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Issue 17 Tuesday, 22 November 2011 | 12 pages
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Frat violence mars sem opening — Page 4Philippine CollegianOpisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas - Diliman22 Nobyembre 2011Taon 89, Blg. 17
Progress*
Terminal CasesDelfin Mercado
Notes from prisonFeatures Page 9
Masama bang tawaging abnoy si Budoy?Kultura Pahina 6-7
Break-up blues Opinyon Pahina 10
Artwork by Ysa Calinawan
Be patient, they say. These things are without a
doubt, necessary. The forced evictions, the smashing of homes, the relocation of families from their places of work to some unknown site near mountains are all part and parcel of a grand development plan. Whole families, with children who can barely walk and talk, might wander the streets after everything, but be consoled. There are no casualties, everyone got out of the rubble alive. Some were injured. Still, most survived the clearing operations without a scratch. Clearly, they have enough experience in this business to perform like professionals.
You see, these things happen all the time. These things are so common; no one
really thinks much of them. That is the way it should be, in this age where some good things are traded for better things. Like the homes of thousands for big, tall buildings for businessmen and investors. Like communities for sprawling spaces of gray concrete and fake greens.
Their rationale for uprooting communities sounds like an overused sales pitch, but they are confident and reliable. Believe them when they say: the best is yet to come.
In a few years time, these pieces of land now occupied with shanties will be commercial centers brimming with life. The buildings, made of concrete and glass, will shine when light strikes them, bright enough to blind us, and there will be parks with fountains and palm trees from the beach. The air inside these buildings will be rid of the smell of impoverished urban life; instead, the air will smell of apples, red and green, and lemons. People would want to walk in these buildings just to take a whiff of the fruity air of commerce—the addictive fragrance associated with posh places and overseas loot.
The imagery does not sound so bad. These buildings could only be erected
once these areas are cleared—of homes, of people. Demolitions and evictions are thus needed. Fires, especially in strategic times, are also plausible recourses in these clearing operations. That doesn’t mean, however, that they burn homes. Most of the time, fires just happen by accident.
These acts of violence, as some are won’t to call them, are a small sum to pay for the promise of the revitalized metropolis. Who hates air-conditioned malls? No one. Who does not want to walk in modern parks, and stroll hand-in-hand with a lover or with friends? No one.
Who opposes progress? No one.No one. And yet, they need to remind
us to be patient. ●* On the dawn of November 20, a fire razed
a portion of a residential area near the National Irrigation Administration. Four died, while 500 families lost their homes and properties. The place where the fire occurred is part of the land area allotted for the Quezon City Central Business District.
2 Editorial
Coup de grâce A decade of travesties. A decade of lies. And now finally, a glimpse of justice.
2 • Kulê Opinyon Martes 22 Nobyembre 2011
Coup de grâce QUOTED
We have waited long enough. Finally, more than four years after Gloria Arroyo committed electoral sabotage in the 2007 elections, 17 months after Benigno Aquino III assumed the presidency, Arroyo has finally been arrested.
Indeed, Arroyo’s hospital arrest is the first step to justice. Yet, amid this victory, vigilance must be practiced to ensure that this first step will end in her conviction. Given the numerous crimes Arroyo has committed during her term as president, electoral sabotage barely touches the tip of the iceberg. For beyond the charges of electoral sabotage, over 20 criminal charges remains to be filed against Arroyo. And she must be held accountable for all of them.
After all, the 2007 elections is not the only instance wherein Arroyo allegedly rigged the election results. In 2004 — after breaking a public vow that she would not run for President after finishing her predecessor Joseph Estrada’s term — Arroyo won by a margin of one million with the help of former Election Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, in what would become known as the “Hello Garci” scandal.
What Arroyo has done to obtain power is nothing compared to what she has done while she had it as president.
Arroyo’s term was tainted with numerous corruption scandals such as the National Broadband Network – ZTE Corporation deal and the fertilizer fund scam. Her lavish lifestyle at the height of her power – spending P1 million for a single meal during a state trip to the United States of America – was a stark contrast to the condition of the vast majority of Filipinos who struggled with less than P50 a day for food; a harrowing reminder of how detached she has been to her
constituents who bore the brunt of her palliative economic policies.
How Arroyo has remained in power even after committing all these crimes can only be attributed to the methods she used in gaining allies and silencing her critics. Arroyo’s term was one of the bloodiest in terms of human rights
violations (HRVs), with more than 1,000 victims of extrajudicial
killings and hundreds of political prisoners, of which most were journalists and activists,
her staunchest critics. Even UP students are
solidly opposed against her regime. Two of the victims of these HRVs, in fact, are UP students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan, who were abducted in 2006 by military elements and until now, remain missing.
When Arroyo faced the threat of becoming a prisoner herself, she tried to leave the country, citing that her conditions bone mineral deficiency and hypoparathyroidism
were in need of immediate foreign treatment when in fact the treatments of such diseases are readily available here in the Philippines. When she was blocked from leaving the country, her family members branded the act as “cruelty.”
Certainly, the sight of the former president confined to a wheelchair, strapped with braces, is a pitiful sight. Yet no amount of pity should distract the current administration from the pursuit of justice. Not to mention, after a track record riddled with lies, even Arroyo must be expecting the skepticism from those who challenge the severity of her condition.
The Aquino administration, however, has failed to take a strong stand against Arroyo. For instance, when Arroyo insisted to have her treatment abroad, Aquino sought a compromise by offering to use public funds to ferry in foreign doctors. This, indeed, is a ridiculous suggestion. If Arroyo distrusts the local medical community, she must
Editoryal
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If the US government is supporting the Philippine government to kill people, to launch wars against the civilians, then they must stop.—Mohaliden Mama, a Maguindanaoan farmer and victim of a government aerial attack, aljazeera.com, November 15, 2011
507 days is 507 days. If somebody can go to heaven after 100 days, how come President Arroyo is still not sent to hell after 507 days? —Fernando Hicap, national chair of Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas, allvoices.com, November 20, 2011
My father died two weeks ago of heart attack after learning I was going to testify in this murder case. My father died because of the Maguindanao massacre.—Aldrin Forro, Scene of Crime Operative Inspector, gmanews.tv, November 17, 2011
Janno Gonzales
spend her own money instead. Amid the spectacle of Arroyo’s
attempted flight, subsequent arrest, and pending trial, however, we must not forget the core principle at stake: the pursuit of justice. We remind the Aquino administration that this does not only involve prosecuting Arroyo. Countless other crimes of her regime remain unresolved, from political prisoners still unjustly imprisoned to victims of extrajudicial killings whose murderers remain at large.
Arroyo’s arrest for electoral sabotage is only the beginning. As Arroyo continues to have allies in the Supreme Court, in the legislature and in local government units, the road to justice will be a tumultuous one. Vigilance then becomes necessary. The people’s welfare and clamor for justice must triumph over Arroyo’s attempts to evade justice. The people have waited long enough. It is then Aquino’s task to ensure that there is an end to the waiting.●
Luigi Almuena
3 • Kulê Balita Martes 22 Nobyembre 2011
Kevin Mark Gomez
Student leaders slammed Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio Abad’s latest pronouncement that additional cuts may be imposed on state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the coming years if state schools are unable to prove that they still cater to the poor.
“If you don’t show reform, then there will no longer be appetite in the government to invest in SUCs,” Abad said in a special assembly of SUC officials in the Cordillera and Ilocos regions at Benguet State University on November 12.
Administrators of SUCs need to reexamine the demographics of their students to ensure that majority of students enrolled in public higher education institutions still belong to the lowest income brackets, Abad said.
The budget secretary explained that insufficient funds have shaped a new policy on tertiary education, adding that an actual data showing which SUCs serve their “intended clientele” will help in the determination of regional universities.
President Aquino wants SUCs to define their strengths and eventually specialize on courses related to priority industries like business process outsourcing (BPO) and electronics and semiconductors among others, while those that would not pass as regional universities can focus on research and development or become community colleges, Abad said.
However, the changing demographics of students enrolled in state schools can be rooted to the lack of government support for SUCs, Student Regent Maria Kristina Conti said. With the decreasing allocation for SUCs in the past years, schools were compelled to increase tuition
‘Changing student demographics result of decreasing state subsidy, TFI’
and other fees, and in effect limiting the capacity of students from low-income families to enroll.
“Kung lumabas mang hindi nagkecater ang isang SUC sa mga mahihirap, nangangahulugan lang itong hindi naaabot ng mga mahihirap kahit mismo ang mga pampublikong pamantasan dala ng mataas na bayaring idinulot ng patuloy na pagkaltas sa badyet ng edukasyon,”said UP Diliman University Student Council Student Rights and Welfare Committee Chair Soraya Escandor.
In UP Diliman, for example, enrollment dropped by 4.5 percent in academic year 2008-2009 after the implementation of the 300 percent tuition and other fees increase in 2007. Rising student loan trends were also recorded in subsequent years, signifying that more students are unable to afford the higher rates, Conti explained.
Dubious intentionStudent leaders have also
expressed reservations on the government’s intention to reduce the numbers of SUCs, and establish regional universities that focus on industries that “do not support the country’s genuine development,” Conti said.
“Kahina-hinala itong key industries na target ng mga regional universities, especially BPO where capital is concentrated on other countries,” she added.
“If Abad’s pronouncement is implemented, it will promote the establishment of regional centers unfit for the country’s archipelagic nature and would only undermine diversity the academe holds dear,” Conti explained. ●
Isabella Patricia Borlaza
The Senate has proposed increases in the allocation for state universities and colleges (SUCs) next year, rechanneling funds from other government agencies to fund research in agriculture, science and technology and other vital industries in the country.
As senators wrap up the plenary deliberations on the 2012 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) on November 21, Senate Finance Committee Vice Chairman Edgardo Angara disclosed that an estimated P322 million has been realigned to SUCs from the budget of departments, including the Department of Science
Senate to increase SUCs budget by P322Mand Technology, Department of Agriculture, and the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).
The realignment is part of a plan to form “innovative clusters,” an intergovernmental effort which aims to fund research in qualified institutions to “find solutions to the nation’s problems through innovation programs,” Angara explained.
While the exact figures of the proposed amendments for the budget of SUCs are set to be finalized within the week, Angara assured that the amount will “definitely increase.”
On October 11, the House of Representatives approved on third reading a budget of P22.09 billion for all 112 SUCs for next year. This is P200
million higher than the P21.89 originally proposed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in the 2012 National Expenditure Program.
For the UP System, the Senate proposed an additional budget of almost P300 million for the purchase of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and an X-ray machine for the Philippine General Hospital, Angara said.
Senators are wrapping up the budget deliberations and are set to pass their version of the GAB on third reading within this week. The Bicameral Committee, composed of representatives of both chambers of Congress, will then meet to reconcile the two versions of the bill. The consolidated GAB will then be
submitted to Aquino to be signed into law before the year ends.
To benefit from the Senate’s proposed realignments, SUCs need to focus on developing “practical technologies to resolve national issues such as food security, health and wellness, and knowledge access,” Angara said.
For instance, CHEd’s Higher Education Development Fund will share funding with SUCs in Cordillera for “cultural preservation, biodiversity protection and climate change adaptation,” according to Angara.
Meanwhile, institutions under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have also agreed to collaborate with chosen SUCs for projects, such
BLAZING PROTEST. In relation to the recent visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the country, students burn a fake US flag (Above) in front of Palma Hall on November 17. Condemning the skewed US-RP relationship, the group called for the immediate abolition of the Mutual Defense Treaty and the Visiting Forces Agreement. (Left) Meanwhile, the police violently dispersed the protesters who blocked Clinton’s convoy. Chris Martin Imperial and Danny Pata
as Cloud Computing and Software as a Service, Smart Agriculture and Precision Farming, Responsible Mining Technologies, and Natural Health and Nutritional Products.
Though the additional funding for research is a “welcome development,” SUCs still need to receive additional funds for maintenance and other operating expenses to pay for utilities such as water and electricity expenses, and capital outlay for building infrastructures, said UP Diliman University Student Council Chair Gemimah Grace Garcia.
“Kaya’t tuloy ang panawagan para sa sapat na budget for education and social services,” Garcia added. ●
4 • Kulê Balita Martes 22 Nobyembre 2011
LLAMADO. Masusing inooperahan ni Anacleto Oliva, 52, ang mga sugatang manok sa isang sabungan sa Bay,Laguna. Sa loob ng mahigit 20 taon, nahasa siya bilang “cut doctor” na nagsasalba ng mga sugatang manok. Kumikita si Oliva ng tinatayang P1,500 linggu-linggo, na pilit niyang pinagkakasya para sa pang-araw-araw niyang pangangailangan. Airnel T. Abarra
Frat violence mars sem openingKeith Richard D. Mariano
The second semester began with yet another spate of fraternity-related violence inside and outside the campus, with numerous clashes between members of the Alpha Sigma (Masig) and Alpha Phi Beta (APB) fraternities recorded in the past days.
Members of the two fraternities were tagged in a car chase incident along the University Avenue on November 16.
University Student Council (USC) Councilor Raphael Pangalanan was dropping off a Masig colleague in front of College of Science (CS) Library when five APB members on board a Starex van allegedly hit the rear window of his car with pipes.
Driving his damaged vehicle, Pangalanan ran after the APB members’ van from CS to the University Avenue. The chase ended when the said van crashed into a traffic signage at the center island of the University Avenue, according to Pangalanan’s statement to the UP Diliman Police.
However, a guard dispatched at the Security Checkpoint along University Avenue said he saw two cars, a Toyota Vios and a Toyota Crown, chasing the van. When the van got stuck in the center island of the University Avenue, a Masig member then got off one of the two Toyota cars and smashed the van’s windshield and windows, the guard – who requested anonymity for fear of retribution – told the Collegian.
The APB members managed to escape but the police recovered the
driver’s license of Jaime Sandino from the van. Pangalanan, meanwhile, identified Ravelaez Medina as one of the five APB members involved in the car chase.
