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IN THIS ISSUEng pagiging ninong at ninang ay pagiging mga pangalawang magulang. Nariyan sila upang magpayo at mag-aruga, hindi upang magbigay ng pera. Tama nga sila. Ito rin ang ipapamana

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The official publication of DLSU AlumniAssociation, DLSU-D Chapter, Inc. No article from thispublication may be reproduced without the writtenpermission obtained from the Editorial Board and Staff.Verdeng Verde has its office located at the ground floor ofthe Severino de las Alas Hall, DLSU-D, Tel. No. (046) 416-4531 loc. 3036. Contributors may send their articles [email protected]. Editors have the right to edit thearticles for publication.

DLSAA DLSU-D Chapter, Inc.Board of Trustees 2004-2006

EXECUTIVE OFFICERSDr. Alvin D. Crudo, PresidentMr. Nathaniel S. Golla, Vice PresidentMs. Joy S. Parohinog, SecretaryMr. Deodoro E. Abiog II, TreasurerMr. Joseph J. Dinglasan, AuditorMr. Rommel G. Sanchez, Ex-officioDr. Olivia M. Legaspi, Board MemberDr. Jonathan E. Gatchalian, Board MemberMr. Neil M. Villanueva, Board MemberDr. Nieves G. Servida, Board MemberMr. Peter Joseph L. Fauni, Board Member

COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVESMr. Wilson R. Jacinto, GSEASMs. Rosalinda C. Legaspi, GSBDr. Bernadette R. Daplas, CNMMr. Adriano M. Herrera, CRTMs. Rowena D. Mercado, CSAMr. Joel D. Espedido, COEMs. Alrien F. Dausan, CLEMs. Annaliza B. Cavite, CETMr. Joel G. Refuerzo, CLADr. Rosello D. Rudas, COSMr. Gerardo C. Sergio III, CBAMr. Jose D. Restrivera, CBAMs. Wiziel B. Filipino, CIH

Verdeng VerdeE D I T O R I A L B O A R D

Nathaniel S. Golla, Editor in ChiefSernan S.A. Donacao, Managing EditorMa. Marissa I. Golla, Copydesk EditorWalter Castillo, Copydesk Editor

WritersVictor Immanuel CuartoRio RamosEthel ProtomartirRandy CalderonMarthy AngueMJ Morales

PoetAllan Rosarda

StaffAllan PacificoBeth BorjalMJ Morales

Layout ArtistJay Allan Francisco

IN THIS ISSUEopinion________________________Noche Buena... 3Unleashed: Persistence of Memory... 4Leaving Lasalle... 5Ako, Lagi na lang Ako... 6Journey... 23

features _______________________Greening the Roots... 7Alumni Tulungan Center... 8The Man of the Hour... 10

news__________________________B.O.T. Election... 11CSOAA initiates MLM program... 11Association to Honor Outstanding Alumni... 12

miscellaneous __________________Alumni Benefits...DLSAA DLSU-D Committees... 14Available Yearbooks... 15Financial Statement & Program and Activities... 24ATC Volunteer Form... 25Alumni Awards Form 2005... 26

literary_________________________Mga bunga ng di mapakaling diwa... 27Panitikan ng rebolusyong 1896... 28

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OPINION

NATHANIEL S. GOLLAadvocatus angelus

“If you woke up this morning withmore health than illness,you aremore blessed than the million whowon’t survive the week.

If you have never experienced thedanger of battle, the loneliness ofimprisonment, the agony of tortureor the pangs of starvation, you areahead of 20 million people aroundthe world.

If you attend a church meetingwithout fear of harassment, arrest,torture, or death, you are moreblessed than almost three billionpeople in the world.

If you have food in your refrigerator,clothes on your back, a roof overyour head and a place to sleep, youare richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank, inyour wallet, and spare change in adish someplace, you are among thetop 8% of the world’s wealthy.

If your parents are still married andalive, you are very rare.

If you hold up your head with asmile on your face and are trulythankful, you are blessed becausethe majority can, but most do not.

If you can read this message, youare more blessed than over twobillion people in the world thatcannot read anything at all.

You are so blessed in ways youmay never even know.”

Kung meron mang isangpagdiriwang sa buong taon na talaganamang pinakahihintay ng lahat, ito nasiguro ang Kapaskuhan. Naalala ko noongaraw kahit hindi kami gaanongnakakariwasa sa buhay nakukuha pa ngmga magulang ko na maghanda ngkaunti.Tuwang tuwa ako kapag tumutulongako sa aking ama kapag kami’y nag iihaw(Limitado ang aking partisipasyon sapagpapaypay ng iniihaw).Bagaman hindiako gaanong mahilig sa mga tradisyunal nalitson, menudo, at mechado ikinaliligaya kona rin kapag nakikita kong sarap na sarapang mga panauhin sa niluto ng aking ina.Iniisip ko lagi na sana pag Pasko pwedengmaghanda ng sinampalukang ayungin, daingna bangus, at ensaladang mangga.Lalongmasarap ang tsibugan kung may kasabayna kamatis at sibuyas. Ito ang pagkain parasa akin. Imbes na tsokolate angpanghimagas mas tipo ko ang bibingka sakanto. Ewan ko ba, siguro ganun lang talagaakong pinalaki ng magulang ko: sanay sasimpleng buhay, basta masaya atmagkakasama. Syempre, kapag Paskonariyan din ang bigayan ng regalo at pera.Sa mga may maraming ninong at ninang,ito’y nangangahulugan ng malakingkoleksyon. Idagdag pa ang gabi gabing kitamula sa karoling. Hindi ko ito nagawasapagkat mahigpit ang tagubilin ng

Noche Buena:Sinampalukang Ayungin,Daing na Bangus, atEnsaladang Mangga

magulang ko na ang tunay na kahuluganng pagiging ninong at ninang ay pagigingmga pangalawang magulang. Nariyan silaupang magpayo at mag-aruga, hindi upangmagbigay ng pera. Tama nga sila. Ito rinang ipapamana ko sa aking mga anak.Masaya ang Pasko. Pati nga datingmagkakaaway ay nagkakasundo sapagsapit ng Pasko. Doon nga sa amin botelang ng gin ang katapat ng Pasko.Masayang masaya ang Pasko! Lubos nga tayong pinagpala, subalit,paano naman ang higit na nakakaramingwala man lang maisubo sa araw araw?Paano mo sasabihin sa kanila na masarapmag-noche buena?Paano naman ang mgawalang masilungan?Paano momaipapaliwanag ang kahulugan ngbelen?Paano naman ang mga bata na ulilasa mga magulang? Paano mo ikakatwiranna masaya ang Pasko kapiling ang mgaestranghero? Paano ang mga maysakit?Paano mo sasabihing sana araw-raway maging Pasko?Paano magigingmaligaya ang Pasko para sa kanila? Hindiko nilalayon na maging malungkot angPasko para sa mga mambabasa ko. Hindiko rin hinihingi na kaawaan ang mganabanggit ko. Nag-iisip lang ako na sanamaalala natin sila, na sana mabigyan natinsila ng panahon. Hindi lang basta tira-tirasa hapag kainan kundi pagkalinga atpagmamahal.Walang henyo dito sa mundoang makakapagpaliwanag kung bakit maypaghihirap at pagdurusa sa mundo.Maraming mga nagtangkangmagpaliwanag pero hindi ako sumasang-ayon. Lalo na kung ang nagpapaliwanagay isang aral sa teyorya at doktrina na hindiman lang nakaranas ng pighati. Subalit,naniniwala ako na ang lahat ay may dahilan.Yumayakap ako sa panukala ni Philip

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OPINION

MARTHY ANGUEOMNISKRIBA

It is, for better or for worse, man’s lotto forget.

Seconds fade within hours… days areforgotten within months… entire years,even…

So it is with life – most of it will, at onepoint in time or another, will seem to havenever happened. Perhaps it could besaid that a one’s age should not bemeasured according to how many yearsone has lived through but, rather, howmuch of life one can remember. Afterall, a year lost to memory hardly countsas being part of one’s life.

Perhaps it could also be said that theself is but a quilt of memories. Tear apatch off and we tear a part of ourselves.What we are, in many, many ways, arebasically who we remember ourselvesto be.

I am not so much of a charlatan to saythat I remember much of the twenty oddyears I supposedly lived throughbetween this writing and my birth. Iwouldn’t even go so far as to say that I

c a nr e m e m b e rwhat I ate forlunch lastT u e s d a y .Then again,there aret h o s em e m o r i e sthat endurethe ravagesof time –some like ac h e r i s h e dmomento andsome like a

Unleashed:Persistence of Memory

parasitic leech sucking precious lifebloodfrom a gaping wound in the flesh. Eitherway, they endure because they are somuch a part of me that loosing them willbe tantamount to some sort ofpsychological identity suicide.

As anybody who has had the pleasure(masochistic or otherwise) of gracing thehollowed halls of De La Salle UniversityDasmariñas could profess, University lifeis in no great shortage of memories.Between its fair share of deep-seatedpsychological scars and triumphanteuphoria, it should come to no surprise thatglimpses of the University be the last lapsesof memory before total senility sets in.

Without uncertain terms nor motives tocurry anybody’s favor do I say that myCollege life (all four years of it) was thehappiest span of time I’ve had the chanceto be tortured under. True enough, therewere times when I would rather sealmyself in a corrugated cardboard boxand mail myself to Dubai but, in hindsight,I couldn’t imagine myself being anywhereelse. Cliché as it might sound, it’s reallyinevitable for someone to fully appreciatesomething after its gone.

Then again, some may even have thechance to avoid losing everything, if notanything at all. For all the wideness ofthis enormous Earth of ours, there aresome of us who chose to stay behind.Some of us, so it goes, were meant toremember.

While our motto has been changed from“Excellence built on Tradition” tosomething a bit longer and less catchy,the words should nonetheless ring truefor all of us. While progress dependsstrictly on new ideas and innovations, it

is tradition that keeps the structure fromcollapsing on itself.

