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Iskolar ng bayan, ngayon ay lumalaban!
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago wants some University of the Philippines Diliman students expelled for executing a survey on the ongoing impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Santiago on Wednesday said UP students who conducted the survey that said Corona is no longer trusted by…
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Okay, first off, let me just say na bubuhayin ko na muna for the mean time itong blog na ‘to. Mukhang kailangan kasi.
Anyway, let’s get to the topic.
Wala naman sanang magiging problema kung hindi man pula ang nanalo sa eleksyon bilang USC chair at vice chair, or should I say kung hindi man nasungkit ni Cleve Arguelles at Mark Romero. Alam mo kung saan ako may problema? SA IDEOLOHIYA NG BIGKIS.
Utang na loob, kung inayos lamang sana nila ang mga pinagsasabi nila noong meeting de avance eh baka sana hindi nagreact ng ganito ang karamihan sa mga taga-CAS. Noong nag-meeting de avance kasi sila sa college namin e nag-appear sa amin na wala silang pinanghahawakang single ideology. Sabi nga ng professor ko sa PolSci11 na si Sir Ramota eh, “It is impossible for a person to not subscribe to a particular ideology. Political man o hindi, meron at meron yan.”
Pero bakit ganun nalang ang naging appearance ng partido na ‘yon? Sinabi ng kanilang USC chair na si Jason Alacapa na they either accept the ideas of the leftist, the neutrals, and of the rightist. HIJO, ANO’NG SABI MO? PWEDENG PAKI-ULIT?
Unang una sa lahat, kapag pinalabas mong mayroon kang multi-perspective, hindi ba parang sinabi mo na rin na maaaring mag-iba ang mga bagay bagay anytime? WHERE IS CONSISTENCY?
Pangalawa, bakit ganoon nalang ang pagtingin ninyo sa collective action? Talaga bang ang pagtingin niyo nalang dito eh simpleng paghahayag ng pagrereklamo sa gobyerno dahil sa kapiranggot na budget na binibigay nila sa atin? Utang na loob, magbasa ka ng political science book para mas maintindihan mo. You do not simply give your own opinion about collective action loosely. Pinag-aaralan yan. Tingin mo masasabi ko ba ‘to kung wala akong malawak na pang-unawa tungkol don? Alam kong med student ka, Phil Arts naman ang vice mo, but that’s not an excuse for you to not know the very essence of collective action. Taga-UP ka, at yan ang isa sa mga core values na meron ang unibersidad natin.
Pangatlo, sinabi ng isa sa mga councilors ng partido mo ang tungkol sa public-private partnership. HELLO, STATE UNIVERSITY PO ITO. Hindi po tayo pwede sa ganyang klase ng partnership. This university is not for sale. Education should not be commercialized. Let us be considerate of the other’s financial needs when it comes to education at hindi puro nalang facilities ang iniisip niyo. Sure, it is better if we get better facilities than what we have right now, pero hindi naman public-private ownership ang solusyon dito. Sabi nga ni Neen Sapalo during the meeting de avance, “State university po ito. Hindi tayo ang dapat na gumastos para diyan. Tayo ang dapat na ginagastusan.” Simple as that, kuha mo?
Pang-apat, sana during campaign period eh hindi na kayo nag-release pa ng black propaganda against Cleve Arguelles of A-K. Sure, inevitable naman ang ganung instances sa mga eleksyon, but hey, think of this: Taga-UP ka. Do you really have to go that low para lang makakuha ng boto ng tao? Eh bakit hindi mo nalang naisip na sana nagfocus ka sa concern ng mga estudyante rather than nagfocus ka sa pagpapababa ng paningin ng mga tao sa kabila? Hindi ba mas marangal ang panalo kung nakuha ito sa malinis na paraan?
Pang-lima, “ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY DENY LANG”. Ang bribery issue, for the love of GOD. Andyan na sa harap ninyo, kitang kita, idedeny pa? Aba’y huwag niyo kaming gawing TANGA. Ano ma’t ano mang mangyari, lalabas at lalabas ang katotohanan. Hindi ba kayo mag-aapologize publicly for how you acted behind the people’s eyes? How about your dignity? At ang “deny lang” issue na ito does not only go for the bribery issue. You do not simply “deny lang” everything that you said behind the people’s back. Yung mga screen shots sa wordpress, how will you explain that? Yung mga pinagsasabi niyo sa UP HOPE? Ano na?
That’s all thank you. I just lost faith in the whole student body for not being critical enough in choosing kung sinong dapat maka-upo sa posisyon. Hindi ko ‘to sinasabi dahil maka-pula ako, sinasabi ko ‘to dahil marapat lang sana na hindi lang iilan ang naging kritikal kundi lahat sana tayo. Nakita naman kasi ng karamihan sa atin ang malaking diperensya ng GPOA ng pula at ng asul pati na rin ng mga independent candidates eh kung bakit ba naman hindi pa rin nakapag-isip at nakapag-critique ng maayos. Taga-UP tayo, marapat lang na maging kritikal ang bawat isa sa atin. Yun lang.
Two Years of no Justice
Today, November 23, 2011, is the 24th month of the infamous Ampatuan Massacre.
Most of us may have forgotten this horrible event in our history. This issue may have been overshadowed by the recent issues in our country.
But by letting this event just pass us by our consciousness, we seem to be condoning the perpetrators of this crime. Or depriving justice to the victims and their families. Or allowing the culture of impunity in our country.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
Justice for the victims of the Ampatuan Massacre. Never forget. Never again.
Elsewhere:
- Maguindanao Massacre trial could take 55, 000 years. - Yes, you have read that right. Exaggerated or not? Read on.
- Remember Ampatuan. End Impunity. - Interaksyon.com’s comprehensive webpage about the Ampatuan Massacre.
Photo courtest of chili-icecream.deviantart.com
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May umiikot na tanong kasi sa Facebook, Which is the most prestigious university in the Philippines? Siyempre, ang sagot ko, UP. Pero nakapagtataka lang na may hiwalay na sagot na UP Diliman. Separate entity pa ang UP system at UPD.
Seryoso?
Hindi lang UPD ang UP, at mas lalong hindi UPD …
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JUSTICE FOR GIVEN GRACE (indignation rally last friday at UPLB)
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Taken yesterday, October 14, during Given Grace Cebanico’s Indignation Rally at the UP Los Baños.
I don’t know her personally nor seen her around the campus but my deepest sympathies goes to her family and everyone who loves and knows her.
Justice will be given to Given.
May she rest in God’s arms forever.
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isn’t it funny how the world reminds us of who we are?
where we’ve been.
where we’re going.
how it reminds us of every crevice of our being.
how it continuously gives us that sense of serenity and of peace.
of purpose.
of hope.
and of perspective.
i am but a grain of sand in this strip of beaches we call world.
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