APB and Masig signed a truce at the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA) on November 18, two days after the said incident.
“We really want to end it. Hindi lang naman kasi kami ang naapektuhan kundi buong UP. Hopefully, we will learn a lesson from this,” said APB Chancellor Ricky Sabornay.
“It has been our policy not to engage to violence [but] it was unfortunate na maraming sumusubok sa amin that we are pushed to the wall to defend ourselves,” Sabornay added.
The Collegian tried to reach Masig for their comment on the issue but the representative of the said fraternity cannot be reached as of press time.
‘Series of unfortunate events’The clash between the two
fraternities started on August 16 when School of Economics (SE) Student Council Chairperson Kehrl Reyes and another member of APB were hurt in a rumble with Masig members along Roces Street near Palma Hall.
On October 13, the OVCSA brokered a truce between the two fraternities, with representatives from each fraternity signing a Memorandum of Agreement to “voluntarily and finally cease and desist from any and all hostilities, within and without the premises of the University of the Philippines.”
However, on October 17, APB members allegedly hit Masig member
Ivan Valcos in one of the comfort rooms at Palma Hall. The incident prompted the OVCSA to order the preventive suspension of all the officers of the two fraternities from October 18 to November 16.
“The Preventive Suspension issued is not a penalty but an administrative action to prevent further escalation of violence,” explained VCSA Ma. Corazon Tan.
While officers of the said fraternities were suspended, incidents allegedly involving APB and Masig continued. On October 23, a Masig alumnus allegedly went to Reyes’ house and hit the APB member. About three weeks after, APB members allegedly hit Masig member Lloyd Cunanan during an event held at the Sunken Garden on November 11.
On November 13, Masig members allegedly broke the windows of Reyes’ car parked at SE. An explosion was heard in front of Reyes’ house two days after.
The SDT is currently conducting a preliminary investigation on members of the Masig and APB fraternities for possible violation of the Revised Rules and Regulations Governing Fraternities, Sororities and other Student Organizations.
Under Section 1 of the Revised Rules, “member and officers of fraternities, sororities and other student organizations shall be subject to disciplinary action [for] participating in any rumble, engaging in fisticuffs with, or physically attacking a member of other fraternities, sororities or student organizations” among others.
Keith Richard D. Mariano
The UP Diliman (UPD) administration is planning to implement a new Student Manual (SM), which will consolidate the provisions of the 2010 draft Code of Student Conduct (CSC) and the draft Student Handbook of Rights and Responsibilities (SHRR), next academic year.
The Office of the Chancellor (OC) and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA) are currently in the process of combining and harmonizing the 2010 proposed CSC drafted by several members of the faculty and the SHRR created by students.
On June 21, 2010, the University Council (UC) approved the adoption of the 2010 draft CSC, which was supposed to replace the 1976 Student Guide. The CSC, a set of rules governing all affairs on student discipline and conduct, was first drafted in 2009 and later revised in 2010.
However, various student organizations criticized the CSC primarily due to the non-inclusion of a student representative during its drafting period.
Then VCSA Elizabeth Enriquez and members of the CSC drafting committee did not allow a student representative to take part in the creation of the CSC, explaining that only faculty members can be part of any UC subcommittee.
“The fact na hindi represented ang mga estudyante sa drafting committee, hindi paradigm ng mga estudyante ang nangibabaw. Ang
Admin expects new student code next AY
hinahanap ng mga estudyante ay isang code na hindi kikitil sa kanilang karapatan bagkus ay magsusulong pa lalo nito,” said UPD University Student Council Chairperson Jemimah Grace Garcia.
When Chancellor Caesar Saloma assumed office in March, he formed the Student Review Committee (SRC) to review and suggest amendments to the 2010 draft CSC. The committee was headed by Garcia and UP Student Regent Ma. Kristina Conti.
The SRC decided to abandon the CSC and crafted the SHRR instead. The proposed handbook is entirely different from the CSC as it aims to highlight the rights of students, said Garcia. The review committee submitted the SHRR to the OC on September.
However, the administration cannot disregard the CSC since it was already approved by the UC, explained Saloma. The new SM will combine the contents of the 2010 CSC and the 2011 SHRR, he added.
The OC is set to report the status of the draft SM to the UC in December. The final draft of the manual will then be presented to the UC for approval in April, in time for implementation in academic year 2012-2013, said Saloma.
“[The new SM] should not only contain [provisions] and [their] corresponding penalties. It should also explain the rights of students as well as their obligations and responsibilities to their fellow students, teachers, and duly-appointed UP officials,” Saloma said. ●
The penalty for any violation of the Revised Rules ranges from suspension to expulsion.
Anti-frat violence watch relaunched
With the consecutive fraternity-related incidents in the campus, meanwhile, the Student-led Anti-Fraternity Related Violence Watch (SAWA) reconvened on November 18.
SAWA is an alliance of student organizations and councils campaigning for the end of fraternity-related violence in the campus. The alliance was first created by the National College of Public Administration Student Council (NCPAG SC) in 2007 following the death of Cris Anthony Mendez.
Mendez, a member of the NCPAG SC, died in August 2007 due to alleged hazing activity by the Sigma Rho Fraternity.
UP Alyansa ng mga Iskolar para sa Bayan (ALYANSA), the convenor of the present SAWA, called on the administration to review and “properly” implement the rules governing fraternities in the university.
“Make those members of fraternities who are directly involved and identified in cases of fraternity-related violence legally accountable in the Student Disciplinary Tribunal. Peace accords are not enough,” according to ALYANSA.
“While we all continue to work with the administration in formulating measures to ensure safety for the UP community, the ultimate solution depends on our conviction to act for change. It is in their internal decisiveness that will end this cycle of violence,” according to a statement issued by the USC. ●
5 • Kulê Balita Martes 22 Nobyembre 2011
MAPAGMATYAG. Hawak ng isang lalaki ang placard na nagpapahayag ng kanyang kahilingang panagutin at huwag payagang makaalis ng bansa si dating pangulong Gloria Arroyo sa isang kilos-protesta sa harap ng Korte Suprema noong Nobyembre 18. Bumoto ang Korte pabor sa pag-alis ng bansa ni Arroyo, ngunit naipawalang-bisa ang desisyon matapos maglabas ng warrant of arrest laban kay Arroyo ang Pasay Regional Trial Court bunsod ng kasong pandaraya sa eleksyon. Richard Jacob Dy
Joan C. Cordero
With Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo now under hospital arrest, militant groups now call on the Aquino government to hasten the filing and processing of other cases against the former president.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Commission on Elections (Comelec) Joint Investigating Committee charged Arroyo with electoral sabotage in connection with the 2007 presidential elections, barring her from leaving the country amid an unprecedented standoff between the Supreme Court (SC) and the Executive Branch last week.
After a preliminary investigation of the case, the DOJ-Comelec panel recommended the filing of charges against Arroyo, former Comelec Chair Benjamin Abalos Sr., Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. and Former Election Supervisor Lintang Bedol.
On Friday, Comelec filed the election sabotage case against Arroyo. Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 112 promptly ordered a warrant of arrest against Arroyo.
“After more than 500 days in office, the Aquino government finally has a criminal case filed against GMA...It is indeed possible to hasten the filing of cases against the former president,” said Renato Reyes, secretary-general of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN).
Aside from election-related cases, Bayan Muna Rep. Teodoro Casiño also filed a complaint on the National Broadband Network – ZTE Corporation (NBN-ZTE) anomaly, although only election cases were acted upon as of press time.
StandoffOn November 7, the DOJ-Comelec
Investigating Committee issued a travel ban prohibiting Gloria Arroyo and several colleagues from leaving the country. In response, the Arroyo camp filed a petition before the SC to lift the DOJ’s order and allow her to travel for medication.
The SC issued a Temporary Restraining Order on November 15 which allowed Arroyo and her collegues to leave the country after satisfying three conditions – posting a P2-million bond, regular reporting to the Philippine Embassy, and
‘Convict GMA of crimes against nation’
appointment of a legal representative who will receive subpooenas and legal documents in thePhilippines.
However, DOJ Sec. Leila de Lima declared the watch order remained effective even after the SC issued the TRO, prompting a standoff between the two branches of government.
In the morning of November 18, Friday, the SC upheld the unconstitutionality of the travel ban since no cases were filed against Arroyo at the time.
On the same day, the Comelec filed nonbailable electoral sabotage charges against Arroyo, former Maguindanao Ampatuan Sr. and former Comelec Election Supervisor Bedol. A warrant of arrest was released in the afternoon by Judge Jesus Mupas of the Pasay City Regional Trial Court, and was served by the police to Arroyo in her hospital room at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig City.
“Had President Aquino accompanied the rhetoric and blame game with prompt and concrete legal actions in prosecuting the Arroyos as part of its campaign against corruption, it would not have come to this high drama,” said Attorney Edre Olalia, secretary-general of the National Union of People’s Lawyers.
‘Unfinished business’Meanwhile, militant groups urged
the Aquino administration to file other cases against Arroyo, including plunder and human rights violations. “Aquino should see to it that the cases filed by the Morong 43 and UCCP vs. GMA, et al will be given immediate and due course,” said Cristina Palabay, convenor of End Impunity Alliance.
As of press time, the government has filed only two electoral sabotage cases charged against Arroyo.
“It has always been the people who have been decisive in levelling charges against GMA like the NBN-ZTE, the fertilizer fund scam, and her liability in perpetrating extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances,” according to the National Union of the Students of the Philippines.
“The Aquino government should ensure that Arroyo will finally be made accountable for plunder, gross human rights violations and election fraud,” according to BAYAN, an alliance of sectoral organizations. ●
H T T P : / / W W W. P H I L I P P I N E C O L L E G I A N . O R G
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cay’s
act
: Jou
rnal
ism
wou
ld n
ot b
e w
orth
an
hour
’s tr
oubl
e if
it di
d no
t be
ar u
pon
itsel
f the
dut
y of
impa
rtin
g a
criti
que
of th
e hu
man
cond
ition
.
Obje
ctiv
ity a
nd E
thic
s As
the
man
of
the
hour
, Tu
cay
mad
e a
TV
gues
ting
in
How
ie
Seve
rino’
s sh
ow t
he f
ollo
win
g da
y. W
hat w
as s
uppo
sed
to ta
ke p
lace
was
an
inte
rvie
w b
etw
een
two
jour
nalis
ts.
It
only
to
ok
a fe
w
sent
ence
s fo
r ho
st
How
ie
Seve
rino
to
indi
cate
th
at h
is s
how
is a
bout
to
veer
aw
ay
from
the
usu
al i
nter
view
for
mat
to
acco
mm
odat
e hi
s se
rmon
for t
he d
ay:
“Sye
mpr
e, a
ng e
xpec
tatio
n sa
isa
ng
mam
amah
ayag
ay
hind
i mag
prot
esta
ku
ndi
mag
tano
ng;
Yung
m
ga
old-
fash
ione
d jo
urna
lists
kat
ulad
ko,
yun
g tr
aini
ng a
y na
gcoc
over
; May
cho
ice
ka
dun,
kun
g an
o an
g m
agig
ing
actio
n m
o:
mam
ahay
ag o
pro
test
er.”
His
mod
e of
ser
mon
izin
g be
gins
w
ith t
he d
eplo
ymen
t of
a b
inar
ism
: th
e jo
urna
list
vers
us t
he p
rote
ster
. Th
is
cons
truc
tion
inco
rrec
tly
rend
ers
thes
e tw
o id
entit
ies
as
mut
ually
exc
lusi
ve a
nd ir
reco
ncila
ble.
M
oreo
ver,
Seve
rino’
s pe
ncha
nt
for
rela
tivis
m i
s re
veal
ed w
hen
he
ques
tione
d Tu
cay’s
act
ion
whi
ch, t
o hi
s m
ind,
did
not
con
side
r ot
her
peop
le’s
stan
d ex
cept
his
ow
n. B
ut w
hy f
ault
Tuca
y fo
r di
sreg
ardi
ng t
he s
tand
of
the
GRP
and
the W
hite
Hou
se o
n th
ose
issu
es w
hen
his
poin
t w
as p
reci
sely
to
mak
e kn
own
that
as
an a
ctiv
ist-
jour
nalis
t, he
rep
rese
nts
a si
gnifi
cant
se
ctor
opp
osed
to th
e M
utua
l Def
ense
Tr
eaty
?In
ot
her
wor
ds,
Seve
rino’
s co
ntra
dict
ing
stat
emen
ts m
irror
s hi
s fie
ld’s
stra
tegi
es i
n cu
ltiva
ting
and
rein
forc
ing
a do
min
ant
disp
ositi
on
tow
ards
glo
bal
issu
es t
hat
invo
lve
ineq
ualit
y an
d vi
olen
ce. S
uch
stra
tegy
, as
it a
ppea
rs, c
ombi
nes
an in
sist
ence
on
rel
ativ
ism
tha
t de
man
ds r
espe
ct
for
ever
y po
sitio
n-ta
king
alo
ngsi
de
a st
rong
pre
scrip
tion
to u
phol
d th
e po
sitio
n of
nat
ion-
stat
es o
ver t
hat o
f th
e pr
otes
ting
peop
le. Y
et in
pra
ctic
e,
and
as d
emon
stra
ted
by S
ever
ino’
s re
ckle
ss
hand
ling
of
Tuca
y in
hi
s ow
n sh
ow,
the
clai
m o
n re
lativ
ism
is
a c
ard
up h
is s
leev
es t
o be
dra
wn
whe
n a
cont
rary
pos
ition
is s
tron
gly
regi
ster
ed
and
gain
s m
ains
trea
m
mile
age.
The
re is
just
no
obje
ctiv
ity,
muc
h le
ss e
thic
s, i
n a
prac
tice
that
ch
ides
fel
low
citi
zens
on
acco
unt
of
corp
orat
e m
edia
’s bi
as f
or d
omin
ant
inst
itutio
ns a
nd le
ader
s of s
tate
s.