It hasn’t been too long since I graduated.Not right now when I’m writing this, atleast. A few months ago, I was stillscouring the campus down to bring mygrades up to passing levels. A few monthslater and I find myself working here.College life is still as fresh as freshly-picked tomatoes in the tomato patch ofmy head. Heraldo Filipino, my belovedspouse of all four years of my stay as astudent, continues to welcome me daily

during lunch, snacks and severalscattered minutes between eight in themorning and the wee hours after five inthe afternoon. I would say that nothingmuch has changed if not for all thebuildings and facilities that seemed tohave popped up during the summer.

I would love to say that things haven’tchanged much.

I really would.But they have.

Perhaps it could be saidthat a one’s age shouldnot be measuredaccording to how manyyears one has livedthrough but, rather, howmuch of life one canremember.

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RANDEE CALDERONfather president

OPINION

I wasn’t able to write as often as Icould have recently. Perhaps there wasjust too much workload at the office, orthings were too hectic at my graduatestudies. But either way, I was able towrite just a few thoughts on my mind thepast few days, yet I wasn’t able to jotthem down on paper.

But I have been thinking deeply about alot of things lately. I have just made animportant decision in my life about a monthago. After telling a few of my friends aboutthis choice, it was not surprising that Ireceived tons of mixed reactions.

Some people say it would definitely be goodfor me to venture into parts unknown andtry out new stuff. It was about time I madea career move, as part of my undying

Leaving La Salleprinciple to always try out new things andrediscover myself along the process.

Some people, on the other hand, kept oninsisting that I stay with my currentprofession, and leaving my alma materwould not be a good choice for me atthis moment. There could have been somany things I could have done for theschool, and in the process I could still havedeveloped myself, like what I havealways done in the past.

But then again, the world changes, andthere is no doubt that our goals changeas well. Every moment of our lives arebased upon the results of the decisionswe make. Indeed, even if there are thingsthat are far beyond our control, we cannever deny that life is a choice. And asstrong as it may sound, a lot of peoplelive and die by the choices they make,myself included.

This decision has made me thought aboutthe countless people leaving our countryfor greener pastures abroad. I myself ama witness to this being a person who haslived more years abroad than here.Definitely you can not help but compareabout the current state we are in and thekind of living other people have in othercountries. Most of my relatives arealready (or have already) left forAmerica, thinking that perhaps theywould eventually find the pot of goldburied underneath the gruelingdiscrimination, endless battles for simplejobs, and paying long overdue apartmentrents abroad. A lot of my close friendshave eventually turned into studyingnursing and care giving claiming that itwould be the best job they could get and

they would be earning tons of money ina month which they would never earnin a lifetime here in this country.

A lot of people have already asked meif I would want to leave this forsakencountry and try out my luck abroad. Butafter living away from “home” for somany years, I just told them that I amnot ready to leave yet. Not yet. Butperhaps, in the future I eventually will.It would either be because I have nochoice or because I’m just too fed upwith the rotten bureaucracy that iseating this country bit by bit.

But there is no doubt that I still love thiscountry, amidst the corruption and redtape it lashes out to its hapless citizens.Even if Congress manages to pass newtax laws, and all the AFP officials turnout to be people who live lives like thatof a General being accused ofcorruption, that the DepEd still approvesthe wrong textbooks, or that the priceof potatoes still cost more than 60Pesos a kilo, I would still love thiscountry.

I am certainly not trying to be a martyrwith these statements, nor am I tryingto rationalize my stay here as of this

Every moment of ourlives are based upon theresults of the decisionswe make.

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OPINION

RIO L. RAMOSaghot

Bago ang lahat, nais ko munangmagbigay ng pagkilala sa

kasalukuyang miyembro ngHeraldo Filipino (HF), ang opisyalna pahayagan ng mga estudyante

ng De La Salle Univeristy –Dasmarinas (DLSU-D). Naging

makulay (at nawa’y makabuluhan)ang nakaraang semestre para sakanila. Samu’t-saring paghamon

at mga pagsubok sa kanilangkakayahan at pasensya ang

inabot ng grupong ito. Bilangdating manunulat ng naturang

pahayagan, isa ako sa mga taongnaapektuhan sa naturang

pangyayari. Ito ay dala marahil saisa ako sa labis na nagpahalaga atnangalaga sa pangalan ng HF. At

kung anumang isyu at mgapangungutya ang ipinupukol ditoay tila isang dagok sa mga taong

nag-iingat at nagbibigayimportansya dito, gaya ko. Higitkailanpaman, ang mahalaga ayang pagpapahayag lamang ng

katotohanan, at tangingkatotohanan lamang. Subalit kungsa pagsulat at pagpapahayag ngkatotohanan ay nakakaligtaanang responsibilidad na maging

pantay o patas, ang pagrespetosa isinusulat at mambabasa, atang paglimot sa kung ano angmakakakabuti para sa lahat,mawawalan ng saysay ang

kagustuhang makapagpahayagng katotohanan. Mahirap ang

pagbalanse ng mga bagay-bagay,subalit ito ang mas mahalaga.Ang responsibilidad ng isangmanunulat ay nakasalalay sa

kaniyang pagiging tapat, balanse,at pagiging objektive, sa lahat ng

bagay… sa lahat ng panahon.

Ako…lagi na lang ako…

Palagi na lang ako…Nakakatuwang panoorin ang

isang komersyal ng sabon ngayon,kung saan binibigyan ng labis napansin ang isang batang lalaki. Sakanyang pagsasalaysay ang batanglalaki ay nagsasalaysay ng kaniyangkaranasan bilang estudyante. Tilamay kaunting pagkayamot sakaniyang mga tinig…”Ako, lagi nalang ako…” sa kanyang pagsambit ngmga katagang yaon, tila nagsasawana siya sa labis na pagbibigaypahalaga sa kaniya ng kanyang guroat klasmeyts…lalong-lalo na sa mgagawain sa kanilang paaralan. Angnaturang kasikatan ay dala ngkaputian ng kaniyang uniporme.Pasalamat kay inay dahil sa paggamitniya ng isang mahusay na sabongpanlaba.

Subalit, sa isang banda angkaranasan ng batang iyon aymaihahambing ko sa karanasan ngisang tunay na voluntir. Kung susuriinng maigi, hindi nalalayo ang iskrip ngbatang lalaki sa tunay na nagaganapsa mga taong tunay na nagtatalagang kanilang mga sarili sa paglilingkod

ng walang bayad.Natatandaan ko panang una akongnagvoluntir. Ito aynang ako ay sumalisa Star Scout sa

aming paaralan. Ditoko unang naranasan

ang konsepto ngvolunterismo. Bagaman,hindi ko ito labis nanaunawaan noon, alam ko

na sa aking mali it nap a m a m a r a a n ,nakapaglingkod ako ngwalang kabayaran bilangstar scout. Malaki angpaghanga ko sa mga

taong nakikibahagi sa mga gawaingnangangailangan ng voluntaryongpagkilos. Ilan dito ay ang mgamiyembrong boy scouts or gir lscouts, ang Philippine National RedCross, Bantay Bata, gayundinnaman ang magigiting na advocatesng iba’t-ibang civi l societyorganizations, tulad ng BAYAN,Rotary Clubs at iba pang people’s atnon-governmental organizations .Maituturing din na mga voluntirs angmga estudyanteng lider o miyembrong iba’t – ibang organisasyon sakanilang paaralan. Nandyanhalimbawa ang Student Council,Student Publication, at Social ActionOffice. Nabigyan ako ngpagkakataon na maging bahagai ngisang voluntaryong organisasyonnang ako’y nag-aaral pa. Bilangvoluntir ng Social Action Office,maaga akong namulat sa mgagawaing nangangailangan ngvoluntaryong pagseserbisyo.

Ano nga ba angvolunterismo? Sa simplengpagpapakahulugan, ito ay maaringsabihin na paglilingkod na walanghinihinging kabayaran o kapalit. Sapag-uugaling pinoy, ito ay maaringmaihalintulad sa konsepto ngbayanihan, na kung saan kusa atbukal sa loob ang pagtulong sa mganangangailangan. Subalit, sa masmalalim na banda ang volunterismoay isang pamamaraan upangtumugon sa mga hamon ngnagbabagong lipunan at ang patuloyna pagpapaunlad ng pamumuhay –ng tinutulungan at ng tumutulong.Sa larangan ng social developmentang volunterismo ay isang efektibongparaan o istratehiya upang lubos namaisakatuparan ang layuning

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FEATURES

Every graduate steps into thereal world. After years of study inthe four walls of the classroom, hewill embark on a journey that wouldlead to several changes, challenges,hallmarks and achievements. Everystep shall take him to his dreams.Every step would be a reason to lookback.

Every Lasallian professional willyearn to come back, to come hometo the very foundation of hislearning. Successful or not, there isalways the urge to come back toone’s alma mater. This is the corepurpose for the project beingprepared by the De La Salle AlumniAssociation (DLSAA) incooperation with the EnvironmentalResource Management Center(ERMAC). The project entitled:“Greening the Roots” is set duringthe Lasallian Week 2005celebration. This is a tree-plantingactivity that will start from Gate 1aiming to cover the entire campus.

The whole day event will be acommunity service and a fundraising activity of the DLSAA and

ERMAC. The event aims to activelyinvolve the alumni members in thetree-planting project. This will alsoassist ERMAC in raising funds forits future activities. At the sametime, the event shall also raise astarting fund for the AlumniTulungan Center.

