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Philippine Collegian Opisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas - Diliman 1 Pebrero 2012 Taon 89, Blg. 24
Failing
Terminal Cases Delfin Mercado
esponsibilities and tasks pile up as the midterm hell week ensue. As each task is accomplished, dozens more would spring up. Ever equipped with a cup of coffee and a dependable laptop, we type our ways into overlapping deadlines that haunt us even in our deepest sleep. In these times of crisis as every student knows it is important to keep deadlines, not because we are afraid of the consequences of our tardiness or the grade we will get, but because we are afraid of the domino effect failing to complete a task would trigger. See, failing to accomplish a task in the appointed time is not just a minor glitch. Its ramifications are great failing to finish a five-page paper on time may lead one to skip class, and eventually not accomplishing anything in a day at all. Failure comes in combo packs. Just as you thought your day was already bad enough, something worse will come up and ruin all chances of a better tomorrow. Failure is a contagious disease. Wallow in the company of the damned, and sure as hell, by the end of the day, youll be pretty damned yourself. And so I find myself in this tight, inescapable situation. Whatever I do nowadays seems to end in disaster. From the moment I wake up to my last wakeful second, I fail. Family, academics, social life, everything. Missed classes, wasted time, neglected duties. Just the other day, I spent my night in a damn 24-hour convenience store, sitting in the dark and smoking cigarette after cigarette in frustration. That night, I traced the beginning of this streak of failures. And guess what? It all boils down to you. You were the trigger, the first domino piece to fall. Everything went down after you ditched me, even the hope of finishing this damn column that Ive dedicated for you in the past weeks. And now Ill stop. This cant continue anymore. I dont deserve this. And so, in a bid to break free from this downward cycle, I bid you goodbye. And good riddance.
CRASH AND BURN. Militant groups burn a replica of US military aircraft and a US flag in front of the US Embassy in Manila last January 28, to protest the governments expressed interest in a stronger US military presence in the Philippines. Protesters called on Aquino to assert our national sovereignty. Chris Martin Imperial
Nauna nang naipasa ng BOR ang SRP noong Marso 2011, kasabay ng pagpapatupad ng 10 araw na sick leave para sa mga kawani at REPS. Ngunit hindi agarang napatupad ang SRP dahil kinailangan pang bumuo ng administrasyon ng panuntunan hinggil sa pagbibigay ng nasabing benefit at maghanap ng pondo para dito. Sa pulong ng BOR noong Enero, napagpasyahan na kukunin mula sa UP savings o Revolving Fund (RF) ang pondo para sa SRP ng bawat Sundan sa pahina 4
Show of force
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Buhay kadete
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philippinecollegian.org
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Show of force
Anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned, doesnt know what theyre talking about. US Pres. Barack Obama, 2012 State of the Union Address, Jan. 24, 2012 The US has built upon its plan in swift, bold actions. The Obama administration has recently entered successive agreements with countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as Australia and Singapore, to pave the way for heightened US military presence in the region, with the explicit motive of curtailing Chinas emerging military might, a contending force that the US purports to be threatening stability in the region with its increasing aggressiveness in territorial disputes. In the Philippines, the moves started with a series of high profile visits over the course of the past year US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, followed by then Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman of the US Armed Services Committee. These visits, as a Washington Post article confirmed last week, signalled the beginning of bilateral talks between the Aquino and Obama administration, to orchestrate the largest comeback of US troops in the country since the abrogation of the Military Bases Treaty two decades ago. Opening the country, yet again, to foreign military elements is not only a nave act that violates the 1987 Constitution, it is tantamount to surrendering the countrys sovereignty in exchange for perceived benefits such as military and economic aid. For nearly a century, the Philippines has served as the foremost military outpost of the US in the Asia-Pacific region, hosting thousands of soldiers in various bases including the Clark Airbase in Zambales, which was then the largest overseas US air force facility. When
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Yes, it is to our definite advantage to be exploring how to maximize our treaty alliance with the United States in ways that would be mutually acceptable and beneficial,
- Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on the negotiations between the US and Philippine governments on increasing the formers military presence in the country, www. gov.ph, January 27
James Liwanagan the Philippine Senate voted in favor of terminating the bases treaty in 1991, many people regarded it as a victory that would end US intervention in the countrys internal affairs. However, the US has in fact never left the country. With the passage of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) in 1998, US troops were allowed to visit the country to conduct joint military exercises. Until now, over 600 Special Operations troops are stationed in the country, mostly in Mindanao, supposedly to advise the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the conduct of operations against insurgents in the south. Despite the weak claims, various reports have arisen in recent years that clearly show that US troops are in fact actively participating in the internal strife in Mindanao. Even as the government continues to ignore the loopholes in the VFA that allow continued US military presence, the Aquino administration is again engaging in an onerous agreement that would only benefit the US and might in fact cause catastrophic ramifications to the nation. While it is important to note that China has indeed been aggressive in its stakes in the Spratly Islands, there is a greater danger in allowing increased US military presence in the country. By siding with the US, the Aquino administration has made the country vulnerable if an armed clash commences between the two superpowers. What the Philippine government refuses to recognize is that the US is only using the Philippines, a major ally in Southeast Asia, to further its political and economic agenda in the Asia-Pacific region. As the Obama administration wraps up its costly wars of aggression in the Middle East, the superpower has turned to the AsiaPacific region, realizing that asserting dominance in its emerging markets will be one of the best solutions to combat the deepening economic crisis that the US is currently embroiled in. The only obstacle in accomplishing this hegemonic plan is the growing economic and political power of its rival, China. With the US strengthening ties with Japan, South Korea, Australia, Thailand, Singapore and now, the Philippines, it is clear that it is circling and slowly encroaching on its rival countrys peripheries. In this highly aggressive power play, the Philippines is again being used as a pawn to further the geopolitical interest of the United States in the region. Instead of providing peace and stability, the presence of US troops will no doubt lead the country into the forefront of this hostile game.
Thats not a very important issue. Hindi naman nagnakaw iyan eh. Bumili pa nga,
former President Joseph Estrada, on the issue of Presidential Political Adviser Ronald Llamas who was caught on camera buying pirated DVDs, www.abs-cbnnews.com, January 30
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The Aquino government is so easily swayed and dictated upon by the promise of US military junk and second-hand equipment,
Bayan Secretary-general Renato Reyes, Jr., on the increased presence of US military in the country following negotiations with the Philippines, www.bayan.ph, January 28
In my past relationship, I feel Im not mature and man enough to be a leader, I guess
Aspiring Hollywood actor Sam Milby, when asked what was his biggest regret regarding his previous relationship with actress Anne Curtis, www.pep. ph, January 31
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Pagkanlong sa pugante
Ibinasura ng korte ang motion for reconsideration na inihain ni Santos noong Enero 6 upang bawiin ang warrant of arrest kay Palparan na nauna nang hindi katigan ng korte. Binatikos rin ng korte ang paghahain ng nasabing mosyon lalunat hindi naman kinumpirma ni Palparan si Santos bilang co-counsel ng akusado. Paliwanag ni Santos, mga kapamilya ni Palparan ang nakipagusap sa kanya na hawakan ang nasabing kaso. Subalit iginiit ng korte na pirma ni Palparan ang kailangan at hindi ng kanyang asawa. Binigyang-diin naman ng mga abogado ni Palparan na wala silang alam sa kasalukuyang kinaroroonan ng dating heneral. Iginiit nila na tanging asawa at kamag-anak lamang ni Palparan ang nakikipag-ugnayan sa kanila. General Palparans purported attorneys are risking charges of coddling a fugitive and obstruction of justice by harboring and not disclosing his whereabouts even if they claim to have no contact with him, ani Olalia.
