The Searcher Issue No. 1 Volume No. 17

THE SEARCHER THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-STO. TOMAS BATANGAS

“ADHERING THE TRUTH FOR THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE.” ISSUE NO. 1 VOL. NO. 17 | JUNE-OCTOBER 2015

READY-SET-GO. PUPians go on a 5-kilometer run, aiming to have a credible national election on 2016.

Moreover, on the first set of Psychometrician Board takers, five graduates of Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology of PUP Sto. Tomas passed the Professional Regulatory Commission – Board of Psychometrician, released on July 31.

Out of eight PUPian takers, five who conquered were Joy Florentino, Chelo Flores, Maureen Lopez, Noellyn Macatangay, and Serah Mondejar, setting a 41% national passing rate Licensure Examination for Psychometrician and ranking 3rd on all colleges in Batangas

area.

Furthermore, Prof. Ramil S. Cueto, department head of CSSD, extended his handshake to both determined takers and passers. And he shed some light for all aspiring psychometricians, “Focus and study hard and give much concentration sa time ng review.”

The department, under the presidency of Norlan Oroña, is planning ahead for a testimonial gathering with the passers and the Psychology Society members within this first semester.

Julie Ann G. Manalo

10 missing ministers, abduction, corruption INC faces biggest controversy

4

PAGE

FOUR CHILDREN MISSING, BELIEVED ABDUCTED IN BATANGAS

is the mother of the two and widow of Erdy.

“The Video” – It all starts here

One-minute 54 second video of Angel and Tenny began circulating on social media, July, 22 Wednesday night, claiming that their lives (including Angel’s children, Aileen and Lottie) have been threatened by the Iglesia leadership but did not explain why. They were reported being illegally detained at the Iglesia’s Central Office Complex in Tandang Sora, Quezon City. Tenny also said that there has been a mass kidnapping of ministers and that the INC leadership has something to do with their disappearance. She was also asking for his son Eduardo to speak with her. After the video was released, INC General Evangelist Bienvenido continued on page 6

Ang Aldub, Ang Oras at Ang Paglaglag ng Bayabas

7

PAGE

Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) – the 101 years most politically influential local church is now facing its biggest crisis and controversies after a video of its two senior members, Felix Nathaniel ‘Angel’ Manalo and Christina ‘Tenny’ Manalo, was uploaded online alleging the church of corruption, illegal detention and abduction of its at least 10 ministers.

INC is a Christian denomination that was founded by Felix Manalo in 1914, and was succeeded

by Eraño ‘Erdy’ Manalo, who served as Executive Minister for 46 years. After Erdy Manalo’s death in 2009, one of his son Eduardo Manalo succeeded him and is now the current INC Executive Minister. They are all blood related to the two persons that were featured in the said video.

Felix ‘Angel’ Manalo is the brother of Eduardo, while Tenny Manalo

Marked with the pride of being a true Iskolar ng Bayan, the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) conquered the 2015 Registered Electrical Engineers (REE) Licensure Exam with a passing rate of 97.56%, and the Registered Master Electricians (RME) Licensure Exam with a passing rate of 90.32%.

Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on September 10 that 2536 out of 3772 Registered Electrical Engineers and 1886 out of 2993 Registered Master Electriciansuccessfully passed the Board of Electrical Engineering Licensure Exam. 40 out of 41 PUPians who took the REE Licensure Exam passed, 38 are first takers and 2 are retakers First time in history of Junior Institute

of Integrated Electrical Engineers (JIIE)-STB to obtain a 100 % passing rate for all first takers (38 out of 38) of the said examination. Overall, the school got a 97.56% passing rate with a national passing rate of 67.23% for the said Board examination Alongside, 30 out of 33 first takers of the Registered Master Electrician Licensure Examination are now Master Electrician. The school got a 90.32% passing rate with a national passing rate of 63.01%.

“Happy ako sa kanila dahil pumasa sila.

Congrats,” Engr. Billy Oldan, adviser of BSEE said. For the aspiring BSEE graduate who plan to take the exam, “Kaya nila ‘yan. Galingan nila. Ituloytuloy natin ang 100%.”

Maria Carmella N. Vibal

Tanglaw Run para sa malinis na halalan

Bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ika-111 taon ng pagkakatatag ng Sintang Paaralan, muling nakiisa ang mga Tomasinong PUPian sa Tanglaw Run: Takbo para sa Bayan para sa bago nitong layunin at adbokasiya sa malinis at tapat na pambansang halalan, Oktubre 03.

Sa ganap ng ikaanim ng umaga, pinangunahan ni Prop. Ramil Cueto ang pananalangin, na sinundan naman ng magiliw na talumpati mula sa punong tagapamahala ng PUP-STB na si Dr. Armando Torres kasunod ang pampasiglang bilang mula kay Bb. Kristine Joy Evangelista, PUP Idol Season 12. Nagsimula ang pagtakbo mula sa tarangkahan ng PUP-STB, patungong San Roque, sa daang Hen. Miguel Malvar at pabalik na may kabuung limang kilometro.

Sa huling bahagi ng programa, isinagawa ang Zumba na masiglang nilahukan ng mga PUPian na pinangunahan ng instruktor ng

the misadventures of pupoy

10

Zumba na si Bb. Annie Villanueva. Sa kalagitnaan ng pagsasayaw, inanunsyo ni Direktor Torres ang mga nagwagi sa Tanglaw Run 2015. Sa panig ng mga kababaihan, pumangatlo si Gidgel Eteyle Dae (29.51s) ng BSA 4-1, si Alecxis Jane H. Epan (29.50s) mula sa BSECE 1-1 naman ang itinanghal na ikalawa, at nagmula sa BSEnt 1-1 ang nag-uwi ng medalya sa katauhan ni Arra A. Asis (28.25s). Samantala, sa panig ng kalalakihan, itinanghal na ikatlo si Marq Paul Gonzales mula sa BSIT 2-1 (20.55s), ikalawa naman si Sebastian Zuasola (20.11s) ng BSA 4-1 at ang nagwagi ay si Jason C. Arinque (20.09s) na tubong BSEnt 4-N. Naging matagumpay ang nasabing programa sa pangunguna ng pamunuan ng Central Student Council, mga kawani ng PUP at Samahan ng mga Alumni ng unibersidad.

Dan Joseph R. Lim

Hope for the Hopes.

“Is Rizal’s vision for the youth very much far from reality?”

15 PAGE

CSSD Hails New Psychometrician Board Passers

EE marks PUP-STB’S History: reigns with a 100%

PAGE

PUP BREEDS BOARD PASSERS; New Engineers, Psychometricians

Photo by Christian Vanguardia

2

EDITORIAL

The Searcher Issue No. 1 Volume No. 16

THE NEED TO SEPARATE

Being a democratic country, that supports and uplifts the freedom of choice of its inhabitants, the existence of a “church and state separation” on the P h i l i p p i n e Constitution might be a reliever to the dispute that’s sprung from identifying the extent and grounds to which the church’s and state’s affairs could be interrelated and differentiated.

To make it happen, the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines declares: The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable.

(Article II, Section 6), and, No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights.(Article III, Section 5).

Thus the law dictates, let’s make some reality check.

Peeking thru the “NEW ERA” FACT: Protests banged the halls of the DOJ on the morning of August 27, as they call for the non-intervention of the now Former Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on the issue of alleged kidnapping or illegal detention of INC (Iglesia ni Cristo) ministers, and to let the issue be resolved within their own discretion.

On July, Sorsogon INC minister Lowell Menorca was arrested and detained on charges of threatening some individuals with a grenade. His brother filed a complaint with the NBI, stating that Menorca and his family were actually being held under armed guard by the INC. Same incident happened, by August, as Isaias Samson, a member of the INC Sanggunian, also bears positions as head of the INC foreign mission and editor of the official INC publication, as well filed a complaint, yet in this case with the Department of Justice (DOJ). Same charges were raised by Samson, stating that he and his family were also put under armed guard and were restricted to their house for several days, while he was being interrogated of his involvement with a certain blog writer who has been writing openly about the anomalies that has been taking place within INC. Though, the INC has been pressing their act as an actualization of the “church and state” separation, the consequential actions required upon the complaints that has been already filed, which on their case were alleged kidnappings, a non bailable

case, and illegal detentions, cannot be just right away disregarded and be treated with a mere shrug upon request or protest.

The Church and State separation respects the freedom and beliefs of each religion, yet each individual, regardless of his religion, is subjected to the hands of the ruling law of the state, and each complaints and offenses must be weighed down accordingly and without bias.

The Loophole Article 3 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution forbids the government to pass any law which directly affects the free exercise of any religion.

And as stated at Article 6, section 29 (2), "No public money or property shall be appropriated, applied, paid, or employed, directly or indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, sectarian institution, or system of religion.."

Therefore, Churches and religious institutions are tax-exempt. And since they can have their own source of fund from their members, it is clear that government has no obligation to extend its help, in any form, to any religion. Needless to say, not even a single centavo from public money can be spent in support of any religion.

There where lies the loophole.

The more the church and the state try to pull each other’s end of rope, the more the knot will get tighter.

Then why, so, is the Philippine Government financially supporting the religion of Islam via the NCMF, the ARMM and now the Bangsamoro?

As defined by Wikipedia: "The Moro people or Bangsamoro are a population of indigenous Muslims in the Philippines, forming the largest non-Catholic group in the country, and comprising about 5% of the total Philippine population." The definition contradicts itself by defining ‘bangsamoro’ as non-Catholic group.

Muslims are the people who are members of the Islam religion. They share the same faith, believing in Allah, in Mohammad as their prophet and instilling and applying in their lives the teachings of their Qur’an (Koran). They are comprised of different culture, races and ethnicities all over the world. They are just mistakenly given the wrong definition as ‘group of indigenous people’ instead of ‘people who practice the religion of Islam’. Being Muslim is not synonymous with being indigenous. Being

THE SEARCHER

a Muslim makes a person a follower of Islam and does not automatically make him indigenous.

The government, by implementing the Bangsamoro Basic Law, already supports financially the Islam religion which blindly violates the Constitution.

The Bangsamoro Basic Law has replaced the ARMM. It is now like a bigger and deeper pouch of perks and advantages, covering wider range of Muslim community.

To achieve that, it requires much more governmental budget and that make it much harder to really separate the church and the state.

It’s funny how the government implements new law that only crosses the line of an older law. Or worse, the constitution itself.

Untangling of Knots Frankly speaking, is it really possible to detach church influence from political matters, and vice versa?

Even the people we voted for political positions, to which we entrusted the ruling of the state, each follow and value a certain principle in their life, which is influenced by their personal religious orientation and moral awareness.

This is exemplified during the heat of the issue of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill. Aside from the persistent condemnation of the Catholic Church, headed by Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle,as its mandate will lead to a breakdown of moral sense, some senators also openly expressed their disapproval to the said bill,

like Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, Senate President Pro-Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, and Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III. The separation of the church and state has been fired during this debate, yet, Fr. Joaquin Bernas, S.J, one of the drafters of the Philippine Constitution and a prominent lawyer and writer, pointed and explained that the concept of separation of church and state is directed towards the state, rather than the church, as it is a political concept.

The state should not support any specific religion; its funding and activities in favor of any sect. But it does not restrict anybody, regardless of his profession, religion and life stature, from expressing their views on the morality and acceptability of proposed social projects and bills.

It is really good to live in a democratic country like ours. Like you have so much privilege in your hands. We are granted to freely and rightfully exercise our own will.

We are presented with many choices, and we may be divided by our differences. But one thing’s for sure, we are still bounded by a single rope. The more the church and the state try to pull each other’s end of the rope, the more the knot will get tighter; the more the dispute; and the more the people of this nation will get torn.

Afterall, the clash of religion and state cannot be fully eradicated to existence, for these are two entities embodying and standing firm for their certain principle and moral call. Though contradicting often, it cannot be denied that these two only wants what is beneficial and best for its people-us, the Filipino people. Let us hope that this separation should be a clear matter over each and everyone of us, and be used to support and answer the conflicts within our country, not a wall that will literally set the gap to tear us.

The Official Student Publication of Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sto. Tomas Branch, Sto. Tomas Batangas

Editor in Chief Reijandro Gonzales | Associate Editor Jean Mariez Tolentino | Managing Editor Joana Mae De Jesus | Assistant Managing Editor Reymark Pascual | Circulation Manager Rosaleen Flor Agojo | Community Editors Kaye Mari Maranan, Carmella Vibal | News Editors Laarni Villasanta, Princess Julie Ann Manalo| Literary Editor Jerlyn Comendador | Feature Editor Dan Joseph Lim | Senior Staff: Joan Estrella, Marille Benedictos, Ervin Navarro | Layout Artist Erick Michael Opeña | Senior Photojournalist Karla Mae Llarena | Senior Artists: Reymond Austria, Janina Sanico, Reggie Ortiz | Graphic Artist John Patrick Manalo | Junior Staffs: John Lovell Alladel, Prince Torres, Aldrin Obsanga, Katrina Malate, Marielle Selda | Junior Artist: Paul Allen Maralit, Christian Castillo, Zaica Atienza, George Condino| Junior Photojournalists: John Phaul Tumambing, Romelyn Itong, Christian Vanguardia “Adhering the Truth for the Welfare of the People.”

Member of Alyansa ng Mamamahayag (AKM-PUP) and College Editor’s Guild of the Philippines (CEGP)

NEWS

June - October 2015 Adhering the Truth for the Welfare of the People

DOH alerts citizens; Food Poisoning Incidents Outbreak

From April to August of this year, increasing number of food poisoning incidents were reported mainly in the provinces of Davao, NCR, Laguna and Batangas.

Two people died and one was hospitalized because of drinking milk tea at Ergo Shop in Sampaloc, Manila on April 9. According to the Manila Police Department’s investigations with the help of a CCTV footage and some witnesses, Suzanne Dagohoy and Arnold Aydalla bought a milk tea by 11 am. Minutes later, Aydalla pointed out an unpleasant taste and made Dagohoy try the milk tea before bringing it to the shop owner.

Abrigo, the shop owner and manager, immediately replaced the straw and tasted the tea himself to know about the complaint of the two. It was said that the three began frothing seconds after, so they were rushed to the Sampaloc Hospital, where Dagohoy and Abrigo died and Aydalla being treated. The PNP Crime Laboratory conducted the forensic examinations of the two and told that their death was caused by ingestion of a toxic substance. This was also confirmed

by tests on the milk tea which stated that it contained oxalic acid – a colorless liquid which is hard to distinguish when mixed with water and is used as a bleaching agent. Due to this incident, Lloyd Abrigo - son of the owner and the Asst. Manager of the shop, was filed charges of murder or frustrated murder because according to a witness, he brought a foul-smelling liquid earlier before the incident happened.

He of course repudiated the allegation and believed that this was a sabotage but the MDP declared the case closed after a few investigations and have been proven a murder case.

Another incident on July 10 wherein 1,925 people – mostly students – showed symptoms of food poisoning after eating Durianflavored candies manufactured by Wendy’s and Lola Abon’s Durian Candy Shops. These shops were also reported of not being approved to produce any kinds of candies by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The victims were residents of Surigao del Norte, 6 towns in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur.

CBCP consecrates Padre Pio Shrine

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) declared St. Padre Pio of San Pedro, Sto. Tomas, Batnagas as oe of the new national religious shrines, leading off to be called the “National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio, “August 5.

Fr. Joselin Gondo, parish priest and rector of the shrine, shared the decree from the CBCP which stated that the pilgrim site has ow turned to a national shrine.

On September 14, the Archdiocesan Shrine of Padre Pio was officially declared as one of the national shrines during the rites led by the CBCP President and Lingayen- Dagupan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas.

Villegas presided over a concelebrated holy mass attended by thousands of pilgrims and devotees of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, a well-loved miraculous healer.

He was an Italian capuchin

priest who was known as one of the few people in history to have received the stigmata, or the wounds of Christ, canonized in 2002 by the Saint John Paul II.

Currently, St. Padre Pio Shrine is an addition to the coexisting list of previously proclaimed national shrines. Among these are: Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Paranaque, Our Lady of Fatima in Valenzuela, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Makati, St. Jude in Manila, Our Lady of Peac and Good Voyage in Antipolo, Our Lady of the Rosary La Naval de Manila in Quezon City and Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Muntinlupa.

Due to the recent proclamation, more pilgrims and devotees are expected to vist the place for it traditionally conducts a healing mass every 23rd day of the month.

BSECE QuiECErs ranked third in the 2nd IECEP (Institute of Electronics and Communications Engineering of the Philippines) Batangas Chapter- Bit the BEES (Best of Electronics Engineering Students) Interscholastic Quiz Show held at SM Batangas Event Center, September 20.

The six QuiECErs in the said competion are Allan Jhay Libaro, Endmond Philip Anggot, Paul Henry Cagayan, Rona Mae Gimenez (BSECE 5-1) and Richard Masalunga and Ma. Arfel Malasique (BSECE 4-1). Joining the team as their coaches are Engr.

Hudson Aries O. Oña, ECE Program Adviser, Engr. Verna Magnaye, Engr.

Raymark Balakit and Engr. Kenneth

Sumague, ECE instructors.

After garnering a total of 25 points, ECE QuiECErs will be competing the National IECEP Bit the BEES to be held on December 8-10 at SMX Mall of Asia, Pasay City. It will be focusing on ECE major areas such as Engineering Mathematics, General Engineering and Applied Sciences, Electronics, and Electronic Systems and technologies.

On the other hand, University of Batangas with a total of 85 points and De La Salle University- Lipa with 35 points will also participate in the National competition.

Maria Carmella N. Vibal

BSECE QuiECErs Go National

Joana Mae De Jesus

A week after, the Department of Health (DOH) presented a report that revealed the true cause of the incident. It was said that those candies contained Staphylococcus Areus, a bacteria which is commonly found on human skin. This proved that the workers of the said shops failed to do well on packing the candies that had led to these kind of incident.

After this incident another food poisoning was reported in Calamba city, Laguna which affected 172 students. It was reported that those students were given ice candies and cupcakes by the employees of AMS electronics and representatives of Haribon Foundation who sponsored the Nutrition Day program in Real Elementary school. The Calamba City Police filed charges of reckless imprudence resulting to physical injuries against 13 employees hours after the students gave signs of food poisoning. However, the employees were released afterwards, due to lack of evidences stated in the toxicology report.

Another incident happened and only 10 students in Juan Sumulong Highschool in Cubao, Quezon City were conveyed to

3 hospital and some of them were brought to the Intensive Care Unit because of the Macapuno candy they bought from an unidentified vendor.

The vendor was said to be dressed like one of the students just to breach into the school and sell his candies.

Fredie Avendaño, DepEd Assistant Superintendent in Quezon City, said that he is not doubting the security maintenance of the school guards but it is clear that the said incident started because of their carelessness.

Few weeks later, August 9, 21 students of Batangas State University were rushed to different hospitals because of a food poisoning incident during their acquaintance party.

According to a student, they started vomiting after eating a pizza ordered from the restaurant. The school administration still did not give any statements about the incident but assumed to hold a meeting with the restaurant’s management. Several students were now discharged but some are still recovering from the incident.

Due to those incidents, DOH called out the attention of the public to help them try to prevent future occurrences of this kind of food poisoning incidents.

Ervin Joshua M. Navarro

PUPSTB acquaints new Tomasinong Iskolars Freshmen Orientation A.Y. 15’-16’

The voice of different programs conquered the Freshmen Orientation at PUPSTB Gymnasium, June 25.

Before the start of the program, Dr. Melani Castillo, acting Academic Head, presented the process of enrolment to the freshmen. She also introduced all the program heads and university professors (regular and part-time). The program started with the opening remarks of Dr. Armando A. Torres (PUP-STB Director), who introduced the faculty members present in the program and lead the oath of the new Central Student Council (CSC) officers.

Meanwhile, the CSC conducted the afternoon program by starting a presentation entitled ‘Sine Mo To’ to involve the freshmen’s participation. The game is about the teleseryes starred by the popular teen actors and actresses familiar to the students, so that they could cooperate and enjoy the game.

Through the courtesy of OECES

The introduction of the academic and non-academic organizations was also part of the afternoon program where each organizations presented their prepared video clips for their advertisement showing different gatherings and activities conducted within their group.

They also encouraged the students to join their organization if ever they interested, so they mentioned the schedule of applications.

Other highlights of the orientation were the performance of Indak Batangan where they showed their excellent movements and choreography for the modern dance and Teatro Batangan who featured the famous primetime teleseryes, Clash of Clans and advertisements that made their act enjoyable.

All in all, the program become successful because of the cooperation shown by everyone.