The
Colo
nize
d Ga
teke
eper
The
gate
keep
ers
in e
very
fiel
d ha
ve
the
prer
ogat
ive
to
deci
de
who
mus
t be
tak
en in
, who
mus
t be
filte
red
out
and
who
mus
t no
t ge
t an
ywhe
re n
ear
thei
r te
rrito
ry.
Obj
ectiv
ity a
nd e
thic
s ar
e tw
o va
lues
th
at a
re a
lmos
t al
way
s ci
ted
in t
he
gate
keep
ers’
filte
ring
proc
edur
es.
In
resp
onse
to
so
me
issu
es
rais
ed i
n a
Face
book
not
e en
title
d “R
eflec
tions
on
th
e he
cklin
g”
by
med
ia p
ract
ition
er, A
lays
a Es
cand
or,
Seve
rino
enga
ges
by
post
ing
the
follo
win
g co
mm
ents
:(1)
“…W
ala
akon
g an
gal k
ung
nais
m
agpr
otes
ta s
a fo
rum
o m
amba
to n
g sa
pato
s an
g is
ang
tao.
Jus
t do
n’t
call
your
self
a jo
urna
list.
Hin
di y
an a
ng
Gaw
ain
ng is
ang
jour
nalis
t”(2
)“The
be
st
jour
nalis
ts
that
I
have
enc
ount
ered
in
23 y
ears
in
jour
nalis
m,[…
]wou
ld n
ot u
se a
for
um
or p
ress
con
to s
hout
slo
gans
—no
t be
caus
e th
ey h
ave
no p
erso
nal b
elie
fs
(we
all
do)
but
for
very
pra
ctic
al
reas
ons:
no
on
e w
ould
in
vite
us
or
allo
w u
s to
gai
n ac
cess
to
any
even
t w
here
we
can
ask
ques
tions
an
d ga
in
info
rmat
ion
that
th
e pu
blic
nee
ds t
o kn
ow.
And
if ot
her
“jour
nalis
ts” u
se t
hose
occ
asio
ns n
ot
to g
ain
info
rmat
ion
but
inst
ead
push
a
polit
ical
age
nda
or b
e di
srup
tive
it cr
eate
s a
clou
d of
dou
bt a
bout
the
m
otiv
atio
ns a
bout
the
mot
ivat
ions
of
othe
r pro
fess
iona
ls.”
(3)”Y
oung
jour
nalis
ts h
ave
a ch
oice
ab
out w
hat k
ind
of jo
urna
list t
hey
will
be
. I n
eede
d to
rai
se t
hese
con
cern
s w
ith M
arjo
on
the
show
, les
t an
yone
th
ink
that
I app
rove
d.”
Seve
rino
owns
up
to t
he r
ole
of a
ga
teke
eper
who
chur
ns o
ut co
nflic
ting
orde
rs
to
aspi
ring
jour
nalis
ts,
orde
rs t
hat
are
cons
iste
nt w
ith t
he
dom
inan
t lo
gic
with
in t
he fi
eld
of
mas
s m
edia
. Firs
t, he
mak
es a
str
ong
stat
emen
t ab
out
how
Tuc
ay’s
act
is
unbe
com
ing
of a
jour
nalis
t. Th
en h
e su
dden
ly p
lays
goo
d co
p by
cla
imin
g an
acc
omm
odat
ion
for
ever
y yo
ung
jour
nalis
t’s
choi
ce.
He
even
ci
tes
prag
mat
ic r
easo
ns f
or d
isco
urag
ing
jour
nalis
ts
from
ac
tivis
m.
That
pr
otes
ting
jour
nalis
ts m
ight
not
get
in
vite
d to
the
nex
t im
port
ant
med
ia
even
t be
tray
s Se
verin
o’s
very
ow
n ca
reer
ism
an
d op
port
unis
m
whi
ch
he m
isre
pres
ents
as
ethi
cs f
or t
he
youn
ger g
ener
atio
n of
jour
nalis
ts.
Curio
usly
, Se
verin
o re
gard
s a
polit
ical
po
sitio
n-ta
king
as
“pe
rson
al b
elie
f” n
ot
to
be
expr
esse
d by
jo
urna
lists
. “Ju
nk
VFA
!” an
d “T
here
is
noth
ing
mut
ual
in
the
Mut
ual D
efen
se
Trea
ty!”
wer
e Tu
cay’s
re
soun
ding
sta
tem
ents
. H
is
act
of
defia
nce
is
not
base
d on
a
pers
onal
be
lief
but
on
an
hist
oric
al
stru
ggle
of
co
loni
zed
peop
les
agai
nst
colo
nial
an
d ex
pans
ioni
st
viol
ence
, ag
ains
t m
assi
ve
loot
an
d m
urde
r of
hu
man
kind
on
acco
unt
of
Amer
ica’s
dirt
y w
ars.
Tha
t Se
verin
o po
rtra
ys t
his
as
mer
e pe
rson
al
belie
f is
te
lling
of
hi
s ab
ject
po
sitio
n in
the
his
tory
of
the
colo
nize
r an
d th
e co
loni
zed.
Whi
le re
cent
ev
ents
pr
ove
that
pe
ople
ev
eryw
here
ar
e in
deed
fig
htin
g ba
ck,
the
disp
ositi
on
of a
few
col
oniz
ed c
itize
ns
rem
ain
timid
an
d co
mpl
iant
am
idst
bra
zen
viol
ence
infli
cted
by
the
colo
nize
r, ye
t ove
rbea
ring
and
dism
issi
ve
tow
ards
th
e st
rugg
ling
peop
le.
So m
uch
for o
bjec
tivity
and
eth
ics,
Se
verin
o-st
yle.
For
the
mal
adie
s of
po
wer
hav
e ve
ry w
ell d
ispl
ayed
wha
t is
valid
and
wha
t is v
ile.
●*P
rof.
Sara
h Ra
ymun
do
is
a fa
culty
mem
ber a
t the
UP
Cent
er fo
r In
tern
atio
nal S
tudi
es.
Mar
amin
g ta
wag
ka
y M
ang
Rica
rdo*
– p
ilay,
puto
l-pa
a at
ang
pin
akam
asak
it sa
la
hat,
inut
il.
Gaa
no m
an k
asak
it an
g m
ga
salit
ang
ito,
hind
i na
la
ng
ito
pina
pans
in n
i M
ang
Rica
rdo,
55.
D
ahil
sa
kany
ang
kala
gaya
n,
wal
a si
yang
mak
uhan
g tr
abah
o at
na
uwi n
a lam
ang
sa p
anlil
imos
sa ta
pat
ng i
sang
sim
baha
n sa
Con
cepc
ion,
M
arik
ina.
Pin
utol
ang
kan
yang
mga
pa
a da
law
ang
taon
na
ang
naka
lipas
m
atap
os s
iyan
g m
abun
dol
ng i
sang
m
alak
ing
trak
. M
aram
i m
ang
mga
sa
litan
g na
ririn
ig s
i M
ang
Rica
rdo
mul
a sa
ib
ang
tao,
hin
di n
iya
iyon
alin
tana
. Ba
gkus
ay
nagp
apas
alam
at p
a si
ya a
t na
buha
y si
ya. T
angi
ng a
ng k
apak
anan
ng
ka
nyan
g pa
mily
a an
g ka
nyan
g in
alal
a.
Bans
agM
ay
mga
sa
lita
raw
na
da
pat
itaw
ag
sa
mga
ka
tula
d ni
M
ang
Rica
rdo
na n
akab
atay
sa
pam
anta
yan
ng m
aayo
s na
pag
sasa
lita
at p
agki
los.
Sa
hal
ip n
a “p
utol
-paa
,” mas
hig
it da
w
na
was
to
ang
salit
ang
“phy
sica
lly
disa
bled
” o
“diff
eren
tly a
bled
” pa
ra
sa m
ga ta
ong
pipi
, bul
ag, p
ilay
at m
ga
taon
g m
ay k
ung
anu-
ano
pang
pis
ikal
na
kap
ansa
nan.
Pin
apar
usah
an a
ng
mga
tao
ng g
umag
amit
ng m
ga s
alita
at
ide
yang
ipi
nagb
abaw
al n
g ba
tas
sapa
gkat
pin
anin
iwal
aan
na i
to a
y “p
oliti
cally
inco
rrec
t.”“H
ealth
y ex
pans
ion
of
mor
al
conc
ern”
ang
pak
ahul
ugan
ni
Noa
m
Chom
sky,
isan
g Am
erik
anon
g lin
gwis
ta,
sa
polit
ical
co
rrec
tnes
s.
Naa
ayon
daw
ito
, an
iya,
sa
tam
ang
pag-
uuga
li.
Ilan
sa
halim
baw
a ng
pa
gigi
ng
polit
ical
ly-c
orre
ct
ang
pagt
awag
na
“hor
izon
tally
cha
lleng
ed”
sa m
ga ta
ong
mat
atab
a. S
aman
tala
ng
“chr
onol
ogic
ally
adv
ance
d” n
aman
ang
ta
wag
sa
mga
mat
atan
da b
ukod
pa
sa
salit
ang
“sen
ior.”
Taon
g 19
60s
nang
lum
itaw
ang
Am
eric
an N
ew L
eft,
pana
hon
nang
m
agsi
mul
ang
kum
alat
ang
pol
itica
l co
rrec
tnes
s.
Nag
ing
mal
akin
g im
pluw
ensi
ya
rito
ang
pags
asal
in
sa I
ngle
s ng
Mao
ist
liter
atur
e, n
ang
mag
karo
on n
g m
agka
iban
g sa
lin a
ng
dala
wan
g m
agka
tung
galin
g pa
nig,
an
g “r
ight
” at
“le
ft.”
Kung
sa
una
ay
isa
lam
ang
itong
por
ma
ng s
impl
eng
tuks
uhan
, sa
ka
laun
a’y
naha
luan
ito
ng
is
yu
ng
kons
erba
tism
o,
na
nagp
asim
ula
sa
deba
te
ukol
sa
po
litic
al co
rrec
tnes
s.Sa
Pili
pina
s, u
nang
nak
ilala
ang
ko
nsep
to n
oong
198
0s,
kung
kai
lan
tala
mak
an
g pa
gbab
ago
ng
mga
pa
lisiy
a, e
tika
ng w
ika
at k
urik
ulum
ng
mga
inst
itusy
on a
t pa
aral
an s
a ib
ang
bans
a.
Mul
a sa
pa
gigi
ng
sim
plen
g pa
gpap
abul
aan
sa p
anun
ukso
, nag
ing
para
an it
o up
ang
ipak
ita a
ng ti
la a
wa
sa m
ga m
argi
naliz
ed.
Sa
pagl
ipas
ng
pa
naho
n,
ipin
atup
ad
ang
isyu
ng
pa
gbab
awal
sa
ila
ng
mga
sa
lita
hang
gang
sa
ugat
in n
ito
ang
isyu
ng
kons
erba
tism
o.
May
m
ga
inst
itusy
on
ding
na
glab
as
ng
mga
ka
utus
ang
ipin
agba
baw
al
ang
pagg
amit
ng
ilang
m
ga
salit
ang
sina
sabi
ng
polit
ical
ly in
corr
ect.
Isan
g ra
dika
l na
ha
limba
wa
nito
an
g pa
gbab
awal
ng
salit
ang
“boy
” at
“g
irl”
sa
La
Trob
e U
nive
rsity
sa
Au
stra
lia,
dahi
l sa
pa
nini
wal
ang
wal
a pa
ng
kasa
rian
ang
mga
bat
a.
Dah
il hi
ndi
pam
ilyar
an
g ila
n tu
ngko
l sa
isyu
ng
polit
ical
cor
rect
ness
, mid
ya
– tu
lad
ng t
eleb
isyo
n, r
adio
, at
pe
likul
a –
ang
nagi
ging
da
an u
pang
mam
ulat
sila
sa
gani
tong
usa
pin.
Bant
ay-s
alak
aySa
Pi
lipin
as,
mid
ya
ang
isa
sa
mga
na
gpal
agan
ap
ng
idey
a ng
ka
gand
ahan
g as
al
at
polit
ical
co
rrec
tnes
s sa
pu
blik
o.
Ang
Mov
ie
and
Tele
visi
on
Revi
ew
and
Clas
sific
atio
n Bo
ard
(MTR
CB)
at
Kapi
sana
n ng
mga
Bro
adka
ster
ng P
ilipi
nas
(KBP
) an
g na
gsis
ilbin
g ba
ntay
at t
agap
amah
ala
sa p
agsu
suri
at p
agka
klas
ipik
a sa
mga
pro
gram
a at
pe
likul
ang
ipin
apal
abas
sa
tele
bisy
on.
Mar
ami s
a m
ga n
asur
ing
pala
bas
ang
ipin
agba
wal
ng
MTR
CB a
t KB
P da
hil
sa m
ga b
asto
s na
sal
itang
nak
apal
oob
dito
at
mga
gaw
ing
hind
i an
gkop
sa
mga
bat
ang
man
onoo
d.
Map
apan
sin
sa m
ga p
rogr
ama
sa
tele
bisy
on a
ng u
nti-u
ntin
g pa
gigi
ng
mai
ngat
ng
mga
art
ista
, rep
orte
rs a
t ku
ng si
no p
a na
gum
agam
it ng
salit
ang
“hom
osex
ual”
(bak
la,
shok
la,
badi
ng,
bina
bae)
, “vi
sual
ly c
halle
nged
” (bl
ind)
, “v
ertic
ally
ch
alle
nged
” (m
idge
t),
“pat
holo
gica
lly
high
-spi
rited
” (p
sych
otic
) at
m
aram
i pa
ng
iba.
