22 Peb 08

Opisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas - Diliman

Nº 24

On its 85th year, the Philippine Collegian looks back at eight decades of headlines that saw print

on its pages & sent ripples within and outside the

university.

18 PEB 1992

Impending TFI draws protests in UP MlaThe implementation of new brackets in the Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program and the eventual increase in tuition and miscellaneous fees beginning academic year 1992-93 triggered protests in UP Manila.

LathaLain | 07

Counter Check' Plotting Arroyo's political gameplan

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Philippine Collegian Opisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas - Diliman

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The renewed calls for Glo-ria Arroyo’s resignation has possibly reached the most intense volume. UP, however, has remained silent.

Universities such as La Salle, Ateneo, and Miriam have already drawn the line in light of Jun Lozada’s exposes on the ZTE scandal. Civil society groups and Church institu-tions have also bannered the call. Everytime, when we tune in on the news, we always half expect UP as an institution to engage the tumult.

Thus, this is a challenge posed to the Roman administration.

We call on the administration to define its stand. Students and various institutions in the university such as the College of Law have already

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More than grandiose vi-sion papers and long lists of achievements, the Diliman chancel-lor must be weighed according to his/her

principles and track record, not as the supposed ruler of the Diliman republic, but as the humble servant of his/her constituents.

The university during the past decades has been administered through sheer complicity to iniquitous state agendas. In Diliman, particularly, UP ’s constituents, composed of the students and faculty as well as members of the community, have been gradually alien-ated because of various policies imple-mented in line with the said prescrip-tions. Administrators, as such, instead of reaffirming the role of UP as the university of the people, merely serve as conduits to the realignment of UP from a state to a private institution.

Dr. Sergio Cao’s term did not result in any tangible measures that would assert the welfare of the UP commu-nity. It is disheartening to note that his vision paper – revolving around the thrust towards an “excellent” university – student rights and welfare appeared merely as a footnote with motherhood prescriptions. Excellence, indeed, is an ideal that must be constantly recalled. The question that must be addressed, however, is towards what end and to whose benefit? And through what measures shall we pursue such ideal?

A glimpse of Cao’s term will reveal his failures in working as a servant of the UP community. During the campaign for the tuition increase, he merely served as the mouthpiece of the Roman administration, unmindful of the opposition from the ranks of the students and faculty. It was as if he was Diliman’s sovereign, adopting any policy that rendered expedient the agenda to commercialize UP education.

Cao’s term as chancellor also oversaw

Marked Silenceregistered their disgust and condem-nation. The call for Arroyo to vacate the presidency have already spanned years in the avenues of the university. If anything, we should be leading the call. Our clamor should be the loudest of all.

We must not be limited to the festiv-ities surrounding the UP centennial celebration. UP ’s relevance is based on its fearless forays into issues of nation-al significance. Currently, however, history seems to be unfolding and we are not part of it.

This is a call for engagement. UP must come up with its collective stand. Only then shall we affirm the illustri-ous history of the university. It is not through silence or compliance that we have defined it. It is in the constant engagements that have changed the country which rendered the history of UP as the history of the Filipino people.

Chances for the Chancellorthe displacement of UP communities, which he even regarded as an achievement in the paper he submitted during his campaign for another term. During the course of his chancellorship, around 200 janitors lost their jobs due to the hiring of a private agency. During the campaign for the tuition increase, meanwhile, the Collegian itself experienced its longest hiatus because of skewed provisions in a new procurement law. Cao did not defend the publication, but instead emerged as the vanguard of twisted interpretations of the said law. It was during his term, moreover, that the “no ID, no entry” policy as well as the 10 pm curfew was adopted.

Diliman, during Cao’s term, has indeed undergone major changes. These changes, however, prove to be mere masks concealing the regression of Diliman into an enclosed campus, alienating the community and the people the unversity is purported to serve.

The alternative to Cao, however, is equally subservient to lopsided govern-ment agendas. Dr. Maria Serena Diokno, another candidate for the chancellorship, was behind the implementation of the Revitalized General Education Program which transformed the university’s curricu-lum to simulate the dynamics of the market, pushing core subjects such as Philippine history to the peripheries of the students’ imagination.

She, however, would be the least likely to become the next chancellor after submitting a counter proposal to the Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program adopted by the Roman administration. Diokno, as such, only has one advantage: the benefit of the doubt.

The selection of the next Diliman chan-cellor is certainly not in our hands right now because of the elitist structure of the administration. It will be up to the Board of Regents to decide next week. But let us define our position. We do not need an apologist of the state as Diliman chancellor. What we need is someone subservient only to one principle – service to the people. It is under such principle that we must attune the capacity of the university towards excel-lence and integrity.

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74 na kandidato tatakbo sa halalan sa UsC

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The Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC) re-vived the earlier junked petition of Sigma Rho (SR)

fraternity member Juan Paolo Fa-jardo for a writ of preliminary injunction to stop the ongoing disciplinary proceedings against him before the Student Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).

Fajardo, a senior law student, faces charges before the SDT for his alleged participation in the initiation rites which killed Cris Anthony Mendez, a senior public

SR fratman petitions halt to SDT Mendez hearings

n Members of militant groups burn a mock US flag in front of the Department of National Defense to denounce the opening of the two-week Balikatan 2008 exercises. It will take place in Central Mindanao bringing together 6,000 US and 2,000 Filipino troops. The protesters are demanding for the immediate pullout of Us troops from the Philippines due to persistent allegations of American involvement in actual combat operations in Mindanao and human rights abuses against civilians. c a n di c e a n n e l . r e y e s

Unwelcome VisitorsJohn alliage tinio Morales

Magmumula sa tatlong partido ang 74 na kan-didatong maghaharap sa halalan para sa Uni-

versity Student Council (USC) na gaganapin sa Marso 4.

Sa opisyal na listahan ng Univer-sity Student Electoral Board (USEB), 27 kandidato sa ilalim ng Student Al-liance for the Advancement of Demo-cratic Rights in UP (STAND -UP) ang tatakbo mula sa pagiging taga-pangulo hanggang sa kinatawan ng iba’t ibang kolehiyo. Susunod ang Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral Para sa Panlipunang Katuwiran at Kaunlaran (ALYANSA) na may 24 kandidato at ang Nagkakaisang Iskolar para sa Pamantasan at Sambayanan (KAISA) na may 18 kandidato.

Pangungunahan ang partido ng ALYANSA ni Herminio Bagro, kasalu-kuyang konsehal ng USC, na tatakbo bilang tagapangulo, at ni Marian Angelica Panganiban, kinatawan ng School of Economics sa USC, bilang pangalawang tagapangulo.

Si Stephanie Marie Tan, tagapan-gulo ng College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Student Council (SC), ang magiging kinatawan ng KAISA sa pagiging tagapangulo, habang si Titus Tan, tagapangulo ng College of Science SC, ang pan-galawang tagapangulo.

Sa partidong STAND-UP, tatakbo bilang tagapangulo ng konseho si Jerrie Abella, kasalukuyang punong patnugot ng Philippine Collegian, at bilang pangalawang tagapangulo si Airah Cadiogan, kinatawan ng Com-munication Research sa College of Mass Communication SC.

Kapwa 12 kandidato ng ALYANSA

Samantala, opisyal nang lu-miban si Abella sa Collegian para sa dalawang linggong kampanya, ayon sa kanyang sulat kay Vice Chan-cellor for Student Affairs Elizabeth Enriquez. Habang hindi naman umano hinihingi ng University Stu-dent Election Code ang pagliban ng mga manunulat ng Collegian, ayon kay Abella, panandaliang bibitawan niya ang posisyon para sa “ethical practice” ng pamamahayag.

at STAND -UP ang tatakbo sa pag-kakonsehal, pito ang mula KAISA at isa ang walang partido. Samantala, 12 ang kandidato ng STAND -UP para sa kinatawan ng iba’t ibang kolehiyo, 11 sa ALYANSA, 9 sa KAISA at 4 ang walang partido.

Hindi naman pinayagan ng USEB na tumakbo bilang tagapangulo si Terry Ridon, kasalukuyang stu-dent regent (SR), dahil underload umano siya ngayong semestre sa

kanyang kurso sa College of Law. Ngunit ayon sa pahayag ng

STAND -UP, nakasaad sa Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection na hinihikayat pa umano ang SR na magpasa ng leave of absence upang mapagtuunan ang posisyon nito sa Board of Regents, ang pinakama-taas na tagagawa ng palisiya sa UP. Dagdag ng grupo, binigyan dapat umano ng merit ng USEB ang pag-pasok ni Ridon ngayong taon.

administration student, in August last year.

In his petition, Fajardo claimed that proceedings and disciplinary investigation before the SDT should be stopped as formal charges were filed against him without con-ducting preliminary inquiry, which is a violation of the university’s rules governing student organizations.

During the hearing resumed on February 15 at the QCRTC, legal counsels of Fajardo presented their

additional witness Erdie Ambrocio, an SR member, “to prove” that there was a denial of due process on the proceedings held before the SDT.

Ambrocio, who formerly had a case before the SDT, said the summons or initiatory notice sent to him by SDT then included a formal charge, com-plaint affidavit, and a reference slip. He said Fajardo’s summons included only a formal charge.

The UP administration, in a pre-vious Collegian interview, con-

tended that the SDT conducted the requisite preliminary inquiry in September last year.

Legal experts who requested for anonymity said the SDT conducted a preliminary inquiry but did not include Fajardo, as he was still a potential respondent.

An omnibus motion earlier filed at the SDT by SR member Ariel Paolo Ante and adopted by Fajardo in October, however, is an admis-sion that a preliminary inquiry was conducted before members of SDT in September, UP counsels claimed in the court pleadings. The motion aimed to nullify the formal charges against some SR members,

including Fajardo, and declare void all the proceedings of the SDT.

Fajardo earlier filed at the QCRTC a petition for preliminary injunction, a preventive remedy to protect or preserve his rights, and a temporary restraining order, which were denied in November for lack of merit, as stated in the court pleadings.

In his petition, Fajardo said “he suffers grave, irreparable dam-ages and injury when the acts complained of are not enjoined, because he is being prevented from completing his law course.”

The next hearing is set on Feb-ruary 29.

2007 sees rise in UPD crime rate

total reported crimes to the Up diliman police (Updp) increased by around 40 per-cent in 2007, from 2006 figures.

