Nº 25

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Nº 25

Nº 25
29 Peb 08
Opisyal na lingguhang
pahayagan ng mga
mag-aaral ng Unibersidad
ng Pilipinas - Diliman
editoryal | 02
Need to Know
Things we have to
consider before we
cast the ballot
balita | 04
UPCAT 2008
6 of 10 UPD
passers are
from private
schools, NCR
opinyon | 09
Lihim na
Liham
Mga pangamba't giit sa
pagiging estudyanteng
mamamahayag
On its 85th year, the
Philippine Collegian looks
back at eight decades of
headlines that saw print
on its pages & sent ripples
within and outside the
university.
3 MARSO 1997
Students
reject LFI
proposal
The Katipunan ng
Sangguniang Magaaral sa UP, together
with the Ugnayan ng
Mag-aaral laban sa
Komersiyalisasyon held
a protest action last
February 27 at the UP
Diliman Main Library
against the library fee
increase proposal.
standar d b ea r er s | 05
councilor s & college r epr esentatives | 06
pa rty profiles | 12
PhilippineCollegian Ika-85 taon
Blg. 25 Biyernes 29 Peb 2008
H
umble service, rather than exhilarating
credentials, should
define our next set
of student leaders.
For the University
Student Council ( USC ) must be
subservient only to one thing – the
principled commitment to serve the
students and the people.
During this campaign period,
we have been presented with the
platforms of three parties namely:
Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa
Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran
(ALYANSA), Nagkakaisang Iskolar
para sa Pamantasan at Sambayanan
(KAISA), and the Student Alliance
for the Advancement of Democratic
Rights in UP (STAND UP). The cited
parties have similar advocacies. It is
through their principles, methods,
and track record, however, that one
can see the difference. And it is in
light of these that the UP student
must choose.
Advocacies, after all, can be
suddenly hatched during the election period. And, often, they are
tainted with the desire to merely
acquire positions in the USC.
While it is indeed important to
consider a candidate’s academic
performance and achievements,
the positions they will be filling in
the USC will require much more.
The USC, after all, bears the expectations of history. It is an institution that owes its existence to the
ardent struggle of the students. As
such, it must remain faithful to the
force behind its persistence – the
students’ collective struggle for a
genuinely democratic university.
We must be wary, therefore, of
parties or personalities who merely
crop up during the election period.
A candidate must be weighed and
measured according to his or her
involvement in issues that hounded
both the university and the country
throughout their whole stint as a
UP student.
There are a lot of things we need
to know about our candidates, aside
from the fact that they are inter ested in assuming a position in the
student council.
We should not be contented
with sweeping generalizations over
issues such as the 300 percent
tuition increase which affected
thousands of freshmen during
this academic year. The students
must find out how a candidate
engaged the policy during its
genesis, when the administration
was still discussing the increase as
a proposal. The issue necessitates
the sharpest understanding of the
dilemma harrying the Philippine
education sector and its connections with skewed government
prioritization.
In issues of national significance,
a candidate’s stand must not be
due to any hype. He or she must
know that the intensified calls for
Gloria Arroyo’s resignation draws
from the systematic machinations
of the regime. We need to know if a
candidate can refer to the spate of
extrajudicial killings, the encompassing discourse behind government corruption, and lopsided
economic agendas which have
pinned the people to perpetual
destitution. Knowing this, we must
then ask if the candidate called
for Arroyo’s ouster long before Jun
Lozada exposed the corruption
A candidate
must be
weighed and
measured
according
to his or her
involvement
in issues
that hounded
both the
university
and the
country
throughout
their whole
stint as a
UP student
behind the NBN-ZTE deal.
Every candidate will expectedly hark on their commitment to
serve the people. This pronouncement, however, is best articulated
through practice. We must recall
which candidates have stood for
the interests of the UP community
amidst threats of demolition to
make way for private corporations.
We must know which candidates
merely stood still during the transportation sector’s strike last year
and which of them even accosted
drivers for paralyzing traffic. We
need to know how they engaged
perpetual oil price hikes, regressive taxation schemes such as
the value added tax, and onerous
trade agreements with multilateral
trade institutions. Only then shall
we be able to stamp the genuine
seal on those who claim to serve
the people.
We need to know which candidates are only using activism as
a catch word. It is a controversial
word, a word that determines the
principles of a candidate or a whole
party, a word referring to a candidate’s or a party’s ideals, a word that
is clearly antagonistic to those who
espouse the stasis imposed by the
status quo. We must know which
candidates are merely rendering
the word palatable for the voting
population and those who stick
to its antagonistic signification as
a means to confront a brutal and
unjust system of living.
These are things that we need
to know before we cast the ballot.
The list is long, but the current USC
candidates must oblige us. True
leadership, after all, is not aspired
for. It is thrust upon worthy candidates who rise to the occasion with
only one thing in mind: genuine
service. For those who merely want
another credential to be listed in
their resumé, we need not know
their names.
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tungkol sa pabal at dibuho: janno gonz ales. disenyo ng pahina: mark angelo v. ching.
Editoryal
ar chie oclos
Need to know
Philippine Collegian | Biyernes 29 Peb 2007
Sa pagdiriwang ng People Power I
Panawagang
pagpapatalsik kay
Arroyo, tumitindi
John Alliage Tinio Morales
at Toni Tiemsin
S
a paggunita sa ika-22 anibersaryo ng People Power
I na nagpatalsik kay Ferdinand Marcos, pagpapaalis
kay Gloria Arroyo ang sigaw ng mga
militanteng grupong nagtipon sa
kilos-protesta noong Pebrero 25 sa
Mendiola.
Sa pangunguna ng multi-sektoral na grupong Bagong Alyansang Makabayan ( Bayan), iginiit
ng mahigit 3,000 miyembro ng iba’t
ibang sektor ang pagpapatalsik
kay Arroyo sa harap ng mga isyung
nagpatalsik din kay Marcos, gaya
ng pagkakasangkot sa katiwalian,
kawalan ng kredibilidad sa pamamahala, paglabag sa mga karapatang-pantao, at malaking bilang ng
pagpatay at pagdukot.
“ The momentum for people
power is on the side of the antiArroyo forces. The widespread mass
actions of recent weeks have shown
that there is no such thing as people
power fatigue,” ayon kay Renato
Reyes, pangkalahatang kalihim ng
Bayan, sa isang pahayag.
Sa panayam ng Collegian, ani
Reyes, wala na umanong puwang
ang pananatili ni Arroyo sa kapangyarihan matapos niyang aminin na
may alam siya ukol sa katiwalian
sa kontrata ng national broadband network ( NBN ) project na
pinasok ng pamahalaan at ng bansang China.
Ipinakita rin umano ni Arroyo
ang pagiging “subservient” niya sa
banyagang bansa nang hinayaan
niyang ipagpatuloy ang proyekto
sa gitna ng pagiging depektibo
nito, ayon kay Reyes.
Sumama sa protesta sa Mendiola
ang mga militanteng grupo tulad ng
Anakpawis, Bayan Muna, Desaperacidos, Gabriela, Kabataan Par tylist, Kilusang Mayo Uno, League
of Filipino Students, at Youth for
Accountability and Truth.
Kasabay ng mga kilos-protesta
sa Kamaynilaan noong Pebrero 25,
nagdaos din ng mga protesta sa 15
lungsod sa bansa upang kundenahin ang pananatili sa puwesto ni
Arroyo, ayon sa Bayan.
Samantala, nakatakdang
magdaos ng “interfaith rally for
truth, justice and accountability”
sa Luneta sa Pebrero 29 na inaasahang dadaluhan ng mga militanteng grupo, relihiyoso at iba
pang mga grupo. Noong Pebrero
15, nanawagan ang may 10,000
mamamayan sa Ayala, Makati para
sa pagpapatalsik kay Arroyo, na
masasabing pinakamalaking kilosprotestang naisagawa sa nagdaang
buwan.
“Desperado”
Ayon kay Raymond Palatino,
tagapangulo ng Kabataan Par -
umanong nadidiin sa katiwalian si
Arroyo, na nauna na ring isinangkot
sa iregularidad kaugnay ng CyberEducation project at Diosdado
Macapagal Avenue.
Ani Reyes, pinaigting lamang ng
pagsisiwalat ni Arroyo ang pagiging
“morally bankrupt” ng kanyang
administrasyon. “She shares the
accountability and liability of such
impeachable offense,” aniya.
Hinamon naman ni Bayan Muna
Rep. Teodoro Casiño si Arroyo na
isiwalat “ang buong katotohanan”
kaugnay ng kontrobersyal na NBN,
hayaang humarap sa imbestigasyon
ng Senado ang mga opisyal na may
kinalaman sa kontrata, at huwag
silang pigilin sa pagtestigo sa bisa
ng executive privilege.
"GMA must go"
Samantala, nanawagan na rin
ang University Council ( UC ) ng
UPD, na binubuo ng mga propesor,
sa pagpapaalis kay Arroyo sa pahayag nito noong Pebrero 27.
Ayon sa UC , “ When GMA is
caught lying, she either stonewalls
or orders an investigation which
When GMA is caught lying, she either
stonewalls or orders an investigation which
churns out prefabricated results. These
actions are in stark contrast with two objectives which
are cherished by the University – getting at the truth
and forging a democratic society. University Council
tylist, “desperado” umano ang
ginawang pag-amin ni Arroyo sa
isang panayam sa radyo na alam
niyang may katiwalian sa pirmahan
ng $329 milyong kontrata sa Zhong
Xing Telecom Equipment ( ZTE )
para sa NBN project.
Dagdag niya, magiging malakas
u ma n o n g e b i d e n s i ya p a ra s a
susunod na isasampang impeachment ang pag-amin ni Arroyo. Lalo
churns out prefabricated results.
These actions are in stark contrast
with two objectives which are cherished by the University – getting at
the truth and forging a democratic
society.”
Nauna namang idineklara ni
dating Student Regent Terry Ridon
na magiging sanktuwaryo ang UP
ng mga grupong maninindigan
laban kay Arroyo, kabilang sina Jun
Alab ng
pakikisangkot
n Humigit-kumulang
3,000 (kanan) ang
nagmartsa mula
Welcome Rotonda
hanggang Mendiola
bilang paggunita sa
ika-22 anibersaryo
ng EDSA People Power
noong Pebrero 25.
Kasabay nito ang
panawagan ng iba’t
ibang sektor (kaliwa)
para sa pagbibitiw ni
Gloria Arroyo. C andice
Anne Reyes at Timothy
Medrano
Lozada at Commission on Higher
Education Chair Romulo Neri, sa
kilos-protesta sa UP noong Pe brero 22.
Pinangunahan ang kilosprotesta ng Advocacy for Sustained
Accountability and Reform (ASAR)
na binubuo ng iba’t ibang kolehiyo
ng batas sa UP, Ateneo de Manila,
De La Salle University, Univer sity of the East at University of
Santo Tomas. Ani Lorybeth Serrano,
tagapangulo ng UP Law Student
Government, “asar” na umano sila
sa Pangulo at sa mga katiwalian
nitong kinasasangkutan kaya nararapat lamang siyang patalsikin
sa puwesto.
Naging sanktuwaryo na rin ng
iba’t ibang grupo ang UP noong
nagsagawa ng kudeta ang grupo ng
militar na Magdalo sa Makati noong
nakataang taon at idineklara ni Arroyo ang Proclamation 1017 noong
Pebrero 2006.
Hinimok ni L ozada , pangunahing testigo sa imbestigasyon ng
Senado hinggil sa ZTE -NBN deal,
ang mga kabataan na makialam sa
pagbabago ng “bulok na sistema”
ng gobyerno.