The Association will send lettersto 50 identified alumni memberswho are willing to sponsor plantinga tree for a minimum amount of Php1,000.The tree will be named afterthe sponsor and it will be reflectedon a tree plate together with thetree’s scientific name and the dateof planting. This project will furtherenhance the environmental aspectof the campus. It will also serve asa gauge for future joint projects notlimited to tree-planting activity. Itwill provide the alumni membersthe opportunity to come back andactively serve the Lasalliancommunity or participate in variousprojects of the institution, as well.And finally, the project will draw onthe sense of community buildingbetween the alumni members andthe Lasallian community.

by MJ Morales

Greening The Roots:

A LEGACY OF A LIFETIME

Message of Joy S. Parohinog,Chair of Committee on Special Projects “Greening the Roots” is a communityservice of the Alumni Association in responseto its contribution to the Lasallian community.We’re giving an opportunity for our alumnimembers to come back and make a differencein our beloved institution. So, through thisproject with ERMAC, it will be achieved.“Greening the Roots” will also serve as anavenue to formally launch the AlumniTulungan Center, which is one of the majorprojects of the association in response to theneeds of our Alumni members. It shall be thekey to providing assistance in any way, likevolunteering. There’s a saying that you willnever realize the joy of coming back home, ifyou have never left your home. So, since ouralumni have left our home, they’re going toshare their blessings now through this project.So in a way, we can help the Lasalliancommunity, our association, and the schoolitself. From the word itself, “roots” stands forthe home, which is the school, and “greening”injects the environmental aspect of the project.It gives the impression that we are making ourhome lusher and it signifies that our concernfor nature is alive and it is thriving. Some mightask why still plant more trees in DLSU-D,where obviously we have lots of it. The thingis: we have to preserve our environment more,because there are a lot of trees in the university,which are deteriorating as we speak. So, asearly as now, we should make ways topreserve the beauty of the school. This issomething that we are proud of, it’s somethingthat we have that other schools do not have,and for that we take responsibility inmaintaining the uniqueness of our school.”

“Greening the Roots” is slated onJanuary 21, 2005. For inquiries, please feelfree to contact the Alumni Office.

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ATCW E B P A G E

…Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because lovecovers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another withoutcomplaining. As each one has received a gift, use it to serve oneanother as good stewards of God’s varied grace.

1 Peter 5:8-11

In an effort to strengthen its commitment to help fellow Lasalliansand other needy individuals, the De La Salle Alumni Association cameup with an alternative community service program aptly coined AlumniTulungan Center.

The program is an alternative approach mainly because it deviatesfrom the traditional dole-outs. The Center shall employ electronic mediasuch as sending information through sms and e-mails. Informationmay range from the simplest to the most complex concerns. Simpleconcerns may come in the forms of reunions, referrals, endorsements,job opportunities, news and updates. Complex matters may beemergency help for medical attention, volunteering in times ofcalamities, counseling, mortuary assistance, and a host of others. TheATC shall serve as the bridge between and among those who needhelp and those who are willing to help.

According to Nathz Golla, project head of ATC, “The AlumniTulungan Center will redefine the essence of community work. In anutshell, ATC best demonstrates the Association’s quest to empoweralumni to play a significant role in community building”.Aside from sending sms and e-mails, traditional method ofcommunication shall also be utilized such as snail mail and landlinetelephone. This is to ensure that a great number of alumni will bereached. To prove its resolve to meet its noble objectives, theAssociation will commission a cellular network for its informationdissemination. The Office has also acquired modern office equipmentto enhance alumni services. The Association is also building andupdating its database to fortify the ATC program.

Those who want to avail the services of ATC are required to fill upthe ATC Form (may be downloaded from the Association’s webpageor may be secured from the Alumni Office) and submit the same to theAlumni Office. The nearest relative may accomplish the form in behalfof the needy individual. Upon approval of the information submitted,ATC shall transmit the information to as many alumni and volunteersas possible through electronic and traditional media. Aside from therandom sending of information, ATC shall also look for sponsors anddonors who are willing to provide in kind and/or in cash. The networkof volunteers and alumni shall ensure that “calls for help” will bepassed on to other responsible members of the community as ATCpreaches the principle of “pass/pay it forward”.

The ATC is not limited to information dissemination, volunteers andalumni may also avail of services like job opportunities, referrals,mortuary assistance, and soon even medical support. The good newsis that ATC is open to all members of the Lasallian community. Theidea is to build a network of Lasallians all to willing to help otherpeople in their own special way. The launching of ATC will be doneduring the homecoming on April 2005, however, the Center is nowoperational. Currently, ATC is accepting volunteers to broaden itsnetwork and scope. Interested parties may visit the Alumni Office atSeverino delas Alas Hall, De La Salle University- Dasmariñas or maysend e-mail to [email protected].

Revolutionizingcommunity work

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Ricky Ocampo: The Man of the Hour

This year’s recipient of themost prestigious award Gawad Alumniis none other than Roderick L. Ocampo.The Gawad Alumni is a double whammyfor Ricky because he was also theawardee of the Most OutstandingAlumnus in the Field of Business in 2003.

Having parents that are verymuch into business, Ricky, even at a veryyoung age was exposed to the importanceof hard work. A Business Managementgraduate of De La Salle University-Dasmariñas, Ricky’s career path showshis belief in the value of experience,hardwork , and entrepreneurship. Hisundergraduate thesis paved the way tothe creation of the First Macro Bank inDasmariñas, Cavite. Presently, with thenine (9) branches in place, Ricky sawthe need to innovate FMB’s savings andloans products in order to remaincompetitive against other commercialbanks. However, more than the profitRicky had other things in mind. Hewanted to promote the value of savingmoney among the youth. With thisintention, he coordinated with the biggesthigh school in the area and started theKiddie Savers Club. Over 3,600 studentsbenefited from the program. He alsoextended assistance to his alma materby way of salary loans to the facultymembers of DLSU-D. Because of his genuine love for thepoor, Ricky never fails to introduceinnovations especially in the area ofmicrofinance. He is an ardent followerof the theory of Professor MuhammadYunus that states, “If the poor areprovided with working capital, they cangenerate positive self employment

without external assistance.” This is theprimary reason he initiated livelihoodprograms which have been givenrecognition by high profile institutionsincluding the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,The Philippine Daily Inquirer, and theMABS-USAID Foundation. Specifically,Ricky spearheaded the Sikap LoanProgram, a microfinance program, thatoffers collateral free loans to womenwho would like to engage in smallbusinesses. Sikap has served7,500families and disbursed 24 million pesos.Still under the leadership of Ricky, theLupang Pangkabuhayan wasconceptualized and implemented. Theproject mainly help clients have a land oftheir own and have their livelihood in theirown backyard. Ricky subdivided a 12hectare farm into 500 sq metersproviding enough room for a small houseand an area tilling or raising theirlivestock.

As an employer, all the employeeswho were interviewed had all good wordsfor Ricky. He was admired for hiscommitment and professionalism. Butabove all, people love Ricky for his heartfor the less privileged. His programs arenot just profit-oriented but Christian andLasallian. As a family man, it would bean understatement to say that he is agood provider. He is basically yourordinary son and husband with not soordinary drive to succeed. The man isdriven by the inner longing to help and tohelp.

Ladies and gentlemen, the man of thehour: Roderick L. Ocampo, the GawadAlumni 2004 Awardee.

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Ricky Ocampo

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Ten board of trustees were elected at largeduring the annual alumni homecoming heldon April 24, at the Museum Complex. Thenew BOT received a fresh mandate to leadthe association for another two years. After the election, the BOT elected amongthemselves, in a parliamentary procedure, Dr.Alvin Crudo as president. Dr. Crudo who wasunopposed is the former college representativeof the College of Radiologic Technology andthe incumbent dean of the College of MedicalRadiation Technology at the De La SalleUniversity-Health Sciences Campus. Dr. Crudogained the support of majority of the attendeesof the homecoming as he emerged on top ofthe ten elected board of trustees. No less than the Executive Vice PresidentDr. Estrellita Gruenberg sworn to office thenew officers during a dinner at the PalikpikSeafoods Restaurant. Dr. Gruenbergmentioned the thrusts of her administrationin partnership with the different sectorsparticularly the alumni. The Associationpledged its support to the vision of the new

EVP for the institution . As a proof of theirdedication and commitment, the Associationvowed to provide quality service as reflectedon the line up of activities for their two-yearterm. Priority projects include the scholarshipprogram, annual awards, alumni services,fund-raising, community service, informationdissemination, and special projects likeGreening the Roots, Alumni TulunganCenter, Visitation of the Sick, Rosary Crusade,and many others. The other BOT who were elected areNathaniel Golla, vice president; JoyParohinog, corporate secretary; DeodoroAbiog II, treasurer; Joseph Dinglasan,auditor while Dr. Jonathan Gatchalian, Dr.Olive Legaspi, Neil Villanueva, Dr. NievesServida, and Peter Joseph Fauni, shall serveas board members. To complete the roster of BOT, thefollowing shall serve as collegerepresentatives: Gerardo Sergio III and JoseRestrivera, College of BusinessAdministration; Rosello Rudas, College of

Science; Rowena Mercado, College ofSecretarial Administration; Alrien Dausan,College of Law Enforcement; Dr. MariaBernadette Daplas, College of Nursing andMidwifery; Wiziel Filipino, College ofInternational Hospitality; Joel Espedido;College of Education; Annaliza Cavite,College of Technology; Rosalinda Legaspi,Graduate School of Business; WilsonJacinto, Graduate School of Education, Artsand Sciences; Adriano Herrera, College ofRadiologic Technology; and Joel Refuerzo,College of Liberal Arts.

