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PEACE BY PIECE
Sovereignty [sov-rin-tee], n. Status or authority, supreme and independent power of a government over a territory; inherent characteristic of a state The Philippines is a not sovereign stateat least, as various internal and external forces threaten to crumble the established state and its machineries. As the saga begins anew in this historical juncture, the Philippines sovereignty is challenged at two frontsthe prospects of development and peace in its South, and a brewing tempest fueled by foreign powers in its West. In such instances, asserting the countrys sovereignty becomes the logical response. Yet, the Philippine governments track record of maintaining the countrys sovereignty speaks of failurea state that is willing to trade its peoples welfare for mutual foreign support. Indeed, the struggle for dominance and political power continues, as gross inequality, poverty, and social injustice especially in the country sides, prevail with impunity. Until such time that the government begins to stand for its peoples social and economic interests, a sovereign Filipino nation is merely a grand, unrealized dream. To assert sovereignty after all, means pursuing radical and pervasive development, and breaking free from shackles that have long trapped the country to poverty and underdevelopment.

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In The face of uncerTaInTy, there is no room for leniency. The filipino people have scored an initial victory against the assailed republic act 10175 or the cybercrime Prevention act of 2012 (cPa) last october, when the Supreme court (Sc) issued a temporary restraining order (Tro) against the law after much public clamor both online and offline. and as the Sc commenced the oral arguments for the 15 petitions filed against the cPa last week, various sectors of society have once again formed a united front and showed their disgust for the piece of legislation now popularly nicknamed as the aquino regimes e-Martial Law. and the people were wise to do so, for uncertainty clouds the future of free speech and other civil rights while the said law exists. for while the said law operates under the guise of

promoting the responsible exercise of constitutional rights, it only serves to frustrate any attempts to assert even the most basic of civil liberties. By institutionalizing alarmingly vague provisions that expanded the ambits of libel, the cPa becomes a potential tool for the authorities to silence dissent and regulate cyberspace. under this law, any one can be tagged as a criminal. under this law, the government becomes a leviathan invested with new powers to control the exchange of ideas and to police online activities. for instance, the cPa empowers the Department of Justice to block or take down any online content which they deem as libelouseven without a warrant of arrest. Thus, it is not without lack of reason when we assert, both in court in the streets, that cPa deserves only utter defeat. for the fate of our democratic

freedom hangs in the balance as long as the said law remains a threat. all hope of amending the cPa through legislature has been lost as far as the 15th congress is concerned. amendatory bills crafted to correct the mistakes of the legislature have perished in the halls of congress, with both houses set to adjourn in a few days without even moving an inch to rectify their erstwhile blunder of passing a gravely unconstitutional law. all eyes are now turned to the high tribunal, which now has the sole power to strike down the repressive law. however, should the Sc fail in its duty to junk the cPa once and for all, we can only anticipate the worst: the fate of our basic civil rights will remain at the mercy of those in power, our mere Likes and retweets will be enough grounds to incriminate us, while the government can

monitor even our facebook and Twitter posts, e-mail, and chat messages. our momentous, though temporary, victory last october is a testament to the potency of the filipino peoples collective action against the maneuverings of the government. Thus, we must continue our collective action in repealing cPa, not only through protests online but also in the real world where warm bodies flood the streets and call for protest against the implementation of the repressive law. While the fate of the cPa remains in legal limbo, there must be no other ultimate goal but the utter defeat of the said law. until then, there is no other course of action but to hold our ranks, remain vigilant during this crucial period in our fight, and strike towards decisive victory.

Pamuhatan Silid 401 Bulwagang Vinzons, Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman, Lungsod Quezon Telefax 981-8500 lokal 4522 Email kule1213@gmail.com Website philippinecollegian.org Kasapi Solidaridad: UP Systemwide Alliance of Student Publications and Writers Organizations, College Editors Guild of the Philippines Ukol sa Pabalat Dibuho ni Luigi Almuena

Editors Note
Today the seeds of nationalism are slowly withering. It is the solemn and inescapable duty of university men to let it flower again.
nATIOnALISM AnD THE UnIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPInES Reynato Puno January 18, 1961

As the Philippine Collegian celebrates its 90th year, we revisit lines from prized editorials that defined the publications tradition of critical and fearless journalism.

UP loses P380 million in tax breaks and interest income, COA reveals
THE UNIVERSITY COULD HAVE saved P179 million in tax exemptions and earned P201 million in interest income if it was able to exercise fiscal and institutional autonomy as the national university, the Commission on Audit (COA) reported in its recently released 2011 Annual Audit Report. As the national university,, UP is exempted to pay taxes on all assets and revenue used for educational purposes, according to Section 25 of Republic Act 9500 or the 2008 UP Charter. The absence of a body of implementing rules and regulations (IRR) however is needed to operationalize the general objectives of the said law. As early as June 2008, the university has consistently requested the BIR to issue specific regulations which would allow the university to enjoy its tax benefits, but the said agency has so far failed to issue such rules. As a result, the administration still had to pay P179 million in taxes for goods and services used for educational purposes in 2011. The continued absence of an IRR for the UP Charter has revealed not only the governments reluctance to allow tax breaks for UP but also underscored the governments general policy of abandonment of its financial obligation to its own institutions like UP, said Student Regent (SR) Cleve Arguelles.

AUDIT OVERVIEW: Other important findings in the 2011 COA Annual Audit Report
1. Unreported earnings of the University Hotel

The UP administrations 2011 financial statement did not include the University Hotels (UH) assets of P34.1 million and net income of P3.28 million, echoing the insistence of past administrations that the UH is a separate and distinct entity from UP. COA however maintained that, as a property donated to UP in 1983, the UH operates under the name and authority of UP and is thus not registered or licensed with any government regulatory agencies.

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2. Unreported donated properties

TIME PRESSURED. Senatorial candidates from different parties defend their arguments in Ang Pagsusuri: Pagkilatis sa mga Susunod na Lingkod-Bayan, a convocation that aims to tackle various issues including foreign affairs and the electoral system, held at Malcolm Hall on January 17. The candidates pledged to uphold integrity and honesty in governance.

Missed opportunity
UP could have earned an additional P201 million on its own in 2011 if it invested its corporate funds in private universal banks (PUBs), or banks which participate in both commercial and investment activities, said COA. Currently, UPs corporate funds are invested in government banks, such the Development Bank of the Philippines. The UP administration failed to conduct a study on alternative interest rates offered by PUBs, which may yield higher revenue for the university, COA said. The audit agency also cited Section 24 of the UP Charter, which says that UP may form an independent trust committee

(ITC) which shall recommend five PUBs that will manage UPs corporate and other funds through trust agreements. The said ITC will be composed of the UP President as chair and one representative each from the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP), the Investment Houses of Association of the Philippines, the Trust Officers Association of the Philippines, and the Financial Executive Institute of the Philippines. In the absence of an ITC [which would direct] appropriate investment objectives, UP was not able to maximize its interest earnings from investments, COA said. As of press time, the creation of the said ITC is already underway, with the administration now only waiting for the BAP to nominate their representative to the committee, pending the approval of the BOR, the universitys highest decisionmaking body, said UP President Alfredo Pascual. Arguelles however cautioned against UPs investment ventures, saying funds should instead be channelled to meet the needs of the university rather than being invested to generate income.

The Office of the [SR] has always been opposed to the principle of UPs financial autonomy [because it allows] the government to abandon its responsibility to fully finance UP [while] encouraging [it to] generate its own income, explained Arguelles.

Delayed procurement of equipment

Meanwhile, COA also disclosed that the purchase and release of high-end scientific equipment for UP had been delayed, based on reports from the universitys researchers. Under Republic Act 9184 or Government Procurement Act, UP had to undergo an estimated 5-month public bidding process for local suppliers even if the needed equipment can only be supplied by foreign manufacturers. UP may coordinate with the Government Procurement Policy Board of the Department of Budget and Management to fast-track the procedural requirements UP had to go through when importing equipment abroad, COA recommended. These predicaments, if not properly addressed, hamper the researchers conduct of timely research and discourage them from pursuing more complicated

and bigger research projects, added the audit agency. To facilitate the procurement of equipment in the future, the UP administration is currently working on forming joint memorandums of agreements between UP and government regulatory agencies, such as the Bureau of Customs and Bureau of Treasury, said Pascual. Meanwhile, the administration has also formed a Technical Working Group for Special Legal Concerns, spearheaded by the Dean of the College of Law, to formulate an IRR for the UP Charter, Pascual added. While UP must practice fiscal prudence in the management of its finances, the national university however must also defend its identity as a government-funded institution, Arguelles said. UP students should be concerned more on preserving and defending the public character of UP instead of tax breaks [or corporate investment], he added.

The universitys financial statement is also short of P103.19 million in property, plant, and equipment (PPE), P106.79 in income from grants and donations, and P3.6 million in expenses, COA revealed. Unreported assets in UPs 2011 inventory include the P100million GT-Toyota Building, where the Asian Center Library is located. The audit agency cited unreported items were due to the inadequacy of donation guidelines and the non-adherence of the heads of units or colleges to existing rules. The UP system administration said the UP Diliman administration will take the initiative on the preparations of the said guidelines.

