UPM Admin Submits 2013 Budget Proposal Crashed Courses Kaloy: Sa Pagtatapos Domino Effect Youth Sector to Stage Anti-Budget Cut Strikes Strike Back! 02NewsNEWS 08 CULTURE 10GRAPHICSGRAPHICS 12 EDITORIAL NEWS 02 FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 UPM Admin Submits 2013 Budget Proposal KATHLEEN TRINIDAD GUIANG AND ROMELYN TAIP MONZON he University of the Philippines (UPM) administration has forwarded its P1.4B budget proposal which composes 7.6 percent of the T whole UP System’s P18.4B proposed budget for 2013. Advancing Capital Development an outlay of P100M and another P30M for second to the flagship campus in Diliman. policy direction that has been codified in academic services, including integration The decreasing government subsidy, law and statute,” Conti stated. Focusing on infrastructure development, a and harmonization of the current laboratory however, causes the administration to large part of the budget proposal for next systems. acquire more funds through increasing Approval of Endorsed Budget year is allotted to capital outlay for the tuition and miscellaneous fees, and going construction of new buildings, including “[This] will manifest our commitment to an through privatization schemes. The 2013 budget proposal of the UP one for the National Institutes of Health improved health care delivery system in the System will be deliberated upon by the (NIH). less developed areas of the country. If this For the year 2012 alone, UPM has to Board of Regents (BOR) on March 29 before becomes successful, we hope to replicate increase its budgetary allocation up to the UP administration officially releases The NIH, as stated in their vision, aims to them in our other SHS campuses,” Agulto P85M in order to meet its maintenance the complete details, as directed by UP be “the country’s recognized authority in added. and other operating expenses. Since there President Alfredo E. Pascual. health research and development and the are additional funds necessary to pay the key source of critical health information for To attain the goal of UPM’s operational salary of all job order employees, as well UP has proposed a total of P18.4B budget, national development in the Philippines excellence, the UPM administration decided as the benefits due them, Agulto believed nearly five percent higher than this year’s and Southeast Asia.” to allocate P58.5M to computerization that UPM “has to continue to strive to earn P17.5B budget proposal for the whole UP projects, in which P6.5M will be allotted from its operations in order to sustain the System. According to UPM Chancellor Manuel to digitization of documents aside from delivery of its services.” B. Agulto, the large appropriation for building infrastructures and SHS program After the BOR approved the said budget, it the NIH building highlights the current improvements. Student Regent Ma. Kristina Conti, on the will then be submitted to the Department administration’s vision on the importance other hand, stated that internal income of Budget and Management (DBM). For the of research in the university. Agulto stated that all of the items in generation already became necessary, year 2012, DBM only approved P5.54B or the UPM budget proposal are meant to contrary to the mandate given to UP as the 31.66 percent out of the P17.5B proposed “It is research that will propel UP Manila and uphold the Technological advancement, national university. by UP. the UP System into higher ranking not only Operational efficiency, Relevant research, among Asian universities but among the Community orientation, and Human “This is disturbing, and distracts us from The BOR plans to have a sectoral regent’s great universities in the world. This will also resource development (TORCH) pillars of our primary tasks of teaching and research. round-table discussion about the budget ensure the sustainability of the UP Manila the current administration. UP must lobby for sustained and sufficient after April 9, the deadline for budget as an instrument of change in the life of the budget from the administration because it submission to DBM, to explain the specifics Filipinos,” Agulto said. Internal Generation of Income is rightfully so. Funding UP is a pragmatic on the budget proposal.

On the other hand, the School of Health UPM acquires a large share of the Sciences (SHS) Palo program will receive government subsidy to the UP System, 300 Pamantasan, Nakaambang Magtaas ng Matrikula BEANCA JHANINE MULATO SAMIANO umigit kumulang 300 kolehiyo at unibersidad ang naghain ng petisyon H sa Commission on Higher Education (CHED) upang magtaas ng singil sa matrikula sa darating na akademikong taon. Ayon sa tagapangulo ng CHED na si Patricia sakaling naisin ng paaralan na magtataas Licuanan, ang naturang petisyon ay dadaan ng miscellaneous fees. Nakasaad din sa sa masusing pag-aaral, subalit hindi nila naturang memorandum ang pagpataw ng maitatakda ang halaga ng karagdagang parusa sa kung sino man ang lumabag dito. singil bunga ng ilang alituntunin. Gayunman, ang pagsasakatuparan ng Kakulangan ng Tiyak na Polisiya naturang kautusan ay para sa akademikong taon 2013-2014 pa, kaya hindi tuluyang Ang naturang alituntunin ay ang Education mapipigilan ng CHED ang pagtaas ng Act of 1982, na kung saan binigyan ng miscellaneous fees ngayong darating na kapangyarihan ang mga pribadong pasukan. paaralan na magtakda ng kanilang matrikula at iba pang bayarin alinsunod sa Ang naturang aksyon ng CHED ay sinalungat patakaran at regulasyon ng CHED. naman ng tagapangulo nga Anakbayan na si Vencer Crisostomo. “Ipinagpapatuloy Kaugnay nito, tinuturo ring suliranin ng lang nito yung consultations na bogus CHED ang kawalan ng mas tiyak na polisiya naman,” aniya. na siyang magbabalanse sa pagtaas ng mga bayarin. Nagbunga ito ng 10 porsiyentong Dagdag pa rito, binigyang-diin din ni pagtaas ng matrikula sa 324 kolehiyo at Crisostomo ang mas lalaking bilang ng unibersidad noong nakaraang taon. drop-outs dahil sa karagdagang gastusin NOYNOYING. Pinasikat ng mga militanteng grupo ang ‘Noynoying’ kung saan ng mga magulang dulot ng kawalan ng ipinapakita si Pangulong Benigno Simeon Aquino III na walang ginagawa at Pagsuri sa mga Alituntunin konkretong solusyon ng CHED. ipinagsasawalang-bahala ang mga isyu ng bayan. Kuha ni Marya Salamat ng bulatlat.com >> Ibinunyag naman ng kinatawan ng Kampanya Laban sa Mataas na Matrikula Party-list na si Raymond Palatino iparating ng mga mag-aaral at magulang making schemes, na nagiging dahilan ng na may mga paaralan na hindi nagtataas ng Upang mapaigting ang partisipasyon ng ang kanilang hinaing sa pamamagitan ng pagtaas ng matrikula at iba pang bayarin. matrikula ngunit nagsasagawa naman ng mga mag-aaral sa usapin ng pagtataas ng pagtawag o pagpapadala ng mensahe sa pagtaas ng iba pang klase ng bayarin gaya matrikula ng iba’t-ibang paaralan, inilunsad tanggapan ng NUSP. Kaugnay ng naturang suliranin, sinabi ni ng miscellaneous fees. ng National Union of Students of the Baguisi na nagkaroon na ng mga reklamo Philippines (NUSP) ang “Tuition Monitor.” Ayon kay NUSP Secretary-General Isabelle tungkol sa kahina-hinalang pagtaas ng Bilang tugon sa problemang ito, naglabas Binibigyang-pansin ng programang ito ang Baguisi, responsilidad ng CHED na mga gastusin sa paaralan, subalit walang si Licuanan ng CHED Memorandum Order hindi makatarungang pagtaas ng matrikula. proteksyonan ang mga mag-aaral mula sa sinoman ang kailanman naparusahan dahil No. 3 na nagtatakda ng konsultasyon Sa pamamagitan din nito, maaaring mga paaralan na nagsasagawa ng money- dito. NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 03 UP Tightens Security After Student Attacks JOHN BENEDICT OPINION AND EZRA KRISTINA OSTAYA BAYALAN fter numerous accounts of random violence and assaults inside the A campuses of University of the Philippines (UP) Los Baños (UPLB) and UP Diliman (UPD), the UP System has tightened its security measures.

