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Multi-sector peaceably launches Yes for Peace on Int’l Human Rights Day

#PHinfo: Multi-sector peaceably launches Yes for Peace on Int’l Human Rights Day

Yes for Peace holds peace and human rights-oriented event kickoff in front of the UP Carillon Tower in Diliman, Quezon City (Photo courtesy of Mr. Ernesto A. Alcanzare)

CALOOCAN CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- Following strict health protocols set by the World Health Organization, representatives of various sectors had peaceably assembled on International Human Rights Day to officially launch the historic Yes for Peace-Bayanihan ng Bayan para sa Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran at Kasaganaan at the Andres Bonifacio Centennial Carillon Tower located in the Diliman campus of the University of the Philippines system.

The kickoff, a stark contrast amid the reportedly dwindling noisy and insolent protests and marches of anti-government forces to commemorate the global human rights event on Dec. 10, calmly called for the promotion of peacebuilding efforts, such as answering the Yes for Peace questionnaire to boost peace education, asserting the right to peace, and calling for an end to all armed conflicts in the country.

In his speech, Commissioner Yusoph Mando of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) said, “Unfortunately, peacebuilding is still not the default response to conflict.”

“We need everybody’s help to tell others about how we can tackle conflict and end violence,” Mando added. 

For his part, Cosanie Derogongan, Director of the Bureau of Peace and Conflict Resolution (BPCR) of the NMCF said, “We believe that we can achieve a just, comprehensive, unifying and sustainable peace without destruction to property and deaths, including unarmed civilians.”

“The armed conflicts can only be stopped if the will of the people can verifiably be documented through the people’s referendum component of Yes for Peace to debunk the self-declaration of armed rebels that they are fighting for the rights and interests of the people,” Derogongan added.

In his message, Undersecretary Severo S. Catura, Executive Director of the Presidential Human Rights Committee (PHRC) underscored, “Peace is a human right, even as a society that is at peace is its ultimate aim.”

“There can never be real, tangible and felt development without making our people feel secure and it is our duty to uplift the people’s welfare,” Catura quoted a statement made by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the first State of the Nation Address (SONA).

Catura, who started his career at the Office of the Peace Commissioner (OPC) which eventually became the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) recalled, “This campaign is already more than thirty years old.  We remain steadfast and firm in supporting its call because the advocacy of our office is for each individual to have the right to peace.”

Red tagging

After careful deliberation and negotiations with UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo and Vice-Chancellor for Community Affairs Aleli B. Bawagan, the kick-off activity inside the UP Diliman campus was approved dispelling some allegations that UP is anti-government and will not permit non-leftists to openly express their advocacies inside the campus.

The full support of the university was felt by event organizers.  Personnel from its Community Maintenance Office prepared the venue while the management of the UP Theater readily provided electrical power for the sounds and lights used in the event.  Normal fees for rental and electrical consumption were likewise waived.

Alpha Dasmarinas, Chief Financial Officer of Yes for Peace, Incorporated was elated, “Thank you UP for the full support that you have given to for this simple kick-off event.”

“May you continue to support our campaign and take is as your own in the days to come pursuant to your Board of Regents Resolution offering UP as venue and as mediating institution during its 1056th meeting,” Dasmarinas said in gratitude.

Asked by the PIA-NCR, Ernesto Angeles Alcanzare, lead organizer of Yes for Peace–Bayanihan ng Bayan and Chief Executive Officer of Yes for Peace Incorporated said, "Curiously, some well-meaning, but obviously misinformed supporters of the Duterte administration have reportedly red-tagged Yes for Peace over various social media platforms simply because it decided to use the color red as the background of its propaganda tarpaulins and because they allowed the UP Community to display the messages 'Defend Academic Freedom' and 'No to Red-Tagging'."

He explained, “The use of gold on red in our campaign tarpaulins is based on the Chinese belief that these colors bring fortune and good luck especially during events such as these.  After all, the use of these colors is not exclusive to the communists.”

“As for the tarpaulins of the UP Community, these are commonly held beliefs among constituents, including its alumni to which I belong.  Red-tagging the whole university because of a very noisy albeit small minority is unfair,” he lamented.

“Moreover, who can in his right mind refuse a very gracious host to post a commonly held message in your event even if it seems to have taken the scene away from the central messages of one’s event?” he added.

Alcanzare said it is in this light that he appreciated the wisdom of President Duterte who saw all through the non-partisan and inclusive nature of Yes for Peace when he wrote in his message, “I recognize this noble undertaking of Yes for Peace–Bayanihan ng Bayan because it promotes a newfound culture of harmony and cooperation among our communities…  I am amazed how anybody can be so bigoted and narrow-minded to accuse and judge Yes for Peace as part of the over-all plan to destabilize and bring down the government.”

“Please let me take this opportunity to inform all those who have jumped the gun to unfairly accuse us of being leftists that we categorically but respectfully denied the display of a red tarp bearing the message ‘ABOLISH NTF-ELCAC’,” Alcanzare said of a group handing them a prepared banner prior to the event launch.

“I am sure that had we allowed them to do their bidding, they would have joined us and trebled the number of participants,” he said, “Actually, they conducted a rally right across the street and waited for us to march to the Oblation Plaza, a thought that did not even cross our minds.”