Managot sa Ombudsman
Kinundena naman ng komunidad ng UP College of Law sa
isang pahayag ang pagsasawalangbahala ng Ombudsman, na pinamumunuan ni Merceditas Gutierez,
na pangunahan ang imbestigasyon
ukol sa pagkakasangkot ng pamilyang Arroyo sa katiwalian sa NBN
project.
Iginiit ng kolehiyo na kasuhan
ng Ombudsman’s Office at Office
of the Special Prosecutor ang mga
opisyal na may kinalaman sa NBN
project.
“ We choose not to turn a blind
eye or a deaf ear, but to be active,
vigilant and responsible in demanding accountability from our
institutions,” ayon sa UP Law.
UPCAT 2008
6 of 10 UPD passers are
from private schools, NCR
S
ix out of ten applicants who
qualified for UP Diliman
( UPD ) this year through
the UP College Admission
Test (UPCAT) are enrolled in private
high schools, and are mostly from
the National Capital Region (NCR),
according to data recently obtained
from the Office of Admissions.
Private school students who
qualified for the flagship campus
UPD comprised 61.1 percent of a
total of 3,826 UPD passers. UPD
also recorded the least dispersed
distribution of passers according to
the region of origin, with 2,292 or
59.9 percent of the passers coming
from NCR .
The total number of students
from private schools who qualified
for UP, meanwhile, were 6,309 out
of the 66,570 UPCAT takers, while
passers from public schools were
5,876. (see table 1) Out of the total
number of UPCAT takers, 18.37 per cent qualified for the different UP
units. (see table 2)
The number of UP qualifiers who
are from private schools grew by 2.4
percent from 49.2 percent last year
to 51.6 percent recorded this year.
Conversely, a 2.3 percent decrease
from 50.3 percent last year to 48
percent this year was recorded in
the number of qualifiers coming
from public general, national, science, vocational and barangay high
schools.
The Admissions office has yet
to release the disaggregated data
on the number of UPCAT qualifiers
based on the classification of public
schools.
Meanwhile, 29.6 percent of
UPCAT qualifiers were from the
cities in NCR .
The bulk of qualifiers to UP
units in Los Baños, Manila, and
Pampanga were applicants also enrolled in private schools. Majority
of students from public schools
qualified mostly in UP units in Baguio, Cebu, Iloilo, Mindanao, and
Tacloban.
dents from private schools
might enrol in UP as it
Public
Private
Others
charges relatively lower
Campus
Qualifiers
Percent
Percent
Percent
tuition compared to private
universities like Ateneo de
1,422
52.7
47
Baguio
Manila University and De
676
56.7
43
Cebu
La Salle University.
260
44.2
55.4
Pampanga
“[S]a papatinding krisis
sa araw-araw na pamu3,826
37.8
61.6
Diliman
muhay ay aasahang da1,251
68.6
31.4
Iloilo
dami rin ang kaso ng no2,813
48.2
51.3
Los Baños
show sa UP passers,” Prof.
1,095
36.3
63
Manila
Melania Abad, chair of
the All-UP Academic Em405
66.2
33.8
Tacloban
ployees Union- Diliman,
486
61.7
38.3
Mindanao
said. She cited the study
System
12,234
48
51.6
0.4
made by former SR Terry
Source: Office of Admissions
Ridon stating that no-show
rate in UP units stood at
2 • UPCAT Qualifiers by HS Type
33 to 65 percent after the
HS
Takers
Passers
Rate
implementation of the tuPublic
26,115
5,876
22.50%
ition increase.
Roman contended that
Private
40,176
6,309
15.70%
a study by the UPD adminForeign
279
49
17.56%
istration last year revealed
System
66,570
12,234
18.37%
that personal and parental
Low enrolment of
Source: Office of Admissions
decisions over higher tupublic grads feared
ition influence whether
In
2006,
the
UP
administration
Student Regent ( S R )
students
would study in UP.
approved the 300 percent tuition
Shahana Abdulwahid feared that
increase,
putting
the
base
rate
at
the enrolment turnout of UPCAT
Flawed admissions policy
P1,000 per unit from the former
qualifiers from public schools
Abdulwahid blamed the skewed
P300.
might continue to dip amid higher
ga p b e t we e n a p p l i c a n ts w h o
Abdulwahid also said more stutuition in UP.
passed UPD to the new admissions
Meanwhile, there was a
recorded 3.1 percent mar ginal increase in the number
of U P D qualifiers from
public schools, from 1,404
last year to 1,448 qualifiers
this year. The percentage of
UPD qualifiers from private
schools dropped by 2.2 percent, from 2,409 last year.
UP President Emerlinda
Roman said that although
the number of private school
graduates who passed UPD
remains larger, the nominal increase in the passing
rate of public school graduates might set an “upward
trend” in the future.
About 41 percent of
U P CAT q u a l i f i e r s w e r e
from the regions around
Luzon, 17.2 percent from
Visayas, 11.5 percent from
Mindanao.
1 • Upcat 2008: Profile by High School Type
Pagsuporta kay Lozada
Downward trend in passers
from public schools
The percentage of UPCAT qualifiers from public schools this year
dropped by 15.8 percent from the
five-year high of 63.8 percent in
2003. Similarly, the number of public
high school graduates who qualified
for UPD this year stood at 37.8 percent from 60.1 percent in 2003.
policy called the UP Admission
Index (UPAI) which replaced the
UP E quity-Excellence Admission
System (UP EEAS) in 2006. She said
that the rising number of private
school graduates who could avail
of UP education is a manifestation
of the “flawed” UPAI, as the policy
fails to assure higher enrolment of
less privileged students.
Under the UPAI, only in the lower
30 percent of UPCAT qualifiers are
equity qualifications including
socio-economic and geographic
measures considered.
The top 70 percent were ranked
with specific equity adjustments
for students who are from public
schools or belong to a minority
group, under the old EEAS. Likewise, the remaining 30 percent of
the slots were ranked with considerations on socio - economic
and geographic differences among
applicants.
Roman said the decreasing
number of UPCAT qualifiers from
public schools is not the UPD administration’s “emphasis on excellence over equity,” but a “signal”
of the deteriorating status of basic
education in the country.
Courses with higher
investment return
Abdulwahid also lamented that
students choose courses that would
give them higher rate of investment
return for the rising cost of tuition
in UP.
In UPD, courses in the natural
sciences and mathematics cluster
recorded the highest number of
UPCAT qualifiers numbering to an
average of 140 applicants. On the
other hand, courses in the arts and
humanities cluster were the least
demanded with a range of applicants from one to three.
According to Abad, the least favored courses include BA Filipino,
BA Araling Filipino, BA Malikhaing
Pagsulat sa Filipino and BA Art
Studies in the College of Arts and
Letters, and BS Social Work and
BS Community Development in the
College of Social Work and Community Development. Meanwhile,
courses from the College of Engineering were “in demand.”
“I am not alarmed,” Roman said,
pointing that the decrease in subscription to some courses follows
the “same trend” as in the previous
years. Although Roman claimed
the administration will not abolish
courses that are not popular, she
suggested that the departments
and faculty members “reinvent”
their courses to increase demand.
“ May bentahe ang mga kurso
na pumapaloob sa kahingian ng
merkado/negosyo,” said Abad.
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sa mga katiwalian sa NBN-ZTE deal na kinasasangkutan nina dating COMELEC Chairman Benjamin Abalos at First Gentleman Mike Arroyo sa
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For Chair
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nabigyan ka ng
kapangyarihang
magpatupad
ng bagong UP
charter, anong
mga probisyon
ang isusulong
mo at bakit?
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a l y a n s a v i c e - C h a i r p e r s o n
K A I SA V i c e - C h a i r p e r s o n
s t a n d up V i c e - C h a i r p e r s o n
4th Year, BS Economics
4th year, BS Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
4th year, BA Communication Research
Marian “Marian” Panganiban
1
Sa tingin ko naipatupad ang tuition increase noong
nakaraang taon dito sa UP upang i-adjust yung tuition
rates noong nakaraang taon nung original na STFAP
rates noong 1989. Gusto ng administration na ma-adjust yon,
so that it will reflect nga ‘yung
value ng perang binabayad ng
mga students noong 1989 sa real
value niya ngayon. So kaakibat
ng pagpapatupad ng tuition and
other ng fees increase ang pagsasa-ayos ng rebracketing. Pero
hindi tayo nag-agree sa implementation ng STFAP dahil hindi
maayos ‘yung pagre-rebracket at
pagsasaayos nito.
Bakit asul ang kulay ng dagat? Kasi sabi ng mga isda,
blue blue blue blue. Ang kulay namin ay blue dahil
ang Alyansa, dinadala niya nga iba-ibang causes na
pro-student, na gusto natin ng collective action. Katulad
ng mga isda, gusto natin na sabay-sabay tayo na kumikilos
at everyone is involved at pinakikinggan talaga tayo ng
mga estudyante. kung ano man ang sinasabi ng mga
estudyante halimbawa blue blue blue blue, gusto natin
pinapakinggan natin sila.
2
Titus "Titus" Tan
1
Naipatupad ang tuition and other fees increase dahil
kulang ang badyet na binibigay ng gobyerno sa UP
at ito ‘yung first option para itaas, i-augment itong
badyet ng UP. May kamalian dito
dahil first option nga ito ng UP, but
then the burden shifted to the students. Dapat mayroon tayong pet
measures na ginagawa ng administrasyon. Pwede ring magkaroon
ng joint ventures naman with the
private sectors. Ngunit naniniwala
din naman tayo na dapat ang edukasyon hindi kino-commercialize.
We have safeguards we believe
that should be implemented at
ang pinakapriority dito sa safeguards na ito ang academic
excellence, and integrity should never be compromised.
Sa ganitong pamamaraan ine-encourage pa rin natin ang
academic excellence at lagi nating tinatandaan na we
should channel this academic excellence into relevant
purposes in our society para sa ganoon natutugunan pa
rin ‘yung pangangailangan ng Pilipinas.
Nasa isang eroplano si Gloria, ang kanyang mga anak,
at ang first gentleman, mga Cabinet members din.
If the plane crashes sino raw ang maliligtas? So ang
sagot ay buong Pilipinas ang maliligtas. Mapapansin kasi
natin ngayon ang political system natin sa government
magulo talaga. Ang mga opisyales natin nagpapanig-panig
sa iba-iba just for the benefit of their own careers. Ngayon
naniniwala tayo that the senate and congress should
not be concerned about this issue. Ano ba ‘yung investment nila sa edukasyon? Hindi naman natin hinihingi
na budget lang ang ibigay nila. When we say investment
they should be passing laws. Ito naman kasi ‘yung job
description nila. Educational reforms and educational
policies should be geared towards uplifting the level of
education dito sa Pilipinas para hindi lang tayo pang-400
worldwide. Sa nakikita natin, ang edukasyon dapat ay
gawing karapatan.
2
Airah “Airah” Cadiogan
1
First of all, napasa ang tuition increase not because
walang widespread and sustained opposition by a majority of the students. It certainly did not help na noong
day na ipinasa siya, mayroong
mga circulated na statements by
some student groups supporting
TOFI. Na-pass siya in a very undemocratic manner by the BOR
in a meeting where the faculty
regent and the student regent
were excluded. It was passed to
comply with a higher state policy,
which is the Long Term Higher
Education Development Plan or
LTHEDP kung saan sinasabi na
i-decrease ang percentage ng SUCs from 80 percent to 20
percent. Ang privatization, commercialization essentially,
at iyong pagtaas ng fees ng state universities tulad ng UP ay
nakapaloob na doon. Ang pagtaas ng tuition fee ay part pa
rin ng greater scheme ng government na i-accommodate
ang small budget for education.