From January 1 to december 31, 159 crimes in Up diliman were recorded in 2007, with 11 cases resulting in the arrest of identified suspects by the Updp. in 2006, 113 crimes were noted.

“Kung kakaunti ang bilang ng pulis, maliit ang chances na makahuli [ng mga suspek],” maj. Bernie Baltazar, officer-in-charge of the Updp, said.

Baltazar said the Updp cannot hire replacements for retiring police officers, in compliance with the attrition law which freezes hiring of new government employ-ees for positions declared vacant.

the entire Updp staff now consists of 50 uniformed officers and 12 personnel in the administration. in 2006, the Updp had around 70 members.

aside from being undermanned, Bal-tazar said having “dilapidated” vehicles, a tamaraw FX, two suzuki Bravo, and a grand star motorcycle, also affects the effective-ness of the Updp.

theft is leading crime in ‘07

theft has the most number of cases in 2007, which increased to 103 reported in-cidents from 60 in 2006. in only four cases were the suspects apprehended.

robbery through “akyat-bahay,” snatch-ing, and hold-up has 29 reported incidents, a decrease from 35 in 2006. of these cases, six suspects were apprehended.

Fraternity-related incidents have 11 reported cases in 2007, compared to 13 in 2006.

there were 3 cases of rape reported, and 1 case each of mauling, alarm and scandal (suspect apprehended), and structural fire.

Four reported cases were filed under physical injury. stabbing incidents, oral defamation and threat, and grave miscon-duct had 2 reported cases each.

meanwhile, during the Up Fair on Febru-ary 11 to 16, cases reported to the Updp included mauling incidents and lost wal-lets and cellphones. the police also caught a few individuals who brought illegal drugs or attempted to bring weapons such as pocketknives inside the Fair grounds.

Patricia aireen sarmiento

PhiliPPine Collegian | Biyernes 22 Peb 2008

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Patuloy na nahaharap sa mga problema sa pasahod ang mga kontraktwal na janitor at security guard

na nakatalaga sa hilagang bahagi ng UP, ayon sa mga manggagawang nakapanayam ng Collegian.

Ayon sa ilang janitor na nagta-trabaho sa ilalim ng Care Best In-ternational (CBI) at mga guwardiya ng Lanting Security Agency, kulang at madalas nahuhuli ang pagpapa-sahod sa kanila.

Bilang kontraktwal na mangga-gawa, “no work, no pay” din umano ang umiiral na palisiya, at kinaka-ltasan ang kanilang sahod ng P20 hanggang P25 para sa bawat araw na hindi sila makakapasok, ani All-UP Workers Union President Clodualdo Cabrera, na kasama rin sa inspection committee para sa

Problema sa pasahod, daing ng mga guwardiya, janitor

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Malaking kilos-protes-ta para sa pagbibitiw nina Gloria Arroyo at Commission on Higher

Education (CHED) Chair Romulo Neri ang tugon ng iba’t ibang sektor matapos ang testimonya ni Jun Lo-zada sa Senado hinggil sa national broadband network (NBN) project noong nakaarang linggo.

“ Tama na, sobra na, kumilos na” ang panawagan ng may 10,000 kataong dumalo sa rali sa Paseo de Roxas, Makati noong Pebrero 15 para patalsikin sa puwesto si Arroyo dahil sa “pagnanakaw ” umano ng pamilya nito sa kaban ng bayan.

Ani Renato Reyes Jr., pangkala-hatang kalihim ng Bagong Alyan-sang Makabayan, matamlay man ang naging dagsa ng tao sa Ayala para sa panawagang patalsikin si Arroyo, maaari umanong human-tong ang “communal action” sa isang “people power” dahil sa la-long pagkadiin ng rehimeng Arroyo sa katiwalian.

gMa, neri, pinagbibitiw ng mga sektor

n Nagmartsa ang libu-libong tao mula sa iba’t ibang sektor sa Makati Central Business District noong Pebrero 15 upang manawagang patalsikin si Pangulong Gloria Arroyo bunsod ng mga inilantad ng pangunahing saksi na si Rodolfo ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr. sa kontrobersyal na ZTE-NBN deal. timot h y m e dr a no

“Hukbo ng Panunuligsa”

Sa isang pahayag ni Reyes, aniya, “ We are amazed and encouraged by the broadness of the opposition to this morally bankrupt regime. Anywhere we hold protest actions, ordinary people [like] commuters, motorists, and bystanders show support for calls for change.”

Patuloy ang imbestigasyon ng Senado para dinggin ang testi-monya ni Lozada, na nauna nang nagsabi na nakatakdang tumanggap ng “komisyon” sina Mike Arroyo at dating Commission on Elections Chair Benjamin Abalos mula sa $329 milyong kontrata sa Zhong Xing Telecom Equipment para sa NBN.

Sang-ayon sa pagpapatalsikBatay sa survey na isinagawa

ng Ibon Foundation noong Enero 7 hanggang 14, lumalabas na 8 sa bawat 10 Pilipino ang naniniwala sa mga alegasyon kay Arroyo ng pan-gungurakot at pandaraya sa pam-panguluhang eleksyon. Kaugnay nito, 77 porsyento ng 1,503 naka-panayam ng Ibon ang sumasang-ayon sa panawagang pagpapatalsik sa Pangulo.

Pagpapatalsik din kay Arroyo ang panawagan ng UP Alliance Working for President Arroyo’s Removal (AWARE), isang alyansa ng mga estudyante, guro, at kawani ng UP na binuo noong 2005.

Ani Airah Cadiogan, tagapangulo ng UP AWARE, panahon na umano upang patalsikin si Arroyo dahil sa “patung-patong” na anoma-lyang kinasasangkutan nito, gaya ng pandaraya sa huling eleksyon, lubhang mahal na Diosdado Maca-pagal highway at pangungurakot sa CyberEducation project.

Dagdag ni Antonio Tinio, taga-pangulo ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers, “Arroyo should resign now, because our people want an end to the corruption scandals and cover-ups perpetrated by this

administration.”Ayon kay Clodualdo Cabrera,

tagapangulo ng All UP Workers Union, nararapat na umanong um-alis sa puwesto ang isang lider na wala nang integridad para mamuno.

‘Wala nang moralidad’Pinagbibitiw naman ng mahigit

100 miyembro ng kaguruan mula sa iba’t ibang yunit ng UP si Neri, alumnus ng UP College of Business Administration, bilang tagapangulo ng CHED at ng Board of Regents, ang pinakamataas na tagagawa ng palisiya sa UP.

Ayon sa pahayag ng mga gurong miyembro ng All- UP Academic Employees Union at Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nation-alism and Democracy, “He has lost all moral high ground required of a person entrusted with reviving the country’s decaying higher educa-tion system.” Dagdag nila, “Neri may perhaps be seen as a striking example of a cowardly bureaucrat who cannot stand up for the truth when faced with the ‘dark side of the state.”

Kasunod nito, inilunsad din ng mga guro ang proyektong “Piso para kay Lozada” para tulungan sa gastusin ang testigo ng NBN na nahaharap sa P200 milyong kasong libelong isinampa ni Abalos. Bilang suporta kay Lozada, nagdaos din ng “Misa ng Sambayanan para sa Katotohanan” noong Pebrero 17 na dinaluhan ng may 4,000 katao.

S a m a n t a l a , n a u n a n a n g nanawagan ang Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) para sa “communal action” noong Pebrero 10. “[We] strongly lamented the absence of social conscience today. This is the root cause of our systemic graft and corruption,” anang mga obispo sa kanilang pahayag.

bidding ng mga ahensiya.Itinanggi naman ito ni Lalaine

Barrientos, administration assis-tant ng CBI. Aniya, husto at nai-bibigay sa mga janitor sa takdang araw ang arawang sahod na P362 na idinadaan sa mga automated teller machine.

Ayon sa isang janitor na tu-mangging magpabanggit ng pan-galan, nahihirapan silang maka-pagreklamo dahil tinatakot sila ng ahensya. Nakasaad sa kontrata ng CBI at UP na papatawan ng P1,000 multa ang ahensiya para sa bawat rali na isasagawa ng mga janitor sa loob ng unibersidad.

Ani Cabrera, “Isa itong kaba-lintunaan sa pag-ako ng UP sa titulong bastion of freedom; sa halip na obligahin ng unibersidad ang ahensya na ayusin ang ka-nilang pagpapasahod, tinuturuan ng UP ang kanilang manggagawa na matakot at manahimik na lamang

kahit naaapakan.”Samantala, nahuhuli rin umano

ang pasahod sa mga guwardiya ng Lanting, at umaabot pa minsan ang pamamahagi ng sahod hanggang ala-una ng madaling-araw.

Pinabulaanan ng kinatawan ng Lanting na tumangging mag-pabanggit ng pangalan ang reklamo ng mga guwardiya.

Ani Cabrera, sa paliwanag sa kanya ng Lanting, marami umano silang pinapasuweldo at huli pa sa kanilang dadaanan ang mga guwardiya nila sa UP.

Kapwa inireklamo rin ng mga janitor at guwardiya ang hindi pag-babayad sa kanila para sa overtime na pagtatrabaho, dahil ipinamamalit na umano ng mga ahensiya ang over-time sa mga araw na iniliban nila.

Ayon naman sa mga ahensiyang CBI at Lanting, sa kanila umano dapat magreklamo ang mga janitor

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Pipili na si UP President E m e rl i n da R o ma n n g susunod na chancellor ng Diliman batay sa ulat na

nakatakdang ipasa sa kanya ng search committee (SC) matapos ang serye ng konsultasyon sa iba’t ibang sektor ng unibersidad.

Pagbobotohan ng Board of Re-gents sa Pebrero 29 upang italaga ang mapipili ni Roman bilang chan-cellor, na siyang tagapamahala sa administrasyon, akademikong pro-grama, usaping pang-estudyante, at multi-sektoral na relasyon ng UP Diliman sa loob ng tatlong taon.

Inihain ng mga nominadong sina Chancellor Sergio Cao at Prop. Ma. Serena Diokno ang kanilang general plan of action sa magkakahiwalay na konsultasyon sa mga sektor ng research, extension, and profession-al staff (REPS), kawaning adminis-tratibo, kaguruan, at estudyante.

alternatibong mapagkukunanSa huling forum noong Pebrero

12, itinanong ng mga estudyante ang plano ng mga nominado hinggil sa mababang subsidyong tinatanggap ng UP. Kapwa tumugon sina Cao at Diokno na dala ng maliit na sub-sidyo sa unibersidad, mainam na maghanap ang administrasyon ng iba pang mapagkukunan ng pondo.