4 Assaults in 5 Months suspects while she was alone inside the University Student Council (USC) office in The most recent assault to a UP student Vinzons Hall in UPD. Hina was hit with a happened to Peter Cruz, a 19 year old UP blunt object and suffered brain damage due Open University student. He was stabbed to the attack. She is currently recuperating and robbed in his own apartment at 11:50 and undergoing therapies but still cannot PM on March 14. According to initial speak nor eat solid food. reports, two men broke into his apartment in Rhoda’s subdivision, Barangay Anos, Los The assault cases involving UP students Baños. Cruz attempted to defend himself have risen dramatically over the last four by using a steel pipe, however, he already months allegedly due to the lack of tight received shallow wounds in his abdomen security inside UP campuses. Over four and arms before doing so. months ago, 19 year old computer science student Given Grace Cebanico was raped Ten days before the assault on Cruz, and slain. MASINSINANG PAGHAHANDA. Lubos ang paghahandang isinagawa ng mga UPLB BS Agriculture student Ray Bernard estudyante ng Kolehiyo ng Agham at Sining (KAS) para sa programang inialay kay Peñaranda was stabbed and killed inside Strengthening UPM Security Ma. Sheena Trinidad, ang yumaong tagapangulo ng konseho ng mga mag-aaral ng KAS, 2005-2006. Kuha ni Kathleen Trinidad Guiang. Umali Subdivision near campus grounds. >> Robbery was said to be the main reason Outgoing UP Manila (UPM) USC Chairperson behind the attack but nothing was taken Angeli Guadalupe released a statement on UP-PGH. Moreover, the USC stated that the UPM from Peñaranda. March 10 addressing the issues faced by police and the UPM Legal Affairs should the security of UP, or lack thereof, and the According to Dr. Jamir, the UPM work hand-in-hand in order to enforce As of March 9, three suspects were caught actions the USC thinks the university should administration also aims to install high- the laws not just inside the campus, but and charged with robbery with homicide. do in order to properly address the security resolution closed-circuit television (CCTV) also outside. Lastly, the USC claimed that a One of the suspect,s Tyronne Kennedy problems. cameras in strategic locations inside and larger budget allocation for the education Terbio, is said to be the nephew of the within close vicinity of the campus. sector should be implemented, particularly chairman of Barangay San Antonio while In the meeting attended by USC and in UP. the other suspect, Carl Dactil de Guzman, College Student Council officers, and Vice Apart from these, the USC proposed is the son of the village security officer of Chancellor for Administration Dr. Joselito better lighting for the streets near UPM, UPD Security Enhanced Barangay Batong Malake where UPLB is C. Jamir last February 6, it has been agreed particularly the ones around Padre Faura, located. upon that the wearing of IDs by students, and better coordination with the Manila City According to a statement released by faculty, staff and even “bantays” of patients Police, and the Metro Manila Development the Office of the Chancellor of UPD, the Last February 1, Political Science student should be strictly enforced as an immediate Authority in order to quickly respond in Lordei Camille Hina was attacked by four measure to lessen unauthorized entry in case of criminal incidents. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 >> Transport Groups Stage Protests vs Oil Price Hike CHRISTINE JOY FRONDOZO ANGAT o condemn the government’s inability to control oil prices, several transport and labor groups, alongside students and other mass T organizations, held an extensive protest and transport caravan in Metro Manila and urban centers nationwide on March 15. Militant organizations such as Pagkakaisa government cannot impose anything on the Manila & Suburbs Drivers Association further stated that Malacanang does not ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor nationwide local oil companies given the deregulated (Pasang Masda) and Alliance of Concerned curb oil cartel to prevent confrontation with (Piston), Bagong Alyansang nature of oil. Transport Operators (Acto) sought an oil companies. (Bayan), Koalisyon ng Progresibong additional P2 fare in Metro Manila while Manggagawa at Mamamayan (KPPM) The Republic Act 8479 or the Oil Piston petitioned for a nationwide P1 fare Militant groups such as Bayan and KPPM and Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) led the Deregulation Act of 1998 prohibits hike. now challenge P-Noy’s administration to caravan rally to express their dissent on government control on pricing, importation address the problem of high oil prices. oil overpricing, monopoly of oil firms, and and exportation of oil, allows non-disclosure Taxi drivers, on the other hand, petitioned KPPM spokesperson Larry Tan stated that Aquino’s inaction on oil price hike. of pricing methods and imposes a three for a P10 fare increase, which might result the government is not really determined to percent tariff on petroleum products. to a P50-flag-down rate, considering the protect the people from the effects of oil According to KMU Chair Elmer Labog, raise in the price of LPG which is commonly price hike. workers and other underprivileged sectors IBON Foundation, however, said that used in taxi cabs. cannot tolerate the weekly oil price hikes since its implementation, domestic price “The Aquino administration has been which are burden to the masses. He claimed movements were 20-22 percent faster than Activists: P-Noy Administration, Inept obviously sleeping on the job. While the that they are demanding for a P9 major world price adjustments. Consequently, President exerts too much effort with his rollback on diesel and P10 in unleaded local-based firms had increased prices of Anakbayan-NCR members who protested own crusades and shady motives behind the gasoline, the abolition of the 12 percent oil products by 500 percent. in Petron gasoline station in Pedro Gil Street Corona impeachment trial, he conveniently value added tax, and the repeal of the Oil last March 6, said that the government’s forgets that justice must also be served to Deregulation Law. Furthermore, DoE argued that price hikes callousness is a sign of incompetence and Filipinos who are everyday swindled by the are expected due to supply risks caused by immobility to address the problems. Big 3 oil companies through overpricing,” DoE: Oil Price Hike, Inevitable tensions in Iran, Nigeria and Sudan. said Tan. “Aquino’s reasoning on the oil price hikes Overall, there were nine price increases and Transport Groups: Fare Hike, Crucial and advice for the people to save up is Moreover, Bayan criticized the Malacanang’s two price reductions during the first three extremely unacceptable. He acts as if he has ability to deal with the protests but its months of 2012. As of March 9, the average Following the breach of their P48 per liter exhausted all efforts and means possible failure to address the people’s grievances. prices for premium and unleaded gasoline mark, several transport groups demanded to address the overpricing of petroleum Bayan Secretary General Renato Reyes said is P57, diesel, P48, and kerosene, P56, while for fare increase. United Transport Coalition products when in fact he has done nothing,” the Palace is overreacting to the protest yet price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) (1-UTAK), Federation of Jeepney Operators said Anakbayan-NCR spokesperson Dianne being insensitive to the oil price hike. ranges from P850 to P920. and Drivers Association in the Philippines Solmayor. (Fejodap), Alliance of Transport Operators “OA sila pagdating sa protesta, pero inutil Meanwhile, the Department of Energy and Drivers Association of the Philippines Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang pagdating sa totoong problema,” Reyes (DoE) Secretary Jose Almendras said the (Altodap), Pangkalahatang Sanggunian Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) stated. NEWS 04 FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 UPLB CEB Voids USC Chair-Elect Proclamation ALYSSA NICOLE CACHO GRATIL n the recently concluded University Student Council (USC) elections in the University of the Philippines Los I Baños (UPLB) on February 22 to 24, the Central Electoral Board (CEB) refused to proclaim Samahan ng mga Kabataan para sa Bayan’s (SAKBAYAN) Ynik Ante as the new chairperson-elect. COLLEGE Ante’s candidacy was nullified due to unsettled financial The CEB then finalized the roster of winners to be submitted obligations. to the Office of the Chancellor (OC), listing Divino as the new chair instead of Ante. BRIEFS Thorough Deliberation Question of Authority According to the election guidelines formed by the CEB, candidates must have at least one semester of residency in Incumbent UPLB USC Chairperson Pura Beatriz Valle slammed The College of Allied Medical Professions (CAMP) the university, must not be a graduating student at the school the CEB’s intervention in the election results, saying that the congratulates the eight BS Physical Therapy (PT) and year of her candidacy, has not been found guilty of any CEB has the power to formulate election codes and proclaim three BS Occupational Therapy (OT) graduates who misconduct with disciplinary notice from any moral turpitude, winners, but they do not have the power to alter the results. and must be a bona fide UP student by settling all outstanding passed the February 2012 Licensure Examinations. enrolment fees. Moreover, Student Regent Maria Kristina Conti pointed out CAMP especially commends the two graduates that that barring Ante’s proclamation is a manifestation of how the topped the PT boards, Joanne Vista Reyes and Rae On February 6, the last day of filing for candidacy, the CEB OSA and even other students can counter the majority’s will. Anne Sanchez Reyes who garnered 84.80% and questioned Ante’s entry due to her impending enrolment 84.20%, respectively. status which concerns her being a bona fide UP student. “I call on the students to reject [these] divisive, unjust and anti- student actions and policies,” asserted Conti. Consequently, For Ante to become a legitimate UP student, however, the Conti sent a request letter to UPLB Chancellor Rex Victor Cruz, *** Office of the University Registrar ordered that Ante must settle asking him to review the case once more. her obligations on or before February 29, as specified on the The College of Medicine (CM) commends all of its promissory note she submitted last November 29, 2011. Cruz, however, clarified that he has no jurisdiction over the CEB’s decision, yet he noted Ante’s effort to settle her financial graduates who passed the 2012 Medicine Licensure Consequently, the CEB approved Ante’s candidacy on February responsibilities on time. Examinations. CM did the university proud by 8. acquiring a passing rate of 100%, making UPM one “The promissory note is already a substitute to the bank of the top 5 performing schools in the exam. CEB Defies Technicalities note. By virtue of her promissory note, Ynik is qualified to be proclaimed as a bona fide student,” Cruz stressed. In the official tally of the CEB during the election protest meeting on February 29, Ante won the position over Buklod As of press time, the Office of the Chancellor is still reviewing UPLB’s Marion Joyce Divino by 36 votes, yet the CEB barred past cases which are similar to Ante’s in the hopes of Ante’s proclamation due to her unsettled payments. deliberating whether Cruz can overturn the CEB’s decision. Ante’s supporters raised enough money for her matriculation On the other hand, should the dispute be unsettled in UPLB, fee later that day, but did not make it to the registrar as they students may forward it to the Office of the President and the ORGA reached the office minutes after office hours. Ante’s tuition Board of Regents. receipt was dated March 1, thus invalidating her candidacy. NEWS