3. Unverified income from TechnoHub lease

Maging bahagi ng 90 taong tradisyon. Akyat na sa Rm. 401 Vinzons Hall. Magdala ng bluebook at ballpen.

The COA was also unable to verify the accuracy of the reported P169-million income of UP from the lease of the UP-Ayala TechnoHub property. The UP administration failed to provide supporting documents, such as a breakdown of all spaces sub-leased by Ayala to other companies and the corresponding rental amounts, COA explained. The audit agency also reiterated issues which remain unresolved, such as the implications of Section 2.5.c of the 2006 contract with Ayala. The said provision authorizes ALI to sublease the land, the buildings or improvements or parts of the office component to persons not engaged in science and technology industries. With this clause in the contract, the project may eventually be commercialized in order to ensure the income of [Ayala], COA said. The said contract however was inked between Ayala and the previous administration under former UP President Emerlinda Roman, which limits the current administrations role to ensuring that Ayala adheres to the conditions laid down in the contract, Pascual said. Pascual also maintained that though TechnoHub is now host to a number of commercial companies not directly engaged in research and development, the revenue collected from the rentals are still used for educational purposes.

Gabriela pushes for revised law on violence against women

Jul Mar Esteban
REPRESENTATIVES OF WOMENS party-list group Gabriela are pushing for amendments to Republic Act (RA) 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act (VAWC) as an alternative to the AntiCybercrime Laws provisions on cyber violence against women. OPINYON On January 15, the same day BALITA BALITA Miyerkulesthe Supreme Court began the oral 27 Hunyo Huwebes Miyerkules arguments on the assailed Anti2012 24 Enero 27 Hunyo Cybercrime Law, Gabriela solons 2013 2012 Luzviminda Ilagan and Emmi de Jesus filed the proposed amendments through House Bill (HB) 6815, which includes acts of electronic violence against women (EVAW) as punishable by law. [It] is not difficult to see that information and communications technology (ICT) can cause more damage and violence, which are often indelible in nature. [It] is also regrettable that [VAWC] failed to positively mention the existence of [EVAW], read the explanatory note of HB 6815. In 2009, Congress passed RA 9995, or the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act, but the said law only covers acts of capturing or broadcasting of images or videos of sexual acts or private parts without the consent of those involved and does not mention other forms of online violence. If passed, HB 6815 will include EVAW as a criminal offense which encompasses all acts that use ICT which cause or are likely to cause mental, emotional, or psychological distress to the victim. HB 6815 will also cover other acts of online violence such as uploading images or videos of sexual acts and private parts without consent, using a victims name or picture on a program or application depicted in a bad light, and harassment, threatening, or stalking through ICT. Perpetrators of EVAW will also be fined up to P500,000 and imprisoned for up to six years. Law enforcement agencies will also be required to immediately remove any uploaded or broadcasted EVAW content.

Instead of Cybercrime provisions

Cybercrime Law vs. womens rights

Although the Cybercrime Law has provisions for sexual content, it penalizes those in the video and not those who uploaded the content, said Gabriela Internal Deputy Secretary General Gertrudes Libang. Sinasabi na one of the merits of the Cybercrime Law is its provisions on E-VAW when in fact it does not uphold the rights of women [and children], said Libang. The Cybercrime Law tackles EVAW in Section 4c1, under Cybersex, defined as willful engagement, maintenance, control, or operation of any lascivious exhibition of sexual organs or sexual activity, with the aid of a computer system. This implies that those seen in sex videos will be penalized, whether or not the video was uploaded with consent, Libang. Lumalabas na dalawang beses nadedehado ang babae. Una, dahil sa kahihiyan na dulot ng paglabas ng ganitong video. [Ikalawa], makakasuhan siya [sa ilalim ng Cybercrime Law], she explained. Aside from launching protests and demonstrations to gather public support and pressure the Congress, Gabriela is set to launch a lobbying a campaign to enjoin lawmakers to co-author the bill and vote for its passage, Libang said. Kung hindi maipapasa ang amendments na ito, walang batas na [magtatanggol] sa mga biktima ng EVAW. Kailangang maipasa ang mga ito upang matigil ang immunity na ibinibigay ng internet sa mga [nang-aabuso] sa kababaihan [at kabataan], Libang added.

Necessary amendments
Enacted in 2004, the current VAWC offers protection to women and children who have been victims of physical, psychological, and financial abuse but does not explicitly cover those who are abused through electronic means.

TAKING IT TO THE STREETS. Website hackers Anonymous Philippines joined the multi-sectoral protest outside the Supreme Court during the hearing on the oral arguments of the petitioners against RA 10175 or the AntiCybercrime Law on January 15. The group warned the Aquino administration that they would continue to take over more government sites until the high tribunal repeals the said law.

Policebriefs
George Mitchell Guerrero
The UPDP immediately dispatched a mobile unit after an unnamed security guard near the site reported the mishap. The victim was identified as Maria Luzvimin and the errant driver as Juan Alfonso Maria, a third year student from the College of Engineering. UPDP Field Investigator Romy Rangos has been assigned to investigate the case. 2 PM, when a group of three men suddenly opened the car doors. One of the men forced Verzano to yield his wallet, with contained IDs and P7,750 in cash. The three attempted to flee the crime scene but were immediately apprehended by guards stationed nearby. The UPDP identified the thieves John Michael Bermudez, Marlo Bello, and Ronnie Velasquez, who are all residents of Barangay UP Campus. The stolen wallet and its contents were recovered and returned to Verzano, who decided not to press charges against the three. stolen a mobile phone and a wallet from a third year student at the College of Human Kinetics on January 16 at around 6 PM. The victim, identified as Anna Buenafe, said the thief probably stole the said items while she was on her way to Palma Hall aboard a Katipunan jeep. Her stolen Cloud Fone was worth P6,000, while her brown wallet had P600 in cash, an ATM card, and a credit card. Buenafe however only found out that she was robbed when she got off the jeep. The UPDP reiterated its reminder to students to be careful with their personal belongings while in public places and to immediately report any incidences of theft.

Ambush pickpockets caught Benz bumps midwife

A UP student driving a Mercedes Benz car accidentally hit a 26-year old midwife who was crossing the University Avenue on January 16 near Bahay na Bato, according to UP Diliman Police (UPDP) records. Contractual security guards arrested three petty thieves on Balagtas Street near the university post office on January 16. Driver Jessie Verzano was resting inside his parked Toyota Vios car on the said street around

CHK coeds phone, wallet stolen

A still unidentified thief has

Detained poet-activist granted temporary medical reprieve

Jelor Gallego
POET-ACTIVIST AND POLITICAL detainee Ericson Acosta is undergoing treatment for serious kidney problems at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City after being granted medical reprieve by the Gandara Regional Trial Court in Samar. The former Collegian literary editor is staying indefinitely at the NKTI for further tests after a preliminary diagnosis revealed he is suffering from nephritis, or the swelling of the kidney, a condition characterized by hematuria, or the presence of blood in urine, lower back pains, and high fever. Around 10 fully armed Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel have taken over as Acostas new security detail on January 21, and imposed stricter rules for visitors such as a ban on the use of mobile phones. Col. Joseph Vela of the BJMP however revoked his initial order to handcuff Acosta to his hospital bed, after Acostas supporters condemned the said order as overkill. Acosta first requested the court to allow him to seek medical treatment in July 2012, but the fiscal prosecutor required him to present a medical certificate of his condition before the court could reach a decision. His family, however, had been unable to find a doctor who would be willing to visit Acosta, until Public Attorneys Office (PAO) Chief Persida Rueda-Acosta flew in from Manila with medico-legal consultant Dr. Erwin Erfe who issued the necessary certificate. Other doctors were afraid of threats of harassment from the squad of infantry soldiers deployed at the Calbayog Sub-Provincial Jail where Acosta had been detained for two years, he said in an interview with the Collegian. Arrested by the military while doing research work for a local peasant group in 2011, Acosta was accused of illegal possession of explosives and of membership in the New Peoples Army. The poetactivist has maintained he only had a laptop and other personal belongings at the time. Despite a petition for review filed in September 2011, the court has yet to set a date for the first hearing of the charges against Acosta. Acosta also condemned the conditions at the prison where he had been detained, saying more than a dozen men share a single cell and that some prisoners had to sleep on the floor. Our lone source of ventilation is an air hole rather than a window, he added. My experience is definitely a validation of theories of abuse and of violation by the state. It proves that state repression and fascism does exist, said Acosta. According to reports from human rights group Karapatan, there are 401 political prisoners in the country, 123 of whom were detained under the Aquino administration. In December 2012 alone, over 28 individuals were arrested, including union leaders and human rights workers. This is the direct result of a government that criminalizes political opposition and arbitrarily tags [those who do oppose] as enemies of the state, said BAYAN secretarygeneral Renato Reyes Jr.