D
ahil
dito
, nag
karo
on n
g pa
niba
gong
di
men
syon
ang
mga
dat
i’y in
osen
teng
sa
lita. An
g po
litic
al co
rrec
tnes
ss a
y isa
ng
“ideo
logi
cal
viru
s”
na
nagd
idiin
sa
pa
gbab
ago
o pa
gsas
alin
sa
anum
ang
pani
niw
ala
ng
isan
g ta
o,
ayon
sa
En
glis
h ar
tist n
a si
Mic
hael
Bar
nard
.M
ay
saril
ing
pers
onal
idad
an
g m
idya
; ito
an
g na
gded
esis
yon
kung
ano
ang
tam
a at
mal
i. Ila
n sa
m
ga
prog
ram
ang
tinat
angk
ilik
sa
tele
bisy
on a
ng m
ga p
alab
as k
atul
ad
ng B
udoy
, Bak
ekan
g, N
ita N
egrit
a —
ku
ng s
aan
tinut
ukso
ang
mga
bid
a sa
ka
nila
ng
kala
gaya
n,
sina
sabi
han
ng
mas
asak
it na
salit
a at
kin
akaw
awa.
Sa m
ga p
alab
as n
a ito
, gin
agaw
ang
mad
ram
a an
g bu
hay
ng m
ga b
idan
g m
ay
kapa
nsan
an.
Itin
atam
pok
ng
mid
ya a
ng m
ga is
tory
ang
nagp
apak
ita
ng k
anila
ng p
agpa
paha
laga
sa
mga
ta
ong
kaap
i-api
sa
lip
unan
.
Sa
baw
at
tagp
o ng
ek
sena
, m
akik
ita
na
mor
alid
ad
ang
pang
unah
ing
pam
anta
yan
ng
kwen
to.
Ngu
nit
kasa
bay
nito
ang
pag
tata
guyo
d sa
sa
rilin
g in
tere
s ng
mid
ya, k
agay
a ng
ra
tings
at p
agka
mal
ng
kita
. Ka
ya n
aman
mai
ngat
ang
mid
ya s
a pa
g-ee
re n
g m
ga g
anito
ng p
rogr
ama
at b
inab
anta
yan
ang
baw
at s
alita
ng
bini
bita
wan
ng
mga
kar
akte
r, re
port
er
at a
rtis
ta. N
ais
nito
ng ip
atam
pok
ang
isan
g im
ahe
sa p
ublik
o na
sen
sitib
o sa
kal
agay
an n
g an
uman
g se
ktor
sa
lipun
an.
Bala
tkay
oKu
ng
gayo
n,
maa
arin
g tin
gnan
na
mag
anda
ang
lay
unin
ng
polit
ical
co
rrec
tnes
s da
hil
naka
kaw
ing
ito
sa
pagg
alan
g at
ta
man
g pa
gkilo
s.
Gay
unpa
man
, usa
pin
pa r
in i
to k
ung
tutu
usin
ng
mor
alid
ad a
t m
agin
g ng
tu
ngga
lian
ng ka
pang
yarih
an n
a si
yang
bi
nuo
ng li
puna
n.
Pang
unah
ing
pina
g-uu
gata
n ni
to
ang
kons
epto
ng “O
ther
,” isa
ng p
araa
n ng
pag
tingi
n sa
tao
bata
y sa
kan
yang
ka
ibah
an s
a na
kaga
wia
n o
norm
ativ
e va
lues
. Sa
agh
am p
anlip
unan
, gi
naga
mit
ang
“oth
erin
g”
sa
pags
asan
tabi
ng
is
ang
grup
o sa
m
ga
taon
g pi
nani
niw
alaa
ng
hind
i na
baba
gay
sa
lipun
ang
kani
lang
gi
naga
law
an.
Tina
tang
kang
pa
gaan
in
ng
polit
ical
co
rrec
tnes
s an
g ka
raha
sang
na
kapa
loob
sa
mga
sal
itang
“pi
lay,”
“b
ulag
,” “ba
kla,”
“neg
ro,” “
pata
y gu
tom
” at
iba
pa.
Sa u
nang
tin
gin,
tila
sin
usub
ukan
g itu
wid
ng
polit
ical
cor
rect
ness
ang
m
atag
al n
ang
tagi
bang
na
kata
ngia
n ng
lip
unan
. N
guni
t ku
ng s
usum
ahin
, sa
hal
ip n
a ha
rapi
n an
g m
ga g
anito
ng
di-p
agka
kapa
ntay
-pan
tay,
lalo
lam
ang
pina
patin
gkad
ng
pagi
ging
pol
itica
lly
corr
ect
ang
anum
ang
bata
yan
ng
kaib
ahan
ng
isan
g ta
o o
sekt
or.
Sa k
alag
ayan
ni M
ang
Rica
rdo,
hin
di
na ra
w n
iya
alin
tana
ang
mga
sina
sabi
sa
kany
a ng
iban
g ta
o, a
num
ang
salit
a an
g ga
miti
n ni
la.
Laha
t ay
par
e-pa
reho
ng
saki
t ang
dul
ot sa
kany
a.Is
a la
man
g si
ya s
a m
ga t
aong
labi
s na
nasa
sakt
an m
agin
g pol
itica
lly co
rrec
t m
an
o hi
ndi
ang
kaus
ap.
Sapa
gkat
iw
asto
man
nito
ang m
ga sa
litan
g uko
l sa
kany
ang
kapi
ntas
an, i
pina
mum
ukha
pa
rin n
ito a
ng m
arah
as n
iyan
g ka
laga
yan.
An
iya,
wal
ang
dahi
lan
upan
g ip
agpi
litan
an
g an
uman
g sa
lita.
Al
am
niya
ng
hind
i nad
adaa
n sa
law
ay a
ng t
unay
na
resp
eto.
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di tu
nay
na p
anga
lan
OF
GATE
KEEP
ERS
AND
YOUN
G TU
RKS
Sara
h Ra
ymun
do*
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K NG
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ary J
oy T.
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istr
ano
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uho
ni R
d Al
ipos
a at
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gi A
lmue
naD
isen
yo n
g pa
hina
ni R
oann
e D
esca
llar
6-7 • Kulê Kultura Martes 22 Nobyembre 2011
“Pro
prie
ty
is
the
first
de
fens
e of
th
ose
who
fee
d fr
om p
ower
”- Ar
nold
Al
amon
, 201
1
Rece
nt e
vent
s ac
ross
the
glob
e se
em
to
have
ca
ptur
ed
the
imag
inat
ion
of o
rdin
ary
peop
le.
The
need
to
a co
ntex
t for
a m
ultit
ude
of s
timul
i and
in
terp
reta
tions
can
not b
e ov
erst
ated
. O
ne
of
thos
e si
gnifi
cant
si
tes
of
cultu
re a
nd re
sist
ance
took
pla
ce ri
ght
here
whe
n ou
r ve
ry o
wn
Broa
dcas
t Co
mm
unic
atio
n M
ajor
and
Phi
lippi
ne
Colle
gian
Ed
itor-
In-C
hief
M
arjo
hara
Tu
cay
inte
rven
ed i
n a
prog
ram
tha
t fe
atur
ed S
ecre
tary
of
Stat
e H
ilary
Cl
into
n.
His
m
ode
of
inte
rven
tion
appr
oxim
ates
a li
ghtn
ing
rally
usu
ally
he
ld b
y gr
oup
of a
ctiv
ists
to
prot
est
an u
rgen
t is
sue.
Wha
t di
ffer
entia
tes
a lig
htni
ng
rally
fr
om
a m
ass
dem
onst
ratio
n is
its
ch
arac
teris
tic
swift
ness
th
at
com
es
with
a
bom
bshe
ll eff
ect.
Tuca
y’s in
terv
entio
n sa
tisfie
s al
l tha
t, ex
cept
for
the
fac
t th
at it
was
a s
olo
act
of d
efian
ce. H
e bu
rst i
n rig
ht o
n th
e sc
ene
prot
estin
g th
e M
utua
l D
efen
se T
reat
y an
d th
e V
isiti
ng F
orce
s Ag
reem
ent.
This
act
of
defi
ance
was
not
onl
y ad
dres
sed
to H
ilary
Clin
ton,
it d
efini
tely
aff
ecte
d sp
ecta
tors
of
glob
al T
V as
wel
l as
m
anag
ers
of c
orpo
rate
med
ia.
But
mos
t di
stur
bing
and
stu
nnin
g of
all
is
the
linge
ring
mes
sage
em
bodi
ed i
n Tu
cay’s
act
: Jou
rnal
ism
wou
ld n
ot b
e w
orth
an
hour
’s tr
oubl
e if
it di
d no
t be
ar u
pon
itsel
f the
dut
y of
impa
rtin
g a
criti
que
of th
e hu
man
cond
ition
.
Obje
ctiv
ity a
nd E
thic
s As
the
man
of
the
hour
, Tu
cay
mad
e a
TV
gues
ting
in
How
ie
Seve
rino’
s sh
ow t
he f
ollo
win
g da
y. W
hat w
as s
uppo
sed
to ta
ke p
lace
was
an
inte
rvie
w b
etw
een
two
jour
nalis
ts.
It
only
to
ok
a fe
w
sent
ence
s fo
r ho
st
How
ie
Seve
rino
to
indi
cate
th
at h
is s
how
is a
bout
to
veer
aw
ay
from
the
usu
al i
nter
view
for
mat
to
acco
mm
odat
e hi
s se
rmon
for t
he d
ay:
“Sye
mpr
e, a
ng e
xpec
tatio
n sa
isa
ng
mam
amah
ayag
ay
hind
i mag
prot
esta
ku
ndi
mag
tano
ng;
Yung
m
ga
old-
fash
ione
d jo
urna
lists
kat
ulad
ko,
yun
g tr
aini
ng a
y na
gcoc
over
; May
cho
ice
ka
dun,
kun
g an
o an
g m
agig
ing
actio
n m
o:
mam
ahay
ag o
pro
test
er.”
His
mod
e of
ser
mon
izin
g be
gins
w
ith t
he d
eplo
ymen
t of
a b
inar
ism
: th
e jo
urna
list
vers
us t
he p
rote
ster
. Th
is
cons
truc
tion
inco
rrec
tly
rend
ers
thes
e tw
o id
entit
ies
as
mut
ually
exc
lusi
ve a
nd ir
reco
ncila
ble.
M
oreo
ver,
Seve
rino’
s pe
ncha
nt
for
rela
tivis
m i
s re
veal
ed w
hen
he
ques
tione
d Tu
cay’s
act
ion
whi
ch, t
o hi
s m
ind,
did
not
con
side
r ot
her
peop
le’s
stan
d ex
cept
his
ow
n. B
ut w
hy f
ault
Tuca
y fo
r di
sreg
ardi
ng t
he s
tand
of
the
GRP
and
the W
hite
Hou
se o
n th
ose
issu
es w
hen
his
poin
t w
as p
reci
sely
to
mak
e kn
own
that
as
an a
ctiv
ist-
jour
nalis
t, he
rep
rese
nts
a si
gnifi
cant
se
ctor
opp
osed
to th
e M
utua
l Def
ense
Tr
eaty
?In
ot
her
wor
ds,
Seve
rino’
s co
ntra
dict
ing
stat
emen
ts m
irror
s hi
s fie
ld’s
stra
tegi
es i
n cu
ltiva
ting
and
rein
forc
ing
a do
min
ant
disp
ositi
on
tow
ards
glo
bal
issu
es t
hat
invo
lve
ineq
ualit
y an
d vi
olen
ce. S
uch
stra
tegy
, as
it a
ppea
rs, c
ombi
nes
an in
sist
ence
on
rel
ativ
ism
tha
t de
man
ds r
espe
ct
for
ever
y po
sitio
n-ta
king
alo
ngsi
de
a st
rong
pre
scrip
tion
to u
phol
d th
e po
sitio
n of
nat
ion-
stat
es o
ver t
hat o
f th
e pr
otes
ting
peop
le. Y
et in
pra
ctic
e,
and
as d
emon
stra
ted
by S
ever
ino’
s re
ckle
ss
hand
ling
of
Tuca
y in
hi
s ow
n sh
ow,
the
clai
m o
n re
lativ
ism
is
a c
ard
up h
is s
leev
es t
o be
dra
wn
whe
n a
cont
rary
pos
ition
is s
tron
gly
regi
ster
ed
and
gain
s m
ains
trea
m
mile
age.
The
re is
just
no
obje
ctiv
ity,
muc
h le
ss e
thic
s, i
n a
prac
tice
that
ch
ides
fel
low
citi
zens
on
acco
unt
of
corp
orat
e m
edia
’s bi
as f
or d
omin
ant
inst
itutio
ns a
nd le
ader
s of s
tate
s.
The
Colo
nize
d Ga
teke
eper
The
gate
keep
ers
in e
very
fiel
d ha
ve
the
prer
ogat
ive
to
deci
de
who
mus
t be
tak
en in
, who
mus
t be
filte
red
out
and
who
mus
t no
t ge
t an
ywhe
re n
ear
thei
r te
rrito
ry.
Obj
ectiv
ity a
nd e
thic
s ar
e tw
o va
lues
th
at a
re a
lmos
t al
way
s ci
ted
in t
he
gate
keep
ers’
filte
ring
proc
edur
es.
In
resp
onse
to
so
me
issu
es
rais
ed i
n a
Face
book
not
e en
title
d “R
eflec
tions
on
th
e he
cklin
g”
by
med
ia p
ract
ition
er, A
lays
a Es
cand
or,
Seve
rino
enga
ges
by
post
ing
the
follo
win
g co
mm
ents
:(1)
“…W
ala
akon
g an
gal k
ung
nais
m
agpr
otes
ta s
a fo
rum
o m
amba
to n
g sa
pato
s an
g is
ang
tao.
Jus
t do
n’t
call
your
self
a jo
urna
list.
