12:07,

Literary (Submission): Munting Durungawan

9/30/2019 08:57:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





Iniwan sa likod ng mga rehas
Sentensya’y walang wakas
Ako ang nag-iisang walang pag-asa
Panay parusa’t pagdurusa

Ako’y sumigaw ngunit walang nakarinig
Ako’y tumangis ngunit walang lumapit
Hanggang ang boses ko ay napaos
At ang mga luha ko ay naubos

Napilitang tanggapin ang aking kapalaran
Ako’y umupo; bilanggua’y pinagmasdan
Maluwag naman ang nakasasakal na kulungan
Ngunit ang mga pader nito’y halos walang laman

Isang durungawan lamang ang palamuti
Isang durungawang napakamunti
Durungawang nagsisilbing tanawan
Sa abot-kamay ngunit malayong kalayaan

Durungawan kung saan makikita ang isang hardin ng bulaklak
Isang hardin na tila nanghahamak
Durungawang nagpapapasok ng liwanag sa selda
Sa puso ko’y nagpapapasok ng kawalang pag-asa

Sa sakit ay 'di ko na nagawang tingnan
Ang durungawa’y aking tinalikuran
Puso’t isip ay nagsimula nang tumamlay
Sa walang hanggang kawalang-saysay

At lumipas ang mga araw
Lumipas ang mga araw
Lumipas ang mga araw
Lumipas ang mga araw

Sa haba ng lumipas na panahon
Ang mga alaala’t damdamin ko’y nabaon
Diwa’t isip ko’y nahimbing
At ang mga kaisipan ko’y nailibing

Ang sarili ay hindi na makilala
Ang pinanggalingan ay hindi na maalala
Konsepto ng kalayaan ay hindi na alam
At ang mundo sa labas ay hindi na matandaan

Kasama sa nalimutan ang naramdamang sakit
Sa tuwing ang munting durungawan ay sinisilip
At ang magagandang mga bulaklak
Ay tumigil na sa pangugutya’t paghalakhak

Ang mga rehas ay aking tinalikuran
Upang tingnan ang munting durungawan
At aking nakita ang isang mahiwagang tanawin
Isang maganda’t mabulaklak na hardin

Hindi ko maalis ang aking mga mata
Sa kagandahang aking nakikita
Tila ako’y nasa silid na puno ng aklat
At bagong mundo ang bawat bulaklak

Ako ay hindi nauubusan
Ng mga bagay na maaring pagmasdan
Sa bawat segundong lumilipas
May mga pagbabagong nagaganap

Ang oras ko’y ganito na lamang nagdaan
Pagmamasid sa bulaklak na lamang ang alam
Sapat na ito, wala na akong ibang kailangan
Upang mapuno ang aking walang hanggan

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Literary (Submission): Tick Tock

9/30/2019 08:54:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





Fate is a funny thing.

Out of the infinitely many ways you could’ve been born to the infinitely many parents that could have had you, this very specific version of you is the one that came out into and survived in this world.

There were infinitely many things that could’ve happened in your life. Just turning on the wrong road at the wrong time could have drastically changed your life. Or ended it.

But no. You’re still here! And you’re still you.

There are infinitely many things you could do after reading this. You can be whoever you want to be and do whatever you want.

However, although there are infinitely many things that you could do or you could be, there is one thing that you can’t be.

Immortal.

We are only mortals living in a world of limitless and infinite possibilities for a finite amount of time.

So, after you read this, you could do one of infinitely many things which may result into one of infinitely many outcomes. But remember to choose wisely, for the clock is ticking.

Tick.
Tock.
Tick.

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Literary (Submission): Magpasawalang-hanggan

9/30/2019 08:51:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





At binigkas ng isang boses na umabot sa lahat ng panig ng mundo,
Sigurado ka ba?
Bibigyan kita ng pagkakataong pumili.
Maniwala ka sa'kin,
Bibigyan kita ng pagkakataong pumili.
Pagdarasal, pagmamahal,
Kaluluwang maaliwalas
At maliligtas ka, aking pangako,
Buhay
mag-
pa-
sa-
wa-
lang-
hang-
gan.

Nirvana, Elysium, Vaikuntha,
Langit
Paraiso
Magpasawalang-hanggan.

Sigurado ka ba?
Mahal Kita; ako’y naniniwala.

Sigurado ka ba?
Sinabi Mong ako nama’y karapat-dapat.

 Sigurado ka ba?

Kaisipang minsa'y dumaraan sa aking kamalayan
Natatakot sa paraisong balang-araw makasasanayan
Dahil bagamat walang ibang hinahangad ang isang tao kundi ito
Hindi ko alam kung ano ang aking pwesto sa walang katapusang paraiso.

Kaisipang isinasantabi sa bawat araw, bawat ngayon
Natatakot sa isang panahong ako'y hihinga nang walang nilalayon
Dahil sa kailaliman at sa kabila ng aking nagmamahal, naniniwala, at nagdarasal na puso,
Hindi pa ako sigurado kung kaya ng aking kaluluwang mabuhay nang walang dulo.

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Literary (Submission): May dulo nga ba?

9/30/2019 08:48:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





Sigurado akong narinig mo na ang katagang “Hanggang sa dulo ng walang hanggan.” Masarap pakinggan at masarap ding bigkasin lalo na kung may halong pagmamahal ang pagsabi, parang may lalim kumbaga. Pero kung iisipin, hindi naman ito malalim at hindi nga din tama, dahil kung walang hanggan, bakit ito may dulo? Oo, alam ko pilosopong tanong pero bakit nga ba?

Kung isasalin ang kataga sa Ingles ito’y “until the end of forever.” Mas weird pakinggan, forever nga may end pa, sa bagay marami namang naniniwala na walang forever, isa na ako roon. Pero ano ba talaga ang ibig sabihin nito? Kung susuriin kasi, kadalasan itong sinasabi pagkatapos ng mga katagang Mamahalin kita… Magsasama tayo… Maghihintay ako… atbp. Sa madaling salita, kadalasan itong ginagamit sa malikhaing paraan, maaring sa kanta, kwento, tula, atbp. Pero sa totoo lang, ibig sabihin talaga ng katagang ito ay walang dulo ang walang hanggan, kaya’t kung sasagutin ito ng patanong “May dulo ba ang walang hanggan?” Ang sagot, wala. Sadyang dinidiin lang talaga ng katagang ito na wala talagang dulo o hangganan. Pero kung ano man ang tunay na kahulugan nito, kayo na siguro ang bahalang humusga, basta’t wala akong intensyon na i-bash ang kung anumang kanta, palabas, tula, atbp. Na may kaugnayan dito, hindi rin ako naghahanap ng away. Sadyang curious lang talaga ako dito na lagi nating sinasabi o naririnig pero di’ naman nating lubos na naiintindihan. Pero isa lang ito sa mga kakaibang kataga na matagal nang bumabagabag sa isip ko, sa susunod siguro subukan kong sagutin ang tanong na “Gaano kadalas ang minsan?”

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Literary (Submission): Ano Ang Tunay

9/30/2019 08:42:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





Ano ang tunay na kasiyahan?
Ano naman ang tunay na kalungkutan?
Tunay na galit? Diri? Takot?
Pagmamahalan?

Sino ang nagdidikta kung ano ang tunay?
Tayo ba bilang taong buhay?
Tayo ba dahil may isipan?
O dahil tayong tao ay maaring mamatay?

Kung hindi tao, ang diyos?
Dinikita sa sampung utos?
Tao'y susunod sa pamamagitan ng alay,
dahil kapangyarihan niya'y lubos?