Aldrin Obsinga

NEWS 4 FOUR CHILDREN MISSING, BELIEVED ABDUCTED IN BATANGAS

The Searcher Issue No. 1 Volume No. 16

In response to reports of four missing children who are reported to have been kidnapped in separate incidents in Batangas, the Philippine National Police has formed a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to act on this case in the province that happened just within a week.

The Batangas Provincial Police Office created the SITG “Batang Anghel” to conduct a “comprehensive and critical investigation” on the consecutive cases of missing children in different towns of Batangas.Police Inspector Hazel ParianLuma-ang, Batangas police spokesperson, said that the task group has been investigating three suspected kidnapping cases, including the August 27 incident, wherein four children were abducted in Bauan, Batangas.The four victims are Robin Cabral, 14; Jerome Claveria, 12; Mica Recto, 11; and Romar Manalo, 12.

Robin, a resident from Bauan, went missing on August 26 night.

Shirley Cabral, an OFW and is also the mother of Robin went home after his son was reported missing. His aunt, Josephine Aquino, said heleft their house in San Pascual town after being scolded by his father, Romeo. He was reportedly last seen riding a jeepney along Kapitan Ponso Street in Barangay (village) Poblacion IV, Bauan Thursday evening. He was forced into a black van by armed suspects who pointed a gun at the driver of the jeepney he was riding around 11pm, according to her another aunt, Berna Calayo.

The other victims, Jerome, Mica and Romar, were reported grabbed by armed men who also pointed a gun at the driver of the jeepney the children

were riding before they were kidnapped and forced into a van, as stated by a witness. Romar’s grandmother, Eugenia Cañada, said that the three children scavenge for plastic and carton every night. But Batangas police said that all the four children are jeepney barkers at the parking area near a convenience store. Three are residents of San Pascual, Batangas. One is a student at the San Pascual National High School while two are pupils at the San Pascual Elementary School.

However, Region IV-A Police Chief Richard Albano said on an interview with GMA News that the four incidents are not officially considered kidnapped because the results of their initial investigation are still pending.

“Hindi pa natin nakikita kung may abduction nga, so ang report natin ay missing,” Albano said. “Wala pang na-establish na nagkaroon nga ng abduction.”

He said that all the information pertaining to the alleged abduction so far are rumors, although they are already talking to witnesses who can alight on the incident.

But the reports of missing children still bothers the public for more incidents of the same case also occurred.

According to Batang Anghel’s first progress report, an eyewitness said that the three children went missing in the parking area of a convenience store in Bauan after an unidentified man on a black Kawasaki motorcycle went after them.

BATANG ANGHEL

Police Senior Superintendent Omega Jireh Fidel, the Batangas

ECE conquers UAQB 2015

Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering (BSECE) claimed the title as over-all champion as they had places in all 7 categories during the Kapatiran ng Talino at Galing (KATAGA) Quiz bee this Buwan ng Wika 2015.

However, Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) got the 2nd place and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) as 3rd place.

University Academic Quiz Bee (UAQB) is annually conducted by KATAGA officers to search for students that will be representatives of PUP Sto. Tomas Branch (PUP-STB) in the upcoming quiz bee that will be held in PUP campus main.

In every field in the KATAGA Quiz Bee here are the 4 contestants that topped the quiz.

In Basic Mathematics: 1st Place- Katline Joy F. Azores (BSEE 1-1), 2nd Place- Jocel G. Gomez (BSA 1-1), 3rd Place- Carlo A. Aquino (BSEE 1-1) and 4th Place- Mark Lesther L. Lanto (BSECE 1-1); Basic Statistics: 1st Place- Bea Clarissa H. Cawaling (BSA 1-1), 2nd PlacePrincess Joy D. Abu (BSECE 1-1), 3rd Place- Jasmine Jules Bautista (BSIE 1-1) and 4th Place- Rosalie Cueto (BBTE 1-1);

Basic Accounting: 1st PlaceAlec John I. Jardin (BSA 1-1), 2nd PlaceMichellin Joy L. Pabularcon (BSA 1-1),

3rd Place- Melrose O. Poldo (BSA 1-1) and 4th Place- Lucky Nikko P. Pasahol (BSECE 1-1); Philippine History, Culture and Arts: 1st Place- Andrew J. Robles (BSEE 4-1), 2nd Place- Bea Carmella O. Pamplona (BSECE 1-1), 3rd Place- Gener Cantos (BSIE 4-1) and 4th Place- Mary Theres Leonor (BSIE 4-1);

Social Science: 1st Place- John Russel E. Bonacajes (BSECE 3-1), 2nd Place- Pamela Joy M. Balat (BSENT 3-1), 3rd Place- Rona Mae G. Gimenez (BSECE 5-1) and 4th Place- Mary Therese Leonor (BSIE 4-1); Science and Technology: 1st PlaceChristiana B. Layosa (BSECE 3-1), 2nd Place- Adrian C. Buenviaje (BSECE 3-1), 3rd Place- Jenny Rose J. Malabanan (BSECE 4-1) and 4th Place- Leondro C. Cagaoan (BSEE 3-1); General Information: 1st Place- Logie A. Robles (BSECE 3-1), 2nd Place- Giselle Arias (BSIT 2-1), 3rd Place- John Daryll L. Tolentino (BSA 3-1) and 4th PlaceMharvie Clark Ramos (BSEE 3-1).

During the quiz bee there were some technical difficulties as some answers were corrected by the contestants themselves.

The problem was then approached to the professors in the contest and then gave the final and correct answer. Only the top three in all categories received awards from the KATAGA officials.

John Lovell Alladel

provincial police director, said in his report to the PNP chief that the task group Batang Anghel is gathering closed-circuit television footage while Bauan police have been tasked to find the jeepney driver who last saw these children who was abducted on August 27. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group field office in Batangas has also been mobilized.

Police Inspector Luma-ang said that 15 officers have been assigned to the Batang Anghel task group, led by Police Superintendent Dennis Esguerra.

Batangas police said on September 7 that one of the four was allegedly kidnapped on August 27 was confirmed to have been forcibly taken.

Senior Superintendent Fidel, gave the confirmation in an interview with GMA reporters.

Moreover, the parents of the missing boy are understandably worried about their child even as parents of schoolmates of the missing boy said they have taken extra precautions to make sure their children are safe and secure.

Another incident took place on September 3, involving a five-yearold girl who was walking with her mother on front of a bakery when an unidentified person with a bonnet riding a van grabbed the arm her daughter. She

supposedly fought off the kidnapper and refused to let go of her daughter, and the suspect eventually left them unharmed.

She reported the matter to the police but the vehicle did not pass any check points.

Fidel said they are now conducting back ground checks and a comprehensive investigation on the four missing children.

“Additional policemen were deployed to ensure maximum police visibility and protection especially near schools. We appeal for sobriety and calm and for the public to report anything suspicious,” he said.

ONLY HOAX REPORTS

After the series of abductions, rumors of alleged kidnapping has been contagious in Batangas where children as young 10 years old were supposedly seen being captured into a van by a number of masked men.

Three more cases were reported missing in Batangas City on September 3, but all children have returned safely to their homes. Fidel said the report of their abduction were proven to be a hoax.

These include a 17-year-old female high school student who sent a text message to her friend about being continued on page 7

Teatro @ 20 : Laging Kasama

Bilang pagdiriwang ng kanilang ika-20 anibersaryo, idinaos ng Teatro Batangan ang selebrasyon sa temang “Laging Kasama” –PUP Gymnasium, Setyembre 5.

Dinaluhan ang programa ng mga miyembro at alumni ng nasabing organisasyon kung saan nagkaroon ng mga pagpapahayag ng kani-kanilang testimonya at pagbibigay inspirasyon sa mga kasalukuyang miyembro ng Teatro. Bagaman suot ang kanilang magagarang kasuotan, nagsagawa rin ng

team building activities ang naturang organisasyon bilang pag-iisa sa kabuuan ng samahan.

“Nakakatuwa din na yung iba naming alumni kahit may mga pamilya na pero nandito pa din sila at damang dama yung love nila sa TB. Kahit ngayon lang ulit sila nagkita- kita sobrang saya nila. Patunay silang ang bawat myembro ng TB ay laging kasama”, wika ng MC na si Bb. Camille Grit Castillo.

Princess Julie Ann Manalo

MUKHA. Ang iba’t ibang tao sa likod ng telon na naging bahagi ng lungkot at saya ng Teatro Batangan sa loob ng dalawang dekada.

Kuha ni Romelyn Ariadna Minorka Itong

Psych, Bagong “Tinig-PUPian”

Batsilyer ng Agham sa Sikolohiya, nagpakitang gilas sa kanilang pagtatanghal sa kategoryang TinigPUPian sa pagawit ng sariling bersyon ng Original Pilipino Music (OPM) na “Kahit Konting Pagtingin” ni Angeline Quinto kasama ang inatas na awitin ng PUPCA at naging unang kampeonado ng bagong kategorya nitong Buwan ng Wika 2015.

Bawat kurso ay nagpagalingan sa entablado habang suot ang kanilang barong-tagalog at saya sa kategoryang Tinig-PUPian. sa kanilang kanyakanyang OPM na kantang napili kasama ang isang kanta na ibingay ng PUPCA na “Tagumpay Nating Lahat” ni Lea Salonga.

Sa huli, ang nagpatili at nagpatibok ng puso ng mga PUPian

at mga hurado ay nagmula sa kursong Sikolohiya na nirepresinta nina Katherine Bagumbayan at Mark John Oturdo. Pangalawa naman ay mula sa “Bachelor in Business Teacher in Education (BBTE) na nirepresenta nina Jamic Miles Balanan at Andrie Jann Akilith at ang huling pwesto naman ay sa Batsiler ng Agham sa Bachelor of Science in Entreprenuership (BSEnt) na nirepresinta nila Leslie Mae Pamplona Aaron Dominic Salazar.

Subalit hindi naman nagpahuli ang isa sa mga hurado na si Ms. Jassel Raica Cacao na nagbigay ng “intermission number” at nagpahanga sa mga PUPian sa kanyang mataas na boses at sa pag-abot sa matataas na nota.

John Lovell Alladel

5

NEWS BSEE, naghari sa Buwan ng Wika 2015 June - October 2015 Adhering the Truth for the Welfare of the People

Binasag ng Batsilyer ng Agham sa Inhinyeriyang Pang- Elektrikal ang tatlong taong paghahari ng BSECE nang magkampeon ito sa minorya at mayoryang kategorya- Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa na may temang, “ Ang Filipino: Wika ng Pambansang Kaunlaran”, Agosto 20- 26.

Matapos ang mahigpit na kompetisyon, tinanghal na pangkalahatang kampeon ang BSEE nang mamayagpag sa mayoryang kategorya: Balagtasan at Madulang Pagsayaw (1st place), Sabayang Pagbigkas (2nd place), at sa minoryang kategorya: Paggawa ng Poster (1st place), Paggawa ng Sanaysay at Tula (2nd place) at Impromptung Pananalita (3rd place).

Makaraaang ianunsyo ang mga wagi sa nasabing pagdiriwang, nagkamal ng kabuuang puntos na 68.78 ang BSEE. Nasungkit naman ng Batsilyer ng Agham sa Pagtuturo (COED) ang ikalawang karangalan sa pangkalahatan na may kabuuang puntos na 42.54 at sinundan naman ito ng Batsilyer ng Agham sa Pagnenegosyo (BSEM) na may 35.89 na puntos sa ikatlong karangalan.

Nahahati sa dalawang bahagi

ang nasabing patimpalak: mayorya at minoryang kategorya. Ang mayoryang kategorya ay binubuo ng madulang pagsayaw, sabayang pagbigkas at balagtasan na dati’y kabilang sa minorya samantala binubuo naman ng pagsulat ng sanaysay at tula, paggawa ng poster, impromptu at ekstemporanyong pananalita ang minoryang kategorya.

BSEE humataw sa minorya, lahat di nagpaawat

Idinaos sa unang araw ng Buwan ng Wika ang pagsusulat ng sanaysay kung saan nasungkit ni Lodie Masaredo (BSECE) ang unang pwesto na sinundan naman ni Michael Dimapilis (BSEE) sa ikalawang pwesto at pumangatlo naman si Joan Estrella (COED).

Hindi naman nagpahuli ang kursong BSEM na pinangatawanan ni Dona Amor Delgado sa paligsahan sa pagsulat ng tula kung saan nakamit niya ang unang pwesto samantalang si Jay Carapal mula sa BSEE ang nasa ikalawang pwesto at Vincent Ortega ng BSECE na nakakuha ng ikatlong pwesto.

Kasunod nito ay ginanap ang

VICTORY. EE Titans celebrate their victory for winning back-to-back championship.

Photo by Christian Vanguardia

paligsahan sa paggawa ng poster na pinangunahan ni Zaica Atienza (BSEE) matapos pukawin ang atensyon ng mga hurado. Ito nama’y sinundan ni Janina Sanico (COED) na nasungkit ang ikalawang pwesto at Reymond Austria (BSEE) sa ikatlong pwesto.

Sa ikalawang araw ay ginanap ang paligsahan ng Extemporanyong Pagsasalita kung saan umarangkada si Carla Mae Libramonte (BSIE) at nakuha ang unang karangalan matapos magpamalas ng galing sa pagsasalita na pinangalawahan naman ni Hazel Mae Bunao (BSA) at sinundan naman nina Dianne Nicole Alcantara (BSEM) at Princess Ann Cabalu (BSECE) na

parehong nagkamit ng ikatlong pwesto.

Nagpakitang gilas naman si Camille Bathan (BSPsy)sa unang pwesto sa Impromptu speaking na sinundan naman ni John Russel Boncajes (BSECE) at pumangatlo naman si Mark Justine Familiar (BSEE).

Sa kabuuan, matagumpay na naidaos at naging maayos ang selebrasyon ng Buwan ng Wika. Sa kauna- unahang pagkakataon ay nagtanghal an IndakBatangan ng isang pang- etnikong sayaw na sinundan naman ng Teatro Batangan na nagpamalas ng kasiyasiyang pagtatanghal bilang pang- wakas na presentasyon.

Prince Torres and Katrina Malate

Inhinyeriyang Pang-Elektrikal, Dumiklab sa Balagtasan

Galing ng Filipino, galing ng BSEE. Muling nakamit ang tagumpay sa Madulang Pagsayaw.

Kuha ni Joana Mae de Jesus

BSEE, kampeon muli sa Madulang Pagsayaw

Pinanindigan ng Batsilyer ng Agham sa Inhinyerong Pang-elektrikal (BSEE) ang kampeonato sa Madulang Pagsayaw, Agosto 26.

Nagpasiklaban ang siyam na departamento sa loob ng pitong minutong inilaan sa kanila upang magtanghal gamit ang pyesang “Galing ng Pilipino” sa komposisyon ni Gary Valenciano.

Naungusan ng BSEE ang ibang departamento matapos magkamit ng

87% grado, hindi naman nagpatalo ang Batsilyer ng Agham sa Pagnenegosyo (BSEM) na nagkamit ng 85.25% at ang Batsilyer ng Agham sa Impormasyong Pangteknolohiya (BSIT) na nakakuha ng 84.5%.

Sa kabuuan ng patimpalak, batid ng lahat ng partisipante na naipamalas nila ang kanilang talento sa pag-indak at ginawa nila ang lahat ng kanilang makakaya para sa paligsahan.

Marielle Theresa Selda

Alinsabay sa pagdiriwang ng mga Tomasinong Iskolar ng Bayan sa Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa, idinaos ang isa sa mga pinaka-inabangang mayoryang programa- ang Balagtasan.

Naganap ang naturag tagisan, ganap na ika-2 ng hapon, Agosto 25.

Sa balagtasang isinagawa, ang piyesang ginamit ng bawat departamento ay pawang mga sariling kathang litany ng Balagtasan na umiinog sa temang: “Pambansang Kaunlaran: Nasa kabataan ba? O nasa may gulang na?”

Matapos ang maaalab na tagisan at maanghang na talastasan mula sa bawat departamento, nakubkob ng BSA ang ikatlong puwesto (96.33%) sa katauhan nina Kaye Mari Maranan,

Miguel Francis Enore, at Josua Mae Sunio (Lakambini). Naangkin naman ng BSIE (97.33%) ang ikalawang karangalan buhat ng mga kalahok na sina Bryan John Alvarez, John Paolo Bello at Gladys Joy Vergara (Lakambini).

Samantala, dahil sa angkin nilang diklab at gilas, nanaig at kumislap ang BSEE (98%) dahil sa mga pambato nilang sina John Benedict Gutierrez, Vincent Andrew Po at Errol John De Mesa na pawang mga itinanghal din na mga mambabalagtas ng taon.

Ang mga mapanuring hurado ng nasabing programa ay sina G. Fred Barrera, Gng. Mary Rose Aloro at Prop.

Jaime Guevarra.

Dan Joseph R. Lim

COED, muling nabawi ang titulo sa Sabayang Pagbigkas

Matapos ang dalawang taon, muling nakamit ng Batsilyer ng Agham sa Pagtuturo (COED) ang titulo sa Sabayang Pagbigkas, Buwan ng Wika 2015.

Matatandaang namayagpag ang COED matapos nitong magkasunod na makuha ang kampeonato taong 2011 at 2012 subalit naagaw sa kanila ang korona noong 2013 at 2014. Sa kalilipas lamang na patimpalak, muli silang nagtagumpay dahil sa ipinakita nilang interpretasyon

sa piyesang “Tinig ng Bagong Pilipino” sa panulat ni Nenita Papa.

Muling nagkampeon ang nasabing kurso na nagkamit ng 92.3% at sinundan naman ng BSEE na nakakuha ng 91% habang nasungkit ng BSECE ang ikatlong pwesto sa puntos na 89.3%.

Hindi man nakuha ng ibang kurso ang tagumpay, ipinagmamalaki pa rin nilang naging parte sila ng mayoryang patimpalak na ito.

Aldrin Obsanga

BBTE buong pusong binigkas ang tulang: “Tinig ng Bagong Pilipino” sa panulat ni Nenita Papa.

Kuha ni Erick Michael Opeña

6

from page 1 Santiago announced in the press briefing that the church was expelling Tenny and Angel Manalo together with the younger siblings of Eduardo and Angel - Marco Eraño ‘Marc’ Villanueva and Lolita ‘Lottie’ Manalo Hemedez for allegedly ‘sowing disharmony’ among its members. Santiago also denied that ministers have been abducted and that there was a conflict within the Manalo family.

“Dapat malaman ng lahat na ang Iglesia ay hindi isang korporasyon na pampamilya. Ito ay isang relihiyon na ang sinusunod ay ang mga patakaran at mga aral ng Diyos na nakasulat sa bibliya,” Santiago said.

However, Roel Rosal, former INC minister, believed that the Manalos were being held because of opposing Eduardo with regard to politics and corruption. He added that 10 ministers along with other Manalo family members are being held under house arrest at the INC Central Office in order to prevent the disclosure of financial corruption by INC Auditor General Glicerio B. ‘Jun’ Santos, Jr. and his staff. Rosal said that he and his wife were also expelled from the church for trying to uncover the said corruption. He also added that INC is peddling its “block voting” power.

GMA Network News also reported that they saw an individual that looked like Angel inside the Manalo compound. Though he could freely move, guards with long firearms were also seen inside. People inside the Manalo house flashed messages that read: “Where are the missing ministers?”

Due to the allegations, Department of Justice (DOJ) under Secretary Leila de Lima, was also given an authority to investigate reports after receiving an e-mail on July 23, past 9:00am, with a link to the YouTube Video from a certain “kapatid saiglesia” with the subject “Fwd: help po.” The email read: “Tulungan niyo po kami nanganganib po ang buhay ng pamilya ni ka erdy. May 10 mismo na dinukot hanggang ngayun di pa nakikita, mga tagasanggunian ng iglesia nasa likod nito sa pangunguna ni glicerio santos jr at radel cortez. tulungan po ninyo kami. parang awa nyo na.”

NEWS

Other allegations had also surfaced, including that the building of Philippine Arena is the product of corruption in INC, according to Angel during his interview with Radio dzMM on July 24.

He also denied being held hostage inside the Manalo compound but, conceded that he’s worried for the fate of the missing ministers.

The crisis had also reached the United States, which made one of the minister resigned in front of the members of the church. As the crisis continued, more members were expelled including those who joined the protest in California in support for the ministers.

Former ‘Pasugo’ editor vs. INC

In a report on GMA News TV’s “State of the Nation with Jessica Soho”, July 23, former ‘Pasugo’ – the official publication of Iglesia ni Cristo, editor Isaias Samson Jr. revealed some ways of how corruption allegedly happens inside the church involving the program “Lingap sa Mamamayan.”

“Tungkol sa pinamamahagi sa Lingap, halimbawa bigas, kahit na makukuha lang ang isang sakong bigas ng P1, 700 o P1, 750, eh magugulat ka ang ibinayad pala ay P1, 900 o P1, 950,” he said on an interview with the show.

