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TRIBUTE. Students light candles in commemoration of the unsung heroes of Martial Law last Sept. 20 in front of the Silliman Church. PHOTO BY Santia Onnycha Ursabia
SU to implement stricter parking policy
By Stephanie Ria L. Colinco Silliman University (SU) is set to make improvements in its current parking policy in line with the heightened security measures it is taking inside the campus. Based on the guidelines which will be officially released next week, there will be changes in the parking situation and traffic flow inside the campus, including the assignment of parking zones to students, faculty and staff, parents, and the general public. According to Atty. Fe Marie Tagle, vice-president for Finance and Development, the objective of this new policy is to provide security measures, especially that parking spaces inside the campus are open to non-Sillimanians. “We wanted to make sure that we have a parking policy that can clearly monitor vehicles and people coming in and out of the campus,” Tagle said. Tagle added that the university was ready for the 2016-2017 car stickers in July, but situations involving the general public leaving their cars in the campus for a number of days triggered SU to look into the its current parking policy. Tagle also confirmed that there will be an increase in the price for the new parking stickers and emphasized that “whatever amount [SU] can
raise in the paid parking will go to scholarships.” Tagle added that the new price is reasonable given that car owners can park their cars in the campus from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. She also clarified that parking zones are “first come, first serve.” Aside from paid parking, there will be free parking zones where cars will be allowed to park for a given amount of time. “We cannot provide 24 hours [free parking]…[car owners] will expect that we will be guarding their vehicles,” Tagle said. According to Tagle, SU has a total of 3.5 hectares allotted for parking and is planning to add more. She added that SU seems to be the only school in the city that opens its campus for the general public to park their cars. “Indirectly, we are helping the city enforce its traffic policies. Silliman has a huge contribution in parking…[we can help clear] saturated streets,” Tagle said. Tagle added that this policy can also help reduce the carbon footprint of the university as parking for bikes are free, provided that owners secure their own bikes. Free parking will also be offered to persons with disabilities and senior citizens. More details to the new policy will be announced next week. ~
HUMANE. Dr. Francisco E. Sarmiento lll, Program Manager of Philippine Organ Donation and Transplantation Program, talks about organ transplantation and its ethical and moral implications last Sept. 19 at Luce Auditorium. PHOTO BY Hannah Bengco
Php160k SUSG funds remain unliquidated By Ray Chen S. Bahinting The Silliman University Student Government (SUSG) Finance Committee failed to submit the liquidation of their Hibalag expenses to the Business and Finance Office on time due to late orientation of responsibility. The deadline set by the Business and Finance Office to submit the liquidation was last Sept. 10. However, officers of the Finance Committee failed to submit that day because they have not read the guidelines passed by the Committee on Audit (COA) to the SUSG president last June 2016. According to Gil Buenavista, SUSG president, he received the
guidelines from COA, however, he did not forward it to the Finance Committee “because he had to face more pressing issues” during that time. According to the guidelines, the Finance Committee has to submit the liquidation 15 days after the said event to the COA. Alpha Barillo, COA chairperson, said that although she knew that she was supposed to submit any liquidation on time, she still had to wait for the other committees to submit the receipts for liquidation. However, Barillo, who was a member of Finance Committee last year, thought that COA “changed the guidelines since there is a new chairperson.”
Dorm Wi-Fi upgrade on hold due to K-12 transition By Stephanie Ria L. Colinco
Students staying at the university dorms are once again calling for the improvement of the WiFi services. However, budget constraints due to the K-12 transition cannot make this possible yet. According to Percival Gerard Genove, Management Information Systems director, “the university is thinking of upgrading the system to increase Internet speed,” but there is a “budget constraint because of less enrollees” this year. Wi-Fi services were first offered to dormers in 2012. Genove said they have been receiving the same complaints ever since. Kurt Torregosa, a junior information technology student residing at Doltz Hall, has struggled with the dorm’s Wi-Fi connection since his freshman year. “Every year, problems about sudden disconnection, agonizingly slow speed, and even the absence of the
dorm Wi-Fi overnight are struggles that dormers face,” Torregosa said.
