Opisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas - Diliman Tomo 90, Blg. 28 Marso 13, 2013
NO SURRENDER. Princess Jacel Kiram, the daughter of the sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III, remains optimistic on their family’s claim on the disputed land of Sabah. In a forum held at the University Hotel in the University of the Philippines Diliman on March 12, Princess Kiram stated that she still hopes for a peaceful resolution to the conflict between the Sulu sultanate and the Malaysian authorities.
Renovations to displace 1 in 2 UPD dormers THE UP DILIMAN (UPD) OFFICE OF STUDENT HOUSING (OSH) is set to reduce the number of available dormitory slots by half for the next semester due to impending renovations on most residence halls, said OSH Director Gerardo Lanuza. Funded by a P50-million budget from the Commis-
sion on Higher Education, the renovations will be conducted in all UP dormitories, except in the two buildings of Concordia B. Albaraccin Residence Hall in C. P. Garcia Avenue. Scheduled repairs include reroofing, retiling of corridors, rewiring, repainting, comfort room renovations, and the
construction of new conference rooms and basketball courts. Currently, UPD dormitories are host to about 3,000 students. The reduced number of slots for each dormitory will vary depending on the extent of the needed repairs, Lanuza said. Kamagong Residence Hall, which caters to male graduate
Rounding up the headlines of AY 2012-2013 AS UP CLOSES ANOTHER CHAPTER of its history, a brief recap of this year’s news stories reveals how students’ struggles echo the people’s continuing fight for social justice within and beyond the confines of the university.
THREATS TO UP’S PUBLIC CHARACTER June 2012 The Office of Scholarships and Student Services required UP students to submit certification requirements for Bracket B under the university’s Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP). More than 4000, or at least 1 out of 6 UP Diliman (UPD) students, were assigned to Bracket A and had to pay P1,500 per unit during enrolment, according to the Office of the Student Regent (SR).
July 2012 Funded in part by donations from the private sector, UP began the construction of the UP Professional Schools campus in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig, which seeks to offer programs needed by corporate employees in BGC and Makati.
September 2012
December 2012
The final bracket assignments of more than 2,000 STFAP applicants were released after a two-month delay, resulting to a number of cases where students could not afford to pay tuition and had to file for leave of absence (LOA). The Board of Regents (BOR) junked the SR’s motion to abolish the Bracket B certification scheme but approved a new P500 laboratory fee for the Management and Information Systems and Technology 186 course in UP Cebu. The UP administration inked a deal with telecom giants ePLDT and SMART Communications Inc. for UP President Alfredo Pascual’s eUP project, which seeks to integrate information and communications technology systems and infrastructure across the UP system.
Under the 2013 national budget ratified by both houses of Congress, UP will receive P9.5 billion, or only 60 percent of the P18.4 billion proposed by the university administration. The BOR approved new laboratory fees and a 100-percent tuition hike for graduate courses in UPD College of Music, which will take effect in the second semester of next school year.
February 2013 The UP administration bared its proposal to “reform” the STFAP, amid calls by student groups to scrap the scheme and rollback the tuition in the context of demanding greater state subsidy.
will thus be charged only lodging fees. To assist the students in preparing for the reduction in available dormitory slots, the OSH has posted an advisory in January, advising prospective residents of the impending renovations and allowing current residents to renew their application for the next semester. The OSH however will also be conducting stricter implementation of the “point system” currently used as basis for evaluating applications for dormitory slots. For instance, those who are assigned into the lower brackets of the Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program and those who hail provinces far from UP will be prioritized over other applicants. “Because of the smaller number of [incoming] residents, we [will be] able to [screen applicants] by strictly following the point system,” said Lanuza. Meanwhile, the OSH and the UPD University Student Council (USC) can also help displaced dormitory residents to find alternative housing opportunities within and near the campus, said UPD USC Student Rights and Welfare Committee Head Aryanna Canacan.
and psychological trauma from the incident, Lordei still has not fully recovered and needs financial assistance.
November 2012 The UP Manila (UPM) administration barred about 50 students who failed to pay tuition on time from being admitted in their enlisted classes. After a dialogue with UPM officials, the said students were eventually allowed to make a late payment and attend their classes, but some had already filed leaves of LOA, said SR Cleve Arguelles. UP Los Baños (UPLB) students with unpaid loans were unable to enrol and also had to file for LOA, after the UPLB Chancellor junked the SR’s request to allow promissory notes in lieu of loan payment.
students, will be temporarily closed in the summer and in the first semester of the next academic year. Other dormitories will have some corridors or entire floors closed. On the other hand, Kamia Residence Hall, which hosts female undergraduate students, will have only minor repairs and thus will still be able to hold more than half of its current residents. For freshman dormitory Kalayaan Residence Hall, renovations will include the re-piping of all comfort rooms and the installation of new glass doors and new fire exits. To accommodate these repairs, only female residents will be admitted in the summer term and first semester of the next school year. The renovations will start in summer and will possibly be finished by the end of the first semester, Lanuza said. Due to these repairs, food service will also be disrupted in the single-fee dormitories which offer the said service, such as Kalayaan, Molave, and Ilang-Ilang Residence Halls, according to an announcement posted in the OSH website. Residents in these dormitories
December 2012
CAMPUS SECURITY
Following a series of securityrelated crimes in Los Baños, two UPLB students were found dead in a mountain creek along the Makiling hiking trail inside the campus. Police autopsy report revealed the two died of drowning.
June 2012
February 2013
The suspect in the attack on UPD Political Science student Lordei Hina bailed out of jail, a few days after the victim was released from the hospital where she underwent a successful brain surgery. Sustaining multiple physical injuries
The Quezon City Regional Trial Court held the first hearing on the robbery and serious physical injury charges against Lordei case suspect Danmar Vicencio. The prosecution plans to file non-bailable charges in the next few weeks.