Isaias Samson Jr., a secondgeneration INC minister confirmed that he and his family were illegally detained by the Iglesia’s Sanggunian (the highest administrative council of the INC). They were under the supervision of armed guards by the INC administration, and that INC leadership accused him of being “Antonio Ebanghelista” – a pseudonym used by an unknown minister who has written online articles about Santos and the Church administration. According to Samson, he and his family got away by telling the guards that they will attend a church but drove off to other location.

Two days after giving a statement concerning the allegations, Samson and his family were expelled from Iglesia ni Cristo for refusing to submit to the authority of the church. After several days, Samson filed a case against the members of the INC Sanggunian for alleged illegal detention and harassment of him and his family.

Because of giving accusations

Broadening Knowledge on Journalism, The Searcher Heeds Sir Pit’s Lecture

The Searcher (TS), on its intent to gain ore knowledge and to cease rummaging the issues between them and Mr. Pit Maliksi, the speech and writing professor of Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sto. Tomas Branch (PUPSTB) conducted a two-part lecture meeting to develop potent journalists at Horton function room, PUP-STB, May 23 and July 17.

The editorial board attended the said seminar concerning grammar, guides in writing effective articles, and tips and techniques on how to construct good write ups. Sir Pit showed the rule in write ups starting from making an outline up to the checking of spellings and punctuations. He also shared his knowledge on the three important elements in effective writing: ethos, logos, pathos, how these three influences the whole content of writings. Moreover, he also advised on how to enrich the skills of the young journalists by establishing

their credibility, using journals as their reference to some vocabularies and making arguments.

He too, gave a tip that to be an intelligent writer, they must engage themselves on deep reading because reading the common reading is not learning its provocation, as he quoted from Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Sir Pit also opened the concerns between him and TS and clarified the misunderstandings issued during the previous terms, but he said that it is alright now and he even offered assistance for revision of articles in the publication.

He ended his lecture by reminding them to keep on writing and make it a habit because writing is not to impress but to express and he also quoted from Emerson as well “When you write, be informative.”

Joan M. Estrella

against Santos and the church, INC representative Glicerio B. Santos, IV head counsel filed libel complaint against Samson. However, INC spokesman, Edwil Zabala in a phone interview in the CNN Philippines, explained that the said illegal detention was a disciplinary measure within the church, “iyon po ay preventive suspension.”

Missing ministers

Mnister Lowell Menorca Jr. (also known as Ka Boyet), an INC volunteer minister in Sorsogon was arrested on July 17 for allegedly threatening the two passengers waiting for a ride along the highway in Cavite with a grenade.

However, Lowell was released on July 25 and the police said that complainant has withdrawn the charges of grave threat and illegal possession of explosives against Menorca.

According to Samson, the military picked up Menorca from Sorsogon to Dasmariñas. He said that the missing ministers were being held in Rosalia Compound and Caringal in Quezon City. Among the other 9 reported missing ministers are Arnel Tumanan, Joven Sepillo of Tacloban, and Nolan Olarte of Cebu. This was also claimed by the blog site “Iglesia Ni Cristo - Silent No More,” run by a certain Antonio Ramirez Ebangelista.

Lowell along with his wife and child were interviewed by GMA reporters on August 1 outside the INC compound and he denied his abduction and begged for his brother to stop making assertions. He said that staying within the compound is voluntarily because of their safety. He was worried that someone might attack him in order to direct the blame on the INC. After the interview, GMA staffs escorted him and his family back to the compound.

Meanwhile, Anthony Menorcabrother of Lowell, said that the INC Sanggunian forced his older brother to deny the abduction because it is holding Boyet’s wife, Seiko Otsuka Menorca, and a one year old child. Anthony stated that in a meeting with his brother, he told him “Binantaan kami ng kapatid ko na kami ay papatayin”. Anthony was placed under the Witness Protection Order due to the ‘very sensitive’ information that he turned over to the NBI according to the DOJ.

On the other hand, other alleged abducted ministries Joel San Pedro, Jojo Nemis and Arnel Tumanan together with ) Boyet Menorca, on July 29, in an interview with Eagle News Service/

The Searcher Issue No. 1 Volume No. 16

Net 25 denied that they were being held captive and stated they were not tortured. They also stated their loyalty to the church, administration and also to Eduardo Manalo. However, the said TV program and broadcaster is owned and operated by the INC. Five day protest (August 27-31)

About 2,000 Iglesia members led by INC spokesman, Edwil Zabala held a vigil outside the Department of Justice office on August 27 and continued their demonstration at EDSA Shaw and EDSA Ortigas in front of the EDSA shrine.

Members of INC were calling for Justice Secretary De Lima’s resignation for allegedly persecuting their church and called for upholding the separation of church and state.

Bienvenido Santiago, Sr., the church’s general evangelist called De Lima to focus instead on the SAF 44 case, not the case filed by the expelled minister, Samson. Zabala said that De Lima’s action on the filed case was irregular. The report from GMA News said that police officers were standing guard in the area but weren’t moving to disperse the crowd despite the rally having no permit from the Quezon City government.

The 4th night of vigil-protest, August 30, an estimated 5,000 followers stormed at the EDSA Shaw. According to a Rappler report, the INC wanted two things: De Lima’s head and the dropping of the serious illegal detention case filed

by Isaias Samson. INC also threatened to bring even more members. At about dinner time, President Benigno Aquino III quietly convened some members of his cabinet at Bahay Pangarap, his official residence. Presidential Communications Undersecretary, Manuel L. Roxas III said that they were discussing developments about INC protest. The five days protest officially ends on August 31 after a ‘peaceful agreement’ with the government.

Although the protest already ended and it is said that an agreement between the INC leaders and the government was settled, the government were cautious and not yet giving a clear and precise statement concerning the said ‘peaceful agreement’.

-sources: GMA News, Philstar, Rappler, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Star Philippines and Manila Bulletin Laarni M. Villasanta

Shedded Light. Sir Pit shared his knowedge on campus jounalism.

The Searcher

June - October 2015 Adhering the Truth for the Welfare of the People

FEATURE

7

Ang Aldub, Ang Oras at Ang Paglaglag ng Bayabas Jerlyn Comendador Tanong: Maghihintay sa tamang ikaw ang nakakapagkontrol. panahon? O Ipaglalaban ngayon?

Kailangang makibagay.

Kailangang maghintay.

Di na kelangang buuin ang katanungang Kailangan magtiis at magpasensya ito, malamang lamang e gets nyo na dahil sa paniniwalang "worth the wait naman kung ano ang tinutukoy ko, naman." hindi ba? Ano pa nga ba eh di yang Lalo na nga't mas ipinaparamdam sayo "life-changing, mind-altering, madly- ng pag hihintay ang antisipasyon. Mas passionate-sometimes-extraordinarily- nalalaman ang tunay na halaga kapag difficult-but-none-the -less-just-plain- napasayo na ang matagal mong inaasamLOVE." asam. Mas iingatan, mas papahalagahan, Araw noon ng Sabado, mas mamahalin. Dahil bandang ala-una ng na rin sa nahubog nang Ang tunay na tanghali--di ko sigurado, pagkatao, nasubok na ang nagmamahal, sira relo ko--halos pasensya at tiyaga. iisa lang ang mamaos na sa pagrereport isinusuko--ang yung iba kong kaklase.

Pero paano nga ba parte ng kanyang Wala naman masyadong maghintay? Maghihintay sarili sa kanyang ka ba kahit walang kakaiba sa atensyon nilang minamahal. hindi doon nakatuon. kasiguraduhan sa Ang kakaiba lang ay may kahihinatnan? Kahit nasa kung ano silang pinagkukumpulan. dehado kang kalagayan? O gagawa ka ng Saglit lumabas si sir at kasunod na paraan ngayon ? At ipaglalaban. nito’y hiyawan. Tila may pinapanood na Uulitin ko. kung anong mahalaga at magsisiksikan Paano mag-intay? (Juan Tamad Style) makasilip lang sa maliit na screen.

Una. Mahiga ka siguraduhing nakatapat Ano nga kaya ang pinapanood nila? sa bunga ng bayabas ang iyong bibig.

Comedy? Bagong movie na hindi pa Pangalwa. Ngumanga. lumalabas sa sinehan? O baka naman Pangatlo. Mag intay ka sa pinaniniwalaan porno? mong tamang panahon. Hanggang Maya maya pa'y nakarinig ako ng mahinog,mahulog ang bunga. busina. Sinundan ng ilang bungisngisan. Pang apat…Nahulog ba? Nganga ka At nang isa pang kantang Mambo no. 5 lang diba? Literal. ata yun. Mukhang alam ko na.

Masakit ba?

Hindi lang sila. Umabot na nga sa higit Hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon iiwan dalwampu’t limang milyong tweets mo sa alon lang ang trabaho upang tungkol sa “Kalyeserye,” at sa “Aldub makarating ka sa dalampasigan. Minsan love team.” Tipong kilig na kilig, masama kailangang matutong sumagwan at nang manood sila ng magkakatabi at wag gumawa ng sariling paraan. Bawat ka! Magkakahampasan ang mga lola mo. tao ay may karapatan sa pag-ibig na Babala: asawa ni Babalu, kung may ipinaglalaban. Lahat tayo may karapatang ilang tauhang hindi pamilyar sayo na umibig at ipaglaban. Iparamdam na nabanggit sa artikulong ito, na siguro ikaw yung tipong ipinaglalaban at naman eh bihirang bihira, mangyaring pinagtutuunan ng atensyon. Makatagpo magtanong ka na lang sa kahit sino sa ng taong magpapakilala sa parte ng sarili kaklase mo. Humanda ka nga lang baka mong estranghero pa rin kahit sayo, ang ang balik nila’y tanong din, "Saang taong magpapatunay na kaya nyang planeta ka galing?" manahan sa bawat himaymay ng puso Talaga nga namang pag nahuli mo ang mong nasugatan man ng pagkakataon kiliti ng manonood tiyak na papatok. ay patuloy na titibok at magmamahal Parang sa pag-ibig na hinubog at inantay sa tamang tao kung papatunayan sa tamang panahon, nakuha na ang at maiparamdam sayo ang tunay tamang timpla. mong halaga. Kung susumahin, ang May mga panahong mapapa-"God magkaroon ng isang taong ipaglalaban gave me you” ka na lang kapag nakita ka, po-protektahan, aalagaan at lalaban mo na yung taong nagpapalakas ng para sayo kung kinakailangan ang kabog ng dibdib mo (hindi yung prof. dahilan kung bakit nagkakaroon ang mo na magbibigay ng exam nyo ha, tao ng katuwang sa buhay. Hindi iba'to). Yung taong mapapangiti ka naman ibig sabihin, sukatan lang ang makinig mo pa lang pangalan nya. kamao sa labang ito o kung sino ang Tapos magigising ka sa sarili mong pinakamatibay sa mga manliligaw mo pagpapantasya, kasi hanggang ngiti ka kundi sa paggawa ng desisyon. At sa pa lang. Ang pagkakataong nakita mo paraan ng paninindigan upang malutas na ang tamang tao para sayo, ngunit ang anumang pagsubok ang dumating HINDI SA TAMANG PANAHON. sa kanya. Kung paanong gumawa ng At iyon ang nagpabago ng lahat. Gaya plano sa buhay nilang kasali ka na at sa ng sinabi ni lola Nidora, kailangang pagpapatawad upang maipaglaban kung maghintay sa tamang panahon. Dahil anong meron kayo, KUNG ANONG habang naghihintay doon lumalabas DAPAT AY MERON KAYO,KUNG ang tunay na motibo. Kung paanong ANONG SANA AY MERON KAYO, masusukat ang tunay na intensyon, kung anong dapat sayo , yung karapat kung gaano katibay ang kapit, gaano dapat na tao para sa mahal mo. kahaba ang pasensya para sa paghihintay At ikaw yun. sayong minamahal. Lahat ng bagay may At ang laban na ito ay hindi basta kanya kanyang pagkakataon. Sa tamang matatapos. Ito ay hindi na matatapos. panahon. May mga pangyayaring di Ang tunay na nagmamahal, iisa lang ang

isinusuko--ang parte ng kanyang sarili sa kanyang minamahal.

Ngunit mga bagay na kung di para sayo, hindi talaga mapapasayo kahit mag antay ka pa ng dekada. Lalo na kung mag-aantay ka lang talaga, di ka kikilos, di ipaglalaban. Mag-aala Juan Tamad na mag-aantay pumatak ng kusa ang bayabas mula sa puno. At ikaw? Abangers ganern. Pero kung pipilitin naman kunin ng di pa tama ang panahon, makukuha

nga hilaw naman .Wala din. Sayang effort. Sayang ang bunga na mas sasarap at tatamis pa sana ngunit pinilit kunin agad.

Sa huli, sa dinami dami ng nasabi eh dun pa rin talaga babagsak sa walang kamatayang ipaglalaban hanggang dumating ang tamang panahon. Kasi minsan, ang tamang panahon. Ikaw ang gumagawa nyan.

from page 4 abducted in Barangay Kumintang Ibaba, Batangas City then said she was able to escape in Lipa City when the kidnapper urinated at a gas station in STAR tollway and driver let her go. But it turned out the girl was just strolling inside a mall in Batangas City.

Another case involved Samantha Louise Cadevida, a student who was also reported missing but was found later to have asked permission from her teacher to go home to Quezon province after her father died.

Upon keen investigation, all victims of the September 3 abduction returned safely to their homes unharmed, but the four children namely Robin, Jerome , Mica, and Romar were still missing as of September 4 .

the locality,” she reiterates. “

Luma-ang also asked the public to report incidents first to a police station “for the police to take cognizance of the case” before sharing unverified cases of missing persons on social networking sites.

Nevertheless, Batangas Governor Vilma Santos also appealed to Batangueños, especially the parents, not to panic, saying the local government and the police are acting upon the situation.

In a separate interview with reporters Santos said she has been receiving requests from worried parents to suspend classes in accordance to the series of reports on children abductions.

“Hindi po ito gan’un kalaki, ang importante po ay magtulungan tayo,” she said. “Kung meron man [kidnappings] we are not taking it sitting down. We are here to help you.”

She added that the local government has set up their hotline — 723-9350 — for those who want to report about kidnapping or those who have information about the whereabouts of the four missing children. She said the hotline is open 24 hours.

Santos, however, appealed to the public not to use the hotline for practical jokes.

Sr. Insp. Elmer Aguila, deputy chief of police in Bauan, requested for witnesses to surface and give their statements to the police to help the authorities in investigating this case or coordinate with Batangas PNP on their service number for more information of missing children-09062072776.

BY POLITICAL MASTERMINDS?

Bauan City Mayor Ryan Dolor said that the reported kidnappings may be part of a black propaganda conspired by his political enemies to paint a negative image as a dangerous, crime nest and unsafe place the town has become under his administration.

Dolor emphasized that there were yet no concrete evidences to conclude that the case of these missing children are part of a kidnapping spree.

But still, the mayor warned his citizens to be more vigilant about the safety of their children, yet must also be cautious in spreading unfounded rumors to avoid creating further terror.

ON PUBLIC CALL

“The public is reminded to be calm and to take personal caution so as not to be a victim of any kind of criminalities,” spokesperson Inspector Luma-ang said in a statement.

“We are appealing to the public to refrain from disseminating hoax information, especially through social media so as not to cause panic in

As a bottom line, whether hoax or not, the public—pointing out children and teenagers— are still advised to take charge of their safeties for the prevailing crimes.

Princess Julie Ann G. Manalo

NEWS

The Searcher Issue No. 1 Volume No. 16

Ang Dilaw na Jeep sa Tuwid na Daan

Gayunpaman, lahat ng mga nabanggit na bahong umalingasaw mula sa chimeneya ng administrasyong nagdaan ay nararapat lamang na seryosohin, busisiin at bigyang hustisya.

Seryoso, gaya ng mukhang mababakas sa mga

Dan Joseph R. Lim maralitang manggagawa, mga pamilyang musika ang tuwinang pagkalam ng tiyan, sa mukha ng mga taong-grasa, ng mga namamalimos na musmos na itinataboy ng mga drayber ng jeep at ng mga inang namatayan ng anak dahil sa malnutrisyon.

Seryosong may kalakip na nagngingitngit na galit sa puso dahil alam nilang tila pinanot ang lahat ng naitanim na mabubuting pundasyon at yamang pinansyal na sana’y ipinamudmod na lamang upang maipangkain at maipangtustos sa pag-aaral nitong abang mahihirap. Maihahalintulad sa kalagayang namamasid sa anit ni PNoy mula pa noong 2010 ang naganap na kasahulan.

Kaya’t walang paliguyligoy na tanong ng manhid nang bayan,nakamit na kaya ang hustisya sa mga katiwalian mula sa limang taong nagdaan?Nasayang ba ang mga patak ng pag-asa na piniga mula sa mga sektor ng lipunan?

Umasa ang mga Pilipinong magsasakang panay pa rin ang pagpupunla ng palay gamit ang mga nangangatal nang kamay na naging piping saksi na ng kayraming bagyo’t tagtuyot.

Umasa rin ang mga street sweeper. street vendor at traffic enforcer na walang patid ang pagsayaw at pagkampay sa saliw ng musikang hatid ng nakabibinging ingay ng mga sasakyan sa gitna ng maladisyertong kalsada.

Umasa ang mga gurong tila nauupos nang kandila mapanday lamang ang mga baluti ng mga kabataang sasabak sa digmaan ng mahirap na buhay.

Maging ang mga OFW na naging ritwal na ang walang humpay na pagluha sa pagkakalayo sa mga taong nakapaloob sa tangan nilang litrato ay umasa.

Nangarap nang magmuli ang mga maralitang mag-aaral na nagpupumilit makamit ang inaasamasam na diploma upang mapagretiro na ang aandap-andap nilang lampara.

Umasa ang mga kababayan nating nagpupumilit pa ring mabuhay sa kabila ng pamumuhay sa mga bakbakanwalang humpay na mga ratratan ng mga bakal na palaso na kumikitil ng kanilang mga mahal sa buhay na tangi na nilang pag-asa.

Nangarap ding muli ang mga propesyonal na pilit nagsusumiksik sa Pilipinas mapaglingkuran lamang ang nilakhang inang bayan at basang sisiw na mga kalahing kayumanggi.-Di lamang ang mga nabanggit, lahat ng mga maralita’t manggagawa ay gumagawa at umasa ng pagbabago.

Pagbabagong inaasam na buhat hindi lamang para sa iilan, sa mga naghaharing-uri o sa mga tumatabong negosyante ng Makati kundi panlahat,pang-masa at pagkapuluan.

Pagbabago na kinapapalooban ng kayilap-ilap na kaunlaran at matamis na kapayapaan.

Kaunlarang magmumula sana sa Forbes Park at Dasmarinyas Village hanggang sa maamoy na mga eskinita ng Tondo at Quezon City.

Aalinsabay ang samyo ng simoy ng perang papel mula sa mga skyscraper ng mga Ayala hanggang sa mga kubol ng mga magsasaka ng Tartaria sa Cavite- yan ang inaasam-asam ng mga kababayan nating nagsisipagtiyaga sa paghahanapbuhay kahit hindi yaon ang kanilang pinangarap na karera-ang kanilang naging simbolo ng pag-asa, ang bagong saltang Pangulong Aquino.

Anu-ano kaya ang naging tugon dito ni PNoy? Naupo lamang ba siya at nagpabebe?

Nagbulag-bulagan at nagbingi-bingihan sa loob ng limang taon?

Pinagpatuloy ang pagtarak ng heringgilya ng katiwalian at korapsyon?

Nagdubsmash lamang ng mga dikta ng kanyang mga padrino?

Isinakay niya ang kanyang bawat Boss sa isang dilaw na jeepney na bumabagtas sa ubod-pagmamalaki niyang landas, ang “Tuwid na Daan” ani Pnoy,ang landas ng malinis na pamamahala, inuuna ang kaunlarang panlahat at daang papatag umano sa baku-bakong kahirapan nitong bansa.

Nakasakay ka ba sa naturang jeepney? o naiwan ka? Kung nakasakay ka man, nasuklian ba ang binayad mong tiwala at naihinto ba ni PNoy ang jeepney sa nais mong babaan?

Sa pagbiyahe ng naturang jeepney, naging malubak ang mga naunang taon dahil sa sariwa pa ang mga sugat na dama pa din ang hapdi buhat ng pinanghiwang bolo ng nagdaang administrasyon. Ngunit maaari ngang naging masukal at malubak ang naging paglalakbay, ang loob naman ng jeepney ay kakikitaan ng mga nakadikit na mga karatula ng lakas ng loob at pag-asa. Ayon kay PNoy -“Maaari na tayong mangarap muli”-SONA 2010.