Hiniling din ng mga estudyante sa mga nominado na solusyunan ang kakapusan sa tambayan, mad-alas na rumble ng mga fraternity, problema sa seguridad sa kampus, at pagkawala ng mga bulletin board sa mga waiting shed.

Nagpahayag naman ang dala-wang nominado ng posibilidad na ibigay sa mga estudyante ang pa-mamahala sa Vinzons Hall.

Problema ng mga kawaniUsapin naman sa pasahod at be-

nepisyo, seguridad sa trabaho, pasil-idad ng unibersidad, at lagay ng pa-nanaliksik ang inihain ng mga REPS, kawaning administratibo, at kaguruan sa magkakahiwalay na fora.

Ani Diokno sa kanyang vision paper, pinakamalaking hamon sa mapipiling chancellor ang pagpa-

Roman, pipili na ng bagong chancellor ng Diliman

n Students and visitors troop to the sunken Garden on Feb 16, the last day of the annual weeklong UP Fair. timot h y m e dr a no

UP fair 2007: Rock for education and rollback the tuition

UP vies for overall UAAP champPatricia aireen sarmiento

It’s not over ‘til the final tally says so.

UP ’s fight for the overall championship of the Uni-

versity Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 70 continues, with only one more team left pitting against other universi-ties to clinch the top spot.

In for the semifinals is UP ’s baseball team, playing in the only on-going game this semester, and set to play against Adamson on February 21. UP has to beat Adamson twice before advancing to the championship.

While the official tally is yet to be released, Edwin Barber, director of UP Diliman Varsity Sports Pro-gram, said UP is still “relatively

at guwardiya at hindi sa UP, dahil hindi umano sila empleyado ng UP at hindi nito nasasakop ang prob-lema ng mga manggagawa.

Ani Cabrera , nararapat na paigtingin ang pagsusuri sa mga ahensyang lumalahok sa bidding upang matiyak na matutugunan ng mananalong bidder ang pangangai-langan ng mga manggagawang hah-awakan nito. Nauna nang isinulong ng AUPWU na maging bahagi ang unyon ng monitoring committee sa mga ahensiya, ngunit tinanggihan umano ito ng UP.

Nagkaroon na rin ng mga katulad na reklamo, gaya ng pagpapataw ng iba-ibang kaltas sa sahod, ang mga janitor at guwardiya laban sa mga ahensiyang nagpapalitan sa pagh-awak sa mga manggagawa ng UP.

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panatili ng mahuhusay na guro sa kabilang ng maliit na sahod na ka-nilang tinatanggap. Aniya, “It seems to me the best track, for now at any rate, is to work on non-wage ben-efits and the intangibles that drive us away (like senseless bureaucratic requirements and delays).”

Ayon kay Cao, tuluyan mang maaprubahan ang probisyon sa bagong UP Charter para sa paglabas ng unibersidad sa Salary Standardiza-tion Law, na nagtatakda ng suweldo ng mga kawani ng gobyerno, malabo pa rin kung saan kukunin ang idadagdag sa sahod ng mga kawani ng UP.

Samantala, itinanong ng mga REPS kung paano tutugunan ng susunod na administrasyon ang hindi pagtingin sa kanila bilang mga kawaning pang-akademiko rin.

Saad ni Cao, habang hanggang salary grade 24, na katumbas ng P25,000, ang maaaring tanggappin ng REPS, na malayo sa P35,000 ng kauruan, “tamang pagtingin” naman umano ang ibinibigay sa kanila ng administrasyon.

Ani Clodualdo Cabrera, taga-

pangulo ng All-UP Workers Union, hindi umano kapantay ng sahod ng mga kawani ang sa kaguruan, at nararapat umanong tumanggap sila ng mga benepisyong ibinibigay sa kaguruan katulad ng sick leave ben-efits. Hiningi rin niya ang suporta sa mananalong chancellor para sa P20,000 centennial bonus ng mga kawaning administratibo.

Review ng RGEPSamantala, hiningi ni Prop. Rose

Torres-Yu, dating dekano ng College of Arts and Letters, ang programa ng mga nominado para sa Revitalized

General Education Program na anim na taon nang ipinatutupad.

Ani Cao, nagsasagawa ng review ang administrasyon para sa prin-sipyo at implementasyon ng RGEP. Dagdag ni Diokno, mahalaga rin ang masasabi ng mga estudyante hinggil sa bagong programang ito.

Hiningi naman ni Prop. Cesar Saloma, dekano ng College of Sci-ence, ang programa ng mananalong chancellor para sa kalidad ng pa-nanaliksik sa UP. Dagdag niya, “UP Diliman is underperforming. There is not enough capable members, and research activities is low in

safe” in the second place in the overall tally, following the Uni-versity of Santo Tomas (UST). He, however, said the race for second place is “tight” as UP holds a slim lead over Far Eastern University and De La Salle University.

In the previous season, UP placed second, while UST held the overall championship title.

Teams that competed during the second semester, according

to Barber, “gave their best ef-fort, from the coaches to the

athletes.”The softball team bagged

the championship title with a 10-game sweep. This sea-son’s most valuable

player for softball, Dione Macasu, is from UP.

Women and men’s team for track and field both ranked fifth. No-table is Javier Gomez’s setting of a new UAAP javelin record at 60

meters, beating the 40-year record of 57 meters. Gomez also broke the decathlon record with 5,900 plus meters, against the previous 5,700 plus meters.

Women’s fencing team finished at third place, while the men’s team, fourth. Joshua Paunil of the UP fencing team was Rookie of the Year.

The tennis team for men and women won the third and fourth places, respectively. The badminton team had the women’s team at fifth place, and the men’s team at fourth.

“ Maganda naman ‘yung per-formance na ipinakita natin,” said Barber, saying the previous season held no championship title for UP in any event.

terms of publications and interna-tional citations.”

Samantala, kinuwestiyon ni Prop. Melania Abad, tagapangulo ng All-UP Academic Employees Union ng Dil-iman, ang kahalagahan ng mga isina-gawang fora ng SC at kung talagang may ambag ang ginawang konsulta-syon sa pagpili ng chancellor.

Ayon kay Prop. Edgardo Gomez, tagapangulo ng SC, “We will bring out our observations as best as we can and try to give a fair and honest evaluation [report to] President [Roman]. In the last analysis, it will be the President and the BOR to choose.”

WE nEED layOUt aRtists!kUng MaRUnOng ka ng inDEsign, PagEMakER O PHOtOsHOP, Mag-aPPly na! MagDala ng PORtfOliO Ha?

Bishop | Ignacio Bunye

Defense, as they say, is the best offense. As the Press Secretary, Bunye is used to catching the mudslings thrown at the queen. At the height of every Presidential controversy, Bunye has only one thing to say: Move on. Forget the scandal. The President is busy with the economy.

Bishop| Eduardo Ermita

Known as the “Little President,” former general Eduardo Ermita takes charge when the queen is out of country. By dishing out statements to assure the queen is seated safely in her castle, Ermita is said to be her number one protector.

PhiliPPine Collegian | Lunes 4 Peb 08

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In a command conference held at Camp Aguinaldo in January, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) revived the proposal for

the implementation of the National Identification System (NIS) on the pretext of fighting terrorism.

AFP ’s recommendation sprung from Executive Order (EO) 420, signed by President Gloria Maca-pagal Arroyo in 2005. Under EO 420, government agencies and gov-ernment-owned- and-controlled corporations (GOCCs) are tasked to consolidate an individual’s personal information – basic records such as name, address, and sex, as well as fingerprints, prominent distin-guishing features and Tax Identifica-tion Number – into one ID.

The NIS, on the other hand, is broader in scope, as it also seeks to monitor transactions and criminal records.

Both proposals, however, were met with opposition from mili-tant organizations. In a statement, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) declared that the govern-ment’s proposed ID scheme is Ar-royo’s “latest concoction to threaten civil liberties and keep the popula-tion subservient.”

Relentless pursuitProposals for a nationwide ID

system is not new. From 1982 to 1995, four bills were passed pro-posing a national ID scheme aimed at monitoring criminal activity and preventing election fraud. However, Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo says that “fears of a milita-ristic state” prevented the bills from making it past the first reading.

Nonetheless, the pursuit for a national ID policy persisted. In 1996, former President Fidel Ramos signed Administrative Order (AO) 308, which took effect immediately after approval (see sidebar). Following the complaints of key individuals, however, the Su-preme Court (SC) declared AO 308 unconstitutional because it would “put our people’s right to privacy in clear and present danger.”

In 2005, the military employed a crude identification system in Central Luzon in order to “saturate”

Countdown to Resurrectionaugust 23, 1982: The first bill proposing a national ID system was filed by then member of

the Parliament Rodolfo Albano. This bill was shelved.July 17, 1992: The bill was re-filed in Congress, where it was also shelved.1995: Three separate bills were filed: House Bill No. 374 by Rep. Charito Plaza, House Bill

No. 6335 by Rep. Roger Mercado and House Bill No. 8530 principally authored by Rep. Santiago Respicio

December 12, 1996: President Fidel Ramos signed Administrative Order No. 308 entitled “Adoption of a National Computerized Identification Reference System.

July 23, 1998: The Supreme Court, acting on a petition filed by Sen. Blas Ople, declared AO 308 unconstitutional.

February 17, 2005: Metro Manila Mayors agreed to adopt the National ID System.april 13, 2005: President Arroyo signed Executive Order 420april 19, 2006: The Supreme Court issued a decision saying EO 420 is constitutional.January 7, 2007: The AFP revived recommendations for the implementation of a national ID

system during a command conference President Arroyo presided in Camp Aguinaldo. REFERENCES:

__________ (2008). Government Efforts to Enforce a National ID System. http://www.gmanews. tv/story/ Govern-ment- efforts-to- enforce-a- national- ID-system. Accessed January 28, 2008.

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Surveying the intentions behind the National ID System

the area. Former Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan led the implementation, requiring residents to secure indi-vidual cedulas or community tax certificates to prove that they were not members of rebel groups. The cedula system was clearly used as part of a larger government scheme: counterinsurgency.