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First Quadrant? Legacy? Igen? Uniload?No, CSOAA is not to join the bandwagon ofMLM (multi level marketing) ventures. TheCSOAA is to implement its own MLMprogram aptly called “Makatulong Lagi saMahihirap “ that will be launched in acommunity outreach on December. As a business platform, MLM is slowlygetting its recognition and popularity in thebusiness world. Almost all sectors of thesociety are jumping into this scheme ofnetworking as method of boosting business.In a nutshell, MLM is mainly characterizedby aggressive marketing, personalizedapproach, and charismatic appeal. The samepractices shall be used by CSOAA toimplement its MLM community outreachprogram except that no “pairing bonus”norpercentage in the gross sales will be given. The idea of the MLM program wasoriginally conceptualized by Walter Castillo,board of trustee, as he said “What if we spreadthe Good News the manner MLM practitionersrecruit members? Perhaps we will earn

CSOAA initiates MLM programmillions…of converts?” Members of CSOAAare from different religious affiliations but inunison in giving glory to God by servingothers. In a board meeting, the associationapproved the proposal to conduct a bolderapproach to community service program. The details of the CSO’s MLM is yet to bepolished however fund-raising efforts will beinitiated to fund the program. The officersare confident that the program will meet itsobjectives primarily because most of the

CSOAA are MLM practitioners who knowto employ tactics to win recruits. This timehowever these MLM professionals willhave a different goal, a noble goal that is. Incidentally, the CSOAA approved theresolution to revise the constitutionspecifically on the composition of the board.As a result, the positions of president, vicepresident, secretary, treasurer, and auditorhave been repealed. Instead, all officersshall be board members and a presidingofficer shall be assigned. This is to instillan atmosphere of family relations ratherthan the formality of an organizationstructure. Present during the last meeting werePeter Joseph Fauni, Walter Castillo, MelanieTorres, Maribeth Ihap, Nathz Golla, andDheng Remulla. Interested parties to joinCSOAA activities may contact any officeror may leave a message at the AlumniAssociation Office located at the GroundFloor of Severino delas Alas Hall, DLSU-Dasmariñas.

Crudo new president

NEWS

Dr. Gruenberg leads the oath-taking of thenewly elected B.O.T.

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The De La Salle Alumni Association DLSU-DChapter, Inc. will recognize outstanding alumni who havebrought honor and distinction to the Association and theLasallian community through excellence in their chosenfield during the Alumni Awards 2005.

The Alumni Awards 2005 will be held during the annualhomecoming. The criteria for the awards are professionalachievement, significant contribution to the Lasalliancommunity, inter-personal relationship, and involvementof the candidate in the promotion of Lasallian values.Fields that are included in the awards are public service,science, arts, sports, business, and education.

Candidates will be screened using the criteria andthrough background investigation. When qualified, afterthe initial screening , the search committee may invite thecandidate for a panel interview. The final decision restupon the Board of Trustees who shall confirm the awards.Previous awardees were Roderick Ocampo, recipientof Most Outstanding Alumnus in the Field of Businessand later on the highest distinction Gawad Alumni, andAdoracion delos Santos and Romana Sorilla, recipientsof Most Outstanding Alumna in the field of Education.

As scheduled the deadline of submission of nominationis on February 12, 2005. All members of the Associationas defined by its constitution and by-laws are qualified tobe nominated. Nominations may come from all sectorsof the society may it be from individuals or groups.

Service awards shall also be given to previous officersof the Board of Trustees who have unselfishly allottedtime and efforts for the promotion of the goals of theAssociation. Volunteers of Alumni Tulungan Center andwriters and staff of Verdeng Verde shall also be awardedcertificates of recognition.

This year’s search committee is headed by the vicepresident of the Association Nathaniel Golla. The othermembers of the committee are Adriano Herrera, facultyof Medical Radiation Technology of DLSU HealthSciences Campus, Gerardo Sergio III, a faculty andcoordinator of the Reserved Officer Training Corps(ROTC) of DLSU-D, and Dr. Bernadette Daplas,faculty of College of Nursing and Midwifery, PeterJoseph Fauni, a businessman.

EXCELLENCE BUILT ON TRADITION

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Alumni Benefits Your free lifetime membership in De La Salle University’s Alumni AssociationDLSU-D Chapter, Inc. begins on the day of your graduation. This membershipcomes with the benefits listed below.

We hope you take advantage of them!n 10% on food at Kaye and Ryan’s grill located in Tagaytay, Malate and

Mandaluyongn 5% on food items at Royal Parc, Tagaytayn 5% on food items at Viewpark, Tagaytayn 5% on single orders: 10% an bulk orders of 20 and orders of 20 and

above at Chix-on-stixn Inazalle located in front of JP Rizal Hospitaln 30% on lodging facilities at DAP Tagaytayn 5% on food and accommodation on cash basis at Viewpoint Tagaytayn 40% at Days Hotel on room published rates Sundays thru Thursdays

at Tagaytay only; valid every day on other days Hotel properties,Priority Booking

n 7% on Dental Services and Treatment at Dr. Tapawan Dental Cliniclocated at Dasmarinas,Cavite.

n 10% on repair and parts at Isuzu Cavite located in Imusn Privileged rates on Conference room and Alumni Hall rental at the

Alumni Building, DLSU-Dasmariñasn Access to DLSU-Dasmariñas

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Yancey na “God did not give a solution toour problems, He gave us an answer: Jesusthe Christ”. Ito ang nasasaad sa Juan 3:16“Ganito nga kamahal ng Diyos ang mundo!Kaya’t ibinigay nya ang kanyang bugtongna Anak upang hindi na mawala angnaniwala sa kanya; magkaroon nga sya ngbuhay na walang hanggan.” Ito ang atingipinagdiriwang ngayon sa Kapaskuhan.Ang kapanganakan ng Diyos na nagligtassa atin sa kasalanan. Ang Diyos nanaghandog ng kanyang pasakit atpagkamatay at muling pagkabuhay paramakamtam natin ang walang hanggangparaiso. Pero ang totoo mahirap pa riniparamdam sa mga taong nagdurusa angdiwa ng Pasko. Kahit na ano pa angpagsusulatin ko dito hindi ito titiim sa pusong kinauukulan kung walang tunay napagmamalasakit. Ito ang hamon sa mgaLasalyano, ito ang hamon sa bawatKristiyano: paano natin gagawingmakahulugan ang Pasko sa kanilang mgadumaranas ng hirap at sakit.

Maraming dahilan upang magdiwangngayong Kapaskuhan. Kaliwa’t kanan angpagpapala ang natamo natin. Subalit,kagaya ng nasabi na nawa’y makibahagitayo sa paghahasik ng pagamamahalngayong Pasko. Maraming pamamaraan,alam natin yon mga kapatid. Huwag sanangmaging hadlang ang itinataguyod ngkomersyalismo at kapitalismo sa ating mgamabubuting pakay. Hindi mahalaga angpera at regalo (Pero ‘wag nyo namankalimutan ang inyong mga inaanak). Hindimahalaga ang litson, menudo, at mechado.Ang mahalaga, puntahan nyo na silangkapos-palad at mag-ukol ng pagmamahalat panahon. Hindi ito utos kundi isang paki-usap. Ito ang unang hakbang at ang mgasusunod kayo lang ang maaaring tumahak.Sa iba, alam kong pangkaraniwan lang angmagbahagi ng sarili hindi lamang kungPasko kundi sa bawat oras. Kaya namansumasaludo ako sa inyo.Sa mga tulad nilaGerry at Ferdie (mga caballero sa 8451 ),mga tunay na maginoo ng orden,

nagpupugay ako! Silang mga naglilingkodsa kapwa para sa kadakilaanng Dyos na Lumikha.Gloria in excelsisDeo!

Sa inyong lahat, maligaya atmapagpalang Pasko! Opaano, tabla tabla muna,susubo muna ako ngsinampalukang ayungin,daing na bangus, atensaladang mangga!

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COMMITTEES 2004-2006

D E L A S A L L E A L U M N I A S S O C I A T I O N

AWARDS & RECOGNITION MR. NATHANIEL GOLLA (CHAIR)MR. ADRIANO HERRERAMR. PETER JOSEPH FAUNIMR. GERARDO SERGIO IIIDR. BERNADETTE DAPLAS

WAYS & MEANS MR. WILSON JACINTO (CHAIR)DR. ROSELLO RUDASMS. ROSALINDA LEGASPI

SCHOLARSHIP DR. OLIVE LEGASPI (CHAIR)MS. ALRIEN DAUSANMR. JOSEPH DINGLASAN

HOMECOMING MR. JOEL REFUERZO (CHAIR)MR. JOEL ESPEDIDODR. NIEVES SERVIDA

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION DR. JONATHAN GATCHALIAN (CHAIR)MR. DEODORO ABIOG IIMS. ROWENA MERCADO

ALUMNI SERVICES MR. NEIL VILLANUEVA (CHAIR)MS. WIZIEL FILIPINODR. BERNADETTE DAPLAS

SPECIAL PROJECTS MS. JOY PAROHINOG (CHAIR)MR. GERARDO SERGIO IIIMR. JOSE RESTRIVERA

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR MR. NEIL VILLANUEVA

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-DASMARIÑAS CHAPTER, INC.

LAGI NALANG AKO continuation from page 6...mapaunlad ang mga pamumuhayng mga naghihikahos, marginalized,at naaping sektor ng ating lipuan.

Base sa aking karanasanbilang isang voluntir, angvolunterismo ay maaring umikot saapat na mahahalagang konsepto.

Una, ang volunterismo ayang mismong pang-araw araw nabuhay ng isang voluntir. Ito aynakaugat na sa kaibuturan ngkaniyang puso kung kaya’t angpagtulong at paglilingkod ng walanginaasahang kabayaran ay tunay nanaipapakita sa kaniyang uri ngpamumuhay. Ang isang voluntir ayhindi mag-aatubiling tulungan angisang matanda na tumawid sa daano ‘di naman kaya ang magkusangtulungan ang isang batangnawawala. Gayundin, ang simplengpagpulot ng balat ng kendi nanakakalat upang itapon sabasurahan. Ito ay ilan lamang sapraktikal na pruweba kung saan na

ang pagiging isang voluntir aymaipapakita sa natural nakagustuhang makatulong kahit samaliit na pamamaraan lamang.