For her part, Evelyn Canete Evangelio, National Executive Director of Alpha Phi Omega International Philippines Inc then suggested, “We might as well change the colors used in campaign tarpaulins to Blue and Gold to satisfy the call for blood by bashers who have displayed the propensity to accuse anybody of being a communist by sheer color of preference.”

“After all, APO is into this campaign pursuant to our founder’s vision for us to convince leaders of the world to resolve conflicts in a more humane and legal manner than by war,” Evangelio added.

For his part, Mama S. Lalanto, al Haj, Chairman of Yes for Peace, Incorporated and a past president of APO Phils declared, “The Yes for Peace is an inclusive campaign. We do not discriminate anybody by virtue of race, religion and political beliefs. This is reflected in our logo which bears the primary and secondary colors of the elementary color wheel.”

“Any color of preference by any donor is acceptable for as long as it is used in good faith and communicated to us prior to the production and distribution of the campaign materials,” Lalanto emphasized.

To recall, the The Yes for Peace–Bayanihan ng Bayan para sa Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran at Kasaganaan, a multi-sectoral peace and development campaign was incorporated into the Sectoral Unification, Capability Building and Mobilization (SUCBEM) cluster of the National Action Plan of the National Task Force to End the Local Communist Armed Conflicts (NTF ELCAC) submitted by National Security Adviser Secretary Hermogenes C. Esperon, Jr. and approved by President Duterte in 2019.

However, upon the advice of Esperon, the campaign design was refined, per the approved plan by the Yes for Peace, Incorporated, which was registered with the Securities and Exchange to give a juridical identity to empower the proponents to enter into agreements with government institutions and non-government organizations for the transparent implementation of the campaign.

The consultation and refinement process were made parallel to the preparations of the whole-of-government to get all agencies on board in the good governance pillar of NTF-ELCAC. The process took over one year.

Prior to the issuance of EO No. 70 by Duterte, Yes for Peace was calling “Resume Peace Talks Here” in contrast to the insistence of left-leaning forces that were shouting “Resume Peace Talks” even as the President was trying to convince communist leader Jose Ma. Sison to come home to the Philippines so that peace talks to resume.

Unfortunately, Sison who initiated the armed revolution and protracted war to bring down the government vehemently refused citing concerns for his life and security.  On record, Sison has been blaming Duterte for killing the peace talks.

“Had the peace talks resumed with UP as venue and mediating institution, could the final peace agreement have been crafted and signed within three months which was the time frame declared by Joma Sison?” Alcanzare asked.

With the inevitable and final collapse of the peace talks because of Sison’s refusal to give in to the President’s firm and unmovable position that it be held here, Yes for Peace searched for cost-effective and resource-efficient means to document the Filipino people’s consensus on the three calls of the campaign. (PIA NCR)

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References:

* Philippine Information Agency. "Multi-sector peaceably launches Yes for Peace on Int’l Human Rights Day." Philippine Information Agency. https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1061619 (accessed December 13, 2020 at 02:45PM UTC+08).

* Philippine Infornation Agency. "Multi-sector peaceably launches Yes for Peace on Int’l Human Rights Day." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1061619 (archived).

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SONA ng Bayan

Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City

2019

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072522 | sona ng bayan

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Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, buo ang suporta kay VP Sara na wakasan ang panlilinlang ng Makabayan bloc

BUO ang suporta ng chairman ng SMNI na si Pastor Apollo C Quiboloy  kay VP Sara Duterte sa pagsisiwalat ng katotohanan laban sa Makabayan bloc. BUO ang suporta ng chairman ng SMNI na si Pastor Apollo C Quiboloy kay Vice President Sara Duterte sa pagsisiwalat ng katotohanan laban sa Makabayan bloc. Sa programang Powerline ni Pastor Apollo, iginiit ng butihing Pastor na panahon na para magkaroon ng isang lider na matapang na lalaban sa makakaliwang grupo. “It’s about time na magkaroon talaga ng isang lider na ngayon ay nasa pamahalaan at nasa kapangyarihan tulad ng inyong katapangan,” pahayag ni Pastor Apollo. Matatandaan na kamakailan lang ay binanatan ni VP Sara ang Makabayan bloc kasunod ng pambabatikos ng dating Bayan Muna Representative at Lumad leader na si Eufemia Cullamat sa kanyang pagsusuot ng tribal attire noong State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Ayon kay VP Sara, dapat si Cullamat ang manghihingi ng paumanhin sa publiko dahil sa pagpayag nito na makapanlinlang ang teroristang grupo sa mga kabataan. Matatandaan na nasawi sa isang engkwentro ang anak ni Cullamat na miyembro ng NPA. Kaugnay nito, malaki ang pasasalamat ni Pastor Apollo dahil mayroon nang lider na pumalit kay dating Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte na kasing-tapang nito sa katauhan ni VP Sara. “Makapangyarihan po ang inyong posisyon ngayon upang kami ay magkaroon ng boses laban sa CPP-NPA-NDF na ito na nanalasa sa ating bansa sa loob ng limamput tatlong taon na,” ayon sa butihing Pastor. Sa kabilang banda, ipinangako ng butihing Pastor na patuloy nitong susuportahan ang pamahalaan upang tuluyang mawakasan ang problema sa insurhensiya. “Kayo po at ang Pangulong BBM nasa likod niyo kami na dumadalangin upang tulad ng sinabi ninyo panahon na para wakasan ito,” ayon ni Pastor Apollo. “Kaya po ako ay naglaan ng 3 oras bawat araw sa SMNI upang labanan ang mapaminsalang mga deceivers na ito na tagapaglinlang ng ating bayan,” dagdag ng butihing Pastor. Samantala, binigyang-diin muli ni Pastor Apollo na ang SMNI ay mananatiling katuwang ng pamahalaan para sa nation-building. “SMNI will be here to be the voice of innocent and the people who loves peace and the people who are God fearing and God loving,” ani Pastor Apollo. Read Full News @ SMNI News Channel Read the full article

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Wala ka pang Alam: KABATAAN, PAG-ASA NG BAYAN!