Hin
di y
an a
ng
Gaw
ain
ng is
ang
jour
nalis
t”(2
)“The
be
st
jour
nalis
ts
that
I
have
enc
ount
ered
in
23 y
ears
in
jour
nalis
m,[…
]wou
ld n
ot u
se a
for
um
or p
ress
con
to s
hout
slo
gans
—no
t be
caus
e th
ey h
ave
no p
erso
nal b
elie
fs
(we
all
do)
but
for
very
pra
ctic
al
reas
ons:
no
on
e w
ould
in
vite
us
or
allo
w u
s to
gai
n ac
cess
to
any
even
t w
here
we
can
ask
ques
tions
an
d ga
in
info
rmat
ion
that
th
e pu
blic
nee
ds t
o kn
ow.
And
if ot
her
“jour
nalis
ts” u
se t
hose
occ
asio
ns n
ot
to g
ain
info
rmat
ion
but
inst
ead
push
a
polit
ical
age
nda
or b
e di
srup
tive
it cr
eate
s a
clou
d of
dou
bt a
bout
the
m
otiv
atio
ns a
bout
the
mot
ivat
ions
of
othe
r pro
fess
iona
ls.”
(3)”Y
oung
jour
nalis
ts h
ave
a ch
oice
ab
out w
hat k
ind
of jo
urna
list t
hey
will
be
. I n
eede
d to
rai
se t
hese
con
cern
s w
ith M
arjo
on
the
show
, les
t an
yone
th
ink
that
I app
rove
d.”
Seve
rino
owns
up
to t
he r
ole
of a
ga
teke
eper
who
chur
ns o
ut co
nflic
ting
orde
rs
to
aspi
ring
jour
nalis
ts,
orde
rs t
hat
are
cons
iste
nt w
ith t
he
dom
inan
t lo
gic
with
in t
he fi
eld
of
mas
s m
edia
. Firs
t, he
mak
es a
str
ong
stat
emen
t ab
out
how
Tuc
ay’s
act
is
unbe
com
ing
of a
jour
nalis
t. Th
en h
e su
dden
ly p
lays
goo
d co
p by
cla
imin
g an
acc
omm
odat
ion
for
ever
y yo
ung
jour
nalis
t’s
choi
ce.
He
even
ci
tes
prag
mat
ic r
easo
ns f
or d
isco
urag
ing
jour
nalis
ts
from
ac
tivis
m.
That
pr
otes
ting
jour
nalis
ts m
ight
not
get
in
vite
d to
the
nex
t im
port
ant
med
ia
even
t be
tray
s Se
verin
o’s
very
ow
n ca
reer
ism
an
d op
port
unis
m
whi
ch
he m
isre
pres
ents
as
ethi
cs f
or t
he
youn
ger g
ener
atio
n of
jour
nalis
ts.
Curio
usly
, Se
verin
o re
gard
s a
polit
ical
po
sitio
n-ta
king
as
“pe
rson
al b
elie
f” n
ot
to
be
expr
esse
d by
jo
urna
lists
. “Ju
nk
VFA
!” an
d “T
here
is
noth
ing
mut
ual
in
the
Mut
ual D
efen
se
Trea
ty!”
wer
e Tu
cay’s
re
soun
ding
sta
tem
ents
. H
is
act
of
defia
nce
is
not
base
d on
a
pers
onal
be
lief
but
on
an
hist
oric
al
stru
ggle
of
co
loni
zed
peop
les
agai
nst
colo
nial
an
d ex
pans
ioni
st
viol
ence
, ag
ains
t m
assi
ve
loot
an
d m
urde
r of
hu
man
kind
on
acco
unt
of
Amer
ica’s
dirt
y w
ars.
Tha
t Se
verin
o po
rtra
ys t
his
as
mer
e pe
rson
al
belie
f is
te
lling
of
hi
s ab
ject
po
sitio
n in
the
his
tory
of
the
colo
nize
r an
d th
e co
loni
zed.
Whi
le re
cent
ev
ents
pr
ove
that
pe
ople
ev
eryw
here
ar
e in
deed
fig
htin
g ba
ck,
the
disp
ositi
on
of a
few
col
oniz
ed c
itize
ns
rem
ain
timid
an
d co
mpl
iant
am
idst
bra
zen
viol
ence
infli
cted
by
the
colo
nize
r, ye
t ove
rbea
ring
and
dism
issi
ve
tow
ards
th
e st
rugg
ling
peop
le.
So m
uch
for o
bjec
tivity
and
eth
ics,
Se
verin
o-st
yle.
For
the
mal
adie
s of
po
wer
hav
e ve
ry w
ell d
ispl
ayed
wha
t is
valid
and
wha
t is v
ile.
●*P
rof.
Sara
h Ra
ymun
do
is
a fa
culty
mem
ber a
t the
UP
Cent
er fo
r In
tern
atio
nal S
tudi
es.
Mar
amin
g ta
wag
ka
y M
ang
Rica
rdo*
– p
ilay,
puto
l-pa
a at
ang
pin
akam
asak
it sa
la
hat,
inut
il.
Gaa
no m
an k
asak
it an
g m
ga
salit
ang
ito,
hind
i na
la
ng
ito
pina
pans
in n
i M
ang
Rica
rdo,
55.
D
ahil
sa
kany
ang
kala
gaya
n,
wal
a si
yang
mak
uhan
g tr
abah
o at
na
uwi n
a lam
ang
sa p
anlil
imos
sa ta
pat
ng i
sang
sim
baha
n sa
Con
cepc
ion,
M
arik
ina.
Pin
utol
ang
kan
yang
mga
pa
a da
law
ang
taon
na
ang
naka
lipas
m
atap
os s
iyan
g m
abun
dol
ng i
sang
m
alak
ing
trak
. M
aram
i m
ang
mga
sa
litan
g na
ririn
ig s
i M
ang
Rica
rdo
mul
a sa
ib
ang
tao,
hin
di n
iya
iyon
alin
tana
. Ba
gkus
ay
nagp
apas
alam
at p
a si
ya a
t na
buha
y si
ya. T
angi
ng a
ng k
apak
anan
ng
ka
nyan
g pa
mily
a an
g ka
nyan
g in
alal
a.
Bans
agM
ay
mga
sa
lita
raw
na
da
pat
itaw
ag
sa
mga
ka
tula
d ni
M
ang
Rica
rdo
na n
akab
atay
sa
pam
anta
yan
ng m
aayo
s na
pag
sasa
lita
at p
agki
los.
Sa
hal
ip n
a “p
utol
-paa
,” mas
hig
it da
w
na
was
to
ang
salit
ang
“phy
sica
lly
disa
bled
” o
“diff
eren
tly a
bled
” pa
ra
sa m
ga ta
ong
pipi
, bul
ag, p
ilay
at m
ga
taon
g m
ay k
ung
anu-
ano
pang
pis
ikal
na
kap
ansa
nan.
Pin
apar
usah
an a
ng
mga
tao
ng g
umag
amit
ng m
ga s
alita
at
ide
yang
ipi
nagb
abaw
al n
g ba
tas
sapa
gkat
pin
anin
iwal
aan
na i
to a
y “p
oliti
cally
inco
rrec
t.”“H
ealth
y ex
pans
ion
of
mor
al
conc
ern”
ang
pak
ahul
ugan
ni
Noa
m
Chom
sky,
isan
g Am
erik
anon
g lin
gwis
ta,
sa
polit
ical
co
rrec
tnes
s.
Naa
ayon
daw
ito
, an
iya,
sa
tam
ang
pag-
uuga
li.
Ilan
sa
halim
baw
a ng
pa
gigi
ng
polit
ical
ly-c
orre
ct
ang
pagt
awag
na
“hor
izon
tally
cha
lleng
ed”
sa m
ga ta
ong
mat
atab
a. S
aman
tala
ng
“chr
onol
ogic
ally
adv
ance
d” n
aman
ang
ta
wag
sa
mga
mat
atan
da b
ukod
pa
sa
salit
ang
“sen
ior.”
Taon
g 19
60s
nang
lum
itaw
ang
Am
eric
an N
ew L
eft,
pana
hon
nang
m
agsi
mul
ang
kum
alat
ang
pol
itica
l co
rrec
tnes
s.
Nag
ing
mal
akin
g im
pluw
ensi
ya
rito
ang
pags
asal
in
sa I
ngle
s ng
Mao
ist
liter
atur
e, n
ang
mag
karo
on n
g m
agka
iban
g sa
lin a
ng
dala
wan
g m
agka
tung
galin
g pa
nig,
an
g “r
ight
” at
“le
ft.”
Kung
sa
una
ay
isa
lam
ang
itong
por
ma
ng s
impl
eng
tuks
uhan
, sa
ka
laun
a’y
naha
luan
ito
ng
is
yu
ng
kons
erba
tism
o,
na
nagp
asim
ula
sa
deba
te
ukol
sa
po
litic
al co
rrec
tnes
s.Sa
Pili
pina
s, u
nang
nak
ilala
ang
ko
nsep
to n
oong
198
0s,
kung
kai
lan
tala
mak
an
g pa
gbab
ago
ng
mga
pa
lisiy
a, e
tika
ng w
ika
at k
urik
ulum
ng
mga
inst
itusy
on a
t pa
aral
an s
a ib
ang
bans
a.
Mul
a sa
pa
gigi
ng
sim
plen
g pa
gpap
abul
aan
sa p
anun
ukso
, nag
ing
para
an it
o up
ang
ipak
ita a
ng ti
la a
wa
sa m
ga m
argi
naliz
ed.
Sa
pagl
ipas
ng
pa
naho
n,
ipin
atup
ad
ang
isyu
ng
pa
gbab
awal
sa
ila
ng
mga
sa
lita
hang
gang
sa
ugat
in n
ito
ang
isyu
ng
kons
erba
tism
o.
May
m
ga
inst
itusy
on
ding
na
glab
as
ng
mga
ka
utus
ang
ipin
agba
baw
al
ang
pagg
amit
ng
ilang
m
ga
salit
ang
sina
sabi
ng
polit
ical
ly in
corr
ect.
Isan
g ra
dika
l na
ha
limba
wa
nito
an
g pa
gbab
awal
ng
salit
ang
“boy
” at
“g
irl”
sa
La
Trob
e U
nive
rsity
sa
Au
stra
lia,
dahi
l sa
pa
nini
wal
ang
wal
a pa
ng
kasa
rian
ang
mga
bat
a.
Dah
il hi
ndi
pam
ilyar
an
g ila
n tu
ngko
l sa
isyu
ng
polit
ical
cor
rect
ness
, mid
ya
– tu
lad
ng t
eleb
isyo
n, r
adio
, at
pe
likul
a –
ang
nagi
ging
da
an u
pang
mam
ulat
sila
sa
gani
tong
usa
pin.
Bant
ay-s
alak
aySa
Pi
lipin
as,
mid
ya
ang
isa
sa
mga
na
gpal
agan
ap
ng
idey
a ng
ka
gand
ahan
g as
al
at
polit
ical
co
rrec
tnes
s sa
pu
blik
o.
Ang
Mov
ie
and
Tele
visi
on
Revi
ew
and
Clas
sific
atio
n Bo
ard
(MTR
CB)
at
Kapi
sana
n ng
mga
Bro
adka
ster
ng P
ilipi
nas
(KBP
) an
g na
gsis
ilbin
g ba
ntay
at t
agap
amah
ala
sa p
agsu
suri
at p
agka
klas
ipik
a sa
mga
pro
gram
a at
pe
likul
ang
ipin
apal
abas
sa
tele
bisy
on.
Mar
ami s
a m
ga n
asur
ing
pala
bas
ang
ipin
agba
wal
ng
MTR
CB a
t KB
P da
hil
sa m
ga b
asto
s na
sal
itang
nak
apal
oob
dito
at
mga
gaw
ing
hind
i an
gkop
sa
mga
bat
ang
man
onoo
d.
Map
apan
sin
sa m
ga p
rogr
ama
sa
tele
bisy
on a
ng u
nti-u
ntin
g pa
gigi
ng
mai
ngat
ng
mga
art
ista
, rep
orte
rs a
t ku
ng si
no p
a na
gum
agam
it ng
salit
ang
“hom
osex
ual”
(bak
la,
shok
la,
badi
ng,
bina
bae)
, “vi
sual
ly c
halle
nged
” (bl
ind)
, “v
ertic
ally
ch
alle
nged
” (m
idge
t),
“pat
holo
gica
lly
high
-spi
rited
” (p
sych
otic
) at
m
aram
i pa
ng
iba.
D
ahil
dito
, nag
karo
on n
g pa
niba
gong
di
men
syon
ang
mga
dat
i’y in
osen
teng
sa
lita. An
g po
litic
al co
rrec
tnes
ss a
y isa
ng
“ideo
logi
cal
viru
s”
na
nagd
idiin
sa
pa
gbab
ago
o pa
gsas
alin
sa
anum
ang
pani
niw
ala
ng
isan
g ta
o,
ayon
sa
En
glis
h ar
tist n
a si
Mic
hael
Bar
nard
.M
ay
saril
ing
pers
onal
idad
an
g m
idya
; ito
an
g na
gded
esis
yon
kung
ano
ang
tam
a at
mal
i. Ila
n sa
m
ga
prog
ram
ang
tinat
angk
ilik
sa
tele
bisy
on a
ng m
ga p
alab
as k
atul
ad
ng B
udoy
, Bak
ekan
g, N
ita N
egrit
a —
ku
ng s
aan
tinut
ukso
ang
mga
bid
a sa
ka
nila
ng
kala
gaya
n,
sina
sabi
han
ng
mas
asak
it na
salit
a at
kin
akaw
awa.
Sa m
ga p
alab
as n
a ito
, gin
agaw
ang
mad
ram
a an
g bu
hay
ng m
ga b
idan
g m
ay
kapa
nsan
an.