Kasabay din nito, angvoluntersimo ay isang paraan ngpagkatuto. Sa pamamagitan ngpagsasagawa ng mga tungkulingkalakip, napapaunlad ang mgakakayahan at nalilinang ang kaisipanng isang voluntir. Higit sa lahat angpagkatuto ay hindi lamang sakaisipan at kakayanan, subalitkasama dito ang pagkatuto ngkalooban. Sa pagkakataong ito, ditonabubuo o ‘di naman kayanaisasabuhay ang mga pag-uugalipatungkol sa pakikipag-kapwa tao.Ang isang volunteer blood donor aynakatututong magbahagi ng kanyangsarili sa isang taong nanganganib angbuhay. Hindi lamang ang voluntir angnabibigyan ng kaalaman kundi patiang taong tinutulungan. Ang isangout-of-school-youth na tinutulungan

ng isang volunteer street educator aynatututong magbasa at ‘di namankaya ay magsulat. Sa kabialngbanda, ang street educator, saproseso ng kaniyang pagtuturo aymaaring matutunan at masmabigyan niya ang pagpapahalaga sapag-aaral.

Sa pagiging bahagi din ngisang voluntaryong gawain,nagkakaroon ng pagkakataon namadiskubre ang sarili. Tulad nga ngnabanggit, dito maaaring higit namadiskubre ang kakayahan ng isangvoluntir, kung ano ang puwede niyangibahagi, at gayundin ang pagkakaroonng klarifikasyon ukol sa kung ano anggusto at layunin niya sa kanyangbuhay. Ito din ay nanganghuluganng pagsasakripisyo ng oras, lakas atmateryal na yaman.

Higit sa lahat, angvolunterismo ay isang ispiritwal nakaranasan. Ang volunterismo ayisang vokasyon…isang malalim na

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AVAILABLE YEARBOOK S

YEAR STATUS 2004 Not Yet Available 2003 Coordinate with the alumni office for stock availability 2002 Not Yet Available 2001 Available 2000 Coordinate with the alumni office for stock availability 1999 Available 1998 Available 1997 Available 1996 Available 1995 Not Yet Available 1994 Available 1993 Available 1992 Available 1991 Available 1990 Available 1989 Available 1988 Available 1987 Available 1986 Available 1985 Available 1984 Available 1983 Available 1982 Available 1981 Available 1980 Available

pakikipagrelasyon sa PoongMaykapal. Ang isang tunay na voluntiray hindi nawawalan ng pag-asa sakabila ng masalimuot na kalagayan

isang voluntir ay dito niya nakikita angrefleksyon ng kaniyang sariling buhay,na kung saan siya mismo aynangangailangan ng tulong ngkaniyang kapwa, at higit sa lahatbiyaya ng Maykapal.

Ang pagiging isangvoluntir ay isang tawag…hindimaisasakatuparan ang tunay nalayunin ng volunterismo kung hindibukal sa loob ang pagtugon. Katuladng batang lalaki sa komersyal ngsabon, ang isang voluntir ay naginghanda sa anumang oras op a g k a k a t a o n … h a n d a n gisakatuparan ang mga gawain namakakapagpaunlad ng kaniyangkapwa at lipunangginagalawan…handa siyangmanguna sa mga pagkilos namakakapagpalaya ng iba mula sakahirapan…at higit sa lahat, malugodniyang tinatanggap ang pagtatalagasa kaniya ng Poong Maykapal bilanginstrumento ng pag-asa, pagbabago,

at pagmamahal…handa siyangmapunta sa limelight, at sabihin ngbukal sa kaniyang kalooban ang mgakatagang, Ako…palagi akongvoluntir.

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Tuwing Disyembre ayipinagdiriwang ng buong mundo angBuwan ng Volunterismo. Ito aybilang pagkilala sa natatangingkakayanan ng mga voluntirs bilanginstrumento ng pagbabago salipunan. Ang mga voluntirs aymaituturing na mga bayani ngbagong panahon. Ang lahat ayinaanyayahang makibahagi sanaturang selebrasyon na ito.Gayundin, ang lahat ayinaanyayahan na makibahagi saproseso ng pagbabago nanagaganap sa ating lipunan bilangmga voluntir.

n Published by the Institutional Yearbook Office

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Vicissitude 2001

Vicissitude 2000

LCDC in actionng isang pamumuhay…nakikita niyaang kagandahan ng buhay sa kabilang pagdarahop ng kaniyangkapwa…kinikilala niya na siya ayisang instrumento upang ipadama sakaniyang kapwa ang mapagkalingangpaggagabay ng Poong Maykapal. Samga mukha ng mga tinutulungan ng

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LEAVING LASALLEcontinuation from page 5...

moment. Even up to now, I can’t evenspeak Tagalog that fluently.However, these thoughts come into mymind because I refuse to believe that afew good for nothing people couldrepresent this country in general. Evenif you vote for a president that doesn’teven know what left from right is andneeds to wear a stupid wrist band to knowso, I would still argue that one personcould not reflect the image of millions ofFilipino people who manage to celebrateChristmas, and cherish family traditionsnot found in any other country. Iguarantee you that once you leave thiscountry, theres no denying that you wouldmove mountains just to have a bite ofthat native delicacy called bibingka andputo-bumbong during Misa de Gallo.Indeed, nothing beats the real thing.

And evenbefore Idecided toleave myalma materfor somethingI supposewould be abetter careerfor me, Iguess I wouldhave to saythat my heartbelongs tothis school.And even though a lot of people claimthat La Salle caters to the rich and “can-afford”, I would still love the Institutionthat allowed me to graduate having only300 Pesos as allowance for six days aweek. And even there are still somethings (and policies) that I don’t findjustifiable (for they are still anti-student,and perhaps even anti-faculty), still I lovethis school, and I thank the few peoplefor giving me the opportunity to realizethat even if you don’t have the pot ofgold when you start off, you wouldeventually find it along the way.

PERSISTENCE OF MEMORYcontimuation from page 4...

My batch has moved on to bigger,brighter things over La Salle’s stonebrick walls and out into the real world(in call centers and such). Our old hauntshave been repopulated with unfamiliarfaces. Heraldo Filipino is hardly thesame without old friends and batchmates.All the same, however, I consider myselflucky. I consider myself lucky as allother DLSU-D alumnus who nowworks in DLSU-D should considerthemselves lucky.I consider myself lucky because I’vebeen given a chance not to forget. Iconsider myself lucky because I’ve beengiven a chance to see how the tides oftime will change the face of theUniversity as years pass by.But most importantly, I have been givena chance to remind those who shall comeafter me…

So that noneshall forget.An alumnus’responsibility tohis or her almamater lies in thepersistence ofmemory. Oneneedn’t workthere to ber e s p o n s i b l ewith the task ofk e e p i n gc h e r i s h e dt r a d i t i o n s .

Sometimes, all it needs is a visit.The benefit isn’t only for the institution.Nor is it only for the students who wouldcarry out these traditions.Sometimes, we ourselves are called toremember lest we come to forget whowe were… or who we are.It is, alas, man’s lot to forget.Seconds fade within hours… days areforgotten within months… entire years,even…But then again, is it not in our memoriesthat all things are made eternal?

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OPINION

ETHEL PROTOMARTIRmOONLIGHT

J O U R N E Y

This is a part of Paulo Coelho’sintroduction in his novel By the RiverPiedra I sat down and wept. And it leftme reflecting why have I always yearnedto serve others. Why did I choose to bea part of the LCDC family than prosperas a human resource practitioner? Am Idoing this to appear generous or to be amessiah in this complicated world? A lotof answers came into my head but Iguess these are the things I am sureof…I chose to be in La Salle because Iam searching for who I am…For mypurpose…For the dreams I have leftbehind. My four years in La Salle as a studenthad been a journey with and for otherpeople. Becoming a part of the Councilof Student Organizations and thePerforming Arts Group, service is anessential part of the leadership we arepracticing. Serving students and helpingthem realize that they are part of whatwe are doing is our goal in everythingwe are pursuing. I’ve learned to lovepeople. To be joyful in their triumphsand also accepting them when they areweak. Becoming a student leader madethe roots of servanthood strong in myheart. And when the time to leave La Sallecame, it broke my heart so much that Ireally don’t know how would I face thereal world at that time that I am not astudent anymore but a Lasallian, analumna who is ready to achieve mydreams and aspirations. For two years Iworked in a Japanese firm as part of theHuman Resource Department. Thoughvery much different from a loving and

not to appear as someone superior fromothers but just an instrument to proclaimGod’s love. To serve is to love withoutapprehensions but simply acceptance. Tolove is to reach out for those who cannotgive you the same love but just a smile intheir face after each meeting you have.

For the first six months of my stayin LCDC I realized that to serve is to love.Not because it is merely a duty or a job Ineed to fulfill but it is a dream I’ve almostforgotten. Something that I know in my heartis my purpose wherever and whatever I amdoing. And I am just thankful that God ledme to this path that I know I may not be therichest in terms of material possessions butsomeone who is rich with love andinspiration from other people. It is a blessingI know I cannot trade for other things inlife.

LCDC may not have enough spacefor so many people who have a heart toserve. But I think no matter who you are,wherever you are, whatever you are doingyou can still serve other people. Just letGod’s love shine in your heart and that willlead you to the path God wants you to be.

“Thomas Merton once said that the spiritual life is essentially to love. Onedoesn’t love in order to do what is good or to help or to protect someone. If weact that way, we are perceiving the other as a simple object, and we areseeing ourselves as wise and generous persons. This has nothing to do withlove. To love is to be in communion with the other and to discover in that otherthe spark of God.”

-- Paulo Coelho

supportive environment that I am enjoyingin my alma mater, I learned to love my workand the people around me. Meeting peoplewho are really working hard and are verypromising but are not given a chance toprove their worth. And also people who haveremained stagnant in their growth and choseto stay on what is comfortable than trying toexplore new things where possibilities areleft unraveled. I was in the brink of becomingone of these people when God sent angelsthrough very significant people to remindme of dreams I should be fulfilling.

And just this June that I started aspart of the Lasallian CommunityDevelopment Center or LCDC. I wasassigned to assist in the Person withDisability Program. Working with those withphysical and intellectual infirmities, it is quitea difficult task. At times I find myself askingGod if I should truly be in this job. If I’m trulyworthy to serve these people. When for somany aspects in my life that I am inferior.How can I serve these people when I am alsowounded? When at times I also seek lovewhen in this line of work I should be the onegiving love? How can I possibly influencemy students to become a catalyst in oursociety when at some point I am alsoa burden to other people?