US-RP Balikatan 2012, Itutuloy sa Abril Iniimbitahan kayo ng Sentro ng Wikang Filipino Iba’t-ibang Sektor, Naglunsad ng Kilos Protesta UPM upang makilahok sa kanilang palaro sa JOHN PSALMUEL VELARDE CHAN pagbaybay na pinamagatang “Tara, Laro Tayo.” Upang makasali, i-post ang inyong sagot sa a kabila ng hindi pagsang-ayon ng iba’t-ibang sektor ng lipunan, nakatakda nang ganapin ang Balikatan kanilang Facebook page hanggang Marso 30. May S 2012 mula Abril 16 hanggang 27 sa Palawan upang sanayin ang mga miyembro ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas (SLP) at ng Estados Unidos (EU). mga premyo na naghihintay para unang tatlong taong makakakuha ng tamang sagot. Anim na libong (6,000) sundalo mula sa EU, kasabay ng 20 Alyansang Mapanlinlang mula sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at 15 mula *** sa ibang kaalyadong bansa ng US at Pilipinas ang dadalo sa Dahil sa mga kaso ng panggagahasa at militarisasyon, patuloy Balikatan upang sanayin ang mga miyembro ng SLP. ang pagbatikos ng mga organisadong sektor sa napipintong Balikatan. University of the Philippines Medicine Choir (UPMC) Panghihimasok sa Bansa is promoting their album entitled “Journeys.” For Sa pagdiriwang ng International Women’s Day noong ika- more information, visit the UPMC exhibit at the Nakasaad sa Visiting Forces Agreement na layunin ng Balikatan 8 ng Marso, nagpahayag ang General Assembly Binding na pagtibayin ang relasyon ng EU at Pilipinas kasabay ng Women for Reforms, Integrity, Equality, Leadership and Action College of Medicine side stone on March 12-16. pagsasanay upang maging mas handa ang SLP sa mga oras (GABRIELA) Women’s Party ng mensaheng bumabatikos sa na kakailanganin ang tulong militar. pagpapanatili ng presensya ng sandatahang lakas ng EU sa *** Pilipinas. Upang ipakita ang kanilang suporta para sa karapatan Ayon kay Harry Thomas, Jr., embahador ng EU sa Pilipinas, ng mga kababaihan at pagkondena sa interbensyon ng mga patunay lamang ang Balikatan ng malusog na pagkakaibigan Amerikano sa bansa, nagmartsa ang libo-libong mamamayan UP Saribuhay invites you to apply for membership ng dalawang estado. patungong Mendiola. and step “towards a progressive and scientific environmental advocacy.” For more information, “As our military forces train together, our civil and military Ayon sa pahayag ng GABRIELA, nararapat lang na hindi contact Mariz Zubiri at 09175631424. leadership will practice planning and decision making during sumang-ayon ang taumbayan sa pagsasagawa ng Balikatan a natural disaster scenario…I’m especially proud that US and sapagkat ito’y palabas lamang ng EU upang ipakita na nais Philippine engineers and medical professionals will improve nilang isailalim sa reporma ang bansa. infrastructure, treat patients, and vaccinate livestock and pets against disease,” ani Thomas. “We call on the women of the world to unite and organize ourselves to oppose the extreme conditions of exploitation Ngayong taon, nakatakdang tumulong sa pagpapatayo ng and oppression amidst the world capitalist crisis,” ayon sa mga silid-aralan sa limang baranggay sa Palawan ang mga GABRIELA. sundalo, kasabay nito ang libreng tulong medikal para sa mga mamamayan. Ayon naman sa League of Filipino Students (LFS), ang Balikatan ay isa lamang pagtapak sa soberanya ng Pilipinas at Pinatibay ito ni Tenyente Heneral Jesse Dellosa, sa pagsasabi isang hakbang lamang ng EU upang mapanatili ang kanilang 2012 na matibay ang relasyon ng dalawang magka-alyadong bansa. hukbong sandatahan sa bansa.

“The cooperation between the two Armed Forces manifests “No matter how US Ambassador Harry Thomas tries to the unswerving dedication and commitment of our security sugarcoat the Balikatan exercises, it is nothing but a massive forces towards a more stable and secure Asia-Pacific region. counterinsurgency operations by US troops in Philippine soil,” We are looking forward to a successful and fruitful Balikatan pahayag ng LFS. 2012 which will help our troops to perform better and further ABANGAN. improve their capabilities,” ayon kay Dellosa. W NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 05 Mga Fulung-Vulungan ng Nagjijisang... ANG ATING KULEKSYON THE MANILA COLLEGIAN 2011-2012 Ang dalawampu’t isang isyung nailimbag ng MKule 2011-2012. Lola Patola Salamat at hanggang sa susunod, UP Manila! DIZ HOT IZZUEW IZ DEDIKEYTED TU MAH DEAREZT KRISTEL GABAWA…CONGRACHULEYSHENSSSS! <3 alooo der mga shupfher-duhfer-mhegha lalalaloves kowng mga afowhzs, mawnt H afowhz! Yowr foh-evah biyutifhul and sekssseeeeyy Guhrrandma Patowla is vhaaaack! Amvilis ng fanajon, GUHRADWEYSHEN ZEASOWN na! At naluh-lafet na ulet mag-bear ng fruitas ang lahat ng fagjijirap at fagzuzumikhaf niyoh mga taj majal quong mga afowhz… Beeecowz ohf dhat, Guhrrandma Patowla’s SOOO PRAWD of yu ol. Vat (e-vat) teyk nowt, sa inyow lungs aquo prawd, huh. Nevah evah ma-jo-join ang mga fazaway na pipolets ng YuFiEm!!! Hmmmfff… Kalowkah tuluguh siluh. Wen kayuh sila magtsetse-tseyndz?! Pag naka-guhradweyt na lajat ng mga afowhzs kowz?! Tindeh niluh! EKSAHERADA! JUNE 20, 2011 JULY 11, 2011 JULY 25, 2011 1-2 Ehcel Hurna 3 Ehcel Hurna 4 Gerald Goco & Zach Marasigan

