Kahapon ginanap ang miting de avance ng dalawang partidong nagtutunggalian sa halalan ng konseho ng mag-aaral sa UP Los Baños. Naka-schedule ang mga College Student Councils anumang oras sa pagitan ng ala-una ng hapon hanggang alas-siyete ng gabi, na susundan ng University Student Council ng alas-otso ng gabi.
Kasama sa miting de avance ng USC ang Electoral Debate na pinamumunuan ng UPLB Perspective. Naging matagumpay ang pagdaraos ng debateng ito, lalo na ng Buklod UPLB na siya namang naging magaganda at malalaman ang mga kasagutan. Ang mga bagay-bagay na pinag-usapan ay ang pagkakaisa ng konseho sa gitna ng pagkakaiba-iba ng prinsipyo, ang Morong 43, at iba pang mga usapin,. Ngunit ang usaping naging sentro ng atensyon sa gabing iyon ay ang di pagkilala ng Board of Regents sa rehente ng mag-aaral na si Charisse "Chaba" Bañez.
Matapos ang debate tinawag ng mga kinatawan ng UPLB Perspective si SR Bañez upang "magbigay linaw" sa usaping iyon. Nasabihan ang Buklod-UPLB na magsasalita si Chaba isang oras lamang bago magsimula ang palatuntunan. Orihinal kasi na wala sa daloy ng palatuntunan si Chaba. Nangako naman ang mga kinatawan ng UPLB Perspective na gagawin nilang maikli lamang ang magiging pahayag ni Chaba.
Nagsimulang mag-init ang gabi ng mga taga-suporta ng Buklod nang makalipas na ang sampung minuto ay hindi pa rin tapos magsalita si Chaba. Ngunit ang ikinainit ng ulo ng lahat ay nang harap-harapan niyang sasabihin sa esensya na ang Buklod ay hindi nararapat maupo sa konseho dahil ang partido raw "ay mapagkompromiso", at binigyang diin pa na ang partido mismo ang nagsampa ng kasong grave misconduct at paglabag sa 1984 USC Constitution laban sa kanya at sa mga miyembro ng Konseho ng mag-aaral.
Isang paglilinaw lamang: muli, hindi Buklod UPLB ang nagsampa ng kaso kay SR Bañez at sa mga Konseho, kundi anim na indibidwal na mag-aaral na naniniwala sa demokrasya na transparent at accountable.
Nagmumula sa isang alumnus na nakasaksi sa mga pangyayari kagabi, aking ikinalulungkot at ikinagagalit at mariing kinukundena ang mga aksyon ng rehente ng mag-aaral.
Ilang beses naring nasabi ng SR na siya ay kumakatawan sa interes ng lahat ng mag-aaral at hindi ng iilan lamang. Hindi ba mag-aaral ang mga miyembro ng Buklod-UPLB? Malinaw pa sa sikat ng araw na kinilingan niya ang kabilang partido dahil sa pambabastos na ginawa niya sa partido Buklod, ang partido na isa rin sa kumikilala sa kanyang matinding papel bilang rehente ng mag-aaral. Mismong Buklod ay tumuturing din sa kanya biglang prutektor ng mga interes ng bawat isang mag-aaral.
Kaya naman ang partido ay hindi na nakatiis at nagdeklara ng malawakang pull-out ng mga kandidato, miyembro, at mga taga-suporta dahil mas nakita na ang sinasabing miting de avance kagabi ay hindi na venue upang maiparating ng parehong partido ang mga saloobin at plataporma nila sa isang balanseng paraan. Inalala na rin ng mga lider ng partido ang kapakanan ng bawat isang ka-Buklod na nasa loob ng bulwagan ng Student Union Amphitheater sa kung anumang maaaring mangyari dulot ng matinding pisikal at emosyonal na stress.
Nakakagalit isipin na sa itinagal-tagal nang pagbuo ng Buklod-UPLB sa kanyang pangalan ay dudungisan lamang at yuyurakan ng isang rehente sa loob lamang ng 30 minuto. Hindi nga lang pangalan ng partido ang kanyang dinungisan, ngunit niyurakan na din ni Chaba ang dangal at pagkatao ng bawat kandidato, miyembro, alumni, at taga-suporta ng partido.
ANG MGA BAGAY NA ITO AY HINDI DAPAT PINALALAMPAS.
Nawa'y makita ng mag-aaral ng UP Los Baños ngayong araw na ito ng halalan kung sino ang TUNAY NA MAGSUSULONG NG KANILANG INTERES bilang representante nila.
ITIGIL ANG CHARACTER ASSASSINATIONS!
KILALANIN ANG BAWAT ISANG MAG-AARAL ANUMAN ANG KULAY PULITIKAL
ISULONG ANG ISANG MALINIS NA HALALAN PARA SA ISANG MAKATAONG KONSEHO!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
The State of Continuing Education in the Philippines
A recent study led by Dr. Rene Ofreneo of the UP School of Labor and Industrial Relations shows that the Philippines is still a primarily export-oriented country, and labor is one of the top exports of the country. With the Philippines facing a major crisis of job mismatch, and high unemployment and underemployment rates, people getting into the labor force are equipping themselves with all necessary skills – skills that cannot be acquired solely by the four years (or more) in college.
