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Philippine Collegian Opisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas - Diliman 14 Hunyo 2011 Taon 89, Blg. 1

Terminal Cases Delfin Mercado

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Half of UPD freshies under ‘millionaire bracket’

Number of Bracket A students surges by over 3,000% Marjohara Tucay & Keith Richard Mariano Over half of the incoming freshmen in UP Diliman, or 900 out of an estimated 1,750 first year students were classified under Bracket A of the Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP), and will be paying P1,500 per unit for the

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current academic year, according to data from the Office of the UP President.

The number of Bracket A freshmen in Diliman recorded this year is over 3,000 percent higher than the total 29 undergraduate students classified in the said bracket last year.

Students who are classified under Bracket A are assumed to have a gross annual family income of over P1 million. Most of the first year students classified in the highest bracket this semester have “self-declared” their family income, said UP President Alfredo Pascual in a dialogue with

student leaders on June 3.

Meanwhile, only 40 freshmen were classified under Brackets E1 and E2 and will be granted free tuition, constituting around 7 percent of the total number of freshmen who applied for the STFAP, based on data posted by the Office of Scholarships and Student Services (see sidebar).

Also, for 2011, only 9 percent or 212 of the 2,265 undergraduate students who applied for STFAP were assigned to the lowest brackets of the Alphabetic Bracketing Scheme (ABS) of the STFAP. Of the 212 recipients of free

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Art work by RD Aliposa tuition, 179 were bracketed under Bracket E1, of which 35 students are freshmen. Meanwhile, 33 students were qualified under Bracket E2, five of which are freshmen, and are to receive a stipend of P12,000 every semester.

“The data we now have show how two decades of the implementation of STFAP have increased those who pay more and decrease those who pay less,” Student Regent Ma. Kristina Conti said.

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resented bringing all the secondhand books I bought on impulse last summer and never finished reading.

It was early morning, and with the heavy load on my back, I bumped into almost everyone along the way. I kept on muttering sorry’s as people glared at me, but when a bus sped by and mud smeared my crisp white polo, I lost my polite self. I cursed the bus driver for being reckless and the heavens for dumping rain.

Here I am back in the city jungle, where the only water that won’t taint your shirt comes in bottles, where decent concrete paths are not for pedestrians but for parked cars. It has been a long, dreary trip from Batangas to Quezon City, and every minute in this jungle covers my already soiled polo with more grime and filth.

The series of mishaps in my return to the city continued. I found out I left my wallet at home, which meant I had to go back tomorrow if I wanted to pay my tuition on time. I got lucky that I had loose change in for fare. Walking along EDSA seems a tedious task, especially with a bag full of unfinished books on my back. But forgetting my wallet seemed predestined, for I learned halfway through the enrolment that I owed the library and would not be cleared for enrolment. To be honest, I was not worried for a second. I have always thought of quitting school, and could not help but think that my library problem was cosmos replying in the affirmative.

People will say that I am mad to treat misfortune as serendipity. My scientific classmates would mock me, and tell me that fate is for people who cannot reconcile imagination and logic. But logic is so overrated, especially in this time of loose ends and unfinished business.

We try to fight some things, yet we end up losing anyway. It doesn’t matter if one walks or runs in the rain; without an umbrella, you’ll get soaked. We can pray for peace in Libya or Yemen, but a trip to McDo cancels out our graces.

A cheeseburger bought is a donation made to the war that kills Libyans and Yemeni. It does not matter that we pity the starving Africans, we still subscribe to European ideals that once (or perhaps still does) regarded Africans as lesser beings.

The excesses of this world teach us to think and feel beyond our means, but the excess itself is the limiting agent of our lives. It’s just the old world rotating each day in a predetermined

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2 • Kulê Opinyon

Martes 14 Hunyo 2011

Pagguho ng ilusyon Ito ang panahon ng pagbuo at pagguho ng ilusyon.

Sa muling pagbubukas ng mga pahina ng Philippine Collegian, tangan nito ang kambal na gampaning basagin ang ilusyon ng pagbabagong ipinupustura ng bagong administrasyon, at ang walang paumanhing pagkiling sa mga nasa laylayan ng lipunan.

Saksi ang Kulê sa pagkaluklok ni Benigno Aquino III sa pagkapangulo, sa panahong malawak ang panawagan para wakasan ang laganap na korupsyon at kalupitan ng rehimeng Arroyo. Matapos ang isang taon, patuloy pa ring nagkukubli sa pangako ng pagbabago ang bagong liderato.

Nananatiling pinid ang pinto ng pag-unlad para sa kalakhan ng sambayanan. Nakapako sa P404 ang minimum wage sa Kamaynilaan habang walang habas ang pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin. Pangunahin na rito ang presyo ng langis na sa loob ng nakaraang anim na buwa’y 14 na ulit na tumaas.

Pinili ng administrasyong Aquino na sundin ang dikta ng mga dayuhang mangangalakal at lalo pang ibinukas ang ekonomiya sa ganansya ng dayuhan habang binabansot ang mga pambansang industriya.

Tali ang mga kamay ng gobyerno sa sarili nitong lubid – mga palisiyang tulad ng Oil Deregulation Law na hinayaang diktahan ng malayang pamilihan ang presyo ng mga bilihin. Nahihirati ang pamahalaan sa panandaliang lunas gaya ng conditional cash transfer at Pantawid Pasada bilang tugon sa sumisirit na krisis.

Hanggang sa ngayon, hindi pa rin nakakamit ang tunay na reporma sa lupa sa ilalim ng Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program. Sa halip na isulong ang pambansang industriyalisasyon, ibinebenta pa ng gobyerno ang ilan sa mga serbisyong pinopondohan ng pamahalaan.

Wala ring pinag-iba ang kalagayan ng karapatang pantao sa bansa. Patuloy ang mga pulitikal na pamamaslang at paglabag sa karapatang pantao. Sa loob lamang ng isang taong pamumuno ni Aquino, mahigit 10 mamamahayag na ang napaslang, samantalang wala pa ring hustisyang nakakamit ang daan-daang biktima ng mga nakaraang rehimen.

Sa ilalim ng gobyernong Aquino, patuloy ang pagsadsad ng inilalaang badyet sa edukasyon, na dahilan ng bumababang kalidad ng pagtuturo sa elementarya at hayskul. Sa halip na solusyon, lalo pang pabigat sa mga mag-aaral ang dagdag na taon sa ilalim ng programang K+12, na bulag na ipinatupad ng administrasyong Aquino.

Pilit namang pagkakasyahin ngayong taon ng mahigit 100 pampublikong pamantasan ang subsidyong binawasan ng pamahalaan ng mahigit isang bilyong piso. Dahil dito, napipilitan ang mga pamantasang humanap ng sariling mapagkakakitaan gaya ng pagtataas ng matrikula. Tulad ng iba pang serbisyong panlipunan, itinuturing nang negosyo ang

QUOTED

We are just helping the students to be honest early in their lives.

—UP President Alfredo Pascual,

in a June 3 dialogue with student leaders regarding the STFAP bracket certification.

Ysa Calinawan edukasyon.

Sa UP, patuloy ang pagpapaupa ng mga lupain sa mga pribadong kumpanya. Katambal nito ang pagpapatupad ng mga palisiyang naglalayong lalo pang pigain ang kakayahang magbayad ng mga mag-aaral tulad ng Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program o STFAP. Nanatili ang paninindigan ng Kulê na tanging mas mataas na subsidyo sa pamantasan ang sagot sa kakulangan ng pondo, at hindi ang pagpasa ng pasanin sa mga mag-aaral.

Mananatiling nakamatyag ang pahayagan sa bagong pamunuan ni Pangulong Alfredo Pascual, at hihimuking tupdin ang kanyang sinumpaang tungkuling panatilihin ang pampublikong karakter ng pamantasan at bumalikwas sa administrasyong kanyang sinundan.

Sa ganitong umiiral na sistemang panlipunan, hinihingi sa ating mga mag-aaral na pumanig sa interes ng sambayanang inaapi.

Bagkus patuloy na iwinawaksi ng Kulê ang pluralistang pagtingin at suri. Sa panahon ng panlilinlang at ligalig, ang hindi pagkiling ay pagsangayon at pagtanggap sa kasalukuyang kaayusan.

Alay ng pahayagan ang bawat pahina nito linggulinggo sa pagbibigay tinig sa mga batayang sektor.

Walang paumanhing susuong ang Kulê sa laban ng naaapi: sa mga magsasakang nanawagan para sa tunay na repormang agraryo; sa mga manggagawang

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pinagsasamantalahan; sa mga pambansang minorya na itinataboy sa kanilang mga lupang minana; sa mga kababaihan, bakla, lesbyana at transgender na lantad sa panganib ng diskriminasyon; sa mga biktima ng pulitikal na pandarahas; sa mga migranteng manggagawa na inilalako ng pamahalaan sa ibang bansa; at sa mga estudyanteng pinagkakaitan ng karapatang makapag-aral.

Walang espasyong sasayangin ang Kulê, sa pahayagan man o online. Hindi magpapapigil ang Kulê sa limitasyon ng bilang ng sirkulasyon, at tatangkain ng pahayagan na mapalawak pa ang bilang ng mambabasa at maabot ang malawak na mamamayan gamit ang iba’t ibang lunsaran. Tulad ng mga kilusang mapagpalaya sa iba’t ibang panig ng daigdig na humuhulagpos mula sa mga mapaniil na mga rehimen, gagamitin ng Kulê ang espasyo ng Internet upang pumukaw at magmulat.

