Ika-86 taon • Blg. 15 • 08 Oct 2008 Philippine Collegian Opisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas - Diliman he Gloria Arroyo administration is the best gift this country ever received. T Or at least, this is the impression one would get, if the spokesperson of the AFP-sponsored forum in UP last August was to be believed. To him, the protests of militant groups over ram- pant corruption and worsening poverty are mere, senseless “pro- paganda.” A film entitled “Batang Aktibista” was shown in the same forum, portraying activists as students “[na mababa] ang grades, panay absences.” As far as the movie was concerned, legitimate student issues, such as the “lack of school facilities” and the “tuition fee in- continued on p.05
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Illustration: Janno gonzales PAGE DESIGN: ivan reverente SUMMING Biyaheng Marcus Juana for sale: Ang October 22, 1982 UP Highway babae at prostitusyon By virtue of Presidential Executive Order No. 4, the Health Science Center, sa lipunang Pilipino which was established as an autonomous campus of the UP system consisting of all college units related to health sciences, was renamed UP Manila.
In commemoration of the University of the Philippines' centennial, the Philippine Collegian looks 06 kultura 08 lathalain back on one hundred years of history. 02 Balita Philippine Collegian | Miyerkules, 8 Okt 2008
kayang tustusan nito ang bilyun- 10 bahagdang dagdag sahod para bilyong pondo para sa sahod. Giit naman ni Anoos na nararapat linawin ng pamunuan ng UP kung sakop pa rin ang mga empleyado sa empleyado ng UP, aprubado na nito sa SSL. Nagagamit umano ng pamahalaan ang "malabong" probi- John Alliage Tinio Morales at release na ang 10 percent,” ani UP maituturing na “tagumpay” ang Nakapaloob sa MOA na nararapat syon na ito upang alisin ang respon- President Emerlinda Roman. pagigiit nila upang mapabilis ang tiyakin ng pamahalaan na maisasali Antonio de Leon Tiemsin Jr. sibilidad nito sa UP, aniya. Pinirmahan ni Arroyo noong pagkuha nito. pa rin ang mga empleyado ng UP sa "Paano iyong susunod na (mga) Setyembre 27 ang memoran- Ngunit ani Noli Anoos, national anumang panukalang pagtataas ng atapos ang mariing panukalang salary increase kung dum ng DBM na nagtatakda ng president ng All UP Workers’ Union, sahod sa hinaharap habang hindi pa panawagan ng mga hindi malinaw ang probisyon sa pagtataas ng sahod ng mga em- hindi na muna kikilalanin ng unyon nakahahanap ng pondo ang pamu- empleyado para sa kara- UP Charter," aniya. M pleyado. Ani Roman, inaayos na ng ang nasabing aprubadong memo- nuan ng UP para maitaas ito. mpatang sahod nitong mga na- Hindi pa kasama sa huling desi- DBM noong isang linggo ang sub- randum sapagkat wala pa ring ibin- Naunang sinabi ng DBM na karaang buwan, pinayagan rin ni syon ng DBM kung maisasama ang allotment release order at notice of ababang kasulatan ang pamunuan hindi masasama ang mga empley- Gloria Arroyo na makakuha ng ma- mga empleyado ng UP sa isa pang cash allocation para sa paglalabas ng UP ukol dito. Kaya naman, aniya, ado ng UP sa pagtataas dahil naalis higit 14,000 empleyado ng UP ang pagtataas ng suweldo dulot ng ad- ng pondo. itutuloy ng unyon ang kilos-protesta na umano ang UP sa Salary Stan- matagal nang naantalang 10 porsy- justment ng salary grades na nakapa- “DBM released the money for sa DBM sa Oktubre 14. dardization Law, at maaari nang ay- entong pagtaas ng sahod nila. loob sa panukalang pondo ng bansa the 10 percent increase yesterday Ani Roman, sa pag-uusap noong usin ng Board of Regents ang salary “Totoo na inaprubahan ni (Ar- para sa 2009, dagdag ni Taguiwalo. (October 6). We should be getting Setyembre 19, tiniyak umano ni scheme alinsunod sa bagong UP royo) ang 10 percent salary in- Samantala ani Roman, "Iyong our differential soon,” ayon kay Rolando Andaya, kalihim ng DBM, Charter na isinabatas nitong Abril. crease para sa UP. May memo na fundraising natin, para lamang sa Judy Taguiwalo, founding national na ibibigay na ng pamahalaan ang “This week, makukuha na natin si (Arroyo) sa DBM (Department of mga benefit muna. Kaya puspusan president ng All UP Academic 10 porsyentong pagtaas sa sahod siguro ang pera. Pagkatapos nito, Budget and Management) upang i- pa rin kami sa fundraising." Employees Union. Dagdag niya, kahit hindi pa natatapos ang ne- uupuan na namin ng DBM ang Ngunit ani Taguiwalo, sa mga gosasyon para sa memorandum of MOA,” ani Roman. Bagaman ka- estudyante rin manggagaling ang agreement (MOA) na isinumite ng gustuhan ng pamunuan ng UP na karagdagang pondong kailangang IP law does not mean UP sa DBM noong Agosto 26. matanggal sa SSL, hindi pa umano land rights, Panawagan law experts say Mini U. Soriano
hile the Indigenous pad Mangumalas, spokesperson People’s Rights Act of Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong W(IPRA) may have given Mamamayan sa Pilipinas. In Ka- tribal groups their own land titles, sibu, Nueva Vizcaya, OceanaGold the supposed landmark law has Corporation entered indigenous failed to allow the nation’s esti- communities without consent, mated 8 million IPs to fully utilize operating a mining activity, de- ancestral domain resources, said molishing houses and destroying law experts and IP advocates. natural resources. During the UP centennial se- In 2007, the Department of En- ries last October 2, Law Dean vironment and Natural Resources Marvic Leonen said that “IPRA (DENR) recorded 32 priority min- does not mean giving land rights, eral development and explora- except gaining paper claims.” The tion projects in the country. The indigenous groups may claim Cordillera Autonomous Region, a land titles, but the use of the nat- priority mining region which ac- ural resources must have the ap- counts for the six percent of the proval of the state. country’s total land area, holds at The National Commission least 25 percent of gold reserves n Alanah Torralba on Indigenous People’s (NCIP), and 39 percent of copper re- the lead implementing agency, serves. companies to explore ancestral opposition of IP groups against survey, historical accounts of an- has approved claims for ances- “Karamihan sa mga pinaggag- domains and engage in “fierce mining explorations in Pananu- cestral boundaries and pictures of tral land covering 604 thousand amitan ng aming mga ancestral acquisition of lands,” the state be- man, Southern Abra, IP commu- traditional landmarks, in order to hectares from 2002 to 2004. A domain ay mining at logging,” ac- comes involved with corporations nities were bombed to coerce the apply for land titles. Certificate for Ancestral Domain cording to Mangumalas. Mineral in using resources in IPs lands. people and forcibly obtain their However, Mangumalas said, Title (CADT) will serve as the for- resources in ancestral domains Rovillos said, “The paradox of consent, according to IP group only few tribes can afford the cost mal recognition of ownership of were valued at P43 billion by the IP situation is that they are Cordillera People’s Alliance (CPA). of processing a land claim. Land ancestral domains by 88 ethnic Mines and Geosciences Bureau marginalized and displaced in Human rights group Karapa- survey alone may amounts to P1 groups in the country. in 2004. their land as the state acts as an tan has recorded 85 IP victims of million, he estimated. Under IPRA, CADT serves as Mangumalas said, “Hindi kami arbiter of [profit expansion] of extra-judicial killings and seven “IPRA bureaucratizes the use of the legal claim of IPs over their tutol sa pagmimina at pagtotroso corporate institutions.” He added victims of enforced disappear- land by providing complex rules ancestral domains, but the law kung ito ay nagagamit para sa that the state utilizes the military ances since 2001. Despite threats which IPs are not familiar [with],” states that the possession of land bansa, pero nangyayaring gina- to coerce tribes, opposed to min- to life and land, however, IPs will said Prof. Augusto Gatmaytan can be “interrupted by dealings gamit pang-eksport ang mga ing or logging activities, to give continue to oppose against any from the College of Humanities entered into by government and produktong ito.” Under the bu- their consent to such activities. profit-driven interest, said Ms. and Social Sciences in UP Mind- private individuals [and] corpora- reau’s list of mineral exploration According to Mangumalas, the Zenaida Pawid, member of CPA. anao. tions, which are necessary to en- projects, 16 out of the 32 mining resistance of IPs to mining or log- “Hindi rin umaangkop ang sure economic... welfare.” projects and explorations in 2007 ging operations leads to the mili- ‘Away from IPRA sa antas ng kaalaman ng The IPRA also states that the were in partnership with foreign tarization of indigenous commu- customary law’ mga katutubo sa mga ligal na NCIP can “formulate projects” companies. nities, which further results in Though unfamiliar with na- proseso dahil hindi pareho ang under the guise of economic de- During the lecture, Dean Ray- political killings and abductions. tional law on private ownership nakasanayang sistema sa custom- velopment, including mining and mundo Rovillos of the College For instance, mining operations of land, IPRA requires indigenous ary law ukol sa pangangalaga ng logging explorations in the miner- of Social Sciences in UP Baguio occupied 64 percent of Abra’s to- communities to provide the NCIP lupa,” added Mangumalas. al-rich ancestral lands, said Him- pointed out that by allowing tal land area. At the height of the with a documentation of land Continued on P.10 03 Philippine Collegian | Miyerkules,Huwebes, 7 8Ago Okt 2008 2008 BalitaBalita