Ultimately, the cedula system served to identify the residents from the “terrorists.” Human rights watchdog Karapatan pointed that residents who failed to present their cedulas were considered “terrorists,” consequently becoming victims of tor-ture, extrajudicial killings or enforced disappearance. Following Palparan’s stint, the number of human rights violations in Central Luzon peaked with 120 killed and 80 dis-appeared, earning him the label “butcher.”

For security purposesFollowing the 9/11 at-

tacks, the United States compelled allied nations to implement an identi-fication system in order to curtail the movements of “terrorist” groups. In the Philippines, the call spurred the approval of EO 420, which was said to “provide greater convenience for those transacting business with the government.”

Kilusang Mayo Uno, an alliance of militant labor and worker organiza-tions, filed a petition, asserting that EO 420 would legalize the “usurpation of legislative power” and the “infringe-ment on the citizen’s right to privacy.”

Unlike AO 308, however, the SC de-

clared it constitutional, pointing that EO 420 does not require infor-mation beyond what is commonly involved in government functions. Furthermore, EO 420 covers only the transactions made in govern-ment agencies and GOCCs.

Bolstered by the SC’s approval of EO 420, the police and military were quick to propose a nationwide ID scheme. Philippine National Police Chief Avelino Razon explained that the NIS should be adopted so that “insurgents, terrorists, criminal elements could not hide behind the cloak of anonymity.” Likewise, AFP Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon says that the scheme would help security forces in the campaign against terrorist threats.

Ominous set-upHowever, if EO 420 is to be used

as a crime-fighting tool, as both Razon and Esperon suggest, “the public will be confronted by ID checks conducted by the police and military, giving them ground to arrest those who cannot pro-duce an ID,” declares Ocampo. In such a set-up, those who cannot present their IDs will immediately be suspected as a terrorist or an il-legal immigrant. Consequently, the NIS shall function like an internal passport scheme, monitoring the transaction trails and affiliations of

any Filipino at any given time.Further, Bayan Secretary-Gen-

eral Renato Reyes states that the only way the NIS can work as a tool against “terrorism” is if it is con-nected to a national database con-taining a wide range of information about citizens which state authori-ties can access with or without the consent of the individual. Evi-dently, this type of scheme consti-tutes an infringement on a person’s right to privacy.

Thus, militant groups continue to assert that behind the po-lice’s and military’s justifications are insidious objectives. Bayan Muna Representative Teodoro Casiño states that the failure of the government to suppress the

growing hostili-ties is the reason why it was de-termined to “re-vive proposals for a national

identification system.” The real aim of the NIS then is to monitor and facilitate the surveillance of legal and militant organizations’ leaders, who are vilified by the government as “terrorists.”

Further, Casiño claims that the state considers “terrorists” as a broad range of people including its “critics, members of the polit-ical opposition, progressive par-ties and groups engaged in armed rebellion.” Subsequently, in an AFP powerpoint presentation entitled “Knowing Thy Enemy,”

“enemies of the state” included cause-oriented groups such as the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines and League of Filipino Students.

Such move illustrates the gov-ernment’s repressive tendency, where any opposition is met with outright aggression. Under this condition, approving the NIS “would be like nationalizing the dreaded cedula campaign of…Palparan,” Reyes concludes.

Perfect fitCasiño noted that the NIS and

the Human Security Act (HSA) is the administration’ s “tandem” mechanisms to keep the nation submissive. According to Bayan, the provisions of HSA provide the “legal teeth” long sought by the military in committing with impu-nity acts of “state terrorism.” The NIS will therefore serve as the na-tionwide surveillance component of the HSA .

In addition, militant groups trace the counterinsurgency measures from Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL), a state-military policy on eliminating “threats to national security.” Viola-tions on human rights, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappear-ances are carried out under this policy.

Casiño said that the NIS and OBL share the same framework, as they both treat progressive organizations as legitimate targets of military op-erations, ranging from surveillance to overt acts of aggression.

Behind the government’s acclaim of the NIS is a scheme of strategi-cally cracking down on individuals opposing the administration. It aims not to preserve national security but to legalize suppression of civil liberties. REFERENCES:Reyes, V. (2008) National ID Resurrected. Retrieved

February 9, 2008 from http://www.malaya. com.ph/jan08/ news1.htm

NIS aims not to preserve national security but to legalize suppression of civil liberties.

Plotting Arroyo’s political gameplan

To win in a game of chess, “mild mea-sures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient,” advised Aaron Nimzovich, a chess grandmaster. This

counsel sums up the whole of the Philippine political chessboard, where Gloria Arroyo is queen.

In avoiding both capture and checkmate, the queen carefully crafts her strategic gameplan – a synchrony of malevolence and pretense. For the opening salvo, other chess pieces are coordi-nated to crush all sites of opposition.

The king is the queen’s most valuable ally, for his defeat also means her own; the rooks secure the queen’s bastion, creating fortified fortresses; the knights are her armored cavalry, leading of-fensive and defensive assaults; the bishops are masters of diplomacy, establishing alliances and rebuilding severed ones; and finally, the pawns form the infantry, the most basic component of tactical and special operations units.

As the queen’s gameplan unravels, however, deceitful strategies and illegal shortcuts are exposed. Nearing the endgame, the maelstrom of battle intensifies, necessitating the most atrocious assaults and the most shameless calculations.

Chess is not a game for the faint-hearted, or so an old adage goes. Yet, Arroyo’s kind of po-litical game is different. A perusal of the queen’s legion would show, not men of weak hearts, but their absence altogether. n

King | Mike Arroyo

The King, as the Queen’s partner, is her most trusted adviser. They also share the same stamina for massive larceny. As proof of his enduring devotion,

the king is ready to lash against anyone on

the other end of the board. Famous for his ill-mannered moves against journalists, the king ensures that the queen is at the top of her game.

Rook| Raul Gonzales

The Department of Justice Secretary is preoccupied with one overriding concern – to exercise given powers against the queen’s detractors. Known for his haughty and careless remarks, Gonzales’ tongue is a useful offensive against the queen’s opponents.

Rook | Prospero Nograles

With Nogie positioned at the House of Representatives, Arroyo’s control over

chess pieces in Congress is virtually assured, earning her more squares in the political chessboard. After Joey de Venecia’s damning revelations, shuffling moves between Jose de Venecia (JdV) and

Nogie were initiated to conceal the King’s alleged crimes. With Nogie at the helm

of Congress, the Lower House might resurrect the Charter Change to extend

Arroyo’s term.

Pawn | Jovito Palparan

Among the chess pieces, Palparan has gained notoriety for being the

most brutal. Human rights groups have vehemently criticized the “Butcher” for

his rampant violations of human rights, with hundreds of activist killings under his belt. After his stint at the AFP, he attempted to enter the legislative branch as a party-list nominee but lost. Without a doubt, Palparan was one of the greatest assets of Arroyo’s counter insurgency program.

Pawn| Romulo Neri

Arroyo’s favorite economist has yet to shed light on his involvement in the National Broadband Network scandal that implicated the king. His transfer from the National Economic Development Authority to the Commission on Higher Education can be traced to several reasons: his alleged refutation of the 6.2 percent growth figure projected by the queen, and his participation in the ZTE deal brokering.

Knight| Avelino Razon

The Philippine National Police Chief functions to disperse Anti-arroyo rallies and secure tactical squares imperative to the administration’s defense. His expertise in anti-terror operations and his experience as former head of Task Force Usig complements Esperon’s, his counterpart in the military. Both ensure the government’s offensive under the counterinsurgency program

Knight | Hermogenes Esperon

With the creation of the Oplan Bantay Laya, Esperon leads the offensive to decimate the opponent’s pieces. The number of extrajudicial killings reached unprecedented heights with Esperon leadership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Pawn| Virgilio Garcillano

To assure the queen’s victory in the electoral tournament, Garci was allegedly positioned in certain areas to execute vote-padding and shaving operations. Retrieved wiretapped records demonstrate that he was persistently contacted by Arroyo herself during the course of the election

campaign to assure that she would “still lead by more than 1 million.”

True enough, she did.

Pawn | Benjamin AbalosThe former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman guaranteed Arroyo’s triumph in the 2004 electoral tournament through dubious appointments and cover-ups. He is allegedly behind Virgilio Garcillano’s appointment to the Comelec in Mindanao, where the purported massive vote-shaving happened.

Pawn | Jose de Venecia

One of the queen’s long-time lapdogs, he had just been toppled down by his very own master. For years, legal strategies to checkmate the President were blocked with just one strike of the Speaker’s mallet. Today, however, JdV and Arroyo are at the opposite sites

PhiliPPine Collegian | Biyernes 22 Peb 2008

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RebyuPelikula

EndoDirected by jade Francis CastroProduced by Raymond Lee

The world shouldn’t always be miserable. But in Endo, the world is indeed a bleak place, populated with the

briefest encounters, petty am-bitions, and inconsequential dreams. Such is the world be-hind the counter – the dim locker rooms and packed store rooms – places inhabited by contractual workers as they constantly struggle to survive.

The movie Endo zooms in on this shadow world. It tells the story of Leo, played by Jason Abalos, who has learned to sur-vive while helping his family by hopping from one contractual job to the next. His relationships with women prove to be as fleeting as his stints in fast foods, grocery stores, and de-partment stores. When he meets the ambi-tious Tanya, played by Ina Feleo, however, he is seemingly roused from his stupor as he confronts the possibilities of a better future. Life, Leo realizes, must go beyond merely “making do.”

Promises of premisesEndo is slang for “end of contract,” a

word which has gained notoriety among employees mostly from the retail and ser-vice sectors. It signifies the end of a three to six-month contract, which compels workers to look for another job usually offering the same terms of employment.

The film is conscious of the issues sur-rounding the said employment scheme. Before the first scene, the movie states that contractualization has become a “common practice” of establishments in order to “avoid complying with legal obligations such as health care, union, social security, and other regular employee benefits.”

The scheme traces its roots to Department Order No. 10 of the Department of Labor and Employment signed in 1997 by then Labor Secretary Leonardo Quisumbing. It was employed as a concession to foreign com-panies who are investing in the Philippines following its membership to the World Trade Organization in 1995, which led to the further liberalization of the country’s economy.

Establishments naturally followed suit.