The Philippines is struggling to become a “learning society”, one in which its citizens obtain a high-quality general education, appropriate vocational training, and a job worthy of a human being while continuing to participate in education and training throughout their lives (Edralin, 1999) and, when seen as a set of practices, can be viewed in any of the following: (1) an educated society, committed to active citizenship, liberal democracy, and equal opportunities; (2) a learning market, enabling institutions to provide services for individuals as a condition for supporting the competitiveness of the economy, and; (3) a learning network, where learners adopt a learning approach to life (Edwards, 1995). However, with globalization taking its toll on the country’s primarily below-poverty population, the government’s objective of achieving higher levels of employment, in a manifest attempt to reduce poverty, is hindered by the conspicuous mismatch between the skills offered by higher education institutions (HEIs) and those being looked for by potential employers – a situation further exacerbated by the government’s neo-liberal educational policies such as commercialization of education such as unjust tuition hikes and the like.
Graduates, therefore, in an effort to place themselves ahead of the competitive labor force pack, resort to advanced learning solutions via the practice of continuing education and adult education. Continuing education, as defined by Edralin (1999), refers to “the aggregate principles and practices encompassing education of individuals after they have left the formal system”. On the other hand, adult education is defined as “the entire body of organized educational processes… whereby persons regarded as adult by the society… develop their abilities, enrich their knowledge, improve their technical or professional qualifications… and bring about changes in their attitudes… in the two-fold perspective of full personal development and participation in balanced and independent social, economic, and cultural development (UNESCO, 1989). In many societies, especially the developing ones, education is an endless process.
Many business organizations in the country resort to seminars, conventions, academic studies, distance learning, authorship, inventions, teaching material preparation, on-the-job training, observation tours, and professorial chair lectures as part of their strategies to promote continuing education while on the job, all of which are recognized and promoted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) as part of the national program for continuing professional education (CPE). These are especially prepared to update professionals about recent developments in their respective fields.
As the Filipino work force is faced by a globally prepared competition, the government has required all Filipino professionals to undertake CPE programs, as mandated by Executive Order No. 266 signed by then President Fidel Ramos on July 25, 1995. Since then, at least 43,100 certificates of compliance have been issued by the PRC for professionals.
Continuing education is not spared from issues and concerns. Despite the growing need of college graduates to acquire more skills to better connect themselves with the rest of a globally competitive workforce, continuing education seem to become more of a privilege than a right.
One of the foremost problems facing continuing education programs in the country arises from the general level of educational attainment of Filipinos. A study by Conferido (1998) shows that the condition of the Philippine education system highlights the crisis the country is facing amidst continuing globalization. According to the study, only 11% of the total number of employed obtained tertiary education – a requirement for most continuing education programs.
Another issue is employee motivation. Edralin (1999) stated that, according to national surveys, majority of adults qualified to undertake CPEs do not enroll in one simply because they have no motivation, support, or interest. And even those who are undertaking CPEs can come up with lists of financial, institutional, situational, or behavioral factors that hinder them to actively and maximally participate in such programs.
Furthermore, most people do not perceive the relevance of continuing education in their careers. Many professionals only undertake CPEs simply because they are required to do so by the PRC in order for their licenses to be renewed. This has raised a question as to whether the CPEs actually raised the level of competencies of these professionals.
But the most important and most critical issue continuing education is facing will have to be financing. It has been proven even in developed countries that revenues from taxation are inadequate to finance the increasing costs of education in general and continuing education in particular. In the Philippines, with the advent of the government’s neo-liberal policies that have greatly affected the country’s educational system, unjust tuition hikes for both private and state colleges and universities, the privatization of certain state universities, and other issues are already convincing indicators of the government’s lack of resources to fund general education, which implies that the government must luck resources to fund continuing education. Therefore, to supplement the government’s inadequacy, employer contributions via payroll taxes are seen as additional funds for such programs. With the global economic crisis still hounding the global economy, businesses are most likely to respond to immediate needs and are less likely to commit resources for human resource development.
But how are these issues addressed? Edralin (1999) have recommended 16 salient points for improving the condition of continuing education in the Philippines:
1. The government should unify and standardize a human resource development framework.
2. Continuing education programs should be reviewed.
3. A progressive model of CPE programs should be adopted.
4. The government, through the PRC and other relevant agencies, should improve their monitoring of the CPEs.
5. The government must ensure that access to education should be maximized and democratized.
6. Professionals and workers should be encouraged to continue education by offering incentives such as scholarships.
7. The government should provide tax incentives to firms that promote continuing education.
8. The needs of employees should be identified and assessed.
9. Education and employment should be effectively integrated.
10. Employers, workers’ unions, and the government should work hand-in-hand to achieve their respective goals.
11. Effective financing schemes should be put in place.
12. The government must aggressively market their continuing education programs.
13. The academe should closely cooperate with all providers of continuing education.
14. The educational system must be reformed.
15. A policy review of the laws and guidelines concerning CPEs should be undertaken.
16. Areas for further research should be identified.
In this era of increasing globalization, the primary goal of continuing education in the country is to develop a more competitive labor force. An efficient employee should have the capability, competence, and potential to perform well to meet the grueling demands of the work place. If major reforms in the educational system of the country would be put in place, and if the government has the political will to implement their programs for continuing education and resources are properly allocated and utilized, then this goal will be realized. Continuing education shall eventually provide the momentum for a sustainable effort towards becoming a learning society.
References:
• Atchoarena, D. (ed). 1993. Lifelong Education in Selected Industrialized Countries. Paris, France: International Institute for Educational Planning & National Institute for Educational Research.
• Cervero, RM. 1988. Effective Continuing Education for Professionals. San Francisco, CA. Jossey-Bass.
