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Issue 19 | Thursday, 06 December 2012 | 12 pages| C O N T E N T S: Editorial-A grim joke| News: UPM admin lifts ‘no late payment’ policy | On board: Reports from the December 2 BOR meeting | UPM dentistry students forced to buy own dental materials | UP Booters clinch first win from UE Warriors, 1-0 | 400 pamilya sa 2 komunidad sa UP, nakaambang mapaalis | UPM Polsci prof is next faculty regent | Features: Last trip | Troubled waters | Kultura: Booking tayo | Opinion: Lakas tama: Awkward* | Prinsesa | Walang uwian | Editor's Note | Eksenang PeyupsTRANSCRIPT
Opisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas - Diliman
Tomo 90, Blg. 19Disyembre 6, 2012
Private transactionsA TRAIL OF UNFULFILLED PROMISES,
A NEW WAVE OF COMMERCIAL INTERESTS
A NEW THREAT AGAINST THE PEOPLE
Lathalain
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a lame show of instituting hollow reforms.
Aquino’s duty is not to merely create new “superbodies” that offer much hype but little hope for justice against human rights abuses. Instead, he should address the country’s dismal record at prosecuting HRV cases. In the past decade, only seven cases out of thousands of human rights violations were successfully prosecuted by the government, according to the 2012 Human Rights Watch world report.
While the struggle for justice remains as doomed as it was in the hands of his predecessor, Aquino continues to offer nothing but mock reforms and cheap publicity stunts. And the people are no longer amused.
The masses are clamoring for the rights that the state has systematically deprived, and they will not give up without a fight.
Punong Patnugot
Kapatnugot
Patnugot sa Balita
Patnugot sa Lathalain
Patnugot sa Grapix
Mga Kawani
Tagapamahala ng Sirkulasyon
Sirkulasyon
When a rational thinking community where right is might metamorphose into a jungle of barbarism where might is right, something is the matter with the students’ upbringing.
A GRIM JOKE
Mga Katuwang na Kawani
Pinansya
Editor’s Notes
As the Philippine Collegian celebrates its 90th year, we revisit lines from prized editorials that helped define the publication’s tradition of critical and fearless journalism.
Pamuhatan Silid 401 Bulwagang Vinzons, Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman, Lungsod QuezonTelefax 981-8500 lokal 4522Email [email protected] philippinecollegian.orgKasapi Solidaridad: UP Systemwide Alliance of Student Publications and Writers’ Organizations, College Editors Guild of the Philippines
Ukol sa Pabalat Dibuho ni Marianne Riosat Chris Martin Imperial
VIOLENCE IN THE CAMPUSOn the pervading hooliganism and violence among UP studentsLeonardo A. Quisimbing8 January 1958
PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO III has a peculiar sense of humor.
On the eve of the anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre – which has been dubbed as the sin-gle deadliest event for journalists in history and has remained unresolved by the courts for two long years – Aquino issued Administrative Order 53, creating a new “superbody” tasked to investigate and prosecute cases of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in the country.
With the International Human Rights Day barely a few days ahead, it would be easy to dismiss the creation of this new committee as another shamelessly calculated publicity stunt, but the suspicious details of the inter-agency effort ultimately reveal the chilling punch line behind Aquino’s bad joke.
Chaired by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, the new “superbody” offers little hope for much-needed reform in the justice system. Indeed, many of the powers vested in this new committee are functions which already exist, and are supposedly exercised, by the Department of Justice and the Commission on Human Rights. Creating another human rights body then becomes nothing but a cruel prank, as it merely adds a new layer of bureaucracy for those seeking justice against human rights violations (HRVs).
Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte provides perhaps the clearest perspective as to what the superbody truly intends to accomplish. She said the new committee shall handle human rights cases under former President Gloria Arroyo because “it’s easier to prove these incidents [due] to the time proximity.” Never mind that, under Aquino’s watch, there are also 114 human rights violations recorded by human rights group Karapatan since 2010.
To add insult to injury, the new committee will be composed of government officials whose agencies are accused of perpetrating the very same human rights violations the superbody itself presumes to resolve. Together with the Defense Secretary, the AFP Chief-of-Staff, and the PNP Chief will also sit as regular members of the committee.
No less than the United Nations and previous fact-finding commissions have conceded that many of the HRVs in the country are state-perpetrated. In fact, military officials themselves are the prime suspects in many human rights abuses, including the case of UP students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan, who were abducted by elements of the military and have remained missing since 2006.
Rather than be perturbed by the facts, the government chooses instead to be complicit with those suspected of perpetuating violence against the people. On December 2, Brig. Gen. Eduardo M. Año – one of the primary suspects in the abduction of farmer-activist Jonas Burgos in 2007 – was even promoted as the new chief of the Intelligence Service of the AFP.
The appointment of the military in the new committee can therefore only obstruct any genuine efforts towards delivering justice to human rights victims. Moreover, this move may even strengthen of the administration’s counter -insurgency program, Oplan Bayanihan. With the military now authorized to exercise discretion in identifying which cases are considered as HRVs, the superbody further provides state agents the authority to summarily execute, detain, or legally prosecute anyone they suspect as “threats to national security.”
If Aquino is serious on imple-menting genuine reforms in the human rights situation in the country, he must begin by ending the very conditions which breed and sustain the culture of violence and impunity that has claimed so many lives throughout the years, rather than merely putting up
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UP Manila (UPM) stUdents who have not yet paid tuition were finally allowed to attend classes after the UPM administration agreed to lift a memorandum which barred the said students from attending their enlisted classes this semester.
in a dialogue on november 27, the administration eventually allowed late tuition payment for about 50 students who had not paid tuition before the extended deadline on november 23 and allowed them to be admitted in their classes in the meantime.
some of the said students were also advised to apply for loans at financial assistance programs which provide loans even to those who have unpaid accounts at the UPM student loan Board (slB).
these programs include the development Foundation tuition assistance Program and the student’s emergency loan Fund, which offer maximum loan amounts of P25,000 and P10,000 per semester, respectively.
these assistance programs, however, do not address the problem of the high cost of UP tuition, because these only provide loans which students still need to pay before the end of the school year, said UPM College of arts and sciences student Council Chair Maryliz Zubiri.
‘No late paymeNt’the UPM administration
originally released a memorandum on October 23, which barred students who have not paid their tuition from being admitted to their classes, forcing some students to apply instead for a leave of absence (lOa), said student Regent Cleve arguelles.
students who did not pay tuition on time and did not file for lOa shall be automatically considered on absence without leave and would need to fulfill readmission requirements, according to university rules.
in a letter dated October 30, arguelles requested that students be allowed to pay tuition beyond the original
november 16 deadline. the administration, however, only extended the deadline to november 23 and did not allow promissory notes.
the memorandum was a “double oppressor” since students who could not afford the high tuition rates in UP are forced to pay within an unreasonably short period of time, said Zubiri.
‘No promissory Notes
for loaNs’ Meanwhile, in UP los Baños
(UPlB), the administration refused to accept promissory notes for unpaid tuition loans from students, thus requiring students to settle their existing loans before being able to enroll this semester.
in a letter to arguelles on november 17, UPlB Chancellor Rex Cruz refused to grant the sR’s request to allow students to submit promissory notes for their unpaid loans, because the amount of unpaid tuition loans in the UPlB slB has already reached P10 million in the last forty years.
though the payment deadline was eventually extended until november 27, the ban on promissory notes remained in effect and students tagged as ineligible to enroll because of unpaid loans had to apply for lOa instead, said
UPlB UsC Chair Ynik ante.these stricter measures on
tuition payment reflect the university’s increasing reliance on revenue collected from students rather than on government subsidy, said arguelles.
For this year, the department of Budget and Management projects the total income of UP from the collection of tuition and other fees at P471 million, ten percent higher than the university’s actual tuition revenue of P428 million in 2011, according to the dBM’s 2013 Budget of expenditures and sources of Financing.
UP’s tuition policies are a tool for realizing the goals of President Benigo aquino iii’s Roadmap for Public Higher education Reform (RPHeR), said Zubiri. Under RPHeR, the Commission on Higher education expects the country’s leading state universities and colleges to cut down their reliance on state subsidy from the current 70 percent to 50 percent by 2016.
“[this can only predict] the intensified commercialization of education and the university’s [loss of] public character [under RPHeR],” said Zubiri.
UPM admin lifts ‘no late payment’ policy
SUPREMO. Bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng ika-149 taong kaarawan ni Andres Bonifacio, sinunog ang effigy ni Noynoy Aquino sa Mendiola noong Nobyembre 30. (top) Nagmartsa ang iba’t-ibang sektor ng lipunan mula Liwasang Bonifacio patungong US Embassy bago tumulak sa Mendiola. Kinondena ng grupo ang mga kontra-mamamayang palisiyang ipinapatupad ng administrasyong Aquino.(bottom)
DevelopmeNt of Up’s laNDs iN the sierra maDretHe BOaRd OF Regents (BOR), UP’s highest policy making body, approved the proposal to develop and manage the university’s 9,084-hectare property in the southern part of the sierra Madre Mountain Range. the project will be under a lease agreement with a private contractor that will be selected through public bidding.
Under the “sustainable Management and development Plan for the UP sierra Madre land grants land Use Plan,” the sierra Madre property is expected to become an ecological reservoir, ecotourist spot, learning laboratory for students and faculty, and an “enduring source of university revenues.”
student Regent Cleve arguelles, however, opposed the project, as it would further discourage the government from subsidizing the financial needs of the university. there are also indigenous lumad communities currently residing in the said area and the new project will force them out of their ancestral domain, he added.
New fees iN UpD College
of mUsiCthe BOR, meanwhile, also
approved to increase the graduate school tuition in the UP diliman (UPd) College of Music, from P500 per unit to P1,000 per unit, effective next semester. new laboratory fees have also been approved by the board: P200 per unit for graduate students and P200 to P300 per unit for undergraduates.
arguelles voted against the proposed fees, saying the student consultation held by the administration in 2011 did not include a comprehensive discussion of the justifications and implementing guidelines of the proposed fee. incoming fourth year students next semester should be involved in a new series of consultations with the student body, he added.
oN BoarD Reports from the December 2 BOR meeting
Continued to page 4
COMEBACK. UP Volleybelle Aia del Mundo blocks Sarina Bulan’s spike during the first UAAP women’s volleyball match at the FilOil Flying V Arena on December 2. The Lady Maroons battled neck and neck against the UE Lady Warriors finishing with a 3-2 victory. This is the first time the Maroons won after a winless season last year.
All 300 students of the uP Manila (uPM) College of dentistry (uPCd) last semester had to buy several dental materials already covered by fees they paid during enrolment in June, after the uPCd administration failed to find a new private contractor for the said supplies.
uPCd students each pay P2500 every semester for laboratory fees which cover materials and equipment needed for academically required dental operations, such as 10 extractions, one root canal, and one denture, said uPCd dean and Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Chair Vicente Medina.
Making dentures require several materials that total up to P1400, such as alginate, wax, and plaster. Root canals, meanwhile, require dental shade, the cream used to fill tooth cavities. only six out of 14 shades are available in limited supply in uPCd and each two-inch tube costs P5000.
however, because no private company had placed a bid to become the uPCd’s supplier of dental materials by the start of classes in June, uPCd students spent about P5000 each to purchase materials for the entire semester, according to reports from the uPCd student Council (uPCdsC).
though uPCd students are willing to share materials among themselves, some supplies may not be shared because they require intimate contact with patients. uPCd students had to use leftover materials from their professors and classmates and spend their own money to buy
personal ones, said uPCdsC Chair Rose umayam.
At a general meeting during the first week of classes in June, Medina requested uPCd students to purchase their own materials for the meantime and assured them they would be reimbursed “in kind” before the school year ends.
In accordance to Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA), the uPCd BAC called for bids as early as January, but not a single company placed a bid to supply the said needed materials until the third bidding during the middle of the semester.
uPCd finalized the deal with new Citizens dental supply only in July and expects the delivery of most of the missing supplies in december, Medina explained in an interview with the Collegian.
Implemented in 2003, the GPRA requires any government institution, including uPCd, to conduct a bidding process for the procurement of products or services worth P50,000 and above. the process includes a minimum 30-day waiting period for at least three bidders, and a two-week-long bid evaluation process.
