, TARA NA! Silipin ang ganda ng Aja Waleyman Gym! LOL. Olay ba?

Oyyyy! Grabe lang ah. Nasa’n ang pag-support nyo sa Fleyerszx niyo? Pa’no naman gaganahan ang mga fleyerszx magpasok (NG BOLA!) nyan? Kaya nalu-lose Valdez e, hindi niyo naman pala chinicheer! Wiz nilang naïf- feel ang pagsigaw ninyo! HUHUBELS.

Ang hirap kaya mag-play-play sa gym! Ang hirap maging fleyer! KKLK.

Sana naman sa susunod, support-support tayey! Baka mamaya di na magpalaro ang College Of Pisikalan, Entrada, Resbakan at Suntukan, lagot kayooooo.

BWISIT SA ADMINISTRASYONINARTE AT SUPER OPPOSE

isyung isko

Well, papakabog ba naman ang kabilang channel? Syempre, NO! Kaya naman, habang inuulan ng kontrobersya ang Channel Frog, KARAKARAKA ang channel ng mga batang maraming pinaglalaban at bet na bet kumuda nang kumuda! Oha! Mga artistahin ang mga itetch sa FB at more and more ang posts about sa happuningz here sa PLeghM! Aakalain mong mga perpekto ang mga itey habang never ending ang kanilang pagpuna sa kalaban.

Pinangungunahan sila ng prexy mula sa College of Humor and Deceit na may kursong Major major in Sosyalan!

Habang uma-arrive si prexy, bonggangbongga rin ang mga sandatahan nito sa pag-bash sa FB! Bayanihan lang ang peg!

Hohoho!

Trip lang naman nilang laging um-oppose sa mga pagbabago here sa PLegM. Walang pinapalampas de la paz ang kanilang mga mata! HARHARHAR. Mga hurado lang? #PushNyoYan!

#AlamNaThis! Eleksyon na nga naman mga MAMA! Need na ulit magpakafey-mass para may more chances of winning! Just send your entries along with the pack, your name, address, and signature and voila!

Lumang style na ‘yan!

Hey, payo lang naman, ‘wag nagmamalinis! Baka ako ay mainip, ikaw ay mainis! Buwan ng kapaskuhan na uy, wag masyadong bitter sa kabila. Spread love! ♥~

ng message para kay Mommey’s! Sana naman po ay nag-enjoy kayo ng bongga sa pagtitinda here sa PLeghM. Batid kong maraming estupidyante rin ang nahumaling sa inyong mga lafangs na wiz naman kasarapan.

Then, para naman sa susunod na magma-manipulate… ay, magmamanage pala sa Kantinuh! Sana naman, medj babaan ang presyo ng lafang kasi wit naman maka-Iskotong ang mga patongz!

Sana rin, wiz maging moody ang aircon ah?

Demanding ba? Oh ito pa. Sana naman, yung mga tindera wiz masusungit na akala mo ang naiipit ang singit!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat! Syempre, para sa mga Iskalembang naman, wit nyo naman gawing MULTI-PURPOSE HALL ang Kantinuh! Masyado kayong nag-enjoy at pati pag-aaral at pagtulog, dun nyo na ginawa. HIYANG-HIYA NAMAN AKO SA INYO NOH! PWE!

Oha, na-explain ko na!

PS. Oh Em, Mami-miss ko si Mommey’s!

YUNG SAKSAKAN GOSH!

PAMANTASAN LANG NG MAYAYAMAN

Witembang na talaga nakakabrainy ang pagtaas ng kung anu-anong fee here sa CHARING PIPOL’S UNIVERSITY ah?

From 550 to 605? SO G-R-R-R-R-R-R! Wiz ko naman ma-feel na PIPOL’S UNIBERSIDAD ang PLeghM! Masyado nang mataas ang bayarin kala mo gandara ang mga facilidadez, ehh nagsisigibaan na nga sa kalumaan!

Ang chika-chika sa chizmaks na itetchuwa, tataas pa ng tataas ang PLeghMAT hanggang 2014-2015!

HUWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? How much pesosesoses na ‘yan sa 2015!? Bonggangbonggang hundred na ‘yan! HUHUHU. Kawawang mga Iskoba.

Dinaig ang UP! (FYI, 450 lang sa kanila uy!) Nagmamayaman ang mga mandarahop! FACUNDO! Madali ka, i-widro and pera ko sa bangko at ibigay sa PLeghM! PAKI-EXPLAIN ITO! I HATE YOU!

NOTE: Maka-Iskolar o Maka-Rich Kid? YUNG TOTOO. KANTINA STA. WALANA

Ano na naman itong nasagap kong chika na mawa-waley na naman ang ating Kantinuuuh?! Aba lang huh! Balita ko, igi-give back na raw sa Cowopereytib ang Kantinuh! Haluuuh! #Bankruptcy lang ang peggg? Why kaya?

