UPLB Perspective Volume 34 Issue 4

VOLUME 34 ISSUE 4 February 13, 2008
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LAYOUT BY: Abraham Finney Santos | PHOTO BY: Nia Catherine Callejo
Tambayan Eviction. This welcomed organizations based at the Institute of Biological Sciences (IBS) this year. The IBS administration plans to temporarily move the tambayan of the said organizations from the IBS building to the Student Union (SU) building in compliance with Section 9 of the Fire Code of the Philippines which states that exit ways [of buildings] should be free from any obstruction. Series of Dialogues Last January 7, the IBS administration told the orgs that their tambayans are considered obstructions on buildings exit ways and should be removed. The administration gave the orgs until Jan. 15 to relocate. Four days later, the IBS called another meeting. Present in the meeting were University Student Council (USC) Vice Chairperson Charisse Baez, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Student Councilor Marjinee Ardeza, organizations heads and members. biosci orgs / p4
ObSTrUcTIOnS. This is what the IbS admin labels these org tambayans despite their decades-long existence.
Boc og f c isi rs a e tambayaneviction Sa Likod ng mga Numero uno Sili[p] Plakard

by Nikko Angelo Oribiana
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CULTURE /p11
NEWS: OVCPD relates Ecotourism Masterplan
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Preparations on roll: Chancy hopes Feb Fair to be remembered

by Rogene Gonzales A Feb Fair to be remembered. These were the words of Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco during a dialogue with the University Student Council (USC) on the upcoming February Fair. With the theme 100FAIRcent UPrising, this years fair will reflect the struggles to maintain UP (in its centenary) as an alternative university with a more democratic access to its education, according to USC Councilor Rayan Brozula. The fair also aims to look back on its roots as a peaceful protest fair during the Marcos dictatorship. It also intends to evoke academic excellence through various symposia with prominent people as speakers. In line with this, a number of student booths that were reserved earlier in the off-limits zone had to be moved. These booths were prioritized by the USC to avoid any unnecessary issues or disagreements. Arnie Terosa, Vice Chairperson of UP Ranchers Club, agreed to move their booth. As long as hindi naman kalayuan. Pero mas maganda sana malapit at may ilaw most especially, he explained. Ongoing Preparations As of press time, the USC is still requesting from the Office of the Chancellor permission to set up more lights throughout the field. The lights will help in the publicity activites of the organizations as well as provide for tighter security. The USC also requested more security personnel from the University Police Force to help the members of the Inter-Fraternity Council in serving as marshals to the event. The security personnel will monitor those who will violate the liquor ban and will also help in maintaining peace and order. Velasco is yet to approve the USCs requests in their upcoming dialogues. Meanwhile, the USC is calling on the studentry for volunteers who will assist different committees in organizing the fair especially in maintaining the cleanliness of the field. [P]
CEAT hosts Centennial Palarong UPLB

by Caselyn Shane Marasigan
Table 1.Teams competing in Palarong UPLB
(Source: Department of Human Kinetics)
TEAMS White Team Blue Team
COLLEGES and OFFICES College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT) and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development(OVCPD) College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Office of the Vice Chancellor for Instruction (OVCI) and Graduate School (GS) College of Agriculture (CA) and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension (OVCRE)
CollegeofEconomicsandManagement(CEM),CollegeofDevelopmentandCommunication(CDC), OfficeoftheViceChancellorforAdministration(OVCA)andOfficeoftheViceChancellorforCommunity Affairs(OVCCA)
The College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT) together with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development (OVCPD) hosted this years Palarong UPLB, an annual sport activity in the campus participated by various offices and colleges in the university. Glimpse of the past Palarong UPLB was launched by the Dean of University Athletic Board during the late 1980s when it was called UPLB Intramurals. In the early 1990s it was replaced and renamed Palarong UPLB. Due to lack of funds allotted for sports and recreational activities, it was not practiced in the late 1990s and was only revived last 2006 by the UPLB Sports and Recreation Committee (formerly University Athletic Board), with the help of the Department of Human Kinetics (DHK). The winners of 2006 Palarong UPLB became the basis for the order of the colleges and offices that will
host the said event. In 2006, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) grabbed the championship title followed by CEAT, College of Agriculture (CA), College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR) and College of Economics and Management (CEM). Since CAS bagged the crown, they were the one who hosted last years Palaro. Track of the present Since the university is celebrating its centennial this year, Palarong UPLB was expected to become more exciting and festive as compared with the Palaro of past years. In relation to this, the UPLB Sports and Recreation Committee revised the events for the Palaro. Aside from the usual tournament like basketball, volleyball, table tennis, lawn tennis, athletics, swimming and cheer dancing, other games like archery (last year only a demonstration event) and womens basketball for faculty members and staff have also been included. Different demonstration games like 9-Ball billiards, dama, scrabble, and Philippine games were also included. This year, five
Green Team Red Team Yellow Team
College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), College of Forestry and Natural Resources
UPLBs Centennial Kick-off Brozula said the opening of the fair in Feb. 11 will serve as UPLBs local version of the UP Centennial Kick-off. Sa opening program, may torch lighting relay, candle lighting na magbubuo ng [figure na] 100, tapos flag dance, he said. Brozula said the event will serve as a depiction of what the students want UP to be in the next 100 years. He stated that there will be different themes for each day during the week-long celebration. Aside from activities by different organizations, the USC will hold events that will help students become more politically aware especially on the upcoming USC-CSC elections. Dapat malinaw yung issues diyan
Implementation of Security Measures at UPLB: (CFNR), College of Human Ecology (CHE) and Office of the Chancellor (OC)
cELEbraTIOn. UPLB community gears up for the centennial Feb Fair while living up UPs spirit and historic role in the society. FILE PHOTO
[activities] para mamulat din talaga yung mga estudyante at maging active, he added. Tweaks and Glitches During the Council of Student Leaders meeting last month, the USC told various organizations that the initial booth layout in the Freedom Park was revised. Brozula stated that since the Palarong UPLB was no
longer scheduled simultaneously with the fair, a larger area of the upper field was expected to accommodate more student booths as compared with last year. However, the area nearest D.L. Umali Auditorium will not be used as per request of Velasco in preparation for the Centennial graduation. Mahirap daw kasing patubuin ulit yung damo in time for the Centennial graduation, Brozula said.
teams are competing for the Palaro(see side box). Another highlight of the event was the Mutya ng Palaro a beauty pageant during the tournament. Each team chose one Mutya that would represent them. Game Target DHK Chairperson Prof. Gene Cuaresma, said Palarong UPLB was
made to develop camaraderie among UPLB staff and students and also to promote sports development among UPLB constituents. Palarong UPLB is not after the announcement of the champion departments or team but it is after the ties and harmonic relationship that students and staff could develop through Palarong UPLB Cuaresma added. [P]
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Los Baos fire department conducts fire drill

by Harriet Melanie Zabala
Admin implements ID system for PUJ drivers

by Sugar Marie Baula
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An old rule is somehow freshly implemented in the university lately - fire drill. One was conducted last January 30 at the Physical Sciences Building. The said drill gained various feedbacks from the buildings resident students and faculty members. Three important points were discussed in the said drill: the importance of exit points, fire equipment, and smoke detectors. According to Presidential Decree 1185, also known as the Fire Code of the Philippines, fire drills should be conducted four times a year. However, in some buildings in UPLB, this provision is not strictly followed. Moreover, Prof. Aida Lustria from Institute of Computer Science said she has been teaching at the Physical Sciences Building for several years yet she has seen only two fire drills. In an interview with Perspective, Renato Samson, Los Baos Municipal Fire Marshall, said not all people in UPLB are aware of what they are supposed to do
during fire. Actually, hindi tayo nagkulang sa paalala, Samson added. Prof. Eliezer Albacea, Head of Los Baos Computer Center, said, Dahil hindi naman natin malaman kung kailan darating ang sunog, okay na okay yun [fire drill], except na disruption lang yun sa klase. Albacea added that although the corridors of the Physical Sciences Building are free from obstructions, except for the tambayans in the second and third floor, he believes that there is still a need to have a fire drill on the said area. In addition, Teodorick Barry Manguerra, instructor at the Physics Division, said that despite the importance of conducting a fire drill, some students did not take it seriously. He thinks that it was futile because it was announced so students and faculty members were not rattled by the situation. Kailangan ng fire drill pero sana maayos, magkaroon muna ng lecture, Manguerra added. This is because he thinks that if the firemen will command the students and
faculty members to run to the fire exit, they will still be confused, so before conducting a fire drill, people must be given sufficient information first. The said fire drill was spearheaded by the Occupational Health and Safety Committee, in cooperation with the Los Baos Fire Department and Municipal Fire Marshall. This was done because these departments believe that security and safety should go hand in hand. Last semester, a fire drill was also conducted at the Institute of Biological Sciences (IBS) Building. In connection with this, tambayan eviction in the IBS Building will soon be implemented as part of actions taken by its administrators regarding the result of a drill last August. This is allegedly because the tambayans were considered fire hazards since they are blocking the exit points on the said area. [P]
aThLETIc. UPLB colleges join the annual Palarong UPLB event. PHOTO BY: Mark Angelo Ordonio
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Feb. 14 dePRESSion: Diagnosing the State of the Press 1-4PM SPEAKERS: CAS Annex 1 Rowena Paraan (Secretary General, National Union of Audi Journalists of the Philippines) Jose Cosido (National Chairperson, College Editors Guild of the Philippines)
Identification (ID) system for jeepney drivers entering the UPLB premises is being facilitated by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs (OVCCA), as part of the security programs of the university. OVCCA Head Elpidio Agbisit explained that this program is similar to the ID system for faculty members, students and contract workers inside the university. The purpose of the said ID system is to control the entrance of unwanted people inside UPLB premises, thus, decreasing security hazards inside the campus. The last half of January was used by OVCCA in distributing identification forms to jeepney drivers. The form, according to Agbisit, should be passed with one 2x2 photo and NBI clearance. The drivers were given one year after the target date of implementation, which is on March 01, 2008, to submit all the requirements. Sabi kasi ng mga drivers, medyo
mahal yata ang pagkuha ng (NBI) clearance, Agbisit said. Although the Drivers Association welcomed the idea, Agbisit said there are jeepney drivers who still disapprove of the ID system. Hindi naman na kasi kailangan, may sticker na kami, Ramon, a driver in UPLB, said. Nakakadagdag lang yan sa gastos naming (mga drivers), Boyet, another driver, likewise said. Despite negative feedbacks, OVCCA still wants to push through with the policy. They said that only the ID cards lamination and the NBI clearance are the expenses to be shouldered by the drivers. Agbisit elaborated that jeepney drivers who will not place their IDs on their windshields by March 1 will not be allowed to enter the UPLB campus. There will be no other sanctions aside from this. As of press time, OVCCA has already distributed 200 IDs to drivers. Passing of requirements is still ongoing.[P]
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Hindi daw talaga magbibigay ang university ng mga areas outside the building for tambayan. Dr. Rachel Sotto, a professor from IBS, said. She added that there are plans to build mini parks in vacant spaces in the campus. Lahat ng mga tambayan around the campus will likewise be demolished kasi magko-construct ng mga mini parks all over the campus. Yung ina-eye natin, hindi pwede dahil may plan for expansion ang IBS. Sotto added. After the meeting, the deadline for the orgs to leave was extended up to Jan. 30. In the next dialogue dated Jan. 25, the IBS told the organizations that they have already arranged with Prof. Severino Cuevas, Office of the Students Affairs director, regarding their request to relocate the tambayans. IBS director Dr. Cleofas Cervancia said the request was already approved. An ocular visit headed by Dr. Macrina Zafaralla, Dr. Cervancia, Dr. Renato Avenido and Dr. Nina Cadiz, was done at the SU building by the IBS administration together with the orgs advisers, heads and representatives. According to Baez, the IBS sought for students immediate response after the visit. Organizations Stand IBS orgs met with USC Chairperson Leo XL Fuentes and CAS Chairperson Sheila Abucay Jan. 31 to discuss their corresponding response to the issue. Chromewell Mojica, head of UPLB Genetics Society, suggested that the issue be raised to university level. The IBS admin is still pushing for the relocation of the tambayans to the SU building while students are still hoping that they can remain in their current locations. Marielisse Hemedes, head of UPLB Society of Pre-Med Students, said hanggat maaari talaga, ayaw naming umalis. Mojica added that they will fight for their right to stay in the IBS building. The IBS organizations, with the help of the USC and CAS-SC, maintained their stand on this issue as explained in their statement released last month. Naninindigan kami na hindi solusyon ang pagpapaalis ng mga tambayan sa IBS Building. Sa halip, kami ay nananawagan na unang tugunan ang mga pamamaraan upang makaiwas sa sunog tulad ng pagkakaroon ng maayos na evacuation plan at sapat na fire fighting equipment at exit ways. In line with this, a manifesto calling for support to the organizations stand was released last Feb. 5, Tuesday. As of press time, the USC and CAS-SC are yet to set a dialogue with the Bureau of Fire Protection, Los Baos. [P]
In the news article Alongs mother: SDT finds APO guilty, published in Volume 34, 3rd issue of the UPLB Perspective, student juror Sunshine Salgado was not able to attend majority of the hearing because of a laboratory class simultaneous with the schedule of the trial.
Admin to slash undergrad courses quota CLARIFICATION