Between 1995 and 2 0 0 5 , t h e number of contractual employees in the Philippines soared from 65 percent to 78 per-cent of the country’s employed labor force. In an article in Bu-latlat.com, Donald Dee, president of the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines, admitted that “easily seven in every 10 companies practice contractualization.”

State of the nationDirector Jade Francis Castro, meanwhile,

claimed that Endo served as his “state of the nation address.” He recounted how a

friend who worked as a clerk in a clothing outlet once described his job as “five months-five months.” It was a situation which Castro said described the predicament of a lot of his friends and neighbors as well as himself who, after

college, worked in the entertainment in-dustry “with no security or regularity.”

A few years ago, Castro found the time to converse with striking workers from the largest chain of department stores in the country. “ The issue of contractualization

Shadow worldProducer and co-writer Raymond Lee

stressed that there is a concrete political message to be found on the film. He, however, insisted that it is better if the pronounce-ment was subtle, allowing the audience to extrapolate their own conclusions.

Endo’s settings, however, portend the inherently political insinuations of the film. While various landmarks obviously locate the film within Metro Manila, it is actually in the peripheries of the urban terrain where the narrative is situated. Leo and Tanya seem to occupy a shadow world, a landscape concealed behind the cosmopolitan fantasy of posh restaurants and the opulent retail outlets. Much of the film is shot in the dark corners of locker rooms and store rooms, a prohibited space where the anxieties and frustrations of contractual workers are sup-posed to be resolved and contained in order to sustain the cosmopolitan fantasy.

The establishment, moreover, has been de-faced. Supervisors and managers were either shown briefly or with their backs turned to-wards the screen. While markedly silent, how-ever, the establishment is perpetually present in terms of company policies, restrictions, and qualifying exams. Endo, as such, occurs as a dialogue between and among contractual workers amidst the matrices layed out by the silent but ever present establishment.

Hopes in excessContractual workers such as Leo and

Tanya, in this sense, illustrate the excesses of the cosmopolitan fantasy. Their predica-ment as casual workers provide the struc-tural support for the continued operation of various establishments. Contractualization has been employed as a scheme that takes advantage of the massive reserve labor which is concentrated on urban areas. The scenes of Leo’s commute to work, as such, is telling. The jeepney that he usually boards to work is always full to the point that passengers could no longer sit comfortably.

Endo invests on portrayals of how Leo and Tanya cope along the margins of the said fan-tasy. After every contract expires, they engage in a typical drinking session. These events actually structure the time of the whole film: a series of expiring contracts and the corresponding coping mechanisms. For Leo, this structure takes the form of his cellphone and CD player, remnants of his past relation-ships which he continued to use because of his inability to purchase them – ironically signifying security and stability in a routine structured by his fleeting employment.

More importantly, Endo insinuates that it is never enough to simply survive in an op-pressive milieu. It tells contractual workers not merely to cope, but to also dream. For there will always be ruptures in the static routine, moments of resistance that define how one lives amidst the overwhelming prospect of passive complicity.

was a larger beast than I thought, rooted in corporations’ interests and government in-difference,” Castro mentions. It was during the said conversations that Castro realized that the typified predicament of contractual workers could be made into a film.

Through the character Leo, Castro was able to flesh out his original objective for the film. “I originally envisioned Endo as a study of man – to describe a young life with no permanence, no direction, no future, and how this quality of life shapes his behavior, or vice versa,” Castro said. This disposition, moreover, has also served as an allegory to the national dilemma, the country left in shambles also because of skewed interests and government neglect.

Endo insinuates that it is never enough to simply survive in an oppressive milieu

PhiliPPine Collegian | Biyernes 22 Peb 2008

Chris S. Agrava

Conversations With Shark Boy, My Split Personality

somebody hid the reset button somewhere.

And I hope everything pays off in the end if we choose to pursue this pro bono life, which continuously takes too much of our sanity, pa-

tience, and energy. Maybe they’re right. Maybe we were just too complacent lately, not spending enough time with the “masses.” And all we’ve got left is our bourgeois – god, the beauty of the word, that boogey man of a word – delusions.

The tragedy is we know too much obscure philosophies. We were always ten steps ahead of ourselves. Once we recoil, a torrent of self-reflection decimates us. We know ourselves too much, enough to crush every argument we haul at ourselves. We’ve crushed every urge to pick that option, which we’ve always reserved for ourselves at the last moment – the option that once we get home, all we have to think about is what DVD to watch, what books to read, and every second was allotted for us to imagine a better life than this.

I always told you that no matter what, we will always have a choice. The only question is if we can live with it. I left the States and its promises. All I have now is a thankless stint writing for this infamous publication, 100 pesos in my pocket, a patched-up cell phone, and a sh*t load of anxi-eties. The problem now is that I don’t know if I can live with this, nor can I live with the prospect of permanently residing there.

I’m spending every waking moment lately asking what the “catch” is. What’s the twist? When can we finally live at the denouement? We’ve certainly given up on a lot of things, spending nights trapped in this office atop Vinzons, struggling to keep the publication running, bleeding ourselves dry of words just to finally send these pages to the printer, just to see them in a trash bin somewhere or the dark re-cesses of forgotten drawers. Maybe I’m already tired of always making a point, of ruminating on problems which are not my own, of proposing solutions to the country’s dilemmas when I can’t even fix my own. And, in the end, we are ridiculed for being obstinately militant.

The tragedy is, everybody seems to ask more from us. If I could find that reset button, I’d probably choose to live a normal college life, take a course on Math, Science, or Engi-neering, rather than writing, which we both know won’t even rake in enough cash to rent a decent apartment.

The tragedy is that we know better. And as you said, we shouldn’t allow our-

selves to simply perish. We don’t belong in the bowels of anonymity and irrelevance.

Kung marunong tayong gumuhit, naipinta na siguro natin kung paano umiiyak ang mga bata sa cartoons. Mangingilid ang kanil-

ang mga luha, at upang hindi mapahiya, kakaripas silang pababa ng hagdan, mapa-payid at maiiwan sa hangin ang kanilang mga luha, habang kasabay na magigising ang mga alikabok, at sa madaling salita, magpuputik ang mga daanan.¶Ginagawa ko pa ring katatawanan

ang ating mga kasawian, o sasabihin mo naman, iyong mga sa iyo lamang. Kaya ip-agpaumanhin mo sana na hanggang dito, hindi pa rin ako nakaaambag na mapagaan ang kasalukuyan mong hinaharap. Batid kong hindi purong biro ang biro mong “hindi talaga ako nakakatulong.”

n Minsan, hindi ka malay, habang matiim kang nag-iisip ng ulo para sa isang balita, hinila ko na lamang basta ang sintas ng iyong sapatos. Mula noon, marami na ring pagkakataon upang makaganti ang iyong sinunggaban. Habang hindi rin ako malay, at waring nalulunod lamang sa kawalan, sumagi sa gilid ng aking paningin ang iyong pagsulyap sa aking sapatos. Agad akong pumaling, sabay tanong mo ng “O, bakit ka gumalaw?”¶Hindi miminsang naibubulalas mo:

bakit natin kailangang umabot sa ganito, at bakit sa lahat ng tao ay sa iyo pa kai-langang mangyari ang mga nangyayari? Sana naaalala mo pang nasagot ko ito noon ng “dahil ikaw ang nasa tamang pagkakataon.” Sadya sigurong minsan, ipinakikilala tayo ng pagkakataon sa mga bagay at taong sabay na magpapahirap at magpapadali ng ating buhay. At madalas,

Tingi-tinging katinuanlala

ginagaWa kO Pa Ring

katataWanan ang ating Mga

kasaWian, O sasabiHin

MO naMan, iyOng Mga sa

iyO laMang

gusto nating sisihin ang pagkakataon. Ngunit lagi, bumabalik sa atin ang alaa-lang ang mga bagay at taong iyon ang ilan sa pinakamagagandang nangyari sa ating mga buhay.

n Sa pagitan ng pagsusulat, pagwawasto ng sinulat ng iba, at pagbabasa, nakikinig tayo sa usapan ng iba, pinagtatawanan natin ang kanilang mga tinatawanan, o kahit ang kanilang mga ikinababahala. Tutuntong ka sa mabubuway na upuan, at guguluhin ang katahimikan ng ibang

n a g t a t r a b a h o . (Makakaabala ka pa sa presswork, kaya huwag kang maharot.) Hang-gang may darating na iba, at ipaaalala namang lumayo sa mga pinto, dahil baka maisama sa pagpinid nito ang maasul na mga

damit, na kulay ng nawawala mo nang tsinelas. Nakakahiya naman, inaapakan mo lamang ang mga ipinambibihis namin.¶Nasabi ko na noon, at ipinapalagay

kong hindi mo pa nalilimutan, na sa pag-isip natin sa mga isipin, lalong narami ang mga ito, sa panganganak nila ng iba pang isipin. Ngayon ko lamang naisip na hindi masasaklaw ng sabing ito ang lahat ng ating isipin. Darating ang mga misteryong hindi na nangangailangang ugatin pa ang pinamukalan, kundi gawan na lamang ng paraang harapin. Gaya ng “paano nga naman magagawa ng isang gabi ang sirain ang isang buhay?” Pasensiya na, na sa

dami ng mga retorikal na tanong na tinangka nating sagutin, ngayon ay wala akong maisip na magandang isagot.

n Sino nga kaya sa atin ang walang naging kalaro noong bata pa? Sana mabasa mo ang tinipon kong mga tagpo ng aking mga pakikipaglaro, para mapahiya ka. Ako kaya ang walang naging kalaro noon, o ang mga nanggigising sa mga tulog? Sa mga tulog, dahil puyat sila, nakahiga sa kutsong nakalatag sa sahig, na tatanuran at pag-mamasdan, na ang bawat pagpikit nila ay tutumbasan ng kalikutan ng iba, hanggang ang antok na ang kusang lumipas?¶Makakatulong kaya ako kung baybayin

ko na lamang ulit ang aking mga naging pag-kukulang? Pasensiya na at hindi ko nasulat ang sumatotal, pati ang artikulo tungkol sa varsity program. Pasensiya na kung naiisip mong iilang beses kitang kinampihan at/o ipinagtanggol, dahil totoo naman nga ito. Pasensiya na at hindi ko naipaliliwanag ang ilang mga pagkawala, at sinasabi ko na lamang na inayos ko muna ang buhay ko. Pasensiya na kung nakikita mo ako rito kahit sa mga araw na ayaw mo akong makita. Pasensiya na po.

n Hindi ko alam kung paano ka mapang-ingiti: kung bugbugin na lamang kaya kita ng mga tanong gaya ng “bakit kailangan ng smiley sa pagtetext?”¶ Sana hindi ka na masyadong nalu-

lungkot, sa gitna ng kakaisip sa maraming bagay. Muli akong hihingi ng paumanhin, dahil ito lamang naman talaga ang gusto kong sabihin: sa harap ng lahat ng ito, sabi nga, hindi ang mga pagsubok ang sinisikap nating gupuin, kundi ang ating mga sarili.