Lorence Lozano | Activity #6

Isang beses kada anim na taon bumuboto ng bagong presidente at bise-presidente at iba pang kasapi ng gobyerno ang Pilipinas. Hindi na batid saatin ang proseso ng eleksyon lalong-lalo na sa Pilipinas. Maliban sa pagiging importante nito, ito rin ay mahalaga at karapatan na dapat hinahasa at ginagamit sa sukdulan dahil may kakayahan itong magpabago ng takbo ng nangyayari sa bansa.

Noong 2019 umabot ng 1.33M ang naitalang botante sa Quezon City kung saan kasama rito ang Batasan Hills. At sa kasalukuyang panahon kung saan lagpas 13M ang botanteng mula edad 18 hanggang 25 ang mayroon, na matatawag nating Generation Z. Sa magaganap na kasalukuyang eleksyon, tatlong araw bago ang araw ng eleksyon, kaliwa’t kanan ang katiwalian at pagiging desperado sa kapangyarihan ng mga tumatakbong kandidato. At higit pa ro’n sinusubukang bumalik muli ng Marcos-Duterte sa kapangyarihan kahit pa hindi na lingid sa kaalaman nila at ng lahat ang katiwalian, pagpapahirap, at pasakit na ginawa ng ama nila sa bansa. No’ng panahon ng Martial Law, pinatahimik, at kinikitil ang buhay ng mga progresibong indibwal kahit pa sila’y kabataan na tumataliwas, lumalaban, at sumisigaw ng hustisya hindi lang para sa mamamayan kung para sa bayan. Sa kasalukuyang panahon, sa administrasyong Duterte, kitang-kita ang parehas na nangyari no’ng taong 1972. Pagpapatahimik, pekeng laban kontra droga, at palpak na plano laban sa pandemya na naging sanhi ng pagkabaon sa utang ng bansa. Bilang kabataan, lalo na sa Batasan Hills kung saan nakatayo ang House of Representative kung saan ginaganap ang SONA ng isang pangulo. Mahalagang makilahok sa pang nasyunal at lokal na eleksyon dahil mas progresibo at mas bukas tayo sa ideolohiya na mas nakakabuti sa bayan. At mas may oras tayo upang saliksikin at siyasatin ang mga tumatakbong kandidato para sa posisyon hindi lamang pang nasyunal kundi pati na rin sa lokal. Kahit pa pinapatahimik at minamaliit ang mga kabataan ng kanilang mga magulang o mas nakakatanda sakanila sa pagsasabi ng “Ano ba ang alam mo?,” “Bata ka lang!,”ay malaki pa rin ang parte nila sa lipunan dahil aminin man natin o hindi, sila ang magdadala ng mangyayari sa susunod na mga taon o henerasyon kaya mahalaga na dapat ay nakikilahok sila sa eleksyon.

Ang mga kabataan na nakaranas ng kahirapan sa panahon ng administrasyong Duterte ang magmamana ng mga utang ng bansa na bayayaran, at pagpapahirap kung panibagong sakim at mapanghamak na naman ang mananalo bilang lider ng bansa. Lalo na ngayong eleksyon kung saan sinusubukang bumalik ng Marcos-Duterte sa kapangyarihan ay dapat mas mapaigting at mahikayat ang mga kabataan sa Batasan Hills na makilahok sa darating na eleksyon upang mapigilan at masiguradong hindi na muling mailulugmok ang dating baon na na bansa. At ngayong hindi matapos na pandemya, sa Batasan Hills, mahalagang alam ng mga kabataan sa lugar kung sino ang karapat-dapat na mahalal upang mas mapabuti at maisaayos ang isasagawang plano paukol sa pagbangon ng mga mamamayan sa lugar. Bilang kabataan, ang boses natin ay dapat naririnig at hindi ipinagsasawalang bahala na lamang, ipinapasok sa isang tainga at inilalabas sa kabila. Ang kaisipan na walang alam at wala pang maitutulong ang kabataan lalo na sa pagpili ng lider sa bansa ay dapat wakasan. Dapat mas lalong ma-organisa at mapakilos ang mga kabataan para sa mas maayos at klarong pagbabago hindi lamang ng bansa kundi pati ng lugar na kinalalagyan nila. Dahil hindi lang isang araw nangyayari ang pakikipaglaban para sa maayos at magandang kinabukasan ng bawat indibwal at bansa. Hindi lang sa eleksyon, kundi patuloy itong nangyayari bawat araw, umaga o gabi. Hindi ito matatapos hanggat hindi nakakamit o natatamasa ng bansa ang pantay at tamang trato na dapat nilang nararamdaman. Tama naman ang bayaning si Jose Rizal sa sinabi niyang ‘Kabataan ang Pag-asa ng Bayan’ ngunit hindi ito maisasabuhay kung patuloy nating silang patatahimikin at hindi papakinggan.