ABE-related courses to be prioritized
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The UPLB administration released an administrative decision to reduce the number of students to be admitted to some undergraduate programs, par ticularly Biolog y, Chemistr y, Communication Ar ts and Sociolog y next academic year, according to our source who requested for anonymity. This was done to have more focus on Agricultural, Biotechnology and Environmental (ABE) related courses. However, though the administration likes to prioritize ABE-related courses, the total number of UPLB enrollees will not increase. To solve this, slots from other undergraduate programs will be taken. The undergraduate program that will be tremendously affected by the said decision is BA Sociology, which will be reduced to at least 50 percent of its original number of enrollees. Chairperson of the Department of
Social Sciences Arleen Saniano said, BA Sociology, as it was said to me, is not part of the ABE-related courses so the UPLB administration decided to reduce its admission, but we already wrote a letter to the chancellor asking for the retention of the current quota. Meanwhile, Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco already answered the letter and adjusted the quota from 30 to 45 students provided that the BA Sociology program will only have one block. During the University Council meeting, Velasco raised that another reason for this administrative order is the limited number of instructors in the Department of Social Sciences. Saniano claimed that the BA sociolog y course is a well-subscribed program. It is known for helping national development, and the enrolment, she said, is not declining at all. Moreover, UPLB constituents, as a result, expressed varied reactions
regarding the issue. Maganda naman yung rason nila sa pagpapatupad ng nasabing order, said Nixx Flores, Communication Arts 07. Kaso baka dahil dito, hindi na kami mabigyan ng priority na maaaring maging dahilan ng paglipat ng ibang estudyante sa ibang kurso, she added. On the other hand, Ohdessa Baana, from UPLB Sociology Society said it is unfair on their part if the number of enrollees will be reduced just because they are not the prioritized program of the university. She also said this act is a form of discrimination towards Sociology as a course because this means that they are not important in this university and they are less preferred by the students. She also said that as a part of the organization under this course, the decision will prohibit them to impart the importance of Sociology to others. There is a big possibility that they will not be recognized by the Office
of Student Affairs as a legitimate organization because they will not be able to meet the required minimum number of members. A concerned student, who refused to be identified, said ito ay isa sa mga hindi magandang naidulot ng Tuition and Other Fee Increase dahil gustong bigyan ng importansya ng unibersidad ang mga kursong kumikita. She added that this decision was not properly relayed to the students and needs to be further studied. The Chairperson of the Department of Humanities declined to give any reactions or infor mation regarding the issue. As of press time, the Office of Vice Chancellor for Instruction has not yet granted an interview with Perspective. [P]
EMpTy. IBS Wing C Lobby has been cleared of tambayan since 2006. PHOTO BY: Nia Catherine Callejo
OVCPD relates Ecotourism Masterplan

by Camille Garcia
4th ST Educ Summit tackles RP educs Rising Cost, Declining Quality

by Anna Mae Lamentillo Discussing the rising cost, declining quality of Philippine education, the 4th Southern Tagalog Regional Education Summit (STREC) gathered college students from across region IV in its two-day annual meeting last January 31 to February 1. The event was organized by the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) in collaboration with College Editors Guild of the Philippines, Kabataan Party, UPLB University Student Council (USC) and Samahan ng Kabataan Para sa Bayan. NUSP said 250 students attended the summit. USC-UPLB Councilor Rayan Brozula said the STRECs primary concern was to address educational problems of the provinces in the Southern Tagalog Region. The summit investigated and exposed the common trends on the declining state of education. Brozula added that part of the strategy of the summit is to identify the root of the education crises and to create a longterm solution to at least alleviate these crises. This is one of the worst levels of education na inabot ng sistema natin. Even the Education Secretary admitted a few weeks ago that the quality of education has reached its lowest level, said Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casio, member of the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education. Furthermore, Kabataan Party National President Raymond Palatino said the quality of Philippine education is deteriorating. He added that it is inaccessible to the majority of the youth, commercialized, colonially-oriented and fascist in nature. Though he admits that Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inherited a flawed educational system, he stresses that the president is still responsible for aggravating the education crisis. Bagong Alyansa Makabayan-Southern Tagalog Chairperson Bayani Cambronero said he would give our education system a score of six out of 10. But he stressed that this was never an issue of the capabilities of the Filipino people. His basis for such rating is the governments lack of prioritization to develop education as a means to achieve economic development. Palatino identified few reasons for the current status of education system, namely, the source of income and the Filipinos response to domestic needs abroad. In addition, Casio recognized the effect of the Philippines decreasing budget in our present state of education. He added that the academic catastrophe the country faces today is founded on the abrupt process of implementing tuition increases encouraged by governments removal of the cap on tuition increases and the revival of the framework on rules and regulation regarding the implementation of matriculation increases. Furthermore, Casio remarked that the benefits given to the teachers are very minimal. Cambronero pointed out that GMAs definition of global competitiveness destroys the essence of Philippine education. Iba yung concept ng global competitiveness ni Gloria [Arroyo] kaysa sa edukasyon natin sa pagiging globally competitive, kasi gustong maging competitive yung mga graduates natin para pangexport, he added. Casio furthered that they have already, filed several bills on the reform of our educational system including resolutions that will ensure the regulation of tuition, promotion of a three-year moratorium and endowment of student discounts, but none of those was considered. Maraming problema ang hindi natutugunan at mukhang hindi matutugunan in spite of legislatives efforts, Casio said. The speakers raised several solutions to the problem. In Palatinos speech, he suggested the eight-point education agenda. This includes an increase in the budget allocation for education, use of Filipino language as the medium of instruction, improvement of teachers welfare, moratorium on tuition and other fee increases, development of a nationalist and relevant curriculum, investment in science, research and technology development, transparency in education programs and maintenance of democratic rights in schools. [P]
An ecotourism park, which will be called The Maria Makiling Ecoutourism Village (MMEV), is one of the major projects to be launched in October along with other projects as part of the UP Centennial celebration. The said proposal has been conceptualized by the UPLB Masterplan Committee for two years. The tourism plan Our vision is to choose and evaluate existing project sites like the Museum of Natural History and Makiling Botanical Garden for enhancement and be more tourism friendly, Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development (OVCPD) Fernando Sanchez Jr. said. The committee for planning is composed of experts in ecotourism. They were tasked to produce project feasibility studies, harness information on tourismrelated project like Mt. Makiling. Ecoville and Canopy ride The implementation of the said project requires additional university facilities. A cable car that will be called the UPLB Canopy Ride is set to be set up. It will be the second cable car in the Philippines
after the one at Tagaytay Highlands. The Canopy Ride will start from the Agricultural Park down to the Mudspring and end will at the Ecotourism Village. This arrangement is said to show people how an agricultural system differs from a forest ecosystem, as well as inform them about the changes happening between the two ecosystems. The Masterplan Committee also plans to build a Mountain Convention Center at Pook ni Maria Makiling, a few meters away from the Botanic Garden. This will serve as a venue for different seminars that will attract more people and tourists to visit the area. Also, the committee plans to construct Zoological Centers between Pook ni Maria Makiling and Botanic Garden. This is considered the universitys educational project for Veterinary Medicine students and other students who plan to pursue practicum in the same field. Forest Preservation Mt. Makiling is the nearest Mountain Ecosystem in the National Capital Region and other nearby provinces. Sanchez pointed out that protecting
and preserving the forest area from possible human degradation is important. He added that only limited number of people and tourists will be permitted to walk on built trails and some particular forest areas. Kapag marami nang tao sa recreation area, hindi na nila lahat mamomonitor nang sabay-sabay, Fatima, a Forestry student who refused to give her full name, said. Sa Makiling na mismo marami nang tao ang dumaragsa, added another Forestry student who refused to be identified. Fatima explained that ecotourism is categorized as one form of nature-based tourism. It must promote environment, culture and social awareness and at the same time the responsibility not to exploit the regions it touches. For this, she said that there are three fundamental things to consider before implementing the ecotourism plan. These are: to site protection to maintain a level of satisfactory used within a given area, site modification without the interference in the areas ecological appeal and site rehabilitation for sustainability and good service.
NIPAS The National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) was established by virtue of the Republic Act No. 7586. Some of its major objectives are to enhance biological diversity and to maintain conditions of the area to the greatest extent possible. Institutions that will disobey the law will be reprimanded by imprisonment of one to six years as well as penalties within the range of 5,000 pesos to 500,000 pesos. About the budget The university administration is aware that these project proposals will not be fully funded by the government. With this, Sanchez said they will have to solicit support from the private sector. Any project has to be sustainable, he added. Sanchez is saddened to hear comments that the projects are being used to generate income. He said that what other people cannot see as one of the possible benefits of the said project is the education for the generation. Sanchez also believes that this project will help the university grow and become competitive. [P]
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eviving a person who is on the brink of death is saving a fellow, but breathing life into a decomposing body is reawakening a corpsea zombie that will exist without soul. The Arroyo administration has been planning to revive two almost forgotten laws the Anti-Subversion Law and the National Identification System. Several people are critical about this plan, for they believe that reviving two dead laws is just like creating a zombie.
The making of a frankenstein Republic Act (RA) No. 1700 or the Anti-Subversion Law, defined as An Act to Outlaw the Communist Party of the Philippines and Similar Associations, Penalizing Membership therein, and for other purposes was signed into law on June 20, 1957. But in 1992, it was repealed under the Ramos administration, after the downfall of the Marcos dictatorship through the People Power I in 1986. The current administration is planning to revive the said law because it believes that this will facilitate the way for resumption of peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New Peoples Army. President Gloria MacapagalArroyo initially supported the idea of reviving the Anti-Subversion Law, but quickly backtracked when it encountered ardent protests from lawmakers, civil liberty advocates, and human rights victims. The said groups claim that the purpose of the law is to destroy and neutralize the CPP. But they are afraid that this law could also be used arbitrarily by the government to repress the alleged communist fronts such as legal political organizations Anak Bayan and League of Filipino Students.
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Muling Pagpapakahulugan ng Dugong UP sa Aktibismo