Torregosa added that dormers like him wish for the problem to be finally solved as it is important for them “to communicate easily with [their] families and friends [in their] hometowns…and for assignments, researches, and projects.” According to Genove, “the increasing number of users and subscribers” accounts for the slowness of the Internet speed. A dormer from Vernon Hall, on the other hand, is complaining about the inconsistent speed of the dorm Wi-Fi connection because of gamers. “[The Wi-Fi is] almost inaccessible every afternoon until midnight… it speeds up after midnight to early morning. I think it’s because of some dormers who play online games; they are causing Internet traffic,” he said. He added that this “annoys some dormers who want to use the Internet connection for research or studying.” continue to page 4...
On the other hand, an unliquidated total amount of Php160, 863 from the expenses during the Hibalag events. These include funds for Miss Silliman Committee, Cheering Committee, External Affairs Committee, sponsorship to the horror booth of the Psychology Department, Committee on Student Organizations (ComSO) and the SUSG vice president’s office. After the SUSG legislative assembly last Sunday, the Finance Committee set 5 p.m., Sept. 21 as the deadline for the COA to submit their liquidation. As of press time, COA has submitted the partial liquidation to the Finance Committee. continue to page 4...
SU Church celebrates centennial until Dec.
By Karah Jane Sarita
The Silliman University (SU) Church observes a year-round centennial year celebration starting last Jan. until Dec. Prof. Carlos M. Magtolis Jr., SU Church Centennial Committee Chair, said, that there is no exact date for the anniversary of the church since the organization was in 1916. They only celebrate in Aug. because of founder’s day, that’s why they decided to make a whole year festivity for the centennial. According to Ptr. January B. Alpuerto, Minister for Christian Education and Nurture (CEN), it is only fitting to celebrate it for a whole year since centennial celebration comes only once in 100 years. continue to page 4...
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illiman University (SU) will release a new traffic and parking policy next week, another move to the recently heightened security measures taken by the university. It is a move that is both beneficial, not only for security and environmental purposes, but also for the school as a whole as it will assist in generating more revenues. SU started its stricter implementation of its parking policies due to national and local security concerns. Since the implementation, bomb-sniffing dogs can be seen roaming around the campus and security guards double-check if the students’ faces match their ID pictures before allowing them to enter. It follows that there should also be a stricter parking policy, especially with the fact that SU allows parking privileges to the general public. Although risks and threats can be reduced, outsiders also pose a bigger threat to the security of the campus: more public access, more threats. It also worth noticing that this may be another move to increase revenues. Atty. Fe Marie Tagle, vice-president for Finance and Development, said that part of the collections from the car stickers will go to scholarships. For some, however, the price increase sounds unnecessary. The general public can park inside the campus which means more revenues from the stickers. Yes, we are helping decongest the saturated streets of Dumaguete, but the administration should also see to it that the increase in price will really be worth the peace of mind of those who choose to park their cars in the campus. Indeed, it is commendable for SU to provide more security for vehicles inside campus. Students, faculty and staff, and also the general public can now leave their belongings without worrying about thieves. Tagle added that with the new policy, there will be assignment of parking zones to students, faculty and staff, parents, and the general public—a smooth move to eliminate the need for fighting for a parking spot. Also, it is admirable that SU has its aim to reduce carbon footprints. It encourages students to use bicycles or to walk instead. In this way, the campus is smoke-free from vehicles, and by walking, it helps Sillimanians and the visitors to see the beauty of the campus. We believe that SU is doing its best in improving campus security. We stand firm in the fact that this is all for the greater good. But, mind this: we don’t want the students to view this as a revenue-generating move. It is up to the administration how will they implement this. As the voice of the student body, we strongly disagree with the increase of parking fees. But, we stand by the fact that this for a safer and peaceful campus. After all, this issue can be interpreted in two ways: political and social. It has double meaning.~
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sillimaniansspeak Compiled by Gresheen Gift M. Libby