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Renato Reyes, Secretary General of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) confronts elements of Quezon City Police District, crying foul over the blockade made by the QCPD along Commonwealth Avenue during the SONA ng Bayan protest rally this afternoon, ahead of the last State of the Nation Address by President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photos by Chris Lucas)

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LOOK: "Notice of Expulsion for Philippine Pres. Duterte!" [Indigenous peoples join] protests during Duterte’s last State of the Nation Address. For enabling entry of destructive projects on IP lands & rights violations, its time to #WakaSONA (End Duterte now on his last SONA!) 

Performances from [KATRIBU and Sandugo Alliance depict] Duterte as an "online seller" selling diff ancestral lands & territories, sovereignty to foreign gov'ts & corporations... #EndUSDuterteRegime

"We haven't exacted justice for the massacres, displacement, closure of our schools yet another massacre killed our fellow Lumads under the Duterte regime," say Lumad student.

[It’s] graduation season for students in the Philippines, but for indigenous Lumad the ending of school year means continuing evacuation & closure of Lumad schools.

For [Indigenous peoples] & marginalized people, "Wakasan Na!" (End Now) echoes the disgust over the 5 years rule of... Duterte. With reports on Duterte’s plan to run again for VP & his daughter's presidential dreams, the #WakaSONA call grows.

Not only [Indigenous peoples] but different sectors including health workers cry for #WakaSONA after Duterte’s failed pandemic response. [...] We call on ... the int'l community to act, support [Indigenous peoples] & Filipinos demand for accountability, justice! 

-- Int'l Indigenous Peoples Movement, Jul 25 2021 

[IMAGE ID: 1. A Lumad student sits on the ground in Quezon City, Philippines, among other Lumad students. They are wearing Lumad regalia, paper graduation caps, and holding placards. The student in focus is holding a placard which reads “NOTICE OF EXPULSION: Inaabisuhan ng Sambayanang Pilipino ang pagpapatalsik kay RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE bilang Presidente ng Republika ng Pilipinas” (The Filipino people are announcing the ouster of RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE as President of the Republic of the Philippines). At the top are the org names “Save Our Schools Network” and “Sabokahan”. They are also holding a placard shaped like a cartoon fist, modeled after the artist Tarantadong Kalbo’s “Tumindig” (Rise Up) fist. The fist is wearing a beaded Lumad headband and carrying its own placard, which reads “Duterte patalsikin!” (Oust Duterte!) 

2. A Katribu activist wearing a mask of Duterte’s face is performing in a booth decorated to look like a large Facebook Live stream. He looks to be auctioning off various properties-- in his hand is a “property” labeled “New Clark City”. On the booth are comments from Xi Jinping (”Mine”) and Joe Biden (”Steal”). 

3. A Lumad student is speaking into a microphone in front of the booth. They are also holding a “Notice of Expulsion” placard. 

4. A Lumad student wearing regalia and a paper graduation hat holds a placard made to look like a report card. The placard reads: “Grado ni DU-30 sa 5 taong panunungkulan: Ekonomiya -5, Kalikasan -5, Kalusugan -5, Karapatan -5, Soberanya at pambansang patrimonya -5 — DROPPED” (Duterte’s grades after 5 years in office: Economy -5, Environment -5, Health -5, Rights -5, Sovereignty and national patrimony -5). 

5. Four activists, two of whom are in Lumad regalia, pantomime fighting the activist wearing the Duterte mask. To their right, several activists are holding a large banner which reads “Duterte, inutil na, pahamak pa! Wakasan na!” (Duterte, useless, bringer of bad luck! End it already!) Underneath the org names Sandugo, Katribu, MCPA, BAI, IPMSDL, Panaghiusa, Katribu Youth, Sandiwa, and Tabak are listed. 

6. Two activists from the healthcare sector are dressed in full PPE and pantomiming surgery on a cariacture of Duterte, excising “budget cut”, “privatization”, “West Philippine Sea” (which has a tiny Chinese flag next to it), “contractualization”, “extrajudicial killings”, “corruption”, “red tagging”, and “kagutuman” (starvation) with a giant scalpel and surgical scissors. Both props are labeled “Wakasan na!”

7. Six activists stand in front of Bayan Muna Partylist banners with their left fists raised. Their clothing acts as placards— from left to right, they are wearing garments with the Tumindig fist, the words “we are not for sale!”, a barong with a detailed illustration of Duterte as the COVID-19 virus, a sash that says “Stop the killings”, and two garments that read “Defend people’s rights!” Behind them, many more activists are carrying placards, umbrellas, and flags.] 

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The Social Movement and the Current National Political Scene – Isang replektibong Sanaysay

“May mali kaya lumalaba,” ito ang mga katagang  laging sinasabi ng mga rallyista.