Oplan manhunt
AGARANG TUGON. Bilang paggiit sa panawagang ipagkaloob ang hinihinging 10 days service recognition pay (SRP), nagsagawa ng 20-segundong planking ang mga kasapi ng All UP Workers Union at ilang mag-aaral ng UP habang idinaraos ang pulong ng Board of Regents (BOR) sa Quezon Hall noong Enero 26 . Inaprubahan ang mga panuntunan sa pagpapatupad ng SRP sa nasabing pulong. John Keithley Difuntorum
Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines defines libel as a public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status or circumstance tending to discredit or cause the dishonor or contempt of a natural or juridical person, or to blacken the memory of one who is dead. However, the article was not meant to personally attack a certain professor as the character was fictional, according to the Outcrop EB. Indeed, this current fiasco of libel against our editor-in-chief is less of a pursuit of justice or dignity, but a blatant effort to repress the campus press freedom of expression, said the EB in a statement. Not a few times that as campus journalists, our lampoon publications
have been used against us by those who felt that they were attacked by our column entries. They bypass the fact that lampoon writing is a legitimate form by which the campus journalists satirically tackle the pertinent issues concerning the students, the College Editors Guild of the PhilippinesCordillera said in a statement. The Outcrop lampoon article was inspired by an incident when a professor shamed in front of her class a photojournalist who is merely doing her duty as a campus journalist during a protest action dubbed as the State of the Youth Address on July 19, according to the EB. The article never defamed anyone. Its nature is not in opposition of persons, but rather in the acts of persons. It does not identify anyone and definitely should not be a venue for any personal attack, explained the EB.
Personal attack?
While the article did not disclose any real name, that the students and the faculty members readily identified me as the one being alluded to in the article proves that the words used in the article were calculated to identify me, said Afable. Afable, in her affidavit of complaint, said the incident took place when she accosted an Outcrop staffer for taking her photo without seeking permission during the July 19 protest action. The incident has then become a common knowledge in the university, she added. Afable also said that the fictional character Raulo Locaret ascribed to her maiden name Rina Locsin. Continued on page 5
Samantala, nanawagan naman ang mga kapamilya nina Karen at She sa publiko na makipagtulungan sa paghahanap kay Palparan. Nagtangkang umalis ng bansa ang dating heneral.noong Disyembre, subalit napigilan siya ng mga awtoridad na sumakay ng eroplanong tungong Singapore. May isang milyong pabuyang inihanda ang gobyerno para sa sinumang makapagtuturo sa kinaroroonan ni Palparan. Bumuo kamakailan ang Bataan Police ng tatlong grupong maghahanap kay Palparan matapos nilang makatanggap ng ulat na nakita ang dating heneral sa Abucay, Bagac at Morong, mga bayan na malapit sa South China Sea. Nakatanggap umano si Bataan Police Director Senior Supt. Arnold Gunnacaon ng mensahe noong Enero 26 na nakita si Palparan sa Abucay, Bataan, ang dating base ng 24th Infantry Batallion kung saan dating brigade commander ang retiradong heneral. After analyzing the report, hindi ito malayo sa katotohanan at very probable dahil maraming accomplishment sa Bataan si General Palparan, ani Gunnacao sa isang panayam. Samantala, tuloy ang pangatlong pagdinig ng kaso laban kay Palparan sa Pebrero 6.
the number of issues published yearly and the total number of printed copies in circulation. However, the editorial board maintains that such temporary measures do not directly address the root cause of the deficit and cannot ensure the student papers continued existence in the years to come. Similarly, while the Collegian may also decide to start accepting paid advertisements in its pages, the editorial board fears that advertising might compromise the integrity of the Collegian as a student institution. [B]ukod sa walang kasiguruhan ang mga opsyong ito, hindi rin masisigurong walang kalakip na pabor ang ganitong mga pamamaraan, Tucay said.
STARING GAME. UP Student Regent Krissy Conti and UP President Alfredo Pascual glance at a portrait of Retired Major General Jovito Palparan during a forum held at Quezon Hall on January 26. The forum called for the administrations swift action on the human rights cases involving UP students Karen Empeo and Sherlyn Cadapan who were allegedly abducted by Palparans men in Hagonoy, Bulacan on June 26, 2006. John Keithley Difuntorum detachment of the 70th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army. Bukod pa dun, may history na ng military repression sa area, Dulce said. The communities in Porac actively opposed mining activities in the area and the military presence was supposed to repress the resistance of the locals, explained Dulce. Yung pag-harass sa amin ay part ng policy ng military to discourage any opposition to any government policy. The harassment of the three CD students only shows how the military singles out UP students arbitrarily because of the universitys militant stance on political issues, said UP Student Regent Ma. Kristina Conti. [N]akalungkot ito [dahil] ang community work ay bahagi ng academic requirement dito sa UP. Maging ang College of Medicine halimbawa ay may requirement sa kanilang mag-aaral na magkaroon ng community medical work, said Conti. Anakabayan National Chairperson Vencer Crisostomo also condemned the harassment of the three students. It is programs like that of the Department of Community Development which continue to make UP relevant in understanding and addressing Philippine social problems. Yet the AFP itself is directing its violence against such programs, said Crisostomo.
Since 1989, the Collegian fee per student each semester has been pegged at P40, despite rising management and printing costs due to inflation. As a result, the Collegian incurs an annual budget deficit of P230,000, forcing the current and previous terms to offset the deficit by hosting fundraisers and implementing cost-cutting initiatives. In recent years, the Collegian had to switch to different printing press companies which offer less expensive printing costs, while also downsizing
In a letter to the administration in October 2011, the editorial board proposed to resolve the Collegians annual budget either by increasing the Collegian fee to diminish the effects of inflation, or by establishing an annual supplemental fund for the Collegian sourced from the universitys savings. However, after further discussions, the administration said the option of a supplemental fund from UPs savings will not be allowed in audit and that UP Diliman Chancellor Caesar Salomas discretionary fund may not be enough to serve as an alternative fund source. Saloma then proposed that the Collegian first consult with students and obtain a survey before the proposed fee increase is endorsed to the Board of Regents, the universitys highest policy-making body. The [Office of the Chancellor] will help ensure the highest possible participation of undergraduate and graduate students during the consultation process on the said issue, Saloma said.
When the students reported the incident to local leaders of Porac, they were told that the men who harassed them were soldiers from the military
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Sa mga panuntunang binuo ng OVPA, tanging mga regular at full-time na kawani at REPS lamang na magreretiro sa edad na 65 ang maaaring makatanggap ng SRP at hindi kabilang sa pagtutuos ang bilang ng taong naglingkod ang isang empleyado bilang kontraktuwal o kaswal na empleyado ng UP. Ayon sa OVPA, karaniwang umaabot ng 29.5 na taon ang pagtratrabaho ng mga guro, kawani, at REPS bilang regular na empleyado sa UP.