FIGHT FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS September 2012 About 30 more families evacuated from Bondoc Peninsula, Quezon Province, due to human rights violations allegedly perpetrated by eight battalions of the military conducting anti-insurgency operations in the area. Continued on page 11
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WA L A N G PA U M A N H I N G maninindigan ang Philippine Collegian sa panata nitong makisangkot sa laban para sa mga karapatan ng mga magaaral at ng mamamayang Pilipino sa kalakhan. Sa nagdaang taon, tinanganan ng Collegian ang uri ng peryodismong hindi popular sa marami— walang pagpapanggap nitong binasag ang mito ng pagiging obhetibo, at dinurog ang anumang hibo ng pluralismo. Hindi kailanman ninais ng Collegian na pasiyahin ang lahat ng mambabasa. Sa bawat balita, bawat artikulo, bawat dibuho’t litratong inilathala ng pahayagan, malay itong may mga panig na hindi malulugod, at aalma sa mga isyung aming kinilingan. Sapagkat noon pa man, naniniwala ang Collegian na higit pa sa pag-uulat ang tunguhin ng pamamahayag. Bilang isang institusyong may kapangyarihang magmulat, hindi ito nag-aksaya ng pahina para maglantad ng mga katotohanang ikinukubli’t ikinakaila ng mainstream media at ng iba pang mga institusyon sa pamantasan at sa bayan. Nang bumungad sa mga mag-aaral ng UP noong Hunyo ang panuntunang Bracket B certification, nanindigan ang Collegian na isa itong porma ng pagtaas ng tuition, dahil awtomatiko nitong
ipinagpapalagay na kayang magbayad ng mga iskolar ng bayan ng matrikulang P1,500 kada yunit. Higit pa rito, mamamalas din sa mga balita ng Collegian ang pagiging huwad na solusyon ng Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program upang gawing mas abot-kaya at bukas sa lahat ng karapat-dapat ang edukasyon sa UP. Matapang na tinuligsa ng Collegian ang kasalukuyang ipinatatayong UP Town Center sa dating kinaroroonan ng UP Integrated School. Tinututulan ng Collegian ang kahit anong porma ng panghihimasok ng mga pribadong kumpanya sa UP, sapagkat hinuhubad nito ang pampublikong katangian ng pambansang unibersidad ng bayan. Patuloy ding ibinabalita at ipinapaalala ng Collegian sa mga iskolar ng bayan ang pagdukot sa dalawang estudyante ng UP na sina Karen Empeno at Sherlyn Cadapan. Hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin nahuhuli ang pangunahing suspek na si Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan. Isang taon matapos masaksak ang isang mag-aaral ng Political Science sa loob mismo ng isang gusali sa pamantasan, inilantad ng Collegian ang nananatiling mga pagkukulang ng UP sa pagtitiyak sa pisikal na seguridad ng kampus. Hanggang
sa kasalukuyan, wala pa rin sapat na bilang ng gwardya sa UP, dulot na rin ng malaking kakulangan sa badyet nito. Nang makatanggap ng halos 60 porsyento, o P9.5 bilyon ng panukalang badyet na P18,4 bilyon, kinilala ng Collegian na mas mataas ito sa subsidyong karaniwan nating natatanggap. Ngunit sa halip na ituring na ganap na tagumpay, idineklara ng Collegian na hindi rito nagtatapos ang laban para sa sapat na badyet mula sa pamahalaan. Hindi rin ikinulong ng Collegian ang kanyang sarili sa mga usapin sa loob ng pamantasan. Naturingan mang pahayagang pangmag-aaral, patuloy na kinikilala ng Collegian ang tungkulin ng mga estudyante na makibahagi sa mga isyung kinaharap ng mas malawak pang lipunan sa labas ng ating mga tarangkahan. Naglathala ng artikulo ang Collegian na sumusuri at sumusuporta sa pagsasabatas sa Reproductive Health Law. Nanawagan ito para sa pagpasa ng isang makabuluhang Freedom of Information Bill, kasabay ng mga panawagan para sa tunay na repormang agraryo at makataong pasahod sa mga manggagawa. Sa kabilang banda, agarang tinuligsa ng Collegian ang naipasang Cybercrime Prevention Law dahil isa itong tahasang
pagsupil sa ating karapatang magpahayag. Nanawagan din ang pahayagan laban sa pagsasapribado sa mga pampublikong institusyon gaya ng mga ospital. Sa panahon kung kailan mistulang may pag-unlad at pag-usad ang kalagayan ng Pilipinas sa ilalim ng administrasyong Aquino, nanguna ang Collegian sa pagbubulgar sa mga pagbabalatkayo. Maturingan mang negatibo, iginiit nitong walang pagtaas ng gross domestic product ang makakukubli sa kahirapang dinaranas ng mga Pilipino. Sa buong taon, isinabuhay ng Collegian ang uri ng peryodismong may kinikilingan, na samakatuwid ay umaani ng pagbabatikos mula sa mga panig na hindi nito kinampihan. Simple lang ang lohika ng pahayagan: lagi itong papanig sa mga tindig na magsusulong sa karapatan ng mga mag-aaral at mamamayan, at anumang taliwas dito’y matapang nitong tutulan—kapwa sa panulat, at sa aktwal na paglaban, sa loob man ng Kongreso, hanggang sa lawas ng lansangan. Sapagkat sa huli, walang kataga, larawan o dibuho ang tunay na makapagpapaunlad sa kalagayan ng bawat Pilipino. Lagi’t laging may pangangailangan para sa konkretong aksyon at asahang makikibahagi rito ang Collegian ngayon, at sa sana’y hanggang sa susunod pang mga taon.
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Editor’s Note
Hindi magkakatawang-tao ang salita upang magpabago ng panahon. Ang sambayanan ang magpagpasyang kikitil sa mga kaaway ng ating lipunan. BALANGKAS G PAGBABAGO Jayson DP. Fajardo Marso 21, 2005
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UP employees to elect next staff regent AROUND 9,000 ADMINISTRATIVE personnel and research, extension, and professional staff (REPS) across the UP system will elect the next staff regent (StR), their lone sectoral representative to the UP Board of Regents, on March 19. Two UP employees are vying for the two-year position: Publication Circulation Officer II Anna Razel Ramirez of the UP Visayas Information and Publications Office, and Administrative Officer V Myrna Talatala of the UP Los Baños (UPLB) College of Economics and Management. The All-UP Workers Union (AUPWU) endorsed the nomination of Ramirez, who currently serves as the AUPWU’s Iloilo chapter president. Talatala was endorsed by the UPLB Supervisors Association (UPLB SA), where she was vice president from 2010 to 2011. If elected, Ramirez said she will advocate for an additional rice subsidy and medical benefits for regular UP workers. She also plans to extend several benefits currently enjoyed by regular UP employees to the university’s contractual and casual employees, such as the Service Recognition Pay (SRP). The SRP is a retirement cash benefit equal to the sum of 15 days’ worth of wages for every year of service.
On the other hand, Talatala plans to push for the separate representation of REPS in the BOR through a REPS regent, a salary grade hike for entry-level employees, and the inclusion of sabbatical leaves as one of
the benefits of administrative personnel and REPS. “There are many issues that the next staff regent will have to contend with,” said current StR Jossel Ebesete, saying many UP employees still do not receive
“Ang susunod [na Staff Regent] ay [kailangang] maalam sa mga isyu ng mga kawani, Importante ang epektibong pakikipagtalakayan sa mga kawani at sa mga unyon,” Ebesate added.
