SABAYANG PAGBIGKAS 2018

Naghuhumiyaw sa galak ang Batsilyer ng Agham sa Impormasyong Pang-teknolohiya (BSIT) sa muling pagkamit ng kampeonato sa Sabayang

Pagbigkas 2018 matapos ang walong taon, ika-20 ng Agosto sa PUP-STB Gymnasium. ANG RESULTA

Nabasag ang dalawang taong katahimikan sa dumadagundong na pagbabalik ng paligsahan sa Sabayang Pagbikas para sa taunang pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika. Matatandaang ang Batsilyer ng Agham sa Pagtuturo (BBTLE) ang huling nakasiil sa ipinagpipitagang trono ng Sabayan noong taong 2015. Samantala, taong 2010 pa nang huling napasakamay ng BSIT ang gintong tropeo sa nasabing timpalak. Umalagwa ang Batsilyer ng Agham sa Impormasyong Pangteknolohiya sa unang puwesto nang magkamit sila ng 91.33 puntos bunsod ng kanilang masining na pagtatanghal. Pulidong paggalaw ang ipinakita ng BBTE na siyang nakakuha ng ikalawang puwesto na may 90.7 puntos. Batsilyer ng Agham sa Inhinyeriyang Pang-Elektroniko naman ang umangkin sa ikatlong puwesto na mayroong 90.33 puntos buhat ng madamdaming interpretasyon ng piyesa.

Ibinahagi nina Lester Burac (BSIT 4-1), Ivory Icban (BSIT 4-2), at Jomer Bautista (BSIT 4-2)—mga tagapagsanay ng Computer Society—ang kuwento sa likod ng kanilang pagkapanalo. Ayon sa pahayag ni Burac, “[Naging] isang pamilya [kami]— praktis kung praktis. Pero kung may idle time, nagkukuwentuhan kami na parang magkakaibigan.” “Puso at determinsayong manalo. Walong taon bago matikman ulit ang championship. Uhaw na uhaw [kaming] makuha ang [panalo],” kuwento ni Burac sa bukal ng debosyon sa Sabayang Pagbigkas. Sinabi din ni Icban na dahil sa matagal na paghihintay sa panalo ay nagkaroon sila ng masidhing pagkakaisang maibalik ang trono ng Sabayan sa Computer Society. “Puso ang kailangan sa piyesa. Dapat talagang ilagay ang sarili sa piyesa,” ika ni Bautista. Para naman kay Burac na hindi lamang sa ganda ng tono at lakas ng pagbigkas nasusukat ang husay sa Sabayang Pagbigkas. “Lagyan ng puso; na parang ikaw talaga iyon, kailangang maramdaman ang konsepto” dagdag ni Icban.

ANG LABAN

Naging instrumental sa kampeonato ng BSIT ang paksang Lady Justice at putikang karahasan na siyang nagpahanga at nagbigay-kilabot sa inampalan.

MICOSA DOMINATES PLAYMIX STAGE, HOLDS PUP IDOL 15 TITLE

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering claimed the PUP Idol Season 15 throne as Mikee Micosa conquered the Playmix stage at the PUP Gymnasium 1, October 15. Micosa acquired an average score of 93.63 after the standout performance in the entire competition. Regine Velasquez’ version of “Ikaw ang lahat sa akin” assigned by the Central Student Council (CSC) as the winning piece paved way for Micosa’s all-out performance on the Playmix stage. Bagging the awards and being the early favourite of the crowd, Micosa grabbed the tilt with a score of 93.4 for Kris Angelica’s “Sirena”. Micosa’s version of “The Scientist” by Coldplay dominated the Mellow Round with a 93.3 total score. Completing Micosa’s special awards is the 98-scorred KZ Tandingan’s “Rolling in the

Deep” during the Upbeat Round. “Hindi lang sa program ko, pero para sa ibang PUPian na nag-aalangan dahil hindi mataas ang boses nila. Siguro maiisip nila na nowadays hindi na taas ng boses ang hanap ng mga tao, kundi puso sa pagkanta, dahil mas malaki ang dagdag no’n sa entertainment value,” Micosa answered when asked about her victor’s impact on her program.

Of People Or Of States

After years of Spain, America, and Japan’s colonization, Philippines had established its sovereignty and formed a constitutional form of government. In the present, the Philippines employs a unitary form of government with branches of executive, legislative and judiciary power, emerging from the central democratic government.

FEDERALISM DEFINED

Under federalism, power is divided and shared between the central and local state governments. Countries with a federal system of government such as United States, the national government has sole authority to print money, maintain armed forces, enter treaties with foreign nations, regulate interstates and international trade. A power that states have, is to establish their own local government. The power to tax, regulate business, set up courts, and build and maintain roads, among others, are shared by both.

The Consultative Committee (ConCom) that President Duterte formed to formulate a new charter has draw on with a draft federal constitution. ConCom proposed eighteen (18) states which will be called as ‘federated regions’.

THE GOVERNMENT: THE PERKS OF BEING A FEDERAL COUNTRY

Leading jurists and political analysts handpicked by President Duterte himself composed ConCom to finalize the draft of a new constitution. By disintegrating the allocation of powers currently abiding in the country’s Manila-centric form of government, Duterte and his supporters hope to bring more prosperity to its neglected confine areas, like Mindanao.

The proponents of federalism trumpeted its perks such as permitting diversity. A federal country encouraged local initiatives, where local government may deal directly with local problems. Federalism also had pursuit of goals, where it helps manage conflict. It also allows for power distribution, increases political participants, and cut red tapes which improves efficiency.

THE OPPOSITION: THE CONS OF NEW CONSTITUTION

In paper, federalism seemed sufficient in the Philippines, satisfactorily thus far. In reality, however, it could trigger a disastrous nation that is already separated by language, religion, and economic inequality.

And it was still a conundrum whether which type of Federalism the government is campaigning to. Is it for a “makabayang Bayanihan” model of federalism or “competitive federalism” where every regions fight in favor of a stronger state? Federalism may just end up only reinforcing socio-economic and ethno-political fault lines in an already divided archipelagic nation.

Studies show that only a few regions are capable of raising enough revenues on their own.

TRAIN LAW’S TRACK: TRAIN FULL OR TRAIN WRECK?

When President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed the TRAIN Act into law last December, Digong’s move was both lauded by the leading economists and reprehended by critics. After all, the first package of the tax reform is arguably the Duterte Administration’s most important legislative victory to date. And the nation had never been ready to do a cost-benefit analysis, weighing the cost of compensating the loss of revenues against the benefit of its future premises.

Train Law Defined

EDITOR

EDITOR

Under the federal system, the richer states of the north will acquire even more resources to improve and enrich their competitiveness, therefore accentuating the obvious developmental gap with other southern states. The issue of the Federalism also concerns the basic knowledge of the Filipino citizens. Just recent, PCOO Secretary Mocha Uson took the buzz of her controversial video that blew up the social media mainstreams, trending #Pepedederalismo on the online discussions. To educate the majority of Filipinos, the administration needs political analysts, professional experts, and academics who can better do the job.

The Verdict

So far, the issue on our shift into a federal state has been handled