Ngayong taon, muli tayong papanig at babalikwas. Habang nanatili ang mga suliranin ng lipunang patuloy na nagpapahirap sa sambayanan, hindi titigil ang Kulê sa pagsisiwalat at pagmumulat.

Gayunman, kinikilala ng Kulê na maging anong talas ng pagsusuri, sa anumang lunsaran, hindi sapat ang mga salita at guhit sa pahayagan upang magluwal ng pagbabago. Hindi salita ang kikilos, hindi mga dibuho ang mag-oorganisa. Magsisilbi lamang na balangkas ang mga pahina ng Kulê tungo sa pagbuo ng kolektibong pwersang babasag sa mga umiiral na ilusyon ng ating panahon. ●

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I have no proof that he is dead. If indeed he is dead, I’ve been telling them to return him to me.

For me, that would be enough. Return of Jonas will be the ultimate measure of success.

—Edita Burgos, mother of

missing activist Jonas Burgos, while filing criminal charges against the military on June 9 .

[A]ng mga proyekto at departamentong binuhusan ng pondo, mula edukasyon hanggang pabahay ng sundalo at kapulisan, mula kalusugan hanggang sa CCT program—lahat po iyan, ginawa natin para ipamalas ang tunay na kahulugan ng kalayaan...

—Pres.

Benigno

Aquino

III,

Independence Day Speech

Hindi ako agree diyan, sa divorce, hindi maganda yan.

Nasa bibliya na... bawal mong iluwa yung nasubo mo na.

—Manny Pacquiao on divorce bill, taped interview in StarTalk TX on June 11

3 • Kulê Balita

Review body drafts ‘alternative’ student code Keith Richard D. Mariano The Student Review Committee (SRC), composed of representatives from various student councils, is currently drafting a new student handbook to replace the proposed Code of Student Conduct (CSC), which student organizations have criticized as “repressive.”

Upon the directive of UP Diliman Chancellor Ceasar Saloma, the SRC was formed to review the CSC and suggest amendments. However, the SRC decided to craft an entirely different code, which they tentatively call the2011 Student Handbook of Rights and Responsibilities (SHRR).

“The SRC believed that the old code was founded on the wrong philosophy and fundamentals [so] the [SHRR] seeks to correct that by emphasizing student participation both in the creation and in the implementation of a guide for student conduct,” said Student Regent Ma. Kristina Conti.

The CSC, which was first drafted in 2009 and later revised in 2010, is a set of rules governing all affairs on student conduct and discipline. The CSC was meant to replace the present 1976 Student Guide.

Various organizations and student formations criticized the CSC for not including a student representative in its drafting and review. Then Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (VCSA) Elizabeth Enriquez and members of the drafting committee denied all appeals for student representation,

stating that only the faculty can be part of any subcommittee of the UC. When Saloma took over as chancellor last February, he formed the SRC to “bring in the perspective and sentiments of the students” who will be covered by the CSC, said VCSA Ma. Corazon Tan. The SRC is composed of representatives from the UP Diliman University Student Council (USC), the League of College Councils, and the college councils of Social Science and Philosophy, Arts and Letters, Science, Mass Communication, Law and Human Kinetics.

The Office of the Student Regent, the systemwide alliance of student councils Katipunan ng mga Sangguniang Mag-aaral sa UP and a graduate student also participated in the review.

The SRC will present the SHRR draft to the University Council (UC) on June 18. The SRC and UC will consolidate the two drafts before the final draft will be forwarded to the Board of Regents for approval.Saloma plans to implement the new student code by July, said Tan.

‘Counter-handbook’

The SHRR is a “counter-handbook” to the CSC, modifying the contested provisions in the CSC (see sidebar).

In the series of consultations on the CSC held in 2009, college student councils and organizations rejected the proposed code for its “flawed” provisions.

The students questioned certain provisions such as requiring a one-

Major revisions in the Student Code Article/ Sec.* 2009 draft CSC

2010 draft CSC

2011 SHRR

Article IV Section 27.a

While on suspension, a student may not live in a University housing

Students on Retained the 2010 suspension may live in draft CSC provision a University housing

Article V Section 1

Stated the rights to be enjoyed by a student as defined by applicable laws but such “applicable laws” were not specified

The 1987 Philippine Constitution, UP Charter, Education Act of 1982 (EA 1982), Campus Journalism Act (CJA) and Antisexual Harassment Act were used as basis for student rights. Various youth formations, however, have criticized the EA 1982 and CJA for their “ineffectiveness.”

Bill of Rights was added, enumerating the students’ rights including the right to have grades released “on time.” The 20 Student Demands of 2009 were also incorporated as rights

Article VI Section1.d

One-year ban for freshmen and transferees in joining organizations

One-semester ban for freshmen and transferees

Freshmen and transferees are allowed to join in any organization

Article VI Section 3.1.a

Stipulated that organizations must have at least 100 members or 0.5 percent of the University student population to be recognized

Minimum number of members required for organization recognition was reduced to at least 20 students

Retained the 20-student membership requirement in its definition of an organization

Article VI Section 4.1

The grant of a tambayan was considered a privilege. The grant shall be approved by an ad hoc committee on certain criteria

Retained the provision

The grant of a tambayan to organizations was considered a right.

Every organization shall have its tambayan.

*Article and section numbers may vary in the SHRR Sources: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Student Review Committee

Pagharang sa Kalayaan Nagmartsa patungong US Embassy ang iba’t ibang sektor ng lipunan sa paggunita ng ika-113 Araw ng Kalayaan noong Hunyo 12. Sa programang idinaos sa TM Kalaw, iginiit ng mga grupo na huwad ang kalayaan ng Pilipinas dahil sa pagpapatuloy ng Visiting Forces Agreement at iba pang kontramamamayang palisya ng kasalukuyang pamahalaan.

Airnel T. Abarra at Chris Martin T. Imperial

Martes 14 Hunyo 2011 year residency before a student can join organizations.

“The ban unduly restrains the capability of both the freshman student and some organizations to flourish [as this] would disenfranchise freshmen of a venue to vent out their concerns and needs while organizations will not be able to benefit from the fresh ideas they will bring,” explained Conti.

In 2010, the drafting and review committee modified certain provisions in the CSC (see sidebar).

For instance, the one-year residency requirement in joining organizations was reduced to one semester.

However, student organizations and councils still called for the scrapping of the CSC because some of the contested provisions were retained.

In the SHRR, the residency requirement was removed on the basis of students’ right to assembly and organization. Additional articles were included in the SHRR such as the Bill of Rights, which enumerates the basic rights of the students in the University.

“Vague” definitions of misconductin the draft CSC were also questioned as they “can be used against our right to express ourselves freely,” according to Junk the Code Alliance, a university-wide alliance of student formations against the implementation of the CSC. According to Section 1.6 of the CSC, “any other form of misconduct, which affects the good order and welfare and/or good name of the University” is punishable. However, it would be the administration that will interpret the broad provision and students might be sanctioned without sufficient basis, said Garcia.

“The basis of discipline [in the CSC] was drafted in an administrator’s [perspective]. There should be a declaration of a guideline of practicing our rights in a practicable manner,” added Garcia during the SRC meeting last May 23.

The 20 General Student Demands of 2009 will also be incorporated as rights in the handbook, said Garcia. Among the demands are the improvement of student services such as internet and housing, respect of the right to assembly of student organizations, student participation in policy-making, and stable funding for all UP official publications.

The SRC has yet to finish the handbook as certain articles and provisions will still undergo consultation with students and organizations.

“We hope to make the SHRR more of a pledge by the students, an honor code, rather than a list of prohibitions and their corresponding punishment,” said Conti. ●

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Martes 14 Hunyo 2011

UP admin suspends Cebu dean, Half a million families in NCR 2 other officials lose their homes in recent demolitions Keith RIchard D. Mariano

Three top officials of UP Cebu including Dean Enrique Avila were preventively suspended as the UP administration conducts further investigation on the charges of grave misconduct and abuse of discretion filed against them.

The 90-day suspension order, effective May 26, was issued to Avila, lecturer and consultant Ernesto Pineda and Budget Officer Alsidry Sharif. A preventive suspension is usually imposed on employees while an investigation is conducted to prevent them from causing further harm or damage to the institution.

Ten faculty and staff members of UP Cebu filed a complaint against the three officials last March 17. According to the complaint, Avila violated the Government Procurement Act for the “illegal composition” of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC).

Pineda, who was appointed by Avila,wasnot a regular employee of UP Cebubutwas assigned asBAC head. A BAC should be “chaired by at least a third ranking permanent official,”according to Article V, section 11 of the Government Procurement Act. Avila also violated the UP Charter provisions on democratic governance for removing the student

representative position in the UP Cebu Executive Committee, said the faculty and staff members.

Sec. 3 (h) of the UP Charter states that the University shall “provide democratic governance in the University based on... active participation of its constituents,” which include the students.

Pineda and Sharif, meanwhile, were accused of violating the Anti- Graft and Corruption Act for allegedly entering into contracts “disadvantageous” to the University and extorting a part of job-order workers’ wages.

Avila declined to comment on the issue.

“We welcome this decision of the UP administration under Pascual,” said UP Cebu Student Council Vice Chairperson Kristian Jacob Lora.