Paano ito nabuo?
Mga ideya, isip, konsepto?
Sa sobrang dami ay hindi nauubos.
Kailangan nga ba ito matatapos?

Ngunit...

Ang tunay na katunayan,
ay hindi napapaloob sa isang kahulugan.
Kagaya ng pangarap, salita, o pagmamahalan.
Ang mga kahulugan na ito'y walang hangganan.

At sa katunayan,
ang mga ito'y, wala ring katapusan.

Sa huli…

Upang masagot ang mga tanong,
ito lamang ang iyong sasabihin...

Ano ang tunay?

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Literary (Submission): Patuloy na paglaban

9/30/2019 08:38:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments






Hating-gabi, tago ang mga bituin sa likod ng mga ulap. Sa isang kwarto may maririnig kang tunog ng makinilya. Sa bawat linyang nasusulat, tinutulak ni Cara pabalik ang platina ng makinilya.

May kumatok sa pintuan niya. Binuksan ng nanay ni Cara ang pintuan ng kwarto niya. Malaki ang mga anino ng nanay mula sa kandilang hawak niya.

"Alam mo, kapag nagpupuyat ka nang ganito, papangit kutis mo."

Sumagot si Cara nang hindi tumitingin, "Ayos lang pumangit ang kutis, basta maganda ang sulat ko."

"Magiging maganda ba ang gawa mo kung inaantok ka noong ginawa mo?"

"Mas nabubuhay ako sa gabi, Ma."

Tumawa ang nanay nang bahagya. Nilapitan niya si Cara at nagtanong, "Mula nang ipahiram sa’yo ng paaralan yang makinilya na ‘yan, hindi ka na natulog nang maaga."

Sumagot si Cara nang hindi lumilingon, tuloy lang ang pagmakinilya, “Kahit naman po noong walang makinilya, nagpupuyat pa rin naman ako.”

Pinatong ng nanay ang kandila sa mesa sa may kama. Dahan-dahang umupo ang nanay sa kama ni Cara. “Ano bang sinusulat mo, ‘nak?”

“Isa pong artikulo, para sa pahayagang ilalabas sa dulo ng buwan.”

“Tungkol saan naman ‘yan?”

Ngumiti si Cara at sinabi, “Tungkol sa pag-abuso ng guardia sibil.”

Umandap ang apoy ng kandila. May simangot na lumitaw mula sa mukha ng nanay.

“Anong pinagsasabi mo?” sabi ng nanay, wala nang aruga at hinhin mula sa boses niya.

Tumigil sa pagmakinilya si Cara. “Alam mo naman ang nangyayari, Ma. Sigurado akong may naririnig ka mula kina tita Selca. Lagi ka namang nakikiusap sa mga kapit-bahay natin.”

“Kuwento lang ‘yon ng mga babaeng ‘yon. Wala naman akong naririnig sa mga kapit-bahay natin na nabibiktima.”

“Siyempre wala sa kalye natin. Puro mga taga-eskinita ang binibiktima.”

Konting tumaas ang boses ni Cara, “Porket mahirap, tinutulak-tulak na lang ng kung sinu-sino.”

Tinaasan rin ng nanay ang kanyang boses, “Bakit mo pa kailangan magsulat tungkol diyan? Hindi naman natin problema ‘yan.”

“E paano kung tayo ‘yon, Ma?”

“Hangga’t maging tahimik tayo tungkol sa guardia sibil, hindi nila tayo guguluhin.”

Nagkaroon ng ilang sandali ng katahimikan sa pagitan nila. Huminga nang malalim si Cara para huminahon siya.

“Hindi na po ito katulad ng panahon mo na bawal magsalita laban sa pamahalaan.” sabi ni Cara, “Umalis na ang mga dayuhan dito sa Lamina, napalitan na ang diktador na pangulo. Ito na ang panahon para magsalita para sa hustisiya ng kapwa nating tao.”

Kumulubot ang noo nang nanay, “Kahit wala na sila, delikado pa rin ang ginagawa mo–”

“Ang ginagawa ko ay ipinapakita ang katotohanan.”

Hindi na hinintay ni Cara ang sagot ng nanay. Tumuloy na siya sa pagmamakinilya. Namagitan sa mag-ina ang katahimikan ng gabi.

Naglabas ng buntong-hininga ang nanay. Alam niyang wala siyang masasabi para magbago ang isip ni Cara, kaya kinuha niya ang kandila niya mula sa mesa at naglakad palabas.

Sinara niya ang pintuan nang palabas siya.

"Huwag ka masyado magpagabi, anak." sabi ng nanay. Ngumiti siyang maliit, "Bibili ka pa ng umagahan para sa kapatid mo bukas sa karinderya."

"Opo ma."

Sa pagsara ng pintuan, tuloy ang tunog ng pagmakinilya ni Cara. Tuloy ang kanyang paglaban para sa tama.

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Literary (Submission): Patuloy na pagpikit

9/30/2019 08:34:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments






Patuloy bumabalot ang lamig ng panahon sa katawan ng lalaki. Mula sa kulay-abong langit ay nagsihulog ang mga luha. Nagsimulang umambon. Ang iisang pumipigil sa lamig na pumasok sa kaniyang katawan ay ang itim na barong na suot niya.

Minadali niya ang paglakad. Plano niyang tumambay sa isang karinderya upang magpalipas ng ulan. Habang naglalakad, pinapagpag niya ang kaniyang itim na barong. Kahit papaano, sinusubukan niyang panatilihing malinis ito.

Sa tabi ng bangketang nilalakaran ng lalaki ay ang batong kalsada ng Lamina, puno ng mga kalesa. Bukod sa iskape ng mga kabayo, minsan ay may maririnig na ungol ng makina ng kotse. Tuwing dumadaan ang mga kotseng dala ng dayuhan, may iniiwan silang usok sa daan. Nagmadali ang mga kalesa sa kalsada. Mukhang ayaw nilang maabutan ng ulan.

Naglabas ng lalaki ng puting panyo para takpan ang kaniyang bibig. Tuwing may usok na binubuga ang mga kotse, sabay siyang napapaubo.

Pagkalagpas niya sa isang eskinita, may batang nakabangga sa kaniya. Sumimangot ang lalaki dahil nalagyan ng dumi ang kaniyang suot.

“Ayos lang ako madumihan, huwag lang sana ang barong ni ‘tay…” inisip ng lalaki.

Paglingon niya sa bata, napansin niyang puno ng sipon at luha ang kaniyang mukha. Tiningnan ng lalaki ang bata sa mata. Napuno siya ng awa para sa bata, pero binura niya agad mula sa isip niya ito.

Hinawakan ng bata ang manggas ng barong ng lalaki.

"Kuya," sabi ng bata, may kasama pang hagulgol, "tulong po."

Tatanungin niya dapat ang bata kung ano ang problema nang may narinig siyang malakas na pagsasaboy na narinig mula sa kadiliman sa eskinita. Lumingon ang lalaki dito at may nakita siyang lumabas na guardia sibil, tumatakbo palabas, kapit ang kaniyang baril. Sabay ng maingay na tilamsik ng mga tubig ay ang magaspang na boses ng guardia sibil.

"Huminto ka, bata!"

Hinila ulit ng bata ang manggas ng lalaki, "Kuya, sige na. Hinahabol ako ng guardia sibil."

Kita sa mata ng bata ang pagmamakaawa niya. Nag-atubili ang lalaki nang saglit bago niya sinabi, “Pasensiya na bata, ayaw ko ng gulo.”

Binawi ng lalaki ang kaniyang manggas at tinalikuran ang bata. Binilisan niya ang kaniyang paglakad. Naiwan ang bata, papalapit ang guardia sibil.