• Conferido, RD. 1998. Building-blocks Towards Lifelong Learning in the Philippines. Manila, Philippines: Institute of Labor Studies, DOLE.
• Edralin, D. 1999. Continuing Professional / Technical Education in the Philippines. Manila, Philippines: De La Salle University.
• Ofreneo, RE, CL Erickson, S Kuruvilla, MA Ortiz. 2001. Recent Developments in Employment Relations in the Philippines. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
• http://solair.upd.edu.ph
this post is the extended, academic version of the feature article I have written for a company newsletter
The Philippines is struggling to become a “learning society”, one in which its citizens obtain a high-quality general education, appropriate vocational training, and a job worthy of a human being while continuing to participate in education and training throughout their lives (Edralin, 1999) and, when seen as a set of practices, can be viewed in any of the following: (1) an educated society, committed to active citizenship, liberal democracy, and equal opportunities; (2) a learning market, enabling institutions to provide services for individuals as a condition for supporting the competitiveness of the economy, and; (3) a learning network, where learners adopt a learning approach to life (Edwards, 1995). However, with globalization taking its toll on the country’s primarily below-poverty population, the government’s objective of achieving higher levels of employment, in a manifest attempt to reduce poverty, is hindered by the conspicuous mismatch between the skills offered by higher education institutions (HEIs) and those being looked for by potential employers – a situation further exacerbated by the government’s neo-liberal educational policies such as commercialization of education such as unjust tuition hikes and the like.
Graduates, therefore, in an effort to place themselves ahead of the competitive labor force pack, resort to advanced learning solutions via the practice of continuing education and adult education. Continuing education, as defined by Edralin (1999), refers to “the aggregate principles and practices encompassing education of individuals after they have left the formal system”. On the other hand, adult education is defined as “the entire body of organized educational processes… whereby persons regarded as adult by the society… develop their abilities, enrich their knowledge, improve their technical or professional qualifications… and bring about changes in their attitudes… in the two-fold perspective of full personal development and participation in balanced and independent social, economic, and cultural development (UNESCO, 1989). In many societies, especially the developing ones, education is an endless process.
Many business organizations in the country resort to seminars, conventions, academic studies, distance learning, authorship, inventions, teaching material preparation, on-the-job training, observation tours, and professorial chair lectures as part of their strategies to promote continuing education while on the job, all of which are recognized and promoted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) as part of the national program for continuing professional education (CPE). These are especially prepared to update professionals about recent developments in their respective fields.
As the Filipino work force is faced by a globally prepared competition, the government has required all Filipino professionals to undertake CPE programs, as mandated by Executive Order No. 266 signed by then President Fidel Ramos on July 25, 1995. Since then, at least 43,100 certificates of compliance have been issued by the PRC for professionals.
Continuing education is not spared from issues and concerns. Despite the growing need of college graduates to acquire more skills to better connect themselves with the rest of a globally competitive workforce, continuing education seem to become more of a privilege than a right.
One of the foremost problems facing continuing education programs in the country arises from the general level of educational attainment of Filipinos. A study by Conferido (1998) shows that the condition of the Philippine education system highlights the crisis the country is facing amidst continuing globalization. According to the study, only 11% of the total number of employed obtained tertiary education – a requirement for most continuing education programs.
Another issue is employee motivation. Edralin (1999) stated that, according to national surveys, majority of adults qualified to undertake CPEs do not enroll in one simply because they have no motivation, support, or interest. And even those who are undertaking CPEs can come up with lists of financial, institutional, situational, or behavioral factors that hinder them to actively and maximally participate in such programs.
Furthermore, most people do not perceive the relevance of continuing education in their careers. Many professionals only undertake CPEs simply because they are required to do so by the PRC in order for their licenses to be renewed. This has raised a question as to whether the CPEs actually raised the level of competencies of these professionals.
But the most important and most critical issue continuing education is facing will have to be financing. It has been proven even in developed countries that revenues from taxation are inadequate to finance the increasing costs of education in general and continuing education in particular. In the Philippines, with the advent of the government’s neo-liberal policies that have greatly affected the country’s educational system, unjust tuition hikes for both private and state colleges and universities, the privatization of certain state universities, and other issues are already convincing indicators of the government’s lack of resources to fund general education, which implies that the government must luck resources to fund continuing education. Therefore, to supplement the government’s inadequacy, employer contributions via payroll taxes are seen as additional funds for such programs. With the global economic crisis still hounding the global economy, businesses are most likely to respond to immediate needs and are less likely to commit resources for human resource development.
But how are these issues addressed? Edralin (1999) have recommended 16 salient points for improving the condition of continuing education in the Philippines:
1. The government should unify and standardize a human resource development framework.
2. Continuing education programs should be reviewed.
3. A progressive model of CPE programs should be adopted.
4. The government, through the PRC and other relevant agencies, should improve their monitoring of the CPEs.
5. The government must ensure that access to education should be maximized and democratized.
6. Professionals and workers should be encouraged to continue education by offering incentives such as scholarships.
7. The government should provide tax incentives to firms that promote continuing education.
8. The needs of employees should be identified and assessed.
9. Education and employment should be effectively integrated.
10. Employers, workers’ unions, and the government should work hand-in-hand to achieve their respective goals.
11. Effective financing schemes should be put in place.
12. The government must aggressively market their continuing education programs.
13. The academe should closely cooperate with all providers of continuing education.
14. The educational system must be reformed.
15. A policy review of the laws and guidelines concerning CPEs should be undertaken.
16. Areas for further research should be identified.
In this era of increasing globalization, the primary goal of continuing education in the country is to develop a more competitive labor force. An efficient employee should have the capability, competence, and potential to perform well to meet the grueling demands of the work place. If major reforms in the educational system of the country would be put in place, and if the government has the political will to implement their programs for continuing education and resources are properly allocated and utilized, then this goal will be realized. Continuing education shall eventually provide the momentum for a sustainable effort towards becoming a learning society.