GPRA demands a long process for transactions between government and private institutions, discouraging prospective suppliers of dentistry materials to transact with uPCd, said Medina. “[A]yaw na nila makipagtransact pa, kaya nagkulang ang materials namin,” he explained.
some dental companies are also discouraged by delays in payment, which may take one
UPM dentistry students forced to buy own dental materials
New UP officialsthe BoR also approved the
appointment or election of several uP officials, including:1. dr. lourdes Abadingo as incoming faculty Regent 2. dr. Grace Alfonso as Chancellor of uP open university 3. dr. Jose Gonzales as Philippine General hospital director4. Atty. liza d. Coro as dean of uP Cebu
New admissioNs formUla the BoR also approved an
updated formula for the uni-versity Predicted Grade (uPG) of uP College Admission test (uPCAt) takers across all con-stituent and regional units, ef-fective next academic year.
the new uPG formula adopts the uP Admission Index, which assigns equal weights of 15 percent each for the four components of the uPCAt: language Proficiency (lP), Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, and science. the remaining 40 percent is derived from the high school weighted average (hsWA).
the current admissions for-mula assigns varying percent-age shares for each four com-ponents, with lP getting the highest at around 33.5 percent and science getting the lowest at around 2 percent.
the new formula also revises the current scheme for assign-ing degree programs to uPCAt qualifiers, which uses various “courses predictors.” two of these predictors, namely the Biological science Predicted Grade and the Physical sci-ence Predicted Grade, will be merged into a single predictor, the science Predicted Grade.
to two months beyond the agreed date of payment, while other companies are simply not interested in placing a bid because they find the uPCd’s asking price too low, Medina added.
uPCd students have agreed to this arrangement, as they can still use the “reimbursed” supplies this semester, said umayam. “that’s fine with us, we just hope that these materials arrive on time, dahil baka grumaduate kami bago dumating [ang mga] ‘yun,” she added.
Meanwhile, the uPCd administration said it has taken note of all expenses incurred by students for lab materials, and will replace said materials in kind once the supplier delivers the products, said Medina.
tWo-yeAR defendInG champions uP fighting Maroons battered the university of the east (ue) Warriors, 1-0, during their first football game on december 5 in the 75th season of the university Athletic Association of the Philippines.
the first half of the game was a frenzied sprint to and fro the opposite sides of the Ateneo erenchun field. In the 42nd minute, Maroons’ Gerardo Valmayor and rookie Vincent Aguilar teamed up to power through the Warriors’ defense
and clinch uP’s lone goal. By the second half, the ue
Warriors tightened their defense but were out of breath in stealing the ball away from the uP Booters. the Maroons then launched a heroic offense but failed to score a second goal.
the Maroons, however, managed to keep their lead, though the state u team missed at least two chances for an open shot. In the 70th minute, Warriors goalie lendon Clores left the ue goalpost open, but Maroons’ Gabriel Mendoza
delivered a kick which sent the ball just a thread away from the goalpost.
“When we started putting in [substitute] players [in the second half], medyo na-disrupt yung flow ng attack. there were attempts [from uP] but [these] were [just] counter-attacks,” said uP football coach Andres Gonzales.
football follows a point system where a win is equal to three points, a draw is one point and a loss is zero. last year, the uP Booters valiantly defended their championship title, scoring
a total of 20 points with five wins and five draws.
five members of the last year’s first roster had already graduated and left the team, pulling up three rookies into the starting list this year. Meanwhile, uP goalie tyrone Caballes and five others are on their last playing year this season.
the uP Maroons will be up against last year’s third placer far eastern university tamaraws on december 9, 10 AM, at the Ateneo erenchun field.
UP Booters clinch first win from Ue warriors, 1-0
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Mahigit 400 paMilya sa dalawang komunidad sa loob ng Up Diliman (UpD) campus ang nakaambang mawalan ng tirahan sa tinatayang pinakamalawakang demolisyon sa kasaysayan ng Up na nakatakdang simulan sa Marso ng susunod na taon.
Balak patayuan ng pabahay para sa 236 empleyado ng UpD ang kasalukuyang kinatatayuan ng mga komunidad sa Village C, na katabi ng College of Fine arts, at Blocks 1 to 3 na nasa kahabaan ng C. p. garcia avenue, sa likod ng hardin ng Doña aurora.
sisimulan na ngayong linggo ang bidding para sa pribadong kontraktor na magpapatayo ng nasabing pabahay na bubuuin ng apat na gusaling may tig-apat na palapag, ayon kay Vice Chancellor for Community affairs Melania abad-Flores.
Naglaan ang Commission on higher Education ng p198 milyong pondo para sa nasabing proyekto na inaasahang matatapos sa 2014.
Bagaman suportado ng mga residente ng dalawang komunidad ang proyektong pabahay para sa mga kawani ng Up, tutol naman sila sa nakaambang demolisyon dahil walang tiyak na relokasyong ilalaan para sa kanila, ani Rolando Racuya, pangulo ng C. p. garcia Neighborhood association incorporation (CpgNai).
ika-2 ng Oktubre nang unang magharap sa isang pulong ang CpgNai at ang administrasyon ng UpD, kung saan ipinaalam ni Flores sa mga residente ang proyektong pabahay. sa Village C at Block 3 umano ipatatayo ang mga gusali ng pabahay, habang gagawin namang parking lot ang lupang kinatitirikan ng Block 1 at 2, ani Racuya.
sa isang dayalogo noong Nobyembre 26, naghapag ng tatlong opsyon ang CpgNai at Village C homeowners association (VCha) hinggil sa panukalang pabahay.
400 pamilya sa 2 komunidad sa UP, nakaambang mapaalis
ON TRACK. Workers assemble the foundation of the 465-meter test track on what will be the UP Diliman - Automated Guideway Transit System (UP-AGTS) that runs along the parts of C.P Garcia Avenue up to the vicinity of the College of Fine Arts. Launch of the project will take place this December, and if proven successful, will move on to the second phase where the track will be expanded into 13 stations surrounding the campus.
Unang mungkahi ng mga residente na sa ibang lokasyon na lamang ipatayo ang pabahay upang hindi sila mawalan ng tirahan at kabuhayan. Wala umano silang kakayahang bumili o umupa ng bagong bahay, at nag-aaral naman sa Brgy. san Vicente at Krus na ligas ang karamihan sa kanilang mga anak.
ikalawang mungkahi naman ang pansamantalang paglikas ng mga pamilya sa Village C at Block 3, patungong Block 1 at 2, upang magbigay daan sa unang bahagi ng proyekto.
Malaki naman ang posibilidad na magkasundo ang administrasyon at mga residente sa ikatlong mungkahi ng CpgNai at VCha, kung saan pagkakalooban ang mga residente ng relokasyon sa loob ng campus na may serbisyong tubig at kuryente.
gayunman, limitado ang mga lupang maaaring ilaan ng Up para sa relokasyon, ani Flores. sa kasalukuyan, balak umano ng administrasyon na gamitin ang ilang bakanteng lupa ng Up para gawing parking lot ng mga dormitoryo, at tayuan ng mga bagong gusaling pang-akademiko.
samantala, pag-aaralan pa umano kung maaaring upahan ng mga residente ng Village C at C. p. garcia ang bakanteng lupa sa gitna ng pook libis at pook amorsolo, bagaman tanging mga kasalukuyang may-ari lamang ng mga bahay sa dalawang apektadong komunidad ang maaaring mapagkalooban ng relokasyon.
Dapat umanong tiyakin na sa loob pa rin ng campus ang relokasyon, ayon kay UpD University student Council Community Rights and Welfare Committee head Mark Joseph tagala. “Magulo kung ililipat sila sa ibang lugar, dahil dito sa [Up] na nila nakukuha ang [kanilang] ka-buhayan, trabaho, [at] edukasyon,” paliwanag niya.
UPM Polsci prof is next faculty regentprofessor Roland simbulan
received the second highest number of votes, with 672 votes or 32.11 percent. Dr. generoso abes garnered 240 votes, or 11.47 percent, while Dr. Marilou Nicolas received 230 votes, or 10.99 percent.
in a text message to the Collegian, abadingo said she will meet with outgoing FR ida Dalmacio to discuss issues that need immediate attention. “Una ‘yung pagbabalik sa dating schedule ng BOR meeting na minsan sa isang buwan,” she said.
abadingo served as secretary of the University and of the BOR from 2005 to 2011 and has been in service as faculty in Up for more than 39 years.
the BOR has decided to meet only once in every two months since its september meeting to allow longer time for regents to study the items in the agenda before the actual meeting.
in her action plan as FR nominee, abadingo said she will focus on
proposing new policies related to the review of incentives for the university’s 3,544 academic employees, such as salary increases and promotions.
abadingo also vows to jumpstart several projects during the first months of her term, such as dialogues and consultations with the all-Up academic Union and the launching of a new website for the Office of the FR.
the incoming FR, however, must ensure stronger and faster response to issues raised in different units, said all-Up academic Employees Union – UpM president guillie panisales. “sa pag-iikot namin sa mga campuses, [nalaman namin na] matagal ang mga desisyon sa mga cases [katulad ng delayed] promotions and tenure. Dapat [bilang] FR, may time siya [para doon].”
Up MaNila (UpM) pOlitiCal science professor lourdes abadingo will sit as the next lone faculty representative to the Board of Regents, the highest decision-making body of the university, after garnering the highest number of votes at the recent Faculty Regent (FR) elections held on November 19 to 22.
garnering 883 votes, or 42.19 percent of the total 2093 valid votes counted, abadingo was confirmed by the BOR in its regular meeting on December 4 and will assume her post in June.
With the current FR, Dr. ida Dalmacio, hailing from Up los Baños, Up president alfredo pascual issued a memorandum on October 5, which states that the next FR must come from Up Manila. this year’s selection process was based on the 2010 rules, which stipulate that the elected FR must come from different constituent universities on a rotating basis.
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and
Jose
R
izal
, an
thol
ogie
s of
pr
ize-
w
inni
ng
pros
e or
po
em,
hist
ory
book
s,
and
sele
cted
titl
es fr
om th
e Wes
tern
cano
n. A
ltar
ed o
n th
e co
unte
r ar
e Jo
se’s
own
wor
ks,
incl
udin
g th
e co
mpl
ete
Ros
ales
Sag
a.
This
lit
erar
y ch
apel
ch
oose
s it
s la
ity;
th
e w
orsh
ip se
rvic
e is o
nly
for t
hose
belo
ngin
g to
the s
ame
liter
ary
relig
ion,
sha
ring
the
sam
e ar
tist
ic c
reed
. V
isit
ors
of
the
shop
ar
e m
ostl
y st
uden
ts
and
prof
esso
rs o
f lit
erat
ure,
art
ists
, an
d w
rite
rs. E
ven
fore
ign
liter
ary
fait
hful
floc
k in
to t
he b
ook
shop
. R
arel
y do
typ
ical
cit
izen
s w
alk
in t
he s
hop
to
brow
se
the
colle
ctio
n.
Boo
k pr
ices
ra
nge
from
ar
ound
150
to
3000
pes
os, w
hen
just
a f
ew s
tree
ts
away
sev
eral
sec
ond
hand
boo
ksto
res
abou
nd. J
ose’
s or
igin
al v
isio
n of
the
sho
p ho
wev
er w
as a
n et
erna
l fl
ouri
sh o
f lit
erat
ure
for
a co
untr
y th
at is
con
stan
tly
sear
chin
g fo
r it
s lit
erar
y an
d cu
ltur
al id
enti
ty. J
ose’
s lit
erar
y sh
rine
is
lo
cate
d in
a
spac
e w
here
in
cont
rast
ing
real
itie
s co
-exi
st: t
he p
over
ty a
nd t
he
gent
rific
atio
n of
Man
ila.
It ha
s no
t be
en
a pa
rt
of
the
mas
ses’
nove
na
to
pick
up
a
Pala
nca
anth
olog
y or
a
hard
boun
d To
lsto
y no
vel.
This
ex
clus
ivity
m
akes
th
e sa
cred
sp
aces
of t
he li
ttle
boo
k sh
op s
eem
muc
h sm
alle
r—ev
en
unw
elco
min
gly
cram
med
—as
w
rite
rs
mak
e th
eir
oblig
ator
y pi
lgri
mag
e to
this
hal
low
ed g
roun
d of
Phi
lip-
pine
lite
ratu
re.
*apo
logi
es to
Joh
n B
unya
n
NAK
AKA-
TUR
N O
N A
NG
AM
OY
NG
MG
A B
AGO
NG
LIB
RO
.Tu
win
g pa
paso
k ak
o sa
N
atio
nal
Boo
ksto
re
(NB
S),
Fully
B
ooke
d,
o Po
wer
B
ooks
, un
a ko
ng
naaa
moy
an
g na
kaka
adik
na
ha
limuy
ak
ng
pape
l, tin
ta,
at
plas
-tik
. N
akab
ubus
og s
a m
ga m
ata
ang
mga
pah
ina
ng l
i-br
o ni
na B
ob O
ng, S
teph
en K
ing,
Paul
o Co
elho
, Suz
anne
Co
llins
, G
eorg
e R
R
Mar
tin,
at
Nic
hola
s Sp
arks
. U
pang
hi
git
na m
alig
ayah
an, b
inub
ukla
t ko
rin
ang
mga
mag
asin
sa
gili
d.M
alib
an s
a na
kalil
ibog
na
amoy
ng
pape
l, na
kaaa
kit
din
ang
pina
tutu
gtog
na
feel
goo
d m
usic
sa
palig
id,
ang
mal
amig
na
ambi
ance
ng
luga
r, at
ang
hal
ina
ng
mal
amla
m n
a liw
anag
. Pum
ipin
tig
ang
akin
g di
bdib
sa
tuw
ing
napa
lilib
utan
ako
ng
napa
kara
min
g lib
ro,
seny
as n
a ka
ilang
ang
mag
para
os u
lit s
a m
undo
ng
imah
inas
yon
at m
ga s
alit
a.