A) Waley na masyadong mauto…

este customer si Mommmey’s;

B. Mataas masyado ang rentabels;

C. Tinamad na si Mommmey’s

kasi wa na maisip na putaheng ititindakels;

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE. LOL.

Kayo bahala umisip niyan. Wiz ko pa nakakarating sa radar ni water!

Pero ano’t ano pa man ang rason nyan, wiz talaga nakaka-pretty yan! Mga ilang buwan na naman yan mate-tengga? Mga 143124523 months? Mga ilang buwan na naman tayo nyan mawawalan ng nagmumura sa linis na Kantinuh?

Kawawa naman yung mga estupidyante na gumagawa ng assignments dun! Wala na ring matutulugan yung mga puyatolang Iskalat! HARHAR! Yun na nga lang yung tinatambayan ng mga walang lovelife eh! (LIKE ME. HUEHUEHUE)

Oh, may pag-give love ako

Ohaaaaaa!

Knowings kong napa-tumbling kayey sa #SaksakanSaPamantasan nung nagpaparty party ang College of Humor and Deceit! Kahit ang inyong abang lingkod ay trulagen nanapakembot ng 26 times matapos kong ma-sight seeing ang mga Robin Padilla ng PLeghM! Biruin mo naman teh, ang bonggacious ng mga estupidyante here ah? Medyo action star, like SWEAR!

Pero ang mas nakaka-SISA here, eh bakit late mag-rescue 9-1-1 emergency ang Yuuuu-Esss-Chiiii?! LAKAS MAKA #NINJATURTLE! Aaaaat aba aba aba! Walang maisagot ang mga itey nung sila ay shonongin kung anong nangyari.

Chika nung isa sa mga itey, “di ko alam eh, kakarating ko lang”. ANEEEEEH? Bakit naman wiz niyo knowssss? Nakapag-run away na ang mga action star, wit niyo pa knows ang happuningzxs?

YAN KASIIIIIIII. Kakasita ninyo ng color ng mga hairlalooo ng mga Iskalembang, napabayaan na ang security.

Kaka-intindi ninyo sa fashion statement ng mga Iskotong, medj nakalimutan niyo na ang SAFETY. Kawawa naman ang mga Iskalat! Baka magsi-tumbling nalang ang mga ‘yan sa field at mag-ala- CHUCKIE anytime (*CHUK CHAK PUSO TULO ANG DUGO…*).

SECURITYYYYYYYYYYYYY! NASAAN ANG KATARUNGAN? (CHAR!) WA KAPKAP, PURO SIGHT LANG? #DiYanPedeKayIskotong!

SAMANTALA (Ow yes, may transition ang lola niyo!) Bigla-bigla namang nag-check ng mga bag ang mga ito after nung chuk chak cheness! Aba huh!

Bumabawi! Clap clap clap para sa Yuuuesss-Chiii!

Wish ko lang po sa ating mga YUUU- ESSS- CHIII, sana wiz kayong niggas cougon ah? Baka sa simula lang yan hey!

Wit namin ‘yun deserve!

STAR WARS: PLEGHM EDITION

Bongga yan! Kala ko naman, Star lang ang may WARS! (STAR WARS! GANERN!). Pero wiz! Nagsisilabasan na ang TRUE COLORS ng mga kolehiyer!

Wowowee! Nagsisi-expose na ang mga ATTI here sa PLeghM (ATTITUDE!!!!). Naknowings lang ni water na nagwarla daw ang College of Activities and Extracurricular pati ang College of Memasabe and Entrapment nung Inturams matapos hindi matanggap nung isang kolehiyo ang pagka-lose nila. Tsktsktsk.

Habang nagsisipag-cheer ang mga iney, instant parinigan na rin pala ang nagaganap! NKKLK. Umabot pa pala hanggang sa hamunan ng quiz bee?

HAHAHA. Wala na bang yayabang pa sa inyo?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!

Hindi pa ‘yan dyan nagtatapos! Nasagap ko lang na nagwa-warla ulit ang College of Activities and Extracurricular pati ang College of Memasabe and Entrapment matapos tumalak ng mga estupidyante tungkol sa chikang ang College of Memasabe and Entrapment daw ay BAGSAKAN ng mga PLeghMayers na nashonggal sa College of Activities and Extracurricular! Sabi pa ng ating chikadora, umabot daw ang war na ito hanggang sa FB! HUWOW! Kabog ah?! Parinigan sa FB? Lakas pong maka- #ISKOWATER!

Pataasan lang ng ihi? HARHAR. Hindi ‘yan fresh! Tigil-tigilan niyo ‘yan! War kayo ng war, yan tuloy, paghihiwalayin na kayey! Akala niyo ba may mage-get kayo sa kaga-ganyan? WIIIIIIIIIIZ!