Dahil sa ‘limitadong’ desisyon ng Court of Appeals Pamilya nina Karen at She, nagpetisyon sa SC Marjohara Tucay cion Empeño, ina ni Karen. “The at ang kasama nilang magsasa- harap ang testigong si Raymond gan muling siyasatin ang 7th Court of Appeals erred in not kang si Manuel Merino. Sa pa- Manalo, nakatakas na biktima ng Infantry Division sa Fort Mag- granting the Interim Relief for mamagitan naman ng Interim pagdukot, upang mapatunayang saysay, Laur, Nueva Ecija, 24th aghain ng petition for Inspection of Places [and] in not Relief for Inspection of Places, hawak ng militar ang tatlo. Infantry Battalion sa Limay, review ang mga magu- granting the Interim Relief for personal na masisiyasat ng mga Mahigit dalawang taon na ang Bataan, at Camp Tecson sa San Nlang nina Karen Em- Production of Documents,” saad kaanak ng mga biktima ang mga nakararaan mula nang dukutin Miguel, Bulacan. peño at Sherlyn Cadapan sa ng petisyong isinumite sa SC kampo militar na hinihinalang umano ng mga militar sa Hago- Batay sa mga nakasaad sa writ Supreme Court (SC) dahil wala noong Oktubre 2. pinagtataguan sa tatlo. noy, Bulacan ang dalawang mag- of amparo, maaaring payagan ng umanong katiyakang maililitaw Sakaling maaprubahan, mag- Nauna nang naglabas ang aaral, na pinaghihinalaang kasapi korte ang mga hakbang tulad ng ng militar ang dalawang mag- bibigay ang Interim Relief for CA noong Setyembre 17 ng de- ng New People’s Army. Batay sa pagsiyasat sa mga kampo kung aaral sa ilalim ng ‘limitadong’ Production of Documents ng sisyong nag-uutos sa Armed testimonya ni Manalo, nakita at mapatutunayang makatutulong desisyong inilabas ng Court of pahintulot sa mga kaanak ng Forces of the Philippines (AFP) nakilala niya ang mga mag-aaral ang mga ito sa pagpapadali ng Appeals (CA) kamakailan. mga biktima na hingin ang mga na kagyat na ilitaw ang tat- at si Merino nang mapiit sila paglutas ng kaso. Hindi kontento ang pamilya natatagong dokumento ng mili- long biktima. Ayon sa CA, may ng kapatid niyang si Reynald sa sa desisyon ng CA, ani Concep- tar ukol kina Empeño, Cadapan, sapat nang ebidensyang ini- Camp Tecson ng 24th Infantry ‘Command responsibility’ Battalion sa Limay, Bataan. Hinihiling din ng mga kaanak Glorious Kung maaprubahan ang isi- nina Empeño at Cadapan na numiteng petisyon, maaaring managot ang lahat ng mga opi- utusan ng SC ang CA na muling syal ng militar na umano’y may pag-aralan ang kaso nina Em- command responsibility sa pag- peño at Cadapan. kawala ng dalawa. Ayon kay Rex Fernandez, Ayon sa petisyon, “The Of- abogado ng pamilya Empeño at ficers under the said command Cadapan, maaaring tumagal ng from June 26, 2006 including dalawa hanggang tatlong buwan their replacements up to the bago matugunan ng SC ang pe- present have neglected their tisyon dahil kailangang muling duty to effectively command suriin ang kaso mula sa simula. their men and women not to ‘enforcibly disappear’ the three Muling magsiyasat aggrieved persons.” Nararapat siyasatin ang mga Dahil sa command respon- kampo sapagkat itinatago uma- sibility, itinuturo ring may no ng mga opisyal ng kapulisan kasalanan sina Gloria Arroyo, at AFP ang mga hinihinging do- commander-in-chief ng AFP, kumento tulad ng intelligence at dating AFP chief Hermogenes operation report tungkol sa tatlo, Esperon, at Jovito Palparan, dat- ayon sa petisyon. ing commanding general ng 7th Kabilang sa mga kampong Infantry Division, pahayag ni napabalitang pinagdalhan kina Erlinda Cadapan, ina ni Sherlyn Empeño at Cadapan na kailan- Cadapan. n Download the nUP Lady Maroon Catherine Joy Lariosa rejoices in her moment of triumph as she wins the gold over her UST opponent in the -57 kg. division of the 71st UAAP Judo Competition at the UP CHK gymnasium, October 5. The Philippine Lady Maroons also retained their crown as overall champion of the whole judo competition. Om Narayan A. Velasco. Collegian in PDF! UP inks accords with corporations http://kule-0809.deviantart.com Mark Pere Madrona However, Airah Cadiogan, vice value of investing in the educa- freedom and institutional auton- Hazel Mary Rodelas, presi- chair of UP Diliman University tion ng mga iskolar ng bayan,” omy” is gravely compromised. dent of Katipunan ng mga Sang- he cash-strapped UP ad- Student Council, described the Khan said in a statement. Dismal budgetary allocation guniang Mag-Aaral sa UP – UP ministration signed a se- deal a “sell-out of CMC students Early this year, the UP System forces the administration to en- Diliman, also noted that many Tries of accords with private to the highest bidders.” “We, as administration released Presi- ter compromise agreements with student organizations critical of entities, amid fears by student students, must be wary of future dential Proclamation 913 ask- private businesses, said Vanessa the administration are having leaders of lingering corporate in- measures that aim to incorporate ing the university’s alumni and Faye Bolibol, chair of the Na- a hard time securing accredita- terests in the campus. us with these companies as if we friends for “continued financial tional Union of Students in the tion and recognition. She added The College of Mass Com- were intellectual cattles,” said Ca- support” to build a “world class Philippines-National Capital Re- that many student groups have munication (CMC) and Philip- diogan. university.” gion. “We know that UP’s budget lost their tambayan. pine Daily Inquirer (PDI) inked a Prof. Rachel Khan, chair of UP During the signing with PDI, is just nominally increasing but Cadiogan said some tambayan memorandum of agreement last Journalism Department, said, “I President Emerlinda Roman in terms of percentage, it is really spaces are being allocated for pri- September 23. Under the accord, find it both ridiculous and sad noted the administration aims declining,” she said. vate companies instead. “Ganito the newspaper would donate P3 that some students think that to get P5 billion inflow from She, meanwhile, feared the ang experience ng mga organiza- million to set-up training rooms renaming the rooms in favor of alumni and friends to fund the looming phasing out of courses tion sa Main Library. Pinaalis sila for journalism majors. these donors would be akin to centennial projects lined up this and degrees that do not cater para umano sa isang privately- Broadcast giant ABS-CBN the commercialization of the year. Roman also announced that to market demands. According funded commemoration muse- gave P50 million worth of equip- university.” businessman Antonio Cojuangco to previous Collegian reports, um,” Cadiogan said. ment for CMC’s Media Center, “Rather, they should see it earmarked a P1 million-donation the Departamento ng Filipino “Student organizations should while Coca-Cola Corporation as a testimony of faith in the for the university. at Panitikang Pilipino faces low their assert right to tambayan by also sponsored the construction university and in the college Calling the administration’s enrolment rates in recent years, continuously engaging concern- of the CMC’s Gawad Plaridel Gal- by these private entities. They fund-raising drives as “desperate as courses offered in the de- ing offices to grant them space for lery which was inaugurated last have absolutely no obligation to acts,” Cadiogan said the principle partment are deemed “unmar- their organizations,” Student Re- September 25. give to UP and yet, they see the of UP that “upholds academic ketable.” gent Shahana Abdulwahid said. n 04 Balita Philippine Collegian | Miyerkules, 8 Okt 2008