“Are you in favor with the execution of Mary Jane Veloso?” “I am not in favor of this. And I am sure that the Duterte Administration is doing their best to avoid the execution. Then again, our public officials and our prayers can only do so much. And since sovereignty lies in Indonesia, they have the final say in this dilemma. However, if Mary Jane Veloso is proven to be convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia, then we have to accept the consequences, regardless if we like it or not. After all, rules are rules. Unlike promises, they cannot be broken. Let’s just pray that this time, maybe the rules will be bent.” Carr R. Lobaton, AB Political Science - III “The government should treat Mary Jane not as a criminal but as a victim. As Filipinos, our government should be mandated to protect and respect her basic human rights for a dignified life. We should be on her side. Not only was Mary Jane tricked into a false job in Malaysia, where the drugs were supposedly put into her luggage before she was sent to Indonesia, but upon her arrest, she lacked access to justice due to faulty legal procedures. The people who should be made accountable to these actions were the people who tricked her, who used her.” Margarita Camilla de los Santos, Bachelor of Mass Comminication - III No, I am not in favor of Mary Jane Veloso’s execution. I respect Indonesia’s drug prohibition laws and their capital punishment just as I have high regards to our own country’s laws but I as well highly respect Veloso’s right to life. If she is indeed deemed innocent of smuggling heroin into Indonesia provided with enough evidences, she does not deserve to be executed. I believe that drug trafficking is a serious case and that it should be eradicated one way or another but I also believe that execution of law breakers is not the only way to punish them. It does not eradicate the entire problem, it creates another. Carlisle Caroro, AB Political Science - II
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The List Goes On When President Duterte said, “change is coming,” he was determined to make it happen. After the President declared the state of lawlessness, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) came into play, helping the Philippine National Police (PNP) to prevent lawless violence under the necessary order of the President. Leading towards the recent highlight on the war on drugs, the AFP Chief General Ricardo Visaya received a list containing 1, 100 names of drug personalities who were local officials or police personnel. Some people on the list are famous outside the drug cartel like Cebu Mayor Vicente Loot. When the war on drugs got the go signal, extrajudicial killings are on everyone’s books. It’s happening whether we like it or not. Gun shots here, wakes there. It’s not only happening at urban areas like Manila but also at rural areas like Siaton, Amlan, etc. The news goes on about deaths of drug
users and drug pushers. It’s sad knowing that we hear reports about the killings at a daily basis nowadays. The dilemma is that from all these killings that we have heard on reports, only a few wealthy and powerful drug personalities got what they deserved—to be in jail. Most of them attested to the police
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to spare mercy on their lives. Meanwhile, in the locality, people who are pinpointed as drug pushers or drug users belonging to the less fortunate and “nagsisiskap sa buhay” are dead by bullets with matching cardboard signs saying that they are drug dealers or pushers. These are done by random hitmen or riding in tandem to get the
job done.Worse, innocent people get to play the victim in this carnage. Do you still think we are safe? If you think that it stops there, the list goes on. Peace is desired by everyone. It’s tiring and very excruciating to hear deaths because of this war on drugs. As the list goes on, there’s no pause button for these killings. We can’t afford to see this every day and now that there are 1,100 new targets, we need to pray that things will not worsen.The only thing we can now do is trust on the President’s move and hope for the better. As the PNP and AFP work together, there is a high regard towards assuring Filipinos that they will reel in the big drug personalities and give justice towards drug pushers, drug users, and especially the innocents in this mayhem. Soon, maybe after this war, the Philippines will be alright. If things get worse, what’s the next move, Mr. President? ~
The Myth of Learning When she entered the room, Mrs. Doomsday happily announced that she would give a quiz, an unannounced quiz. Tada! Students were caught off guard. The teacher was delighted, humming while her students trembled, crammed, and skimmed through their notes. “Grabe pud ni si Devilia oy,” said Way. He and his friends, Tu and On, gave Mrs. Doomsday a cute nickname, Devilia. Way, when asked, said that it best reflects her personality as a teacher. In the upper hemisphere of the class, Nag, Memo, and Rice are calling all the angels and saints to aid them in this battle against all evil, and the devil incarnate, Mrs. Doomsday. “Jusko lord, at least naka-memorize ko sa process,” said Nag. “Hala! Basin malimot ko sa ‘kong gi-memorize,” said Memo, Nag’s friend and classmate. “Basta remember the mnemonic device, maka-answer ramo,” said Rice. As she stood in front, everyone could see her joyful face as she listened to the noises caused by panic and fear. It was music to her ears. And when she distributed the paper, the aura of the room changed. The air became colder; time was moving slower; and silent prayers were being said. In every tick tock of Mrs. Doomsday’s stilettos was seconds passing by, or perhaps items that Way, Tu, and On couldn’t answer. It can also be a reminder that Nag, Memo, and Rice should keep in mind the mnemonic device, or the keywords they memorized in the definition of important terms. To study is to learn. But, learning is not limited to studying. In fact, it expands at a large range, or perhaps life itself is under the range of learning. Things are taught in the four walls of the classroom, but not all things are learned in school. Merriam-Webster would define “learn” this way: to gain knowledge or skill by
