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Biyernes, 18 Set 2009
22 Ene 2010
Philippine Collegian
Permiso sa UP Fair, hindi pa pirmado ng admin
Seguridad sa mga pagtatatanghal, pinahihigpitan
Marjohara Tucay
B
agaman wala nang isang buwan ang nalalabi bago ang
taunang UP Fair, hindi pa rin
nilalagdaan ng administrasyon ng
UP ang memorandum of undertaking o permiso para sa pagtatanghal,
na ipinasa ng University Student
Council (USC) noong Enero 13.
Dahil kasalukuyan pang pinagaaralan ang security plan ng UP
Fair, hindi pa nilalagdaan nina
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
(VCSA) Elizabeth Enriquez at Vice
Chancellor for Community Affairs
(VCCA) Cynthia Grace Gregorio
ang permiso para dito, ani Maj. Bernie Baltazar, pinuno ng UP Diliman
Police (UPDP).
Nagpulong ang UPDP at USC
nitong Enero 20 upang tapusin ang
security plan, paliwanag ni Bal-
tazar. Ibabalik pa sa OVCCA ang
plano upang muling siyasatin bago
aprubahan.
Nakatakdang ganapin ang UP
Fair 2010 mula ika-siyam hanggang
ika-14 ng Pebrero. Noong mga nakaraang taon, karaniwang inilalabas
ng administrasyon ang lahat ng pirmadong permiso para sa pagtatanghal bago matapos ang ikalawang
linggo ng Enero, ani USC Councilor
Fermina Agudo, tagapangulo ng
2010 UP Fair Committee.
Dahil sa kawalan ng permiso
mula sa OVCCA, naaantala ang
paglabas ng publicity materials at
pagbebenta ng tiket para sa fair, ani
Agudo. Aniya, Enero 18 pa dapat
nakapaglabas ng publicity materials
para sa UP Fair.
Sa isang pulong sa pagitan ng
OVCCA, OVCSA at USC noong Disyembre 11, ipinahayag ng admin-
Comelec rejects several
progressive party lists
Fraud, admin-backed groups among
144 party-lists approved
P.E.
T
he Commission on Elections
(Comelec) released on January 15 the list of 144 party
list groups that will participate in
the 2010 elections, including at least
nine party lists “linked to the [Arroyo] administration,” according to
militant group Bagong Alyansang
Makabayan (Bayan).
Bayan challenged the accreditation of four groups, namely, Agbiag
Timpuyo Ilokano, Babae para sa
Kaunalaran, Kalahi Sectoral Party,
League of Youth for Peace Advancement, for “receiving official funding from the government, [which]
should already be a basis for disqualification.”
In a memorandum dated October 16, 2006, the Malacañang Office
on External Affairs cited these four
organizations as the “main partylist
groups to be supported by the administration” in the 2007 elections,
said Bayan Secretary General Renato Reyes, Jr.
Meanwhile, the other five party
lists – Ahon Pinoy, Akbay Pinoy
OFW-National, Aangat Ating Kabuhayan Filipinas, Bigkis Pinoy Movement, Byaheng Pinoy Labor Association – have nominees who are
either officials of the Arroyo administration or identified with them, according to Bayan.
Indeed, Comelec has disqualified legitimate groups that truly
represent specific sectors while allowing “fraud and administrationbacked” groups to enter the electoral
race, said Connie Bragas-Regalado,
chairperson of the Migrante Sectoral
Party of Overseas Filipinos and their
Families (Migrante).
Suong sa
daluyong
2010 ELECTIONS SEGMENT
Halalan na naman. Asahan ang
pagbaha ng sanlaksang mga plano
at pangakong walang ibang pakay
kung hindi ang umakit ng boto. At
para sa mamamayang ang tanging
papel sa eleksyon ay markahan ang
kanyang balota, nararapat lamang
na suportado ang kanyang pagpiling
gagawin ng kritikal na kaalamang hahawi sa lahat ng mababangong salita
at gagabay sa kanya tungo sa pagsusulong ng kanyang mga interes.
istrasyon ng UP na maghihigpit ito
sa pagpapahintulot sa taunang pagtatanghal matapos ang naganap na
kaguluhan sa nakaraang UP Fair, ani
USC Chairperson Titus Tan.
Pinaliwanag ng OVCCA na bukod sa taun-taong may nasasaktan,
hindi na rin naman umano nagiging
para sa mga estudyante ng UP ang
pagtatanghal dahil “tagalabas” naman ang karamihan sa mga dumadalo rito, ani USC Students’ Rights
and Welfare Committee Chair Ma.
Cristina Brandares.
Noong Pebrero 13 ng nakaraang
taon, tinatayang 18 katao ang nasaktan sa UP nang magkagulo ang ilang
kabataan sa Sunken Garden, kung
saan kabilang si UP Diliman Police
(UPDP) Sgt. Ramon Monterico na
kinailangang operahan sa ulo.
Makailang ulit na umanong nagpasa ang USC ng mga rekisito hinggil
sa pagdaraos ng UP Fair, ngunit binabalik din ito ng OVCCA ng walang
lagda dahil sa ilang pagbabagong
pinapadagdag ng administrasyon,
ani Brandares.
Bagaman ipinapasok naman ng
USC ang mga pagbabagong nais ng
OVCCA, nananatiling mabagal ang
proseso ng pag-apruba sa mga papeles ng UP Fair dahil hindi nakapaguusap ng harapan ang USC at ang
UP administration bunga ng “bureaucratic” na turing ng administrasyon sa konseho, ani Tan.
“Sa halip na maging negatibo
ang pagtingin sa fair, nararapat na
magtulungan ang USC at ang UP
administration sa pagdadaos ng
UP Fair dahil isa ito sa mga pinakamahalagang aktibidad ng mga
estudyante ng UP,” ani USC Vice
Chairperson Jaqueline Eroles.
Tumangging magbigay ng pahayag sa Collegian sina Gregorio at
Enriquez.
Pinahigpit na seguridad
Hiniling ng OVCCA na dagdagan ang mga guwardiya at pulis na
magbabantay sa mga gabi ng pagtatanghal, bagaman hindi umano
ipagagamit ng administrasyon ang
Special Services Brigade (SSB), ani
Eroles, na tagapangulo rin ng Fair
Security Committee.
Bukod sa limang kasapi ng
UPDP na itatalaga upang magbantay
sa Sunken Garden, manggagaling na
sa labas ng unibersidad ang 135 pang
taong magbabantay sa UP Fair, kabilang ang mga pribadong guwardiya
at mga pulis mula sa Quezon City
Police District.
Dahil sa pagtanggi ng administrasyong magtalaga ng sarili nitong
security forces sa UP Fair, tataas umano ang gastos ng USC para sa seguridad ng Sunken Garden, tungong
P300,000 mula sa dating P100,000,
ani Eroles.
Dinagdagan din ng USC ang
mga pasukan at labasan sa Sunken
Garden, kabilang na ang pagkakaroon ng isang pasukang para lamang
sa mga estudyante ng UP, upang
maiwasang magkasakitan sa pagpasok at paglabas, ani Agudo.
Mula sa mahigit sampu noong
nakaraang taon, hanggang limang
kilalang banda na lang din ang papayagang magtanghal sa bawat gabi,
ani Eroles. Ayon sa OVCCA, ang
dami ng mga banda ang kadalasang
nagiging dahilan ng pagkakagulo ng
mga manonood.
Binawasan rin ang mga booth sa
loob ng fair ngayong taon tungong
200 mula sa dating 250, upang maging mas maluwag ang espasyo para
sa mga manonood, ani Eroles.
Bagaman hiniling rin ng OVCCA
na akuin ng USC ang lahat ng pananagutan sa anumang kaganapan sa
UP Fair, hindi umano ito maaaring
gawin ng USC dahil sa loob pa rin ng
unibersidad gaganapin ang pagtatanghal at sakop ito ng pananagutan ng
administrasyon, ani Eroles.
Ayon sa memorandum of undertaking na ipinasa ng USC sa
OVCCA, “The USC shall carry out
its financial obligation alongside
with the night handlers in cases of
unfortunate events incurred against
persons and properties during the
conduct of the UP Fair 2010.”
Samantala, nakasaad din sa
memorandum na kinakailangang
tumulong ng administrasyon ng UP
sa pagsampa ng kaso sa mga bisita,
estudyante at organisasyon na lalabag sa mga alituntunin at kasunduan
hinggil sa UP Fair.
“Hindi naman dapat tingnan
ang UP Fair bilang isang simpleng
concert. Ito ay ginagawa taun-taon
para isulong ang iba’t ibang isyung
kinakaharap ng mga iskolar ng
bayan,” ani Agudo. q
Nag-uumapaw
Comelec denied accreditation
to progressive party lists Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage) and Migrante.
