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Philippine Collegian Opisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas - Diliman 23 Agosto 2011 Taon 89, Blg. 10
The semantics Higit pa sa ginto of regression ang matatagpuan Editoryal Pahina 2 sa Bundok Abo
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t was one of those few times when I was able to eat breakfast at home, together with my parents. It was an old and almost forgotten ritual, and I knew my parents wont miss this opportunity to shower me with a tirade of questions. Were have you been these past days? How come you only came home today? Whats up? Hows the university? When will you graduate? Their questions fell silent on my plateful of waffles, the same waffles my mother served me on the fateful day that I took the UPCAT seven years ago. It was like the same plateful of waffles and bacon that she served on my first day in the university six years ago. It was a time when one need not wear IDs before entering any college, when there was no such thing as bike lane or Technohub, when the Toki route was a lot more predictable, when tuition was P300 per unit. Delfin, sooner or later you have to graduate and move on with your life, you know that, my mother said. In time, I said. But what I didnt tell them was its not going to be in the near future. Sooner or later I need to find a course to shift to. No one gets a diploma as a non-degree student. Whatever happened to me? When I entered UP, I wanted to detach myself from all ties that bound me to my past and create a different identity, far from the whiz and clumsy student I was back in high school. I wanted to be different. I wanted to explore. I wanted to try it all. And so, in a span of four years, I hopped from course to course, hoping to find the course that fitted me best. But each time I shifted, I wanted something else, something more. Soon, I asked myself, what did I want the course or the thrill of shifting to that course. At times, I feel its the latter. Maybe, youre with that band again, or that weird club of yours? Where were you the whole weekend? my mother bellowed. I joined dozens of organizations, taking some seriously and others, all for the sake of fun. I never lasted a month in any of these organizations. Again, all I wanted was the thrill. And it comes as a surprise to me that after three months, Im still writing for this paper. Why am I doing this? Is this still for the thrill of it? The sound of the silverware tinkered loudly in the silence. My parents were waiting for a reply. I stood up and left the table. I remembered, I still needed to write a column.
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We just like to remind you because youve been fooling [around]. Kala mo sira ulo namin lahat dito? Yung iba, pero hindi lahat.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson to Rowena del Rosario, Iggy Arroyos bookkeeper, during the senate hearing on anomalous vehicles sold to PNP, inquirer. net, August 22
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We are living historic moments, moments that we havent witnessed since we were born, since we came out of our mothers wombs.
Weam Mohanna, Libyan activist on the end of Muammar Gadafis dictatorship, gmanews. tv, August 22
Punong Patnugot Marjohara Tucay Kapatnugot Pauline Gidget R. Estrella Tagapamahalang Patnugot Dianne Marah E. Sayaman Pangunahing Patnugot Jayson D. Fajarda Patnugot Sa Lathalain Mila Anna Estrella S. Polinar Patnugot Sa Grapiks, Nicolo Renzo T. Villarete, Chris Martin T. Imperial Tagapamahala Ng Pinansiya Richard Jacob Dy Kawani Ruth Daniel Aliposa Pinansiya Amelyn J. DagaTagapamahala Sa Sirkulasyon Paul John Alix Sirkulasyon Gary Gabales, Amelito Jaena, Glenario Ommalin Mga Katuwang Na Kawani Trinidad Gabales, Gina Villas Pamuhatan Silid 401 Bulwagang Vinzonz, Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman, Lungsod Quezon Telefax 981-8500 lokal 4522 Email kule1112@gmail.com Website philippinecollegian.org Kasapi Solidaridad: UP Systemwide Alliance of Student Publications and Writers Organizations, College Editors Guild of the Philippines
Jomel Garcia Lapides, UP Manila alumnus and topnotcher in the 2011 nursing licensure examination, gmanews.tv, Aug20
Hindi po kami umabot sa batch na merong return service obligation pero siyempre, dito pa rin po ako magtatrabaho.
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budget, the said amount is still historically austere, IBON said. The total projected government expenditure for 2012 is only 13.3 of the countrys gross domestic product (GDP), or the total value of goods and services produced in the Philippines, as compared to the 17.1 percent reached in 1997 and 24 percent in 1990.