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THUMPED. UPs Daniel Gadia rushes to block the kick of Ateneos Jacobo Lorenzo in the second round face-off of UAAP Mens Football tilt Season 75 held at the Moro Lorenzo Field at Ateneo de Manila University on January 20. Defending champions UP Booters dropped to fourth place after the Blue Booters edged the Maroons with a score of 2-1.

Jelor Gallego

NU snatches tennis win from Maroons, 4-1

in the fifth set, when NU obtained its third win in the second singles set. Maroons Angelo Esguerra lost to a smash from NUs Dheo Talatayod, 3-6, 5-7, handing over NUs third win. NU sealed the deal with another win in the last singles match, when Fritz Verdad defeated Maroons sophie Joshua Miranda, 2-6, 2-6. Lawn tennis is played in a best-of-five sets format, composed of three sets of doubles and two sets of singles. Sets are won by winning at least six games and attaining a two-point advantage against the opponent. If six games are won by both players, a tiebreaker ensues but the two-point difference is still needed to win. The match with Esguerra was the crucial point. If we got that, the momentum would have carried along, but generally NU is good at singles, so we should just fix our line up, said Maroons Team Captain Julian Mendoza. The second round results now tally up to a record of one win and two losses for UP after it lost to La Salle on January 16. The Maroons are set to face the University of Santo Tomas (UST) at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on January 23, 9 AM. NU is definitely one of the stronger teams and is actually a contender, since they have a lot of strong recruits. What happened today was that we lost our singles because their players were stronger, but we put up a good fight and our next time is against UST. [Hopefully] we [will] win that [match], said Maroons Coach Nathaniel Guadayo.

SPORTSCENE
THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (NU) managed to steal a victory from the UP Maroons, winning four out of the five matches, 4-1, in the second round of mens lawn tennis in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 75 at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on January 20. Maroons rookie Kyle Joseph was unable to keep up with NUs Leander Lazaro, 1-6, 1-6, in the first singles set. NUs Jigo Pena and Al Michael Madrio was also able to thwart Maroons players and Sports Science juniors Miggy Belda and Franklin Encarnacion from seeking a tiebreaker in the first doubles set, 1-6, 4-6. In the succeeding doubles, Maroons Gabriel Guttierez and Rex Dinas stopped NUs momentum by outlasting Wilson Oblea and Tim Polero in a war of attrition scoring 6-2, 6-4. The State U team, however, lost all hopes of forcing a tiebreaker

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achieving true land-grabbing in Mindanao. autonomy and development, Because of the said policy, migrants asserts GPH peace panel Chair flocked in Mindanao and displaced Miriam Coronel-Ferrer. Moro communities that caused the As the MNLFs political influence FOUR population of Moro descendants in waned, tensions between the GPH and YEARS ARMM to drop to 21 percent in 2000, MILF intensified in 2002 and 2003, recording S I N C E from 75 percent in 1900, according to the 698 and 569 skirmishes respectively. Such committed ITS FAILED National Statistics Office. change has led the government to negotiate with ATTEMPT TO Landlessness and lack of representation the MILF, which has overtaken the MNLF both in by the AFP, says Moro human bring peace in under these circumstances incited size and influence, says Coronel-Ferrer. rights advocates Muslim Mindanao, rebellion among the Moro people and To forge a new political solution, a Memorandum Suara Bangsamoro. the Government of the prompted the formation of the Moro of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) [Nagkaroon ng Republic of the Philippines National Liberation Front (MNLF), which was drafted in 2008 to create the Bangsamoro FAB] dahil armado ang (GPH) is again courting sought to create an independent Moro state Juridical Entity in response to the MILFs demand the secessionist group by waging an armed revolution. for an independent state. Despite strong support MILF. Kapag [na-disarm Moro Islamic Liberation Front The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) however, the Supreme Court rejected the MOA-AD na], ano ang assurance (MILF), with a rosy solution to responded to the MNLF with equal force, and as unconstitutional, as it effectively created a na mapapatupad ang mga kailangang reporma? Tactic end the 114-year long conflict. the two sides waged an all-out war up until the separate sovereign state. Amid much fanfare, the 1970s, when GPH reopened peace negotiations The FAB is the most recent attempt of the GPH and lang ito ng government to Framework Agreement on the partly due to rising international pressure. MILF to arrive at a peaceful solution to the conflict silence the MILF, argues Indayla. Indeed, by conceding to the Bangsamoro (FAB) was signed by In 1976, the two parties agreed to end the in Mindanao. A posited alternative to the ARMM, the terms of FAB, the MILF has GPH and MILF peace panels in conflict through the creation of an autonomous FAB seeks to improve the autonomy of the region by the presence of President Benigno Muslim region rather than secessiona devolving more state powers to the regions authorities. forfeited their struggle for an Aquino III and international compromise that caused the MILF, which However, scrutinizing FABs premises reveal its independent state and has pinned dignitaries last October 15. continued to demand an independent Moro hollow definition of peace mere cessation of hostilities their hopes on another political entity that claims to uplift the lives [This is] a victory for the state, to split with the MNLF. without implementing radical reforms. of the Moro people. Bangsamoro people and the Filipino With the 1987 Constitution in place, autonomy Arriving at a solution [Magkakaroon] lang ng kapayapaan nationthe victory earned not by was granted to the ARMM in 1989 through FABs annexes will serve as the basis for the kung ina-address ang ugat ng war but by that collective desireto Republic Act 6734. The law created a Regional Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), which will establish the Moro conflict ang right to restore justice and peace to a troubled Assembly (RA) that acts as ARMMs congress, Bangsamoro political entity. An executive order from self-determination with sincerity. land, says MILF Chair Al Haj Murad whose members were elected through popular Aquino will commence the drafting of the BBL, which Right now, [the FAB] is only conflict in the signing ceremony. vote among qualified candidates. The ARMM RA will then be submitted to Congress for ratification. As management, says Indayla. The FAB outlines nine annexes or is vested with devolved state powers to govern of December 2012, three out of nine annexes have been Through the FAB, the people of negotiation points, which will establish and develop a just and humane society for the completed (see sidebar). Mindanao are once again led to a new autonomous political entity Moro people. As such, to create the Bangsamoro, the FAB must undergo believe in the possible attainment for the Moro people to replace the Reinforcements several bureaucratic processes in GPH institutions, of peace in the war-torn region. current Autonomous Region for Despite 23 years of autonomy, the ARMM with little to no opportunity for the Moro peoples Yet, no political solution can Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) by 2016. truly end such conflict unless Despite FABs promises however, remains to be one of the most underdeveloped participation, underscoring an uneven playing field in the very conditions that spawned peace remains elusive, especially regions in the country. Economic pundits attribute the peace process. the backward state of ARMM to the proliferation Dahil nga compromise ito [from years of fighting] itpoverty, oppression, and when the roots of the armed of self-serving elite politics in the region. nag-give way na ang MILF sa gobyerno in unifying disrespect for the rights of conflict are substantially unaddressed. In the first few ARMM elections, the MNLF and passing [a peace agreement], explains Bai Indayla, indigenous people are Courting peace was able to sustain leadership in the ARMM RA. secretary general of KAWAGIB Alliance for the completely eradicated. The history of the Bangsamoro However, during the Estrada administration, Advancement of Moro Human Rights. people is a history of subjugation. Palace-backed candidates were fielded in the The MILFs willingness to compromise however, The conflict in Mindanao elections, eventually marginalizing MNLF has made the Bangsamoro vulnerable to the stems from the Moro peoples leadership and influence in ARMM. whims of GPH. Talks regarding the FAB, for historical oppression since Gross abuse of power marked the eventual instance, have hit an impasse last October American occupation in shift in ARMM leadership, and politics in the when Aquino expressed dissatisfaction 1898. Moro sultanates region became more violent in recent years, on the composition of the Bangsamoro in Mindanao resisted with clans and political families even acquiring transition committee. inclusion since then, private armies and militias to advance their The uneven power relations between climaxing in the stake in the region. Such reign of terror has the GPH and the MILF is also apparent 1960s when the resulted to such gory events as the 2009 in the completed annexes like the Homestead policy, Maguindanao Massacre. As of September Normalization Annex (NA) that is set which allowed 2012, the ARMM RA also recorded at least 200 to decommission MILF troops and ownership of political clan wars throughout the region. allow entry of the AFP in the region Philippine The turbulent political scene has aggravated to promote national and external lands, lepoverty in ARMM. In 2010, poverty incidence security once the BBL takes effect, gitimized in ARMM was among the highest in the Indayla explains. legal country at 65 percent, according to government However, decommissioning armed data. The region also has the lowest groups in the region without minimum wage at P232, nearly half the of withdrawing the GPH forces is the P419 rate in Metro Manila. tantamount exposing the Bangsamoro The ARMMs weak leadership people to exploitation and structure has kept it from violations often