IBA PANG PINAG-USAPAN NG BOR BOR appoints 3 chancies Pagbabawal sa ilang arapat na rin na tanggalin ang Velasco reappointed amid protests org, tinanggal probisyon sa UP Code na nag- committee (SC) report describ- include in her plans the UPLB stu- sa UP Code tatakda ng pagkakaroon ng Richard Jacob Dy ing Velasco as “repressive” in his dents’ demands to strengthen the Tinanggal ng Board of Re- adviser sa mga student orga- policies and “uncompromising” autonomy of the student councils, gents (BOR) ang probisyon sa nization para maprotektahan he Board of Regents (BOR) towards the concerns of different publications, and organizations. Revised Code of the University ang pagiging malaya ng mga recently appointed two UPLB sectors. Velasco supposedly said the stu- of the Philippines (UP Code) na organisasyon mula sa panghi- incumbent chancellors Erlinda Palaganas, national dent agenda will only serve the in- nagbabawal sa mga provincial, himasok ng administrasyon. T sectional, at regional na mga n and a former faculty regent (FR) president of All-UP Academic terests of the USC-UPLB and not of as chancellors of UP units in Los Employees Union (AUPAEU), said the whole student body, said Bañez. organisasyon na manatili sa Baños (UPLB), Manila (UPM), and loob ng unibersidad. Mga estudyante sa that by reappointing Velasco, the Student Regent Shahana Ab- regional program, Visayas (UPV). BOR further curtailed the rights dulwahid said the Office of the Nauna nang ginamit ni UP Los Baños Chancellor Luis Rey sa probinsiya During the BOR meeting on and privileges of students and Student Regent (OSR) will still magseserbisyo September 29, nine out of the Velasco ang probisyon sa UP other constituents of UPLB. set a dialogue with Velasco in the Ayon kay Abdulwahid, ina- eleven regents present voted for Code upang hindi kilalanin According to Bañez, under Ve- following months to reiterate the prubahan ng BOR ang panu- incumbent chancellors Luis Rey ang religious at provincial na lasco’s administration, campus UPLB student agenda. kalang magbigay ng tatlong Velasco of UPLB and Ramon Ar- mga organisasyon sa UPLB. repression heightened with the taong serbisyo sa kanilang mga cadio of UPM, while former FR Student representation Dagdag ni Student Regent removal of tambayans, the lack probinsiya ang mga kukuha ng Minda Formacion of UPV won Amid the student representa- Shahana Abdulwahid, hindi pa of recognition for student orga- kursong medisina sa ilalim ng via unanimous decision. tion campaign of the OSR, Abdul- rin naaalis ang probisyon sa UP nizations, and the delay in faculty regionalization program ng Velasco, Arcadio, and Formacion wahid said only Arcadio of UPM Code na nagbibigay ng kapang- promotions, UPLB-USC elections, College of Medicine sa UP Ma- will serve as chancellors for three addressed the need for a student yarihan sa mga chancellor na and the appointment of the Per- nila (UPM). years, starting next semester. representative in the executive aprubahan ang saligang batas ng spective editor-in-chief. Sa lumang regionalization Opposition vs Velasco committee, the policy-making mga organisasyong pangmag- “Our organizational processes program, binibigyan lamang While the appointment of Ar- body headed by the chancellor in aaral. Ani Abdulwahid, maaaring were characterized by consultation, ng scholarship ang tiyak na cadio and Formacion gained posi- each UP unit. hindi kilalanin ng mga chancel- greater participation and optimism bilang ng mga mag-aaral. Ipa- tive response among the different In Arcadio’s vision statement, lor ang mga organisasyong kri- for the future and sought to pro- tutupad ang pagbabago sa pro- sectors, opposition hounds the he said his governance will be tikal sa pamunuan. mote solidarity within and among grama sa susunod na taon.n reappointment of Velasco, whose our constituents,” Velasco said. The “decentralized, collegial, and Dagdag ni Abdulwahid, nar- first term as chancellor stirred chancellor, however, refused to highly consultative.” Meanwhile, protests against his administra- comment on the allegations. Formacion in an earlier statement tion’s policies. said she envisions the strength- Charisse Bernadine Bañez, Student agenda ening of UPV’s research work WI WAN TSU! WI WAN TSU! WI WAN TSU! chair of the UPLB-University Stu- Bañez said that only Candida and extension programs, and the WI WAN TSU! WI WAN TSU! WI WAN TSU! dent Council (USC), said the BOR Adalla, former dean of the Col- promotion of faculty, staff, and disregarded the UPLB’s search lege of Agriculture, intended to student welfare.n [Writers]Bring two bluebooks, a pen, and a portfolio of sample works (may be submitted later). Consultation on student You may join News, Features, or Kultura. Filipino and/or English writers welcome. regent selection rules to start [ Artists]Submit a portfolio of your referred to the Office of the Vice works. Illustrators, bring bond paper and art materials. Mark Pere Madrona system,” said Airah Cadioagn, vice chair of the University Student President for Legal Affairs the le- Photographers, and layout artists, bring two bluebooks Council-UP Diliman. gal definition of “majority” of stu- and a pen. Exams may be taken at the Kulê office, Room ystem-wide consultations on Under the present rules, the uni- dents and the possible recourse if 401, Vinzons Hall. Freshies are most welcome! For ques- the proposed revision of the versity-wide selection committee the CRSRS is rejected in the refer- Codified Rules for Student tions, text us, +09062315207 or email [email protected] S chooses the unit’s representatives endum. n Regent Selection (CRSRS) start this to the system-wide search held in month. the General Assembly of Student The Food May Never Taste the Same The 2008 UP Charter states Councils (GASC). University and that rules governing the selection college councils in autonomous should be approved by a majority units get two votes, while councils of the UP students, said incum- in regional units have one vote. bent SR Shahana Abdulwahid. At The GASC convenes twice a least 50,000 UP students would year to amend the codified rules in vote on the revised rules through a October and select the next regent referendum slated in January next in December. year. In the past selection processes, According to section 12 of the provisions on “good academic 2008 UP Charter, the regent shall standing” of regent nominees and be chosen by the students “in ac- “one vote per council” caused dis- cordance with rules and qualifica- agreement among college coun- tions approved in a referendum cils. by the students.” The revised rules However, former SR Terry Ri- need 50 percent plus 1 votes. don said that a system-wide ref- Should the students give their erendum should not be held, con- nod to the proposed revisions, the tending that the provision in the SR selection process would im- new charter did not go through mediately follow. The selected SR, democratic consultations with the who serves for one year, should affected students. be able to assume the post before “Pahirapan talaga ito dahil alam June 2009, Abdulwahid said. nating bihira talagang umabot sa “Kailangan maipaunawa sa la- 50 percent ang voters’ turn-out sa hat ng UP students na ang student nPrudencio De Leon, 49, chief cook of Kowloon West for 30 years, walks past a group of security guards as he heads back malalaking campus like UP Dili- regent ang nag-iisang representa- home after spending 3 days in the now three-week long workers strike outside the restaurant. 73 of his co-workers were man and Manila. How much more tive ng mga mag-aaral sa Board terminated last September 15, allegedly due to their “illegal labor protests.” Most of the laid-off workers have served the kung 50 percent of the students,” of Regents, which is the highest restaurant for 10 to 30 years for a daily wage of below P400. With the support of other progressive groups, their picket line Ridon said. policy-making body sa buong UP still stands, despite a violent attempt of some police and security guards to dismantle it last October 1. Candice Reyes. Meanwhile, Abdulwahid had 05 Philippine Collegian | Miyerkules, 8 Okt 2008 Lathalain