Erroneous decision
Comelec rejected Migrante for
failure to participate or obtain at
least two percent of the votes cast
under the party-list system in the
last two elections, as required by
1995 Party list System Act.
But Migrante failed to get twopercent of the votes in 2004 only.
Migrante did not participate in the
2007 elections. “The law requires
two instances of failure to get twopercent votes or two instances of
failure to participate” before a party
list is rejected, said Migrante legal
counsel Atty. Julius Matibag.
Likewise, Courage was disqualified based on erroneous supporting
data, said Courage National President Ferdinand Gaite, noting that
the poll body mistakenly referred
to Courage as “Kalinga” when it orCont on pg 3
qMatiyagang tinuturuan ni Ms. Remedios Cabauatan ang mahigit animnapung estudyante sa isang section ng grade one
sa Old Balara Elementary School. Ayon sa ulat na 2010 Education for All Global Monitoring Report ng United Nations, ang
Pilipinas ang isa sa may pinakamataas na kakulangan sa silid-aralan sa buong mundo. Bagaman mas mataas ng apat na
beses ang average income nito, nahuhuli na rin umano ang Pilipinas sa mga bansa tulad ng Tanzania at Zambia sa larangan
ng edukasyon. Tinukoy din ng nasabing ulat ang maliit na pondo na inilalaan ng gobyerno para sa edukasyon bilang dahilan
sa pagkahuli nito. Airnel Abarra
Biyernes
22 Ene 2010
Philippine Collegian
UPLB students and faculty
protest ‘large class scheme’
After nine years of Arroyo's presidency
Economy still in dire
crisis, says IBON
Abigail C. Castillo
A
fter nine years under the
presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the country is
left with an economy aggravated by
foreign-directed policies and financial concerns compounded by the
global economic crisis which hit the
world in 2008, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation.
Whoever wins the 2010 elections will be facing the burdens of
the worsened political and economic
situation under Arroyo’s rule, reported IBON in its Year End Birdtalk on
January 14 and 15 at UP Diliman.
Debt under the Arroyo government increased from P4.22 trillion
in 2008 to P4.49 trillion in 2009,
and will likely reach P5.0 trillion in
2010, despite Arroyo’s distinction as
the largest debt-payer in the country’s history. Her administration has
made around P5.11 trillion in national government debt payments,
surpassing those made over 15 years
by three preceding administrations
combined.
Also, under the Arroyo administration, the unemployment rate has
reached 11.2 percent in 2009 from
9.8 percent in 2000, IBON stated.
The research group also recorded
Arroyo’s rule as “worst nine-year period of sustained joblessness in over
half a century since 1956,” with one
jobless Filipino in every five.
IBON also recorded that 64 to
81 percent of the total labor force in
2009 are non-regular wagers, wage
workers with only verbal contracts,
and workers in poor quality jobs.
Vulnerable
Exploitation of the working class
in the Philippines also increased as
the Arroyo government opened up
the Philippine economy to foreign
capital and investment, making the
country vulnerable to the global re-
cession, said IBON executive editor
Rosario Bella Guzman.
The slowdown in economic sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, utilities and services reflected the decline in the gross domestic
product, or total market value of the
goods and services produced in the
country, from 4.2 percent in 2008 to
less than a percent in 2009.
According to a nationwide survey conducted by IBON in October
2009, 71 percent of Filipinos rated
themselves poor, as joblessness and
poor quality of work are worsened
by the global crisis.
Despite the rising prices of
goods, the government ordered to
freeze wages for all sectors in 2009,
IBON added.
Also, approximately 70 million Filipinos live on P110 per day
or less. Militarization, man-made
disasters, and natural disturbances
last year have also aggravated the
economic status of Filipino families,
added IBON.
Preserving power
Instead of using the remaining
months to address the worsening
economy, the incumbent regime
has been devising political schemes,
such as ensuring seats at the lower
house, to preserve its power after the
election, said IBON research head
Sonny Africa.
The 2010 presidential election
may become the most controversial
since 1986 as the administration
may use it as a diversionary tactic
to “lay political groundwork [to maneuver] the next administration” in
paving the road to Charter Change
(Chacha), explained IBON.
If Chacha pushes through under
a Congress still dominated by Arroyo’s allies, she and her clique may
not be held accountable in various
Cont on pg 4
courses have been noted, said Velasco in the memorandum.
However, the reported improvement in students’ performance under the LLCS is “dubious” because
the administration did not present
concrete data to support its claims,
Student Regent Charisse Baňez said,
adding that the LLCS did not undergo any consultation with students.
Limited student
participation
Even if such data exists, it would
only hold true for quantitative
courses like mathematics and statistics, which do not need interactive
participation, said Faculty Regent
Judy Taguiwalo.
Large classes discourage interactive participation of students unlike in small classes, where everyone
has a chance to involve themselves
in discussions, Bañez explained.
On the other hand, social sciences
subjects are highly qualitative and
require critical thinking, which can
only be developed through in-depth
discussions, she added.
Criticizing the effects of LLCS
on the quality of education, several
faculty members sent a letter of appeal to UP President Emerlinda Roman on January 17. They also asked
the administration to show the studies supporting the implementation
of the LLCS.
Roman said she will forward the
matter to Velasco, Taguiwalo said.
Cost-cutting measures
Velasco also announced “verbally” that temporary faculty members may not be renewed upon the
implementation of the scheme, stated English Professor Randwin Mercado in his article “On Large Class
UPLB: A Resounding ‘No!’”
The LLCS will likely be used by
the administration as justification
for nonrenewal of untenured teachers, said Taguiwalo.
On January 20, the requirements
for contract renewal of untenured
faculty, including the teaching load
for the upcoming academic year, will
be submitted by each department to
the UPLB administration.
Fewer teachers will be needed
when smaller classes are consolidated into larger ones, so most faculty
members may not have a sufficient
teaching load for contract renewal,
Taguiwalo said.
Instead of lobbying for greater
subsidy, the UPLB administration is
implementing policies like the LLCS
to reduce expenses, Bañez noted.
She added that LLCS will not result
to bigger UPLB student population because the tuition remains costly.
LLCS only reflects the university’s lack of budget due to cost-cutting by the government in the education sector, Baňez said.q
qMembers of various youth groups give a thumbs down to Gloria Arroyo's plan
to run for Congress. Commemorating the 9th anniversary of EDSA II where former President Joseph Estrada was ousted, the group also called on the youth to
oppose GMA's maneuvers to prolong her stay in power and to continue to be
vigilant in the upcoming presidential elections. Chris Martin Imperial
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dered its offices to verify the organization’s existence.
Courage filed a petition in the
Supreme Court (SC) on January 18,
asking for a restraining order enjoining the Comelec from implementing
its November 18, 2009 decision that
rejected the group’s petition for accreditation.
Disenfranchising sectors
The SC also ordered the Comelec
to include Ang Ladlad (Ladlad) and
Alliance of Concerned Teachers
(ACT Teachers), groups which were
previously rejected by Comelec, in
the list of qualified party lists for the
2010 elections.
Ladlad was initially denied accreditation because it “does not conform to the teachings of faith,” the
Comelec said in its resolution.
The Comelec denied ACT accreditation on November 2009, for
“lack of constituency.”
However, Comelec’s decision was
“flawed” because the membership of
ACT Teachers, a 15,000-strong organization, actually extends to the majority of the country’s regions, said
ACT President Antonio Tinio.
It is evident in the “weak” excuses cited by the Comelec how the poll
group can abuse its power to “easily
disenfranchise” sectors of genuine
representation, said Regalado. q
http://www.collegiannews.
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round 800 students and faculty members in UP Los
Baňos (UPLB) held a protest action on January 15 against the
large lecture class scheme (LLCS) to
be fully implemented in the campus next semester, claiming that the
scheme will be “detrimental” to students’ learning.
Under the scheme, all general
education (GE) classes will be composed of 160 to 250 students, more
than five times the usual size of regular classes, with 30 to 40 students.
The LLCS should be implemented to “accept more students and
spread the UP education to more
deserving Filipinos,” said UPLB
Chancellor Luis Velasco in a January
4 memorandum.
Having “large class[es] means
fewer teachers. Fewer teachers mean
more items. More items mean more
money in the bank. More money in
the bank means more interest. More
interest means more savings,” Velasco added.
The LLCS was first implemented
in 2006, covering only select GE
classes. The “implementation of
[LLCS] in [select subjects] reveals
that class size does not affect student
performance,” while improvement
of students’ performance in some
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Abigail C. Castillo
Enough
Biyernes
22 Ene 2010
Philippine Collegian
Case against 12 CSSP SC members dismissed
Paolo C.
Balajadia
Barya-barya
P
arami na ng parami ang mga pulubi ng Unibersidad.