References:
• Atchoarena, D. (ed). 1993. Lifelong Education in Selected Industrialized Countries. Paris, France: International Institute for Educational Planning & National Institute for Educational Research.
• Cervero, RM. 1988. Effective Continuing Education for Professionals. San Francisco, CA. Jossey-Bass.
• Conferido, RD. 1998. Building-blocks Towards Lifelong Learning in the Philippines. Manila, Philippines: Institute of Labor Studies, DOLE.
• Edralin, D. 1999. Continuing Professional / Technical Education in the Philippines. Manila, Philippines: De La Salle University.
• Ofreneo, RE, CL Erickson, S Kuruvilla, MA Ortiz. 2001. Recent Developments in Employment Relations in the Philippines. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
• http://solair.upd.edu.ph
this post is the extended, academic version of the feature article I have written for a company newsletter
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Ang Tunay na Paglilingkod ay Hindi Oportunismo
Nagwakas na rin ang Feb Fair. Ito'y natuloy sa pamamagitan ng walang humpay at tunay na paglilingkod ng dalawang tagapangulo ng pangkolehiyong konseho ng mag-aaral sa UP Los Baños - si G. Mark Flores ng Colehiyo ng Agham at Sining at Bb. Samantha Javier ng Kolehiyo ng Komunikasyong Pangkaunlaran.
Sa kanilang panunumpa bilang mga kinatawan ng mag-aaral sa pamantasan, sumumpa sila na hindi kailanman tatalikuran ang kanilang tungkulin at responsibilidad sa mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas sa Los Baños - anuman ang mangyari.
Ang sumpang ito ay kanilang pinatunayan nang masuspinde ang Pampanatasang Konseho ng Mag-aaral (University Student Council) ng tatlumpung araw bilang isang pamigil na hakbangin laban sa pagsasagawa ng isang ilegal na aktibidad - ang gawing "Protest Fair" ang FebFair of 2010.
Sa hiling ng mga 30 organisasyon at ilan pang mag-aaral na gustong matuloy ang isang tunay na FebFair, pinulong nina Flores at Javier ang mga mag-aaral na ito upang pag-usapan ang mga maaaring legal na hakbangin upang matuloy ang Fair. Napagkasunduan ng 30 organisasyon na magpasa ng isang liham sa administrasyon na kagyat na ituloy ang FebFair. Ito ay pinayagan ng administrasyon at mismong sila ang umasikaso ng mga papeles at dokumento upang maging legal at tunay ang pagdaraos ng taunang aktibidad na inaabangan ng humigit-kumulang sampung libong mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Los Baños.
Ang hakbanging isinagawa nina Flores at Javier ay pagpapatunay na sila ay gumaganap sa kanilang tungkulin. Ngunit, para sa mga taga-suporta ng nasuspindeng USC na hindi kailanma'y tumupad sa kanilang tungkulin bilang tagapaglingkod ng mga mag-aaral. Makikita sa screenshot sa ibaba na sina Flores (CAS Chair) at Javier (CDC Chair) ay inakusahan ng pagiging oportunista. Ito ay isa lamang sa kanilang mga maling defense mechanism upang pagtakpan ang kanilang kakulangan laban sa mga mag-aaral.
Ngunit aking nais itanong, KAILAN PA NAGING OPORTUNISMO ANG TUNAY NA PAGLILINGKOD AT PAGSISILBI SA NASASAKUPAN NA NAAYON SA SINUMPAAN NG MGA TUNAY NA LIDER-ESTUDYANTE NA ITO?
Ayon sa Free Dictionary, ang oportunismo ay ang isang konsyus na kilos o paguugali ng isang tao na makakuha ng agarang bentahe sa mga pumapaloob na sitwasyon nang walang kinikilalang prinsipyo.
Sa aking pagkakakilala kina Mark Flores at Sam Javier, ang dalawang kabataang ito ay kabataang may panindigan at prinsipyo - paninindigan na magbigay ng prinsipyadong paglilingkod sa hanay ng mga mag-aaral na kanilang nasasakupan anuman ang mangyari, anuman ang ideyolohiya o apilyason. At kanila itong ipinakita noong maglunsad sila ng kagyat na aksyon upang maibigay ang kahilingan ng mga mag-aaral na maresolba at matuloy ang FebFair na tila pinabayaan ng USC.
Isa lamang itong pagpapatunay na hindi kailanman nagwawagi ang makasariling paglilingkod at patuloy na mangingibabaw ang pagsisilbi sa tunay na interes ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad.
Ang mga paratang ni Bb. Corky Maranan sa kanyang wall post sa Facebook ay isang patunay kung anong klaseng mga lider sila - makasarili at depensibo. Kinikilala lang ang interes ng kakaunti, ang interes ng mga sumusuporta sa kanila at hindi ang interes ng buong hanay ng mga mag-aaral. Sa pamamagitan nito, inilatag nila ang planong siraan ang mga tunay na lider estudyante na kumakatawan sa tunay na interes ng kapwa nila mag-aaral.