OO! Truelaley nga ang nareadsung mo. Paghihiwalayin na ang dalawang pasaway na yan! Chika nila, magiging College of Entrapment, Memasabe at Eksenadora at College of Activities na silaaaaa! Bonga ‘yan! Para naman wiz na sila nagwa-war, at happy happy na!

Payong pretty lang naman sa dalawang college. Wiz kayong nagpapataasan ng pride ah? Kasi lahat naman ng college here sa PLeghM ay magagaling. Lahat naman ng estupidyante here ay brainy, nagkamali lang talaga sa ginetsung na kowrs! Kaya sa susunod, mag-isip bago tumalak! ‘Wag masyadong mayabang! Taas- taasan rin ang passing rate bago magyabang huh!

At, Magtulungan dapat ah? Wiz tayo magkaka-warla here! Sabi nga nung Esz-Esz-Zsi #WeAreOne!

Oh sya, siguro naman, naexplain ko na sa inyo! BE A GOOD SPORT guise! HEH! KAPRE NG PAMANTASAN

Da who ang KAPRENG ito, na papangalanan na lang nating TONya Hurley (paborito kong author ♥) na masyadong nagmamagaling sa pangingialam?! Siya ay mula sa College of Maiingay na Churva at kasalukuyang nagbibida-bida sa mga issue dito sa Pamintahan… este Pamintasan!

Isa rin ito sa mga mahihilig umeksena. IN FACT naka-encounter din itey ng Eypi during press workkkk!

AWWWW! Ang happening der, habang may pag-approach ang stapfhk ng Eypi sa Tambakan ng Basura (TB) para interviewhin ang Chakang mga Sulsol ng College Rep ng College of Nagmamalinis, agadagad daw umeksena itong si kapre (na wiz naman kasali sa usapan) at sinigawan sila!

Ang sabi raw ng negritong itetchuwa, “ANO BA YAN Eypi MANGGUGULO NA NAMAN KAYO!”

Bakit may pag-talak ang kapre?

ANONG PAGPAPAPANSIN ‘YAN? Wala ka na bang tabako? Paki-explain! HARHAR! Pasensya na po amang Kapre kung amin kayong nabulabog. Bet lang naman kasi naming mag-shonong at pagsilbihan ang mga Isko nating lovesss. HIYANG-HIYA NAMAN KAMI SA’YO NOH?!

NOTE: Magka-iba ang panggugulo sa paghahanap ng KATOTOHANAN. May tinatago ka ba?

JUSKOHAN SA PAMINTASAN

Marami man ang nalurkey sa bonggacious na pakulo ng Super Sereyna Club nitowng December, may mga nagtaas

ISKOMIKS

din naman ng kanilang mga kilay dahil sa mga failure ng JUSKOHAN! Mapapasabi ka talaga ng JUSKO!

Eh ang pagsusumamo ng mga estupidyante der, wiz naman daw natupad yung mga kinudang pangako ng Sereyna sa kung anong mangyayare sa event!

KKLK. Chika ng ating impormante, napawrecking ball daw sya sa pag-aatend doon dahil sa sobrang daming fail! Chika pa nya, ang sound shits-tem daw ng event ay major-major mistake! Palya nang palya habang tumatakbo ang program!

Aaaaaaaat! Nasagap ng radar ni watur na may choral kuwan-test pa ’raw na naganap! PERO halos waleey naman daw nag-join! HUUUUWAAAAAAAAAT? ANYARE TEH?

Di pa ’yan nagtatapos! Balita ko, nagkaro’n din daw ng Fireworks dis-fail sa Field! LOLOL! May mga nagreklamo na wiz naman daw pretty at cheapangga ang pakulo ng mga Sereyna na pinanindigan na ang pagiging event organizers sa Pamintasan! Chaka nila… este chika nila, sana ‘raw ay naborlog nalang sila at wiz naman daw nila na-enjoy ang event!

Mabuti nalang daw eh natuwa sila sa mga tumugtog na banda here sa PLegM! Bitter sila ate! HAHAHAHA!

Pero! Knowings ko naming nagenjoy kayo ‘noh! Kaya wiz niyo na warlahin ang mga sereyna! May pag-effort naman ang mga lola niyo at kahit papano ay lume-level tayey sa University of Saksakan ng Tumal! Magpasalamat nalang tayey at may napuntahan na naman ang ating mga singkwenta! Isa na namang PARTY!

Wiz kasi tayo nag-e-expect mga inday! ‘Di ba nga, expectations lead to disappointments? ‘Wag masyadong nag-eexpect at next time, tulong-tulong din tayo sa mga sereyna sa mga pinaggagagawa nila para ma-knowings natin kung gaano kahirap!

At sa mga sereyna naman, wiz kasi gumawa ng mairaos lang na parteeeh.

Knowings niyo naman na sabik sa party ang mga Iskalawang dahil sa sobrang hirap here mag-aral.

OK NA? Nasabi ko na? May dagdag pa ‘ko! Dahil buwan ng kapaskuhan now, wiz naman ako magpapaka-KJ noh!

