philippine collegian tomo 90 issue 25-26

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

Tomo 90, Blg. 25-26Pebrero 26, 2013

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Punong Patnugot

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Patnugot sa Lathalain

Patnugot sa Grapix

Mga Kawani

Tagapamahala ng Sirkulasyon

Sirkulasyon

Ang kinabukasan, tulad ng kaunlaran at kasarinlan, ay hindi maaaring ipagbili. Subalit ngayon, higit sa kailanman, kailangan itong ipaglaban.

DECISIVE CHOICE

Mga Katuwang na Kawani

Pinansya

Editor’s Note

As the Philippine Collegian celebrates its 90th year, we revisit lines from prized editorials that defined 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 Litrato ni Jiru Nikko Rada

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PITONG MAGPAKAILANMAN Francis Roland R. PerezFebruary 20, 1991

THE SHOW OF FORCES has begun once again. In a few days, UP students are to choose their next set of stu-dent leaders as the University Student Council (USC) and local council elections draw near.

For days, the colors blue, yellow and red will compete for various spaces in the university in packaged deals: an array of people donned in flashy or formal attires, candidates who wear customary smiles or trained for handshakes, and distribution of flyers and leaflets. Of course, the well-rehearsed spiel and witty taglines seeking recall never fails to add entertainment to spectators.

Indeed, no other point in the year could be more political than the student council elections when colors assume definite meanings. The elections after all, open much room for de-bate and discussion on various issues—an attribute widely associated to UP students, who as scholars of the people, are expected to uphold and defend the interests of the marginalized.

Yet, it seems such duty has been abused to forward agendas that reek of sheer

rhetoric and claims to political power. Amidst the sea of slogans and speeches delivered by eloquent speakers with beaming faces, and the unending wave of eager candidates presenting themselves as alternatives, there exists a great possibility that students get lost in the election haze.

Old timers even argue that the student elections, to an extent, have stooped down to mere pageantry and gimmickry—a novelty show where personality assumes primacy over principles or platforms. As such, projects alone seemed to have displaced stances and positions on relevant national and local issues.

Beyond the elections however, students and the people are hounded year-round by a plethora of issues continuously spawned by a grossly unjust and unequal society that favors the few. As UP continues to toe the road set by the government—gradual reduc-tion of state subsidy and the increased encroachment of private interests in the academe—we need committed leaders who will decisively halt the erosion of UP’s public character.

For despite promises of change and reforms, the government still refuses to acknowledge what we have been fighting for so long: that education as a right should be made accessible to all regardless of one’s economic status. Even more sinister is its big time deception of progress and development when majority of Filipinos remain in the margins with little to no hope of economic mobility.

The times call for a firm leadership, a USC that can live the student institution’s glorious history of actively engaging UP students within the university and beyond what is convenient. We need a USC that raises the level of discourse not only during elections, but for every issue cleverly cloaked by veils of deceit and selective truths.

Such expectations are only just, for it reminds us of the USC’s historical role in leading the forefront of our crucial battles as students. The wide opposition forged against the 300 percent tuition increase in 2006, the campus strikes of 2010 and 2011—which have delivered concrete gains in the budget of UP and other state universities—remind us of our collective strength

as students, and the USC’s instrumental leadership to effect substantial change.

As we continue calling ourselves scholars of the people, we inherit the legacy left by past UP students who have defended the university from all forms of threat. Furthermore, we cannot afford to have leaders who seem to forget the students’ basic alliance with all oppressed sectors of the society, a potent force that collectively writes and rewrites history.

The USC plays a crucial role in reinvigorating the solidarity of students, a leadership that could champion unity and action on common issues despite UP’s much-celebrated diversity.

For in the game of choice that is elections, we do not merely elect our representatives as students of the university. Clearly, we do not need leaders who simply seek council positions for personal gains.

For one day, we decisively choose who among aspiring student council members clearly understand the pro-verbial role of student leaders to unite us students to collec-tively serve the people in the grand manner.

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IT’S “ALL SYSTEMS GO” FOR the upcoming national and local elections, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Sectoral groups and election watchdogs, however, warn that unresolved irregularities still hound the au-tomated process and may com-promise the integrity of the elec-tions on May 13.

“Unlike what Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes wants the public to believe, there is indeed cause for alarm with regard to the upcoming automated polls,” Kabataan Partylist President Terry Ridon said in a statement.

Yet instead of resolving valid and pertinent issues, Brillantes has only accused poll watch groups of sabotaging the reform efforts of the Comelec, Ridon added.

The Comelec said it expects to meet the March 30 deadline for complete voter lists and the April 25 deadline for ballot printing, said Comelec Education and Information Department (EID) Acting Director Maria Victoria Dulcero in an interview with the Collegian.

As of February 21, 8.2 million registered voters, or 15 percent of the total 52.01 million registered voters, are already on the Comelec’s official lists, while 14.15 million ballots, or 27 percent of the needed total needed ballots, have already been printed, Dulcero said.

On February 12, the Technical Evaluation Committee certified that the Smartmatic Automated Elections System (SAES) “can operate properly, securely, and accurately.” The source code for the SAES however has not been certified, after US-based source code owner Dominion Voting System (DVS) terminated its 2009 licensing agreement with Smartmatic in May 2012.

The termination of the license denied Smartmatic access to the source code, which has to be surrendered to the Comelec for safekeeping at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

The source code is a set of programmed instructions necessary for correcting errors and enhancing the software used by the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines.

“This not only means that we are using unlicensed software, [the software itself is] suspect. [The lack of a license] can be a source of electoral protests as [it] represents an irregularity in the election process,” said Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) Policy Studies Director Professor Bobby Tuazon.

Because of the legal dispute between Smartmatic and DVS, the Comelec also cannot get updates to the SAES and will thus need to settle for a modified version of the code used in the 2011 Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao elections, poll watchdog Kontradaya convenor and IT expert Rick Bahague.

Dulcero however maintained that the software cannot be considered unlicensed or pirat-ed, as Comelec’s contract was signed before DVS terminated its licensing agreement with Smartmatic. “In fact, we [still] might sue Smartmatic for its failure to provide [security enhancements],” Dulcero added.

Automated Elections Sys-tem (AES) Watch, meanwhile, questioned the Comelec’s decision to select Smartmatic for the 2013 automated elections. “Smartmatic shouldn’t have been issued the contract, since they haven’t even been held accountable for their failures in the 2010 national elections,” said

Tuazon, who is also a convenor of the AES Watch.

The results of the February 2 mock polls also revealed that PCOS machines do not allow voters to verify that their votes were counted, said Bahague. The transmission of results were also still digitally unsigned, which means rogue PCOS ma-chines may be able to transmit fraudulent votes, the IT expert added.

“We’ve been pointing these issues since 2010 and, in the three

years that has passed, Comelec [is the problem]. They’re call-ing it electoral sabotage when [we’re trying to prevent failure of elections],” said Tuazon.

The delay in the resolution of these issues will only lead to massive electoral cheating, Ridon said. “The youth challenges Comelec to man up and face the challenges [and stop] issuing half-hearted assurances and empty rhetoric. The mandate of the people is at stake.”

WHY DO WE NEED AN EFFICIENT AND SECURE AUTOMATED SYSTEM?

1. FASTER AND EASIER VOTE CANVASSING.

Results for local positions are expected to be released 24 to 36 hours after voting period ends, compared to about three weeks for man-ual elections. For national results, it will take 48 to 72 hours for results of automat-ed polls compared to seven weeks during manual elec-tions.

2. WINDOW OF OPPOR-TUNITY FOR ELECTORAL FRAUD IS LESSENED.

The decreased time period between end of voting and announcement of results will help to narrow the win-dow of opportunity for dag-dag-bawas and other forms of fraud.

3. HUMAN ERROR IS MINIMIZED.

Because canvassing and tabulation of results will be done automatically, errors can be limited to the soft-ware. Manual audit, however, can still be done to ensure accuracy of machine results.

4. CREDIBILITY OF RESULTS IS ENSURED.

If the integrity of the en-tire process is guaranteed, incidences of fraud will be lessened. Valid reasons for electoral protests will thus be limited.

How does the automated process work?

PAGLINGON AT PAGTUGON. Nagbigay ng talumpati si Pangulong Aquino sa harap ng may 1000 kataong nakigunita sa ika-27 taong anibersaryo ng EDSA People Power sa tapat ng People Power Monument noong Pebrero 25. Nilagdaan ng pangulo sa naturang pagdiriwang ang Human Rights Victim Reparation and Recognition Act na naglalayong bigyan ng kaukulang kabayaran ang mga biktima ng paglabag sa karapatang pantao noong panahon ng diktadurang Marcos.

Uncertified software source code

No voter verification system in PCOS machines

Errors in results transmission programs

Hardware problems, including faulty and damaged machines

Possibility of remote manipulation of results

Mismatch between ballots and compact flash cards

Lack of clear mechanisms for election protests

Digitally unsigned transmission of results

SUMMARY OF ISSUES RAISED BY POLL WATCHDOGS:

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A PRIMARY WITNESS TESTIFIED on February 11 in the first court hearing of the case of UP Diliman (UPD) Political Science student Lordei Camille Anjuli Hina, who was attacked and robbed at the UPD University Student Council (USC) office more than a year ago.

The primary suspect, Danmar Vicencio, was also present at the hearing held at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 91. Vicencio currently faces charges of robbery and physical injury but has posted a P16,000 bail in June 2012.

In her testimony, the witness, who requested anonymity, told the court how Vicencio and an alleged accomplice, arrived at the UPD University Student Council (USC) office at around 12 PM on February 12 to supposedly inquire about applying for a tattoo booth at the 2012 UP Fair.

When she left Lordei alone at the USC office to buy food, the witness began receiving text messages from Lordei at around 3 PM, saying Vicencio returned and was asking her more questions. At around 3:30 PM, the witness then returned to the office where she found Lordei sprawled on the floor, covered in blood.

Vicencio tried to escape from the crime scene but a

Lordei case witness testifies in court

INCOMING CREATIVE WRITING senior and Kultura writer Julian Inah Anunciacion will lead the Philippine Collegian as editor-in-chief next school year.

Anunciacion scored 72.75 in the three-part examination, only 1.25 points ahead from lone competitor Political Science junior Victor Gregor Limon, who garnered 71.50 points. Mechanical Engineering sophomore Emmanuel Jerome Tagaro, meanwhile, was a no-show at the editorial examination on February 23 at the College of Mass Communication.

The editorial writing component constitutes the largest bulk of the exam’s aggregate score at 70 percent, followed by news writing covering 20 percent and layout with 10 percent. Anunciacion won the editorial writing after scoring

56.25 points, while Limon topped the news writing and layout with 14.50 and 7.50 points, respectively.

For the editorial writing part, the examinees were tasked to write about “The possibility of progressive politics in the campus and national elections.” In her winning piece entitled “Political Narratives,” Anunciacion wrote that progressive elections is always possible in a democracy, but “our democracy has yet to realize our potential to change the country through collective unified action.”

“We must [not only] vote for a leader that uses his or her hands in writing a clear platform, but also in actually implementing the platform—a leader that does not leave his subjects in unfinished

Collegian Kultura writer is next EIC

THE BOARD OF REGENTS (BOR) is set to deliberate on the 2012 Code of Student Conduct (CSC), after the UP Diliman (UPD) University Council (UC) approved the CSC in its December 2012 meeting and endorsed it to the university’s highest policy-making body.

If approved, the CSC, which outlines the rules and regulations on student conduct, will be implemented in June.

More than two months since the UPD UC approved the CSC, the UPD University Student Council (USC) has not released an official position. Incumbent USC members have yet to form a unified stance on the CSC, said UPD USC Chair Gabriel “Heart” Diño.

The current CSC draft was the consolidated version of two earlier draft codes, namely the student- initiated Student Handbook

on Rights and Responsibilities (SHRR) and the 2009 CSC, which was drafted without student representation.

Student formations criticized the 2009 version of the CSC for certain contentious provisions, such as a one-year residency requirement for joining organizations, a required membership of at least 0.05 percent of UP students for an organization to be recognized,

and its assertion on tambayans as privileges granted by UP.

Due to student opposition to the 2009 CSC, the Student Review Committee, composed of student leaders from the USC and local college councils, consolidated formulated the SHRR, which was released during the 2011 Diliman Student Summit.