However, “their suspension is just an initial victory for UP Cebu[because the] ultimate goal is to oust Avila and his cohorts,” he added.

Bogus suspension?

Although Avila was under preventive suspension, he was given a teaching load for this semester.

He should not have been given a teaching load while under preventive suspension as “he may be able to influence his colleagues and purge records which may be used as evidence,” said a UP Cebu faculty

Sidebar 1: Recent demolition projects in NCR Demolition projects September 2010 Sitio San Roque, Quezon City

February 2011 Brgy. Corazon de Jesus, San Juan February 2011 Brgy. Central, Agham Road, Quezon City May 2011 Brgy. San Roque, Navotas May 2011 Laperal Compound, Makati

member privy to the issue.

The UP Cebu administration reportedly explained that Avila was only suspended as Dean but not as a faculty, said the faculty member.

UP Cebu Associate Dean Richelita Galapate was designated as the officer-in-charge. Galapate, a “known ally” of the suspended Dean, is the implementer of the preventive suspension order, added the faculty member who requested anonymity.

‘Harassment’ suits

Avila filed libel suits against the complainants last March 28. The dean also filed an administrative case against All UP Academic Employees Union Cebu Chapter President Karl Roque for dishonesty, grave misconduct and abuse of discretion last month. Roque was among the signatories in the complaint against Avila, Pineda and Sharif.

Meanwhile, Sharif charged six job-order workers, who testified in the case against him, with perjury last April.

The cases filed by Avila and Sharif are clearly forms of harassment, creating an “atmosphere of fear” to those who would want to expose their anomalies, said Lora. “[Sa huli], mananaig pa rin ang katotohan at hustisya kapag sama-sama nating ipinaglalaban,” he added. ●

Purpose Construction of Quezon City Central Business District (QCCBD) Expansion of San Juan City Hall Construction of QCCBD “Structural hazards posed by squatter areas” Fire hazard

Sidebar 2: Number of housing units for the displaced families Number of affected families Number of housing units Number of units needed Number of units that the government plans to add until 2016 Number of units needed after 2016

Pauline Gidget Estrella Around 556,000 families have been displaced in the National Capital Region following a spate of demolitions beginning in the second half of 2010, based on data from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

In Quezon City, Makati, Navotas and San Juan, houses were demolished to pave way for new business districts, construction of infrastructures, and expansion of roads connecting commercial centers (see sidebar 1).

There was “no proper relocation plan” for most of the displaced families, while some of the relocation settlements are far from sources of livelihood, said Carlito Badion, vice chair of urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap.

The government only wanted to drive away the urban poor communities to make way for projects that do not benefit the majority, he added.

Also, the government does not have enough housing units for the affected families, according to DILG (see sidebar 2). Although the administration plans to add housing units until 2016, DILG data reveals that it would still need around 201,000 units to house the displaced families.

Under President Benigo Aquino III’s administration, there have been five major demolition projects in Metro Manila. More residents may be displaced if the government pushes for the “development projects” that are part of its “public-private

partnerships (PPPs),” said Badion.

Under these partnerships, social services and public assets are privatized and the government passes its obligation to the private sector, said Sonny Africa, head researcher of IBON Foundation. Moreover, in numerous PPPs, many families continue to face the threat of eviction, he added (see sidebar 3).

The residents, however, are fighting for their homes and livelihood, said Josie Lopez of Alyansa Kontra Demolisyon. Some urban poor leaders were detained and even killed, she added, citing the case of Antonio Homo, the campaign officer of the organization Nagkakaisang Samahan sa Kadiwa in Navotas. Homo was shot to death by an unidentified gunman at the height of the demolition in Kadiwa this year.

For Kadamay-NCR Chair Joy Lumawod, the reason behind the growing number of Filipinos migrating from provinces to urban centers is “the lack of genuine land reform program” in the countryside.

“If this is the case, Aquino must resolve the issue of landlessness first on rural areas,” said Kadamay in a statement. “To be able to prevent violent confrontation between the demolition team and the residents, Aquino must pull back his plan to massively displace urban poor families in Metro Manila, and must start implementing a genuine agrarian reform program,” the group added. ●

556, 000 32, 762 523,238 322,000 201,238

Source: Department of Interior and Local Government

Sidebar 3: Infrastructure and commercial projects in NCR that have led or may lead to displacement of urban poor families Quezon City Central Business District Aqueduct Improvement Project (Quezon City) NorthBay District Project ( Navotas ) National Government Center (Quezon City) Laguna Lake Dike Privatization of New Bilibid Prison (Muntinlupa City) Privatization of Port area (Manila)

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LAST FAREWELL. Colleagues and former students attend the necrological service of late Professor Dante L. Ambrosio at the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice in UP Diliman on June 6, 2011. Professor Ambrosio, who succumbed to cerebral stroke, rose to prominence as one of the militant historians of his time and his numerous scholarly literature about Philippine history and culture. Photo by Airnel T. Abarra

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Bracket certification

The sudden surge in the number of Bracket A students may be largely due to the implementation of the new Bracket B certification scheme, added Conti.

A memorandum issued by Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) Gisela Concepcion last April 8 required all incoming freshmen and transferees who wish to be classified under Bracket B, which is for students with gross annual income of P500,001 to P1 million, to submit documentary evidence including copies of income tax returns or employment contracts of their parents and a vicinity map of their family residence.

“The change is being made to strengthen a weak rule and ensure the integrity of STFAP implementation…

The required submission of supporting documents under the new rule is expected to make students honest about their socio-economic standings,” Pascual said in a statement.

However, Conti explained that the underlying reason for the new rules on bracket certification is to raise revenues being collected from students. “What appears to be happening now is instead of providing assistance to students, STFAP has become a mechanism to charge students with higher tuition rates,” Conti added.

Change in base tuition?

Before the implementation of the Bracket B certification, students who do not apply for socialized tuition pay the base rate of P1,000 per unit, according to the STFAP website.

Students only needed to submit a signed document signifying that their family’s income does not exceed P1 million.

However, with the new requirements in place, the administration has seemingly changed the base tuition from P1,000 to P1,500,

Martes 14 Hunyo 2011 Conti said.

“The memorandum’s focus on the fulfilment of the new Bracket B certification and additional requirements for classification under Bracket B cannot but be interpreted as a change in the default bracket of the STFAP given the students’ experience with STFAP,” according to the UP Kilos Na Alliance in a statement.

The UP administration denied that the new rules for Bracket B certification have changed the base tuition. In a memorandum released

by VPAA Concepcion on June 6, she clarified that “there is no change in the STFAP bracket schedule and there is no tuition fee increase.”

“In fact, there is no such thing as base tuition,” Pascual told student leaders in the dialogue.

“The idea of a base tuition is that’s what you’ll pay if you don’t submit anything to STFAP. With new requirements needed for Bracket B certification, those who don’t bother to submit documents are obliged to pay a higher rate,” Conti explained.

“Sa ganitong sistema, tila inaasahan ng administrasyon ng UP na lahat ng papasok na bagong estudyante ng UP ay kayang magbayad ng P1,500 kada yunit unless proven otherwise,” said National Union of Students of the Philippines Secretary General Vanessa Faye Bolibol.

‘Flawed program’

Since the first implementation of the STFAP in 1989, the program aimed to “democratize access” to the university by providing financial assistance and tuition discounts to students.

STFAP utilizes economic indicators such as gross annual income to gauge the income bracket of each applicant. The original bracketing scheme has been twice revised in the past years to adjust the income brackets.

However, based on Collegian data, after over two decades of implementation of the STFAP, the number of UP Diliman students

benefiting from free tuition dropped by almost 90 percent.

In 1991, one in every five undergraduate students in Diliman benefited from free tuition under the program. By 2010, only one in every one hundred students is granted free tuition.

“Ang mga ginagamit na indicators ng STFAP ngayon ay hindi na lapat sa konkretong sitwasyon,” Bolibol said.

Abigail Jamias, an incoming freshman, told the Collegian her first experience with the STFAP application process, where she applied for Bracket C and was instead classified as Bracket A. “I am absolutely not fine with my being assessed to Bracket A. I did apply for Bracket C because it is where my family’s income belongs.

I applied for an appeal and the whole application process is indeed, laborious,” Jamias said.

During the June 3 dialogue with Pascual, he told the student leaders that the administration will soon be reviewing the STFAP system and revise the flaws on the bracketing procedure.

“Pero anumang pagbabago sa STFAP, hindi nito maitatago ang katotohanang nagamit at patuloy itong ginagamit upang maging justification sa pagtataas ng matrikula. Sa halip na maglaan ng panahon upang lalo pang pahirapin ang proseso ng STFAP, nararapat na mas paigtingin ng pamahalaan ang panawagan nito para sa mas mataas na subsidyo,” Bolibol said. ●

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orbit. We live in patterns worked out before we were born. The mishaps along the way, however spontaneous they seem, are parentheses in the script— out of place, yes, but not accidental.