Bilang kabilang tayo sa isang demokratrikong bansa, hindi na bago sa ating mga Pilipino ang tagpo kung saan maraming ang naglilipanang mga kilusan upang mag-welga at ipakita ang kanilang pagkadismaya sa lipunan. Sa aking pagbyahe papuntang Manila, marami na akong nakitang ganitong mga eksena. Nariyan na ‘yong nakaraan SONA ni Duterte kung saan nagtipon tipon ang iilang rallyista sa kahabaan ng Commonwealth Avenue upang ipakita ang kanilang pagkadismaya sa administrasyon. Ako ay nagulat at namangha dahil iyon ang aking kauna-unang pagkakataong makakita ng isang malawakang pagwe-welga.  Sila ay may kanya-kanya gimik upang mapansin lamang ang kanilang mga hinaing. Sa ating paaralan nga lang, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, marami na ang ganitong klaseng kilos protesta kung kaya masasabi kong mulat na ako sa ganitong eksena. Ngunit, ano nga ba ang epekto ng ganitong mga kilos protesta sa ating bansa?

Sa mga nagdaang mga aralin o mga artikulong pinabasa sa amin, kapansin pansin ang mga panlipunang suliranin kinakaharp ng bansa na gustong iparating o ipamukha sa atin ng mga may-akda. Nariyan na ang malakonkonyal na sistema ng edukasyon, kolonyal mentality, pang-aabuso ng mga elitista, patriarkal na pag-iisip at iba pa. Ang mga ito ay nag-iwan ng negatibong epekto sa bansa na unti-unting kumikitil sa nasyonalismo nating mga Pilipino. Ang pagsama-sama ng mga Pilipino upang bumuo ng isang kilusang panlipunan ay nagbibigay daan upang masolusyunan at maparating sa  nakakataas ang tungkol sa mga nasabing  isyung panlipunan.

Nagbigay daan din ang nasabing kilusan upang magkaroon ng pagbabago sa bansa.  Isang patunay na rito ay ang naganap na makasaysayang People Power I at II. Dito, napatunayan na kaya natin magpaalis ng dictator at magnanakaw sa pwesto basta tayong mga Pilipino ay magsama-sama. Hanggang ngayon ay kita pa rin ang epekto ng People Power dahil mas lalong naging mulat ang kaisipan ng lahat kung gaano kalakas ang pwersa nating mga anak pawis.

Isa sa naging instrument ng mga pambansang kilusan ay ang mga kabataan o mag-aaral. Marahil bunga ito ng transformative education na nagsusulong na magkaroon ng social involvement at social consciousness ang lahat ng mga mag-aaral. Naging bukas ang aming kamalayanan sa isyu ng lipunan kung kaya’t kami ay nakikielam kung maari upang masaayos ang bulok na sistema ng bansa. Sabi nga ni Jose Rizal, “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng Bayan” kung kaya nararapat lang na gamitin ang kalaman natin sa ikakaunlad ng bansa.

Sa kasalukuyan, marami nang paraan upang mapakita ang ating makabayang protesta. Nariyan ang paggamit ng social media upang iparating ang mga hinaing sa lipunan. Masasabi kong, ito ang pinakamabilis at pinakaepektibong gawain dahil marami ang gumagamit nitong platapormang ito kung kaya’t malawak ang mararating ng mensahe iyong maibabahagi. Sa ibang unibersidad, mayroong tinatawag na Pylon Run o Oblation Run kung saan ang mga kalahok ay tumatakbog nakahubo habang ibinabahagi ang mga panlipunang isyung kinakaharap ng bansa. Ang pinaka malikhaing aking nakita ay iyong nagproprotesta sila gamit ang musika. Marami nang paraan upang ipakita ang hinaing natin sa bansa. Kaya huwag matakot at magbulagbulagan. Ating isigaw ang tunay na lagay ng bansa upang ito ay tuluyang mabago.

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Telcos can talk to NTC: Palace

#PHnews: Telcos can talk to NTC: Palace

MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday said executives of the country’s two major telecommunication companies can meet with the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) if they want to discuss in detail the plans to improve their services.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark after President Rodrigo Duterte, in his fifth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA), urged Globe Telecom Inc. and Smart Communications Inc., the wireless arm of PLDT Inc., to improve their services by December or risk expropriation.

“Nandiyan naman po ang NTC, ang regulatory body, para makausap nila (The NTC is there for them to talk to),” he said in a virtual Palace briefing.

Asked if Duterte was open to meeting with executives himself, he said telcos should provide better service to their customers regardless if a meeting is possible.

“I don’t think it is without prejudice to meeting with them kung gusto nila pero importante, meeting or no meeting pabutihin ang serbisyo (if they want but what’s important is, meeting or no meeting, they should improve their services),” he said.

According to Roque, the NTC will be in charge of declaring whether telco services have improved by December.

“Marami pong mga batayan iyan at alam po ng NTC iyan, mayroon po iyong mga dropped calls, mayroon po iyong mga—kung malinaw nga ba iyong mga tawag, mayroon po silang mga measurement para diyan (There are many bases to know that they have improved their services and the NTC knows them, there’s the issue on dropped calls, on whether people can clearly hear each other, they have a way of measuring it),” he said.

Roque lamented that besides Duterte, he too experienced issues with his mobile service.

“Yung naghahawak ng certificate of public convenience ay dapat magbigay ng convenience sa publiko at hindi dapat nagpapahirap (Those with certificate of public convenience should give convenience to the public and not difficulty),” he added.

Meanwhile, he denied that Duterte was prioritizing better mobile and internet services over the prevailing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.