from p. 01 erties (TANGGULAN). “Hindi si- covert surveillance and docu- pinpointed student activists as for vilification, and civilians are crease” were baseless accusa- nasabi [ng PUP Administration] mentation operations. For in- “legal NPAs.” made vulnerable to assassination tions meant to spread anarchy. kung CWTS (Civil Welfare Train- stance, four suspected members Indeed, military surveillance is and human rights violations. In fact, legal student organiza- ing Service) o ROTC yung pinag- of the Intelligence Service of widespread in universities nation- The AFP upholds democracy, tions, such as Anakbayan and the e-enlist-an mo. Nagugulat na the Armed Forces of the Philip- wide. Known student leaders have Golan said towards the end of League of Filipino Students (LFS), lang mga estudyante, ROTC pala pines (ISAFP), the AFP surveil- reported stalking and harassment the forum. By quelling dissent were depicted as recruitment sila naka-enroll,” Valeriano says. lance wing, were recently caught from alleged military members. and silencing student militancy, grounds for the rebel group New Recently, students enrolled in in PUP after taking pictures and For instance, some PUP-Lopez however, the AFP achieves just People’s Army (NPA). CWTS were instructed to distrib- video footages of several well- students received threats through the opposite. n After the AFP presentation, ute a two-page comic strip that known student leaders from out- text messages after being tagged however, no open forum ensued. accuses progressive student or- side the campus premises. as “NPA rebels.” SIDEBAR: ganizations, particularly the LFS, “Iba-iba sila ng palusot. Sabi Instead, an AFP representative Enemies of the state named Mr. Golan launched a of being communist fronts. An nung isa, may binibisita lang Overruling democracy The prevalence of military- Legitimate organizations tagged as speech vilifying these organiza- updated version of the strip ap- siya, yung isa naman, alumni sponsored activities in schools “communist fronts” by the AFP tions, while some soldiers took peared on Septem- daw,” Valeriano point to a possible collusion pictures of the well-known youth ber 24. The names says. One man POLITICAL PARTIES By tagging law- between the military and the leaders present in the forum. of known student even used a fake Bayan Muna ful organizations school administrators, Valeriano This was not the only instance sleaders in PUP, media ID to gain Gabriela Women’s Party says. “Paano naman magkakafo- Anakpawis of military presence and propa- including Pangani- as “enemies of the entry into the uni- rum kung hindi nanghingi ng Anak ng Bayan ganda activity inside an academic ban of Anakbayan, versity. state,” the military permiso?” she asks. Suara Bangsamoro (formerly Suara institution. Recently, such vilifica- appeared on the A similar case Mindanao) blurs the distinction Yet, joint agreements between tion campaigns and military infil- new strip. of surveillance al- Migrante the AFP and some universi- tration have increased in number, Other progres- between legal and legedly occurred ties, like PUP’s Prudente-Ramos MASS ORGANIZATIONS demonstrating the government’s sive student lead- in UP Diliman last illegal groups Memorandum of Agreement Bagong Alyansang Makabayan desperate attempts to neutralize ers were likewise year, at the height (MOA), prohibit the military from National Movement for Civil Liberties progressive student organizations. attacked. Four stu- of the campaign Kilusang Mayo Uno dents from PUP in Lopez, Quezon against the Human Security Act. entering campus premises “with- Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas Purging militancy —three of which were candidates There were regular sightings of out prior notice and justification.” Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang The AFP’s attempts to infiltrate for the student council elections a white van with the plate num- These agreements were originally Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas universities began in November — were tagged as NPA rebels and ber UDU-234, whose driver was meant to mitigate human rights Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong violations caused by the AFP. Mamamayan ng Pilipinas 2006, at the height of Arroyo’s slapped with rebellion charges. seen videotaping various student Kalipunan ng Samahang Magbubukid “all-out-war” to crush the “com- They lost their council bids due to leaders at the College of Mass Several mass organizations ar- sa Timog Katagalugan munist insurgency.” Numerous the accusations. Communication. gue that the military is supposed Karapatan military troops were sent to sev- AFP-sponsored forums are Meanwhile, in Jose Rizal Uni- to disengage from civilian affairs, Association of Concerned Teachers eral urban areas, including the also held in high schools, such versity (JRU) last July, 19 students as in elections and the conduct Association of Health Workers of legal organizations. The mili- Medical Action Group Civic Military Operations (CMO) as Commonwealth High School were suspended and four were Concerned Artists of the Philippines battalion deployed in approxi- and Batasan Hills. The AFP re- sanctioned with forced transfer tarization of campuses, there- National Ecumenical Forum For mately 200 barangays surround- cords these forums and utilizes after protesting against a tuition fore, is an attempt “to silence Church Response ing the PUP campus in Sta. Mesa, the video streaming site Youtube increase. While the JRU adminis- students and…to send a chilling Promotion of Church People’s Manila. Some operations took to broadcast them over the inter- tration banned all organizational message to youth and student Response leaders,” said Vijae Alquisola, na- Gabriela place in demolition areas. net. activities, it permitted the AFP National Federation of Peasant Soldiers stayed in the barangay to conduct a forum that tional president of College Edi- Women (AMIHAN) halls near the Polytechnic Uni- Under surveillance tors Guild of the Philippines in a League of Filipino Students versity of the Philippines (PUP), The military pres- press statement. This is apparent Student Christian Movement of the where they showed “Knowing ence is concentrated in the military’s choice of targets, Philippines in universities with a for the most dissident youth or- Kabataan para sa Demokrasya at Thy Enemy” — an official AFP Nasyonalismo presentation that tags legitimate militant history, such as ganizations are also in the AFP’s Philippine Alliance of Human Rights organizations as communist UP and PUP. AFP mem- list of “enemies.” Advocates fronts — to the residents (see bers allegedly monitor The Suara Bangsamoro, among Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at sidebar). The soldiers were in progressive student other groups, has criticized the Opereytor Nationwide organizations and deployment of military units in National Union of Journalists of the full battle gear while conduct- Philippines ing combat patrols at night, says l e a d e r s urban areas as a ploy “to bastard- Scientists, Technologists, Engineers Anakbayan-PUP chair John Mi- through ize democracy.” By tagging law- for the People chael Panganiban. ful organizations as “enemies of Task Force Detainees Presently, these soldiers no lon- the state,” the military blurs the Confederation for Unity, Recognition and distinction between legal and il- Advancement of Government Employees ger have to stay encamped outside Citizens’ Alliance for Consumer the campus. With PUP’s Reserve legal groups, treating civilians as Protection Officers Training Course (ROTC) actual combatants. Cordillera People’s Alliance program, in which soldiers serve In the AFP forum in UP, Go- Ecumenical Movement for Justice as trainers, they now hold passes lan warned students to carefully and Peace “choose your organization.” The College Editors Guild of the Philippines to the campus premises. The sol- Health Alliance for Democracy diers are also allowed to bring comment implies that there are National Union of Journalists of the their rifles with them whenever certain student formations that Philippines they facilitate ROTC sessions. are “off-limits,” despite being Migrante Some 300 PUP students pro- duly recognized under the law. Samahan ng Maralitang Kababaihang In such a setting, however, legal- Nagkakaisa tested upon discovering that they Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap had suddenly been enlisted to the ity loses any meaning. As a result, ROTC program, says Leni Valeri- legitimate demands become all Source: Basic Domestic Philippine ano of Tanggulan Youth Network too easy to disregard, lawful or- Political Spectrum. Center for Strategic for Human Rights and Civil Lib- ganizations are now fair game Studies. Ateneo de Manila University.