San
ay
nang
m
anuk
so
ang
mga
bo
okst
ore
na
nagp
apah
iwat
ig n
g is
ang
hind
i in
aasa
hang
kal
igay
a-ha
n. S
a ka
says
ayan
, pu
nlay
ang
mga
boo
ksto
re n
g pr
opes
yuna
l na
m
iddl
e-cl
ass
sa
Kan
lura
n na
si
yang
nag
papa
nati
li sa
wal
ang
tigi
l na
pag
bent
a at
pa
gkon
sum
o ng
mga
libr
o.H
aban
g na
glili
bot
sa
loob
, na
suly
apan
ko
an
g ba
hid
ng d
ayuh
ang
kais
ipan
sa
napa
kara
min
g im
port
-ed
na
libro
. Sa
daga
t ng
mga
titu
long
ito
nalu
luno
d an
g pa
niti
kang
P
ilipi
no.
Pin
atut
uyan
ni
tong
hi
ndi
pa
mal
ay an
g buo
ng ba
nsa s
a kah
alag
ahan
ng l
ibro
, ani
Pro
f. R
olan
d To
lent
ino,
eks
pert
o sa
kul
tura
ng p
opul
ar.
Nas
alub
ong
ko a
ng m
ga fa
n at
gee
k na
sab
ik s
a tu
kso
ng m
ga h
igh
end
na b
ests
elle
r. B
ibih
ira
sa k
anila
ang
tu
mat
amba
y sa
gaw
i ng
book
stor
e ku
ng s
aan
naro
on
ang
mga
tex
tboo
k, n
a si
ya n
aman
g m
adal
as,
kung
hi
ndi
man
tan
ging
nab
abas
a ng
mga
est
udya
nte
sa
pam
publ
ikon
g pa
aral
an.
Maa
lindo
g an
g hu
bog
ng b
awat
pas
ikot
-sik
ot n
g m
ga b
ooks
tore
. Mat
agum
pay
nito
ng n
aaki
t an
g ak
ing
diw
a na
lum
uson
g sa
kam
anda
g ng
kar
gada
nila
ng
best
selle
r. S
inis
igur
o ng
esp
asyo
ng it
o na
mab
igya
n ng
pa
nand
alia
ng a
liw a
ng m
ga tu
lad
kong
tiga
ng s
a am
oy
ng b
agon
g lib
ro.
Ngu
nit
sa t
uwin
g m
agpi
pigi
l ak
o,
nana
naig
pa
rin
ang
taw
ag n
g ak
ing
lam
an.
Hin
di
ko
nam
amal
ayan
g ko
ntro
lado
na
ak
o ng
es
pasy
ong
naka
lilib
og a
ng a
rom
a. N
asas
anay
na
akon
g bu
mili
at
mag
-ini
t an
g ka
lam
nan
sa m
ga b
agon
g ha
rdbo
und
na li
bro.
Kah
it m
an s
inas
aid
nito
ang
aki
ng
buls
a at
pan
ahon
, hin
di k
o pa
gsas
awaa
ng p
agna
saha
n an
g m
ga b
agay
na
ito.
H
inih
ipo
ko a
ng im
ahin
asyo
n sa
pag
baba
sa n
g m
ga
bago
ng b
iling
lib
ro k
aula
yaw
ang
kap
e ng
Sta
rbuc
ks.
Unt
i-un
ti k
ong
nara
ram
dam
an a
ng m
aini
t na
diw
ang
inte
lekt
wal
sa
labi
s na
pag
tata
lik n
g am
oy n
g ka
pe a
t lib
ro s
a tu
win
g tu
mat
amba
y ak
o sa
Ful
ly B
ooke
d sa
B
onif
acio
Hig
h S
tree
t, o
sa E
DS
A S
hang
ri-l
a H
otel
. Su
balit
ka
kabi
t ng
lib
og
kong
bu
mili
ng
m
ga
li-br
o an
g m
arka
ng
isan
g an
gat
na i
ntel
ektw
al s
a lip
u-na
n na
hiw
alay
sa
kala
khan
ng
mga
Pili
pino
ng w
alan
g sa
rilin
g ku
ltura
sa
pagb
abas
a ng
lib
ro o
pag
-iin
om n
g ka
pe. S
a tu
win
g tin
utuk
so a
ko n
g m
ga b
ooks
tore
, hin
di k
o m
apig
ilang
m
agla
way
, su
mab
og,
at
mag
para
os
ng
akin
g iti
nata
gong
pa
gnan
asa
sa
mga
ba
gong
lib
ro.
Lagi
ng
nang
anga
ti an
g ak
ing
mga
bu
lsa,
mab
ili
lam
ang
ang
mga
ba
gong
lib
ro
at
mat
ikm
an
ang
mat
atam
is n
a ka
peng
mag
dada
la s
a ak
in t
ungo
sa
ruro
k ng
kal
igay
ahan
.
MU
LA
SA
MA
LAYO
, SA
G
ITN
A N
G
LUPO
N
NG
m
ga
tom
ador
at
ra
kist
a, hi
ndi
mo
iisip
ing
may
m
alili
gaw
na
tinda
han
ng m
ga li
bro.
Tan
aw a
ng g
raffi
ti at
do
odle
s sa
mga
din
gdin
g ni
to,
mas
muk
ha p
a ito
ng
tatt
oo
parl
or
o m
usic
ba
r ke
sa
laga
kan
ng
mga
m
uran
g lib
ro
at
nove
lty
item
s. N
guni
t sa
B
ooka
y-U
kay
Libr
uhan
, “ku
ng s
aan
mal
aya
kang
mag
ing
ikaw
,” til
a na
basa
g na
ng
a an
g la
hat
ng
kum
bens
yon
ng
isan
g bo
okst
ore.
Sim
ula
noon
g 20
08,
sa
pagb
ubuk
as
ng
libru
-ha
n sa
Mag
inha
wa
Str
eet,
Teac
her’s
Vill
age,
nag
ing
pabo
rito
na
it
ong
tam
baya
n ng
m
ga
estu
dyan
-te
ng n
agha
hana
p ng
mur
a at
kak
aiba
ng m
ga l
ibro
—m
ula
sa m
ga l
uman
g ak
da n
i W
illia
m S
hake
spea
re,
mga
bag
ong
nobe
la n
i H
aruk
i M
urak
ami,
pati
na
tala
mbu
hay
ng
mga
si
kat
na
mus
iker
o tu
lad
ni B
ob D
ylan
. M
as m
ura
ang
mga
lib
ro s
a B
ooka
y-U
kay
dahi
l se
gund
a m
ano
ang
mga
ito
. Ang
mga
may
-ari
nit
o,
kabi
lang
na
sina
Dan
Gaf
fud
at J
. Lun
a, n
agha
hana
p pa
ng
mga
lum
ang
libro
sa
mga
lug
ar n
a m
ahir
ap
mar
atin
g ng
kar
aniw
ang
mam
imili
—sa
Qui
apo,
sa
Rec
to, a
t pa
ti n
a sa
mga
tag
ong
esta
nte
sa B
ooks
ale.
H
indi
na
bago
sa
Pili
pina
s an
g pa
gbeb
enta
ng
mga
se
gund
a m
anon
g lib
ro. M
atag
al n
a ri
ng t
inat
angk
ilik
ng m
ga P
ilipi
no a
ng B
ooks
ale,
isan
g bo
okst
ore
chai
n na
nag
bebe
nta
ng m
ga s
egun
da m
anon
g lib
ro n
a ga
ling
pang
E
stad
os
Uni
dos,
C
anad
a,
Aus
tral
ia
at B
rita
nya.
S
a ka
bila
ng
pagk
akah
anay
ayo
n sa
mga
gen
re,
kapa
nsin
-pan
sin
pa r
in a
ng k
alat
na
pagk
akap
aton
g-pa
tong
ng
mga
lib
ro n
a du
lot
na r
in n
g w
alan
g-
hum
pay
na
pagh
ahan
ap
ng
mga
pa
tron
. N
akad
adag
dag
ito
sa d
anas
ng
pam
imili
, na
tila
na
ghah
anap
ka
ng i
sang
nat
atan
ging
kay
aman
an s
a ka
bund
ukan
ng
mga
libr
o.B
agam
a’t
pare
hong
ti
ndah
an
ng
mga
se
gund
a m
anon
g lib
ro, m
ay m
alak
ing
pagk
akai
ba a
ng
dala
wa.
Sa
mal
iwan
ag a
t ka
hali-
halin
ang
hits
ura
ng
kani
lang
mga
tin
daha
n sa
loob
ng
mal
l, ti
la la
yon
ng
Boo
ksal
e na
mak
aben
ta la
man
g ng
mar
amin
g lib
ro s
a m
asa.
Ang
Boo
kay-
Uka
y, b
agam
a’t m
ay p
angu
nahi
ng
tuon
sa
pagb
eben
ta, a
y na
gsis
ilbi
ring
tag
puan
ng
isan
g ko
mun
idad
. H
igit
pa
sa
pagb
ili
ng
libro
, di
nada
yo
rin
ang
Boo
kay-
Uka
y da
hil
nagi
ng
sent
ral
na
espa
syo
na
ito
para
sa
is
ang
part
ikul
ar
na
grup
o ng
m
ga
estu
dyan
te a
t in
tele
ktw
al. B
ukod
sa
pagb
eben
ta n
g m
ga
segu
nda
man
ong
libro
, mat
atag
puan
din
dito
ang
mga
na
tata
ngin
g ak
da
at
prod
ukto
ng
gaw
a ng
m
ga
patr
on n
ito.
Isa
iton
g ha
limba
wa
ng
espa
syon
g na
gsim
ula
sa p
agbe
bent
a ng
unit
nak
akap
ag-a
mba
g sa
pa
mpu
blik
ong
kara
kter
ng
isan
g lu
gar.
Hin
di i
to
kaib
a sa
mga
sec
ondh
and
book
stor
es s
a N
ew Y
ork
na
nags
isilb
i ri
ng t
agpu
an n
g m
ga m
anun
ulat
, art
ista
, at
mam
baba
sa s
a ka
nila
ng k
omun
idad
. N
amam
ayag
pag
ang
mga
esp
asyo
ng it
o ng
wal
ang
hini
hing
ing
kapa
lit s
a pu
blik
o ku
ndi
ang
min
san-
ang
pagd
alaw
, pan
aka-
naka
ng p
agti
ngin
sa
kani
lang
se
leks
yon,
at,
kung
kay
a na
man
ng
buls
a, p
agbi
li at
pa
gtan
gkili
k sa
kan
ilang
mga
libr
o.
Hig
it p
a sa
mga
libr
o, n
ahah
asa
at n
ahuh
ulm
a an
g ka
alam
an s
a m
ga e
spas
yong
nag
papa
laga
nap
nito
. S
a pa
mam
ayag
pag
ng m
ga s
egun
da m
anon
g lib
ru-
han,
nai
papa
kita
na
hind
i lam
ang
naip
apam
ahag
i ang
lib
ro s
a m
uran
g ha
laga
, kun
di n
aipa
para
mda
m d
in
ang
kom
yuna
l na
dan
as n
g pa
gbab
asa
at p
agka
tuto
. D
ahil
may
kag
ustu
han
pa r
ing
mag
basa
ang
mga
tao
, ba
go m
an a
ng li
bro
o se
gund
a m
ano.
Th
e P
ilgri
m’s
Pro
gre
ss*
Bas
ang
-bas
â
Seg
un
da
man
o
HIN
DI K
AG
AN
DA
HA
N S
I MIR
AJA
NE
. NA
BA
NS
AG
AN
na
siy
ang
“nog
nog”
at
“ulik
ba,”
at n
ataw
ag n
a si
yang
“m
ukha
ng k
ili-k
ili.”
May
man
gila
n-ng
ilan
ding
nak
a-ka
-app
reci
ate
sa k
anya
ng b
eaut
y—pe
ro h
indi
sap
at
ang
“may
hit
sura
nam
an”
para
iah
on a
ng k
anya
ng
nalu
luno
d na
sel
f-es
teem
. Kai
lang
an k
ong
gum
anda
, si
nasa
bi n
iya
sa s
arili
. Aya
w k
ong
tum
anda
ng d
alag
a.H
aban
g w
ala
pa
si
Pri
nce
Cha
rmin
g,
sa
mga
po
cket
book
hi
nuhu
got
ni
Mir
ajan
e an
g in
aasa
m-a
sam
ni
yang
ro
man
sa.
Sa
mun
dong
iy
on,
hind
i la
ng b
asta
mag
agan
da a
ng m
ga b
abae
. M
abab
ait
sila
, ch
arm
ing,
at
kung
hin
di m
ayam
an,
paso
k si
la s
a de
pini
syon
ng
mod
ern
Filip
ina
na
mad
iska
rte
at m
ay s
tabl
e na
pin
agku
kuna
n ng
per
a (n
ote:
hin
di s
ugar
dad
dy).