studying, practicing, being taught, or experiencing something. On other hand, Merriam-Webster would define “memorize” this way: to learn (something) so well that you are able to remember it perfectly. But, how did “memorizing” equate with “learning” if the latter encompasses a larger scope than the former? The answer is in our education system. Whenever a teacher “barely” discusses a lesson or just reads his/her slide presentation without even explaining it, students resort to pure memorization. By pure memorization, I would call it as the art of just memorizing information without asking “why is this information here?” I myself memorize. But, there’s a differ-
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ence between memorizing barely discussed facts and information than those that were properly explained and discussed. If a teacher barely discussed a lesson, through pure memorization, I can answer questions like “Who is the father of Maria Clara?” or “When did the Suez Canal open?”. But, what if the question was different. Question like “What is the best literary criticism for this short story?”, how can pure memorization help me? It is given that I know the definition of every literary criticism, but how can I use these memorized definitions to answer that question? Now, our education system has become a playing field, not a ground for learning. Why? Some teachers think that by making their standards too high, it will make them reputable and look scholarly. But, it’s not the case. Before one sets a high standard, one must establish his/her credentials.
Teachers should make themselves “believable.” Some are just trying-hard-educators. There are only a few teachers in Silliman whom I can call legit, and most of them are my teachers in arts subjects. My teacher in religion said that learning is not a game. Giving surprise quizzes is a form of game because the teacher is merely playing with the students. It’s like the never ending chase of cat and mouse. Learning should not instill fear to the minds of the students. Coincidentally, fear starts with F of which its meaning is known to be the greatest weapon of most fear-inspired teachers. Here’s an advice: before they fail a student, they should remember if they failed their duty as teachers. Giving an F to a student who deserves that grade is an act of good faith that the teachers have done their jobs, but the students didn’t do their part. On the contrary, I shall not disclose further. As a student, I look up to my teachers. I love them, even though I curse some of them whenever I study for a pretentious exam. Though they’re not doing their job, I can still get a lesson from them: not all people are meant to be educators. But, my only request is that teachers should look back to the roots of learning. They should ask themselves, “why am I teaching?” Every teacher should stop and contemplate. My teacher in EL 33 always reminds me that when writing an essay, I should have a purpose. And, I would use that reference to all the teachers. What is your purpose in teaching? Why should the students look up to you? What is your aim for the students? I know that these questions can be answered by a Miss-Universe-type of answer. But, make no mistake. An answer from the heart reveals one’s true purpose, and shows pure dedication and passion.~
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Today, 44 Years Ago air turned into something worse than what was before. “This must have been the feeling of Marcos named his version of a rape victim. We felt violated.” running the government “constitutional authoritarianism;” howowadays, September 21 ever, a study by David J. Steinberg is a day of “matters-of- on “constitutional dictatorship” fact.” Almost nobody used during the Japanese occuknows of its significance. We go pation proved to be too familiar. around doing our normal routines. McDougald states that the “conWe wake up. We go to school. stitutional dictatorship” may have We eat. We sleep. Forty-four planted the seeds for Marcos’ years ago, the case was different. “constitutional authoritarianism” Jimmy Sarmiento, a former 30 years before. However, Marcos Sillimanian, once wrote in an ar- avoided any mention of “dictatorticle: “I came back to a University ship” and “knew well” that he could that would never be the same.” do away with “massive powers, rigImplementation of the so-called idly centralized” and this did not “constitutional authoritarianism” need any reforms. This “massive started on the 21st of September, powers, rigidly centralized” was 1972. Although it was formally the same format force-fed into