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iya’y naging alamat kahit sa pa- noong nag-uumpisa pa lamang ito. >>> Pelikula nanahimik. Walang pagpapanggap at madal- Review Malaki ang naging papel ing sabayan ang mga awitin dala RIGHTS v.2 S Various Filmmakers and Film Collectives niya sa musika ng Eraserheads ng magandang pagkakaayos, kahit na humulma sa Pinoy rock noong na kung minsan mga uri ng herb- dekada 90. Siya rin ang nagbigay al tea at fast food ang kakatwang sa mga kakaibang pamagat ng mga pinoproblema sa isang kanta album ng Eraserheads, pati na ang habang may nababanggit pang pagsulat sa mga kantang Escalator mga alien sa California sa ibang Alligator, Wala, at Toyang. kanta. Muli ngang nagbalik sa spot- Dumadaluyong sa hangin ang light si Marcus Adoro, dating lead mga awit ni Marcus tulad ng mga guitarist ng Eraserheads. Mahaba tugtuging folk kahit na nalalapit ang ang buhok, may nakasabit pa ring mga awitin sa kategoryang novelty at gitara sa balikat at tangan sa isang rock. Mapapansin ding may pag-uulit kamay ang isang bote ng beer. At nando ang sa koro ng mga kanta. “Lalala,” “dubi- ‘di tulad ng dati, ang atensyon ng pagpinta sa dubi” ang iilan sa mga halimbawa nito uwag kang manonood ay kanyang-kanya ha- isang ba- na sa kantang Miss Nurse ay paulit- kukurap. Il- bang tumutugtog sa entablado. gong buhay ulit na kinakanta. “Minsan, hook siya.. Hang segundo bilang lokal device para lalong matandaan” ayon lamang ang kailangang Kamon! Kamon! na surfer sa kay Marcus. ilaan. At sa bawat segundo Pagkatapos ilabas ng Eraserheads mga dagat ng Malayo na ang narating ng ay matutunghayan ang noong 2001 ang Carbon Stereoxide, ang La Union. In- musika ni Marcus. Kung dati alter- mga pangalang ‘di na kanilang ikawalo’t huling album, sin- akyat niya ang native ang tugtugan niya sa Eheads, mahagilap, mga imulan na ni Marcus ang pagprodyus mga bundok experimental sa Kamonkamon at mukhang di ng isang solo album na pinamagatan at sinakyan Surfernando na pinaghalong reg- na mak- niyang Kamonkamon, na hango sa ang mga alon. gae at electronica, ngayon, pinag- ilala at mga pangalan ng alaga niyang aso. Ngayon, nag- sama-sama niya ang lahat ng ito lugar na di na Eclectic ang nasabing album ni babalik siya sa Markus Highway. mabalikan. Marcus na kinatampukan ng mga upang muling Public service adver- musikang electronica at dance hang- makipag-rak- Daang highway tisements (PSA). Ganito kung Matutina, filmmaker, gang folk at alternative rock. Kara- enrol. Sa kanyang pagbalik, mas la- tawagin ang maiikling video hinggil sa paglikha ng ba- mihan sa mga kanta’y kolaborasyon long nakilala ng madla ang Mar- sa koleksyong pinamagatang wat PSA. kasama ang iba pang rock icon tulad Behold! cus Adoro na dati’y tumutugtog RIGHTS. Isang kalipunan nina Pepe Smith at Dong Abay. To be Continued Rejoice! lang habang “tahimik sa sulok,” ng maiikling pelikulang Taong 2002 nang tuluyan nang Maaaring tignan bilang isang bagong Surfernando ayon sa kanya. Kung dati’y lag- naghahatid-mensahe iniwan ni Ely Buendia ang Eraser- is Here nah! porma ng progresibong sining ang mga ing si Ely ang nasa spot light, ukol sa kalagayan ng heads at nagsimula na itong mag- Markus High- PSA. May bentahe ang pagiging maikli ng ngayo’y mas lalong nagkaroon karapatang pantao kawatak-watak. Habang binubuo way sa ngayon mga ito sa kakayanang pumukaw at masus- ng pagkakataon si Marcus sa bansa. ibang imahe ang malaganap pa ring puli- ni Ely ang Mongols at habang ang ang alter ego na ipakinig ang sarili niyang tikal na pamamaslang. Kaugnay nito, milita- tina ang atensyon ng manonood. Ngunit, iba’y sumanib na sa iba’t ibang na ginagamit ni musika. Prequel risasyon naman ang naging paksa ng Stop dagdag ng kritikong si Dr. Roland Tolentino, banda, lumayo muna si Marcus sa Marcus na pan- Patuloy siya sa paglikha ng Hulyo 2007 nang umpisahan ang pag- the Killings at ng Bakwet. “Kaya PSA ito, dahil kailangang saluhin ng spotlight. Sa halip, tumungo siya galan din ng ban- mga kanta at sa pagkakataong bubuo ng mga human rights-oriented na Isang kontribusyon naman mula kay talakayan. At kapag nagkaroon ng talakayan, dang kasalukuyan magiging exposed ang karahasan ng es- sa La Union para mag-surf, isang ito, isinanib niya ang pagka- public service advertisements. Pinangunah- pos ang isang taon. Layunin nito na Keith Sicat ang nagpakita ng pagpaslang sa niyang kinabibi- tado.” libangang matagal na niyang gus- hilig sa surfing sa musika. an ito ng ilang mga artista, litratista, at mga makalikom pa ng mas maraming likha mula mga alagad ng midya sa kaniyang Silenced. langan. Kasama Maliban pa sa porma nito, ang lunsa- tong subukan. Paraan niya ito ng pagpapa- filmmaker mula sa Free Jonas Burgos Move- sa iba pang mga filmmakers at makasaklaw Ang iba pa sa mga PSA’s ay ang Quenching niya rito sina Mike ran ng mga film screening ng RIGHTS ay Matapos ang ilang aberya sa isang hayag ng sarili at pagba- ment at Southern Tagalog Exposure (STEx). ng mas malawak pang bilang ng mamama- Fire ng Kodao Productions, ang No Rights ni Silva, Earl Tabasuar- malaki rin ang naiaambag sa pagpapalawak recording company, naging inde- likwas sa anino ng Eheads Nagsimula ito sa layuning ipakalat sa mga yan. Pinagpapatuloy naman nito ang layu J Pacena at HR 101 ni Ron Papag kung saan ez, Clark Tresmonte ng manonood nito. Kapag ipinapalabas sa pendent din sa huli ang produksyon na patuloy pa rin siyang si- tao ang kaalaman ukol sa nakababahalang ning isiwalat ang nananatiling marahas na nagkaroon ng pakikibahagi ang Pamban- at Biboy Chacon. sinehan, ani Tolentino, “Nasa kapangyari- ng Kamonkamon. Bilang marketing nusundan. bilang ng mga biktima ng pulitikal na pa- kalagayan ng karap- sang Alagad ng Sining Nabuo nila at han ng estado na i-censor ito dahil gusto campaign, sinabi niyang prinodyus Napapanahon din mara- mamaslang at sapilitang pagkawala, kasama atang pantao, at ang na si Bienvenido Lum- nailabas noong Ene- Sa panahon na walang kasing ngang ipaloob sa mainstream distribution.” ang album para makabili ng surf- hil ang muling pagbaba- na si Jonas Burgos, aktibistang agriculturist mga bagong biktima bera. ro ang Behold! Rejoice! bilis ang pagtaas ng bilang ng Kaya naman dinadala ang RIGHTS sa mga board, bagay na pinabulaanan din lik ni Marcus dahil kung na anak ng yumaong press freedom advo- nito. Iba-ibang proseso’t Surfernando is Here alternatibong cinematheque, eskwelahan, niya sa huli. tutuusin, napag-iwanan cate na si Joe Burgos, kabilang din ang mga Tampok sa Awit at mga biktima ng paglabag sa pamamaraan ang pinag- nah! na isang pag- piketlayn, hanggang sa mga komunidad. Paglaon, nailabas ni Marcus na siya ng mga dating estudyante ng UP na sina Karen Empeno at Tula ng Artist Arrest dadaanan ng mga film- papatuloy ng EP na karapatang pantao, lumilitaw Matatagpuan din ang mga ito sa internet ang album niyang Surfernando: the kasama. At dahil unti-unti Sherlyn Cadapan. ang mga eksenang makers upang makabuo Surfernando. Limang ang pangangailangan sa mabi- kung saan naman hinihikayat na i-down- Adventures of Belma and Luis. Lum- nang nawawala ang mga Labing pitong maiikling pelikula ang nag- halaw sa karanasan ng isang PSA. Ayon kay kanta sa naturang al- load at i-burn sa mga cd na maaaring ipasa abas ito ilang buwan lang mula ng awiting tulad ng ginagawa ing bahagi ng unang bersyon ng RIGHTS. ng mga bilanggong lis na pagpaparami ng mga Kiri Dalena ng Artist Ar- bum ang nagpapakita Ka- pa sa iba. mailabas ang Kamonkamon. Nagka- niya ngayon, “musikang Pinoy at Tampok dito ang mga filmmaker tulad nina pulitikal na Tagaytay rest, “ ‘Awit’ and ‘Tula’ are pa rin ng pagkahuma- labaw niya niyayaya ang instrumentong magsisiwalat Isang magandang simula ang dalawa roon ito ng apat na bersyon: Urfer Naging Pinoy din ang timpla,” ang sinasa- Jon Red, Sunshine Matutina, Kiri Dalena, 5. Kasama rito ang inspired by the stories ling ni Marcus sa sur- lahat na tuklasin ang bansa. “Halina’t sa ganitong kalagayan nang edisyon ng RIGHTS sa pagpapatuloy Magazine na ibinenta sa Mag:net mungkahi ni Marcus sa album bing handog ni Marcus sa kasalu- Sigfried Barros Sanchez, King Catoy, JL Bur- karanasan ng maka- shared by the Tagaytay 5 fing. mamasyal sa pitunlibo’t sandaang ng kampanya laban sa paglabag sa karapa- cafe, Duckdive sa BigSkyMind, Amer- na ito ang pagsusulong ng lokal na kuyang musikang Pilipino. gos at iba pa. Tinangka ng mga filmmaker tang si Axel Pinpin when Artists’ Arrest visit- Magsisimula ang album sa mga isla/ Iwanan ang lahat at maging tang pantao. Para nga kay Tolentino, “Mas ican Gurl, at Submarine. turismo gamit ang surfing. “Magan- Hindi na niya kailangang sumu- ng RIGHTS na maipalabas ito at opisyal na na kasama sa na- ed them in July 2008. We awiting Lala at Ingat kung saan turista”, paanyaya niya sa kanta. malawak pang audience. Mas malawak pang Nagsimula na muling tumugtog da ang surfing [bilang sport]..bukod nod sa uso. Hindi na rin niya “kai- mai-launch sa IndieSine sa Robinsons Gal- sabing grupo. Ukol din sa isang bilanggong asked them to tell us about their most un- nagpapayo si Pahapyaw din nitong inila- representasyon ng mga sektor na kalahok” si Marcus sa mga sa makikita mo rito ang ganda ng langan pang magsuot ng maskara,” leria sa tulong ng Kontra Agos Resistance pulitikal ang Eduardo Serrano ng STEx. Pa- forgettable experiences while in the hands Marcus sa ta- larawan ang kalagayan ng bansa. ang nararapat na tanawin sa mga susunod bar sa Maynila. Inakyat niya ang mga Pilipinas, dapat isali nila ito sa cur- ika nga niya. Kaagapay ng kanyang Film Festival noong Disyembre ng taong tungkol naman sa mga biktima ng sapiliting of their police and military captors…” mang paggawa Sa Drivethru, nabanggit niya na “Sa pang PSA’s. Minsan nga niyang riculum ng PE” aniya. Sa katunayan, husay sa pagsulat ng mga titik at 2007. Ngunit hinatulan ito na rated-x ng pagkawala ang Desaparecidos ni Pia Blacer, Maliban pa sa mga panayam, may mga na- bundok at sinakyan ang ng kanta at na- lubak baka si misis ay mapaanak” Sa panahon na walang kasing bilis ang nakasama sa isang sinulatan pa niya si Luli Arroyo, pagtugtog ng gitara habang tangan Movie and Television Review and Classifi- Tagu-Taguan ni Zig Dulay at Recci Bacolor, kakuha rin ng