Mukha naman akong walang
pera, at wala naman talaga akong
pera, pero nitong mga nagdaang
buwan, naging bahagi na ng araw ko ang
mahingian ng limos. Hindi nawawala dyan
ang mga parami na ng parami na mga paslit
sa campus – pakalat-kalat sa Shopping Center, main library, Sunken Garden, o kahit
saang maraming tao o kainan.
Kadalasan, nanghihingi lang sila ng barya, pero paminsan parang pinagtritripan
ka lang din at inaasar. Hingin ba naman ang
meryenda mong kabibili mo pa lamang, o
ipaubos agad sayo ang iyong inumin para sa
boteng kanilang hinihingi. Ang iba naman,
aalukin ka ng paninda nilang mga panali,
kahit kalbo ka pa o maiksi ang buhok.
Maliban sa mga bata, nagkalat din ang
mga nagpapakilalang mga iskolar ng kung
anu-anong mga grupo. Mga estudyante raw
silang pinag-aaral ng kani-kanilang mga organisasyon. Bilang umano’y kanilang fund
raising, aalukin ka nila ng mga mahiwagang
de-kalendaryong ballpen na may presyong
sapat na pambili ng isang kahon ng gel pen.
Hindi mo pa man lubos naipapahiwatig ang
iyong pagkagulat, mabilis silang kumakabig, na parang alam na nila ang susunod
mong sasabihin na pagtanggi. Sapat na raw
ang kahit na magkanong donasyon na maibibigay, para naman sa mga kapwa nating
estudyante na nag-aaral.
Kasama na rin dyan ang mga parami
na ng paraming mismong estudyante ng
Unibersidad na nag-aapply ng loan. Bawat
taon, dumarami na ang nangangailangan
nito para lang makapagbayad ng tuition.
Lalo na ngayon, madaragdagan pa ang bilang na ito dahil sa mga bagong papasok na
estudyante sa Unibersidad sa susunod na
semestre.
Nakakalungkot isipin na napakaliit na
rin ang posibilidad na makita nila ang Unibersidad higit pa sa isang lugar na maaaring
palimusan.
Ngunit sa isang banda, ang mismong
Unibersidad natin ay nagiging pulubi na
rin. Samu’t saring limos na ang ginagawa
nito sa samu’t saring mga kumpanya, pulitiko, at mga prominenteng tao, maitawid
lang ang sarili mula sa kakulangan ng pondo na ibinibigay dito ng gobyerno.
Akala ko noon, mga bulag lamang at
may kapansanan ang nanlilimos. Sa kanila,
maaari pa akong makadukot ng kaunting
barya mula sa aking bulsa. Turo sa akin
noon simula pa pagkabata na wag bibigyan
ang isang nanlilimos na malakas pa at may
kakayanang kumayod para sa kanyang sarili.
Pero sa panahon ngayon, hindi na lamang pagiging bulag o baldado ang basehan ng pagkakaroon ng kapansanan. May
mga umiiral na mga bagay sa lipunan na sadyang nakapanlulumo para sa karamihan.
Sa panahong tumataas ang lahat ng presyo,
napakabilis manganak ng mga pulubi ang
kapabayaan. q
Pauline Gidget Estella
T
he investigative body within the College
of Social Sciences and Philosophy Student
Council (CSSP SC) ruled on January 19
that the charges against CSSP-SC Chair James
Bagcal and 11 other council members do not
merit a trial, due to “insufficient evidence.”
However, 272 students signed the petition
calling for a public trial. The 12 council members
should be accountable for “abuse of authority”
and “violation of the [council’s] constitution,”
according to the petition, which started circulating in CSSP on January 6. It was submitted to the
CSSP SC general assembly on January 8.
“There was no proof that the 11 other council members abused their authority,” said CSSP
SC Councilor Louie Camino, the presiding officer
of the six-member investigative body. As of press
time, the council has not yet released a written
explanation of the investigative body’s decision.
The investigative body voted 3-2 against
holding a trial. Instead, the council opted to hold
a January 20 convocation with the CSSP students,
informing the students of the decision and the
background of the case.
The petition, drafted by college-based political party Saligan sa CSSP, began circulating two
months after Bagcal was first charged with “abuse
of authority.”
‘Personal capacity’
On October 1, Bagcal submitted proposed
amendments of the Codified Rules on Student
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Marc Jayson Cayabyab
he UP Fighting Maroon Booters crushed
the University of the East (UE) Red
Warriors football team, scoring 2-0 at
the opening game of the 72nd season of
the UAAP, last January 17 at the Erenchun Field
in Ateneo de Manila University.
During the first few minutes of the first half,
the Maroons dominated the possession of the ball
with their non-stop forward kicks and side kicks.
UE, meanwhile, rarely reached the other end of
the field, due to the Maroons’ strategic defense
and non-stop attacks.
The Warriors attempted to gain pace as they
tried to attack UP’s goal area. The Maroons, however, countered with strong defense, keeping the
ball away from the net of UP. Maroon goalkeeper
Gabriel Tañada skillfully deflected two attempted
goals by the Warriors during the first half.
Meanwhile, around 40 minutes past the first
half, attacking Maroon midfielder Andrei Mercader took advantage of an opening in UE’s defense and shot a direct kick straight into the goal,
earning the first point for UP.
During the second half, UE finally showed
signs of life as the Warriors intensified their offense. The Warriors’ momentum, however, was
stopped when the Maroons clamped down on
them to steal possession. Midway the second half,
Maroon forward Jay Romulo Eusebio sealed UE’s
defeat as he scored an amazing heading off a rebounded ball from central striker Deo Seguinal’s
attempt.
UP coach Anton Gonzales said their preparations for the game since Christmas break earned
them their victory against UE.
“I think it’s in the will of the boys. We have a
group of players who know their roles, and who
work in a cumulative effort,” Gonzales said.
Meanwhile, Maroon team captain Stephen
Permanes said that his co-players’ “organized”
teamwork gave no chance for UE to get a goal.
“From the start of the game, iniisip namin
na big game ito dahil ito ang nagdadala sa amin
ng momentum throughout the game,” Permanes
added.
The Maroon Booters will try to defend their
crown this season. q
Regent Selection (CRSRS) to the Office of the
Student Regent, without student consultation.
The student councils of all colleges in the
UP system had been tasked in June 2009 to consolidate proposed CRSRS amendments based on
consultations with the students, and submit them
to the OSR as the proposal of their college, said
Student Regent Charisse Bañez. The general assembly of student councils systemwide will then
discuss and ratify the amendments.
He submitted the amendments “in [his] personal capacity as chairperson of the CCSP-SC,” Bagcal said. Eleven council members later added their
signatures to Bagcal’s proposed amendments.
On October 14, three council members then
filed a formal complaint against Bagcal. The
amendments were not approved by the CSSP-SC
general assembly before they were submitted, and
thus should not have been adopted as the council
and the college’s official position, according to the
complaint.
Bagcal was acquitted in a closed-door trial on
October 21, in a 3-16 vote against his expulsion
as chairperson.
“The expulsion of any Student Council Officer may only be done through a two-thirds affirmative vote of all members present and voting
during a general assembly” called for that purpose, according to the CSSP SC constitution.
The students must “question the validity and
justness of the trial” because the council members who voted to acquit Bagcal were also the coauthors of the proposed amendments, according
to the petition.
“The 11 council members should not have been
given voting powers in the trial,” stated the petition.
No student consultation
Moreover, the council allegedly failed to
serve as “an effective forum for the expression of
ideas,” as mandated by Art. 3, Sec. 2 of the CSSP
SC constitution, because no consultation was
held before the amendments were passed, according to the petition.
“Because of the jam-packed schedule…and
the unforeseen circumstance of Ondoy’s coming,
the CSSP SC deemed it practical to schedule the
consultation after the amendments were already
submitted to the OSR,” Bagcal said, adding that
he had requested an extension of the deadline.
However, Bañez said extending the deadline
"is out of her jurisdiction" because Article IX, Sec.
4 of the CRSRS explicitly states that "amendments
should be submitted no later than [October 1]."
“There was no clear-cut order for a consultation to be held… [and we’ve] had since March
to conduct consultations,” said Sociology department Rep. Hanna Garcia, one of the council
members who filed the complaint.
Contrary to the allegations in the petition,
Bagcal said he “provided his fellow council members venues to discuss the amendments even before they were submitted to the OSR,” adding that
he posted a copy of the proposal to the council’s
e-group early in September, but did not receive
any comments.
Bagcal said the CRSRS amendments, which
include the “institution of minimum grade qualification” for an SR nominee and a “one college,
one vote” system, were part of his campaign when
he was still running for office.
“Given the mandate given to me by the students who voted for me, to relinquish these positions is…a disservice to the students,” he said.