Deceptive increases
Prioritizing debt
Despite the slight decrease in the allocation for debt servicing next year, the P738.6 billion allocation for principal and interest payment is still more than twice than P309 billion allocation for the education sector and 15 times larger than the P49.9 billion allotment for health. Makikita dito na una pa rin sa priorities ni Aquino ang pagbabayadutang, kaysa kalusugan at pag-aaral ng mga Pilipino, said UP Staff Regent Jossel Ebesate. Eventhough the 2012 budget is 10.4 percent higher than the current
Qualifications for Chancellorship A nominee must possess the following qualifications: 1. Commitment to academic freedom and the values and ideals of the University 2. Distinction in the nominees chosen field of expertise coupled with a generalist view and an appreciation of other disciplines 3. Filipino citizen with a strong nationalist commitment 4. Demonstrated observance of the principles of collegiality and the democratic process 5. Unquestionable moral integrity 6. Academic leadership and administrative skill Source: Administrative Order No. 37 Sidebar 2. Nominees for Chancellor UP Manila Manuel Bautista Agulto Director of the Institute of Ophthalmology since 2000 and a professor in the College of Medicine. Vision statement title (VST): UP Manila: Beyond a Research University Alberto Barrios Roxas Dean of the College of Medicine UPM and a professor in the Department of Surgery. VST: UP Manila: The Health Sciences Center for the Filipino Roland Simbulan professor in Development Studies and Public Management. VST: UP Manila: Isang Pamantasang Dalubhasa at Makabayan UP Los Baos Dr. Domingo E. Angeles Dean of the College of Agriculture. VST: Leveraging UPLB as a National Research Institution Dr. Eulogio Castillo professor of Credit Cooperatives. VST: UPLB as a Center of Excellence for Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Rex Victor D. Cruz Dean and a professor in the College of Forestry and Natural Resources. VS: UPLB as a Graduate and Research
University Dr. Rene Rafael Espino professor at the Crops Science Cluster of the College of Agriculture. VST: Reach(i)ng Out Dr. Lt. Col. Vivian A. Gonzales faculty of the Institute of Development Management and Governance and College of Public Affairs. VST: A Vision for UPLB: Advancing in Character and Competence for National Service Dr. Felino P. Lansigan professor at the Institute of Statistics and College of Arts and Sciences, and an affiliate professor at the School of Environmental Science and Management. VST: A Vision for UPLB Dr. Roberto F Raola UPLB Vice Chancellor for Administration and Professor in the Department of Agriculture Economics. VST: Moving Forward and Accelerating the Gains of UPLB through Distinctive Excellence in Agriculture, Biotechnology, Engineering and Environment. UP Visayas Dr. Rex Balea professor in UP Miagao campus. After earning a PHD in Oceanography in the University of Hawaii, he has been known as the First Filipino Ocean Physicist. VST: Leading an Institution in Turmoil: Restoring Honor and Revelance Dr. Carlos C. Baylon professor in the Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. He also serves as Chairperson for the Bids and Awards Committee of UPV. VST: UP Visayas: A National University we can be Proud of Dr. Rommel A. Espinosa Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and is an Associate Professor of Physics. VST: A Vision for UPV Dr. Alice Joan G. Ferrer Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development of UPV. VST: One UPV in UP: UP Visayas in UPs Second Century
This budget the first that this administration is fully crafting embodies our commitment to lift the poor from poverty through honest and effective governance, Aquino said in his budget message. Various agencies were given increases in their budget allocation to implement reforms sought by the administration, he explained. However, most of the increases included in the 2012 budget are directed only towards increasing private profits and financing antidevelopment projects, Africa said. For example, while the social services sector which includes funds for education, housing and health was given a P54.3-billion increase in allocation, bulk of the additional funds would be spent on dubious purposes, Africa explained. Of the P54.3-billion increase for social services, P39.5 billion was allotted to the CCT program called Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), which aims to extend cash assistance to around three million beneficiaries. The Aquino administration still does not have any major studies on the impact of the CCT program even as it is seeks a P18.3-billion or 86 percent increase in the budget for CCTs to P39.5 billion in 2012, IBON said. Though the World Bank released a policy note recently which states that the Philippine CCT program could increase annual incomes of beneficiaries by 12.6 percent and effectively reduce poverty, the said
SA MGA SULOK NG ALAALA. Binubusisi ng guwardiyang si Nancy Duran, 45, ang isang kabinet sa Narra dormitory, na nakatakdang gibain ngayong Setyembre. Ililipat ang UP Integrated School sa kinatatayuan ng Narra upang magbigay-daan sa isang commercial center na itatayo ng Ayala sa kahabaan ng Katipunan Avenue. Chris Martin Imperial. study was only a simulation based on government poverty statistics and may prove to be inconclusive in actual studies, Africa explained. So we have a multi-billion peso program that is rapidly expanding but not because of any proven effectiveness. Despite the hype, the program is not really going to address the roots of poverty in the country, and is short-lived by design and due to wind-up soon after the global Millennium Development Goal (MDG) review in 2015, IBON added. In the Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016, the 4Ps program is targeted to reach its peak of implementation by 2014, a year before the MDG review. In succeeding years, the funding for the program would be gradually decreased until it ends in 2018. Meanwhile, the government also allotted P22.1 billion for strategic support for PPPs, which includes funds for right of way, infrastructure and support programs to boost trading and investment in the country.
Naglaan ng malaking badyet ang gobyerno para sa pagsuporta sa pagpasok ng foreign companies sa bansa, samantalang kinaltasan naman ang pondo para sa mga ospital at state universities, Ebesate said. For 2012, the tbudget for state universities and colleges (SUCs) was reduced by P146.6 million, with 51 SUCs suffering cuts in their budget. Meanwhile, the allocation for public hospitals in the country decreased by around P1.1 billion. We are alarmed that state support for education and other social services under President Aquino is diminishing in measures, and deteriorating in quality. Amidst the low wages of the Filipino workers and the skyrocketing prices of basic goods and services, it is high time to ensure that fundamental education does not become a further burden to the ordinary Filipino, according to the unity statement of the UP community.