inspirasyon mula sa mga aktwal glalarawan ng bilang pagsasalarawan sa mga pagtaas ng bilang ng mga biktima ng pagla- konsiyerto ang dat- mga alon. Ngayon, nag- anak ng pangulo, tungkol potensyal ang kasalukuyang alter ego niya, cation Board at nagresulta sa paglitaw ng Tao Po? ni JP Carpio at ang Cut-Outs na na video at mga integrasyon kasama ang mga tamang asal sa atrasadong kalagayan ng mga kal- bag sa karapatang pantao, lumilitaw ang ing mga kasamang babalik siya upang muling na ito ng surfing. naging daan ang Marcus Highway maraming reaksyon at pagsuporta mula sa mula naman sa grupo ng mga estudyante sa biktima ng human rights violations. Nakikip- isang relasyon. sada sa mga probinsya. Samantala, pangangailangan sa mabilis na pagpapara- sina Buddy at Ray- Nasa mga sumunod na awiting para muling balikan at pana-pana- iba’t ibang organisasyon, grupo at komuni- UP Film Institute. agtulungan din ang mga filmmakers sa mga or- makipag-rakenrol Sinundan na- sa Miss Nurse, ikinukwento niya mi ng mga instrumentong magsisiwalat sa mund. Ngunit sa Wow Kalabaw, Drivethru at Bonfireang hong lisanin ang Maynilang noon dad ng mga manggagawang pangkultura at Isinalarawan sa Luya ang pandarahas sa ganisasyong nagtataguyod ng karapatang pan- man ito ng ang patuloy pa ring pag-alis ng mga ganitong kalagayan. Ipinagpapatuloy ang mga pagkakataong naturang paninindigang ni Marcus. at ngayo’y tumatangkilik pa rin sa human rights advocates. tao sa pamamagitan ng imahe ng luyang tao tulad na lamang ng KARAPATAN People’s isang nostalgic nars sa bansa. pag-apuhap sa katarungan sa mahigit ku- ito, kinikilala na Dito niya binabanggit ang kaganda- bawat pihit niya sa mga kwerdas ng dindikdik. Ukol din sa pandarahas at torture Alliance for Human Rights. “Ang importante na pagbabalik-tanaw niya sa buhay- Binabalik ni Marcus sa album mulang tatlumpung segundo ng awdyo- siya sa alter ego niyang Surfernando. han ng Pilipinas, lalung-lalo na ng gitara. n Now Showing ang Peace. Ipinakita naman ng Puppet, Tic ay yung effectivity niya. Dapat ma-compel ang Eheads sa awiting Batch 88. na ito ang dating tunog ng Eheads biswal na panawagan. n Sinimulan ni Marcus sa Surfer- buhay na malayo sa lungsod. Sa Wow Inilabas nitong nakaraang Setyembre Tac Toe, Terorista ka ano? at Warrant sa iba’t audience to find out more,” ika nga ni Sunshine ang ikalawang bersyon ng RIGHTS mata- Article Photo Page Design Article Illustration Page Design Roni Ba-ang Om Velasco Ivan Reverente John Francis C. Losaria Archie Oclos Ivan Reverente 08 Kultura Philippine Collegian | Miyerkules, 8 Okt 2008
nikita ng bansa mula sa “sex tou- “vagrancy” o pagtambay sa mga rism” o pagdalaw ng mga turista hindi angkop na lugar. Minsan sa Pilipinas para sa sa sekswal nang nadampot si Gwen habang na serbisyo ng mga prostituted. nag-aabang ng jeep, ngunit na- Sa kasalukuyan, patuloy rin ang kaalis siya agad nang palayain ng pag-iral ng kaso ng “prostitui- kustomer niyang pulis. tion,” kung saan pinapasok ng il- Bagama’t wala pang ligal na ang mga babaeng estudyante ang aksyong pinasisimulan sa bansa, prostitusyon upang maipagpatu- naimungkahi na ng ILO ang loy ang kanilang pag-aaral. pagsasaligal sa prostitusyon bil- Gayunpaman, hindi ni Gwen ang isang lehitimong sektor ng itinuturing ang prostitusyon bil- ekonomiya at upang mabigyang- a unang tingin, ang isang panghabambuhay proteksyon ang mga babaeng tila wala silang na propesyon. “Next bahagi nito. Ngunit ayon kay Spinagkaiba sa mga dalagi- year [titigil na Salvador, kung susuriin, “Hindi tang manininda ng bulaklak na ako],” nito hinaharap ang totoong san- nagsisilbing mga palamuti sa a n i y a . hi.” Ang pagkitil sa pangunahing kahabaan ng Nakpil St. tuwing kustomer. Ka- Itutu- ugat ng prostitusyon — ang ka- gabi. Ngunit, sa halip na mga pag sunud-sunod loy na rin niya hirapang dulot ng kakulangan sa rosas at sampaguita, ang sariling ang malalaking tip, maaring ang pag-aaral sa susunod na mapapasukang trabaho at mga tusyon] katawan ang pinampupuhunan umabot sa P30,000 ang kita niya taon gamit ang perang naipon at abot-kayang pangunahing pan- sa lipunan,” nilang mga binansagang “gimik sa isang gabi. tulong-pinansiyal ng ilang mga gangailangan tulad ng pagkain, ani Salvador. Da- girls.” Ngunit dahil sa pagdating dating kustomer. Para kay Gwen, medisina, at edukasyon — ang hil sa dominanteng Kristiyanong Isa si Gwen* sa maraming gi- ng mga mas bagong gimik girl, sa pag-asang makapagtapos na- aksyong dapat gawing prioridad. paniniwala sa bansa, nakaugnay mik girls sa Malate. Kapalit ng hindi rin nagtagal ang pagbuhos kaugnay ang posibilidad ng pag- Sa mga biro’t patawa ni Gwen ang prostitusyon sa karumihan at ilang libong piso, nilalapitan siya ng matataas na tip. Kaya’t lumi- babagong-buhay. mababatid ang pagkabatang ng mga kustomer na nais bilhin pat siya sa kalye ng Nakpil, at dun immoralidad. Dagdag ni Salvador, hindi niya lubos na nararana- ang kaniyang serbisyo. na lamang pumipirmi at naghi- tanging sa mga prostituted lamang Pagsupil sa merkado san. Pranka at tahasan ang mga Si Gwen ang nagdidikta ng pre- hintay ng mga kustomer. Mula nakatuon ang lahat ng mga pag- Mayroon nang mga pagki- salita niya, ngunit may mga pag- syo — P1,500 para sa mga regular, sa dalawa hanggang tatlo sa club, tutuligsa, at hindi sa mga kustomer los na ginagawa ang gobyerno aalinlangan pa ring mababatid sa at mas mataas para sa mga hindi ngayo’y paisa-isang kustomer na o mga bugaw nila. upang matigil ang prostitusyon kanyang mga mata. Sa patuloy na suki. Mapili siya sa mga lalaki. lang siya bawat gabi. Patunay ito na nangingiba- sa bansa at ang pagkakasadlak pag-iral ng kasalukuyang sistema, Hindi niya hilig ang matatanda, at Minsan na rin siyang nagka- baw ang sistemang patriyarkal sa ng ilang mga kababaihan dito walang katiyakang matitigil ang mas madalas ang Pinoy kaysa ban- roon ng sexually transmitted dis- bansa simula pa nang dumating tulad ni Gwen. Ang pagsasagawa pagbebenta ni Gwen, at ng iba yagang kustomer. “Sa trabahong ease (STD) nang manghiram siya ang mga Español, paliwanag ni ng mga raid sa mga gusaling pang prostituted sa bansa, sa ‘to, masaya ka lang habang bata ka ng salawal sa kasamahan niyang Salvador. May mataas na pagtu- pugad ng prostitusyon ang kara- tanging puhunang maikakalakal pa,” ani Gwen. “Kapag tumanda ka gimik girl, ngunit agad din itong ring sa mga kababaihan noong niwang aksyon ng mga lokal ng nila — ang kanilang katawan. n na, wala [ka nang kita].” naagapan nang magpagamot siya panahong prekolonyal, kung pamahalaan. Dito hinuhuli ang Sa mapanghalinang kasuotan sa kustomer niyang doktor. saan kadalasang babae ang gu- mga prostituted, na minsa’y di- *hindi tunay na pangalan at tusong asta’t pagkilos ni Gwen, Ang kawalan ng sapat na pin- maganap sa tungkulin ng mga nadampot din ng pulisya dahil sa hindi agarang mawawari na siya’y ansya ang nagtulak kay Gwen na babaylan. “[However], the com- 14 taong gulang pa lamang. pumasok sa prostitusyon. Ang ka- ing of the Spaniards and the im- lagayang pang-ekonomiya rin ang position of a patriarchal system Musmos na kalakal kadalasang dahilan ng marami sa had grave negative consequenc- Isang ordinaryong estudyante mga prostituted sa bansa. “There es on the role of women in Fili- sa hayskul si Gwen, ngunit pansa- are no viable options and very pino society,” ani Sylvia Guerrero, mantala siyang napatigil nang limited opportunities para sa mga tagapagtatag na direktor ng UP magkasakit ng stroke at diabetes kababaihan,” sabi ni Joms Salva- Center for Women’s Studies. ang tatay niyang seaman. Hindi dor, tagapagsalita ng GABRIELA, “[A Filipina] under the Span- sapat ang kita ng nanay niya mula isang organisasyong sumusulong ish influence became a sheltered, sa pinauupahang apartment para sa karapatan ng kababaihan. overprotected, timid maiden [con- pambili ng gamot. Ngunit bukod sa aspetong fined] to church, kitchen, and chil- Bilang nag-iisang anak, siya ekonomikal, maisisisi din ang dren,” sabi ni Mary John Manan- ang tanging inaasahan upang talamak na prostitusyon “sa [mga zan, isang peministang madre. mapagamot ang kanyang tatay. aspetong] social, cultural at po- At mula sa pagiging limitado’t Dahil dito, ginawa niyang “pag- litical,” dagdag ni Salvador. kontrolado ng sistemang patri- kakaperahan ‘yung pagkanta-kan- yarkal, naging isang bagay-ka- ta [at] pagsayaw-sayaw sa bar.” Hubad na palitan lakal na rin ang mga kababaihan Sa Padi’s Point nakilala ni Gwen si Nang magsimula si Gwen sa sa bansa. “This phenomenon is Gemma*, isang nakatatandang gi- “paggimik,” humiwalay siya sa most clearly seen in the feminiza- mik girl, na siyang umalok sa kanya kanyang nanay at nanirahan sa tion of exploited labor,” ani Prop. na magbenta rin ng katawan. “Ako mga nakilalang gimik girl upang Neferti Xina Tadiar ng Women’s naman siyempre, hindi malaman Studies sa Barnard College. “Ang gusto kong ma- sa pag-asang maka- ng kanyang ina prostitusyon ay direct form of ex- pagamot tatay ko pagtapos nakaugnay ang tungkol sa ploitation sa mga babae, [turning kaya kinuha ko kanyang trabaho. them into] commodities.” na,” aniya. Lingid ang posibilidad ng Pinababalik man Sa Pilipinas, may halos 500,000 sa kanyang kaa- pagbabagong-buhay si Gwen ng kan- kababaihan na bahagi ng kalaka- laman, ibinugaw yang nanay sa ka- lan ng katawan, ayon sa Interna- na siya ni Gemma nila simula nang tional Labor Organization (ILO). sa isang dancer sa bar sa halagang pumanaw ang kanyang ama, pilit Talamak din ang prostitusyon sa P15,000. Ngunit wala siyang naku- siyang tumatanggi. “Nakakahiya ilang lugar sa Maynila tulad ng hang hati sa pera. kasi may pangalan si Mama,” ku- Malate at Quiapo, at maging sa Pero natuto rin si Gwen, at wento niya. mga probinsiya na naging base- kalauna’y kumita siya sa club ng mula Maiuugat ang hiyang ito sa pa- militar ng Estados Unidos, gaya P1,500 hanggang P5,000 sa bawat giging “unacceptable [ng prosti- ng Olongapo City. Malaki ang ki-