BALITA Miyerkules 13 Marso 2013
ON BOARD: Highlights of the March 2 BOR meeting The Board of Regents (BOR), the highest decision-making body of the university, held a special meeting on February 28 to resolve issues on appointments of officials, faculty tenure, and the budget for employee benefits in UP Mindanao (UPMin). BOR DENIES TENURE EXTENSION FOR EX-CHANCY The BOR denied the appeal of Technological Management Center (TMC) Director Edison Cruz to further extend the regular faculty tenure of TMC Professor Roger Posadas beyond the mandatory retirement age of 65. Former UPD Chancellor Posadas has been previously granted three extensions, but the BOR upheld current UPD Chancellor Caesar Saloma’s
adequate health, housing, and retirement benefits. In particular, the next StR must lobby to lower the minimum age required for employees to qualify for SRP, from 65 to only 60 years old, said the union leader.
earlier ruling that Posadas’ status as TMC faculty do not merit another extension, explained Staff Regent Jossel Ebesate. According to current university rules and labour laws, a faculty member beyond the retirement age of 65 is only allowed to extend tenure for special academic reasons, such as when he has teaching or advising obligations. Posadas currently co-advises a PhD College of Business Adminsitration (CBA) student, but Saloma pointed out that the CBA is not part of the TMC. “Si dating Chancellor Posadas ay professorial lecturer na [sa] ngayon, [ayon sa] desisyon ng board. [May] teaching load siya until the end of the semester. Pwede siyang mag-apply at mabigyan ulit ng [ganitong] posisyon
next year,” Ebesate added. SUSPENDED CEBU DEAN’S BACK PAY CLAIM DISMISSED The board also junked former UP Cebu (UPC) Dean Enrique Avila’s request for back pay, after the BOR has suspended him and two other UPC officials since November 2012. Avila, UPC lecturer Ernesto Pineda, and budget officer Alsidry Shariff were found guilty of violating UP Charter rules on the use of university property after the three granted a private company the use of the UPC football field as a dumping site for excavated soil. Incumbent UPC Dean Atty. Liza Corro had earlier denied Avila’s claim for back pay, saying Avila did not render faculty services during his suspension. Hence, the
BANGON, BABAE. Bilang bahagi ng paglulunsad sa Buwan ng Kababaihan, binuksan ang Paglaya at Pagkilos: Kwento ni Lola, isang photo-exhibit, sa CSWCD Walkway noong Marso 6. Itinatampok sa naturang eksibit ang iba’t ibang kwento ng mga comfort women noong Panahon ng Pananakop ng Hapon.
BOR ruled that there is no basis for Avila’s back pay claim, Ebesate explained. “Back wages are only given to suspended employees if the [final] decision [on] the case is ‘not guilty.’ [In Avila’s case,] the BOR decided that [the case] has merit and that Avila is guilty,” explained Arguelles. BOR APPROVES 2013 OPERATING BUDGET The BOR also approved UP’s 2013 Internal Operating Budget (IOB), which comprises of appropriated funds from the 2013 national budget and the university’s internally generated revenue in 2012. The board however noted that UPMin’s specific IOB did not include budget items for the
employee benefits of UPMin’s health personnel, as required by Republic Act 7305, or the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers. “In all [UP] units, only UPMin is not implementing it. [UP President Alfredo Pascual] promised to look into it and [direct] UPMin officials to include it in 2013 IOB of UPM,” Ebesate said. The Board also approved the release of the 2013 Performance Incentive Bonus of P2,500 and P5,000 clothing allowance for all UP employees with “satisfactory” performance ratings, the union leader added.
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“CON LOS TERORISTAS!” sigaw ng tugtugin sa pagbubukas ng video. Magsisimula ang eksena sa isang pamilyar na klasrum na pinagdadausan ng GE classes sa College of Arts and Letters kung saan mag-isang nagsasayaw ang isang estudyanteng nakahelmet habang tila hindi siya pinapansin ng kanyang mga kaklase. Matapos ang ilang segundo, biglang bababa ang bass sa tugtog at kasabay ng autotuned na boses na nagsasabing “Do the Harlem Shake,” magjajump cut ang video sa parehong klasrum, ngunit sa pagkakataong ito, lahat ng estudyante’y hataw na sa pagkandirit sa iba’t ibang paraan habang suot ang sari-saring damit at costume. Isa ang nasabing video sa mga bersyon ng Harlem Shake, na nagkalat na sa Youtube at iba pang pahina sa Internet. Mula Pebrero, libo-libo nang bersyon ng nasabing sayaw ang naka-upload sa Internet, at masasabing ito na nga ang pinakapatok na meme sa kasalukuyan. Maliban sa pagiging porma ng katuwaan, may kabuluhan nga ba ang nasabing dance craze sa usapin ng pagpapalawig ng pulitikal na pagkamulat o manipestasyon lamang ito ng tumitinding pag-iral ng dekadenteng kulturang popular na naglilihis ng atensyon ng madla sa higit na mabigat
na mga isyung panlipunan? DO THE HARLEM SHAKE Ayon sa website na knowyourmeme.com, ang Harlem Shake meme ay nagsimula sa isang video na nilikha ng vlogger na may palayaw na “Filthy_Frank.” Ang orihinal na video ay nagpapakita ng apat na lalaking naka-costume at sumasayaw sa saliw ng tugtog n American electronic musician na si Baauer na pinamagatang “Harlem Shake.” Mula sa nasabing video, lumikha naman ang isang grupo ng mga binatilyo mula sa Queensland, Australia ng isang bersyon na nagsisimula sa solong pagsayaw ng isang taong nakamaskara o helmet, na kanilang inupload sa Youtube noong unang linggo ng Pebrero at naging batayan para sa libo-libo pang bersyon ng sayaw. Sa saglit na panahon lamang, agad na kumalat ang Harlem Shake, at bago pa matapos ang Pebrero, mahigit 25,000 bersyon na ng nasabing video ang uploaded sa Youtube samantalang umabot na sa mahigit 44 milyon ang nakapanood sa mga ito. JAPEYK NA SHAKE? Gayunman, may ilang kritikong mabilis na naalarma sa pagkalat ng bagong sayaw, na sa katunayan ay isang parody o katawa-tawang imitasyon ng orihinal na Harlem Shake, isang uri ng hip-hop dance na nagmula sa Harlem, New York. Unang nakilala bilang “albee dance” dahil kay “Al B” na
sinasabing unang nagpauso ng sayaw noong 1981 sa Rucker at Harlem, bahagi ng orihinal na sayaw ang paggalaw sa mga balikat at katawan na tila ba nakabalot ang katawan na gaya umano sa mga mummy ng Ehipto. Ayon kay Tamara Palmer ng African-American online site na The Root, ang bagong Internet meme ay maaaring ituring na isang lantarang pambabastos sa black culture ng Harlem ang bagong Internet meme, lalo pa at pinasikat ito bilang isang parody ng mga Amerikanong puti. Gayundin, ibinabaon nito sa limot ang historikal na kahalagahan ng tunay na Harlem Shake, na malaking bahagi ng pag-unlad ng hip-hop culture sa black communities sa Estados Unidos. Bagaman may punto ang mga kritiko sa pagsasabing hindi maihihiwalay sa usapin ng Harlem Shake ang mga isyung kaugnay ng race at black culture, nararapat din namang sipatin ang progresibong potensyal na taglay ng bagong dance craze na ito.