Ngunit ayon naman kay All UP Workers Union (AUPWU) National President Felix Parias, karamihan sa mga empleyado ng UP ngayon ay kontraktwal at kadalasang nagiging regular lamang kapag malapit nang magretiro. Sa kabila ng pagkamit nang matagal na ipinaglalabang benepisyo, patuloy ang kampanya ng AUPWU na bigyan din ng SRP ang mga kawani at REPS na nagretiro malapit sa itinakdang Abril 1, 2011, ani Pangulong AUPWU-Manila, Benjamin Santos.
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Stronger alternative
League of Filipino Students (LFS) national chairperson Terry Ridon denounced the said ROTC
HBs 737 and 3968 both seek to revoke Republic Act (RA) 9163 or the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act which presently allows students to enrol in one of three service components: Literacy Training Service (LTS), Civic Welfare Training Service, and the voluntary ROTC program. Palatino however countered that the NSTP is still a relatively young law and it would be premature to repeal it. In response to the ROTC bills, Palatino filed HB 2355 which aims instead to strengthen the social and civic service components of the NSTP by amending it to include eight service components: LTS, General Community
Re-investigation
Penalties
STALEMATE. Michael Nehemiah Simms of the UP Mens Football team fights for ball possession during a match against the UST Golden Booters at the Ateneo High School Football Field on January 29. The clash ended in a draw with a score of 0-0, landing the Maroon Booters in the 3rd place slot at the end of the first round of the tournament with a win-drawloss slate of 1-4-0 and 7 aggregate points. Airnel T. Abarra
In February 2011, former UP President Emerlinda Roman affirmed then UPD Chancellor Sergio Caos 2008 decision to dismiss Palafox from service due to charges of grave misconduct and dishonesty for entering into contracts with a private company that only the chancellor or the UP president has the authority to sign. Similarly, Avila, along with two other UPC officials, was also charged with grave misconduct and gross neglect of duty for granting a project to a private company and for violating the university policy on the undergraduate tuition fee increment fund by using the said funds to pay for the Centennial bonuses of UPC employees.
Meanwhile, the BOR is also set to finalize its decision on the administrative case of former All UP Workers Union-Los Baos (AUPWU-LB) president Sambrano, pending reports of Regent Puno who heads the Regents Review Committee on the case. In 2007, then UPLB Chancellor Rey Velasco filed six charges against Sambrano for negligence, insubordination, violations of his duties as administrative officer, and for accepting two other jobs despite his existing employment in UP. The Administrative Disciplinary Tribunal (ADT), which conducted the investigation, found Sambrano guilty of the six charges and imposed dismissal. Sambrano submitted an appeal to the BOR on August 2009 which questioned the process observed in the investigation. In July 2011, the BOR issued a directive to the UPLB administration to reconvene the ADT to submit a full report for the earlier imposed decision of dismissal. However, on September 2011, the UPLB administration reported that Sambrano failed to meet the deadline for the needed documents. Ang ginagawa nilang (UPLB administration) ito kay Sambrano ay demotion at kailangang may managot sa ganitong sistema ng pamamahala at nawa ay tigilan na nila ang constructive dismissal na matagal na nilang ninanais kay Sambrano, said AUPWU-LB president Diosdado Gaddi. The BOR has yet to release further details on Sambranos case.
Pag-unlad at panganib s
Joan C. Cordero
Larawan ng modernisasyon at kaunlaran ang Manila-Cavite Expressway o mas kilala bilang Coastal Road, kung saan mabilis at malayang dumadaloy ang mga sasakyan at kalakal. Sa paanan ng bagong highway matatagpuan ang Bulungan Market na pinagdadaungan ng mga huling lamang-dagat mula sa Manila at Bacoor Bay. Ilang hakbang mula sa pamilihan, matatanaw ang tatlong pulo na nakalatag sa Manila Bay ang Freedom Islands na tahanan ng ibat ibang endangered species gaya ng Philippine duck, Chinese egret, at Pied Avocet, na naglipana sa kagubatan ng bakawan na bumabalot sa mga isla. Sino nga naman bang mag-aakalang may natatago pa palang ganitong mga pulo sa laylayan ng Kamaynilaan? Subalit hindi lamang ito kanlungan ng mga hayop at puno isang komunidad din ang dating umusbong at yumabong sa mga pulong ito. Isa kami sa pitong pamilya na inilipat noong 1970s. Nakatira kami sa tabing dagat [ng Manila Bay] bago ginawa yang Coastal Road at Bulungan Market, kwento ni Mang Augusto Jalimaw, 75 taong gulang, na ngayoy naninirahan na sa isang bahay na gawa sa pinagtagpitagping kahoy, yero, at semento sa tabi ng pamilihan. eskwelahan, barangay, clinic, at iba pa ngunit noong 1995, binili ng kumpanyang Thai-Filipino na Amari Coastal Bay Resources Corporation (Amari) ang mga isla mula sa pamahalaan sa halagang P1.8 bilyon. May basbas ito ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Paraaque, at ng Public Estates Authority (Philippine Reclamation Authority o PRA na ngayon), ang ahensya sa gobyernong naglalayong mapagkakitaan ang mga lupaing hindi na umano napakikinabangan. Tinawag ang proyektong Manila Bay Land Reclamation Project kung saan balak gawing commercialresidential-industrial district o Centennial City ang mga isla na pagtatayuan ng skycrapers, golf course, casino, at iba pa. Bagaman nag-aalok ito ng panibagong anyo sa mga isla, nangangahulugan ito ng pagpapalayas sa mga residente. Kaya naman hindi nagpatinag ang mga dating residente ng Freedom Islands at nagsampa sila ng kaso laban sa Amari noong 1996 sa Paraaque Trial Court. Ayon kay Mang Augusto, na kabilang sa mga lumaban para sa paninirahan sa isla, hindi maaaring ibenta ang Freedom Islands sapagkat isa itong pampublikong lupain.Pinagtitibay ito ng Artikulo XII ng Saligang Batas, kung saan itinakdang maaari lamang upahan ang mga pampublikong lupain ng mga pribadong korporasyon o asosasyon, ngunit hindi maaaring ipagbili. Minadali rin ang pagkakabili sa mga isla, na nagdulot ng kontrobersiya sa panahon ni dating Pangulong Fidel Ramos, ayon sa artikulo nina Sheila Coronel at Ellen Tordesillas sa Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ). Napadali umano ang transaksyon dahil sa pagkakasangkot ng isang Justiniano Bobby Montano IV, isang maimpluwensiyang personalidad sa Cavite at kilalang kaibigan ni Ramos. Sinuhulan rin umano ng Amari ng halos P3 bilyon ang mga broker, pulitiko, at opisyal ng gobyernong sangkot sa pagbebenta ng Freedom Islands, ayon sa PCIJ. Sa kabila ng pagkakabinbin ng kasong isinampa nina Mang Augusto, nagsagawa pa rin ng demolisyon ang pinagsamang pwersa ng pulisya at demolition
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Matatanaw mula sa Bulungan Market ang isa sa mga isla ng Freedom Islands na matatagpuan sa katimugang bahagi ng Manila Bay. Tinuturing na paraiso sa Maynila, nagsisilbing tahanan ang mga islang ito ng iba't ibang lahi ng migratory birds at isda. Isa kami sa pitong pamilya na inilipat noong 1970's. Nakatira kami sa tabing dagat [ng Manila Bay] bago ginawa 'yang Coastal Road at Bulungan Market, kwento ni Mang Augusto Jalimaw.