Lumakas ang ulan. Bumuhos sa dalawa ang luha ng langit.

Isang bata, isa na namang biktima.

Isang lalaki, isa na namang nagpikit-mata.

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Literary (Submission): Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan

9/30/2019 08:31:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments



“Lagi na lang umuulan, parang walang katapusan”

Bigat ng problema na aking pasan-pasan
Sa ilalim ng madilim na langit at pumapatak na ulan
Hindi ko isusuko ang alay sa minamahal
Sa halip, ang ginhawang nalalapit ang aking ipagdarasal

“Sa ating mga tampuhang walang hanggang katapusan”

Maliliit na away na ‘di mawakasan
Ito pa ba ang tatapos sa lahat ng ating pinagsamahan?
Problema’t lumbay ay ‘di maiiwasan
Sabay nating harapin at magkasamang solusyonan

“Tulad ng ilog na hindi tumitigil sa pag-agos, pag-ibig ‘di matatapos”

Pararaaning parang agos ang lahat ng bagay
Hindi magkikimkim ng kasawian sa buhay
Pagmamahalang wagas ang sa puso’y ilalagay
At ating mararating ang walang hanggang tunay

“Hanggang sa dulo ng ating walang hanggan”

Doon, ikaw ay aking sasamahan
Maglalakbay kung saan dalhin ng kapalaran
Dahil ang pag-ibig ko sayo’y walang katapusan
Hinding-hindi mauubos magpakailanman



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Literary (Submission): Tahan na

9/30/2019 08:28:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





Ilang taon ka nang lumuluha
Tahimik na nasasaktan
Nababaon sa kahapon
Tila ‘di na makababangon

Sisikat ang araw
Ipakikita sa’yong may pag-asa
Madarama mo ang init ng araw
Unos ng kahapo’y mawawala

Tahan na, mahal ko
Hinding-hindi ka iiwan
Hayaan mong ako ang maging sandalan mo
Nandito na ako

‘Wag nang hayaan na matangay ng karagatan
‘Wag magpalamon sa mga alon
Sasagipin kita hangga’t makakaya ko
Iaahon kita sa gitna ng bagyo

Sisikat ang araw
Ipakikita sa’yong may pag-asa
Madarama mo ang init ng araw
Unos ng kahapo’y mawawala

Tahan na, mahal ko
Hinding-hindi ka iiwan
Hayaan mong ako ang maging sandalan mo
Nandito na ako

Pagmamahal sa iyo’y hinding-hindi matatapos
Kahit mga bituin sa kalangitan ay maubos
Hahawakan ang iyong mga kamay
At lalakarin natin ang kalawakan nang sabay

Tahan na, mahal ko
Hinding-hindi na iiwan
Hayaan mong ako ang maging sandalan mo
Nandito na ako

Tahan na, mahal ko
‘Wag nang lumuha pa
Nandito lang ako

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Literary (Submission): Forevermore

9/30/2019 08:25:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





How do I say this properly
In a way that dusts you pink
With only my rhymes and coquetry
And fills you sugar-brink

I wish to tell you
And subsequently so
That if the world permits it too
To be with you, till the final cock-crow

I do think it’s roundabout
But I hope it bids you well
The words I’d love to shout
To make your heart swell

As cheesy as it may sound
My dear beloved one
For you, I had found
I’m tied up in a knot, shan’t be undone

Your laugh it rings
In sparkling, crystal tone
The kind of broken glass things
That I can’t help but call home

And must I say, your appetite
Yet your spindly frame so light
Darling, its stronger than a giant's smite
I would love to hold at night

But in the end your sweetness
The kind that fills me to the brim
Those words you say without finesse
It has your name as love's synonym

I hope I’d at least made you laugh
Or smile, that one that I do adore
I write today, on your behalf
Whom I wish only forevermore

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Literary (Submission): Alien Love Story

9/30/2019 08:22:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





You found me, a vagabond,
Drifting about in space
In the wrecks of a ship,
Slowly running out of oxygen

How odd of this fragile bond
Me and you, both alien race
Abducting me with your grip
If I had to, I'd do it all again

It seems that it is you I'm fond of
Those quirked lips on your face
The funny way that you quip
Oh, please don't leave me in the meteor rain

To infinity and beyond
It seems that I would chase
Take me with you on your trip
I couldn't stand to love you all in vain

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Literary: Incoming Transmissions of a Ship-wrecked Spaceship

9/30/2019 08:19:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





With the recent developments in light speed travel, new distances of travel have been made possible.

The Schedar Sector in the constellation of Cassiopeia is now determinably accessible by human technology.

The following are excerpts of the transcriptions of incoming transmissions from the recently recovered spaceship Kismet. Kismet encountered a routing error and got ship-wrecked in the Schedar Sector.

It took 139 years before it was retrieved.

LOG 1585: Captain Phoenix? This is Ground Control. Have you reached the Lighthouse Station? Please respond.

LOG 1590: Ground Control to Kismet. You are off the radar. Return back to your route.

LOG 1768: Hello? Joaquin? It’s Ripley. Please. Are you hearing me from out there? Are you still you? Or have you started to rupture in your slumber? *sighs* A search party is on its way. Please wait for us.

LOG 1788: What would it take to make you mine again? How long would it take to breathe you back to life? Hold on, Joaquin. Stay still. You know there is no universe vast enough and no century nor millennium long enough for a soul longing for its home.

LOG 2031: Day 7000. I’m sorry we’re taking too long. But don’t worry. We won’t stop. I won’t stop. Until I find you.

*long pause*

I’d wait an eternity, from this infinity to the next, just to find you again.

*long pause*

I hope you would too.

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Literary: Why am I Falling?

9/30/2019 08:16:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





Falling feels good
And it's such a mood
However some say it's crude
But to me, happiness I exude.

Just the feeling of air
Gushing through your hair.
Flowing about so fair.
Why would I go elsewhere?

The reason I'm falling, you may ask,
Has an answer to unmask.
Once you find it, surely you'll bask
And celebrate as if the pasch

To help I'll give clues,
Which were meant for my amuse,
but built to confuse.
So here it is for you to accrue:

"I have been falling for a long time.
Nothing can stop it, yet I feel sublime.
For I like falling, but don't blame me, cause it's no crime.

I can also only see darkness.
No, it's not because of blindness.
It's more of a "no light premises"

Turns out, while falling, I can do anything.
Yet that anything, soon turned to regretting…
HAHAHA! What am I saying?

Of course I don't feel regret whatsoever.
Let my falling go on forever!
Enter your answer in the comment box below:)"

Pasch like Easter and passover

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Literary: The Prayer

9/30/2019 08:13:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





How can a moment last forever?
Does it take some magic I hadn’t found?
What's the mystic old-time formula
For slowing seconds down?

Who do I ask for forever?
It seems that I'm running out of time
Soon, won't it be too late for this dance
Please don't end it, I beg you

Why can't this last forever?
I danced in space for a lifetime
But with them, a minute and a half
I'm helpless watching the seconds pass

Can't I wish for them, a forever?
But age, it grows and greys
Oh, let this warmth stay whenever
In my heart, I swear they'll stay

Do I have to say goodbye to forever?
I fall asleep and it was bliss
Next to them, I felt forever
But as I wake, it grew… cold

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Literary: Drafts of the Writing Process

9/30/2019 08:10:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





Draft #1

Infuriating
This page of boundlessness
Its barrenness haunting me
With words of continuity

...

Draft #578

Aggravating
This page of limitlessness
Its desolateness ridiculing me
With words of immeasurability

...

Draft #13905

Irritating
This page of vastness
Its emptiness mocking me
With words of sempiternity

...