The “real disservice to the students is to invoke the powers of the office and to deprive the
students of their rights,” said Garcia. q
Optimistic
qA parent looks for her child's name on the UPCAT Passers list at the Office of the University Registrar
on January 20. Less than 9000 out of the 64000 who took the UPCAT last year are expected to be
actually enrolled into UP. Chris Martin Imperial
through “building domestic economic foundaIBON.. from pg 3
tions...and reducing the reliance on external sources
“transgressions” committed by her administration, of growth.”
said Africa.
The government must also address fiscal trouIndependent human rights group Karapatan
bles through lifting the reformed value-added tax
recorded almost 1,200 extrajudicial killings and and easing up on debt payments, Africa said. He
204 enforced disappearances under Arroyo’s regime added that the government should also increase
since 2001.
public spending on social services such as housing,
Prospects for change
health and education.
“Whoever wins [in the elections], the prospects
For 2010, the government has allotted only 17
for change are slim. The dynamics are the same percent of the P1.5406 trillion national budget for
though the faces may change,” Africa said.
social services, while more than 20 percent has been
He explained that even with the change of allocated for debt servicing.
administration, the socioeconomic and political
“Change has become an underlying theme of the
situation to in the country remains an “ongoing turelections out of the extreme dissatisfaction with the
moil.”
current Arroyo government but prospects for this
IBON urged the government to provide protec- under the next administration, however the election and support for local agriculture and industry tions play out, are limited at best,” said Africa. q
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Abductions and summary executions were
also part of OBL operations, which reached its
peak number in 2006, the deadline for OBL I.
Victims include many legal activists and human
rights workers, including UP students Karen
Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan, who went
missing since 2006.
Karapatan has blamed OBL for these HRVs,
calling it “by far the bloodiest and most brutal
counterinsurgency campaign unleashed on the
Red Alert... from pg 1
Repeated efforts
Arroyo is not the first president who
attempted to eradicate the country’s political
left, which have grown in power and number
since the formation of Partido Komunista ng
Pilipinas (PKP) in the 1930s. Even in its early
years, the left movement’s existence threatened
the government, and the Supreme Court upheld
its illegality in 1931.Still, the movement persisted
despite its underground status, fomented by
existing objective conditions — landlessness,
backward economy, and social injustice — in the
country. They were also among those who fought
the Japanese government, creating its armed
wing Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon, which
dissolved eventually due to internal conflicts.
Branded by its political ideology of liberation
from the country’s semi-colonial, semi-feudal
setup, the Communist Party of the Philippines
(CPP) reorganized in 1968 followed by its
armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA) in
1969. This renewed government fears of state
take-over by the left.
Marcos used the rise of the CPP as a pretext
to declare martial law in1972. HRVs escalated
as suspected CPP- NPA sympathizers which
included student leaders and legal activists were
arrested, abused and tortured.
Succeeding presidents followed Marcos’s
lead and launched their own counterinsurgency
campaigns against the growing left movement
(see sidebar). Aquino’s government admitted
that by 1988, NPA forces escalated up to 25,000
from a mere 6,000 despite Aquino’s Oplan
Mamamayan, and Marcos’ Oplan Katatagan.
Oplan Lambat Bitag, howeverm which
the Aquino and Ramos administrations both
facilitated, reported the decimation of the armed
revolutionaries by half, due to conflicts within
the CPP-NPA ranks and the military’s intensive
campaign. Estrada had his own version with
Oplan Makabayan and Balangai, with the latter
targeting Moro Secessionists.
All counterinsurgency programs received
backing from the US through military aid such
as trainings and weaponry. US forces have also
stayed in the country to join military combat
especially in Mindanao.
By adopting counterinsurgency programs as
policy, previous administrations have resorted
to violence to “cure” the insurgency problem.
However, OBL’s precedents have not fully
attained its goals (see sidebar).
Patterned after US’ strategy against Vietnam,
Operation Phoenix, OBL differentiates itself
from its predecessors. It does not distinguish
legal organizations from armed revolutionaries
to dismantle the underground left’s political
structure. When it was apparent that OBL will
fail to reach its goal in 2006, it entered its second
phase, with the government allocating one
billion pesos for its budget.
State terrorism
OBL is dubbed as a “dangerous state weapon”
by human rights group, Karapatan, as it is
primarily used by the state to justify its HRVs. In
its 2009 Year-end Report, the group documented
more than 1000 victims of extrajudicial killings
and enforced disappearances during Arroyo’s
regime, aside from a million other HRVs that
included illegal arrests, tortures and harassments,
among others.
Under the OBL, the government used
different tactics of surveillance, black
propaganda and other covert operations.
Psychological warfare was also conducted with
the aid of local governments and paramilitary
units. For instance, state elements roam
around communities and schools, conducting
lectures and airing presentations which
tagged legitimate organizations such as the
College Editors Guild of the Philippines
and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the
Philippines as communist fronts.
OBL tactics also include target research
among prominent progressive individuals. After
data have been collated, these will be submitted
into combat units that will frame the military
order of battle. .
releases of successfully weakening the NPA.
Last December, Chief of Staff Victor Ibrado
announced the AFP is on track of crushing
guerilla fronts by 2010. However, Special
Rapporteur Alston along with human rights and
media groups say that majority of OBL casualties
were members of civil organizations and not the
targeted underground left.
Contrary to AFP claims, however, the
revolutionary left states that their numbers
have in fact increased since OBL, stressing that
the program’s inhumane scheme had further
discredited the government, and instead earned
public outrage. “It is in critical times like this
that our forces strengthen significantly,” says
NDF in a statement.
With the OBL nowhere near its goal,
intensified operations are to be expected as it
enters its final phase in the following months,
as Arroyo’s term ends. “Like [in] 2005 and 2006
[when] OBL I approached its deadline, [the
period of] 2009 to 2010 are as critical, as OBL II
approaches its end-implementation. President
Arroyo and the AFP will surely rush to meet the
touted goals [of OBL],” says Karapatan.
In the midst of an uncertain election, as
forecasted by technical inadequacies and poor
voter’s information, the government can also use
OBL to instigate electoral violence, prompting a
massive failure of elections which will mandate
the President to facilitate another election, thus
extending her term in the process.
However, critics of the regime claim that
OBL, like its predecessors, is doomed to failure,
as it does not address the root causes of the
insurgency in the country, and instead breeds
rage among the most economically deprived
and marginalized people because of its repeated
attacks against them. “There will always be
Like its predecessors, OBL is doomed to failure, as it
does not address the root causes of the insurgency in
the country
Filipino people by any president,” and indicting
the military as the primary perpetrators.
These HRVs prove how Arroyo
compromised the people’s rights and civil
liberties for its maligned idea of state security.
The alarming state of human rights situation in
the country has alarmed even the international
community. Special Rapporteur Philip Alston
in his April 2009 report to the United Nations
Human Rights Council criticized OBL’s design
of hunting legal activists.
Bound to fail
In OBL’s eight years, the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) have released seasonal press
Counterinsurgency
Programs
Administration
protest and resistance, especially from the
most economically deprived and politically
marginalized sectors,” says Karapatan.
Instead of launching offensives against the
left, the government should address the root
causes of poverty that urged such resistance,
and for once genuinely represent the people’s
interests, says NDF.
The OBL’s failure is imminent. Far from
quelling dissent, the state’s violence only
reaps further resistance from the people. No
counterinsurgency program, even one as brutal
as the OBL, will resolve a long-running conflict
rooted on conditions which the government has
long since chosen to ignore. q
Target Goals
Actual Effects
Oplan Katatagan
Marcos
Crush the communist
insurgency
Martial Law, HRVs,
revolutionary forces
strengthens
Oplan Mamamayan
Aquino
Continue
counterinsurgency
No significant result,
revolutionary forces
reached its
peak
Oplan Lambat Bitag I – IV
Aquino- Ramos
Continue combat
with the CPP –NPA
to a defeat
Revolutionary forces
decreased by half
Oplan Makabayan
Estrada
Defeat the resurging
CPP-NPA
Revolutionary forces
recover, grows again
Oplan Balangai
Estrada
Oplan Bantay Laya I and
II
Arroyo
Defeat Moro
Secessionists
Strategic victory
over the CPP-NPA,
crush its political
structure
War in Mindanao, forced
displacements, HRVs
Increased guerilla fronts.
More than 2000 HRVs,
Indicated are major counter-insurgency programs.
Not included are local programs which were also implemented on regions
considered as guerilla hotbeds.
Source: reports from Bulatlat.com, Karapatan.org, Inquirer.net, Barangayrp.
wordpress.com, Ndfp.net
Biyernes, 18 Set 2009
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Philippine Collegian
provide
even the most basic of medical services.
In 2006, 200 out of every 1,000
deaths in the country are caused by
tuberculosis and other respiratory infections — diseases that are easily cured
given proper medical treatment and procedures, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
ublic hospitals in the country are so
crowded that it takes an average of three
days to three weeks before a patient is admitted — much less treated. Every year, 3 out of
10 Filipinos die without receiving any medical
care. Even the slightest fever could prove fatal
without ample treatment. Indeed, in a country
perpetually mired in crisis and poverty like the
Philippines, such is the need for an adequate
public health care system.