There are people who want to deviate from the norm, to break away and rebel from the current order. But I think those guys are merely shifting paths. All paths, unfortunately, lead us to the same hole. ●

Bracket

Number of qualified undergraduate students*

Number of qualified freshmen

A (More than P1 million)

900++**

900**

B (P500,001 to P1,000,000)

165

65

C (P250,001 to P500,000)

1067

256

D (P135,001 to P250,000)

794

174

E1 (P80,001 to 135,000)

179

35

E2 (P80,000 or less)

33

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*Data obtained from the posted results for the first and second batch of bracketing from the Office of Scholarships and Student Services **Estimate from the Office of the President

www.philippinecollegian.org

BEARING THE BRUNT. A UP Diliman student finally ends her enrolment as she pays her tuition at the cashier’s office on June 10. Recently, the UP administration required incoming freshmen to pay P 1,500 per unit unless they obtain certification from the Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program office assigning them to lower income brackets. Photo by Richard Jacob Dy

Newsbriefs Pauline Gidget Estrella

DOJ opens investigations on missing UP students The Department of Justice (DOJ) has formed a three-person panel to investigate the criminal charges against retired Army major general Jovito Palparan for the alleged abduction of UP students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan in 2006.

The three-person panel, which was created under Department Order 457 issued by DOJ Secretary Leila de Lima, will determine if there is a probable cause in the complaint filed last May 4 by Erlinda Cadapan and Concepcion Empeño, the mothers of the missing students. They charged Palparan and six others with arbitrary detention, serious physical injuries and rape.

Empeño and Cadapan were conducting research in Hagonoy, Bulacan last June 2006 when they were abducted by alleged military elements under the suspicion that they were members of the New People’s Army. ●

CHEd to limit miscellaneous fees in colleges The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) will impose a cap on the miscellaneous fees in various colleges following complaints from students and youth groups, said CHEd Executive Director Julito Vitriolo in a Senate hearing on June 2.

Many private schools have been “overcharging” miscellaneous fees, while some fees were used for “dubious” purposes, said Einstein Recedes, national president of the National Union of Students of the Philippines, an alliance of student councils in the country. Recedes

cited a case in which a student’s miscellaneous fees alone amounted to more than P10,000. ●

Int’l fact-finding mission reveals land grabbing in Isabela Several farmers and their families who have lived for several generations in San Mariano, Isabela have lost their lands to pave way for a bio-ethanol project of a Japanese company, according to the findings of an international fact-finding team.

The company GFI aims to plant sugarcane in 11,000 hectares of land which used to be devoted to rice, corn and vegetables, according to the team. The team was composed of representatives from peasant and environmental groups from Canada, Paraguay, Japan and USA and local organizations. ●

Two UP faculty members pass away in the last two months Veteran journalist Lourdes EstellaSimbulan and historian Dr. Dante Ambrosio, both faculty members in the university, passed away last May 13 and June 4, respectively.

Simbulan was declared dead on arrival in the hospital after a bus rammed the body of the taxi cab she was riding along Commonwealth Avenue, reducing the vehicle to half its original size. The driver of the bus had already surrendered himself in Davao.

Ambrosio, meanwhile, died of cardiac arrest in the Philippine Heart Center after grappling with a heart ailment for more than a month. ●

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4 Bottoms Up

Kabisaduhin ang mga kulay ng mga bubong ng mga jeep na pumapasada sa UP at imapa ang ruta ng bawat jeep ayon sa kulay. Iba-iba man ang ruta sa umaga, iisa lang ang exit ng mga sasakyan sa UP kung lampas na sa curfew hours. Maliban sa University Avenue, sarado na ang lahat ng entry/exit points sa UP pagsapit ng alas-10 ng gabi.

tatlong ulit at bilangin kung ilang humps mayroon ang oval na may circumference na 2.2 kilometro. Malay mo, makasabay mo pa si Papa Piolo na magpawis at magpamacho.

10 Sawsawero, sawsawera

2 Soul Searching

16 Peyups idol

Alamin mo ang tunay na pangalan ng mga alamat ng UP – sina Zorro, Macario Sakay at Mang Romy.

Binansagang Sakay ang manininda malapit sa Ilang-ilang dormitory dahil sa kanyang buhok. Samantala, ugali na ni Mang Romy ang magtanong sa mga tao sa Vinzons Hall kung “meron ba tayo diyan?” Si Zorro naman ang masked hero na bantay ng Acad Oval.

17 Lider-Estudyante

Kilalanin ang mga miyembro ng University Student Council at local council ng iyong kolehiyo. Huwag ring kalimutan na i-add sa facebook ang kasalukuyang Student Regent, ang nag-iisa nating tinig sa Board of Regents, ang pinakamataas na lupong tagapagpaganap sa UP.

4

Matapos ang exams, yayain ang mga kaibigan at umubos ng isang bucket ng beer sa Sarah’s, isang sikat na tambayan sa Krus na Ligas. Para lamang sa edad 18 pataas ang hamon na ito. Para sa mga batang gusto ng serbesa, hindi kami ang nagturo sa inyong uminom.

2

Ayon sa Revitalized General Education Program (RGEP), student knows best. Malaya kang makapipili ng 15 units o 5 kurso sa bawat larangan ng Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Philosophy (SSP) at Math, Science and Technology na kukumpleto sa iyong GE. Nauso ang terminong “uno-able” para sa mga GE subjects at guro, at tila batayan na ng mga estudyante sa pagkuha ng GE ang pagiging madali ng subject kaysa sa kahalagahan nito sa kanyang holistic development. Kadalasang nasa AS ang silid ng GE subjects, kaya alamin mo ang iskema ng pagkakaayos ng mga kwarto sa Palma Hall. Kung hindi mo naman mahanap ang TBA, maghintay at matatagpuan mo rin iyon.

3 Let’s get physical

5 TL ako kay Oble

Akala mo ba ikaw lang ang may lovelife? Hanapin si Magdangal, na iniirog ni Oble. Kung type mo si Oble, may pag-asa ka pa dahil dalawa ang Oble sa Diliman. Hanapin kung nasaan ang isa pang Oble, na siyang orihinal na eskulturang inukit ni Guillermo Tolentino batay sa hubog nina Anastacio Caedo at Virgilio Raymundo, hindi sa tatay ni FPJ.

6 Maximum chances

Artikulo nina Mary Joy Capistrano Kevin Mark Gomez Dibuho ni Al Alarill a Disenyo ng pahina ni Kel Almazan

Are you UP for it?

3

Kung hindi ka pinalad sa CRS, magpa-add mat ka ng super sikat na PE. Subukang matanggap sa klase ng mga pinaka-in-demand na PE katulad ng archery, swimming, basketball at tennis. Apat na PE lang ang kailangan mo sa UP, kaya gawin mo na ang lahat para makuha ang klaseng gusto mo.

Pinaprint mo ang resulta ng UPCAT at idinikit sa pader ng iyong kwarto. Bumili ka na rin ng UP jacket, shirt at ID lace. Walang duda, tuwang-tuwa ka na tawaging iskolar ng bayan ng University of the Philippines. Pero unang hakbang pa lang ang UPCAT. Marami ka pang bigas (o isaw) na kakainin, kaya kung tunay kang magaling, tanggapin mo ang hamong ito.

Narito ang listahan ng mga bagay na kailangan mong gawin upang maging ganap na iskolar ng bayan. Maraming mawawala sa iyo kapag tinanggap mo ang hamon: dangal, tulog, pera at dugo; subalit mawawala sa iyo ang lahat kung aatras ka. Ang tunay na iskolar ng bayan, walang inuurungang laban —saan man siya dalhin ng kanyang paninindigan.

10

Kumain ng fishballs ng mga manininda at isaw mula sa sikat na isawan ni Mang Larry. Hindi lang mga taga-peyups ang kumakain ng fishballs at isaw sa UP. Marami ring taga-Ateneo, Miriam at pati mga artista na dinarayo ang sawsawan sa Diliman.

7 Anong paki mo sa long hair ko?

Bawal maging suplada sa bagong salta. I-add as friend ang mga taong araw-araw mo makasasalamuha sa UP, gaya ng mga guwardiya, janitor at mga manininda. Kahit minsan tinatarayan ka ng mga guwardiya, huwag magtanim ng galit. Sinusunod lang nila ang UP admin na may pakana ng No ID, No Entry sa mga gusali.

Hanapin ang malaki at mahiwagang puno sa Faculty Center.

Isang alamat na puno ang patuloy na nabubuhay sa gitna ng bulwagan ng mga guro ng ating pamantasan. Mula rin sa bulwagang ito ang halos lahat ng pambansang alagad ng sining tulad nina Vicente Manansala, Fernando Amorsolo, Jose Joya, Napoleon Abueva at Virgilio Almario.

9 My Humps

Maganda sa katawan ang ehersisyo, at dito sa UP, jogging ang pinakauso. Ikutin ang Acad Oval nang

19 Cover UP

14 On the air

Hanapin sa frequency ng inyong radyo ang sariling radio station ng unibersidad, ang DZUP. Makilahok sa kanilang mga patimpalak at pumunta sa mismong istasyon at batiin ang mga bagong kaklase.

15 Spot the difference

Iguhit ang harapan ng mga sumusunod na gusali at hanapin ang pagkakaiba ng mga ito: Benitez Hall at Malcolm Hall, Palma Hall at Melchor Hall, Gonzales Hall at Quezon Hall. Ang mga nabanggit na gusali ang ilan sa mga pinakaunang bulwagan sa Diliman na naging main campus ng UP noong 1949.

Wag masyadong subsob sa acads. Sumali sa isang organisasyon at tuklasin ang mga bagay na hindi matututunan sa loob ng silidaralan. Sumali ka habang pwede pa at hindi pa ipinapasa ang Code of Student Conduct (CSC). Tahasang ipinagbabawal ng CSC ang pagsapi ng freshies sa kahit anong org, kaya tiyak na boring ang first year kapag naipasa ang CSC.

