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PAHINA 2 BALITAENEROPEBRERO 2012

langan ng paaralan sa Laoang,napagdesisyunan ng dating Con-gressman Eladio T. Balite namagtayo ng isang iskwelahan sabisa ng RA 2440. Ang paaralan aytinawag na Laoang National TradeSchool.

Mangilan-ngilan ding mgapanukalang-batas ang isinumiteupang makapagdulot ng kabutihansa LNTS; kabilang dito ang House

Bill No. 2074 ni Congressman Wil-mar P. Lucero na naglalayong gaw-ing Laoang Institute of Science andTechnology (LIST). Bagamat in-aprubahan na ng pamahalaan bagoang pamahalaan ni Dating Pangu-long Gloria Arroyo, bigo pa rinitong naipatupad dahil sa naganapna Presidential Election.

Mayo 21, 1993, isang sulatmula sa Office of the President ofthe University of Eastern Philip-pines ang nagsasaad na mapasaila-lim ang LNTS sa University Systemat ito ay nagdulot ng pagsalungatat argumento sa parte ng mgaguro at administrador ng insti-

tusyon.Pebrero 7, 2000, nasaksihanng lahat ang makasaysayang pag-babagong-pangalan ng paaralan.

Kasabay ng pagyuko ng datingLNTS, taas-noong naiwagaywayang bandila ng UEP Laoang, isangmoderno at nag-iisang pamantasansa Laoang.

Pebrero 7Muli na na-mang inalala ng mga UE-PLites ang Araw ng Inte-grasyon labing-dalawang

taon matapos mapasailalim angLaoang National Trade School saUniversity System ng UEP noongPebrero 7, 2000 at ngayon ay Uni-versity of Eastern PhilippinesLaoang Campus.

3rd Battle of the BrainsSa umaga sumabak sa individ-

ual at group competition ang mgaestudyanteng mula sa ibat ibangpaaralan ng Laoang para sa 3rdBattle of the Brains. Kabilang samga lumahok ang Rawis CentralElementary School, Laoang I Cen-tral Elementary School, P. M. Geta,Bobolosan Elementary School,

Suba National High School, Colegiode Sta. Teresita, Laoang NationalTechnical High School, CatigbianNational High School, Laoang Na-tional High School, Rawis NationalHigh School at La Perla NationalHigh School.

Nangibabaw ang mga mag-aaral ng Laoang I Central Elemen-tary School matapos nitong ma-sungkit ang 1st Prize para sa indi-vidual at group competition;samantalang ang Bobolosan Ele-mentary School at P. M. Geta angnag-uwi ng 2nd at 3rd Prize.

Nagwagi para sa individualcompetition sina Marjonel Acedera

(CST), 1st Prize, Juny Velez(LNTHS), 2nd Prize at NoreeneDula (LNHS) 3rd Prize. Sa groupcompetition, nanatiling nasa tuktokang CST matapos makapagtala ng32 puntos habang nanalo ng 2ndPrize ang LNTHS sa 25 puntos atLNHS sa 3rd Prize, 22 puntos.

Ginoong UEPL 2012Kinagabihan, ang mga kata-

wang matitikas ang sumalubong samga manonood nang ganapin angpinaka-aabangang Ginoong UEPL2012, ganap na alas-8 ng gabi sakasalukuyang ginagawang UEPLQuadrangle.

Sabay sa pagbuhos ngmalakas na ulan ang hiyawan ngmga manonood nang maglabasansa entablado ang sampung kandi-datong sina Jonas Jade Adato,Kimbo Tyron Dojillo, PalkoAcebron, Kenneth Tampon, AlbertoPigar, Jon Mc Adoro, Carlo Bolico,Jonad Poso, Normarch Irinco at

kabilang si Prince Alan Robis nakamakailan lamang ay nanalo bi-lang kauna-unahang Mr. CIT noongEnero.

Nagwagi ng mga specialawards sina G. Palko Acebron parasa Sports Wear, Corporate Attire,casual Attire at Formal Attire; G.Robis para sa Mr. Photogenic atCampus Look awards; G. Adoropara sa Mr. Congeniality at Crea-tive Costume awards; at G. Dojillopara sa Viewers Choice at Best inSexy Attire awards.

Sa huli, si G. Palko Acebron ngHigh School Department anghinirang na bagong Ginoong UEPLmatapos itong maiuwi ni G. PatrickAdato ng Engineering noong 2011;1st Runner-Up si G. Prince AlanRobis at 2nd Runner-Up si G. Jon

Mc Adoro, parehong mula sa ITDepartment.

Kahalagahan ng PagdiriwangTulad ng pag-alala sa araw ng

pagkasilang ng isang nilalang,patuloy na ginugunita at sinasariwang mga gurot mag-aaral ang arawng pagkakasama ng ating paaralansa University System.

Ayon kay Inst. Marciana Ir-inco, Head of Guidance and TestingOffice at kabilang sa mga gurongnasaksihan ang integrasyon noong2000, ang Integration Day ay angaraw na tuluyang niyakap ng atingpaaralan ang pagbabago. Binang-

git niya na mahalagang malamanito ng lahat dahil ito ang nagingdahilan ng pag-unlad ng atinglugar. Dagdag pa niya, dahil sapagsasailalim natin sa UEP, nagingmalawak ang mga kursong mapag-aaralan ng mga estudyante.

Ang Laoang National TradeSchool o LNTS ay naging isangPamantasan at napabilang sa Com-mission on Higher Education(CHED) na ngayon ay patuloy angpag-unlad sa paglipas ng panahon.

Pag-alala sa KasaysayanPagkatapos ng matagal na

pangangapa sa mababang-uri ng

edukasyon, tuluyan nang nalusawang pangalang Laoang NationalTrade School (na isang vocationalschool) at napalitan ng Universityof Eastern Philippines Laoang cam-pus sa bisa ng RA 8292 o mas ki-lala bilang Higher Education Act of1999.

Matatandaang dahil sa kaku-

Integrasyon, muling ginunitaGeramy Espia

G. Palko AcebronGinoong UEPL 2012

PHOTO TAKEN BY INST. BARON POSO (OFFICIALPHOTOGRAPHER OF GINOONG UEPL 2012)

KOBRA. Daan-daang mga estudyante sa kolehiyo mula sa ibat ibang paaralan sa HilagangSamar ang nakikipagsiksikan sa UEP Gymnatorium, UEP, Catarman, upang tumanggap ngtulong pinansyal na Learning Upliftment Assistance Program (LUAP allowance) isang progra-mang pinangunahan nina Gov. Paul R. Daza, Vice Gov. Ramp Nielsen S. Uy at mga miyembrong Sanggunihang Panlalawigan, Pebrero 10, alas-4 ng hapon. JOHN CARL RONATO (Anglitrato ay kuha ni Geramy Espia)

EKSENANG ISKOLAR

Geramy Espia

LUAP, nagbigay ng 3k sa mga estudyante

Nabigyan ang ilan sa mgamag-aaral ng ibat ibangpaaralan sa HilagangSamar nang ganapin ang

isang Orientation para sa Distribu-tion of Learning Upliftment Assis-tance program (LUAP Allowance)sa UEP Gymnatorium, Catarmannoong Pebrero 2 kung saan 115estu-dyante ang mula sa UEPLaoang.