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Roadmap for Peace POWER-SHARING: Powers reserved to the GPH: Maintenance of national defense and external security Administration of foreign affairs, fiscal policies Management of intellectual property rights Powers concurrent to the GPH and Bangsamoro: Facilitation of auditing procedures Administration of justice (application of Shariah Law to Muslims) Powers exclusive to Bangsamoro: Facilitation of education and cultural system Usage of natural resources Organization of territory WEALTH SHARING: Bangsamoro may levy taxes and block fiscal support from GPH Revenues will be divided equitably (formula yet to be publicized) between the Bangsamoro and the GPH NORMALIZATION: All armed forces (MILF, MNLF) will gradually be decommissioned a nd replaced by a Bangsamoro police Socio-economic reforms will be drafted Foreign assistance are needed Source: Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process

na umanong bisa sa seguridad sa ang nasabing mapa dahil luma dagat at sinuportahan ang na ito at nagbago na ang kondisyon pagbuo ng isang code of conduct ng mga bansa, ani Arnold Padilla, public upang maayos ang tunggalian sa mga information officer ng multi-sektoral na nag-aagawang bansa. organisasyong Bagong Alyansang Makabayan. Subalit sa likod ng mga pahayag ng ISANG Gayunman, naninindigan ang Tsina US, nagkukubli ang isa pang mas malaking MAINIT sa kanilang karapatan sa WPS. Sa mga motibo. It is becoming increasingly clear NA GIRIAN nakaraang buwan, walang takot na N a t i o n s that in the 21st century, the worlds strategic ANG UMIIGTING itinayo ng nasabing bansa ang Sansha City mareresolba and economic center of gravity will be in the sa gitna ng karagatan. sa Paracel Islands, isa sa grupo ng mga isla ang kasalukuyang Asia Pacific And one of the most important Matapos na sa WPS. Sa Sansha City nila ginagawa ang tunggalian, dagdag tasks of American statecraft over the next isama ng Tsina kanilang operasyong militar kahit na may ni Simbulan. decades will be to lock in a substantially ang buong mapa ng hiwalay na pag-angkin sa nasabing teritoryo Maliban sa konteksto increased investment diplomatic, economic, South China Sea sa mga ang Vietnam. Isinama rin ng Tsina sa ng pakikitunggali sa strategic, and otherwise in this region, ani pasaporte nito at magpadala kanilang passport ang mapa ng WPS bilang Tsina, may pangangailangang US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sa isang ng isang patrol ship sa 250 simbolikong pagdeklara na sila lamang at intindihin ang konteksto talumpati nitong Nobyembre. isla ng Kalayaan Islands walang iba ang tunay na may karapatan sa WPS. ng girian sa palihim na Umalis man ang mga Amerikanong tropa sa Iraq ngayong Enero, pinalitan Mula nang magsimulang angkinin ng Tsina pananakop ng US sa Asyaat Afghanistan, lumipat naman ang deployment naman ng Pilipinas ang pangalan ang WPS, nais na nitong magamit ang likas Pasipiko. Kung tutuusin, isa nila sa mga kaalyadong bansang Japan, South Korea, ng nasabing dagat tungong West na yaman ng mga isla, lalo na nang madiskubre lamang pamato ang Pilipinas Australia, Pilipinas, at Thailand upang magdala Philippine Sea (WPS). nila noong dekada 30s ang mga reserbang upang maisakatuparan ang hangarin ng mutual aid at mapaunlad ang relasyong Sa gitna ng tunggaliang ito, langis dito. Halos 290,000 na barrel ng langis ng mga makapangyarihan. internasyunal, bilang pagsunod sa mga kasunduang umeeksena ang makapangyarihang taon-taon ang nakukuha nila mula sa WPS, nagiging epektibo sa panahon ng alitan sa teritoryo. katunggali ng Tsina, ang US, sa ayon sa Global Security, isang organisasyon sa Sa katunayan, mas pinaiigiting ng US ang alitan ng pamamagitan ng pagpapadala US na nakatuon sa public policy. mga bansang nag-aagawan sa WPS upang bigyang suportang pinansiyal at militar Kilala ang Tsina bilang pangalawa sa Interes sa WPS dahilan ang pagpapadala ng dagdag na puwersang sa Pilipinas. pinakamalakas kumonsumo ng krudo sa mundo BILANG NG MGA ISLA, SHOAL militar sa Pilipinas at makaimpluwensiya sa Tsina, ani Balon ng kapangyarihang teritoryal at pangalawang pinakamalakas na importer AT REEF: 250 na nakalatag sa 265,452 Sison. The US is steering the Philippine government ang WPS (sumangguni sa sidebar), ng langis, ayon sa US Energy Information kilometrong kwadradong dagat towards the attainment of the narrow self-interest and at hindi maikakailang maraming Administration. Maiuugat ito sa mababang strategic objectives of the US, paliwanag niya. gustong makipag-agawan sa mga presyo ng kanilang langis na kontrolado ng estado, at RESERBANG LANGIS: tinatayang Ipit na ipit islang ito. Subalit kapalit ng paggiit ng sa yumayabong nitong industriya ng kotse, trak, at bus. naglalaman ng mula 28 bilyon Kahit pa man dalawang makapangyarihang bansa ang Pilipinas sa pagmamay-ari ng teritoryo, Bilang isang lumalakas na bansa sa aspekto hanggang 213 bilyong barrel o halos pangunahing kalaban ng Pilipinas, hindi ito natinag na naiipit ang bansa sa banggaan ng ng ekonomiya at pandaigdigang relasyon, gusto 80 porsyento ng reserbang langis igiit ang pagmamay-ari sa teritoryo. Sinunsunod nito dalawang makapangyarihan. nitong maging lehitimo ang kanyang superpower sa Saudi Arabia ang 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the status, ani Padilla. Ayon sa prediksyon ng Pamato Sea (UNCLOS) kung saan nakapaloob ang WPS sa International Monetary Fund, malalampasan NATURAL GAS: 2 quadrillion cubic Pinaniniwalaan ng Tsina na sila 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone ng Pilipinas. umano ng Tsina ang US sa 2016 bilang isang feet, mas malaki ng limang beses sa ang orihinal na nakadiskubre sa If someone enters your yard and tells you he owns economic superpower kung kaya naman malakas 350.8 trillion cubic feet ng natural WPS, 2,000 taon na ang nakararaan. it, will you allow that?... Its not right to give away what ang paggiit nitong angkinin ang rehiyon ng WPS. gas sa buong Hilagang Amerika Iginuhit pa nila ang mapa ng Tsina is rightfully ours, ani Pangulong Benigno Aquino III sa In economic terms, the contested islets and noong 1947 kung saan kasama kanyang 2012 State of the Nation Address. shoals and the waters around them are at least MAHUHULING ISDA: halos 10 ang buong WPS sa loob ng isang Sa pagsuway ng Tsina, may posibilidad na mawalan rich fishing grounds and sources of corals but porsyento ng kabuuang huling likhang-isip na 9-dash line. ng potensyal na pinagkukunan ng likas na yaman ang they also have a high potential as sources of gas isda sa mundo China has indisputable Pilipinas na magagamit sana sa pag-unlad ng ekonomiya, and oil, ani Prof. Jose Ma. Sison, chairperson sovereignty of the South ani Padilla. ng International League of Peoples Struggle. HALAGA NG KALAKAL: halos Sea, ani Senior Col. Historically, nakasandal ang pamahalaan ng Pilipinas 50 porsyentong global oil Geng Yansheng, Palihim na pagsugod sa patronage ng US. Mahirap na mapanatili [ni Aquino] tanker ang dumadaan at may Ministry of Defense Kahit milya ang layo nito sa WPS, ang hawak sa teritoryo bilang isang maliit na bansa $5 trilyong ship trade spokesman sumasawsaw din ang US sa batuhan ng [kung kaya] kailangan niya ng suportang military sa ng Tsina. kapangyarihan. Kahit sinasabi nitong US, dagdag ni Padilla. Sa katunayan, tumanggap ang Sanggunian: 2008 US Ngunit walang pinapanigan sa Tsina at Pilipinas noong 2012 ng $30 milyong foreign military Energy Information wala Piilipinas, mariin naman financing, at military aid sa porma ng mga barko, Administration; nitong pinalalaganap sundalo, aircraft at radar, ayon sa IBON Foundation. BP Statistical Review ang pagtatangMay kakayahan namang mairesolba ang mga of World Energy; gol isyu kahit wala ang US, ani Prof. Roland Simbulan, International eksperto sa ugnayang US-PH. Each country Crisis Group; needs to be independent and we will not Global develop this [national] capability unless we Security dont rely on US [which] takes advantage of our dependence, aniya. Tanging sa paraang diplomatiko at paglunsad ng isang kolektibong negosasyon sa loob ng hiwalay na kapulungan tulad ng Association of Southeast Asian

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Who run the world?