RADIKAL NA POTENSYAL Mula sa pagiging isang panlalait sa kulturang African-American, maaaring baguhin ang oryentasyon ng Harlem Shake upang magsilbi bilang bagong progresibong lunsaran. Mayroon malaking progresibong potensyal ang pagsasayaw bilang porma ng pagkilos sapagkat nagtataglay ito ng parehong simbolikong lakas ng masa na mayroon ang iba pang porma ng pagkilos gaya ng pagrarali at pagdaraos ng mga demonstrasyon. Gaya ng inilahad ng kilusang “One Billion Rising” nitong Pebrero, na naglayong magpakilos ng kababaihan sa buong mundo laban sa karahasan, may kakayahan ang pagsasayaw
na maabot, magpapaliwanagan, at mapakilos ang libo-libong masa para sa mga partikular na isyu. Kung susuriing mabuti, nagtataglay ng likas na demokratikong karakter ang Harlem Shake sa magkabilang panig – kapwa sa usapin ng paglikha at pagkonsumo. Dahil madali lamang gayahin ang Harlem Shake at hindi ito komplikado, kahit sinong may videocam, webcam o cellphone ay maaaring gumawa ng kanilang bersyon ng Harlem Shake, at sinumang may access sa Internet ay maaaring mapanood ang mga ito. Gayundin, ang mismong porma ng nasabing viral video ay representasyon ng sama-samang pagkilos bilang komunidad: hindi Harlem Shake kung wala ang jump cut tungo sa maramihang pagsayaw, hindi Harlem Shake kung mag-isa mong gagawin. Samakatwid, higit sa pagiging atake sa black culture, ang Harlem Shake ay maaring magsilbing malakas na pagtutsada sa kultura ng indibidwalismo. Ngunit gaya ng anumang porma ng progresibong sining, nararapat na malay ang mga tagapaglikha ng video sa radikal na potensyal ng Harlem Shake. Sapagkat gaya ng iba pang elemento ng kulturang popular, madali lamang itong mahulog sa bangin ng kawalang-katuturan kung hindi gagabayan. Halimbawa na lamang nito ang pagpili sa lugar na pagkukunan ng video. Marami sa mga bersyon ng Harlem Shake ay kinukunan sa mga opisina, high-end na establisyimento, at mga pribadong pasyalan – na kung bibigyang-pakahulugan kasama ang hindi maintidihang pagkilos sa Harlem Shake ay maaaring sabihing representasyon ng kalabisan at kawalang-katuturan ng
kapitalistang kultura. Ngunit ang malay na progresibong manlilikha ay pipiliing kunan ang video sa mga simboliko at signipikanteng lunan ng pakikibaka, gaya ng mga pabrika, bukirin, o maging mga lansangan. Sa Tunisia at Ehipto, halimbawa, nagdaos ng protesta ang mga estudyante at kabataan laban sa paninikil sa kalayaang magpahayag ng konserbatibong liderato ng kanilang mga pamahalaan, sa pamamagitan ng pagsayaw ng Harlem Shake sa mga opisina ng gobyerno suot ang mga costume na salungat sa kultura ng mga bansang Muslim. Sa Pilipinas naman, nagsayaw ang ilang militanteng estudyante ng “Dinky Shake” sa Mendiola, bilang pagkutya sa pagkakait ng Department of Social Welfare and Development sa relief goods para sa mga biktima ng Bagyong Pablo. Hindi maikakailang may progresibong potensyal ang Harlem Shake upang magmulat at magpakilos. Sa katunayan, anumang porma ng sikat na Internet meme o viral video ay may radikal na potensyal. Ngunit nararapat itong igiya sa tamang landas, upang hindi ito mauwi sa dekadenteng anarkismo na walang anumang isinusulong na pagbabago. Sa huli, nararapat ding alalahaning ang mga malikhaing porma ng pagkilos gaya ng Harlem Shake ay nauuso at nalalaos, ngunit ang mga progresibong pwersa ay hindi dapat magpakakupot at sa halip ay nararapat matutong umangkop – sapagkat hindi tulad ng viral videos at mga dance craze, hindi dapat malaos ang pagkilos tungo sa pagbabagong panlipunan.
SHAKING THE SYSTEM MULA UP HANGGANG EHIPTO, TILA BUONG MUNDO AY NAKIKISABAY SA INDAYOG NG PINAKAPATOK NA DANCE CRAZE SA KASALUKUYAN, ANG HARLEM SHAKE. NGUNIT BUKOD SA PAGIGING USO, MAY NATATAGO ITONG RADIKAL NA POTENSYAL PARA SA PAGBABAGONG PANLIPUNA.
Jan Andrei Cobey
KULTURA Miyerkules 13 Marso 2013
Genuine development for the Philippines is a lost cause, at least some people would think. The dismal state of living conditions in the country could not be any flattering—gross unemployment rates, unjust wages, inadequate social services, underdeveloped industries and infrastructures. Such conditions, coupled with chronic debt burden and a grand scheme of reduced government role in economic and social policies, systematically trap majority of Filipinos in poverty. An economic paradigm primarily hinged on nationalist economics, national industrialization (NI) seeks to build domestic industries that will create a selfsustaining economy free from external control. NI will also foster the development of science and technology and the need for skilled manpower, according to Advocates of Science and Technology for the People (AGHAM). As national industrialization radically solves a myriad of issues comes the challenge to actively pursue its realization. NI after all entails the decisive act of completely reversing various policies planted by the global economic order in developing countries at the expense of the people’s welfare.