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Anti subversion Law
national ID system
This system states that the information to be collected for the national ID card include the holders name, home address, sex, picture, signature, date if birth, marital status, names of parents, height, weight, prints of two index fingers and two thumbs, any prominent distinguishing features like moles, as well as tax identification number. This system is also said to be used by the government in identifying communists, insurgents, and terrorists. Francesca Rey, a freshman taking up BS Economics said that the
rights of the mortals In countries like the Philippines, where there are conflicts between different armed forces, the rights of the non-combatants or the civilians should not be set aside. In August 1998, former president Joseph Estrada signed the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). CARHRIHL recognizes that respect
REFERENCES: http://www.bulatlat.com/2007/12/resurrecting-dead-malaca-ang-revive-anti-subversion-law Philippine Daily Inquirer issues on: January 9, 2008, January 8, 2008, December 19, 2007
Senator Mar Roxas stressed that reviving the Anti-Subversion Law is like going back to an era where might is right, and freedom is defined not by ones ability to think and act freely, but by espousing only the ideas and actions that were most acceptable to the powers-that-be. Reviving RA 1700 is retrogressive. It is like going back to the primitive years when we labeled people as communists and insurgents, said Senate President Manuel Villar. According to Fr. Romeo Intengan, co-founder of the Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas, the revival of RA 1700 will not greatly help the government in its campaign to end the communist insurgency. However, it will be helpful only if the governments political and military intelligence is outstanding and the citizenry is cooperative. He added that the outcome, if ever RA 1700 is implemented, will depend on how excellent those who have the power would manage the law, and how they would use it to curb communist insurgencies. Bing Baltazar Brillo, a professor from the Department of Social Sciences, said that the implementation of the AntiSubversion Law is not the only way to alleviate grievances in our country. Instead of fighting against
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insurgencies, it will further aggravate the problem, he added. Brillo also doubted the sincerity of the administration in their aim to curb communist insurgencies. He also stated that this law could be used by the government as a strategy to repress those who are critical to them. attack of the corpses Meanwhile, Arroyo signed Executive Order (EO) No. 420 in April 2005, requiring all governmentowned and controlled corporations to streamline and harmonize their identification system through identification card. The National ID System, for those who are pushing for its implementation, is said to reduce the cost of having multiple ID cards and maintaining redundant databases, make transactions more convenient, and help in anti-crime and anti-terror campaigns. However, militant groups oppose this system because they fear that it would invade peoples privacy, violate human rights, and curtail civil liberties. Even the Supreme Court ruled that the system would violate the right to privacy guaranteed by the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
implementation of such system depends on the way the government will handle it. Another freshman from the College of Development Communication, Camille Intal, related that the National ID System will serve as a disciplinary measure to Filipinos with regards to the use of IDs in different transactions. However, according to Dr. Arleen Saniano from the Department of Social Sciences, reviving the said system might lead to invasion of human rights. She added that with this system, the peoples right to privacy will be sacrificed and there is still doubt on what really the governments intentions are in implementing this system. On the brink of death On the edge of national problems such as economic instability, crime and terrorism, several people deem that human rights need not be sacrificed. University Student Council Chairperson Leo XL Fuentes said that Filipinos have been suffering from poverty, crimes, terrorism, and human rights violations such as enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. He emphasized that the government must focus not only on exterminating communist insurgencies but also on the economic instability, educational system, and the state of human rights in our country.
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miyembro siya ng isang organisasyon kumpara sa mga taong hindi. Bilang propesor, naoobserbahan niyang confrontational at magaling magpaliwanag ang mga nagiging estudyante niyang aktibista. Nagkakaroon naman umano ng pagkakahon sa mga estudyante ng UP bilang mga aktibista dahil noon pa man, sila na ang namumuno sa mga kilos protesta. Ngunit ayon pa rin sa by Faith Allyson Buenacosa and Rogene Gonzales isang pag-aaral na isinagawa sa UP Tahimik na binabyahe paliwanag ni Love. Diliman noong 1995, bumaba na ang ni Reign ang lubak-lubak na kalye. Maya-maya, Malaki rin umano ang epekto ng kalagayang pagbibigay importansya ng mga ang karamihan sa mga estudyante ay tumututok estudyante ng UP sa mga pambansang sumakay din sa jeep ang guro niya dati sa elementarya. na lamang sa pag-aaral at wala nang iba pa. isyu at pagmamahal sa bayan. Saan ka na nag-aaral? tanong ni Maam. Nababawasan aniya ang mga may pakialam May mga pagbabago rin aniya sa Sa UP po. sa reyalidad ng buhay. aktibismo mula noong panahon ng Ang galing mo naman. Sana maging open tayo sa aktibismo Martial Law hanggang sa ngayon Napangiti si Reign. Sumunod ang sandaling katahimikan. dahil isa siyang venue ng pagpapalawak ng dahil iba na ang politikal na sitwasyon Bago pa man bumaba si Reign, narinig niya ang madalas kaalaman na hindi mo matututunan sa apat ng ating bansa. Nabawasan na na sulok lamang ng silid-aralan, dagdag niya. umano ang pagiging radikal ng mga na tanong ng iba pang kakilala sa labas ng kampus: estudyante. Aktibista ka na rin ba? Binigyang diin din niya ang Nang marinig ni Reign ang tanong na ito, nabuhay sa paliwanag at palagay importansya ng aktibismo sa isang kanyang hinagap ang imahe ng isang taong may pulang Sa loob ng silid-aralan, nakakukuha rin si pamahalang nagtataguyod ng bandana sa kanyang noo at humihikayat ng walk-out mula Reign ng mga konkretong depinisyon na demokrasya. sa classroom. Matapos noon, siya rin mismo ay taas kamaong nakatutulong sa pagbuo ng kanyang For democracy to work, there sumisigaw at pinagpapawisan sa ilalim ng nakasisilaw na araw. pagtingin sa ibat ibang ideolohiya. Tulad must be a viable opposition to it and ng ibat ibang sangay ng siyensiya political activism is one means for Ayon sa kanya, ang aktibismo ay upang suriin ang mga bagay-bagay, developing that viable opposition, hindi karaniwang tingin sa karaniwan pagiging mulat sa tunay na kalagayan halimbawa na ang Political Science. pagtatapos niya. Katulad ni Reign, maging ang ng lipunan at sa mga dinaranas ng tao. Binigyang kahulugan ng isang kanyang mga kamag-aral sa UPLB Paglabas siya doon sa comfort zone at propesor ng Political Science, na ay mayroong kanya-kanyang pakikiharap sa kung ano ba ang nangyayari tumangging magpakilala, ang Teorya at praktika pagtingin sa aktibismo sa kabila ng sa lipunan, sabi niya. aktibismo bilang isang aktibong Ngunit hindi sapat ang kaalaman pagiging abala sa loob at labas ng Noong siya ay nasa elementarya pa partisipasyon ng mga tao sa mga kung ikukulong lamang sa apat na akademya. lamang, nakita na niya ang koneksyon isyung pampubliko. sulok ng silid-aralan. Napatunayan Ayon kay Bianca Sacramento, BS ng mga laman ng balita sa kung paano Activism for me, does not consist na ng kasaysayan na maipapakita DevCom 07, ang aktibismo ay isang napagsasamantalahan ang mga tao. Kaya only of protest activities because ito sa paglalapat sa mga tunay na uri ng pagrerebelde na mas magaan. pagtuntong niya sa hayskul ay naging miyembro activism can take the form of kalagayan ng lipunan. Isang pagtaliwas sa nakasanayan siya ng ANAKBAYAN. Pagpasok niya naman dito support for the political system, Si Emmanuel Dumlao, Propesor sa nang mga batas. sa UPLB ay ipinagpatuloy niya ang kanyang mga dagdag pa niya. Departamento ng Humanidades, ay Sabi naman ni Gabby*, BS Biology nasimulan. Malaki aniya ang posibilidad isang aktibista mula pa noong 1974. 07, ito ay isang porma ng kalayaan Nasabi ko na talagang aktibista na ako, noong na maging aktibista ang Para sa kanya, ang aktibismo sa pagpapahayag ng opinyon na first RTR [Room to room] ko sa Polytechnic University isang tao kung ang kanyang ay kombinasyon ng pilosopiya na hindi masama hanggat walang of the Philippines tungkol sa oil deregulation law, magulang ay mga aktibista gumagabay sa pagbabagong natatapakang tao. rin dahil sa political socialization panlipunan at praktika na kuwento niya. Hindi lang kasi pagsali sa rally yun, na nakukuha niya. Nagkaroon tumutukoy sa aktwal na Labis na importante ang aktibismo ngayon, meron siyang [aktibista] kagustuhang ani Love, sapagkat nasa panahon tayo ng umano ng isang pag-aaral na pakikilahok. Dagdag ipaglaban yung sa tingin niya ay neo-kolonyalismo kung saan hindi direktang nagsasabing mas malaki pa niya, walang tama, dagdag pa niya. ang posibilidad na hawak ng mga dayuhan ang Pilipinas. Sa Likod / p12 Makabubuti naman umano ang Nakokontrol na umano ang buong sistema maging aktibista aktibismo ayon kay Carla*, BS AgEcon ng pamahalaan sa pamamagitan ng mga ang isang tao 05 sapagkat maipaglalaban nito ang kasunduan at polisiyang ibinibigay ng ibang k u n g paniniwala sa mga isyu katulad ng bansa kayat ngayon ang panahong pagtataas ng matrikula. kailangang pagtibayin ang aktibismo. Neutral [ang palagay ko sa Ayon sa kanya, ang aktibismo ang aktibismo], kasi, hindi rin naman ako bumubuhay sa mga katagang Iskolar ganoon kainteresado sa pulitika kasi ng Bayan dahil bilang estudyante ng UP busy akong tao, sabi naman ni John na pinapaaral ng taong bayan, dapat Matthew Baguinon, BSIE 07. ibalik natin ang karunungang ibinigay nila sa atin. Ngunit nakadaragdag umano ang Maagang pagtahak ng landas mga maling pagtingin ukol sa aktibismo, Bata pa lang ay mausisa na si katulad ng palagay na gulo lamang ang Maria Elena Carlos, o Love, sa mga dinudulot ng pagtatanong, sa pagliit ng bagay-bagay. Hindi katulad ng iba, bilang ng mga dumadalo sa mga rally. madalang makuntento si Love sa Peaceful protest yun, mga sagot na kanyang nakukuha. magmamartsa ka para iparinig mo Isa si Love sa mga batang aktibista ang mga hinaing mo at wala ngayon sa UPLB. Freshman siya at naman kaming dalang kung kumukuha ng kursong Sosyolohiya. anumang nakasasakit,
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Student Cultural Association of the University of the Philippines were established. Universities became hotbeds for new and progressive ideas as discussion groups, symposia and seminar-workshops tackling various social problems and their possible solutions were held. The nationalistic zeal spread like wildfire.
he patter of the drizzle began its attempt to get into the nerves of people, but that was the least of your concern. For an instant your eyes wandered to the fliers and pamphlets strewn on the blacktop, and then you followed one with your gaze as it was caught and swept to the curb by the wayward wind. Careful not to let your guard down, you crane your neck to see past the front liners, watching for any suspicious movement from the police that would betray moves for a violent dispersal. Its the 70s, and the tension was like an electric current crawling under your skin. You are chanting with the crowd when all of a sudden the deafening report of a gun cut through the hullabaloo.
Kung hindi nGayOn, KaILan pa?