Kabilang sa mga proyektongkanilang isinusulong ay ang pro-grama para sa mga nais kumuhang Masteral at Doctoral kung saansilay mabibigyan ng Php 10,000bilang tulong pinansiyal. Saman-tala, ang Technical Vocational Edu-cation Program ay para sa mganais kumuha ng mga kursong pam-bokasyonal.

Mayroon ding silang scholar-ship na ipinamimigay sa mga ku-mukuha ng 3D Animation Courseat iba pang mga pangserbisyongprograma.

Nabigyang-linaw din sa nasa-bing oriyentasyon ang ilang mgakatanungan tungkol sa Phil Healthinsurance.

Naipaabot ni Atty. Mar P. DeAsis (UEP President) sa isang men-sahe ang kanyang pasasalamat sapagbibigay ng 5 milyong pondo ngGobernador para sa pagpapatayong Ladies Dormitory sa UEP Main.

Ayon kay Gov. Daza, ang tat-long libong perang ipamimigaybilang LUAP Allowance ay bunga ngpagtutulungan nila ni Vice Gov.Ramp Nielsen Uy at iba pang mgamiyembro ng Sanggunihang Panla-lawigan. Inamin niya ring hindi itokasali sa Annual Budget ngunitdahil determinado silang makatu-l ong , nagsagawa s i l a ngsolisitasyon at ang nalikom na peraay mismong ginamit para sa nasa-bing proyekto.

Ayon pa sa kanya, bagamatnaghahanap pa sila ng karagda-

gang pondo, sisikapin nila na mag-patuloy ang taunang pagbibigay ngallowance sa mga mag-aaral.

Nandito kayo hindi lamangpara kumuha ng pera. Nanditokayo para makatulong sa inyongsarili, sa inyong pamilya at buongbansa kaya mag-aral kayo nangmabuti.

Noumena seeks to implement P60 pub feeJabel Phillip Irinco

The Noumena, officialpublication of the Univer-sity of Eastern Philip-pines Laoang Campus

seeks to implement the approvedPhp 60 publication fee on aca-demic year 2012-2013.

Due to the increasing printingcost, Prof. Roberto C. Gudio, sug-gested to the editorial board thatthey should implement the 60-peso fee which has been ap-proved by the administration twoyears ago but was not imposeddue to indefinite circumstances.

This would mean a 10-pesoincrease of the biannually col-lected Php 50 publication feetaken from the Students Trust

Fund (STF).John Carl Ronato, editor-in-

chief of The Noumena, agreeswith their adviser but admits thathe has hang-ups.

Nag-aalalaako kung anongmagiging reak-syon ng mga stu-dents. Kahit maymalaking benepi-syo para sa publi-cation ang pag-increase sa 60pesos, hindi pa rin natin maiiwa-san na may mga students namagrereact he said.

In line with this, Ronatowants to start a campaign re-

garding the publication fee in-crease.

I think students should takepart in the decision-making.Gusto ko sana magkaroon ng

r e f e r e n d u mwherein we getsignatures fromstudents kungpabor sila sa 60pesos na to,Ronato said.Starting also nextschool year, the

Noumena will be releasing quar-terly or twice per semester. Thepublication has released two is-sues since January and this wouldmean using the budget exten-

sively.May mga nagreact kasi nang

magrelease kami ng issue noongJuly [2011] kasi photocopy lang.Yung bagong publisher natinwhich is EITO Digital Media andPrint Solution sa Manila, theyoffer 17.50 [pesos] per copy.Konti lang kasi ang populationnatin dito unlike sa UEP namarami ang pinapaprint nila kayamas mura... ang tabloid ng ThePillar costs 10 pesos only dahilmore or less 8,000 ang copies napinapaprint nila.

The Noumena will be printingregulary that is 1100 copies ofeight-page or twelve-page issuesthat costs Php 17.5 or Php 22

(Php 19,250 or Php 24,200) nextschool year. According to the edi-tor-in-chief, implementing the 60-peso publication fee will help inthe school papers regular pro-duction.

I know that increasing thepublication fee will be quite bur-densome for some students dahilkahit 10 pesos lang yun, malakiyun kapag nakolekta pero it is forthe good of the students and thisinstitution [the publication]exists because of the studentsand its for the students, the onlyway that we can publicize thesesocial issues na kinakaharap nilafor the advocacy of change isthrough The Noumena.

the only way thatwe can publicize

these social issuesis through

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Mrs. Hernandez ended the activitywith an urgency statement: You areyoung yet you should learn to helpsave lives of other people through RedCross.(www.livestrong.com; www.redcross.org.ph)

PAHINA 3BALITA ENEROPEBRERO 2012ONLY IN THE U-E-PHILIPPINES-L

TULO. Ito na marahil ang huling beses na kukunan ng litrato ni Gng. Digna Balanlay (SchoolLibrarian) ang silid-aklatan na baha ng tubig-ulan. Kuha ito noong hapon ngPebrero 2 ilang oras makalipas matsempuhan ng malakas na ulan ang nakati-wangwang na kisame habang pinapalitan ng mga trabahador ang mga butas nayero ng bubong ng silid-aklatan. Nagtulungan ang ilan sa mga trabahador at angmga estudyanteng nagkataong nasa silid ng pinangyarihan ng insidente upangtakpan ang mga banggera ng mga trapal. JOHN CARL RONATO

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eetchos at mangchacharot lalo na sa mga uglyness paypol of the world!! Haha ... as long asmay chikah, gorah tayo dyan!!

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nag-aaral pa ako, pis onor ako sa amin may narinigako sabi ng studentry nya ... ha? Wiz naman halatey ...

haha!! Hirit pa nito hindi naman appropriate yung mga exam-plers mo!! Haha!! Agreenez ang lahat ng mga clasmetetznya ... havey na havey itong tetcheraka na ito na tatawaginnating ... Taklesang Brainey na mahilig i-up ng i-up ang selfnya!! Ma-bow aketch sayo!! One!! Two!! Hmmf ...#2 Second salang .. Baliwag University presents .. two mainstudentretch which they said as the most vigellant and superduper cally el fialladocious!! Ms. Tisha Hamilton vs. Mr.Cookies

Ms. Hamilton: I am ... the most intelligent ...Mr. Cookies: Eiwww! No yooou ah nottt!! Be-cowzzz I am the most intelligent heee!!

Ms. Hamilton: Excuzze you?? Did you knowthot I am a dominggo gramophone? And thee

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Senetch etey?! Puro debate ang kaganapan ng mga paypo-landia na etetch!! They are popular in the school!! Ang isang

titcheretz pag nakikita silang nagwawar is telling ... mga charo-tera!! Mas beauty pa nga ako sa inyo!! Haha!! Mga baliwag!! in chorus

sumagot si Mr. Cookies at Ms Hamilton ... gow lang ng gow!! Fight langnga fight!! Yan ang mantra namin for life!! toinkz!!#3 Finally, super dami ng baklutesh detech!! Makabati nga ... Haler! Haler!Mga baklutesh!! Musta naman ang drama ng lola nyo?? Full of gigantic es-kemberlu at eklavush na ka-ek-ekan netech!! Pano ba naman kasi nakikitadaw sa wonderland and Baklush na ito!! At hmmm ... nasa mga mid-60s nasiguro ang lola nyo at over!! Talagang fresh at yummy boyletz ang vinivic-

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kulams pa sa inakala nating lahat ... until now ... ikinakalat pa rin ngprensesang Baklutesh na ito ang virus nya sa world ... XD

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Lady Charoterang Beauty

Unemployment is one of themanifestations that the eco-nomic condition of our coun-try is deteriorating. It is one

of the major causes of poverty herein our country. Jobs cannot accom-modate the millions of Filipino appli-cants, it is apparent in a high num-ber of graduates who are unem-ployed today.