With this short letter I offer you my plea.

We never write each other letters. Up to now I still do

not have a concrete proof of the times we spent consoling each other, for all our correspondences were always limited to the intangible—all of our previous con-versations had long past, and I can’t even remember all the reasons why I sought your help. Memories quiver, and I fear the future when I might not even be able to remember your name.

You are special; you are among the few people in the world whom I trust deeply... one of the very few who knows the secret I so sloppily guarded in the past. You were one of those who pulled me out of the eternal darkness. Among yourselves, it is you whom I thank most profusely.

The first time I met you I was forced to open up; our Journalism professor re-quired you to write a profile story about

Wishing wellgecko

yOU saiD yOU’RE tiRED Of bEing stROng, fOR all yOUR EffORts DO nOt CHangE yOUR sitUatiOn in tHE EnD

my life, and I, yours. You were too honest that day. After just

a few minutes you had revealed a lot of your story to me, and I immediately ad-mired you for that. Meanwhile, I, the dark one, fed you lies.

Like when I told you I wanted to be president, or that I wanted to change the world. I had been a great liar, and I know it is un-fair that I offered you deception in exchange of your truth... for how can I change the world when I can not even change myself ?

You answered that question for me—through your kindness I knew the light, and your friendship was my rock. I ’m

sorry if all these sounds cheesy. You are free to gag, but all these cheesiness is your fault.

That’s why I was surprised when you told me that you have more problems than I. I didn’t know you were suffering more—that the very church that gave you formation may send your mom to prison, that your father has diabetes and is prone to outbursts, or that you may even stop schooling.

You’re depressed, you said in a text mes-sage you sent me one night. You said you’re tired of being strong, for all your efforts do not change your situation in the end. I’m sorry if I wasn’t available to counsel you that night. Forgive me, if I thought you were joking, and if I can’t return your help.

Be strong for your family, I replied. But, as you said, you’re tired of being strong.

I didn’t reply. If you’re tired of being strong for your family, then can you be strong for me?

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naniniWala ka ba sa Mga sinasabi ni lOzaDa sa nbn-ztE sEnatE HEaRing?

Khit totoo ung cnasbi ni lozada, d p rn sya paniniwalaan dhil mag-isa lng sya. Kailangan dn magsalita si neri para dalawa n cla. 04-17223

naniniwala ako kay lozada sa mga cnabi niya. pero hanga ako ke mar roxas + mga iba pang senador. the hearing was soo cool. too bad di ko npanuod ng buo. 07-16083

oo nn2wla ako kay lozada. mhrp tlg mgslta lban sa admnstrsyon dhl cgurdo ddmi death threats mo pro mhrp dng di mgslta lalo kng ml-nis conscience mo 05-00275

mas kapani-paniwala naman ung mga pa-hayag ni lozada kumpara sa mga binitiwan nina mayor atienza, esperon, defensor at iba pang kasangkot sa Zte-nBn scandal. infairness hindi xa nata2ranta sa mga tanong hndi tulad nung iba na pabago-bago ng mga sinasabi. hndi 2loy maiuntindihan qng ano ba tlaga ang gus2 nilang palabasin. 06-78646 edz babc

to mr lozada, tell me something i do not know, stop crying, i accept all tht u said. thanks for you care 05-36391

00 nman!mas kpnpnwala ang mga cncb n lozada dhil consistent cya.d gya ng gov’t offi-cials n iba2 ang statements. 03-59624

c0nsistent xa d gaya nung mga taga-palasyo. d rn xa selectve s mga inaamin nia kht against s knya. i admire hs bravery. 05-13360 aw-aw

nani2wla aq at pti nrn ang mga tao,kso kht an0ng exposé p yta ang lumabas e wla nang pke ang mga ta0 dhl ang iniicp nla ay kung my kkainin p cla. 06-45935

d cguro lahat ng dpat malaman ng publiko cnabi ni lozada. ang hrap mniwala s mga nki2ta q ngaun s tv. and dameng mpagpanggap ngaun. 05-13195

natUWa ka ba sa UP faiR?weee ang astig naman ng rakestra haha ang

galing tlga ng urbandub the best sana nga lang mas mraming songs ksma ung orchestra amf.pero mas sulit pag tinanggal ung mga jologs hahaha ü.. 06-52771 sugarrush

Walang kwenta Up Fair. Walang aegis. ang halik mo, namimiss koh... hi mitch! 04-17223 leo Bs math

Fun,fun ang fair! minus the JJs nga lang sana. daming b0oths. :) 05-16450

panu aq m22wa qng ksby un ng mga exams at report q? t_t 07-78470

inaasahan ko na last day ang best lyk evry yr. Kso ang chaka tlga ng line up ng bnda! dpt dun ung mga skat e! ang hrap 2loy mgbenta ng tket! 05-00275

hndi nakakatuwa ang Up Fair. napakarami kcng jumping j0l0gs (JJs). nanakawan pa ang kaorg ko ng f0ne kaht nag re enter lng xa.pakdem! Bwizett. 06-58955 stat

my glit ata 2ng mga prof ko s up fair.. lhat b nman ng exams nilgay s fair?! grrr.. Bloody heart’s day! 06-54213 bs physics

ndi nkktuwa ung fair!monday p lng nduk-tan nko ng phne,ung kakilala ku wallet n may paldong cash. dpt ms mtaas byd ng outsider,mga500. 87-04288

isa lang ang d q nagus2han.. ang pagli-pana ng nani2garilyo nung tuesday.. Kht san aku pumwesto my nani2garilyo.. pan0 b nmn.. my ngbebenta s l0ob.. hai.. anu b un.. Un b ung cnsbi nlang sm0ke free? grbe tlga.. 05-38654

d same as usual ung Up fair.wla nman xang pngkaiba,gnun dn lst yir.ung feris wheel,kntng skay n lng,guguho n. 04-66144 nikol

ok nmn luvrage.unang up fair q kc kea n2wa p q.panira lng tlga ung mga emo ppol s gtna na ang tindi manulak.kbd3p!buti nlng makulit c jay at chito! 07-03978

hindi ako natuwa sa fair! parang ndmi pang jumping jologs kesa up stud. tapos ang dmi nwalan ng f0ne nung tuesday. hgit s lhat, may byad! 05-33817

up fair?!buti p s elbi wlang ticket ticket.pde mkapasok anytym of the day.hehe. 07-67790

masaya ang fair nung tues. Kaso potek ung mga jumpingjologs! dpt students nlng pnpapa-sok! scheme lng un to steal stuff! i hate their guts! 05-39116

ansaya s Up fair! ang kulit ng parokya at ka-mikazee, my bakstage pas p aq, nkpgppictUre aq w/ chito, vinci & vcalist ng moonstar 88..sobrang pormal nman ng bamboo mgper4m, nka2disappoint..bad3p ung mga JJ, nnakawan ng phone ung friend q..punyentang JJ’s bkit p cla icnilang.. 06-54667 hellboy

natuwa ako s up fair Kaso phamak tlga mga super exagg na ‘emo’ng d tga up n sumakop s harap noong isang arw, nwalan 2loy ng cp frnd ku, huhu 07-00647

disappointing ung fair nung tuesday , hin-intay ko pa namn ung philharmonic orchestra. hindi ko marinig dahil sa pangit na pagka equal-ize. ayusn nman sana nla nxt tym. 06-49604

astig ng rakestra! galing ng urbandub at phil-harmonic orchestra.tae mga jumping jologs,tae tlga.my banner p nla2man,wla n kme mpanood s likod.tae. 03-27066

oo nmn!sulit ang hnd q pgrview pra s quiz pra lng mnood ng fair nng wed nyt dhl nhwkan q ang mtgas n binti at mlmbot n palad n yael! :-)nxt yr uli! 06-61933

msya sna un fair kng ndi lng dun s mga jump-ing j0logs!Kainis!d kmi mkpg-nj0y dhl s knla.Kpg andun cla,dpt JJ fair n lng.asar kc nanu2lak cla...at ngssnatch pa!grrr!sna nxt yr i-screen n un mga papas0k s fair pra nmn hapoi tau lhat lalo n ang mga Up stUdents.Ü 06-01522

i’ve never been to Up fair in my entire Up life. lam kong dame kcng outsiders na jologs na nanggugulo. delikado. sana nxt time me no Up id no entry na. 05-78372

mixed reaxn. n2wa dhl mrmng bnda, may pic p kmi ni idol sarkie ng slnt snctuary. inis dhl na2kwn ng fne brdm8s q. at mrmi p n nkwn, dpat iban n ang mga jmpng jlgs n yn, pra dn kcng sntchr s quiapo. tma c jay cntreras mamatay n lhat ng alblryo at bmpra! 07-00093

fair!?naasar aq.dmi ng jumping jologs!kln kya cla mwawala?!cla kya ung ngnanakw ng fnes etc?sna sa su2nod ay hwg n clang pa2-sukin dhl naggulo lng cla!muntik n kming ma-high ng mga frnds q dhl amoy damo sa pws2 nmin.langya!mga jumping jologs!get lost! 04-59192 sherry Bs che

mej0 hnd msya ang fair dhl s mga JJ..hnd nkkenj0y man00d ng bnda dhl s mga kt-puner0ng ngeespadahan,mga nkkalasag n mga ewan,at mga emo n mukang adik! Jusko!at parang ngng w0w0wee dhl s mga rcycled tarp banners nila (na ang mga nksulat ay man2ng-gal ng mndluy0ng,nun0 ng antp0l0,etc) per0 n2wa n rn aq dhl nkpgpic aq ky yael,at pwd ng pmbawi skn un,yummy naman c yael eh,haha!Ü anyway,msya n rn kht ppn0.. 06-11757

Up Fair? ha? saan? ano? masarap b yun? 07-05630 Jeff

COMMEntskaramihan sa mga litrato ng artikulo niyo

hindi maganda. ang naging dating kasi “para lang may mailagay”. 05-78773

Kaasar tlg ung wed 2 mon n pglpat ng no class day! db ang hrp ng 2lo2 ang clas for 4days at wla png off pra mgprepare pra s nxt half ng wk! Bd3p! 05-00275

bkt naman gagawng m0nday n ang free day? ang hrap nun! icpn nyo, lage n cram s mga requirements dhil wla n midweek break para mkpgrecharge. i mean, u get the point db? la nb paraan para mbwi p un? 06-03251

agree ako kay 06-58804. sana ibalik ang anonimo!! c: 05-46988

to c. agrava: Kumusta naman ang naging date nyo? 05-16166

February 14, 2008

Prof. Elizabeth L. Enriquez, Chair2008 university Student Electoral Board

Madam:

Greetings!