UPD Chancellor Ceasar Saloma then formed a committee who will draft the 2012 CSC, which was composed of members of the 2009 CSC committee, UC Committee on Student Organizations, Activities and Welfare, previous and present student regents, and UPD USC representatives.

“Student representation in the drafting committee is already a big victory,” said USC Student Rights and Welfare Committee Chair Aryanna Canacan, who was part of the 2012 CSC drafting committee.

The 2012 CSC welcomed several amendments from its 2009 version. The minimum residency requirement for prospective members of student organizations was reduced from one whole academic year to only a semester.

Under this rule, student organizations who accept those students in their first semester may be given a maximum penalty of expulsion, according to the 2012 CSC. Meanwhile, any student who lacks the minimum residency requirement and is admitted in an organization shall be required to undergo counseling and have his or her legal guardian notified.

“Nakikita natin ‘yung wisdom ng admin. [At] least, the ‘buffer’ time [was] minimized,” said USC Committee on Organizations, Fraternities and Sororities Chair Francisco Jayme Guiang. A one-semester residency rule would allow a freshman to consider other factors such as academics,

he explained.On the other hand, organizations

can help freshmen cope with the demands of university life, said Canacan, adding that the said provision restricts the students’ right to organize.

Another revision in the 2012 CSC was the creation of hearing committees under a new Student Disciplinary Council. The hearing committees will each be composed of two regular faculty members and an elected USC official. In the 2009 version, three to five SDC members who are regular faculty have the sole power to try cases filed against students.

“Isa itong napakagandang development at makakatulong na mas marinig ang boses ng mga estudyante,” said Guiang.

“But more than the provisions, one of the biggest victories [of the new CSC] is the streamlining of the processes. Now there are guidelines that prevent squabbles over jurisdiction in disciplinary cases,” said Diño.

Even with all the revisions, several contentious provisions remain unchanged, Canacan said.

The current CSC still includes Section 1.3.e, which states that “insulting, discriminatory, or threatening behavior towards any person of authority” will be penalized with a minimum of one semester of suspension.

If the same act was committed against a student, however, the offender will only be penalized with a minimum of 15 days of suspension.

“Pwede pa rin namang mabago. Pwede pa ma-assert yung ‘right to organize’ through [Student Regent] Cleve [Arguelles]. The ultimate power to change the Code rests with the future [actions of UP] students,” said Canacan.

Vinzons Hall security guard apprehended the suspect. Hina’s possessions and an ice pick were later recovered from the suspect. Police authorities, however, have not been able to locate and arrest Vicencio’s alleged accomplice, who was later identified as Dante Santos.

The witness will resume her testimony at the next hearing on April 12.

Lordei sustained multiple stab wounds in her arms and head, injuring her hypothalamus, the part of the brain responsible for emotion and basic body functions.

Though Lordei’s condition is improving, she sometimes displays excessive happiness and has problems with basic functions such as bowel movement, sweating, and memory retention, Lordei’s mother Concepcion Hina said in an interview with the Collegian.

“My greatest worry right now is the financial burden,” said Mrs. Hina. The Hina family still owes around P1.3 million to Capitol Medical Center where Lordei underwent a brain surgery last year. Mrs. Hina said they had to give up their car as collateral so that the hospital would discharge Lordei.

“Hindi na kami nakakapag-bayad ng renta. Pati nga pagkain,

pinoproblema [namin],” said Mrs. Hina.

Though the UP Board of Regents initially released P380,000 as financial assistance, Mrs. Hina said the UP administration, through UPD Vice Chancellor Maria Corazon Tan, initially assured her that they will shoulder all hospitalization and legal fees.

“If they put themselves in my shoes, mararamdaman nila kung ano ang nararamdaman ko,” said Mrs. Hina.

Meanwhile, Lordei’s daily therapy sessions have been discontinued since January, because the monthly cost of about P100,000 was too expensive.

“I had to borrow money from friends and ask money from different institutions,” said Mrs. Hina. Although several UP organizations held fundraisers and collection drives, UP itself has not institutionalized any regular financial assistance.

“Kung tinupad lang [ng UP admin] yung pinangako nila, hindi magkakaganito,” said Mrs. Hina.

Task Force Lordei convenor Eduardo Gabral, meanwhile, has called to intensify the campaign to seek justice for Lordei and to launch more fundraisers, such as the band contest being organized by the EMC2 Fraternity.

“[There] is also a definite need to intensify legal support. [The fact that the] primary suspect was able to bail [has left] Lordei’s family and friends in emotional distress and [frustrated with the lack of justice],” Gabral added.

Draft CSC nears approval despite contentious provisions

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CLOSE CALL. Men’s Football Team Goalkeeper Tyrone Caballes failed to block Ateneo de Manila University Booters Captain Yu Murayama’s winning kick during the penalty shootout in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 75 men’s football championship on February 24 at Moro Lorenzo Field in ADMU. The Blue Eagles crushed the Fighting Maroons’ three-peat bid with a score of 4-2.

FACULTY AND STUDENT organizations of the UP Alliance to Save Tubbataha, Junk VFA have renewed calls to abolish the Visiting Forces Agreement, the bilateral pact which has legalized US military presence in the country since 1999.

More than a month since the USS Guardian ran aground in the Tubbataha Reef Na-tional Park on January 17, the 1,300-ton US minesweeper remains stranded in the United Nations World Heritage site, damaging around 4,500 square meters of coral.

“[The] UP Diliman (UPD) community [expresses] outrage over the wanton damage of the Tubbataha Reef. [The] Aquino administration [must] make the US Navy accountable and [assert] the Philippines’ territorial integrity and national sovereignty. [We] renew our call to abrogate the Visiting Forces Agreement,” read an online petition launched by the alliance.

As the national university, UP must take a stand on this issue of environmental and national importance, said faculty convenor Sarah Raymundo during a discussion forum held at the UPD Balay Kalinaw on February 23.

Students and faculty from the Center for Nationalist Studies, College of Science, College of Arts

UP Tubbataha alliance renews call to junk VFA

A group of UP Diliman (UPD) College of Home Economics (CHE) faculty members have slammed the alleged inconsistencies between the ongoing process of selecting the next CHE dean and the existing university rules and guidelines.

The new CHE dean will replace incumbent CHE Dean Maria Lourdes Catral whose term will end on May 31. Catral was initially scheduled for compulsory retirement on January 28. Catral’s faculty appointment and deanship term, however, was extended until May 31, UPD Chancellor Saloma said during the University Council’s (UC) meeting on November 19.

During the nominations period for the next CHE dean, which ran from January 11 to 21, CHE professor Dr. Raquel Florendo nominated Dr. Aurorita Roldan as the lone candidate, said a CHE professor who requested anonymity.

The Office of the UPD Chancellor, however, will still welcome additional nominees from other sectors, Saloma said in an email sent to the Collegian. The BOR will then appoint the next CHE dean from the final list of nominees endorsed by the nominations committee (NC).

The formation of the nominations committee (NC) on January 4, however, was not consulted with members of the CHE faculty, said another CHE professor who also requested anonymity. “The principle of self-determination of the College was disregarded and the external committee was forced upon us. What we want is a democratic process [of] selection.”

In the selection of deans, existing UP rules offer three options: an internally managed search, consensus building among constituents, and the use of an external search committee, said Faculty Regent Lourdes Abadingo in her February 4 report of the January 24 BOR meeting. “What was reported to me is that the Chancellor simply imposed an external search committee,” Abadingo said.

Saloma however maintained that the nominations committee was already designed as a consultative body, adding that he personally chose the members of the said com-mittee to ensure that the decision is based on objective deliberations by an external committee.

“Nowhere is it stated in [the UP Charter], or in any other existing

BOR policy, that a college has a right to self - determination. It must be noted that an NC was also utilized in 2012 to select the next CHE Dean, [yet] no complaint was received about the process at that time,” the Chancellor added.

In a January 15 joint petition to the UP Board of Regents (BOR), a group of 95 professors and alumni from CHE and other colleges also pointed out that the search process for the new CHE dean should have begun at around the end of October 2012, three months before Catral’s scheduled retirement on January 28.

The group, however, also questioned Catral’s initial appointment in July 2012 and her subsequent term extension

beyond compulsory retirement on January 28.

According to the 2004 “UP Guidelines for Extension of Regular Full-Time Faculty Appointment Beyond Retirement Age,” a faculty member who faces compulsory retirement may only be granted extension of full-time tenure for academic purposes and not for extending an existing administrative appointment, the petitioners read.

The BOR had agreed to meet in a special meeting scheduled around the first week of March 2013. Chancellor Saloma also met with CHE faculty members on February 19 for a discussion yet faculty members felt that the issues remain unresolved. “He still

remains adamant with his process of deanship,” said a faculty member.

“Our issue is the lack of transparency in the selection. The student council respects the process but what we want is clarification regarding the process of selection,” said CHE Student Council Vice Chair Tin Roque.

The group of petitioners recommended that the BOR form a special university-wide committee which will study review the current processes of selecting academic and administrative heads of the university. The BOR will discuss the points raised in its special meet-ing of the BOR in the first week of March, Abadingo said.

and Letters, and College of Social Sciences and Philosophy have so far joined the alliance’s advocacy campaign, Raymundo said.

On January 31, the alliance held a candle-lighting ceremony attended by faculty, students, and UP employees in front of Palma Hall. The alliance also staged a flash mobilization on February 12 where professors danced and read poems to raise awareness of the Tubbataha incident among UP students.

Founded by the All-UP Academic Employees Union, All-UP Workers Union, Congress of Teachers and Educators for National Democracy (CONTEND), Ang Manininda, and various student organizations, the UP Tubbataha Alliance is also part of the national multi-sectoral group Task Force Tubbataha.

Task Force Tubbataha was formed by various sectoral groups, including Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment, AGHAM Advocates of Science and Technology, and Pambansang Lakas ng Mamamalakayang Pilipinas, and Gabriela.

“The issue of the grounding incident at Tubbataha goes [at] the heart of the Visiting Forces Agreement that allows [US military] ships to traverse our country with impunity. We should heed the calls to

GAME PLAN. UP Diliman Chancellor Caesar Saloma taps his head as he discusses the proposed UP Professional School shown in the background during his second convocation on February 20 at the UP Theater. Saloma presented the current state of UP Diliman and the ongoing projects addressing academic and operational problems like tenure and lack of research grants for professors, campus security, and infrastructure developments.

Profs slam ‘irregularities’ in CHE dean selection

abrogate this unequal treaty not only to avoid further disasters but to finally assert our sovereignty,” said AGHAM Chair Giovanni Tapang.

Monetary compensation, how-ever, can neither compensate for the damages done to rav-aged reef nor offset the infringe-ment of the country’s sovereignty, Task Force Tubbataha said in a unity statement released on February 23.

The Tubbataha marine park management has placed the minimum fine for destruction to the reef at an estimated P38 million, smaller than the $15 million fine paid by the US Navy for damaging coral reefs in Oahu, Hawaii, in 2009.

“The Philippine government allows the US to get away with crimes with a mere slap on the wrist. This is why, more than just compensation, we demand the Aquino [administration] to take more decisive actions such as filing charges against the USS Guardian crew and lodging a protest [before] the United Nations,” said Center for Women’s Resources Executive Director Mary Joan Guan.

MORE THAN THREE MONTHS since Typhoon Pablo ravaged Mindanao in December, and despite government assurances that relief and rehabilitations programs are still underway, entire communities are still reeling from the destruction of their homes and livelihood.

The figures below spell not only the grim situation of the victims of the strongest tropical storm to ever hit the country’s south. The following numbers also reveal how funds and donations intended for Mindanao’s recovery may have been

CALAMITY AFTERMATH

going to the wrong pockets. Total area damaged by Typhoon

Pablo: 95,823 hectaresEstimated total cost of damages

wrought by the typhoon: P36.95 billion

Cost of one of 21 bunkhouses built by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Cateel, Baganga, and Boston in Davao Oriental: P550,000

Cost of one of the 39 other bunkhouses being built by private contractors: P650,000

Cost of one bunkhouse built by International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the same area: P259,653

Monthly rent of a 260-square meter, four-bedroom house in Bel-Air, Makati City: P200,000

Cost of a DSWD bunkhouse’s kitchen with two sinks, made of coco lumber and metal sheets: P47,388.38

Monthly rent of a 70-square meter, two-bedroom house in

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Now oN its 12th year, UP alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (UP aLyaNsa) holds the most num-ber of seats in the incumbent UP Diliman (UPD) University student Council.