Guhradweyshen Chenelou TSK.TSK.TSK. jexampol asayd kay inozenteng ischudent?! Eklavou Izzue Numvah WAN: Profuccinang Becoz ohf dis weird and kakaivang atenshen na kuh-familia ni Juan Tuhmed. nare-receive ni ischudent mula kay Proficephalus, feel niya tuloyski, nabu-bully siya. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Anech itey na na-hearabels ng Lola niyo abawt Proficephalus nemen, majiya ke nemen! Profi ke pe sa isang Profuccinang galing sa DiAkoChick?!?! nemen den. Eto ha, ayl give yea an advays: Lurn haw Ispluk kasi ng mga lalalaloves quong mga tu rezpek my dear afowhzs fara i-rezpek kuhren afowhzs, zuper daw ang kasifagan ni Profuccina to nila. Okeeey ba ‘yun?! Fag may nagsumvongski ulit da LOWEST LEVELOU! Teyk nowt, lowest levelou, sa akin abawt sa’yo, fafaluin na kita sa puwet! huh! Magtatafos na kaze ang sekend zem, pehrow puhrung halows dehins nagturo si Profuccina, keya Guhradweyshen Chenelou TSK.TSK.TSK. waley puhren mashadong na-lu-lurnski sila afowh Eklavou Izzue Numvah TUHREY: Ferwishong AUGUST 11, 2011 AUGUST 26, 2011 SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 kowzs. Madalaz din daw umenter si Profuccina hatid ni Profichenelyn chuchu. 5-6 Ariane Marielle Valle 7-8 Neil Gabayeron 9 Zach Andrei Marasigan neng leyt or mas malalalalou, dehins na tuluguh sha nag-aappear sa klaseh. If evah nagfafakita Malafet na ang vakasyon guhrandeh ng aking nemen siya, waley siyang ivang gagawen kunde mga afowhzs, fero may wume-weyt ders mooore ipa-hearabels sa aking mga afowhzs ang waley fang fazaway! Refort erfort sa aquin ng jisa kemeteyeng perdon at escuchela, o di keye nemen quong afowh, anoder Profichenelyn chuchu ey ipa-watch ang mga espasolang cartoons! from DiAkoChick ang namemerwisyow se kenila. ANSAVEH?! Merown pa! Vet na vet din daw ng Fanu serranu va naman, me mga finafagawa si Profuccinang ito na magvigay ng kopyanelyn ng Profichenelyn chuchu na dehins naman releyted sa lessonski na nid ipa-photox, fero dehins naman kanilang sabjek-ek-ek-ek. Savi sa akin ng aquing i-di-discuss sa klase. Ang magyayare lhung, i-se- afowh, keri naman daw yun, dehins naman kasi self study yun ng aking mga afowhzs. Hay ganoong ka-toxic yowng mga yowns. Keya nakows Profuccina ha, pwede bang lungs, magastows daw ang mga itows dahil remove mo na sa layf mo ang na- sa famasaje. Nauuvos ang moneeey ng OCTOBER 3, 2011 OCTOBER 10, 2011 NOVEMBER 11, 2011 inherit mong ka-tuhmeran key aquing mga afowhzs sa pagtu-travel fara 10 Gerald Goco & Pia Pojas 11 Noemi Faith Reyes 12 Neil Gabayeron Juan Tuhmed?! Kawawa nemen lang ma-accomplish nila ang finafagawa kasi ang mga afowhzs kong ni Profichenelyn chuchu. OHMYGOSH, najijirafan dahil sa laziness mo gash avelgash! Profichenelyn chuchu, eh! Baka akala mows, keriboom vaket mo ba nid ifa-do sa aquing boom lang ang mag-aral ng mga afowzs ‘tong mga things na ’to?! forinjer language. HINDI Okeeey lang sana kung releyted sa KAYA! Magbago ka na, sabjek niyo yung finagkakagastusan okidokie? ng aking mga afowhzs, kasow, hinde eh! Faalala lung huh, nevah vumuvukal Guhradweyshen Chenelou ang fera kaya sana stop mo na TSK.TSK.TSK. Eklavou yung mga senseless things na’to Izzue Numvah TU: okay?! Lurning doesn’t hab to vi Proficephalus na vet expensib nemen, di ba?! mang-azar. NOVEMBER 25, 2011 DECEMBER 9, 2011 JANUARY 13, 2012 Dat’s ol aking mga lovable 13 Gerald Goco 14 Deonah Abigail Miole 15 Eliza Versoza Laganaf na tuluguh afowhzs! I’m gonna mishu ang mga fazaway na ol. C yu again next akademik pipolets sa YuFiem ha, yir, ha?! Kahit magvavakashon guhrabe lungs! Sumbong na, I just wanchu tu knowski ng jisa kong afowh, may na foh-evah and evah Proficephalus daw fhrom abeylabol ang Guhrrandma DaSimpSons na mey peborit Patowla niyo to kinig sa ischudent sa klasey nila. mga sumvong at chismax Peborit, meening, vet na vet niyo. Weyt, vifor ko malimot, i-menshon ni Proficephalus ang layk kong neym ni ischudent at i-yus as i-congratuleysheeeenss ulit jexampol sa lezzon na tinutuhrow ang mga guh-guhradweyt niyah. Kafag abvshent nemen kong mga afowhzs! JANUARY 27, 2012 THE MANILA KULELAT FEBRUARY 13, 2012 itong si ischudent, jajanafin niya Kontinyu tu serb da 16 Ernest Jay Cafino 17 Ehcel Hurna & Gerald Goco 18 Noemi Faith Reyes ito sa klasey at i-se-say na pipol, okeeeey?! namimiz niya itow. Kaloka Dat’s it na tuluguh itong si Proficephalus aking mga ah. Waley na ba afowhzs! shang ibang Vavavavavavuuuu! puhwedeng Teyk ker! Mwah gamiting mwah tsup tsup!

FEBRUARY 27, 2012 MARCH 9, 2012 MARCH 23, 2012 19 Zach Andrei Marasigan 20 Neil Gabayeron 21 Ehcel Hurna FEATURES 06 FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012