Gloria joke: si Gloria nagpunta sa mental hospital at
naghanap ng leksyon. Sabi ng isang babae, “Ale, ano
pong hinahanap ninyo?” Sabi ni Gloria, “Hindi po
ako ale, presidente ako.” Sabi ng babae, “Ay hindi, normal
yan, ganyan din ako noon. Magagaling ang mga doktor
dito.” Kaugnay naman sa plataporma ko, ang plataporma
naman ng STAND -UP ay iyong tuloy-tuloy na pagkilos,
iyong 3P: patuloy sa paglaban at pagkilos. Naisip ko na
ang mental condition ng UP ngayon, may problema. May
illness sa lipunan ngayon at iyon ang presidenteng nakaupo, si Gloria, at ang mga policies na ina-approve niya
basta-basta. At ang mga policies na ito at ang taong ito,
ang illness na dala nila, ay kailangang gamutin through
sustained medication. Tulad sa mental hospital, kailangan
mo ng sustained medication. At ang mga iskolar ng bayan,
kailangang gamitin ang talino nila para gamutin ang illness na ito.
2
2 Kung hindi
isiniwalat ni
Jun Lozada
ang katiwalian
sa likod ng
NBN-ZTE deal,
mananawagan
ka pa rin ba ng
pagpapatalsik
kay Pangulong
Gloria Arroyo?
Ipaliwanag.
3 Bakit hindi
ka namin
dapat iboto?
For Vice-Chair
1 Bakit naipasa
ang tuition
increase dito
sa UP?
2 Magbigay ng
joke at iugnay
ito sa iyong
plataporma.
ALYANSA
Councilors & College Reps
Lucila “Lucil” Aguada
4th year, BS Psychology
Wala pa rin. Kasi ano ba meaning
ng Oblation? Ito
‘ yung pag - aalay
ng sarili sa bayan
a t n gayo n g i p i nagdiriwang natin
ang 100 years of
excellence natin,
dapat bilang ganti,
serbisyo naman.
At ano ba ‘ yung
meaning ng pagkakaroon ng walang
kasuotan? Ito‘yung katapangan na maglingkod sa bayan at kailangan nating
panatilihin ‘yung image na excellent,
at the same time may malaking role
sa lipunan.
Ruwayna “Rain”
Al-Qaseer
4th year, BS Interior
Design
I think dapat
nakahubad pa rin
siya. Kasi it symbolizes na kahit
over time, hindi
tayo nagkoconform.
Paul Neilmer “Paul”
Feliciano
3rd year, BS Economics
Dapat manatili ang bihis ni Oble
bilang wala pa ring
suot kasi ang simbolismo ng Oble
ay ang academic
freedom ng mga
estudyante. ‘ Pag
bibihisan mo si
Oble, mawawala
na ito. Mawawala
na ang kahulugan
ng pagkakaroon ng academic freedom
dito sa UP na kung saan tayo ay malaya na tahakin ang kahit na anong
perspektibo at kahit na anong aksyon
hinggil sa pag-aalay ng ating sarili sa
bayan. Dapat manatili ‘yan, dahil ang
Oble ay isa ring simbolo ang pagiging
resilient, enduring, encompassing
nito na parte ng mga Iskolar ng Bayan.
Panatilihin natin ang Oble na kung
saan ito ay matatag, gallant, at may
paninindigan kung saan tayo.
Joseph Miguel
“Joseph” Gutierrez
3rd year, BS Business Administration
and Accountancy
Kung may ipapasuot tayo kay Oble,
bibigyan natin siya
ng salamin. Para
kasing ngayong
taon, sobrang dynamic na ng UP,
ever changing. Si
Oble, kailangan
n i ya n g gl a s s e s
para mas malinaw
niyang makita ’yun
at ma-oversee ang lahat ng changes,
mga pagbabago sa UP at para ma-well
represent niya ‘yung mga tao sa UP
community.
Justin Vincent
“JV” Lachica
2nd year, Bachelor of Law
Hindi natin kailangang bihisan si
Oble. Si Oble ang
nagsisymbolize
kung ano ba ang
natural sa isang UP
na iskolar para sa
bayan. Pinapakita
nito na walang kinikilingan siya na
class or kahit na
anong social status
dahil sa ilalim ng mga pananamit ng
kahit sinong taong nandito sa UP, parepareho lang tayo at ‘yun ang pinapakita
ni Oble – kung sino talaga siya, na
stripped-away (sic) of our social class
or social status. ‘ Yan dapat ang tinitingnan ng USC sa darating na taon.
Stephen “Stephen” Larcia
4th Year, BS Civil Engineering
Ang bihis ni Oble
ay dahon pa rin lamang sa kanyang
ari dahil nais nating
panatilihin ang pagiging premier university natin, ang
pagiging karakter
ng UP, kung ano ito
noong dati pa.
Beverly “Bevs” Lumbera
2nd Year, BS Economics
Dapat bang bihisan si Oble? Kasi
‘d i b a a n g s i m bolismo ni Oble
ay ang buong pusong pag -aalay
ng sarili sa bansa,
sa bayan? Kapag
binihisan mo siya,
mababawasan na
‘ yung pag - aalay
at passionate na
pagbibigay ng sarili mo. Pero dahil
nagbabagong bihis din ang UP siguro
suotan natin siya ng anahaw. Para
mas maipakita pa rin nito na kahit
nagbabagong-bihis ang UP ay makaPilipino pa rin si Oble, maka-Pilipino
pa rin ang UP.
Ramon Carlo “Carlo”
Marcaida
3rd Year, BA Philosophy
I don’t think kailangang magbihis
siya, kasi ‘yung oblation naman, it
symbolizes kung
anuman ‘ yung
history talaga ng
UP na ever since
naman parang Oblation kasi, parang
serve the people,
parang sacrifice
for the nation. In a way bakit natin
babaguhin ‘yung ganoong conception
sa isang UP student? Parang kung
bibihisan mo siya, you’re stripping na
‘yung identity as a UP student, tinatanggal mo na sa kanya ‘yung identity
niya, ‘yung history niya, history niya
bilang isang UP student.
Mae Emmeline
“Mae” Palgan
4th Year, BA Philosophy
The UP Oblation is the symbolism
of the university’s
all-out service or
sacrifice to the Filipino nation. Kaya
nga siya nakahubad dahil gusto
nating ipakita na
buung -buo ang
kanyang pagsisilbi
sa bayan. Kinalimutan na ang lahat – iniwan na ang
lahat at inuuna, binabalik sa bayan
ang serbisyong binibigay nito sa mga
estudyante, kaya hindi dapat bihisan
ang Oblation dahil nawawala ‘yung
symbolism na nakikita natin everytime
we enter University Avenue pero dahil
nagbabago na nga ang bihis ng ating
bayan, gusto nating ipakita na gusto
nating i-highlight na sa mga issue
na nagyayari sa bansa ngayon, dapat
ma-remember ng bawat UP alumni
na nanggaling sila sa UP kaya dapat
suutin ng Oblation ang UP medal
which is a symbol of UP ’s excellence
and leadership. Whenever they leave
the portals of the symbol, they will
bring the excellence and leadership na
tinuro sa atin ng dating mga faculty sa
loob ng UP Diliman.
Lester “Lester” Pascua
4th Year, BS Geography
Dahil nakahubad siya sa kasalukuyan, nire represent niya
‘ yung academic
freedom dito sa
loob ng ating university pero dahil
nga nagbabago na
nga ang bihis ng
UP dahil 100 years
na nga tayo, kailangan talagang nakasuot si Oble
ng isang damit na sobrang nakakacapture ‘ yung imagination ng mga
estudyante para makita tayo kung ano
dapat ‘yung ating ginagawa. Dapat sa
isang USC, sa parang si Oble dapat
nire-represent niya ‘yung isang USC
na lumalapit para sa mga estudyante.
Nakikita niya na tayo, may ginagawa
tayo para sa mga estudyante. Parang
makikita nila si Oble as someone na
inspiring para sa loob ng UP.
Liane Nerina
“Liane” Reyes
2nd Year, BA Broadcast Communication
Dapat ‘yung magiging bagong suot
ni Oble ngayon ay
‘yung ating tradisyunal na Barong
Tagalog at black
pants dahil kailangan natin as
an institution,
itaguyod ang pagiging credible
na t i n , p a g i g i n g
makabayan natin at ang magpapakita
nito ay ang pagsusuot nga ng ating
national costume for men and ‘yung
pagiging credible, pagharap niya sa
mga estudyante at pagharap niya sa
buong mundo, handang-handa siya.
Wala siyang ikahihiya dahil maayos
ang suot at alam niyang may laman ang
utak at alam na credible siya lagi.
Sherry Mae
“Sherry” Tismal
3rd Year, BS Business Administration
Kung bibihisan si Oble naniniwala
ako na dapat ay
suotan siya ng sablay dahil kahit pa
man lumipas na
ang mga panahon
ang sablay ay isang
representation
ng kagalingan ng
mga Iskolar para
sa Bayan at ang
tindi ng dedikasyon, nasyonalismo
nito para sa bansa.
ALYANSA College
Representatives
A rchitecture
Marc Angelo “Marc” Virtucio
A rts A nd L etters
Keith “Keith” Cipriano
B usiness A dministration
Norberto “Norby” Geraldez, Jr.
E conomics
Pierre Martin “Pierre” Reyes
E ngineering
Rashell “Rashell” Cabrera
David Andrew “Daven” Poblete
L ibrar y and I nformation S tudies
Wyndel James “Wee” Larracas
M usic
Marianna Carminia
“Anna” Achacoso
P ublic A dministration and
G o v ernance
Raquel “Raquel” Perez
S ocial S ciences A nd P hilosoph y
James Ryan “Jay” Bagcal
S tatistics
Jeyson “Jeyson” Ocay
STAND UP
Carl Clester “Carl” Abad
For Councilors
Ano ba dapat
ang bihis ni
Oble ngayong
nagbabagong bihis
na rin ang UP?
Independent
Rye Castillo
2nd year, BA Public Administration
Sa tingin ko ang bihis ni Oble ngayon
ay dapat barong
a t i t i m na p a n talon. Pormal pero
maka-Pilipino. Sa
tingin ko, kahit
nagbabago ang
panahon ngayon,
dapat pa rin nating
ipaglaban at panindigan kung sino
tayo bilang mga Pilipino at itaguyod
ang ating sariling kultura.
Independent College
Representatives
M ass C ommunication
Diane Claire “Claire” Jiao
L aw
Charisse Mae Mendoza
L aw
Sophia Monica San Luis
S ocial W ork and C ommunit y
D e v elopment
Angelo Hernan
“Enan” Melencio
KAISA
Ana Robina “Ana” Alingog
Ang bagong bihis ni Oble ngayong
nagbabago rin
ang UP ay medyo
mas modern, mas
up-to-date, dahil
syempre kailangan nating sumab ay s a ta k b o
n g t e c h n o l o g y.
Halimbawa , ang
UP ngayon, medyo
nahuhuli sa technology. Hindi updated
yung mga facilities, hindi na-upgrade.
I think kailangan ‘yun for research and
development. Isang project ng KAISA
‘yung alumni relations – humihingi
ng funds.