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UNDER PRESSURE. UP Lady Shuttler Bianca Margareth Legaspi prepares to serve in the badminton singles match against DLSUs Reyne Calimlim held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on August 21. After bagging a win in the doubles match, the Lady Maroons finally succumbed to DLSUs strong offense in singles, losing with a tally of 4-1. Chris imperial
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The UP Fighting Maroons suffered an overwhelming defeat in its second game against the National University (NU) Bulldogs, 65-43, its seventh loss for the 74th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). After a close fight with the Far Eastern University Tamaraws at 59-53 last August 18, the Maroons succumbed
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Martes 23 Agosto 2011 Ayon sa testimonya ni Ramos, si Osorio ang mismong nagtali ng kamay at nagtutok ng baril sa kanya at sa kanyang ama habang marahas na tinangay ng ibang sundalo ang tatlo. Bumalik pa umano si Osorio matapos maisakay ang mga biktima upang kalagan si Ramos at ang kanyang ama. Samantala, ipinagtanggol naman ni Palparan si Osorio sa nakaraang pagdinig. Ani Palparan, inosente si Osorio at nagkakilala lamang sila nang magsimula na ang mga pagdinig sa DOJ. I just requested additional security for myself and the group because we feel we are threatened every time we attend hearings, ani Palparan. Dagdag niya, tila nais ng kampo nina Empeo at Cadapan na kasuhan lahat ng taong nakapaligid sa kanya. The supplemental affidavit of Ramos helped in identifying one of the abductors, and the fact that this person is a close-in security personnel of Palparan, in addition to the fact that the other respondents are his henchmen, show his direct participation in the abduction, ani Cortez.
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Nagsasagawa ng pagsasaliksik si Acosta sa kalagayan ng karapatang pantao sa Samar nang siya ay dakpin ng militar, ayon sa kanyang sinumpaang salaysay na isinumite sa Regional Trial Court Branch 41 sa Western Samar. I was arrested without warrant while not committing any crime or doing anything illegal I was also denied the right to counsel; denied a phone call and prevented from contacting my family or my lawyer and subjected to prolonged interrogation for 44 hours, ani Acosta sa isang pahayag. Dagdag niya, dumanas siya ng matinding tortyur sa ilalim ng AFP habang isinasailalim sa interogasyon. Kilala si Acosta bilang isang manggagawang pangkulturang bihasa sa pagsulat ng mga awit at akdang makabayan. Naging patnugot siya ng Kultura sa Philippine Collegian noond dekada 90 at isa rin sa mga nagtatag ng pangkulturang organisasyong Alay Sining sa UP Diliman. Malaking bagay ang suporta ng Amnesty International sa paglaya ni Ericson Acosta. Patunay ito ng papalawak na suporta ng international community hindi lang sa kanyang pagpapalaya kundi sa agarang pagpapalaya din ng lahat ng bilanggong pulitikal sa bansa, ani Terry Ridon, National Chairperson ng League of Filipino Students.
ILLUMINATION. Participants of the Uncensored: A forum on Press Freedom and New Media stage a candlelighting ceremony and call for the immediate passage of the Freedom of Information Bill at the UP Oblation Plaza on August 18. The forum is part of a series of activites in commemoration of the National Press Freedom Month. Airnel T. Abarra isinampa sa kanya ngunit wala pa ring kongkretong aksyong naisasagawa hangggang sa kasalukuyan, ani Cristina Palabay, convenor ng Tanggol Bayi-Karapatan, samahan ng mga kababaihang nagtatanggol sa karapatang pantao. Noong Abril 20, naglabas ng resolusyon ang provincial prosecutor ng Samar na nagmungkahing ipagpatuloy ang pagsampa ng kasong illegal possession of explosives laban kay Acosta. After carefully examining and evaluating the evidence on record, the undersigned is convinced...that the respondent probably committed the crime of illegal possession of explosiveThe acts of the arresting military officer and personnel enjoy the presumption of regularity in the performance of official duty, ayon sa anim na pahinang resolusyong isinulat ni Prosecutor Agustin Avalon. Naghain na ng motion for reconsideration ang National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL) sa Office of the Provincial Prosecutor noong Hunyo 24 upang mapawalang-bisa ang resolusyon ni Avalon. As citizens longing for justice, we await your prompt action on the matter. We respectfully urge your honorable office to reconsider and set aside the April 20 resolution by Prosecutor Avalon, and to issue a new resolution dismissing the complaint against Ericson Acosta as soon as possible, ayon sa motion for reconsideration ng NUPL. Human Rights Alliance na agarang palayain ng gobyernong Aquino ang 342 bilanggong pulitikal sa bansa, kabilang si Acosta. Today, as we commemorate the death of Ninoy, we also remember him as a political prisoner who cried justice. We take this occasion to call on the President to serve justice to political prisoners by releasing them through a general, unconditional and omnibus amnesty, pahayag ng Karapatan. The justice that Ninoy was searching for years ago, when P-Noy was still a teenager, may be served to the political prisoners of today, now that P-Noy is the President of this Republic. He now has the power to release all the political prisoners, dagdag ng Karapatan.