hen the government abdicates the school the fear. UPM also confronts the difficulties to to chance upon Cebanico instead. Authorities its role and puts the safety administration preserve its public accessibility while seeking arrested the two in the follow-up operations. of its stakeholders on the tries to improve an effective safety reform for its mandated W its stance, stakeholders. In spite of its pledge to advance Violence seemed to have taken transit when Lordei line, the need to take action notwithstanding campus security, the university’s administrative Camille Hina, a 20 year-old Political Science major against state abandonment its share of body still grapples with the budget deficits the and a student-leader in UPD, was attacked inside becomes consequential. the blame for present government doles out. the USC office last February 1. Doctors from the security crisis. Capitol Medical Center (CMC) reported that Hina Yet, as some In this light, the absence of a UPM student’s was bludgeoned with an ice pick just above her critics have name in the list of reported deaths and assaults left temple, fracturing her skull and knocking insisted, neglect does not mean UPM has evaded the liability to her unconscious. After being in coma for several could still hold the distress. That the campus suffers the systemic days, Hina auspiciously regained ‘intermittent’ UP administration onslaught brought by an ineffective resource consciousness but is still strictly monitored by liable for its failure of allocation is a casualty wrongful enough in itself. the CMC. An eyewitness testimony told how exercising custody and the perpetrators of the crime, after allegedly supervision when the crimes introducing themselves as tattoo artists, inquired Relapse in campus security is a collateral about setting up a booth at the UP fair. One of took place. Conversely, it is damage of the flawed system. These construed that the insidious the suspects, identified as Dan Mar Vicencio, was unprecedented disruptions of security, arrested inside the campus while running for escape budget cuts have eminently which stained the university’s high bearing through a taxi cab. The UPD Legal Office requested crippled the supposed in the field of academic excellence, is but to open again the investigation to add frustrated advancements, thus one aftermath of the present government’s homicide in the previous charges of robbery and compelling the management to backward views of the educational sector. carrying of concealed weapons against Vicencio. serve in consonance to its limited funds. The bureaucracy’s wretched argument Meanwhile, authorities have launched a manhunt operation with hopes of arresting Vincencio’s However favorable the announced “Tertiary education is a privilege, not a right” has begun taking its toll, eroding cohort, Dante Santos. A P100,000 reward was propositions are, there are still factors which recently offered to anyone who can provide construct their difficulties. As two of the largest the implicated balance of campus safety and the persistence of criminal elements in inforomation on Santos’ whereabouts. A s purported by the administrating constituent universities in the UP system, UPD body, UP seeks to manage campus security and UPLB are facing the challenges of keeping the process. Harm’s way returned to the sprawling campus conforming to law whereupon it says that the their grounds safe while maintaining codes of UPLB when a 14 year-old Los Baños National institution, aside from maintaining its great of public character and accessibility absolute. In this time when danger to life and limb High School freshman named Rochel Geronda stature in the field of academic excellence, must The vast contiguous land area comprising continues to exacerbate, unresponsiveness was found dead and half-naked in a junkyard at be committed to keeping a safe and secure these campuses also sets an efficient cause for brought by neglect should be duly Barangay Batong Malake last February 29. Reports campus environment conducive to learning. heightened alarm. To examine outside frequent constrained. say the victim was sexually molested and killed Sadly, though, following the Aquino regime’s criminal activities which have never ceased, thereafter by unknown assailants. Found with her misguided resort of slashing the budget of candidate threats for security downfall include jogging pants coiled around her neck, authorities state universities and colleges (SUCs), ensuring the increase of informal settlers in its surrounding have indicated that Geronda was strangled to campus safety was unknowingly rated down as barangays, widespread poverty, undermanning SIDEBAR: death. Five suspects were already brought in for a lesser priority. or deficient distribution of troops on guard, and APPREHENDING THE MAYHEM police investigation. An amount of P50,000 socio-economic consequences among others. is being offered for any information This dereliction has done nothing apart from Maintaining high standards to ensure campus leading to the identification and letting a sequence of grievous incidences happen. Forecasting the Contingency security and welfare across the borders of UP arrest of the perpetrators. Upon forsaking an effective method to control has received further questioning when a series of security, lives were put into sudden danger. The streak of brutality committed within vicious assaults managed to slip away from the The most recent addition These events of distress should be a wake-up call the vicinity of two UP campuses is terribly university’s supervision. to unjust killings and formidable. Coursing from the distant side of danger increment for perceiving the travesty. Campus welfare and which security should never be compromised. UPLB to a campus closer to home which is UPD, The spree of unlawful acts began with the rape- the pivotal accounts of life endangerment for the slay case of Given Grace Cebanico, a 19-year old happened in the Seizing the Initiative university’s constituents has risen the alarm for Computer Science student of UPLB. October last UP Manila forthwith. year, Cebanico’s lifeless body was found dumped in As stated in the sidebar, four criminal cases a canal close to UPLB’s International Rice Research transpired within UP campuses and their In a recent statement of the University Student Institute. Her corpse was seen with hands tied, Council (USC), shared online by outgoing mouth gagged with handkerchief and covered respective vicinages in a span of just five months. with tape. There were bruises in Cebanico’s Imparting bold savagery in its brazenness, these USC Chairperson Angeli Guadalupe, certain maneuvers involved in enhancing campus body and a gunshot through her head. heinous crimes should have readily enkindled Initial police reports say Cebanico the signal fire. security were disclosed. Aside from the recently implemented regulation of wearing IDs, plans was raped before she was killed. According to witness accounts, In a statement released by the Office of the of installing high-resolution CCTV cameras and vicinity appeals of stricter law enforcement by concerned the two suspects— Chancellor, UP Diliman (UPD) is ready to utilize tricycle driver Percival of UP a portion of the 2012 budget to install new police bodies were also made known. An efficient campuses is reporting system by the city government in de Guzman and CCTV cameras and automatic bar gates around PSBank security the Peñarada slay the campus. It is also planning to enhance the coordination with improved police response, case. Ray Bernard guard Lester ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN ZEUS TALLER hardware capability of the UPD Police (UPDP), particularly by the PNP, and subsequent increase Ivan Peñarada, a 19 year-old augment technical competence of the Security in subsidy were chartered as well. But regardless Agriculture student from Service Brigade and UPDP through retraining, of its agreeable intent, assurance would still UPLB, was declared “dead on and improve their partnership with the Philippine depend on the actual implementation of the arrival” by the Los Baños Doctors National Police and other government agencies said measures—that which no amount of Hospital and Medical Center after concerned. UP Los Baños (UPLB) also conveyed comprehensiveness on the part of an online he was rushed with a stab wound on a step-up in campus security management by statement would ever suffice to address. his right chest. Peñarada was with two establishing the same stratagem. In addition companions when two motorcycle-riding to the aforementioned schemes, construction The UPM campus is located at men held them up along F.O Santos Street in of more dormitories inside the campus is also the adjoined areas of Ermita- Barangay Batong Malake. The victim managed to seen as a possible solution. The municipal of Los Malate, cocooned in keep up and run with his friends but was left after Baños has approved proposals to install more the venues wherein he was overtaken by the culprits and subsequently lampposts, CCTV cameras and police outposts at crime and other Lopez stabbed in the chest. Police authorities declared every entry and exit point around the campus. contravening Rivera— Peñarada’s case solved when Carl de Guzman, the affairs for initially third and last suspect in the case, was arrested. Campus security plans are duly reviewed at the CHARLOTTE PORCIONCULA VELASCO same time. intended to rob Other suspects, identified as Joseph Beltran a businessman and Tyrone Kennedy Terbio, are already While condemning the deaths of members of its but decided behind bars. studentry, both UPD and UPLB are contriving efforts to further strengthen their security systems. Aside from demanding the authorities to take on decisive action and bring the felons before the law, plans to scale up measures were brought out as well. For one, this resolve is commendable because it shows how

urbanization are considered as primary concerns. Incidences ranked in the same level of affliction as those in UPD and UPLB may not be apprehended as of date, yet an equivocal parallelism between the three constituent universities still constitutes FEATURES FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 07

he richness of the Philippine archipelago has been production of other industries. The profits the Kankanaeys and the Ibaloys being the characterized by the remarkable areas of developed gained from mining is very promising as it glaring victims of the act. ecological sites, prosperous industries, advocacy of culture, reached the average of39%, but even with T such profits, the monetary compensation The bureaucracy failed to provide concrete and soaring employment rates but with the sudden influx of given to the employees were of small help. solutions to the misfortunes brought by the mining industry and its colossal advances, the abundance The little assets given by the industry is the extensive dependence to minerals. was shattered. Lands were grabbed, faunas were annihilated, an indication of the failed attempts of the Even with the display of the disadvantages and surroundings were damaged. administration to attain the developments and the truncated assets provided by the that are supposed to give substantial gains industry, the government continues to The selfishness of the government lingered and hid beneath the for the country. Alternatively, the industry provide diminutive attention in addressing was able to meet its goal of raising high the consequences. hammers used for quarrying. The noise brought about by the profits – an act beneficial only for a selected drifters deafened the senses of the authorities and the profits, number. Restoring the Faith along with the sparkle of the gems, blinded the advocates of the mining industry.The promotion of mining provided no The preservation of the ecological welfare With the intention of justifying their benefits for the people and the environment, only for the and advocacy of human rights were nullified actions; reforms were introduced by the elites who took interests on the natural reserve of the country. by the industry itself. Studies show that government for the mining industry. The Subsequently, the actions of the leadership were proven to be the massive deforestation of the woods Arroyo administration introduced the was caused by the quarrying activities concept of “sustainable and responsible insufficient due to the absence of gesticulations executed to undertaken by the pit workers. In 1996, mining”– a principle that aims to prioritize cease the problems haunting the industry. mine sludges were disposed to the river of the environment ahead of mining and to Boac in Marinduque which contaminated share the economic and social advantages Exploring the Remains by the administration but the defiance of water sources and caused the lives of brought by the industry to the people. some sectors obstructed the notion. With many natives. Mining accidents were also The idea is to continually propagate the The Philippine land has long been utilized the huge mining scale of the country, the prevalent due to the lack of equipment industry while developing ways to minimize by its natives for the exploitation of the current administration envisions its usage and training for the miners. The chemicals the harms that accompany the business. precious metals needed for their survival. as one of the contributing factors attracting and fumes used on the operations provide The operations endured even during the foreign investments. They failed to see harm to the majority of the industry. Even Currently, President Benigno Aquino III colonization epoch of the archipelago, the repercussions of the substantial trust with the safety precautions and regulations proposes an increase in taxation in mining. where the act showed no advantages for given to the contributions of the mining issued by the government to assist the This is to ensure that the country will get the natives but for the colonizers. Several industry. All actions were directed to satisfy mining companies, the risk is too high sufficient taxes that are beneficial to its decrees were penned to continuously the demands of the other capitalist nations as the welfare of the people and the parsimony. But with the weak supervision strengthen the dependence of the mines rather than meeting the urgent needs of envoronmentare at stake. of the prevailing body, the reforms are far and to legalize the bizarre use of the the citizens of the country. from reaching reality. conquerors. The independence of the Anomalies also found their ways to colonized did not hinder the actions Facing the Aftermath infiltrate the industy. Transparency of the The reforms offered by both administrations favoring mining, instead new regulations said industry was not achieved as the gave a persuasive ring for people to support were presented to further improve the act The existing archetype of the Philippine people were offered the illusion of having the advocacy given to mining, but the and encompass a larger scale of territory economy does little contingence on the an industry which operates exceptionally words written on paper failed to manifest for the mining magnates – the Philippine mining industry for it only contributed well. Landgrabbing has become a norm itself tangibly. The continuous exploitation Mining Act of 1995 being the concrete a mere one percent for the parsimony – in the field, even with the UN Declaration gave more damages to the country even manifestation of it. about P88.2 billion pesos added to the on the Rights of Indigenous People and with the presence of the new decrees and gross domestic product of the state. The the Philippines, Filipino ethnic groups are developments. The Philippine Mining Act of 1995 exports were aided by four percent or still engaged on a battle for their rights – mandated the massive mineral diggings 2.032 US dollars, a very small provision in the country for both public and private compared to the other industries operating The inability of the government to address the issue of mining landmasses. It was an action that tolerated within the nation, along with the dilemma the negligence of the regime toward the is the failure to address the issues relating will soon bring the Philippine economy and resources to ruins. interests of the public by the inability of the to unemployment. The The government successfully engaged itself to a game of ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN ZEUS TALLER state to act upon the standards that they revenues brought gaining profits by inexplicably using the assets of its have set. The government persisted with about by the industry country at the expense of the oppressed amd the their acts by passing bills that are ought of metal exploitation underprivileged. The authorities continue to to justify the atrocious consequences that produced fewer satisfy its desire for revenues through accompany their comforts. benefits for malevolently disregarding the felicity the economy, Presently, controversies about mining especially if those of the body it is supposed to emerged. Reforms in connection to the numbers are to be serve. said industry were to be approved compared with the