Draft #∞

Frustrating
This page of possibilities
Its blankness taunting me
With words of infinity

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Literary: Pinakamagandang Babae sa Aking mga Mata

9/30/2019 08:07:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





Pagmulat ng aking mga mata
Ikaw ang una kong nakita
Mga mata mong kay lambing kung tumingin
Mga matang ako lang ang pinapansin

Pinakamagandang babae sa balat ng lupa
Ikaw ‘yun at wala ng iba
Kagandahan mo’y angat sa iba
Kita sa panloob at panlabas mo ang ganda

Sa aking paglaki
Ikaw ang laging kapiling
Kasama ko kahit saan
Gabay ko patungo sa tamang daan

Pati sa pag-aaral
Ako’y ‘di mo pinapabayaan
Sa mga takdang-aralin
Ikaw ang laging kaagapay

Pagmamahal mo ay wagas
Ramdam ko sa bawat oras
Wala nang ibang hihilingin pa
Makasama ka lang ay sapat na

Sa iyong pagtanda
Ako naman ang mag-aalaga
Palagi kang sasamahan
Pangakong ‘di ka iiwan

Pagmamahal mo ay susuklian
Ng pagmamahal kong walang hanggan
Laging ipaaalala sa’yo,
Na ikaw ang pinakamagandang babae sa aking buhay

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Literary: Totoo 'to

9/30/2019 08:03:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





Setyembre 28 2019
Aking Irog,

Bakit kaya noon iniisip mong parang mali 'yung ginagawa ko; parang rebound lang 'yung mapupuntahan ko kung nagtagal tayong dalawa. Pero sinabi ko sa’yo na hindi ‘yon totoo at mahal na mahal kita.

Pero may tanong ako para sa sarili ko, bakit nga ba hindi tayo magkalapit noon. Ngunit ngayo'y biglaan ka na lang sumagot ng oo noong aking tinanong kung puwede bang maging tayong dalawa. Sa oras na ‘yon ay bumalik sa aking isipan ang sinabi ng aking mga kaibigan...

“Baka nagustuhan mo lang siya dahil kahihiwalay lang niya.”
“Gusto mo lang siyang tulungan; yun lang talaga.”
“Hindi mo talaga siya gusto; marupok ka lang para sa isang dalaga.”
“Lalandiin mo lang naman siya at hindi mo bibigyang-halaga ang pagkatao niya.”

Ayan ang mga narinig ko noong bago ako umamin sa’yo. Pero ngayong mas malinaw na ang isip ko ay alam kong hindi ako pumasok sa relasyong ‘to para iwanan ka lang bigla. Iba ang nakikita ko sa’yo na hindi kayang makita ng iba. Isa kang malakas na tao, hindi ka agad sumusuko kahit sobrang tindi na ng nararansan mong hirap. Kapag tumutulong ka naman sa ibang taong may pangangailangan, binibigay mo lahat ang iyong makakaya para matulungan sila.

Kaya para sa akin, tama ang ginawa ko noong hapong iyon, sinabi ko sa’yo ang nararamdaman ko.

Pagkatapos ng pangyayaring ‘yon ay may sinabi ka, “Gusto rin kita ha.” Parang matagal na tayong magkaibigan kahit halos wala talaga tayong pinagsamahan.

Ngayon ay papalapit na ang ating anibersaryo at gusto ko lang sabihing ibang-iba ka talaga sa lahat ng babae sa ating eskuwelahan. Kahit na hindi talaga tayo magkakilala noon ay sobrang mabait ka pa rin sa’kin, o kaya naman ay tinutulungan mo ang mga taong may kailangan ng tulog kahit hindi kayo magkakilala. Kapag nahihirapan ka sa isang asignatura ay puwede kitang turuan. Kung ano mang problema ang dumating sa buhay mo, handa akong tulungan ka. 'Yun naman ang layunin ng isang kasintahan diba?

Gusto ko lang sabihin sa’yo na mahal kita kahit marami pa tayong puwedeng matutunan mula sa isa’t isa. Handa akong makasama ka hanggang sa aking makakaya… hanggang mamatay tayong dalawa aking sinta.


Galing kay
Isko

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atticous,

Literary: Comfort Zone Left

9/30/2019 08:00:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





Cozily settled, away from peril
Or any other unexpected change
My oh my, how safe it is to be here!
Forever shall I stay inside this room...
Oh, wait. Is this what I desire indeed?
Remaining unaware of the outside?
Taking no opportunities at all?

Zero chance of conquering fears? No way!
Only when I venture out will I grow.
Nodding to, instead of casting aside
Endless, exciting possibilities

Letting go of my resistance to change
Eager, ready to explore and take risks
Full of confidence while being careful
Today, I am leaving my comfort zone.

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The Doors Are Open

9/29/2019 09:38:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments



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gabe ulanday,

Opinion: Your Form of Expression, Your Own Discretion

9/29/2019 08:10:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


credits: Addie Sajise

As students of the University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS), we value our freedom so much that when certain agents and institutions attempt to limit it, one can count on our zealous protests against such restrictions. This is because even as early as the third grade, we are taught the value of liberty, and of the injustices in our nation's history, where freedom of expression and freedom of speech were violently restricted and conformity was dictated by various authoritarian, colonial, and postcolonial regimes.

While not so sinister and violent as the mentioned regimes, a not-so authoritarian regime is seen by some UPIS students to be allegedly, unjustly encouraging its agents to dictate conformity towards UPIS students—the school administration.

Several students from Batch 2020 have raised concerns about them being reprimanded by teachers and staff on dress code violations not mentioned in the UPIS Student Handbook. Some of these students, who preferred anonymity, described their respective encounters; as follows: One student claims that, for wearing earrings, he had been accosted by a teacher more than three separate times. Each time, he was told to remove his earrings as “they were not part of the school uniform.” Another student states that she was, once or twice, spoken to by a teacher and told her hair color was against the rules.

Do teachers have the authority to reprimand students on violations not stated in the handbook? According to Assistant Principal for Administration, Prof. Ma. Portia Y. Dimabuyu, of the UPIS administration, yes. The rules in the student handbook are apparently not the only set of rules students are required to follow. There are lex non scripta, or unwritten laws that students are expected to know and obey.

In connection to this, within their classroom, teachers are free to enact supplementary rules and regulations, and to punish within reason transgressions of these said rules. Even outside classrooms, teachers are authorized to call out what they see to be violations of the unwritten law.

This raises the question: if these unwritten rules are so important, then why are they not in the student handbook? Regarding the rules on hair dye and earrings, Prof. Dimabuyu said that these were indeed present in the official school rules, but for reasons she is not aware of, were removed some time before her term.

If the rules were indeed removed, then why are they still enforced? She added that since it is not stated in the official school rules and regulations, these unwritten rules are technically not law per se. Consequently, the enforcement is not uniform among teachers and it is up to the teacher's own discretion whether or not students are to obey these rules.

How then is one even supposed to know these unwritten rules if they are, well, unwritten? Prof. Dimabuyu says follow societal norms. Whether we like it or not, we live in a society that has its own expectations on how one must act and dress and we are required to follow these norms.

When asked why these unwritten rules are still unwritten, Prof. Dimabuyu said that just recently she announced to the school that the additional dress code requirements will be enforced. Despite this, she claims the number of those who violate these dress code policies increased instead of decreased.

If there is fear that officially acknowledging the regulations would influence some to purposely violate them, then what is stopping the application of the punishment? Is that not the purpose of punishment, to correct wrong behavior and serve as a deterrent?