Omnibus amnesty
Matagalang proseso
Makailang ulit nang naghain ng petisyon ang kampo ni Acosta upang mapawalang-bisa ang kasong
Sa komemorasyon ng ika-28 taong anibersaryo ng kamatayan ni Benigno Aquino, Jr. noong Agosto 21, nanawagan ang grupong Bagong Alyansang Makabayan at Karapatan
Kuha ni John Keithley Difuntorum Disenyo ng pahina ni Jerome Tagaro Pastor Danny Capuno, coordinator ng Ipamingwa, isang alyansa ng mga organisasyong tutol sa pagmimina sa Bundok Abo. Kuwento ni Norman Capuno, isang kabataang Aeta, isang magsasakang pababa ng bundok ang hinaras ng mga sundalong napadaan sa lugar matapos nitong mangalap ng mga papaya. Pinagkamalan ng mga sundalong nagbibigay ito ng pagkain sa mga miyembro ng New Peoples Army kaya winasak ang kanyang mga ani at tinutukan pa ng baril. Hanggang ngayon, wala pa ring katarungang natatamo para sa mga pinaslang na mga lider ng mga katutubo. Kabilang na rito si Bienvenido Capuno na binaril at pinatay noong 2005. Bagaman nakapaloob naman sa Mining Act na walang lupaing ninuno ang bubuksan sa pagmimina nang walang pahintulot ng mga apektadong katutubo, hindi pa rin lubusang ipinagbabawal ng naturang batas ang pagmimina sa mga lupaing ninuno. Nakasaad sa probisyon ng batas na ito na buksan ang lahat ng lupa na sagana sa mineral, pribado man o pampubliko sa pagmimina. Ayon pa sa batas, tanging royalty lamang ang makukuha ng mga katutubo sakaling minahin ng isang kumpanya ang kanilang lupain. Samantalang mga katutubong Aeta ang mapipinsala, mga dayuhang kumpanya naman ang makikinabang sakaling matuloy ang pagminina sa Bundok Abo. Subalit ayon sa Ipamingwa, Our minerals are ours to cultivate and develop for the benefit of the majority of the people in this generation and that which will succeed us. Kung gayon, mas malawak pang mamamayan ang apektado sa tuwing aabusuhin ng mga kumpanya ang likas na yaman ng mga kabundukan. Kaisa ng mga Aeta sa kanilang pangongontra sa pagmimina ang iba pang pangkat ng katutubo, magsasaka, taong simbahan, mga local na pamahalaan, propesyunal at kabataan. Ngayong nagbabadya ang madidilim na ulap sa tahanan ng mga Aeta, patuloy ang pakikipaglaban para sa bundok na bahagi ng buhay at kultura ng mga katutubo. May mga ulat nina Mila Polinar at Marah Sayaman
Pagdilim ng Ulap
Trahedya ng Karahasan
Tila nakakabit na ang buhay ng mga Aeta sa bundok. Panahon pa diumano ng Kastila sila nakatira rito, ani Kapt. Edwin Abuque. Dito na umano nakalibing ang ninuno ng mga katutubong Aeta. Nagmumula rin sa dibdib ng bundok ang Ilog Gumain kung saan kinukuha ng mga katutubo ang kanilang inumin at panligo, panlaba at patubig sa pananim. Masaya at masaganang namumuhay ang mga katutubo bago pumutok ang Bulkang Pinatubo noong 1991, kuwento ni Mang Edwin
Sa isang pulong noong 2008, tinakot umano ng kumpanya ang apat na lider ng mga Aeta upang lagdaan ang isang memorandum of agreement (MOA) na magpapahintulot sa pagmimina sa lugar. Isa sa mga lider ang tumangging lumagda sa kasunduan at pinagbantaan ng mga nagkonsulta na walang sisihan. Natagpuang patay ang lider paglipas
Bagamat nariyan ang Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) at ang Mining Act of 1995 upang ipagtanggol ang karapatan ng mga katutubo, nakakalusot pa rin ang pagmimina sa mga lupaing ninuno, ani Danan. Nakasaad sa IPRA na kailangan muna ng mga katutubo na kumuha ng Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) bago kilalanin ang lupaing ninuno bilang kanila. Nagagamit ng mga kumpanyang ang probisyong ito upang mapadali ang kanilang pagaangkin sa lupa ng mga katutubo. Hanggang walang hawak na CADT ang komunidad, maaaring ibenta ng mga indibidwal ang mga bahagi ng lupaing ninuno sa mga kumpanya.
Martes 23 Agosto 2011 ng prutas at gulay at mamuhay sa gilid ng ilog. Hindi rin nagtagal at nagsimulang sumuway ang mga magsasaka sa utos ni Ramos. Mula sa pampang ng mga ilog, unti-unti silang umahon tungong kapatagan at tinamnan ang mga bahagi ng lupang nasasayang. Sa pamumuno ni Damasa Nanay Masang Perez, bumuo ang mga magsasaka ng organisasyon na siya namang marahas na sinupil ni Ramos sa tulong ng mga pulis at militar. Ngunit hindi nagpatinag ang mga magsasaka: gumawa sila ng barikada at naglagay ng malalaking pako sa daan upang hindi makapasok ang mga traktora ng mga militar. Kasabay nito, naghain din sila ng kaso upang
Walang Tiket: Trip mo bang magliwaliw? Hindi ka ba pinatatahimik ng makakati mong mga paa? May nunal ka ba sa talampakan? Tara at sumama sa kakaibang biyahe. Sa isang iglap, mararating mo mula Luzon hanggang Mindanao. Paalala: hindi problema kahit walang pera. Walang tiket, bastat kami ang iyong kasama.