Formed during the clamor for former President Joseph estrada’s ouster in 2000, aLyaNsa was initially founded by Buklod-CssP, sanlakas youth (sy), tau rho Xi fraternity, and Upsilon sigma Phi (UPs) fraternity. in 2006, sy and UPs broke away from aLyaNsa to form another political party, Kaisa – Nagkakaisang iskolar para sa Pa-mantasan at sambayanan (Kaisa).

Central to aLyaNsa’s political philosophy is “multi-perspective activism.” this year, the blue party’s tagline underscores its role in the legislation of bills such as the re-productive health Bill and the sin

tax reform Law: “ituloy natin ang napagtagumpayan. Para sa UP, Para sa Bayan.”

“[ang] activism ay hindi lang dapat nakukulong sa iisang porma [kundi dapat ay] nakikinig sa lahat ng side. Pero at the end of the day kami ay progressive at may kiling sa marginalized, oppressed, at power-less,” said aLyaNsa Chair ace Lig-say.

though aLyaNsa sees some procedural flaws in the current socialized tuition and Financial assistance Program of the UP ad-ministration, the party supports the idea of a socialized tuition.

Furthermore, aLyaNsa pio-neered the revision of the UP Charter in 2003 and reforms in the student regent selection in 2006. aLyaNsa also launched the stFaP Under Protest in 2008, a clamor to change the bracketing system of

UP’s tuition, and the Break the Code campaign which sought responsive, timely, and pro-student provisions in the UPD Code of student Con-duct.

“Para mas maraming ma-engage na estudyante, ‘di mo dapat ibinaba-ba lang ang ano ang dapat paniwa-laan na ideyolohiya, dapat kabahagi sila. Kaya ang mga tagline natin ay ‘Kasama ka’ at ‘tayo ang UsC,’ dahil dapat inclusive at pantay-pantay ang mga pananaw,” said Ligsay.

aLyaNsa currently has 16 UP member organizations, including akbayan youth – UP Diliman, Buk-lod CssP, UP Bukluran sa sikolo-hiyang Pilipino, UP Kalipunan sa agham Panlipunan at Pilosopiyang Pilipino, Lingkod eduk, UP alliance for responsive involvement and student empowerment, UP eco-nomics towards Consciousness, and UP tau rho Xi Fraternity.

NagKaKaisaNg isKoLar Para sa Pamantasan at sambayanan (Kai-sa) was founded in May 2005, mak-ing it the youngest among the three major political parties in UP. “Politi-cal differences” caused its split from aLyaNsa, and since then Kaisa has sought to introduce a new brand of leadership: “scholar-activism.”

scholar-activism reflects one of the core ideals espoused by the party, which is “academic excellence with social relevance,” said Kaisa Chairperson shaina santiago.

Kaisa also believes in “respon-sive Leadership towards student empowerment,” recognizing that the students are part of the solution in addressing various issues, says san-tiago. “Nagco-consult muna kami sa mga taong naaapektuhan bago kami magdikta ng posisyon sa [isang par-ticular na isyu],” santiago added.

the party has long called for the passage of the six will Fix Bill, which aims to institutionalize the allocation of at least six percent of the country’s gross national product to the education sector. they also launched the stFlop Campaign, as the party believes that the students should not be burdened financially by the current student tuition and Financial assistance Program.

the party also opposed the 300 percent tuition increase imple-mented in 2007 and has maintained that UP’s idle assets must be pro-ductively utilized so long as safe-guards are met, including academic integrity and consent.

the party is also against the Cy-bercrime Prevention act, and is a member of the Philippine internet Freedom alliance.

this year, Kaisa’s theme is “Push the Limit: one strong UP.” it is push-

ing for a unified UP despite having limitations in budget and differ-ences in beliefs, santiago says. Be-ing able to field a complete slate in this year’s elections despite being a fairly new party is one way of push-ing the limit, according to santiago.

the party’s 11 member organi-zations include Bukluran ng mga iskolar-atleta tungo sa Progresi-bong aksyon, Facilitators of edu-cational Development-Uniting People, Kaisa Mass organization, Leaders for excellence, action and Development, MagKaisa Col-lege of social sciences and Phi-losophy, Practice of administrative Leadership and service, sanlakas youth-UP Diliman, student action towards responsive Leadership in tourism, UP Beta sigma Ladies’ Corps, UP Paralegal society, and UP Phi Delta alpha sorority.

stUDeNt aLLiaNCe For the advancement of Democratic rights in UP (staND UP) remains to be the largest political party in UP Dili-man (UPD) with over 30 member organizations. Now on its 16th year, staND UP is also the oldest among the three major political parties in this year’s UPD University student elections (UsC).

staND UP traces its roots to the split of sandigan Para sa Mag-aaral at sambayanan (saMasa) into two factions, one of which was saMasa - tunay, Militante at Makabayang alyansa (saMasa-tMMa). in 1996, saMasa-tMMa was officially re-named staND UP.

the unity among staND UP’s members is forged by the party’s core principle that education is a right.

the party has been in the fore-front of mass actions which call for greater state subsidy for UP, spear-heading various student strikes

against budget cuts. staND UP has also been a staunch critic of the student tuition and Financial as-sistance Program, which it labels as a “smokescreen” that legitimizes tuition increases.

For this year’s University stu-dent Council elections, staND UP calls for the reinstatement of a stu-dent council that genuinely serves the students and the nation, with the line “iskolar ng Bayan, ibalik ang konsehong tunay, Palaban, Maka-bayan.”

“staND UP ang tunay na ipi-naglalaban ang mga issue, hindi nananatiling pipi, at hindi natata-kot lumaban,” says staND UP Chair garret Paris. “Pinaglilingkuran din ng staND UP hindi lamang ang sangka-estudyantehan ng UP kundi pati na rin ang ibang sektor ng lipu-nan,” Paris adds.

the party has been vocal against the current national administra-

tion’s education policies, including the K to 12 program, which adds two more years to the basic education curriculum. staND UP involves it-self in issues faced by other sectors in UP, fighting against demolitions of residential houses on campus and advocating the rights of the university’s janitors, vendors and security guards, Paris said.

staND UP also calls for the pas-sage of the genuine agrarian re-form Bill and advocates national industrialization.

among the member organiza-tions of staND UP are anakbayan, student Christian Movement of the Philippines, Union of Journalists of the Philippines – UP Diliman, alpha sigma Fraternity, sigma Kappa Pi Fraternity, alpha Phi omega fra-ternity, gabriela UP Diliman, and League of Filipino students.

PARTY PROFILES

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Standard Bearers

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2013

CHAIRPERSON Raphael Carlo Brolagda 4th year, BA Political Science

1. For me, the number one issue na kailangan sagutin ng mga tumatakbo na mga congressmen at senador ay

‘yung transparency at accountability. Kasi I think from here, ang dami

na nating issues na masasagot. For example ‘yung budget,

pag-allocate ng budget nang tama. Kasi kapag transparent at accountable yung pag-aallocate natin, or at least yung pagbibigay mismo ng PDAF sa mga congressmen natin, ang dami na nating makikitang mga bagay. For example, kapag may kulang sa isang sektor tapos sumosobra sa isa. Kapag transparent and accountable ang nakikita nating gobyerno, makikita natin kung saan pwede tayong kumuha at i-reallocate ‘to nang maayos. Tapos pati na rin sa mga policies na for example, nakikita nating repressive, kapag transparent and accountable talaga ‘yung government, mas magiging maganda ang relationship, at para makita natin ‘yung logic at makausap talaga sila nang maayos para maayos ‘yung mga policies na ganito.

2. We in ALYANSA believe na walang budget cut, kasi ang definition ng budget cut ay mayroon nang isang budget tapos saka siya babawasan. Ang nangyayari kasi sa ‘tin is may proposal tayo tapos never siyang nare-reach or palaging mas mababa ang binibigay sa atin. Kaya in ALYANSA, sinasabi natin na dapat palaging mas mataas ‘yung binibigay na budget ‘di lang sa UP, pero sa education sector as a whole, na ‘yun pa rin ang call natin for higher UP budget, at higher education budget. Kasi yung proposal dapat, ‘yun kasi ang pangangailangan natin, and never siyang binibigay nang tama, palagi siyang mas mababa. So hindi siya nababawasan, never lang talaga nare-reach yung ideal nating budget para sa education.

3. Kung sa isang chess game, siguro ako ‘yung magiging pawn. Kasi bilang isang chairperson, ‘yun talaga ang trabaho mo. Ikaw ‘yung manguna sa laban at protektahan ‘yung ibang mga tao, ‘di lang sa loob ng USC, pero pati na rin ‘yung mga nirerepresent mong boses sa loob ng USC.

VICE CHAIR Alexandra Maria Francia Santos 3rd year, BA Broadcast Communication

1. Tayo sa ALYANSA, naniniwala tayo sa principle of socialized tuition. However, we really have to make sure na okay na siya for implementation before natin siya ipatupad sa iba pang

mga state universities and colleges. Tulad nga ng nangyayari ngayon sa ating university, marami pa rin tayong nakikitang flaws when it comes to implementation, at ‘yung mga requirements na kailangan ng bawat estudyante para ma-apply ‘yung STFAP. So in essence, maganda ang principle ng STFAP, pero ‘yun nga, kailangan nga natin ma-make sure na bawat estudyante ay kayang mag-apply for it, for us to have a relevant and accessible education.

2. Siguro kung may isang hayop nga sa Chinese Zodiac ang makakadescribe sa mga plataporma ng aking mga kalaban, siguro ito ‘yung snake. Kasi feeling ko, ‘yung snake kasi nandiyan, parang umaaligid, kaya niyang mag-blend into its environment. But you’ll never know when it’s gonna attack you, when it’s gonna pounce, and para kunin ‘yung atensyon ng mga tao. Kaya ‘yun ang feeling kong hayop na would best describe ang plataporma ng ibang mga kalaban.

CHAIRPERSON Ana Alexandra Castro 4th year, BA Psychology

1. So it is written in the Philippine Constitution that the government

should be prioritizing education, the reason for which is because investment

in education is very important. And I think, for our senatorial candidates and of course for our incoming

senators and government officials, this is what they should be prioritizing. That’s why since 2007, KAISA has been pushing for the Six Will Fix Bill that’s because we recognize the importance of education and of course investment in the youth. So the Six Will Fix Bill is the allocation of at least six percent of GNP to education budget. On average, the government is only allotting around 2.29% of GNP to education and of course, we can see that that is not enough. We have lack of facilities, lack of schools, lack buildings and so on. Even for teachers, competent teachers. And I think that if we want the country to develop, we should be investing on education.

2. It is written in the UP Charter that our premier National University should be subsidized by the government, but of course, this has never been the case. Although yes, we’ve been proposing for a budget, the right amount of the budget for UP, we never actually received it. So the government has always been neglecting the responsibility for this University. Thus, this national—premier National University is never really developed because, well, more than the budget cut is actually the systemic state abandonment that we’re experiencing as a University. And of course, this should not be the case. This is why we should demand the government for them to fulfill their responsibility in subsidizing this university, and of course, in investing more in education.

3. If the USC is a chess game, I’d like to be the pawn because I’d like to be at the forefront when it comes to fighting for the rights of the students.

VICE CHAIR Juliano Fernando Guiang 4th year, BA Public Administration

1. Mula noon hanggang ngayon ay patuloy na nagiging ehemplo o gabay ang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas sa lahat ng mga SUCs. Kung ano ang sinisimulan dito sa ating unibersidad, ay siyang ginagamit din ng iba’t ibang mga SUCs. Kaya

pagdating sa usapin ng STFAP, alam naman natin dito sa unibersidad na ito ang mekanismo na ginamit ng UP administration upang pagtakpan ang pagtaas ng matrikula noong 2007. Kaya kapag ito ay nilagay natin sa iba’t ibang SUCs, isa lamang itong manipestasyon na pinapagbigyan na natin ang ating gobyerno na pagbigyan lang na itaas ang tuition fee dahil meron naman tayong ipapalit na STFAP. Kung ganito man, kung may mekanismo man na dapat gawin ang gobyerno, dapat ay ayusin muna ang programa ng STFAP dito habang patuloy nating pinaglalaban ang pagbigay ng mataas na alokasyon ng budget sa edukasyon.