Based on the records of theLabor Force Survey of the NationalStatistics Office in April 2011, therewere a total of 29 million personswho are unemployed. Many collegegraduates are unemployed and can-not take a job. There are so manyreasons why the unemploymentrate in our country is high.

First, every year, our countryseducation system produces gradu-ates whose skills do not fit withwhat the job market is demanding.We have a high number of gradu-ates in some courses in which jobopportunities are few. One of theconcrete examples is the nursingprofession. This course became verypopular and in demand in the earlierpart of the decade but at the latter

part, took a low status leaving manynursing graduates hanging in thinair, unemployed.

Second reason for unemploy-ment is incompetence. Many of ourgraduates lack the necessary skillsfor the job. Many of them failed tomeet the qualifications. Even here inour university, many of our gradu-ates fail to pass the licensure exami-nation which is one of the eminentrequirements to land a job. Thereare many graduates but passers arefew. And most often these passers,themselves dont get jobs becausewhat they are applying for has toohigh qualifications; also, many of

the applicants lack experience.Over-population is the thirdreason. The Philippines is a homefor almost 90 million Filipinos. Jobscannot accommodate all the people.

Another reason is most freshgraduates do not know where tobegin. Many of them do not knowwhere to find jobs that fit them. It isa big challenge to all of us, not onlyfor the government. We have toexhaust all our effort to make our-selves productive.

For the government, they mustwork hard in creating more opportu-nities for people by upgrading thequality of education allocating more

funds for the education of everycitizen. The government must con-duct more skills training that fit thedemands of the job market andfinally by attracting more foreigninvestors to venture their businesshere in our country. Education agen-cies like the Commission on HigherEducation (CHED) and the TechnicalEducation and Skills DevelopmentAuthority (TESDA) must offercourses that are really needed in thecurrent time to avoid mismatchbetween education and the actualemployment.

Unemployment happens and ispresent almost anywhere in the

world but here in our country it isone of the worst. We can lessen thisby having national unity and coop-eration especially in the governmentsector. President Aquino must putmore emphasis on helping Filipinos,especially our graduates in order forthem to become more useful in thesociety. SOURCES: NSO; www.pinoy-ofw.com

Rommel Poblete

ReadingBeyond Lines:Graduating

Unemployed

The Philippines will be ingrave risk of losing many ofits public school teacherswho prefer to seek employ-

ment overseas if the governmentfails to come up with measuresaimed at alleviating the conditionsof overworked and underpaid pro-fessionals.

Teachers, like any other pro-fessionals, need to sustain their

needs especially those who havefamilies. When prices of food andalmost everything gets high, theysuffer.

The alarming situation bringsus to a workers slogan years ago: My take-home pay cannot eventake me home.

Today, scores of ordinaryworkers and employees in the gov-ernment and other sectors andthose in the countryside still takehome pays that are way, way be-low their needed income so theymay eat three times a day andsend their children to good schools.

Labor leaders and other

groups called on to the concernedgovernment authorities to focus onthe protection and advancement ofthe economic rights and welfare ofteachers and other ordinary work-ers and employees.

Truly, the plight of the coun-trys public school teachers, manyof them women, has promptedSen. Ferdinand Bongbong R.

Marcos to file the Senate Bill (SB)No. 1306 which seeks to upgradethe minimum wage of our publicservants.

The bill, also known as ThePublic School Teachers Salary Up-grading Act, seeks to raise theminimum wage of government-employed school teachers fromSalary Grade 11 to Salary Grade15.

The proposed measure shallcover all public school teachers inthe elementary and secondary lev-els, whether nationally or locally-funded, and those in technical orvocational schools and state uni-versities and colleges.

While the Department of Edu-cation continuously receives thelargest share in the nationalbudget of the country this year. The minimum wage of our publicschool teachers remains incompa-rable with salary of other profes-sionals , says the young senatorfrom Ilocos Norte.

This is certainly grieving since

we often proclaim and acknowl-edge the sacrifices of our teachersas well as their contribution to thesocio-economic development ofthis impoverished nation and theydont get much financial rewards.

K+12 will be implementednext school year, hearing that Fili-pino teachers do not want to teachFilipino children is just so sad.

Roselyn Acebuche

TEACHER:

No Pay. No Teach.

Roselyn Acebuche

BLOODSHOT. (Photo taken by Roselyn Acebuche)

The Philippine Red Cross Asso-ciation Northern Samar Chap-ter representatives led bySusan Hernandez, Chapter

Administrator, conducted a mass blooddonation at the HRM Practice Houselast February 1 with a theme, OneNation, One Blood, Share!

Together with Rep. Hernandez,Rep. Reynard Fidel and other staffswith Inst. Baron Poso assited in secur-ing blood tests and physical examina-tions of those students who were will-ing to donate.

Among the 27 candidates forblood donation, only 18 qualified. FromCOC: Benigno Corocoto, Eurica Irinco,Rina Irinco, Rizalina Comendador,Fernando Bacho Jr., Nelbert Corona,Cerilo Giray, Ronel Soto and Magda-lena Lipata; COED: Maria Luisa Adora,Miguelito Po, Rolelyn Redecio andClarina Baluyot; CIT: Rowell Gutierrez,Ariel Gotladera and Vergel Oso; COE:Marcelo Cerbito Jr. and Melvin Giray.

Donating blood has health bene-fits. It can lower the bodys iron levelwhich can help reduce the risk of heartdisease. It also improves cardiovascu-

lar health lowering the risk of any se-vere cardiovascular event, such asstroke. Giving blood can also helplower the risk of cancers in the liver,lung, colon, stomach and throat andhelps the body function more efficientlyby allowing it to regularly replenishblood supply.

Willing donors must be in goodhealth, well-rested, and have eatenprior to donation aging between 16 to65 years old and weighing at least 110pounds. The donor must have a bloodpressure between: Systolic: 90-160

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Kung hindi lang mahalaga angEdukasyon, marahil nagingtambay na lang ako, pa-tv-tv, kain, tulog. Masasabing

hindi ganoon kadali ang buhay ngisang mag-aaral. Dumaraan ka samaraming pagsubok, hirap sa pag-babalanse ng oras, mahirap na mgaasignatura, pambayad sa mataas nana matrikula, kakapusin sa baon,mga suliranin at mga mahihigpit namga guro. Mahirap ang magingestudyante. Sa kadahilanang lahatng bagay ay may puso, dahil lahatay nagmamahal, tanging solusyonna lang ay ang magtipid, magingisang working student o di kayay

maging isang estudyanteng entre-preneur.