Itin
atam
pok
ng
mid
ya a
ng m
ga is
tory
ang
nagp
apak
ita
ng k
anila
ng p
agpa
paha
laga
sa
mga
ta
ong
kaap
i-api
sa
lip
unan
.
Sa
baw
at
tagp
o ng
ek
sena
, m
akik
ita
na
mor
alid
ad
ang
pang
unah
ing
pam
anta
yan
ng
kwen
to.
Ngu
nit
kasa
bay
nito
ang
pag
tata
guyo
d sa
sa
rilin
g in
tere
s ng
mid
ya, k
agay
a ng
ra
tings
at p
agka
mal
ng
kita
. Ka
ya n
aman
mai
ngat
ang
mid
ya s
a pa
g-ee
re n
g m
ga g
anito
ng p
rogr
ama
at b
inab
anta
yan
ang
baw
at s
alita
ng
bini
bita
wan
ng
mga
kar
akte
r, re
port
er
at a
rtis
ta. N
ais
nito
ng ip
atam
pok
ang
isan
g im
ahe
sa p
ublik
o na
sen
sitib
o sa
kal
agay
an n
g an
uman
g se
ktor
sa
lipun
an.
Bala
tkay
oKu
ng
gayo
n,
maa
arin
g tin
gnan
na
mag
anda
ang
lay
unin
ng
polit
ical
co
rrec
tnes
s da
hil
naka
kaw
ing
ito
sa
pagg
alan
g at
ta
man
g pa
gkilo
s.
Gay
unpa
man
, usa
pin
pa r
in i
to k
ung
tutu
usin
ng
mor
alid
ad a
t m
agin
g ng
tu
ngga
lian
ng ka
pang
yarih
an n
a si
yang
bi
nuo
ng li
puna
n.
Pang
unah
ing
pina
g-uu
gata
n ni
to
ang
kons
epto
ng “O
ther
,” isa
ng p
araa
n ng
pag
tingi
n sa
tao
bata
y sa
kan
yang
ka
ibah
an s
a na
kaga
wia
n o
norm
ativ
e va
lues
. Sa
agh
am p
anlip
unan
, gi
naga
mit
ang
“oth
erin
g”
sa
pags
asan
tabi
ng
is
ang
grup
o sa
m
ga
taon
g pi
nani
niw
alaa
ng
hind
i na
baba
gay
sa
lipun
ang
kani
lang
gi
naga
law
an.
Tina
tang
kang
pa
gaan
in
ng
polit
ical
co
rrec
tnes
s an
g ka
raha
sang
na
kapa
loob
sa
mga
sal
itang
“pi
lay,”
“b
ulag
,” “ba
kla,”
“neg
ro,” “
pata
y gu
tom
” at
iba
pa.
Sa u
nang
tin
gin,
tila
sin
usub
ukan
g itu
wid
ng
polit
ical
cor
rect
ness
ang
m
atag
al n
ang
tagi
bang
na
kata
ngia
n ng
lip
unan
. N
guni
t ku
ng s
usum
ahin
, sa
hal
ip n
a ha
rapi
n an
g m
ga g
anito
ng
di-p
agka
kapa
ntay
-pan
tay,
lalo
lam
ang
pina
patin
gkad
ng
pagi
ging
pol
itica
lly
corr
ect
ang
anum
ang
bata
yan
ng
kaib
ahan
ng
isan
g ta
o o
sekt
or.
Sa k
alag
ayan
ni M
ang
Rica
rdo,
hin
di
na ra
w n
iya
alin
tana
ang
mga
sina
sabi
sa
kany
a ng
iban
g ta
o, a
num
ang
salit
a an
g ga
miti
n ni
la.
Laha
t ay
par
e-pa
reho
ng
saki
t ang
dul
ot sa
kany
a.Is
a la
man
g si
ya s
a m
ga t
aong
labi
s na
nasa
sakt
an m
agin
g pol
itica
lly co
rrec
t m
an
o hi
ndi
ang
kaus
ap.
Sapa
gkat
iw
asto
man
nito
ang m
ga sa
litan
g uko
l sa
kany
ang
kapi
ntas
an, i
pina
mum
ukha
pa
rin n
ito a
ng m
arah
as n
iyan
g ka
laga
yan.
An
iya,
wal
ang
dahi
lan
upan
g ip
agpi
litan
an
g an
uman
g sa
lita.
Al
am
niya
ng
hind
i nad
adaa
n sa
law
ay a
ng t
unay
na
resp
eto.
●
*Hin
di tu
nay
na p
anga
lan
OF
GATE
KEEP
ERS
AND
YOUN
G TU
RKS
Sara
h Ra
ymun
do*
TULA
K NG
BIBI
GM
ary J
oy T.
Cap
istr
ano
Dib
uho
ni R
d Al
ipos
a at
Lui
gi A
lmue
naD
isen
yo n
g pa
hina
ni R
oann
e D
esca
llar
8 • Kulê Kultura Martes 22 Nobyembre 2011
Katherine Elona
Para sa ilang estudyante, ang library ang ideyal na tambayan.
Dito, pwedeng mag-internet, magbasa o magpanggap na nagbabasa, at higit sa lahat, pwedeng matulog nang walang naninita. Simple lang naman ang mga patakaran: huwag maingay, huwag magnanakaw ng libro, magbasa muna ng panuto bago magtanong sa masungit na librarian.
Masuwerte ang mga taga-UP Diliman at 36 na library ang pwede nilang bisitahin, kabilang ang Main Library at mga lokal na aklatan sa bawat kolehiyo. Pwede tayong mamili ng library kumporme sa subject matter na kailangang i-research, lamig ng aircon o presko ng hangin o kaya swak na ambience para mainam tayong makapag-aral at makakuha ng mga kaalamang maaari nating matutunan sa Unibersidad.
Paunang salitaBago ang ikalawang digmaang
pandaigdig, ang library sa UP na dating nasa Padre Faura ang kinikilala bilang pinakamahusay at pinakamaayos sa Asya. Hanggang sa kasalukuyan, ipinagmamalaki pa rin ng UP ang lawak ng koleksyon nito. Taglay ng bawat aklatan ang iba’t ibang libro, academic journals, peryodikong inilalathala ng iba’t ibang institusyon at marami pang iba.
Ang College of Arts and Letters library ang isa sa mga pinakabinibisitang library. At sa mga koleksyon ng mga tekstong naririto, pinakamarami iyong tungkol sa language and
literature na may 33, 316 titles kumpara sa 486 titles ng Filipino. Gayunpaman,
ang Filipiniana section sa Main Library ang nananatiling
isa sa pinakamalawak na koleksyon ng
unibersidad. S a kabila
n g
malawak na koleksyon, hindi laging nakaeengganyo ng mambabasa ang mga aklatan sa UP. May ilang library na hindi gaanong nabibisita, maaaring dahil hindi ito gaanong kilala at relatibong maliit kumpara sa iba. Ang Asian Center Library, halimbawa, ay mayroon lamang humigit-kumulang 5, 000 bisita noong nakaraang taon samantalang lampas sa 10, 000 ang bisita ng iba pang mga aklatan.
Bukod sa pagiging lunan ng mga kaalaman, umaalingawngaw din sa mga pahina ng libro sa mga library ang mahahalagang usapin na kinakaharap ng higit na mas malawak na espasyo sa labas nito.
Ayon sa end-of-term report ni dating UP President Emerlinda Roman, isa sa mga layon ng unibersidad ang pagkakaroon ng “better use of knowledge in real-world applications.” Mababatid rito ang pag-igpaw sa karaniwang tunguhin ng isang unibersidad, dahil bukod sa pagkalap ng mga kaalaman o knowledge, maaaring mga impormasyon na lamang na may pakinabang sa tunay na mundo ang ipinupunta natin sa library at pinag-aaralan natin sa kalakhan.
Tala ng nilalaman Mahalaga ang ginagampanang papel
ng UP at mga aklatan nito bilang daluyan ng mga diskurso at institusyong pampubliko.
Ayon sa pilosopong si Michel Foucault, ang library ay isang “network of
references” na nagsisilbing daluyan ng mga ideya.
Sa bawat aklat na naisusulat at
naililimbag, m a y
“semi-silence” na natitira’t hindi naisasama sa mga ito.
Sa tuwing nagsasaliksik tayo sa library, hindi natin nakikita sa iisang libro ang lahat ng kailangan nating hanapin. May mga puwang ang bawat aklat at ito ang pinupunan ng iba pang babasahin. May mga patlang din sa itinuturo ng mga propesor at dinidikta ng required readings sa klase, at inaasahang sa library matatagpuan ang mga materyales na makapupuno sa mga patlang na ito.
Sa kabilang banda, ipinagpapalagay ng pagsusuri ni Foucault na hiwalay ang mga library sa mundong nasa labas nito. Para bang walang nagtulak sa atin na pumasok sa library at walang kinalaman sa lipunan ang mga inaaral natin.
Sa katunayan, sinasalamin din ng nilalaman ng mga silid-aklatan ang pulitikal na klima at kasaysayan ng bayan at ng mundo.
Halimbawa na lamang noong panahon ni dating pangulong
Ferdinand Marcos kung kailan higit na matining ang
pagkiling ng bansa sa Estados Unidos. Ang “Americanization” ng unibersidad ang isa sa mga kinahaharap na isyu ng UP noon. Maraming general education courses ang Western-oriented at mayroon ding mga Amerikanong guro na nakikibahagi sa mga usapin ng pagpapatakbo ng paaralan.
Tagos sa mga dingding ng aklatan ang Americanization ng UP. Karamihan sa mga librong nasa Main Library noon ay pagpapalalim sa mga konseptong maka-Amerikano. S a m a n t a l a , nananatili sa basement ang iilang teksto patungkol sa sosyalismo na itinuturing na kalaban ng d e m o k r a s y a n g Amerikano, ayon sa editoryal na nailathala sa Philippine Collegian noong 1969.
Ang pagpili sa mga librong bibilhin
at ilalagay sa library ay batay sa suhestiyon ng mga guro, librarian at estudyante. Sa kasalukuyan, marami sa mga koleksyon ng library sa UP ang galing sa mga alumni, at mayroon ding mga binibili ang mismong institusyon taon-taon.
Mahalaga para sa kahit anong institusyong pang-kaalaman tulad ng aklatan ang pagiging updated. Sa panahon kung kailan knowledge-based na ang ekonomiya, anang mga mananaliksik na sina Andrew Barry at Don Slater, higit na mahalagang pag-ibayuhin ng mga library sa UP ang papel nito bilang aklatan ng premyadong unibersidad ng Pilipinas.
IndexIsa ang globalisasyon sa mga
palisiyang pang-ekonomiko na nagtulak sa pagkakaroon ng madulas na pagdaloy ng
impormasyon sa gitna ng sala-salabid na merkado nang iba’t ibang bansa. Sa pagdami ng mga scientific, teknikal at panlipunang impormasyon, sa teknolohiya kumapit ang mga gobyerno’t iba pang industriya upang ayusin ang mga kaalamang hawak nila.
Maging ang mga aklatan sa UP, layon na rin ang “full automation.” Sa pamamagitan ng teknolohiya, waring may tikas ng demokrasya pagdating sa kakayahang mahanap ang mga impormasyon. Subalit kakabit ng usapin ng pag-unlad ng teknolohiya ang pangangailangan sa pinansiya upang pondohan ang mga ito.
Naapektuhan din ng teknolohiya maging ang bilang ng mga taong bumibista sa library sa UP. Mula dalawang milyon noong taong 1982, pababa nang pababa ang bilang ng mga bumibisita rito at umabot na lamang sa higit 900, 000 noong 2010. Maiuugat ito sa pagiging available ng mga online journal at e-book, ayon sa datos ng General Reference Section ng Main Library.
Kumpara sa makakapal, mabibigat, at mahal na halaga ng pagpapakopya ng readings, higit na mainam ang mga e-book, o mga librong maaaring basahin gamit ang computer at iba pang electronic gadget.
Bagaman hindi lahat ay may kakayahang bumili ng gadget para sa e-book, tanyag na ang pagkakaroon nito sa buong mundo. Sa katunayan, binabago nito ang hubog ng larangan ng paglilimbag at pag-access ng mga aklat. Pinaniniwalaang sa tulong ng internet, nagiging mas accessible ang mga libro sa mas maraming mambabasa. Dulot nang mas malayang interaksyon sa digital world, tila wala nang pinag-iba ang pagbebenta ng libro at ordinaryong produkto, ani Bill McCoy, executive director ng International Digital Publishing Forum.
Gumagapang man ang katahimikan sa loob ng silid-aklatan, hindi natin maikakaila na apektado ito ng mga ingay ng pagbabago sa labas. Mistulang payapa man ang palitan ng diskurso sa loob ng library, nagpapatuloy pa rin ang digmaan ng mga teorya’t paninindigan.
Observe silenceMga Inilihim na Tunggalian
sa Aklatan
Mga Kuha ni Chris ImperialDisenyo ng Pahina ni Roanne Descallar
9 • Kulê Lathalain Martes 22 Nobyembre 2011
Marc Jayson D. Cayabyab
Metal bars surrounded men who sang karaoke and women who gossiped with one another. They were expecting visitors, and the prospect of seeing loved ones excited them. The mood of the political detainees of Batangas Provincial Jail lightened up the solitary and grim atmosphere of the prison that detained them despite their innocence.
Moments later, Maricon Montajes, the youngest among the detainees dubbed as the Batangas 7, emerged from the jail cell and greeted her visitors. A former Film student from the UP College of Mass Communication (CMC), Montajes shook hands with the journalists and activists who had come to see her and fellow inmates’ condition. “Kilala ko pa kayo from [CMC] a,” she told them, smiling.
The Batangas 7 comprises of Maricon, Romiel Cañete, Ronilo Baes, Charity Diño, Sonny Rogelio, Billy Batrina and Arnold Evangelista – members of progressive organizations who were arrested while documenting and researching on the peasant plight in the province. Maricon, Cañete and Baes were arrested June 3, 2010 on charges of possession of fire arms, rebellion, among others while doing documentation work in Taysan, Batangas.