Cha Caeto
KULTURA Huwebes 24 Enero 2013

HaloS lumuwa na ang mapipintog na suso ni Beyonce sa pinakahuling pictorial niya para sa GQ magazine. Sa kanyang panayam dito, wala ring kimi ang singer sa pagbabahagi ng mga personal na detalye ng kanyang buhay. Sino nga bang tatangging basahin ang artikulong may halos-hubad na babaeng nagbabahagi sa paborito niyang kanta bago makipagtalik? Isa si Beyonce sa mga itinuturing ng ilan na bagong mukha ng babaeng makapangyarihan. Hindi katulad ng ibang babaeng ginagawang puhunan ang katawan, kilala rin si Beyonce sa iilang sikat na singer na kayang kumanta habang gumigiling. ngunit kasabay ng pagbandera sa kanya bilang ideyal na babae, tila naghuhumiyaw sa kanyang mga larawan na higit sa ano mang katangian, ang katawan niya pa rin ang pangunahin niyang bentahe.

Kasarian 101
Higit sa anumang yugto ng kasaysayan, nabibigyang-pansin sa kasalukuyan ang mga adhikaing patungkol sa kasarian. Kaliwat kanan ang mga artistang umaamin sa publiko na bakla o tomboy silamay ilang tahasang idinideklara ang kilalang taguri sa kanilang napiling kasarian (Im gay, ani anderson Cooper, isang kilalang broadcaster sa amerika), at mayroon din namang pailalim ang atake (I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the stone age, ani Jodie Foster sa kanyang Golden Globes speech). Kaliwat kanan din ang mga celebrity na nagpapahayag na

sinusuportahan nila ang peminismo, sa kapwa tahasan at di tahasang paraan. nariyan ang mga tulad ni Bjork na niyayakap ang label na feminist, samantalang nariyan din ang mga tulad ni Katy Perry na bagaman sinusuportahan umano ang mga kapwa babae ay hindi naman maituturing ang sarili na peminista. madugo ang kasaysayan ng laban ng kababaihan. Kung tutuusin, walang iisang timeline ang makapagpapaliwanag sa salaysay ng knilang mga paglaban para sa kanilang karapatan. ang pinakahuling marker na masasabi sa kasaysayan ng peminismo ay ang tinutukoy na third wave feminism noong 1990s, kung saan higit pa sa equality, naging tampok din sa kampanya ng kilusan ang paglaban sa karahasan laban sa kababaihan. Bukod sa kasaysayan, iba-ibang antas din ang ipinaglalaban ng mga organisasyon sa kilusang peminismo. may mga extremist na naglalayon para sa absolutong pananaig ng kababaihan at tanging kababaihan lamang sa buong mundo, samantalang mayroon namang mga grupong bukas sa lahat ng miyembro at tagasuporta, babae man o lalaki. Bunga ng mga pagkakaibaibang ito, magkakaiba rin ang antas ng kamalayan o consciousness ng mga taong bitbit ang mga adhikaing ukol sa kasarian. Kung tutuusin, hindi laging mulat ang mga babae, sa mga nararanasan nilang pagsasamantalang batay sa kanilang kasarian. Hindi lahat

Kamalayan v2.0

ng babae, mulat (o handa) na may kailangan silang ipaglaban. Gayunman, hindi maaaring basta isantabi ang kahalagahan at mga naabot ng mga kilusang pangkasarian. Hanggat hindi nakakamit ng mga kababaihan ang ganap na kalayaang inaasam, magpapatuloy ang mga kilusang ito sa pagsusulong sa kanilang mga karapatan.

may baryasyon man sa mga adhikaing isinusulong, marami rin sa mga kilusang nakabatay sa kasarian ang nagsusulong sa tuluyang pagbura ng mga bansag at anumang taguri na magtutukoy sa lalaki, babae, bakla, tomboy at iba pa. Para sa ilan, masasabi lamang na tuluyang malaya na ang mga babae kung hindi na sila ituturing na babae, o tinutukoy batay sa kung ano ang ari sa pagitan ng kanilang mga hita. ngunit kasabay ng kagustuhang burahin ang nasabing mga dibisyon at hatian sa kasarian, lalo ring lumalawak ang mga nakapalibot na diskurso at dumarami ang mga katanungang nangangailangan ng paglilinaw. I dont really feel that its necessary to define it. Its just something thats kind of natural for me, and I feel like its what I live for. I need to find a catchy new word for feminism, right? like Bootylicious, ani Beyonce ukol sa kanyang pagiging peminista. Bilang isa sa mga ideyal at natatanging babaeng dapat umanong tularan, itinuturing si Beyonce na isa sa mga bagong mukha ng peminismo. Subalit

marapat suriin na kaakibat ng tagumpay at kapangyarihang iginagawad kay Beyonce ay ang kanyang posisyon sa lipunan na siyang awtomatikong naghihiwalay sa kanya sa mga karanasan at karahasang nararanasan ng karaniwang babaeprostitusyon, diskriminasyon sa trabaho, o mababang sahod. Bagaman kapwa babae, malaki ang posibilidad na hindi magtagpo ang mundo ni Beyonce at ng isang prostituted, lalo nat malaki ang epektong naidudulot ng ng laki ng kinikita o ambag sa ekonomiya, upang magkaroon ng posisyon at kapangyarihang kayang pangibabawan ang pangkalahatang turing ng lipunan sa mga babae. Isa sa masasabing mababaw na depinisyon ng peminismo ang pagkakaroon ng mga babaeng kayang gumampan ng mga trabahong tradisyunal na pang lalaki. Simula nang pahintulutan ang mga babae na bumotoisang pribilehiyong sa pinakamahabang panahon ay para lamang sa kalalakihan na pinagtagumpayan ng kilusang kababaihannatali na ang nosyon ng paglaya sa pagkakaroon ng pantay na turing sa lalaki. Habang may mga partikular na opresyong nakakabit sa pagiging babae, nararapat na hindi rin makaligtaan ang pakikitunggali, katuwang maging ang kalalakihan, sa mga isyung kinanahaharap ng karamihan at walang pinipiling kasarian.

Kalayaan 4 all
maaaring sabihing kasalukuyan tayong nasa masalimuot na proseso ng pagbabagong-

kalagayan o transition mula pagiging konserbatibo, tungong unti-unting pagyakap sa mga modernong kaisipan, na siyang dahilan upang maging katanggaptanggap ang mga bagay na datiy tila imposibleng mapalagpaspagko-cross dress, bukas na pagtatalik ng may magkaparehong ari, o pagiging pinuno ng isang organisasyon o institusyon. Sa katunayan, madalas nating ipinagmamalaki ang pagkakaroon ng dalawang babaeng pangulo bilang patunay nga buhay na gender equality sa bansa. Subalit sa Pilipinas kung saan may bahagyang puwang ng pagtanggap sa mga kilusang pangkasarian, madaling mahulog sa bitag o maanod sa ilusyon ng kalayaan para sa mga kababaihan. Habang itinuturing na nakatataas ang kalalakihan sa lahat ng kasarian, marapat kilalanin na may hirarkiya ring umiiral sa usapin ng lahi, uri at iba pa. Samakatuwid, masasabing may ibat ibang antas ng opresyon na nararanasan ang isang babaeng manggagawa, halimbawa. Habang naisasantabi ng makalalaking pamantayan ang karapatan ng mga babae, may higit na paghihirap na nararanasan iyong mga nabibilang sa iba pang panlipunang dibisyon na nananatiling nasa laylayan. Kaya marapat na kilalanin ng mga kilusang kababaihan na salimbayan, at hindi hiwalay, ang usapin ng kanilang karapatan sa usapin ng iba pang isyung may kinalaman sa lahi, uri, at iba pang dibisyon. Sa huli, hindi tunay na paglaya ang makakamit ng paglabang nakatangi lamang sa usapin ng kasarian.

PASADO HATINGGABI NA, NGUNIT para sa mga tag hangang nagsisiksikan sa Route 196 bar, sapat pa ang balon ng enerhiya mula sa nikotina, alkohol, at live na tugtugan ng mga banda. Nagmistulang eksena sa pelikula ang kumpulan ng mga tao nang magsimulang tumugtog ang Ang Bandang Shirleyisa sa mga grupong suki ng ibat ibang tugtugan sa Maynila. Sabay-sabay naghiyawan ang kanilang mga tagasuporta, lalo na nang tugtugin nila ang fan favorite na Nakauwi Na. Di na kailangang malungkot at umiyak/bumibilis ang yong mundot gumagaan. Nang pakawalan ng banda ang huling linya ng kanta, hindi pa rin humupa ang enerhiya ng kanilang mga tagahanga. Wala pang 100 katao ang nasa masikip na silid, ngunit sa mga sandaling iyon, tila Ang Bandang Shirley na ang pinakaastig na bandakahit na pustahan tayo, malamang, hindi mo sila kilala.

music. Kung susuyurin ang mga bar sa Maynila, may maririnig na acoustic na grupong tumutugtog ng magagaang meolodiya gaya ng Lucida Sky, at mayroon ding bandang heavy metal na may makabayang hangarin ang mga tiktik, gaya ng Praying for Estella, Bagaman may mga bar na mas tanyag kaysa sa iba, nakatutulong ang mga lunang ito upang magkaroon ng sariling mga distrito ang mga bandang hindi mapapanood magtanghal sa ASAP o Party Pilipinas, o maririnig sa mga radyo. Maaring hatiin ang indie scene sa Maynila sa dalawa: ang QC scene, at CSB-Taft scene, ayon kay Vincci Santiago ng bandang Imelda mula sa UP Music Circle. Bukod sa mga bar na matatagpuan sa mga nasabing lugar, nagiging lunsaran din ang mga unibersidad sa Kamaynilaan para sa mga bandang nais ding lumikha ng sarili nilang musika.