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Nakatira ngayon sa Bulungan ang mga dating residente ng Freedom Islands, matapos silang palayasin sa mga isla na balak tayuan ng mga gusaling pang-komersyo alinsunod sa "Manila Bay Reclamation Project."
Pulong Maria ang unang tawag sa tatlong pulo, dahil may basbas umano ito ni Mariang Makiling, ang diwatang naninirahan sa bundok sa kalapit na lalawigan ng Laguna, ani Mang Augusto. Kinalaunan, pinangalanan itong Freedom Islands ng mga residente noong dekada 90s dahil umano sa pagiging hiwalay ng mga pulo sa lupain ng karatig na Kamaynilaan. Sa mga islang ito inilipat ang mga dating nakatira sa dalampasigan ng Manila Bay na napaalis mula sa kanilang mga tirahan bunsod ng pagpapatayo ng Coastal Road noong 1976, panahon ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos. Nakapagpatayo na ang mga residente sa higit 77-ektaryang lupang sakop ng Freedom Islands ng isang komunidad na may
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aral? ani Mang Alfonso. Labing-anim na taon na ang nakalipas mula nang magsampa ng kaso sina Mang Augusto hinggil sa pagkakabili sa lupa, ngunit hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin tapos ang pagdinig sa kaso. Sa katunayan, magkakaroon muli ng pagdinig sa darating na Marso. Mabagal ang usad ng kaso, dahil hindi rin kami laging sinisipot ng Amari, ani Mang Augusto. Inilipat ang ilang pamilyang napaalis noong 2000 sa mga resettlement area sa Naic at Trece Martires, Cavite, ngunit ilan lamang sa mga dating naninirahan sa Freedom Islands ang tumanggap ng alok na ito dulot ng kawalan umano ng pagkakakitaan doon. Kung saansaan kami pinaglalagay, pero nasa karagatan ang aming kabuhayan, ani Mang Alfonso. Lumipas man ang mga taon, patuloy pa ring umaasa ang mga dating residente ng Freedom Islands na makababalik sila sa mga pulong minsan nilang itinuring na tahanan. Simple lamang umano ang kanilang pamumuhay sa isla noon, maaaring maghanapbuhay kahit walang puhunan. Hindi kami nagugutom noon sa isla. Mangisda ka lang dyan, o manghuli ng lamangdagat, OK na, ani Mang Alfonso. Ang nangyaring pagpapaalis ng mga naninirahan sa Freedom Islands ay hindi kaiba sa mga demolisyong isinasagawa sa ibat ibang bahagi ng bansa upang magbigay-daan sa pagpapatayo ng mga bagong imprastraktura na magpapalago umano sa ekonomiya. Sa ganitong kalakaran, madalas naisasantabi ang kapakanan ng mamamayan para sa interes ng iilang negosyanteng nais magpalaki ng kita. May taglay ngang kabalintunaan ang pangalan ng mga pulong ngayoy nakatakdang gawing isang entertainment center ng Kamaynilaan, sapagkat wala itong kawala sa kapit ng komersyo. Sa patuloy na paghahanap ng mas malaking kita ng mga kumpanyat negosyante, maging ang mga natitirang yaman ng bayan ay nasasangkalan.
Mga litrato ni Chris Martin Imperial Disenyo ng pahina ni Jerome Tagaro
tagal nang kinilala ng bang mga administrasyon glay na likas na yaman ng om Islands kayat lagit may hakbanging gawin itong urism area. Noong 2007, sa g Proclamation No. 1412 ni Pangulong Gloria Arroyo, arang Las Pias-Paraaque l Habitat and Ecotourism ang mga isla, bunsod ng ahan dito ng mahigit 80 s ng local at migratory birds. mantalang mahalagang bigyan oteksyon ang biodiversity a pulo, panawagan ng mga nte, sanay pansinin din ng alaan ang pangangailangan a tao. Sanay lingunin din nila kami, kahit hindi kami gered species, ani Mang o Quinto, pangulo ng Unified g Marketing Association lungan Market, at dating nte ng isla. inam ang lokasyon ng mga isla a komersyo, lalo pat maganda anawin dito, at malapit sa ational airport. Kapag natuloy pagpapatayo ng high-rise gs at entertainment facilities eedom Islands, maaaring a ang mga hayop sa isla, at nib ang kabuhayan ng mga nte, ayon sa grupong Save the om Islands Movement (SFIM). wanag ng SFIM, marami a mangingisda sa lugar ang a sa mayamang bakawan ng ulo na pinagkukunan ng ibat lamang-dagat. Pangingisda ghuhuli ng iba pang lamangang pangunahing kabuhayan mamayan dito. Sa halagang ada araw, nagbubuhat sila o-sakong tahong, na nililinis ebenta sa mga palengke ng que, Malabon, at Cavite. ng sakaling matuloy ang to ng Amari sa Freedom s, hindi maiiwasang awan ng mga malalaking nya ang industriya ng gisda sa lugar. Paano magkakahanapbuhay kung , at iba pang kumpanyang ngailangan ng skilled workers atatayo dito? Paano kaming ay at namumuhay sa tan, at mga hindi nakapag-
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Pangunahing ikinabubuhay ng mga residente ng Bulungan ang pagtatahong. Ginugupit at kinikiskis ang mga bahagi ng tahong na hindi makakain,bago ilagay sa sako ang mga lamang-dagat. Ibinebenta ang mga tahong sa mga palengke ng Maynila at Cavite sa halagang 50-70 piso kada galon.
8 Kul Kultura
Elizabeth Shie
With two barong-clad body guards by his side, the palace official went to his regular stall of pirated DVDs at the Circle C Mall in Quezon City. Indifferent to the people who recognized him, he took time to choose movie titles, one after the other, until it was worth P2,000. Satisfied with his purchase, he walked out of the establishment with two inconspicuous black plastic bags. It would have been one of his usual visits, except this time, he was caught on camera. It looks like for the second time around, Ronald Llamas, the presidential adviser on political affairs, owes the public an explanation. Media Board Chairman Ronnie Ricketts is disappointed. The cabinet members action, he says, goes against the governments efforts to be removed from the international piracy watch list. In September 2011, the Office of US Trade Representatives released a report that ranked the Philippines as the 29th country with the highest number of counterfeit and pirated goods. Piracy is an undying issue and continues to grow even more controversial in the digital age, when it has become synonymous to the theft of intellectual property and the infringement of copyrights. A look at the bigger picture, however, would reveal that those who are crying foul over being its victims arent so innocent after all.