Mal
iban
sa
pagi
ging
mag
anda
, sw
ak s
i Mir
ajan
e sa
ka
tauh
an n
g m
ga b
ida.
Nag
tapo
s si
ya s
a ko
lehi
yo, a
t na
gtat
raba
ho s
a op
isin
a. M
abai
t di
n an
g pa
kiki
tung
o ni
ya
sa
mga
ta
o,
nagb
abak
asal
ing
mas
asal
ba
ng
busi
lak
na p
uso
ang
kaw
alan
niy
a ng
gor
geou
s lo
oks.
H
indi
ni
ya
mai
was
ang
mag
taka
: ku
ng
sing
gand
a ka
ya s
iya
nina
Kri
stin
e at
Nad
ja, i
ibig
in d
in k
aya
siya
ng
ka-
opis
ina
niya
ng s
i Pac
o?
Kat
ulad
ng
mga
lea
ding
man
sa
pock
etbo
ok, n
asa
tukt
ok d
in n
g fo
od c
hain
si
Paco
—ar
tist
ahin
ang
m
ukha
’t m
ala-
Ado
nis
ang
hubo
g ng
kat
awan
. S
ila
‘yun
g ti
po n
g m
ga l
alak
i na
mga
bab
aeng
nas
a to
p on
e pe
rcen
t ng
tat
sulo
k di
n an
g ha
nap.
K
aya
nam
an m
unti
k na
ng m
agha
nda
ng p
igin
g si
M
iraj
ane
nang
min
sang
mag
-hel
lo s
a ka
nya
si P
aco.
N
apad
ilat s
iya,
nap
anga
nga
at n
anig
as s
a tu
wa.
Kun
g da
ti’y
hin
di n
apap
ansi
n ni
Pac
o an
g m
aya’
t m
aya
niya
ng p
agna
kaw
ng
suly
ap, n
oong
ara
w n
a iy
on a
y ti
la m
asay
ang-
mas
aya
ang
bina
ta’t
may
kal
akip
na
ngit
i pa
ang
isin
ukli
nito
ng t
ingi
n.
Mal
igay
ang-
mal
igay
a si
Mir
ajan
e. P
ayda
y no
on,
at g
aya
ng n
akag
awia
n, p
upun
ta s
iya
sa m
all
para
bu
mili
ng
mga
poc
ketb
ook
na id
adag
dag
sa k
anya
ng
kole
ksyo
n. T
his
tim
e, I’
m o
ne s
tep
clos
er t
o th
e m
an
of m
y dr
eam
s, n
aisi
p ni
ya.
Per
o ba
go
mat
apos
an
g ar
aw,
natu
tuna
n ni
M
iraj
ane
na
sa
pock
etbo
oks
lang
m
alay
o an
g na
rara
ting
ng
no
ncha
lant
sm
iles
at
one-
seco
nd
glan
ces.
Pa
gbal
ik
mul
a sa
w
ashr
oom
, na
kita
ni
M
iraj
ane
sa
kany
ang
mes
a an
g is
ang
wed
ding
in
vita
tion
. Ika
kasa
l na
si P
aco.
Um
ulan
ng
mga
“con
grat
ulat
ions
” sa
opis
ina,
per
o ag
ad n
a um
alis
si M
iraj
ane
pagp
atak
ng
alas
sin
gko.
D
umir
etso
siy
a sa
tin
daha
n ng
Pre
ciou
s H
eart
s R
oman
ces
(PH
R) s
a S
M N
orth
. Pw
ede
siya
ng b
umili
ng
poc
ketb
ook
sa N
atio
nal B
ooks
tore
, per
o bu
kod
sa
mas
mar
ami a
ng ib
inib
enta
sa
PH
R—
at m
as m
aram
i ri
n si
yang
kar
amay
dit
o.
Nak
akas
abay
ni
Mir
ajan
e sa
pam
imili
ang
mga
un
ipor
mad
ong
yaya
, m
ga e
stud
yant
e, a
t an
g m
ga
tula
d ni
yang
pro
pesy
unal
. Sa
loob
ng
PH
R, m
alin
aw
ang
hana
p ng
mga
kap
wa
niya
suk
i: na
roon
sila
par
a sa
pan
tasy
a, p
ara
sa p
anan
dalia
ng l
igay
ang
kala
kip
sa 7
0 pa
hina
. S
impl
e la
ng a
ng s
olus
yon
sa s
ulir
anin
ng
mga
pa
bori
tong
ta
uhan
ni
M
iraj
ane:
pa
g-ib
ig.
Ang
m
agka
away
na
m
agka
pati
d,
maa
ring
m
agka
bati
ka
pag
naka
hana
p na
ng
kany
a-ka
nyan
g gi
rlfr
iend
. A
ng
mag
sasa
kang
bi
da,
maa
arin
g pa
kasa
lan
ng
may
aman
g ha
cien
dero
(m
ay
bonu
s pa
ng
sexy
ja
wlin
e at
six
-pac
k ab
s).
Mah
igpi
t an
g ha
wak
ni M
iraj
ane
sa b
awat
libr
ong
kinu
kuha
ni
ya,
pada
bog
ang
mga
ha
kban
g ni
ya
haba
ng
tina
talu
nton
an
g ba
wat
is
le.
Per
o hi
ndi
bale
. M
uli
rin
nam
an s
iyan
g ki
kilig
in,
ngin
giti
at
tata
wa
pagk
atap
os n
iyan
g ba
sahi
n an
g m
ga l
ibro
. Pa
nsam
anta
lang
sol
b an
g pr
oble
ma,
sa
hala
gang
P
37 p
iso.
Pal
imo
s n
g p
ag-i
big
WA
LA
PA
RIN
G T
AT
ALO
SA
TU
NA
Y N
A L
IBR
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NG
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BU
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AT
UT
UP
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NG
P
AH
INA
KA
PA
G K
AIL
AN
GA
N M
UN
AN
G I
WA
N,
‘YU
NG
NA
BA
BA
LIK
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LIK
AN
.
SA
KA
BIL
A N
G P
AG
SU
LP
UT
AN
NG
MG
A L
IBR
ON
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AB
AB
AS
A S
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OM
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LP
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AG
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ER
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UA
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ER
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AR
GA
IN
HU
NT
ER
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T M
AS
KI
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RA
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HA
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AN
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AN
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NY
AN
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AN
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NY
AN
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ER
ITO
RY
O.
KU
LTU
RA
Huw
ebes
6
Disy
embr
e
20
12
IN
TH
E
QU
IET
ER
C
OR
NE
R
OF
PA
DR
E
FAU
RA
is
a l
ittl
e th
ree-
stor
ey b
ook
shop
—a
shri
ne f
or a
so
mew
hat
oblig
ator
y pi
lgri
mag
e by
you
ng w
rite
rs
and
liter
ary
enth
usia
sts
who
wan
t to
be
bapt
ized
in
to t
he e
xclu
sive
rel
igio
n of
the
lite
rati
. Th
e hi
ghes
t ro
om o
f th
e sh
op c
onta
ins
the
sacr
ed
roun
d ta
ble
not
unkn
own
by p
eopl
e be
long
ing
to
the
sam
e lit
erar
y re
ligio
n. T
his
is t
he i
vory
tow
er
of F
ranc
isco
Sio
nil
Jose
, sho
p ow
ner
and
Nat
iona
l A
rtis
t fo
r Li
tera
ture
, whe
re h
e st
eadi
ly w
eave
s hi
s w
ords
—a
Lord
of S
halo
tt.
Nat
iona
l Art
ists
, Pal
anca
win
ners
, jou
rnal
ists
, and
ev
en N
obel
Lau
reat
es f
or L
iter
atur
e W
ole
Soy
inka
, G
ünte
r G
rass
, an
d M
ario
Var
gas
Llos
a sa
t on
the
sa
me
roun
d ta
ble.
Thi
s m
akes
the
tabl
e a
mir
acul
ous
relic
for
asp
irin
g w
rite
rs w
ho a
rduo
usly
squ
eeze
th
eir
way
into
the
cir
cle
of li
tera
ry s
aint
s.
“If y
ou c
laim
to
be a
Fili
pino
int
elle
ctua
l an
d yo
u ha
ven’
t be
en t
o th
is b
ooks
hop,
you
are
not
an
inte
llect
ual,”
Jos
e fir
mly
sai
d ov
er t
he r
ound
tab
le,
taki
ng a
bre
ak f
rom
edi
ting
his
mos
t re
cent
col
umn
for
the
Phi
lippi
ne S
tar.
B
uilt
on
a pi
ece
of in
heri
ted
land
, the
boo
k sh
op is
no
t ob
viou
s of
its
liter
ary
sanc
tity
. Pla
in w
ith
whi
te
pain
t, th
e sh
op w
as r
ebui
lt w
ith
the
sam
e ar
chit
ec-
tura
l de
sign
aft
er a
fire
con
sum
ed i
t in
198
9. U
pon
ente
ring
the
woo
den
door
, ang
elic
mus
ic o
f E
dith
P
iaf o
r lo
cal F
ilipi
no in
stru
men
tal f
olk
mus
ic w
ould
w
elco
me
the
visi
tors
. Jos
e’s
wif
e, T
eres
ita,
cur
rent
ly
man
ages
the
sho
p al
ong
wit
h fiv
e di
scip
les.
Th
e sh
op p
rocl
aim
s it
self
to
be t
he p
ulpi
t of
the
w
ides
t Fi
lipin
iana
boo
k co
llect
ion.
Jos
e pe
rson
ally
se
lect
s th
e ti
tles
that
wou
ld fi
t the
alt
ars
of th
e bo
ok-
shop
. Sin
ce t
he b
ooks
tore
is
dubb
ed t
he b
est
in t
he
coun
try,
the
sel
ecti
on p
roce
ss i
s ak
in t
o ca
non-
form
atio
n w
here
in
the
dogm
a of
se
lect
ion
lies
sole
ly o
n Jo
se.
The
book
s ar
e m
ostl
y fic
tion
lik
e th
ose
of N
ick
Joaq
uin
and
Jose
R
izal
, an
thol
ogie
s of
pr
ize-
w
inni
ng
pros
e or
po
em,
hist
ory
book
s,
and
sele
cted
titl
es fr
om th
e Wes
tern
cano
n. A
ltar
ed o
n th
e co
unte
r ar
e Jo
se’s
own
wor
ks,
incl
udin
g th
e co
mpl
ete
Ros
ales
Sag
a.
This
lit
erar
y ch
apel
ch
oose
s it
s la
ity;
th
e w
orsh
ip se
rvic
e is o
nly
for t
hose
belo
ngin
g to
the s
ame
liter
ary
relig
ion,
sha
ring
the
sam
e ar
tist
ic c
reed
. V
isit
ors
of
the
shop
ar
e m
ostl
y st
uden
ts
and
prof
esso
rs o
f lit
erat
ure,
art
ists
, an
d w
rite
rs. E
ven
fore
ign
liter
ary
fait
hful
floc
k in
to t
he b
ook
shop
. R
arel
y do
typ
ical
cit
izen
s w
alk
in t
he s
hop
to
brow
se
the
colle
ctio
n.
Boo
k pr
ices
ra
nge
from
ar
ound
150
to
3000
pes
os, w
hen
just
a f
ew s
tree
ts
away
sev
eral
sec
ond
hand
boo
ksto
res
abou
nd. J
ose’
s or
igin
al v
isio
n of
the
sho
p ho
wev
er w
as a
n et
erna
l fl
ouri
sh o
f lit
erat
ure
for
a co
untr
y th
at is
con
stan
tly
sear
chin
g fo
r it
s lit
erar
y an
d cu
ltur
al id
enti
ty. J
ose’
s lit
erar
y sh
rine
is
lo
cate
d in
a
spac
e w
here
in
cont
rast
ing
real
itie
s co
-exi
st: t
he p
over
ty a
nd t
he
gent
rific
atio
n of
Man
ila.
It ha
s no
t be
en
a pa
rt
of
the
mas
ses’
nove
na
to
pick
up
a
Pala
nca
anth
olog
y or
a
hard
boun
d To
lsto
y no
vel.
This
ex
clus
ivity
m
akes
th
e sa
cred
sp
aces
of t
he li
ttle
boo
k sh
op s
eem
muc
h sm
alle
r—ev
en
unw
elco
min
gly
cram
med
—as
w
rite
rs
mak
e th
eir
oblig
ator
y pi
lgri
mag
e to
this
hal
low
ed g
roun
d of
Phi
lip-
pine
lite
ratu
re.