“Hindi tayo magpapadiskaril ngayong napakaganda na ng resulta ng ating sinimulan”-SONA 2011, “Posible na ang dating imposible”- SONA 2012, “Ipagpatuloy natin ang pagbabago nang kapit-bisig”- SONA 2013, “Kayong mga boss ang gumawa ng transpormasyong tinatamasa”¬ -nitong SONA 2014 at ngayong huling SONA- “Kaya ko,Kaya ng Pilipino, Simula pa lang ito.”

Sa huling SONA o State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Aquino nitong ika-27 ng Hulyo 2015, binigyan niyang bulalas ang mga nakamit ng administrasyon sa naturang taon.Una na ipinagmalaki niya ang pagiging Asia’s Rising Star at Asia’s Rising Tiger ng Pilipinas sa mundo ng ekonomiya. Ang higit na mas maayos na sistema ng edukasyon, ang K-12, ang mga nagsipagtapos sa TESDA at ang matagumpay umano na pagresolba sa mga problemang edukasyonal. Mga dagdag na imprastrakturang tulad ng TPLEX o Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway at mga tulay sa Mindanao. Ang pagpapalawig ng CCT o Conditional Cash Transfer ng DSWD at ang mas pinadaming benepisyaryo ng PhilHealth. Higit sa anupaman, ibinida niya maging ang pagbaba ng antas ng kahirapan sa Pilipinas.

Sa loob ng limang taong pamamahala ni PNoy, maraming pangyayari ang sumubok at nagpumilit magpaguho sa pundasyon ng naturang pamahalaan. Mga tagpong nagpayanig at nagpabitak sa tuwid na landas ng pangulo.

Una na ang pagkasiwalat ng nabubulok na Pork Barrel Scam nina Janet Napoles noong 2012- na kinasangkutan ng ilang kaalyado ni PNoy, ang Super Typhoon Yolanda noong 2013 na kumitil ng libulibong Pilipino, ang anomalya sa DAP (Disbursement Acceleration Program) at ang huli ay ang Mamasapano Massacre sa Maguindanao nitong Enero. Lahat ito ay pawang sumubok at yumanig sa katatagan at diwa ng administrasyong Aquino upang mapagpatuloy ang paglalakbay ng dilaw na jeepney. Ngunit gayunpaman, hindi ito nagsilbing telon continued on page 12

Page Layout by: John Patrick R. Manalo

Sa gawing timog-silangan nitong asul na planeta, katatagpuan ang arkipelago ng mga jejemon at pabebeang bansang Pilipinas. Bansa na kung saan talamak din ang kahirapan at kagutuman sa likod ng mga mamahaling tarpaulin ng mga kagalang-galang na mga palangiting buwaya. Ang lupaing matagal nang nasakop di lamang ng mga buwaya kundi maging ng kasiyahang dulot ng mga musikang mula sa bibig ng mga nilalang na hilig ang kimchi.

Ang bansa ng lahing nababaliw sa pagdadalinay,twerkilay at fantastic baby ng penomenal na AlDub o kundi naman ay sa babaeng pastilyas. Bansang nakilala din dahil sa diktaduryang Totoy Brown at pagbabalik-demokrasyang dulot ni Pabebe Girl. Ang tinutukoy na demokratikong bansa,itong ating inang bayan na nalalapit nang muling magpa-goodbye pabebe wave ng isang administrasyon sa pamumuno ng isang Benigno Simeon Aquino III, hudyat ang panghuling SONA ng pangulo nitong Hulyo.

Batid ng lahat na dumaan itong abang bansa sa napakarami nang dagok,tadyak,sipa at napakaraming stabbed wounds mula sa mga nagdaang administrasyon na nagdulot upang mabalot ang bansa ng napakaitim at nakasusulasok na usok na sing itim ng nunal ng dating Pangulong Arroyo (isang pabebe warrior). Mga paglala sa krisis ng ekonomiya, ang pagkalat ng mga uri ng nakamamatay na cancer sa mga sektor ng edukasyon, militar, agrikultura, mga ugnayang pangibayong dagat, at pangkapaligiran.

Naging piping saksi din ang banal na palasyo ng Malakanyang, ang Senado, at Batasang pambansa sa malabuhanging katiwalian ng maraming pulitikong astang-buwaya pagdating sa mga putahe ng pambansang karneng baboy. Ilan sa mga naging “main course” sa mga katiwaliang naibunyag noong administrasyong Arroyo ay ang iskandalong “Hello Garci”, NBN-ZTE deal, at ang bilyonpisong kape ng PAGCOR na tila kapeng inangkat pa mula sa planetang Mars.

Illustration by: Reggie Ortiz

8

Hoy, hoy Buloy, naaalala mo pa nun’ tayo’y nagsasama? Hoy, hoy Buloy, naaalala mo pa ba ang iyong mga sinabi nung ako’y may problema?

Nakikinig ako ng kantang ito sa aking paboritong playlist nang maalala ko ang mga tropa kong sina Marilyn Monroe, Robin Williams, Kristel Tejada, Julia Buencamino at si Buloy? Sila ang mga munti kong kaibigan na kinitil ang sariling buhay dahil sa iba’t-ibang kadahilanan. Siguro marahil sa depresyon na kanilang dinadala, problema sa pera, lulong sa droga, nagsasawa sa kanilang kasikatan, gustong magpasikat o kaya bigla na lang silang kinulbit ni Kamatayan.

Ikaw, sawa ka na rin ba sa iyong buhay? Maraming paraan para iyan ay wakasan. At ito ang not-sosure-na-sikat-ngunit-malas-na-labingtatlong paraan. Pero pare, tandaan mo, ang pagpapakamatay ay isang malaking katangahan.

BABALA (asawa ni Babalu): Huwag mo itong babasahin kung ikaw ay malungkot, may pinagdadaanang problema, heartbroken o kumakain ng isda.

1. Tumalon mula sa ikalabing-tatlong palapag ng isang sikat na gusali o sa 5th floor ng NB building. Sa pagbagsak mo, malamang bali na ang mga buto mo, ang panget tignan sa lamay mo. At maaari mo pang bagsakan ang mga dumadaang sasakyan. Dagdag traffic ka pa. Kaya wag na lang.

2. Magbigti gamit ang lubid sa inyong sampayan. Pero binabalaan kita, huwag na! Bukod sa mararamdaman mo ang unti-unting pagkaubos ng iyong hininga, magkakalatay pa ang leeg mo, at kawawa naman ang kapitbahay ninyong laging nakikisampay sa inyo.

3. Uminom ng napakalinamnam na silver cleaner, lagyan ng asukal. Ang tanong mayroon ka bang silver cleaner?

Malamang wala na, pinagbawal na ang pagbebenta sa merkado. At kung mayroon man at iyong iinumin, paano na ang mga silver mong mangingitim?

4. May isa ka pang choice, ang humingi ng ferric chloride sa kaibigan mong ECE student. Pero pustahan, hindi ka bibigyan niyan dahil bukod sa mahal, gagamitin pa nila yan sa susunod nilang experiment. O kaya naman baka wala rin sila dahil malamang nanghihingi lang sila sa kaklase nilang masipag bumili.

5. Magbaril. Pwede sa ulo o kaya naman sa puso. Pero isa ito sa pinakakadiring paraan. Bukod sa maraming dugo, malamang sa malamang, sabog pa ang ulo mo.

At kung puso naman ang iyong pupuntiryahin, durog na nga ang puso mo mula sa pagbe-break ninyo ng boyfriend/ girlfriend mo na hindi alam ang three-month rule, dudurugin mo pa lalo. Gusto mo ba iyon?

6. Maglaslas gamit ang kutsilyo o blade. Siguraduhing matalas.

Siguraduhin ding hindi nangangalawang baka matetano ka pa. Double

LITERARY

Dumb Ways to Die Joana Mae A. De Jesus dead. Ngunit, hindi ito effective na palutang-lutang ang katawan mo sa gitna paraan dahil walang kasiguraduhan ang ng ilog o dagat na unti unting nabubulok pagsipot ni kamatayan dito. At kung ay isang nakakadiring eksena. Paano na hindi matuloy, siguradong peklat ang lang kung kinain ka ng mga isda at ang aabutin mo. isda ay kakainin ng mga tao? Eeew.

7. Gumala nang gumala kahit kalaliman na ng gabi. Usonguso ngayon ang mga kriminal na bukod sa nanakawan ka na, gagahasain ka pa kung babae ka.

O kaya naman magpakidnap sa mga taong sakay ng van na puti kung saan kinukuha ang lamang-loob mo. Gusto mo bang mamatay nang kulang-kulang ang katawan mo? Pwede ring hindi ka na maiburol dahil nawawala ang bangkay mo. Paano na ang mga kaibigan mong iiyak sa kabaong mo, o ang mga taong makikitinapay lang sa lamay mo?

10. Mapasagasa sa eight-wheeler truck o sa sports car, ‘yung red. Kung wala ka namang awa kay Manong Drayber, maari kang tumawid sa gitna ng kalsada habang nakakulay berde ang stoplight. Maari kang magtamo ng instant kasikatan dahil sa utak mong nakalabas, baling ribs at putol na paa.

Paano na si Manong Drayber na siyang inaasahan ng pamilya, makukulong pa.

Makonsensya ka naman.

Magmahal ng taong hindi kayang suklian ang pagmamahal mo. At ito ang pinakamabilis na paraan nang pagpapakamatay...

8. Uminom ng isang bote ng Paracetamol.

Kung marami kang pambili, pwede rin namang dalawahin mo na. Pero hindi ito effective na paraan, madalas hanggang ospital lamang ang gumagawa nito at hindi nakakarating ng morge. At madalas, sa CR ang punta, dahil pagtatae ang inabot nila.

9. Kung hindi ka sanay l u m a n g o y , pagpapakalunod ang mabisang paraan. Pero datapwat subalit, a n g makitang

11. Magtiis ng gutom at uhaw sa loob ng 15 araw. Ang tanong, makakatagal ka ba ng 15 araw na hindi sisilip sa kusina ninyo o sa refrigerator upang kumuha ng malamig na tubig, chocolates, icecream, fried chicken at spaghetti? Matitiis mo din bang hindi bumili ng paninda ni Tita Rose at burger ni Koyang-mayGolay? Di ba hindi naman?

12. Maging Iskolar ng Bayan o maging propesor si Sir/ Ma’am *toooooot* .Bilang isang Isko sa ating Sintang paaralan, malamang untiunti ka na ring pinapatay ng mga propesor mo sa hirap ng exam at araw-araw na recitation.

Idagdag pa ng halos isang linggong walang t u l o g kapag midterm at finals.

Ta p o s

9 bibigyan ka ng singko? Ang saklap ‘di ba? Pero huwag kang susuko, makakagraduate ka din kahit abutin ka pa ng pitong taon.

13. Magmahal ng taong hindi kayang suklian ang pagmamahal mo. At ito ang pinakamabilis na paraan nang pagpapakamatay sabi nga ng kaklase kong si Via Bautista, isang love guru (lol).

Unti-unti kang pinapatay nang arawaraw mong pag-iyak, hindi pagkain, at kawalan ng tulog. Aminin mo, totoo hindi ba?

Ilan lamang iyan sa mga sikat na paraan upang wakasan ang iyong buhay. Ngunit bakit nga ba may mga taong inuunahan si Kamatayan? At alam mo ba na sa bawat 40 segudo, isang tao ang nagtatangkang magpakamatay sa buong mundo. Ibig sabihin, 90 katao sa bawat oras, 2160 sa bawat araw, 64,800 sa bawat buwan o halos 777,600 sa bawat taon. Oo Pare, gano’n karami. Gano’n karami ang nagsasawa na sa kanilang buhay. Gano’n karami ang gusto na lamang sumuko.

Gano’n karami ang ayaw nang masilayan ang bukas. Gano’n karami ang nag-iisip na wala nang pag-asa.

Isa sa mga pumasok sa kweba ni Kamatayan nang hindi man lamang kumakatok ay si Kristel Tejada, isang anak, kaibigan, at tulad mo isang Iskolar ng Bayan sa University of the PhilippinesManila. Nangangarap maging doktor.

Ngunit napilitin siyang magsumite ng Leave of Absence (LOA), matapos hindi makapagbayad ng P10,000 na tuition fee. Ni hindi siya pinayagan ng tuition loan, installment payment o maski ang promisory note. At ang naging sandalan niya ng mga panahong iyon ay ang pag-inom ng silver cleaner. Sa silver cleaner niya nahanap ang katahimikan, kapayapaan ng kanyang kalooban.

Tinalo ng depresyon ang mga hangarin niya sa buhay at kasamang nailibing ang kanyang paniniwala na ang kahirapan ay hindi hadlang sa edukasyon. Kinain ng depresyon ang katawan at isip ng isang labing-anim na taong gulang.

Depresyon ang nangungunang sanhi ng pagkitil ng sariling buhay. Maraming dahilan, iba’t-ibang problema. Maaaring pinansyal, pamilya, kaibigan, ang iyong sobrang pahirap na propesor, o ang binigay-ko-naman-lahat-ngunit-singkopa-rin na major subject. Maaari rin naming ang pagbusted sa iyo ng isang taon mo nang nililigawan, pakakaroon ng girlfriend/boyfriend ng crush mo (sobrang babaw kung magpapakamatay ka) o ang malala ay ang pag-iwan sa iyo ng dalawang-taon mong karelasyon dahil may iba na siyang mahal. Sawa na siya sa iyo o ayaw na niya, biglabigla na lang natapos (hugoot).

Ngunit, subalit, datapwat, kahit ano pang problema ang kinahaharap mo, hindi kailanman naging solusyon ang pagkitil ng buhay mo. Isipin mo, ikaw lang ba ang nahihirapan?

Ikaw lang ba ang bumabagsak? Ikaw lang ba ang iniwan?

Marami pang iba diyan pero mas continued on page 12

Illustration by: Paul Allen Maralit Page Layout by: Erick Michael Opeña

June - October 2015 Adhering the Truth for the Welfare of the People

Linggo. Alas singko palang ng umaga ay ginising ka na agad ng nanay mo. Kukuha ka ng PUPCET sa araw na ‘to at pang- alas dose ka pa.

Matapos ang eksam, hati ang isip mo kung makakapasa ka dahil mahirap ang tanong sa General Info pero nadalian ka naman sa Math.

Kailangan mong maipasa ito dahil dito nakasalalay ang pagpapatuloy mo sa pag-aaral at tuluyan ngang maiahon ang iyong pamilya sa kahirapan.

At dahil hawak mo na ngayon at binabasa ang panibagong isyu ng lathalain ng The Searcher, malamang ikaw ay isang ganap nang PUPian…na nagsimula ang istorya sa PUPCET…sa text ng HS classmate mo na nakapasa ka… sa pagpunta mo ng mas maaga kaysa sa nakasulat sa Route and Approval Slip mo para matiyak ang slot sa kursong gusto ng nanay mo para sayo… sa mahabang pila noong enrollment na dahil walang connection ay pinabalik ka pa kinabukasan… sa paulit-ulit na pagpapakilala noong unang araw ng pasukan…sa unang beses na pag-access mo sa SIS account...sa isang pad ng yellow paper sa bag mo na ngayon ay matagal nang ubos kaya nanghihingi ka na lang .

Pero mali ako.

Dahil nag-umpisa pala ang kwentong PUP mo sa PUPSAIT dahil noong hayskul ay class valedictorian ka.

O kaya sa pag-aasikaso ng kaukulang dokumento dahil transferee ka. O kaya sa kung saan man. Kung iyon sa tingin mo ang unang nagparamdam sa’yo na nasa kolehiyo ka na at freesyle ang porma sa pagpasok.

Nabuo ang samahan ng tropa n’yo dahil sa groupings sa PE na pinatibay pa ng pare-parehas n’yong talento sa larong Pusoy. Nag-volunteer ka na maging presidente ng klase sa pagaakalang mahahatak ng extracurricular activities ang grades mo. Noong Freshmen Orientation ay nahikayat ka ng maraming orgs na umanib sa kanila ngunit dahil sa lupit ng academic load mo ay isinantabi mo muna ‘to. Mas naging mahigpit ang mga magulang mo nang mabalitaan nila na ang kababata mo ay isa nang dalagang ina. Dahilan para mas maging bantay sarado sila sa’yo at pati ngipin mo ay pinabakuran na.

Batayan mo sa pagtangkad ang semento papasok sa UGC (‘pag yumuyuko ka na, it’s a sign of growth!). Dismayado ka sa balita na wala ka nang matatanggap na PE uniform pero dahil mare-refund naman daw ang bayad ay naisip mong mas mabuti na rin ito para may kickback ka.

Hindi rin naman nagtatapos sa simula ang istorya. Dahil ngayon, may rehas na ang lahat ng lagusan sa NB… online na kapag nag-eenrol… nag-shift ka na sa kursong gusto mo… nakalagay na sa bubog na estante ang tindang ulam sa Panini…sikat ka na sa buong unibersidad… ngarag ka na sa paggawa ng thesis ng grupo n’yo…gabi-

gabi kang puyat kaka-review…hindi ka na nagbubulakbol o kaya nagbubulakbol ka na ngayon…nagbubunyi ka na sa gradong tres…namimiss mo na ang gabihang practice n’yo ng Sabayang Pagbigkas… marunong ka na rin magvandal in Hangul… break na kayo ng kasintahan mo na dahil sa pag-ibig ay pareho kayo ng kinuhang kurso… nakalusot ka na sa Dos Policy…lagi kang late sa pang-hapon mong klase simula nang sumikat ang AlDub… marunong ka na ring mag-volleyball dahil ito ang opisyal na isport sa ating Sintang paaralan…at medyo nalulungkot ka na kasi sa Marso ay magtatapos ka na at di ka na bibigyan ng araw-araw na baon.

Ito ay depende pa kung di pumalya ang SIS sa pagtala sa mga nakuha mo nang subjects.

Linggo. Araw sana ng pahinga pero kailangan mong pumasok dahil may NSTP kayo. Gabi ka nang nakauwi dahil nagkayayaan pa kayong magkakaklase na pumunta sa Sampaloc Lake at hindi ‘to alam ng nanay mo.

Sigurado ako na naranasan o napansin mo ang pagbabagong ito sa iyong sarili at sa ating Sintang Paaralan.

Hindi man kalakihan ang ating sangay at marami mang kakulangan pagdating sa pasilidades, hitik naman tayo sa mga pusong palaban at matatalinong isipan.

Bukas tayo sa bawat oportunidad at handa sa anumang pagsubok. At iyan sa tingin ko ang naging kalamangan natin sa iba. Hinubog tayo kasabay ng mga pasakit para malaman natin ang tunay na kahulugan ng tagumpay. Gayunpaman, sa kabila ng bukas na katotohanang ito, hindi matitinag ang ating kagustuhan na maipakita ang ating mga saloobin.

At ngayong taon, aming bubuksan ang panibagong yugto sa libro ng ating buhay bilang PUPian.

Lahat nga tayo ay may kanyakanyang pinagmulang istorya—na s’yang dahilan kung sino at bakit tayo ganito ngayon. Ngunit kahit may pagkakaiba, maniniwala ka ba kung sasabihin kong ikaw ay ako? At ako ay ikaw? Na gaya mo ay nangangarap at nagsusumikap? Iisang bangka tayo sapagkat tayo ang pinagsama-samang lakas at pag-asa ng bayan. Tayo ang depinisyon ng matalinong paggasta sa buwis ng sambayanan. Tayo nga ay iisa lang.

Dahil sa paniniwalang ito, nararapat lamang na magkaroon tayo ng simbolo na kakatawan sa ating pinagkaisang damdamin. Kami, sa The Searcher, at sa aming patuloy na pagtalima at pagtupad sa aming misyon na maihatid ang katotohanan ay taos pusong ipinakikila sa inyo ang opisyal na karakter na sasalamin sa ating pangaraw-araw na pamumuhay bilang PUPian…si PUPOY.

Una na rin siyang pinasikat sa komiks na Pupoy Adventures ng aming dibuhistang si Reymond Austria—na binansagan na rin sa parehong pangalan.

Hindi nagwawakas sa maliit na espasyo

ng mga guhit ang kakulitan, saya, lungkot, inis, pasakit, pasasalamat, pagkabigo, tagumpay at lahat pa ng emosyon dahil tayo’y PUPian na hindi pwedeng basta-bastahin. Ang bagong seksyon na ito, ay ang nilikom na eksperyensa nating lahat.

Dadalhin namin kayo sa ibang lebel ng buhay ni Pupoy at mas kikilalanin pa natin s’ya dahil…

Tayo si Pupoy. At si Pupoy ay tayo—ang mga tunay na Iskolar ng Bayan. At nararapat lamang na may alam tayo sa nangyayari sa ating kapaligiran. Dahil tayo ang magiging sandigan ng ating henerasyon at ng susunod pa.