Having unwritten rules not uniformly enforced is not the way to promote discipline. If there are to be regulations on what students wear, it is expected that it should be clearly stated in the official school rules and regulations. It is counterproductive to have it any other way. For example, when a student is caught with a violation, they can claim that as it is not explicitly stated in the rules and regulations, there was no violation committed. If it is explicitly stated in the rules and regulations however, what can one do except agree and face the consequences? If it was not stated in the Revised Penal Code that murder is illegal and instead relied on everyone having the same moral code that says “murder is bad and murderers should be punished,” who is to say murder really is prohibited?

In the core of the issue is maintaining social norms. As a fairly conservative country, many Filipinos frown on breaking these. This is especially true of the nature of the prohibition of hair dye, males wearing earrings, and other such unlisted dress code requirements.

However, as stated in a previous article on the issue, times are changing and with it are societal norms: (https://upismc.blogspot.com/2018/09/opinion-school-rules.html?m=1).

Those with a conservative view of what is normal in society understandably will have a difficult time facing this reality; they may never even realize this and insist on following their traditional ways. But this is fine, they are entitled to their own views of society. What is not fine, however, is when they force their views on those who do not share them. As they have their rights, so do those with views opposite theirs.

Until this convoluted issue with the school rules is resolved, students will just have to use their best judgement in what to obey or not. If they choose to visually express themselves in methods some will frown upon, they do it at their own discretion; and so will the teachers who would reprimand them for it. //by Simon Delfinado and Gabe Ulanday

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cedric creer,

Opinion: RA 11203 = Kamatayan ng Pagsasaka

9/29/2019 08:00:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


Credits: Cyñl Tecson

A poor man's job — mga salitang lagi't laging kakabit ng magsasaka. Ang palayan ay lupa na kanilang sinasaka bago pa tumilaok ang mga manok hanggang sa paglubog ng araw. Mula sa kanilang kapanganakan hanggang sa sandali ng kanilang huling hininga, sila ay kayod-kalabaw, ika nga ng nakararami. Ngunit ang bawat patak ng dugo't pawis na kanilang inilaan ay katumbas lamang ng P12.00 sa bawat kilo ng palay na kanilang inaani. Higit na masaklap ang napabalitang maaaring pang bumaba sa P7.00 mula sa P12.00 ang halaga nito dahil sa posibleng epekto ng Republic Act (RA) No. 11203.

Noong Marso 5, 2019 ay sinimulang ipatupad ang RA 11203 o ang Rice Tarrification Law, kung saan nakapaloob ang mga pagsusog o amendment patungkol sa pagpapataw ng taripa. Nakasaad sa batas na ito, ang mga tuntunin sa pagpapataw ng taripa. Isa na rito ang 35% na pataw kung ito ay galing sa mga bansang kabilang sa ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) at 40% mula sa mga bansang hindi kabilang sa ASEAN. Samantala, ang minimum access volume o MAV ay 350,00 tonelada ng bigas. Kung ito ay higit sa MAV at hindi kabilang sa ASEAN ang bansa, papalo ng 180% ang magiging pataw.

Ipinatupad ang batas na ito bilang tugon sa kakulangan ng bigas noong nakaraang taon. Matatandaang iminungkahi ng dating Speaker of the House na si Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo na mag-angkat ng bigas upang matugunan ang tumataas na presyo nito sa merkado.

Dulot ng mga bagong probisyon sa pagpapataw ng taripa, inaasahan ang pagtaas ng bilang ng mga imported na bigas na ibebenta sa publiko sa mas mababang presyo-- na tiyak na magdudulot ng matinding kompetisyon laban sa ating mga lokal na produkto. Upang makasabay sa pagbabagong dulot ng bagong batas, kinakailangang ibaba ng ating mga magsasaka ang presyo ng kanilang mga produkto. Ang dating P12.00 na presyo ng isang kilong palay ay magiging P7.00 na lamang. Isa itong matinding sakripisyong kinakailangang isagawa upang mapanatili ang pagtangkilik ng mga mamimili sa mga lokal na produktong bigas.

Mayroon bang benepisyo?

Hindi maikakailang isang malaking problema simula pa noon ang mataas na presyo ng bigas. Dahil dito, maraming mamamayan ang hindi natutugunan ang kanilang pangunahing pangangailangan para sa pagkain. Ang pagbaba ng presyo ng palay ay isang malaking pakinabang para sa mga mamimili, dahil nagbunga ito ng pagbaba ng presyo ng bigas sa mga pamilihan.

Sino ang makikinabang dito?

Ang lahat ng taripang ipapataw sa ilalim ng batas na RA 11203 ay mapupunta sa pondo ng ating gobyerno. Ang perang malilikom ang magsisilbing pagkukunan ng pondo para sa ating mga magsasaka o kaya’y para sa mga kagamitan na makatutulong sa pagsusulong ng ating ekonomiya. Subalit mababalewala lang ang pagpapatupad nito kung nananatiling suliranin ang korapsyon sa pamahalaan.

Article 8 section 5
The State shall recognize the right of farmers, farmworkers, and landowners, as well as cooperatives, and other independent farmers' organizations to participate in the planning, organization, and management of the program, and shall provide support to agriculture through appropriate technology and research, and adequate financial, production, marketing, and other support services.

Kung ating susuriing mabuti ang nakasulat sa sipi sa itaas, malalaman nating ipinapahayag nito na kinakailangang bigyang-pansin ang karapatan ng ating mga magsasaka, maging ang mga may-ari ng lupa, na makapagbigay ng mga mungkahi patungkol sa mga programa at pangangasiwa ng mga proyekto. Dapat ding bigyang-suporta ng gobyerno ang sektor ng agrikultura ng bansa sa pamamagitan ng pagbabahagi ng angkop na teknolohiya at tulong pinansyal, pagsasagawa ng mga pananaliksik, at marami pang iba.

Subalit tunay nga bang nagagampanan ng gobyerno ang kanilang tungkulin sa mga magsasaka gayong hanggang ngayon ay nasasadlak pa rin sila sa kahirapan?

Sino ba ang nangangailangan? Sino ang siyang marapat na makinabang?

Ang makikinabang dito ay ang mga mamimili dahil ginawa ang batas na ito upang tugunan ang kakulangan ng bigas sa ating bansa. Ito ang naisip na paraan ng gobyerno upang madagdagan ang supply ng bigas sa bansa.

Sila na binansagang may poor man's job, sila na lalo pang liliit ang kinikita sa araw-araw upang masustentuhan ang kanilang mga pangangailangan dahil sa ipinatupad na batas ng ating gobyerno — ang mga magsasakang buong-pusong ginagawa ang kanilang trabaho upang may makain ang mga Pilipino ang dapat makinabang dito.

“Para sa mga magsasaka at mamamayan, ang rice tarrification law ay katumbas ng kamatayan sa mga magsasaka at mamamayang kumakain ng bigas. Kaya po asahan natin dahil manonopolyo nila yung bigas lalo na, lalo nang tataas,” sabi ni Danilo Ramos mula sa Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas sa isang panayam ni Mariz Umali sa programang Brigada.

Agrikultura ang isa sa mga pangunahing sektor ng ekonomiya sa bansa. Matagal nang kinikilala ang Pilipinas pagdating sa agrikultura dahil ito ang pangunahing pinagkukunan ng kabuhayan sa bansa. Pero sa kasalukuyan, kailangan na itong bantayan dahil sa patuloy na paghina ng agrikultura sa bansa. Mas madalas at mas maraming produktong agrikultural na ang inaangkat natin kaysa ini-export. Mahalagang maibalik sa dati nitong kalagayan ang agrikultura sa bansa dahil ito ang pangunahing kabuhayan ng maraming Pilipino at naging parte na rin ito ng ating kultura. Ito rin ang sektor na bumubuhay at nagpapakain sa milyun-milyong Pilipino sa bansa.