2. Kung meron mang hayop mula sa Chinese Zodiac sign na maaari kong ihalintulad sa mga nakakalaban ko na Vice Chairperson, silang dalawa ay parang rooster, actually ako rin, iko-consider ko na lahat kami ay rooster. Dahil lahat kami, naniniwala ako, na mayroong mga sariling mga gustong itilaok na pagbabago. Ngunit ang pagkakaiba ko lang sa kanila ay handa na akong isabong.

CHAIRPERSON Jose Miguel Solis 4th year, BA History

1. Ang pinakamalaking suliranin na

kailangang tugunan ng ating mga mambabatas ay ang poverty. Although mataas ang popularity rate ng ating pangulo, marami pa ring naghihirap

dito sa ating bansa. Meron siyang programang PPP, pero hindi pa rin ito tumutugon sa talagang poverty or ‘yung pinanggagalingan ng kahirapan ng mga tao sa ating bansa. Wala pa ring maayos na social services na binibigay sa ating mga kababayan. Although, yes, maraming programa si PNoy na sinasabi niya ay makakabuti sa kaniyang constituents, marami pa rin talagang taong naghihirap. Hindi pa rin nito natutugunan ‘yung talagang kakailanganin ng bawat isang Pilipino. Marami ngang na-create na jobs, and yet talaga bang kumikita ang mga Pilipino? Meron nga ba talagang pagkain na napupunta sa tiyan ng bawat isang Pilipino? Poverty pa rin ang pinakamalaking problema ng ating bansa.

2. Patuloy pa rin ang pagkaltas ng ating gobyerno sa subsidiyo na binibigay niya sa SUCs and siyempre sa UP na rin. Nasabi namin ito dahil meron naman tayong proposed UP budget and yet, year-in, year-out, magkano lang ba ang binibigay? Hindi pa nga kalahati, almost 42% the last time na nagbigay ng budget ang pamahalaan sa UP. This year sinasabi na makakakuha ng 10 million from the 18 million na hinihingi ng UP. Sabi namin, oo, kinakaltasan pa rin tayo. At actually nga pinapasa sa mga estudyante ang pasan ng kakulangan sa budget sa UP. Sa STFAP, bakit kailangan pa ng STFAP na ‘yung mga estudyante na maykaya ay kaya naman niyang suportahan ang kapwa niya Iskolar ng Bayan. Yun lang, di ba, so magbabayad siya ng mas mataas na tuition para ma-subsidize. And mali ‘yung gano’ng sistema because ang dapat na pinanggagalingan ng budget ay mismong gobyerno.

3. Kung ang USC ay isang chess game, ito ay ‘yung mga pawn, ‘yung nasa harapan, ‘yung unang sinasakripisyo, ‘yung forefront n’ung laban. At sino-sino ‘yung nasa likuran, ‘yung nasa pangalawang hanay? Hindi ito yung mga naghaharing uri, hindi ito ‘yung mga panginoong maylupa, hindi ito ‘yung mga mutinational corporation. Ito ang mga estudyante na pinoprotektahan natin ang kanilang mga karapatan. Ang USC dapat ang unang inaalay, nasa forefront ng laban para ipagtanggol ang mga karapatan ng Iskolar ng Bayan. Ang USC, alam na pagdating sa dulo, kung meron mang makuha na piyesa—‘yung mga estudyante nga ito—‘pag nakarating naman siya sa dulo, binabawi niya ito, sinasakripisyo ang kaniyang sarili para siyampre, ‘yun nga, ‘yung purpose niyang ipagtanggol ang bawat Iskolar ng Bayan.

VICE CHAIR Hannah Keila Garcia 2nd year, Juris Doctor, College of Law

1. Siyempre hindi tayo sang-ayon, sa STAND UP at tayong mga Iskolar ng Bayan, ‘di tayo sang-ayon sa STFAP. Bakit? Kung titingnan

natin historically, historicize natin ang pagkakaroon ng STFAP, unang nagkaroon ng STFAP noong 1989, the first time nagkaroon ng tuition fee increase from P40

to P300. ‘Yung pangalawang STFAP naman was on 2006. I think I was a freshman back then, undergrad, pagtaas naman from 3000 (sic) pesos to one thousand pesos, 300 percent increase. Kung titingnan natin ang STFAP ay isa lamang justification sa pagtaas ng tuition fee. Socialized ito, sinasabing socialized adjustment program ito, pero ang totoo niyan, ginagawa lamang itong dahilan para mas maging palatable sa mga estudyante ang pagkakaroon ng tuition fee increase instead of pagbibigay ng mas mataas na budget para sa edukasyon. So hindi po tayo sang-ayon sa STFAP.

2. Ang totoo niyan, ang naisip ko hindi lang isang hayop kundi dalawa. At iyon ay isang ahas, kahit year of the snake ngayong taon, at isang rabbit. Sa tingin ko ahas dahil sa lahat ng mga ginagawa nila, kahit na pinagmumukha nila na para sa estudyante ang mga ginagawa nila, at ang mga pipu-push nilang legislation ay para sa sambayanan, at the end of the day, ang pinagsisilbihan po nila ay hindi talaga ang masa, at hindi po talaga pinaniniwalaan na ang edukasyon ay isang karapatan. Kaya isa po itong pagtataksil sa sambayanan. Kaya alam naman natin na ahas, ‘di ba, kahit paano mo iyan alagaan, at the end of the day, may malaki talaga ang chance na kakagatin ka niyan. At rabbit po dahil patalon-talon lang sila, akala mo tumatalon nang ‘onti, kala mo may ‘onting progress, pero ang totoo niyan, hindi naman talaga at wala silang pinupuntahan.

FOR CHAIRPERSON1. Ano sa tingin mo ang pinakamabigat na suliranin ng bansa

ang dapat tugunan ng mga mahahalal na mambabatas?2. Naniniwala ba ang inyong partido na nagkaroon ng budget cut sa UP,

batay sa pondong matatanggap nito ngayong 2013? Bakit o bakit hindi? 3. Kung ang USC ay isang chess game, anong piyesa ka at bakit?

FOR VICE CHAIR1. Sang-ayon ka bang ipatupad ang STFAP sa iba pang state universities and colleges,

alinsunod sa Roadmap for Public Higher Education Reform? 2. Anong hayop sa Chinese Zodiac ang kumakatawan sa plataporma ng mga kalaban mo?

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nya

and

advo

caci

es. N

ariy

an a

ng c

ontin

uous

nat

ing

pagl

aban

par

a sa

mas

mat

aas

na b

udge

t at

par

a sa

mga

bas

ic

stud

ent s

ervi

ces.

Mel

y A

nn

Em

erie

Cri

sto

bal

1st

year

, Ju

ris

Do

cto

r, C

olle

ge

of

Law

‘Yun

g pi

pilii

n ko

ng s

uper

pow

er a

y ‘y

ung

dopp

elga

nger

na

supe

rpow

er. K

asi g

usto

ko

sana

mag

ing

map

aram

i ang

sar

ili k

o,

pero

siy

empr

e, w

ith th

e sa

me

conv

ictio

n, w

ith th

e sa

me

prin

cipl

es,

para

mas

mar

ami a

ng m

aaab

ot k

ong

estu

dyan

te—

mak

apag

-RTR

, m

akap

agku

mbi

nsi,

mak

apag

mul

at

tung

kol

sa

mga

is

yung

pa

nlip

unan

, at

siy

empr

e, p

ara

kapa

g ku

nyar

i sa

STA

ND

UP,

na

nini

wal

a ta

yo s

a co

llect

ive

acti

on.

Pat

rick

Sh

ane

Dia

z4

th y

ear

, BA

Pu

blic

Ad

min

istr

atio

n

If I

had

a su

perp

ower

, I

gues

s it

wou

ld b

e th

e po

wer

to

cont

rol c

ompu

ters

. I’d

cre

ate

a ve

ry b

ig d

atab

ase

of P

ower

Poin

t pr

esen

tati

ons

on th

e le

sson

s ne

eded

, so

that

we

can

achi

eve

free

an

d ac

cess

ible

edu

cati

on fo

r al

l.

Lean

dro

Mig

uel

Alb

erto

Ro

mm

el F

ern

and

ez4

th y

ear

, BS

Tou

rism

Man

age

me

nt

For

me,

tele

port

atio

n, s

o I c

an g

o to

diff

eren

t pla

ces

and

touc

h pe

ople

’s liv

es.

Ch

arlo

tte

Fran

ce4

th y

ear

, BA

Bro

adc

ast

Co

mm

un

icat

ion

Kung

m

agka

karo

on

ako

ng

supe

rpow

er,

gust

o ko

‘y

ung

mak

apag

para

mi,

mak

apag

-mul

tipl

y pa

ra

sana

si

yem

pre,

m

akap

unta

tay

o d’

un s

a ib

a’t

iban

g se

ktor

, sab

ay-s

abay

nat

ing

ma-

addr

ess

‘yun

g ib

a’t

iban

g se

ctor

s ng

soc

iety

, ‘yu

ng k

anila

ng

mga

iss

ues,

at m

aipa

glab

an n

atin

ang

kan

ilang

mga

kar

apat

an.

Pero

dah

il al

am n

aman

nat

in n

a hi

ndi,

na i

mpo

sibl

e iy

on n

a m

ag-i

sa m

akap

agpa

ram

i, nan

iniw

ala

nam

an ta

yo n

a na

ndiy

an p

a ri

n ‘y

ung

mar

amin

g m

ga k

abat

aan

at m

alaw

ak n

a ha

nay

ng m

asa.

An

gel

o L

agm

an3

rd y

ear

, BA

Co

mm

un

icat

ion

Re

sear

ch

Kung

m

agka

karo

on

ako

ng

supe

rpow

er,

‘yun

‘y

ung

tim

e co

ntro

l. Kas

i kam

i sa

STAN

D U

P ay

nan

iniw

ala

na d

apat

edu

catio

n is

a

righ

t at d

apat

‘yun

g tu

ition

nat

in a

y ac

cess

ible

par

a sa

laha

t ng

mga

es

tudy

ante

. Kun

g ka

ya k

o ng

a ib

alik

‘yun

g or

as, s

iyem

pre

mas

pa

iigti

ngin

ko

ang

kam

pany

a up

ang

pigi

lin a

ng p

agta

as n

g tu

itio

n m

ula

sa P

300

pagt

aas

sa P

1000

, at p

ati n

a ri

n P1

500.

Joh

n N

elvi

n L

uce

ro2

nd

ye

ar, B

A J

ou

rnal

ism

Kung

mag

kaka

roon

ako

ng

supe

rpow

er, g

usto

ko

siye

mpr

e ‘y

ung

mak

alip

ad, h

indi

lan

g da

hil

sa n

aga-

aspi

re a

kong

mag

ing

Dar

na, k

undi

lan

g gu

sto

ko s

anan

g m

akap

ag-o

rgan

isa

ng m

ga

bakl

a at

les

biya

na h

indi

lam

ang

sa U

nibe

rsid

ad n

g Pi

lipin

as,

kund

i pa

ti n

a ri

n d’

un s

a m

ga p

amay

anan

kun

g sa

an h

indi

na

aabo

t n’

ung

infl

uenc

e ng

mas

s m

edia

whe

n it

com

es t

o th

e ge

nder

rig

hts

advo

cacy

.

Sitt

i Mer

yam

Ag

ath

a R

eyes

4th

ye

ar, B

S B

usi

ne

ss A

dm

inis

trat

ion

& A

cc

ou

nta

nc

y

Kung

mag

kaka

rooo

n ak

o ng

sup

erpo

wer

, I’d

lik

e to

hav

e th

e gr

eate

st p

ower

of a

ll, it

’s th

e po

wer

of l

ove.

Bec

ause

I th

ink

that

’s w

hat w

ould

kee

p us

, tha

t’s w

hat w

ould

allo

w u

s to

look

forw

ard.