*apo
logi
es to
Joh
n B
unya
n
NAK
AKA-
TUR
N O
N A
NG
AM
OY
NG
MG
A B
AGO
NG
LIB
RO
.Tu
win
g pa
paso
k ak
o sa
N
atio
nal
Boo
ksto
re
(NB
S),
Fully
B
ooke
d,
o Po
wer
B
ooks
, un
a ko
ng
naaa
moy
an
g na
kaka
adik
na
ha
limuy
ak
ng
pape
l, tin
ta,
at
plas
-tik
. N
akab
ubus
og s
a m
ga m
ata
ang
mga
pah
ina
ng l
i-br
o ni
na B
ob O
ng, S
teph
en K
ing,
Paul
o Co
elho
, Suz
anne
Co
llins
, G
eorg
e R
R
Mar
tin,
at
Nic
hola
s Sp
arks
. U
pang
hi
git
na m
alig
ayah
an, b
inub
ukla
t ko
rin
ang
mga
mag
asin
sa
gili
d.M
alib
an s
a na
kalil
ibog
na
amoy
ng
pape
l, na
kaaa
kit
din
ang
pina
tutu
gtog
na
feel
goo
d m
usic
sa
palig
id,
ang
mal
amig
na
ambi
ance
ng
luga
r, at
ang
hal
ina
ng
mal
amla
m n
a liw
anag
. Pum
ipin
tig
ang
akin
g di
bdib
sa
tuw
ing
napa
lilib
utan
ako
ng
napa
kara
min
g lib
ro,
seny
as n
a ka
ilang
ang
mag
para
os u
lit s
a m
undo
ng
imah
inas
yon
at m
ga s
alit
a.
San
ay
nang
m
anuk
so
ang
mga
bo
okst
ore
na
nagp
apah
iwat
ig n
g is
ang
hind
i in
aasa
hang
kal
igay
a-ha
n. S
a ka
says
ayan
, pu
nlay
ang
mga
boo
ksto
re n
g pr
opes
yuna
l na
m
iddl
e-cl
ass
sa
Kan
lura
n na
si
yang
nag
papa
nati
li sa
wal
ang
tigi
l na
pag
bent
a at
pa
gkon
sum
o ng
mga
libr
o.H
aban
g na
glili
bot
sa
loob
, na
suly
apan
ko
an
g ba
hid
ng d
ayuh
ang
kais
ipan
sa
napa
kara
min
g im
port
-ed
na
libro
. Sa
daga
t ng
mga
titu
long
ito
nalu
luno
d an
g pa
niti
kang
P
ilipi
no.
Pin
atut
uyan
ni
tong
hi
ndi
pa
mal
ay an
g buo
ng ba
nsa s
a kah
alag
ahan
ng l
ibro
, ani
Pro
f. R
olan
d To
lent
ino,
eks
pert
o sa
kul
tura
ng p
opul
ar.
Nas
alub
ong
ko a
ng m
ga fa
n at
gee
k na
sab
ik s
a tu
kso
ng m
ga h
igh
end
na b
ests
elle
r. B
ibih
ira
sa k
anila
ang
tu
mat
amba
y sa
gaw
i ng
book
stor
e ku
ng s
aan
naro
on
ang
mga
tex
tboo
k, n
a si
ya n
aman
g m
adal
as,
kung
hi
ndi
man
tan
ging
nab
abas
a ng
mga
est
udya
nte
sa
pam
publ
ikon
g pa
aral
an.
Maa
lindo
g an
g hu
bog
ng b
awat
pas
ikot
-sik
ot n
g m
ga b
ooks
tore
. Mat
agum
pay
nito
ng n
aaki
t an
g ak
ing
diw
a na
lum
uson
g sa
kam
anda
g ng
kar
gada
nila
ng
best
selle
r. S
inis
igur
o ng
esp
asyo
ng it
o na
mab
igya
n ng
pa
nand
alia
ng a
liw a
ng m
ga tu
lad
kong
tiga
ng s
a am
oy
ng b
agon
g lib
ro.
Ngu
nit
sa t
uwin
g m
agpi
pigi
l ak
o,
nana
naig
pa
rin
ang
taw
ag n
g ak
ing
lam
an.
Hin
di
ko
nam
amal
ayan
g ko
ntro
lado
na
ak
o ng
es
pasy
ong
naka
lilib
og a
ng a
rom
a. N
asas
anay
na
akon
g bu
mili
at
mag
-ini
t an
g ka
lam
nan
sa m
ga b
agon
g ha
rdbo
und
na li
bro.
Kah
it m
an s
inas
aid
nito
ang
aki
ng
buls
a at
pan
ahon
, hin
di k
o pa
gsas
awaa
ng p
agna
saha
n an
g m
ga b
agay
na
ito.
H
inih
ipo
ko a
ng im
ahin
asyo
n sa
pag
baba
sa n
g m
ga
bago
ng b
iling
lib
ro k
aula
yaw
ang
kap
e ng
Sta
rbuc
ks.
Unt
i-un
ti k
ong
nara
ram
dam
an a
ng m
aini
t na
diw
ang
inte
lekt
wal
sa
labi
s na
pag
tata
lik n
g am
oy n
g ka
pe a
t lib
ro s
a tu
win
g tu
mat
amba
y ak
o sa
Ful
ly B
ooke
d sa
B
onif
acio
Hig
h S
tree
t, o
sa E
DS
A S
hang
ri-l
a H
otel
. Su
balit
ka
kabi
t ng
lib
og
kong
bu
mili
ng
m
ga
li-br
o an
g m
arka
ng
isan
g an
gat
na i
ntel
ektw
al s
a lip
u-na
n na
hiw
alay
sa
kala
khan
ng
mga
Pili
pino
ng w
alan
g sa
rilin
g ku
ltura
sa
pagb
abas
a ng
lib
ro o
pag
-iin
om n
g ka
pe. S
a tu
win
g tin
utuk
so a
ko n
g m
ga b
ooks
tore
, hin
di k
o m
apig
ilang
m
agla
way
, su
mab
og,
at
mag
para
os
ng
akin
g iti
nata
gong
pa
gnan
asa
sa
mga
ba
gong
lib
ro.
Lagi
ng
nang
anga
ti an
g ak
ing
mga
bu
lsa,
mab
ili
lam
ang
ang
mga
ba
gong
lib
ro
at
mat
ikm
an
ang
mat
atam
is n
a ka
peng
mag
dada
la s
a ak
in t
ungo
sa
ruro
k ng
kal
igay
ahan
.
MU
LA
SA
MA
LAYO
, SA
G
ITN
A N
G
LUPO
N
NG
m
ga
tom
ador
at
ra
kist
a, hi
ndi
mo
iisip
ing
may
m
alili
gaw
na
tinda
han
ng m
ga li
bro.
Tan
aw a
ng g
raffi
ti at
do
odle
s sa
mga
din
gdin
g ni
to,
mas
muk
ha p
a ito
ng
tatt
oo
parl
or
o m
usic
ba
r ke
sa
laga
kan
ng
mga
m
uran
g lib
ro
at
nove
lty
item
s. N
guni
t sa
B
ooka
y-U
kay
Libr
uhan
, “ku
ng s
aan
mal
aya
kang
mag
ing
ikaw
,” til
a na
basa
g na
ng
a an
g la
hat
ng
kum
bens
yon
ng
isan
g bo
okst
ore.
Sim
ula
noon
g 20
08,
sa
pagb
ubuk
as
ng
libru
-ha
n sa
Mag
inha
wa
Str
eet,
Teac
her’s
Vill
age,
nag
ing
pabo
rito
na
it
ong
tam
baya
n ng
m
ga
estu
dyan
-te
ng n
agha
hana
p ng
mur
a at
kak
aiba
ng m
ga l
ibro
—m
ula
sa m
ga l
uman
g ak
da n
i W
illia
m S
hake
spea
re,
mga
bag
ong
nobe
la n
i H
aruk
i M
urak
ami,
pati
na
tala
mbu
hay
ng
mga
si
kat
na
mus
iker
o tu
lad
ni B
ob D
ylan
. M
as m
ura
ang
mga
lib
ro s
a B
ooka
y-U
kay
dahi
l se
gund
a m
ano
ang
mga
ito
. Ang
mga
may
-ari
nit
o,
kabi
lang
na
sina
Dan
Gaf
fud
at J
. Lun
a, n
agha
hana
p pa
ng
mga
lum
ang
libro
sa
mga
lug
ar n
a m
ahir
ap
mar
atin
g ng
kar
aniw
ang
mam
imili
—sa
Qui
apo,
sa
Rec
to, a
t pa
ti n
a sa
mga
tag
ong
esta
nte
sa B
ooks
ale.
H
indi
na
bago
sa
Pili
pina
s an
g pa
gbeb
enta
ng
mga
se
gund
a m
anon
g lib
ro. M
atag
al n
a ri
ng t
inat
angk
ilik
ng m
ga P
ilipi
no a
ng B
ooks
ale,
isan
g bo
okst
ore
chai
n na
nag
bebe
nta
ng m
ga s
egun
da m
anon
g lib
ro n
a ga
ling
pang
E
stad
os
Uni
dos,
C
anad
a,
Aus
tral
ia
at B
rita
nya.
S
a ka
bila
ng
pagk
akah
anay
ayo
n sa
mga
gen
re,
kapa
nsin
-pan
sin
pa r
in a
ng k
alat
na
pagk
akap
aton
g-pa
tong
ng
mga
lib
ro n
a du
lot
na r
in n
g w
alan
g-
hum
pay
na
pagh
ahan
ap
ng
mga
pa
tron
. N
akad
adag
dag
ito
sa d
anas
ng
pam
imili
, na
tila
na
ghah
anap
ka
ng i
sang
nat
atan
ging
kay
aman
an s
a ka
bund
ukan
ng
mga
libr
o.B
agam
a’t
pare
hong
ti
ndah
an
ng
mga
se
gund
a m
anon
g lib
ro, m
ay m
alak
ing
pagk
akai
ba a
ng
dala
wa.
Sa
mal
iwan
ag a
t ka
hali-
halin
ang
hits
ura
ng
kani
lang
mga
tin
daha
n sa
loob
ng
mal
l, ti
la la
yon
ng
Boo
ksal
e na
mak
aben
ta la
man
g ng
mar
amin
g lib
ro s
a m
asa.
Ang
Boo
kay-
Uka
y, b
agam
a’t m
ay p
angu
nahi
ng
tuon
sa
pagb
eben
ta, a
y na
gsis
ilbi
ring
tag
puan
ng
isan
g ko
mun
idad
. H
igit
pa
sa
pagb
ili
ng
libro
, di
nada
yo
rin
ang
Boo
kay-
Uka
y da
hil
nagi
ng
sent
ral
na
espa
syo
na
ito
para
sa
is
ang
part
ikul
ar
na
grup
o ng
m
ga
estu
dyan
te a
t in
tele
ktw
al. B
ukod
sa
pagb
eben
ta n
g m
ga
segu
nda
man
ong
libro
, mat
atag
puan
din
dito
ang
mga
na
tata
ngin
g ak
da
at
prod
ukto
ng
gaw
a ng
m
ga
patr
on n
ito.
Isa
iton
g ha
limba
wa
ng
espa
syon
g na
gsim
ula
sa p
agbe
bent
a ng
unit
nak
akap
ag-a
mba
g sa
pa
mpu
blik
ong
kara
kter
ng
isan
g lu
gar.
Hin
di i
to
kaib
a sa
mga
sec
ondh
and
book
stor
es s
a N
ew Y
ork
na
nags
isilb
i ri
ng t
agpu
an n
g m
ga m
anun
ulat
, art
ista
, at
mam
baba
sa s
a ka
nila
ng k
omun
idad
. N
amam
ayag
pag
ang
mga
esp
asyo
ng it
o ng
wal
ang
hini
hing
ing
kapa
lit s
a pu
blik
o ku
ndi
ang
min
san-
ang
pagd
alaw
, pan
aka-
naka
ng p
agti
ngin
sa
kani
lang
se
leks
yon,
at,
kung
kay
a na
man
ng
buls
a, p
agbi
li at
pa
gtan
gkili
k sa
kan
ilang
mga
libr
o.
Hig
it p
a sa
mga
libr
o, n
ahah
asa
at n
ahuh
ulm
a an
g ka
alam
an s
a m
ga e
spas
yong
nag
papa
laga
nap
nito
. S
a pa
mam
ayag
pag
ng m
ga s
egun
da m
anon
g lib
ru-
han,
nai
papa
kita
na
hind
i lam
ang
naip
apam
ahag
i ang
lib
ro s
a m
uran
g ha
laga
, kun
di n
aipa
para
mda
m d
in
ang
kom
yuna
l na
dan
as n
g pa
gbab
asa
at p
agka
tuto
. D
ahil
may
kag
ustu
han
pa r
ing
mag
basa
ang
mga
tao
, ba
go m
an a
ng li
bro
o se
gund
a m
ano.
HIN
DI K
AG
AN
DA
HA
N S
I MIR
AJA
NE
. NA
BA
NS
AG
AN
na
siy
ang
“nog
nog”
at
“ulik
ba,”
at n
ataw
ag n
a si
yang
“m
ukha
ng k
ili-k
ili.”
May
man
gila
n-ng
ilan
ding
nak
a-ka
-app
reci
ate
sa k
anya
ng b
eaut
y—pe
ro h
indi
sap
at
ang
“may
hit
sura
nam
an”
para
iah
on a
ng k
anya
ng
nalu
luno
d na
sel
f-es
teem
. Kai
lang
an k
ong
gum
anda
, si
nasa
bi n
iya
sa s
arili
. Aya
w k
ong
tum
anda
ng d
alag
a.H
aban
g w
ala
pa
si
Pri
nce
Cha
rmin
g,
sa
mga
po
cket
book
hi
nuhu
got
ni
Mir
ajan
e an
g in
aasa
m-a
sam
ni
yang
ro
man
sa.