But I guess God taught meto trust in His power to fulfill Hisplans. That I work not on my powerbut in His strength. Not on my ownknowledge and judgement but in Hiswisdom. Not on what I feel andperceive but on His perfect love andacceptance for us. God taught me toserve other people despite my ownimperfections. Because to serve is

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Assist the DLSU- D’s Planning & Development July to DecemberOffice in solicitation of funds for the Bishop FelixPerez Scholarship Endownment FundTree Planting –A Joint Project with DLSU-D ERMAC January 2005 Alumni Tulungan Center (ATC) November 2004Release of “Verdeng – Verde” – Official Publication December 2004Visitation of the sick – in cooperation with the LCDC December 23, 2004Entrepreneurship Seminar January & FebruaryAlumni Homecoming April 30, 2005Alumni Awards 2005 April 30, 2005Release of “ Verdeng – Verde” – Official publication April 30, 2005Other ProjectsScholarship ProgramSpiritual Wellness Program (Rosary Crusade) Every FridayWebsite Maintenance Every WeekFeedback System – Survey & Evaluation of the AnnualAssociation’s projects and activitiesFinancial Assistance to Hatid – Aral Program &Balik- Aral Program of the UniversityMedical Mission TBA

Program and Activities SY 2004-2005

ASSETS

Petty Cash Fund 10,000.00 Cash in Bank (59,742.81) Accounts Receivable 1,251.46 Due from DLSU-Dasmarinas 76,616.99 Cash Advance 17,500.00

——————— Total Assets 45,625.64

==============LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH Liabilities Accounts payable (3,000.00) Withholding Tax (801.10) SSS Payable (50.00) Scholarship Fund 91,106.00 Capital Development Fund 259,800.00 CLA Collegiate Trust Fund 27,900.00 CBA Collegiate Trust Fund 46,525.00 COE Collegiate Trust Fund 4,875.00 CLE Collegiate Trust Fund 2,475.00 CIHM Collegiate Trust Fund 6,150.00 COS Collegiate Trust Fund 26,400.00 GSEAS Collegiate Trust Fund 1,300.00 CET Collegiate Trust Fund 11,475.00 GSB Collegiate Trust Fund 2,850.00 Due to DLSU-Dasmarinas 0.00 477,004.90

———————— Net Worth Fund Balance, Beginning (620,779.42) Excess of Expenses over Receipts 189,400.16 (431,379.26)

———————— Total Liabilities and Net Worth 45,625.64

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De La Salle Alumni AssociationDe La Salle University - Dasmariñas Chapter, Inc.

Alumni Tulungan Center Volunteer Form

Name: ________________________________________________________________Surname First Name Middle Name

Gender Female: ______ Male: ______ Nationality: ________________Marital Status: ______ Others: ________________________________________Course and Year Graduated: ______________________________________________P E R M A N E N TAddress: __________________________________________________________

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This is to pledge my commitment in helping other people specially the alumni of

DLSAA DLSU-D Chapter, Inc. in whatever way I deem possible and fit. I shall faithfully

adhere to the vision of ATC with the intention of reaching more people and making

sharing a community work all for the glory of God.

I further declare under the penalties of perjury, that I have accomplished this form

in good faith, verified by me, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, is true and

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Dasmariñas, Cavite

Alumni Awards 2005Please type all information and submit this form accompanied by supporting documents.

1. Name of Nominee _______________________________________________2. Profession _______________________________________________3. Company/Institution _______________________________________________4. Office Address _______________________________________________5. Office Tel./Fax No. _______________________________________________6. Residence Address _______________________________________________7. Residence Tel No. _______________________________________________8. Degree/year Graduated _______________________________________________9. Please check the appropriate box indicating the field where the nominee excels

o Public Serviceo Scienceo Artso Sportso Businesso Education

10. What are your nominee’s significant contributions to his/her profession? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________11. How has your nominee exemplified the Lasallian values? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________12. How has your nominee contributed to the community and/or national development? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________13. Name of nominating body? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________Tel. / Fax No. ____________________________________________________________Signature ____________________________

Conforme: Signature of nominee _____________________________________________Received by (Printed Name and Signature) _____________________________________Date received at the Alumni Office _____________________________________

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Questions…Do you have watchful eyes

that look deep withinand does not behold in wonder

the deceitful beauty of the skin?

Do you have perceptive earsthat understand what they hear

and does not blindly believethe news that floats in the air?

Do you have a patient mouththat speaks the facts and truthsand honestly express thoughts

when clarity is sought?

Do you have diligent handsthat find joy in its works

and refrain to be an outlet of wrathand does not shed innocent blood?

Do you have civic-conscious mindthat faithfully seek real wisdom

that value true service with honestyand respect other’s opinion?

Do you have a loving heartthat look up to morality

that long for spiritual fulfillmentand genuine love for the Creator and

humanity?7.9.89

tunay na kaibigan, matatag nasamahan…

kapag masaya ka, doble ang aking sayasa’yong kalungkutan, dadamayan kitaat maging sa pasaload, makakaasa ka!

9.2.04

Paminsan minsan lang…kasabay ng bawat umagang masisilayan…

kasabay ng bawat hininga ng buhay…kasabay ng bawat haplos ng hangin…kasabay ng bawat kaytamis na ngiti…

kasabay ng bawat kaylambing na yakap…kasabay ng bawat kaygandang awitin…kasabay ng bawat patak ng ulan sa mga

halaman…kasabay ng bawat halik ng alon sa

dalampasigan…kasabay ng bawat pakikipag ulayaw ng

bubuyog sa bulaklak…kasabay ng bawat pagsikat o paglubog ng

araw…kasabay ng bawat bahagharing nagbibigay

kulay sa kalangitan…kasabay ng bawat isang saglit ng

panahon…kasabay ng bawat sinulid ng ating obra

maestra…kasabay ng bawat panalangin sa ating

Poong Maykapal……ay nais kong ipadama na mahal na

mahal kita……higit sa aking buhay…

11.15.04

ilang beses akong naghatid ng mensahebakit di mo nagawang tumugon?

marahil nagbago ka na at ako’y nalimotna…

di mo sinabi sa akin at sa iba ko panalaman…

na ang iyong SIM ay matagal nangpinalitan!

8.20.04

Like a ripple created by a small stonethrown in a peaceful pond

Every human experience is connected andpowered by the ones before it.

And life is but a glimpse of capturedmoment in borrowed time.

Every second is unrepeatableand before we know it,

it’s already gone in a blink of an eye.Let’s pause and try not to miss therainbow, the sun and the flowers.

Find time to appreciate and return thatsweet inspiring smile from young

dreamers.Be truly present in every moment andwhat we do or say may it be a timely

wonderful present.Practice kindness, peace and love

whenever possible and where ever we are.For what we truly share

makes us genuinely whole, what we unselfishly give makes us

blessedly full.Today is tomorrow we built from yesterday

and with the candles of hope and faithwe are sure to thread an enlightened way.

11.24.04

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Panimula Bilang pag-uumpisa, layunin ng papelna ito na tingnan ang mga bahid ng etikasa mga piyesang umusbong noongpanahon ng rebolusyon. Sadyang piniliang mga awtor at teksto upang magsilbingsakop at hangganan ng maikling papel naito. Subalit, naniniwala ako na upangmaging maayos ang daloy ng pag-unawasa mga akdang pampanitikan ngRebolusyong 1896 saglit dapat na limutinang mga “ibang” nasulat tungkol sa mgapangunahing tauhan at ang mga panitikannila. Marahil estetika ang isyu na naisipaglandakan ng mga kritikongbabanggitin subalit ito’y may tuwirangkinalaman sa isyu ng etika. Hindimagiging kapanipaniwala ang ating mgapagtataya sa mga tauhan ng rebolusyonkung mismong ang kinis ng panitikan nilaang sentro ng batikos. Mga panitikan napagbabatayan ng pagbasang pang-etikasa papel na ito. May katotohanan man owala ang mga ganitong pasagi ito’y atingituturing na labas sa sakop ng papel.Una sa lahat, dapat na saglit na limutinsi Glenn May. Si May ang awtor ng“Inventing a Hero: The PosthumousRecreation of Andres Bonifacio(1997)”. Siya ay isang propesor sa

University of Oregon. Ilan sa kanyangmga akda ay ang “Battle for Batangas(1991)”, “A Past Recovered (1987)”,

Panitikan ng Rebolusyong 1896:Isang Pagbasang Pang-etika

NATHANIEL S. GOLLA

at “Social Engineering in the Philippines(1980)”. Si May ay dapatpansamantalang tanggalin sa larawandahil sa kanyang isinaad sa “Inventing aHero…” Sinasabi niya na, “TheBonifacio we have…is mostly an illusion,the product of undocumented statements,unreliable, doctored or otherwise spurioussources, and the collective imaginationof several historians and memoirist.” Itoay isang seryosong paratang na talaganamang magiging sagabal sa pagbasa ngmga akda ng Supremo. Saglit ding dapatkalimutan si James Le Roy, isa sa unangawtoridad sa panahon ng RebolusyongFilipino. Pinalalabas ni Le Roy (pakanaman o hindi) na si Bonifacio ay empleyadolamang. Ayon kay Almario sa akdang“Ang Panitikan ng Rebolusyong 1896(1997)”, na ginawa ni Le Roy ay isangpagbubukod. Pangalawa, ayon kay LeRoy, nagbasa ng mga libro tungkol saRebolusyong Pranses si Bonifacio. Sapagpapatuloy ni Almario, ibig sabihin“napulot lang ni Bonifacio ang edeyangpinambuhay sa katipunan mula saEuropa.” Wala raw orihinalidad siBonifacio. Saglit ding dapat limutin siAgoncillo. Minsan na ring pinuri ni

Agoncillo angmga akda ninaBonifacio atJacinto. Angmga akdang itoraw ay “bukalng kadakilaanng dalawangl i d e rkatipunero atm a ykakayahangmagpakilos ngtaumbayan.”Subalit, si

Agoncillo rin ang nagturing ng “kulangsa kinis” si Jacinto. “Mahinang klase”bilang tula ang “Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang

Bayan” (Almario 1997). Mabigat angmga paratang nina May, Leroy, atAgoncillo, sadyang masisira ang alinmang presentasyon tungkol sa katipunanat panitikan nito kung laging nasa eksenaang tatlo. Hindi naman natin sila tuluyangibabaon sa limot, pagkatapos ngpagtalakay ng papel na ito ay maaari nasilang muling alalahanin.