Sino ka mo?
Isa ang Ang Bandang Shirley sa mga grupong madalas mapanood sa mga tugtugan sa ibat ibang bahagi ng Maynila. Matapos ang halos isang dekada ng pag-iral, nagkaroon na sila ng masugid ng mga tagasubaybay. Hindi man sindami ng Popsters ni Sarah Geronimo, relatibong malaki na ang kanilang fan base, kumpara sa sanlaksang independent bands na nagkalat sa Kamaynilaan. Kumpara sa mga musikero sa ilalim ng malalaking record labels tulad ng Star Records at Viva Records, limitado ang espasyong nakalaan para sa mga independent o indie na banda. Ang major record labels kasi ang may impluwensya sa mga lagusang naghahatid ng musika sa pinakamaraming bilang ng tagapakinig, gaya ng telebisyon at radyo. Ngunit di bastabasta napipigilan ang sining, ang musikakaya kahit pinagkakaitan ng espasyo, lagi itong makapagpapanday ng sariling teritoryo. May mangilan-ngilang independent record labels sa bansa, gaya ng Terno R e c o rd i n g s , na handang sumuporta sa mga grupong hindi kayang yakapin ng malalaking labels. Kung sumasandig kasi ang mga major record labels sa mga tunog na tiyak na bebenta sa mga mamimili upang mabawi nila ang kanilang puhunan, mas bukas naman ang indie labels sa mga bagot sariwang tugtugin. Kaya masasabing mas malawak ang tunog na nasasaklaw ng indie

Do-it-yourself
Maraming banda ang nabuo sa mga ibat ibang unibersidad sa Pilipinas. Pawang mga iskolar ng bayan ang mga miyembro ng Ang Bandang Shirley, samantalang nasimula naman sa Ateneo ang Beeeyes at Outerhope, at sa College of St. Benilde ang Wake Up Your Seatmate at Mad Hatter Day. Dahil hindi pa kilala, may

kanya-kanyang diskarte ang mga nagsisimula pa lamang na mga banda upang mai-record ang kanilang mga kanta. May nag-iipon para makapagrenta sa isang recording studio, may nagkukulong sa kanilang mga garahe, at may nananatili sa kanilang kwartot inilalapat ang musika gamit ang mga libreng music application sa internet. Ang ganitong uri ng pansariling produksyon ang marka ng isang independent na proyekto. Kaya taliwas sa kaalaman ng marami na ang tinaguriang indie music ay isang tunog, isang genre, ang nagtatakda ng pagiging independent ng musika ay ang proseso kung paano ito nilikha. Kaiba kasi ito sa mainstream na pinopondohan ng major music labels, kung saan naire-record ang mga kanta sa malalaking music studio, at mayroon pang pondo para sa promotions. Ngunit mainstream man o indie, mahihinuhang kailangan talaga ng kapital upang makapag-produce ng musikang mailalako at maibabahagi sa marami. Primaryang pangangailangan sa anumang pino-produce na kanta ang mga instrumento, halimbawa, at isang device na makapag-rerecord sa mga

tunog at makapag-iisa sa lyrics at musika. Hindi rin masasabing sa lahat ng pagkakataon ay iba ang tunog ng mainstream at indie, dahil pangunahing impluwensiya pa rin naman ng musikang Pilipino sa kabuuan ang musika ng Kanluran. Predominantly western pa din yung influence ng Manila indie, ani Santiago. At kung tutuusin din, madalas na pare-pareho rin ang tema ng mga awit, paano man sila inilapat sa CD o birtwal na kopyapawang umiikot sa usaping pag-ibig at iba pang ugnayan sa kapwa ang karaniwang kuwentong nilalaman ng mga kanta.

Indie spirit
Gayunman, masasabing Pinoy pa rin ang sensibilidad na nilalaman ng musikang nilikha ng mga Pilipino. Pagdating sa mga detalyeng kalakip ng mga awitin, mamamalas pa rin ang iisang balon ng karanasan na kapwa pamilyar sa musikero at tagapakinig. Pag-ibig man ang tema ng kantang Patintero, Habulan, Larong kalye ng Ang Bandang Shirley, halimbawa, naihambing naman ito sa mga larong tatak Pilipino. Kaya kahit hindi mapapanood sa

ANG IN GA Y

AYSARAP SA K G TE N N O M

telebisyon, o mabibili sa kilalang mga bentahan ng CD ang musika ng mga bandang indie, mayroon pa ring masusugid na tumatangkilik dito. Maraming fans ng indie music ang nagsimula sa paghahanap ng mga banda sa internet, o kaya pumatol sa mga rekomendasyon ng mga kakilala nilang mahilig sa musika. Kakaibang karanasan din ang sama-samang pagtungo sa mga gig upang makinig sa mga bagong banda. Hindi rin singsimple ng pagbili ng album sa mall ang pagkakaroon ng original na kopya ng isang indie album, na madalas mabibili online, sa mga bar, kung hindi man mula sa banda mismo. Kaya masasabing may sarisariling kuwento ang bawat tagapagtangkilik ng indie music, na siyang nagbubuklod sa kanila sa tila ba isang sariling komunidad. At bukod pa rito, may partikular na karanasan ding naihahain ang pagiging tagahanga ng musikang indie na hindi makukuha sa pagiging fan nina Angeline Quinto o Vice Ganda. Kaakibat ng pagpasok ng isang indie fan sa sirkulo ng mga kapwa indie fans ang isang lantay na pakiramdam na hindi mararanasan sa ibang concert ng nakasentro sa popular na musikero. Nabibigyan ng pagkakataong makilahok ang kapwa musikero at tagahanga na makaambag sa paglikhat pagpapalaganap ng musikang Pilipino.

KULTURA Huwebes 24 Enero 2013

*pasintabi sa Hotdog

* GA

Warfreak
KAyA AyoKoNG NANoNood NG TV. Napapaaway ako. Namana ko kasi sa mga magulang ko ang pagrereact nang labis sa mga napapanood sa telebisyon. Kung may hindi kaaya-ayang eksena akong makita sa telebisyon, magmumura ako. Kung may opinyon ako sa isang issue, sasabihin ko iyon at ipaglalaban hanggang magsawa kami sa pagdedebate. darating pa nga sa puntong napapaaway ako at nagiging personal na ang sagutan. Pero sa huli, nagkakabati pa rin naman. Iba-ibang isyu ang trip kong patulan. Pero ang mas trip ko patulan ay yung mga paniniwala ng mga kapatid at magulang ko na sa tingin ko ay kailangang OPINYON baguhin o basagin.
Huwebes Eh ang tanga-tanga kasi ng 24 Enero babae, kasalanan niya yan kung 2013 bakit siya na-rape. Tingnan mo

ako sumagot. Pero sapat pa rin bang dahilan ang mga sinabi niya para magahasa ang isang babae? Kailan pa naging mas kasalanan ng biktima ang nangyari sa kanya?

natapos ang usapan sa: Wag ka na masyadong maraming tanong.