Hindi katulad nina Mark Flores at Sam Javier. Sila ang mga lider na kinakailangan ng kabataan ngayon. Sila ang mga lider ng kabataan na hindi namimili ng apilyason o ideyolohiya. Sila ang mga lider na handang tumulong sa kabataan at mag-aaral.
Hindi kailanman magiging oportunismo ang tunay na pagsisilbi sa kapwa mag-aaral.
Sa kanilang panunumpa bilang mga kinatawan ng mag-aaral sa pamantasan, sumumpa sila na hindi kailanman tatalikuran ang kanilang tungkulin at responsibilidad sa mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas sa Los Baños - anuman ang mangyari.
Ang sumpang ito ay kanilang pinatunayan nang masuspinde ang Pampanatasang Konseho ng Mag-aaral (University Student Council) ng tatlumpung araw bilang isang pamigil na hakbangin laban sa pagsasagawa ng isang ilegal na aktibidad - ang gawing "Protest Fair" ang FebFair of 2010.
Sa hiling ng mga 30 organisasyon at ilan pang mag-aaral na gustong matuloy ang isang tunay na FebFair, pinulong nina Flores at Javier ang mga mag-aaral na ito upang pag-usapan ang mga maaaring legal na hakbangin upang matuloy ang Fair. Napagkasunduan ng 30 organisasyon na magpasa ng isang liham sa administrasyon na kagyat na ituloy ang FebFair. Ito ay pinayagan ng administrasyon at mismong sila ang umasikaso ng mga papeles at dokumento upang maging legal at tunay ang pagdaraos ng taunang aktibidad na inaabangan ng humigit-kumulang sampung libong mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Los Baños.
Ang hakbanging isinagawa nina Flores at Javier ay pagpapatunay na sila ay gumaganap sa kanilang tungkulin. Ngunit, para sa mga taga-suporta ng nasuspindeng USC na hindi kailanma'y tumupad sa kanilang tungkulin bilang tagapaglingkod ng mga mag-aaral. Makikita sa screenshot sa ibaba na sina Flores (CAS Chair) at Javier (CDC Chair) ay inakusahan ng pagiging oportunista. Ito ay isa lamang sa kanilang mga maling defense mechanism upang pagtakpan ang kanilang kakulangan laban sa mga mag-aaral.
Ngunit aking nais itanong, KAILAN PA NAGING OPORTUNISMO ANG TUNAY NA PAGLILINGKOD AT PAGSISILBI SA NASASAKUPAN NA NAAYON SA SINUMPAAN NG MGA TUNAY NA LIDER-ESTUDYANTE NA ITO?
Ayon sa Free Dictionary, ang oportunismo ay ang isang konsyus na kilos o paguugali ng isang tao na makakuha ng agarang bentahe sa mga pumapaloob na sitwasyon nang walang kinikilalang prinsipyo.
Sa aking pagkakakilala kina Mark Flores at Sam Javier, ang dalawang kabataang ito ay kabataang may panindigan at prinsipyo - paninindigan na magbigay ng prinsipyadong paglilingkod sa hanay ng mga mag-aaral na kanilang nasasakupan anuman ang mangyari, anuman ang ideyolohiya o apilyason. At kanila itong ipinakita noong maglunsad sila ng kagyat na aksyon upang maibigay ang kahilingan ng mga mag-aaral na maresolba at matuloy ang FebFair na tila pinabayaan ng USC.
Isa lamang itong pagpapatunay na hindi kailanman nagwawagi ang makasariling paglilingkod at patuloy na mangingibabaw ang pagsisilbi sa tunay na interes ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad.
Ang mga paratang ni Bb. Corky Maranan sa kanyang wall post sa Facebook ay isang patunay kung anong klaseng mga lider sila - makasarili at depensibo. Kinikilala lang ang interes ng kakaunti, ang interes ng mga sumusuporta sa kanila at hindi ang interes ng buong hanay ng mga mag-aaral. Sa pamamagitan nito, inilatag nila ang planong siraan ang mga tunay na lider estudyante na kumakatawan sa tunay na interes ng kapwa nila mag-aaral.
Hindi katulad nina Mark Flores at Sam Javier. Sila ang mga lider na kinakailangan ng kabataan ngayon. Sila ang mga lider ng kabataan na hindi namimili ng apilyason o ideyolohiya. Sila ang mga lider na handang tumulong sa kabataan at mag-aaral.
Hindi kailanman magiging oportunismo ang tunay na pagsisilbi sa kapwa mag-aaral.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Je T'aime Encore (a sad letter)
Dear Someone,
Here the autumn ends, bringing back the rain. The old Chevy's dead, and I've tried to fix it in vain. Elise's got her first teeth. Little Jimmy's getting strong. I'm learning guitar - I almost know a song.
I found some Chanderelle at the market this morning. I'd like to live in Rome (oh it would be such a wonderful thing!), and try to grow some flowers - the same I've tried before.
I finally cut my hair (I hear you say, "at last"). It's been kinda strange but, you see, I survived. When I'm asked, I go out. I dance all night and more. But when I dance, I still love you.
Where are you? You're so far with no address. How's life for you? Time is my only caress.
Je t'aime encore, just like an old fashioned song, burns in my soul. Everything else seems to grow more and more as strong as it can be. Je t'aime encore, but you cannot here me.