-Abraham Ditto Sarmiento
Juan Ponce Enrile, heralded the emergence of one of the darkest years in the countrys history. On September 21, 1972, Marcos put the entire country under Martial law. Together with other progressive individuals, student activists who felt their security threatened either went underground, lie lowed in the movement, or took up arms to continue the struggle in the mountains. Martial law was characterized by unabated violation of human rights summary executions, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, etc. Dissenting voices were stifled; the crises that have bridled the country worsened. Democracys dirge was about to be sung. Enter EdSa 1 The assassination of Benigno Aquino Sr. on August 21, 1983 ushered in the fall of the Marcos regime. The people, having found in Corazon Aquino the promises of deliverance from tyranny, overcome their fears and hesitations to give way to boldness and resolution. Aquinos assassination lit a fire of protest which the country had not seen before. In the months ahead, its flames raged in the city and countryside... Here, the upper and middle class marched with the poor, the professionals with the workers and the unemployed, former senator Francisco Tatad recalled. On February 22-25, 1986, the Filipino mustered their collective strength to finally rid themselves of a dictator. And the rest, as they say, is history. arranged a dialogue with Marcos on Jan. 30 to persuade him not to run for a third term. The dialogue proved futile, and Marcos even called Jopson, whose father owned a supermarket, a mere son of a grocer (Pimentel, 1989). While the dialogue was going on, a number of activists crashed trough Gate 4 of the Malacaang Palace and threw pillboxes and Molotov and set fire to a truck and a government car. Four youth were shot dead and many others were wounded after they clashed with military forces that quelled the riot. A series of protests followed this, and activists and many of their sympathizers resorted to the parliament of the streets to air their discontent and grievances. In his book titled Todays Revolution: Democracy, Marcos has this to say about the protests that beleaguered his administration: I regret to say that the media played up the violence that was due to two factors: the inexperience in riot and mob control of the police and the military authorities, and the designs of certain communists and nihilist radicals in the demonstration. There was hardly any attempt to understand the issues and sentiments behind the militancy of the students and the ideologies in their midst. It was sufficient to dismiss this as a disenchantment with my administration rather than as the inevitable outcome of the modernizing process (Marcos, 1971). People can say that democracy then was having its death throes, but they havent seen it all yet. On August 21, 1971, two grenade explosions rocked the miting de avance of the Liberal Party (the political party of Marcos archenemy, Benigno Aquino Sr.) in what would be remembered as the Plaza Miranda bombing. dark years The bombing left nine people dead and 97 others injured. Marcos put the blame on communist insurgents and suspended the writ of habeas corpus a few days later (Pimentel, 1989). The ensuing arrest of hundreds of individuals suspected as radicals, as well as the staged assassination plot against Marcos Minister of Defense
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On the eve These organizations and universities were to become the well of young and passionate student leaders during the critical few years before the declaration of Martial Law. The Student power KM, founded in 1964 by poet and The words Martial Law evoke in most people the image of nuns placing roses UP instructor Jose Maria Sison, for example, will be one of the major role into the muzzle of a soldiers gun or the players in the series of protests that will indomitable human shield formed by later be known as the FQS. the linked hands of people from across In 1966, a summit between Asian all social classes. While these images leaders was met by intense protests accurately depict what might be considered the culmination of decades by around 2,000 to 3,000 students, mostly KM members. The said summit of peoples discontent with the Marcos was set to provide means to end the regime, it leaves much unsaid in terms war that was ravishing Vietnam. But of the twist and turns, headways and there are suspicions from the ranks of hesitations of the Filipinos struggle to academicians and students that the regain freedom. said summit, called by then American Even before the peaceful uprising President Lyndon Johnson, would only of February 1986, there were already corroborate US intrusion in the war mobilizations and movements that (Agoncillo, 1990). challenged the existing societal The protesters chanted in the lobby setup aggravated by the excesses of of the Manila Hotel such calls like the dictatorship. In this, the student Yankee Go Home, Shoot now, talk movement as epitomized by the First later LBJ and Hey, hey, LBJ, how Quarter Storm (FQS) contributed much many kids did you kill today? in marking the path that will define the A 20-minute riot broke out. From direction of the struggle for national the camp of the protesters, one was liberation. shot in the neck, and seven others were arrested. Earlier, even before revolt brewing the demonstration started, the Manila In the 1960s, the world was rocked police already stopped 18 buses by a resurgence of student activism, loaded with UP students and detained especially in the United States, South several protesters carried by jeepneys. Korea, China and Mexico. American This incident, later dubbed as the students rallied for the withdrawal of US October 24 Movement, graced the troops in the Vietnam War. In France, headlines of national dailies for weeks. students were almost successful in A public committee hearing, which deposing President Charles de Gaulle historian Teodoro Agoncillo tagged with the Paris Commune of 1968 as a witch-hunt, was conducted by (Pimentel, 1989). Congress to hold an investigation on The heightened student militancy and nationalism inspired in some Filipino the demonstration and the resulting police brutality. In the end, it turned youth the desire to take concrete steps out to be just an attempt to ferret to change the perceived inequalities out KM involvement in the growing of the society. They began to take on communist insurgency during that issues both at the national (US military time. bases, Vietnam War, oil price hike) and The October 24 Movement served local (tuition hikes, academic freedom, campus repression) levels. The latter part as the prelude to the coming storm that will unsettle the Marcos regime in of the 1960s up to the declaration of the first quarter of 1970. Martial Law in 1972 saw a rising tide of student demonstrations that defined a The coming of the storm turning point in Philippine history. Bayan Muna Representative Satur Meanwhile, progressive youth Ocampo has this to say about the organizations such as Kabataang FQS in his speech for the opening Makabayan (KM), Samahang of the photo exhibit Never Again! Demokratiko ng mga Kabataan, and
sponsored by the College of Mass Communication in UP Diliman: This is an important point: the FQS occurred because the resurgent open mass movement developed in the 60s, with a definitive national-democratic character (anti-imperialist, anti-feudal) worked on the worsening economic, political and social crisis to politically isolate the Marcos regime. The regimes inability to ease the crisis (it could not resolve it), its puppetry to US imperialism, corruption and increasing resort to fascist means in turn spurred the mass movement onward. (Emphasis not the authors) Indeed, the FQS became the trigger for a growing nationalist sentiment during the Marcos regime. With the re-election of Ferdinand Marcos in 1969, discontent with the administrations incapacity to cope with the political, social and economic crises grew and sparked a series of demonstration that reached its apex with the advent of the FQS (Agoncillo, 1990). According to an article published in this newspaper (Volume 26 Issue 6 January 15-31), at the dawn of the year 1970, there was already widespread suspicion that Marcos is set to run for a third term, after becoming the first and only Philippine President to win a second seat. The Nationalista and Liberal Parties, two major contending political parties of the period, were gearing up for the Constitutional Convention, which heightened the peoples scorn toward the President and his cronies. The violent dispersal of the students demonstrations in the previous decade resulted in an increased anti-military and anti-Marcos sentiment. Fora and convocations exposing government fascism were conducted in universities and colleges. On January to March 1970, the storm that was destined to come swept the country. The fatal blow It all started with the Jan. 26 mobilization organized by the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP). This is the first nationwide student demonstration in the country in recent history (Pimentel, 1989). Around 50,000 protesters gathered in front of Congress to call for non-partisanship in the Constitutional Convention. The rally, again, was violently dispersed. The organizers, led by then NUSP Chairperson Edgar Jopson,
the immediate realization of social revolution, National Artist for Literature Professor Bienvenido Lumbera reminisced. When something like the FQS develops today or tomorrow, it will not exactly be a reprise of what took place in 1970. It will be something better. Its character will be defined to a large extent by two factors: the level of development of the legal democratic movement, which is now far more politically sophisticated than in the 70s, and of the revolutionary underground and armed struggle in the countryside, which are far more advanced, too, Ocampo continued in his speech. [p] rEfErEncES:
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Constantino, Renato. Insight & Foresight. Quezon City, Manila: Foundation for Nationalist Studies, 1977. ___________. The Filipinos in the Philippines and other essays. Metro Manila, Philippines: Cacho Hermanos, Inc. Pimentel, Benigno Jr. EDJOP The unusual journey of Edgar Jopson. Quezon City, Manila: KEN incorporated, 1989. Marcos, Ferdinand E. Todays Revolution: Democracy. 1971. Agoncillo, Teodoro A. History of the Filipino People. Quezon City, Manila: Garotech Publishing, 1990. www.geocities.com/CapitolHioll/Lob by/4677/so-s2l.htm http://countrystudies:us/philippines/28. htm
reliving the Spirit Even after 38 years, the spirit of the http://ateneopress.org/vwsocscichap. First Quarter Storm its lessons and asp?ID=113.htm legacies continue to touch the hearts of those who lived to tell its tale, and http://www.geocities.com/colleg ePark/pool/1644/marcosera.htm even the generations that followed. I was witness to the social ferment UPLB Perspective Archives that the youth responded to and was caught up in the same passion to be in the forefront of revolutionary movement. What has remained of the spirit of FQS is the recognition that the political system is run by a social class interested only in perpetuating its hold on the politics and economy of the country. The fervor of FQS is no longer there. It has been replaced by a watchful sensibility wary about
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Ang Feb Fair freshmen

by Mark Angelo Ordonio
pakikibaka at H pagsasaya: sa mata ng
indi na bago sa mga mata ng mga Iskot Iska ang mga nakapaskil sa bulletin boards na may kinalaman sa February Fair o mas kilala sa bansag na Feb Fair. Maliban na nga lang para sa freshmen katulad ko na balot na balot ng mga tanong at naghihintay na malaman ang sagot na mag-aalis ng kanyang pananabik. Ano nga ba ang dapat abangan ng mga katulad kong bagong salta sa UPLB? O meron nga bang dapat abangan? Maaaring maging kapana-panabik na senaryo ito na makapagpapabago ng pananaw sa buhay ng isang Iskolar ng Bayan.
Nagsimula ang Feb Fair sa panahong nadama ng bansa ang kahirapan sa ilalim ng kamay na bakal na pamumuno ni Marcos sa bisa ng Martial Law. Sa panahong iyon, ang UPLB ang nagsilbing sentro ng mga talakayang sosyo-politikal sa buong Timog Katagalugan. Isa sa mga pinagbawal noon ay ang pagiging aktibo ng ibat ibang organisasyon sa UPLB. Gayunpaman, mariin itong tinutulan ng mga estudyante. Dahil dito, nagkaroon ng mga protesta ang mga nagtipong estudyante ng UPLB sa paraan ng pagsasagawa ng mga diskusyon at palabas na pangkultura na nagtatalakay ng mga isyu sa bansa. Ginanap ito sa buwan ng Setyembre sabay sa kapanahunan ng pagproklama ng Martial Law kaya nauna itong tawaging Protest Fair. Layon nito na pagkaisahin ang mga estudyante at gisingin ang kanilang kamalayan sa mga nagaganap sa bansa laban sa masamang epekto ng Martial Law sa mga estudyante. Kaya naman malaki ang ginampanan nito para sa tuluyang pagbagsak ng diktadura ni Marcos. Nang lumaon ay naging tradisyon na ito sa UPLB at inilipat sa buwan ng Pebrero, sa kadahilanang maulan ang buwan ng Setyembre para gunitain ang nasabing selebrasyon, at ito ay sinabay sa linggo kung kailan ipinagdiriwang ang Araw ng mga Puso.
ngayon freshie, ano nga ba ang alam o inaasahan mo sa feb fair?