Plagued with problems
Pledging wellness
neglect, as well as flawed policies that have continually been implemented. For decades, public health care, as well as other social services,
has taken the backseat in the government’s
plans. The diminishing budget allocation for
health serves as glaring proof — less than 2.5
percent of the national budget or P11.563B is
spent on health, or a mere 30 centavos per day
for each Filipino, compared to 10 percent that
the military receives.
Such government spending is clearly insufficient, considering the escalating costs of
drugs and medicines, with prices ranging from
double to 30 times higher, compared to our
neighboring Asian countries. Medical treatment in private institutions, meanwhile, is not
an option for most Filipinos because of high
costs, making government programs and public health institutions as their only recourse.
However, also due to the lack of budget,
such programs rarely materialize, or are inadequately funded and implemented. For one,
the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
For its health care, the Philippines adapts
a two-tiered system where the state-subsidized
public health care system provides basic health
care services such as vaccinations and check
ups, and a private secondary tier for those who
want additional, if not better, health care services than what the government provides.
Part of the government institutions which
take care of public health care is the Department of Health (DOH). The DOH was created
in 1947 under Executive Order (E.O.) No. 94,
which added, among others, the Bureau of
Hospitals and a Bureau of Quarantine to what
was once known as the Department of Health
and Public Welfare. The agency was created “to
provide transparent and professional logistics
to health providers through the most effective
and efficient ways.”
And yet, decades after the institutionalization of public health care, the government
agencies concerned are still ill-equipped to
The detrimental state of public health care
in the country could be blamed to government
(PhilHealth), the country’s
only public health insurance
agency, is constantly beleaguered with financial
difficulties. The agency
was primarily created to
aid the poor, especially
government employees, in
shouldering medical expenses. It aims to “ensure
sustainable, affordable
and progressive social
health insurance which
endeavours to influence the
delivery of accessible quality health care for all Filipinos,” yet it suffers from
government neglect.
Last year, PhilHealth
Vice President and Deputy Chief Actuary Nerissa
Santiago stated that the P19.2B government
debt to PhilHealth could affect the services
rendered to some of its 17 million members by
2016. PhilHealth promises benefits worth up
to P16,000 for its members — an amount that,
The diminishing budget allocation for
health serves as glaring proof — less than
2.5 percent of the national budget or
P11.563B is spent on health, or a mere 30
centavos per day for each Filipino
given the agency’s debts, might not reach its
beneficiaries at all.
The dwindling budget is also used as an
excuse to further privatize public health care
institutions. Of the 1,784 hospitals in the
country as of 2006, only 711 or 38.9 percent
are publicly-owned. — even lower than the
48 percent in 2002. “The government has [not
only] turned its back on its responsibility, it has
also sought to turn healthcare into a profitable
business,” says Dr. Gene Nisperos, vice chairperson of the Health Alliance for Democracy,
a health-based organization working towards
social equality.
Dr. Nisperos adds that the government
now seeks to privatize most government hospitals and even sell others outright, like the
National Center for Mental Health in Mandaluyong. Contrary to government claims
that privatizing public health institutions will
improve the quality of care, “the real purpose
[of privatization] is to repay unjust interest on
unjust loans, and to fund projects that benefit
the local elite and foreign investors,” says the
Confederation for Unity, Recognition and
Advancement of Government Employees, an
umbrella organization of public sector unions
in the Philippines.
The rapid deterioration of the public
health care system, coupled with the government’s labor export policies, meanwhile, has
caused many medical professionals to seek
greener pastures abroad. The Philippines suffers from a record low 1:15,000 doctor-topopulation ratio, according to the WHO, a
far cry from the global standard of one doctor
for every 600 patients. The Philippine General
Hospital, the largest hospital in the country,
loses 300 to 500 nurses of their 2,000 nurse
workforce every year.
Also, the number of doctors and nurses
in the country are concentrated in urban areas and private institutions, where the pay is
higher. According to a paper the Philippines
presented to the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations in 2005, there were 658 doctors in government hospitals in the NCR in
2002, in contrast to only 85 doctors in CAR
and 69 in ARMM, leaving over 60 percent of
the country’s rural population without access
to medical aid.
Changing perspectives
The country’s public health system is
weakened by the government’s lack of a preventive approach, says Nisperos. “[Health
care in the Philippines is characterised by]
knee-jerk reactions. There are no comprehensive preventive programs even though many
of the country’s top causes of death and disease are infectious in nature,” he explains.
Nispersos adds that a shift in the approach
to health will be the only way to strengthen
the health care system. “These problems have
been part of the Philippine health situation
for decades and they are deeply rooted because they are intertwined with the socio-economic terrain and political landscape of the
country,” he says. Unless these things change,
thoroughly and meaningfully, then the problems will continue to recur.
The devolution of health services creates
new challenges for the government—challenges that they fail to keep at par with. Good
governance in health at local levels, particularly in providing facilities and treating the
poor, remains a big challenge. The provision
of adequate healthcare services is only part of
the equation—its continued absence makes
for the poor overall health of Filipinos. q
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Land
of promise
Mila Polinar
I
live in the land of guns and war. I live in
Mindanao.
Though I have conceded to this
description of the island, I know for a fact that
this is not completely true. Mindanao is not all
about war. An island of bountiful beauty and
harvest, Mindanao is far from the image the
media has sensationalized over the years. “Be
scared of Mindanao,” is what they say — this is
what I am expected to say.
For years, the national media has
portrayed Mindanao as the land where the war
between Muslims and Christians takes place,
where the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and
the Abu Sayyaf thrive. In its “War on Terror”
campaign, the US has even branded Mindanao
as the entry point of “terrorists.”
But I have grown up in Mindanao, in Davao
City to be precise, and I have seen more than
the media have shown. And perhaps, I have
experienced and witnessed some events which
the media have deemed to be catastrophic.
Though a conflict in Mindanao ensues,
it is not because of the tension between
Muslims and Christians. Rather, it is because
of the government’s continued neglect of the
Muslim’s basic rights, as well as their right to
ancestral domain and self-determination.
True enough, Mindanao is less advanced
than Luzon and Visayas. In the whole country,
we receive the least health care and educational
facilities. The world-class universities, the
high-earning companies, the best hospitals —
they’re all here, in Manila. Manila is where the
jobs are, where the opportunities lie, or so we
have been told.
We were taught to dream of experiencing
Manila’s prosperity someday. Thus, I have
heard of many mothers and fathers who left
their children to work in Manila. I, for one,
have always dreamt of entering UP Diliman,
and not UP Mindanao. UP Mindanao’s roads
the Ampatuans’ mansion in Marfori heights in
Davao City, its high walls suggesting that what
lay behind them was a palace. I have not yet
seen his 30-room house in Juna Subdivision,
in Davao City still, but I already know what it
took for them to obtain such mansions.
We are an exploited people. And, our
exploitation is strengthened as the current
political system prevents us from having the
power to govern ourselves and change our
situation. For instance, there is virtually no
Conflict in Mindanao ensues...because of the
government’s continued neglect of the Muslim’s basic
rights, as well as their right to ancestral domain and
self-determination
are crooked and not cemented. Their only
dormitory loses water supply by 7:00 am. And,
they only have three colleges.
It is now with a bit of shame and regret
that I have allowed myself to succumb to this
illusion. By adapting to this belief system,
as it seems, I have merely consented to the
continued neglect of Mindanao. To dream of
a better life in Manila and to abandon one’s
homeland, as was the imposed trend.
Perhaps, it was the same desire for
prosperity and wealth which has led the
Ampatuans to venture into Manila’s threshold
and knock on Gloria Arroyo’s doors. I have seen
representation from Mindanao in the Senate
which undergoes national elections—even
when the island has a population of 21
million.
Regionalism is a disease in this country
and this, I duly recognize. Recognition,
however, is not acceptance. If anything, it is
but a stepping-stone to rejection.
Mindanao is not a land of guns and war.
What the government and the media have
done is to reduce Mindanao into merely being
such. And, the power to restore it to a land of
promise resides with its people. q
T ag ua n
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MB B
agu-taguan | Maliwanag ang buwan
Ayaw na ayaw ko ang naglalaro.
Alam mo yun. Lampa kasi ako at
madalas nasusugatan. Ayaw ko ang nasasaktan,
ayaw ko na kasi umiyak. Ayaw ko din kasi ang
natatalo. Pikon kasi ako.
Tulad ngayon, napipikon na ko kakahintay
sayo. Buong gabi na ako nandito, pero
wala ka pa din. Hindi na lang talaga tayo
tayo pero hindi pa rin. Hindi lang siguro
tayo nagkakaintindihan—hindi naman tayo
kailanman nagkaroon ng pagkakaintindihan.