Sa
mun
dong
iy
on,
hind
i la
ng b
asta
mag
agan
da a
ng m
ga b
abae
. M
abab
ait
sila
, ch
arm
ing,
at
kung
hin
di m
ayam
an,
paso
k si
la s
a de
pini
syon
ng
mod
ern
Filip
ina
na
mad
iska
rte
at m
ay s
tabl
e na
pin
agku
kuna
n ng
per
a (n
ote:
hin
di s
ugar
dad
dy).
Mal
iban
sa
pagi
ging
mag
anda
, sw
ak s
i Mir
ajan
e sa
ka
tauh
an n
g m
ga b
ida.
Nag
tapo
s si
ya s
a ko
lehi
yo, a
t na
gtat
raba
ho s
a op
isin
a. M
abai
t di
n an
g pa
kiki
tung
o ni
ya
sa
mga
ta
o,
nagb
abak
asal
ing
mas
asal
ba
ng
busi
lak
na p
uso
ang
kaw
alan
niy
a ng
gor
geou
s lo
oks.
H
indi
ni
ya
mai
was
ang
mag
taka
: ku
ng
sing
gand
a ka
ya s
iya
nina
Kri
stin
e at
Nad
ja, i
ibig
in d
in k
aya
siya
ng
ka-
opis
ina
niya
ng s
i Pac
o?
Kat
ulad
ng
mga
lea
ding
man
sa
pock
etbo
ok, n
asa
tukt
ok d
in n
g fo
od c
hain
si
Paco
—ar
tist
ahin
ang
m
ukha
’t m
ala-
Ado
nis
ang
hubo
g ng
kat
awan
. S
ila
‘yun
g ti
po n
g m
ga l
alak
i na
mga
bab
aeng
nas
a to
p on
e pe
rcen
t ng
tat
sulo
k di
n an
g ha
nap.
K
aya
nam
an m
unti
k na
ng m
agha
nda
ng p
igin
g si
M
iraj
ane
nang
min
sang
mag
-hel
lo s
a ka
nya
si P
aco.
N
apad
ilat s
iya,
nap
anga
nga
at n
anig
as s
a tu
wa.
Kun
g da
ti’y
hin
di n
apap
ansi
n ni
Pac
o an
g m
aya’
t m
aya
niya
ng p
agna
kaw
ng
suly
ap, n
oong
ara
w n
a iy
on a
y ti
la m
asay
ang-
mas
aya
ang
bina
ta’t
may
kal
akip
na
ngit
i pa
ang
isin
ukli
nito
ng t
ingi
n.
Mal
igay
ang-
mal
igay
a si
Mir
ajan
e. P
ayda
y no
on,
at g
aya
ng n
akag
awia
n, p
upun
ta s
iya
sa m
all
para
bu
mili
ng
mga
poc
ketb
ook
na id
adag
dag
sa k
anya
ng
kole
ksyo
n. T
his
tim
e, I’
m o
ne s
tep
clos
er t
o th
e m
an
of m
y dr
eam
s, n
aisi
p ni
ya.
Per
o ba
go
mat
apos
an
g ar
aw,
natu
tuna
n ni
M
iraj
ane
na
sa
pock
etbo
oks
lang
m
alay
o an
g na
rara
ting
ng
no
ncha
lant
sm
iles
at
one-
seco
nd
glan
ces.
Pa
gbal
ik
mul
a sa
w
ashr
oom
, na
kita
ni
M
iraj
ane
sa
kany
ang
mes
a an
g is
ang
wed
ding
in
vita
tion
. Ika
kasa
l na
si P
aco.
Um
ulan
ng
mga
“con
grat
ulat
ions
” sa
opis
ina,
per
o ag
ad n
a um
alis
si M
iraj
ane
pagp
atak
ng
alas
sin
gko.
D
umir
etso
siy
a sa
tin
daha
n ng
Pre
ciou
s H
eart
s R
oman
ces
(PH
R) s
a S
M N
orth
. Pw
ede
siya
ng b
umili
ng
poc
ketb
ook
sa N
atio
nal B
ooks
tore
, per
o bu
kod
sa
mas
mar
ami a
ng ib
inib
enta
sa
PH
R—
at m
as m
aram
i ri
n si
yang
kar
amay
dit
o.
Nak
akas
abay
ni
Mir
ajan
e sa
pam
imili
ang
mga
un
ipor
mad
ong
yaya
, m
ga e
stud
yant
e, a
t an
g m
ga
tula
d ni
yang
pro
pesy
unal
. Sa
loob
ng
PH
R, m
alin
aw
ang
hana
p ng
mga
kap
wa
niya
suk
i: na
roon
sila
par
a sa
pan
tasy
a, p
ara
sa p
anan
dalia
ng l
igay
ang
kala
kip
sa 7
0 pa
hina
. S
impl
e la
ng a
ng s
olus
yon
sa s
ulir
anin
ng
mga
pa
bori
tong
ta
uhan
ni
M
iraj
ane:
pa
g-ib
ig.
Ang
m
agka
away
na
m
agka
pati
d,
maa
ring
m
agka
bati
ka
pag
naka
hana
p na
ng
kany
a-ka
nyan
g gi
rlfr
iend
. A
ng
mag
sasa
kang
bi
da,
maa
arin
g pa
kasa
lan
ng
may
aman
g ha
cien
dero
(m
ay
bonu
s pa
ng
sexy
ja
wlin
e at
six
-pac
k ab
s).
Mah
igpi
t an
g ha
wak
ni M
iraj
ane
sa b
awat
libr
ong
kinu
kuha
ni
ya,
pada
bog
ang
mga
ha
kban
g ni
ya
haba
ng
tina
talu
nton
an
g ba
wat
is
le.
Per
o hi
ndi
bale
. M
uli
rin
nam
an s
iyan
g ki
kilig
in,
ngin
giti
at
tata
wa
pagk
atap
os n
iyan
g ba
sahi
n an
g m
ga l
ibro
. Pa
nsam
anta
lang
sol
b an
g pr
oble
ma,
sa
hala
gang
P
37 p
iso.
LATHALAIN
Huwebes6 Disyembre
2012
Last tripTHE SIGHT OF PASSENGERS rushing to catch the next train in Buendia Station, greets Rina*, 22, a Communication Research student, whenever she travels to UP from Laguna. As the train approaches, the thundering sound charges excitement to the waiting crowd. The train halts, and opens its doors. The hunger games begin.
Without hesitation, passengers begin to push and shove each other to secure a place in the Metro Rail Transit (MRT). Fortunately for Rina, the odds seemed to favor her as she managed to squeeze herself in. It will take her 15 minutes to arrive at Quezon Avenue Station where she would board a UP-bound jeep.
Because of its speed and affordability, Rina prefers to ride the MRT despite the hell she has to endure. But this daily inconvenience may become the least of her concerns, once the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) increases MRT and Light Rail Transit fares to P25-P30 from the current P10-P20 rate.
Plans to hike MRT and LRT fares were first slated in January 2011, but were stalled due to popular public opposition. Last August, however, DOTC officials have revived this proposal, igniting once again debates on the government’s role in facilitating efficient and effective transportation.
First stationThe establishment of a railway
system in Metro Manila was first conceived in the 1970s, when former First Lady Imelda Marcos noted the absence of a rail-based transport system, and the congestion of roads due to heavy traffic. This prompted former President Ferdinand Marcos to commission a transport study geared to provide solutions to the situation.
Funded through foreign loans, LRT 1 began construction in 1981 (see sidebar). In 1996, the congestion of EDSA instigated the construction of a second railway, the MRT. After a year, a second LRT Line was
constructed, and was also funded through foreign loans like LRT 1.
The MRT’s construction differed from the LRT lines, as it was built under the build-lease-transfer (BLT) scheme with conglomerate Metro Rail Transit Corporation (Metro Rail), along with other private companies. Under BLT, Metro Rail handled the MRT’s construction, and leased it to DOTC as operators.
Despite such arrangements, the government guaranteed to pay the large sums of money borrowed by Metro Rail from foreign entities that was needed to cover the cost of constructing the MRT. Also, the government agreed to pay Metro Rail 15 percent of the $190 million it invested, on a yearly basis in a span of 25 years (see sidebar). By 2025, MRT’s ownership will be transferred to the government. As a result of these unjust conditions in the MRT’s contracts, the government had incurred onerous debts, putting the public at a clear disadvantage.
Opposing tracksMRT and LRT trains are by far
the most convenient and affordable means of transportation around the metro, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation. Of the approximately one million daily MRT and LRT passengers, workers comprise around 488,000, while 315,000 are students, according to the Metro Manila Public Transport Study (MMPTS), a survey on the ridership profile of MRT and LRT commuters.
The fee increase stems from the government’s plan to remove the subsidy for MRT and LRT commuters, which the government could instead allot to other programs, according to DOTC.
The DOTC asserts the full cost of MRT and LRT fares range from P35.44-P60.75, but passengers are only charged P10-P20. In this manner, it appears the government subsidizes every MRT and LRT passenger by P25-P40. Such “subsidy” for these commuters amounted to P13.58 billion in 2010, according to government computations.
Yet the government’s computation of the full cost of MRT and LRT fares is intrinsically flawed, as it included debt obligations, principal and interest loans, and do not reflect the actual cost of availing train services, according to IBON. Even at current rates, passengers already pay more than the actual cost of MRT and LRT’s operation and maintenance services, which is only around P9.11 per passenger, IBON explained.
“Dapat nga libre [ang transpor-tation] kasi it pushes for faster industrialization. No country has industrialized na hindi nagkaroon ng isang complex railroad train system,” say IBON Executive Editor Rosario Guzman.
In 2010, both MRT and LRT earned a total revenue of P5.01 billion from ticket fares and non-rail revenue such as advertisements and commercial stalls’ rent. This is more than enough to finance the P4.99 billion total cost for operating and managing both MRT and LRT for the same year.
Transportation is a crucial component of a country’s economy, as it allows mobility for the people who have to travel to conduct their economic activities.
“Public transportation…is really state responsibility. Isa siyang public investment na hindi mo sinusukat ang balik. There’s no such thing as nalulugi ang gobyerno kasi…immeasurable ang mababalik sa iyo sa economic development,” Guzman says.
At the expense of people’s welfare, the government seems bent to push through with the MRT and LRT fare hike. In doing so, the government effectively passes the burden of paying debts incurred from onerous loans with foreign companies, to the public.
Moving linesRina’s father, who works as a
sales agent, earns less than P13, 000 per month. Such amount is hardly enough to finance his family’s basic needs, and the education of Rina and her three siblings.
Amidst skyrocketing prices of basic commodities and utilities, the prospects of MRT fare hike adds new burden to Rina’s family, and the thousands of commuters who depend on train lines for
1981
1984
Government of Belgium(Php300 M)
Consortium of Belgian Companies (Php700 M)
Php 1 billion
LRT 1
Soft loan payable for 30 years
16 year operating maintenance agreement with Metro Inc. (ended in 2000)
LRT 21997
2003
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Php 31 billion
2 percent interest payable for 30 years with a 10-year grace period
MRT1996
1999
Metro Rail Transit Corp. Ltd. ($190 M) JBIC/Japan’s Ministry of International
Trade and Industry ($287.5 M)
Investicni a Postovni Bank, Czech Republic ($88.4 M)
Foreign Currency Deposit Unit banks ($109.6 M)
$675
.5
m
illion
Under 25-year Build-Lease-Transfer (BLT) agreement with FS
15% rate of return on investment (ROI) to Metro Rail annually from 2000 – 2025
Reimbursement of debts acquired by Metro Rail worth $485.5 M
(Baclaran, Pasay to Roosevelt, Quezon CIty)
(Recto, Manila to Santolan, Pasig)
(North Ave., Quezon City to Taft Ave., Pasay)
cheap and efficient transportation. Once implemented, the fare hike will force Rina to slash her budget for other expenses like food and school needs.
“The fare hike seeks to further marginalize low-income earners and student commuters,” according to multi-sectoral group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan. From the total MRT and LRT passengers, around 700,000 earn an income of below P15,000 per month, according to MMPTS.
“If you’re a minimum wage earner, sapat na yung P30... pero kung [madadagdagan] ng P30 sa pamasahe… cost na rin ‘yun ng baon ng anak going to school,” says Guzman.
As Rina lunged herself once again into the sea of people in Quezon Avenue Station on her way home, she has only one thing in her mind – the possibility of never being able to ride the MRT again.
*not her real name
THESE DAYS, TO GET A SPACE ABOARD THE CROWDED TRAINS IN THE MRT AND LRT HAS BECOME A HELLISH NIGHTMARE
FOR THOSE WHO RELY ON FAST AND CHEAP TRANSPORTATION AROUND THE METRO. WITH THREATS OF TRAIN FARE HIKES
DUE IN THE FUTURE, HOWEVER, COMMUTERS MAY HAVE TO SIMPLY ABANDON ALL HOPE AT THE TICKET BOOTH.