Strong foundation NI is an economic policy that emphasizes domestic control of the economy through construction of vital industries that produce basic products like food, and agricultural and manufactured goods. Such policy envisions a country that can harness and rely on its own capabilities to develop, unlike today when the economy heavily depends on foreign capital and investments. AGHAM’s study Prometheus Bound outlines NI with the creation of industries that will produce raw materials, which will be used to create high-value products used daily. More importantly, NI promises inclusive growth, where development is not exclusive to the few and the conditions of the majority of Filipinos improve along with the country. These basic industries will offer jobs anchored to keep the domestic economy afloat. By eliminating the control of foreign and market forces, better working conditions can be provided. As everyone works to sustain the economy, people are assured of stable jobs independent of volatile demands like opportunities created by business process outsourcing or external shocks from failing foreign economies. People will finally have the power to purchase basic commodities, says Glenis Balangue, independent think-tank IBON Foundation senior researcher. Despite such promises, necessary requisites are needed to achieve the ideal setup of NI.
The government’s political will such as grain and cotton to veer away from its current flourished, marking an annual role of being a mere facilitator is growth of 5 and 19 percent essential, says Balangue. respectively from 1978 domestic industries and the to 1984. Also, the state economy. For instance, when obtained 600 billion Yuan Japan industrialized agricultural funds that in 1911, it established substantially state-owned industries supported NI, for ship-building and according to a study textiles, with strong Land administration government intervention. in China by Nanjing In 1982, Japan only Agricultural Univerallowed investments sity professors. from American mulFixing loopholes tinational technology Adopting the corporation Interframework of NI national Business will pose serious Machines only if challenges to the dominant technical knowledge will be economic paradigm of neoliberalitransferred to the country. zation, which anchors on “reducing As such, NI while striving for state role”, globally espoused self-sufficiency, does not mean by governments and financial isolation from foreign investments, institutions. The basic princiimports and export of ple of nationalist economics — products, Balangue notes. which outlines NI’s frame“Kailangan lang ay hindi work — entails the nakaasa ang pag-unlad ng complete reversal of bansa sa iba,” she adds. policies that embody In fact, in pursuing for reduced state role like NI, the government may deregulation of basic continue to incur debts industries as oil or to finance the building of exposure of domestic industries, in contrast of the economy to the intrusion current trend of of foreign trade. debts becoming an Past administrations additional burden. have subscribed to an Before any economic policy of industrialization, state abandonment, While there is seemingly no hope to strong agricultural allowing the private address the country’s various social ills, sector is needed to sector in providing a viable alternative to achieve genuine serve as the econbasic social serdevelopment remains: a set of nationalist vices omy’s base where like health all other economic policies espoused in the framework of and education, sectors like sernational industrialization. asserts AGHAM vices and manuChairman Giovanni Gloiza Plamenco facturing can emaTapang in his nate, according to article Privatization and the study Prometheus development effectiveness. Bound. To strengthen this The education sector for sector, there is the need instance, has long suffered to implement a genuine from systemic reduction agrarian reform. of subsidies. From 2001 to A free, compulsory 2011, state subsidy in state and fast land reform universities and colleges will allow farmers to has dramatically decreased to productively utilize lands and 66.3 percent in 2011 from 87.7 start a larger scale of production. percent in 2000. Ownership of Eventually, food and raw materials 26 public hospitals in the country will be sufficient, and surplus i s also set to be privatized. from production will be availAside from state neable to create other basic glect, the difficulty of industries, says Balangue. pushing for NI stems When China from constraints imimplemented land posed by developed reform in 1978, countries, which basic industries
Paradigm shift
primarily benefit in the current neoliberal setup. “Historically, nagsimula ang pag-unlad ng mga developed countries ngayon sa economic policy kung saan malaki ang role ng state,” says Balangue. In the 18th century, Britain prevented its former colony United States (US) from industrializing by imposing policies like banning manufacturing of highvalue products. Upon attaining independence, US started to industrialize in the 19th century by imposing tax protection policies, supporting extensive agricultural researches and establishing public educational investments. Thus, for NI to materialize the government must be free from any foreign domination and be able to assert supreme control over the country’s economic affairs in LATHALAIN pursuit of national interests. Aside from political will, basic Miyerkules utilities essential to domestic 13 Marso industries like power and trans- 2013 portation are in poor state. “Supply of power in the country is not sufficient, tapos ang mahal pa. Hindi pa reliable dahil [madalas] ang blackouts,” says UP School of Economics Prof. Benjamin Diokno. Also, NI’s fundamental prerequisite of land reform as embodied by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program with Extensions and Reform (CARPER), has only exploited Filipino farmers and barred them from getting lands they rightfully own. Even after five decades, the 4,916-hectare land in Hacienda Luisita is yet to be distributed to 5,726 legitimate farmer owners, despite strong legal, moral and historical claims. National peasants’ alliance Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas has long lambasted CARPER for forwarding the interests of big landowners and businesses instead of small farmers. These challenges make the process of NI a long and arduous one. “Hindi naman magagawa overnight, but at least ‘yung promise na we’re going to do something about it, okay ‘yon,” says Diokno. For all the prerequisites it demands, the prospects of pursuing NI becomes a highly ambitious endeavor. Yet, to be fully realized, the government must appreciate the merits of embracing NI, and begin to deviate from current policies that have only disadvantaged the Filipino people. Indeed, in pursuing such a grand project that promises to ensure the welfare of Filipinos, the people’s collective aspirations are needed to push an indifferent government to begin the wheels of genuine, inclusive development.
Rosette Abogado
LAKAS TAMA
OUTBREAK A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE IS NOW out to get all students of public tertiary education institutions – a disease called socialized tuition. Strictly following the Roadmap for Public Higher Education Reform (RPHER) – Aquino’s blueprint for the future of the country’s 110 state universities and colleges (SUCs) – various SUCs have begun moves to implement a program similar to UP’s Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP) for the next academic year. One of RPHER’s main objectives is to implement “socialized fee schemes” in all SUCs by 2016. According to the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd), a socialized fee scheme would “allow cost recovery without limiting access among the poor, guided by the principles underlying the tuition fee scheme where students from financially capable families pay a larger share of the cost.” It is not surprising that the Aquino regime included socialized tuition in its grand plan for all SUCs. After all, the scheme has proven to be effective in terms of limiting access and dividing the student population in the country’s premier university. UP has indeed been the first to ingest this malady, which the university’s administration used to disguise tuition increases for over two decades now. Socialized
tuition has first been peddled as a cure for insufficient state funding. Yet, the supposed antidote has eventually been unmasked as a toxic smokescreen for tuition hikes. Whenever there is a tuition increase in UP, there would be an accompanying STFAP revision, which supposedly “softens” the effect of the increase. Economically speaking, it has resulted to more students paying higher rates
The scheme has proven to be effective in terms of limiting access and dividing the student population in the country’s premier university.