Pagtalakay Upang maunawaan natin ang paksa ngpapel na ito, marapat lang na bigyan natinng kahulugan ang etika. Gagamitin sa papelna ito ang kahulugan ni de Castro ng etikaupang magsilbing gabay sa pagbasa ng mgabahid ng etika sa mga panitikang atingtutunghayan. Ayon kay de Castro sakanyang akdang “Etika at Pilosopiya: SaKontekstong Pilipino” (1995) :Dahil sa may kinalaman ito sakahalagahan at pagbibigay-halaga, ito ayay may kinalaman sa pagkakakilala ngmabuti at masama. Layunin nito nabigyan ng kasagutan ang mga katanungantungkol sa pagiging tama o mali ng mgagawain. Sakop nito ang mga kapasyahantungkol sa tungkulin, mga karapatan, atmga pananagutan. Kasama na rin angmga suliranin tungkol sa pagkakasala,pananagutan, kaparusahan, kalayaan atresponsibilidad.Simulan natin sa pagtingin sa mga layuninng Katipunan bilang isang organisadongsamahan. Ayon kay Digna Apilado saaklat na inedit ni Bernadita ReyesChurchill “Determining the Truth: theStory of Andres Bonifacio” (1997), “Maytatlong layunin ang Katipunan:1.Politikal-Paghihiwalay ng inang bayan saEspanya. Kalakip nito ang pagtatag ngisang malayang bansa. 2.Sibik/Sosyal—Kapwa pagtutulungan at pagtatanggol samga mahirap at naapi.at 3.Moral-Responsable o angkop na pag-uugali atpampersonal na etika. Sa kasaysayantanging ang layuning politikal lang ng

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Katipunan ang nahahantad tuloynagkakaroon ng impresyon na angKatipunan ay umiikot lang sa konseptong gobyerno at digmaan. Malinaw nabahagi ng layunin ng katipunan ay angpampersonal na etika.

Etika at si Bonifacio Ayon kay Dr. Jing Reyes sa kanyangakdang “Pilosopiya ng Katipunan”(1999), “Tinitingnan ng Katipunan angmga adhikaing ito bilang kaloob at utos

ng Diyos sam g am a m a y a n gP i l i p i n o .A n u m a n gb i y a y a n gtinanggap ngKatipunan aygaling saDiyos.” Ayonnaman kayA p i l a d o(1997),T h e s eprecepts show

that Bonifacio was very much aware ofthe shortcomings of the typical Filipinothen. A society is only as good as theindividuals who comprise it, and soBonifacio demanded proper conductbased on moral principles and a sense ofcivic responsibility for those who seekfreedom. Ipinapakita dito ang matiim napagtalima ni Bonifacio sa kagalingangmoral ng bawat indibiduwal. Ginamit paniyang krayterya ang moralidad sapagsusulong kalayaan ng inang bayan.Maliwanag na ang mismong ang“Sampung Utos ng Anakbayan” ay isangtuwirang paghango sa “Sampung Utos”na pinagkaloob kay Moses sa Bundok ngSinai. Nagpapatunay na ang mgahangarin ng Katipunan at ng mga taongnasa likod nito ay naka-angkla sapananampalataya sa Diyos higit sa lahat.Tunghayan sa ibaba ang “Sampung Utosng mga Anakbayan”, basahin ngpartikular ang mga bilang 4, 5, 7, at 9.

SAMPUNG UTOS NG MGAANAKBAYAN1. Ibigin mo ang Diyos ng buong puso.2. Laging isaisip na ang tunay na pag-ibig sa Diyos ay ang pag-ibig sa bayan atsa kapuwa tao.

3. Ikintal mo sa puso na ang tunay nakarangalan at kaligayahan ay natatamosa iyong pagkamatay sa pakikilaban sangalan ng iyong bayan.4. Ang lahat ng mabubuti mong hangarinay makakamtan kung ikaw ay mahinahon,matiyaga, makatwiran, may pag-asa saiyong gawain.5. Pangalagaang katulad ng iyongkarangalan ang mga kautusan at mgahangarin ng K.K.K.6. Katungkulan mong iligtas ang buhayng nasa panganib sa pagpupumilit namatupad ang isang marangal na hangarin,kahit mapilitang ihandog mo ang sarilingbuhay at yaman.7. Bayaang ang ating sariling pag-uugaliay pangingilos sa pagtupad ng atingtungkulin ay maging uliran ng iba.8. Bahaginan mo ng iyong yaman angbawat dukha at taong kulang palad saloob ng iyong makakaya.9. Ang pagsusumikap at pagpipilit nakumita ng ikakabuhay ay nagpapahayagng tunay na pagmamahal sa sarili, saasawa, anak, kapatid at kababayan.10. May parusa sa bawat salarin at taksil,at gantimpala sa lahat ng mabuting gawa.Panaligang ang mga puntahin ng K.K.K.ay kaloob ng Diyos at ang hangarinhinggil sa iyong bayan ay hangarin dinng Diyos.

Sa akda namang “Ang Dapat Mabatidng mga Tagalog”, sa titulo pa lang ngsanaysay kakakakitaan na ito nghangaring etikal. Nagbibigay ito ngsuhestiyon kung ano ba ang tama at angmali, ang mabuti at masama, ang dapatat di dapat. Ayon kay Dr. Jing Reyes(1999), “Ano nga ba angdapat?…Ipinaliliwanag na ang dapat aymaraming pangangatwiran, at dapatlamang na pumili ng isangpangangatwirang angkop sa tunay nakalagayan.” Ayon kay Almario (1997),mapambulag at mapanlinlang ang dilim.Higit sa kasawiang pisikal, nagdudulot itong maling landas ng isip at paniwala.Kaya’t pangunahin kay Bonifacio angmuling pagmumulat o paggising atpagpapairal sa Katwiran. Angpagtutumpak sa kaisipan at kahalagahanng tao ang magtuturo sa tao sa wastonglandas ng liwanag.

Sa pagtataya naman ni SoledadReyes (1991):

…Bonifacio continues to appeal tohis reader’s damdamin even as hecompares and contrasts, in graphic wayslife before the Spaniards came to thePhilippines and life under the repressiveregime. Because the differences areradical, the present is the best time tofashion a future that could return thecountry to its state of peace and light.

Basahin ang sipi ng bahagi ng“Dapat Mabatid ng mga Tagalog” Itinuturo ng katuwiran ang tayo’ymagkusang loob magka isang isip at akala at ngtayo’y magkalakas na maiharap ang naghaharingkasantuan ng ating bayan. Kaya! Oh mga kababayan!Atingidilat ang bulag na kaisipan at kusang igugul sakagalingan ang ating lakas sa tunay at lubos napag-asa na magtatagumpay sa nilalayongkaguinhawaan inubuan.

Sa tulang “Tapunan ng Lingap”malinaw na ipinapahayag sa bahagi ngtulang ito ang konsepto ng etika. Angsuhestiyon ni Bonifacio ay malinaw napagbabago ng kalagayang moral na sapagkakataong iyon ay nakakasira sadangal ng tao. Ito ay isang pag-amin nanoong mga panahong iyon maramingmga kababayan ang lubhang nalulugmoksa dilim ng kasalanan. Gayumpaman,hangad ni Bonifacio sa kanyang tula namagkaroon ng pagbabago sa mismongindibiduwal. Ayon kay Apilado (1997),“Bonifacio’s call for moral regenerationis evident in his poem, “Tapunan ngLingap”. Basahin ang bahagi ng tulang“Tapunan ng Lingap”:At ating lisanin ang dating ugaliNa ikinasisira ng taas ng uri

Etika at si Jacinto Katulad ng dekalogo ni Bonifacioang Kartilya ni Jacinto ay hitik sa mgatagubilin hinggil sa mga dapat asalin.Ayon kay Dr. Jing Reyes (1999),“naniniwala si Jacinto na ang mgaPilipino ay may bait, puri, dangal atlupang tinubuan”. Ang akda ni Jacinto

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ay maaaring sumahin sa tatlongkonsepto: Kabanalan, Kabaitan, atKatuwiran. Ito ay bagay na lubos nanagpapatunay na tanging pagkilala samabuti at masama ang hangad namaihantad ng Katipunan. Dahil na ngarin sa malaki ang kumpiyansa niBonifacio kay Jacinto nagbigay daan angSupremo dahilan upang itanghal na angbersyon ni Jacinto ang gagamitingopisyal na Kartilya ng Katipunan.

Basahin ang “Kartilya ng Katipunan”:KARTILYA NG KATIPUNAN1. Ang kabuhayang hindi ginugugol saisang dakila at banal na kadahilanan aykahoy na walang lilim, kundi mandamong makamandag.2. Ang gawang magaling na nagbubuhatsa pagpipita sa sarili, at hindi sa talagangnasang gawin ang kagalingan, ay dikabaitan.3. Ang tunay na kabanalan ay angpagkakawanggawa, ang pag-ibig sakapwa at ang isukat ang bawat kilos,gawa’t pangungusap sa talagangkatuwiran.4. Maitim man at maputi ang kulay ngbalat, lahat ng tao’y magkakapantay;mangyayaring ang siya’y higtan sadunong, sa yaman, sa ganda, ngunit dimahihigtan sa pagkatao.5. Dangal at hindi ang pagnanasangmakasarili ang inuuna ng may dakilangkalooban; pagnanasang makasarili athindi dangal ang inuuna ng may hamakna puso; sa taong may hiya, ang salita’ypanunumpa.6. Huwag mong sayangin ang panahon,ang yamang nawala’y mangyayaringmagbalik ngunit ang panahong nagdaanna’y di na magbabalik.7. Ang mga taong matalino ay may pag-iingat sa bawat sabihin, at marunongmaglihim ng dapat ipaglihim.