Sama-sama nating tunghayan ang una sa hindi mabilang na kwento ng kanyang pakikibaka para matamo ang mailap na diploma…

Unang Paglalakbay: Tres Lang Sapat Na! I. Si Pupoy, ang marathon at ang special appearance ni San Pedro Habang tirik na tirik sa pagiging hot si Haring Araw ay napansin niya si Pupoy na may balak atang higitan ang record ng pabilisang tumakbo sa Guinness Book of World Record. Kasingtulin nito ang hinahabol ng sampung aswang sa pagkaripas nito ng takbo. Kaya tinanong niya Pupoy: Haring Araw: O anong dahilan at ikaw ay nagmamadali?

Pupoy: Late na po kasi ako eh.

Nagkaroon po kasi kami ng make-up class ngayon, malapit na po ang finals kaya naghahabol si prof ng lesson.

Haring Araw: E kung naattend on time yang prof niyo edi sana di kayo ang nahahassle ano?

Pupoy: Oo nga po eh. Imbis na tutulong po ako sa gawaing bahay ngayong umaga (weh? Sipag naman.) heto at papasok na. Napagbibintangan na nga po akong naglalakwatsa dahil sa pabago-bagong schedule. (looks at his sa-tabi-tabi-langbought watch) Ang daldal ko talaga, sige po. Paalam!

Pero sa hindi maiiwasang pangyayari, nakita ni Pupoy ang malaking balakid—si San Pedro himas himas ang kanyang manok na talisayin.

Siya lang naman dakilang tambay este bantay ng pintuan ng langit.

San Pedro: Nasan ang ID mo?

Dali-dali niyang hinalukay ang kanyang bag at sisid marinong hinanap ang letseng ID niya. Ilang minuto na ang lumipas at hindi pa rin niya nakikita ang pakay isama pa ang butil-butil niyang pawis at paghabol ng hininga sa pagtakbo kanina pati na rin ang nakakapasong tingin ni San Pedro na di mapakali sa pagiintay.

San Pedro: Siguro naman nababasa mo ang karatula sa labas. (make himas himas of the rooster) Sumunod naman kayo sa patakaran. Tsk tsk Pupoy (binulong sa sarili): Sus. Alam ko nga No Smoking tas ayun si Mother Lily pa ang nangunguna sa pagyoyosi.

(Oooops. Shh! Wag kang maingay.)

Susuko na sana siya sa paghahanap ng

makita ang regi card na pinaghirapan niyang kulitin sa registrar na aakalain mong ito ang pabebeng nililigawan niya noong highschool dahil sa sobrang pa-hard-toget. Nakapasok na rin siya sa Sintang Paaralan gamit ang regi card na nagligtas sa kanya sa bingit ng kamatayan sa hagupit ng sermon ni San Pedro.

Nakarating na si Pupoy ng kanyang classroom ng makitang wala pa roon ang kanyang prof na dahilan ng pagpasok niya ng maaga. Hindi maitago ang inis sa kanyang mukha. Naalala niyang wala sa bokubularyo ng prof niyang ito ang salitang “punctuality”. Pero ganoon naman talaga siguro sa lahat ng bagay. Parang pag-ibig, kailangan mong maghintay para masuklian lahat ng iyong pinaghirapan subalit dapat alam mo rin kung kailan mo bibitawan.

(Babala: walang pinagdadaanan ang nagsusulat nito, wag pansinin ang HUGOT.) Umupo na siya sa arm chair na ihehele na siya sa pagkakatulog dahil sa di pantay na paa pasalamat na lang siya sa preskong hangin na nagmumula sa bintanang nagsisilbing natural air con ng unibersidad, yun nga lang walang switch ang aircon na ito kaya goodluck sa kanila dahil Ber Months

III. Exam, Exam paano ka ginawa?

Dahil mukang mahal ng prof na ito ang kanyang trabaho pumunta ito sa klase nila Pupoy at nagturo ng buong husay nang hindi nagoovertime. Take note hindi nagoovertime. Sabay-sabay nating ulitin. Hindi nagoovertime.

Prof: Remind ko lang kayo bukas na exam niyo dito. Any questions, if none goodbye and have a nice day.

Pupoy (sa isip lang):

IV. Drag me to hell

FINALS WEEK— Hell week kung tawagin ng iba pero para kay Pupoy ito ang sarili niyang bersyon ng “Araw ng Paghuhukom”. Mga araw kung saan napapatawag ang mga hudas mong kaklase sa iba’t ibang santo at maging isugal ang buhay para makakopya sa papel ng kaibigan.

Pero ang malupit dito ay nalimutan ni Pupoy magpaxerox ng reviewer kaya ngayo’y kumakain siya habang hawak sa kanang kamay ang kutsarang punong-puno ng kanin at sa kaliwa naman ang sandamak na photocopy ng exam mamaya. Cramming and multitasking at its finest. Kakabit na siguro ng pagiging estudyante ang cramming. Hindi mo masasabing naging estudyante ka kung sa tanang buhay mo ay hindi mo ito naranasan.

Pero naglaro ang tadhana, dahil sa malaking langaw na palutang-lutang sa sabaw ni Pupoy at marahil ang secret ingredient sa secret recipe ng Kraby Patty ni Mr. Crabs. Napasugod siya sa malapit na palikuran ngunit mas karimarimarim ang itsura ng sahig na nanlilimahid sa putik at bowl na kasing dilaw ng ihi ng lasinggerong lusaw na ang atay. Hindi na niya napigilan at pinalaya na niya ang sikmurang ilabas ang kinain niyang sinangag nung umagahan. Mas mapait pa sa mga emo quotes at hugot ng taong sawi ang lasang umiikot sa kanyang bibig habang palabas siya ng palikuran ng mga lalake. Sana naman umagahan lang ang isinuka niya at hindi ang mga bagay na pinilit niyang isiniksik sa cerebrum ng kanyang utak.

V. Ang Pagtutuos

Heto na ang oras ng pagtutuos ang magtatakda kung siya ay tatawagin parin na Iskolar ng Bayan. Bitbit si Mang Casio the calcu, bolpen, stock knowledge with crammed info at ang paniniwalang aalihan siya ng espiritu ni Einstein nag-exam na si Pupoy.

Sa di maipaliwanag na dahilan parang kumakain ng mani si Pupoy habang nagsasagot ng exam. Pero yan ang nakakagago sa exam ni prof.

Pag nadalian ka its either tama ang sagot mo o mali ang ginawa mo. Kaya kailangan mong humanap ng mas mahirap at mas komplikadong sagot na dadaigin ang pinta ni Picasso sa sobrang abstract. Bahala na si Batman, Ironman, Superman at Lastikman isama mo na rin ang Power Puff Girls!

Prof: Time is up. Pass your papers.

Tapos na ang oras, napiga na ang laman ng kanyang 1,360 grams na utak. Pinasa na niya ang papel. Papasa kaya siya?

Dumaan ang isang linggo sa purgatoryo ng mga pagsusulit pero narito si Pupoy nanatiling nakatayo kahit rak na rak ang eyebags sa pakikipaglandian sa mga reviewer maging ang naghuhumiyaw at kumakaway niyang malaking pimple sa ilong dahil sa stress. Isang semestre ang dumaan may, bago ba siyang natutunan?

Magagamit kaya niya ang lahat ng ito sa kanyang pinagtatrabahuhan o lahat ng ito ay para sa wala lamang?

VI. Ang Hatol (Last na to, pramis!)

SUMMER. Pero imbis na nakikitampisaw si Pupoy sa pool heto siya halos tumira na sa computer shop para abangan ang pagloloading ng usad pagong na SIS. Naubos na ata ang pambayad niya ng tuition fee sa pagre-rent ng computer. Pero kailangan magtiyaga dahil heto na ang sasagot kung siya ba ay magsasummer sa beach o magsa-SUMMER CLASS! Yes! Nagload din sa wakas ang SIS. At tumambad sa kanya ang hubad na katotohanan. *insert drumroll/heavy build up background music here* 3.00 Tres.

Ang grade ni Pupoy ay tumataginting na tres.

Maaaring sa iba ay napakababa na nito pero para sa kanya isa itong ginto at kayamanan ng kanyang buhay estudyante. Maikukumpara ito sa “icing sa ibabaw ng cupcake” ni Kim Chiu, ang One More Chance ni Bea at John Lloyd, at maging ng pagkikita ni Yaya Dub at Alden. Sa wakas! Mukhang makakasama na siya sa outing ng mga kaklase niya ng highschool na malaki ang posibilidad na mailagay lamang sa kanilang drawing book.

Sa kabila ng nais niyang magpa-misa dahil siya ay nakapasa. Napaisip si Pupoy.

Paano siya nakapasa?

Tsumamba lang ba ang sagot niya sa mga exams?

O dahil sa sipag niyang pumasok at attendance?

Baka naman isa siya sa masuwerteng biktima ng Wheel of Fortune at panghuhula ni prof?

Pero isa lang ang panigurado at matitiyak ng nagsulat nito sa inyo, WALANG FOREVER!

Page Layout by: Erick Michael Opeña

II. Ang Monologue bow!

Mabilis pa sa alas kwatrong nag-unahan sa pagpirma ang mga kaklase niyang nagmamadaling umalis. Sa college, ginto ang attendance maaring ito ang maging susi upang ikaw ay pumasa kahit pasang awa quiz mo basta masipag kang pumirma ng attendance pwede na. Yung iba nga pagkapirma ng attendance isa-isa ng nawawala na parang

Hebanaysdey ka diyan. Hindi ko na kailangan ng exam mong puro math problems kung sa buhay ko pa lang ngayon madami na akong problema.

Bakit nga pala ganun? Pag ikaw ang nagsasagot at nageexplain sa board gets na gets ko na pakiramdam kong alam na alam ko ang bawat tinuturo mo pero pag andiyan na ang exam mo anak ng tipaklong na di makatalon oh! Saan hinugot ang exam na ito? Malaki ba ang galit mo sa mundo at ibabaling mo sa pagsusulit na ito?

Tao nga naman maraming reklamo pero anong magagagawa mo e estudyante ka lang at prof siya. Tiis tiis lang, lintik lang ang walang ganti pagdating ng evaluation. Huehue

Umuwing pagod ang isipan at katawan ni Pupoy. Unti-unti siyang nilulukob ng pagod sa araw na ito.

Gusto na lang niyang mahiga at paliguan ng panis na laway ang kanyang unan sa bahay ng sa gayo’y mabawi ang kanyang lakas para sa gera bukas.

Ayon sa malikot na imahinasyon ng diyosang nagkatawang tao: Iyah Agojo

na.

Pupoy: “Hay buti pa ang PUP may FOREVER. Forever sira at kulang sa pasilidad. ”

Sabagay ano nga bang aasahan nila sa StateU na dose pesos per yunit ang iyong binabayaran di bale ng kulang sa facilities papatunayan na lang nila na ito ang Pamantasan na Utak ang Puhunan. Nakaidlip na si Pupoy sa sobrang pagkainip, dinala na siya ng kanyang imahinasyon sa mundo ng panaginip. Malapit na sanang tumulo ang kanyang laway ng maalimpungatan sa boses ng kaklase.

Class Secretary: Guys, hindi na raw darating si prof. Pero may attendance.

Aralin na daw yung mga lessons dahil next meeting final exam na natin sa kanya.

Pupoy’s POV: Shete! Olats na ko neto. Finals na nga pala wala pa kong matinong natututunan. Anong isasagot ko sa exam? Self-study na lang ulit?

Magpapaxerox na lang ako mamaya ng reviewer.

bula pero may mga matatalinong prof na hindi nagpapapirma ng attendance kundi sila mismo ang magchecheck at ang maganda pa nito pagtapos na ang tatlong oras ng kanyang klase saka palang ito magtatawag, mautak din ano?

Matapos pirmahan ang attendance, tinignan niya ang kanyang orasan. Mahaba pa ang kanyang vacant bago ang susunod na klase, hindi niya alam kung maiinis ba siya o masisiyahan.

Isa pa to sa perks ng pagiging estudyante sa kolehiyo ang vacant na di mo alam kung saan mo palilipasin at bubunuin.

Itutuloy niya kaya ang pagidlip o magreview ng lessons para sa exams (Naks! Very palaaral huh?) o tsumibog muna sa food court bago magreview?

Hanggang sa napukaw ang kanyang atensyon ng kanyang kaklase.

Classmate1: Pre, tara DOTA muna tayo?

Pupoy: Ano pare DOTA kamo? Hindi ka pa rin nagsasawa diyan? Wala ka namang napapala diyan eh. Nagsasayang ka lang ng oras, pera at panahon. Yan ba ang pinupuntahan ng dugo at pawis ng magulang mo sa pagtatrabaho sa bawat araw na nagdadaan? Halos gawin nilang araw ang gabi at kumayod na parang kalabaw. Kahit mawalan na sila ng pangluho basta mapabaunan at makapasok ka lang sa eskwelahan tapos ipangdoDOTA mo lang?

Nahihibang ka na ba? Bakit hindi mo ako samahang gugulin ang nalalabing oras sa makabuluhang bagay gaya ng pagrereview sa nalalapit na finals ng may magawa ka namang tama sa iyong buhay. Sa gayon tayo ay may maisagot sa exam, makagraduate at makapasa sa board. Hindi ka na naging pabigat sa inyong tahanan natulungan mo pa ang Inang Bayan.

Pero hindi ito pelikula na pedeng mangyari ang lahat kahit hindi makatotohanan at pahihintulutan na lang ang makapagbagbag damdaming monologue ni Pupoy. Walang special effects ang realidad kaya eto talaga ang naging tugon ni Pupoy: Pupoy: Sige.

Apat na letra ang tumapos at nagbigay tuldok sa makabayan niyang hangarin. Sumaid ng singkwenta pesos na sana ay pinangbili na lang niya ng burger na may golay este gulay at palamig. Edi sana ay may sukli pa siya at pangtricycle paguwi.

Medyo nahihilo pa mula sa mahigit tatlong oras na pagharap sa kompyuter si Pupoy. Buti na lang at sakto ang paglabas niya dahil malapit na magsimula ang susunod niyang klase.

12

FEATURE

The Searcher Issue No. 1 Volume No. 16

Sampung Bagay Tungkol Kay Malvar

Ervin Joshua Navarro Kung isa ka sa mga estudyante na kung hindi man tulog ay naglalakbay ang diwa kapag History ang subject, o kaya nama’y mas piniling kumalikot ng kung anu-ano sa cellphone hanggang tuluyang matapos ang report ng kaklase mo tungkol sa limang barko ni Magellan, tiyak ako na ang alam mo lamang tungkol kay Malvar ay siya ang pinakahuling heneral na sumuko sa kamay ng mga Amerikano.

O teka? Nagulat ka ba? Baka pati yon ay hindi mo alam? At baka hindi mo rin alam na ipinagdiwang ang ikasandaan at limampung anibersaryo ni Malvar kamakailan lang?

Oh well, ito ay ilan sa mga bagay na baka makatulong sayo kapag biglang nagpaquiz ang propesor mo!

1. Si Hen. Malvar ay may malaking galit sa mga Amerikano dahil sa pagsakop nito sa ating bansa makatapos nating makalaya sa Espanya.

2. May angkin siyang galing sa pamumuno sa kanyang mga sundalo at sa pagpaplano ng mga taktika ukol sa pakikidigma.

3. Di lamang siya may angking talino, kundi likas na rin sa kanya ang pagkakaroon ng katapangan pati na rin ng malalim na pagmamalasakit sa kanyang mga kababayan.

4. Sa kabila ng mga ganito niyang kaugalian ay madalas pa nga siyang pagtawanan ng mga Amerikano. “Kami ay nakasakay sa kabayo ngunit siya lamang ay sa isang buriko,” pagyayabang ng mga Amerikano.

5. Sa halip na patulan pa, nagtuon siya ng pansin sa ibang bagay at nagawa parin niyang palawigin ang kanyang kapangyarihan sa pagiging isang heneral. Naging balwarte niya ang mga lugar ng Tayabas, Tiaong, Laguna at Batangas.

6. Noong mga panahong iyon, sa bisa ng kanyang kapangyarihan ay para na rin siyang isang presidente sa mga nasabing lugar. from page 8 upang harangan ang bukang-liwayway na naidulot ng administrasyon.

Sa pagdungaw ng Pilipino sa bintana ng dilaw na jeepney matapos ang mga insidente ng mga pagkulog at pagkidlat , malinaw na malinaw na namasid ng bawat isa ang ilan sa mayayabong na punong napalago ng administrasyon: ang bultuhang paglago ng ekonomiya,pagbaba ng insidente ng korapsyon at ang pagbaba ng antas ng kahirapan.

Ayon sa pandaigdigang survey ng UN noong 2014 ukol sa mga pinaka malilinis na gobyerno sa mundo, mula sa ika-134 noong 2010 ay naging ika-85 nitong 2014 ang antas ng gobyerno ni Juan Dela Cruz. Bunga ng mga reporma sa mga opisina ng gobyerno tulad ng mas pinalalim na polisiyang transparency sa mga proyekto nito, zero-based na sistema sa mga pondong inilalaan, reporma sa customs, pagsasanib-pwersa ng mga pribado at publikong sektor, at higit sa lahat- ang ganap na pagkalusaw ng pambansang karneng baboy sa bariles o Pork Barrel.

Sa gawi naman ng kahirapan, bumaba ng 1.6 na bahagdan ang antas ng kahirapan sa Pilipinas mula 2006 hanggang 2012 at inanaasahan pa ng administrasyon maging ng World Bank ang mga pagbaba pa nito.

Dagdag pa sa natatanging legasiya ng pamahalaang Aquino ay ang aspetong pangkapayapaan. Sa pamamagitan ng punong pundasyon ng BBL o Bangsamoro Basic Law, maari itong maging susi sa pangarap na kapayaan sa Mindanao kung sakaling maratipika na at ang isa pa ay ang pagkakapaslang sa mga bigating terorista tulad na lamang ni Marwan at Basit Usman na isang tagumpay di lamang para sa sa bansa kundi maging sa buong mundo.

Malayo na ang nalakbay ng dilaw na jeepney bagama’t may mga pagkakataong nasiraan ito. Nakumpuni pa rin kaya’t tuluyang nakapagpatuloy na bagtasin ang tuwid na daan. At ngayon, wala nang isang taon ang nalalabi bago huminto sa himpilan itong jeepney na minamaneho ni PNoy. Natitirang ilang buwan upang maisakatuparan ang ilan pang adhikain at mga proyekto, at ilang buwan pang nalalabi bago ang mainit na pagpili ng kapalit na magmamani-obra ng jeepney.

Hindi lamang isang tipikal na administrasyon ang lilisan-kundi isang naiiba. Kahanga-hangang isipin na mula sa dilim ng kahapon, ay may naaaninag nang mga kislap na inaasahang patungo na sa ganap na liwanag at santelmo ng bagong simula dahil sa naturang pamunuan.Umasa tayo at nangarap, at sa kabutihang palad, nagkatotoo kahit na papaano sa ilalim ng isang administrasyon. Naghangad tayo ng pagbabago, at nakadaupang-palad natin ito sa gitna ng “tuwid na daan”.

Kasalukuyan pang nagpapahinog para sa ihahandog nitong tamis ng ganap na kaunlaran sa takdang panahon. O mas mainam na sabihin “sa tamang panahon” ayon mismo kay Lola Nidora ng AlDub.

Gaya ng tanong ng pangulo na -“Lahat ba ng naipundar ay iguguho dulot lamang ng isang eleksyon?”.

Kaugnay din nito ang tanong ng mga Pilipino na, ”Magpapatuloy pa kaya ang pagbagtas ng Pilipino sa isang tuwid na daan?”,”Pilipino pa rin kaya ang magiging BOSS?” ”Yayabong pa kaya ang ibang punlang naitanim?”at “Mapatakbo pa kaya ang Jeepney ng isang tapat na drayber?”-ang sagot sa mga tanong na ito ay nasa kamay ng mga magmamarka’t maglulusot ng balota sa itim na PCOS machine sa Eleksyon 2016.

http://www.thepoortraveler.net/

7. Sa mga ganitong kadahilanan ay wari’y nabulabog ang mga Amerikano at gumawa sila ng paraan para mapasuko si Malvar. Di siya nagpatinag at madalas niyang litanya’y, “Hanggat may hawak akong baril, hindi ako susuko.”

8. Gayunpaman ay nabigo siyang panghawakan ito, ngunit hindi pa doon nagtatapos ang lahat. May sampung taon pa siyang namuhay ng mapayapa makatapos ng kanyang pagsuko, at nangasiwa ng pagpapaunlad ng agrikultura sa kanyang bayan.