(which means more income for the university), as evidenced by data revealing the decreasing number of students in the lowest brackets and increasing number of students in the highest brackets. Politically speaking, it divides the student body between those who supposedly “benefit” from the program and the disadvantaged majority that end up paying higher rates or suffer from the strenuous application process. And now, the malady is spreading.
PATTERNITIES THERE ARE SONS WHO know their fathers out of pure instinct. I know only mine through stories devised by widows and spinsters in both sides of the family. When I was a kid, the only thing I could remember about him was that he tried to teach me Arabic whenever he came home once a year from his work in the Middle East. Even this is probably my
He hardly looked older while I became aware that I do not look as young as I feel I am. own invention, because he would then claim years later that he never really learned the language.
Recently, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) System has announced that it will commence studying the possibility of implementing a “Socialized Tuition Fee Scheme” (STFS) for all of its constituent universities. The move came as a surprise, being included in the agenda of the monthly PUP Board of Regents meeting a week before it transpired. For now, the board has deferred discussions on the STFS, yet it is likely that the PUP board will tackle it again next month. Implementing STFS in a university that charges a flat rate of P12 per unit for undergraduate students is beyond the bounds of logic. While researching for an article on the STFAP last year, I personally asked Dr. Richard Gonzalo, former head of the Office of Scholarships and Student Services, if he thinks STFAP can be applied to SUCs like PUP. To put it bluntly, he told me it’s not a logical move unless the PUP administration plans to hike the tuition rates. Clearly, PUP’s move to implement STFS is a precursor of impending tuition hikes. With the outbreak of the socialized tuition malady in unsuspecting SUCs nationwide, the student movement is again put to task – let us exert all efforts to contain this epidemic and defend our right for accessible and affordable education at all costs.
V I am already turning almost a quarter of a century before the year ends, and I am surprised at how little anything has to do with that man who gave me half of my first chromosome. In fact, I would never have thought about him, if we had not met each other again last month, after almost three years. It was my younger brother’s birthday and, out of a rare fit of a sense of familial duty, I came home. I did not know he would also be home, in his usual neatly ironed white shirt and starched khakis. He was standing in the kitchen holding a glass of what looked like brandy, convincing my mom to serve liquor to the younger men folk. (Since they decided to quit living together, my father promptly renounced all Mormon values, while my mom still clung to her religion, but only as if it were some old trinket she could not bear to throw away.)
I quietly went back to the living room, before they could see me lurking at the kitchen door. I was struck about how—while I listened to my dad talk in his measured tones—I suddenly recognised my own drawl in his voice, my own gestures in the way he downed the brandy in his glass in one go, even in the irreverence of his lit cigarette in my mother’s otherwise sacred house. He hardly looked older while I became aware that I do not look as young as I feel I am. My only consolation that night came only when I let my sister take a picture of me and my dad. When she showed me the photo in her camera, I was satisfied with what I saw: both my dad and I looked bored. The only difference was that he totally looked the part, while I had a fake smile plastered on my face.
Lagnat laki MAPAPASO KA KUNG hahawakan mo ako sa mga oras na ito. Hindi ako nagpapakamatalinghaga. Nilalagnat talaga ako, nakaratay sa kama, pero pinipilit magsulat ng huling kolum para sa semestreng ito. Hindi ako nakapunta sa opisina. Nagpaalam ako sa mga editor, at sinabi kong may sakit ako. “Okay ka lang?” tanong nila. ‘Yun din ang tanong ng kasambahay namin kanina nang magpainit ako sa kanya ng tubig. Ang hirap sagutin— iyon na yata ang pinakamahirap na tanong sa mundo, daig pa ang mga tanong sa pinakamalupit na objective essay exam. “Okay lang ako,” sagot ko sa kanila. At iyon naman ang pinakamasahol na kasinungalingang naiusal ng siguro’y 99 porsyento ng sangkatauhan. Tinanong ako ng mga editor ko kung kaya ko pang magsulat, 4 a.m. ang deadliest deadline. Sabi ko kaya ko. Itatanong ko sana, “Kung hindi ako magsusulat, anong ilalagay n’yo sa espasyo ko?” Pero tiyak ko namang sanay na sila sa pagpuno ng mga kakulangan, sa pagdugtong sa mga patlang. Kung hindi ako makakapagsulat, may mailalagay pa rin sila sa bahaging ito ng dyaryo. Komiks tungkol sa pagkakasakit ko? Mga naipasa kong draft na hindi nila inaprub? Sipi mula sa itinago kong blog, pero nahanap pa rin ng mga kumag? Marami pa sana akong gustong isulat, marami pa akong gustong ikuwento. Sa nakalipas na taon, para bang naka-program ang isip ko na imapa ang mga bagay kung paano ko sila maikukuwento sa kolum na ito. Pero lagi akong nasasagasaan ng deadline. Ipagpapaliban ko ang pagsusulat hanggang hapit na sa oras. At sa halip na maisulat ang nasa plano, nauuwi ako sa mga kuwento na hindi ko man lang yata gugustuhing balikan at muling basahin. Hindi ko tuloy maiwasang isipin na baka nagsasayang lang ako ng espasyo. Kung hindi ko tinanggap ang posisyon bilang kolumnista, mas marami kayang nag-aabang sa bahaging ito ng dyaryo? Kung mas magaling sana akong magsulat, kung mas mahusay lang akong magsawika ng nararamdaman. Hahaba lang ito kung iisa-isahin ko ang napakarami kong pagkukulang. Ang alam ko, pinili ako ng mga editor dahil distinct daw ang personalidad ko—“hipster” na mahilig magkuwento at magbahagi ng mga bagong diskubreng cultural capital. Pero nang magsimula na akong magsulat linggo-linggo, mas lalo yata akong nabagabag kung sino nga ba talaga ako. Masyadong existensyal, alam ko. Ito ‘yung mga tipo ng problema na para lang sa mga may panahong magmuni-muni. Pero hindi ibig sabihin na hindi ito totoong problema. Kung sana mabilis lang makumbinsi ang sarili sa simpleng: “First world problem lang ‘yan, bitch!” Kung sana tunay na solusyon sa kawalan ng direksyon sa buhay ang pagsa-soundtrip. Kung sana pagpakapanood ko ng mga pelikula, biglang boom, alam ko na ang gusto kong mangyari sa buhay ko. Pero sa halip na “Excelsior!” para bang araw-araw e hinahampas ako ng mundo ng malupit na “Argo fuck yourself!” ‘Ayan, nag-text na ang editor. “Gising ka pa? ‘Yung kolum? Sorry, pagaling ka.” Ipapadala ko na ito sa email, kahit hindi ko alam kung may point ba ang mga sinabi ko. Kumakanta ang isip ko ngayon: “Umuwi na tayo, umuwi na tayo, dahil wala nang sense ang ating mundo.” Walang sense ang mundo ko, Ely, pero ‘di tulad mo, hindi ko alam kung saan ako uuwi.