8. Sa daang matinik ng kabuhayan, lalakiang siyang patnugot ng asawa’t mgaanak; kung ang umaakay ay tungo sakasamaan, ang patutunguhan ng inaakayay kasamaan din.9. Ang babae ay huwag mong ituturingna isang bagay na libangan lamang kundiisang katulong at karamay sa mgakahirapan nitong kabuhayan; gamitin monang buong pagpipitagan ang kanyangkahinaan at alalahanin ang inangpinagbuhata’t nag-iwi sa iyongkasanggulan.10. Ang di mo ibig gawin sa asawa mo,anak at kapatid, ay huwag mong gagawinsa asawa, anak at kapatid ng iba.

Ang isa pa sa mga akda ni Jacinto ayang “Liwanag at Dilim”. Ito ay kalipunanng mga sanaysay na puno ng mgamakahulugang sapantaha ni Jacinto sapagpapahalaga at etika. Ayon nga kayLachica (1996), “Katipunan ito ng mgasanaysay na tumatalakay sa mga paksangkarapatan, pagpapantay-pantay,paggawa, paniniwala, pamahalaan atpagmamahal sa bayan”. Ipinaliwanag niGonzales (1982) na, “…maramingnasisilaw sa ningning, kaya ang mganakaayos-mahirap ay tinitingnan nangmababa at nakaayos-mayaman kahitmagnanakaw ay hindi pinupuna.” Hindimatatawaran ang pagpapahalaga niJacinto sa kabutihang-asal sa kanyangkalipunan. Ito ay salamin ng lipunangkanyang ginagalawan na lubos namangpinagsusumikapan niya sampu ng mgakasama sa pakikibaka na matuwid.Basahin ang sipi ng bahagi ng isa sa mgasanaysay ni Jacinto ang “Ningning at angLiwanag”: Ang ningning ay nakasisilaw atnakasisira sa paningin. Ang liwanag ay kinakailangan ngmata, upang mapagwari ang boongkatunayan ng mga bagay bagay Ang bubog kung tinatamaan ng nag-aapuy na sikat ng araw aynagniningning; ngunit sumusugat sakamay ng nagaganyak na dumanpot.

Ang ningning ay maraya. Ating hanapin ang liwanag, tayo’ywag mabighani sa ningning. Sakatunayan ng masamang naugalian

Etika at si Mabini Sa “Tunay na Sampong Utos”ipinahayag ni Mabini ang tunay napagkilala at pagmamahal sa Diyos. Isangbagay na nagbibigay ng kakayahan sa taoupang malaman ang mabuti at masama,isang bagay na naglalarawan ng etika.Ayon kay Cesar Adib Majul (1998): The ‘True Decalogue’ can be brieflysummarized as follows: It exhorted thelove of God and one’s honor; the first asthe fountain of truth and justice and thesecond as a force causing men tobecome truthful, just and industrious. Godwas to be worshiped in a mannerdependent on the conscience of theindividual, a faculty which singled outwhat was good or evil”.

Basahin ang “Tunay na SampungUtos”:Una - Ibigin mo ang Diyos at ng iyongkarangalan ng higit sa lahat ng bagay: AngDiyos ay batid ang lahat ng katotohanan,ang lahat ng katarungan, at ang lahat nggawain; at ang karangalan mo’y siyangtanging kapangyarihang mag-uutos saiyo na ikaw ay maging matapat, mabaitat masipag.Ikalawa - Sambahin mo ang Diyos saparaang minamabuti at minamarapat ngiyong budhi sapagkat sa iyong budhi, nahumahatol sa masama mong gawa atpumupuri sa mabuti ay nakakausap moang iyong Diyos.Ikatlo - Linangin mo ang mga sadyangkatangiang kaloob sa iyo ng Diyos, sapaggawa at pag-aaral ayon sa iyongkakayahan, na di lumalayo sa landas ngkagalingan at katarungan, upang matamoang sariling kadalisayang ikatutupad mosa tungkuling ipinataw sa iyong Diyos sabuhay na ito, at sa ganito’y ikaw aypararangalan, at sa dangal mong ito’yluluwalhati ang Diyos mo.Ikaapat - Ibigin mo ang iyong bayangsunod sa Diyos at sa iyong karangalanat mahigt sa iyong sarili: pagkat angbayan mo’y siyang tanging paraisongkaloob ng Diyos sa iyo sa buhay na ito,ang tanging lupang tinubuan ng iyong lahi,ang tanging pamana ng iyong mga pinuno,ang tanging pag-asa ng iyongkinabukasan; dahil sa bayan mo ikaw aymay buhay, pag-ibig, kapakanan, ligaya,karangalan at Diyos.

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Ikalima - Pagsumikapan mo angkaligayahang iyong bayang una kaysasarili mo, gagawin mo siyang magingkaharian ng katwiran, ng katarungan atng paggawa; pagkat kung ang bayanmo’y maligaya, ikaw sampu ng iyongpamilya ay magiging maligaya rin.Ikaanim - Pagsumikapan mo angkasarinlan ng iyong bayan: pagkat ikawlamang ang maaaring magkaroon ngtunay na adhika sa kanyang ikauunlad atikatatayog, sapagkat ang kanyangkasarinlan ay siyang magbibigay ng iyongkalayaan; ang kanyang kaunlaran aysiyang panggagalingan ng iyongkagalingan; at ang kanyang katayuan aysiyang pagkukunan ng sarili mongluwalhati at pagkawalang kamatayan.Ikapito - Huwag mong kilalanin sa iyongbayan ang kapangyarihan ninumang hindiinihalal mo at ng iyong mga kababayan:sapagkat ang kapangyarihan ay galing saDiyos, at dahil sa ang Diyos aynagsasalita sa pamamagitan ng budhi ngbawat tao, ang sino mang hinirang atinihayag ng budhi ng kabuuan ng mga taoay siyang tanging maaaring gumamit ngtunay na kapangyarihan.Ikawalo - Pagsumikapan mongmakapagtatag ng isang Republika atkailanma’y hindi ng isang kaharian parasa iyong bayan: sapagkat ang huli aynagpapatayog sa isa o iilang pamilyalamang at may paghaharing manahan,ang una’y nakagpaparangal atnagpapaging marapat sa isang lahi sapamamagitan ng kalayaan, atnakapagpapasagana at ningning sapamamagitan ng paggawa.Ikasiyam - Mahalin mo ang kapwa taogaya ng pagmamahal mo sa sarili mo:sapagkat ikinatang ng Diyos sa kaniyaat sa iyo rin ang tungkuling ikaw aytulungan at huwag gawin sa kapuwa mo,na di makatupad sa ganitong tungkulin,ay maghangad ng laban sa iyong buhay,kalayaan at kapakanan, sa gayo’y sailalim ng batas ng pagtatanggol sa sariliay igugupo mo siya’y lilipulin.Ikasampu - Itatangi mo ang iyongkababayang higit sa kapuwa mo: ipalalagaymo sa iyong kaibigan, kapatid, o kasamangkaugnay mo sa iisang kapalaran, kasukobsa ligaya at lungkot at sa magkatulad nahangarin at kapakanan.

Pagsasarado/Konklusyon Mula kay Bonifacio hanggang kayJacinto at Mabini, hindi maipagkakaila naang kanilang panitikan ay umiikot hindilamang sa pakikidigma kundi higit salahat, sa ideolohiyang etikal. Ayon ngakay Zialcita (1999), “Inspired by theFrench Revolution of 1789, Emilio Jacintoand Andres Bonifacio wrote of liberty(kalayaaan) and equality(pagkakapantay) but they spoke of thesein an ethical sense.” Malinaw na angKatipunan ay binuo sa mga muhon ngpaniniwalang politikal, sosyal, at moral.Nararapat lamang bigyan ng kaukulangpagkilala ang mga pagpupunyagi ngKatipunan sa pagpapabuti ng kaasalanng sangkatauhan. Hindi lamang dapatipakilala ang mga katipunero bilangmandirigma kung hindi mga alagad ngsining at kabutihan. Nakalulungkot ngalang isipin na bagama’t nakaukit pala sahaligi ng Katipunan ang etika, hindi itonapagtutuunan ng pansin. Ang marahaslang na bahagi ng rebolusyon ang pinag-aaralan sa eskwela, sa dalubhasaan, atkahit na sa paaralang gradwado. Angnakakalungkot pa dahil nga sa imahe ngkarahasan ng Katipunan nalalagay tuloyang rebolusyon at ang panitikan nito sahindi kagandang bahagi ng kasaysayan.Malaki ang naitulong ng panitikangrebolusyon hindi lamang sa pagkakamitng kasarinlan kundi sa pagpapayabongng panitikang Pilipino.Sa puntong ito, maaari na natin mulingalalahanin sina Glenn May, Le Roy,Agoncillo, at iba pa. Ito ay upang mulingguluhin ang ating mga isip at magingbahagi ng malayang diskurso. Subalit, sausaping etika nawa’y nalinawan tayo sapamamagitan ng panitikan na angRebolusyong Filipino ay hindi lamangnaka-angkla sa politikal at sosyal napakikibaka kundi moral. Bayaan ninyongiwanan ko ang diwa ni Apilado (1997),“…but Bonifacio also offered redemptionthrough membership in the Katipunan,where love of one’s country is the pathto personal morality and good citizenship.Revolution was not only a political andcollective factor, but was an ethical andpersonal as well.”

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