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ducation is supposed to be the arts deteriorate as the professions in the springboard for employment. country nowadays depend on what the E But given the current situation global job trend is. of our economy, diploma does not translate to adequate wages. More Ultimately, the educational system, so, it is not even enough to provide indirectly, with its lack of attention given, creates a battlefield for pursuers and a person employment that fits his CRASHED graduates inside this country. With these, or her degree. It is not passion that hindrances are strengthened, which, in turn, influences the degree choice, but the makes the career of the Filipinos a survival need to overcome poverty as soon as game. possible. BA courses are mostly characterized by Technical-Vocational: Catalyst for COURSES plain theories throughout the span of the Overseas course. Generalizations such as this can be seen in the deficiency in the system. Lack In technical-vocational courses, skills are GRADUATING UNDER PRESSURE of applications in the curriculum, which enhanced. Direct application of lessons THE CULTURE TEAM ILLUSTRATIONS BY NEIL MILLAN GABAYERON should have been addressed to be more would later give the students a higher efficient, have never been attained. probability on being qualified in their future occupation. Conversely, the prevailing cause quite upsurge with citizens seeking a hard time to find employment right The move of the educational system of culture of overseas labor among graduates for good fortune for their family, which after graduating. Instead of the Philippine the Philippines to prioritize BS courses is a also places the future of the country at is unfortunately scant in the country. industries making use of the skills of these move to cope with globalization. However, stake. Employment nationalism is difficult to graduates, the graduates themselves as one party gets the privileges, another be promoted in the Philippines for there choose to go abroad for the simple reason party is taken for granted. Choosing a Technical-vocational courses provide an seems to be a lack of reasonable wage for of wanting greener pastures. More so, course according to the economic standing alternate avenue of learning for those workers here. The Philippines remains to be underemployment and unemployment has become very typical to us Filipinos and who cannot afford formal education in haunted with high prices of basic needs and push them to go abroad. With the growing this culture seems to be unrelenting for the universities and colleges. In the Philippines, services. The salary that employees receive number of graduates, competition also years to come. the Technical Education and Skills is not enough to sustain their daily living. remains one of the significant factors that Development Administration (TESDA) is the Thus, they are forced to apply abroad and contribute to this phenomenon. The situation of the Bachelor of Arts degree government-held institution responsible be detached from their families in order to is a reflection that our identity does not for offering short courses with hands-on support them. It is apparent, according to Onofre D. always coincide with our economic standing. trainings for skill enhancement and job Corpuz, the former secretary of education It is still an enigma of what chances and preparation. Some of the offered courses For technical-vocational students, skills in the Philippines and a known political opportunities these BA graduates have — under TESDA include welding, bartending, should develop in order to succeed later scientist, that education in the Philippines for they might abandon their inclinations in tailoring and dressmaking, to name a few. in their profession. For graduates, job is weakest in science and history. Science, order to survive. opportunities abroad do not only entail in this aspect, means the development Technical-vocational courses, compared to experience, but also promise a hefty of technology, which could be attributed Education is the key to success, so those offered by formal education, provide amount of salary. With this hemmed to the lack of funds to support scientists goes a saying. Primary and secondary a relatively shorter route towards searching notion, consequently, the Filipino labor who are able to improve local technology. education may have built the job opportunities. With the help of their force that is expected to play a part in Instead, inventors and researchers are framework of our knowledge, but the hands-on trainings, they are geared and the country’s development comes to an being discouraged to work better on their pursuit for higher education gives us prepared in their chosen careers without imperiling blur. To countervail this, the field. Rather than inventing their talents for the access for molding our dreams any impediments due to lack of formal government must start its campaign for the betterment of their country, they are into reality. In contrast, the ill-fated education. employment nationalism. Aside from the brought by economic conditions to find situation of the current Philippine creation of more jobs, employment must better opportunities abroad. It is, however, appalling that many opt to lead to the causal idea as to why it must be education system abruptly delivers seek their fortune overseas. The country indigenized – the economic and eventually The danger of underemployment and this sanguine notion into downcast loses its labor force through exporting overall development of the Philippines. unemployment encompasses the whole cynicism. If this circumstance persists, the workers’ skills and services. Foreign batch of college graduates every year. The the competency of the graduates companies utilize their skills and, in Bachelor of Science: Demanded skills they learn inside the classroom and would eventually haul into the turn, benefit from it, while the country’s Underemployment the hard work they exert to graduate are precipice of deterioration once they supply of workers continues to decline. threatened to be put to waste as they end face the reality beyond academic Remittances brought by overseas workers The demand for Bachelor of Science up in other fields of work. The competition confines. may contribute to the country’s economic (BS) degrees is caused by many Filipino and demand for these courses are starting progress. Better options, however, can students’ financial situation. With most to exceed the employment available for its In this light, therefore, we must not still be formulated that would take part companies requiring someone with such a graduates. remain voiceless. As students of higher toward the country’s development without degree, students choose BS courses as their learning, we must serve as catalysts exporting Filipino workers. springboard to employment. But unlike the Bachelor of Arts: Underestimated and – redressing the predicaments of the technical-vocational courses, BS degrees Underprivileged Moreover, instead of promoting are more in-demand nowadays. education system to the government, employment within the country to Filipinos, It is very ironic that the educational system and assuring that actions taken the government opts to encourage jobs It is, however, noticeable that the great of the country is not enough to sustain the would be for the common good of from foreign companies. The promotion demand for these courses has resulted to numbers of social scientists that it truly the studentry. of technical-vocational courses as a an over-supply of graduates who are mostly needs. The problem of the thinning number conduit of overseas employment depicts without jobs. The government is unable to of social sciences students is almost parallel For education is not just a right – it is the government’s ploy to repudiate provide jobs for the people, and the private with the problems of the country. And, a profound mechanism toward our its responsibility of providing jobs to sector is too strict and more centered on as the problem widens, so is its scope. desired change in the society. people. This view, though, does not profiteering. This gives most graduates Different courses from the humanities and DIBUHO NI ELIZA VERSOZA FREESTYLE 10 FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012

Binabati ng

ang UP Manila Batch 2012

Binabati rin namin ang aming pinakamamahal na Associate Editor for Internal Affairs at Culture Editor, Marie Kristel Antonio Gabawa (Area Studies Batch 2012) AGAHAN Padayon at NI KESSEL GANDOL VILLAREY

patuloy ninyong SIGNOS paglingkuran ang MAY NA-MISS KA BANG >> UP SECURITY, FROM PAGE 3 administration has arranged new security sambayanan! ISSUE NG MKule? contracts and started to enhance the technical capabilities of its comprehensive MERON N’YAN SA risk response and disaster management themanilacollegian.deviantart.com system. The administration has implemented new security service contracts since January 1 for the north sector of the campus, managed by Winace Security Agency, and February 1 for the south sector, managed by Glocke Security System. The said contracts will run for 12 months and costs P67.26 M, with a baseline of 236 guards.