Isa sa mga hinahangaan kongestudyante dahil sa kakaibang istilopaghahanap-buhay upang makaiponay si Katherine Acebuche. Siya aytinaguriang estudyanteng entrepre-neur sa loob ng ating campus.

Alas-2 pa lang ng umaga, iniha-handa na ni Katherine ang mgakailangan sa pagluluto ng bibingka.Dahil sa Brgy. Vigo siya nakatira,kailangan niyang gumising nangmaaga upang makapagluto ng mgapaninda at hindi ma-late sa 7 a.m.niyang klase dala-dala ang tatlongbag, puno ng aklat, notebook at mgapaninda, sa kabila ng init ng araw,mga pagod na paa at sa paghahabolng mga estudyante, sa puyat, pres-sure sa pag-aaral, naka-ukit pa rinsa kanyang labi ang matamis nangiti, nadama ko pa rin ang saya sabuhay habang kausap ko siya. Dialintana ang hirap ng buhay, ang

mahalaga, napakyaw din ang pa-ninda niya.

Hindi galing sa marangyangpamilya si Katherine, at dahil ditoninais niyang makatulong sa kan-yang mga magulang. Sa unay pina-sok niya ang pagiging working stu-dent. Masaya naman siya ngunitdahil na rin sa kagustuhang makatu-long at kahit papaano makapagbigayng kaunting barya sa kanyang mgamagulang, pinasok niya ang pagne-negosyo. Kaya ko naman pagsa-bayin ang pagtitinda sa paaralan,pag-working student at pag-aaral,

ngunit nahihiya rin naman ako kilamaam dahil baka isipin nila na hindisapat ang ibinibigay nila kaya ko itoginagawa, ngunit ang totoo, gustokong makatulong sa mga magulangko at maging independent. Susubu-kan ko kung kaya ko.

Tulad ng nakararaming estud-yante, pangarap niyang makapagta-pos ng pag-aaral kaya ginagawa niyalahat upang siya ay magtagumpay.Nilalako niya ang kanyang panindasa kampus nang patago dahil naka-sulat, No vendors allowed ngunithindi naman siya vendor, kundiestudyanteng matiyaga, masipag, athindi sumusuko sa buhay. Sa araw-araw na pagtitinda, nakakabentasiya ng animnapu at minsan kungsinisuwerte ay isang daang piso. Angperang galing sa pagtitinda ay gina-gamit niya sa pang-araw-araw napamasahe, bayarin at binibigay dinsa kanyang mga magulang pambiling mga kailangan sa tahanan.

Hindi maiwasang mahirapan atmag-alala ni Katherine kapag nag-kakasakit ang kanyang ina. Para sakanya, balewala ang pagod makakitalang ng pera. Para sa kanya hindikailangang sumuko sa hamon ngbuhay. Hanggat may paraan,kakayani. Para sa akin, hindi kokailangan isipin na nahihirapan ako,yung pagod. Hindi mo mai-entertainang negatibong nararamdaman molalo na kapag nakikita mong nahi-hirapan ang magulang mo.

Sa pakikipag-usap ko kayKatherine isa lang ang nasa isip ko.Pinanganak ka mang mahirap, hindidapat bumaba ang tingin mo sa

sarili. Marami ngang mayaman atmaykaya diyan na hindi alam kungpaano kumayod para sa kauntingkita. Para kay Katherine mahalagaang bawat sentimo.

May mga maralita, estudyan-teng mayaman. Para sa iba, masmapalad ang mga estudyantengsunod sa layaw ngunit habang tini-tignan ko si Katherine na naglalakad,dala-dala ang tatlong bag na mabibi-gat, patuloy na nakikipaghabulan sacustomer, mas mapalad pa rin angmaging mahirap.

Salat man sa karangyaan,punong-puno naman ng mga natutu-tunang aral sa buhay. Patuloy pa rinna naglalako si Katherine. Alang-alang sa magulang at pangarap, siKatherine Acebuche, isang matiya-gang babaeng puno ng determinas-yon, ay hindi sumusukona maypananalig sa Diyossa kanyanghamon sa buhay bilang isang estu-dyanteng entrepreneur.

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Well, simple lang naman angcriteria upang makasali sa Body-building o Pageant for boys. Dapathindi ka lang guwapot matalino,higit na kailangan dito ang sex ap-

peal o charisma. Kahit di ka kagu-

wapuhan, kapag taglay mo ito, tiyakpagpapantasyahan ka at isasama kapa sa altara kapag tulog na si Eba atmga pekeng dalaga.

Hindi tulad ni Eba, hindi na rinkailangang magsuot ng 5 hanggang10 pulgadang heels, magmake-upnang sobrang kapal (depende samake-up artist mong bakla) o kayamag-earrings ng pagkahaba-haba,

magsuot ng necklace na mabigat athairstyle na mala-Imelda Marcos ayhindi na big dealdito. At dahil pare-

parehong gupit ng mikha, mag-pacute, magpa-impress at body phy-sique iyan ang alas upang magwagisa patimpalak na ito.

Kamakailan lang ay nagkaroonng teleseryeng Nasaan Ka Elisa esteNasaan ka Adonis at si Mr. PalkoAcebron ang tinaguriang bagongAdonis ng Unibersidad. Nilahukan ng10 kandidato, kanya-kanyang hatawsa pagrampa. Di maiwasang kaba-han, ngunit sa kabila nito hindi pa rindapat magpatalo sa kahinaang nara-ramdaman. Sa larong ito tangingkalaban mo ang iyong sarili, kakom-petensya mo ang dating ikaw at da-pat ihulma ang bagong bihis ng

iyong pagkatao.Beauty Pageantfor girls at para

sa mga lalaki, bodybuilding angtawag dito, nararapat lang na mgamacho, matitikas ang mga kalahok.Ngunit, sa ating bansa, bagamat usoang mga ito, magkaiba kung pa-paano makipaglaban ang mga kala-lakihan alang-alang sa korona. Gu-magamit pa rin ng mga sequences,

costumes, kolorete sa katawan.kungikukumpara kung saan natin ginayaitonahahanay tayo sa patimpalak

para sa mga bakla. What I mean is,bakit kailangan magsuot pa ng cos-tumes, make-up para sa pagiginglalaki mo? Magkaiba ang characteris-tics ng mga babae at mga lalaki kayadapat sa mga patimpalak para kayAdan ay hindi ipattern sa mga pam-babaeng Beauty Pageant.marahil dindahil iba-ibang parangal at itoyparte ng patimpalak kaya itoy kasalingunit ang kinalalabasan, nagigingfeminine ang dating kahit na gwapoat macho ang nagsusuot. Minsan dinsumusobra ang make-up at naba-bawasan ang tunay na ganda ngmukha.