Article Photo Page Design Katherine Elona Candice Reyes Ivan Reverente 09 Philippine Collegian | Miyerkules, 8 Okt 2008 Opinyon these otherwise humdrum things in a third world society. Uneven power relations, pov- Survival Remember our Bottles* erty, the pervading sense of helplessness. Glenn L. Diaz I thought about Melane, when she said of the misery is almost always adjunct to Kule life. It probably explains why I’m perpetually (and Fittest romantically) depressed. I also thought of here we were. sobering in the world. Chris S. Agrava, how I miss his debilitating Diana Kaye Precioso Three guys standing across the II. sense of cynicism and gloom, perhaps be- street from Piya’s house on ‘heart- There we went. T cause he’d been in Room 401 far too longer break hill’ in Area 1. Ivan had an umbrella, I caught a good break last weekend when a than anyone should for his own sanity. Hell Week Om, a sweater, and I had the latest issue of travel magazine I freelanced for months ago The concept of Hell Week is gaining Kule covering my head. It was drizzling, and asked me to review some exotic restaurant a greater and greater following in the III. jokes were thrown about a Cubao-bound bus in Rizal. It was a nice break from my usual university, as end of the semester ar- Being and going. suddenly roaring by, packed with people in day where 24 hours aren’t enough. Days rives and the term papers start piling In a church in Morong baro’t saya, breaking the eerie silence. It was when more than 10 hours I up. Walking along the academic oval, where we made another stop, 1 a.m. would spend in front of the In between sips of it becomes a common experience to I noticed a structure of stone It was another night, another set of cri- computer creating content hear people moaning "Sana matapos the ubiquitous bottle slabs nearby they curiously ses we tried to drown with alcohol. Second for some insipid American na ito" and "Gusto ko na mamatay." of Red Horse and call ‘Dambana ng Kagalakan.’ straight Saturday this one. September was website and a few more for Other popular phrases these days in- I failed to make a wish, busy a particularly harsh month to Piya and me a home-based raket I do to puffs of Marlboro clude "Hindi ko na kaya ito!" or, quite consuming my first stick of both. For several weeks, we were like twins augment my pay. lights, we have our simply, "Ayoko na." cigarette in three hours. Would conjoined somewhere. I would wake up one When our all-UP team lucid moments, When Hell Week sets in, everything I really want to be happy? day feeling particularly listless and despon- reached a fish port by Laguna else fades into insignificance. Love when we admit our Kule, Kule. I refuse to dent, and I would learn later that she shared Lake to take some pictures lives are put on hold, family matters helplessness blame this paper for introduc- whatever weight the same playful Universe is and gather some info, people are temporarily forgotten, and the only ing a new, more potent dose happily dispensing to everyone. immediately went to work. gossip shared with friends is bitter of sadness into my life. It would undermine A night of booze is almost always the The writer asked the fisherfolk questions, muttering at that irritating classmate the many happy, tipsy, smoky nights we spent sensible response, because as I would wal- while the photographer took pictures of how who finished the required papers a atop Vinzons Hall, under the stars, wish- low in my misery and dissect and rationalize they spent their days. week ahead of everyone else. Sud- ing better things for ourselves, wishes that whatever misfortune Cupid has laid on my I suppose it was my Kule-trained sensi- denly, all the work we didn't do dur- would never see the light of day. However, in wretched life (again), we agreed and fooled bilities that had me naturally seeking other ing the semester is catching up on us. between sips of the ubiquitous bottle of Red ourselves that everything is conveniently things. The kids doing manual labor, the It almost makes us regret those lazy Horse and puffs of Marlboro lights, we have fated anyway, that free will is the stuff of proud police car absently parked right in the afternoons spent eating fishballs on our lucid moments, when we admit our help- fantasies we weren’t in. Non-drinkers would middle of the road, the misspelled signs in the sidewalk and trading stories in the lessness and just let the world f*ck us up until lecture me that beer doesn’t solve anything. English, the most likely unemployed tambays Sunken Garden. it is satisfied and tired. They have no clue that, paradoxically, con- lounging around doing nothing. It was almost A student goes through various Hell Perhaps we are closet optimists. n versations loosened by alcohol are the most like some sort of Spider sense. I was drawn to Weeks over the course of a semester. *Apologies to Allie Escandor There's the one that comes during mid- roon akong paper para sa CommRes101 na terms, when professors give you the ipapasa sa Oct. 20, mayroon ding final proj- first taste of heavy workloads. There's Pagmumuni-muni ect para sa BC121 na nakatakdang ipalabas sa also the Hell Week which comes when Rosa Cer de la Cruz Oct. 24. Bukod pa roon, tuloy ang inog ng bu- you're joining an organization. Before hay sa Kule. May consol na aasikasuhin, CSC inducting you, the members decide to ng feats, at kung anu-ano pang aktibidades na spend a week tormenting you by or- tiyak na kakain ng oras ko. dering you around, humiliating you, sang gabi, pagkauwing-pagkauwi ko mula Bahala na. Hay. Mukhang wala na naman akong and setting impossible requirements. sa genmit, natagpuan ko ang sarili kong *** bakasyon. But the Hell Week that comes with Inagsusulat ng isang napakahabang litanya Nanood ako ng mga maikling pelikula Marami akong gustong gawin ngayong the final requirements of our classes is ng sama ng loob ko sa mundo. Natandaan kamakailan lang. May ilan namang aaminin sembreak. Gusto kong bumalik sa Parawagan. particularly painful because we know kong umiyak pa nga ata ako noon—ganoon kong maganda, malinis ang pagkakagawa. Nahihiya na nga ako sa kausap ko roon da- that this is our last chance. We can no lang kabigat ang pakiramdam ko. Kaya lang, imbes na masiyahan ako pagkata- hil sabi ko ay Setyembre ako babalik, na hindi longer shrug off a failing score, be- Dapat iyon ang ipapasa kong kolum. Pero pos, parang lalo lang akong na-depress. Hindi nga nangyari. At mukhang hindi rin mang- cause these papers and exams count for nang binasa ko siya ngayon, naisip kong ko alam kung bakit. Baliktad nga kasi akong yayari ngayong Oktubre. O Nobyembre. O huge percentages of our final grade. hindi na ata akma ang mga nakasulat doon. mag-isip. Disyembre. Students finally start studying, The li- O maaaring angkop pa rin, hindi ko lang Siguro dahil kahit may Gusto ko rin sanang guma- brary's business must be brisk during masyadong dinidibdib. Siguro dahil masya- mga nakakatuwa namang Pagdating ng araw dong maraming kailangang isaalang-alang, itinanghal na palabas, hindi wa ng video. Tipong proyekto Hell Week – I myself am still guilty of maraming kailangang asikasuhin kaya hindi iyon ang mga bagay na gusto na kailangan ko nang lang sa sembreak. Kaso, hindi three overdue books, for three different ko na maanalisa ang mga nagaganap sa palig- kong pag-aksayahan. Hindi magpasya kung ko nakuha ang source files. At classes. I should have borrowed them id ko. Sa rami ng nakapilang gagawin bago ganoong pelikula ang gugus- mukhang wala nga rin akong earlier, but I'm a big fan of procrasti- anong gusto kong magtapos ang semestre, pakiramdam ko ay tuhin kong isulat o gawin. panahong gawin yun. Wala nation. My theory is, why do work over gawin sa buhay, iiling nakasakay ako sa tsubibo na hindi ko alam Baka kailangan ko lang ta- pa ngang lugar yung consol. a period of months when