Nakaka-excite ang Feb Fair, lalo na kapag nakakakita ako ng mga posters ng events dito. Narinig ko sa iba na sa Freedom Park daw gaganapin tapos maraming food stalls, tiangge, at kung anu-ano pang mga pwedeng pagkakitaan. Meron ding mga magpe-perform na mga banda pagsapit ng gabi. Magdamagan. Tapos may Palarong UPLB at sabi pa ng schoolmate ko, may project fair daw sila sa Physics subject nila. At madami pang activities na magaganap sa loob ng isang linggo. Sana nga lang eh maramdaman ko yung cancellation ng mga klase para makapagpahinga ako. Grabe kasi ang hectic ng schedule tapos haggard pa ko sa pressure every class. But surely, magtatanggal ng stress ang Feb Fair sa mga nagdusa sa kanilang hell week. (Aliyah, BS DevCom 07) Bilang isang freshman, parang perya ang tingin ko sa Feb Fair. Common sense na hindi yung may mga rides at color games. Yung tipong masaya na atmosphere ng perya, mataas ang energy ng mga tao, madaming mabibili. Saka time na rin ito ng mga orgs sa [UP]LB para magpasikat, maliban sa mga annual quiz contest at iba pa nilang activities. Kasi naman, December pa lang marami nang plano at paghahanda ng mga orgs sa nasabing selebrasyon. At dahil first time kong makakaranas ng Feb Fair, aasahan kong magiging masaya iyon. Pero sa totoo lang, sana may rides nga at parlor games. (Leandro, BS ComSci 07) Marami akong naririnig tungkol sa Feb Fair. Masaya naman siguro yon. May mga booths, banda, fireworks, at iba pa. Yung tipong mga hindi natin nakikita araw-araw. Pero mas masaya nga lang yata kapag may org ka na. Iba pa rin yung may sariling booth na maipagmamalaki at masasabi mong malaki ang naging partisipasyon mo sa Feb Fair. Dahil Feb Fair, malamang February so halos kasabayan pa ng Valentines Day di ba? Kaya lang karamihan sa mga estudyante may mga exams pa that week. Ang unang akala ko kasi wala nang klase lahat tapos magpa-participate nalang lahat sa mga activities na nakahanda. Sabi nga daw maingay sa Freedom Park ng magdamagan hanggang umaga, tapos may mga open houses kung saan pwedeng makitulog sa ibang dorm kasama ang barkada - saya nun! Sana nga lang mas maramdaman natin ang academic freedom dito sa unibersidad pagdating ng Feb Fair, sa araw-araw ko kasing pagpasok, hindi ko na yun namamalayan. (Joan, BS DevCom 07)
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Feb Fair? Isang aktibidad na pinangungunahan ng University Student Council. Tumatagal daw ito ng isang linggo, kung saan hindi lang ang mga may org, frat, at soro ang nakikihalubilo kundi ang buong unibersidad. Ginaganap ito sa Freedom Park, at may ibat ibang programa ang nakapaloob dito, bukod pa sa alam natin na paghahanda ng mga booth. Kahit may mga activities, pinananatili pa rin ang ilang mga klase, depende sa pagpapasya ng mga instructors at profs. Sa kabuuan, ito ay isang selebrasyon para sa lahat ng magaaral, namumuno, at mga constituents ng UPLB. (Vynne, BS Bio 07) Isa sa mga maaaring narinig nating haka-haka sa pagkansela ng klase sa feb fair ay kung kasama ang instructors o profs sa mga aktibidad sa feb fair tulad ng mga palaro, magkakaroon siya ng pahintulot na hindi magklase sa araw ng kanyang laro. Kung totoo man ito, ngayon pa lang pilitin mo na sila na sumali sa kahit anong aktibidad tulad nito para mas masulit natin ang mga adbentaheng dala ng nasabing okasyon.
ts past midnight in Tondo. This barangay, often bustling and productive by day, turns into a dark, bleak harbor for gangsters who own its streets by night. Dreary airies street lights serve as sole witnesses to the and Athenian chaos and filth in the breeding ground gods and goddesses of these people who, mostly, consider all clad in ethereal their groups as tribes. This night is like costumesthese are the things any other night in the slums. This is that are pretty much expected to the world introduced by Tribu, be showcased in the play Pangarap 2007 Cinemalaya Indepensa Isang Gabi ng Gitnang Tag-araw. dent Film Festivals Best Pangarap sa Isang Gabi ng Picture Awardee, directed by Tondo native Jim Gitnang Tag-araw is based on Libiran. Rolando Tinios adaptation of The film is set in the ghetto locality of Tondo where characteristic gangs, more ofis illustrated ten than not, when Hermia are given and Helena only two escaped to the choices: woods, away from to fight or the commands to die. of Teseo, the duke of Athens and Egeo. Male dominance is also observed when Hermia and Helena achieved social recognition only after marrying Athenian males. The play, consciously or not, tackled far more serious societal issues the Shakespearean comedy A Midsummer Nights Dream. It centers people tend to overlook. Only that it did so with such comedy on the struggles of the daughter and creativity. of Egeo named Hermia, to be
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UPLB, inaasahan ang ating pakikibahagi sa isa sa mga itinuturing na pinakamahalagang pangyayari rito. Gayunpaman, tulad ng paghasa ng mga kaisipan at kamalayan ng mga nagsimula ng Feb Fair, ang pakikiisa sa aktibidad na ito ay pagkakataon rin para sa paglinang ng ating kamalayan bilang mga kritikal na mag-aaral na naglilingkod sa bayan. [p]
Kitang-kita sa mga bulletin boards sa bawat building ang mga mapanghikayat na pakulo ng mga orgs, frat at soro, na siguradong magiging isa sa mga atraksyon sa feb fair, maliban sa mga booths. ngunit hindi lang mga estudyante ang pwedeng magkaroon ng sariling booth dahil maging ang mga pribadong nagtitinda ay may permiso rin na magkaroon ng Marami kanilang booth sa feb fair. hindi pang mga bagay ang na siguro kataka-taka kung may ihahatid ng pinakahihintay nating makikita tayong kakaiba sa ating linggong ito. Ngunit hahayaan kong paglalakad sa freedom park sa mabitin kayo upang matuklasan kung ano nga selebrasyong ito. baka nga may ang tunay na Feb Fair kasama ng kanyang layunin at tunay na mga mamimigay pa ng mga esensya. Sana ay maalala rin natin kung ano ba talaga ang diwa ng Feb libreng bagay at malay Fair at ang naging bahagi nito sa kasaysayan ng UP at ng bansa sa pangkalahatan. natin, may mga rides nga. Para sa ating mga bagong Iskolar ng Bayan at sa ating pagtuklas sa ating bagong tahanan, ang
dahil isang linggo rin ito ng pagpapakasaya, maaari na rin nating isama rito ang isang linggo ng pagpapahinga, lalo na kung hindi mo hilig ang pakikihalubilo sa maraming tao. Maaaring gugulin ang oras sa pagpapahinga. nasa atin naman kung paano natin susulitin ang mga sandaling maaari nating maranasan.
with her beloved Lisandro despite her fathers disapproval and the persistent courting of Demetrio, who is loved by an Athenian lady, Helena. Delving deeper, the defiance of male dominance is one of the thematic elements manifested in the play. Like many of the Shakespearean plays, female characters of the play have tendencies to break away from norms or run away from their homes to enjoy their freedom. This
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Maaaring sumagi na sa ating mga isipan kung bakit pebrero ang feb fair, at ang naiisip natin agad ay ang araw ng mga puso. Malaki ang magiging partisipasyon ng feb fair para sa mga magdiriwang ng okasyon na ito ng mag-isa. pero walang dahilan para magkulong sa kwarto. dahil hindi lang isang araw kundi isang linggong saya ang hatid ng feb fair para sa mga makikibahagi rito.
Though the first option also promises eventual death, gangsters and gang aspirants, some barely in their teens, still choose to take part in the bloodshed brought about by fated gang wars. To them, at least, their death will not have been in vain. These gangsters broadly thrive on violence, making it their first preference for course of action in any situation. It is their god and they cannot elude it. They abide by the eye-foran-eye philosophy, as seen in their vengeful nature. This happens especially when a brother is killed by a rival tribe, at times for no reason at all. Gang wars in the film are depicted without any inhibition. Killings are portrayed in a manner that is as realistic as could be. The scenes are graphic there are some stabbing and slicing of certain body parts, which is reminiscent of the violence characteristic of other independent films. But these translate well to the camera as the narrow alleyways have the ability to consume and make one believe he is actually part of the film, holding an ice pick or even marijuana rolled up into a stick. Ten-year-old Ebet plays the greatest spectator in the film, a witness to the intense rivalry building up between two gangs, namely the SBT and Diabloz tribes. Nothing is revealed about him except his love for his sex-crazed, drug-dependent mother. A child as young as Ebet witnessing all these events strengthens the films premise that Tondo life is tough if you survive it, you can survive anything. The child is seen making significant decisions that will forever change his life, decisions that will thrust him into trading his toy gun for a real one. Tondo has now become synonymous with any place that shelters gangs. There are, without doubt, countless Tondos in the country, what with the poverty we have always carried with us. Tribu provides a documentaryby Sugar Marie Baula like view on the present state of our rapidly-multiThe The comic and attempt to plying depressed areas, creative conveyance where people essentially modernize of societal realizations resort to scrounging a classical was made possible by garbage for food. This play like a the plays technical could possibly be elements. The wellShakespearean why gangs propacrafted stage design piece is that perfectly epitomized the word quite tricky magical linked the audience to for a director the dream-like ambiance of the to execute. play. Well-executed musical scoring Nonetheless, the also set the mood of every scene plays attempt was be it a playful, solemn or an evil one. successful with the The ethereal costumes of the actors inclusion of some sort and actresses that perfectly fit the of a fashion-show stage design managed to give the at some points in the audience a concrete idea of how What the fairies/p15 fairies, goblins, and Athenian ladies and men would actually look like.
gate in order for these residents to cope with the harsh conditions of their habitat. They form groups that will somehow help them rise above their situation. This is their defense
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mechanism, and they stem out as an indication that they will be able to face the life they have chosen together. Aside from the fact that some recognizable figures in the music industry are part of the cast (Jamir Garcia of Slapshock, Dice & Hi-C of the Mobbstarrs), Jim Libiran opted to cast real gangsters for the main roles. He was even proud of the fact that these gangsters hail from reallife rival tribes. One thing that sets this film apart from other independent films is its ability to incorporate music into its theme. These Tondo gangs seem to unite in one pastime: freestyle-rapping. Their street raps are like pheromones they use it to communicate. Throughout the film, the gangsters are seen rapping during their alcohol and drug-induced sessions, initiations and what have you. Through the violence that they produce, they create a unique art that everyone hopes will help them overcome what they are being subjected to. Overall, Tribu is an emotional rollercoaster. It intends to perturb and it leaves its viewers, however young, with a call to action akin to what the characters came into contact with in the film. Violence rules the gangs of Tondo. But, as the 10-year-old says, even a child can play god. [p]
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Sa Likod... from p7
*Bang
Cold gun on the ground.
I killed my sister, but... Hmm? I dont want her dead. That sounds pretty lame. Yeah. Now what? I tried to commit suicide. Whoa. Let me guess, it didnt work out? Sweet leaf.
bEyOnd pOVErTy LInE
Okay... Okay... Heres a stick. I thought that shaking wont stop. You still into Mary Jane? Marijuana, you mean. Ssshh... someone might hear. Whats wrong with saying marijuana??? I can say marijuana! You see Ive just said marijuana. You must be hearing marijuana. Now Im saying marijuana... (continued utterance of sentences with the word marijuana) My my... Here we go again. Open door. Get your ass out of here. Ill call from time to time. Or at least, e-mail you. Naah... Cut the mushy crap. Leave in peace! Okay. Uh, Matt? Oh? Youre my first friend. I wont forget that. Yah. Yah. Go and forget, you hear me? Thanks. Shit, Dan! Just go!
SKETCH
Phone ringing. Hello, Matt? Hey Joe! Stop that. Im a real soldier now! Ah? No kidding. ...Eh. Good. Thats good. Dan. Okay. I have to hang-up now. Blank.
MAY BIKE KA BA?
aktibista ka nga ba? Hindi umimik si Reign sa itinanong ng kanyang grade school teacher. Sa halip, bumaba siya at kumaway na lamang sa gurong sakay ng papalayong jeep. Habang naglalakad sa mabato at maalikabok na kalye papalapit sa kanyang bahay, nakita niya ang isang luma at nakabanderang poster. Katabi ng mga katagang nagsasabing ito ay proyekto ng gobyerno, nakaguhit ang mukha ng babaeng may nunal sa pisngi nakangisi. Napatigil si Reign, sumipa ng bato. Nasapol nito ang paanan ng poster. Saglit niyang naalala ang kanyang pagiging Iskolar ng Bayan nang mabasa niya ang salitang Pilipinas. Tinapunan niya ng sarkastikong ngiti ang larawan - at naglakad pauwi nang nakakuyom ang palad. [p] *Hindi tunay na pangalan.
by Kervin Gabilo
aktibismo kung paghihiwalayin ang dalawang konseptong ito. Naniniwala siyang ito ay nabubuo sa kritikal na pag-iisip at tugon ng tao sa kanyang kabuuan, hindi lamang dahil sa masidhing emosyon. Nakaugat sa kanyang kabataan ang ideolohiyang ito. Noong 1970s, pinalubog ang bayan nila sa Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija dahil tinayuan ng dam ng pamahalaang Marcos. Dahil dito, nawalan sila ng bukirin at hindi nakapag-aral ang kanyang mga kapatid. May pumuntang mga taga-UP Diliman [noon], nag-oorganize at nagsasabi na huwag kayong pumayag na itayo ang dam, kuwento niya. Aminado si Dumlao na noong siya ay nasa elementarya pa, parang laro lamang ang pagsama sa mga protesta. Ngunit pagtuntong niya ng hayskul, naging parte na siya ng isang progresibong organisasyon. Ginugol niya ang kanyang panahon sa kolehiyo sa sinasabi niyang propaganda organizing work na naglalayong magrekruta ng mga miyembro sa ibat ibang unibersidad noong panahon ng diktadurang Marcos. Narealize namin noon, bankrupt [na] ang educational system, sabi niya. Nakita ni Dumlao na mas marami
siyang natutunan sa labas ng akademya na higit niyang magagamit sa tunay na buhay. Noong 1984, dinakip siya ng mga armadong kalalakihan matapos ang isang symposium ukol sa pananatili ng mga base militar ng Estados Unidos sa Subic. Sa panahong ito, naisip niya kung ipagpapatuloy pa ba ang aktibismo. Ngunit hindi lumaon, napangibabawan ang tanong na ito ng kagustuhang maglingkod at makisalamuha sa taong bayan. Ang mga prominenteng pagkilos noon, aniya, ay pinamunuan ng mga taga-UP kaya nananatili pa rin ang pagtingin na aktibista ang mga estudyante nito ngayon. Naniniwala siyang ang aktibismo sa loob ng kampus ay karugtong at bunga ng reyalidad sa lipunan. Ayon sa kanya, naghahanap ang mga estudyante ngayon ng mga alternatibong paraan ng aktibismo kaya lumalawak na ang depinisyon nito at hindi na lamang pagkilos sa kalye ang tanging porma. Nariyan na rin ang paggawa ng komiks, pelikula at maging sa paggawa ng mga blog. Ngunit dapat andyan pa rin yung panawagan na makipamuhay ka sa taong bayan at kung ang porma ng pakikibaka na alam nila ay pagpunta sa kalye, ideal pa rin na nandoon ka, paliwanag pa niya.
USC DEBATE February 18, 2008 7:00 PM NCAS Auditorium
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Wedding with MaryJane