A

nd r

egar

ding

my

plat

form

s, of

cou

rse,

we

need

to h

ave

our

love

fo

r our

fello

w M

uslim

bro

ther

s an

d si

ster

s. M

y pl

atfo

rm is

for u

s to

hav

e a

mos

que

insi

de th

e co

mm

unit

y.

Erra

Mae

Zab

at3

rd y

ear

, BS

Psy

ch

olo

gy

So a

ng s

uper

pow

er n

a pi

pilii

n ko

ay

the

pow

er t

o ha

ve

mul

tiple

sel

ves.

Kasi

we

at S

TAN

D U

P na

man

, dah

il da

la-d

ala

ko

‘yun

g ge

nder

adv

ocac

y n’

ung

gend

er c

omm

ittee

, we

belie

ve n

a w

e ca

n on

ly d

o so

muc

h. S

o da

pat

tala

ga m

as m

aram

i tay

o, a

nd

para

mak

uha

natin

‘yun

g su

port

a ng

stu

dent

s, ka

ilang

an n

atin

g m

ag-r

aise

ng

awar

enes

s. An

d an

o ta

laga

, pun

taha

n is

a-is

a. Ku

ng

mas

mar

ami a

ko, m

as m

aram

i ako

ng p

anah

on n

a m

apun

taha

n si

la.

Mar

io A

dre

fan

io S

anto

s4

th y

ear,

BA

Co

mm

un

icat

ion

Res

earc

h

If I h

ad a

sup

erpo

wer

, I’d

wan

t to

hav

e po

wer

of s

uper

spe

ed,

like

the

Flas

h, c

ause

we

only

hav

e lim

ited

tim

e in

our

han

ds a

nd

siye

mpr

e, a

s a

mem

ber

of t

he s

tude

nt c

ounc

il, m

aram

i kam

ing

prog

ram

a na

gus

to n

amin

g ib

igay

sa

atin

g m

ga e

stud

yant

e. A

nd

give

n th

e ti

me

we

have

, gus

to p

o na

min

g su

litin

ang

aki

ng t

ime

as a

USC

cou

ncilo

r, an

d si

yem

pre,

if

I ha

ve s

uper

spe

ed, a

king

m

aa-a

chie

ve la

hat n

g ak

ing

goal

s.

All

ynn

a H

anee

fa M

acap

ado

2n

d y

ear

, BS

Mo

lec

ula

r B

iolo

gy

and

Bio

tec

hn

olo

gy

Gus

to p

o sa

na m

agka

roon

ng

tim

e tr

avel

ling

pow

ers.

Kasi

nga

po

, kun

g pa

pala

rin

po, g

usto

ko

pong

mag

ing

part

ng

Com

mun

ity

Righ

ts a

nd W

elfa

re C

omm

itte

e.

Nga

yon

sa C

RAW

, gus

to k

o po

sa

na t

ulun

gan

ang

mga

man

inin

da n

atin

dit

o sa

UP,

pat

i na

rin

po ‘y

ung

driv

er’s

com

mun

ity,

pat

i rin

po

iba’

t ib

ang

com

mun

ity

dito

sa

UP.

Nga

yon,

if

I ha

ve t

he p

ower

to

tim

e tr

avel

, pw

ede

ko p

ong

gaw

ing

laha

t ng

mga

gus

to k

ong

gaw

in in

a v

ery

shor

t pe

riod

of t

ime.

Hila

ry C

hel

sea

Ch

an

4th

ye

ar, B

S M

eta

llurg

ical

En

gin

ee

rin

g

Kung

bib

igya

n po

ako

ng

kapa

ngya

riha

n, p

ipili

in k

o po

ng

mag

karo

on n

g su

pers

onic

voi

ce p

ara

po w

ala

nang

dah

ilan

‘yun

g m

ga t

aong

nas

a ta

tsul

ok u

pang

sab

ihin

nila

na

hind

i ni

la t

ayo

nari

rini

g. W

ala

na s

ilang

dah

ilan

para

mag

bing

i-bi

ngih

an.

Ch

rist

ian

Lem

uel

Mag

alin

g2

nd

ye

ar, S

ert

ipik

o s

a M

alik

hai

ng

Pag

sula

t

Kung

mag

kaka

roon

ako

ng

supe

rpow

ers,

sigu

ro p

ower

to

imit

ate

‘yun

g im

age

ng is

ang

tao.

Sig

uro

ii-im

itat

e ko

‘yun

g im

age

ng o

ne f

rom

the

adm

in,

para

mai

sulo

ng ‘

yung

kar

apat

an n

g m

ga f

resh

ies

na s

umal

i sa

mga

org

aniz

atio

ns,

maw

ala

yung

di

scou

rage

men

t sa

kan

ila n

a su

mal

i, at

ma-

unle

ash

yung

ful

l po

tent

ial

nila

sa

pags

ali

ng m

ga o

rg.

Kapa

g m

ay k

opya

ako

, ku

nyar

i ako

man

si M

r. Pr

esid

ent P

ascu

al, m

adi-

dism

iss

na ‘y

ung

idea

na

‘di p

wed

e si

lang

sum

ali n

g or

g.

Sere

ne

Ezr

a B

on

dad

4th

ye

ar, B

S C

he

mis

try

Kung

mag

kaka

-sup

erpo

wer

ako,

sigu

ro ‘y

ung k

atul

ad n

g kay

Rog

ue

sa X

-Men

. Kas

i mas

mai

intid

ihan

mo,

tala

gang

acq

uire

d kn

owle

dge

‘yun

sa su

bjec

t mo.

Sa l

ider

-est

udya

nte d

apat

nai

intid

ihan

mo

mun

a ‘y

ung

conc

ern

ng c

onst

ituen

t m

o, a

t di

to m

agka

karo

on t

ayo

ng

nagk

akai

sang

aks

yon

at d

oon,

mas

usol

usyu

nan

natin

ang

mga

isyu

at

pro

blem

a, hi

ndi l

aman

g ng

pam

anta

san

kund

i ng

sam

baya

nan.

Juan

An

ton

io B

ug

ayo

ng

3

rd y

ear

BA

Po

litic

al S

cie

nc

e

If I

had

a su

perp

ower

, it

wou

ld b

e to

rea

d m

inds

. Pa

ra

mal

aman

ko

ang

opin

yon

ng la

hat

ng t

ao a

bout

a c

erta

in is

sue

at k

ung

paan

o ni

la g

usto

iton

g i-

hand

le p

ara

mak

abuo

kam

i ng

cons

olid

ated

idea

. Dah

il ka

mi s

a KA

ISA

ay

nani

niw

ala

sa in

clus

ive

acti

vism

, and

we

belie

ve in

hav

ing

a co

llect

ive

deci

sion

in o

rder

to

hav

e a

colle

ctiv

e ac

tion

.

Raf

ael L

uis

Ro

do

lfo

Fer

nan

do

3rd

yea

r, B

S M

ole

cula

r B

iolo

gy

and

Bio

tech

no

log

y

If I w

ere

to h

ave

a su

perp

ower

, I’d

like

it t

o be

like

Sup

erm

an,

supe

r he

arin

g—th

e ab

ility

to

take

in w

hat

peop

le a

re s

ayin

g no

m

atte

r ho

w fa

r aw

ay th

ey a

re a

nd n

o m

atte

r ho

w s

mal

l a g

roup

it

is.

Bec

ause

wha

t I

feel

is

that

I w

ant

to b

e ab

le t

o lis

ten

to

man

y di

ffer

ent g

roup

s of

peo

ple.

For

exa

mpl

e, I

like

to b

e ab

le to

im

prov

e th

e A

CLE

s. I w

ant t

o be

abl

e to

get

a lo

t of f

eedb

ack

and

to g

ear

it to

be

mos

t rel

evan

t and

hel

pful

to th

e st

uden

ts.

Car

la M

on

ica

Go

nza

les

4th

year

, BS

Ho

tel,

Res

taur

ant,

and

Inst

itutio

n M

anag

emen

t

So h

avin

g a

supe

rpow

er d

oesn

’t ne

cess

arily

mea

n th

at w

e ha

ve t

o be

sup

erna

tura

l, it

can

be

supe

rhum

an t

oo. S

o I w

ould

ch

oose

the

supe

rpow

er o

f Bra

dley

Coo

per i

n th

e m

ovie

Lim

itle

ss

—be

ing

able

to

use

100%

of

your

bra

in. W

hy d

id I

choo

se t

his?

Pr

ecis

ely

beca

use

the

plat

form

of

KAIS

A t

his

year

is

Push

the

Li

mit

for

One

Str

ong

UP,

so

just

like

in L

imit

less

, we

wan

t th

e st

uden

ts o

f thi

s un

iver

sity

to g

o be

yond

thei

r lim

it.

Dan

iel G

uzm

an

3rd

ye

ar, B

ach

elo

r o

f Sp

ort

s Sc

ien

ce

So k

ung

mag

kaka

roon

ako

ng

supe

rpow

er, I

thin

k ‘y

ung

supe

r ab

iliti

es n

i Sup

erm

an. P

alag

ing

sina

sabi

ng

dad

ko s

a ‘ki

n, “‘

di k

a si

Sup

erm

an, ‘

di m

o ka

yang

gaw

in la

hat

‘yan

.” A

nd k

ung

mer

on

akon

g po

wer

s ni

Sup

erm

an,’d

i mal

i na

siya

. Sa

ting

in k

o ka

si, k

aya

nati

n ta

laga

ng g

awin

laha

t ng

ati

ng m

akak

aya

para

mak

atul

ong.

D

ahil

dito

, si

nusu

long

ko

na,

‘yun

g tu

nay

na s

erbi

syo,

‘yu

ng

serb

isyo

ng n

arar

amda

man

ng

mga

tao

, mab

ibig

ay k

o at

lah

at

hind

i map

apab

ayaa

n.

Ch

arin

a V

icto

ria

Jim

enez

2n

d y

ear,

BA

Ph

iloso

ph

y

Kung

mag

kaka

roon

ako

ng

supe

rpow

er,

sigu

ro t

hat

wou

ld

be t

he a

bilit

y to

be

in m

any

plac

es a

t on

ce, k

asi

ang

pers

onal

ad

voca

cy k

o as

a c

andi

date

for

cou

ncilo

r is

to

fight

for

the

op

pres

sed,

lalo

‘yun

g pa

rt n

a ie

-em

pow

er k

o ‘y

ung

wom

en a

nd

men

na

sexu

ally

har

asse

d, d

ahil

I’ve

had

a lo

t of

frie

nds

na ‘y

un

nga,

opp

ress

ed s

ila. T

hey

wer

e se

xual

ly h

aras

sed

pero

they

hav

e no

gut

s to

com

e ou

t. So

‘yun

, kay

a ab

ility

to b

e in

man

y pl

aces

at

once

, kas

i if o

nly

I cou

ld w

atch

ove

r th

em, a

ll of

them

, I w

ould

.

Eri

ca C

amill

e La

u

1st y

ear,

BS

Bus

ines

s Ad

min

istra

tion

and

Ac

co

un

tan

cy

If I

had

a su

perp

ower

, I w

ould

wan

t to

be

able

to

fly. W

hy?

Bec

ause

I t

hink

tha

t w

hen

you

fly,

you

feel

str

ong,

you

fee

l in

vinc

ible

. You

fee

l lik

e yo

u ca

n de

fy g

ravi

ty, y

ou f

eel

that

you

ca

n de

fy a

ll od

ds a

nd th

at’s

wha

t I w

ant t

o pu

sh. I

’m p

ushi

ng fo

r yo

uth

empo

wer

men

t, an

d by

flyi

ng a

nd b

y gi

ving

peo

ple

a se

nse

of p

ower

, by

givi

ng th

em a

sen

se o

f cap

abili

ty th

at th

ey a

re a

ble

to

do, w

hate

ver

they

wan

t to

do r

egar

dles

s of

lim

itat

ions

.

Rya

n C

rist

ian

Lin

tao

2n

d y

ear,

BS

Mo

lecu

lar

Bio

log

y an

d B

iote

chn

olo

gy

Kung

ako

’y b

ibig

yan

ng s

uper

pow

er,

gust

o ko

mag

karo

on

ng

supe

r st

reng

th.