you can just lang ako at bubulong kung saan patungo. lagang magkaroon ng social Wala pa akong nauutangan sa enjoy yourself now and cram later? Third year na ako ngayong taon. Napak- life. Nitong nakaraan…hindi ng "bahala na" ngayon para doon. At tumat- Of course, that theory tends to back- arami nang nangyari, napakarami nang nag- ko maunawaan kung anong akbo ang oras—sa sobrang fire on me. Still, I keep clinging to it. bago. Pero ganito pa rin ang dulo ng semes- nangyari sa akin. Nakakahiya mang sabihin, bilis, pakiramdam ko, hindi ko kayang sum- In the end, what makes Hell Week tre—magulo, mabilis ang agos. At hanggang may ginoogle akong tao. Tipong na-obsess abay, parang naiiwan lang ako ng panahon. bearable is the fact that the semestral ngayon may mga pagkakataong magulo pa lang ako bigla. Isang oras ng kabaliwan. Hindi O siguro, iyon lang ang pakiramdam kapag break comes right after. While gnash- rin ang utak ko. Wala namang bago roon. Ang ko alam na may kapasidad pala akong mag- masyadong maraming nagaganap at hindi ka ing our teeth over papers and readings kaibahan lang, medyo kinakabahan na ako ing cyberstalker. Salamat na lang at tinigilan na makapag-focus. and exams, we comfort ourselves with lalo at isang taon na lang ang nalalabi sa akin ko na. Natauhan na ako. *** the knowledge that soon we'll be able para iayos ko ang wisyo ko. Alam ko naman Siguro naghahanap lang ako ng konting Sa dami ng nangyayari sa buhay ko ngayon, to sleep for twelve hours straight, then ang gusto kong gawin sa buhay pagkatapos diversion. Siguro nalulungkot lang ako, nabo- ilan lang ito sa mga gumugulo sa isip ko. Ito wake up, relax, and do all the things ng kolehiyo—pero yun na nga ang problema. bore. Siguro gusto ko lang na may makausap. ang mga dahilan kung bakit kahit nakaupo we've been putting off because we're Sa dami ng gusto kong gawin, hindi ko rin O baka gusto ko lang yung pakiramdam na lang ako kung minsan, pakiramdam ko pagod too busy. Read a book. E-mail a high alam kung saan ako babaling. Hindi ko alam may nangyayari sa buhay ko kahit parang na pagod ako. school classmate. Think of something kung alin ang unang tatapusin, ang unang wala. Nga pala, wala ata akong sapat na tulog sa besides academics, like the world out- gusto kong subukan. *** buong semestreng ito. Paano pa kaya sa su- side UP or the economic meltdown in Siguro, pagdating ng araw na kailangan Mayroon pala kaming balak nila Kepi na sunod? Wall Street. Even, perhaps, things like ko nang magpasya kung anong gusto kong gumawa ng PSA ngayong bakasyon. Pero Bahala na. Yan ang mantra ko, noon at the Kowloon workers' strike. We're not gawin sa buhay, iiling lang ako at bubulong mukhang sa sobrang gulo ng schedule ko, ngayon. the only ones going through hell. n ng “bahala na.” hindi na rin matutupad ang planong ito. May- Bahala na. n 10 Opinyon Philippine Collegian | Miyerkules, 8 Okt 2008
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Nico Villarete Tagapamahala ng Pinansiya Ma. Rosa Cer M. dela Cruz Editoryal Mga Kawani Louise Vincent B. Amante he Philip- budget on foreign debt Glenn L. Diaz pines, ac- Road to nowhere servicing, the military, Janno Rae T. Gonzales cording to and funding for the pork Timothy Medrano the latest “for the second consecutive year, The corruption is systemic. barrels of our politicians. Archie A. Oclos Corruption Percep- Such moves are criticized by Jan Marcel V. Ragaza the Philippines has the dubious And no matter what programs Antonio D. Tiemsin Jr. Ttion Index (CPI), is more corrupt distinction of being the worst- or initiatives against corruption organizations like IBON Foun- Om Narayan E. Velasco than ever. That's bad enough, rated country in East Asia.” the administration rolls out, the dation as a misappropriation of Mixkaela Z. Villalon but even worse, no one appears Furthermore, Arroyo’s cred- problem is getting worse. national funds. to be surprised by the news. ibility has been irreparably Now, the latest in the string In the administration's defense, Pinansiya The CPI, according to Trans- damaged by one scandal af- of corruption controversies is an budget secretary Rolando Andaya Amelyn J. Daga parency International, “mea- ter another, among them the amendment in the 2008 budget, has argued that education is a sures the perceived levels of “priority sector” under the 2008 Tagapamahala sa P728-million fertilizer fund which has been the subject of Sirkulasyon public-sector corruption in a scam and the much political budget. Yet, once again, reality Paul John Alix particular country... as deter- $329-mil- The corruption contention. An stands as stark contrast to the ad- mined by expert assessments lion National alleged “double ministration's spin. For while it Sirkulasyon and opinion surveys.” In the Broadband is systemic. And insertion” in the is true that the allocation for the Gary Gabales latest CPI rankings, the Philip- Network deal. no matter what funding for a Budget of Education this year is Ricky Icawat pines slipped from number 131 None of these C-5 road exten- more than the allocation in 2007, Amelito Jaena Glenario Omamalin to number 141 in a list of 180 issues have programs or sion project has the increase is not enough to off- countries. On a scale of 0-10, been satisfac- initiatives against swept across set rising costs. The fact remains Mga Katuwang na Kawani with 0 being the most corrupt torily resolved, newspapers that the education sector require Trinidad Basilan and 10 indicating the least cor- with govern- corruption the and airwaves, as a higher budget; such is also the Gina Villas ruption, the Philippines' al- ment officials tempers flared case for sectors like health and ready-low 2007 CPI score of 2.5 either invok- administration rolls and presiden- other social services. Pamuhatan plunged to 2.3. ing “executive out, the problem is tial ambitions Meanwhile, the Priority De- Silid 401 Bulwagang The administration immedi- velopment Assistance Fund, or Vinzons, Unibersidad ng privilege” as an clashed in the Pilipinas, Diliman, Lungsod ately fired back. The Presiden- excuse to re- getting worse Senate. the pork barrel, consists of over Quezon tial Anti-Graft Commission de- main silent or The national P6 billion under the 2008 bud- clared that the CPI ranking was simply fleeing budget for 2008 get. P60 million of that is allo- Telefax based “solely on a survey of pub- the country. As a result, guilty is P1.227 trillion. Various surveys cated to each senator, and P20 9818500 lokal 4522 lic perception,” as opposed to “a parties cannot be identified and business groups estimate million is allocated to each con- factual assessment of the actual and subsequently punished. that literally hundreds of billions gressman. Email [email protected] situation.” PAGC chair Constan- Corruption flourishes, un- are lost annually to corruption, Certainly, the project so hotly cia de Guzman even went so checked by worries of discov- with the actual figure pegged at debated in the Senate isn't the Website far as to blame the media for ery or penalties. anywhere from 20% to 60% of only "road to nowhere." Delib- http://philippinecollegian.tk “giv[ing] greater prominence to That's not something that the budget. That's money that erations for the 2009 budget http://kule-0809.deviantart. negative news because these at- can be blamed on the media, could be spent on poverty al- have begun, and militant party com tract greater public attention.” especially when the administra- leviation, especially since the list groups are already calling The problem for the admin- tion has a closed-mouth policy current financial crisis in the attention to “presidential inser- Kasapi istration's spin doctors is that tions... in the form of special Solidaridad - when it comes to dealing with US will certainly aggravate the UP System-wide the CPI score of the Philippines charges of corruption. Impli- Philippine economy. The poor, purpose funds worth P1 billion Alliance of Student this year is the lowest ever. This cated officials simply refuse to as always, will be hardest hit by and almost P140 billion of pos- Publications and Writers’ year's ranking was reached answer questions. In this light, an economic downturn. sible discretionary funds.” Filipi- Organizations based on nine different, repu- it's astounding that the admin- Yet, problems with the 2008 nos must be vigilant – misman- College Editors Guild of the table surveys. The Hong Kong- istration thinks it can pass off national budget go beyond agement of funds combined Philippines based Political and Economic the perception of corruption in corruption. The Arroyo admin- with unbridled corruption make Risk Consultancy even noted in the Philippines as a mere image istration is spending dispro- a dangerous combination, and an annual corruption survey that problem. portionately large amounts of can lead only to a dead end. n