laKaS TaMa hindi ako hipster

Kahit na pamilyar ako sa kasabihang walang hipster na aaming hipster siya, maninindigan pa rin akong hindi ako hipster. Hindi ako hipster noon, hindi ako hipster ngayon, at kahit mag-iba ang direksyon ng pagpihit ng mundo, hindi talaga ako hipster, pwede ba. Hindi ko alam kung anong meron sa school year na itot bigla na lang nadikit sa pangalan ko ang salitang hipster. dalawang klase ko nitong nakaraan ang napag-usapan ang tungkol sa pagiging hipster, at nakakainis na para bang automatic na sa lahat, kahit sa mga prof, na tanungin ako kung anong opinyon ko rito. At dahil isa ako sa mga batang hindi magkaugnay ang trail of thought at trail of tongue, nagtunog defensive lang ako, nakakainis. Kahit mga kasamahan ko sa Kul, ipinapakilala ako sa mga tao bilang yung hipster. okay pa noong una kung ako ang itinuturing nilang resident hipster ng opisina. Pero nang maging running joke na ang pagiging hipster ko kuno, anak naman ng pating, seryoso ba kayo? Nitong huling presswork, laging humihingi sa akin ng pasintabi ang mga tao tuwing magpapatugtog sila ng mga kanta ni Rihanna, Adele, at kung sino pang sikat na singer. Tinutukso rin nila ako kay Mang Romy, dahil kami raw ang tunay na magkatulad ang taste. Buhay na raw kasi ang matanda wala pa mang konsepto ng mainstreamsiya raw ang ama ng kultura at ako ang itinadhanang maging protg niya. Peste. Nang hamunin ko silang magbigay ng empirical na patunay, ng kongkretong paliwanag kung bakit nila sinasabing hipster ako, hindi sila magkasundo sa sagot. Kasi nanlalait ka ng playlist ng iba, sabi ng isang mas batang writer. dahil nagbu-boots ka? sagot ng isa pa. Sa totoo lang, kahit sa sarili ko, hindi ko rin tiyak kung sino nga ba talaga ang maituturing na hipster. Wala naman kasi itong malinaw na depinisyon. Kung noong una, inihahalintulad ito sa iba pang subculture gaya ng beatnik, ngayon e parang nalimita na ito sa usapin ng taste sa musika, fashion, at partikular na pagkamuhi sa kahit anong popular. Pero natutunan ko sa Kul na una, may pinaguugatan ang lahat ng bagay (walang likas, walang sadyang nangyari kasi ganyang lang talaga) at ikalawa, na hindi talaga mapagkakatiwalaan ang mga kapitalista, lalo na sa usapin ng kultura. Ayon kay Zeynep Arsel, isang mananaliksik at propesor sa marketing, marami sa pagpapakahulugan sa hipster ang hinubog ng mass mediasino pa nga bang magpapauso niyan? Katulad ng konsepto ng yuppie, o ng metrosexual, naisip din ng mga advertiser, marketer, at iba pang cultural producer na mahilig manggoyo ng mga mamimili, na may posibleng market ang mga mahilig kumonsumo ng mga independently-produced na kultural na produkto. Ganoon naman lagi. Naghahanap ang mga kapitalista ng bagong merkado, lalo na para sa middle class, na pwede sigurong sabihing pinaka-uto-uto sa dikta ng mga gago. At kung sila ang humulma ng mito ng hipster, malamang sila rin ang humubog sa stigma na kaakibat ng pagiging hipster. Alangan namang magtagumpay ang independently-produced na kultura, e di nasira ang diskarte nila. Kaya nakakainis. Kahit pabiro man o hindi, para bang sa tuwing tinatawag nila akong hipster, laging kasunod nito ang pwe! o yuck! o you poser bitch! Biktima naman tayong lahat ng konsumerismo, nagkataon lang na, well, mas cool ako.

Mendiola
Paminsan-minsan ay makakapanood sina Mama ng mga bayolenteng protesta o kaya namay paggiba sa mga tirahan ng informal setttlers. Nakakailang debate na rin kami sa isyung ito. At sa lahat ng napag-aawayan namin, ito ang pinakamadugo dahil kung saan-saan napupunta ang usapan sa sistemang panlipunan, sa kasaysayan, at iba pa. Nakakapagod na rin magpaliwanag, magmulat at gustuhing baguhin ang pag-iisip nila, pero hindi yata gumagana ang mga pamamaraan ko. Kesyo mabisang pamamaraan pa rin daw ba ang pagrarally sa pagsusulong ng isang ideolohiya? Bakit daw kailangang manggulo? Hindi daw ba pwedeng daaanin sa mapayapang paraan? Hindi naman ako warfreak at ayoko namang nang-aaway, pero gusto ko lang talagang kilitiin ang imahinasyon nila. Gusto kong maturuan silang maging kritikal at hindi lang basta-basta naniniwala sa lahat ng naririnig. Magandang isipin na matutulog sila sa gabi at mapapatingin sa malayo, iisipin ang mga bagong ideya na noong una ay hindi nila tanggap. Hay, tama na nga. Temptation of Wife na pala.

nazaReno
Hindi naman sa pagkukuwestyon sa panata ng mga deboto ni Nazareno, pero di ba merong

Magandang isipin na matutulog sila sa gabi at mapapatingin sa malayo, iisipin ang mga bagong ideya na noong una ay hindi nila tanggap

Rape vicTiM

suot, sumama pa sa lalake, wika ni Mama. Nagpanting ang tenga ko. Nagdilim din ang paningin ko. Nagalit ako hindi lang dahil sa sinabi niya. Nagalit din ako dahil nanggaling pa mismo yun sa isang babae. Ma, kelan pa naging justified ang pangre-rape ng isang tao dahil lamang sa suot niya? tanong ko sa kanya. Aber, bakit siya sasama sa grupong puro lalake, at makikipag-inuman pa? balik niya sa akin. Hindi na

kautusan ang Simbahan laban sa pagsasamba sa mga idolo? malakas kong tanong habang napapanood ang video ng taunang pista. Kung parehas lang ang Hesus na nasa Quiapo sa mga pangkaraniwang poon ni Hesus, bakit kailangan pa nilang magpakahirap punasan ang poon? dagdag ko. Nakakagaling daw ng may sakit e. Nagmimilagro daw, sabi ni daddy. o, hindi bat pagsamba din yon sa mismong poon? Panatisismo? sagot ko. At

CliCh na pagkakaibigan
MAyRooN AKoNG TATLoNG matalik na kaibigan. At gaya ng mga samahang napapanood sa telebisyon, naniniwala akong astig kaming mga tao na itinadhanang magkakilala para umarte sa isang mala-sitcom slash madrama na buhay-kolehiyo. Nagkakilala kami sa College of Fine Arts noong unang season ng buhay namin sa kolehiyo. dahil pare-pareho kaming freshie na wala pang alam, sabaysabay naming pinagdaanan ang mga problema at kung ano pang tipo bang hindi kami nauubusan ng chismis, kwento, teorya, at kacheparan sa buhay. Kung hindi man sabay-sabay, halos magkakasunod kaming sumali sa Kule, Aste, sa mga contest, at iba pa. Alam na namin ang mga sikreto, bango, at baho ng isat isa. Kung meron mang pagkakaiba, naidadaan na lang namin ito sa pagkantsaw at pagtanggap. Hindi naman dahil sa hindi namin kayang mabuhay na wala yung isat isa; nagkataon lang talaga na pareho kami mga ng pananaw at hilig. Hindi rin namin hinahayaang makulong kami sa mundong ginagalawan namin kasi hindi naman natatapos ang pagkakaibigan sa aming apat. Lumipas ang mga taon at kami pa rin ang magkakasama. Nasa finale season na kami ng buhay-kolehiyo kaya noong unang linggo ng Enero, sabay-sabay kaming nagpakuha ng gradpic. Sa gitna ng kaguluhan at photo-op, habang pinapanood kong magsuot ng sablay, magmake-up, at magdamit ng pang-creative shot mga kaibigan ko, hindi ko maiwasang magdrama. Malapit nang matapos ang Enero at sa susunond na lingo, Pebrero na. Pagkatapos ng midterms, hell month, final week, thesis defense, at kung ano pa, gagraduate na kami. Ang bilis lang ng oras. Para bang pumikit lang ako ng sandali at iba na ang nangyayari. Parang nung isang araw lang namimili kami ng art supplies, nag-iiyakan sa dami ng mga gawain, at nag-uusap tungkol sa mabababaw na bagay. Tapos ngayon, nagpapa-picture na kami nang may togat sablay. Hindi ko maiwasang mapamura kung bakit ba ako nagdradrama na parang isang inang may anak na ikakasalpero yun talaga ang nararamdaman ko. Hindi ko naman sinasabi na malungkot ako sa mga nangyayari. Parang ang bilis lang talaga ng takbo ng panahon, at nakalimutan kong kahit gaano pa kasaya ang buhay-kolehiyo, maghihiwa-hiwalay rin kami sa huli. Alam kong babatukan lang ako ng mga kaibigan ko kapag sinabi ko sa kanilang walang limutan habang lumuluha. Alam ko rin namang gusto naming mapanindigan ang pagka-macho shit namin pero sasabihin ko na rin ang kailangang sabihin: Nagpapasalamat ako sa inyo na nakilala ko kayo. Alam kong astig na akong tao, pero lalo akong naging astig nung nakilala ko kayo. Patawarin ninyo ako kung hanggang dito na lang ang isusulat ko. Marami pa akong gustong sabihin pero mahirap na rin kasi magkabistuhan. Salamat. *Para kay Kel, Mar, at Ash

nakalimutan kong kahit gaano pa kasaya ang buhay-kolehiyo, maghihiwa-hiwalay rin kami sa huli.
chenes. Bukod sa magkakapareho ng kurso at block, nalaman naming pare-pareho rin kami ng mga hilig, karanasan at mga pananaw sa buhay. Kami yung tipong magkakaibigan na dahil 24/7 magkasama, malapit na kaming magkapalit ng mga mukha. Hindi mo makikita ang isa na wala yung iba. Kaya namin mag-usap magdamag na