Ang patimpalak din na tulad nito

ay isang eksploytasyon in the sensethat other people want to see theseboys flaunting their bodies. Hindi rinnatin masasabing mga bakla langang humahanga at nagpapantasyasa katawan nila ngunit pati rin angmga kababaihan. Nakakalungkot ngalang isipin na karamihan sa mgasumasali sa larong ito, pagkataposng patimpalak ay mas nagiging pre-

sko sa sarili. Why? Bagamat may-roong disadvantages ito, nagkaka-roon ka naman ng confidence at self-

esteem. Ika nga nila, Pageant is aself boaster.Ang pagiging kanditato sa kom-

petisyon ay may malaking papel sasarili at sa komunidad ngunit minsanitoy laro-laro lamang. For fun only.Ang mga lalaking nanalo aymagiging isang modelo sa lahat ngkalalakihan sa paaralan, komunidado bansa. Kaya nararapat lang namagkaroon ng magandang recordsaguro, kaklase, kaibigan. Dapatwalang kalokohan. Dahil papaanomagiging isang huwaran ang isangkandidato kung mapagliban sa klase,laging nasa inuman at puno ng ka-lokohan. Kaya dapat, good boy ka

boy!Sa huli, eksploitasyon man angmga ito, walang pakialam ang iba.Ang mahalaga nagging sikat ka dahilsa pagsali mo dyan at nag-enjoyka.Tutal ang goal lang naman ng bawatkompetisyon mapa-beauty contestman o Mr. macho ay ang pasayahinang mga tao sa pamamagitan ngpag-displayng katawan.

Kinabuhiisang sali-tang lalawiganin naang ibig sabihin ay buhay. Maaaring

buhay ng isang tao, ng isangpersonalidad, o kung mamara-patin, buhay ng isang estu-

dyante.Maaaring sa mga oras na

binabasa mo itong sinulat koay mayroong mga katanungannagsisimulang bumagabag saiyong isipan. Kung mayroonnga, huwag kang mag-alala.Ilan lamang iyan sa mgasamut saring reaksyon nalumilitaw sa oras ng pagka-panibago, takot, pangamba,pagkamangha, hiya, pag-dududa, o pagkayamot.Samakatwid, normal lang iyan.

Ano nga ba ang Kinabuhi. Mahalaga nga baito? Bakit ko pa ba isinulat itokung wala rin namang magba-basa.

Sa aking paglalakad saloob ng ating pamantasan.Higit pa sa mga pisikal na ka-gandahan, kaunlaran at pag-babago ang aking nakikita.Nababanaag ko rin ang sinasa-bing Kinabuhi. Ito ang sina-sabing walang kapagurang

pagpabalik-balik sa eskuwela-han para makakalap ng kaala-man. Ito ang walang humpayna reports, projects, assign-ments, quizzes at iba pangmga ka-echosan ng mga mi-namahal nating guro. Ito angpaboritong linya ng ating mgaina at ama na Anak, mag-aralka nang mabuti, kung kayatmagdamag kang nagsusunogng kilay upang maisakatu-paran ang iyong naipangako.Ito ang buhay ng mga tipikal

na estudyante dito sa atingpamantasan. Ito ang buhaynating lahat. Kay nano kaadi?; Kay ini an ako ki-nabuhi. Kinabuhi. Kinabuhi.Kinabuhi... Napakaramingkwento ang nasalikod ng sali-tang ito.Na-

pakaraming buhay, mukha, atkulturang masasalamin sabawat estudyante. Na-pakarami kung tutuusin,ngunit dahil sa takot at pa-ngambang ilahad ang katoto-hanan, ang kinabuhi ay

nanatiling anino sa likod ngtabing.

Malayang SumibolNgunit Alipan ng Kahapon

Kumbaga sa Psychology,lahat tayo ay nilikhang ka-kaiba. Lahat tayo ay may ka-tangiang masasabing nasa saiyo lamang. Ang pagkakaiba-iba nating lahat ay isang ma-gandang bagay. Ngunit dito sa

ating pamantasan, tila angmga ito lamang ang kata-ngiang namamayani sa lahat:PAGKATAKOT, PAGKADUWAG,PAGKAHIYA.

Unahin natin ang pagkata-kot. Ito ang mukha ng mgaestudyante tuwing haharap samadla, lalo na sa nakakataas.Kasunod nito ang pagkadu-wag. Ang pagkaduwag namangatuwiran, magpaliwanag

at lumaban. Naaalala ko tuloynang minsan magkamali sapagbibilang ng score sa quizang isang guro.

Sugara gad kay sir. Di

ak kay nahahadok ak.Isang kahangalan, hindi

ba? Karapatan mong isiwalatang katotohanang tama ka omay katuwiran ka ngunitpinipigilan mo ang iyong sarilidahil natatakot, naduduwag at

nahihiya ka. Para saan pa baang karapatan mong magsi-walat kung hindi mo ga-gamitin?

Huwag kang matakot. Bu-hay mo iyan. Ilahad mo! I-kwento mo!

Sa baluktot na sistema ngating mundo. Napaka-imposibleng maging pantayang pagtingin sa tama at mali.At sa sitwasyon kung saan angmga estudyante ang naiipit atlubhang apektado, sino atsaan ka dapat magtiwala?

Ang Tanging Daansa Pagsisiwalat

Ito ang misyon ng KI-NABUHI. Ito ang magsisilbingsalamin sa magpapakita satunay na kalagayan ng mgaestudyante ng UEP Laoang. Itoang tulay sa pagpapahayag ngmga mukhang nakakubli saating pamantasan. Sapagkatwalang bagay sa mundo ang

purong mabuti at maganda,ito ang magsisilbing tinig ngmga piping walang sawanghumihiyaw ngunit pinagkikibit-balikat lamang ng mga na-kakataas. Simula ngayon, itona ang inyong bagong sandi-gan: ang katotohanan.

Kasabay ng pagbabagongimahe ng The Noumena, asa-han ninyong magbabago narin ang dating nabubulok nasistema ng pagsisiwalat. Asa-han ninyong ang mga bagay

na ilalahad ay buo, hindi pili.Sapagkat kasabay ng pagsi-lang ng pahina ng Kinabuhi,ang tunay na kultura ngbatang si Juan ay masisilayan.

Malaya, maligaya at higit salahat, mulat sa ka-

totohanan.

GRAPIKS:

ARNEL PULGA

ARTIKULO:

MARGIE LUCBAN

ARTIKULO: Geramy Espia

Puso at Paninda:Buhay ng Isang Student Entrepreneur

Margie Lucban


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PAHINA 6 ENEROPEBRERO 2012

Suhol ng Pagmamalasakit

Geramy Espia

Sa halos lahat ng aspeto ng bu-

hay ng tao, ang pulitika ay lag-ing nanghihimasok. Kahit salarangan ng edukasyon, ang

pulitika ang nagsisilbing patalim nakinakapitan ng mga estudyantengnagigipit. Isang patunay na rito angnaganap na pamimigay ng financialassistance kamakailan lamang napinangunahan ng ilang sikat napulitiko.

Hindi maitatangging isang ma-buting proyekto ito sapagkat maram-ing estudyante ang natutulungan atnabibigyan ng ganoong oportunidad.Para sa mga mahihirap na nabubu-hay sa isang kahig at isang tuka, angmga oportunidad na tulad nito angnagsisilbing pag-asa sa kanila.Lalong-lalo na sa mga kabataanghangad ang makapag-aral at maia-hon ang sarili at pamilya sa kahira-pan. Kayat kung ang eduaksyon ayipamamahagi sa bawat kabataan,tiyak na kaunlaran ang magigingresulta nito.