Kaka

ilang

anin

na

tin

ito

sa

Uni

vers

ity

Stud

ent C

ounc

il ka

si b

ilang

par

te n

g U

nive

rsit

y St

uden

t Cou

ncil,

ka

kaila

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Martes26 Pebrero

2012

A yeAr hAs pAssed since Up diliman (Upd) students elected its University student council (Usc), the campus’ highest student governing body mandated to “defend and promote the rights and general welfare of [Up students] and the Filipino people.”

students from Upd’s three major political parties occupy the 34 seats in the incumbent Usc, with 13 mem-bers from Up Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (Up ALyAnsA), and 10 members each from KAisA— nagkakaisang iskolar para sa pamantasan at sambayanan (KAisA) and student Alliance for the Advancement of democratic rights in Up (sTAnd Up). An independent member representing the national college of public Administration and Governance completes the list.

As elected student leaders, the Usc is expected to live the council’s tradition of serving the students and the people. indeed, as various university and national issues mark the current academic year—from the opening salvo of the Bracket B certification (BBc) scheme to human rights violations, and the looming midterm elections—the Usc plays a crucial role in leading the students.

Continuing the serviceThe Usc celebrates its centennial

this year, having gone a long way since Manuel Mariano Tabona led the very first council in 1913. even in its early years, the Usc—then known as Up student council—has already established a legacy of fighting for student’s welfare.

For instance, it led the students’ protest against a fee increase imposed by the department of physical education (pe) in 1929. during the dark days of Martial rule in the ‘70s, the Usc was among the student institutions that mobi-lized the students to decisively act for social change.

Resolving dividesUnlike previous councils, Usc

members claim to have transcended political divides, and have been able to work together despite inherent differences. such conduct is expected from Usc members, who are stripped off their party color once they enter the council that has to function as a single body.

“May mga General Assemblies (GA) na umaabot ng 3 AM, bickering on political stance sa issues, pero hanggang doon lang ‘yun. ‘pag-sinalang na sa mga projects ng Usc, regardless of party color, tumutulong naman lahat,” says councilor Francisco Jayme Guiang.

yet, there have been several instances when the council failed to forge unity. in joining the state of the nation Address protest action for instance, Usc members agreed to participate individually instead of joining as a council, says Fran-cisco Guiang. The Usc’s pro-sin Tax stance was also placed to a vote, after the council failed to reach a consensus.

participation of Usc members in General Assemblies

(GAs) were also telling. in the nine GAs

held during the first semester, 90 late and 65 excused and unexcused a b s e n c e s

were recorded. Meanwhile, for the six GAs conducted in the second semester, 56 late and 46 absences were noted.

The council was unable to mobi-lize as a body, resulting to certain committees standing out among the others. “hindi lahat ng com-mittees na-utilize nang maayos, kumbaga selected committees lang

talaga ‘yung nakapag-deliver ng concrete projects,” says Julliano Guiang.

Also, in October 2012, much controversy erupted when diño tagged the organization Anakbayan as a communist front in her Twit-ter account — an act which several student leaders including former Usc chairperson Jemimah Garcia condemned for effectively endangering the safety of students

associated with Anakbayan.

Lacking

advocacy Among the

criticisms hauled against the Usc was its lack of stances and actions in sev-eral issues like the draft code of

student conduct (csc), the univer-sity’s set rules governing student conduct that drew wide criticisms back in 2009.

The csc, which only awaits the highest policy making body Board of regents’ approval, includes a contentious provision limiting freshmen from becoming organiza-tion members in their first semester.

“naipasa [ito] nang walang ikinibit-balikat man lang ang konseho,” laments Garcia, who was part of the committee that drafted the students’ version of csc, which was later considered in the latest csc version.

The council was also unable to spearhead advocacies beyond the university or lead campaigns on pressing national issues. “Maraming outputs ang nabuo ng Usc, pero nag-kulang [sa] follow-ups ng mga issues,” says Usc councilor Julliano Guiang.

Leadership in the Usc does not

end with organizing activities at pro-jects. “‘pag sinabi mong Usc, going beyond projects dapat ang iniisip mo, kasi hindi lang naman mga Up students ‘yung mga constituents mo,” says Francisco Guiang.

consequently, the Usc failed to act on key concerns in the education and health sectors like the K to 12 program, roadmap for public higher education reform, the planned privatization of state hospitals, and recently, the Tubbataha reef fiasco.

“dahil tayo ay pamantasan ng bayan at kinikilala bilang isa sa mga tagapag-taguyod ng karapatan ng mamama-yang pilipino, dapat may tindig [ang Usc] sa isyu kung saan nakasalalay ang kalagayan ng taong bayan,” says Felix pariñas, national president of the All-Up Workers Union. he cited the Usc’s non-participation.

indeed, the Usc’s historical role as a student institution goes beyond projects for Up’s students; it extends to the larger Up commu-nity and the people. “[subalit] kahit sandali sa mga pagkilos [naming mga kawani], hindi ko ‘ata nakita ang kanilang presensya sa aming mga pagkilos,” pariñas adds.

Ultimately, the Usc must never forget its dual role to serve the students and the people. As a student institution whose influence stretches beyond Up, the Usc’s competence and service is not measured solely on the student events and projects it has led, but its capacity to engage Up students to fulfill their proverbial role as scholars of the people, within and outside the university.

This year’s Usc focused its efforts in spearheading projects that catered to the needs of the students. “i think nag-deliver talaga [ang buong konseho] in terms of mga

naging pangako namin noong elek-syon,” says Usc chairperson Gabriel “heart” diño.

Among its projects and events

include the Up budget awareness campaign that consolidated all parties’ budget initiatives, the voter education project Tatak Botante, and iskoOperation, a “pro-active” mechanism that seeks to help calamity victims.

At the start of the academic year, the Usc spearheaded the forum Lets clarify, which sought to shed light on the issues hounding the socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance program. And in light of the p9.5 billion subsidy received by Up for 2013, it also organized a forum that culminated with a manifesto calling for higher allocation on education.

“Ang mga activities ng Usc ngayon ay nag-e-empower talaga sa mga estudyante na maging involved,” says KAisA chairperson shaina santiago.

The Usc was also able execute zero tolerance in resolving recent cases on fraternity-related violence, says Up ALyAnsA chairperson Ace Ligsay. Furthermore, it s u p p o r t e d the sin Tax and repro- ductive health laws passed by congress, and released statements condemning the proposed implementation of laboratory and pe fees.

“The Usc recognizes the need for additional budget in chK to maintain their facilities…however, we cannot allow that these fees will be sourced from us, the iskolar ng Bayan,” according to the official statement of the council on the ad-ditional fees.

Assessing the course taken by the 2012-2013 UPD USC

Track record

THE FUTURE OF A NATION IS SHAPED BY THE SEA OF COLLECTIVE voices, the rise and surge of united actions guided by a shared goal.

On May 13, more than 52 million registered voters will rush to thousands of polling precincts across the archipelago to chart a new course for the Philippines. Yet more than just the names of those we w i l l place at the helm of government, our ballots will also hold the blueprint

of our laws, policies which will be the compass of national development.

The students of the University of the Philippines face the same exact

challenge in the various University Student

Council (USC) elections in the en-tire UP system this month. In UP

Diliman alone, out of 79 hope-fuls, only 32 successful candi-dates will be entrusted the task to represent the student body in the next school year.

Throughout history, the country’s premier state university has been a reservoir of young minds able and willing to map the course of

our nation’s future. It is this potential, the wellspring of progressive ideas, which must be distilled into concrete

actions and united by the leadership of the university’s next student councils.

For there is much that remains to be accomplished to turn the tides of the present: both in the national and campus

political landscapes. In 2012, the national economy posted a 6.6-percent growth, a considerable increase from 3.9 percent

in 2011. Yet wages remain far below decent living standards, while budget allocation for basic social services and public

institutions remain lacking. For UP alone, the government approved only 60 percent of the

administration’s proposed budget for 2013.Nothing else then is more crucial for

the next student leaders to once more channel the university’s critical tradition

and tap into the UP student body’s wisdom and strength in advancing the interests

of the people, the change needed in the larger context of society. This can only be done however if the next student councils truly represent the collective will and interests of students and other marginalized sectors.

For the tradition of UP and its student movement have never been to conserve the

dominant ideas of the present, the limits set by the status quo. The strength and influence of UP is anchored on the constant attempt to refashion our political landscape.

As the bastion of fearless and critical campus journalism, the Philippine Collegian serves a crucial role in this endeavor. Thru a stream of progressive ideas which it has always advanced in its more than 90 years of history, the Collegian is in a privileged position to influence the ideas and actions of the UP community.

In the next few days, the university will have new student leaders who will one day become the captains of our government and economy. In barely three months, as well, the people will choose the next leaders of our current government. The success of our choices depends on our united commitment to the goal of fostering change for the nation and the people.

EditorialExaminations

Martes26 Pebrero 2013

POLITICS COMPOSES A LANGUAGE OF ITS OWN NARRATIVE.At the start of the campaign period, political candidates in the University

of the Philippines or in the national level of politics communicate a distinct language defined by party colors, accomplishments of the candidates, and ambitious platforms.

Like language, politics is not a solitary activity. As voters belonging in a democracy, the people too are active characters in politics.

The history of the country is not written with narratives of its times of peace. It is written however, with the legends of war and the characters—leaders—that won over these wars. More so the leader must be the ideal elected by the majority in the democracy whether in the national or UP elections.

The country has a history of electing leaders that do not fulfill their obligation to the majority. As long as this reality exists with the majority remaining mute about it, progressive elections cannot be attained.

UP has been a breeding ground for future leaders in the government. The student politics of today will be the national politics of tomorrow. The student body seeks from student leaders service towards the people, and giving education for everyone who deserves. It also seeks genuine change from national leaders such as agrarian reform and employment aimed for the progress of the majority. It calls for leaders that remain accountable for their actions.

In a setting where every politician prioritizes victory over the opposition more than the service and the improvement of the service, progress cannot be achieved. Politics then speaks in persuasion, rather than a strong declaration of change—a rhetoric without content. The repetitive verses of a tragedy of the elections will continue to reproduce copies.

A progressive election is possible because we are a democracy that has the right to choose.

However, our democracy has yet to realize our potential to change the country through

c o l l e c -tive unified action, and not fragments of

history.We need a lead-

er that puts an accomplished period to his sentences, and not leave an u n c e r t a i n question mark. We

must vote for a leader that uses his or her hands in writing a clear platform, but also in actually implementing the platform—a leader that does not leave his subjects in unfinished phrases.

Genuine change is possible in selecting the next main character of our democracy’s history as long as the writer of the history is the people that know how to handle the language of politics

THE POSSIBILITY OF PROGRESSIVE POLITICS INCAMPUS AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS

Political Narratives

The 2013-2014 Philippine CollegianEditorial Examinations

Julian Inah G. Anunciacion 3rd year, BA Creative Writing

Victor Gregor U. Limon3rd year, BA Political Science

Charting the maps of progress

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Jan Andrei Cobey

GRAPIXMartes

26 Pebrero 2013

Bilang pandagdag kita, ilang mga residente ng Artex ang nag-iigib ng tubig upang ibenta sa kanilang mga kapitbahay sa halagang limang piso kada galon.

Pagsapit ng alas kwatro ng umaga, nagsisimula nang mamangka ang mga estudyante patungo sa kani-kanilang mga paaralan.

Hindi pa man sumisikat ang araw ay abala na ang mga manininda ng pandesal sa pag-iikot sa mga kabahayan upang magbenta ng bagong luto at mainit pang tinapay.

Hindi hadlang sa mga residente ang pagkalubog ng kanilang kapilya upang patuloy na manampalataya.

Sa halagang limang piso para sa mga residente at limampung piso para sa mga bisita, maiikot na ang buong Artex Compound

sakay ng mga bangka.

Bukod sa pagiging isa sa mga pangunahing kabuhayan sa Artex, ang pamamangka rin sa palibot ng pamayanan ang nagsisilbing libangan ng mga pamilya.

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Pagsapit ng alas singko ng umaga, paisa-isang magsisilabasan ang mga bangkang bubulabog sa banayad na tubig na umaagos sa Artex Compound, ang tinaguriang “Venice ng Malabon.” Malayo man sa tabing-dagat ang isang ektaryang compound na ito, naging sandata na ng mga residente ang bangka’t sagwan upang mailayag at mairaos nila ang bawat araw.