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Kung miyembro ka ng Anonymous Phils, anong website ang ihahack mo at ano ang ilalagay mo rito? Yung crush kong prof. Ang cute niya eh! <3 Yung prof ko sa Comm 3, super crush talaga kita. Hihi. :) 12***** Kit-Kat ihahack ko yung site ng mga papoging kandidato sa eleksyon >:P 1164441 IAmHellNippyPi bsge ihahack ko yung facebook at maglalagay ako ng option na kapag may exam, hindi pwedeng mag log in para walang distraction! Hahaha. And, tatanggalin ko yung mga games na palaging sinisend sakin. :> 1010933 monica ihahack ko ang website ng lotto para manalo naman ako, tapos ung sa sss, para sa early retirement ko. haha. 2012-21271 BA Hist Ihahack ko po ang www.pusonimico.com po. At ilalagay ko po. Ang sarili ko po. :))) 2012*5**0 -Kaye ;) If I were a member of anonymous philippines... I should hack the website of the president at ilalagay ko ung malaking litrato ni GMA with a caption I AM SORRY hahahaha 201278679 Lawree B lib. and info. Studies iha-hack ko ang crs at i-eenlist ko n agad ang mga gusto kng subjects nxt sem. 2012****8 rob bs CoE Sino ang gusto mong ahasin ngayong year of the snake at bakit? gusto kng ahasin si judielyn agua dhil lagi niyang kinakalantari si gerwin myloves. T.T hahaha. hi kuya GERWIN TACADENA 12-65*** Aahasin at gagapangin ko yung crush kong swimmer sa ibang university na malapit sa UPM! MVP kaya sya at sobrang gwapo pa! *wink 201215530 BS ChE gusto ko ahasin si crush..hindi niya ako mapansin ee :/ 1164441 IAmHellNippyPi bsge aahasin ko c mam. bibigyan ko sya ng uno at bibigyan nya rn ako ng uno. haha! -200678624 Ang gusto kung ahasin ngayong year of the snake ay iyong bestfriend ko kasi ang gwapo gwapo ng boyfriend nya. Gusto ko syang agawin at gamitin tas pagnagsawa ako babalik ko na. Hehe chos. CEA antonio frm Tarlac State University-commguild. Ngayong year of the snake gusto kong ahasin si PNOY ahahahaha, ang sarap kasi linkisin ng makintab niyang ulo na mukhang pagkain ng mga ahas. wahahaha. 201278679 lauree B Lib. and Info. studies Comments To rios: Kapag tumanggap ka ng kahit anong suhol mula sa mga pulitiko, parang binenta mo na rin ang boto mo. Yun lang. 201136480 Kel Almazan, ur totally out of context talking against the Catholic Church. Sana ikaw ang magising sa katotohanan. 04-60091 MSIE RC Guerrero, wala pa bang namumuo sa inyo ng partner mong nagbabasa ng A Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao? Tagal ko na inaabangan e! 09-313** Sagutan @08-05315: ikaw rin pre?tsk..si mainlib SA na artstud maj kasi no.. masama sya,magnanakaw..ng puso.. boom! oh no-46454 for 2005xxxxx: you know, since the beginning of islam, the muslims had an extremist attitude. isnt it true that prophet muhammad raised an army to propagate his cause? if the palestinians, which are philistines and long time enemies of jews, converted to islam, arent they agreed to adopt also the extreme attitude of muslims? even at a young age of 7, muslims were taught to use a rifle. 2012-21271 BA Hist

Eksenang Peyups
Heller heller mga sisterakas (yuck pweh chaka)! Nagbabalik muli ang reyna ng bangketa, yung siopao ang boobelya at ang pekpek ay nawawala! Bongga! Pero infurr ha, kasing hard ng tit* ng jowa mo oopsng lessons sa Math17 ang paghahanap ng chismis dis edishun a! But hemingway highway, here they cuuuum! Randoom chika 1. One cold night nang biglang magpazabog ng mainit-init na tanong si kating-kating ateng. Curious si tey kung may hair strands nga ba ang mga BUTT-er-flies ng mga tigang niyang friendships. Exchange glances ang peg ng mga chorbamae, tantyahan kung sinetch ang unang magpapasabog. However beaver, walang umispluk kung shina-shampoo nga nila ang kanilang behind. Baka pwedeng pa-see na lang aketch, libre ko na ang salon! Randoom chika 2. Ay day, kamusta naman iteng koya na galing sa college ng mga politik-artista at ang kanyang invitation for a profs despedida partey. Abay despedida lang naman, with party-party for the senti-senti. But no. Sey ng invite ni koya: If you want to pay your respects to *toot* Kalokah, dead madela agad-agad? Next time kasi wag nang paarte, always specify picache! Randoom chika 3. During a majorcolonel-general event ng soon-tobe important utrez in the senate medved, may isang locally important personetch na masyado yatang naexcite. Nang tawagin ng host ang mga utrez vying for a seat in the senate archibald, abay itong local powerful utrez ang nag-grand entrance. Buti na lang mahaba hair ni te, keri lang sa poise while stepping aside. Boob job, estegood job! O sha sha padilla. Medj haggardo versoza na akez sa dami ng things-todo, at you know naman, nakakapagod talagang mag-do. Aychururut! Next time you have chika, just text the number you see on this page a. Bet na bet kong humigop, este, humagilap ng tsismis! Mwah!
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X-TENSYON: Sa Unang Outlet

Kami ang Teatro X-Tensyon, grupo ng pinagsamang mga magaaral ng UP at artistang naglalayong payamanin at linangin ang sining ng dula sa Pilipinas. Sa darating na Enero 26-28, 2013, isasadula namin ang apat na dulang pinamagatang XTensyon: Sa Unang Outlet na gaganapin sa ampitheater ng Light and Space Contemporary, #53 Fiarlane St. (near NCBA, Commonwealth) West Fairview, QC. Sa halagang P120, mapapanood ang mga dula nina Steph Andaya, Taks Barbin, PJ Leano at Cathryn, na pawang mula sa Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas. Para sa tickets, magtext lamang sa mga numerong 0935-922-6096 o 0912-306-2358. FB event: X-TENSYON: Sa Unang Outlet

UP Statistical Societys Stan-en-Ekek

The UP Statistical Society invites you to join the 8th university-wide Stat-en-Ekek, the coolest trivia quiz show about everything and anything under the sun, this February 6, 2013 at the Vinzons Rooftop. Just form a team of three UP Diliman students, regardless of course and affiliation. Teams can pre-register online or on the contest day itself during the registration period, from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Registration is only P70 per team. Winning teams will receive P4000, P2000, and P1000. For inquiries, contact Celine at 09275253620 or Gelli at 09173925509 or like us on facebook, UP Statistical Society.

OPINYON Huwebes 24 Enero 2013

TUNGGALIART
Ang sining ay hindi lamang dekorasyon sa bahay, bagkus, ito ay isang armas ng pagbabago. Inihahandog ng UP Asterisk ang TUNGGALIART. Makipinta! Makibaka! kasama ang speakers na sina Prop. Neil Doloricon at ang Gerilya. Sali na ngayong Enero 24, 2013, 1:00pm sa CAL305 sa isang ACLE tungkol sa Protest Art.

UP Aniban ng mga Kabitenyo

Sa Cavite ka ba nanggaling? Kami rin! Kung gusto mong magkaroon ng mas maraming friends dito sa campus, sali na sa UP Aniban ng mga Kabitenyo, ang samahan ng mga mag-aaral mula sa Historical Capital ng Pilipinas! Sign-up kayo sa http://bit.ly/angkan2012b. Para sa mga katanungan, itext si Joshua sa 09069297907. Kitakits, mga Kabitenyo at Kabitenya!

Pabati

Next weeks questions:

1. Anong parusa ang sa tingin mong dapat ipataw sa mga nakasira sa Tubbataha Reef? 2.Kung bibigyan ka ng pakakataong makapanayam si Ricky Lo, ano ang itatanong mo sa kanya?
Key in KULE <space> MESSAGE <space> STUDENT NUMBER <required> NAME AND COURSE (optional) and send to

Hypergraphia 7
The UP Circle of Administrators based in the National College of Public Administration and Governance will host Hypergraphia 7, an event for high school students aimed to showcase their talents on contested activities like essay writing, poster making, and speech competition. For more info, please contact 09156539873.

Non-UP students must indicate any school, organizational or sectorial affiliation.

Pabati naman kay Jelor Gallego a.k.a. JGAL. Galing-galing mo talaga! Nagkukule ka na! Lol. :D Pabati naman kay INA PAMELA NOCHESEDA na classmate ko sa Comm3. Crush kita. Gusto kita. (pero teka, di pa naman pala tayo nagkakausap). Ganon pa man, kahit sana maging friends tayo? Sana. . . ;) Ingat! 10-**0** padayon kule :D Hi to my future boyfriend! I miss you already. <3 Mapa UP Maroons ka man o hindi, I know youre just out there, waiting for me too. :> 201179095 Sab BA English Studies Hi Kule! Pabati naman sa classmate kong si MARIA CLARA. Salamat sa lagi mong pagngiti araw-araw. :) 11-42677

NEXT WEEKS QUESTIONS:

1. Gra diis, ute cae ta iam adertum inpro ut L. Uciem non se num? 2. Dolummodit prat. Ut nit ipsustrud duissen dreet?