Subalit kung titingnan ang kasalukuyang kalagayan ng ating mga magsasaka, sino pa ba ang maghahangad na sumunod sa yapak nila? May tao pa kayang gugustuhing maging magsasaka sa lipunang ito gayong mababa lang ang tingin nito sa kanila? Ito na ba ang magiging ugat sa tuluyang pagkalimot at pagkawasak ng kulturang nagmula pa sa ating mga ninuno?

Nawa’y maging daan ang mga hinaing ng mga magsasaka upang pag-isipang muli ng ating pamahalaan ang pagpapatupad ng batas na ito lalo na't nagpapahirap lamang ito sa mga magsasaka imbes na makatulong sa kanila. Dapat ay makapag-isip at gumawa ng mga tiyak na kilos ang gobyerno para matugunan ang kakulangan sa bigas nang hindi nadadamay ang kabuhayan ng mga magsasaka.

Halimbawa, dapat tugunan ng gobyerno ang pangangailangan ng mga magsasaka tulad ng mga binhi, pataba, at lupa. Marami pa rin kasing magsasaka ngayon ang walang sariling lupa at nakikisaka lamang sa lupa ng mga panginoong may lupa (PML).

Hindi rin sapat ang pautang ng gobyerno sa mga magsasaka. Ang mas magandang gawin nila ay magbigay ng mga subsidiya para mabawi ng mga magsasaka ang kanilang puhunan. Mas mahihirapan sila kung papautangin lang sila ng gobyerno dahil kailangan pa rin nila itong bayaran kumpara kapag subsidiya ang binigay ng pamahalaan.

Samakatuwid, kung hindi maaaksyunan kaagad ang isyung ito, hindi malabong mamatay ang sektor ng agrikultura sa ating bansa. //nina Eloisa Dufourt, Christine Caparas, at Cedric Creer

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News Feature: Relooking at children’s stories with Mrs. Kristine Canon

9/27/2019 08:30:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments



EXHIBITION. Mrs. Kristine Canon, together with the other participants of the seminar, showcases some of her most famous children stories. Photo credits: James Tolosa

A childlike mind is needed for writing children's stories.

Bearing that thought in mind, Mrs. Kristine Canon shared her experiences as an author of children’s stories in a seminar held in Room 205B of the UP Diliman College of Education (UP CoE) last September 19.

The symposium is in line with the UP CoE’s series of seminars entitled Weavers of Magic, with the theme Para Mamulat, Bumuklat ng Aklat. Here, Mrs. Canon discussed the need to cultivate a love for reading in children.

Passion for writing discovered through children
Mrs. Canon first narrated how she got into writing. When she was a kid, she would watch television and play outside. That routine would continue until she found hidden children’s books inside her school library one day. Eventually, reading short stories after classes became her pastime.

As she grew up, she was able to nurture a love for reading. When she became a parent, she heard more stories of young people. She talked to her sons, daughters, and relatives more frequently. Admiring the ideas conveyed by children she listened to, she was motivated to be like the authors of the books she devoured during her youth.

Successful life as a writer of children’s books
After Mrs. Canon graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Reading Education from the UP CoE, she started her career as an author. Her first short story Bakit Matagal ang Sundo Ko? was released in 2001.

In this book, a girl was initially anxious about the late arrival of her mother. Instead of fretting, she patiently waited by preoccupying herself with fanciful thoughts. This short story won the Grand Prize for both PBBY-Salanga Writer and Illustrator a few months after its publication.

As Mrs. Canon bagged those two awards, she continued releasing short stories. She partnered with local book companies such as Adarna House, Anvil Publishing, and Vibal Publishing. To date, she has written eight children’s books such as Naaay! Taay! which instills independent decision-making skills and Pahingi Po which teaches readers table manners and wise food-eating.

However, Mrs. Canon did not restrict the themes of her books to traditional topics only. In fact, she explored new topics such as machines in Sakay Na!, where characters expressed their fascination of cars, jeepneys, and other transportation vehicles. She also tried to discuss how medicines work in Asa at Agha, where young doctors worked together to cure diseases.

According to her, “Some of [my] books have been converted to “big” books already… they are taught in public schools today, particularly to enhance the bilingualism of Filipinos.”

Not just an author of children’s stories
Mrs. Canon does not only write short stories. She once collaborated with selected elementary students in Mga Tanod in Kalinaw, a play about the merging of four different worlds. She also experimented on spoken poetry in Laro Tayo? dedicated to her youngest son who is “often left inside the house”.

Mrs. Canon is currently a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Management of the De La Salle University (DLSU). She is also a director of the Creative Learning Paths School, a K-12 educational institution that “advocates for progressive education of children”.

Child-friendly approach to children’s stories
Mrs. Canon emphasized the importance of interaction with young people in plot development and characterization of stories. According to her, storytelling enhances their imagination and love for literature. In addition, listening to what children want is “helpful” in writing stories that are for that age group itself.

She added that authors need to be “fluid” in story writing. This is because if they settle on particular themes, they will not realize the variety of topics literature has. Furthermore, having an open mind encourages inclusion of intended audience groups. This is “needed” in the current society, where “people have become more accepting of the differences of others”.

As Mrs. Canon concluded the seminar, she advised, “If you want inspiration with writing, you need to engage with children.” //by James Tolosa

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angel dizon,

Sports: UP Junior Tankers dominate Batang Pinoy 2019

9/27/2019 08:20:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


Blanch (left) and Tom (right) posing after the Batang Pinoy National Championships. Photo Credit: Janelle Blanch

Three UPISVST athletes bagged medals and broke records in the Batang Pinoy National Championships 2019 held last August 26-28 at the Ramon V. Mitra Sports Complex, Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

Aubrey Tom of 7-Jupiter dominated the competition by swimming to record finishes in the 200m Individual Medley, 100m Freestyle, and 50m Freestyle. Tom smashed previously held records in these events with a time of 2:32.30, 1:03.57, and 28.93, respectively.

Tom also bagged the gold in all of her events including the 50m Butterfly and 50m Backstroke. Despite arriving the night before the competition, and not being able to train and try out the pool, she maximized the warm-up on the first day to help her perform well.

Fellow freshman Janelle Blanch of 7-Mars took home a silver medal in the 200m Backstroke and a bronze medal in the 50m Backstroke. Despite the heavy feeling of the water in the pool and the hot weather, Blanch chose to just focus on her swims and do her best.

Sophomore Juaqui Arenas of 8-Dragonfly won a bronze medal in the 200m Butterfly. According to him, during his first event, he got overwhelmed by how fast his competitors were and how different the competition is from Luzon. But, he managed to overcome this by focusing on the little things such as his dive, underwaters, turns, and strokes to be able to perform well.

Despite the heavy feeling, harsh weather, and intimidation by other swimmers, the Junior Tankers battled on and did their best to perform well in their events. //by Ria Amano and Angel Dizon

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gabe ulanday,

Alaala ng Batas Militar, binuhay sa UP Day of Remembrance

9/27/2019 08:10:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments




PAGLABAN. Nagtipon-tipon ang iba’t-ibang mga grupo at organisasyon para sa programa. Photo Credit: Gabe Ulanday

Isang araw bago ang anibersaryo ng proklamasyon ng batas militar, nagsagawa ng kilos protesta ang iba't ibang grupo sa tapat ng UP Palma Hall noong Setyembre 20, 2019.