Furthermore, the two mentioned security service agencies are hired through public bidding. In the previous security contracts which also lasted for 12 months, UPD spent almost P100M on 303 security guards and 51 security service brigade personnel.

Proper SUC Provision

Due to the string of crimes to UP students, particularly the slay cases of UPLB, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago released a statement in the Senate Resolution 742 on March 14.

“It is imperative upon the state to secure the welfare of the youth, especially its scholars; thus, the government should provide adequate security measures that will ensure the safety of its students in state universities and colleges,” Santiago said.

“For the betterment of our county’s future, our government should invest in the education of the youth; therefore, they should be accorded with full protection while learning in their respective institutions,” Santiago added. www.facebook.com/themanilacollegian OPINION FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 11 CODE BLACK Where the Jeo Angelo Chico Elamparo Sidewalk Ends* FIXING A HOLE his is the last article that I will write as the editor- understand. And even though I am obliged to provide them Denise A. Salvo T in-chief of The Manila Collegian. Thing is, as much training and guidance, I always found myself learning from as I want this to be the best that I have ever written them in many ways and instances. Their spirit and devotion All These Things That in my three year-stay in the publication, I cannot to our craft even if the situation seems irrevocably futile have muster the right words to say goodbye. Suddenly, it reminded me that to write is to be fearless. It is to them that I’ve Done was as though substance and coherence have left me I am proudly and confidently entrusting the helm of The and all I could write was, well, nothing at all. Because Manila Collegian in the years to come. March 15, 2012 really, how would you bid farewell to the publication you put your everything into? Looking back, I never expected that I would receive the honor of leading the publication. When I took the editorial exam Dear MKule, And when I say everything, I mean no exaggeration. The nine months ago, I was not who everyone was expecting to time, effort and brain cells that should have been expended win. Truthfully, I was not also expecting to win myself. I was to my enormous academic workloads, I devoted instead to just an average “somebody” who can hardly manage himself, I only write what I know. editing articles and fulfilling my responsibilities as head of the let alone a publication. But I was hoping. There is a fine line publication. Unbelievable as it may seem, there was nothing between the two. And sometimes, even the tiniest bit of hope So many people criticized my column over the short course that could ever stop me from releasing issues on time, not makes a difference. Nine months after the exam, I realized of its duration. Some thought I was too self-involved, that I that the word “difficult” is an understatement when used couldn’t write about something more salient, controversial or even the urgency to review for a dreaded final examination. significant. I was too busy being a lesbian. Others pointed out And as someone who takes his to describe the experience of that particular entries were too heavy for light reading. After all, academic standing seriously, operating a publication. It was my depression wouldn’t count as entertainment. Some of these my heart breaks a little every ut I was hoping. There is a fine more than tiring and I was readers complained that they couldn’t sympathize with what I’m time I see my choice’s toll on more than exhausted. going through, or understand what I’m saying. Perhaps the worst my grades for I know that I line between the two. And comment was that it made no sense whatsoever; that even in surely could have done better “Bsometimes, even the tiniest bit of But what compelled me to take writing about depression, I wrote unclearly. And there are some if only there was more time to on and pursue the leadership who just don’t like my thoughts. juggle the tasks on my hands. hope makes a difference.” of the student publication is my inclination to want to believe in In light of all these comments, I could’ve diverted the direction But even the biggest frustration a lot of things. I want to believe my column has taken. I could make them love me, if only I could is immediately dismissed upon the realization that I have that redemption is very possible even for a person who had write about unrequited love or that situation wherein a girl hides fulfilled my mandate. Throughout the academic year, The his fair share of slips in the past. I want to believe that the strong feelings for a boy immortalized in her mind but is too Manila Collegian was restored to its rightful place, that is, youths, the Iskolar ng Bayan in particular, will realize that they infatuated to realize that it isn’t in her heart; family problems or alongside the students and Filipino people. The mandate deserve more than what is being offered to them and that that conflict between parents whose marriages disintegrate due was included in the constitution of the publication twenty- they have in their hands the power to overturn the system to infidelity on the part of the father; or academic toxicity or that where all sorts of venalities thrive. I want to believe that state wherein the insatiable drive for good grades suck the life five years ago because of the need for a critical and out of students. The thing is, I wrote about all these, only in ways militant student paper as a response to the aftermaths writing is still a potent force, that it is not just a collection of not most would expect. I can’t force myself to change, not for of the dictatorship in 1986. Today, the mandate and the words and literary devices but one of the sharpest weapons anything, and surely not for anyone. purpose of the student paper are more relevant than ever. that can be used in times of battles. I want to believe in the The publication has remained faithful to the marginalized hope that tomorrow may bring, not only for me but for the Writers are eternally faced with one problem every single time and oppressed, narrating their struggles and echoing their rest of the battered and broken souls out there. they attempt to create a piece: Is it alright to be myself? With clamor for justice and equality. Such experiences as part of every written work, writers become vulnerable to the world; the publication have made me experienced victories that no It was not perfect but it has been a good year. And as anyone and everyone can see what’s in their heart. Would it be amount of academic achievement could offer. much as I can’t find the right words to do it, I must say alright to show yourself to the world? Would it be alright for the goodbye. But it must be known that believing does not world to judge you? And ultimately, would it be alright for them These victories I share with the staff of the publication end here at all, only the sidewalk. to say that your thoughts and feelings are wrong? who, despite their tons of academic responsibilities, stood up to the same challenge and chose to write and illustrate *Apologies to Shel Silverstein. How this column turned out is exactly the way I intended it to be, stories that the UP Manila community ought to know and no more and no less. I would never concede to compromise. And for that same reason, I did not write what could have been my last entry. There are just some things you leave behind, and some ERYA ‘12 Sa Pagitan ng Dulo you take with you. I just got up, stuffed a bag with some stuff, hailed a taxi and Marie Kristel Antonio Gabawa at Simula went to the airport. I wrote this letter from a plane on my way to another country. I never told anybody this, but for the longest insan, ang katapusan ay hindi kasing espesyal mayroong mga tao na hindi kailangang magbuhat ng daliri time, I feel like I’m not where I’m supposed to be. I’ve been M tulad ng inaakala mo. Minsan ay nagtatapos upang matikman ang pinakamasarap na luto ng alimasag. planning to invest my time in something else, and not in what lamang ito nang hindi mo napaghandaan, baon- Ang sa akin lang, hindi makatarungan ang paghusga sa isang I was forced to pursue. And now perhaps, may just be the right baon lamang ang mga bagay na napagtanto mo tao batay sa kung ano ang ipinapasok niya sa kanyang bibig, time to do it. o sa mga bagay na hindi niya kayang bilhin. habang naglalakbay. Tulad na lamang ng artikulong But there are loose ends to tie up. My parents, reluctant as they ito na hindi masyadong napaghandaan. Ito ay seemed, financed my sudden departure. It remains a mystery as sa kadahilanang ginawa ko ito kasabay ng mga 3) Ang magtanim ay ‘di biro. to whether they’re relieved or even more worried that I can now rekwisitong dapat ay matagal ko nang tinapos. Ako get away with almost anything and everything I can conceive of ang may kasalanan. Huwag tutularan. Totoo naman. Hindi lang ito tumutukoy sa ating magigiting doing. I haven’t spoken with Alex for what seems like eternity, and na magsasaka at manggagawang bukid na nagtatrabaho though I haven’t exactly burned that bridge yet, I know he’s not Ito ay ilan lamang sa mga bagay na napagtanto ko kasama upang pakainin ang lipunan sa gitna ng hindi sapat na yet ready to forgive me. I don’t want to doubt that he ever will. I ang ilang mabubuting kaibigan, at ang siyang dahilan ng sahod. Ito rin ay tumutukoy sa lahat ng pinaghihirapan mo officially ended my stay in UP Manila. Although I’m not sure if I’m pagka-udlot sa pagpasa ng mga mahahalagang papel. Sa bilang isang mamamayan upang pagsilbihan ang lipunan. on to greater heights, I do know that I’m pursuing something I dahilang ito, naniniwala ako na Sa tana ng kasaysayan, walang love. This time, it’s not Sam. I don’t know if this is a tragedy, but it ito ay mga makabuluhang kuro- imperyo, nasyon, o bansa is life. And as I’ve said before, life itself is a masterpiece. kuro. ang nagtagumpay habang as madali pa makakuha ng iniiwan ang mga manggagawa So far I’ve realized that regrets prove to be useless. What 1) Manatiling simple (Balmes, laude kaysa magkaroon ng sa kumunoy. Ayon nga sa transpired in the past–and my penalty for it–became part of 2012). “M Confucianism, ang mga who I am. I wouldn’t wish any of the memories, not even the prinsipyo at manindigan dito.” magsasaka at manggagawang painful ones, to go away because that type of baggage which bukid ang pundasyon ng I would now carry around with me, shaped me into the person Hindi lahat ay nasusukat ng I’ve become. If my life had a face, I wouldn’t punch it but I would materyal na bagay, at hindi lipunan. Ngayon ko lang welcome it, because with all that I’ve been through, the one thing lahat ay nadadaan sa ganda. Minsan, ang pagkakaroon ng napagtanto na sa ganitong respeto, nagkakaisa si Marx at I really need is acceptance. And if I can’t accept myself for who I isang malalim na usapan ay mas maulayaw (at ‘di hamak na Confucius. Malayong sila ay mali. am, then who will? mas ligtas) kaysa isang aktong sekswal. Ang punto ko lamang dito ay nakakamit ang kasiyahan mula sa mga simpleng 4) Matutong manindigan. I’m not searching for happiness, but I am looking for that time bagay at sa mga pagkakataon kung saan may oportunidad and place when I can say that I am truly happy. I do hope you kang maibahagi ang iyong sarili sa mundo. Taliwas ito sa Kung ako ang tatanungin, mas madali pa makakuha ng laude find yours as well. mga patalastas ng Coca-cola kung saan ang kasiyahan ay kaysa magkaroon ng prinsipyo at manindigan dito. Kung nakabase sa pagsuporta sa kanilang imperyo (Coca-cola- meron ka ng pareho, ikaw na. Ang paninindigan kasi ay hindi And of course, before I forget, thank you. Thank you for daring to ization of society), o sa mga patalastas ng Enervon kung saan naman makikita sa mga readings. Hindi mo rin ito makukuha publish my works. It helped me realize that I have to go back to ang kasiyahan ay nakabase sa dami ng trabaho na kaya mong kapag pumasa ka nang bonggang-bongga sa Math 11. Ito ay what my heart has been shouting all along: writing. gawin sa isang araw. makukuha mula sa kapabilidad mong tumimbang sa mga bagay-bagay. ‘Yun ay kung gumugugol ka ng oras upang 2) You are not exactly what you eat. makialam sa mga pangyayari sa lipunan at hindi umaasang may katumbas itong grado. Ito ay nangangailangan ng With all my love and gratitude, Kung sino man ang nagsabing “You are what you eat” ay kritikal na pagtimbang sa kung ano ang tama o mali, at Denise A. Salvo marahil hindi naintindihan ang guhit ng kasaysayan o ano tumindig sa tama kahit ang buhay (o grado) mo ang nakataya. mang sinulat ni Marx o Smith. Siyempre ito ay isang metapora Mas mahirap itong gawin kaysa sa pagkakalarawan ko dito. P.S. In case you publish this as my last piece (I know you would), lamang. Maraming taong kumakayod sa ilalim ng araw (o please let it be entitled “All These Things That I’ve Done” by The buwan) na sumesweldo nang hindi sapat upang makabili *Para sa mamamayang Pilipino na sumuporta sa mga Killers. As always, my apologies. ng isang disenteng putahe. At hindi natin maitatanggi na magtatapos ngayong Abril, maraming salamat. EDITORIAL 12 FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012