Dagsa ang tumanggap ng tu-long pinansyal na ito. Sa katunayannga, isa ako sa mga maswertengnaambunan ng grasya. Ngunit sa

aking pagmamasid, nakita ko kunggaano karami ang mga estudyantengtulad ko ang matiyagang nag-aantayng biyayang manggagaling sa isang

pulitiko. Mula sa pagkuha ng stamphanggang sa paghahanap ng pan-galan, napakahaba talaga ngproseso.

Sa aking paglilibot, may ilanding mga butas akong nakita sa likodng magandang imahe ng progra-mang ito. May ibang mga kilalangmay-kaya sa buhay ang naroon dinupang kumuha ng pera. Sa kanilangkilos na tila hindi natitinag sa hirapna hirap nang ibang estudyante,malalaman mong mga bigatin ngasila. Kung sabagay, sisiw lang parasa kanila ang magpalakas at maki-pag-close sa isang pulitiko. Simplengpakikipag-plastikan lang na maykasamang backer mula mismo sagalamay ng isa pang pulitiko, ayosna ang lahat.

Napakaganda talaga ng kanilangprograma lalo na kung magbubulag-bulagan ka lang sa kanilang mgahidden agenda. Maliban kasi sa mgaprogramang hindi lang para sa mganagsisipag-aral pa kundi para na rinsa iba pang mga nais mapataas angantas ng kanilang propesyon. Epek-tibo ang kanilang mga pakulo. Isa na

rito ang pagbibigay ng finacial assis-tance sa mga kumukuha ng Masteralat Doctoral. Ngunit sa likod ng mgapantawag-eksenang mga tulong atprogramang kanilang ibinibigay, anonga ba talaga ang tunay nilang mo-tibo?

Napaka-imposibleng purongkawang-gawa lamang nila iyon at

walang halong pamumulitika, alala-hanin nating mgapulitiko sila. Gayang ibang mga taosa mundo, isa la-mang ang layuninng mga pulitiko,ang manalo saeleksyon. Katuladng mga gurongwalang sawangnagtuturo o inangwalang sawang nag-aalaga sa kanilanganak, ang mgakatulad nila ayhahamakin anglahat makuha la-mang ang simpatyang mga tao napaniwalaan sila.

At ganoon nga ang nangyari saloob ng mahigit tatlong oras napakikinig sa mga proyekto, mgaplano, mga pangarap at iba pangmga pangakong nakatadhana nangmapako, sa wakas ay dumating naang sandaling pinakahihintay nglahatang distribution of money.

Nagmistulang mga isdang isini-lid sa isang lata ang naging kala-gayan ng mga estudyante. Tulakdito, singit doon ang mga nagingtrabaho ng ilang mga excited maka-kuha. Bagamat may ilang nag-a-assist sa pila, hindi rin ito nagingepektibo sapagkat marami ring na-kalulusot. Ilang oras ding nagtagal

ang napakahirap na pila na dinadasng halos lahat ngestudyante na nag-titipon-tipon pamula sa ibat-ibangmga paaralan atunibersidad, ngunitang pakiramdamna ito ay agad nanaglaho nang ma-tanggap ko na angpera. Kakarampotna salapi kung tu-tuusin ngunit parasa mga tulad kongkapos sa buhay,malaking tulong naiyon.Bago ko pa manlubusang lisanin

ang lugar na iyon, isang lalaki anglumapit sa akin at nagbigay ng isangpirasong papel na nakatiklop. Nasadyip na ako at nagsimula nangumandar ang sasakyan nang buk-latin ko ang souvenir na ibinigay saakin nung mama. Sa pagbuklat ko,tumambad sa akin ang isang mukhang politiko. Ang politika nga naman.

Napakaimposibleng

purong kawang-gawa lamang

nila iyon atwalang halong

pamumulitika

Jabel Phillip Irinco

Galvanizing Our Future

My neck hurts. I wasamused while watching themelted iron falling to theground and scatters like

fireworks as the framework of theUEPL covered quadrangle (pardonme if it is inappropriate to use thisterm) is being welded to what it issupposed to look like. After watchingthe show, I carried on and walked tothe library. As I paced towards mydestination, my friend who mayhave guessed where I am going totold me that the library was wet. Iremembered it had rained, and theroof of the building where the librarywas located is under repair. Istopped and stood by the corridorsof the College of Education andwatched the show from the workersat the quadrangle.

It is good to think that there aredevelopments in our school thesedays. However, there are somethings that somewhat get my atten-tion.

If you are somewhat disturbedby the sound of galvanized iron

sheets falling, hammer banging, orthe grass cutter roaring, welcome tothe club. Perhaps, the only studentswho are deaf from the noises ofthese activities are those who makeschooling as their holiday. Annoyingas it is, because you cannot concen-trate on your lesson because youreyes lay on the passing truck carry-ing sand and hollow blocks to theconstruction sites within the schoolspremises.

The fact that in every corner inthis campus no one can find peacemight also be disturbing to the stu-dents. Why would such improve-ments occur simultaneously? Per-haps they are following a deadline,as a student writing his report thenight before the time when heshould pass it.

Just recently, we heard thenews about the accreditation of theCollege of Education. This might bea contributing factor to these devel-opments in this institution. Ofcourse, in order for our school to beaccredited, it should have enoughresources and facilities to cater theneeds of its primary customersthestudents.

Why do such improvementshappen just nownow that theschool is planning to have its col-leges accredited? So, if not becauseof the accreditation, we may nothave such terminology as the covered quadrangle (pardon meagain if this is inappropriate).

But things happen not just forone reason. There are a lot ofcauses of a certainphenomenon. Justlike these improve-m e n t s . T h eschools mission is to produce a nu-cleus of man andwoman adequatelyprepared for theacquisit ion ofknowledge andskills as highlydeveloped leadersand professionalswho will create andcontribute to theself sustainingeconomy and envi-ronment. So, tomake their mission possible, theymust have enough resources thatwill maximize the learning of thestudents.

Perhaps it was just a coinci-dence. It just so happened that theschool has enough budget gathered

from the tuition fees for its opera-tions just this time that is why theprogress became so spectacular. Butwe cannot also deny the fact thatthe institution is preparing itself forthe accreditation of some of its col-leges, to which COEd is first in line.

This institution is still in theprocess of transformation from asmall school into a university that

molds highly com-petitive individualsthat contribute tothe development ofthe country. To usstudents, we mustbe thankful thatthe school makesits way to put us inthe most competi-tive position it canget us into.Whatever purposethere may be, letus not forget thatwe are the oneswho benefit fromthese new andrenewed facilities

by the school. And we, in turn mustutilize these resources well in orderfor its main mission to become pos-sible. After all, we are the reason ofthe existence of this institution.Thus, it is not about the accredita-tion. It is about us.

Why do suchimprovementshappen just

nownow thatthe school isplanning to

have its collegesaccredited?

John Carl Ronato

Idont want to listen to anymoreclichs that this generationsyouth is the hope of this nation.Its better left unsaid. It only

breaks our hearts to think that wecan change the system by chantingthis maxim over and over like fer-vent Christians when actually thistuwid na landas will ever becrooked.

The real deal is that there isalmost not a chance anymore for theyouth to ever have control over so-cial transformation. If by chancethey get to stir the leaders of thisnation to do what the youth decries,they are lucky or the government

may have been unvigilant to deviatefrom their principles. This generationis not going to the dogs but dogshave already ruled.