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by Jacob Labita
KWADRADO
Balita ko and Wait! theres maraming more! may star Bands ang in carillon pAh! Tutugtog 4 free!
kuha ni Nia Catherine Calleja
coincidence? watchathink gurl?
Matt slowly opened his eyes and saw a young curious nurse staring back at him. When he blinked, she was gone. To get the doctor most likely, he thought. He tried to sit up but he felt dizzy. There was a piercing sensation in his head when finally he did manage to do so. It must be hard to wake up, being asleep for almost one month, the man on the other hospital bed said soberly. Naah. I must get up. Someone needs me. I mean, they are three. I must ahwait a minute. You just said, one month? Almost.
BANG* loves to play. She collects toys whether for girls or boys. Yeah, she is childish. And just like any stubborn gamer, she hates to lose.
Hanggang sa ngayon, wala pa ring kasiguruhan kung matutuloy ang USC-CSC elections dahil sa pagtanggi ng ilang miyembro ng CEB na kilalanin ang nauna nang desisyon ukol sa mga pamantayan sa pag-apruba ng mga kandidato. Mariing naninindigan ang UPLB Perspective sa pagtataguyod ng TAMA at DEMOKRATIKONG paraan ng pakikipagtalakayan na nakabase sa MATALINO at PRINSIPYADONG pakikipagdebate. Iginigiit ng pamunuan ng pahayagang ito na agarang resolbahin ang mga usapin hinggil dito para sa karapatan at interes ng aming mga tagapaglathala, ANG MGA ESTUDYANTE.
Hindi kaya ito ang tinatawag nilang Feb Fair?
Antalino mo tlga gurl! ewan,bigla ko pano mo naicip lang naisip. yan?
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Sweet bitterness
ext to Love, Bitterness seems to be the most overrated word and concept nowadays. Many people, especially here in the campus, have been using the word to show their despise and disappointment over something they do not like. Literally, it is another flavor of this mysteriously well-concocted world. The idea of bitterness, basically and obviously, is a sign of helplessness. The Bitter People sense themselves in a helpless situation so they mask themselves in sarcasms to forget how pathetic they are. It is a defense mechanism people of grave frustrations would surely need. An example, no offense, is some of the 2007 freshmen. Whatever denial their tongues could conjure, they would still have this pang of bitterness over the higher classes benefitting from campus improvements that they have been paying for. And there goes the magic of sour-graping (Buti na lang hindi namin na-experience yung kapangitan ng Elbi last year.) and sweet-lemoning (At least sa amin nag-start ang progress ng Elbi.). Pathetic, but it makes them feel better. Let them be. It is not their
sa sa pinakamalaking puwersa na may kinalaman sa pagbabago ng mga aspeto ng lipunan ang media. Mayroon itong ibat ibang porma ngunit sa kasalukuyan, masasabing pinakamakapangyarihan sa lahat ang telebisyon. Ang AGB Nielsen Media Research ang pinakakilalang naglalabas ng ratings ng mga istasyon ng telebisyon sa Pilipinas. Subalit ngayon, malaking kaso ang kinakaharap nito dahil sa isyu ng dayaan sa ratings ng dalawang pinakamalaking istasyon sa bansa. Ika-14 ng Disyembre ng nakaraang taon, isang lalaki na nagngangalang Mark Dumago ang lumantad sa publiko (sa pamamagitan ng ABS-CBN) at nagsabing, siya kasama ng iba pa, ay inatasan umano ng isang mataas na opisyal ng GMA-7 upang hanapin ang mga bahay na ginagamit sa ratings survey ng AGB at impluwensiyahan ang paraan ng panonood ng mga nakatira rito. Idinagdag pa ni Dumago na upang masigurong
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fault, anyway. And since the idea of helplessness was mentioned, it implies that the person feeling such emotion knows his or her limitations. He or she would rather not fight the object of frustration and submit to the unlikely situation they are in. Best example? You. Yes, youan ordinary UPLB student with the same bitter smile seen from any other UPLB student. Come on, I know that at this point in the semester, you would rather lie in the couch and watch TV while eating delicious carbohydrates. Sad part is you cannot. But instead of stowing away from your home and starting a family of your own, you still choose to continue studying. Good choice. Keep that bitterness. Now, keeping the same example in mind, we could say that the emotion called Bitterness can be used as fuel for more
is the carbon dioxide people has to exhale.

mga palabas lang ng GMA-7 ang tinututukan ng mga taong pinuntahan nila, binibigyan nila ang mga ito ng limang daang piso at mga grocery buwan-buwan. Gayunpaman, itinanggi ng GMA-7 na empleyado nila si Dumago at iba pang kasamahan. Subalit iginiit ni Dumago na, hindi nga kami empleyado ng GMA-7 pero nagtratrabaho kami para sa GMA-7. Ayon sa GMA-7, hindi totoo ang mga alegasyon sa kanila dahil unang-una, sa pahayag ni Dumago na 89 meter devices (gamit sa pagkuha ng ratings survey) ang nahanap nila sa Bacolod, sinasabi ng istasyon na hindi ito kapanipaniwala dahil walong porsyento lang ng pangkalahatang bilang ng mga meter devices na nasa Visayas ang dapat nasa Bacolod pero ang mga nakuha nila ay bumubuo na agad ng 22 bahagdan. Ikalawa, simula Hulyo ng nakaraang taon, hindi tumataas ang ratings nila sa Visayas at Mindanao, at ang kalabang network ang nakakukuha ng mataas na ratings sa mga nasabing lugar. Samantala, kabi-kabilang palitan ng mga kasong isinampa ang naging aksyon ng dalawang istasyon. Nauna na ang ABS-CBN na nagsampa ng 63 milyong pisong kasong sibil laban sa AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines na hindi lumaon ay naibasura rin. Ang GMA-7 naman ay nagsampa ng kasong libelo laban sa ABS-CBN dahil sa umanoy tahasang pagbanggit ng ABS-CBN sa pangalan nila na nandaraya sa ratings. Mula rito, nagsanga-sanga na ang iba pang mga alegasyon. Hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin mahanap ang katotohanan sa likod ng isyung ito. O mas maigi sigurong sabihing hindi naman talaga ito mahahanap. Alinman sa mga korporasyong kaugnay ng isyung ito ABS-CBN, GMA-7, at AGB Nielsen
bitterness
If love is oxygen,
desirable performance. As anyone could agree, bitterness is a very powerful emotion. The power of this emotion could be redirected to do the exact opposite. Instead of complaining your tongues out about your exams, papers, et cetera, you could use that energy to do those things, right? Again, keep the bitterness. You would need it. Another good thing about this bitterness thing is that it is a comic relief from the serious hell people are going through. Take the undying issue of jeepney rerouting as an example. Many students and faculty members are running lateliterallyin their classes because of this. Calories are burned unwillingly. Bitterness is not bitterness unless it is voiced out or showed. Usually, the expression of bitterness is quite tactless, pathetic, and yes, profane. *bleep* yang rerouting na yan! Ang aga-aga j-ina-jabar na ako! *bleep* talaga! Need I say more? Another positive feature of the human emotion called bitterness is that it helps people get over something and accept the reality. The best example that can be thought of is heartbreak. People under the unfortunate phase take refuge in a cocoon of ampalaya. Good for them because they are quite aware that they will emerge from the bitter cocoon a new person, ready for another heartbreakor maybe not. In addition, we all know that punctuality is an idealistic concept. Let us have this publications late issuance for instance. I know that all students are growing impatient at the waiting end of this publication-publisher relationship. Bitter seeds sprout and bitter plants grow. But along with that bitter plant
is a sense of longing that has its own seed growing. And when the issues finally come, manyif not mostfound their longings very much satisfied indeed, like thirsty travelers for water. And, most of all, bitterness shows that you are a normal person. Pathetic or not, bitterness is another normal human emotion. If love is oxygen, bitterness is the carbon dioxide people has to exhale. Accept it or get bitter: bitterness is sweet. [P]
Campus Forum
sa posibleng pagtakbo muli ni Erap sa 2010 presidential Election?