30 Evening escapade

28 State U(?)

Sa bisa ng Republic Act 9500 o UP Charter, ang batas na sumasaklaw sa operasyon ng pamantasan, tinawag na national university ang UP mula sa pagiging premier state university.

Basahin ang luma at bagong UP Charter at pag-aralan ang kaibahan ng dalawa, upang maintindihan ang tunay na kahulugan ng pagbabagong tawag sa UP.

29 Right to strike

Hanapin ang watchtower ng Diliman Commune o ang limangaraw na pagbarikada ng mga estudyante bilang protesta sa pagtaas ng presyo ng langis noong 70s. Magtanong sa mga propesor na beterano ng First Quarter Storm (FQS) upang mahanap ang tower.

Ang FQS ang makasaysayang serye ng mga malawakang demonstrasyong lumigalig sa diktaduryang Marcos na pinangunahan ng mga mag-aaral ng UP.

Pagpatak ng dilim, yayain ang jowa na maglaro sa Sunken Garden o Lagoon. Sa ilalim ng sagradong acacia, magtago mula sa mga SSB at guwardiya. Tuksuhin ang jowa na magbahay-bahayan. Bawat round, tiyaking nasa top ka at hindi sa bottom.

Tandaan: bawal ang s_______ sa loob ng kampus, kaya wag basta-basta ipakita ang alas. Kung salbahe ang iyong jowa at dinadaya ka na, tumakbo tungong Heartbreak Hill at makipagbreak ka sa kanya.

31 Iskolar ng Bayan

Natapos mo ba ang listahan?

Simula pa lang ito ng makulay mong buhay sa loob ng unibersidad. Subalit tandaang hindi nasusukat ang pagiging iskolar ng bayan sa dami ng isaw na natikman, dami ng uno sa CRS o sa bilang ng beses na nakaiskor ka sa Sunken Garden. Sa huli, ang tunay na iskolar ng bayan ay sinumang naglilingkod sa sambayanan. ●

23 Watchmen

Pumasyal at magvandal sa AyalaTechnohub sa Commonwealth. Isa ito sa dalawang Science and Technology (S&T) Parks sa UP diliman. Pinauupahan diumano ng administrasyon ng UP sa mga kumpanya ang mga lupain nito upang makatulong sa S&T development ng unibersidad. Sa ngayon, nagtala na tayo ng high scores sa Timezone sa Technohub habang kumakamal naman ng maximum profits ang mga kumpanya na nagtayo ng call centers doon.

Panahon na para dalawin ang mga library ng mahal nating pamantasan.

Hiramin at tapusin ang librong may call number DS 668 S58 mula sa library.

Regular circulation ang librong ito, kaya may dalawang linggo ka bago ito isauli sa library.

13 Add a friend

22 ORGy

24 Walking in UP wonderland

Hanapin ang pinakamurang Xerox center sa sikat na pamilihan malapit sa Kalayaan. Sakto ang 35 sentimos bawat pahina na presyo para sa makakapal na readings mo.

12 Baul ng karunungan

8 Tree of Life

Ang tunay na isko at iska ng bayan, nakikialam sa mga isyung panlipunan.

Sumama sa mga raling dinaraos sa loob at labas ng UP, tulad ng mga protesta laban sa budget cut, oil price hike, atbp. Makimartsa, makisigaw, at makilahok sa pagguhit ng kasaysayan sa mga lansangan.

11 Copy Cat

Bagaman karaniwan sa UP ang delayed na paggradweyt, may taning pa rin ang pananatili sa pamantasan.

Tinatawag itong maximum residency rule (MRR), na katumbas ng 1 ½ X takdang taon para tapusin ang isang kurso. Halimbawa, may 6 na taon ka para tapusin ang isang 4-year course.

Para makaiwas sa MRR, humingi ng payo mula sa estudyanteng on MRR.

Wala raw pakialamanan ang mga estudyante sa UP, kaya hindi isyu ang itsura, damit at amoy. Sa iyong unang taon, ipakita ang tunay mong kulay at huwag husgahan ang kapwa isko at iska—kanya-kanyang trip ‘yan, walang kokontra.

18 Sumama na kayo, Join!

Isinulat ito ng tanyag na musikerong si Nicanor Abelardo at madalas kinakanta habang nakataas ang kamao. May sampung linya lamang ang UP Naming Mahal, kaya sisiw lang ito sa iyo.

29

Bunsod ng taunang pagkaltas sa badyet ng UP at ibang state universities and colleges, naglunsad ng pambansang strike ang mga estudyante noong nakaraang Nobyembre. Mahigit 3,000 estudyante ng UP Diliman ang lumahok at nagdaos ng programa sa harap ng AS. Maghanap ng mga litrato ng nakaraang strike, at iphotoshop ang larawan upang maisama ang sarili sa eksena.

25 B(w)isita 19

Basahin ang unang isyu ng Philippine Collegian o Kulê from cover to cover. Pagkatapos mabasa ang unang isyu, hanapin ang opisina ng Kule at kumuha ng exam upang maging bahagi ng opisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng UP Diliman. Matatagpuan ang opisina ng Kulê sa Vinzons Hall na ipinangalan kay Wenceslao Vinzons, punong patnugot ng Kulê noong 1931-32.

20 CineMalaya

Dahil ligtas ang UP sa censorship powers ng MTRCB, manood ka ng isang X-rated film sa Cine Adarna.

Madali lamang ang hamon na ito dahil hindi masyadong mahaba ang pila sa Cine Adarna, hindi tulad ng pila sa loans at STFAP office sa Vinzons Hall na daig pa ang blockbuster screening ng pelikula sa dami ng aplikante.

21 Perfect pitch

Kahit sintunado, kabisaduhin mo ang opisyal na hymn ng mahal nating pamantasan, ang UP Naming Mahal.

Hanapin ang opisina ni 20th UP President Alfredo Pascual sa Quezon Hall at kumbinsihin siyang isuspinde ang STFAP at irollback ang tuition para hindi ka magbayad ng P1,500 kada yunit. Hindi uubra ang solo flight dito, kaya hatakin na ang barkada, blockmates, at mga profs na sumama sa iyong krusada.

26 Prison break

Feel the thrill ng pagiging excon. Para sa mga rejected ang dorm application, pumuslit sa isang dormitoryo . Kung dormer naman, pumuslit palabas pagsapit ng curfew hours. Para sa killjoy, manghuli ng dormer o non-dormer na gagawa ng challenge at magsumbong sa dorm manager.

27 Fighting Maroons!

Manood ng UAAP at i-cheer ang Fighting Maroons ng U-ni-ber-sidad ng Pili-pi-nas ala Pep Squad. Madalas magchampion ang UP sa Judo, Football, Swimming at Cheerdance, kaya laging tayong pasok sa top 3 sa overall ranking ng UAAP. Huli namang nagkampeon ang UP sa men’s basketball noong star player pa nito ang Tower of Power na si Benjie Paras.

P.S. May sarap matapos ang hirap. Para sa isko o iska na makakagawa ng isa sa challenge #23 #24, #21, #12 at #9, may premyong inihanda ang Kule para sa iyo.

Pumunta lamang sa opisina ng Kulê at magpakita ng ebidensyang nagtagumpay ka nga. Isang tao lang ang mananalo kada numero, kaya bilisan mo para makapaguwi ng limited edition Kulê shirt.

8 • Kulê Kultura

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Unang leksyon Kalakhan ng kaalamang iniimpok sa mga isipan ng mga bata ay itinatakda ng mga aralin na dinesenyo ng mga guro batay na rin sa curriculum ng kasalukuyang sistemang pang-edukasyon

Ma. Katherine H. Elona Nakasilip sa mga bintana ang mga nanay na patuloy ang pagsigaw ng panuto sa mga anak: makinig sa teacher at huwag makipagdaldalan.

Sinundan ang bawat utos ng mga pangakong bisita sa Jollibee, masarap na baon at bagong laruan. Masakit sa tenga ang koro ng sigaw ng mga titser, magulang at iyakan ng mga batang ayaw magpaiwan sa klase.

Pihadong hindi naintindihan ng mga bata ang mga panuto at pangako ng kanilang mga nanay. Ito ang kanilang unang beses sa eskwela. At sa susunod na mga buwan, ang klasrum ng kinder sa Krus na Ligas Elementary School (KNLES) ang magiging ikalawa nilang tahanan. Sa kinder nila matututunan ang pagbigkas ng abakada, pagbibilang at pagbabasa— ang mga unang hakbang sa pag-aaral na maaaring magtakda sa magiging lugar nila sa lipunan.

Roll Call

Sinimulan ni Teacher Nette ang klase sa isang panalangin ngunit iilan lamang ang sumabay sa kanyang dasal.

Karamihan sa mga bata’y nanatiling dilat at nagtataka sapagkat bagong karanasan sa kanila ang sumunod sa iba. Dati, mga kapamilya lamang nila ang nakakatandang kailangan nilang sundin.

Isa sa mga unang aralin sa eskwela ang pangangalaga sa kalusugan.

Pinalabas ng teacher ang mga bata para sa ehersisyo. Kapansin-pansin si John Paul sa klase dahil hindi pa siya nakasuot ng unipormeng puting polo at asul na shorts. Pagkatapos ni John Paul sa kinder ngayong taon, sasailalim na siya, kasama ang iba pang gagradweyt ng kinder, sa Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program ng DepEd sa susunod na taon (sumangguni sa sidebar).