AS IN KILL JOY! Magi-give love din ako ng mga chikang magaganda sa na mag-iiwan ng kaunting kurot sa inyong mga pusong bato! HARHAR!

Bet ko lang naman bigyan ng isang napakalutong na kownggrashuleyshuwn ang mga gumawa ng Shittoo X-mas Tree nitow lang! Balita ko eh napaka-successful daw umano nitong giant… SUPER GIANT na X-mas Tree na gawa sa Shittoo bottles!

Kung wiz akong nagkakamali aling Sali na nagtitinda ng sari-sari, ginawa ‘raw ito ng mga estupidyante ng College of Anggagwapo pero Unidentified Pa! NKKLK. Halos mapa-tumbling si water nung ma-sig¬ht seeing ko na super effort ang mga iney sa paggawa! Biruin mo naman manang, buong araw eh nakababad ang mga itey sa harap ng mga Shittoo bottles at halos matabunan na sila, parang lang mashopos ang higanteng X-mas Tree na itoooo!

Oh well, wiz naman nasayang ang efforts ninyo noh! Ang bongga kaya ng Shittoo X-mas Tree ng PhLegM! Mas matangkad pa sa jowa ni watur! HAHA. Pero SRSLY, ang bongga talaga nitetchi, lalo na nung may eksenang pag-ilaw ang X-mas Tree! May pag-shining shimmering splendid ang X-mas Tree ng mga lolo ninyo! FANTASTIC, BABEEHHH.

PS. CLAP CLAP tayo sa eksenang ýan. Waley akong makukuda dyan dahil bongga naman talaga ‘yan!

Oh sya, medj marami na rin ang nakuda ko sa inyo. HARHAR! Sa susunod kasi mga bayot, ayus-ayos din ng BU-LIFE pag may time! ‘Wag masyadong bida-bida at nagpapa-shine bright like a diamond!

Baka mamaya riyan, mahulog ka sa patibong-Bong Marcos!

Na-explain ko na. But I don’t love you eh.

Magkita nalang ulit tayo mga kasing-pretty kong Iskalat sa susunod na isshuu ng Eiyphfie! Woot woot!

EHREN LOUISE M. DE DIOS *SIGH* Okay na rin ‘to, di naman ako masyadong nagaral.

Talaga? Ano ba grade mo?

Bayad po.

Manong bayad po.

Bayad.

Please po.

Pakiabot po.

Bayad.

Bayad daw.

Bayad oh.

98.

Ako nga di nag-aral eh.

Bayad.

Para po sa tabi.

Para po.

Para.

Manong para.

Please po.

Oh tatlo pa!

Tatlo pa!

SPORTS

07

DECEMBER 2013

SET YOUR GOALS

“FOR SOME REASONS, I PITY THESE FAME LEECHES. THEY HOPE TO SHED SOME FAME AND POPULARITY FROM PACQUIAO.” MARTIN A. SADONDONG

Fame Leech OBVIOUSLY, the idea of exempting Sarangani Representative Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao from paying his P 2.2 B tax debt is unfair and the ones who would like to push through it just wanted “to share the illumination” coming from his recent feat.

After the Bureau of Internal Revenue chased Pacquiao these past few weeks for his back taxes on 2008 and 2009, Valenzuela Representative Magtanggol Gunigundo filed House Bill 3521 or the more popular Pacquiao Act of 2013 last December 5. The said bill suggests that the People’s Champ must be exempted from paying his income taxes for life. Gunigundo said that Pacquiao’s renowned accomplishments around the globe made him worthy of the privileges of the bill.

Why excuse Manny Pacquiao from doing a national responsibility now that he is on the edge of being imprisoned for ten years or fined for taxes that were not paid on due date? Why him who has billions of dollars in his pocket every time he exchange punches with other brawlers outside the country? To save his ass off because he is the “People’s Champ”? Why didn’t they came up with this idea when national cagers Gilas Pilipinas is on the height of their celebration and their team captain Jimmy Alapag was facing P 17.86 M tax liability?

Why didn’t they came up with this idea when the Philippine squad was rejoicing because of their fourth place finish in the 2012 FIBA Asia and main man Jared Dillinger was chased by the BIR due to his P 13.37 M debt? They brought home international recognitions too!

Another measure was proposed by Buhay Partylist Representative Lito Atienza known as House Bill No. 3506 which seeks to extend tax incentives to all athletes for prizes they received in sports competitions. Atienza reasoned out that this is a tribute to them who made a global impact because of their accomplishments, thus giving our country the honor. Dear readers if you haven’t noticed it yet, this bill included other athletes because they wanted to hide the reality that it is intended to save Pacquiao!

For some reasons, I pity these fame leeches. They hope to shed some fame and popularity from Pacquiao. When this bill is passed, Pacquiao has the luxury to donate some of his money to charity works. Thus, these law makers will be given recognition as authors of the bill where in fact, Pacquiao can give donations even without the idea of excusing him from paying his taxes.