Defiant filmmakerAfter quick introductions, Mrs.
Concepcion, Maricon’s mother, unwrapped the pancit bihon and fried chicken she had brought for lunch. Maricon’s experience in a strict Christian school probably instilled in her an attitude of defiance towards authority, especially when she believes
those authorities to be unreasonable or unjust, Mrs. Concepcion muses.
Perhaps, Maricon’s mother explains, this is why Maricon grew up to become an activist and fight for peasant rights. Maricon’s involvement in the farmers’ struggles began during her stint as photographer for Outcrop, the official student publication of UP Baguio. In her second year, she transferred to UP Diliman and joined the film organization UP Sining at Lipunan (UP Silip), where she learned how to effectively document the struggle of the oppressed masses.
Halfway through finishing her Film degree, Maricon left the academe and became a full-time activist. Outside the university, she used films to expose landlessness and the injustice of the feudal system. “Kayang salaminin ng pelikula ang tunay na kalagayan ng bansa,” Maricon says.
Her progressive filmmaking, however, did not sit well with authorities. While she was doing community work and documentation, she was arrested by elements of the Philippine Air Force on charges of being a member of the New People’s Army, which has been waging a nationwide agrarian revolution since 1969.
Detained activistThe Batangas 7 were arrested in
Talisay and Taysan in the middle of community work with farmers and fisherfolk. The Talisay 3–Charity, Sonny and Billy–were arrested while inviting fisherfolk to a protest action on a planned demolition in the area. Maricon, Romiel and Ronilo comprised the Taysan 3.
It was three in the morning when the 743rd Squadron Combat Group of the
Philippines surrounded the house where the Taysan 3 temporarily stayed. They peppered the house with bullets, screaming “Lumabas na kayo dyan! Mga NPA kayo!” Maricon lay down on the floor trying to escape the bullets, but rubble from the house hit her head and knocked her unconscious.
Maricon was hospitalized for treatment, sparing her from military interrogation. The other six weren’t as lucky. Baes recalls how he was made to drink water with soap while being beaten by bayonets. Diño recounts being made to walk naked before sitting on the lap of a military official.
The news of her daughter’s arrest drove Mrs. Concepcion to depression. “Struggle as a mother (na matanggap ang pagkakulong ng anak ko),” she says on coping with her daughter’s ordeal, especially as she is aware of her daughter’s illegal arrest.
Behind bars, the Batangas 7 has campaigned for their release through wearing black shirts and holding hunger strikes. They are set to tattoo themselves this December in protest of the national government’s rampant arrests and prolonged detention of activists who critique policy and court hearings similar to the Batangas 7 which often proceed at a slow pace. Yet, the unjust detention fails to break Maricon’s spirit. Somehow she takes pride in being a political prisoner – after all, she was incarcerated for fighting a repressive government.
Political prisoner Whenever confronted by
families and supporters of people like Maricon, the national
government denies the reality of political persecution. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda maintains that there are no political prisoners in the country. Most of the recorded cases were actually criminal in nature, he explains in news reports.
However, human rights watchdog Karapatan has recorded that out of the total 354 political prisoners in post-Marcos regimes, 77 are under the Aquino administration. Political prisoners are detained based on his or her political beliefs, according to Karapatan.
While presenting a picture of democracy, the government chooses to ignore the situation of political prisoners in the country by arresting progressive individuals, volunteers and cultural workers according to their ideologies, says Angelina Ipong of Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at para sa Amnestiya (Selda). The Supreme Court long ruled that political beliefs should not serve as grounds for incarceration.
In a system where social injustice suppresses the rights of its citizens, the government resorts to violence to silence its staunchest critics. “Ang kulungan ay bahagi ng pagpapanatili ng karahasan at ang bulok na sistema ng hustisya sa b a n s a ,”
Maricon says. Inside the provincial jail, Maricon continues with her organizing work. She has a small cooperative that sells goods and items to sustain the prisoners’ livelihoods and finance their campaign for their release. Before the visitors left, Maricon handed over a handkerchief from her small cooperative. The handkerchief was silkscreened with the words “Free all political prisoners.” Indeed, nothing can break the resolve of the Batangas 7 to fight for their rightful release.●
PRISON BREAK
Artwork by Richard Jacob DyPage Design by Roanne Descallar
10 • Kulê Opinyon Martes 22 Nobyembre 2011
Three years. And all I get is a space in this column page.
I must admit. There was a time when I found joy seeing my name printed in one of Collegian’s pages. By the time I joined the weekly publication, I knew nothing of the Collegian’s prestige, of its respected stature in campus journalism, or its contribution to the university and Philippine society. Everything felt new, and it felt like I had the world for my own. Here in UP, we have a term for this: freshie, newbie, bibo kid, eager beaver.
I still remember the days when I looked forward to filling a space in Collegian outside my regular assignment as a features writer. I recall how I practically hoarded the Collegian issue where I wrote my first article. It was about peasants who endured walking hundreds of meters under the scorching heat of the sun, if only to rightfully assert their calls for genuine land reform.
I always thought it was fun for a first article—I interviewed one of my sisters as a primary source, I chatted with peasants who did not seem
to bother marching their way from Southern Tagalog. I attended my first People’s SONA to stalk the peasants wherever they went.
Looking back, that first assignment is probably one of my most remarkable experiences in the student paper, my first bold attempt to actually explore my side as a writer. But that was back then. Indeed, time really has its own way of extracting life out of me. And yes, that included turning my back from things I thought I knew all too well.
So I attempted to leave the Collegian thrice, but I never quite succeeded, obviously. At times, I tried to leave Room 401 desperately, like how Gloria Arroyo would attempt to flee the country and seek medical treatment overseas for a flu not a pill can cure.
I always had my reservations—another close friend’s birthday celebration missed, an org activity I simply cannot attend, family occasions I conveniently skipped, my bland style of writing, my grades I amusingly liken to capitalism’s inherent nature of inevitable decline, all the meals and
sleep skipped just to beat (though quite unsuccessfully) deadlines—all the hardships that only a Collegian staffer could think.
But I’m not invoking self-pity. I know, and I just do, that I don’t belong to this kind of lifestyle. In the proper scheme of things, I should not be here. And no one would believe me, not even Collegian. In fact, I have so far convinced only two persons in this bid.
For all three years of frustrated escape, I believe I have grown immune to all sorts of classic arguments my editors would throw at people who sought hiatus from the publication. I think I’ve heard most of them, and consequently developed my own arguments. But there’s always this single one I just can’t overcome—
Para kanino?Then I’ll simply return to myself,
defeated once again, and would begin my legwork for my assigned article as I patiently wait until my next attempt. ●
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Parang hindi na natin kilala pati ang ating mga sarili
Time really has its own way of extracting life out of me. And yes, that included turning my back from things I thought I knew all too well
Break-up blues
Escape plan
MARITES REYES
KEVIN MARK GOMEZ
A forum on secured social networkingUP Diliman Gender Office in partnership with UP Diliman Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment, Foundation for Media Alternatives, College of Engineering, College of Mass Communication, and Gabriela Youth would like to invite you to “A forum on secured social networking” on Friday, November 25. 1pm – 5pm. College of Engineering Theatre. Snacks will be served. For inquiries, text 09058777636 or 09261494262.
Happy birthday, Jesus!This December, come and take part in a special celebration for the birthday of our Lord Jesus Christ - a Christmas festivity with theatre act, dance, Christmas carols, and lights for Christ. Join us on December 10, 2011 in Engineering Theatre (3rd Floor Melchor Hall) from 6:30-8:30 PM. Tickets at P60 each. Contact 09175905912 or 4260386 for more details.
Love photography? Join UP OPTICS!The UP Photography Society (UP OPTICS) is a duly recognized university-wide organization of the University of the Philippines Diliman, committed to the promotion of photography as an art and the establishment of training grounds for the continuous development of its members’ skills. Established nine years ago, it continues to be the leading photography organization in the University. Photography enthusiasts are welcome to join the UP OPTICS Applicants’ Orientation on November 28! Venue, Time and Date: UP Grandstand, 9am-12nn and 1pm-4pm, November 28, 2011. For more info, text Pao (09156744937) or Danica (09327050308).
Hi ACLE Orgs! The ACLE Orientation/1st GA will be on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2011, 4pm at the Alcantara Hall, Vinzons Hall (beside the USC Office). And also, 1 required event and 1 alternative event will take place tomorrow. Kindly check the UPD ACLE 2011 Facebook Page for specific details. You need to send 3-4 representatives for the event to be credited. Thanks!
Korni na o baduy pero gusto ko lang sabihing hindi naman masamang mang-iwan kung mas makabubuti ito para sa inyong dalawa. Sabi nga ni Derek Ramsey sa pelikulang Once More Chance, “it’s better for two people to break up so they can grow up.”
Hindi madaling tapusin ang halos dalawa’t kalahating taon nating pagsasama. Nami-miss ko na nga ang madalas nating pagtambay sa Sunken matapos mag-ikot sa buong UP. Tuwing napadadaan ako sa Shopping Center, naaalala ko ang pagkain natin ng tindang siomai malapit sa Lutong Bahay.
Dati, halos araw-araw mo akong sinusundo sa ikaapat na palapag ng Vinzons. Pero dumating ang panahong umaabot nang isang buwan bago mo ako dalawin rito, kahit na napakalapit ng bahay mo sa kampus.
Minsan iniisip ko kung makasarili ba ang ginawa ko. Pero hindi ba’t kailangan rin nating magdesisyon para sa ating mga sarili kung tayo ba talaga hanggang sa huli. Paano kung hindi pala talaga tayo ang para sa isa’t isa?
For the record, wala akong iba, hindi gaya mo. Sabi mo ako lang ang love mo. Naniwala at nagtiwala ako sa
‘yo. Inalagaan kita pero hindi mo halos ipinaramdam na mahalaga rin ako sa ‘yo. Para na nga akong nanay, at ikaw ang suwail kong anak. Minsan, iniisip ko kung nagkulang ba ako. O baka naman sumobra? Sa loob ng mahabang panahon, nakasentro sa iyo ang buhay ko, pero unti-unti mong binalewala ang pagpapahalaga ko sa ‘yo.
Dumating ang puntong makailang ulit ka nang nagsisinungaling sa ‘kin. Kahit sobrang close natin, ayaw mo nang sabihin ang lahat dahil gusto mo na ng privacy. Ako man, kinailangang magtago sa ‘yo ng mga bagay para lang hindi ka magalit. Napadalas ang mga away natin na parang hindi na natin kilala pati ang ating mga sarili. Nakailang wrong sent na text messages ang natanggap ko mula sa ‘yo, na nagpapatunay sa matagal ko nang mga hinala, pero binalewala ko lang ang lahat. Nalaman ko pa noon na makikipagkita ka sa ex mo; nagpaalam ka nga at alam mong magagalit ako, pero ang insensitive mo lang dahil tinuloy mo pa rin ang pagkikita ninyo.
Napuno ako. Naisip ko na hindi na lang kaya tayo maghiwalay kung unti-unti naman nating nararamdaman na hindi na tayo masaya sa isa’t isa. Nakiusap ka sa akin; humingi ka ng
pagkakataon para maitama ang mali at maisaayos ang lahat—humiling ka ng isa pang pagkakataon para bumalik tayo sa dati. Ngunit buo na ang desisyon ko. Sabi nga ni Basha, “kailangan ko ‘to, kailangan mo rin.”
Subukan mong tanungin ang sarili mo kung ano ba ako sa ‘yo. Isa lang ba akong reserba in case mawalan ka ng babae sa hinaharap? O katulong lang ba ako sa lahat ng mga bagay na kailangan mo?
Kaya ngayon, iniisip ko na lang na bakit ko naman sasayangin ang ganda kong ‘to sa isang tulad mo? Marami namang naghihintay diyan para sa akin; pwede ko naman ilaan ang aking puso sa mas karapat-dapat kaysa iyo. ●
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11 • Kulê Opinyon Martes 22 Nobyembre 2011
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Ze three mystereys edishun!Oh migod, like seriously? It’s like one month na lang before done na ang first half ng sem. Excited! I can’t make pigil my excitement na sa baby boys who will run with their patoytoys (*gasp* I’m so bastos) for public consumption. But that’s sooow tagal pa, and marami pang pwedeng mangyari, here in our universitey that is full of misterey! (effort ng rhyme, keri). So you better watch out, and you better not cry, you better not pout, coz I’m telling you whyyyyyy!Mysterey #1
Like there’s this one tigang tanghali inside the hideout of mga Kulutera. When they were sharing their dirtiest kuwento with isa’t isa, biglang nag-open ang door from Mount Olympus to reveal the highest ranking beauty sa balat ng whole university (laaaaaa! <angel’s chorale>). It’s like so scary! Like it’s so nakakahiya lang for him to see the office’s glorious mystery—altar ni yummy Coco-loco, graffiti ng mga birdie, and other images for the Kuluteras to make abot the climax! Eh why ba naman kasi hindi magpasabi so hindi kami mahuli?Mysterey #2
From the ivory tower, let’s make lipad naman down there sa isang center of inutile powers. Siyempre we still have our bonggang bonggang correspondent that’s always on-the-go kahit medyo, uhm, mukhang yagit. Eto naman kasing Kulutera eh, he’s like so ambisyoso to make salita to another high ranking beauty while not far ang gayak sa isang pureza mae saison. Tuloy, denied na nga ang access sa heavenly gate, they treated him pa like an angry ape. “Pababain mo, pababain mo yan,” the Kulutera heard from up above. It’s like wafaz!Mysterey #3
So like nung Friday, I was making sakay the jeep of Manong na bound for Katipunan and it was like so sikip. When nag-pass na the jeep sa faculty center, may girl who was like making para. Eh hello, it’s so full na kaya so hindi na nag-stop in the name of love si Manong. Pero si girl, nag-shout bigla ng very loud na “MANONG, PLEASE!! WHAT THE FUCK!!” And I was like this: @.@ The pasaheros were all making tawa dahil the girl was so like duh.