Ang kilos protesta ay bahagi ng Araw ng Paggunita sa unibersidad na unang sinimulan noong nakaraang taon. Kabilang sa paggunita ang pagkakaroon ng mga seminar at diskusyon ukol sa batas militar noong panahon ni dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos. Ito rin ay suportado ng UP Board of Regents (BoR) na kabilang ang Pangulo at Tsanselor ng UP. Suportado din ito ng iba't ibang mga konseho ng mga estudyante sa unibersidad.

Sa pagkilos, tinutulan ng mga grupo ang mistulang “de facto martial law” na nangyayari sa bansa ngayon, kabilang dito ang patuloy na pagdami ng kaso ng paglabag sa karapatang-pantao, pagpatay sa mga tagapagtaguyod ng mga karapatang pantao, at ang patuloy na pagpapatupad ng batas militar sa Mindanao. Bukod dito, kanila ring kinondena ang posibleng pagbalik ng sapilitang pagsali sa Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at ang “militarisasyon” sa mga kampus at paaralan.

Pagkatapos ng programa ay tumungo ang mga miyembro ng kilos protesta sa Luneta sa Maynila upang magtipon para sa United People’s Action, isang malawakang protesta na nilahukan din ng ibang mga unibersidad at paaralan.

Idinaos din ang ilang pagkilos sa iba’t-ibang campus ng UP sa bansa. //nina Kiel Dionisio at Gabe Ulanday

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angelia albao,

Mga kagila-gilalas na nilalang, nabuhay sa Rampang Pinoy ng 3-6

9/27/2019 08:00:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments



Napuno ng tuwa, tawa, at hiwaga ang Bulwagan nang ganapin ang Rampang Pinoy 3-6 2019 noong Huwebes, Setyembre 12.

Gumanap bilang mga Pinoy superhero at supervillain ang mga napiling pares sa Grado 3 at 4. Nagpakilala bilang mga mahiwagang nilalang mula sa katutubong paniniwala ang mga mag-aaral ng Grado 5, at ang Grado 6 naman ay gumanap bilang mga kagila-gilalas na nilalang na may impluwensiyang Espanyol.

Nilalayon ng Rampa sa taong ito na makilala ng mga mag-aaral ang mahahalagang karakter sa panitikan at kultura ng bansa at malinang ang kanilang pagkamalikhain sa mga kostyum at presentasyon na ipapakita.

Ang mga naging hurado ay sina Prop. Sharon Rose Aguila, Prop. Crizel Sicat-De Laza, at Prop. Maria Lourdes Vargas. Ang pagpili ng nagwagi ay nakabase sa pagkamalikhain ng kasuotan at itsura, husay sa pagrampa at pagganap sa karakter na itinanghal, deskripsyon ng karakter, at dating sa mga manonood.

Nagwagi bilang Superhero ng Taon sina Ralph Jacob M. Mantaring at Caith Annika P. Angkay ng 3-Dagat, bilang sina Pagaspas at Lawiswis. Sa Grado 4 naman, ang nanalo ay sina King Terence Baluyot at Emmanuel Rufus Silleza, bilang sila Captain Barbel at Nero, ng 4-Sigarilyas.

Sa Grado 5, nag-uwi ng titulong Kagila-gilalas na Nilalang ng Taon sina Jayna Dane Maningas at Vincent Nicholas Gepitan ng 5-Banahaw bilang sina Lalahon at Ogassi. Sina Juan Uno Louello Macadaan at Amano Domini Bayoneta ng 6-Brilyante ay nagwagi rin bilang Tiyanak at Wakwak.

Ngayong taon, nagpakita rin ng pagkamalikhain at galing sa pagrampa ang mga kinatawan ng bawat departamento, pati na rin ang ilang staff. //nina Angie Albao at Pam Marquez


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MC2020,

Into the Abyss

9/23/2019 08:30:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments




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Feature: How to Speak to Your Parents about Your Mental Health

9/20/2019 08:30:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments




Talking about your mental health is always nerve-wracking, but it is especially difficult to talk with your parents about it. Studies show that 1 out of 7 children and teens have a treatable mental illness (University of Michigan, 2019), and almost 3.3 million people in the Philippines have depression, especially among the youth (Global Burden of Disease, 2015). It is highly recommended to get treatment if you are experiencing bouts of mental illness symptoms, so here are tips for taking the first step to getting help by opening a dialogue with your parents.

1. Choosing the Time to Talk
To make sure you have their full attention, plan ahead to a time where nothing much is going on. Instead of right after getting home from work, plan the talk on, say, a Sunday afternoon. This way they are more likely to take it seriously. It is also better that the discussion is not out of the blue and sudden, so that you can expect the reactions to be better.

If you are afraid that your parents have enough to worry about, remember that every family goes through stressful situations. However, your well-being is just as important and needs attention. If you’re worried about stressing out your parents, pick a time when things are calm and explain to them what you’re going through and what kind of help you need.

2. Figuring Out What to Say
If you are unsure of how to express what you’re feeling or what you’re comfortable enough to share while also trying to get them to understand, try writing out a script or bullet points to map out what you’re going to say.

It might be easier to try to ease into the conversation by asking your parents about their experiences. It is a great starter, and can put them in the right mind-set for the talk.

You can also write a letter or just send them a message them if you are too afraid of a face-to-face conversation. This relieves the pressure of an immediate response and it opens a future dialogue where you can discuss the finer details of getting help properly.

Overall, explain what your thoughts and experiences are, what you’re having trouble with, and how it’s affecting you. There are big risk factors in having an untreated mental illness, such as social disconnection, unhealthy lifestyles, and issues and problems stretching into adulthood. If you are experiencing mental barriers that are hindering you from living your life properly, the earlier you seek help the better.

3. Know What to Expect
It is harsh, but you have to expect negative reactions from parents.

More often than not, when parents react with anger or dismissal, it is about fear. They might not know how to react or have learned incorrect stigmas about getting help for mental health. If a parent reacts with sadness, they might be sad that you are suffering, but it does not mean they are upset with you. This reaction is more likely to the fact that they care about you, and many parents often wonder if there was something they could have done differently to prevent you from feeling any discomfort or sadness.

Thinking through and explaining your fears about their possibly negative reactions may help them to respond in a way that is more helpful. It is important for them to understand that you need help, and it is having an impact in your life that you cannot function properly.

4. Helping Your Parents Help You
Above all, do your research first. Give them information with what you are going through to make them better understand. Print out lists of symptoms that match with what you’re feeling and tell them how it’s been impacting your personal life. For example, if you’re experiencing symptoms of anxiety, it helps to tell them that it makes it difficult for you to make connections with people and enjoy life. If you’re experiencing symptoms of depression, it’s hindering your ability to properly function in school and in life in general.

If finances are an issue within your family, research about local medical centers that provide free consultations. Examples include:

• Philippine General Hospital’s Psychiatry and Behavioural Medicine Department in Ermita, Manila offers free psychiatric consultations that are available for 24 hours.

• Ateneo de Manila University offers counselling in the Center for Family Ministries (CEFAM) in the Spiritual-Pastoral Center. It is mainly family and couple counselling, but they also provide free psychiatric consultations using a psycho-spiritual approach. The university also has the Bulatao Center that offers counselling services for children and adolescents. Both centers require appointments.

• UST Graduate School’s Psychotrauma Clinic in Sampaloc, Manila offers free psychological services that is open to everyone and includes assessment, evaluation and individual psychotherapy. Walk-ins are available.

You can also go to your guidance counsellor to seek more budget friendly or more accessible medical centers and psychiatrists, and request for discounts in formal letters.

5. Consider Other Options
If it is unlikely that your parents would provide you the means to get professional help, you may have to reach out to other options. Trusted adults like aunts/uncles, teachers, or guidance counsellors can help create a plan to talk to your parents in getting professional help. Reaching out to trusted adults is also recommended if one or both of your parents contribute to your need to seek help.