He who first shortened the labor of copyists by device of movable types was disbanding hired armies, and cashiering most kings and senates, and creating a whole new democratic world: he had invented the art of printing, said Thomas Carlyle, a Scottish writer, historian, and teacher during the Victorian era. There are two key factors why the Renaissance spread to France, Germany, Spain, and England from the late 15th century to the late 16th century: economic growth and the invention of the printing press. During this time, the demand for books grew. If education was costly and most texts were written in Latin during the Middle Ages, in the Renaissance, more people were able to afford books and demanded that works be written in their own languages. The spread of literature in turn led to the emergence of humanism. Culture, from being centralized in Italy became democratized to different countries. Four centuries after the Renaissance, a remarkably easier means of reproduction and distribution has been invented: the World Wide Web. But unlike before, vested interests jeopardize the attainment of another enlightened age.
The day that all procrastinators dreaded happened on January 18, the 24-hour blackout of Wikipedia and Reddit. The blackout was made to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect Intellectual Property Act from being passed in the United States. Both bills aimed to clamp down on online trafficking of copyrighted
property and goods. But even without it, the US authorities have been able to shutdown Megaupload, an online file sharing site, and arrest its chief executive officer and executives after being accused of uploading pirated content. On January 20, the SOPA and PIPA bills were pulled from the floor of Congress due to overwhelming public pressure. But its big brother, the AntiCounterfeiting Trade Agreement, ACTA is there to save it. ACTA is a worldwide treaty that aims to establish global standards for the administration of intellectual property rights. It was contracted in October 2010 by Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and the United States. On January 27, the European Union, with its 22 member states, officially signed the agreement. The proponents of the ACTA say that the objective of the treaty is to protect the industries and jobs that are badly affected by copyright infringement. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerces Global Intellectual Property Center, the US economy loses $200-$250 billion every year to pirates. The Institute for Policy Innovation estimates that it costs the worlds entertainment industry $12.5 billion per annum. But the entertainment industry is a recent invtention of modern culture. In the course of human history, no money was involved in art, music, and performing. It was either a part of ethnic tradition or was done out of sheer enjoyment. Artists were only paid when they were asked to play by
royalty or commissioned by sponsors. It is a current development that artists can make a living out of their talent. The idea is to give individuals an incentive to pursue their passion. And with technology, especially the internet, digital art can now be reproduced infinitely with fundamentally zero costs. The free distribution and reproduction of creative product is a genuine artists utopia but the opposite for almost everyone else in the business. Hence, in order to ensure financial stability in the industry, copyrights were made. Copyright was invented to guarantee the right to copy an item. It also gives the owner the authority to determine the terms and conditions for the reproduction of the item and maximize benefits from it. Hence, the people who hold these claims, the profiteering middlemen, as Piratebay, an international downloading site, calls them, are the ones who create todays modern culture and circumvent property rightsand every individual, has to abide by their rules. There are inventors, intellectuals, and artists who think otherwise.
The original
Piracy isnt theft said Markus Persson, a Swedish game developer and creator of Minecraft. He argues that every copy in the digital world is the original copy. He believes that programmers should treat pirates as potential customers. Because of the fast development of software, it is imperative for developers to continue
improving their products. Pirates, in his perception, are the reason why new editions and versions are released by different games and applications. [Piracy] makes a game last longer than a week, he added. Many prominent artists have expressed their resistance to a stricter control in copyrighted goods, saying that it would do more bad than good. MGMT, Ok Go, Trent Renzor of Nine Inch Nails, Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman and Lloyd Kaufman believe that it would hamper and impede creativity. They all signed a letter stating the significance of the free and open internet and how they would not have reached their current status without it. Piracy is different from its fixed conceptions of theft and robbery. The monopolization of intellectual property imposes limitations to growth, to innovation, and to the freedom of information. Moreover, it hones and develops a system that only benefits a chosen and already very rich few. The internet tries to level the playing field. Seven million internet users have already signed online petitions against the proposed legal changes. Websites that have been taken down are resurfacing with new domains. And if they fail, there are still many sites waiting to take their place. This goes to show that even if authorities implement stricter control on the internet, just like the real world, people will always find ways to assert their freedom.
Dibuho ni Marianne Rios Disenyo ng Pahina ni Roanne Descallar
9 Kul Kultura
Reserba
Pagbabagong-hubog
Bagong salta
Simula nang mag-ROTC si Angel, kakaibang tapang ang naramdaman niya para sa sarili, malayo sa dating Angel na madalas pagkatuwaan ng ibang tao. Ang pagpasok niya sa ROTC ay tila pagtanggap niya sa palagiang paghamon sa kanya ng suntukan ng mga siga niyang kaklase noong high school. Ipinanganak si Angel sa Bataan ngunit sa Marikina na siya lumaki. Minsan na lang kung dumalaw sa probinsya ang kanyang pamilya. Pangalawa siya sa tatlong magkakapatid, at sampung taong gulang lamang siya nang maghiwalay ang kanyang mga magulang. May sarili ng pamilya ang tatay ni Angel sa Amerika, pero masaya naman siyang kapiling lamang ang kanyang nanay at dalawa pang kapatid. Maayos naman ang kanilang buhay rito: hindi mayaman, hindi mahirap, sapat lang ika nga. Nagtatrabaho ang kanyang ate sa isang bangko, nasa ikalawang taon sa sekundarya ang bunso niyang kapatid at kahit nasa bahay, naghahanapbuhay ang kanyang nanay sa pamamagitan ng paggawa ng accessories na inilalako niya sa internet. Isa si Angel sa 162 estudyanteng nag-enrol sa ROTC nung nakaraang semestre. Ayon sa tala ng UP ROTC, nadagdagan ng 10 ang bilang ng mga estudyanteng nag-enrol ngayong semestre. Karamihan sa mga ito ay mga nasa unang taon sa kolehiyo. Lubhang mababa ang mga bilang na ito kumpara noong walang alternatibo sa ROTC.
Dibuho ni Luigi Almuena Disenyo ng pahina ni Roanne Descallar
Dahas sa damdamin
Limang oras kadaz Linggo ang inilalaan ni Angel sa military training. May dalawang klase ang ROTC, tuwing Sabado at Lunes mula 7 ng umaga hanggang alas dose ng tanghali. May tatlong dibisyon ang UP ROTC na may kanya-kanyang mga gawain; ang Rayadillo (honor guard), BlackHawks & Rangers (infantry) at ang FA (Field Artillery) na siyang tagapangasiwa ng training sa ilalim ng regular na Army artillery units. Sa limang oras na training samut saring mga gawain ang nakaatang sa mga kadete. Nariyan ang pagtakbo ng ilang kilometro, pagbilad sa araw, at hindi mabilang na mga drills. Tinuturuan din silang humawak ng riple, mag-assemble at bumaril, at sumagupa sa isang simulated combat battle. Sa lahat ng ito, rapelling ang pinakapaborito ni Angel. Sa kabila ng hirap at pagod masasabing masaya pa rin siya sa ROTC. Napapawi rin diumano ng barkadahang nabubuo sa labas ng quadrangle ang lahat ng hirap.