Missing you,
Someone else
Here the autumn ends, bringing back the rain. The old Chevy's dead, and I've tried to fix it in vain. Elise's got her first teeth. Little Jimmy's getting strong. I'm learning guitar - I almost know a song.
I found some Chanderelle at the market this morning. I'd like to live in Rome (oh it would be such a wonderful thing!), and try to grow some flowers - the same I've tried before.
I finally cut my hair (I hear you say, "at last"). It's been kinda strange but, you see, I survived. When I'm asked, I go out. I dance all night and more. But when I dance, I still love you.
Where are you? You're so far with no address. How's life for you? Time is my only caress.
Je t'aime encore, just like an old fashioned song, burns in my soul. Everything else seems to grow more and more as strong as it can be. Je t'aime encore, but you cannot here me.
Missing you,
Someone else
DARE TO ACT. Buklod UPLB
UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCILChairperson: ERNEST CALAYAG
Vice-Chairperson: DIANA MULA
Councilors:
CARLA CONDE
NOAH CORREA
CARLO CRUZ
GABRIELLE DE JURAS
MISH DELA CRUZ
ARTHUR HOLT
ARUM MONSERRAT
ANGELIQUE RIVERA
DENIJEZ TAN
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES STUDENT COUNCIL
Chairperson: ARVIN AVES
Vice-Chairperson: ANGEL GUANZON
College Rep.: MAPY SEBASTIAN
Councilors:
PAOLO BEDRO
JOYCE DIVINO
KEN ERESE
CHRISTIAN MAÑALAC
AICE MANALO
GERALD SAAVEDRA
DAVID VALGUNA
COLLEGE OF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION STUDENT COUNCIL
Chairperson: REAL RAMOS
Vice-Chairperson: DARIUS ZABALA
College Rep.: BEA MANALO
Councilors:
PATRICK CABANGON
ERNEST MACAPAGAL
ROMAN MORENO
campaign day 4
Actually it's not day 4 anymore. But for the sake of MY continuity, I am labeling this post as "DAY 4".
So much has been said about the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. And it's a good thing that all seven candidates who attended the FOCAP forum in Mandarin Oriental, Makati City, voiced their opposition to reviving the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.
The Philippines as a nuclear power generator? You've gotta be kidding us. Even Grade 3 students know that the country is sitting on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, the most seismically and volcanically active portion of the earth. Place a nuclear power plant in any of the countries located on the Ring of Fire and that country's sure to be obliterated from the face of the earth.
Teodoro even noted the age of the structure and said that an old structure is "not worth throwing good money [at]." Perlas, as a former technical consultant to the Senate Ad Hoc committee on the BNPP, cited previous studies that state that the plant has defects.
Gordon and Villanueva were not against the use of nuclear power in the country but opposed reviving the power plant because "it is decrepit" and it has "inherent defects". Madrigal said that reviving the plant is like "paying homage to Marcos' folly."
Aquino and Delos Reyes did not elaborate on their positions.
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Support of religious groups has been seen as a powerful factor in an election outcome. No wonder so many politicians are starting to court religious leaders.
Villar and his running mate Loren Legarda attended a special celebration of the El Shaddai Hong Kong Chapter, escorted by none other than Mike Velarde. (wait, are running people allowed to leave the country? just a curious inquiry, though). He previously met with Kingdom of Jesus Christ Organization leader Apollo Quiboloy. Estrada, Teodoro, and Villanueva, also met with Quiboloy.
Velarde and Quiboloy, however, haven't revealed who their picks are.
These two religious groups, together with Iglesia ni Cristo, reportedly practices bloc voting which could sway results.
So much has been said about the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. And it's a good thing that all seven candidates who attended the FOCAP forum in Mandarin Oriental, Makati City, voiced their opposition to reviving the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.
The Philippines as a nuclear power generator? You've gotta be kidding us. Even Grade 3 students know that the country is sitting on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, the most seismically and volcanically active portion of the earth. Place a nuclear power plant in any of the countries located on the Ring of Fire and that country's sure to be obliterated from the face of the earth.
Teodoro even noted the age of the structure and said that an old structure is "not worth throwing good money [at]." Perlas, as a former technical consultant to the Senate Ad Hoc committee on the BNPP, cited previous studies that state that the plant has defects.
Gordon and Villanueva were not against the use of nuclear power in the country but opposed reviving the power plant because "it is decrepit" and it has "inherent defects". Madrigal said that reviving the plant is like "paying homage to Marcos' folly."
Aquino and Delos Reyes did not elaborate on their positions.
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Support of religious groups has been seen as a powerful factor in an election outcome. No wonder so many politicians are starting to court religious leaders.
Villar and his running mate Loren Legarda attended a special celebration of the El Shaddai Hong Kong Chapter, escorted by none other than Mike Velarde. (wait, are running people allowed to leave the country? just a curious inquiry, though). He previously met with Kingdom of Jesus Christ Organization leader Apollo Quiboloy. Estrada, Teodoro, and Villanueva, also met with Quiboloy.
Velarde and Quiboloy, however, haven't revealed who their picks are.
These two religious groups, together with Iglesia ni Cristo, reportedly practices bloc voting which could sway results.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Crime Scene Investigation 101: Evidence Should Not Be Tampered
Disclaimer: I am not a member of Upsilon, nor am I writing this as a member of Buklod-UPLB. This is an independent opinion position paper after following recent events in my beloved university.