ligal na maipamahagi sa kanila ang lupa. Nanalo sila mula sa Municipal Agrarian Reform Office hanggang sa Presidential Agrarian Reform Council, ngunit umapela si Ramos at hanggang sa kasalukuyay nakabinbin pa rin ang huling desisyon sa Korte Suprema. Sa ngalan ng pag-unlad Kasabay ng paghihintay para sa ganap na pamamahagi sa kanila ng lupa, nagsimula namang tumirik ang mga pabrikat iba pang gusali sa paligid ng LR. Plano umano ng lokal na pamahalaan na gawing industriyalisadong lunan ang Dasmarias. Sa bandang hilaga ng LR matatagpuan ang Monterey Cavite Meat Plant, Metrogate, mga subdibisyon at golf course. Sa silangan naman nito nakalagak ang Euro-med Laboratories Philippines, Inc., samantalang nasa Timog ang Moldex Realty, Inc. Nasa kanluran naman ang First Cavite Industrial Estate, isang industrial subdivision na itinayo noong 1991. Ipinahihiwatig man ng mga industriyang ito ang pag-unlad ng Dasmarias, napag-iiwanan naman ang kabuhayan ng mga magsasakang nakatira sa sakahang napaliligiran ng mga industriya at pagawaan. Nang maging kagawad ng barangay si Aling Miriam, napag-alaman niyang walang pondo para sa agrikultura ang kanilang barangay. Subalit hindi lamang mga residente ang makikinabang sakaling magbigay ng suporta ang gobyerno sa mga magsasakang LR. Kung bibigyan kami ng suporta ng gobyerno para sa pataba, mga binhi, patubig, kaya naming pakainin ang pitong barangay dito sa Dasmarias, ani Aling Miriam. Para sa 300 pamilya sa LR, ang kawalan ng suporta ng gobyerno sa agrikultura ang nagtutulak sa kanilang maghanap ng ibang mapagkakakitaan labas sa kanilang kakayahan bilang mga magsasaka. Sa tuwing mahina ang ani at hindi sasapat ang P20,000 kita sa tatlong buwang pagtatanim at pag-aalaga
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Waring kumakaway ang mga pananim na mais nang dumating kami roon; buwan na ng Agosto at nasa hustong gulang na ang mga tanim para anihin. Magkakawangis naman ang hitsura ng mga bahay sa LR may sementadong bahagi ngunit kalakhay gawa lamang sa mga retaso ng kahoy at yero. Tumigil kami panandali sa bahay ni Aling Loida, na kapitbahay ni Aling Miriam sa LR. Habang nakikipaglaro kami sa mga anak at apo ni Aling Loida, nagkwentuhan sila ni Aling Miriam tungkol sa susunod na panahon ng pag-ani. Kuwento ni Aling Loida, wala silang naitanim nitong mga nakaraang buwan dahil sa mahal ng binhi at kawalan nila ng puhunan. Dahil walang aasahang ani, itinawid nila ng kaniyang asawa ang apat na anak at dalawang apo sa pamamagitan ng paggawat pagbenta ng uling at sa tulong na rin ng mga kasamahang magsasaka. Nang ipinagpatuloy namin ang paglalakad, napansin namin ang mga tagpi ng kapatagang walang pananim.
Kuha ni Chris Imperial Kung hindi hinahanda para tamnan, wala ring mga binhing naipunla rito katulad ng kaso nina Aling Loida. Doon na ipinanganak, lumaki at nagkapamilya ang karamihan sa mga residente, kabilang sina Aling Miriam at Aling Loida. Ngunit nakapagtatanim man sila sa lupain, hindi pa rin ganap na kanila ang sakahan. Nanatiling nakaamba ang panganib na palayasin sila ng diumanoy may-ari ng lupa. Sa gitna ng laban Kuwento ng mga residente, Lupang Kano ang bansag noon sa LR dahil naging base ito ng mga Amerikano noong 1900. Hinawan ng mga ninuno ng mga kasalukuyang residente ang kagubatan, at doon sila nagsimulang magtanim ng palay, mais at batad. Maayos na namuhay ang mga magsasakang nanirahan doon hanggang dumating ang isang Pampangueong negosyante nagnganglangang Emerito Ramos. Inangkin ni Ramos ang lupa, at mula sa pagiging taniman ng palay at mais, ginawa niyang tubuhan ang LR upang hindi ito maisama sa reporma sa lupang isinusulong noon ni Ferdinand Marcos. Dahil dito, napilitan ang mga magsasaka na magtanim na lamang
ng mga binhi, nagtatrabaho ang mga residente bilang construction worker sa mga karatig na lugar. Dito, sa halip na kawalan ng patubig at taas ng presyo ng binhi, kontraktwalisasyon ang kanilang kalabanhindi lalagpas ng anim na buwan at kailangan na muli nilang maghanap ng bagong trabaho. May mga trabaho rin kagaya ng pagtataktak o paglalagay ng papel sa ilalim ng mga takip ng bote. Sa bawat 1,000 bote na malalagyan ng papel, limang piso ang kapalit na sahod. Sa tuwing paskoy may mga nagpapalagay naman ng bumbilya sa Christmas lights10 sentimo ang bayad sa bawat 500 bumbilyang maikakabit. Hindi maiwasang makulong ang mga magsasaka sa ganitong uri ng mga trabaho dahil sa sakahan at pananim mamamalas ang kanilang husay at kakayahan. Sa lagay ng pamilya ni Aling Miriam, kinakailangan pa ng kanyang asawa na magtrabaho bilang security guard sa gabi kasabay ng pagsasaka sa umaga para mairaos ang araw-araw. May ilusyon man ng pag-unlad sa palibot ng LR, patuloy pa ring mailap sa mga residente ang maginhawang buhay na matagal na nilang ipinaglalaban. Hanggang sa kasalukuyan, nagpapatuloy pa rin ang pag-oorganisa ng mga residenteng titindig para sa kanilang karapatan sa lupa. Hindi kami takot mamatay sa bala, mas takot kami sa kalam ng sikmura, ani Aling Miriam. Bago matapos ang araw, sumakay kami ng traysikel pauwi at binalikan ang abalang siyudad. Waring nakikipaghabulan ang mga tao sa oras habang nilalandas namin ang mausok at mahalumigmig na paligidhindi bakas sa kanilang mukha ang ginhawang kaakibat raw ng pagtatayo ng mga mall at pagawaan. Kung gayon, parehong mailap ang kaginhawaan sa mga taga-LR at taga-lungsod, at hindi ito kayang ikubli ng mga nagtatangkarang mall at iba pang gusali.