Kasalakuyang pinag-aaralan sa Kongreso ang pagbabalik sa ROTC bilang tanging rekisitong NSTP. Ayon sa mga nagpanukala, isa itong paraan upang buhayin ang diwa ng nasyunalismo sa mga estudyante. Naniniwala si Raymond Palatino, kinatawan ng Kabataan Partylist na hindi dapat manghimasok ang militar sa usaping pang-akademiko, at aniya, The ROTC has taught its cadets how to become blind and docile servants. Limitado, kung gayon, ang itinutulak na diwa ng nasyunalismo ng ROTC. Dahil sa mas pinagaan na ROTC ngayon tila unti-unting nawawala sa larawan ang karahasang nangyari hatid ng sapilitang ROTC. Sa ngayon, pilit na pinagagaan ang ROTC bilang military training upang manghikayat ng mas maraming estudyante na handang sumabak sa gawaing pangsundalo. Sa ilalim ng rekisitong pang-akademiko hinuhubog ang mga estudyante na mag-isip tulad ng hukbong militar. Ayon kay Paulo Freire, may-akda ng Pedagogy of the Oppressed, mas mabuting hubugin ng isang indibidwal ang kanyang sarili sa halip na iba ang gumawa nito. Mas maipapakita ang diwa ng nasyunalismo kung mararanasan nila mismo ang tamang gawi ng pagmamahal sa bayan. Samakatuwid, ang ROTC ay isang artipisyal na lunsaran ng nasyunalismo na pinapatakbo ng bulag na pagsunod sa mga nasa kapangyarihan. Nagsisilbing konkretong manipestasyon ang maraming oportunidad at malaking pondong inilalaan ng pamahalaan upang hikayatin ang mga estudyante na sumapi sa sandatahang lakas. Itinatanim ng ROTC sa mga kabataang tulad ni Angel ang ideya ng pagkakaroon ng reserbang pwersa na magtatanggol sa bansa pagdating digmaan. Subalit taliwas ito sa dapat sanay pangunahing aral ng unibersidad bilang konsensya ng lipunan: ang pagtunton sa mga dahilan ng digmaan, at pagwakas sa mga kondisyong dumarahas sa mamamayan. *hindi tunay na pangalan
10 Kul Opinyon
VICTOR GREGOR LIMON
NEWSCAN
In the grand design for world domination, the BPO workforce shall prove its vital role
credit card holders remain unharrassed about their bills. Since most BPO companies and their clients are US-based, we shall issue our demands accordingly: the withdrawal of all American troops from Philippine soil and the scrapping of the Mutual Defense Treaty, the immediate closure of all US mining corporations in the country, and monetary reimbursement for all USperpetrated damages on our countrys natural resources, culture, and people. There shall be more demands, but that would do as our first wish list. We will also demand an across-theboard wage increase that would grant Filipino BPO workers a salary level equal to onshore employees. We will also declare a zero tolerance policy on unpaid overtime work, system latency issues, substandard health insurance, shifts during declared holidays, and dumb theme days that require coming to work as Greek gods and goddesses, Halloween creatures, or comic book superheroes. This is of course only a blueprint and can definitely be developed further by more brilliant ideas. But I believe we should strike soon. Timing is crucial and we shall not stop until this planet is ours.
The UP SILAB Sisterhood invites you to a university-wide eating contest this February 9, 2012 (THURSDAY) at Kamia Residence Hall Parking Lot. Indulge yourself with favorite Ilonggo delicacies that are sure to rock your taste buds! For inquiries, contact Jackie (09053559622) or Jeely (09278564225). Dont deprive your cravings! :)
Now on its 23rd year, the Union of Journalists of the Philippines UP Diliman will be having an Alumni Homecoming Party on February 25, 2012, 7 pm-12 mn, at the TV Studio, Media Center, UP College of Mass Communication. We are inviting all alumni members to join us as we celebrate and reminisce more than two decades of Pagsusulat, Paguulat, at Pagmumulat. There will be performances from KONTRA-GAPI and the UP Repertory Company, awardgiving, games, presentations, and lots of other surprises. For inquiries, you can contact Sarah Torres at 09164477755 or e-mail us at ujp_updiliman@yahoo. com.
DANNIE
Bente nuebe
Sa wakas, tuluyan nang napunit ang dalawampung taon kong titulong no boyfriend since birth. Paalam na sa mga tila walang kapagurang emo status messages. Sa mga pagkakataong nagfifeeling I Am Legend ako sa malls o sa Sunken. Sa mga gabing kumot ko ang lungkot at pait. Sa forever alone mode ko sa buhay at sa pagsa-soundtrip sa mga kantang sawikulang na lang mag-suicide pagkatapos makinig. Ngunit paalam na rin sa pagaakalang tuluyan na nga akong mamamaalam sa mga ito. Nakilala ko siyaang nirerespeto dahil sa kapangyarihan niyang magreject ng sandamakmak na studies para sa dyaryo. Ang taong pakiramdam mo nasa library kayo kapag kasama siya sa grupo. Yung comedian na kapag nagpapatawa ay inaabangan ng mga tao dahil minsan lang siya magsalita. Yung wirdong nagsasalita mag-isa kaya inisip ko dati na baka schizophrenic talaga siya. Siya na mahirap malaman o maintindihan ang emosyon. Siya na minsan kong napagkuwentuhan ng mga paglalandi ko sa crush ko dati at nagpayong huwag ko raw paiikutin ang mundo ko sa taong yon. Sino ang mag-aakalang ang taong mahirap abutin at makausap dati ay nagkaroon ng susi papasok sa puso kong matagal nang naghahanap ng boarder? Aaminin kong wala akong natanggap na tsokolate, bulaklak o kahit love letter man lang. Nangapa ako sa nararamdaman niya, sa ugali niya. Sa mga dingding ng opisina, hinintay ko ang mga munting drowing niyang maaaring may pahiwatig. Buti na lang dumating ang bestfriend kong alak na nagpaamin sa mahiyain niyang damdamin. Sa pagkakataong yon, alam kong tumama na ako sa pag-aassume kong may gusto nga siya sa akin. Dahil single ako buong buhay ko, naging malaking bagay sa kin ang mayakap, ang mahawakan ang kamay, ang mahalikan kahit sa pisngi lang. Masyado akong natuwa sa mga unang araw, linggo at buwan ng aming pagsasama. Nagawa kong lumiban sa klase at sa mga lakad kasama ng mga kaibigan makasama lang siya. Ganun ako kasakim sa mga bagay na matagal ko nang gustong maranasan. Ang relasyon namin ay parang kombinasyon lang ng sobra-sobrang alak at yosialam
kong nakaka-high pero tiyak namang nakatatanggal ng lungkot at problema. Sa madaling salita, nadagdag siya sa listahan ng mga bagay na kinaaadikan ko. Ganito pala kasarap ang magmahal. Ngunit dumating ang araw na hindi ko akalaing magagamit ko ang linyang its not you, Its me galing sa mga tang inang clich na romantic movies. Hindi ko mabalanse ang mga bagay dahil may kulang at sobra sa relasyon namin. Naging kaaway ko ang sarili at ang mga expectations ko. Kaya bumabalik pa rin ako sa dating gawi: nagmumukmok habang naka-fetal position sa kama, umiiyak habang binubulong sa tenga ang mga emong kanta, nagpopost ng status na tadtad ulit ng sad face emoticons. Umaasa akong maaayos namin ang bawat problema. Pero minsan, kahit mababaw, gusto ko na lang bumitaw. Katulad ng tama ng alak, naging sakit sa ulo ang relasyon namin. Pero kapag natikman mo na ang nakakaadik na alak o yosi, hahanaphanapin mo rin ito. Alam kong sarili ko lang ang kalaban ko. Kaya sa huli, humihingi pa rin ako ng tawad sa mga pinalaking problema at bumabalik pa rin ako sa yakap niya.