Lagi kong binabalikan yung gabing nagusap tayo. Hindi kita maaninag sa dilim ng
paligid. Naririnig kita, alam kong nandyan
ka, pero parang wala pa din. Baka, kaya hindi
tayo magkaintindihan, kasi hindi kita makita.
Andyan ka nga pero, dahil nga madilim,
Kung laro man ito, suko na ko. hindi kasi kita makita,
hindi kasi kita mahabol
nagkakaabutan online. Magkaiba na yata
tayo ng timeslot. Online ako ‘pag offline ka,
offline ako ‘pag online ka. Nananadya nga yata
ang pagkakataon, ayaw tayong pagtagpuin.
Minsan naisip ko, tinataguan mo kaya ako?
Napipikon ka na ba sakin kaya ayaw mo na ko
makausap? Ayaw mo ba talaga sakin? Baka
nga, kako, tinataguan mo ko. Madalas din
nama’y tinataguan kita.
Nagtataguan nga siguro tayo. Ayaw ko ng
ganito. Ayaw ko maglaro nito. Ayaw ko ang
tumataya lalo pa at alam ko namang matatalo
din naman ako sa huli. Alam ko, sa larong ito,
matatalo lang ako
Tayo’y maglaro | Sa dilim-diliman
Gabi noon nung huli tayong mag-usap.
Romantic kung romantic, pero parang hindi
din. Magkatabi tayo pero hindi rin. Magkausap
parang wala din.
Kung laro man ito, suko na ko. Hindi kasi
kita makita, hindi kasi kita mahabol.
Pagbilang kong tatlo | Magsitago na kayo
Magic comes in threes, lagi kong sinasabi
sa sarili ko. Kung bibilangin, dalawang beses
pa lang tayong nag-uusap tungkol sa atin. Lagi
tayong magkasama, lagi tayong magkausap,
pero hindi naman tayo nag-uusap tungkol
sa atin. Hindi tuloy natin alam kung ano ang
nangyayari sa pagitan natin. Pero takot ako, at
alam kong takot ka din, kaya iniiwasan natin
ang paksang yun.
Kaya madalas akong umiwas. Naalala ko
noon, may halos isang linggo akong hindi
nagparamdam. Sabi ko ‘nagpapa-miss’ ako
sa mga tao. Matapos nun, ikaw naman ang
‘nagpa-miss’. Sabi mo, gumaganti ka lang. Hindi
naman kita tinaguan nitong linggo pero bakit
feeling ko tinataguan mo ako? Kung sakaling
tinataguan mo nga ako, ‘di bale, tataguan na
lang din kita. Quits lang kumbaga
Magic comes threes. Takot ako na baka sa
pangatlong pagkakataon na mag-usap tayo,
may mangyaring hindi maganda, baka mawala
ka pa. Mas mahalaga sa akin ang kung anong
meron tayo ngayon kaysa sa mga posible pang
mangyari.
Isa
Pero wait. Ano ba itong ginagawa ko? Bakit
nandito pa din ako?
Dalawa
Akala ko sumuko na ko sa larong ito. Pero
hindi, taya na naman ako.
Tatlo
O siya. Aasahan ko, paglingon ko, dapat
wala ka na.
Boom! q
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Payag ka ba sa live coverage ng trial ng Ampatuan Massacre? Bakit?
oo naman,kung c erap nga n ngng presidente ntn,ngkalive coverage ang impchmnt
nya,c ampatuan p kya?0645935
Ano ang masasabi mo sa
pang-ookray ni Osang sa
mga teacher sa TV?
Lat naman tayo may hinanakit sa mga
teacher natin at malamang namura na natin
ng Ilang beses ang ilan sa kanila. Natanga
lang si Osang ng matripan niyang sabihin mga
yun on nat’l TV. Suspended tul0y showtime.
Badtrep. 08-05897
grbe naman c 0sang! feeling naman nya
iisa lng ugali ng lahat ng mga teachers! pati d
rn lng naman s teacher nakasalalay ang pagkatuto ng estdynte, nsa es2dynte rn naman
un. tsk.tsk 08-47953 G, BSE
eh bat nmn kc mni2wla ang tao kay osang?
sna kc secure tyo s knowledge n mrmng tao
ang mk2pgisip pra s srli nla at ndi ng nni2wla
s isang celebrity s tv. 06-14205
feel din ni osang ha. Buti nman kung matalino sya. pero ok na rn yun kc nsuspend yung
wlang kwentang showtime. HAHA. puro
hiphop etchos n lng kc. d na syafun panuorin.
09-37257 BS GEOL
u’re such a loser osang. dhl sau nasuspnd
showtym o fv0rte show ng kptd q. tsk3. at ndi
nya b naicp n kng ndi s mga tcher e ndi mrrtng ung nrtng nya ngaun(kung mr0n man).
-0921828
PUTANG INA ni Rosana Roces! kala mo kng
cno! bumalik n lng xa sa Pegasus! Leche! -0700209 EDUK
kht kelan nman yang c osang eh wla nmang
gnwang may sense sa buhay.bagkus bng inaway mga guro sa paaralan?palibhasa guro rin
xa-guro sa beerhouse at cabaret.parang kung
sinong perpekto.bad trip lng ako tlga, kc kabday q pa xa.asar. 09-02475 rubyanjel
Hindi tama ang ginawa ni 0sang pero mas
hindi tama ang ginawa ng MTRCB. Nakapanghahalata tuloy sila. Di na sila makatarungan.
2009-40469 BSStat
si osang ay sintomas amang ng bulok na
sistema ng edukasayon.may katotohanan ang
anyang snabi..although harsh at crude ang
kanyang pananalita na hndi rn ktatanggap
tangap..kailangan ng baguhn ang kasalukuyang sistema ng educ. Kung hndi. Wla lusak
lang tlga patutunguhan natng lahat. 200478040
hadek tlga ‘yang c Ozang, khit s talentadong
pinoy may nagalit dn s kaniang contestant eh.
Mejo kainis xa! Xa kea gumwa ng FR q!? ‘Nu
dw? 2008-30718 BS MetE
t@n9 !n@ nya!ang hirap mg2ro tpos ssbhn
nyng cnungling mga tchr!ok nmn n mgsbi x
ng opinion nya bsta wg cng nkkskt ng iba llo
n qng d nmn 22o..ala xng breeding!0645935
Educ
rgardng d osang issue, d nya naman nilahat
ung mga tchers db? Ung mga tcher nung mga
c0ntstnts lng ung dinale nya. Nway. Aminin nu
dn namang my mga tchers dng karapatdpat n
okrayin ryt? Harkhark!!! 07-10761, d0ng
Sundan sa pg 10
Biyernes
Biyernes, 18 Set 2009
22 Ene 2010
Philippine Collegian
Lupa at Katarungan, Ipaglaban!
M
ahigit dalawang dekada mula nang
maganap ang madugong dispersal
sa hanay ng mga magsasaka sa paanan
ng Mendiola, lupa at katarungan pa rin
ang nananatiling panawagan ng uring
nagbubungkal.
Enero 22, 1987 nang mag-martsa ang
daan-daang magsasaka mula sa Ministry
of Agrarian Reform [ngayon ay Department of Agrarian Reform] patungong
Mendiola upang ipanawagan ang tunay
na reporma sa lupa. Subalit ang mapayapa sanang pagkilos ay nauwi sa isang napakarahas na dispersal kung saan labingtatlo ang nagbuwis ng buhay at mahigit
isang daan ang nasugatan.
Sa halip na bigyan ng katarungan
ang mga biktima ng masaker at tugunan
ang panawagan ng mga magbubukid
para sa tunay na reproma sa lupa, isang
huwad at maka-panginoong maylupang
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program [CARP] ang isinabatas ng rehimeng
Corazon Aquino kaalinsabay ng patuloy
na panunupil at pandarahas sa hanay ng
mga magsasaka sa pamamagitan ng iba’t
ibang anti-insurhensiyang programa.
Nagdaan ang iba’t ibang rehimen
ngunit wala isa man sa mga ito ang
tumugon sa panawagan ng mga magbubukid para sa lupa at katarungan. Sa
napakahabang panahon ay walang naging pagbabago sa abang kalagayan ng
Txtbk... mula pg 9
bruha siya. Walang kasing-bruha.