Isang proyektong pabahay ang Artex para sa mga manggagawa ng Yupangco Cotton Mills, Inc. Dahil sa panggigipit sa suweldo, naglunsad ng welga ang mga manggagawa ng Yupangco noong 1989. Bagamat natigil na ang operasyon ng kumpanya, nanatili pa rin ang mga residente sa compound.

Noong 2004, binaha ang Artex Compound dulot ng mga bagyo’t malalakas na pag-ulan. May siyam na taon na ang lumipas ngunit hindi na humupa pa ang tubig—hanggang ngayon, lumalangoy pa rin sa limang talampakang baha ang munting pamayanan.

Lumapit na sa lokal na pamahalaan ang mga residente ng Artex, nanghingi na sila ng tulong maging sa mga kumakandidato pa lang sa eleksyon. Gayunman, hindi umano makagawa ng karampatang aksyon ang pamahalaan dahil pribadong kumpanya raw ang may-ari sa lugar.

Nakalubog man sa tubig ang unang palapag

ng kanilang mga tahanan, makikita pa rin sa Artex ang mga batang naglalaro sa mga bangka, ang mga nanay na nagkukuwentuhan, ang kapilyang hindi na makapagdaos ng misa ngunit dinadalaw pa rin ng mga nais manalangin. Kamakailan lang, sinubasta na ng gobyerno sa halagang P200,000 ang

compound dahil hindi na nakapagbabayad ng buwis ang Yupangco Cotton Mills, Inc. Hindi nakonsulta ang mga residente ukol dito.

Ngunit lumangoy man ang mga residente sa kawalang katiyakan ng kanilang kapalaran, handang ipaglaban ng mga residente ang kanilang karapatan para manirahan sa compound na halos dalawang dekada na rin nilang itinuturing na tahanan.

Pagsapit ng alas singko ng umaga, muling haharapin ng mga residente ang baha. At humupa man ito, mananatiling kalunos-lunos ang kanilang kalagayan—patuloy pa rin silang maglalayag sa mga suliranin ng kawalang hanapbuhay, kawalan ng tirahan, at marami pang ibang kakulangan.

Pagsilip sa natatanging water world ng Maynila

Jan Andrei Cobey

ilinis ng ilang taon. Nagkalat ang iba’t ibang klase ng dumi. Kung kasinlaki at tigas ba naman ng mais iyan, aba, kukulangin ang tatlong timba pambomba diyan. E kung parang tubig sa gripo luma-bas iyan, mamasa-masa, pero may kaunting buo-buo, magsimula ka nang mag-imbak ng bote-boteng pabangong amoy Sampaguita.

Isipin mo, kung ang bawat isa ay may isasabog na dumi. Aba, hindi na talaga lilinis ang eleksy-on. Kada taon na lang kasi, paulit-ulit na lang ang bangayan, siraan at pagalingan. Kada taon, palaki-han na lang ng taeng ibabato sa kalaban.

Pero aminin mo, tuwing sasapit ang Pebrero, hindi Valentine’s Day ang inaabangan mo kundi ang banggaan ng asul, dilaw at pulang mga puso. Kasi naman parang buong taon ang paghahanda ng isasabog sa kabilang partido.

Kung matatapakan natin ang mga tae, didikit sa atin ang baho at dumi. Kahit pa anong pilit lini-sin ang sapatos, paliguan mo man iyan ng alcohol, mag-iiwan pa rin ito ng bakas. Gugustuhin mo pa rin ba ang ganitong klase ng elek-syon? Sa huli’t huli, nasa mga es-tudyante pa rin ang pagpapasya.

*pasintabi sa mga kumakain

tao nga akong kilala at nakakak-ilala sa akin nang husto, marahil ay siya na iyon.

Torpe na kung torpe pero hindi ko pa rin sinasabi sa kanya. Hindi naman sa natatakot ako na baka masira ‘yung pagkakaibigan namin kapag inamin ko sa kanya. Malayo pa lang talaga sa mga prayoridad ko sa buhay ang paki-kipagrelasyon.

Sa ngayon, itinuturing ko siya bilang isang inpirasyon — inspira-syon para maging higit pa sa kung sino ako ngayon. Panahon na lang siguro ang makapagsasabi kung magiging kami man o hindi; basta sa ngayon, masaya ako sa pagig-ing isang malapit na kaibigan.

Minsan, umaabot din sa pun-tong gustong-gusto ko nang sabihin sa kanya. Gusto kong malaman kung anong magiging reaksyon niya at kung ganoon din ba ang nararamdaman niya. May mga pagkakataon din na napapai-sip ako kung nagpapahiwatig nga ba siya ng paghanga o naiisip ko lang ‘yun dala ng pagkakagusto ko sa kanya.

Sa mga ganitong pagkakataon, sinasabi ko na lang sa sarili ko, “relax ka lang, hintay-hintay din, darating din tayo riyan.”

Pahabol sa Valentine’s Day

aminin mo, tuwing sasapit

ang Pebrero, hindi Valentine’s Day ang inaabangan mo kundi ang

banggaan ng asul, dilaw at pulang

mga puso

LAKAS TAMAMga muni-muni ng may mabigat na iniisip

Kung may tao nga akong kilala at nakakakilala sa akin nang husto, marahil ay siya

na iyon

sh*t

OPINYON

Martes26 Pebrero

2012

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LILIPAS NANAMAN ANG PEbrEro nang halos hindi ko namama-layan.

Kung bakit naman kasi tuwing Pebrero nagkakasabay-sabay sa pagbibigay ng mga rekisito at pagsusulit ang halos lahat ng mga propesor. Sinabayan pa ng pag-cover sa eleksyon ng susunod na student council ng pamantasan, at ng lingguhang presswork ng dyaryo. Ang Pebrero nga marahil ay isa na sa pinakamahihirap na panahon sa unibersidad.

Pati ang linggo ng UP fair, du-maan na lang nang basta. Naka-punta ako sa tatlong gabi ng UP fair, pero tulad ng dati, mga kai-bigan ang mga kasama ko. “Happy Independence Day” nga raw para sa mga katulad kong single.

Masaya pa rin naman ang fair, pero noong mga panahong ‘yun,

hindi ko maiwasang mapaisip at mapabulong sa sarili na, “sana ako din.” Kahit sinasabi kasi nilang “love is in the air,” wala naman akong love na kasama. Sa bagay, ‘yun naman siguro ang hiling ng halos lahat ng single sa Araw ng mga Puso.

Sinubukan ko namang yayain sa isang date ‘yung taong gusto kong makasama sa Araw ng mga Puso. Pumayag pa nga siya e; maaga lang daw siyang aalis dahil may exam pa siya sa isang major subject niya. Sayang, dapat talaga ginagawang holiday ang Valen-tine’s Day. Ayos pa rin naman sana, pero sa huli, hindi rin kami natuloy dahil kailangan niya tala-gang mag-aral n’ung gabing iyon. buti na lang may mga kaibigan pa rin akong nakasamang pumunta sa fair.

Kung tutuusin, matagal-tagal na rin akong ganito sa kanya — nasa paligid lang, nariyan kapag kailangan. Mas malayo pa nga yata ang narating ko kaysa sa iba e — sila nasa friendzone, pero ako, nasa best friend zone na (ayos ‘di ba?).

Malapit na magkaibigan na kami simula pa noong hayskul, pero noong isang taon ko lang natanggap sa sarili ko na nagkaka-gusto nga ako sa kanya. Kung may

“KUNG ISA KANG TAE, bAKIT kita tatapakan?”

Iyan ang tanong ng katabi ko sa mga kandidatong nag-rTr sa klase, kung saan nag-sit in ako.

Nandidiri at nagtatawanan ang ibang mga estudyante sa tanong. Sino ba naman ang hindi? Marinig mo pa lang ang salitang “tae” ay mapapailing ka na sa imahe at amoy na mabubuo sa utak mo.

Malayong-malayo ito sa hit-sura ng mga naka-posturang kan-didatong nasa harapan naming bihis na bihis -- mga naka-slacks, polo, pencil cut skirts, blouse, makintab na leather shoes at four-inch heels.

Isa ‘yun sa hindi ko maintindi-han sa kanila. bigla na lang silang nagbabagong anyo sa dalawang linggong pangangampanya. Akala mo araw-araw may report o in-terbyu. o di kaya ay pinalitan na nila ang mga ate at kuyang namimigay ng mga flyer ng kon-dominyum sa mga mall. Pero da-hil sa mga kasuotan nila, nakikita ko kaagad kung paparating na ang mga naglipanang pilit na nakikip-agkamayan at bumabati ng isang magandang araw na may abot taingang ngiti.

Ewan ko na lang kung ngingiti pa sila sa mga naglalabasang mga balita laban sa kanila. Pinagpe-

piyestahan na sa Facebook, dorm tours at iba pang mga debateng kanilang nilalahukan ang mga kintagu-tagong mga lihim. Pwede rin namang imbentong lihim. Tu-lad lang ng tae, mahirap pigilan. Lalabas at lalabas din ang itina-tagong baho.

Sa una, pinipigilan mo pang sa-bihin sa iba. Top secret, kumbaga. Kinikilig kang isipin na kaunti pa lang kayong may alam. Ngunit madalas ay hindi mo rin maatim na hindi ipagsabi sa iba. Minsan parang utot lang din iyan na sa-sabay sa hangin. Lilipas din, pero may makakaamoy. At diyan na magsisimula ang mala-kubetang lakaran ng eleksyon – madumi.

Kung gayon, ang UP ay isang malaking inidorong hindi pa nal-

NAKITA KITA KANINA. SA kanto ng Maginhawa at Mahusay, sa tapat ng To-mato Kick. Likod mo pa lang, namukhaan (nali-kuran?) ko na. Naglakad ako palapit sa ‘yo, tuloy-tuloy at walang balak prumeno. Nang halos magkatabi na tayo, may kumalabit sa ‘yong lalaki. Nagpalitan kayo ng “uy!” at naglakad kayo papunta sa Mixxx.

Nagkalapit tayo, maikli pa sa isang dipa ang layo mo, pero hindi mo man lang ako nilingon—hindi man lang ako nahagip, nakilala ng peripheral vision mo. Ganoon na lang yata ‘yun ano?

Nang kumaliwa na ako papuntang Mahusay para bu-mili ng yosi, naisip ko:

Mabuti na sigurong hindi mo ako nakita kasi hindi pa ako naliligo, tatlong araw na. Magulo ang buhok ko, suot ko pa rin ang damit na suot ko kahapon. At kung sakali mang lumabas ako ng bahay nang mas maaga at nauna-han ko ang kaibigan mo na tapikin ka habang naghihin-tay ka sa kanto, ano kayang magiging takbo ng usapan natin?

Ako: Huy! Kamusta? Ikaw: Guerrero! A: Kamusta? I: Pumayat ka (sa tingin ko mapupuna mo ito dahil ito

naman ang napupuna ng lahat) A: Anong ginagawa mo rito?I: May hinihintay. A: Sige, bili akong yosi d’un. I: Sige.Aasahan kong mas magtatanong ka, sinsero mo akong

kakamustahin, at sasamahan mo pa akong bumili ng yosi habang pinag-uusapan natin ang nalalapit na elek-syon sa UP, at ang mga kalakasan at kahinaan ng pabo-rito mong partido.

Pero alam kong hindi mo gagawin ‘yun, dahil matagal nang umikot ang ating siklo, at pawang mga estrangh-ero na tayo sa mundo ng isa’t isa.

-------Maraming nangyari nitong mga nakaraang linggo, at

muli, heto na naman ang perenyal kong pananabik sa pagtakas.

May mga subject akong wala nang pag-asang maira-os. Dalawang propesor ang nag-abiso na kailangan ko na talagang mag-drop. Hindi ko na rin malaman kung paano ako puposisyon sa bahay kasi magkaaway ang na-nay at lolo ko, at parang ako ang nagsisilbing pain nila sa isa’t isa.

Tuloy, higit na nagiging mahalaga sa akin ang na-karaan, ang mga bagay na ipinapaalala sa akin ang ka-hapon, kasi kahit nagdaan na ang mga ito, inilalayo naman nila ako sa lahat ng sama ng loob ko sa mga kasalukuyang tao sa buhay ko.