The National Youth Commission is now accepting applications for the 9th Parliament of Youth Leaders (NYP). With the theme Revolutionizing Youth Development, the parliament aims to formulate policy recommendations to address youth issues in the country. These recommendations are then lobbied to government leaders to be considered as proposed bills and administrative policies. Launched in 1996, the NYP will be held on the 1st week of May 2012. Application forms are available in the NYC website (www. nyc.gov.ph). For more information, please e-mail nyp9@nyc.gov.ph or call (02) 416-2833, 416-3415, 413-5503 or 416-3570.
As part of its 30th anniversary, the Center for Nationalist Studies (CNS) presents Ebb and Flow of the Student Movement, the second of a four-part lecture series on progressive youth movements in the Philippines. The event will be held on February 2 with speakers including Bagong Alyansang Makabayans Renato Reyes Jr. Join CNS! Contact Earl at 09359441541 for more details.
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Mass Communication and National College of Public Administration and Governance. Disapproved candidates Out of the total 36 students who filed for candidacy as councilors, three candidates for councilor were disapproved, namely Percival Jerome Tolentino of ALYANSA, and Hannah Keila Garcia and Jeff David Agudelo of STAND UP. The USEB also disapproved Jimson Sulit of ALYANSA as candidate for College of Engineering representative. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Ma. Corazon Tan cited good academic standing as the basis of the boards decision but declined to specify the reasons for any of the four candidates disapproval. [The candidate] must be of good academic standing as defined by the University of the Philippines System Code, according to Art. III, Sec. 1a of the Revised UP Diliman Student Election Code. Candidates must have a grade of at least 3.0 or higher in at least 75 percent of the total number of subjects enrolled since admission to UP. ALYANSA, STAND UP and their disapproved candidates declined to comment on the matter. The disapproval is not [meant] to penalize the student but to make sure student leaders are also in good academic standing, said Tan. This years USEB is composed of Tan as chairperson, Prof. Bernadette V. Neri and Ms. Aliona Silva from College of Arts and Letters, Dr. Eulalio R. Guieb III from the College of Mass Communication, and Mr. Welvin Dave Alitaro from the College of Engineering. Protests on the approved official list may be filed from January 30 to February 1. The Office of Student Activities (OSA) will release its final and official list on February 3. Official campaign period is from February 15 to February 28, 2012. High hopes It proves to be an exciting year [because] this time maraming tatakbo mula sa mga [fraternities]. Let us hope this political exercise [will] consolidate [them], said Tan. OSA Director Rommel Rodriguez said he hopes for a higher voter turnout this year, because students will still vote conveniently through designated computer stations as has been practiced since the elections were automated three years ago. For this election, voters will use 400 computers, said Wilzhar Maquinta of the UP Linux Users Group, the official operator of Halalan, UPDs automated elections program. Last years elections saw a voter turnout of 48.5 percent, or 10,650 out of the total 21,965 UPD students. Student Regent Ma. Kristina Conti said she has high hopes for this years USC elections. This is the batch exposed to the dirtier side of politics, to the Corona impeachment, to the critique of Noynoy. I hope choices of students [will be] as sound and as wise as before, she explained.
ok Lng madgdgan student pubLication fee. 1178354MAMath To be honest, di ako agree sa political views ng Kule. Pero kung ang pagtataas ng publication fee lang ang paraan para patuloy na mabuhay ang Kule, then why not? Willing naman akong bayaran ang aking share, magkano pa man yan. Ika nga, I may not agree with what you say, but I will fight for your right to say it. 08-01790 Lorenz, BA Journ dapat lang suportahan natin ang kul. dati di ko alam pano pa nagiging posible mapublish ang kul weekly sa liit ng budget nun.at di pa nasasacrifice ang quality,good job talaga sa mga tao behind kul!hello pala kay girl sa 4th flr.-boypusit 0x-01337 bsge Itaas na kung itataas ang Collegian fee! Wag lang manlimos ang kule sa UP admin o sa kung sinumang mayamang negosyante. Hindi lang to issue ng P32 o ng freedom of expression. Usaping democracy sa UP to. Go KULE! :)))) 1132877 oks lng kaht magtaas p ng singil para s kule. It amazingly serves its purpose to us students all these years. So why not support Kule all the way? 05-17214 Kenny, BSE di ako payag sa pagtaas ng student pub fee.OK sana kung lahat nagbabasa at nakakaintindi ng kule.then you could say na justified yung increase kasi everyone will be affected by it.but more often than not,minsan talaga ang saklap makita na nakatiwangwang lang siya sa corridors at di pinapansin.:( 201032988 No. Oo mahalaga ang kule sa up life,pero halos lahat na kasi bina budget cut na.kung tataasan pa ito,parang nakisama na ang kule sa pagpapamahal ng tuition kht sbng piso o 39 idagdag.sa ngayon madami nang paraan para kumlat ang balita.twitter,fb.sa DLRC Nga pure volunteer.wlng bayad,nkk2long pa rin.kung ang bawat mnunulat ng kule,ay may passion,gagawa yan ng paraan para mksulat kht sbhng bitin ang pondo. Mdmi rin kc aqng nkktng sobrang kule,at may iba nga sa fb nlng ngbbsa.kea no need n cguro para sa dagdag. 201035554 Je.geol okay lang naman saken na magtaas ng presyo ang kule. di naman n0nsense pinagsusulat nila. go delfin mercado! go kule! DYES-59495 bscn
dear kule, keribels naman mgincrease if its for the greater good naman db?? I say a NO-NO tlaga sa paid ads and funds frm admin. Mawawaley ang freedom of speech! How can we help ba? I soo love you kule! XD 2010-36523 bach bsshftng out batay s inflation kailangan nga ng dag2 na singil sa publication fee pero kelangan b itaas fr 15k to 18k ang sirkulasyon? batay kc s obserbasyon koandaming nasasayang na kule s ibaibang kolehiyo na d naman nababasa, natatambak lng. i-check nyo din yun, dag2 gastos din yun. kc kung ibabatay lang sa population tas d nmn binabasa, wala rin. 04-45720 Hindi ako payag sa dagdag singil sa student publication fee. Kung gayon din lang naman ang mangyayari, walang magiging pagkakaiba to sa pangyayari ngayon na pinapasa sa consumer ang dagdag na gastusin ng malalaking corporation. Mabuti sana kung lahat ay nakakakuha ng AT LEAST ISANG kopya ng kule, pero alam naman nating lahat na hindi. Bakit hindi na lamang gawin na monthly issue? Sana huwag magpadala ang madla sa biglaang pakiusap na pagtaas ng singil na ito (Argumentum ad misericordiam) 2010-24127 BSGE
taong mas pagod kesa sayo para lang mpahaba pa ang kanilang buhay! peace. 1017388 gus2 ko MALASIN c LUCKY manzano...gets nyo? MALAS? LUCKY?? Hahaha. 0915746 BOY. PICK.UP gusto kong malasin ay si Kris Aquino! Tama na ang pamamlastik nya at pagsasabing oh my kuya pnoy is good. ibigay na nila kamo ang hacienda luisita sa mga magsasaka! Otherwise, malasin nawa cya! 201100741 EL
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Sino ang gusto mong malasin ngayong Year of the Water Dragon? Bakit?