“Hindi lang po telcos ang sinabi niyang magiging prayoridad niya. Lahat po ng mga bagay-bagay na makakabuti sa taong-bayan ‘yun po yung sinabi niyang prayoridad. Isa lang po ang telcos (He didn’t say telcos will be his only priority. Everything that will benefit the people will be his priority. One of them is better telco service),” he said.

Amid the health crisis, he emphasized the importance of communication especially among patients and their loved ones.

In his fifth SONA, Duterte said he would take “drastic steps” against Globe and Smart if they do not improve their “less-than-ideal” services by yearend.

“Tell us now if you cannot really improve on it because I will work by December. I have two years. The next two years will be spent on improving the telecommunications of this country without you. I will find way. I will talk to Congress and find a way how to do it,” he said. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Telcos can talk to NTC: Palace." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1110372 (accessed July 29, 2020 at 12:31AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Telcos can talk to NTC: Palace." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1110372 (archived).

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SONA ng Bayan

Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City

2019

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Ang apoy na tinupok Alaala na lamang ang papawalang usok Nang dahil sa paang siyang tumapak ‘Di na maibabalik sa isang kurap. Isang siklab ay pag-asa Pagkabuhay ay nakasaalang-alang sa mga taong gumagawa Kaakibat ito ng pagkakaisa Lalong pag-igtingin sa pagsasama-sama Para sa pagniningas na dati pang inaasam. Ang paang siyang tumapak Ngayo’y, sana, nagsusumiklab Ang apoy na minsang tumupok Magbabalik, nagbabalik,  Ang liwanag ay lalagablab.

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Paano mo kausapin ang sarili mo tuwing mag-isa ka? Nagi-ingles ka ba? Bisaya? Tagalog? o natural na conyo o TagLish na uri ng wika ang ginagamit mo?

Mula sa tanong sa itaas, anong naisagot mo? 

Sa pagkuha sa kasagutan, naisip mo man lang ba ang pambansang wika na dapat nating pinapalaganap? Wikang Filipino. Wala sa pamimilian sa itaas, namansin mo ba?

Mula sa akda ni Conrado de Quiros, “Ang Kapangyarihan ng Wika, Ang Wika ng Kapangyarihan,” malaki ang mahalaga ng Ingles bilang isang paraan para sa komunikasyon. Ngunit kailangan ba talaga natin ng wikang Ingles sa buhay nating mga Filipino? Malamang na ang pagsang-ayon ang sagot ng nakararami at hindi naman sila nagkakamali.

Sa panahong ngayon kung saan ang teknolohiya’y patuloy na umuusbong sa buong dako ng mundo. Ingles  ang pangunahing wika, basic nga raw kumbaga. Ang Ingles ay ang dominanteng global lingua franca ngunit hindi ibig sabihin na ito na kaagad ang primaryang wika ng isang bansa lalo na ng Pilipinas. Ginagamit ito bilang tulay sa pagkakaintindihan ng iba’t ibang mga lahi. Ayon sa tantiya ng ibang mananaliksik, umaabot ng 80 porsyento ang dami ng bilang  ng mga non-native English speakers.

Ngunit mas mahalaga ang wikang atin, hindi ba? Bakit pinagsisiksikang ipilit ang Ingles sa bawat Pilipino?

Tignan ang bansang Thailand na ayon sa akda ni de Quiros ay hindi marunong mag-Ingles ngunit ang umaangat pa rin patungong itaas hindi tulad sa ating bansang halos mag-Ingles na lang kahit saan, mula sa mga babala sa daan, pangalan ng mga eatery dyan sa may kanluran pati na sa pagkausap sa mg alagang hayop na pakiramdam ko’y hinuhusgahan ka sa iyong kabaliwan.

Ang problema ay we’re missing the forest for the trees.Tinitignan natin ang kahalagahan ng wika bilang komunikasyon lamang imbes na alamin ang buong diwa nito. Ang punto kasi ay hindi lang naman iisa ang gamit ng wika, hindi lang para sa komunikasyon, marami itong tulong at sari-sari pa.

Magpahanggang sa ngayon, nakikipagpatintero at pilit hinahabol na makamit ng ating sinisintang gobyerno ang katanyagang hatid ng wikang usapin. Pinaniniwalaang ito ang susi sa kaunlarang pang-ekonomiya na dati pang argumento para sa pagtataguyod ng Amerikanisadong Pilipinas. Wow! Napakagandang basahin. Contrasting sh*t.

Mababa ang tingin sa mga hindi marunong at hasa ang paggamit ng wikang Ingles kaya nandyan na naman ang kumpol ng mga tao, magtatakbuhan na parang tanga makahabol lamang sa uso. Puspusang gagamitin kahit hindi naman talaga maintindihan ang esensya. Subalit bakit nga ba patuloy na sinasayang ng isang tao ang kanyang oras sa pagbabasa ng isang artikulong wala namang saysay sapagkat wala namang karagdagang impormasyong naibibigay? Kabobohan.

Welcome sa Pilipinas na isa’t kalahating dayuhang kaisipan na ang tila umiikot at patuloy na dumadaloy sa kaugat-ugatan ng bawat isa. Kung saan ginagawang pribilehiyo ang pagsasalita ng Ingles, isang mabilis na daan patungo sa panandaliang o dagling tapak sa tuktok na mabilis masira.