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Rounding up the headlines of AY 2012-2013
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October 2012
July 2012
The Supreme Court (SC) issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Cybercrime Prevention Act (CPA), in response to wide opposition against provisions which infringe upon basic civil liberties such as freedom of speech.
As President Benigno Aquino III delivered his third State of the Nation Address, thousands of protesters flocked to the streets to condemn the lack of genuine political and economic reform since the President was elected in 2010.
December 2012
August 2012
The Malolos Regional Trial Court foiled retired General Jovito Palparan’s new attempt to halt the hearing on the cases of abduction and illegal detention of missing UP students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan. Various sectors welcomed the enactment of the Reproductive Health and Anti-Enforced Disappearance bills.
Despite opposition from the transport sector and other groups, the Department of Transportation and Communication announced that it will push through with the proposed fare hike for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 and Light Rail Transit (LRT), which will increase the cost of a ticket by up to P30.
January 2012 As the Lower House failed to pass the Freedom of Information bill, which seeks to institutionalize public access to government-held iformation, the Makabayan congressional bloc vowed to re-file the said law in the next Congress.
February 2013 The DOJ filed cases of reckless imprudence resulting to homicide and attempted homicide against the soldiers responsible for the death of renowned botanist Leonard Co, earning dismay from Co’s family and supporters who wanted murder charges served against the suspects. Meanwhile, poet-activist and former Collegian editor Ericson Acosta is cleared of the two-year old case of illegal possession of explosives by the Gandara Regional Trial Court in Samar. Militant groups welcomed the SC’s decision to indefinitely extend the TRO against the CPA but vowed to continue the campaign for the abolition of the said law. The University Council approved the 2012 Code of Student Conduct and endorsed it for the BOR’s approval despite certain provisions opposed by student leaders and organizations.
PEOPLE’S ISSUES
June 2012 The Department of Labor and Employment rolled out the new 2-Tiered Wage System, imposing new “floor” wages lower than the previous minimum levels and allowing employers to determine any additional incentives. The Philippine General Hospital implemented new and higher fees. Of the 192 medical services originally offered for free, 152 will no longer be fully subsidized by the PGH, including common medical processes, such as urinalysis and complete blood count.
December 2012 Aquino signed the P2-trillion 2013 national budget, amid fears from sectoral groups that public funds will be used to boost the ruling Liberal Party’s chances in the upcoming midterm elections in May. Typhoon Pablo claims more than a thousand deaths and P36.95 billion worth of property and infrastructure in Mindanao. Amidst allegations of corruption and negligence against the Department of Social Welfare and Development, about 30,000 victims still need support in the next five months.
February 2012 Various health groups staged a protest march against the impending privatization of the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC), Aquino’s pioneer Private Partnership Project in the health sector.
Educate Creativity Uncut Special Edition! Want to know more about a your career life as a film student (or anyone interested in the film industry for that matter!), especially in the music video scene? Take it from Avid Liongoren! <http://www.avidliongoren.com/> Thursday, March 14, 2013 5-7PM Media Center Steps. See you there! :)
MASTERSHOT 2013 is still OPEN! CMC Month 2013 presents MASTERSHOT. Submit a 2-5 minute film showcasing the beauty in the ugly (or vice versa). Special extension of submission of entries until March 15! Open to all UP Diliman students. Grand prize is P3,000, 2nd place P1,500 and 3rd place P1,000. Contact/submit entries to: Aly Suico 09175431022, or Earl Usi 09165731473.
SHIFT to Greener Alternatives Be part of the first ever joint bike and run event in UP and support road safety and the use of greener alternatives of transportation. It will be on March 24, 1pm – 5pm, AS Parking, UP Diliman. For UP Diliman students and employees: RUN 10K – P300. BIKE 25K – P500 For outsiders: RUN – P350 BIKE – P550. Proceeds will go to the installation of bike racks in UP Diliman. For more details, visit tinyurl.com/upshift2013 or facebook.com/UPShift2013
TCWOACA Theatre’s Lysistrata What happens to war when put in the hands of women? TCWOACA Theatre brings you Lysistrata, a Greek comedy directed by Livvy Perez and originally written by Aristophanes. The play will be on the 21st of March 2013 at Teatrong Hermogenes Yllagan, Faculty Center, UP Diliman. Show starts at 6:30 PM and admission is FREE! For seat reservations, please contact Guia Peralta at 09172487839 or reach us through our events page on Facebook, TCWOACA presents Lysistrata: A Greek Comedy.
Cart for Art’s Sake: Sining para sa Komunidad Art group Kurit-Lagting, in partnership with Childfund Philippines and FACE Inc. (Federation of Associations for Communities and Children’s Empowerment, Inc) and Casa Miani Foundation Inc., will be launching the KURITon Series: A Community Arts Project in Sorsogon City on April 6-7 2013 (at the Sorsogon State College Main Campus) through a Kuriton Forum as part of their advocacy in educating less-privileged children in various barangays to encourage them to engage in artistic activities and cultivate their potential in the arts. Kurit-Lagting, is an artistic collaboration of individual artists and interdisciplinary writers organization from UP Diliman and schools in Sorsogon City that incorporate different artistic disciplines in teaching both the theories and production of art.
Textback Ano ang masasabi mo sa naging tindig ng pamahalaan sa pagresolba sa isyu sa Sabah?
hay. imbis na tumul0ng yung g0byern0 sa sultanat0, naghugas kamay na lang para ‘di daw lumaki yung gul0. tsk tsk tsk. 201200756 ram0n BS ECE mahina po ang tindig ng ating pamahalaan. e kung tutuusin, pati mnlf tutulungan na ang sulu sa sabah. tapos gumamit pa ng f-16 ang malaysia. seryoso na ang sitwasyon, dapat tayo rin. ndi kasi makagalaw, lumambot, dahil tumulong ang malaysia sa pagbuo ng bangsamoro. sana maging firm at definite na ang stand ng pamahalaan natin na umaayon sa public trust. 2012-21271 BA Hist Isa lang masasabi ko dyan, walang kwenta si PNOY. Kahit anong gawin niya, Filipino pa din yung nasa Sabah. Isipin at pag-aralan niya mabuti kung bakit ginawa nila Sultan Kiram un. Pwede naman niyang bigyan ng pagkakataon ang both sides na magharap sa international court. Humingi siya ng tulong sa UNkung di talaga kaya ng panot niyang ulo. Ang hirap sa kanya, inuuna niya ung senatorial party niya kaysa ang kapakanan ng bansa. 2012-00094 if i were willie, i wil tel n0yn0y ths line, u dont do that 2 me! Hrap n hrap nko kkbgay ng premyo, andami pdn mhhrap? Pn0y, do smethng! U dnt do that 2 me! 2010-13457 Yung 1st crush ko po sa UP. Nagkacrush ako sa kanya nung 1st sem, nawala rin eventually. Tapos naging close po kami just this year, 2013. And I think I’m falling for him naaa. :( Super maalaga po kasi sya, ehh ganun naman pala sya sa lahat. :|Waaa! YOU DON’T DO THAT TO ME! :”12-6**4*
Kung ikaw si Willie Revillame, sino ang sasabihan mo ng “You don’t do that to me!” at bakit?