announced two days later, the talks the Filipinos during the Second of Proclamation No. 1081 were World War—when we as a people common weeks, even months, in were enslaved for the benefit of the prior. Brought about by commu- empire of another. nist insurgency, there was a deSeptember 22, 1972 bore witmand for security; Martial Law ness to the signing of General was the President’s answer. Order No. 1, which stated that According to Charles Marcos would “govern the nation McDougald’s book entitled “The and direct the operation of the enMarcos File,” former President tire government, including all its Ferdinand E. Marcos associat- agencies and instruments.” This ed the declaration of Martial meant that Marcos assumed all Law with the birth of a “New the powers of the government— Society.” The former invoked executive, legislative, and judicial. the promise of destroying the Not long after, General Order oligarchic character of Filipino No. 2 was signed, which ordered society. The Philippine News based the Minister of Defense to arrest in San Francisco described the and detain named individuals who change as “a blare of slogans and were thought to be “active particpromises that wafted like a breath ipants in the conspiracy to seize of fresh air across a land made arid state power.” by influence peddlers, vested interFollowing the two General ests, political untouchables and sa- Orders, a hunt for communists cred cows.” Sadly, like the calm be- and insurrectionists immediatefore the storm, the breath of fresh ly began. However, according to By Junelie Anthony Velonta
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McDougald, this was nothing more than a witch-hunt to weed out and round up the enemies of Marcos, not the enemies of the state. It had nothing to do with communists, nor with rebellion. Most famously known to be a victim of this was Senator Aquino, who was picked up the very same day the General Orders were signed. The many knocks which were heard in the midnight echoed those of the Gestapo and the KGB. On the night of the same day, all newspapers, radios, and television stations were closed and journalists were detained. None of these detainees were brought to trial. O vernight, 50,000 employees were immediately out of work. In Metro Manila alone, 34 media stations were closed. In the provinces, 60 community newspapers and 292 radio stations were closed. All of these were not allowed to exist in the “New Society” and they were quickly replaced by the Department of Public Information through the very first Presidential Decree. Samuel Buot Sr., a lawyer and an Outstanding Sillimanian awardee, recalls the feeling of being violated—likening his situation to that of a rape victim’s. Samuel stated:
“In disgust over the rape of our democracy, I decided to uproot and leave all security, home, family, friends and property to go to an unknown land.” On September 21, 1972, the then Lieutenant General of Philippine Kiwanis Samuel found himself stuck in Cagayan de Oro. Away from home and unable to leave, he was forced to look to the help of his friends to leave.
Luckily for him, a cargo ship offered a path to home. Many others only had the idea of home, until they saw it again after Martial Law was lifted. Some did not get the same chance. According to Dr. Crispin Maslog, director of the Silliman School of Journalism and Communication in 1972, 50,000 people were incarcerated just in the first three years of Martial Law. More than 75,000 individuals reported violations of their human rights. Sadly, among those digits were the 3,257 dead under the name of “justice and discipline.” Many members of the younger generations have had no experience of Marcos’ “constitutional authoritarianism,” and few are made aware of the firsthand experiences of many living but old survivors from the era. Though some may argue that Marcos did do some good actions, let us remember the experiences of our elder Filipinos who have suffered—they did not want it to happen, but they suffered nonetheless. We must look back to the sins of our fathers to repent the fate of our children.~
The Myths of Martial Law Golden Era of the Dark Age
By Merell Lystra L. Recta “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” - Winston Churchill
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hirty years ago, a president once declared: “My countrymen, as of the 23rd of this month, I signed Proclamation No. 1081 placing the entire Philippines under Martial Law.” President Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr., the longest running president of Philippine history, and the dictator who pushed through in controlling the Philippines under his absolute power, can be considered as the most controversial personality in our history yet. Some sources claim that he staged a series of bombings and ambushes as justification for the declaration of Martial Law. Did that proclamation start the golden era of our existence? No. Martial Law still remains to be the darkest chapter in Philippine history. Many were wounded. Many were lost. A lot were tortured. The economic standing of our country also dropped. There were thousands of human rights violations. The dawn of Martial
Law was hell, but what remains darker until now is the fact that the truth was never fully revealed.