Nagkakaroon na ng stereotype, kung saan ang mga alipin sa palabas ay nag-tatagalog samantalang ang mga aktor na gumaganap na may gintong kutsara sa bibig ay inaasahan ng magaling makipagtalastasan sa Ingles. Bakit pinapalabas na ang Tagalog o Filipino ay wikang pang-mahirap sa mismong sarili nating bansa at dapat gamitin ang Ingles bilang hagdan patungo sa taas? “Hindi tayo ang rule, tayo ang exception.”...Hindi naman mahalaga na basta iba, ang maganda ay naiiba ka sa magandang paraan. 

 Ayon nga sa balita ng GMA News taong 2011, isang artikulo ang nailathala sa ilalim ng Manila Bulletin na nagsasaad hindi lang ng agwat sa pamumuhay ng mahihirap at mayayaman kundi pati na rin sa paggamit ng wika. Tinutukoy na wikang pang-kalsada nga lang ba talaga ang ating wikang Filipino? Sapagkat mas pinupuna ang kamalian sa Ingles na para bang dito nakasalalay ang dignidad ng isang Filipino kaysa sa pagpansin at pag-initindi sa kamaliang dapat itama sa Wikang Filipino, parte ng pagkatao nating mga mamamayan dito.

Bakit sa mga hindi marunong ng tamang paggamit ng Wikang Filipino? Ang mga taong ‘di alam ang pinagkaiba ng salitang “nang” o “ng” at “rin” o “din”? Hindi ba mas nakakahiya?

Napapaisip ka na ba? Sapagkat ang wikang Filipino ay tila natatabunan na at umuusbong ang Ingles bilang isang panibagong moda. Isang napakagandang diskarte, ipamahagi ang karunungan upang kaisipan ng mamayan ay mabuksan at tuluyang masakop ng kolonyal.

Ngunit bakit ka mahihiya? Dapat lang! Ngunit huwag nang ihiya pa nang sobra sapagkat ang kailangan ay tamang pagtuturo at paghuhubog.

Nakakatatwa lamang na inuusig na tanggalin ang wikang sariling atin ngunit alam natin sa sarili nating hindi natin ito ganoong kagamay sapagkat paulit-ulit na raw, kahit paulit-ulit na nga. Paulit-ulit nga ngunit sa isip ng iilan lamang napapatda. Innovation? Walang magandang resulta ang pagbabagong hinahangad kung tatalikdan ang iyong pinanggalingan. “Ang siyang marunong lumingon sa kanyang pinagmulan, ay tiyak na makakarating sa kanyang paroroonan.”

Kaya ba ng wikang Filipino ang seryosong diskusyon? KAYA! Sadyang tatanga-tanga ang ibang tao at ‘di marunong makipagsabayan. Kung lahat ay makikisalamuha sapagkat atin namang naiintindihan ang sarili nating wika (hindi ba?)

Sa SONA (State of the Nation Address), isang napakahalagang talumpati sa bansa na dapat maging isang halimbawa upang palaganapin at kumonekta sa bawat mamayang Pilipino sa bawat sulok ng Pilipinas ngunit sinasabi na ang gobyernong Pilipino’y higit na komportable sa pagsasalita sa wikang dayuhan ‘di naman nila totoong gamay. Mas nauuna pang pag-aralan ang wika ng iba kaysa sa dapat naman talaga.

Ang kultura ng iba’y nagiging una pa. Ang tulay o hagdan ang binigbiyan ng higit na kahalagahan imbes na tumawid at pagtuunan ng tunon ang wikang dapat na satin naman. Bago tumuloy at makipagsapalaran sa tulay, ayusin muna at patatagin ang pondasyon ng siyang pinanggalingan bago gumawa ng mga sanga sanga upang kaguluhan ay maiwasan at hindi magkaroon ng kalituhan.

Ika nga ni Conrado de Quiros, “Ang wika ay isang buhay na bagay. tumutubo ang wika mula sa puso ng isang bayan.” Mayroon itong kapangyarihang saklaw, ang kultura at sensibilidad ng lipunan.

Bakit pa kailangan tumingin sa iba kung may hawak ka naman na matatawag na tiyak na iyo talaga? Hindi na kailangan hanapin pa ang wikang pinaka-mahusay sa lahat sapagkat walang likas na mahusay na wika. Tao ang nagbibigay buhay at kabuluhan sa bawat letra,bawat salita, bawat pangungusap na binibigkas. Kung walang taong gagamit at magpapayaman, walang uusbong na mahusay na wika.

Hindi lang Ingles ang may kapangyarihan, kapangyarihan ng mga Pilipino ang wikang Filipino. Sa paggamit ng wikang sariling atin at lubos na niintindihan, ang emosyong maipapamalas ay totoo at mas epektibo, tatak sa puso.