What I wanted to say is, there is no need for this bill. Performers, OFWs, soldiers, and other professionals give honor to our country too. But they willingly pay their taxes because it is their obligation to do so. They pay regardless of their fear that another Napoles would steal their money because they are hoping that the money would be spent in a meaningful way this time.

If Pacquiao has nothing to hide, he must show the copy of his income tax return that is certified true by the International Revenue Service from the United States. Or pay his taxes right by subtracting a small portion from his wealth and the guaranteed $18 M (aside from the pay-per-view which could go as high as $ 30 M) he earned from the Rios domination.

BEFORE the Manny Pacquiao – Brandon Rios bout, the biggest question was that if Manny still has the knees? The fight was done and in the end, Pacquiao shone brighter. Now, who’s next in the list?

Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum said that his next fight will happen on April 12 next year. Four names have been ringing the bell for Pacman’s next opponent: Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Timothy Bradley Jr. and Ruslan Provodnikov. But the first two sluggers are definitely out for good. That leaves the boxing fans to two possible choices: Bradley and Provodnikov.

W H O ’ S NEXT FOR PACQUIAO?

Detonating ‘El Dinamita’.

Many sports aficionados say that the fifth fight between Pacquiao and Marquez would be too mainstream.

Sports analysts pronounced that the knockout victory of Marquez was the best way to end their rivalry. Besides, Marquez has repeatedly said that he wanted a rematch against Bradley (where he lost the fight) instead of a fight between the “People’s Champ”.

Fight of the Century. Boxing fans wanted Mayweather to fight Pacquiao. This is the dream bout. The bout that would definitely break the records for pay-per-view buys. The bout that did not happened years ago and probably will not happen in the future.

As stated by Scott Christ of Bad Left Hook, an international website for boxing pundits, here are the reasons why: “(1) The promoters for Pacquiao (Top Rank) and Mayweather (himself, alongside Golden Boy Promotions) do not work together. At all. (2) Mayweather is signed to Showtime Sports, which is a deal that will stretch four more fights. Showtime does basically all of their business with Golden Boy and Mayweather Promotions. HBO does not air fights featuring Golden Boy or Mayweather fighters…”

Proving Tim’s Worth. Others might think that a rematch with Bradley would be a sell because of former fight’s decision and that Pacquiao will win this time. But Bradley’s last two fights were impressive – he defeated Provodnikov and Marquez this year. That

might be a statement coming from the undefeated slugger that his win over Pacquiao is not because of luck.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE, PHILIPPINES. After the Yolanda devastation, sports icons, game associations and athletic organizations start relief campaigns on social networks, launch cause-oriented games in their sport and dedicate fights for the Filipinos.

SPORTS HEROES RAISE FUNDS FOR YOLANDA SURVIVORS INTERNATIONAL and local sports heroes and celebrities have pitched in to raise awareness and funds for the relief and rehabilitation of coastal and mountain communities in the central Philippines after these areas were struck last month by the world’s biggest-ever typhoon to make landfall.

National Basketball Association (NBA) and local collegiate basketball superstars, American football sensation and European soccer players and even Filipino boxing hero, eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao, joined the global community in helping survivors of typhoon Yolanda rebuild their homes and livelihoods.

Using social media networks, international sports icons helped raised funds while other sportsmen encouraged their fans to contribute as they played in the field, stadiums and climbed into the ring.

HOOPS OF HOPE

Los Angeles Lakers big man Paul Gasol donated $24,000 after he pledged to give $1,000 for every point he scored in his game against Golden State Warriors to support United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) fundraising last November 22. He also encouraged his 2.3 million Twitter followers to promise an amount ranging from $1 to $20 per block shot.

“That’s what I was hoping to accomplish, to get people to also pledge and contribute and donate along with me so that we could have a bigger impact,” Gasol said in an interview with ESPN LA.

Also via Twitter, another NBA celebrity, Miami Heat point guard Dwayne Wade, expressed his support to typhoon Yolanda relief effort, sharing a link in his account directed to NBA Cares - the league’s global community outreach program that helps in the relief operation for the devastated area.

The National Basketball Association and the NBA Players Associ-

A New Threat. If fans wanted a fresh meat for Pacquiao, this Russian warrior is more than willing to give him a good exchange of blows. Provodnikov’s loss to Bradley was easily buried with his huge win over WBO Interim Junior Welterweight world champion Mike Alvarado. This gave him the license to put up a show against our native warrior.

The thing is that Provodnikov fights like Brandon Rios, Pacquiao’s latest prey. This might be a Pacquiao-Rios repeat fight if ever. And if that happens, Pacquiao will have nobody to face with in the next years.

Now that Pacquiao is back to the winning column, it will be interesting to know if this would last.

There are many good fighters aside from the above mentioned and he will have plenty of options to choose from.