You can also lean on friends, online communities, and counselling hotlines to relieve stress and pain of not being treated. However, that is not to say that they are replacements for professional help as they are only means of outside resources that can guide you to the help you need.

Take advantage of resources available to you if you need them. Some helpful ones to be aware of are:

• In Touch Community Services Crisis Line is a free and confidential helpline support with professionally trained responders. They deal with issues like depression and suicide prevention, grief and loss, sexual assault, and substance abuse.

Landline: 893 7603
Mobile: 0917 800 1123 and 0922 893 8944

• Van Gogh is Bipolar is a café in Maginhawa Street, Sikatuna Village that offers free counselling and therapy sessions. They’re open everyday except Tuesdays, from 12PM to 3PM, and then 6PM onwards.

• 7 Cups is a free anonymous online text chat service with trained listeners and online therapists.

• There are community-based apps like Vent and Paralign where you can journal and express what you are feeling and connect with people who might be going through something similar.

Getting professional help can make a huge difference, whether it is to diagnose what’s happening to your mental stability or to ask for support and advice to deal with issues in your life. It is normal to feel unsure or scared or even ashamed in seeking help, but it is always okay. It’s important to remember that you are not alone, and that you deserve support.

A list of references to make this article:
Scout Magazine. (2019). Here’s a handy guide on mental health resources.  Retrieved from https://www.scoutmag.ph/lifestyle/mental-health-resources-updated-scout-20190701

Mostafa, B. (2019). Half of U.S. children with mental health disorders are not treated. University of Michigan Health Lab. Retrieved from https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/half-of-us-children-mental-health-disorders-are-not-treated

Tapnio, K. (2019). You can reach out to these places for free mental health consultations. Retrieved from https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/the-latest-news-features/76652/free-mental-health-consultation-philippines-a2748-20190117

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internship,

Batch 2020 sharpens up work habits in Personality Development Seminar

9/20/2019 08:10:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments




INTRODUCTION. Ms. Lalay Fuster smiles in front as she gives a brief overview of the habits needed for success in work. Photo credits: Mrs. Laarni Cabrales

UPIS Batch 2020 students attended the Personality Development Seminar (PDS) at the Audio Visual Room (AVR) on September 18.

The seminar was hosted by Ms. Lalay Fuster, Information and Communication Officer for the Office of Alumni Affairs at the University of the Asia and the Pacific.

Fuster discussed habits of success such as time management, listening skills, decision-making & reflecting, interpersonal & social skills, empathy, professional lifestyle, and stress management.

The students were taught how to conduct themselves in the workplace. They were also given practical tips for each work habit. Some of them participated in mock interviews and team-building activities to apply the habits they learned.

According to Mrs. Cabrales, “Topics specific to soft skills, work ethics/values were discussed plus some points on stress management for UPCAT were incorporated… activities were to strengthen certain points [from the habits].“

The PSD is the third and final seminar pre-internship requirement for Grade 12 students. //by James Tolosa

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kiel dionisio,

17 mag-aaral mula Grado 12, lumahok sa Type Kita

9/20/2019 08:00:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments




SALAMAT. Pinahayag ng official Facebook Page ng Type Kita ang isang malaking pasasalamat para sa lahat ng nakilahok sa kanilang programa. Photo credit: Type Kita: The UP Blood Drive Official Facebook Page

Nilahukan ng 17 na mag-aaral mula sa Grado 12 ang Type Kita: The UP Blood Drive sa pangunguna ng UP Office of the President, NowheretogobutUP Foundation Inc. at Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC), noong Septyembre 6, 2019, Biyernes sa Palma Hall Lobby.

Ang nasabing blood drive ng PNRC ay unang ginawa noong 2016 at ngayong taon lang muling isinagawa.

Isa sa mga lumahok ay si Lander Suguitan mula sa 12-Kahusayan at payo niya sa mga nais mag-donate ng dugo, "Sleep, drink lots of fluids, and basically follow the steps na pinost ng Red Cross or the organization before magdonate even yung mga after donation na dapat nilang gawin."

Sa naturang blood drive din ay nagkaroon ng isang online raffle kung saan nanalo ng premyo ang tatlong estudyante mula sa 12-Kahusayan. Kabilang dito sina Brett Borja na nabigyan ng UP Merchandise, Shane Quitaleg na nanalo ng Careline Gift Pack, at Archie Malinao na nanalo ng Php 1000 na Robinsons Gift Certificate.

Ayon sa organisasyon, umabot sa 407 na bag ng dugo ang kanilang nakuha, higit sa karaniwang 30-80 na bag na nakokolekta sa mga ibang blood letting drive ng PNRC. //nina Magan Basilio at Ezekiel Dionisio 

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english,

Literary (Submission): Truth, if You Dare

9/14/2019 08:35:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments




This world of infinite information,
Limitless methods of dissemination,
From lead to ink to cables,
Why do we still believe in fables?

Despite this all, we cannot
Determine what is true or not.
Readily giving what you seek,
Yet they deceivingly speak.

Beware the candyman,
His truths as real as the boogeyman.
Though sweet be his tongue,
Only lies and deception are sung.

Sift through the silt and sand,
Find the gems of truth you demand.
The day you let falsehood reign,
The truth may not return again.

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filipino,

Literary (Submission): Araw-araw sa mga eskinita ng Lamina

9/14/2019 08:32:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments




Patuloy ang kapayapaan sa eskinita. Maraming sala-salabat na sampayan sa mga eskinita. Nakasampay dito ang mga basang labahan ng taga-eskinita. Ang bawat patak ng tubig mula dito ay laging nahuhulog sa mga taga-eskinita. Sa ilalim ng mga sampayan, may batang umiiwas sa mga patak ng tubig. Bitbit niya ang mga tinda niyang basahan. Sa bawat tapak niya sa basang sahig tumatalsik ang putik papunta sa kanyang mga binti. Sa mga gilid ng eskinita, may mga tambak ng basurang kinakalkal ng mga pusa at aso. Mga basurang nilagay na lang sa tabi. Sa paglagpas niya sa mga basura, kumaripas ang mga aso at pusa paalis, mga dalawang pusa at isang aso. Paglapit niya sa pintuan ng bahay nila, napansin niyang nakabukas. Ang kakaunting gamit sa bahay ay kung saan-saan binato. Ang ina ng bata ay sinasakal ng guardia sibil. Lumingon ang guardia sibil sa bata.

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english,

Literary (Submission): If Only You Knew

9/14/2019 08:29:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments




If only you knew what I know to be true of the glistening brown in your eyes.
No star could compare to the warmth in your stare— not even a blazing sunrise.
Full of praise was your fatherly gaze, unlike any I’ve seen since then.
If only you knew of the pictures I drew in my mind of us meeting again.
Never did I think I’d say my goodbyes in that white square of pure emptiness.
If only you knew how I long for you to see me in a pristine white dress.
To see you once more is a thought I adore, though I know that the chance isn’t mine.
Years I will wait, ‘til with you, I can paint the first letter of every line.

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clem,

Literary (Submission): Smort

9/14/2019 08:26:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments




The sun slowly sets in the horizon. In a lone rooftop, two figures sit on the edge, side by side.

“The only sure thing
Is the finity of everything.”

“Dude, finity isn’t a word.”

“Oh, well you know what I mean.”

A pause.

“What is infinity?”

“Never-ending, I guess.”

“Does that exist?”

“Mm, not sure.”

“What doesn’t end?”

“Us, hopefully.”

An intake of breath is heard.

“Dude..”

“You’re so dumb.”

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