This is to inform the Board that i will be temporarily relinquishing my post as the editor in chief of the Philippine Collegian to associate Editor Frank Lloyd tiongson, in light of my candidacy for chairperson in the university Student Council elections, under the party Student alliance for the advancement of Democratic rights in uP. My leave takes effect for the duration of the campaign period, or on February 18 until March 3. While the university Student Election Code does not mandate candidates who are concurrently members of student publications to take a leave from their office, i am doing so in the spirit of an ethical practice of the profession. it will also be worthy to note that this is not the first instance that an editor of the Collegian participated in the uSC elections. in more recent history, former Collegian editors in chief Ma. Lourdes Mangahas and ibarra Gutierrez, to name a few, also served as uSC chairpersons. Thank you very much.

Jerrie M. abellaEditor in Chief Philippine Collegian 2007-2008

WOMEn sPEak OUtThe UP Portia Sorority, Office of the Stu-

dent Regent, and Gabriela Women’s Party invite everyone to attend “WOMEN SPEAK OUT: Confronting Corruption and Sizing Up Scandals under the Arroyo Government” on February 22 (Friday), 10am-12nn at the Ambion Room, UP College of Law. Speak-ers include Ms. Gina de Venecia, Rep. Liza Masa and Ms. Flor Querubin (wife of Magda-lo soldier Lt. Col. Ariel Querubin). For inqui-ries, contact Tinay at 09175003879.

WanDERing, WOnDERing, WOnDERfUl WOMEn

18th International Film Festival March 10-13, Cine Adarna Features women-directed films on Fili-

pino women overseas and winning entries of the IWFF international short film compe-tition. For the festival duration, there will be forums on women and migration with lec-tures by women directors, and festival mu-sic concerts by Cynthia Alexander, Bayang Barrios, Engkantada and UP music bands. The UP Film Institute women faculty will also mount a multi-media exhibit on SENSE AND WANDERING at the Ishmael Bernal Hall for the whole month of March.

sUlyaP: sHORt filM COMPEtitiOn

UP Philippines-Japan Friendship Club (UP Tomo-Kai) invites you to SULYAP: Sineng Pinoy na may Timplang Hapon, a Nihongo short film competition. The ob-jective of this contest is to give Filipino students an opportunity to show their creativity and express themselves in Japanese, through film. All entries have Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. There will also be a Gyudon eating contest by Yoshinoya during the break. The event will be held at the UP Aldaba Recital Hall on March 1, 1pm. Free admission and me-rienda. For more information, contact David Cruz at 09157579312 or Kamille Percol at 09174988451.

nOsEblEED ©: tHE UP CEntEnnial EDitiOn

UP Yakal Residence Hall Association (YRHA) opens its doors again to the mul-titude of organizations and non affiliated students in UP Diliman for the sixth install-ment of Nosebleed this February 28, 2008, dubbed Nosebleed ©: The UP Centennial Edition. It will be an interactive and uncon-ventional quiz bee on UP’s 100 years. This is a chance for UPD students to both dem-onstrate their knowledge of our Alma Matter and to glean from the show gleaming proof of the richness of UP history. Registration fee is at Php 60 only/pair. A cash prize of Php 3,000.00 awaits. For more details, con-tact Mike Geroche (0928.2829.775), or MJ Tumamac (0906.8533.098).

UP ERg CaREER talkUP ERG presents CarEEEr Talk 08 :Per-

spectives overview of career paths for EEE students March 1

COntinuEd On P.11

A Call to the Filipino Youth to Stand Up for Truth.

As the nation faces intense moral and political crisis, the Filipino youth is called upon to take up its role as bearers of the future and stand up for truth and accountablity in government. The Filipino youth must act now.

We are youth, students and profes-sionals from different organizations, schools, colleges, universities, workplaces and communities. We unite in collective aspiration to knock on the conscience of our leaders and to awaken hope in the spirit of the Filipino people to bring forth a movement for truth and social change.

We commend Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, Jr. for divulging truths with regard to anomalies and corrupt acts in govern-ment. We admire the courage and deter-mination he showed as he faced efforts of government forces to harass his person in order to stop him from testifying in Senate investigations.

We express our solidarity with var-ious church groups, the business sector, people’s organizations and concerned Filipino citizens who have similarly expressed confidence in Mr. Lozada’s sincerity and credibility.

We believe that national leaders should be accountable to the people and that government officials should portray the highest standards of morality and integrity to be able to propel the nation towards genuine progress, justice and peace.

As young people moved with our conscience and aspirations for good governance and accountability for wrong deeds done, we condemn the following acts by government:

• The attempted cover-up and past and present whitewash of evidence im-plicating Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the First Gentleman and the First Family, along with Malacanang’s minions, in nu-merous issues of bribery and corruption and other shady deals of government;

• The gross and systematic plunder of the country’s coffers and resources for the benefit of a few influential govern-ment officials and cronies;

• The Arroyo administration’s shameless disregard of the intensity

yOUtH aCt nOW!

and effects of such allegations and its continuous brushing off of still unre-solved issues of bribery and corruption despite overwhelming public clamor for morality, transparency and account-ability; and

• The blatant and unabashed misuse of the administration machinery, in-cluding the Department of Justice, the Philippine National Police, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and other agencies of government, to conspire in the further deception of the people and betrayal of public trust.

The government has lost its moral ascendancy to govern due to the long list of scandals, electoral fraud and corrup-tion issues that have mired its rule. The Arroyo administration has long ceased to perform as a role model government for the youth. It has caused the widespread disillusionment among young people and have been a disappointment to the youth’s desire to instill reforms in government.

We call on the government of Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to stop efforts to cover-up the truth and be account-able for its immoral and corrupt acts. The government’s desperate efforts to continuously cling to power have sown deep social discontent and division among the people.

We strongly believe in the sovereign right that rests on the people to change a morally bankrupt and corrupt regime with a conscientious leadership that can genuinely unite the nation and can bring forth meaningful social change.

YOUTH ACT NOW against a morally bank-rupt government. YOUTH ACT NOW for truth, accountability and meaningful change.

Vencer CrisostomoConvenor, YOUTH ACT NOW! (Youth

for Accountability and Truth Now!)

n G i S iom narayan a. velasco

PhiliPPine Collegian | Biyernes 22 Peb 2008

anu kea nngyri s d8 n chrs agrava? ganda nung mga artcle ska lalo ung mga tula. ganda ng KUle! Ü 05-13360 aw-aw

grabe! saludo akoky chris angrava! ang galing2 tlaga nya mgsulat! nkakainluv xa.. hehe! Khit di ako Up student, lagi akong ngbbsa ng kule at ung article nya una k0ng bnabasa.. 07-036512 pUp

i just learned that ateneo’s implementing dress code in their campus. Wooshoo! Buti na lang sa Up walang gano’n. Ü 07-03361

nptx aq s kule ng s0brang late dahl nb0ther aq s ak-ing s0litary existence. mala-chris agrava ang buhay ko. l0ve wanted! 07-46260

sagUtanto 06-30900 at 06-73194: wag na kau mg-away s

mga ratings n yan cnasyng nio lng pnahon nio. Buti sana kung kikita kau jan. away lng yan dhl s pera ng dlawang network. Jacktv rocks!!!! 03-00220

to 06-15131: nagbibigay ang Wowowee ng ilusyon(peke) ng pag-unlad. naipapasok nito sa isip ng marami na ang game show ay isang paraan ng pagsalba mula sa kahirapan. manipestasyon din ang Wowowee ng kung anu-anong isteryotipo sa mundo tulad ng pa-niniwala na ang lahat ay umiikot sa pera at ang babae ay palamuti lamang. 06-01594

to 06-15131: Wala. Walang masama sa wowowee. hindi masamang tawanan ang kahirapan. Kaya sige tawa ka lang. tawa ka hanggang magdugo ang lalamu-nan mo, sumabog ang bungo mo at sumambulat lahat ng natitira mo pang brain cells dhl sa kaligayahan. tawa ko lang kung sakali. 03-51723 kalbo

to 06-15131: sige, pagtawanan m0 nang pagtawanan ang kahirapan. pagtawanan mo ang mga taong pinag-mumukhang tanga ang sarili mabigyan lang ng k0nting halaga.tumawa ka nang tumawa hanggang sa tumirik ang mg mata m0. 04-32096

to 06-04355: tama yan!sna ay ma burn in hell ang mga ganyang lalaki! amen to that! 04-46654

to 06-02735: i agree! mrming dsrving mkps0k kc mhl n tuit0n. tama k mdmi n nagng wlng paki. Kklung-kot! tataka q qng “isKolar” ng “Bayan” pb dpt itawag stn. 05-13360

to 06-58804: pwede ba wag kang magma-my name is rein my name is rein dyan, ako lang ang rein sa mun-do! 04-62868 my name is rein of cssp

nExt WEEk's qUEstiOns:

textback FrOM P.10

trying Hard mag-Coño EditionI hate to say this but, uh, the rides in the fair were so like a

hundred years ago pa… I mean, what do you tawag that ride which goes pa-ikot-ikot horizontally? What? Caterpillar? What does the insekto have to do with the ride? Anyway, it’s so like parehas sa mga rides I have seen in a certain perya in my vaca-tion sa Los Baños! The fair is slowly becoming a perya na a!