------Hindi pa ako bumoto nang straight sa buong buhay

ko sa UP. Noong freshie, random lang ang pagpili ko. Siniguro ko lang na may ibinoto ako mula sa lahat ng partido, ni hindi man lang ako tumingin sa pangalan ng mga kandidato. Noong nakaraang taon naman, binoto ko ang mga kakilala ko—me maboto lang.

Pero ngayong taon, didiretsuhin ko na. Isang partido lang ang panggagalingan ng iboboto kong chair hang-gang sa mga opisyal ng lokal na konseho. Prinsipyo at paniniwala ang naging batayan ko. Marami akong na-kaaway, nakasagutan, at nakasamaan ng loob dahil may mga ipinagtanggol akong ilang punto.

Totoo pala ‘yung sinabi ni Delfin, at ng marami pa sa mga taga-Kule—mapagpasya sa lahat ng relasyon ang pagkakatulad, o pagkakaiba, ng inyong pulitikal na paniniwala.

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Matapos ang Santo Papa, sino ang gusto mong sumunod na mag-resign sa kanyang posisyon?

sana sumunod na magresign yung mga buwaya sa gobyerno na nakaupo kahit hindi naman talaga sila ang kara-patdapat dahil pahirap lang sila sa pilipinas! punyemas! 11644441 IAm-HellNippyPi GEtodayCEtomorrow

Si PNoy naman ang magresign please? Display lang sya sa Malakan-yang wtf. Mac 1260592

gusto kong mawala si totoy(ng US) este si pnoy, lalong nawawala ung buhok nya kakatap? ng us sa ulo nya. sana mawala na rin ung mga dynas-ty sa government. Ang tagal na nila sa politika wala pa ring pagbabago. 201223*23 BS GE

gusto kong magresign na si Eric Tayag, ung s DOH at magturo n lang sya ng belly-gud dance nia. Bwaha-haha :) Hi nga din pala kay crush, sorry huh, nahihiya kasi ako sayo. NAKS ! 2012-7855* Mr.Yus of BSGE

kung ak0 ang tatanungin, si obama ang susun0d na gust0 k0ng magresign sa posisy0n nya dahil ibabagsak nya ang Amerika. tp0s idadamay pa tayo. tsk tsk tsk. 2012-00756 PhoenixVII BS ECE

Si Cyria, gusto ko magresign na sya sa posisyon nya sa puso ko. Hihi. Si Gigi, the sec of Enrile. Wala lungs, nangGigigil na ko eh. :D 2012-sdhtr

gusto kong mag-resign si manong Oble sa kanyang posisyon kasi nakaka-sawa na ang kanyang katawan. Gusto ko naman babae. Si ex-PGMA naman. haha 2011-38***

Gusto kong sumunod na magresign ang bagong OSA coordinator dito s UP tacloban! Bias, at authoritative! 20**-42**2 Ulysses2. Anong kanta ang sasalamin sa assessment mo sa kasalukuyang USC?

hey i just met you but this is crazy but i’ll run sa USC, so vote me maybe 12-**139 jaob bs stat

Upuan ang kantang sumasalin sa USC ngayon. Mga bulag at bingi sa hinaing ng mga estudyante. Buti pa ang patay nagpaparamdam, ang USC ngayon, dko maramdaman. >.< 1141006

The current USC is not very “noisy” revolutionary yet it targets on establish-ing the fundamentals. Yes, it has been quiet yet it has already been strengthen-ing the foundations of having equality and freedom. So I guess ang kanta for

that one is “Go ka lang, Love Kita From Afar”. Parang lover na quiet lng pero gi-nagawa ang lahat para sa UP niyang ma-hal. Actually gagawin pa lng ang kanta na yan. Ehem. Pakigawa na po pls. 2004-11599 MA Demography

kanta para sa kasalukuyang USC? Gangnam Style! Dahil laos na. At di ko man lang naintindihan. Wahaha 09-***64 Ms. PSYgon Comments

Sana lahat nalang ng babae kagaya ni Miss Uy kapag nambasted. Sabihin kung ayaw, di yung paasa, sa huli GG pa tuloy lalo. Matauhan yung mga Palengkerong Lalaki. (Sakit, nangyari sa crush ko. Awts) 11-152**

Bakit po mukhang pabalat ng tig-pi-song chichiria ang cover ng Kule? Astig pa din Kule pero d na appealing pulutin. :D rie2011-57949

to SR Arguelles, i think for n0w u must argue less muna kc u have to rep-resent all of the students para sa mga usapin kagaya ng sa STFAP.. palagay m0 ba kung tatanggalin ang stfap, ayos n agad ang problema? hindi. dhl pnalala mo lng ang sitwasy0n. palibhasa di ka maapektuhan dhl mtaas ang bracket m0, eh pan0 kaming nxa D at E? edi hndi n kmi nkasurvive.. di namin kailangan ng leader n puro tapang, kailangan namin ung mkakagawa ng maganda at epekti-bong solusyon! nam ge 201015521

Hi! Comment lang sa Rak en Rol ar-ticle ni Tiangco on UP Fair. It was good that she attempted to trace its history, pero it hardly offered anything new. What I wouldve liked to see was a deep-er probe into the workings of the fair not immediately known to the UP commu-nity, particularly its financial aspect i.e, how are booths rented, for how much, and then revenues of the USC from the fair, and auditing accounts, plus anoma-lies over the years. I personally know someone who has worked in the Fair committee and dealt with its more grit-ty aspects. Lagi na lang kasi ganito yung theme ng mga UP Fair articles. When it boils down to it, the Fair is primarily an IGP. Maganda if students are informed too, of these facts. The more well-round-ed the reportage is, the better. Kudos! :) Subtle Ty Journ Pabati

Pabati kay Ralph Michael Ono! Happy Birthday sa feb 20! i love youuuu so muuucccch! :*

Da Keri Lang EdishunLet me get this straight, ang

tanging straight na lang sa kin ngayon ay ang aking balota sa darating na USC elections at excuse me naman sa iba jan, labas-labas din sa closet anerch? Nakalabas na lang sa kanyang fabulous wardrobe ang bubble-popping beauty nitong si Sebastian Castro, you remain lurking inside your walk-in closet na kung sinu-sino na lang naglalabas-pasok! Hihihi. Chareught lang! This is just me talking to myself because I still am not over drooling at Sebastian’s c*ck sarap, este Sebastian’s jock strap in his steamy music video Bubbles. See for yourself and uh-oh feelings are guaranteed unlike these keri lang chismises na I don’t think will satisfy your cravings. Sareeeeee.

Keri No.1 – Hindi raw nagpahuli sa Oscars iteng atey natin na laging nakatayo. While okay ate is talking about the desaps of the university during their visit sa Ipil tree, Oscars Atey was carried away! Like Eponine level daw, except well, the beauty and matching rain ano? OA raw looked up to the sky with teardrops running down his left cheek. I don’t know ha. We’re also very much concerned with our dearest desaps but OA took it to the next level. Like election drama level! Hihihi. Di bale Oscars Atey, may hearing this March sa kaso nina Karen at She, keri lang kung anong mangyari sayo sa eleksyon, I just hope to see you there!

Keri No. 2 – Several candidates from all USC slates lack it. They totally don’t have much of it and my gosh, kulang na kulang talaga sila, kulang na kulang sa height. My jaw dropped when I saw this gwapong kulutero photographer ask this candidate to make tapak on a platform (not the tapak they do on each other’s platform huh? see what I did there?) because hindi raw kule-spread ready ang height ni ate. Then nasundan pa siya ni koya, ni ate at ng marami pang cute na cute na mga ate at koya. I just hope the photos would come out very nicely sa issue na ito kasi grabe sa katatawanan ang nakita ko. Hahaha.

Keri No. 3 – This certain kuletero who loves the Not-so-hungry-looking-katniss-ever-deen-movie very much, and is not mainstream btw, is a prom king pala during High school! Keri.

That’s it. Sorry for the not so explosive EP this ish. Napakakeri lang ng linggong nagdaan at lalong napakakeri lang ng mukha mo, I know.

NATIVE SPEAKERS WANTEDCalling all Hiligaynon,

Kapampangan, Waray, and Tausug native speakers! Help us preserve, develop, and enrich the Philip-pine Languages. Earn P400 as you join us in a 1 1/2 hour recording session at the DSP Laboratory, UP EEEI Bldg. Contact 09166517555 for further details.

THE BLADED HAND: THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF THE FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS

The Bladed Hand is documentary about the global impact of Eskrima/Kali/Arnis, otherwise known as Filipino or folk martial arts (FMA). FMA is rooted in the holistic, integrated and deep folk knowledge universe of the entire archipelago. Folk martial culture informs an inherent and significant part of Filipino culture.

An hour and a half documentary indie film, directed and produced by Jay Philip Ignacio of the Philippines, and produced by Aliguyon – University of the Philippines Folk-lorists, the Bladed Hand will be screened on Marso 5, 2013, 2:30pm & 5:30 pm with an open forum/Arnis demo at the Cine Adarna, UP Film Institute, UP Diliman, QC.

FLOY QUINTOS’ COLLECTION IN DULAANG UP’S 37TH SEASON CLOSING

Collection, the much- awaited new work from acclaimed playwright Floy Quintos is a dark comedy that paints a disturbing picture of society obsessed with conspicuous consumption, surface glamour, and the endless, unsatis-fying pursuit of the Next Big Thing.

Collection is directed with an im-aginative and imagistic flair by Dex-ter Santos whose innovative works include Lulu, Rizal X, and Orosman at Zafira.

Collection runs February 13-15, 20-22, 27-28 and March 1 at 7pm, and February 16-17, 23-24 and March 2-3 at 10am and 3pm at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, Pal-ma Hall, UP Diliman. For ticket in-quiries, contact 926-1349, 981-8500 local 2449 or 433-7840

ELEVASION: THE ELEVATE INVASION

UP Varsity Pepsquad presents ELEVASION: The Elevate Invasion on February 27, 2013, 3pm and 7pm at the UP Diliman University Theater. For tickets and inquiries, con-tact 09175551350, 09174485549, 09162829946, or visit www.uppep-squad.wordpress.com

SINSATION V: WHO’S GONNA SAVE YOU TONIGHT?

Prepare yourselves as the University of the Philippines Varsity Swim Team brings you SINSATION V! Indulge on the wildest dance floor with fist pumping beats, free flowing drinks and the most exciting games. Hosted by Ramon Bautista and Rizza Diaz, only the hottest people in the metro. We’ll make your party experience better than ecstasy. Get some-one to save you tonight cause SIN

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OPINYON


phrases,” Anunciacion added.The editorial concluded that

achieving change through elections is possible as long as the elected leaders represent the will and aspirations of the Filipino people.

In an interview, Anunciacion said she will continue the Collegian’s legacy of giving voice to the students and the people. “We will always side with the students in their struggle for their rights, and we will constantly be partial to the people to whom UP as a public institution owes its existence,” she said.

College of Mass Communication Dean Rolando Tolentino headed the examination’s Board of Judges, which was composed of College of Law Professor Florin Hilbay, National College of Public Administration and Governance Professor Simeon Ilago, and student judges Renze Santos from the College of Engineering and Nadine Gutierrez from the Asian Institute of Tourism.

Davao City: P1,500Daily wage earned by Pablo

victims on one hectare of farm land, under the cash-for-work program by the Davao Oriental provincial government: P226

Minimum daily wage set by the Regional Tripartite Wage Regulatory Board for agricultural workers: P281

Number of Pablo victims who barricaded the Montevista highway in Compostela Valley on January 15 to call for the immediate release of relief goods: 5,000

Number of sacks of rice that the government refused to distribute, according to the barricade protesters: 10,000

Total number of families affected by Typhoon Pablo: 711,682

Total death count, as of January: more than 1000

Total estimated number of Pablo victims: 6.2 million

Percentage of Pablo victims versus the total population of Mindanao: 28 percent

Total number of victims who are still in evacuation centers, as of January: 850,000

Number of Pablo victims who would still need support during the next five months: 300,000

SOURCES: Department of Social Welfare and Development, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Organization for Migration, World Food Pro-gram, 2010 Census of Population and Housing, United Nations Of-fice of the Coordination of Humani-tarian Affairs, National Disaster Risk and Management Response, International Organization for Mi-gration’s, Philippine Daily Inquirer, sulit.com.ph, olx.com.ph

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