Hindi lang si John Paul ang pumasok nang hindi naka-uniporme. Sa suri ng DepEd, marami ang mga batang ngayon lamang nagpapalista sa klase dahil sa kawalan ng gamit sa eskwela.

Kwento ni Teacher Nette, marami ring bata ang nahihilo sa kalagitnaan ng klase dahil sa gutom.

Tulad ng mga bata, hindi rin handa ang KNLES sa pagbubukas ng klase.

Nakikigamit lamang ang kinder ng silid ng Grade 1. Hinati naman ang isang kuwarto gamit ang movable divider upang madagdagan ang tatlong kuwarto ng kinder. Kulang rin ng guro para sa kinder, kaya anim sa walong

Extra curricular Isa sa mga pangunahing programang isinusulong ng Administrasyong Aquino ang Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program (K+12).

Bilang paghahanda para sa nakatakdang pagsasapatupad nito sa susunod na taong akademiko, inangkop ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon (DepEd) sa bansa ang programang universal public kindergarten ngayong pasukan.

Sa ilalim ng K+12, lahat ng batang may edad limang taon ay kailangang pumasok at pumasa ng kinder bago tumuntong ng elementarya. Ayon sa DepEd, layunin nitong maabot maging ang pinakamahihirap na pamilya at ihanda ang mga bata sa edukasyong primarya.

Susundan ng K+12 ang iskemang K+6+4+2, kung saan pagkagaling sa kinder, tutuloy ang mga mag-aaral sa anim na taon sa elementarya (Grade 1 – 6), apat na taon sa junior high school (Grade 7 – 10) at dalawang karagdagang taon sa senior high school (Grade 10 – 11). Sa huling dalawang taon, maaaring pumili ng larangang pag-aaralan ang mga estudyante mula sa sining at musika, teknolohiya, agrikultura at iba pa.

Inaasahan ng DepEd na may 2.5M bagong estudyante ang magpapatala para magkinder ngayong pasukan, higit na marami kumpara sa halos 2M estudyante lamang noong nakaraang taon.

Bilang paghahanda, nagpatayo ang DepEd ng ilang bagong silid-aralan sa mga piling probinsiya bunga ng pakikipagsunduan nito sa mga lokal na pamahalaan.

Gayunpaman, kulang pa rin ng 60,000 na silid sa buong bansa, at higit 10,000 bagong guro sa kinder para makamit ang ideyal na tumbasan ng bilang ng estudyante, guro at silid-aralan.

Sa mga mas mauunlad na bansa, pumapatak ang teacher-student ratio sa bilang na 1:20. ●

guro nito ay pawang nagtuturo rin sa iba pang baitang. Mapalad pa nga ang KNLES dahil sa ibang paaralan, iisa ang guro ng 300 estudyante ng kinder.

Humingi rin ang KNLES ng mga libro, upuan at iba pang kagamitan sa DepEd Quezon City Division Office, ngunit hindi pa sigurado kung kailan darating ang mga ito. “Habang wala pa, dancing-dancing lang muna at kantakanta ang mga bata,” ani Esperanza Caguioa, punongguro ng KNLES.

Gaya-gaya, puto maya

Sa kabila nito, sinisikap ng mga guro na iraos ang bawat klase.

Bagaman pagod, pinangunahan ni Teacher Nette ang ehersisyo. Sa una’y ilang bata lamang ang sumusunod, subalit hindi nagtagal, ginaya na rin siya ng mga bata.

Bagaman mahirap makuha ang kanilang atensyon, nananatiling mahalagang aspeto sa pagkatuto ng mga bata ang panggagaya lalo na sa nakatatanda. Sa klase ni Teacher Nette, siya lamang ang nakatatanda’t sagisag ng awtoridad.

Bunsod ng ganitong relasyon, inaasahang gagayahin ng mga bata ang lahat ng kanyang gagawin. Hindi nakapagtatakang marami sa mga bata ang gustong maging guro gaya ni Teacher Nette balang araw.

Hayag maging sa telebisyon ang ganitong kalinangan ng mga paslit.

Naging malaking balita kamakailan ang pagsayaw ala macho dancer ng batang si Jan-Jan, na ginaya niya diumano sa kanyang tiyuhin.

Mababatid sa kaso ni Jan-Jan kung gaano kalakas ang impluwensiya ng mga nakatatanda sa mga batang sumasandig sa kanila. Ayon kay Paolo Freire, progresibong edukador sa Brazil, nagmimistulang bangkong walang laman ang mga mag-aaral.

Kalakhan ng kaalamang iniimpok sa mga isipan ng mga bata ay itinatakda ng mga aralin na dinesenyo ng mga guro batay na rin sa curriculum ng kasalukuyang sistemang pang-edukasyon. Ipinapalagay na magagamit ng bata ang naipon niyang kaalaman paglabas niya ng eskwelahan at sa pagharap sa tunay na buhay.

Takdang aralin

Sa umiiral na sistema ng lipunan, sinasabing kayang itakda ng edukasyon ang patutunguhan ng mga kabataan. Sa pag-aaral ni Ken Robinson, isang eksperto sa edukasyon, hindi nalalayo ang ganitong kalakaran sa mga pagawaan.

Kagaya sa mga pagawaan, mistulang mga produkto rin ang mga bata na sinasanay hanggang sa sila ay makapagtapos. May bell na hudyat ng simula ng paggawa ng isang estudyante, at nahahati sa iba’t ibang asignatura ang mga aralin gaya ng mga istasyon ng produksyon sa mga pagawaan. Nakahiwalay rin ang mga mag-aaral sa mga pangkat

FIRST DAY HIGH. Masiglang nagtaas ng kamay ang mga bagong estudyante ng kinder para sagutin ang tanong ni Teacher Nette (itaas) sa unang araw nila sa klase.

Nag-ehersisyo rin ang mga bata (ibaba) bilang unang gawain nila sa umaga. Ang mga estudyante ng kinder ngayong taon ang unang sasailalim sa curriculum ng K+12 sa susunod na taon bilang Grade 1.

ayon sa kanilang edad, samantalang iginugrupo ang mga manggagawa ayon sa kanilang abilidad. Hindi katakatakang sa kasalukuyang sistemang pang-edukasyon, humahantong din sa pagiging bahagi ng lakas paggawa ang mga bata – malayo sa kanilang unang pinangarap.

Sa gitna ng ganitong pamamalakad sa edukasyon, walang nakatitiyak kung

malalaman ba ng estudyate ang mga “bakit” at “paano” sa likod ng bawat aralin. Masasaulo niya ang mga letra at numero, sapagkat pasibo niyang tatanggapin ang lahat ng kaalaman Marahil magiging mahusay na guro si John Paul kung maisasaayos ang mga paaralan at maaagnas ang kulturang tila kumikitil sa kakayahan ng batang magtanong at mag-isip. ●

9 • Kulê Lathalain Joan C. Cordero Higit sa mga akda at dibuhong nagsasalaysay ng kasaysayan ng pamantasan at ng bayan, daluyan ng malayang pamamahayag ang Philippine Collegian o Kulê. Bagaman kilala sa pagiging kritikal at mapanuri, walang iisang Kulê. Sa pagdaan ng mga dekada, dumaan ang mga pahina nito sa iba’t ibang pagbabago, mula sa minsang paglulunsad ng mga patimpalak hanggang sa pagiging isa sa pinakamatalas na kritiko noong panahon ng Batas Militar.

Sa ika-89 taon ng pahayagan, walang paumanhin itong papanig sa interes ng mga estudyante at mamamayan at walang takot na ibabahagi ang mga naratibong hindi nakaaabot sa radyo at telebisyon. ●

Martes 14 Hunyo 2011

Balangkas ng Pagbalikwas Kulê

Philippine Collegian ang opisyal na pangalan ng pahayagan simula 1922.

Ingles ang unang gamit nitong wika sapagkat organo ito ng UP na ipinatayo ng mga Amerikanong naglalayong ipalaganap ang kanilang kultura. Sa termino ni Seymour Sanchez noong 1999 unang ginamit ang salitang Kulê sa masthead ng pahayagan.

Tomo 89, Blg 1

Nagsimula ang Kulê bilang College Folio noong 1910, na naging Varsity News noong 1917.

Kinilala ito bilang isa sa mga haligi ng panitikang Ingles sa bansa noong mga panahong iyon.

Pagsapit ng 1920s, naglaman ang Kulê ng mga balita, lathalain, maikling kwento, at mga patalastas na lumalabas dalawang beses kada buwan. Ipinagbibili ito ng 25 sentimo bawat kopya. Taong 1926 unang lumabas ang Kulê sa pormang tabloid na ipinagbibili sa halagang 5 sentimo.

Kritikal ang naging papel ng Kulê sa pag-ulat at paghubog ng kasaysayan.

Nang ideklara ang Batas Militar, ipinasara ang halos lahat ng mga publikasyon sa bansa. Ngunit nagpatuloy ang Kulê sa pamamahayag at napabilang sa tinaguriang mosquito press, kasama ang mga pahayagang Ang Malaya ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines at Pandayan ng Ateneo de Manila University. Dahil sa tabil ng panulat, dinakip ng estado noong panahong ito ang ilan sa mga patnugot ng Kulê tulad nina Abraham Sarmiento Jr. at Fides Lim.