Hundreds of students have ral-lied over budget cuts in education,

health and other social issues whichare worsening and unsolved by thegovernment but do they stir theAquino administration? All theserallies and camp-outs lead to violentdispersals leaving the youth of thisgeneration, who were the so-calledpag-asa ng bayan, mute and flac-cid.

Thats why we cant make achange. Yes, we do act but doesanyone see humanity in us? Whatthey see are activists who causerelentless demonstrations, what theysee are eyesores to the community,

what they see are the hopeless ofthis nation.

If we speak, they are againstus; if we act they, will disperse us.We are not angry, we are violentand thats what we are branded for

and perhaps we should start livingfor it.

The role of student leaders insocial transformation is not a roleitself. It is a pursuit where every-thing is just a dream like how thegovernment dreams for tuwid nalandas which will ever be a dream ifthey refuse to hear. How long willthey hear these outcries? Until thisnation is at the bottom of the list ofthe wealthiest countries of theworld? Now, if they want to proveRizal that we are the hope of thisnation, they should listen to us for if

we live by that principle perhaps wecan spark some change to the sys-tem.

They should stop putting toomuch attention to secondary things.The state of the nation is what they

The Role of Student Leaders in Social Transformation

should lay their eyes on.Now, if they want to make the

Philippine education one of the bestin Asia, they should provide for usenough budget. The problems of thesociety are easy to solve if theyknow what to put first. What is moreimportant, eradicating corruption,which I think is best if we developreal leaders through education, orpoverty or the low quality educationor little health benefits?

The truth of the matter is. Theyouth are now mere spectators. Wecan do nothing but see this nation

fall like Sodom and Gomorrah. Im-morality has raped this nation. Weare a crooked country but we canstill change that.

If the youth is not the hope ofthis nation, who is? Is it PNoy?

OPINYON

Roselyn Acebuche

Decades have passed, we are inthe new millennium. Many oc-currences had existed, changescontinue to emerge, debasing

image of politics and unsolved corruptionby the government. This major problemconnects with the root of regression lead-ing to impoverishment of those pitifulcitizens, penurious victims searching for

their need to afford in their everydayliving.

To eke out to the concept of politicsbrings us to confusion, an extraordinaryperspective to be set aside. How do youdescribe politics in this new millennium?Does it bring total progress to our nation,or it just brings myriad of things leadingto economic retardation? Among thosestrategies by some politicians is that theyattract men and women with these littleenvelopes sandwiched within it anamount so they may vote him. We havebeen observing these demeanors of politi-cians, it has become a tradition to us.

On my own perspective, this strat-egy does not provide worthy and laudableimage of politics, why not think of ways

aside from it, simply being a good exam-ple to the people of this country and hav-ing dignity and good character. Somehowthese money strategy connects us tothe bridge of corruption, not only with theolder politicians but also with the youthinvolving the Sanggunihang Kabataan(SK).

Corruption continues to pass fromgeneration to generation and it is reallygetting worse, manipulated by thoseleaders who had served our government.The only query that comes with my mindis the State of the Nation Address (SONA)is that it is full of promises on ways toshatter up corruption, an assurance whichreaches the ears and minds of people inthe country, but where are those prom-

ises now? Are they kept from the pocketsof those officials or they are just fulfillingthe typical motto Promises are made tobe broken?

At this time, the Bureau of Customsofficials are said to be corrupt, it is notalleviating, and as a matter of fact, itincreases from time to time. Eventhough, the Customs CommissionerRufino Biazon promised those officials isstill confident doing it. President Aquino isthe one who appointed Biazon to theCommissioner of the Customs and as partof his motto, Matuwid na landas and Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap,he has the assurance that Biazon will leadto the total devastation of corruption inthe Bureau of Customs. We must not

think of more persons in the government,and pointing up our fingers, if who arethose corrupt officials. Lets have a mind-set that Corruption doesnt take place ifofficials know how to destroy it, if not,maybe they are in favor with it. We arestill hoping for ganap na tuwid na lan-das.

A P O L IT I C A LCLICH

Ang di ma-runong lumingonsa kanyangpinanggalinganay bobo. Kasinga hindimarunong.


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on that stage on the day of yourgraduation.

Now, you see, you will be en-tering another phase in your lifewhere you will practice what youlearned here in this university.

Whether it be education, criminol-ogy, engineering or industrial tech-nology, we hope that you pass thelicensure examinations for yourfield (if you have) to make youprofessionals.

It may be difficult to pass but ifyou did, it will still be difficult tolook for a job that will fit you. Lifeis unfair but thats just the way itis. We hope you are among thelucky ones.

It is a competitive world. Thisuniversity is not accredited yet; buteven if we were accredited, it stillis a long-term process to gainpopularity especially in the city ifyou chose not to work here in yourhometown.

There will be better applicantsthan you when you look for a job.They will have better skills andthey may drag you to the bottomof the list of the qualified applicants

where you apply in. We hope thatyou are prepared for that.

So you should think that gradu-ating is just finishing a chapter ofyour life and there are many chap-ters to go. You should not rejoicebecause the pain of life is just be-ginning.

The thing about many speakersin graduations is that they dont tellthe whole truth about life. Theyencourage you too much so thatyou may believe about its good-ness so you may cling to falsehopes and be disappointed afteryouve spent the whole of it. Theyshould start discouraging you soyou may be challenged.

The truth about life is that it isnot sweetit is bitter, it is unfair, it

is disillusioning. Unemploymentmakes you jobless and pov-

erty makes you fed upabout life so why should

you rejoice in the dayof your graduation

when everythingwill become use-

less? Of courseit dependsupon how youmake use of

What defines a gradu-ate? Is it having ac-complished two to four years of edu-cation, the awards that you receiveor is it how will the veils of your toga

rustle on the floor to reach thatrolled sheet of paper from the aca-deme?

A few weeks from now, you willbe walking with your batch matesalong that aisle, wherever may thereception be, you are going tograduate. And we know that youare ecstatic since this will happenonce in your life and it will bringyou to tears because of the hard-ships that youve endured fromtime-conscious teacherswho hatelate requirements so you will worktill late nightto academic costsso you will assure yourself you getthe latest scholarship program or financial assistance from your fa-vorite politicians.