8 Kul Kultura
Marijoe Monumento
Nasabi na ang lahat, binato na pati lababo: batikos, kondenasyon, harasment, paninira at tangkang panununog, pagtatakwil, kaliwat kanang asunto, imbestigasyon sa Senado may Imelda at Noynoy pa. Saan ka pa? Pero bago pa malunod sa baha ng balitaktakan ukol sa kontrobersyal na likhang-sining na Poleteismo ni Mideo Cruz, namumukaw ang payahag ng UP Art Studies Department (ASD): Its a teaching moment, anila napakagandang pagkakataon para magturo. At sa diwa ng pagiging isang Iskolar nga Bayan, ang totooy mahalagang pagkakataon din ito sa ating lahat upang iligtas ang bait mula sa sabi-sabi, gayundin sa kanya-kanyang mga nosyon, dunong at arogansya . Napakagandang pagkakataon din nito upang matuto. Marami pang problema sa mundo bukod sa mga kondom sa krusipihiyo o sa sining, wika ng iba na palagay koy utang-uta na nga sa kontrobersya. Ani Cruz mismo: I understand that this is no longer about my work but an issue of art education and the broader fight for freedom of expression. Anang ASD, sa punto ng kasiningan: While there are contending interpretations of an image presented by art, the ethical course of action is to process the contentions and that is what art ensures: a process of communicative action. The closure of an exhibition only achieved the closure of democratic, informed and thoughtful engagement. Sa pagsasara ng eksibisyong Kulo, ipinagkait na sa madla ang makita ang eksibisyon sa kanyang artistikong kabuuan. Hindi lamang si Cruz ang sinupil, kundi ang 31 iba pang artista na ang mga likhay halos hindi nababanggit, o hindi naman napatungkulan ng anumang batikos. Gayundin, nagbibigay ito ng puwang upang itakda sa sinuman, o sa
kaisipan. Samantala, laging hinahamon ang Iskolar upang maging kritikal sa papel ng ibat ibang pwersa na sangkot sa sumasambulat na unos, habang sa gitna nito ay mariing naninindigan para sa interes ng publiko. Ang paninindigan at pagiging kritikal, syempre, ay hindi nangangahulugan ng bulag na pagsangayon o pagsakay sa popular na opinyon o emosyunal na kuro ng madla. Nakaalarma ang mahahalagang isyu gaya ng kaltas sa badyet sa edukasyon, krisis sa ekonomiya, karapatang pantao o usapang pangkapayapaan, at sa isang banda, ang kontrobersya ay nagiging bahagi na rin ng isang kabuuan. Tunay na hamon ito upang maitampok at mabigyang solusyon ang mga isyu na nangangailangan ng kaisahan, di lamang mula sa artista, manunulat o kabataan, kundi maging sa midya, akademya at iba pang naliliwanagan. Maaaring manghinayang para sa lahat ng oras, laway at enerhiyang ginugugol ng marami nang dahil lang sa kontrobersyang ito, kung pagkatapos ng lahat-lahat ay wala tayong natutunan kung mananatili ang walang katuturang galit sa pagitan ng mga panig na dapat sanay nagtutulungan, at mamamayani pa rin sa ating lahat ang sarado at atrasadong mga pananaw at kaisipan. Bitiw nga ni Karen Flores, bago siya magbitiw bilang Visual Arts head ng CCP: It wasnt about art. It wasnt about religion. It was really about politics. Si Marijoe Monumento ay isang manggagawang pangkultura at dating Kultura editor ng Philippine Collegian. Hindi siya nakakuha ng Spanish language subjects noong nasa UP pa siya. Ang artikulong ito ay pinaikli at nirebisang bersyon ng isang artikulo na unang lumabas sa Pinoy Weekly Online.