Romina “Mini” Bernardo
2nd year, Bachelor of Laws
I don’t want to dress Oble in anything at all. The
day that Oble must
be clothed is the
day that he might
as well be taken
down. But if I
have to choose, I
think Oble should
wear a skirt. And
a maroon ribbon
in his hair. If we’re going to dress
him up in something, we might as
well go for something both interesting
and inclusive.
Juan Miguel “Migs” Eslava
3rd year, BS Community Nutrition
‘ Yung UP fair shirt namin sa USC,
dahil ang tema
namin sa fair night
namin ay “ Serve
the people.”
Gusto rin namin
na ‘ yung bihis ni
Oble ay epitome or
embodiement ng
iskolar -aktibista,
ng mga iskolar ng
bayan. With that, gusto ko ipaliwanag
‘ yung aming campaign line, yung
pagkakaroon ng bagong bihis sa USC.
‘ Yung campaign line namin sa KAISA
ay “ Take the lead to a new beginning.
Sabay tayo. Tandem tayo sa pagbabago.” So bakit “take the lead?” We
at KAISA espouse a leadership of
constructivism. We want to strike a
balance between services, activities,
and campaigns. As a new Centennial
USC, we want to bring change, to bring
balance to the USC.
Robert Nico “Nico” Martin
2nd year, BS Economics
G a s ga s ma n g p a k i n g ga n , a n g
lahat ay nagbabago ngunit ako
ay naniniwala na
ang nag-aalab na
kagustuhang ialay
ang sarili para
sa bayan at sambayanan ay dapat
manatili sa bawat
iskolar ng bayan.
Sa kinakaharap na krisis ng pamantasan at sambayanan, dapat balikan
ng mga namumuno sa ating bansa at
unibersidad ang oblation. Balikan ang
sagisag ng pamantasang pinagtapusan,
pamantasang pumanday sa kanilang
mga kaisipan at pamantasanag nagturo
sa kanilang paglingkuran ng may katapatan ang sambayanan. Ang oblation
ay dapat manatili kung ano ito ngayon:
Pag-asa ng mga uhaw sa karunungan,
dambana ng katotohanan at sagisag ng
pag-aalay ng sarili sa bayan.
Vada “Vada” Rodriguez
2nd year, BS Economics
Since UP is now celebrating its
centennial, I
think the Oblation
should not change
his porma now. It
has withstood 100
years, 100 glorious
years, so I ’m sure
h e c a n s ta n d i t
without clothes on
for another hundred. It’s best that way na kasi, like
it’s so natural – you’re naked and its
muscles show. He is strong so kaya
‘yan for a hundred more years. It just
shows how powerful and how strong
the students are. We should keep his
clothes off.
Nica Margarette
“Nike” Tomines
3rd year, BA Communications Research
Dapat manatili pa rin siyang ganoon dahil nakikita
natin siya bilang
isang new beginning, hindi dahil
100 years old na
at matanda na.
Para siyang nag sisimula ulit sa
kapanganakan na
kung saan mayroon
tayong makikita na pagkakataon upang
baguhin ang mga nangyari sa past
at i- evaluate kung ano man ‘ yung
pwede nating mabago para mas maging
maganda ang pagpasok ng bagong
sentenaryo. Titingnan natin siya hindi
as 100 years, pwede natin siyang tignan
for 200 years more.
Gabriel Jose
“Beng” Villamil
2nd year, BS Molecular Biology and
Biotechnology
Sa tingin ko hindi na kailangang baguhin ang bihis ni
Oble kasi symbolic
na talaga ito ng UP.
Ilang taon na rin
na ito ang kanyang suot. Trademark na ng UP ‘to
so it doesn’t have
to cha n g e k u n g
meron mang mga
pagbabago. There are certain traditions in UP that don’t need changing. If
we’re gonna change anything [it should
be] the system, mga partisanships,
council. In terms of the icons in UP or
the iconic images, these are what sets
us apart from other universities.
KAISA College
Representatives
E ngineering
Bryan Ace “Ace” Castillo
John Emmanuel “JE” Umbal
H ome E conomics
Rinno Ray “Rinno” Camilit
H uman K inetics
Lester “Lester” Yupingkun
Iris “Iris” Isaguirre
G o v ernance
Adrienne “Ads” Luaton
S cience
Dyan Pearl “Dyan” Hatague
S ocial S cience and P hilosoph y
Cherie Amor “Chow” Galan
T ourism
Marck Bryan “Chorva” David
4th year, BS Civil Engineering
Kung ano ang bihis ni Bonifacio,
iyon dapat ang
bihis ni Oble
ngayon bilang
patunay o simbolismo na tayong
mga UP students o
ang UP mismo ay
patuloy na naninindigan para sa
karapatan nating
lahat. Hangga’t may mga represibong
administrasyon ay patuloy tayong
lumalaban para sa karapatan sa edukasyon, ‘di lamang dito sa UP kundi
maging sa buong sambayanan.
Mikhael Lennin
“Mik” Bueno
3rd year, BA Philosophy
Hindi ko bibihisan si Oble kasi,
first and foremost,
siya ang simbolo
ng pagiging tunay
na makabayan. If
I would put something on Oble, it
would be a ring.
Kasi if I were to win
as a USC councilor,
I would like to lead
the OFS for the maintenance of alliances in UP like the frat alliances, the
ACD at ‘yung mga provincial orgs.
Nemesio “Nem” Cañete
Gusto kong lagyan ng maskara si
Oble tulad sa Oblation run. Nagsisymbolize iyon
na kahit ano pa
ang mangyari kay
Oble, underneath
that , ganoon pa
rin ang ating mga
ipinaglalaban. If
ever, gusto ko ring
tumatakbo ‘yung action niya, so parang
we’re moving towards the next 100
years.
Robert Wyncen
“Robert” Cruz
4th year, BA Public Administration
Naniniwala akong dapat na pinturahan si Oble ng
pula para araw araw tayong maremind na tayo ay
social critics. Kailangang maging
k r i t i k a l tayo s a
m ga na n g yaya r i
sa lipunan natin.
Mas madali siyang
mapansin dahil araw-araw siyang
nadaraanan.
Rose Angelique
“Bang” Dizon
4th year, BA Art Studies
Sa kasalukuyan, lalo na ang tunguhin ng pamantasan, mayroon
tayong choice kung
patungo tayo sa
commercialization
o panatilihin natin
ang democratic
character niya. So
ang ipapasuot ko
sa kanya ay coat
and tie. Si Oble, wala siyang damit at
nakatapis lang siya. Pero binihisan
siya ng coat and tie ng UP Administration. Ang coat and tie, simbolo
ng komersyalismo. Nasa estudyante
kung tatanggalin niya ang coat and tie.
Nasa estudyante kung ipagtatanggol
niya ang kalayaan niya, iyong Oble
na walang damit at ise-serve niya ang
sambayanan o magco-coat and tie siya
at tatalikuran ang responsibility niya
bilang iskolar ng bayan.
Jaqueline Joy
“Jaque” Eroles
4th year BSE major in Social Studies
Dapat mayroong supporter si Oble
dahil kinakailangan niyang
proteksiyunan
an g maseselan g
bahagi niya lalo
na sa panahong
isinusulong ng
administrasyon
ang commercialization ng UP. Bahagi ng platforms na isinusulong ng
STAND -UP iyong page-empower sa
mga estudyante at iba pang sektor
ng UP, para maproteksiyunan iyong
pinaka-esensiya ng UP at pinakamaselang bahagi niya, at iyon ang pagiging
state university niya at paglilingkod
sa bayan.
Mico Angelo “Mico”
Maestro
2nd year, BS Electrical Engineering
Sa sitwasyon ngayon na commerci a l i z e d na a n g
education, siguro
dapat pagsuotin
natin si Oble ng
damit na branded,
halimbawa ay
Hanes. Hanes na
brief na ang suot
ni Oble dahil commercialized na
siya, pinapasok na siya ng iba’t ibang
kumpanya at iba’t ibang organisasyon
na ang goal lang naman is to generate
income. Dapat sa mga susunod na
taon, sa darating na USC, ipaglaban
natin ang greater state subsidy para
ang mode ng education natin ngayon
ay hindi para sa profit ng mga pribado’t
malalaking industriya lamang, kundi
para sa nationalist-oriented education na pino-promote ng UP. Ang goal
ng STAND -UP is to strip Oble of his
clothes. Ngayon kasi lantaran na ang
komersyalisasyon.
Kristine “Tin” Servando
4th year, BA Journalism
Kung bibihisan ko si Oble, bibigyan
ko siya ng relo.
Dahil sa UP, isa sa
pinakamahahalagang bagay para
sa mga estudyante
ay oras at ang tamang pag-budget
nito. Pero bukod
sa paglalaan ng
oras para sa pagaaral, dapat naglalaan din ng oras sa
pagkilos. Bawat minutong lumilipas
sa kawalan ng pagkilos ay minutong
napupunta sa pagkomersyalisa sa UP.
Talagang panahon na at oras na para
tayo’y tumindig laban sa komersyalisasyon ng UP.
Fahima “Fudge” Tajar
4th year, BA Philosophy
Hindi ko bibihisan si Oble. Naniniwala pa rin ako sa
kanyang simbolo
ng pagpaparaya ng
sarili, pag-aalay ng
sarili sa bayan at
gaya nito, transparency rin ang iginigiit natin mula
sa administrasyon
ng UP pati na rin
sa ating gobyerno. Sa tingin ko, ang
pagbibihis kay Oble ay isa ring porma
ng komersiyalisasyon. Nais ko lamang
na maliban sa pag-spread out ng arms,
gusto ko ring itaas niya ang kanyang
kamao bilang tanda ng paglaban at
pagpapatuloy sa tradisyon ng UP sa
pakikibaka para sa interes ng mga
estudyante maging ng mamamayang
Pilipino.
Joanne “Majô” Unida
4th year, BS Business Administration and
Accountancy
Magandang maipakita si Oble
na nakabihis ng
something na mas
malaki sa kanya,
something loose,
para maipakita na
sa ngayon, inflation talaga ang kinakaharap natin.
Pataas nang pataas
ang halaga ng bilihin. Kasabay nito ang pagtaas ng
tuition. Hindi ko siya pinapaboran pero
sana iyon ang gawin para ma-remind
tayo na iyon ang nangyayari sa atin.
Victor Lorenzo
“Bikoy” Villanueva
4th year, BA Film and Audio-Visual
Communication
Dapat manatiling nakahubad si
Oble. Dapat tanggalin na rin ang
takip sa kanyang
ari dahil kailangan
ang mas matinding
pagbibigay-sarili o
selflessness para
sa taumbayan
ngayong panahong malaki ang
political crisis sa ating bansa. Nangangailangan ang panahong ito ng mas
matinding pagbibigay ng panahon at
ng sarili sa bayan. Ang takip sa kanyang
ari ay nagiging sagabal kung minsan,
nagiging simbolo ng konserbatismo
sa ilang Iskolar ng Bayan para hindi
maibigay ang buo ng kanilang magagawa.
Ma. Cristina “Cris” Yambot
2nd year, Bachelor of Law
Ang bagong bihis dapat ni Oble ay
naka-necktie dahil
komersiyalisado na
ang UP. Magkakaroon ng call center
diyan so tunguhin
niya, mag-train na
lamang ng skilled
workers. Nakakasakal din siya
dahil nahihirapan
ang mga estudyanteng makapasok
at nabibigatan sila sa pagbayad ng
tuition dahil sa tuition fee increase
para sa mga freshies. In connection
sa plataporma ko, hahawakan ko ang
legal office ng student council. In the
practice of law, kailangan din natin na
magbihis according to the norms of
the legal profession. So kailangan din
minsan, nakabihis tayo, naka-necktie,
dahil iyon ang hinihingi sa atin, pero
bitbit din natin sa pagkilos.