Nag-aral bay un? parang hindi sdukada. Shame to ABS for still giving exposure to such people. Tried and tested
na kaya ang ugali niya. Tinapon na
nga ng GMA for a rude attitude, sinalo
pa ng ABS. oh ano kayo ngayon? 0923746 BA Linguistics
Comments
Um, bakit walang Bruce Wayne s
Pakulo ninyo s pg 7? (at dalawa ung
Peter Parker…) 06-18661
nakarelate ako sa ‘n0 way but up’
epil0gue at walang katapusan ni pa0l0
mga magsasaka sa kanayunan. Laganap
pa rin ang kawalan ng lupa at nagpapatuloy ang pangangamkam ng mga
panginoong maylupa sa lupang kanilang
binubungkal. Patunay lamang ito ng pagiging inutil at maka-panginoong maylupa ng CARP. Sapat itong dahilan upang
ibasura ang naturang batas at palitan ng
isang repormang agraryo na siyang tunay
na tutugon sa matagal nang suliranin ng
mga magbubukid.
Sa pagtatapos ng CARP noong
2008, mariing nanawagan ang malawak
na hanay ng magsasaka na isabatas ang
Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill [GARB],
isang batas na naglalayon ng libreng pamamahagi ng lupa sa mga magsasaka.
Subalit sa halip na tugunan ang panawagang ito, isinabatas ng rehimeng Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo ang Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Program Extension
with Reforms na sa esensya ay walang
ipinag-iba sa CARP sa pagiging huwad,
inutil at maka-panginoong maylupa.
Nariyan din ang patuloy na pandarahas sa hanay ng mga magbubukid na umabot na sa 506 ang bilang ng pinaslang
mula nang maupo sa pwesto si Arroyo,
kabilang na ang 7 nasawi sa Hacienda
Luisita Masaker na hanggang sa ngayon
ay hindi pa rin nabibigyan ng katarungan.
Sa kabila ng patuloy na pagkakait
b. Magaling! Lubos k0ng naunawaan
at napahalagahan, keep it up! 0412975,nz,he
Bakit po parang bumalik sa present
era yung epilogue ng no way but up?
Diba nasa 22nd century yung setting
nun? Saka sobrang nakakabitin. 0931237
to paolo balajadia’s ‘walang katapusan’ article: kala q ba ngw0w0rk
abr0d nanay mu pra sau?Bt la kng
pera?Sn mu dndala ung pinaghirapan
nya?haha. 05-46927
Anu b ung drowng s 10 to 12 ang
weird, kulang ung ta2 ni francsm, me
buka n ewan, pe0 c0ol xa. Ung no-
Pakulo
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reactions. Letters may be edited for brevity or
clarity. Due to space constraints, letters must
have only 400 words or less. Send the letters
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ng katarungan at kawalan ng tunay na
reporma sa lupa, matibay pa rin ang paninindigan ng uring nagbubungkal at ng
masang anakpawis. Patuloy na lumalakas ang mga pakikibakang magsasaka sa
kanayunan. Tampok ang pakikibaka ng
mga manggagawang bukid sa Hacienda
Luisita, Tarlac; ang laban ng mga magsasaka sa Hacienda Looc, Batangas at sa
Fort Magsaysay Military Reservation sa
Nueva Ecija. Nariyan rin ang pakikibaka
laban sa pangangamkam ng lupa ni Danding Cojuangco sa Negros; proyektong
pagmimina sa Mindanao; at ang laban sa
pagpapalayas sa mga magsasaka sa Hacienda San Antonio-Sta. Isabel sa isabela.
Patunay ito na kailanman ay hindi
mabubusalan ang pakikibaka ng magbubukid. Anumang hagupit ng reaksyunaryong estado ay hindi makapipigil sa
pagdaluyong ng mga magsasaka mula
kanayunan patungong kalunsuran upang
kamtin ang katarungang panlipunang
matagal na nilang ipinaglalaban.
Ang pakikibaka ng mga magsasaka
ay pakikibaka ng sambayanang Pilipino.
Bawat isa ay nahaharap sa hamon na
makiisa at lumahok sa laban ng magbubukid para sa lupa at katarungan.
Tayong mga kabataan-estudyante ay may
mahalagang papel sa panahong ito. Ipalaganap natin sa mas malawak na hanay
ng mga estudyante ang pakikibaka ng
mga magsasaka at ng masang anakpawis.
Patuloy tayong magmulat, mag-organisa
at magpakilos para sa pakikibaka para
sa pambasang kalayaan at tunay na
demokrasya!
KATARUNGAN PARA SA MGA
BIKTIMA NG MENDIOLA MASAKER!
TUNAY NA REPORMA SA LUPA,
IPAGLABAN!
KONTRA-MAGSASAKA, CARPER
IBASURA!
ISABATAS
ANG
GENUINE
AGRARIAN REFORM BILL!
NATIONAL
NETWORK
OF
AGRARIAN REFORM ADVOCATES
(NNARA-YOUTH)
waybtup, wiz n tlg? Natouch me ng
sbra s epil0gue. Ang drama(PANEL7!)
At c0ol ang c0ver. Ung pakul0 nde!
07-24493
MAHILIG KA BANG PUMITIK?
sagutan
To 0803977 Ru a total m0r0n? May
200 per day limit ang c0melec sa pag
paparegister. “No correct analysis,no
ryt 2 speak” rmember dat 0321181
NNARA-Youth supports
Anakpawis Partylist
AKYAT NG NG VINZONS RM401
AT MAGAPPLY SA KULE BILANG
PHOTOGRAPHER
HANAPIN LAMANG SI CHRIS AT
ROMY AT MAKIPAGPITIKAN.
next week's question
1.Handa ba ang gobyerno kung
sakaling nangyari sa Pilipinas ang
lindol sa Haiti?
2.Anong masasabi mo sa kagustuhan
ni Erap na muling maging "king"?
PANUTO: Iguhit si Zorro. Kopyahin ang imahe mula sa kaliwa.
May premyong naghihintay sa pinaka-astig na drowing.
Bonus point kung may kulay!
Ipasa lamang ang mga drowing sa Kule opis. :D
LALALALALA
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L A L A L A L A
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LALALALALALA
LALALALALA
L A L A L AYOU T
apply na! akyat l ang sa kule at hanapin si pichie
MATALAS BA ANG LAPIS MO?
Ipakita ang bangis sa pagguhit
at pumasok na sa Vizons
rm401.
Hanapin lamang ang
sinuman sa grapiks at sila na
magtatasa sa'yo.
Magdala ng portfolio, at mga
pangguhit.
UP Variates’ Statistical
Challenge 12
P.S. Pasensya na sa nakaraang pakulo. Sinugod na kami ng Justice League at pinalo sa puwit. Sorry. :D
UP Variates proudly presents
STAT CHA 12, an annual DepEdendorsed inter-secondary school
Statistics quiz show to be held at
Bulwagang Tandang Sora, College
of Social Work and Community
Development on January 23, 2010.
This year’s Stat Cha is themed “A
Delve into the Twelfth Year: Boosting Statistics in Today’s Youth”, with
31 participating schools - 30 from
Metro Manila and 1 from Mindoro.
Last year’s champion was Manila
Science High School but who knows
who will bring home the beacon
this year? Your high school might
be joining so just hope for the best
and support them! For inquiries,
contact Teysi at 09151156874.
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publicity!
Email us your
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pls. Please
provide a
short title.
Be concise,
100 words
maximum.
CNS Anniversary Week
In celebration of its 28th year
of actively participating in the
struggle against a Neoliberal education system, the Center for Nationalist Studies will be holding a
week-long Lecture Series with the
theme, “Combating Neoliberalism” followed by a night of solidarity with its alumni.
January 26 – On the History of
Neoliberalization of Education/
Speaker: Professor Sarah Raymundo/ College of Education, Rm 106
4-6pm
January 27 – On Neoliberalism
and Maoism/ Speaker: Professor
Gerry Lanuza/ CAL 201 4-6pm
January 28 – Neoliberal Fantasies
(Alternative Classroom Learning
Experience)/ Speaker: Dean Roland
Tolentino/ CMC Audi 1-4pm
January 29 – National Democratic Revolution: the ONLY SOLUTION to a Neoliberal Education/
Speaker: Professor Jose Maria Sison/ PH 400 4-6pm
January 30 - Grand Alumni
Homecoming, 4/Flr Vinzon’s Hall
6:00 pm
Contact Lordei for inquiries:
09158684475 or email [email protected]
The Change We Need
The League of College Councils,
in cooperation with the Office of
Student Activities and the USC
Committee on Organizations, Fraternities and Sororities, cordially
invites you to the 2010 Student
Leaders Convention on January 23
(Saturday), 8 am - 7 pm at the Gusali 2A-C, College of Home Economics, UP Diliman.
SLC aspires to develop the organizational and management
skills of student leaders, as well
as young individuals who are
part of student and youth formations. For inquiries, contact
Jaque(09153280878) or Sarah
(09158230894).