The Philippines lost years of development and was considered the “sick man” of Asia. Although we had attained improvement in our economy during Marcos’ first term, that is not enough to support the claim which considers his presidency as the golden years of the Philippines. Based on data given by the Philippine Statistics Authority, we experienced the biggest decrease of income per person value yet, and it took us Scan from www.gov.ph 21 years to recover from that loss. On the 44th commemoration In fact, such decrease in our ecoof Martial Law in the Philippines, nomic standing gave us the title let us take into account the past of the “sick man of Asia”—a label and reread our history. We must associated with massive political always seek the truth. What we corruption, unequal growth, and might consider as the golden era, poverty. might not be that golden at all.
The Philippines suffered under a debt crisis. In just a span of five years from 1977-1982, our total debt amounted to 16 billion. On average, our external debt rose to 25 percent annually during those years. Even if borrowing money can spur growth, it requires meticulous planning as to how it can improve and promote the economy. The various infrastructures built during Marcos’ regime might have been the source of the rapid increase of our debt in the international market. The Philippines had a decline in manufacturing and in employment. A lot might claim that the Marcos era was an age of industrialization. But taking a closer look, it was actually focused in favor of his allies’ interests. His allies were given priority under his rule, which for them might have been their golden age. The decrease in our income growth also led to the stagnation of our manufacturing sector. Just like how a domino affects the other dominoes when it falls, the Filipinos also experienced a high rate of unemployment and underemployment— both of which contributed to a
“brain drain,” or the massive increase of Filipinos working outside the country. Freedom was caged once more. Aside from economic constraints during Martial Law, the oppression of freedom was evident in the thousands of people who rebelled against the government, in the thousands of lives tortured and killed. Student activists were kept shut. Even the media was controlled by Marcos. Publish something bad against the government, and for sure your life will be ticking its clock. It was during this time that not a foreign conqueror caged our freedom. Perhaps, we might not bother to care about it anymore. Our constitution even prohibits the occurrence of another declaration of Martial Law. But the segregation of the truth from myths must be emphasized. The golden era, as what some people claim, during Martial Law wasn’t actually golden at all. The surface might be golden as a reference to Marcos’ first term, but the second half was covered with darkness. It was the golden era of the Dark Age.~ with notes from www.rappler. com and www.gov.ph
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UNFORGIVENESS JUSTIFIED. After a controversial post on Facebook about former president Ferdinand Marcos ignited the uproar of Filipino netizens, claims of historical revisionism have been the talk of the town. Here are people who were stripped of their rights during the falsely-claimed “golden age of the Philippines.”
Etta Rosales
She was a teacher when she was brought to a safe house in Pasig where she suffered vicious torture and sexual abuse. Her torturers only stopped when she pretended to be dying. One of her torturers even became one of her colleagues at the House of Representatives.
Neri Colmenares
Hilda Narciso
An activist when he was 18 years old, the Bayan Muna party-list representative underwent torture and imprisonment in the time of Martial Law. He claims to have escaped after surviving a “Russian roulette” type of mental torture played by the prison guards.
The executive director of Claimants 1081, a group that filed human rights violations against the Marcoses, had a gruesome experience during the regime when she was raped and forced to eat soup of worms and rotten fish.
Fr. Benjamin Alforque
He just graduated from college with the ambition of becoming a priest when the military seized their rectory. During his time in prison, he was forced to witness the brutal torture and sexual harassment of seven farmers from the Leyte province.