STAND UP College
Representatives
A rts and L etters
Isabelle Therese “Isa” Baguisi
E ducation
Armando Cris “Acee” Abulencia
E ngineering
Salvador “Salba” Atole Jr.
F ine A rts
Manuel “Eshei” Mesina
H ome E conomics
Kenneth Andrew
“Ken” Dognidon
H uman K inetics
Sergio “Sergio” Zapata
Ruth Anne “Ruth” Miguel
G o v ernance
Christian “Ian” Duldulao
S ocial S ciences and P hilosoph y
Julianne “Julyan” Agpalo
S ocial W ork and C ommunit y
D e v elopment
Ma. Carmela Julieta
“Carmela” Lagang
S tatistics
Vladimir “Vlad” Malabanan
USEB nagpaalala
ukol sa palisiya
sa kampanya
Patricia Aireen Sarmiento
N
agpalabas ng pahayag
ang University Student
Electoral Board (USEB)
noong Pebrero 22 para sa
mga kandidato ng halalan para sa
University Student Council (USC)
hinggil sa mga paglabag sa mga
patakaran sa pangangampanya.
Ayon sa USEB, magbibigay ng
mga babala at magpapataw ng
parusa ang USEB sa mga partido
o kandidatong sumusuway sa mga
probisyon ng Revised Guidelines
for the USC Elections ukol sa
pangangampanya.
Nakasaad sa mga patakaran
na bibigyan ng “formal warning”
ang isang partido para sa unang
paglabag. Sa ikalawang paglabag,
papatawan ng disqualification
ang anim na konsehal ng partido
na pipiliin nang random, habang
ididisqualify ang buong partido
para sa ikatlong paglabag.
Matapos ang pagpapalabas ng
memo, binigyan ng babala ang Student Alliance for the Advancement
of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND
UP) ni USEB Chair Elizabeth Enriquez, dahil sa hindi umano nila
pagsunod sa probisyon kaugnay
ng pagpapaskil ng mga kagamitang
pangangampanya, ayon kay Dennis
Selvio, kinatawan ng STAND UP.
Ani Selvio, nakatanggap ang
STAND UP ng “formal warning ”
mula sa USEB para sa paglalagay
nila ng banner sa harap ng Vinzons
Hall, at pagkakabit ng banner ng
suporta ng Gabriela sa kanilang
tambayan.
Maaari lamang ipaskil ang mga
kagamitan sa pangangampanya sa
mga bulletin board o sa mga lugar
na itinakda ng bawat kolehiyo at/o
administrasyon ng UP, batay sa
patakaran.
Ang banner na may pahayag
na “ STAND UP Against Corrup-
tion,” ayon kay Selvio, ay walang
kinalaman sa pangangampanya
ng partido. Dagdag niya, ang pagkakabit ng banner ng Gabriela ay
karapatan ng organisasyon upang
ipahayag ang pagsuporta sa mga
kandidato ng partido.
Kapuna-puna rin umanong
“selektibo” kontra sa STAND UP
ang ginagawang pagmamatyag ng
USEB sa mga paglabag ng mga
partido, ani Selvio. Binanggit niya
ang pagsusuot ng mga mula sa
Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral Para sa
Panlipunang Katuwiran at Kaunlaran ng mga party t-shirt, at ang
paglalagay ng mga mula sa Nagkakaisang Iskolar para sa Pamantasan at Sambayanan ng mga litrato
sa tarpaulin at pamimigay ng slate
posters sa mga estudyante, na
pawang ipinagbabawal din.
Na k a t a k d a n g i p e s t i y o n n g
STAND UP kay Enriquez ang pagkansela sa formal warning na natanggap ng partido.
Last heroics
n UP Maroons pitcher John Apura throws a fastball to an Adamson batter early in the 4th frame of their knockout semi-final match on
February 24 held at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. The Maroons fell short, 3-1, landing a final third place in the UAAP Baseball Event.
Om Narayan A. Vel asco
Despite student protests
IBS orgs evicted
from tambayans
IBS -based organizations moved
back on February 28 their displaced
tambayan structure near the area
they used to occupy as protest.
UPLB Perspective
Some organizations have begun
rganizations based in the
to use mats in lieu of
Institute of
tambayans.
Biological
Mga ulat mula sa
“ The tambayans
Sciences
ibang yunit ng u.p.
are being requested
( IBS ) building were
by the IBS [adminordered early this
istration] to move to
week by the IBS adSU as an ad hoc meaministration to relosure on the pending
cate their tambayans
landscaping of the
to the Student Union
IBS grounds which is
building, despite earexpected to integrate
lier opposition from
the tambayans,” said
the students.
UP los baños
Dr. Macrina Zafar The I B S adminHome to around 10,000 students, the University of the
alla, head of UPLB
istration, citing the
Philippines in Los Baños is
Occupational Health
Philippine Fire Code,
located at the foot of Mt. Makiling. It is a science community
and Safety Standards
earlier claimed that
with centers of excellence in
Committee.
tambayans are ob fields such as biology, che
IBS Director Dr.
structions to buildmistry, agricuiture, development communication, and
Cl e o fa s C e r va n ci a
ings’ exits.
forestry.
said the organizaTo symbolize their
tions’ advisers will
call for the IBS adfacilitate the relocation.
ministration to uphold their right
continued on p.11
to tambayans and to organize,
Nikko Angelo dL. Oribiana
O
UP batters settle for bronze
T
he quest for the ultimate
glory ends with an almost
scoreless exit for UP in the
crucial baseball tourney.
Coming from a fresh win in the
last face-off, the UP baseball team
was defeated by the Adamson Blue
Falcons, 3-1, in a twice-to-beat
game at the Rizal Memorial Sports
Complex on February 23. The men’s
baseball team dashed UP ’s hopes of
competing in the decisive game on
February 27 where the team
left standing might emerge
as the overall champion
in the University Athletic Association
of the Philippines
Season 70.
T h e Fi g h t i n g
Maroons settled for third place
while the Blue Falcons team will
advance in the season’s final showdown against the defending champion University of Santo Tomas
(UST) Growling Tigers.
The Blue Falcons jumped out to
an early lead as the team’s batters
hit two consecutive home runs in
the first inning and one run in the
third inning.
The Fighting Maroons managed
to save its face in the seventh inning
when power batter Miggy Zuluaga
lined a single to left-center and al-
lowed John Apura for a solo homer.
Zuluaga, however, was booted out
in the inning thereby preventing
the three runners on base to head
home.
In the fifth inning, three fly balls
crossed out UP batters’s efforts to
pitch in score points for the embattled Maroons. Throughout the
game, lead runners were put to halt
as UP batters on the plate continued
to suffer pesky strike bouts.
“Maraming errors sa baserunning na posible sana maka-score,”
team captain Alvin Santos said. He
said that the group was caught in
the Falcons’ pitching maneuvers that resulted in only six
hits for the Maroon team.
Santos lamented that
had the team
placed first in the
tournament , U P
could possibly
take the overall champion badge
from UST. Prof. Edwin Barber,
director of the UP Diliman Varsity
Sports Program, said that UP is
still gunning for the second overall
champion title this season.
In the first match on February
21, the UP baseball team pounded
Adamson with a competent 7-5
score board. The Diliman-based
team hit one run in the second and
fourth, two in the fifth and three
homers in the bottom of the seventh
inning.
Lihim na liham
I
lang ulit na tayong nag-aaway nitong nakaraang mga araw. Paulitulit ninyong tinututulan ang mga
ginagawa ko bilang isang mamamahayag. Hindi ko isinusuko ang mga punto
ko, pilit ninyo ring iginigigiit ang mga
paniniwala ninyo, kung kaya sa bawat
pagtatalo natin, walang nananalo. Kapwa
lang tayo natatalo.
Naalala ko ang unang beses na nagkasagutan tayo. Hindi ko na matandaan
kung ano ang pinag -ugatan ng away
natin, ngunit nagulat ako nang kalagitnaan ng ating sagutan ay nasama na sa
usapan ang ginagawa kong pagsusulat
para sa Collegian. Naitanong ko sa inyo
kung ano ang kinalaman ng Collegian sa
away natin subalit hindi ninyo naman
iyon nasagot.
Nagkapalitan tayo ng ilang masasakit
na salita. Naghalu-halo na ang lahat ng
mga isyu natin sa isa’t isa, at sa huli,
naiwan tayong nanghihina at nanggigipuspos. Sa bahagi ko, bagaman alam
kong labag sa loob ninyo ang pagsali ko
sa pahayagang ito, masakit pa ring isipin
na hindi pa ninyo lubos na natatanggap
ang pinili kong landas.
Naulit nang ilang beses ang mga away
natin sa loob lamang ng ilang araw.
Anumang kamalian at pagkukulang ko,
naiuugnay ninyo sa usapin ng pagsali ko
sa pahayagang ito, at maging sa kurso ko.
Nariyang nagsimula tayo sa computer
at natapos sa Collegian at sa pagsasabi
Rica D.
ninyong itigil ko na ang ginagawa ko at
magpalit na ako ng kurso, na hindi ko
naman balak gawin.
Alam ko namang sinusubukan ninyong
maging masaya para sa akin. Sa katunayan, sa tuwing mailalathala ang mga
isinusulat ko, humihingi kayo ng kopya
at itinatago ninyo. Kaya lamang, kung
mayroon akong mga naisulat na para
sa inyo ay masyadong “radikal,” muling
bumabalik ang mga agam-agam ninyo.
Napagtanto kong nagiging paranoid kayo sa tuwing mayroon
akong isinusulat
n a a r t i k u l o, s a
t u w i n g ma ta ga l
akong nawawala
sa bahay at halos
sa opisina na nakatira matapos
lamang ang isinusulat. Iyon ang
mga panahong
halos wala na
akong tulog habang panay ang tipa ng
mga titik sa keyboard. Lumalala ang
pangamba ninyo kapag nababasa ang
mga kahanay na artikulo ng isinulat
ko na tinatawag ninyong “matapang,”
ngunit alam kong ang ibig ninyong
sabihin ay mapanganib.
Nauunawaan kong nag-aalala lamang
kayo sa akin, sapagkat naiisip ninyo
ang hirap ng ginagawa ko at na napa-
Kung
magpapadaig
ako sa takot,
papagtibayin
ko lang ang
mga birongtotoo ninyong
hindi ako
nababagay
maging
mamamahayag
pabayaan ko na ang sarili ko. Bukod
dito, nais lang naman ninyong mapabuti
ako, at nababahala kayo dahil dito sa
Pilipinas, mataas ang bilang ng mga
mamamahayag na pinapatay dahil sa
kanilang propesyon.
May mga batayan naman kayo upang
mag-alala, subalit uulitin ko ang mga
paliwanag ko sa inyo nang mapag pasyahan kong nais kong maging isang
mamamahayag —ito ang gusto kong
gawin dahil naniniwala akong dito
ako mas makakapagsil bi sa bayan.
Naniniwala akong sa pamamagitan ng
pamamahayag, mabibigyang-tinig ang
mga hinaing ng taumbayan, na may
kapangyarihan itong magpasimula ng
pagbabago sa lipunan.
Ang hiling ko lamang, unawain ninyo
ang mga pananaw ko. Huwag ninyong
akalaing hindi ko lubos na naiintindihan
ang implikasyon ng pinili kong gawin
sa buhay, sapagkat alam ko ang mga
maaaring mangyari sa akin sa hinaharap.