9. Sa laki ng utang na loob at pagpapasalamat ng kanyang mga kababayan ay madalas pa siyang mabigyan ng mga aning prutas at gulay na inilalagay sa kaniyang pintuan.

10. Tulad din ng karamihan ng mga bayani ay nakasama siya sa isang trahedyang kumitil ng kanyang buhay. Namatay siya noong Okubre 19, 1911 at dun na nagsimulang gunitain ang kanyang kagitingan. from page 9 pinipili nila na lumaban at ipagpatuloy ang buhay. Mas pinili na lumapit sa Diyos- na kailanman hindi tayo iiwanan. Mas pinili na maging matatag.

Tandaan mo rin, ang buhay natin ay pinahiram lamang sa atin ng Diyos.

Wala kang karapatang angkinin. Para kang humiram ng ballpen sa kaklase mo, hindi mo isinauli at sa huli inangkin mo pa. Ang kapal ng mukha mo kapag ganun ‘di ba?

Isipin lamang na problema lang iyan.

Lilipas at makikita mo, tatawanan mo na lang pagdating ng araw. At sigurado naman nandiyan ang pamilya mo o mga kaibigan mo na handang makinig ng kwento mo kahit sobrang corny.

Bibigyan ka nila ng payo na may kasamang batok at sa huli maiisip mo na kailanman hindi ka nag-iisa.

Paano na lang bukas kung tatapusin mo ang buhay mo?

Sayang ang bukas. Malay mo bukas tatama ka sa lotto, o makakapulot ka ng isang bag ng pera tapos isasauli mo at bibigyan ka ng reward, sisikat ka dahil sa katapatan mo at magiging artista ka. O kaya naman, hindi ka pala talaga singko at nagkamali lang ang iyong propesor sa pag-eencode sa SIS.

At bukas, makikipagbalikan na siya sa iyo, magiging masaya na muli kayo. O baka bukas mo na makakabunggo ang iyong soulmate, ang love of your life na mapapangasawa mo. At paano na ang village mong maiiwan sa paborito mong laro na COC, baka matalo kayo sa war. Hindi mo na din mapapalaki ang bilog mo sa Dot Fighter, paano na ang next level mo sa Brain Dots at syempre iiwanan mo ba ang mga Dota-mates mo.

Maraming pwedeng mangyari bukas.

Kaya huwag ka nang dumagdag sa bilang ng mga nagpapakamatay.

Huwag mo nang subukin na pasukin ang madilim na kweba ni Kamatayan.

Huwag mo na siyang unahan dahil balang-araw mamamatay ka rin at doon mo makikilala ang mga tropa kong sina Marilyn Monroe, Robin Williams, Kristel Tejada, Julia Buencamino at si Buloy.

BABALA (asawa ni Babalu): Huwag kang magmadali.

Hoy Buloy. Nasaan ka man, siguradong kawawa ka, malamang walang alak diyan.

Hoy Buloy. Nasaan ka man, siguradong hindi ka namin malilimutan. Hoy, hoy Buloy. Para bang nalimot mo na ang iyong mga sinabi nung ikaw ay buhay pa…

13

COLUMN

June - October 2015 Adhering the Truth for the Welfare of the People

Blunt Words Maria Carmella N. Vibal Ilan taon nang pangakong reporma, nakamit na nga ba?

Kailanma’y hidi makatarungan ang pag-angkin ng angkan ni Emilio Aginaldo sa lupaing sakahan sa Barangay Tartaria at Lumil, Silang Cavite. Lupaing binungkal at pinagyaman ng mga magsasaka at kanilang mga ninuno na ngayo’y mawawala dahil sa mga taong kailanma’y walang naipunla.

Matagal nang isyu ng bansa ang suliranin ng pagmamay-ari ng lupaing sakahan sa Pilipinas. Hiling ng bawat magbubukid na magkaroon at mabalangkas na ang isang Tunay na Repormang Agraryo (TRA) na walang kinakatigan, mahirap man o mayaman, may kapangyarihan man o wala. Ngunit sa sitwasyon ngayon, asan na nag sinasabing reporma? Ang pinangakong reporma mapapako na lang ba?

Sing-aga pa ng 1800 ng magsimula ang kasaysayan ng pakikibaka ng mga magbubukid ng Silang, Cavite para sa lupaingnakilala bilang Lupaing Aguinaldo, ang lupang pinangako. Nang mga panahong yaon, may ilang magsasaka na ang naninirahan sa mag lugar na kinalauna’y nakilala bilang Sitio Tartaria at Lumil, Silang Cavite. Sa pagputok ng Bulkang Taal noong 1911, lumikas ang maraming pamilya mula sa Talisay, Batangas at doon nagsimulang manirahan.

Naging saksi, lahat ng mamamayan ng Sitio sa kainutilan ng gobyerno sa paglutas ng daan-taon nang suliranin sa lupa. Mula noon, pawis at literal na dugo na ang puhunan ng mga magsasaka at

mamamayan ng Tartaria upang manatili at maipagtanggol ang lupaing nararapat para sa kanila. Lupaing pilit inaangkin ng mga Aguinaldo, pamilya ng unang pangulo. Pamilya na ni kailanma’y di nagbuno at naglaan ng dugo at pawis upang magbungkal at mapagyaman ang lugar. Ngunit kahit kalian sa kasaysayan, hindi kinatigan ng korte at gobyerno ang tunay na nagpayaman ng lupa.

Sa tatlong kasong inihain nila sa korte upang manatili sa lugar, ni minsa’y di sila pinakinggan at tila pumapabor ang batas sa taong makapangyarihan.

Isa ang Lumil at Tartaria sa mga biktima ng napakaraming kaso ng bigay-bawing Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) sa ilalim ng Comprehansive Agraria Reporm Program. Programa kung saan kapag wala kang pera, wala kang lupa! Kinakailangang magbayad ang magsasaka o grupo ng magsasaka ng amortisasyon sa loob ng 30 taon at kung pumalya sa pagbabayad sa takdang panahon- babawiin ang kanyang lupa!

Programa na minsan pang naging dahilan upang sila’y maloko at mapagtaguan ng isang taong nagpanggap, pinagkatiwalaan at binayaran ng amortisasyon.

Ilang kilos potesta na rin ang kanilang naisagawa upang iprotesta ang pangangamkam ng lupa ng Pamilya Aguinaldo-Abaya ng Kawit, Cavite.

Ipinaglalaban nila ang higit sa 350 ektaryang lupain na higit sa 10 taon na nilang sinasaka at tinitirhan ngunit ngayo’y pilit silang pinapaalis dahil sa proyekto ng eco-tourism sa lugar.

Laning-anim na pamilya sa Pasong Kabayo, Brgy Tartaria ang sapilitang pinalagda sa isang kasunduan at

Mahirap bang tuparin ang isang pangakong binitawan? O sadyang likas na paasa na lamang talaga ang mga tao ngayon? Mahirap kasing maghintay at sa kalauna’y wala rin naman itong patutunguhan. Yung tipong lahat na nang pag unawa at pag iintindi ay ginawa mo pero sa huli bale wala rin pala ito.

Hugot na kung hugot pero iyan ang nararamdaman ng mga PUPians sa ikalawang antas, ang mga estudyanteng dalawang taon nang naghihintay at nag-aasam ng kanilang P.E. Uniforms, ang uniform na mahigit dalawang taon yata kung tahiin dahil sa sobrang tagal bago mapasakamay ng mga may-ari.

Pero paano ba yan, mag ti-third year na ang mga isko at iska ngunit ni anino ng kulay maroon na saplot ay hindi pa rin nasisilayan. Patuloy ba silang aasa o dapat na ba nilang tanggapin ang katotohanang likhang isip na lamang pala ang P.E. uniform nila?

Ibat-ibang ungot at sentimyento ang naririnig mula sa mga estudyante ukol sa isyu ng P.E. Uniform: may mga reklamo na sana ay hindi nalang ito dumating dahil hindi na rin naman magagamit, dahil kung kailan patapos na ang semester tsaka palang darating ang pa-VIU (Very Important Uniform) na pang P.E. Mabuti pa nga raw ikamo si James Reid na gumanap na Nico sa palabas na “Para sa Hopeless Romantic” nakaranas nang makapagsuot ng P.E.

Uniform samantalang sina Kuya at Ate, heto at nahihirapan pa rin tuwing klase ng P.E. dahil sa hindi akmang kasuotan.

Mahirap yatang mag arnis at mag volleyball na blusa at maong ang suot.

Pero dahil sa angking husay ng mga PUPians ay naipapasa nila ang P.E. class sa kabila ng kawalan ng uniform.

At heto na at umalingawngaw na nga ang balitang hindi na raw matutuloy ang pagpapagawa ng P.E. Uniforms.

May mga nanghinayang dahil sa mas magandang estilo nito na mula jogging pants ay naging tokong na at sa kulay na mas malamlam mula sa matingkad na kulay ng dilaw an animo’y deboto ng Poong Nazareno. Pero unti-unti na rin nilang natatanggap ang masaklap na realidad na hindi na sila kailanman magkakaroon nito. Ngunit ang hindi nila matatanggap ay ang hindi pa pagbalik sa kanila ng dobleng bayad na ibinigay nila para sa pagbili ng damit.

Matatandaan na kasama sa binayarang tuition ng bawat isko noong unang semestre noong nakaraang taon ang P.E. Uniform Fee na nagkakahalagang tatlong daan at limang piso (305.00) at noong ikalawang semester ay muling naningil ng dagdag na tatlong daan at limang piso(305.00) para umano sa P.E. uniform ulit. Sa kabuuan, nakapangolekta sila ng anim na daan at sampung pisong(610.00) halaga bawat indibidwal.

Walang P.or E.ver

Lupang Pinangako o Napako

binigyan ng tig-2000 ni dating Kawit Vice Mayor Orange Aguinaldo, apo sa tuhod ni Emilio Aguinaldo, taliwas sa napagkasunduang 25000 na halaga.

Ang takot mula sa di pagsunod ay di mo maaalis sa mamamayan ng Silang. Sariwa pa sa kanila ang naganap na Lumil Massacre, ang pagpaslang ng tauhan ng PNP at asset ng panginoong maylupa sa pamilya De Guzman na kilalang mga aktibong lider-magsasaka mula sa Lumil. Trahedya na hanggang nagayo’y wala pa ring nailalatag na hustisya. Isang patunay ng kawalang katarungan at pagbabalewala ng gobyerno sa lumalalan isyu sa lupa.

Ngayon, hindi na lamang Tartaria at lumil ang nangangaib na mawala ngunit maging ang karating nitong lugar sa kahabaan ng Tagaytay-Balibago Road, Lupang Ramos sa Langkaan I at Salawag sa Dasmarinas, Kaong sa Silang at iba pa ay maaari ring mapinsala.

Tinatatayang aabot sa 1200 ektarya kabilang ang lupain ng Hacienda Yulo sa Canlubang, Laguna ang tatamaan, maging ang planong 12-meter road expansion ng Tagaytay-Balibago Road na may 1000 kabahayan at 1000 ektaryang taniman. Hindi biro ang pinsalang maidudulot kung matutuloy ang planong maipatayo ang malalaking subdibisyon at proyektong eko-turismo sa ilalim ng dambuhalang developer na Ayala Land, Inc. Bagama’t ganito na ang

mga pangyayari sa usapin sa Lupain ng Tartaria at mga karatig na lugar nito, hindi pa rin huli ang lahat upang maisaayos at matuldukan ang isayung ito. Oo nga’t makatutulong sa ekonoiya ng bansa ang kumbersiyon ng lupain sa mga subdibisyon at proyektong pangeko-turismo ngunit tila hindi naman yata naikonsidera ang kalalagyyan ng libu-libong mamamayang tahimik na naninirahan at ngayo’y binubulabog ng mga makapangyarihang sariling kaunlaran lamang ang niananais.

Kung may isang hakbang man na dapat maisakatuparan, ito ay hindi ang nagbabadyang proyekto ng mga ganid at sakim, kug hindi ang pagbibigay ng lupaing nararapat sa mga mamamayan.

Dapat nag wakasan ang kawalang katarungan. Isulong ang Tunay na Reporma, Ang Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (HB 252).

Sa huli naniniwala akong malaki ang magiging bahagi ng gobyerno sa pagkakasakatuparan ng adhikaing ito.

Nawa’y huwag silang masilaw at patas nilang matimbang ang mga karapatan ng mga magsasaka at makapangyariahn.

Na ang reporma sa lupaing ipinangako ng mga ninuno ng Lumil, Tartaria at iba pang lugar sa Pilipinas ay hindi matutulad sa maraming pangako ng gobyerno na napako at nabaaon na lamang sa limot.

Palagay mo, may reporma nga ba?

undoubted verity Joan M. Estrella

Ngunit magtatapos na ang unang semester sa kasalukuyang taon pero wala pa rin ang mga P.E. Uniforms. Hindi na nga matutuloy ang pagpapagawa nito dahil umano sa ang karamihan ay hindi nagbayad ng karagdagang singil at isa pa ay huli na rin dahil papasok na ang ikalawang semester at wala paring progreso dito, hindi na naman ito magagamit kung sakaling ipagpatuloy pa ito dahil huling taon na ito para sa kanila na may klase ng P.E. . Isa pa ay iba na rin ang suplayer at tagagawa ng mga P.E. uniforms kaya’t lalong mahihirapan sa proseso ang mga taong makikipagtransaksyon dito.

Ayos lang sana kung wala na ang P.E. Uniform ngunit hangad ng bawat isa na makuha sana muli ang anim na daan at sampung pisong ibinayad noon. Walang may alam kung nakanino nga ba at kung buo pa ba ang mga pera na ibinayad na nakalaan sa pang-P.E. Ayon kay Ma’am Espiritu, ang siyang nakatalaga sa isyu ng P.E. uniforms, ang lahat ng pera na ibinayad ng mga estudyante ay nasa kanya. Ang P.E. Uniform Fee na kasama sa tuition noong nakaraang taon ay nakaltas na o makakaltas pa lamang sa SIS Fee ng bawat isa.

Ang karagdagan namang tatlong daang piso na ibinayad nila ay nasa pangangalaga pa rin ni Ma’am Espiritu, ibabalik niya raw ito sa bawat isa, ngunit walang tiyak na petsa kung kailan.

May ilan na nakaltasan na ng kalahati ang bayad sa SIS Fee, ngunit karamihan ay ni piso ay wala pa. Paliwanag ni Ma’am

Espiritu, makakaltas din umano ito sa mga susunod na semester o di kaya ay maaaring sa graduation fee ito ibabawas.

Ang sinugurado niya ay bago magtapos ang mga estudyante na ngayong ay nasa ikalawang antas pa lamang ay hindi sila makakapagtapos ng hindi naibabawas ang ibinayad nila sa P.E. uniform Hindi ba kung tutuusin ay sobrang tagal naman nang ipaghihintay ng mga estudyante para makuha nila muli ang perang ibinayad sa P.E. Uniform. Sa graduation fee ibabawas ang pera? Kung saka sakali ay dalawang taon pa ang ipaghihintay nila para maramdaman nila ang pagbalik nito. Paano kung kunwari hindi makatapos ang estudyante sa pagaaral para huminto dahil sa kawalan ng pantustos sa mga gastusin o di kaya ay lumipat ng eskwelahan dahil may bagsak na subject? Ibig bang sabihin na hindi na nila ito makukuha?

Bakit kapag humihingi sila ng mga bayad para sa mga singilin ay parang laging sinisilihan ang kanilang mga ulo sa pagmamadali, kundangan na magbigay ng deadline para mapilitan at mapwersa ang mga estudyante na magbayad lahat.

Ngunit kapag ganitong kaorasan ng pag rerefund, heto at hindi makutaptapan at palaging walang kasiguraduhan kung meron pa nga bang aasahan o wala na.

Hindi naman sa nagmamadali sila na makuha ang pera, pero kung pwedeng dalian mas maayos. Handa namang maghintay ang mga estudyante, sana lang ay siguraduhin at may tiyak na rason para hindi sila umaasa, masakit kaya.

14

COLUMN Sickmind fraud Laarni M. Villasanta

REALigion

“And religion – whether you believe in God or Yahweh or Allah or something else, odds are that at heart you want the same things.”

-Everyday (David Levithan) For over centuries, mankind’s history teaches us that religion plays a major role not only in a person’s life but as well as in our society. During the thousands of years, enormous religions have been found worldwide- from Hinduism to Islam, Taoism, Buddhism and to Christianism. And as this religious differences increase, different conflicts and debates also arise. People are confused and tend to asked “Which religion is right?” People are defending their faith and some are claiming that their religion or church alone is the way to salvation, thus, causing conflicts and bewilderment about the ‘True Church’.

I, however, believe that though there are enormous diversities, similarities still exist within different religions, and provocation of conflicts are not the religion itself. Conflicts emerge because of people’s lack of knowledge about religion, or being ‘religiously illiterate’.

We don’t know much about our own and other’s religion, we just have an idea that this is our church, these are the things that we should do, these are the things that we shouldn’t do- and that’s it! This is good and the rest is not. This, maybe is because our knowledge only comes from the media and/or what our home and environment only inculcate into us.

And just lately, we hear about the issues

inside the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) but not about their discipline and unity.

The media only likely to focus on the negatives, mistakes and bad things that happen within each religions and only pay least attentions to the positivity, good intentions and good side and similarities these different religious groups have.

They have the power to divert our interest from the good to the bad side of these religious denominations. Because of this, people tend to judge other’s belief and come into the misconception that this church is better than the other.

Maybe their traditions, beliefs, customs, languages and practices are distinct from each other but still, the notions that they’re teaching are the same. They are all telling us to be a good person, to show kindness to others, to be at peace and to find solace, to communicate with the divine/sacred through prayer and to live in harmony with others. They all have similar tools and principles for living.

One day, one of my co-crusader asked when he was confused on which congregation is he going to choose, my response was like, “As long as you are for God, it doesn’t matter which one you choose.” It’s almost the same when it comes to what our religion is, it doesn’t matter as long as you are for holiness and for God. It’s like eating a cake, ‘One may eat a cake with icing either straight or sideways. It all tastes sweet either way.’Ramakrishna.

I am from a religious but also religiously illiterate family. Religion was never really a topic within my family and colleagues,

Spine and pages ReiJanGon

WONDER

by RJ. Palacio Knopf; 313pages; 359php “His eyes are about an inch below where they should be on his face… He doesn’t have eyebrows or eyelashes… His nose is disproportionately big for his face… His head is pinched in on the sides where the ears should be… He doesn’t have cheekbones… Sometimes people assume he’s been burned in a fire…”

Can you conjure his image in your mind?

I won’t go into details to describe more what he looks like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.

August Pullman only wants to be an ordinary kid. A ten-year-old kid who does ordinary things like eating ice cream, playing on Xbox, riding a bike and other stuffs that will make him feel as ordinary as he can be. Like so ordinary that no one will notice him.

But unfortunately, he is no ordinary kid. Well, he doesn’t have super powers or what for one thing. But his facial deformity makes him far from ordinary.

His mere presence can make the real ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. He always receives an

OMG-WHAT-KIND-OF-MASKARE-YOU-WEARING-OH!-OOPSNO-IT ’S-NOT-A-MASK-IT ’S-AFACE look.

He was born with a severe facial deformity and was considered as a medical wonder. He has been homeschooled by his parents to protect him from the possible cruelty of the outside world to him. But realizing that he can never be protected forever and he has to face the world one way or another,-well, ‘facing the world’ is a funny pun.

Punny pun? HA! THAT’S TWO PUN IN A ROW!--his parents enrolled him at Breecher Prep as a fifth-grader.

He is now going to a real school for the first time in his life. Imagine how hard that can be for him. He has to observe school rules and regulations, learn to interact with his teachers and make new friends which he doesn’t really do in his life. He is the epitome of ‘getting out of the comfort zone’. Heightening up to the stake is his condition that will surely be the cause of the majority of his struggles.

and we also don’t pay much attention into this. We grew up as a Catholic praying this, praying that; doing this, doing that; celebrating Christmas, feast days and other occasions but, we really don’t have much deeper ideas about our religion and the difference it has with others. Whenever I learn that someone’s and that some of my relative’s religion are opposite from us, I was like looking at them differently and series of question marks were popping into my mind. It’s not being discriminative but ‘prejudice’ maybe. That is, because back then, I have no knowledge about other religions because no one told us about these religions. I have never involved myself in any ‘religious thingy’ conversations before because of being religiously illiterate and the only knowledge I have are those that my home and what my environment taught me. This caused conflict not only with others but also within me. It felt like you’re both different for not sharing the same belief and you had to act differently when you’re around with people from different denomination.