Dapat huwag na siyang tumakbo. Sinisira lang niya ang pangalan ng Pilipinas at ng mga Pilipino sa international community. At isa pa, if ever tumakbo siya, I think hindi rin naman siya mananalo kasi sira na ang credibility niya as a leader. Carelle, BS ABM 07 Wala siyang tamang rason para tumakbo. Kung sinasabi niyang ang rason niya para tumakbo ay dahil walang napagkaisahang kandidatong susuportahan ang oposisyon, ito ay hindi sapat na dahilan. At isa pa, dapat pinag-iisipan muna niya nang maayos ang desisyon niyang iyon, dahil ang usapin ng pagtakbo sa pagkapresidente ay hindi ordinaryong isyu na kailangang balewalain. Bianca Hinllo, BS FoodTech 06 Okay lang. Pinalaya naman siya eh. At napabalik na naman ang rights niya para kumandidato ulit, kaya sa palagay ko, okay lang na tumakbo ulit siya. Dianne, BS AMat 07 Sinabi na noon pa lang ni Erap na hindi na siya muling tatakbo sa eleksyon sa kahit anung puwesto at mabubuhay na lamang bilang ordinaryong Pilipino. And I want to believe him. Prof. Lina Catahan, Institute of Statistics
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Hunyo 2006: Gigising ako nang may nakahanda nang almusal. Meron na ring mainit na tubig na gagamitin ko sa pagligo. Ganito palagi nagsisimula ang araw ko. Maaruga ang Mama ko. Lahat ng bagay inaasa ko sa kanya, mula sa paglilinis ng kwarto hanggang sa pagtatanggal ng mga natitirang agiw dulot ng masasamang araw ko. Ang mga yakap niya ang nagsisilbing pahingahan ko kapag masyado nang nakapapagod mabuhay. Ang Mama ko: isa siyang all-in-one package para sa akin. Setyembre: Nakasakay kami ni Mama sa taxi pabalik ng Cavite mula sa isang kilalang ospital sa Pasay. Ngayong araw, nalaman kong may sakit si Mama. May bukol siya sa utak. Tahimik kaming dalawa sa loob ng taxi. Hindi siya umiiyak. Hindi ko siya kinakikitaan ng takot. Hindi sumagi kahit sa hinagap ko na magkakasakit siya. Hindi ko nakita kahit sa mga pinakamasasama kong mga panaginip na malalagay siya sa bingit ng kamatayan. Pebrero 2007: Gabi ng prom ko sa huling taon ko sa hayskul. Pinipigilan ko ang mga luha ko sa pagtulo. Noon ako nahimasmasang may sakit talaga si Mama, na nakahiga lang siya sa kama at hindi na siya makapagsalita. Nagpunta kami sa ibat ibang mga doktor. Desperado kaming makahanap ng lunas sa sakit na dahan-dahan nang pinahihirapan si Mama. Nakapapagod palang maghanap. Marso: Naupos na ang natitirang pag-asang meron kaming mag-aama. Alas nuebe ng gabi noon, bago magsimula ang Princess Hours sa telebisyon, nag-usap kaming tatlo: ako, si Papa at ang aking nakababatang kapatid. Suko na si Papa. Kailangan na naming paghandaan ang posibleng kamatayan ni Mama. Umiyak kami. Doon ko nadama ang pagmamahal ni Papa kay Mama.
sa akong mamas girl.
Mumblings
*mahiligakongumuposailalimngpuno
May Labindalawang Buwan sa Isang Taon