We give you our advance com-pliments because you have sur-vived this institution and in no wayfaltered. You have not let anythingrestrain you, not fear, not indo-lence, not being poor. You have

become a martyr for the satisfac-tion of seeing yourself in that blackveil

Education is indispensable. Itsworth a lifetime. And its worth dy-ing for some but the battle does

not end there; the battle has justbegun and it is incomparable. It

is not like your good old col-lege years where you sit in

your chair and listen allday to your classmates

give a report. This bat-tle is between youand yourself, of how

you will survive thenext day after

y o u h a v eshaken hands

PAHINA 7ENEROPEBRERO 2012

THE NOUMENA www.facebook.com/theNOUMENAPunong Patnugot John Carl Ronato Kapatnugot Jabel Phillip Irinco Tagapamahalang Patnugot Margie LucbanPatnugot sa Balita Rommel Poblete Patnugot sa Lathalain Roselyn Acebuche Patnugot sa Kinabuhi GeramyEspia Mga Kawani Leonard Giray,Leo Oliver Irinco, Leona Grace Mendoza, Jeramiah Pinca, Nerissa Poldo, RaulTepace, Aljon Tusing Mga Dibuhista Noel Brozas, Jhon Cris Irinco, Kevin Militar, Arnel Pulga Tagapaglapat J. C. Ro-nato at J. P. Irinco Tagapayo (Teknikal) Prof. Roberto Gudio Tagapayo (Pinansyal) Prof. Shirley Villardo Numero09477434625 Email [email protected] College Editors Guild of the Philippines

EDITORYAL

The Big Boss of Unemployment,Arnel Pulga

This battle is betweenyou and yourself, of

how you will survivethe next day after youhave shaken hands on

that stage on the day ofyour graduation.

your life. We just dont want you tosit in your couches in the comfortsof your homes, watching newsabout graduates a year from nowand seeing how happy they are soyou will remember that you were

also happy and celebrating oncelike them. We are very certain thatyou will regret that.

Prove to yourself that you willnot be just a graduate. Prove thatyou will be a graduate with purpose

and with direction. Prove to your-self that you can succeed, that youcan land a good paying job to sus-tain your needs. Prove that you canland a job that will help your fam-ily. Prove that your purpose of hav-

ing a career is not self-seeking.Prove that you are not doing it foryourself but for this advocacythatwe are doing this for our namessake.

Godspeed to our seniors.

messageto our dearseniors


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PAHINA 8 KOMIKSKOMIKSKOMIKS ENEROENEROENEROPEBRERO 2012PEBRERO 2012PEBRERO 2012

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Nasa skul then nong umuwi na koh ...inuman kme xa b-hus w/ Bmates ... he-hehe ...xiempre w/ the presence of myloving boyfriend ... then after ng inumanuwian yong iba yon! Tulog nah kc mepasok kinabukasan. Libri kc ang Drinks ngmay ari ng bhuz 10-10

Nasa Judes Hung out! w/ my BF. Ku-main lang ng pitza w/shake mango juice.

Yun lang!!! IZA GI made a card for my girlfriend and

spent a little time with her monmonNong Valentines Day, i think .. its just

an ordinary day for me. As usual, singlekasi haha! But nung gabing yun, nanoodlang naman kami ng concert sa CoveredCourt syempre para macelebrate namannamin kahit papano ang Hearts Day. Perookay lang, nakita ko naman si crush eihahaha! ell_07

I was with my mom the whole day.Walked to the cemetery to visit my Dad.As a whole, I was just with my family ... Dr. Dre 12

Nakadi sa skul. Naghinulat manlilibre.Masaya ke damu nanlibre. Nag-imud latconcert na pahihingit. Wara upay :D Pink

Nakadi gadla ak sa skul kay may

klase ... hehe ... pero san gabe naglalagkami sak jowa ... haha ... AnneNung Valentines day ay nasa bahay

lang ako. Parang normal na araw lang,pero kasama ko naman ang buong pa-milya ko. SANYO

An akon ginbuhat situn nga adlaw ininga nag Quiz kami sa amu Physics warakpanahon san kanraginsugad ngaValintines. Kay bisan kun may siton loadnga panahon wara ak pakatxt sak hinihi-gugma kay na buzy san pag ika aanswer.Anonymous

The things I did this recent valentines isjust the same of the ordinary day for thereason that my love life is empty. I just gotogether with my friends to covered courtand watch the dancers. Feb,17,2012

Nasa bahay lang ako kaso dinaanan

ako ng mga friends ko for group date. Dina daw kasi uso ang mag kadate ngayon.Hahaha! Mira_17

I was in the covered court last02/14/12 to assist my cousin in preparingthe tables, chairs, foods and drinks of thevisitors because we are assigned to do so.I was busy during that time, so I was notable to watch the program intensely. Butwith the reaction I saw from the faces ofour visitors, i know that they enjoyed theprogram because of their comment thatthe performers really did a great job! E.Q.

Ahmm. Kasama ko po ang girlfriend kosa skul hanggang sa paguwe niya sa ba-hay nya. Tapos pagkagabe lumabas kame

nagpunta kame sa covert court nanood ngconcert. Tapos di nagtagal umuwe dinkami kaagad. HeHeHe!!! Jarrod Rench

Noong Feb 14 B-day kasi ng asawa ko,nasa bahay lang kami meron naman kon-ting pagkain pinagsalusaluhan namin ngmga anak ko Anonymous

Noong Valentines day nasa bahay langako, nanonood lang ng mga palabas nadrama. Wala ako ka date nong araw na

yon. Independence day ako nong Valen-tines day at ang lungkot dahil wala manlang bumati sa akin sa mga kaibigan. Micmic

On Valentines Day I was with my fam-ily, we dont pass this day to have an inti-mate bonding w/ each other, I was withmy friends also in which we get so muchfun. Marth

Valentines Day! Sus, nakadto gad salibrary kay ak man ka-date ak FS 5 dikansa covered court kay may part kami didtoMaria Eskenita

Sa bahay lang ako, naglinis ng cravery nice way to express my love to myloved ones [email protected]

San aga nkadilak skul naghinimo port-folio kahuman sa skul diritso dayon hauzwara man ak jowa ... hehehe Ashly

Anong gagawin mongayong summer?Mangulam kay this is my free time para

gawin yan ... wala nang skul works, activ-ity etc Maria Eskenita

Balak qho kumadto manila para mag-work just an experience .. hehehe .. dinmagreview man ak para sa LET exam Ashley

I guess Im just only on my auntieshouse to help her, but Im planning towork as janitor also for sideline to have apocket money. I will do all things I can Marth

Gagawin ko sa bakasyon, siguro tulog,tambay. Yun lang! Anonymous

Plano ko this summer, magtratrabaho

ako para magkaroon ng pantuition parahindi na magkaroon ng problima ang mgamagulang ko sa tuition this coming June Micmic

Sa bakasyon naman ang gagawin ko aymagsasummer class ulit ako at syemprepag walang pasok mag aalaga ng mgaanak at kung anong gawain sa bahay

Boring summer vacation sa tanan, gin-papasummer class ak, di nak lugod maka-bakasyon sa maynila, ak uyam. Tsk! Mira_17

Yung gusto ko talagang mangyari aypumunta sa syudad para doon magbakas-yon. Pero kung hindi matulog, sa bahaynalang. Magpahinga ng buong bakasyonat maghanda para sa pasukan na SANYO

Makadto ak sa manila, bakasyon gadlafor 1 month, kahuman mabalik taak ngadi

Laoang kay mag-aaply ak sa munisipyowork just for experience ... hehehe... Anne

Im planning to go to Manila to buysome musical stuff and gadgets. Bondwith highschool friends and practice myguitar skills Dr. Dre 12

Sa bahay lang ako magbabakasyon.Katamad kasing gumala. Siguro try ko nalang na nasa bahay lang, baka sakalingpumuti pa ko. JOKE!! ell_07

Rest muna k magaaply daun work paramagkamayada salary ngan makabuligkara tatay. 10-10

I will be spending my summer vacationin this university for a summer class Anonymous

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