This, however, changed when I met this group 5 years ago which gives catechisms and formations that I’ve become cognizant and open about religion. As we engaged sociably, we come across with many people with different beliefs as we do. I’ve been in a group discussion which consist of Catholics, INCs, BornAgain Christians and other sects, we’re discussing not contradicting neither arguing with each other. It’s a kind of conversation where you don’t need to correct, oppose or clash with each other because you don’t share the same faith-because that’s what sometimes happen when opposing views talked with each other. You just listened and gain new ideas about the differences and similarities you have. I came to realize the similarities in values and beliefs, how to be open and to respect each other’s religious decisions and even see a different culture or traditions. The juxtaposition of these religions will show us that in spite of their differences, all of them guide us into only onto goal and mission – ‘to strive for goodness’.

‘Is there really a good and bad religion?

And that’s where the real story starts.

Although the story is told primarily from Auggie’s perspective, other people in his life also partake in sharing their point of view in the story. They offer an insight into Auggie’s extraordinary and amazing life making the story more moving and gripping.

Defying the mainstream YA novels and series-obsessed world we are now in, WONDER is a good break. This is indeed a novel worthy of a space in your shelf or at least in your TBR (to be read) list.

I found myself grinning, smiling, chuckling, moaning and tsking from time to time. An uplifting, very-ohso-real, inspiring and funny novel for readers of all ages regardless of the fact that it’s a middle-grader’s genre. It’s very humane and touching. It will help you see the beauty in people underneath their façade. It will make you love and appreciate life and the people in your life more. It will make you realize one’s importance.

Every page is filled with pure emotions

The Searcher Issue No. 1 Volume No. 16

Which one will lead us to heaven?’ Not one religion is right or wrong, good or bad, better or worse although some people have the mentality that one religion is the right one over any other religion is also what causes conflict and argument.

Other religious people will convince us to be converted or to convert others from this to other faith, because they claim that their religion alone will bring us to heaven. Say, that I am a Catholic ever since and someone’s telling me to be one of them. I know in myself that I will stand firm and won’t turn my back on my faith, same as how firm that person is in his faith that he won’t also leave it if I am the one who’s trying to convert him. If, religion ‘A’ is the way to heaven, where will religion ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ and others bring us? What if a very kind person who lived his life striving for perfection and holiness at religion C died and at the same time, a person at religion who lived his life sinfully also died, who will go to heaven? Is it the person in religion B (which is not the way to heaven) or person in religion A (the way to salvation)? It is the deed, the act of a person that will justify his morality and his salvation. In the end, it is still good things. If we will just open our minds, we will learn lot of things from different religions. We need to broaden our knowledge, not just about our own religion but as well as about the others. So we may learn to respect and accept each other, to avoid conflicts and offending each other, and to live in harmony and at peace. It is Pope Francis who said that we should respect and accept each other regardless of our religion.

You cannot measure one’s morality by his religion. You cannot justify his misdeed by merely stating that he is a vigilant advocate of a certain religion.

It is better to live in a different or opposite religion which believe that there’s someone up there, that the mission of life is goodness and holiness, rather than living a life without believing in an omnipotent one that will lead him in the right pathway. that will open your heart for empathy, love, respect, compassion and understanding. Really unputdownabble that when you reach the last page, you just wish to give Auggie a tight hug. The novel will leave tears in your eyes, or worst it can really make you sob which really feels good after reading a story like this one.

Underneath the deformity lie courage, kindness and amity in him. You will surely love Auggie as much as you love your fictional boyfriend/girlfriend character.

‘The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they’ve died. They’re like pyramids that Egyptians built to honor their pharaohs. Only instead of being made out of stone, they’re made out of the memories people have you. That’s why your deeds are like your monuments.

But with memories instead of with stone.’

Read about Auggie Doggie and it’s guaranteed that you will never forget him.

COLUMN

June - October 2015 Adhering the Truth for the Welfare of the People

duality

Jean Mariez Tolentino

FOR THE GROWN UPS!

“Do any men grow up or do they only come of age?”

-Stephen King, The Gunslinger

As I was pondering for a suitable meaning of the word “Maturity” to include in this article, I stumbled with these: “Maturity is the ability to respond to the environment in a suitable manner. It involves awareness of the appropriate time and place to behave, and knowing when to act, according to the circumstances and the culture of the society one lives in.”

It is difficult to accurately define what maturity exactly means, and to acclaim any right to identify who among everyone has it. Though it is often associated with ageing, should we be satisfied on believing that maturity should apply and be practiced only when you reach

a certain marginal age? Though easy to say, incorporating maturity in everyday actions is not as painless as blowing the candles on your birthday cake. ***** A friend of mine found out that he has been backstabbed by let’s say one of his org mate regarding his performance in the organization. He was outraged upon knowing the story and even frantically consulted the rest of the group.

It is extremely hard to accept that after all the efforts you’ve put on making something work, there are still people who would choose to find a hole on everything and ignore the rest of your hard work. Yet, that was the reality of life.

After he calmed down, he chose not to discuss anything against the person, and planned to just resolve the issue with only the person involved. It was easy to

erratic sensation Reymark Pascual

Hope for the Hopes.

There will always be people who talk a lot of negative things about today’s generation. I hope you, all youth, are prepared for those insults when you hear them. “This time’s generation is reckless, immature, impulsive, subtle, and aggressive,” some of them will say.

The elders are criticizing today’s youth; they did not know that they were the ones who raised us. Now that the matter is filed in this battle field, let us ventilate the dignity of our troops and prove to those talkative creatures that we are not the beings that they claim.

share. Culture is the shared symbolic systems, and processes of maintaining and transforming those systems. Though our nation’s culture at this point in time is mixed with rampant corruption, deception and lies, the Filipino youth still remain vigilant. I, together with my co-generation, stay persistent and firm in Gat. Jose Rizal’s belief that we, the youth, is still the hope of the nation.

Together with the other Filipino, we play a pivotal role in genuine social change and emancipation. We contribute a lot of things with regard to education, economy, technology, and even politics.

From the moment we open our eyes upon, we are introduced as the hopes of our mother land. They set high expectations against us. We are pressured by their aspirations that everything we do will definitely benefit for the good our nation. We are once clay ready to mold by someone who can make as an incredible figure. But it was before, today is different. We are left hanging in the table of disasters and let ourselves protect our being. And yet they still rant about the impudence that they accused.

They compare us to other and lament how far we have been left behind. Many personage of the older generation is asking, “Is Rizal’s vision for the youth very much far from reality?”

EDUCATION. Nowadays, different places outside our home become the youth’s learning centers. Their minds are cultivated that somehow they can contribute something for the nation.

The youth are enhancing with different specialties to accommodate different problems and lend solutions for them.

Amidst this perception, we all know that not all youth went to school; some were there, along the street, no school to attend at all, a nomad. Some past generations consider this as a waste of time, they iterate instead of helping society achieve a good mannered citizen, we are there obtaining our non-sense degree and become this generation’s MD’s – master delinquents. Do they know the reason why is this happening? Most of them are unfortunate while the others are bullied.

The youth of today will be the future’s sensible and well-bred educators. Many teens of today’s generation are into taking Bachelor of Education and majoring different subjects. They still have the heart and passion to help the nation to be intelligent enough to respond to the demands of the world.

Some researchers say that youth’s values and morals are not distinct from those of their parents, which means that youth culture is not a separate culture. Just because we see the presence of what seems to be a youth culture today does not mean that this phenomenon extends to all generations of young people. Youth culture is the way adolescents live, and the norms, values, and practices they

fight back and let the flames rage on, drag other people to sympathize and meddle, yet I commend him for being a better person by not doing what his offender did. *****

Being the eldest in the family, I was often given responsibilities on taking care of my sibling and younger cousins.

Having a large age gap, I was put on quite ironic situations that require me to think like an adult yet at the same time ride on their activities like playing kid’s games, getting on kiddie rides, watching kiddie movies and running around on playgrounds. ***** We had this one classmate who often states her side comments on anything and anyone, which is rather offensive than constructive most of the time. Her attitude earned her dislikes and even made her a topic of discussions. Some would say she was immature to behave that way, without realizing they weren’t becoming any different when they were actually destroying her by talking behind her back, and were actually contributing nothing to the resolution of the said issue. ***** I was strolling at a department store with my friend when we came across a pile of wallet with cutesy designs and feminine colors. We started checking out the items and were actually shrieking “Ang cute!

Gusto ko neto!” when she suddenly said “Hindi ba ang tanda na natin para dito?”, I looked up and started laughing upon realizing we were going gaga at the TECHNOLOGY. Youth of today are highlighted because of their great contribution in today’s technological innovations. Definitely, we need advancement in order to adapt to the needs, not only inside our vicinity, but also to the demands of the world. We are considered as one of the third world countries. Advancement is a process where we cultivate past product into a more productive creation. We examined everything and satisfy our curiosity. Old generation is saying that technology will just ruin the dreams of the teen and will dump the last hope that our country needs. I guess, they conclude it wrong.

The truth is, technology help the teens to raise Philippines from disgrace and let technology guide their life trough success.

POLITICS. As we can see, the youth of today is given such a bad name when it is only minority of teens are creating social distraction. Most youth are very much motivated and passionate enough in everything they do. Young people have different perspectives and a lot of ideas. It is voiced out by the help of a union that represents youth in the field of politics, just like what Kabataan Party List is engaged with. By letting them express their opinion, we could be opening and moving the political dimension forward.

This is necessary for the society, not only good for it. If the youths are not involved with politics, there might be many issues that will result for an unfair judgment and unsustainable for future generation.

Their view matters a lot, for they occupy a large portion of our society, and they should be allowed more access to politics to shape the world we live in.

15 accessories located at the kids section of the department store. ***** “Maturity is when your world opens up and you realize that you are not the center of it.”

-M.J. Croan Looking back at my juvenile years, I remember waking up in the morning with meals already prepared and all my stuffs for school ready. I remember spending my mornings sitting at the sofa watching cartoons. There were times I would even complain when my mother would block the view of the television while she was sweeping the floor and was busy doing household chores. I remember making promises to my parents that I won’t ask for anything just so they may take me out on a Sunday, yet later on having tantrums for the toys they haven’t bought me.

I understand now how tough it must have been for my parents, an all the other parents to pra ***** As I was walking home, I came across a bunch of children busy playing, when suddenly one of them called for the other kid approaching that was carrying a tray of “turon” and banana cue. “Sus, bumili ka na lang o. dali na!” the kid said.

Maturity is a state of mind, a product of our instincts and learnings, a sense of independence and responsibility and a measure a person's ability to adapt and react towards his surroundings.

Certainly, Maturity is different from growing old.

We learn our lessons from our experiences but we cannot have our experiences without the use of anything.

In cost accounting, there is a term “cost driver” that is defined as a factor that causes change in a particular activity.

Any activity has a direct cause-effect relationship. We need a booster to keep us alive. With the certainty presented above, we still need to believe that the youth of today has still something to offer. Given the chance, we, the young minds of this world can be the best of what we can be. Starting from now, I encourage all Filipinos to be optimistic, embolden and train the youth, along with the person who believes in them, and shape them into the people truly worthy to be the hope. As quoted in NUSP.org, “‘Tayo (Kabataan) ang Pagasa ng Bayan’ is a constant and militant reminder for every Filipino youth. It is a five-word theory and practice of vigilance. It is a word of unity against individualism and selfish ambition. It is a reminder to protect the interest of the students, youth, and the marginalized sectors. It is a vigilant vow to serve, protect, and fight for the basic masses.”

Dr. Jose Rizal’s vision is not far from reality. The gap between the generations is the problem. We need to stand hand in hand, and believe that each and every one of us has the space that we alone can occupy. Let the youth stand with own might and use their mind to move forward. We need to set hope to the hopes of the nation. If only all the Filipinos, young and old alike, would cooperate, then we could make a big difference.

16

The Searcher Issue No. 1 Volume No. 16

FAITH OVER CONTROVERSIES

It hit the news. Been immortalized on newspapers. Been discussed on television.

People talked about it. Took sides. Heated up the issue. Shared their opinions. Bashed and defended. The story went on and on that no one knew what’s true and what’s not.

Only them.

And amidst the controversies involving their doctrine, their faith in their Church Ministers and beliefs remain unwavering. Proving this, the newly acknowledged non-acad org— exclusive for INC members— named Chrisitian Brotherhood International or CBI stands tall hand in hand.

CBI was founded in 1986 by the INC Administration. It’s a group of students in a particular school or university, sharing same beliefs and under the same roof of religion. CBI is under the aegis of INC’s BUKLOD-KADIWABINHI promoting harmonious relations among its members and shedding light on attaining academic excellence and knowledge of their doctrines that will guide them through and through.

INC Pupians first attempted to form CBI in 2012 but failed to do so.

Now, it’s a legitimate org comprising more or less 55 members headed by Krizelle Manoto as the President; Jorrel Garife as the V.P Internal; Joshua Lago the V.P External; their committee heads and under the supervision of Prof.

Bartolome San Juan. CBI PUP-Branch is open for all INC members even from different school and university. CBI PUP is just the center branch of all INC students in Sto.Tomas and nearby towns.

COMMUNITY Free BREAD, Now Serving PUP

Being a nonprofit, non-stock organization, their future projects, mostly, are exclusive for their members only but they’re still considering of way to do something that will benefit and involve all PUPians like tree-planting and such. And also, they will conduct bible-reading sessions that will be open for everyone since people are similar in many ways rather than the profound difference of religion.

Their first scheduled project is on Oct.22 at Sto.Tomas Gym, a team building that aims to put a tighter bind among all the members. They also call out for all the INC PUPians who haven’t signed up yet as official member especially those who are freshmen.

When asked to say something about the issue their religion is facing, Ms. Manoto and Mr. Garife came up with a zealous answer on behalf of everyone in CBI.

“Kahit anomang ibato at ipukol sa amin, nananatiling matatag at matibay ang aming pananamplataya na gagabayan kami ng Panginoong Diyos sa lahat ng aming lakbayin at pagsubok na daranasin.”

CBI kicked-off with a big controversy on hand but will definitely get through with it strong and untarnished. They’re just starting to write their history in PUP and heading off to the right track.

-ReiJanGon

“Blessed is he that readeth, and that they hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which an overwritten therein: for the time is at him.” Revelations 1:3 To fully nourish the spirituality of the youth, PUP-STB unveils a new Religious Organization known as BREAD Society of the Philippines (Bible Reader.

It was officially declared as legitimate religious organization in PUP-STB on February 22.

As reflected in their constitution and by-laws, BREAD Society aims to institutionalize Bible Reading, studying and putting it into constant practice, to constantly uplift the morality of impaired image of the youth.

This nonsectarian, non-stock, nonprofit, socio civic youth organization was established in 1998. Students from City College of Manila, PUP, and TIP, QC were the pioneering schools.

The organization was first known for different names: “Truth Seekers Club” in PUP, “BIBLE Readers Society” in TUP and there were some used the name “BASIC” which stood for Brothers and Sisters in Christ. On 25th of February 1999, the name BIBLE Readers Society of the Philippines was registered in the Securities and Exchange Commission as the official name of the organization.

UNLOCKED

The newly acknowledged religious organization is headed by Mr. Pit Maliksi, and a set of PUPian officers.

Krist Jasper Parangan (ECE 2-1) is assigned as the Chapter Coordinator and DIA is Norielyn Tablisa (IE 4-1).

The position of Events Organizer goes to Arman Penaranda (BBTE 2-1) and Giselle Burgos (ECE 5-1) for finance.

For membership officer, there is Queenie Pura (BSA 2-1) and John Paul Pura for Media and IT (EE 2-1).

According to Peñaranda, pragmatic and principled professors who inculcates their young minds with a love of learning and putting it into practice paved their way to introduce the organization in PUP-STB. It is evident that everyone have witnessed how this world turned into rust, their lifestyle, idealism and perspective and the best solution that BREAD could think of is, “Words of God which liveth and abideth forever” as written in Peter 1:23 where it is incorruptible that can cease the process of corruption and decay.

The BREAD Society have already accomplished a seminar on disaster preparedness, team building, workshops, BREAD Jam, Tree planting, Mass bloodletting, and Feeding programs and others.

BREAD encourages everyone to join them in awakening the spiritual hearts of the youth, to learn to learn to have an optimistic view in life through God’s words and in everything they do, their battle cry will be heard: Once KABREAD, Always KABREAD. -Joan M. Estrella

17

COMMUNITY

June - October 2015 Adhering the Truth for the Welfare of the People

Ang bahaging ito ay naglalaman ng mga ‘hugot’ ng mga estuyante o grupo ng mga estudyante ukol sa samu’t saring kaganapan sa loob ng ating unibersidad. Ito ay pawang OPINYON lamang at sakaling ika’y matamaan pakisuot na lamang po ng HARDHAT.

GAG-STER May BSA-rchitecture pala dito sa Sintang Paaralan? Hindi man lang ako nasabihan. Ang malupet…may gag show pala rin dito. At hindi sila nakakatuwa. Pero sila mukang sayang-saya sa buhay nila. Wag ganon.

KUPAL-SKI Shout out sa mga kupal, garapal, makapal at lahat lahat na ng panguring mailalarawan sa mukha nyo!

KWARENTA PESOS at SISENTA PESOS lang hindi pa kayo makapagbayad! May pang Mcdo at extend nga kayo sa computer shop e! Ang tibay nyo po! Naturingang PUPian. Malaman nga ang utak, salat naman sa karesponsablehan! Try nyo lumipat ng skul at mamulubi sa higit daang pisong fees don!!

O K S II

N O LS

DEFORESTATION

NOCTURNAL

EL NEGOSYANTE

Hanga rin naman ako sa galing mo sa pangangahoy. Gusto mo pa ay nasibak na pagdating sa’yo.

Panay pa ang sutsot baka sa sunod ang matawag mo ay nuno. Hindi tuloy makapag-concentrate kaming may ipinunlang sariling talino.

Magsariling sikap ka naman kahit papano. Dahil ‘pag naubos ang puno, mauubos din ang malinis na hangin…gaya ng pasensya ko. Sa susunod ipapaalam ko na sa DENR ang kalokohan mo.

Para sa aming propesor na matiyaga at matalinong nagtuturo kahit gabi na kami laging nakakauwi…

Mabuhay ka! Sana tularan ka rin ng iba. Pang –umaga man o gabi. Sana talaga. Hanggang sana na lang ba?

Wa kaming masabi sa pamumuno mo Ginoong Presidente, areglado lahat ng dilemma ng section natin.

Pero ‘wag mo naman kaming bawian sa presyo ng photocopies at kung ano-ano pang singilin. Ang taas ng patong e!

UTANG INA!

We would like to thank our sponsor and that’s you MAM! for making us feel like our favorite celebrity because of the many “PROJECTS” you assigned to us this sem na di naman namin ikinayaman kundi ikinalosyang pa ng aming mga beauty. Kalurkey!

Dehins ko na talaga matiis. Ikaw ba’y nagka amnesia?

O sadyang butas na butas ang pitaka’t bulsa?

Yung utang mo hoy! ANONG PETSA NA! Sa akin, sa kanya at sa iba pa.

Kahit sana paunti unti at pabarya barya Aba matinde! Kelan mo balak magbayad? Pag graduate na?

Kasabay ng diploma? O pag nagtatrabaho ka na?

Bukas, bukas at bukas. Yang tataa?

ISA KANG MALAKING PAASA.

FOR RENT

TO THE TOP

Ang mahal naman ng offer! Gusto man sana namin mag-no deal kaso walang choice! Ipush ang PROJECT OR wag na lang? Syempre push na push para sa ikasasaya ng PUPians.

Pak pak pak. Kahit na kasing taas ng obelisk ang presyo nyo! Dapat nga libre yan e. Hindi kaya yan sa inyo.

Sa skul kaya yan. E DEBE? Napaextend lang ng ilang hours di pa mapagbigyan. Yung resibo po gusto namin transparent ha! WALANG MAGIC.

Hindi man ako miyembro ng organisasyon n’yo, pero proud na proud ako senyo. Sa disiplina’y walang uuna. Sa talento’y walang tatalo. Hats off sa inyo mga tsong!

FEELING ARTIST

PUTanong: Sa nalalapit na pagtatapos na termino

ni PNoy, masasabi mo bang naging epektibo siyang lider ng bansa sa nakalipas na limang taon?

1. Oo, sapagkat nagkaroon ng mas maraming international investments. –SR, IE 2. Mala-mala na! Maayos na yung iba pero Luzon lang ang nakakaramdam. – Calitra 3. Hindi dahil marami siyang pangakong napako.