rom bolstering self-interests to F fuelling petroleum prices; from skyrocketing costs of commodities to waning basic services and utilities - the cycle goes on and on.

The first quarter of 2012 saw the series of unchecked increase in the pump prices of petroleum products. Perpetrated by the financial oligarchs who operate by virtue of profiteering, there have already been nine bouts of oil price hikes since January. The burden consequently trickles down to the lower strata of society. This persisting and greed-driven escalation of oil prices leaves a searing mark to the Filipino populace as its domino effects manifest snowball consequences on the prices and rates of basic necessities such as basic commodities, services and utilities.

Spurred by financial oligarchs, pursued by huge oil companies and tolerated by the government itself, these dominant oil power players justified their act of increasing oil prices by citing the tension arising between the United States of America and Iran. While the aforementioned state actors defend their action by arguing that the world market indulged in yet another whopping oil price hike, the former rationalize this by disclosing Domino Effect that they had no choice but to comply because that is the way the market stirs. Three oil players, namely, Shell, Petron be intensely standardized and directed Stable as it currently is, the global market and Caltex, from monopolizing the oil solely by the state itself to prevent the holds no rational ground for these oil industry by being forced to vie with other ravenous oil price hikes. Another solution companies to push for a price raise. As there oil companies. This goal, nonetheless, had would be to revoke the ODL to promote has been no aggression spawning among been a far cry from the presumed outcome. equality among small and large-scale oil the US, Iraq and Iran, the oil supply remains After more than a decade, however, with businesses allowing the small oil firms to unaffected. Hence, this only asserts the fact the oil prices uncontrollably shooting up, compete in the market. Likewise, scrapping that this so called rumble in the world market those oil companies maintain their post the VAT on oil petroleum products could is merely being used by the profiteers as an as the dominant oil firms in the country also pacify the growing social unrest excuse to manipulate the oil prices in favor despite the mushrooming of 601 smaller among the people. of their interests. businesses. In the face of this deafening silence from Igniting even more the fires of profiteering, Much to the utter denouncement of the government, this incapacity marks a major component of this insidious cycle is various progressive organizations to the moment for the all the stakeholders - the government. Operating on socio-legal administration’s inaction to the alleged rich and poor alike – to step out of their means, profiteering, therefore is legalized profiteering, there would still be series of comfort zones and fight for their right on the part of the government. Albeit this looming oil price hikes. The nine rounds to affordable basic social commodities, lucrative undertaking is an underhand job of increases serve only as a “warm up” services and utilities. After all, if another for any other body, it is the reverse for the mechanism of these major oil power oil price hike pushes through, another government as materialized by the Value players and that the heavy blow is still yet burden and even more setbacks would be Added Tax (VAT) law which accounts for a to be delivered. Implying their stronghold shouldered by the citizens, leaving them 12% portion of the sales of the oil companies. to the reins of oil prices, the government, more poverty-stricken. With this string of exploitation attached to together with the multi-national oil the said firms, the government secures its companies and financial oligarchs, Being the trigger that would indicate profits as the companies’ oil costs shots up. continuously exploit the consumers as the proliferation of other daily they remain deaf to the heeds and calls for necessities, oil prices must be closely Depicted even more gravely, another consumer relief. and critically checked by the people. In government mechanism that furthers this pursuit of avoiding the domino effect of abuse to the populace is the existence of To resolve this longstanding conflict, the continuous oil price hikes, masses Oil Deregulation Law (ODL) that enables three resolutions could be the only are tasked to standby and assume the oil firms to dictate the prices of their end for this gruelling struggle. One is post of sentinels on guard. For only petroleum supply. Ratified in 1998, this law the nationalization of the Philippine oil then can the public liberate themselves supposedly intends to halt the so called Big industry. In this sense, the oil reserve would from the cruel clutch of profiteering. “...if another oil price hike pushes through, another burden and even more setbacks would be shouldered by the citizens, leaving them more poverty-stricken.”