(Oda para sa Mama ko)
Marahas pala magturo ng mga aral ang buhay, parang yung titser na laging may hawak na stick at papaluin ka hanggang sa matuto ka, hanggang sa sumiksik sa lahat ng sulok ng utak mo at maukit ito sa iyong alaala. Sa lahat ng ito, hindi ko masasabing naging mas mabuting anak ako o kung isa ba talaga akong mabuting anak. Matigas ang ulo ko noon. Matigas pa rin ang ulo ko hanggang ngayon. Pero maraming nagbago. Sobrang dami at tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang mga pagbabago hanggang sa ngayon. Siya ang nagbalik ng pag-asa. Siya ang kinapitan ko. Siya ang kinapitan namin. Siya ang nagbigay ng lunas. Enero 2008: Muli nang nakikipag-agawan sa panonood ng TV si Mama. Mga Koreanovela sa DVD ang kinalolokohan niya ngayon. Nakalalakad na uli siya at alam ko na hindi magtatagal, babalik na ang Mama kong nawala sa loob ng isang taon. [P]
Kamukha ko si Mama at mas lalo ko siyang nagiging kamukha sa tuwing ngumingiti ako. Sabi nga ng isa kong tita, ako daw si Mama noong siya ay mas bata pa. Naisip ko lang, kung sakaling mawala nga si Mama, may isang bagay akong hindi na magagawa araw-araw. Kung mawawala siya, hinding-hindi na ako mananalamin dahil alam kong sa tuwing mananalamin ako si Mama na ang makikita ko. Ngunit kahit kailan, hindi ko naisip na hindi na ngumiti dahil sa tuwing ngingiti ako, gagawin ko ito para sa kanya. Abril: Ito ang pinakamahabang araw sa buhay ko. Sa ika-pitong palapag ng Philippine General Hospital, isang maaliwalas na alas sais ng umaga parang nang-uuyam ang buhay. Kinakabahan ako. Umiiyak ako pero hindi ko pwedeng ipakita kasi ayaw kong ipakita. Kailangang maging malakas at magpakita ng tapang katulad nang ginagawa ni Papa. Ito ang araw ng operasyon ni Mama. Nagbilang kami ng siyam na oras. Naging matagumpay ang operasyon. Akala ko ito na ang katapusan ng lahat ng paghihirap ni Mama. Dumadating pala ang oras sa buhay ng tao na ibang papel naman ang kanyang dapat gampanan at ibang mga linya naman ang kanyang sasabihin. Hindi pala pwedeng ako lang lagi ang inaaruga. Hindi pala pwedeng maging mahina sa lahat ng oras.
Kamukha ko si Mama at mas lalo ko siyang nagiging kamukha sa tuwing ngumingiti ako.
No Fury So Loud
Harriet Melanie Zabala
[p]:ano ang mga inaasahan mo sa what the fairies...from p11 nalalapit na UpLb feb fair?
Siguro dapat mas maganda na siya kasi siyempre tumaas na yung tuition ng mga freshmen. Dapat pondohan na yung Feb Fair. Sana maganda-ganda naman yung mga banda. Niko, BS Bio 06 [Sana] madaming banda. Siyempre yung [Star in] Carillion. Im looking forward din sa Class Distraction, yung battle of the bands. Dapat secured yung venue, kasi hindi naman maiiwasan yung mga riot. Ineexpect ko na yung UPF [ang] mag-cocoordinate dun. Keshia Marie Lizardo, BACA 05 Siyempre dapat maayos. [Sana] katulad din nung last year. Lloyd Andrew Maghinay, BSCE 05 Dapat walang klase sa Feb Fair, para enjoy namin yung mga activities. Sam Santos, BS Human Eco 07 There should be more student participation in the activities of the USC. There are many activities lined up by the USC during the Feb Fair, but the problem is that the students are not that participative. Yung essence ng Feb Fair kasi [ay] hindi umiikot sa participation ng students tumatambay lang sila, namamasyal. Sana mag-participate sila dun sa mga importanteng activities. Edmund Centeno, College of Development Communication
Breathing Life....from p6
for human rights and international humanitarian law is of great importance and is urgent in laying the ground for a peaceful and just society. Also stated in Part II Article 2 of the CARHRIHL are the following objectives: to guarantee the protection of human rights to all Filipinos under all circumstances, especially the workers, peasants and other poor people and to pave the way for comprehensive agreements on economic, social and political reforms that will ensure the attainment of a just and lasting peace. Part III Article 2.13 of CARHRIHL emphasizes that the right to privacy of communication and correspondence, especially against intercepting, pilfering and opening of mail matters and conducting illegal surveillance and information gathering through electronic and other means must not be violated. Upon the effectivity of the said agreement, the GRP is ordered to repeal repressive laws, decrees and orders that would contravene its provisions. Days of the Living Dead Previous administrations had done several measures to end terrorism and insurgencies in our country. One of the Arroyo administrations versions is through reviving these dead laws, not to mention increasing the budget allocated to military spending. The present administration thinks this would help in their anticrime and anti-terror campaigns. But apparently, these laws have been sacked long before due to several legal reasons. Clearly, what most of the Filipinos see in this situation is the fact that reviving these laws will not do them any good, rather it will only prolong and exacerbate their current situation. What they need, as said by our lawmakers, are provisions that would prioritize social services such as health, education, and employment. Corpses that were again given lives existing without soul or zombies as we call themwill be the role of these laws. And when implemented, they would strangle the necks of every Filipino in ways we can never imagine. [P]
Numero uno
ay hindi aako ng kasalanan. Lahat sila, ayaw masira ang imahe sa publiko, ayaw mawala ang tiwala ng taong-bayan, ayaw mawalan ng kredibilidad, at ayaw masadlak sa malubhang kahihiyan. Sa likod ng mga usaping ito, isa lang ang totoo, natatakot ang mga opisyal ng mga nasabing korporasyon na mawala ang bumubuhay sa kanilang negosyo ang mga advertisers. Papasok rito ang usapin ng trial by publicity kung saan nagpalabas ng kanya-kanyang paliwanag ang dalawang istasyon sa kabila ng pagsampa ng mga kaukulang kaso sa korte. Pahabaan ng paliwanag ang ABS-CBN at GMA-7 sabay atake sa emosyon ng kanilang mga Kapuso o Kapamilya para humingi umano ng pangunawa at pagtitiwala. Sa mga pangyayaring ito, makikita natin kung ano ba talaga ang tunay na kulay ng mainstream media partikular dito sa Pilipinas. Ang dalawang naglalakihang korporasyon sa larangan ng pagpapalabas sa telebisyon ay nagpapalitan ng mga akusasyon dahil sa ratings sapagkat ang mataas na ratings ay nangangahulugan ng pagpasok ng maraming patalastas mula sa ibat iba pang korporasyon. Maliwanag na manipestasyon ng ganitong kalakaran sa telebisyon ang pagbuhos ng mga patalastas sa mga programang patok sa mga manunuod katulad ng Marimar, Lobo, at iba pang sikat na teleserye. Kaya naman, ang dapat na tungkulin ng mga istasyong ito sa mamamayan ang magbigay ng impormasyon at maging daluyan ng mga makabuluhang usapin ay naisasantabi at madalas, nakalilimutan. Sa hulit huli, ang usapin dito ay negosyo. Walang bigat ang pagtangan sa tungkuling maging boses, mata, at tenga ng taumbayan dahil natatakpan ang mga bahaging ito ng pagnanasa sa malaking ganansya para sa mga korporasyong tulad ng ABSCBN at GMA-7. At hanggang sa dulo, mas mataas pa rin ang kapangyarihan ng trial by publicity ng mga korporasyong ito kung ikukumpara sa mga kasong dapat sana ay pagninilayan pa sa korte. Sa lakas at lawak ng kapangyarihan ng telebisyon (lalo na ng mga nangungunang korporasyon), kahit ang depinisyon ng katotohanan ay kayang
...natatakpan ang mga bahaging ito ng pagnanasa sa malaking ganansya tulad ng abS-cbn at GMa-7.
korporasyong
para sa mga
play. This fashion-show caught the audiences attention by deviating from the usual way of making entrance cues. Moreover, the fashion-show seems to be a discreet attempt to help the audience understand the plot of the story. However, the use of archaic Filipino language in the script can be seen as hindrance to the audiences complete understanding of the dialogues, primarily because the language included terms that are incomprehensible for a typical student. Nevertheless, the actors and actresses are commendable for having executed their parts well, as they gave proper emotions to their dialogues. Lastly, the content of the play and the technical aspects that goes with good execution definitely worked well in sending the message of the play to its audience.[p]
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Respeto
Editorial
Respeto: ayon sa Websters New Collegiate Dictionary (1980), ito ay tumutukoy sa pagbibigay ng mataas o espesyal na pagtingin sa isang tao. Ngunit sa mas malawak pang depinisyon nito, maaari na ring isama ang mataas na pagtingin sa isang grupo ng tao, bagay o sa isang paniniwala. Sa serye ng mga pagpupulong ng Central Electoral Board (CEB) ngayong taon para sa taunang pagsasagawa ng eleksyon ng mga konseho ng mga mag-aaral, makailang ulit na sinubok ang paninindigan at pagsusuri ng mga lider-estudyante ng UPLB. At sa makailang ulit din na pagkakataon, kinuwestyon ng mga college secretaries at ng mga kawani ng Office of Student Affairs (OSA) ang pagbibigay ng respeto sa kanila ng mga lider estudyanteng miyembro ng CEB. Ilang beses na ipinaalala sa mga estudyanteng ito na sila ay mga estudyante lamang at ang mga kaharap nila sa pulong ay mga may katungkulan sa administrasyon ng UPLB. Ang mga pagpupulong na isinasagawa ng CEB ay sumusunod sa isang parlyamentaryong pamamaraan. Ginagawa ito upang maging maayos ang mga pag-uusap at hindi humantong sa mga atakeng personal o magbigay puwang sa mga argumentong labas sa mga paksa ng pulong. Sa daloy ng pulong ng CEB, uminit ang mga debate partikular sa pagtatakda ng mga kwalipikasyon ng mga kakandidato. Lumitaw ang ibat ibang argumento at sa hindi kalaunay napinal ang desisyon ng CEB hinggil dito sa isang demokratikong pamamaraan. Lumabas ang mga pamantayan kung sino ang mga maaaring kumandidato sa eleksyon. At sa oras na nauna nang inilaan para sa pag-aapruba ng mga kandidato, ibinalik ang diskusyon sa mga kwalipikasyong natapos at napagbotohan na. Dumaan muli ang isang mainit na palitan ng mga ideya, at sa huliy napagdesisyunang panatilihin ang mga naitakda nang mga pamantayan. Ngunit sa paglipat sa susunod na paksa ng pagpupulong, biglang umalis ang karamihan sa mga college secretaries samantalang tatlo lamang sa kanila ang nagpaabot ng makatuwirang dahilan upang hindi na tapusin ang pulong. Tinapos ni OSA Director Severino Cuevas, na tumatayong ex-officio chairperson ng CEB, ang pulong dahil sa kawalan ng quorum samantalang hindi pa itinatakda ang petsa ng susunod na pagpupulong. Hanggang sa mga oras na isinusulat ang artikulong ito ay wala pa ring itinatakdang petsa para sa susunod na pulong ng CEB. Sa daloy ng mga natapos nang pag-uusap ng CEB, kitang-kita kung saan nawawalan ng saysay ang salita at konsepto ng respeto. Sa isang parlyamentaryong pamamaraan, binibigyan ng sapat na oras ang mga miyembro ng kapulungang katulad ng CEB na makapagsalita. Walang karapatan ang sinuman na patigilin ang isang nagpapahayag dahil lang sa nakaririndi ang boses nito. May tamang paraan upang putulin ang pagsasalita ng isang kasapi ng CEB at hindi ito ginagawa sa pamamagitan ng pagsasabi ng tama na o hindi kayay shut up. Sa isang parlyamentarong pamamaraan, ang tamang pagtawag sa isang miyembro ng kapulungan ay binibini o ginoo karugtong ng institusyong kinabibilangan niya at hindi sa pamamagitan ng pagbanggit ng pangalan o katungkulan ng tinutukoy na indibidwal. Higit sa lahat, habang inilalagay sa pedestal ng parlyamentaryong pamamaraan ang pagbibigay ng respeto sa lahat ng kasapian, nilulusaw naman nito ang lahat ng porma ng pyudal na relasyon sa pagitan ng mga miyembro ng isang kapulungan. Katulad na lamang ng relasyong guro at estudyante sa loob ng klasrum. Sa isang pulong na sumusunod sa parlyamentaryong pamamaraan, pantay-pantay ang katungkulan ng lahat. Sa huli, mas nangingibabaw ang bigat ng argumento at talas ng panuri sa anumang katungkulang pinanghahawakan ng sinuman. Mas masahol pa sa kawalan ng respeto sa isang tao ang kawalan ng respeto sa mga bagay na napagkasunduan sa pamamagitan ng isang matalino at demokratikong diskusyon. At sa lunduyan ng tunggalian ng ideya, walang sinasanto ang matalas na pagsusuri at mahigpit na pagtangan sa paninindigan. [P]
Under Scrutiny
Pagkilala sa ambag
Nikko Angelo Oribiana
ng mga tambayan na marahil ang pinakakilalang marka ng mga organisasyon dito sa UPLB. Kaya kahit wala itong mga pangalan, malalaman mo kung sino ang nagmamay-ari sa kanila batay sa lugar na inookupa nila sa kampus. Dito nagkikita ang mga kasapi ng org upang makapagbonding, magmiting o maglungsad ng kanilang mga aktibidad. Ito ang ginagawang pahingahan ng mga estudyante kapag may bakanteng oras. Dito rin sila tumitigil dahil kadalasan malapit lang ito sa mga klasrum lalo na kung institution based ang org na binabanggit. Sa tambayan nagsisimula at umiikot ang mga tulong na naibibigay ng mga organisasyon sa UPLB. Ngunit hindi ibig sabihin nito na ligtas ang mga orgs na ito sa ibat ibang porma ng suliranin. Kasalukuyang kinakaharap ng mga orgs sa Institute of Biological Sciences (IBS) ang isa sa mga pinakamalalaking dagok sa kanilang pag-iral: ang pagpapaalis sa kanila sa kasalukuyan nilang kinalalagyan o pagrelocate sa kanila patungong Student Union (SU) building. Ito ay dahil sa sila umano ay obstruction sa daanan ng mga tao sakaling (huwag naman sana) masunog ang IBS. Marami na ring mga alternatibong solusyon ang iminungkahi ng mga orgs pero binalewala lang ito ng pamunuan ng IBS dahil kaya na raw nilang gawin ang mga rekomendasyon na ipinadala sa kanila ng Bureau of Fire katulad ng paglalagay ng mga evacuation plan, fire exit at ng mga angkop na pamatay sunog. Kaya naman iginigiit ng mga namumuno sa nasabing institusyon na alisin na ang mga tambayan sa Biosci. Sa katunayan, nakipag-ayos na ang IBS sa SU ukol sa paglipat. Ayon na rin sa isang guro ng IBS, ang pagpapaalis ng mga tambayan ay para maisakatuparan ang isang Grand Plan ng admin dito sa UPLB. Sinabi rin nila na bahagi ang mga estudyante ng engrandeng plano na ito at kooperasyon lang ang kanilang hinihingi upang maging maayos ang lahat.
Ngunit sa simula pa lang, walang malinaw na depinisyon sa grand plan na ito. O ito na marahil ang planong pagtatayo ng mga maliliit na parke sa ibat ibang lote ng UPLB kabilang na ang mga kinalalagyan ng mga tambayan. Dahil sa desisyon ng admin na ilipat ang mga tambayan patungong SU, maaari itong maging dahilan ng agawan sa espasyo sa pagitan ng mga non-academic orgs na isinasagawa ang kanilang mga aktibidad sa SU. Idagdag pa ang pagpapaupa sa malaking bahagi ng SU sa mga pribadong establisimyento. At dahil nag-ugat sa fire drill ang usaping ito, maaaring tularan ng iba pang mga departamento o institusyon ang ganitong polisiya. Tulad na lamang ng nangyaring fire drill sa Physci noong Enero 30, maaaring mabingit rin sa kawalan ang mga orgs na nakapuwesto sa nasabing gusali. Malayo na rin ang inabot ng mga estudyante sa laban para sa karapatan nila sa kanilang tambayan at sa karapatan ng lahat na makapag-organisa. Sa usaping ito, malinaw ang paninindigan ng mga orgs : hindi sila aalis hanggat walang malinaw at maayos na plano para sa kanila.
Kervin Gabilo
Kaya sa lahat ng markang ginawa, ginagawa at gagawin pa ng mga organisasyong ito sa UPLB, maliit na pasasalamat at ang pagbibigay ng maayos at naaayon na lugar...
Kahit pa piece of wood lang ang tambayan para sa ibang tao, hindi maitatanggi ang katotohanang para sa maraming Iskolar ng Bayan, isa ang tambayan sa mga lugar kung saan maaaring mahubog at magkamuwang ang mga estudyante sa mga nangyayari rito sa ating unibersidad at sa mas malawak nating lipunan. Marami nang mga pinuno, siyentista, manunulat at iba pang artista ang iniluwal ng ibat ibang organisasyon sa UP. Kaya kahit sinasabi ng ilang tao na maliit na bilang lang naman ng mga estudyante sa UPLB ang kasapi ng mga organisasyon, hindi maikakailang malaki ang bahagi nila sa paghubog ng isandaang taong pag-iral ng UP. Kaya sa lahat ng markang ginawa, ginagawa at gagawin pa ng mga organisasyong ito sa UPLB, maliit na pasasalamat at pagkilala lang marahil ang pagbibigay ng maayos at naaayon na lugar o tambayan sa mga organisasyong ito. Bukod sa anupaman, ito ang pangunahing dapat lamanin ng mga engrandeng planong sinasabi ng mga kinauukulan. [P]
pagkilala lang marahil
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VOLUME 34 ISSUE 4 February 13, 2008

Boc og f c isi rs a e tambayaneviction Sa Likod ng mga Numero uno Sili[p] Plakard

NEWS: OVCPD relates Ecotourism Masterplan

Preparations on roll: Chancy hopes Feb Fair to be remembered

CEAT hosts Centennial Palarong UPLB

Table 1.Teams competing in Palarong UPLB

(Source: Department of Human Kinetics)

TEAMS White Team Blue Team

Green Team Red Team Yellow Team

College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), College of Forestry and Natural Resources

Los Baos fire department conducts fire drill

Admin implements ID system for PUJ drivers

Take the [P] EXAM

DUMALO AT MAGPADALO SA:

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VOLUME 34 ISSUE 4 | fEbrUary 13,2008

Admin to slash undergrad courses quota CLARIFICATION

OVCPD relates Ecotourism Masterplan

4th ST Educ Summit tackles RP educs Rising Cost, Declining Quality

VOLUME 34 ISSUE 4 | fEbrUary 13,2008

BreathingSacrificing into Life

Sa Likod ng mga Plakard:

Corpses Human Rights

Muling Pagpapakahulugan ng Dugong UP sa Aktibismo

Anti subversion Law

VOLUME 34 ISSUE 4 | fEbrUary 13,2008

Kung hindi nGayOn, KaILan pa?

LAYOUT BY: Paul Andrew Manuales

Ang Feb Fair freshmen

pakikibaka at H pagsasaya: sa mata ng

ngayon freshie, ano nga ba ang alam o inaasahan mo sa feb fair?

esssee Wrdie u i ama f

Layout by Abraham Finney Santos

VOLUME 34 ISSUE 3 | JanUary 28, 2008 4 fEbrUary 13,2008

Cold gun on the ground.

bEyOnd pOVErTy LInE

MAY BIKE KA BA?

USC DEBATE February 18, 2008 7:00 PM NCAS Auditorium

ay a m kay to? it i Bak ahan d d tin

w/ matching dagsa pa ng mga tao!

Wedding with MaryJane

kuha ni Nia Catherine Calleja

coincidence? watchathink gurl?

Hindi kaya ito ang tinatawag nilang Feb Fair?

Antalino mo tlga gurl! ewan,bigla ko pano mo naicip lang naisip. yan?

VOLUME 34 ISSUE 4 | fEbrUary 13,2008

Kim Arvin Faner

is the carbon dioxide people has to exhale.

sa posibleng pagtakbo muli ni Erap sa 2010 presidential Election?

[p]: ano ang masasabi mo

sa akong mamas girl.

May Labindalawang Buwan sa Isang Taon

VOLUME 34 ISSUE 4 | fEbrUary 13,2008

Nikko Angelo Oribiana

pagkilala lang marahil

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