At aaminin kong may mga panahong tinatablan din ako ng takot. Subalit kung
magpapadaig ako sa takot, papagtibayin
ko lang ang mga birong-totoo ninyong
hindi ako nababagay maging mamamahayag dahil mahina ang loob ko.
Ako ang pumili ng landasing ito at malinaw sa akin ang mga dahilan ko. Sana’y
maunawaan ninyo, sapagkat mahirap
ipagpatuloy ang ginagawa ko kung wala
ang buong suporta ninyo.
Paglalakbay
“F
riends?”
Yan ang sinabi mo nung
huli tayong nakapag-usap
ng seryoso at hindi ko akalain na isa na pala yun sa mga huli nating
pag-uusap. Nung araw din na yon ko lang
naramdaman ang pinakamalungkot na
halik, ang pinakamasakit na ngiti, at ang
pinakamalamig na yakap; nun ko lang
naramdaman na seryoso ka nung sinabi
mo na hindi mo na ako mahal.
Paano ko tatanggapin ang iniaalok mo
sakin kung higit pa dun ang nararamdaman ko para sa’yo?
Dala nalang din ata ng tama ko sa
ininom kong beer noong tanghali, nagkalakas ako ng loob na sabihin sa’yo na
“tayo na lang,” kasabay ng pagbagsak ng
mga luha ko. Ngumiti ka, at sinabi mo na
hindi talaga pwede.
Sana hindi ka na lang ngumiti, sana
hindi mo na lang ako niyakap, sana hindi
mo na lang ako hinalikan. Sana naniwala
na lang ako nung una pa lang na sinabi
mo na hindi mo na ako mahal. Sana hindi
na lang ulit kita tinanong.
Exercise
your right
gumamela
Mahigit dalawang buwan na rin pala
ang nakalipas mula nung nangyari iyon.
Madami na rin ang nangyari mula noon.
Ikaw, mayroon nang iba, ako nandito
pa rin, mag-isa. Alam ko ang mali ko at
hindi kita masisisi sa naging desisyon
mo. Yun siguro ang pinakamasakit na
parte sa nangyari sa atin.
Sa ngayon
hindi ko na
lang iniisip
na iniwan
mo ako. Ang
hirap kasi
ng lagi ko na
lang sinisisi
ang sarili ko
sa nangyari.
K i n u k u m
binsi ko na lang ang sarili ko na isipin
na kailangan mong pumunta sa malayo
dahil may dapat kang gawin.
Tapos pagbalik mo, kung babalik ka
man o kung magkikita tayo, magku
kwentuhan tayo sa kung anong nangyari
sa paglalakbay mo at sa paghihintay ko.
kung babalik
ka man o kung
magkikita tayo,
magkukwentuhan
tayo sa kung
anong nangyari
sa paglalakbay
mo at sa
paghihintay ko
Ikukwento ko sa’ yo kung ilang lalaki
na ang nakasama ko, kung ilang labi na
ang nahalikan ko, at kung ilang lalaki na
ang nakarelasyon ko. Ikukwento ko rin
sa’yo kung ilang beses na ako umasang
katulad mo ang susunod na makikilala
ko, at kung ilang beses na ako nagpumilit
makahanap ng kapalit mo.
Pagkatapos, habang ikaw naman ang
nagkukwento, ipagdarasal ko na sana,
sabihin mo na naaalala at naiisip mo rin
ako, at minsang hiniling na sana ako na
lang ulit ang nasa tabi mo. Hihintayin
ko na sabihin mo yun. Pero kung hindi
man, handa na ako sa hindi ko alam kung
gaano kasakit, handa akong makinig,
handa na rin siguro ako na magparaya
ng buong puso. Sana sa panahong yon,
handa na rin akong limutin ka, at sana
pagkatapos ng usapang yon, nabuo ko
na ang sarili ko; pagkatapos ng usapan
na yon ako naman ang maglalakbay para
hanapin ang sarili kong kaligayahan.
GO OUT AND VOTE
USC Elections
4 March 2008
*bring your UP ID/Form 5
Chris S.
Agrava
Near Closure
T
his is probably to indulge some of
my friends here in the office. After
that Valentines date with her, they
have been insistently asking if we’re
back together. Though I do admit
that we’ve been seeing a lot of each
other lately. That means I’m usually in Makati,
somewhere near her office in Buendia. We’d go
out for a quick dinner then a slight chat. There’s
no jolt of electricity, though. So I had to dispute
their assumptions. The answer is no.
To put it more accurately, I think we’ve become each other’s habit.
That’s about it. No dramatic resolution, only
a pathetic attempt to make my life seem more
interesting. She’s still hooked to her “artist”
boyfriend, the one who’s been having another
affair. Every time we meet, she can’t help but
look around and check if there’s anyone familiar,
someone who can spill the beans. Then I look at
her, unmindful of her unease, always checking if
she’s ok. Three hours constrict into 30 minutes
of actual conversation. A conversation spent
on petty details.
She says I have an empty smile. So I smirk
and ask her why.
Your eyes don’t change their expression, it’s
only your mouth, she retorted.
Why, is it required?
Not really, it’s just that you weren’t like that
before.
I’m a lot of things I’m not before. Perhaps it’s
the loss of sleep, perhaps it’s defeat. My mother
has also been calling a lot. She says she already
bought me a ticket back, reminding me of my
promise to go back to the States after two years,
which I allotted to finish my course. What she
doesn’t know is that I would still need another
year to finish my thesis. And that I never wanted
to go back. That I only made that promise two
years ago so she would give me my passport
back. That I want them to leave me alone. But I
find it hard to resist these days.
I’m scheduled to leave on the last week of
March. My editors have been panicking lately,
they want me to at least see through the remainder of the term, which is a few more issues.
It’s awkward, they say. As it seems, I’m someone
with a penchant with the open-ended, always
eluding closure, always disappointing everyone
at the last moment.
This space could have been used for a lot
of more useful things instead of my rantings.
Someone else could have used the space for a
regular column on pertinent issues. If I’m not
caught up in these petty dilemmas, maybe I
could’ve written it myself. I’d ask the students to
make a stand on the NBN-ZTE scandal. I’d call
for class boycott because the university as an
institution refuses to make a stand, just because
Neri is a member of the Board of Regents. I’d be
as radical as you can imagine.
And instead of seeing her in Makati, I could’ve
joined the demonstrations instead. So that I
could pretend that I’m not afraid. So that I can
make believe that I’m sure, once again.
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Million-dollar
‘kickback’ could
have paid for public
school shortages
C
risis in the Philippine education
sector is deepening as manifested
by high dropout rate, deteriorating
quality, rising resource shortages, and
intensifying exploitation of teachers. And
yet the highest officials of the country
are embroiled in billion-peso anomalies
and continue to enrich themselves with
public funds with impunity.
Take, for instance, the ZTE corruption
scandal that is currently hounding the
Arroyo government. The exposed $130
million-”kickback” (or P5.2 billion in
current exchange rate) from the $329million National Broadband Network
project with China’s ZTE Corporation
would have paid for the following:
• 4 4 , 2 3 4 , 8 1 3 t e x t b o o k s ( P2 .7 8
billion)
• 1,390 classrooms (P760 million)
• 524,237 school seats (P420 million)
• 2,733 new teachers (P330 million),
• Computer-related expenses of 98
schools (P910 million).
The ZTE “kickback” could have covered almost 62% of the P8.4-billion total
cost of the Department of Education’s
estimated 2008 resource gaps, which
include classrooms, seats, teachers,
principals, and textbooks.
Moreover, a year’s computer expenses
of 100 public schools make up barely
0.2% of the controversial loot. Based on
the 2006 Commission on Audit report
that said schoolchildren from over 100
public schools were compelled to pay a
total of P9.26 million for computers and
operating costs of computer laboratories,
the ZTE “kickback” would easily liberate
all public schools (45,430) from charging
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their students such fees, and still leave
P993 million more to spare. P993 million can actually pay for the basic salary
of 1,665 public school teachers for five
years.
This only shows how much losses
from corruption could possibly resolve
inadequacies in the education sector
and free poor families from the burden of
additional school expenses. Corruption
heavily affects the poor majority as it
reduces the already scant amount spent
for social services, making their delivery
worse than ever.
As educators committed to social
transformation, the Educators’ Forum
for Development (EFD) condemns the
fraud, lies, and thievery in the Arroyo
administration and joins other sectors
in the clamor for change, not only of
governance but of the whole system that
breeds corruption.
The overall lack of accountability
and transparency, and the persistent
question of legitimacy of the Arroyo
government, show that the fight against
corruption lies with the people who must
assert good governance and protection of
their rights. EFD believes that educators
have a special role in molding future generations who will uphold integrity and
social responsibility and stand against
any form of corruption.
Educators’ Forum for Development
Student press unity for truth,
accountability and justice
C
ountless times, campus journalists have been called to do their
duty to report events and issues to
the student body. Countless times, they
have been called to take part in historical
events, to take sides, to stand firm.
During the dark days of Martial Law,
the student journalists proved their
significant role in their respective campuses. They stood side by side with the
people to combat tyranny, risking their
lives to fight for justice.
During the people’s discontentment
with the Estrada government, the student press heeded the call to remove
Estrada from power.
The present condition challenges
student journalists. Amidst the scandals
the present government and the first
family are involved in, we are called by
to register our resonating unity.
We condemn the Arroyo government
for its lies, dishonesty, and corruption.
We are outraged by the prevailing issues that insult the Filipino people. The
continued plunder of the nation’s wealth
truly imperils the future of the young
Filipinos.
As members of the media, we will
advance the people’s interests by further
exposing anomalies that the government
is involved in such as corruption, bribery
and other graft cases. We will publish issues that contains discussions regarding
the said issues.
As young citizens, we stand firm with
the people’s interests to uphold justice
over the prevailing situation. We will
secure our future.
We call for the removal of the ailing
present leadership.
STOP CORRUPTION!
UPHOLD THE PEOPLE’S WILL !
College Editors Guild
of the Philippines
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DSCTA- Evolving
and Involving
In line with the UP centennial, the Department of Speech Communication and
Theatre Arts (DSCTA) will once again hold
its annual Speech and Theatre Festival
with the theme “DSCTA – Evolving and Involving,” showcasing the talents of DSCTA
students in field of speech communication
and theatre arts. The event is open to all UP
students and high school sophomore and
junior students, but reservation is required
due to space limitations of some venues.
For inquiries, call the DSCTA at 924-8589 or
924-3224, or contact Dr. Antoinette BassHernandez at 09178951640 for reservations and sponsorships.
UP ERG CarEEEr Talk 2008
The UP Engineering Radio Guild will
present CarEEEr Talk 2008: Perspectives,
an overview of career opportunities for
CoE, ECE and EE students, on March 1 at
the EEE PLDT Multimedia Lecture Hall.
Interested parties may send their resumé to <[email protected]>
Resumé catalogs will also be given to the
sponsors of the event. For inquiries contact Miz at 09063014920.
Wandering, Wondering,
Wonderful Women
All are invited to the 18th International
Film Festival on March 10-13 at Cine Adarna.
It features women-directed films on Filipino
women overseas and winning entries of
the IWFF international short film competition. For the festival duration, there will be
forums on women and migration with lectures by women directors, and festival music concerts by Cynthia Alexander, Bayang
Barrios, Engkantada and UP music bands.
The UP Film Institute women faculty will
also mount a multi-media exhibit on SENSE
AND WANDERING at the Ishmael Bernal Hall
for the whole month of March.