But fans are expecting that hanging his gloves for good is not one of it. (Martin Sadongdong)

ation also donated a total of $500,000 in World Vision and UNICEF for relief efforts.

In the Philippines, two popular collegiate basketball teams raised more than 1.8 million pesos for the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda. San Beda Red Lions and La Salle Green Archers were tied at 74-74 as the buzzer sounded to end the exciting “Champions for a Cause” charity game at the Smart - Araneta Coliseum.

Asia’s only professional basketball league, Philippine Basketball Association, donated 1 million pesos and helped distribute relief goods during a visit to Tacloban on November 29. Talk’ N Text and Gilas Pilipinas point guard Jimmy Alapag, along Asi Taulava, Danny Seigle, and Mark Caguioa also brought cheers to their fans in the worst-hit area in Leyte.

‘HINDI KAYO NAG-IISA, PILIPINAS’

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) dedicated their games to typhoon Yolanda victims, showing banners with the message that read: ‘HINDI KAYO NAG-IISA, PILIPINAS’ in all Champions League matches on the last week of November.

UEFA President Michel Platini said that the banner was in honor of more than 6,000 people killed and millions displaced by the typhoon as well as support the Philippine efforts to rebuild damaged communities.

British soccer icon David Beckham and his former Spice Girl wife Victoria sold 20 boxes of their luxury clothes and designer shoes and donated the proceeds to typhoon victims through the British Red Cross charity shop.

Local soccer team Philippine Azkals lost Singapore Under, 6-0 in a friendly game on December 1 at Hougang Stadium, but collected 50,000 Singapore dollars for typhoon victims in the charity event.

STORY OF THE INVERTED FLAG

National Football League (NFL) wide receiver Doug Baldwin of the Seattle Seahawks created a scene when he ran in the football field on November 17 holding an inverted Philippine flag before the start of match against Minnesota Vikings, hoping to raise awareness and funds for the Yolanda victims, particularly those who died.

Some Filipino fans reacted strongly because Baldwin improperly held the Philippine flag that means the country is in the state of war. The Seattle Seahawks quickly replied in its Twitter account that, “We are fighting the devastation of #Haiyan which has been worse than many war-torn regions of the world”.

Another American football sensation, quarterback Tim Tebow, who was born in the Philippines, launched through his foundation’s website the Aid Initiative for the Philippines, encouraging his fans to make a donation for those devastated by the storm.

A BOXER’S CALL

Filipino boxer hero Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, who scored a unanimous decision win against American Brandon Rios in Macau last month, toured Samar and Leyte to distribute relief goods despite facing his tax cases. He also gave away Bibles, food and cash to the victims of the typhoon.

Another local boxing hero, Nonito Donaire Jr., also dedicated his match to typhoon survivors after defeating Vic Darchinyan on November 9.

In Volleyball, former Adamson University star player Pau Soriano fired up Team SMART (18-25, 25-16, 20-25, 25-20, 15-10) to championship in the first Shakey’s V-League AllStar Weekend last November 16 at The Arena, San Juan City. (Mc Jazer Malonda)

Philippines back at Winter Olympics WE have no winter, that is for sure. But this won’t stop our athletes from competing globally in a sport that requires one.

After its five consecutive absences from its last entry in 1992, Philippines is scheduled to compete at the 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from February 7-23, 2014.

Philippines ended its 22 years of being absent in winter games after the 16 year old Michael Christian Martinez from Muntinlupa won 7th place in the Noblehorn Trophy Tournament in Germany last September. Martinez will represent the country for figure skating category.

Martinez’ victory has brought the Philippines into its 4th time entry in the said winter games. This also marks the 1st time of the country to qualify in figure skating. Martinez is currently at United States to take his training.

Philippines have competed at the Winter Olympics on 3 different occasions. In 1972, Philippines took its 1st time when Ben Nanasca and Juan Cipriano both qualified in Alpine Skiing game held at Sapporo, Japan. Then, after three consecutive absences, Philippines took its 2nd time in 1988 for the game luge participated by Raymund Ocampo which held at Calgary, Canada.

Its 3rd time took in 1992 at Albertville, France with Michael Teruel for Alpine Skiing game. Unfortunately, Philippines have not yet won its first winter Olympics medal.

The 22nd Winter Olympics will be composed of 43 nations with at least one athlete who had qualified in the following sports: alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skiing, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic combined, short track speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, snowboarding and speed skating. (Anne Jane Pandian)

SPORTS

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DECEMBER 2013

SPORTS BITS GATORS DOMINATE TABLE TENNIS FINALS WITH their pride at stake, local paddlers from the College of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (COPERS) Gators used ferocious spins to top the men’s singles and mixed doubles as the table tennis Intramurals kicked off last December 9 at a jam-packed PLM Rajah Sulayman Gymnasium.

In a day’s event, the College of Accountancy and Economics (CAE) Dragons and College of Engineering and Technology (CET) Knights settled on the second and third slots respectively both for the men’s singles and mixed doubles.