Wala dapat malasin ngayong Yr. of the Dragon. At sana love2 tayo this year sa isatisa and Im wishing everyone peace! 1128662 Bashful and Sweet PHYSICiSt kuleeeeeee! sino ang gusto kong malasin sa year of the H2O dragon? si John Ezekiel Doble Miclat. wala lang. gusto ko lang syang malasin. ewan. di ko talaga gusto aura nya eh. chos. tapos ako swertehin ng maraming marami. haha 0922780 rez De putya. Sino pa nga ba edi yung mga KURAKOT diyan. Saktong WATER DRAGON,syempre water=tuloytuloy tapos dragon=malakas edi tuloytuloy ang malakas na kurapsyon. Onaynpiptysebentitri mga walang pusong propesor!kasi wala silang puso! 201035554 Je.geol ung my malasin man tlga c Dimitri liwanag. Para pag unpredictable na buhay nya, Ndi na sya mapagod mghanap ng purpose nya in lyf. Dimitri liwanag, Hellow!!! Ndi lang sayo umiikot ang mundo no! Kung ikw pagod dhil lang wala ka nang ganang mbuhay, maraming
To dimitri liwanag, lahat po ng ginawa Niya ay may rason. May rason po kung bakit ka nabubuhay.. Siguro po ay youre missing out on something kaya hindi mo pa malaman kung ano po talaga ang purpose mo sa buhay.. :) delfin mercado, youre the best! :D 1141004 Dimitri mag soul searching ka at wag ka magsulat ng ganyan dahil lalo lalala yang kabalbalan mo. Mag focus ka sa sarili mo padala ka lang ata sa agos kaya wala kang dahilan. Gudluk. 0748553 Ang ganda ng article na Sunday night out! Sobrang nakakarelate ako. Aww. Haha. Salamat din sa mga dormfriends (kahit di na tayo magkakadorm) kung nagpaparamdam na tao rin lang ako! Hehe, hanggang sa susunod na dinner at birthday bash! 10-52364 Delfin Mercado mka-love life wagas? Pbati daw si Krisnah Joy Calaguas Cudia (The Ultimate UPCAT Passer) ;) 10-19559 Sha Delfin Mercado, you deserve to be happy, not in the arms of someone who keeps you waiting, but of someone who will take you now and love you forever. Be happy, man. 0933675 Delfin Mercado,straight k b?bigyan mo kami ng clue kung sino ang BIDA s articles mo!kasi kahit kami WAITING...i wonder,WHAT WERE YOU TELLING ME?WHATS THE POINT YOU WERE PUTTING ACROSS?..waah!cant wait for the next article.BOOM! 1020952 hi kule, may story ako na pweds na pweds sa EP section! kasi BRUHA din kasi sya! may girl kasi na nasa unahan ng jeep sa likod ng driver (byaheng katips) na ayaw magabot ng bayad. as if wla syang naririnig. paulet ulet ko na ngang tinatawag eh, nakatingin lng s labas. i was cursing her in my mind. allergic ka sa pera teh? nung tinanong nung driver kung ilan dun sa benteng binayad nya. sbi nya ahrrneooh. ilan nga, sbi nung driver, sbi nya isa lng. sbi ni manong, yan, isa, hnd ateneo. tsk buti nga sa knya! maarteng idiota! kala nya ang ganda nya! ginantihan tuloy sya ni manong. buti nga. sna mapublish to. -08-42643 thanks! i love u kule! nakakatawa yung comics! hahahaha 201104443 Anyare sa Terminal Cases, Sunday night out, at Okay ka lang ba? Pilit? You can do better than that!! 201009537 Sopya
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To 2011-47101 Race Castro, hindi ko alam kung nagpapatawa ka, sarcastic o arogante lang talaga. dahil para i-consider mong ELITE ka dahil nasa CHK (or CBA or SE) ka ay nagpapakita na hindi ka bagay dito sa UP. bakit anong akala mo sa ibang colleges, mababang uri? anong klaseng mentalidad yan? may ilang taon ka pa sa unibersidad, sana matuto ka pa. 2008-03628, CAL
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Haller haller mga teh! Naglalaway and tomguts na ba kayo for your weekly dose of oh-so-cheddar cheezmax? Ako kasi busog na busog na eh. Pero dont fret mga bakla, I will ends your kalibugan, este kagutuman! Cause Im willing to share nomon ze extruh cheez. Oha, so generous of moi nomon. Foodums # 1: Sino kaya itong hipon from pilosopong kolehiyo na ipinagkalat sa kaniyang beloved fwendz and jowa na may cancer daw siya. Uber nalerky ang kanyang fwends at napaos silang lahat kaka-cry me a river for her. But after al ze heat and drama, everything was just a big fat lie pala! But huweyt theres more! After niyang bonggang bonggang iwan sa ere ng kasinungalingan ang kanyang fwends at boyfwend, may gana pa siyang makipag-usap sa mga ito na parang waley nangyari. Deadpan te, Kim Chiu no-reaction fez ang peg! Gurl, kung may amnesia ka sabihin mo na, nao na! Foodums # 2: Sino naman itong another hipon na sinawsaw yata sa mapait na kasinungalingan ang kaniyang pukeste, pagkatao. From her address-ing to her undressing, fresh and sweet daw ang kanyang lasa. Pero na-senze ng kanyang disappointed orgy-mates ang masangsang niyang secrets kaya say nila: Birheng Maria ka ba kamo? More like birheng Maria sa umaga, Ozawang Maria sa gabi, gurl! Foodums # 3: Isa pang overpriced hipon ang naging oh-so-lucky sa kanyang jowa! Since freshie til graduation, sagot ng purita but hardworking loverboy ang kanyang Bracket B tuition fee. Oh-so forbidden love daw kasi ang drama nila kaya hindi na siya spo-sponsor ng kanyang payrents. Uber supportive naman si kuyawaldas pera here, waldas pera there, Forever 21 here, Maldita there. Pero after all zat cheesiness, lying in the deep pala ang drama ng ateng! Nagpapadala naman all this time ang kanyang payrents at bukod jan nangati at kumekerengkeng din si atey with other fish in the sea! Haba nomon ng hair teh! Waley akong ma-say! I know, I know. For dish edishun, panay hipon na lang ang aking servings. O, wag kayong masuya-suya cuz iisang hipon lang lahat ng iyan! Kalerky? Nalerky rin akech sa cheezemiz na itey! Pero oh well, thats life and thats it for nao mga bakla! Huwag kayong mabitin sa servings ko cuz there is always something fishy going on around ze campus and nandito lang akesh every week just to serve them to you. Teehee.
Dibuho ni Rd Aliposa