SULYAP: Short Film
Competition
UP Philippines-Japan Friendship Club
(UP Tomo-Kai) invites you to SULYAP:
Sineng Pinoy na may Timplang Hapon, a Nihongo short film competition. The objective
of this contest is to give Filipino students
an opportunity to express themselves in
Japanese, through film. All entries have
Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.
There will also be a Gyudon eating contest
by Yoshinoya during the break. The event
will be held at the UP Aldaba Recital Hall
on March 1, 1pm. Free admission and merienda. For more information, contact David
Cruz at 09157579312 or Kamille Percol at
09174988451.
UP Lakan 20th
Anniversary Exhibit
Inihahatid ng UP Lakan (Samahan ng
mga Bulakeñong Iskolar ng UP Diliman)
at ng Fuji Xerox ang photo exhibit para
sa ika-20 anibersaryo ng pagkatatag ng
organisasyon. Dumaan lamang sa Palma
Lobby hanggang Pebrero 29, at sa Melchor
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ang bente mil”. Pag gnwa nla 2, maraming
ma22wa. 07-10761 d0ng
sna aucn ung mga sidewalks na b0nggangb0ngga ang pgkalubak2 ,ang sakt kaya s paa.
Try mung mgheels at maglakad dun, tgnan ntn
qng d ka paltusin. :b 07-01049
sna naman mgkarun ng mti2n0ng locker
ang mga estudyante! May mga araw kc n ang
dami2 m0ng dala (lalo n mga libro s major!) n
wla k namang pwdng pag-iwanan muna.. Xempre, dpat msecure dn ung mga gamit. May locker
nga, mwa2la naman gamit m! 06-78636
Sino para sa iyo ang
“luckiest bitch”?
luckiest btch b? eh d c mad cao, ayyy... 0619984
D c Gloria luckiest bitch-c Imelda.C Gloria
mdaming prblema pero sya puro pasarap lang
w/ their wealth hnggang ngaun. ps.ang funny ng
Ngisi @ p.11 05-16166
I go for Paris Hilton as the luckiest bitch!
She’s filthy rich, dunno what to do with her cash.
She’s wasting her life but hell, bitch talaga lola
mo. 05-17933
One of the luckiest bitch yong PANGIT AT
JOLOGS na naging gf ni sergio, an exchange
student from australia! Swerte, nakatuhog ng
puti! 05-30289
jan h at nico c, kau tlaga 2 s mga luckiest
bitches.. Kc ang gagalng nyo s math lalo n s
math 110 06-58691
c vicman xe la xang klban s elcxon pra s
math rep!go go! Elow billy vohn vcman,mga mttlnung kng clasmeyt s math pro ms mgleng p rn
ung my stdent nmber n. . . 06-03564 2a math
ung gf ngaun ng x q.. wg n wg xa mgkkmli
loghin un kndi ttanggalan q xa ng panty sa as!
cnsb q sau, npkaswerte m sknya kya alagaan m
xa, k? :) 06-15606 em mbb
i would have to say that celine is the luckiest
bitch! ilang beses na nyang natikman c papi jb!
hakhak 04-37158 jeloryle
Marami e. C0nsider them the “lukiest bitches”. Arr0yo(PGMA) is one...ung mga nkbingwet
ng kano sa mga bars... Hm... Ah... Ung nga kabit
ng mga c0ngressmen at mga senad0r. Hahaha.
07-10761 d0ng
crapy ang questn pro cge na nga.luckiest
bitch ung maging gf ni gene mar.xmpre akin
dpat xa e. 06-26956 charley
luckiest bitch 4 me is sum1 named __M. definitely a bitch. Pro mswerte. Howevr,mauubos dn
ang swrte mo akala mo. 03-61729
c gloria amg luckiest bitch@ Lintek na un..puro
nakaw ang alam! Kya nga bitch na mswerte e! Ngpapakasasa sa pera ng bayan! 10319379 frm DLSU
Comments
i love CHRIS AGRAVA. He’s articles are hot.nd
i bet hot dn c chris 04-12142
C. Agrava, pips wid math, science ang eng’g
courses belongs to bowels of anonimity and irrelevance?! OA pare. 07-36510 Pokpok
galing mag sulat ni chris agrava, kht n puro
frustrations at galit nya sa mundo ung kadalasang t0pic, ayus p din ung impact. :) 06-76258
sana may depth yung article about kalayaan.halatang pilit yung pag incorporate ng
criticism.npaka oversimplistic at hindi hinimay
yung mga binabatong batikos.mababaw,sayang
ng papel.ms.anicia, you know that’s not the
whole picture. 07-68950 Elfermin Mallari
B0b0 b yang lauren anicia n yan? Tatangatanga. Anu b basis nya para isulat ang article na
paglaya sa kalayaan? Malamang bawal umin0m
at manigarilyo sa UP gr0unds! At ang mga restricti0ns n to ay inilagay b4 sa batch namin, so
cnasabi nya na kami lang ung naging pasiv dahil
d2? –at kaming freshies? Feeler, d sya taga kalai! Ang kapal talaga. Bwisit na mga ralyistang to
dnadamay kmi manigas kayo! 07-54384
ung article nyo about kalay? may mali.. anu
ba nag spelling ng “Ate Vicky’s” at wla ring mojos
sa Vicky’s.. 07-00679 eLLe
To Lauren Anicia: Kung hahayan nating
uminom, manigarilyo, mag-PDA, at magpagabi
nang uwi ang mga residente sa kalai, kung
may masama man na mangyari, ang dorm ang
mananagot. Iniiwasan din ang posibleng pagbulabog sa ibang residente dahil sa mga gawaing
ito. Kung gusto ng mga residente maging aktibo,
wala namang batas na nagsasaad na bawal ito.
sa tingin ko, hindi dapat ang batas ang sisihin
sa pasibismo, kundi ang mga residente mismo.
07-15337
pra s ngsult ng artikulong “pglya s klyaan”:
dis s a democrtic country pro my mga btas p rin
tyong cnusunod 2 maintain peace & order. alam
mo ngpp-impress k lng s artkulo mo pra lng sbihing crtikal k pro hndi nmn! 06-42510
to anicia lauren: kung naiinis k s kalay, umalis k n lng. kung pera ang prblema mo kaya d
ka makaalis marming solusyon dun. andaming
taga malayo n d nkpasok s kalay tapos ganyan
ang cnasav mo. ung rules n knaiinisan mo,
gnawa un para s safety nyo. galing aqng kalay
at naging masaya aq s pagtira q d2, hnd q nfeel
ang mga cnsav mo. disappointing nga n open
house nyo. 06-20138
i str0ngly agree w/ d st8ments mde by
lauren anicia..n22to ang mga tga kalai n mgng
indiferent s mga isues sa lbas ng d0rm at ng up
dhl mga RA’s mismo ang ngrrstrct s mga resdnte
pra mkrneg ng balita sa TV..panay PBA ang pnapapanu0d smen.. 07-10283 niki
UP FAIR dpat mgsho-showcase ng UP, thus d
name. Pero hnd. Its m0re of Bands’ FAIR in UP
grounds. Kmusta nman sa mga lumalaban DAAW
sa commercializati0n? Andun cla nkikigulo pgsamaba sa mga banda, wen its suppose 2b dem
dat ppol frm d outside shud b watching. Perya ng
UP nga db. 02-50935
Sana wag nyo na pong gawing butt of jokes
ang “bisaya accent”. it’s not funny at ol. Respeto
nlng po sana. Pastilan ba oi...Ur gvng d cebuano
speakng people a bad image as uninteligent nd
inarticulate, whch is FAR frm true. Racist/regionalist na mxado ang mga tao, eh dpat matalino
at mas undrstandng tau sa cultural dfrnces
kc taga UP nmn po tau, dba bai? (refernce: eksenang peyups, p11, kule 24) 07-40925
walang kwenta ang pnresent ng Usc!! No
ch0ice lng kmi, un ang availaBle date na pdE
kaming bArkada. pinagtyagaAn nlng namin.
Pinat0s namin ung mga kasinungalingan nila
na my surPrised guest..! Buset.! 05-39858
KYA PLA NDI MAIWASNG MGNG BIASED ANG
KULE KC HALOS LAHAT SA KNILA STAND UP, Xnxa
c0m0c0ment lng. Pwd nmn eh. 07-59632 baddek
bsta ang astig nio.. Grabe! Lalo na ung eksenang peyups.. Grabe ang galing n’yang mag
englog. Cnu b writer nun? Grabe tlga. Astig! Julie
sundan sa p.11
Tambay sa Eleksyon/Ereksyon Edisyon Bagro
half-life
HALF-LIFE
chris imperial
Hanep, repapips! Halalan na naman todits,
Kaya hanep din sa kampanya ang mga
kandidato, tsong at tsang. Daming gimik
todits sa tokan namin, May bluer than blue
ang drama, merong yellow like yellowbells,
at pahuhuli ba ang mga pulahan na since
taym in memorial e isa ang moda ng
postah!
Itsh layk adakrabs na namin sila dati
pa, mehn, shakehands nang
shakehands ba? Takte, nagbabaha
rin pins ng fren kong si Turd,
kababata ko ‘yun mehn. Pero
pomalabs, mehn, ah don’ nid
pins, ah nid pis op maynd. Naku,
pasalamat kayo frens kasama
niyo ako, kundi baka inumbag na
kayo ng mga adakrabs ko, mahilig
pa naman mangursunada ‘yung
mga ‘yon ng mga ‘di nakikita sa
barangay!
Kaya eto, sa akin na
nagsusumbong ang mga kumag.
Dami kasing happeningsh around, tsong.
Nakakalerkey ha in fernez! Ready?
Nyehahaha
Mustaku naman ng umbok na umbok na
lawit ni Oble sa poster ng mga Cory-nians???
Kitba aroused ang genitalia niya? Bakit dehins
ito sinensor ng USEB, ha? Nakakatindig... ng
balahibo. (Kala mo ha!)
At uber creative naman ang postah ng team
Turd. If i'm not mistaken same na same rin
ang desayn ng mga postah nila since their
inception, minus their feces (I mean faces.)
piz dude!
Magkano naman ang talent fee ng chair ng
stood-up for his very-BonaKid (Ang Batang May
Laban) pose!? Palaki kasi ako with mother's
milk e. You know, mothers know best.
E namataan niyo ba ang hubaran
Pintados poster ng grandchildren ni Tita
Cory sa Colehiyo ng Madlang Cabaklaan?
Exotic(ised)!!Bwuhahaha! I wonder kung
sino ang fashion editor nila.
At tsong, ‘yung isang fren kong kandidato,
Pumasok sa isang klase ng creative writing wid
ser, uhm, ser... ah, basta it rhymes wid banyo,
maraming banyo! Nakow, siga pa naman ‘yung
prof na ‘yun. Aba eh, pagkatapos daw nilang
magsalita eh tinanong sila ni ser ng “have you
even bothered reading Plato?” Woah, mehn, ang
bobo pala ‘nun, mehn. Eh ‘di ba pinagkakainan
ang plato at hindi binabasa?
Unowatahmseyin?
(Pero kam tu tink op it, parang
pamilyar ‘yung Plato na ‘yun. Parang
narinig ko na ‘yung pangalan ‘nung
freshie days ko? Ginamit ko rin ‘ata
sa isang essay ko nung third year
high school ako. Ngayon kasi, daming
binabasang Zizek, Lacan, Derrida, at
Badiou eh. Don’t have much time to
reminisce. Naks!)
Eto naman, isang adakrabs naman
ang dumayo sa isang dorm pambata
para makishakehands-shakehands.