Last week, a photograph circulated around Facebook depicting Eric Velasco, a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi and the son of UPLB Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco, being "escorted" by a policeman. The photograph was captioned as (in essence): "Anak ni Chancy, huli sa aktong nambablack prop." (http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs163.snc3/19038_289623651107_650711107_3226500_3655417_n.jpg ). Mr. Velasco was accused by Sakbayan, a political party. In the photo, Mr. Velasco was only seen going out of a room with his left hand over his head. No black propaganda material was in his possession. With this, Mr. Velasco is now seen as a CRIMINAL.
However, according to Ms. Denijez Tan, a Sociology major, if one asks Sakbayan where the black propaganda paraphernalia is, they would simply answer "Nasa Amin."
Okay. Black propaganda, caught in the act = Eric's already a criminal. Big question: WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE? ACCORDING TO SAKBAYAN, IT'S IN THEIR POSSESSION.
I think I've watched too many CSI's, BONES, and NUMB3RS to know for a fact that the first protocol in "crime" investigation is NOT TO TAMPER WITH EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE CRIME SCENE. How come a group has gained possession of such evidence?
But the better question is:
IS THERE REALLY EVIDENCE TO BEGIN WITH?
These so-called student-leaders say they push for the genuine interests of all students, regardless of affiliation. Then why is Mr. Velasco treated unjustly and being tried via publicity? How about his rights as a student? Doesn't he have the right to due process? Mr. Velasco is still a student of UPLB, the son of chancellor or not.
These student-leaders clamor for social justice, but in this situation, then JUSTICE IS NOT BEING SERVED.
Last week, a photograph circulated around Facebook depicting Eric Velasco, a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi and the son of UPLB Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco, being "escorted" by a policeman. The photograph was captioned as (in essence): "Anak ni Chancy, huli sa aktong nambablack prop." (http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.n
However, according to Ms. Denijez Tan, a Sociology major, if one asks Sakbayan where the black propaganda paraphernalia is, they would simply answer "Nasa Amin."
Okay. Black propaganda, caught in the act = Eric's already a criminal. Big question: WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE? ACCORDING TO SAKBAYAN, IT'S IN THEIR POSSESSION.
I think I've watched too many CSI's, BONES, and NUMB3RS to know for a fact that the first protocol in "crime" investigation is NOT TO TAMPER WITH EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE CRIME SCENE. How come a group has gained possession of such evidence?
But the better question is:
IS THERE REALLY EVIDENCE TO BEGIN WITH?
These so-called student-leaders say they push for the genuine interests of all students, regardless of affiliation. Then why is Mr. Velasco treated unjustly and being tried via publicity? How about his rights as a student? Doesn't he have the right to due process? Mr. Velasco is still a student of UPLB, the son of chancellor or not.
These student-leaders clamor for social justice, but in this situation, then JUSTICE IS NOT BEING SERVED.
campaign day 3
Unseated... unseated...
Bulacan Gov. Jonjon Mendoza and Pampanga Gov. Ed Panlilio has been unseated by the COMELEC, with Obet Pagdanganan and Lilia Pineda replacing them respectively. Okay.
Common denominators?
Oh, and I think COMELEC would claim that these are mere coincidences.
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COMELEC wants celebrity endorsers to take a leave of absence from work during the campaign period. Okay lang. There's cable TV pa naman!
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Ping Lacson has posters all over the place. He's running for office. The one behind the Police Desk Officer, that is. Pero, how would he campaign? He's not even here in the country.
One of his talents, I presume - a fugitive campaigner. Hahaha.
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Oh, by the way, the campaign for student council positions have already begun both in UP Los Baños and UP Diliman. Mario Cerilles of UP Alyansa and Ernest Calayag of Buklod-UPLB are running for USC Chairperson of UPD and UPLB, respectively.
Bulacan Gov. Jonjon Mendoza and Pampanga Gov. Ed Panlilio has been unseated by the COMELEC, with Obet Pagdanganan and Lilia Pineda replacing them respectively. Okay.
Common denominators?
- Mendoza and Panlilio are associated with the Liberal Party.
- Pagdanganan and Pineda are affiliated with the administration.
- Mendoza and Panlilio, as well as Isabela Gov. Grace Padaca, have promised support for Sen. Aquino in 2010.
- The COMELEC resolutions for both Mendoza, Panlilio, and Padaca are at least 2,500 pages short.
- They all have exposed anomalies done by the Arroyo administration and its goons.
Oh, and I think COMELEC would claim that these are mere coincidences.
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COMELEC wants celebrity endorsers to take a leave of absence from work during the campaign period. Okay lang. There's cable TV pa naman!
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Ping Lacson has posters all over the place. He's running for office. The one behind the Police Desk Officer, that is. Pero, how would he campaign? He's not even here in the country.
One of his talents, I presume - a fugitive campaigner. Hahaha.
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Oh, by the way, the campaign for student council positions have already begun both in UP Los Baños and UP Diliman. Mario Cerilles of UP Alyansa and Ernest Calayag of Buklod-UPLB are running for USC Chairperson of UPD and UPLB, respectively.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
campaign day 2
Si Dagat ng Basura nanaman ang nakita ko maghapon. Badtrip. Take note - si Dagat ng Basura lamang. Ni mukha ng running mate or senatorial ticket nya wala ako makita. Bakit ganon? Wala napansin ko lang.
Sa aming lungsod ng Calamba mas marami pang "Happy Valentines" greetings ang local candidates kesa sa mga official posters ng mga national candidates. Anong susunod, Kung Hei Fat Choi?