SIDEBAR: Usapang Kule (FPC)

•“The only superior the Collegian recognizes is the student body, to whose well-being and continued freedom it dedicates its existence.”

-Editoryal, Marso 5, 1955 •“Kung hindi tayo kikibo, sino ang kikibo? Kung hindi tayo kikilos, sino ang kikilos? Kung hindi ngayon, kailan pa?”

- Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., punong patnugot, 1976 •Inilalathala ang larawan ng campus heartthrobs sa Coed’s at Bachelor Pages ng Kulê noong 1920’s.

Sa panahong ito, nagdaraos din ng taunang patimpalak na Mr. & Ms. Collegian ang pahayagan.

•Lumalabas ang Rebel Kulê tuwing may matinding krisis sa loob ng patnugutan. Una itong nailathala noong 1996 nang hindi hiranging punong patnugot si Richard Gappi sa kabila ng kanyang pagkapanalo sa editorial exam.

•Bago lumipat sa Room 401, nasa College of Law ang opisina ng Kulê.

•Ginagawang katatawanan ang mga maiinit na kontrobersiya sa lampoon issue ng Kulê na unang lumabas noong 1996 bilang Philippine Comedian, laman ang balitang “UP Students Volunteer for Vietnam.”

•Kulê ang unang nagpasikat sa Eraserheads. Sa seksyong Kultura unang nailathala ang music reviews ng noo’y nagsisimulang indie band sa UP. •Kauna-unahang babaeng punong patnugot ng Kulê si Miriam Defensor Santiago.

Oblation Dating UP insignia ang nasa masthead ng Kulê na pinalitan ni Oblê sa termino ni Diwata Reyes (19781979), upang isagisag ang kalayaan sa akademya at ang pag-aalay ng sarili sa bayan na naging tunguhin ng termino ni Reyes at ng mga sumunod pang termino.

Grapix

Kaiba sa mga larawang nakakahon sa mga sikat na personalidad sa mga makikinis na magasin, sinasalamin ng mga larawan at dibuho sa Kulê ang iba’t ibang tagpo sa loob at labas ng pamantasan. Sa mga pahina nito inilalathala ang mga larawan ng pakikipaglaban ng mga mamamayan para sa karapatan. Sa komiks naman ipinakikita ang buhay ng mga mag-aaral sa UP na kakabit ang responsibilidad sa bayan tulad ng seryeng Leni Bedspacer noong 2005

By-Line

Dating bahagi ng Kulê ang ilan sa mga sikat na personalidad tulad nina Senador Franklin Drilon, Supreme Court Justice Reynato Puno, historyador na si Renato Constantino at maging si Jose Maria Sison, isa sa mga nagtatag ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas.

BOR approves 300% tuition increase for incoming freshmen Pangunahing tinatalakay ng mga balita sa Kulê ang mga isyu ng mga estudyante at iba pang sektor.

Inilalathala nito ang mga balita ukol sa pagtaas ng matrikula, mga isyung pangkampus, demolisyon, paglabag sa mga karapatang pantao, pagbuwag sa mga unyon at iba pang mga isyung hindi pinapansin ng mainstream media.

Nang ikasa ang 300 porsyentong pagtaas ng matrikula sa UP noong 2006, inipit ng administrasyon ang pondo ng Kulê. Naglabas ang patnugutan ng dyaryo ng taong iyon ng Rebel Kulê bilang tugon sa paniniil ng administrasyon. (sumangguni sa sidebar)

Hunyo 14, 2011

Dibuho ni : Marianne Rios

Editoryal

Naging daluyan ang Kulê ng walang takot na paninindigan sa mga isyung panlipunan. Noong 1936, naglathala ang Kulê ng isang artikulo hinggil kay Rizal sa panulat ni Teodoro Agoncillo na ikinagalit ng mga Katoliko sa UP. Bunsod nito, nagbanta si Father E.J. McCarthy na ititiwalag ng Simbahang Katoliko ang lahat ng kakatig sa artikulo. Sumulat ang Kulê ng isang editoryal hinggil sa insidente ngunit pinatanggal ito ng faculty adviser at sa blangkong espasyo ay inilagay ang katagang “This editorial has been censored.” Tinuligsa naman sa editoryal na “Road to Extinction” ang sapilitang pagtanggal ni Pangulong Elpidio Quirino kay UP President Bienvenido Gonzales noong 1951.

Kultura

Upang mapalapit sa mambabasa, binuo ang Pilipino seksyon noong 1969 na kalauna’y tinawag na seksyong Kultura. Tinatalakay at binabasag nito ang mga kumbensyong bumabalot sa araw-araw na pamumuhay ng mga Pilipino.

Opisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas-Diliman Ipinaglaban ng Kulê ang awtonomiya ng opisyal na pahayagan ng mga estudyante. Kaya simula 1977, tinanggal na ang faculty adviser sa Kulê. Karaniwang hinaharang ng mga adviser ang mga artikulong hinggil sa administrasyon tulad ng hindi pagkakalathala ng balitang tumatalakay sa sigalot nina UP President Vidal Tan at isang kawani.

10 • Kulê Opinyon

Martes 14 Hunyo 2011

PAULINE GIDGET ESTELLA

NEWSCAN

To you, the millionaire Iskolar

UP Naming (Nagma)Mahal Dozens of columns have been written about you. You are the freshman, the newbie, the anxious, the goody-two-shoes (but whose horns have yet to appear). These columnists had fairly the same image of you: full of optimism but very careful in everything you do, because passing the UPCAT is not just an affirmation of excellence. It is a necessity for a family who wanted quality education without having to shell out around tens of thousands of pesos.

Now it is my turn to write about you. To some extent, your image remains consistent; you are still allergic to bending rules, eager to flip the pages of your book, adjusting in a relatively flexible schedule and teacher-student relations. But for you, tuition is not a make-or-break factor. A P1,000 per unit may be far from unaffordable, nothing like an immovable, indestructible obstacle in enrollment.

While the freshman in the previous columns struggled to make ends meet, starving himself at the end of the week just to pay the dormitory fee,

you have been sheltered all your life. If I tell you that the Philippines is a rich country but majority of the Filipinos remain utterly poor, it might be an exercise for your imagination. After all, your parents can pay P33,000 per semester. Perhaps they still had difficulty in coming up with the full cost, nevertheless, the rate of tuition did not make it impossible for you to be a full-fledged iskolar ng bayan, unlike some of your fellow UPCAT qualifiers who decided to enroll in other state universities in which tuition remains within the plebeian’s reach.

You may accuse me of stereotyping. A hasty generalization, you say. However, I believe that the description above rests on some solid basis, especially as half of the UPD freshmen have declared themselves under bracket A – the millionaire’s bracket in the Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program.

Students have long been speculating that the demographics in UP have already changed, but are in a loss of concrete data to back-up their claim.

All they have are the encounters with

UP is not only an institution of greatness. Its primary objective is to provide quality education to the deserving underprivileged, to the sons and daughters of toiling laborers and farmers

the “coño or the overly rich” in their GE classes, encounters that will just end up as anecdotes to laugh about during lunch. And, of course, the seemingly subjective observation that the Academic Oval is getting more and more congested with cars as each day passes.

UP is not only an institution of greatness. Its primary objective is to provide quality education to the deserving underprivileged, to the sons and daughters of toiling laborers and farmers. At this point, when you entered the university, the tuition rate has soared to such a level that the university, essentially, has closed its doors to whom it should cater to. The truth is that UP is no longer the university that your parents and upperclassmen were talking about.

The good news is, yes, you managed to be a UP student. The bad news is sooner or later, you will discover that the university has only been romanticized by the myths of the long past. ●

Want some SODA?

Thirsty for some ballroom? Then quench your thirst with this SODA: The UP Dancesport Society Seminar and Orientation for Dancesport Applicants. Attend the SODA on June 28 (Tue) or July 1(Fri), 6pm at the AllPurpose Room, College of Human Kinetics. Be the next king or queen of the dance floor. See you there!

UP KASIMANWA

Ikaw ba’y may ugat sa puso ng Pilipinas? Tara na at sumali sa UP KASIMANWA, samahang panlalawigan ng mga Romblomanon sa UP Diliman. Para sa mga katanungan, malayang magtungo sa AS 101 at hanapin si Prof. KR Esquejo o magtext sa mga sumusunod: Rico Jossel Maestro (President) 09165570492 at Waynah Lou Dacayan (VP Internals) 09273977562

MARAH SAYAMAN

Word play It is naïve to regard words as simple units of language signifying something, like cat for a four-legged furry animal that meows. Words are utterances that betray intention and context. Words, when used expertly, can induce people think or even act in certain ways. Hence we vote and buy based on slogans for political campaigns and commercial advertisements. In facebook, a fiveletter word like hello in the chat box moves a person to reply. The power of words cannot be contested, much so that pens are supposed to be sharper than swords.