Compiled by John Carlos A. Plata via http://www.academia.edu, http://www.gmanetwork.com, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net
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COA is still waiting for the remaining receipts from the Infomedia Committee and ComSO to complete the liquidation. As soon as the liquidation is audited, COA will have to report it to the Dorm Wi-Fi..
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Unsatisfied dormers have the option of unsubscribing from the dorm Wi-Fi services, according to Genove. “It’s an optional service unlike the Wi-Fi in the university which comes as a bundle, a part of the tuition… If you are unhappy with the service, you can unsubscribe next semester or even in the middle of the semester,” Genove said. SU Church..
assembly before it will be passed to the Business and Finance Office. If COA cannot submit the full liquidation of expenses, officers of the Finance Committee might be subjected to personal liability. ~
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However, according to a Carson Hall dormer, she would still opt to subscribe to the dorm Wi-Fi, although she cannot access some sites, because using the Internet in places outside the university is “expensive.” “They don’t really ban, but there are websites that we can’t access sometimes…I don’t see why they need to block Spotify or Instagram,” she added. ~
Alpuerto stated that the centennial celebration is until Dec. but the identified activities are only until Aug., no identified plans yet for the Sept. and Dec. Magtolis stressed that the succeeding months since Aug., commemorates just the usual activities of the church but still they bear in mind that it is centennial year of the church. “We also really put into mind that this is a centennial year, this is not
just a centennial month or a centennial Sunday, it is a centennial year,” Alpuerto said. Alpuerto stated that there are other celebrations that they need to focus for the church, not only the centennial celebration. “We are celebrationg the CEN Month, but we are also gearing it up by the centennial celebrations like the Centennial Ministry Fair last Sept. 4,” Alpuerto added.~
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“It just shows that the disease has to be addressed by providing more aspects to health facilities and this particular data shows that the ESRD needs to be addressed strongly here in region 7,” Sarmiento said. According to Sarmiento, the number of transplant surgeons and nephrologists per region in 2014 shows that in region 7, there is only two transplant surgeons and three nephrologists. As of Dec. 14, the Department of Health (DOH) has accredited around 29 kidney transplant centers all over the country. Sarmiento said that there is an intense requirement for renal disease intervention. “The main reason the focus is on kidneys is because End Stage Renal Disease is more prevalent in the country as compared to other solid organ end stage diseases such as the diseases of the liver,” he said. Sarmiento said that in 2010, DOH has created PODTP to address issues and concerns regarding living donations and PhilNOS focuses on disease donor issues. The reactors of the program were Rev. Dr. Noriel C. Capulong, Interim Senior Pastor SU Church and organ transplant recipient; Atty. Sheila Catacutan-Besario, dean of the College of Law; and Dr. WaldeLn R. Ursos, dean of Medical School. This lecture was conducted at last Sept. 19 at the Luce Auditorium. ~
Sarmiento: ESRD increasing in PH
Dr. Francisco E. Sarmiento III, program manager of Philippine Organ Donation and Transplantation Program (PODTP) and Philippine Network for Organ Sharing (PhilNOS), gave a lecture about organ transplantation in the Philippines. In his lecture, Sarmiento presented medical profiles of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) which is the reason transplantation and dialysis needs to be performed in order to improve or prolong the quality of life of a particular individual. Sarmiento said that ESRD occurs when the preventive phase fails for a particular person. He stated ESRD is a lifestyle-related disease or caused by other multiple factors. According to a 2015 consensus, region 7 has a population of 4.41 million, which accounts for 4.4 percent of the Philippine population of 2015. Dumaguete City was ranked 6th most populous in the country. Sarmiento emphasized an increasing trend in ESRD from 2001 to 2014. “This shows that the disease has been steadily increasing and has tripled since 2001 at around 5,000 cases nationwide, documented cases, at around 16,000 in 2014,” Sarmiento said. He said that Region 7 has few dialysis center as of 2014 as compared to the National Capital Region (NCR) and other regions in Luzon.
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