4. Oo dahil nakita naman natin ang pagiging sinsero nyang paunlarin ang bansa.

Kahit na maraming problema, tinanggap niya ang hamon at nakita ko naman ang pagbabagong kanyang nagawa. –Ford, BSA 5. Oo. Bagamat di masyadong dama sa pangkalahatan, may nagawa pa rin naman si Pnoy na sadyang mapapansin ng mga taong bukas ang isipan sa pag-unawa. -Kuronix 6. Maraming nagawa si PNoy. Hindi pa dama dahil kailangan pang ipagpatuloy ng susunod na administrasyon. Inasikaso niya ang mga panlabas na kailangan para sa bansa. – Larice Rubilacxe 7. Oo. Kaya lang naman binatikos si PNoy kasi maraming trahedya ang dumating sa bansa natin. Di nila narerealize na mahirap maging ama ng isang bansa. ORAYT!!!

– Reuned BBTE 2-1 8. Oo dahil sa nakalipas na limang taon naramdaman naming lahat kung paano nya pinatakbo ang bansa. Maraming nakinabang at madaming natulungan. –Poleng BBTE 2-1 9. Oo, kasi hindi naman siya natulog noong buong term nya, nag-PSP at nang chicks din sya. –HBW, BSIE 10. Yes and No. Yes because in a research, Philippines has the best economic status in his regime next to China and India; maybe we really don’t feel the impact but that is really a job well done to our President.

No because he didn’t really let us see what a righteous way is or the DAANG MATUWID. LOL. Hello PUP?? Ang dami pang problema at I think wala pa sa kalahati ang nasosolusyonan.

11.

Oo para sa akin. Pero sa mga Pilipino walng matinong president lahat isinisisi sa gobyerno. --RR, BBTE 2-1

SEEN Ang apprentice ni madam na sineen zone at todo ignore para i-assist kami. Pre ano level mo na sa COC?

DRESSCODE Buong akala ko pwedeng ipamasok ang leggings. Sa higit dalawpung beses ba naman na naisuot ko na to…di ko inakalang dadating ang isang umaga sa pagpasok ko…

BOOM PANES! First offense.

Nasan ang hustisya?

NOISE POLLUTION Hey you Guardo Versoza, di naman you our parents but when you make sigaw to us in public its like you make palamon of us huh? We’re so depressed! I’mma call my big momma and make sumbong of you na.

NOW SHOWING Starring: Mr. enrichARD Gutierrez and Ate reviseGANDA in a movie entitled “THE SIS”. It is a heartfelt and moving story with matching remarkable lines such as “I am sorry”. We give it 5 out 5 stars in the evaluation.

New set of student leaders emerge

After two years of having appointed officers in the student council, students of PUP-STB were able to cast their vote for the new Central Student Council (CSC) student leaders of the campus, September 30.

Meeting de Avance was held at the PUP gymnasium on the 29th day of September when the candidates were asked several questions by the students, testing not just their intellect as a person but also their heart as a public servant.

The votes were sorted, tallied and counted by Commission on Election. Here is the list of the newly elected candidates: President: Ronel S. Bete (559 votes) Vice President: Ivy Arlene E. Reyes (437 votes) Councilors: Joward C. Cabrera Luigileth V. De Leon Danica May B. Decena Jasmine L. Gabriel John Lester I. Garcia Elka P.Gasangue

Anna Camille O. Maralit Angelico O. Miranda Jonaleen P. Miranda Carina Beatrice B. Villegas College Representatives: Shelley B. Punzalan (College of Accountancy and Finance) Daniel C. Medrana (College of Business) Patricia Mae D. Perreras (College of Computer Information Sciences) Van Harvey L. Ramos (Junior Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers) Ana Katrina M. Carandang (Junior Philippines Institute of Industrial Engineers) Monica V. Patulot (Organization of Electronics and Communications Engineering Students) Jayrald M. Gutierrez (College of Education) Nirguna Das A. Garcia (College of Sciences and Development) Clarisse Joy M. Paz (College of Tourism, Hospitality, and Transportation Management) Krisha Mae A. Florendo (Institute of Technology) -Iyah Agojo

18

LITERARY

Wag Ako

Uulit-ulitin ko

Marille Benedictos

Ervin Joshua M. Navarro

Dedmahin mo na lang ako kaysa paasahin, Kilitiin kesa pakiligin, Suntukin kung sasaktan mo lang din!

Sa dinami-dami ng aking mga nakahalubilo, Iba’t ibang mukha ng iba’t ibang tao, Pero iisa ang laging nararamdaman ko Ikaw pa rin ang laman ng puso’t isip ko

Isang Araw Sa Piling Mo RizalJoseGat.

Nung umagang ikaw ang bumati, Araw ay nagsimula ng may ngiti sa labi Ikaw ang bumungad, walang kahati Masaya, matamis, ganito sana palagi Nung tanghaling ikaw ang kasabay ko, Sa pagkain at saya ikaw ang kasalo Nagpapalitan lang ng mga kwento Sana palagi tayong ganito Nung hapong hinintay kita, Ganon naman lage sa t’wi t’wina Ikaw at ako ang magkasama Sa maliit nating mundo, wala ng iba

ILUSYON

Nung gabing nagbibilang tayo ng bituin, Gustong gusto ko ng sabihin Sinisigaw nitong damdamin Dila’y umatraas, di mapaamin

The Searcher Issue No. 1 Volume No. 16

Pupuntahan mo lang kapag may kailangan, Dibale na Lalapitan lang kapag walang ibang Meron pang bukas maasahan May umaga, tanghali, hapon at gabi pa Kakausapin para lang may tayong paghahatian mapagtanungan Marami pa tayong kwento Kukunin kung ano ang gusto at sayang pagsasaluhan Palagi na lang niloloko Kaya dibale na, Kung hindi ko pa masabi Balang araw malalaman mo rin, kaibigan.

Juan Maria

Ang tamis na naman ng iyong ngiti, at dire- diretso pang tumabi sakin na sinundan pa ng pag- akbay Hay, Buhay..

Pangingitiin pagkatapos paiiyakin Dadamayan kunwari Ngunit sa sakit, dadagdag lang din Pupunasan ang luhang sya ang sanhi Ang sakit na hindi masabi Sakit na sa sarili ko ay isinisisi Masakit magmukhang tanga.

Masakit na patuloy umasa.

Sana naman ay iyong maramdaman.

Wag ako ang iyong saktan.

Pinilit kong ibaon sa limot ang lahat-lahat Mga bagay-bagay na nagpapaalala sakin sa’yo, Ngunit kahit ano pa man ang gawin ko Minumulto pa rin ako ng dating mayroong TAYO Nakakalungkot na hindi pwedeng balikbalikan pa Ang dati-rati na tayo’y laging magkasama Yung araw-araw na nais ko lama’y hagkan ka At titigan ka ng mata sa mata Sana hindi na lang ako lumayo pa Sana hindi na lang kita iniwan pa Sana hindi ko na lang sinubukan pang mag-isa Edi sana hindi ako ngayon nagsisisi at nagdurusa

Kaya naman madalas tayong mapagkamalang “tayo” Na minsan pati ako nadadala, sa ilusyong merong tayong dalawa

“Mahal pa rin kita, gusto ko ulit maging tayo, Sising-sisi ako sa lahat ng nagawa ko, Sana mabigyan mo pa ako ng isa pang pagkakataon, Na ika’y muli kong ibigin, at ako’y mahalin mo ulit”

Langya naman, nagpapantasya pa ‘ko Nang bigla kang ngumiti at sinabing “Tropa, KAMI NA!”

Adan

Pwede ba?

Joana Mae de Jesus

Wanna Joa

Hindi ba maaari Na ‘pag sinabi kong ‘Mahal kita’ Ang sasabihin mo ay ‘Mahal din kita.’

Bakit kailangan ngayon Na kapag sinabi kong ‘Mahal kita’ Ang tinutugon mo’y ‘May mahal na akong iba’.

Hindi ba maaari Na mabuhay tayo sa nakaraan Kung saan sa akin umiikot ang mundo mo Noong ako pa ang mahal mo Hindi tulad ngayon Na isa lamang ako sa mga kakilala mo.

Hindi ba maaari Na ako na lang uli ang iyong mahalin Naaalala mo naman diba noon Kahit tayo lamang dalawa Kuntento, masaya, nagmamahalan Handang suungin kahit anong laban.

Hindi ba maaari Na tayo na lang uli Oo, para akong tangang nagmamakaawa Ngunit ano ba ang konting kahihiyan Kung ikaw ay pumayag Sigurado walang kapantay ang kaligayahan.

Maaari bang mahalin mo ako Tulad ng pagmamahal mo sa akin noon Kaya muli Sana kapag sinabi ko Na ikaw ay mahal ko Ang tugon mo na ay ‘Mahal, narito na muli ako’.

Sa pighati at sakit na hindi naman nararapat Sapagkat ako nga sa puso mo ang sumugat Kung naririto ka ngayon, nakatayo sa harap ko, Sasabihin ko sa’yo at kung nais mo’y uulit-ulitin ko

Hirap ng Pagpaalam Mema

Mahirap isipin nang wala ng halaman sa mundo Pero mas mahirap isipin na walang ‘mahal kita’ at ‘mahal mo ko’ Mahirap isipin na ang bahaghari ay wala ng kulay Pero mas mahirap isipin na wala ka sa aking buhay Mahirap isipin na wala ng araw sa paggising Pero mas mahirap isiping yakap mo’y di na madadama Mahirap isiping maghahalik ang langit at lupa Pero mas mahirap isiping lilisan ka, At lumisan ka na Ang mga bagay na dati’y mahirap ay isipin Mas mahirap palang madama Ngayon ako’y naiwang mag-isa Walang lakas at nakatanga Ang hirap ngayon tanggapin Pero nangyari na

SULYAP Reymark Pascual Nakatitig ako sa’yo, Nang ika’y napatingin sa akin.

Nagtama ang ating mga mata.

Hanggang ganito na lang ba tayong dalawa.

Lagi kitang pinagmamasdan Sa gym, canteen, maski na sa labas ng eskwelahan Nahulog na nga siguro ako sa iyong kabutihan Lalo 'pag ako ay iyong nginingitian Ngunit kay saklap ng kapalaran Pareho tayo ng nararamdaman Pareho na ang gusto natin ay Adan.

Hintay

John Phaul Tumambing

Ligaw

Mahal mo ako?

John Lovell Alladel Pero mahal mo rin siya Sabi mo maghintay ako Ika’y naiisip, umaga’t gabi Sabi mo may puwang ako sayo Hinahanap-hanap matamis mong ngiti Lahat nalang ng sinabi mo Hindi inakalang, iyong sisirain Hanggang ngayon sinasaktan parin ako Pangako mong ako’y iyong iibigin

Shhh…

Iyah Agojo Matagal ko na itong kinikimkim Ako sayo ay may lihim na pagtingin Pero di pa dito natatapos aking pag-amin Dahil pare ako nga pala ay isang bading At ikaw ang gusto ng puso kong charing

Ilang buwan kang sinuyo, Niloadan at pinagluto Yun pala sayo’y di papasa Ako’y lubha mong pinaasa

19

GRAPHICS

June - October 2015 Adhering the Truth for the Welfare of the People

URORA

KALINGA A

anguardia Christian V

TAMPISAW John Phaul

Tumambing

TOOTHLESS SMIL

E

ENCY

DESPOND

riadna Romelyn A

ng

Minorka Ito

Karla Mae Llarena

Anong-Klaseng-PUPian-Ka? TEST 1. Nanood kang OTWOL kagabi at may quiz ka ng 9am kinabukasan, anong oras ka papasok? a. 7:30 am para makapagreview pa dahil ayaw mong madungisan ng 2.25 ang grades mo b. Bahala na. Magpe-facebook, twitter at Instagram ka pa. Hindi mo alam kung anong oras ka makakatulog at magigising. c. Wapakels. For sure naman late din ang prof. Mga 10am pa dating non. Dahil sa diskarte mo, tiyak na may mauupuan ka pa. d. Papasok ka ng sakto. Ikaw naman ang magpo-photocopy ng quiz e at magtetext naman sa’yo ang prof kapag malapit na sya.

2. Anong kakainin mo bago pumasok? a. Brain foods like beans, nuts and veggies. Para active ang brain cells. b. Maybe pasta lang. Like puttanesca, alfredo or ala negra. Garnish garnish din. #FoodPorn c. Borger na lang pagdaan sa foodcourt. Yung may golay. d. Heavy breakfast dapat. Kanin, hotdog, longganisa, itlog. O kaya pag nakakaluwag-luwag may bacon pa. Maraming trabaho maghapon e. Dami ka pang aasikasuhin e.

3. Saan ka unang pupunta pag dating mo sa skul? a. Direcho na sa room para makareview agad. Habang kokonti pa ang tao.

Pag dumami na, di na makakreview ng maayos. Maingay na. Noise pollution! b. C.R muna syempre kahit di naman talaga naiihi. Retouch retouch para always ready pag may selfie. #NoToOilyFace c. Sa foodcourt nga diba!!! Kakasabi nga lang sa question number 2 e!! Bibiling borger. With golay. d. Baka dumaan sa office ng org. Sisilip or titignan kung dumating na yung socshirt o kung anumang announcement na sinulat sa whiteboard. Or pupunta sa faculty para kunin na ung ipapaphotocopy.

4. San usually ang pwesto mo kapag may quiz o exam? a. Sa harapan. Dun sa dulo. Pinakagilid. Para iwas sa tukso at iwas sa mga balak sumilip sa papel mo. Baka sabihin pa e madamot ka kaya ikaw na lang ang umiwas. b. Depende kung saan ang available. Anyway lahat naman friends mo. Kahit sino makatabi mo e keri lang! c. Hanap ng matatagtatag na katabi. Yung nag-aral at hindi madamot at yung kumpleto sa photocopies with highlights highlights pa. d. Sa harapan malamang. Sa tapat or tabi ni prof. Kasi ikaw ang maniningil ng dos na bayad sa photocopy bago magdistribute ng exam.

8. Pagkatapos ng madugong digmaan laban sa eksam, anong gagawin mo sa vacant period mo? a. Mag-aaral para sa next subject. May recitation kasi lagi. Baka ngayon ka matawag. b. Move on. Check my fb for new notifs and update status. Magtweet.

At magselfie with besties right after the exam and post in on Instagram. c. Basketball. Volleyball. Dota. Tambay. Kahit san go lang. Saan man magkayayaan. d. Mag asikaso ng trabaho. Punta office ng org. Baka may praktis o may gagawin pa.

9. Bago tuluyang umuwi mula sa Sintang Paaralan, ano ang gagawin mo? a. Itatanong kung may assignments. Kailan ang report. Kailan ang quiz. Kailan ang midterm. Kailan ipapasa ang project. Kailan ang finals. In short, aalamin na ang buong academic calendar. b. Hang out with friends pa. Chikahan pa more. Selfie here. Selfie there. Selfie everywhere. Pero spend muna ng mga 30mins sa C.R para di na mukang haggardo versoza. c. Harot. Landi. Silay. Puntos. Kire. Kung ang tawag mo don. Basta yun na yon! d. Aynako, di ka pa pala makakauwi. Hangga’t may liwanag pa. Hangga’t di ka pa kinakaladkad ng guard. Push lang sa pagtapos ng mga extracurri.

10. Sino ang madalas mong kasabay pauwi? a. Kung sino-sino lang. Yung mga kaklaseng pauwi na rin at iisa naman ang sasakyan nyo. Basta after class uwi agad. That’s it! b. With your breezy gang. SquadGoals number #241. Walang iwanan. Sabay sabay ang uwian. Maghintayan kahit na may pa-San Pablo o Tanauan o Calamba ka pa. Lagi sama-sama. c. Yung ka-MU o jowa o kaharutan mo. O kung wala naman, sabit muna sa ibang tropahan. d. WALA! AKO LANG MAG ISA! SANAY NA AKO! Lagi na kong gabi umuwi sa daming ginagawa. Kasabay ko yung mga estrangehero sa jeep!!

5. Anong ang una mong gagawin kapag hawak mo na ang quiz? a. Umpisahan agad agad. Sunggab na. Ora mismo. Sagutan lahat agad ng alam mo. Baka masayang yung eyebags mo kakaaral kung makakalimot ka lang. b. Sagutan muna ang mga alam mo at punuin na lang later yung mga walang sagot. Ask na lang kila friendship nung mga blangko. c. Be vigilant. Alamin muna ang galaw ng professor. Manmanan. Magmasid.

Magmatyag. Kapag may pagkakataon, sugod agad. Keep eye contact sa papel…… ng katabi. d. Be honest lang. Iwasan ang tukso. Wag kumopya at magpakopya baka mahuli. Masisira ang reputasyon mo.

6. Kapag last minute na ng eksam, san ka na nakatingin? a. Sa prof. At nakataklob na ang papel mo. Kulang na lang takluban mo to ng lahat ng gamit mo para walang makasilip. Hihintayin mo na lang ipapasa ito. b. Kila besties. For sure tapos na kayong magsagot. Chika chika na lang. c. Sa kaliwa. Sa kanan. Harap. Likod. Lahat na. Titingin sa katabi, with pleading, puppy eyes. d. Sa papel lang. Stay calm. Focus. Sagutan lahat ng kayang sagutan. Huwag magligtang as much as possible.

7. Pagkatapos ng quiz, kanino ka unang unang magpapasalamat? a. Kay Lord God. Para sa blessings. Sa talinong pinagkaloob nya sa iyo. b. Kay Lord God for giving me luck and connections. At sa besties mo na kailanma’y hindi nang iiwan. Sa hirap o ginhawa. #SquadGoals c. Kay Lord God. For the sharp eyes. And talent and ninja skills. d. Kay Lord God for the clean conscience and principles in life. And kay prof din sana kaso baka isipin ng classmates ay sipsip ka, masira pa yung reputasyon mo.

Mostly As… Isang masigabong palakapakan para sayo. Deserve na deserve mo lahat ng academic awards sa graduation.

Cumlaude ka na for sure!! Isa kang nabubuhay na alamat na nagpapatunay na hindi nasasayang ang buwis na pinaaaral sa ating mga PUPians!! Aabangan na ang iyong pangalan sa mga pasado sa Board Exam!!

Kaso baka naman hindi mo naeenjoy ang college life mo! Kaka-bonding mo with photocopies wala ka ng time maki-mingle at humanap ng kaPOREBER! Ikaw din sige ka! Maagang puputi ang buhok mo!!

Mostly Bs… Peymuth ka te! Matakot na ang Aldub sa kasikatan mo! Baka bukas makalawa ipatawag ka na ni Ellen.

Sisikat ka online. Youtube sensation. Magiging artista o politiko kang mauuto ang mga tao! May friendship ka sa lahat ng org at dept. Malamang, pinakonti na sayo ang 100likes every post!! HUWAAAW!! Pero hindi ka isang totoong sikat kung wala kang bashers. *Katniss to shout ‘I volunteer’* Tiyak marami ka ring bashers at mga taong ayaw sa sometimes mong ka-epalan. Hu knows, baka yang akala mong besties ay pinaplastik ka na rin para ipatapon sa Payatas, Quezon.

Mostly Cs… YOLO!!! Tiyak masaya kang kasama at madiskarte sa buhay! Mapapamura si Heneral Luna sa bagsik mo!

Ang gusto mo lamang ay makatapos sa kolehiyo. Di mo alintana kung sampu ang tres mo basta wala kang singko! Wala kang pake kung tumaas ang ulam sa panini o pumasok ng late ang propesor mo. Wala kang pake sa Aldub, isyu sa Pilipinas at eleksyon. Basta buhay ka at masaya! Wag mo lang kakalimutan na may mga bagay pa rin dapat na pagtuunan ng pansin at dapat seryosohin. Hindi ka mabubuhay ng puro sarap. Puro ligaya. Puro kalokohan. Baka dumating ang oras na yung taong pinakaseseryosohin mo na, ang syang hindi magseryoso sayo. 4rh4y qu0h b3H!!!

Mostly Ds… Saludo kami sayo! Kumakain ka ng deadline at pressure. Hindi lang kilo-kilo ang bitbit na responsibilidad mo. Hindi nakapagtataka kung ikaw ay maging sunod na Pangulo ng Pilipinas. Nabuhay ka para mamuno! Nabuhay ka para gumawa ng pagbabago! Pinahahalagahan mo ang pangalan at reputasyon mo. MABUHAY!! San mo gustong ipatayo ang rebulto mo? Itatabi ba sa obelisk? O sa harap ng malaking malaking condo na pumo-photobomb sayo? Pero ingat ka, baka kakawatch mo ng attitude mo, nagpplaysafe ka! Baka akalain nila lahat ng galaw mo ay scripted at para sa ikabubuti ng reputasyon at ikalilinis ng pangalan mo! HALA! Mabibigyan ka ng maraming 2points sa nomination! Baka ikaw na ang sunod na mapalayas sa bahay ni Ate!

Words by: ReiJanGon Page Design by: Janina Sanico Page Layout by: Erick Michael Opeña