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LEGEND
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Government of Belgium(Php300 M)
16 year operating maintenance agreement with Metro Inc. (ended in 2000)
15% rate of return on investment (ROI) to Metro Rail annually from 2000 – 2025
Reimbursement of debts acquired by Metro Rail worth $485.5 M
Nationwide advocacy group Freedom from
Debt Coalition estimates that 20 percent of Maynilad’s residential customers reside in
depressed communities. With such prices, Maynilad’ popular slogan ‘dadaloy din ang ginhawa’ is barely felt
by consumers like Elizabeth, or even Elvira Crispo, 33, who despite owning a water connection in Daang Tubo,
remains unsatisfied. Elvira shares that her water connection is in a dire state,
with the pipes having several holes that remained unnoticed until November.
The government’s experience on MWSS shows how privatization marginalizes ordinary citizens. With SB 2997 gaining ground, the government is in danger of committing the same mistake of privatizing water services and replicating its failures in a nation-wide scale.
Destructive waves The water sector has evidently
become one of the many casualties of the streams of privatization the
government espoused. Since 1987, various administrations have slowly
opened the floodgates of state assets providing social services for the private
sector to intrude. For instance, the power sector was effectively
privatized when shares of the National Power Corporation was sold through the Electric Power Industry Reform Act
of 2001. Such move was seen as a way to address the country’s energy crisis at the time, and even claimed to make electricity cheaper.
However, the perennial rotating brown-outs experienced in Mindanao and other cities, and the high power rates compared to other Asian neighbors, will always remind Filipinos of the hallow
promises of privatizing the energy sector. Meanwhile, a pending House Bill 6069 in Congress seeks to corporatize 26 government hospitals. If passed, these hospitals
will be allowed to set its own fees and charges, and reduce its charity wards to only 20 percent of its entire capacity.
“There is a current trend of privatization/corporatization of the country’s social services [and] Aquino is creating
new opportunities to take over water [as well]” asserts Avanzado.
Privatization is an all-encompassing policy imposed by international financial institutions (IFIs) like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to developing countries in exchange for loans, explains independent think-tank IBON Foun-dation.
The government has waded in rough waters. For a long time, waves of privatization have ravaged the country’s shores, and deprived the people their rights to basic services such as decent health and water access. While the government passively dips itself to the dominant paradigm espoused by IFIs, the people will continue languishing in the tides that submerge them into poverty and destitution.
BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE DAY, ROUTINE
dictates Journalism student Maverick
Flores, 17, and the rest of his family to fill vessels with tap water. But these are
not pails or buckets; these are water containers
each of the Flores family brings along to school or work. “Dahil sa…accessible at malinis [ang] tubig
namin…hindi na namin kailangan ng iba pa[ng] source,” Maverick shares. Ever since they resided in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, the Flores were contented with the water services their local water district (WD) is providing. As of 2012, San Jose Del Monte’s WD services 58 of the city’s 59 barangays.
For Sen. Edgardo Angara however, WDs leak of failure that needs reform. In October 2011, Angara filed Senate Bill 2997 (SB 2997) or the Water Sector Reform Act of 2012, which seeks to “reform the water industry” and enjoin the private sector to improve its services. The bill was passed on first reading last August, precipitating nationwide opposition from WD employees and advocates from various groups.
If SB 2997 passes into law, WDs will become the latest casualty hit by the wave of privatization or the intrusion of private companies in state enterprises providing social services. In exchange for profit, even services as basic as access to water are now in danger of being washed away.
Washed outWDs are local state enterprises mandated
to provide water and sewerage services in cities and municipalities. The Marcos administration saw the need to create WDs to address the lack of adequate water utilities in the provinces at the time.
Since 1973, the government has built 831 WDs to service 940 of the 1,614 total cities and municipalities in the country, marking a 58 percent nationwide coverage. Despite this, Angara believes WDs have performed poorly. “[T]he lack of a cohesive regime has led to the detriment of water services in the provinces, and consequently to…a scarcity of clean water,” he says.
Under SB 2997, neighboring WDs will be merged into a single entity called Water Supply and Sanitation Companies that would “be able to combine economies of scale and focus on [efficiency].” The bill also aims to engage WDs into Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) or government contracts with the private sector.
“By making the water sector a viable area of investment to private companies, we will also be able to improve the quality of water services delivered to our people,” Angara asserts.
Amidst the touted benefits of rationalizing WDs, nationwide coalition Philippine Association of Water Districts had raised
fears on the prospects of allowing private interests
in the water sector. “The quality of water might even suffer because these companies desire to rake
in profit,” says Eric Avanzado, Vice President for Luzon of national union Water System
Response Network.“[The privatization of WDs would]
inevitably mean higher water rates for consumers… an extra burden…[to the people] reeling from high prices and difficult economic times,” argues advocacy group Water for the People Network.
Once again, the government echoes one of its overly-used rhetoric: that the only recourse to improve the performance of state enterprises is to submerge itself into the pools of commercial interests. Yet such claims barely hold water,
as similar ventures in the past have drowned in their own promises.
Leaky linesWith spare change, Elizabeth
Bentazar, 39, along with other residents, queues in front of a
neighbor’s house daily to fill pails and buckets. In Daang Tubo,
Brgy. UP Campus, only a few households have their own water
connection, despite being a community built on top of water
pipes and its close proximity to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) along Katipunan Avenue.
Since the privatization of MWSS in 1997, water services in Daang Tubo and the rest of Western Metro Manila was provided by Maynilad Water Services,
while Manila Water Company serviced the Eastern portion.
Back in the days, the government believed that privatizing MWSS – which directly
provided water services to Metro Manila before 1997 – would address the dismal state
of water services, marked by inefficient delivery, leakages, and unsatisfactory
water quality. A privatized MWSS, the government argued, would mean cheaper and improved services.
After 15 years, however, private concessionaires have fallen short with the promise of improved services.
In 2010, Maynilad reported to have reduced the volume of water lost to leakages to 53 percent from 64 percent in 1997. Meanwhile, as of 2011, Manila Water has reduced its water loss to 11 percent
from 63 percent in 1997, still unable to close the gap.
However, Manila Water’s rates have skyrocketed by 1083 percent, to P135.48 per
10 cubic meters this year from P12.51 before MWSS was privatized. For the same
period, Maynilad’s water rates have increased by 564 percent, to
P119 per 10 cubic meters from P21.
Troubled waters
Huwag kang mapagod itama ang mga mali ko at manatili ka sanang Papashang ng buhay ko.
Matapang mong pinanghahawakan ang pag-asang tayo’y magwawagi at makakamit ninyong lahat ang matiwasay at masaganang buhay
LIHAM NI MAMASHANG
LAKAS TAMA
Awkward*TATAY FERMIN, *
OPINYONHuwebes
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PALAGI KANG LAMAN NG aming mga usapan. Lahat kami’y hanga sa iyong katapangan— bihira ang tulad mong walang pag-aalinlangang nagsasalita sa mga bagay na maaaring magdala ng panganib. Naalala ko ang isa mong kwento, na hindi ka nila tinatawag sa mga pulong ng inyong barangay kung saan pinag-uusapan ang operasyon ng minahan sa Española. Matiyaga mong itataas ang iyong kamay, magalang kang magtatanong, kahit na hindi ka pinakikinggan ng mga opisyal.
Ayaw nilang makinig, ngunit hindi ka nagpapigil. Ilang araw ang nakalipas, ikaw ang tumayong tagapagsalita ng mga katutubo nang harapin natin ang Environ-mental and Natural Resource Officer ng Palawan. Mahusay mong inilahad ang inyong kalagayan, at walang duda, tumagos sa aming lahat ang iyong mensahe. Ang iba sa amin, pinaiyak mo pa.
Sabi mo sa akin, sadyang likas na sa iyo ang umangal sa tuwing may inaapi. Tumatawa ka pa nang ikwento mo sa akin kung paano mo sinagot-sagot ang pulis na nagtutok ng baril sa iyong tiyuhin.
Higit sa simpleng katapan-gan ang ipinakita mo akin. Lagi’t lagi, namamalas ko ang iyong pagsusuri sa mga bagay-bagay—mula sa simpleng pagrerenta ng tricycle, hanggang sa pagpa-paliwanag sa mga kabaryo kung
ipinagyayabang ng kumpanya, bagkus ay iisang patotoo ang aming narinig—ang pagluha ng dugo ng mga ilog tuwing tag-ulan.
Para sa iyo at sa mga katu-tubo ng Española, walang ibang paraan kundi ang lumaban. At kahit simpleng pakinggan ang lahat ng ito, hindi ito madaling gawin. Kaya kita hinahangaan, Tatay, at ang iyong mga kasama. Hindi ka lamang matapang sa pagharap sa iyong mga kaaway, matapang ka rin sa pagyakap sa mga pan-ganib at pagod na dala ng pag-likha ng pagbabago. Walang pag-dududa kang nagtiwala sa amin, walang kang takot na sumugal sa mungkahi naming pagkilos, gaano man kaliit ang naipon nating lakas at rekurso. Matapang kang kumakapit sa pag-asa na tayo’y magwawagi, at makakamit nating lahat ang matiwasay at masaganang buhay.
Nais sana kitang yakapin bago tayo maghiwalay, pero siguro pinangunahan ako ng hiya, at hindi na kita nalapitan bago ka umuwi. Alinlangan, iyan ang bagay na hindi mo ipinamalas sa amin sa saglit nating pagsasa-ma. Sana’y mangingibabaw lagi ang iyong katapangan, sa harap ng mga pagsubok na tiyak kong susuungin pa natin.
*para rin sa mga residente ng Sofronio Española, Palawan, na nais patigilin ang operasyon ng CitiNickel Mining sa kanilang lugar
tan ng pagsuko sa katamaran at pakikipaglandian sa mapang-akit na kama. Pinatutunayan ko ring minsan, mas matigas pa sa bato ang puso ko. Dumarating sa puntong sintigas na ito ng dyamante na ‘di maantig kahit pa ng mga lambing mo. Kapag nagtatampo ako, hindi lang ikaw ang inaaway ko—pati buong mundo ay damay na rin sa gulo. Nagmimistula na nga akong si Grumpy kapag may mga bagay kang hindi magawa. Kasabay nito ang paghahalikan ng ak-ing mga kilay at paghihimas ng luha sa aking pisngi.
Madalas nagiging Pinoc-chio ako pagdating sa tunay na nararamdaman ko at sa mga bagay na ikinagagalit mo. Pwede na rin akong ipako sa krus dahil sa sandamakmak na pangako kong napako. Baka hindi mo rin napapansin na para na akong parasite ngayon na umaasang pa-kainin mo dahil madalas akong maubusan ng kwarta. Para na rin akong orchid na masyadong clingy sa ’yo—may parasitism na nga, may commensalism pa.
Kung ikaw ang tahimik na gabi, ako naman ang main-gay at nakakairitang umaga. Minsan nag-aasta akong nanay na magagalit na lang bigla kapag ‘di makuha ang expectations sa ’yo. Pipiliti kong kumain ka ng mga
gawaing alam kong masustan-sya sa relasyon natin kahit ‘di mo naman talaga masikmura. Isa akong magagaliting direktor na nagnanais masunod lahat ng nasa script na nakasulat sa isipan ko.
Ito ang mga bagay na nahukay ko sa mala-ampalaya kong puso. Patawad at ako naman talaga ang dapat ikulong sa mga pagkakasalang ito, at isa ka lang biktimang nasang-kot sa kasamaan ko.
Alam mo, ‘wag na ‘wag mo na akong bibigyan ng regalo. Bukod sa sobra na ang mga ibinibigay mong oras at mga materyal na bagay. Sapat nang wrapper ang totoong imahe na ipinakikita mo sa ’kin araw-araw, sakto nang kahon ang presensya mo sa buhay ko at sobra-sobra nang laman ang pagmamahal mo sa ’kin.
Ito na lang po ang payo ko: bilang ako ang binudburan ng kasamaan at nasobrahan ka naman sa kabaitan, ‘wag ka pa ring paaabuso sa ’kin. Huwag kang mapagod itama ang mga mali ko at manatili ka sanang Papashang ng buhay ko. Sapat na iyon bilang regalo ngayong Pasko.
Nagmamahal,MamashangP.S. Mamimiss kita ngayong
Pasko (now playing: Ryan Cayabyab’s “Ang Disyembre ko ay malungkot”).
ABSENT TAYO PAREHO noong unang araw ng klase. Sa tanging beses na pumasok ako, absent ka pa rin. Kaya nagulat ako nang may mag-text sa akin kahapon. Nagpakilala ka at sinabi mong partners tayo sa report. Nagtanong ka kung maaari ba tayong mag-meet dahil next week na ang deadline ng re-search outline.