However in the women’s singles, CAE overwhelmed the other colleges as they landed on the first place with College of Management and Entrepreneurship (CME) Jaguars and CET on the second and third spots.

CAE’s HEAT MELTS BADMINTON RIVALS

CAE Dragons had their fair share of win in four out of five events during the recently concluded badminton Intramurals, held at PLM Gym, December 14.

The CAE smashers sliced their way into the top spot on women’s singles while College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) Archangels managed to get the silver medal. In mixed doubles, they bagged the gold medal while College of Medicine (CM) Phytons and CAUP got the silver and bronze medals.

The CAUP and CAE advanced into the women’s doubles championship wherein the Archangel smashers put another sterling performance and pulled off a shocking rout off the Dragons for the first slot.

In men’s singles, College of Tourism, Hotel and Travel Industry Management (CTHTIM) Slashers seized the top spot while the CM and CAE obtained the second and third places. The COPERS, followed by CAUP and CET Knights completed the ranking in men’s doubles division.

GATORS SCORE TOUCHDOWN

COPERS Gators maintained its mastery over the other competitors as they secured the gold medal in the recent touch rugby Intramurals held at PLM field last week.

CME Jaguars was pleased with a second place finish while the CET Knights landed on the third spot convincingly.

This fast-rising sport is one of the new events highlighted in this year’s Intramurals organized by the COPERS department. (Martin Sadongdong, Mc Jazer Malonda)

JPIA-PLM Sure Seats on NCR JPIAlympics JUNIOR Philippine Institute of Accountants – Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Chapter (JPIA-PLM) once again sharpened its fangs as they nailed the over-all first runner-up (Cluster B) on the recently-held 11th NCR JPIAlympics, last November 24 and December 1, at the Philippine School of Business Administration – Quezon City.

In Cluster A, Far Eastern University-Manila (FEU-Manila) was hailed champion, National College of Business and Arts-Fairview (NCBA-Fairview) earned first runner-up and University of the East-Manila (UE-Manila) landed second runner-up. In Cluster B College of Malabon University (CMU) was awarded champion, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) finished first runner-up and Rizal Technological University (RTU) gained second runner-up.

In Cluster C, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasay (PLP) was the over-all champion while University of Caloocan City-Main (UCCMain) and University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD) got the first and second runner-ups respectively. For Cluster D, Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) was labeled champion, STI-Novaliches settled for first runner-up and Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA)-Manila grabbed second runner-up.

With the never-fading cheer “Go JPIA-PLM, PLM!” that overpowers

the crowd, the manifestation of their ferocity were evident as they were held champion in cheering competition, alongside the table tennis singles female category. They also bagged Mr. JPIAlympics first runner-up, third place in Mystery Case Veiled, male and female finalists in basketball and volleyball category, and badminton singles (male and female) and mixed doubles. And to consequently rule most of the outdoor, indoor and board games, their enough aces left were profitably gambled.

Equipped with profound skills and excellence, every JPIAn student coming from more than 50 participating universities in the NCR must showcase the right combination of physical competence, strategic planning, and great determination to dominate and bag the corresponding titles on the two-day event, comprising of both major and minor competitions. And like every other tournaments, the best teams emerged victorious.

JPIA-PLM team successfully left its marks on the said prestigious event as they are spearheaded by Cherry Mae Arma, President and through the guidance of their adviser, Prof. Dennis Ariel Tan, CPA, MBA. This year’s theme is “Crime Scene Investigation (CSI): The Rise of the Fallen Past.”

KEEPING THE BALL ROLLING. CME Jaguar Phia Parro and CPT Lady Pirate Lissie Marie De Luna defend their homeland with both reaching for the ball before it falls.

MYTHZ, LADY PIRATES CAPTURE VOLLEY CROWN THE College of Human Development (CHD) Mythz pulled off a tough 25-23, 26-24 win over College of Engineering and Technology (CET) Knights in the men’s finals while the College of Physical Therapy (CPT) Lady Pirates routed a surprised College of Management and Entrepreneurship (CME) Jaguars, 25-23, 25-18, in the women’s during the 2013 Volleyball Intramurals Championship held at Rajah Sulayman Gym, November 23.

3-PEAT FOR THE MYTHZ

Led by Francis Olaso, a graduating Psychology student and one of the Mythical Five last 2011, CHD Mythz was successful in their quest for a third consecutive title but Knights didn’t go down without a fight.

Nearing the end of the 2nd set, Knights made a big comeback and tied the score with 24 apiece but Olaso’s powerful spike broke the deuce for a 25-24 advantage. Mythz went for the kill afterwards.

CET displayed their fight

defense early in the first set and held the CHD scoreless after a 3-0 run, 12-10. But Mythz summoned their veterans after a short rest and never looked back, 25-23.