Sasabihin ko sa jury ng thesis ko na nagbagsak ng: “ilang buwan ko to pinaghirapan tapos minute detail na mali ganito agad? YOU DONT DO THAT TO ME” 2009-38*** Yung mga taong labis na umuutang pero hindi binabayaran, as in yung patatagalin hanggang sa nagkalimutan na. Isang daan din yun. 2011-30507 “You don’t do that to me!” Para yan sa mga professors ko na sandamukal ang pinapagawang papers, sandamakmak ang pinapabasang readings at linggo-linggo kung magpaquiz at exam 2012-78570 Cathy Kung ako si Willie, which is ayoko pero para sa question na ‘to eh di go na dn, syempre sasabihin ko yn sa mga kapatid kong ginagawa akong alila minsan. Chos! 201279630 Pwe! Walang kwenta si noynoy! Dapat ang suporta ng pinoy para sa kapwa niya pinoy! 2011 3648* kung ak0 si willie, sasabihin k0 yun sa DILNET. ambagal eh. hahaha. XD 201200756 malakenggbeeik BS ECE ME to my EX na CHEATER! You don’t do that to me!!! 2oo77**04 G/non-educ Ang sasabihan ko niyan ay ang crush ko Na blockmate ko dahil na-friendzone ako! You don’t do that to me samantalang dati tinetext mo ko araw-araw atsuper concern ka tapos ngayon grabe kang umiwas! Ayun lamang :) 2012-*0*9* BA BroadComm ang sasabihan ko ng “you don’t do that to me”ay ang cruel prof r sa pe1.naging prof. ko na sya date at madami kaming binagsak
niya sa di malamang dahilan.iningatan kong wag siya makuha ulet,pero sa kasamaang palad ay nalipat kame sa kanya.kapag binagsak niya ko ulet,ugh,ewan sa kanya”you don’t do that to me!”201101112 sam . fa
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Maganda yung sinulat ni Kel Almazan, “Wakas”. Nakaka-relate ako. Nakakatakot ngang sumablay :) I would love to see more articles like this sa mga susunod na Kule. :) 2008-*81*2* RD Aliposa, kayo po ba ang founder ng RD Philippines Movement sa erepublik.com/ en? hehe. 2012-21271 BA Hist Hi. Crush ko na lahat ng graphic artists niyo forever yun lang bye. Lalo na yung gumawa nung cover page ng latest issue yun lang ulit bye <3 Kung hindi man po sinusuportahan ng gobyerno ang pag-angkin ng Sultan sa Sabah, sana po ay wag nila makalimutang tulungan ang mga Pilipino doon na nakabaon ang isang paa sa hukay. 12-6**4* sasabihan ko ng YDDTTM ang mga blockmates ko kasi sigurado na papaiyakin nila ako kapag nagshift na ako ng kolehiyo. relate ba, freshies? =‘( Rt rt ha! 2012-2ILY7 UPDEPP BM1B Si James Younghusband, na may girlfriend na ulit. di mo na ko nahintay. you don’t do that to me! :D 200941235
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Pabati lang po kay Charmaene Marie, belated ah, nakalimutan kita batiin sa Kule. saka, kailan mo ako sasagutin? haha. 2012-2**71 Pabati po kay kuya Dik(JBB). CONGRATS!!! makikita mo na ang mga sunflower! :D20102***1
Ze baboosh edishun! KAMUSTARIRAY KAYO MGA DAY? Jexcited na ba kayo sa holy week? Kalurkey ang sched ngayon noh, after mag-vacations for the lovely days (mahal na araw hihihi, see what I did there?) e kailangan ulit nating mag-flylaloo back to yupi nating lavey for the jexams! Anyhoo xanadoo, you are now holding ze last ishu of kuley for ze sem. Amamishu guys so much, but before I crayola wally bayola here, amadeliver to you muna ze chikas I collated jaz for you blue bayou: Ze dramarama sa oval. One day isang hapon, during ze rush hour sa jacademic oval, may magjowang not so agaw-pansin pero napansin ko pa rin kasi I’m so echozera. Ume-LQ ang drama ng pair, kasi hinahabol ni koya si atey. And jaz like in ze movies, nang ma-touch ni koya ang braso ni atey ay biglang “che!” Infair verona, kalas-braso ang level ng pag-shoo away ni teh. At nang pa-near na sila sa akin, nahear ko si koya, “sorry na, can’t you forgive me?” ANSABEEEH?! Abot outerspace ang kakornihan, juzkrez forgive yo fez! Ze grand take-off. Speaking of outerspace, na-share sa akin na derz diz ate raw na parang nasa kalawakan yata ang brains while buying pancit canton. Say kasi ng ate sa koya manininda, “Isa pong pancit canton. Take-off.” Spaceship ‘te, spaceship? Tume-take off ang pancit canton kaloka! Pero pagbigyan, prettylets naman daw si ate so keri lang (hohoho, good looks can bring you far talaga, as in as far as ze moon after ng…take off! harharharhar!). Ze grad sabotage. For every graduating kulutera, there’s two delayed kuluteras. Dats sorta a rule, kaya bitter-bitteran ang peg ng kulutera peeps sa isang koya kulutera na magmamartsa DAW diz april. Mala-strike ang kampanya against his paglaya, as in nagkalat ang “no to grad”post-its sa mga computer, locker, at pati sa banyo. Pero deins nauubusan ng hope si koya, kahit na waley pa shang thesis, may dalawa pa shang INC, at bagsak ang standing nya sa isang class! O diba ang laki ng chance na gagradweyt sha? Sinlaki ng butas ng pwet ng beki echos jok lang! Hay nakurr, sa mga gradweyting jan, gudlak sa inyo mga day. At sa mga matatagalan pa bago ang tagumpay, isipin n’yo na lang, you’re also graduating…gradually! Ajejeje. Last ish na itey diz sem so baboosh na mga istariray! Amamishu and amalavyu and amatenkyu for ze lovi poe! Babooshilyn bow!
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