Hirit pa sa Poleteismo
Sabi ng isa, Its a mess! Deklarasyon naman ng isang Pambansang Alagad ng Sining: It aint art! Anut anuman, kaisa ako sa opinyon na magiging produktibo ang dagdag pang pagbusisi sa artistikong merito ng obra ni Cruz, kung ang layunin nito ay hindi na ang bulag na pambubuyo at pangunguyog, kundi ang nararapat na pagpapalawak ng pananaw hinggil sa sining, kultura, kasaysayan at mga panlipunang implikasyon ng paniniil sa malikhaing ekspresyon. Hindi ko gawi ang mang-usisa sa mismong may-akda, laluna kung didibdibin ang sinabi sa atin na the author is dead. Pero sa kabila ng mga banta, buhay pa naman si Mideo Cruz, at aniya: My past and present works have focused on religious images, found everywhere from churches to jeepneys, which I view as part of our culture and consciousness. I consider them as neo-deities which receive some kind of worshipdespite our denial that we look upon them as deities. The installation has two main points: the relic (cross) and the poon. The relics represent the impact on culture of the Spanish and American occupation, while the poon signifies the transformation of the deity from the Greco-Roman statuette to an embodiment of neo-liberal economy. The collage, made up of calendars, advertising posters, election and campaign paraphernalia, diplomas, religious images and photos of celebrities, reflect on our cultures search for perfection. Usually posted on worn-out walls of homes in impoverished areas, these visual materials mirror how we mould our image of ourselves in a life full of contradicting realities. The randomly placed condoms are meant to represent questions on hypocrisy. The phalluses are symbols of patriarchy, power and worship and the obelisk, used for sun worship, is also loaded with sexual significance. The piece composed of plastic piggy banks inside a wooden altar can be explained by John 2:16. The cross attempts to convey how religion and colonization have shaped our understanding of ourselves. Malinaw po na pag sinilip natin sa gitna ang krus ay hindi si Kristo ang makikita natin, maliban na lamang kung sasabihin ng sisilip na siya mismo si Kristo.
9 Kul Lathalain
In previous months, much media coverage has been given to the bitter clashes between the White House and the Republican-dominated Congress over the US debt crisis. The US government announced last May it had reached its $14.3 trillion legal debt cap, or the maximum amount the government can borrow, barring it from incurring further debts. If the limit was not raised, it was estimated that the US had enough to
p a y its bills only until August 2, whereupon the US would effectively default on all its financial obligations. Under the current capitalist system, governments have always relied on debts to finance its expenditures, such as funding for social services and the costs of warfare. In the case of the US, to bridge the deficit between its income and expenses, the US government enters into loans, bonds and other transactions with international lending institutions, foreign governments, and primarily, its own financial institutions, such as the Federal Reserve, local corporations, and banks. Since most government investments are too large to be paid at once, debts are paid in installments. Over time, more and more debt is incurred, while interest continues to climb. As such, the total US debt (see sidebar) is the result of accumulated government liability across different administrations, from the pre-Ronald Reagan years until present. George W. Bush, who launched an aggressive war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, incurred the largest nominal debt, borrowing $6.1 trillion during his twoterm presidency. The controversy in US politics regarding the debt crisis centers on how to offset the raising of the debt cap. One option, pushed by Democrats, is to impose higher taxes to increase revenues. Another option, backed by Republicans, is to pursue austerity measures such as cuts on spending for social services to reduce government deficits. Now, the Obama administration has convinced Congress, through a compromise agreement, to increase the debt cap by $2.4 trillion. The condition, however, is for more than $900 billion to be slashed from government spending, over the next ten years, as stipulated in the Budget Control Act of 2011. A 12-member bipartisan commission will also lead
The 2008 global financial crisis that precipitated the collapse of giant investment banks and insurance corporations such as Bear Stearns and the American International Group also aggravated the US debt situation, plunging it towards the current financial crisis. The occurrence of such crises, however, are inevitable in the historical progression of capitalism as a socioeconomic system. For instance, the devastating crash of Wall Street in 1929 was the beginning of the Great Depression, marked by widespread poverty, severe wealth inequality, and political volatility across the globe. The 1929 crisis had its roots in the sudden fall of prices after years of ballooning wealth and speculation, similar to the bursting of the subprime mortgage bubble in 2008. It was a harrowing manifestation of the severe consequences of the instability built into the capitalist paradigm. In fact, the US economy wouldnt recover until the onset of World War II. According to the dictates of the free market, economic prosperity and stability are best achieved under conditions that minimize government regulation and controls. Under this framework, however, the postwar US economy was largely comprised of unchecked monocapitalists, and increasingly plagued by speculation, debt bubbles, and financial insecurity. Of course, such a set-up was bound for eventual collapse. When markets fail, ironically, the private sector suddenly finds government intervention necessary not in the form of
Boom and bust characteristic of capitalism; alternating periods of prosperity and economic depression; cyclical
Evidently, over the past century, capitalism as a socioeconomic system has held the world hostage. The current US debt dilemma, the latest among other economic turmoil brought by the 2008 global financial breakdown, signals a continuing and worsening crisis. The capitalist subscription to bailouts and chronic debts is a palliative measure, not a long-lasting solution. The extension of the shortterm debt solves nothing and only throws problems into the
10 Kul Opinyon
CHRIS IMPERIAL
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The fact that the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) is pro-landlord shouldnt come as a surprise. After all, a number of our legislators are landlords themselves.
land distribution. Kayo ang boss ko appears to be directed to big companies and foreign investors. After all, why should he and his family freely give away something they inherited from mommy? Struggle for social justice cannot be won if landlessness persists in the countryside. Landlessness cannot be solved without genuine agrarian reform. It may still be a long way, but our resolve must stay strong. Theres always strength in numbers.
Budget CUTtoure
Make a fashion statement against budget cuts in education and social services. Entries for the logo and catchphrase making contest will be accepted until September 2 while the t-shirt design contest is open until September 6. Watch out for the Interactive Fashion show. Brought to you by the College of Home Economics, UP Acts and ALAB UP in cooperation with the University Student Council and UP Kilos Na. For more information, contact 09352950341.