“Mas feel na feel ko ‘yung championship ngayon dahil sobrang daming sumuporta lalo na ‘yung CHD and grabe sobrang dikit ng laban at sobrang bilog ‘yung bola talaga kahit sabihin man nating 2PEAT kami, hindi kami nagpakampante” Olaso said in front of a thrilled crowd after the intense game.

In the battle for the third, the College of Tourism, Hotel and Travel Industry Management (CTHTIM) Slashers crushed and claimed the third spot from the College of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (COPERS) Gators 25-21, 2518.

PIRATES’ TRAP CAUGHT JAGUARS

After three years of supremacy inside the court, CPT Pirates dethroned the CME Jaguars in a close

match, 25-23, 25-18.

It was a see-saw battle between the top two groups when CME captain Jerameel Sison led her team into a 19-17 lead in the second set. But Pirates relied on the deadly Pamela Dacuan-Leslie Baclayon connection for the shocking setback.

The Pirates and Jaguars went toeto-toe during the opening set but too many service errors became a disadvantage for the CME. CPT saw their opportunity and maintained a seven point lead until the buzzer sounded.

“It was worth it and I’m speechless [with them],” Baclayon acknowledging the team after ending the dynasty of CME.

Meanwhile, the College of Human Development (CHD) Mythz lady spikers posted straight sets against the College of Tourism, Hotel and Travel Industry Management, 25-15, 25-17, in the battle for the third place.

(Mc Jazer Malonda)

First Game CME 51: Hababag 21, Versola 13, Pang 8, Orbe 6, Sarmiento 3, Labrador 2, Corpuz 0, Dela Cruz 0, Hosena 0, Martin 0, Ponteras 0, Sabino 0, Simon 0.

Second Game: COPERS 66 – Peñaranda 24, Pangilinan 16, De Guzman 9, Ibañez 9, de Castro 3, Mercado 3, Cheng 2, Alibayan 0, Barangan 0, Basa 0, Corveau 0, Jamias 0, Ocampo 0, Romarata 0.

CET 32: Anora 12, Nadonga 9, Vitug 7, Flores 3, Cruze 1, Barrozo 0, Dimatulac 0, Grageda 0, Quibete 0, Reyes 0, Sanchez 0, Tempongko 0.

CME 54 – Garcia 17, de Belen 15, Inalves 9, Basal 4, Hernandez 4, de Leon 2, Larioque 2, Iglopas 1, Abalos 0, Concepcion 0, Jose 0, Niala 0, Patag 0.

Quarterscore: 16-03, 28-16, 38-22, 51-32

Quarterscore: 19-11, 33-23, 51-39, 66-54

(Ma. Karisha Mae Orcullo)

LADY JAGUARS STEAL KNIGHTS’ FINALS CROWN

HUNTING down last year’s champion, Carla Cay Versola leads the College of Management and Entrepreneurship (CME) Lady Jaguars in halting the College of Engineering and Technology (CET) Knights’ reign inside the court, 51-32, as the women’s basketball Intramurals ended last December 13 at the Rajah Sulayman Gymnasium.

The third year Finance student displayed her basketball prowess after earning 13 points that was highlighted by several fast break lay-ups to avenge their loss last year.

“Teamwork ang naging susi kaya kami nanalo,” Team Capt. Versola said.

Also, CME capitalized on CET’s passing errors in the first quarter to establish their lead and dictate the tempo, 16-3. The Lady Knights suffered a major blow after main scorer Arlyn Añora, who contributed 12 points, in-

jured her left foot. The Lady Jaguars seized this opportunity to widen the gap, 38-22, and never looked back after that.

The dean himself, CME coach Prof. Neil Gamus, said that he never lost his faith to Versola’s leadership throughout the tournament which was very evident in CME’s two consecutive wins, obliterating the twice-tobeat advantage of the CET.

Meanwhile, the CME Jaguars men’s basketball team was unable to duplicate the women’s victory as they were quivered by the more ferocious College of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (COPERS) Gators for a 66-54 heart-breaking rout and be hailed as this year’s men’s basketball titleholders.

The Gators relied on their big man Jan Kevin Pangilinan, a two-time MVP, who provided them with a solid

16 points and 5 blocks performance for their back-to-back championship trophy.

“Namulat lang kami kasi noong una [game one], medyo over confident kami. Pero noong natalo kami, nag-usap-usap kami kung ano ‘yung mga mali namin. Kaya ngayon, smooth na smooth na ‘yung laro,” Pangilinan said after the game.

Mark Valentino Peñaranda was also fillin’ it up all night long for the Gators after firing 24 points, highlighted by his 3-for-4 treys.

The Jaguars were able to force a do-or-die match after snapping the twice to beat advantage of the Gators, 80-78 during their first meet-up last December 11. But they were unable to replicate their game one winning posture.

(Martin Sadongdong, Mc Jazer Malonda)

IN YOUR FACE. Jose Mari De Castro (CoPERS) drills a dagger jumpshot against three Jaguar defenders.