“Oh my god, they’re so baduy,” said my ever so coñotic kai-bigans sa BA tungkol sa mga hardcore emo(y) persons that make palibot the Fair Grounds… And speaking of weird persons, I noticed that there were so maraming nasasapian when it’s Fair week sa UP ah. Gosh, I felt awa para dun sa person na nag-yell ng “Cellphone ko nawawala!” during the Tuesday concert. It’s like, I’m so swerte because I’m not isa sa mga people na nakawan (and na-stab sa body). Ayun.. Ay, I almost made kalimot the funny store na nag-bebenta ng shirts which say, what’s that again, ah, “Putang-ina ‘nyo mga sosyal…” and stuff… Ahaha.. In fairness funny s’ya a.

Anyway, I was making hintay pala sa PNB yesterday para I’ll make bukas-bukas my new account. I have so many pera, you see. Ngayon, I overheard this old lolo sa may isang section who was making reklamo-reklamo to the attendant. “Bakit ayaw magbukas ng account ko? Ayaw gumana ng ATM!” Tapos the attendant replied, “Eh sir baka malabo lang po mga mata nyo. Patingin nga po ng pin nyo… Ah ok… ‘Lo, anu pong basa ‘nyo dito?” “2300” said the matanda. “Eh sir 2369 po nakalagay eh!”

Ayun.. Haynaku, friends, till here na lang muna ah. Imi-meet ko pa yung friend kong si Inday Kipay-Kipay. Ok sige, hindi talaga yun yung reason ko. The fact is, grabi, nanu-nusblid (nosebleed) na aku sa pinag-gagagawa ku. Grabi. ‘Sus pastilan. Naubusan tuluy aku ng Inglis sa inyu.. Hala sigi alis muna ang lula nyu. Babay.

1. anong proyekto ang gusto mong ilunsad ng susunod na Usc?

2. sino para sa iyo ang “luckiest bitch?”

Philippine Collegian nº 24Biyernes 22 Peb 2008

art: Janno gonzales Page Design:

Mark angelo Virly Ching

article: lauren anicia

takasan ang komunidad ng mga residente. Habang nagkakape

o ngumunguya ng mojos na hi-natid pa ni Ate Vicki o Bermont’s,

nagkakakilanlan kami sa pag-kukuwento ng buhay namin bago mag-UP, pagpuna sa mga

di kanais-nais na ugali ng iba at pagbatikos sa mga pulitiko at ar-tista. Pinapatulan namin ang kahit anong paksa para na rin masulit ang pagkakataong marinig ang opinyon ng bawat isa.

Masasabing hinuhulma ng dormi-toryo ang mga naninirahan dito upang maging isang ganap na estudyante ng UP. Tila negosasyon ng iba’t ibang kul-tura ang pamamalagi sa Kalay. Mula kasi sa iba’t ibang panig ng Pilipinas ang mga naninirahan dito. At inaa-sahan, pagkatapos ng isang taong pamamalagi sa naturang dor-mitoryo, mapaninindigan na namin ang bansag na ”iskolar ng bayan.”

House RulesSubalit isang ideolohikal na

larangan din ang pamamalagi sa isang dormitoryo. Tampok ito sa samu’t saring restriksyong ipinapataw sa mga residente nito. Bawal ang uminom, mani-garilyo at mag-PDA . Ipinag-babawal din ang pagpapa-pasok ng hindi residente sa mismong living quarters at pag-uwi lampas sa itinak-dang curfew na alas-nuwebe ng gabi.

Totoong kailangan ng di-siplina upang manatiling estudyante ng UP. Ngunit hindi dapat matali sa kalo-kohan tulad ng pag-inom, lampungan, at pagdalo sa party, ang nosyon ng pagsuway. Mas mainam tingnan kung anong kla-seng kaugalian ang nais hubugin ng mga rest-riksyong ito – pagkama-sunurin, takot sa batas, at pasibismo. Kung pinag-babawalan, nangangahu-lugan ito ng pagkakakulong sa isang ideolohiyang pabor sa pagpapanatili ng kasalu-

kuyang kalakaran. May kaukulang parusa at

gantimpala ang pagsunod o pagsuway. Sa mga magigiging ma-sunurin, nasisiguro nila na may dor-

mitoryo silang tutuluyan sa susunod na taon, gawa ng pagkakaroon ng

malinis na rekord. Gayon din naman,

maaaring mapagsabihan ng RA , mabigyan ng warning,

magkarekord ng violation o tuluyang mapalayas sa

dormitoryo ang sinumang mangangahas na sumuway.

Sa pamamagitan ng mga restriksyong ito, nakatakda

ang kilos ng bawat residente. Hindi malayo ang ganitong

kalakaran sa diskursong buma-balot sa pasismong kaagapay

ng estado. Kumbaga, maaari ka lang manatiling bahagi ng

sistema kapag kaya mong sundin ang mga batas nito – mga batas na nakabatay sa matiwasay na pagpapalakad ng naghaharing kaisipan, gaano man ito karahas.

Ang pagsuway ay nanganga-hulugan ng pagbawi sa dorm pri-

vileges ng isang dormer. Kapag nangyari ito, mapipilitan ang isang dormer na maghanap ng

malilipatan sa mga komunidad na matatagpuan sa paligid ng

UP campus tulad ng Krus na Ligas at Balara. Simbolikal ang kalakarang ito: itinutulak ng

sistema ang mga sumusuway sa laylayan ng pulitikal na es-

pasyo nito. Makikita ang pagpapalawig

sa ganitong sistema sa mga ka-salukuyang isyung hinaharap

ng UP. D a h i l

k a m i n g f r e s h i e s

a n g n a k a -ranas ng pag-

taas ng matrikula ng UP, kami dapat

ang nangunguna sa paglaban dito at sa iba pang palisiyang nag-lalayong gawing mala-pribado ang edukasyon. Ngunit imbes na kritikal na pagsusuri, bulag-bulagang pagsang-ayon ang inaasahang hubog ng mga freshie.

Isang edukasyong mapagpa-laya ang pakay ng lahat sa pag-pasok sa UP. Nagpapatuloy ang hangaring ito sa lahat ng antas ng buhay-unibersidad maging sa pagtira sa dormitoryo. Upang

maipagpatuloy ang ganitong hubog ng mga iskolar ng bayan,

kailangang tandaan na kailangang maya’t mayang tuligsain ang bulag na pagtakbo ng oras sa loob ng Kalay.

Kung sakaling manatili akong bihag matapos ang isang taon sa Kalay, ang Kalayaang ipinag-mamalaki ko ay magiging isang hungkag na palayaw sa isang istrukturang tulugan at kainan lamang.

TV area ang maaaring pag-saluhan ng mga babae at lalaki.

Dalawa kami ni Jacque na naghahati sa kwarto. May-roon kaming tig-isang apar-ador, lamesa at syempre, kama. Tig-isa rin kami ng bentilador na dinala at binabayaran para sa kuryenteng kinokonsumo nito. Kasama rin sa bina-bayaran buwan-buwan, bukod pa sa 500 pisong lodging fee, ang almusal, tanghalian at hapunan na inihahain sa mess hall.

Kahit malayo kami sa aming mga magulang, mayroon namang resi-dent assistants na nag-babantay at nag-aalaga sa amin. Pawang mga up-perclassmen o graduate students ang kaagapay ng dorm manager sa pamamahala ng buong dormitoryo. Sila rin ang namamahala sa mga tau-nang okasyon tulad ng Open House, Pasalubong Festival at Sportsfest na nilalahokan ng lahat ng resi-dente. Sa pamamagitan ng mga gawaing ito, umaasa ang administrasyon ng Kalay na magkakaroon kami ng mga alternatibong karanasan na diumano’y magbabalanse sa akademikong programa ng unibersidad.

Group Living Experience Bahagi na rin ng tunguhing

ito ang pagtatalaga ng mga k o m i t e s a bawat palapag. P i p i l i k a m i ng isa mula s a l i m a n g komiteng may k a n y a - k a n -yang trabaho sa pagpapabuti n g k o n d i s yo n

ng pagtira sa dorm. Mayroong Academics, Rights and Welfare, Food, Socio, Publicity, Finance at Sports Committee. Miyembro ako ng AcadCom na tumutulong sa mga residenteng maipasa at, kung minsan, mauno ang mga asignatura nila.

Hanggang sa katahimikan ng hatinggabi, ’di ko magagawang

P asado alas- dose na ngunit hindi pa ako pwedeng matulog. Tambak

ang readings na naghihintay mabuklat habang panay na-man ang reklamo ng tiyan kong hindi nabusog sa ma-panlinlang na Salisbury Steak na kinain namin sa hapunan. Gaya ng dati, hindi ko mapig-ilang mainis kay nanay na nagpumilit na magdorm ako. Kung nasa bahay lang ako, siguradong nasa harap lang ako ng telebisyon at kumakain pa ng tsokolate.

Imposible nga lang ito sa tunay na buhay; higit pa kasi sa tatlong oras ang biyahe pap-untang Cavite. Para naman sa roommate kong si Jacque, ku-lang ang isang araw para maka-pasok sa mga klase niya kung hindi siya tinanggap sa Kalay -- limang oras ang kakainin ng biyahe niya paakyat ng Baguio. Sabi niya, kung hindi raw siya tinanggap sa Kalay, hindi siya tutuloy ng UP Diliman.

Para lamang matawag na iskolar ng bayan, parehas kami, kasama ng daang iba pa, na sumailalim sa kalayaang pu-puwede sa Kalayaan.

Blueprint Mahihinuha ng kahit sino

mula sa mga nagbabalat na pintura ng dingding ng aming kwarto na matagal nang gina-gamit ang Kalayaan Residence Hall. Ang gusaling pinasimu-lang itayo sa pangunguna ni Imelda Marcos noong 1974 ay opisyal na binuksan p a r a s a m g a freshman n o o n g 1975. Sabi ni Rodolfo Robidillo, kasaluku-yang dorm manager ng Kalay, marahil Kalayaan ang tinawag dito upang subuking pasub-alian ang kaguluhan at repre-syong idinulot ng Martial Law.

Coeducational din ito at kayang magpatira ng 198 kala-lakihan at 344 na kababaihan. Gayunpaman, mga pasilidad lamang gaya ng mess hall at

kailangang tandaan na kailangang maya’t mayang tuligsain ang bulag na pagtakbo ng oras sa loob ng Kalay