Mga Pinagkunan:

https://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/how-is-english-used-as-a-lingua-franca-today/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5IRKbYDCy0

https://elvalienteonline.wordpress.com/2018/09/07/the-kili-kili-power/

https://www.facebook.com/wikapediaph/posts/kung-nasa-wikang-filipino-lang-sana-ang-sona-ni-pangulong-duterte-mas-maiintindi/1240517902648185/

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Pagsuot ng tribal dress ni VP Sara Duterte, pakikiisa aniya sa mga IP

NILINAW ng Vice President at Education Secretary Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio na bahagi ng kanyang pagbibigay-karangalan sa isa sa 11 tribo ng mga katutubo sa Davao City ang kanyang pagsuot ng tribal attire sa unang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Bukod dito, sinabi rin ni VP Sara, na ito ay bilang pakikiisa sa mga katutubo sa Mindanao at iba pang indigenous people (IP) sa buong bansa na nakikiisa sa pakikipaglaban kontra sa panlilinlang ng CPP-NPA-NDF. Partikular na tinukoy ng pangalawang pangulo ang malalang pananamantala ng teroristang NPA sa mga kabataan na nirerecruit para sa kanilang armadong pakikibaka. Ayon kay VP Sara, ang kanyang pagsusuot ng kasuotan ng mga tribo ay upang mapataas ang kaalaman ng publiko hinggil sa pambibiktima ng CPP-NPA-NDF sa mga IP. Kaugnay naman sa pambabatikos ni Eufemia Cullamat, dating kinatawan ng natalong Bayan Muna Partylist kay VP Sara na umano’y pakitang-tao lang ang ginawa ng pangalawang pangulo, sinabi ni VP Sara na dapat ito mismo ang maghihingi ng paumanhin sa mga kapwa nito IP dahil pinayagan nito ang teroristang grupong NPA na alisin ang kanilang dignidad bilang tao sa paglalagay sa kanila sa labanan na wala naman silang kinalaman. Matatandaan na si Cullamat ang ina ng isang NPA fighter na nasawi sa Mindanao noong 2020. Buong pagmamalaki rin ni VP Sara na nang bumaba siya sa pwesto bilang alkalde ng Davao City, idineklara ang kanilang syudad bilang insurgency-free at naging ligtas ang mga nakatira sa mga bulubundukin ng Davao laban sa mga katulad ni Cullamat. Kaugnay nito, nangako si VP Sara na bilang kanyang responsibilidad, hindi siya titigil para mabigyan ng proteksyon at mailigtas ang mga kabataan laban sa mga walang saysay at walang kahulugan na ideolohiya ng teroristang grupo. Read Full News @ SMNI News Channel Read the full article

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Fave part: distorted lips of Gloria Arroyo. I remember slipping away from the hands of the police officers during the SONA ng Bayan with my UPM bud Cristie Alegre. Nahuli ako then I bit the police officer's arm and hinila si Cristie away from the shit. Kasi naman sinalubong kami ng bomba ng tubig mula sa firetruck na bitbit ng otoridad. Good thing I put my spare clothes inside a zip bag as per instruction of Ramota. ● ARETÉ 🎨📷 #Arete #AteneodeManilaUniversity #Artmuseum #print #sandprint #wheninmanila #artwalk #artph #manilaart #artgallery #print #art #artwork #asianart #asianartist #design #conceptualart #design #visualarts #installationart #film #contemporaryphotography #filmphotography #contemporaryart #asia #southeastasia (at Areté) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByZaSJznNVOFlFniW1WBfBMUrjXIbeRTrd5nJc0/?igshid=1bkt4ftay4cw0

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anti riot/crowd dispersal team on stand-by at commonwealth avenue during the sona ng bayan protest rally ahead of digong duterte's final state ot the nation address, july 26,2021

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New York City:  SONA ng Bayan -- People's State of the Nation Address

Monday, July 24 - 4:30 to 6:00 pm

Philippine Consulate, 556 5th Ave. (between 45 & 46 Sts.), Manhattan

Join BAYAN USA Northeast and Filipino communities in the Tri-State area in marking President Duterte's second State of the Nation Address with our very own SONA ng Bayan, or People's State of the Nation Address! This year, our call is to "Fight the onslaught of fascists, oligarchs, and imperialists in the Philippines!" Although President Duterte's administration is a mixture of all persuasions, the rightist reactionary and pro-foreign trend is becoming more dominant in the Duterte administration. In his first year, the positive gains under Duterte have primarily been achieved by the struggles and demands of the people and the presence of the progressives in government. But all these are threatened by the dominance of the neoliberal, militarist and anti-people policies. Despite the President’s avowal against corruption, major politicians wielding power to advance their business interests remain untouched. Duterte let Gina Lopez be removed from office on the prodding of big mining interest. The reactionary interest in and out of congress is now intimidating Judy Taguiwalo and Rafael Mariano after being again by-passed by the CA. With the reinforcement of Martial Law, the aims of the right, reactionary, and fascist forces within the Duterte regime are being strengthened. Incidents of human rights violations are increasing, along with mass arrests and profiling of the Moro people in Davao, enforcing of the ID system in communities, the arrests of farmers in Compostela valley, militarization of communities in Lianga, Surigao del Sur, attacks on the Lumad schools, breaking of the Shin Sun strike and others. Martial Law will also be used to force the NDFP to agree to a long-term ceasefire before any genuine reforms for the people. This imposition, along with the standing all-out war policy and Martial Law can derail the GRP-NDFP peace talks. With cultural performances and speeches, our SONA ng Bayan will call attention to the people's assessment of Duterte's first year in office. Where is the change he promised and has Duterte's administration improved the lives of Filipinos, especially migrants overseas? We will join protests in the Philippines and around the world in condemning the anti-people, fascist and foreign oriented policies of this regime. The call for genuine land reform, national industrialization, national sovereignty, human rights and just peace is reverberating. We call on all our kababayan to join us as we assert the need for a truly just and lasting peace in the Philippines!

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