Mga Kandidato
ng Kalikasan at
Kapaligiran
The UP Samahan Tungo sa Progresibong Administrasyon , a duly
recognized socio-academic organization based in NCPAG would
like to invite everyone to a forum
entitled Mga Kandidato ng Kalikasan at Kapaligiran: May Boboto Ba? on February 3, from 1 pm
to 5 pm at the NCPAG Assembly
Hall. The forum aims to give proenvironment candidates a venue
to discuss their eco-friendly agenda and their strategies tot ap the
green vote in Philippine politics.
For inquiries, contact Kimpee Panganiban at 09205390798.
Biyernes
22 Ene 2010
Philippine Collegian
The Philippine Collegian brings you
Eksenang
Peyups
Pre-valentine Edition
Mga beklaber at tibochikeliz, pati na
rin mga girlicious at boys over flowers!
Love is truly in the air! I can breathe and
feel some of it. Kinaya nyo yun?
Kumusta naman itong dating baklitang Kulutera na pamenta effect ang
drama ngayong New Year? Juzkrez!
Kilalang-kilala itong dating Kulutera bilang reyna. As in reyna ng kabaklaan.
Lakad pa lang talbog na ang lahat sa
kembot ng bewang! Talo pa akez sa pagrampa , pagpapakinis ng fez, at kaalaman sa beauty tips. E heller? Parang
ako kaya yung babae sa ‘ming dalawa?
Hindi lang halata minsan pag nakita
nyo akez. (Sinabi nang babae nga ako
e. Suntukan na lang ano?!?)
Well moving on. Nawindang nga naman ang lahat nang bigla na lamang
magpost ang dating Kuluterang ito sa
fezbuk saying na may jowakers na siya!
At take note BABAELYA, na isa ring Kulutera, ang kanyang labidabs kuno. Tumambling naman lahat ng kakilala niya
ng makita ang kanyang changed relationship status. For more drama lang,
with matching comments and replies
pa sa fezbuk ang loka. Kesyo maging
siya ay “nagulat sa mga pagbabago” at
“makikilala mo lang ang tunay na ikaw
kapag nakita mo na siya.” Oh my gulay!
Is this a sign? Sign na gugunawin na si
Mother Earth! Ako mismo kinilabutan at nagpapagulong-gulong sa mga
pinagsasabi ni ateng!
“Teh? Is this for real? Lalake ka na?”
tuloy bigla ang mode ng mga kaibigan
niya. Mukang naguluhan talaga ang
sansinukob sa kanyang revelations.
Nag-enjoy naman si mother sa nakuhang spotlight bunga ng kanyang press
release. Pero mukang hindi rin nagtagal
ang kanyang pag-eenjoy sa paglalaro sa
feelings ng iba.
Mukang maaga ang balik ng karma
kay ateng! Akalain nyo ba namang matigil ang presswork sa kanyang pinagtratrabahuhan . Napatili na lang editorin-chief niya ng makita ang kanyang
account! At for 5 minutes tumigil ang
mundo sa kanilang opisina para lamang
kilatisin ang kanyang account! Naloka
talaga ang lahat sa pag-aakalang may
himala at naging lalaki na nga si becky!
For that hindi na siya tinantanan ng
kanyang editors sa pang-aasar. At talaga namang traumatized umano si bakla
dahil ni minsan sa buhay niya, hindi
niya pinangarap ma-associate sa mga
girlicious na tulad ko. Para at dahil sa
mga adonis lamang daw tumitibok ang
kanyang puso, bulaslas ni baklush.
Ayan ateng ang napapala mo sa sobrang pagpapanggap! Can I just say
na epic ka mother? As in epic fail. Hahaha.
Well, so much for that. Hahanap rin
nga ako ng pwedeng maging temporary lablayp. Manghuhunting muna ng
papadillas ang lola ninyo, while making
rampa around the acad oval to do some
legwork. Bye friends fries! Oh, Coco
baby here I come! *roars*
Hitting the
mark:
Preparations and prospects for the 2010
Automated Elections
an Alternative Classroom Learning Experience
January 28, 2010
With speakers from Center for People Empowerment in Governance
For inquiries email us at [email protected] or contact 09274960224
Seven L ayer s of t he Sky
J a no Gonz a l e s
P e n a nd I nk , 2010
Opinyon
Ruth Danielle Aliposa
Philippine Collegian
Tomo 87 Blg 21
Biyernes, 22 Ene 2010
Editoryal
displaced priorities
T
he UP administration has a vision:
UP as world-class institution.
This golden plan, however,
excludes a vital sector of the
UP community. Evident in the
changing landscape of the university is the
way the UP administration has sacrificed the
community, displacing hundreds of people in
the past academic year alone — including the
families of former and current UP employees.
Most recently, 18 houses were demolished
in Zone C of the Ricarte, Palaris and Dagohoy
(RIPADA) area. Prior to this, several
communities were also demolished this
academic year: around 35 houses in Area 11
where the Engineering Science Complex will
be built, and 30 houses in Sikatuna Bliss due to
petty crimes attributed to residents.
The string of demolitions hint at the
UP administration’s well-formed plans to
eliminate the communities occupying the
fringes of the university’s property, paving
the way for maximization of UP’s idle assets.
In a manner reminiscent of the notorious
Metro Manila Development Authority, the UP
administration treats its own communities as
dispensable eyesores.
Even now, the demolition continues in
RIPADA, for a total of 98 houses are slated
for destruction to make way for the C-5 Road
extension project.
Several conditions add to the misery of
families affected by demolitions. In the case
of RIPADA, no relocation sites are provided.
There is little, if any, financial support to help
the families start rebuilding their life. This
amount is only equivalent to the cost of the
materials of the demolished houses and as
most houses are made of light materials, the
amount would not support an average family
caught in an economic crisis.
Yet the UP administration is deaf to the
opposition of the university’s communities,
conceding readily to the demands of the local
government. Clearly, this administration does
not consider it prudent to engage in criticism
of unreasonable government policies. These
concessions follow a pattern: tuition and fee
increases, commercialized use of UP property,
and now, the displacement of families from
their community.
Self-sufficiency, it seems, is the euphemism
of choice for state abandonment.
Indeed, the demolition for the C-5 project
is closely interlinked with the UP’s budget
problems. Since a national road will soon
pass UP, the value of the land adjacent to this
Countering Impunity
S
ixty-four
people.
Thirty-seven
journalists. November 23.
These numbers are etched in
the national consciousness, the
parameters of unspeakable violence
— a massacre borne out of the country’s
perennial problems. Beyond commemoration,
these numbers stand for justice – the only
compensation left for all victims and their
families.
Yet, after almost two months, justice
remains elusive.
The latest chapter in the Ampatuan case is
a cause for alarm. For one, the Supreme Court’s
Ph
i l i pp i n e
Co
l l e g i a n
(SC) denied several lawyer and media groups’
request for a live coverage of the trial of Andal
Ampatuan Jr., the principal suspect in the
massacre, citing fears that a live coverage will
lead to an unfair trial.
And the second, more disturbing report,
follows the bloody trail of this case — on January
20, a massacre witness was killed in his own
home by armed men led by Andal Jr.’s cousin.
The SC decision ignores the primary merit
of a live coverage – transparency as regards the
actual progress of the case, which the public
demands to be resolved immediately, and the
possibility of public vigilance preventing the
o p i s y a l
n a
l i n g g u h a n g
p a h a y a g a n
n g
intervention of wealth and power in the trial of
a man belonging to a powerful political clan.
Meanwhile, the assassination of a witness
proves that the habitual violence has not been
eradicated, only temporarily muzzled. As the
guilty scramble to protect themselves, violence
erupts again.
In such circumstances, complacency
and indifference strengthens the culture
of impunity into an impenetrable fortress
around the perpetrators of the massacre in
Maguindanao.
This ponderous cowardice, this steady
erosion of justice, must be countered by
m g a
m a g
-aa
r a l
n g
u n i b e r s i d a d
road increases, creating an ideal set-up for
commercial activities.
Through these demolitions, hundreds
of people, many of them former and current
UP employees, will end up displaced from
a university renowned for its supposed
commitment to the people. Yet because this
has not been situated within the wider context
of UP’s long-term plans, the battle against
the deterioration of the university’s values
is being waged separately by each affected
sector of the university — the community
fighting demolitions, the students fighting
tuition increases, the faculty fighting flawed
administrative policies.
There is only one battle, and it is for
our vision: UP as an institution dedicated
to the people both within and outside the
university. q
vigilance. This is a country where justice is a
function of one’s wealth and influence. Thus,
we cannot relax our vigilance; because those
who would perpetuate a mass murder in broad
daylight are being backed by a government
whose attempts to dismantle private armies of
their political allies are, at best, tepid.
Simple condemnation will not suffice. We
refuse to forget, and in remembering, we find
the strength to resist the machinations of a
compromised government. 64 were murdered.
For them, and for us who must live with this
culture of violence and impunity, we must not
settle for anything less than justice. q
n g
p i l i p i n a s
-
d i l i m a n
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