Nakow, payo ko pa naman sa mga kumag
laging magdala ng maraming resbak. Kaya
ayun, nakursunada tuloy ang mga adakrabs
ng mga tropa ni Boy Asul. “Taga rito kami
eh,” sabi nung isang siga dun, mehn. Sabay
astang babanggain kuno si repaks. Kaso
liit daw niya sabi ni repaks, kaya di na
pinatulan.
(Malaki kasi si repaks, kapag binangga mo
‘yun, nakow, ‘kaw tatalsik. Mapapahiya ka
pa. Kaya wala nang ganyanan, mehn. Pish
lang dapat di ba?)
At speaking of the giants mehn, sino naman
itong porky Councilorette na sobrang yabang
manlait? Sabi niya sa isa niya ring prend: "Ang
baboy baboy naman ng Kulutan opis!" Umm...
sino kaya? Nyahahahaha!
Ayun, tha’s ol powks. Tambay muna ako rito
sa tokan. Kung gusto niyo, toma tayo mamaya.
Tipar ba? Asteg ‘yun mehn. Pero tandaan, pish
lang ha? Walang shakitan. Bad ‘yun.
Tan
from p. 5
Abella
txtback
mula sa p.10
Educ Tayabas Western Academy
Andaming kulang dun sa chess pieces. Bat
wala si Lozada? Tapos pa-corny ng pa-corny
yung buknoy. At pag walang nagreklamo, lumalabo ang imprenta. Ano nangyari? 06-03962
Monty Brown
Sagutan
To 0300220: aCtUaly ikw lng ang ngsa2bng
ngaAway kme b0ut tV r8ngs, buT it’s n0t. I jst
wnt 2 clarify thngs! And, Pwd k nMng wg mkialam, ryt?! Ackasuhn m0 n lng thsis m0! Peace
man!ÜV 06-30900
To all na ayaw ng mga JJs: Cn0ng pPyag na
ndi cla pmas0k? Edi ang liit ng kinita ng fair, th0
nba2wi ng JJs ung pnambyad nla sa tiket. D nyo
nMan cgr0 gus2ng ipgPlit ung f0ne ny0 pRa d
cla mkPs0k, db? Think. . . LOL 05-45539 AZrael
To all na ayaw ng mga JJs:Wag tau maxado
arogante. Tao dn ang mga JJ na yan. Di cla naging JJ by accident or by choice, repleksyon cla
ng lipunan meron tau – nabubulok. 99-42007
To 05-78773: puro pngit pla pics e bt d ikw
gmwa? akla m rn kac gnun kdling qmha ng pics
e. qng mani2ra k ng gwa ng iba mgpkta k mna n
ms mgnda sau – 05-13078 Zaido pinK bs me
To 05-78773: cnu k b pra sbhng panget mga
litrar0 ng kule?TAENA.inggt k lng kc wla kng alm
s ph0t0graphy! . tska tumgn k nga.i thnk d pics
were oL fabul0us! 07-00300
To 05-78773: kUng nppngitn k s mga pix s
kule,e d wg mu nlng cla tngnan!d mu lng z=xe
alm ang pnphwtg ng bwt litrat0ng cnsbhn mung
pangit!hmp! 07-49932 ChE
To 06-01594: salamat sa explaination. To
04-32096 at 03-51729: Oo, ttawann k cla.At dhl
s pgtawa k,mayrOon clang mkkuhang halaga n
maliit man para s iny0 ay malaki n para s knla.
KESA NAMAN WALA.Gnus2 nman nla un at nageenjOy nman cla.An0 b nman ang mgpasaya
cla ng saglit s halagang maaari nilang kitain s
isng bu0ng lingg0?Wla naman mawawala s
knla.Dangal b?Kung ang sukatan ng dangal ng
ta0 ang pgsayaw ng katawa2,ambabaw nman
nun.Mxad0 nyo bnbgyn ng kahulugn lht ng
bagay! 06-15131
To 04-62868: d lng ikw ang ngiisang rein sa
mundo..d aq rein pro my mga kla2 aqng rein,noh
07-23963
NEXT WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Makikiisa ka ba sa isang people power nga
yon?
2. Kung ikaw si Arroyo, bakit ayaw mo pang
bumaba sa puwesto?
IBS
from p.8
Prior to eviction, the affected
organizations already proposed
alternative measures to address the
fire safety problem.
“ Naninindigan kami na hindi
solusyon ang pagpapaalis ng mga
tambayan sa IBS Building. Sa halip,
nananawagan kami na unang tugunan ang mga pamamaraan upang
makaiwas sa sunog, tulad ng pagkakaroon ng maayos na evacuation
plan at sapat na firefighting equipment at exit ways,” the organizations said in a statement.
from p. 5
from p. 5
Party Profiles
N
ow on its eighth year, Alyansa ng mga Magaaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (ALYANSA) was launched as a political
party in 2001. It traces its roots to an alliance
formed by Buklod- CSSP, Sanlakas-Youth (SY), Tau Rho
Xi Fraternity, and Upsilon Sigma Phi (USP), among others. It also stems from older political alliances such as
the Sandigan ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Sambayanan
(SAMASA), Independent Student Alliance (ISA), and
Progressive Students Party.
ALYANSA was founded in the wake of former President
Estrada’s ouster in 2001, where it was aligned with the
political organization Akbayan. Five years later, however,
in 2006, SY and USP would bolt out of the alliance to
form KAISA , one of the three parties participating in this
year’s USC elections.
Central to ALYANSA’s thrust is what it calls “progressive multi-perspective activism,” which “recognizes the
diversity of potential brands of activism.” According to
ALYANSA’s candidate for chairperson, Herminio Bagro
III, the alliance does not put a hierarchy on methods
of collective action undertaken by students. It also disputes the notion that rallies are the only way of showing
militancy.
A LYANSA’s advocacies include socialized tuition, democratization of the Student Regent Selection process,
and higher budget for UP and education. Says Bagro,
it was active in calling for the removal of Estrada from
office in 2001 and campaigning for a “pro-student” and
“democratic” UP Charter since 2003. It asserts, moreover,
that it is the only political party that “dips its hand” on
the issue of fraternity-related violence, citing the case
of Cris Mendez in 2007.
The alliance has “always believed in socialized tuition,”
where “those who can afford to pay should be made to
pay more and those who need the subsidy be given more
subsidy.” While Bagro sees some procedural and substantive flaws in the recent tuition hike’s implementation and makeup, he concedes that the “adjustment has
its points in the present context of limited government
budget.” Correspondingly, ALYANSA is calling for the
restructuring of the bracketing system of the Socialized
Tuition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP).
A LYANSA also launched its GMA Out campaign, recognizing Arroyo’s morally bankrupt leadership. However,
Bagro said it does not have any preferred methods of
removal, as long as it is non-violent.
A LYANSA's member ogranizations also include Akbayan Youth, Strength in AIT, Economics Towards Consciousness, Library and Information Science Students’
Association, and Sirkulo ng mga Kabataang Artista.
N
agkakaisang Iskolar para sa Pamantasan at
Sambayanan ( KAISA ), on its third year of
existence, is the youngest party in the USC
elections. Founded on May 5, 2005, it split
from ALYANSA due to “political differences,” according
to KAISA chairperson Abdel Disangcopan. It vowed to
be a “party of principles” rather than a “party of personalities.”
KAISA pledges to ensure a “united, principled, dynamic” USC. They envision the UP student as a “scholaractivist,” empowered and involved in both university and
national issues.
The party opposed UP ’s tuition and other fees increase
last year. “ The burden of generating revenue should not
be placed on students,” said standard bearer Stephanie
Tan. KAISA considers state subsidy an “investment,”
which will be returned to the country when the Iskolar
ng Bayan graduates and serves his nation according to
his passions and abilities.
Still, KAISA maintains that UP ’s idle assets must be
productively utilized. They stipulate some safeguards,
however, citing the importance of academic integrity,
consultation and consent, transparency and accountability, and environmental concerns.
KAISA also criticizes the narrow focus of UP ’s centennial commemoration on “superficial celebration” over
“involvement” in national issues. “Political awareness
must be matched with political involvement. Activism has
many forms,” said Titus Tan, another KAISA standardbearer.
“Inclusive activism” entails a combination of “free
discourse and collective action,” adds Disangcopan. With
its slogan, “ Take the lead to a new beginning. Sabay tayo.
Tandem tayo sa pagbabago,” KAISA advocates “social
progress with social justice.”
These stands are in line with one of KAISA’s core
principles: striking a balance between idealism and
realism.
KAISA’s member organizations include Alpha Phi
Beta, Association for Southeast Asian Studies, Paralegal
Society, Phi Delta Alpha, Samahang Demokratiko ng Kabataan, Sanlakas-Youth UP Diliman, and Upsilon Sigma
Phi. KAISA has also organized numerous events with the
UP administration and non-KAISA organizations, guided
by their motto of “diplomacy and professionalism.”
KAISA’s general program of action is divided into
four major categories: campaigns, services, activities,
and involvement. As UP celebrates its centennial, KAISA
promises to “reinvent” the USC through “responsive
leadership,” making it more relevant to UP students and
other sectors of the UP community today.
Philippine Collegian Nº 25
Biyernes 29 Peb 2008
S
tudent Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND UP) is the largest
student alliance in the University with 30 member
organizations. STAND UP, the oldest existing
political party in UPD traces its roots to Sandigan Para
sa Mag-aaral at Sambayanan (SAMASA).
In 1995, SAMASA , one of the first political parties in
UPD, split into two blocs due to political and ideological
differences on issues hounding the University and the
nation. One bloc retained the name SAMASA . The other
faction which remained militant renamed themselves
SAMASA -Tunay, Militante, at Makabayang Alyansa
(SAMASA-TMMA). In 1996, SAMASA-TMMA became
officially known as STAND -UP.
After 11 years, STAND UP remained at the forefront
of defending students’ rights, according to STAND UP
Chairperson and candidate for vice chairperson Airah
Cadiogan. Since the implementation of the 300 percent
tuition and other fees increase, STAND UP has led the
call for the junking of the new policy by pushing for
greater state subsidy. STAND UP, through the UP-Wide
Democratization Movement III campaigned for a new
UP Charter by introducing provisions geared towards
addressing the “decreasing democratic access” to UP
education. Amidst the festive mood of the UP Centennial
celebrations, STAND UP launched alternative celebrations which aimed to capture the “true essence of an
iskolar ng bayan,” as embodied by the Oblation.
Before the Jun Lozada exposé that led to intensified
calls for GMA’s ouster, STAND UP has been demanding
her resignation since 2005 after revelations implicating
the President for massive election fraud. “ We saw that as
enough basis to depose a president na hindi tumutupad
sa salita niya,” Cadiogan said.
STAND UP ’s thrust is encapsulated in their slogan
“Patuloy sa Pagkilos at Paglaban; Ang Galing Mo, Ialay
sa Bayan” which calls on students to continually serve
the people, especially during UP ’s centennial celebrations. STAND UP promises to fight for the recognition of
organizations and their tamabayans, push for democratic
consultations between the UP administration and the
students, and to extend the students’ struggle beyond
the confines of the University.
STAND UP's member ogranizations include the League
of Filipino Students, Anakbayan, Student Christian Movement, Gabriela Youth, Agham Youth, Union of Journalists
of the Philippines, Artist's Circle, Alay Sining, Sinagbayan, Psychological Association, regional orgs Ibalon
and Moriones as well as the EMC2 and Alpha Phi Omega
fraternities and Sigma Alpha, Sigma Delta and Astrum
Scientis sororities.

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