Nagkita tayo sa labas ng m a i n library. Hindi pa countersigned ang ID ko kaya hindi ako makapasok. Ikaw lang ang nakaupo sa labas, kaya nakita kita agad. Una kong napansin ang binabasa mong libro—A Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ni Junot Diaz. Kababasa ko lang ng librong ‘yun, mga dalawang linggo ang nakalipas. Gusto sana kitang tanungin kung saan ka na umabot sa libro, pero nahiya ako.
Tiniyak kong ikaw ang partner ko, bago ako nagpaki-lala at nag-sorry sa pagiging absentera. Ngumiti ka at tumayo. “Ayos lang,” sabi mo. Bihira ka ring pumasok kasi ‘yun na lang ang subject mo bukod sa thesis.
May listahan ka na ng call number ng mga pwedeng sources. Pinapili mo ako kung alin ang mga hahanapin ko, at tinanong kung kailan ko sila mapagsasama-sama para mailatag na natin ang outline. Para sa isang ab-sentero, nakakagulat na handa ka’t organisado. “Sa Fri-day,” sabi ko sa ‘yo, kahit na kailangan ko pang hanapin ang Form5 ko para makapagpa-countersign ng ID.
“Kailan ka magpapa-countersign?” Seryoso ang tanong mo. Hindi ‘yung tipong nag-iinquire lang—sa tono’t hilatsa ng mukha mo, parang humihingi ka ng ti-yak na sagot. “Mamaya,” sabi ko, kahit hindi naman totoo. “May gagawin ka ba ngayon? Gusto mo ngayon na para masimulan na natin? Samahan kita,” sabi mo.
Hinalungkat ko ang utak ko para sa palusot. May ga-wain ako sa Kule? Pero ayokong sinasabi na taga-Kule ako. May class pa ako? Hindi pwede, masyadong out of character. May prior commitment? Halatang imbento. “Pwede naman” tuloy ang nasabi ko.
Nagtatanong-tanong ka habang naglalakad tayo, pero one-word answers lang ang sagot ko. Sinusubukan ko kasing alalahanin kung saan ko nga ba isinuot ang Form5 ko. Nasa tapat tayo ng CASAA nang mapagde-sisyunan kong, pakshet, sino ka nga ba para kailanganin kong magpanggap.
“Ay sorry. Nawawala nga pala ang Form5 ko,” sabi ko, medyo pa-cute ang boses para hindi ka ma-badtrip at hindi mo ako ilaglag sa report. “Hahanapin ko na lang mamaya sa bahay. Basta by Friday, pramis, magbibigay akong outline.”
Nagtagpo ang kilay mo. “A okay.” Napakunot din ang noo ko. “Okay,” sagot ko. Cue na dapat iyon para maghi-walay tayo, para magpaalam sa isa’t isa at ipagpaubaya na lang sa Facebook ang mga susunod na transaksyon natin bilang mag-partner. Pero nakatingin ka pa rin sa akin—at ako sa iyo—na parang naghahanap ng dahilan para iwasan ang nakaambang pagpapaalam. Napangiti ako, natatawa sa sarili kasi masyado akong assuming.
Pero ngumiti ka rin. “Facebook na lang?” tanong mo. “Okay,” sabi ko. “Okay.” Nakangiti ka pa rin. Kung literal lang ang killer smile, takte, kanina pa ako patay.
“Bye?” “Bye?” ibinalik mo ang tanong. Tumawa tayo pareho. Umiling ako, natatawa’t
natutuwa sa palitan natin ng maiikli pero loaded na mga salita.
“Sige na, una na ‘ko,” sabi ko. Tinapik kita sa balikat, saka ako naglakad papasok sa CASAA. Pagkasara ng screen door, natukso akong lumingon para tingnan ka ulit, pero hindi ko ginawa. Next meeting, partner, pumasok na tayong dalawa.
Marah Sayamanbakit kailangang labanan ang pagmimina. Iba-iba ang iyong paraan ng pakikipag-usap sa mga tao, timplado upang hindi magalit ang kausap kahit na kinokontra mo na ang kanilang sinasabi. Walang init ng ulo at puno ng pang-unawa para sa kalagayan ng mga kabaryo mong nabulag ng panandaliang ginahawa na dala ng minahan. Kung mapapadpad ka ng rali sa Maynila, tiyak kong magiging mahusay kang negosyador.
Malalim ang paggagap mo sa pagsubok na hinaharap ng iyong komunidad, kahit na sabihin pa ng iba na hindi mo k abisado ang siyensya at datos ng pagmimina. Ikaw, kayong mga taga-Española, ang lubos na nakakaunawa ng iyong kalagayan. Kayo ang dumanas ng panloloko, pandaraya at pambabastos sa dignidad bilang tao.
Wala sa inyong mga kwen-to ang ‘responsible mining’ na
DEAR PAPASHANG,Magbabakasyon na naman ang
hamog dito sa bansa. Ibig sabi-hin, malapit nang sumabog ang mga tiyan, manganak ang mga regalo sa tahanan, dumalaw ang mga batang nagkakantahan at umusbong ang mistletoe ng pagmamahalan.
Gayunman, nais ko lang ibahagi kung bakit kailangan mong mag-ingat sa pagbili ng mga regalo para sa girlfriend mo. Hindi ako nararapat paulanan ng mamahaling regalo ngayong
taon. Bilang nobya mo, kukumbinsihin kitang huwag nang magluwal ng kahit isang kusing para regaluhan ako.
Narito ang mga dahilan kung bakit nasa top ako ng naughty girlfriends list ni Santa. Na-kasaad dito ang mga pagkakataong sinaniban ako ng demonyo para lang saktan ka.
Trinatraydor kita sa pamamagi-
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INtErNatIoNal HumaN
rIgHts Day CommEmoratIoN
CalENDar of aCtIvItIEsDec. 6: Picket at government
agencies| Kalipunan ng mga Katu-tubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas , Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
Dec. 7: Pakigdait: Solidarity Fo-rum for Mindanao | Panalipdan, Promotion of church Peoples’ Response
Dec.8-9: Libolong alang sa Mindanao: cultural camp and Solidarity Night| Panalipdan, Ma-nilakbayan, Arrival of ST contin-gent in NcR (march from Zapote to Baclaran)
Dec. 9: ST contingent march to US embassy then to Liwasang Bonifacio| Karapatan-Southern Tagalog
Dec. 10: Human Rights Day March to Mendiola (9am assembly at Blumentritt Ave. corner españa, March to Mendiola) | Karapatan
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Da tulfo EDIsHuNHeY THeRe MGA ISKO’T ISKA !! Tulfo here , ang pinaka maganda choz ...este pinaka ASTIG na chikadora…hmm. Ako at ako ako ha ako ang sumbungan ng mga taong maraming kalandian sa buhay tanong mo pa sa apo ng lola mo (paki sabi na rin na mas maganda ako sa kanya). Di na ko magpapatumpik tumpik pa mga teh… este mga DUUDe, simulan na ang makapunit haymen na mga sumbong.
Sumbong #1. Isang bracket e na medyo shunga..ay este suman suman suman sabi ko kaseee…masarap yun kasi mahaba pero mas ok siya kung matigas hmmieyahh!! Ahh anyway, nila-had ni bracket e sa kanyang mga magulang na siya ay nagdadalang tao. Gulat to death si Mamey at dadey. Sa kasamaang palad mas malala ang katotohanan sa likod ng pangyayaring ito, dahil ang positibong pregnancy test na nakuha niya ay di niya pagmamayari. Ito ay pagmamay ari ng kanyang batang batang menor de edad na 65 years old na ina (De WHeeLcHAIR KA NA THe LANDI MO PARIN). Di lang ang katangahan niya ang napatunayan doon pati narin and angking galing na kanyang Ama magdala ng lahi. Lakas te, este, tol!
Sumbong #2. etong susunod, isang bracket A boy na naghihi-rap ang minalas sa loob ng jeep dahil sa maling akala. etong si koya ay akin nalang dapat, esste, ay may nakatabi sa jeep na may magandang kutis at hubog ng katawan (winer si atehh). Ngunit di niya nakita ang pagmumuka nito pero kapansin-pansin na magandang babae ito. Todo kuha si koya ng bayad na dumadaan sa kamay ng naturang tao. Tuwang tuwa naman si koya kasi nahahawakan niya ang kamay nito. Nalantad lamang ang problema ni koya nang masilip na niya ang ID ng kanyang crush sa jeep. Ang pangalan: Jericho. Nakakakalake much!
Sumbong#3. Ang tumatayong sumbong na ito ay tungkol sa isang baklang bracket D na nakakita ng…LAPIS NA MAY MALAKING PAMBURA SA DUHHLOHHH. Naghuhwiehuwie ang isang koya at di ito naglock ng pinto. Pumasok tuloy dito si amiga, at pagbukas ng pinto…TeTeTeTeTeDeeeeeeeeeNG!! Biglaang tumutok ang mala c.H.K na lapis kay atchi! Sa sobrang kilig ay sinara niya ang pinto agad (kung ako yun….hmmm hehehehe) .Napayosi nalang tuloy si achi pagkatapos ng delubyong iyon.
Yan na mga teh. Tuloy tuloy parin ang pagdating ng mga sumbong parang beauty ko chozz.
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gusto ko mailabas ang ating declaration of independence. 2011-11486
cashflow ng mga government officials at institutions. 08-24039 Badz BSee
hmm FOI bill... kahit pangalan niya lang po!! Please!! Sa prinsesang dalawang beses kong nakita sa cMc na classmate ko sa Pe 3years ago!! Pangalan laaang!! Haha #inmy-dreams 09-33264 OhHappy
Yung financial records ng UP. Totoo nga bang walang pondo ang UP? Hmmm... Wait private school na nga pala ang UP. Hahaha sorry 2012 78832 Sam milby cfa
Kung ipapasa ang FOI Bill, dapat halungkatin ang kinita ni PNoy at ng kanyang angkan mula sa Hacienda Luisita. Anyare sa land distribu-tion? Ayl 200684958
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gustoNg umabot?gusto kong dugtungan ang ruta
ng monorail sa UP hanggang sa Pal-
awan para naman makauwi naman ko sa tinubuan kong bayan. O di ba? Hahahaha! 2011-60282 Taong Tabon BA History
Dugtungan ang ruta sa puso ni PIO para madali ko nang mapunta-han! :))) 201x5xxx7
Sana madugtungan ang ruta ng monorail kapag ako ang sasakay sa puso ni Rachel Sandalo. Amissyou na! :-D 11-78704
SANA AABOT SA NATIONAL IN-STITUTe OF PHYSIcS KASI ANG LAYO eH. NAKAKABINAT. ANO KAMI, PROJecTILe? 2012-XXXXX amparadorocks BA Hist
dapat abot hanggang mendiola para hndi na kailangan magmarcha! 2011-12079
hanggang sa room ko sa yakal. ;) 08-24039 Badz BSee
SA PUSO MO 1168802 <3shhI-extend ang ruta ng monorail
sa Mineski Katipunan. 12-47395 BS Mete
Sa puso mo! <3 2012-53243sa bahay namin, hehe joke, kung
pwede sa eDSA pra wla ng sm north at mrt na jeep, easy access 2012-12115
Pwede bang magkaroon ung monorail ng ruta hanggang sa puso niya? Para hndi na ako mahirapang pumasok. :p er, BSe chem, eduk
Hanggang sa AS steps, para ‘di hassle sa aming commuters. Haha! 1222194
Sana po may Platform 9 3/4 din sa monorail papuntang Hogwarts. :) 2012-17277 Red BS Math
Sana umabot sa MRT ng Qu-ezon Ave! Nakakapagod na kaya maglakad. Wala pang escalator. 12-00561 Dr. Mundo
gusto ko pag dinugtungan yung ruta ng monorail sa up abot hang-gang sci complex..sana nga yung stations na gagawin nila nasa tapat mismo ng building yung tipong pag-baba ng monorail nasa 2nd or 3rd floor ka na ng building :3 1164441 IAmHellNippyPi bsge
Sa Boracay para kung stressed na edi derecho beach. Oh di masaya yun! :))) 201278226 Iscupid cfa
CommENtsBakit puro emo (madalas) ng
mga story sa Opinyon page ng Kule? Puro negative. Sana yung mga inspirational naman at hindi mga suicide, sama ng loob, etc. yung mga mababasa. Tsk. 927434
sagutaNFor Mr. Raposas: correction,mga
roman pa lng pnalayas na ang mga hudyo s holy land.d2 glng ang term n diaspora.trivia aside, bgo ito ngng protectorate ng british,unang nkskop d2 frm d turks ay ang france s period ng european expanshon 4markets ng knlang bgng industries. in essence, israel or palestine,frm d french invasion ay ngserve as entry point ng western influence and markets s middle east.hndi nlng simpleng usapn ito kng cno ang nauna o dayuhan s palestine.usapn ito ng mga world power n gngmt ang gera ng mliliit n bnsa pra s knlang sriling interes. history cn b used to simplify an arguement,bt it cn nver b used to justify aggresion. 2005XXXXX
PabatIBakit late parati dumating ung
kule dito s UP tacloban?anyway, pa-greet naman ako kay lavenia orbeta. tnx. 200842892 ram bsa
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