MILA POLINAR
Moving Planet is a worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis. Come with us on foot. Come with your neighbors and your friends, your family and your co-workers. Get ready to be a part of something HUGE. Join us in a whole day worth-while event on September 24, from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm in Antipolo City! http://www.moving-planet.org/ events/ph/antipolo-city/625 For more info, contact us at info@ agham.org; 09175827917
Dejeuner
The person to receive that letter would be the happiest person on earth
again, so was AIDS. You described such diseases as if you could easily shrug them off, even when we both knew that they were quite dangerous. Amid all these, you would argue, in typed letters, that your greatest hurdle was loneliness. You were ready to face this loneliness if only to support our education, something you would not be able to do as a single mother working in the Philippines. Sir Garry further told of the horrifying stories of domestic workers who were starved to death by their employers, engineers who went back to their families as coffins, among others. But perhaps, your experience in Nigeria is not quite as harsh or as horrifying as their stories. Even then, you still might need a letter Sir Garry told us about. So just in case, this is my way to remind you that apart from being an OFW, you are a mother, a sister, a mentor, a friend. Just in case you forget, you are still a human. And, if typed letters in a chat box would not suffice, perhaps a few printed words might make a slight difference: Thank you and I miss you.
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EKSENANG PEYUPS
when they distributed flyers on election day. Then Sakbayan Deputy General Leo Fuentes Jr. explained that the flyers they distributed were only reply statements to anonymous flyers circulating in the campus that accused Sakbayan of being an allied organization of the Communist Party of the Philippines. An active member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Gonzales hosted the Laguna Peace and Order Council meeting of military officials at the Makiling Ballroom Hall without informing UPLB Chancellor Luis Velasco last July 22, 2009. This violated the Ramos-Abueva Agreement of 1989 and the League of Filipino Students-Department of National Defense (LFS-DND) Accord which prohibits the presence of the military within the premises of the university. We demand for a Chancellor that will be with us in our assertions for higher and sufficient state subsidy and upholds the genuine democratic interests of the students and other sectors of the UPLB community, LFS said.
Meanwhile, the chancellorship selection process in UP Manila (UPM) and Visayas (UPV) have also begun. UPM will hold a multisectoral forum on August 24 to introduce the nominees to students, faculty and staff of UPM and the Philippine General Hospital. UPV, on the other hand, started its open forum on August 22 at UP Iloilo, while another forum is scheduled in UP Miag-ao today, and in Tacloban on August 25. The final interview with the committee will be held on August 26 in Tacloban City. UPM search committee student representative Cleve Arguelles said that the students generally want a Chancellor whose policies will ensure democratic access, preserve UPs public character, improve its public service nature and advance student rights, welfare and basic services. A chancellor should assert together with the students a sufficient state subsidy and should oppose any form of commercialization and privatization of UP education, said UPLB University Student Council Chairperson Pura Beatriz Valle.
NOOOOO WAAAAAY! Nanakaw ang textback phone ng Kule, kaya patawad at wala munang mga malalathalang mensahe ngayong linggo. Magpapalit na rin kami ng numero, kaya isave nyo na sa contacts nyo ang 09054596893. Eto muna ang aming gagamiting numero, at magpapaabiso na lang kami kung magbabago ulit ang textback number. Wag sana kayong tamarin magtext ngayong bago na ang numero. ;P
Next weeks questions:
1. Ano sa tingin mo ang dapat baguhin sa Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas? 2. Kung pwedeng manghiram ng nanay, kaninong nanay ang hihiramin mo?
Here we go again mga utaws for the hottest chikka this week, lalo na very hot nowadays coz of the midterms scare. My eyebags and acne are having the time of their life and are exploding like guns and roses. So without much further ado, here is my chorva na hotter than Amaya. Munting Heredera No. 1. Da who is this direk from DUP (Duraan Uber Pelipenis) who is like hitting like a punching bag of his/her studyante itetch coz he is too demanding kasi. Wow Manny P. got a lost relative in UP. Dapat ikaw na lang magfight kay Juan Marquez, perhaps you may win Many Manny Prizes or else you may get something from All for Juan, Juan for All. Nakow, direk ikaw na pala bad image ngayon. Control your sugar levels at baka may mag-explode dyan from your behind. Munting Heredera No. 2 Da who is this USC (Uber Siksik Chick) member na naheard ko from my concealed mic in the office that is having a date! Wow ateng, ikaw na maganda. Haba ng hair mo! Pwedeng i-whip back and forth. Pakilala mo
naman sakin yang boylet mo. Basta make sure use him as your inspiration and not for your own desperation. Dont worry I know naman youre not making ka-LAWkohan. Anyway ano bang gift sa iyo ni boylet? Dami ba chocolate? Pahingi naman. May sweet tooth ako dyan. Ahihihi. Munting Heredera No. 3 Da who is the tagapagmana ng wrong spelling sa isang midterm exam in a major major subject. The little heredera bitcheza wrote poligamy on her exam, to refer to the collection of lovers by somebody para makaraos sa gabi. She just followed the spelling of bigamy raw kaya she mad palit the y with i. Ay sister, winner ang logic mo! Baka naman jeje-thinking ka lang kaya you used i. Hihihihi. Hanep ang pagbabad sa peyups para humakot ng chika kaya beauty rest muna ako for 100 days ha? See you mga amigas, this is your primetime bitch delivering saucy gossip, baboosh!