I have many kuwento pa pero ubos na kasi the space eh. I’ll make alis na! Byerz! ●
Payag ka bang palabasin ng bansa si Gloria Arroyo? Bakit o bakit hindi?
Former president Gloria Arroyo has not been convicted of any crime. She still retains the right to free movement. 2011- 40547
Dapat hindi kasi tatakas siya sa mga kasalanan nya 2011-10950
Hindi ako payag lumabas si arroyo. Kung lalabas ng bansa yan, malamang sa hindi magtago na yan at di na bumalik dahil alam nyang magkakalecheleche siya dito sa Pinas. 2011-11765 freshie bs-hrim
Hindi dapat lumabas ng bansa si Gloria Arroyo dahil bagaman wala pang kasong nakasampa laban sa kanya, hindi pa niya tapos panagutan ang mga iskandalo niya at ito ay isa lamang ang pag-aabroad sa mga taktika niya upang makatakas. Ang galing ng mga abogado niya 2010-24127 BSGE
Hindi ako payag na palabasin nila si Gloria sa bansa. Minsan lang tayo nagkatransformers, paalisin nyo pa ba? :] ‘11-27985 BSMath
Pra s akin d dpat pygan n plbasin ng bansa c Gloria Arroyo. According s nbsa kong article about the issue, my mga d0kt0r s Pilipinas n kilala at bihasa s paggam0t sa krmdman nya, so hnd n nya kailangan pang umalis ng bansa. 2011-11783
Kung totoo ngang sa ibang bansa lang available yung medications na kailangan ni PGMA, okay lang na magpagamot siya doon. Ayoko pa siyang mamatay. Death is such an easy escape. 2010-05114 Psycho
Oo ba! Basta sa Iraq siya pupunta. 2004-03120
feeling ko dapat syang palabasin ng bansa for spinal treatmenta and for spinal treatment only. Kahit na evil sya, tao din yan - may feelings. 201162071
Oo, di dahil sa gusto ko pero dahil sa iyon ahg tingin ng korte suprema na tama. Respeto lng sa KATAAS TAASANG hukuman DOJ. 2011-41190
hindi, hindi, hindi. bakit pa niya kailangan umalis ng bansa para magpagamot? marami namang doktor at albularyo sa Naspi ah. hindi ako naniniwala napagpapagamot lang ang pakay niya sa ibang bansa, nais niyang tumakas sa lahat ng kasalanan niya sa Pilipinas. ang pinili pa niyang mga bansang “pagpapagamutan” ay iyong mga bansang walang extradition at extraterritorial power ang Pilipinas. malinaw na iba ang tunay niyang pakay. ONCE A CORRUPT, ALWAYS ACORRUPT :) 201126136 BA AG PUL :)
hindi dapat palabasin si gma .may atraso pa siya sa bansa.baka mamaya tatakas lang sya:D 2011-12331
Di ako payag palabasin ng bansa si
Arroyo. Kung gusto nya talaga gumaling, kahit saan basta may doktor at equipment papayag sya. Kung malala ka na, di mo na gugustuhin magbyahe, pramis! 0319906
OO, papayag ako, dahil may karapatan sya, at muka namang nagbabayad na sya ng kasalanan dahil sa kanyang kalagayan, makalabas man sya ng bansa wala namang kasiguraduhan na malulunasan agad agad ang kayang sakit. 2010-01762
HINDEEEE! HINDI SIYA MAAARING LUMABAS NG PILIPINAS NG BUHAY! GO DE LIMA! GO GO DE LIMA GO! Ebrebadeh dance! 2007-11054
Anong tingin mo sa pagkapanalo ni Manny Pacquiao laban kay Juan Manuel Marquez?
Bitin. Dapat di na hinayaang maging by decision yung laban. Sana ay tinuloy hanggang may ma-KO para manahimik na si Marquez. 2007-42631
Technically, nanalo si pacquiao. Visually, si marquez ang nanalo. 2011-10950
Sa palagay ko ‘di naman luto. Sobrang close fight lang kasi at sanay kasi tayo sa taob kaya nakakapanibago. 2011-02451
Sa aking opinyon, si Manny Pacquiao talaga ang nararapat na manalo, kasi dedicated siya sa pagkapanalo. Hindi lang niya ito gnagwa para sa kanyang sarili o ang kanyang pamilya, ginagawa niya ito para magbigay ng karangalan sa bansang pilipinas. Kaya lagi siyang binibiyayaan ng pagkapanalo, kahit sinu man ang kanyang kalaban. WOHOO! PROUD 2 BE PINOY xD 2010-00140 2nd Year B.S. Industrial Engineering
nkakatamad pero walang luto. partida nanalo pa c manny kh8 nccra footwork nya,tinatapakan ni marquez eh..hello kay jovel canlas at kay joana! uten_15521 2nd yr. geodengg
Tama lang yun, kahit nkakabitin ang style ni pacman, kahit daig pa ng pinaasang suitor na binreak ang puso ang sinapit ni Marquez, c Manny pa dn tlga, FTW... X) 2011-21485 Freshmen BS ECE
Wag tayo magmagaling, pinapahina lng natin ang loob ni pacman, mga pinoy nga naman oh. 2011-41190
.okay naman yung pacquiaomarquez3. Si pcman talaga panalo .Masyadong lang kcng mataas expectations kay pacman..ang inaasahan ng tao knockout..kaya ganun nlang makareact ang iba=p 2011-12331
CommentsMataas na pagpupugay kay ninalyn
uy sa kanyang article na paano ka ba magiging akin. Puchat! For sure katulad ko, napakadaming nakarelate na asyumera. Sagad sa buto, unang linya pa
Remembering NovemberTomorrow, we will once again commemorate the anniversary of what has been dubbed as the “single deadliest attack on journalists in recent history.” The Maguindanao Massacre took the lives of 58 people, 32 of whom were journalists who accompanied the Mangudadatus in filing the gubernatorial certificate of candidacy of Esmael Mangudadatu.
It comes as no surprise that such blatant acts against free expression send a “chilling-effect” to the media. In a system where the ruling elite control political affairs, journalists find their freedom suppressed when they attempt to tackle controversial issues concerning the most powerful personalities in the country. To counter brave and hard-hitting reportage of journalists, the ruling class has perpetuated a climate of impunity; powerful families kill journalists to stop them from revealing the truth.
The Maguindanao Massacre has served as a venue for journalists to find a common cause amid an unjust system. As an organization upholding a pro-masses, pro-student stance on issues, the Union of Journalists of the Philippines – UP (UJP-UP) demand that immediate justice be given to the victims of the Maguindanao Massacre.
We reiterate our stance to uphold the right of the families of the victims to a speedy trial and resolution of the case. We believe that press freedom–the right to the reportage of the truth, and the right to be critical of our public officials–must be protected.
There is no time for silence and neutrality.
STOP THE KILLINGS! END IMPUNITY! JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE!
Join us as we commemorate the
International Day to End Impunity on November 23, Wednesday.
1pm - Short program at the UP College of Mass Communication2:30pm - March around Academic Oval3pm - Head to Mendiola4pm - Program and Torch Parade
UJP-UP
lang ng articke. Inistatus ko agad sa fb!! Hahaha 08-78869 maskom. kim dimal <3
Wagas ang ‘paano ka ba magiging akin?’ ni ninalyn uy! Sana mabasa niya at sana lumevel up na yang love story na yan na parang movie lang ni vice ganda: pak na pak! Sana may sequel pag kau na! 07-39423 bsSkimper
re: the gift of death. Delfin mercado, I just became a fan. Well written and very touching 01-20594 MBA
Cool ng komiks! First time ‘kong natawa ng todo-todo. He He! Good job, kule! 11-36972
dun sa photo na WALANG PAUMANHIN, November 14 sya naganap. Hindi september. Salamat. :) 1o-49979
Love love love <3 ko yung article na “Paano ka ba magiging akin?” meron pa din palang ganitong story sa loob ng UP. Sana puntahan ka nung guy @ sana madagdagan pa yung ganitong article dahil maraming nakakarelate.Mag-aabang ako nextweek. :) 10-01762 bs tour
Siya nga pala, napakaganda ng pitak na sucker punch (pareho kami ng silakbo ng isip ni elizabeth shie) ah at they, too, deserve justice. kudos kule! isang mapagpalayang second sem sa mga staffs ng kule lalo na kay shie(ikaw ang hinihintay na bagong writer ng kule)! ipagpatuloy ang magandang simula ng second sem issues :) 201126136 BA AG PUL :)
coment lng, gux2 ko ng mamatay! ang lupet ni kuya delfin! kung cnu man xa.tpos bat ung pic ng rali xa page 3, like.centered is the stunning legs of ate unkn0wn. like! 1015521 2ndGE
Ay hello po, may katanungan lang po, bkit ang laki po ata ng printing at photocopy ng usc? Mas malaki pa sa food nla xD -2011 28841
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Kulê The Back Page Martes 22 Nobyembre 2011
Crack the code
Active involvement in the budget deliberations ensures that the people’s interests are considered. However, with the government controlling the bulk of the
budget preparation, little room is left for democratic citizens’ participation. A closer scrutiny on the annual budget cycle reveals that the people can contribute and join in
the preparation and enactment of a budget that best represents its interests.
Unlocking the people’s potential to participate in the budget process
Part One: Budget PreparationStep 1: Budget Call (December -April)
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) issues the National Budget Call which contains the guidelines, limits and standards in preparing the national budget, taking into consideration macroeconomic parameters like inflation rate, population and gross national product growth. These will serve as guide for agencies in preparing their budget proposals.
People’s Participation: Attend various budget fora wherein the budget parameters are explained. After the issuance of the budget call, the people can craft and submit alternative budget proposals to their agencies for inclusion. In UP, students, faculty and staff can submit their proposed budgetary allocation to the administration, instead of leaving the drafting of the budget proposal to UP officials.
Step 2: Crafting the President’s Budget (April-July)
Once agencies finish submitting their proposed budget to DBM, the said department will then conduct Technical Budget Hearings to review the proposals. The results of the review are consolidated into the document called the National Expenditure Program (NEP), which contains the details of the DBM-approved allocation for each agency. Usually, DBM approves only a small percentage of the original agency proposals, citing the inadequacy of funds. The NEP or the “president’s budget” is submitted to Congress for legislation after the State of the Nation Address in July.
People’s Participation: While DBM is still finalizing the NEP, submit alternative budget proposals that reflect the immediate needs of the people. Lobby for the decrease in allocation for debt servicing or even call for debt cancellation. As the amount allocated for each department is not yet finalized, revisions can still be made.
Part Two: LegislationStep 1: Subcommittee Hearings (July-October)
The budget deliberations in the House of Representatives begin in the Appropriations Committee and its sub-committees. In these hearings, sectoral representatives are invited to scrutinize the DBM-approved budget for their particular agencies. After the consultations, initial amendments are included in drafting the General Appropriations Bill (GAB), which will be introduced in the plenary for first reading.
People’s Participation: Attend the subcommittee hearings and ensure that lawmakers take note of initial concerns in the NEP before it is adapted into the GAB. Concerns such as debilitating cuts and questionable increases in budget allocation should be pointed out before the Lower House finalizes the draft GAB.
Step 2: Second and Third Readings (October-November)
In the GAB’s second reading, lawmakers propose amendments in the budget proposal, mainly in the form of realignments. No increases can be made in the total national budget, but transfer of funds from one agency to another can be proposed. Once the proposals are approved and incorporated in the GAB, the Lower House will then vote and pass the appropriations bill on the third and final reading.
People’s Participation: Lobby for realignments in the proposed budget, and call for the slashing of questionable allocations and transferring the said funds to agencies that lack funding. To add pressure to solons, participate in demonstrations that call for budget amendments.
Step 3: Senate Deliberations (November-December)
Once the GAB is passed in the Lower House, it will then be transmitted to the Senate where it undergoes the same legislative process followed in the Lower House. Amendments to the GAB can be submitted and incorporated until the second reading. Once all revisions are done, the bill is presented to the Senate plenary for the third and final reading.
People’s Participation: Efforts undertaken in the Congress deliberations may also be applied in this step. Attend the Senate deliberations and intensify public clamour for revisions and greater state subsidy in vital agencies.
Step 4: Bicameral Conference (November-December)
Once the Lower House and the Senate approve their versions of the GAB, the two chambers of Congress will then need to combine their versions of the bill. This will be accomplished by representatives from the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee who make up the Bicameral Conference Committee (bicam).
People’s Participation: The bicam wields vast powers in amending the consolidated appropriations bill, as members of this joint committee can insert additional provisions without needing approval from other members of Congress. Exert pressure on this group by heightening the people’s call for budget revisions and talking to individual bicam members.
Step 5: President’s Veto and Enactment of GAA (December)
The bicam submits its consolidated version of the GAB to the President for approval. Once signed into law, it becomes the General Appropriations Act. The president can, however, veto some items in the GAA which DBM considers to be contradicting with the budget parameters set by the DBCC.
People’s Participation: Through lobbying and mobilizations, urge the president to veto items that are detrimental to the people’s interests. If essential provisions and amendments in the GAA are vetoed by the president, lobby in Congress to override the veto with a two-thirds vote in favor of GAB.
Part Three: Execution and Accountability (January-December)
Once the national budget is signed into law, DBM will be in charge of disbursing funds and implementing programs and projects contained in the GAA.
People’s Participation: Remain vigilant all year round. Watch out for potential fund mishandling and corruption activities. Report anomalies to Commission on Audit and Sandiganbayan for prosecution. ●
By Axl Ross Tumanut
Artwork by Marianne Rios Page design by EJ Tagaro