MMDA people started clearing posters of candidates posted in illegal areas. Hanggang ngayon pa naman ba hindi masunod-sunod ang rule na ito?
Liberal Party senatorial candidates, particularly Danny Lim and Risa Hontiveros, are very much seen all over the World Wide Web. Ayos! Pwedeng facebook friend na din kaya?
And now that Biñan, Laguna is officially the City of Biñan, will this mean another fresh mandate for Mayor Len Alonte?
Sa aming lungsod ng Calamba mas marami pang "Happy Valentines" greetings ang local candidates kesa sa mga official posters ng mga national candidates. Anong susunod, Kung Hei Fat Choi?
MMDA people started clearing posters of candidates posted in illegal areas. Hanggang ngayon pa naman ba hindi masunod-sunod ang rule na ito?
Liberal Party senatorial candidates, particularly Danny Lim and Risa Hontiveros, are very much seen all over the World Wide Web. Ayos! Pwedeng facebook friend na din kaya?
And now that Biñan, Laguna is officially the City of Biñan, will this mean another fresh mandate for Mayor Len Alonte?
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
campaign day 1
February 9, 2010
Naiinis ako! Wala akong ibang makita kundi pagmumukha ni Mr. Dagat ng Basura, na laging inaaway nina Mr. Nanay at Tatay Ko at Ms. Know-it-all. Eto namang si Mr. Nanay at Tatay Ko at ang kanyang running mate super negative ang dating day 1 palang! Si Ms. Know-it-all naman na hindi alam kung magkano ang presyo ng itlog at tuyo dahil vegetarian daw siya ay feeling nakikiisa sa mga nasunugan sa Caloocan. Tandaan mo Ms. Know-it-all, anuman ang gawin mo, oligarka ka pa rin!
Buti pa itong sina Mr. Batang Konsehal at ang tiyuhin niyang si Mr. Turismong Subic, simple lang simulan ang kampanya. At si Mr. Batang Konsehal, talagang ipinapakita niya kung ano ang kaya niyang gawin.
Si Mr. Anim na Taong walang Korapsyon, sa Luneta naman nagsimula. In fairness, ang laki ng watawat!
Sa Tondo nga ba nagsimula si Mr. Two-and-a-half?
Si Mr. Kalikasan ang aking Programa naman, wala akong narinig tungkol sa kanya ngayong araw na to.
At si Mr. Pambato ng Administrasyon, hanep! Antipolo ang pagsisimula... dahil mataas daw na lugar ang Antipolo, simbulo raw ito ng kanilang nakakaangat na partido. Oo, chairman emeritus nila ang numero unong magnanakaw sa bansa eh.
Ano kaya etong si Mr. Adopt Me Please, Marcos? Nangampanya na rin kaya?
Again, ang mga tumatakbong presidente:
MR. ADOPT ME PLEASE, MARCOS
MR. NANAY AT TATAY KO
MR. BATANG KONSEHAL
MR. TWO-AND-A-HALF
MR. TURISMONG SUBIC
MS. KNOW IT ALL
MR. KALIKASAN ANG AKING PROGRAMA
MR. PAMBATO NG ADMINISTRASYON
MR. ANIM NA TAONG WALANG KORAPSYON
MR. DAGAT NG BASURA
wala... trip ko lang magbigay ng nicknames... hehehe
Naiinis ako! Wala akong ibang makita kundi pagmumukha ni Mr. Dagat ng Basura, na laging inaaway nina Mr. Nanay at Tatay Ko at Ms. Know-it-all. Eto namang si Mr. Nanay at Tatay Ko at ang kanyang running mate super negative ang dating day 1 palang! Si Ms. Know-it-all naman na hindi alam kung magkano ang presyo ng itlog at tuyo dahil vegetarian daw siya ay feeling nakikiisa sa mga nasunugan sa Caloocan. Tandaan mo Ms. Know-it-all, anuman ang gawin mo, oligarka ka pa rin!
Buti pa itong sina Mr. Batang Konsehal at ang tiyuhin niyang si Mr. Turismong Subic, simple lang simulan ang kampanya. At si Mr. Batang Konsehal, talagang ipinapakita niya kung ano ang kaya niyang gawin.
Si Mr. Anim na Taong walang Korapsyon, sa Luneta naman nagsimula. In fairness, ang laki ng watawat!
Sa Tondo nga ba nagsimula si Mr. Two-and-a-half?
Si Mr. Kalikasan ang aking Programa naman, wala akong narinig tungkol sa kanya ngayong araw na to.
At si Mr. Pambato ng Administrasyon, hanep! Antipolo ang pagsisimula... dahil mataas daw na lugar ang Antipolo, simbulo raw ito ng kanilang nakakaangat na partido. Oo, chairman emeritus nila ang numero unong magnanakaw sa bansa eh.
Ano kaya etong si Mr. Adopt Me Please, Marcos? Nangampanya na rin kaya?
Again, ang mga tumatakbong presidente:
MR. ADOPT ME PLEASE, MARCOS
MR. NANAY AT TATAY KO
MR. BATANG KONSEHAL
MR. TWO-AND-A-HALF
MR. TURISMONG SUBIC
MS. KNOW IT ALL
MR. KALIKASAN ANG AKING PROGRAMA
MR. PAMBATO NG ADMINISTRASYON
MR. ANIM NA TAONG WALANG KORAPSYON
MR. DAGAT NG BASURA
wala... trip ko lang magbigay ng nicknames... hehehe
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