There is reason to suspect then that expert use of words has been employed to leave us handicapped in comprehending the recent STFAP mess. Note the use of the word ‘mess,’ for it gives a clue on the situation we are in: we have no words to call whatever happened with STFAP last summer. Whatever it was, it led to thousands of freshmen paying P1,500 per unit, or only a couple of hundreds shy of the tuition rate in a private school. We could not call this

The Center for Nationalist Studies, a political mass-organization promoting a nationalist, scientific and mass-oriented education will be launching UP Naming (Nagma) Mahal a 2-day event on June 15-16 at the Engineering Theatre. On the first day, a discussion on the current UP situation will be held at 1pm, while a Quiz Contest will be conducted on the next day for freshmen and transferees. The event aims to raise the awareness of students on the current issues faced by the university as well as to consolidate freshmen and transferees. For details, e-mail centerfornationaliststudies@gmail. com

event a ‘tuition increase,’ or else the UP administration will correct us for spreading a rumor. Neither can we call it ‘rebracketing’ or ‘raising the base tuition’ because these terms imply a change of policy, and UP’s highest ranking officials are perfectly clear on the error of this point. The UP administration, with President Pascual at the top, calls the STFAP ‘mess’ a simple reinforcement of UP policy.

How complicated can this tangle of words get? The freshmen pay higher tuition, but it is not a tuition increase, says the administration.

Anyone who doesn’t apply for an STFAP bracket is assumed to be under bracket A and can pay P1,500 each unit, yet the UP administration refuses to call bracket A as a default bracket. The administration even denies the existence of a ‘default’ bracket. What is happening then, and how do they propose we call it? Surely they must know what is happening, for they are the ones who caused it in the first place.

At a loss for words, we are

How complicated can this tangle of words get?

The freshmen pay higher tuition, but it is not a tuition increase, says the administration

definitely disadvantaged. We are so choked with confusion that we cannot properly articulate our sentiments. The words at play in here are ‘implementation,’ ‘longstanding,’ and ‘policy’—clever choices by the administration. These words legitimize their actions and imply that UP has been lax with these ‘policies.’ If we are to believe the administration, this is not just reinforcement—this is putting things in their proper place.

The UP administration may be good at word play, but its intuition fails to put its words into action. That will be a problem, for in the long run, it will run out of clever phrases and will be left with words that no one will believe in.

On the other hand, we are gaining ground. Even if the UP administration refuses to call what recently happened as a tuition increase, we know better.

If they are steadfast in their denial, we are immovable in our stance.

We, too, have our own words to play with—‘right,’ ‘accessible,’ ‘education’— and these words can break layers of convoluted reasoning. ●

The 3rd Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival

Calling all students, independent and amateur filmmakers and film/ media collectives to submit films on Nationalism or Love for our country. Submission of entries to the Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival is extended until June 22 for students and entries from outside the National Capital Region. Please send your entries with an accomplished entry form to: Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival (c/o Sam Montuya ), 30 A Annapolis St. Cubao, QC 1109. For queries you may call/text: 0922-8975766 or 345-8804 or email tudla_productions@yahoo.com

11 • Kulê Opinyon

Martes 14 Hunyo 2011

INBOX

TEXTBACK

EKSENANG PEYUPS

Crisis and suppression

Next week’s questions:

SOSYAL! Responsibilities edishun

As the cost of education soars to unprecedented levels, the assault to campus press freedom continues.

The new academic year opens with the same old dilemmas: bloated tuition and increasing rate of miscellaneous fees, dilapidated facilities, and classroom shortage. Instead of asserting for greater state subsidy, school administrators are implementing policies that, more often than not, include raising tuition rates and overcharging on other fees. In essence, the administrators are tolerating the state abandonment of education, the right to which is guaranteed by the Philippine constitution.

And this is what many student publications condemn. The antagonistic nature of campus press emerges when there is a need for the fiercest resistance at the face of such policies. It emerges when there is a need to protect the students’ rights, to articulate the youth’s demand for affordable, quality education.

The response of many administrators has always been to use methods of repression. When publications lambast the administration for crafting antistudent policies, these administrators retaliate by suppressing the freedom of expression. Hence, in numerous cases, publications were closed down, editors were harassed, suspended or expelled, newspapers were censored, among others. Worse, some administrators do not take any action with the entry of military elements in the school premises, while soldiers conduct surveillance on student publications and councils. In the latest student press convention of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), the broadest and oldest intercollegiate alliance of student publications nationwide, the delegates reported around 190 cases of campus press freedom violations across the country.

Indeed, in the history of the student movement, administrators, no different from the fascists in the government, have always silenced the campus press.

Now, despite President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s promise that education would be his administration’s top priority, the state of the education sector remains dismal. As if it could not sink any lower, it just did. For one, around 280 schools are set to increase tuition this year, as the number of youth who could not afford to go to school rose to a staggering eight million.

It doesn’t take a genius to see that addressing the perennial crisis in education would entail higher allocation for basic services. Aquino’s administration, however, tried to justify the budget cuts and tuition increases. It even crafted the K-12 program, which, according to Aquino, would improve the quality of education by lengthening the period of time spent in school. What he does not understand – or refuses to understand – is that the length of time is not the sole determinant of quality education.

In fact, other countries which scored higher in aptitude tests have shorter education cycles than that in the Philippines.

The truth is that the objective of K-12 is to produce cheap manpower ready for export. The thrust of Philippine education remains the same: production of semi-skilled labor to cater to the global market.

Given these conditions, student publications have more than enough reason to be antagonistic. Now more than ever, publications needed to take a firm, critical stand in the advancement of student interests amid these assaults to the right to education. Above all, this is the time to arm the students with the knowledge that the crisis in education is inextricably bound to the crisis of the society as a whole. To genuinely change the nature of the education system, it is necessary to change the status quo in which majority of the farmers remain landless and workers receive little benefits and unjustly low wages. For along with these changes comes the initiative to put the premium on social services such as education.

Stop campus press freedom violations!

Fight for education!

Fight for a nationalist, scientific and mass-oriented education!

College Editors Guild of the Philippines Reference Person: Trina Federis (09104803098)

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Philippine Collegian 2010-2011 Status of Funds as of May 15, 2011 Approved budgeta

COLLECTIONS

Actual, AY 2010-2011

Balance as of June 1, 2010

508,982.27

First semester

800,000.00

810,000.00

Second semester

760,000.00

760,000.00

Summer

304,960.00

307,600.00

54,000.00

61,512.50b

Interest income Less: Student Refunds

(3,000.00)

(4,051.95)

TOTAL COLLECTIONS

1,915,960.00

2,444,042.82

EXPENSES Printing

1,400,000.00

1,407,190.00c

Honoraria

600,000.00

587,860.00

Food subsidy

40,000.00

38,245.43

Office supplies and other operating expensesd

35,000.00

60,974.98

Office equipment

30,000.00

16,775.00

Training and planning seminar

90,000.00

94,202.80e

8,000.00

12,883.56

20,000.00

19,144.10

Utilities and newspaper subscription Editorial exam TOTAL EXPENSES

2,223,000.00

BALANCE

NOTES a. Chancellor Sergio Cao

b. December 2009 to December 2010

c. Issues 1 to 31

d. Includes transportation expenses

e. Total expenses for the Collegian consolidation activity last May 21 to 23 2010 and October 20 to 22, 2010

2,237,275.87

206,766.95

June 14. UP. Ngayon at dito ang simula ng pagtahak sa isang paglalakbay tungo sa kinabukasan mo, ko… and of everyone! Bonnga di ba po?

Well, I’m just trying to be creative in writing lang naman eh though I cannot sustain it coz I’m soo coño just like the new 900 rich kids na nag-enrowl this year. I’m sooo happy kaya with that! Kasi that’s more than half ng total fresh-na-fresh-soon-tobe-malalanta-din-kayo enrowlees.

Meaning, majority of them can be and will definitely be my friends! (kay rich kid tiera-lordes and 300 others, next sem na lang yung utang ko).

Anyway, sabi nila, sosyal lang daw kami but we donnu what our social responsibilities are :’( I beg to disagree kasi here are my proofs.

Yuh! I have proofs kasi I only talk like this coz I can back it UP. So here are some of them that happened during the prerog-ing na mas tiring pa sa jogging. Gora naaaah!

Social responsibility: extend a helping hand sa mga naliligaw [ng landas]. There sa CALej, may isang koya na nagtanong sa isa pang koya na 45 years nang nakapila to prerog.

Tanong ni koya1: Anong line to? And sabi ni koya2 (with compidens at pagiling ng ulo epek): Prerog. Answer back si koya1 ng: Oo nga pero anong department? Dis time, sumagot si koya2 with another question: Ah… ano po yun? Plangak!

Social responsibility: respect the elderly. Les gow naman sa iFil-iFil institute. So mypren went there para mag-enlist ng subject (malamang! Koya2 ikaw ba yan?) so sabi ni ate prerog-er: Isulat mo na.

At naglabas si mypren ng bowlpen.

Hanez! Nagalit ang lola mong prerog-er! Magagasgasan daw kasi ang monitorez ng konpyuterz niya.

Kasi naman, pinapa-encode pala ang student numbers ni mypren sa kompyuterz not in the paperz.

Gets? Kung hindi, itapon mo sarili mo sa bangin you inexperiencedslash-ignorant-slash-bobo man!

Anyway, wag nating pagtawanan [nang harapan] ang lola kasi wula kang mapi-prerog kung wula sila kaya respeto lang naman oh. That’s our social responsibility number two.

Ayan na muna for now. To my exfriends, friends-pa, friends-to-be and pati na din sa mga wula-lang, continue supporting me and plis do like my fanpage on peysbuk: Philippine Collegian. Oo, I’m the institution myself. Cheka!

Martes 14 Hunyo 2011

Dibuho ni Nico Villarete

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