By ANAKBAYAN UB CHAPTER
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Nitong Pebrero lamang ay nagpahayag ang University of Baguio (UB) administration ng kanilang intensyong mag-taas ng Tuition fee sa susunod na semestre. Ayon sa UB admin,ang 15% proposed tuition fee increase ay nararapat lamang dahil hindi sila nagtaas ng tuition fee noong nakaraang taon at kinakailangan daw ito sa pagsasaayos ng ilang pasilidad sa loob ng unibersidad. Nakapagtatakang sa kabila ng multi-milyong kita ng UB Admin ay hindi nito matustusan ang pangangailangan at kinakailangan pang ipasa sa balikat ng estudyante ang responsibilidad na sila dapat ang gumagampan.

Kapitalista-Edukador
Ang UB Admin ay nagkakamal ng milyun-milyong piso taun-taon.Nitong nakaraang taon ay may net income ito na higit sa P24 M. Ang ating ibinabayad para sa tuition at miscellaneous fees ay napupunta sa Operating Expenses sa sahod ng mga empleyado at pagmantina ng mga pasilidad ng unibersidad.Ngunit bakit ipinapasan sa atin ang mga kwestiyonableng babayarin sa Aniversary Expenses and Awards,Advertising and Promotion at Athletics, na walang klarong detalye kung saan nga ba napupunta ang mga ito. Sa gitna ng tumitinding krisis sa ekonomiya at sa pulitika ay tila walang damdaming nagdagdag ng pabigat ang UB admin sa ating mga magulang na “kayod-kabayo” sa kanilang mga trabaho upang tayo ay mapag-aral at maiangat ang ating buhay mula sa kahirapan.Sa papaanong paraan na ang isang Educational Institution ay walang pinagkaiba sa mapagsamantalang mga kapitalistang kumpanya?Ang edukasyong dapat sana ay isang serbisyong panlipunan ay nagmistulang isang malakihang negosyo.

Bulok at kulang-kulang na serbisyo
Umuugang silya,mga pintong nagkakalampagan dahil sira ang lock,siksikan sa cr,kulang na gamot sa clinic at iba pa,ilan lamang yan sa kakulangan ng serbisyo sa UB.Kasama pa rin sa P3,336 na binabayaran sa miscellaneous fee ang P70 para sa ID na validation sticker lamang ang pinapalitan,SB fee na P200,medical at dental fees na hindi naman natin nagagamit ng husto at hindi malaman kung saan nga ba napupunta ang mga ito. Ano pa ang silbi ng pagbabayad ng napakataas na tuition fee kung bulok naman ang mga pasilidad na ginagamit natin?Para san pa ang miscellaneous fee kung kulang naman ang ating serbisyong natatanggap?

Nakapakong sahod
Habang kumikita ng multi-milyong tubo ang UB admin,tila ba nakapako sa lupa ang sahod ng mga empleyado at guro ng UB.Nananatiling mababa ang sahod kahit sobra na ang tinutubo ng UB admin.Ang perang nakalagak para sa sahod ng mga empleyado at guro ay nakakonsentra sa kamay ng kanilang mga Big Boss.
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Napatunayan sa mahabang panahon ang pagiging utak-kapitalista ng UB admin at susugal sila sa lahat ng paraan ng pagmamanipula sa kanilang pamumuno upang mapanatili ang kanilang hndi makatarungang hangarin.Huwag nating hahayaang ang ating karapatan para sa isang abot-kayang edukasyon ay ipagkait sa atin.Tanging ang matibay na pagkakaisa natin bilang mga estudyante ng UB ang ating sandata para ipagtanggol ang ating karapatan at panangga sa bigwas ng pagsasamantala ng admin.Maging mapagbantay sa posibleng maniobra ng admin.
Makipagkaisa sa mga tunay at palaban na organisasyon at sa mga empleyado at guro ng UB.Pag-aralan ang bawat hakbang upang,maglingkod para sa interes ng estudyante,at mangahas na lumaban! # nordis.net

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By ALLIANCE OF CONCERNED TEACHERS
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Living in luxury as Filipinos starve

We, members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Teachers’ Party-list, strongly condemn the lavish dinners and foreign travelsof Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo amidst the ever-worsening hunger and poverty problems of our country.

 Shameless opulence and excessive luxury have no place in a third-world country like ours – grappling with huge foreign debts and perennial budget deficits along with millions of hungry mouths, malnourished children, foodless farmers and jobless workers. Read the rest of this entry →

By JUN VERSOLA
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For the benefit of aspiring small-scale mill and winery operators among us: a 5-hectare canefield planted to a non-flowering, highsucrose cane variety can produce juice for more than 200 cooking batches per season – enough supply for a veritable wine and vinegar factory.

But I didn’t write this piece merely to encourage cottage-industry capitalism. I wrote it to explain why basi became so explosive an issue during Spanish times that it triggered a revolt, the 200th anniversary of which we commemorate this month of September. Read the rest of this entry →

By ART B. BELISARIO
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August 16, 2009 Puzzle

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By TITO SANQUI
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The sixth paragraph on the article entitled “Killer of Tulgao folk now in Bontoc jail”, on page two of last week’s issue (02 August) should read: “On the other hand, text messages were reportedly circulated in the Mt. Province by malicious and irresponsible individuals that alleged retribution killings. This only created unnecessary tension, fear and mistrust among members of the communities where the victim and the suspect are from. …”
We apologize for the misquote and any anxiety it may have caused. — Editors

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1 militar (abbrev)
4 ipaalam (Ilok)
12 edad, taong gulang (Eng)
13 magkakaamoy (Tag)
14 opisina bago naging COA
15 haluan ng gas o hangin (Eng)
17 Kabataang Makabayan (abbrev)
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1 “___________ ang kilay”: sumimangot (Tag)
10 matigas na parte ng buko ng niyog (Tag)
11 pinakamataas na bundok sa Pilipinas
13 ihi (Ilok)
15 doktor ng hayop, o beterano sa digmaan (Eng)
17 bus na umaandar sa riles (Eng)
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By ALDWIN G. QUITASOL
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An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they come from. — Timothy Dexter

Last week, the mineworkers of Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LCMC) received partial payment of their 10-day salary. The company gave each of them P1,000.00. The mineworkers but accept the pegged amount as they have their stomachs and their families to feed. Most of them have children who are studying in the colleges and universities in Baguio City. And many of them have to pay tuition now as preliminary examinations are approaching.

One mineworker whose child who is sick. He was thinking of bringing his child to a specialist aside from those in the company hospital once he gets his wages from the company he served many long years. Then will give the rest of his money to his wife to budget for their food, fare of the kids in school and other household needs. Read the rest of this entry →

By GEMMA LOMBOY
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“Taning” (defined life expectancy) is the most dreaded word one would to be commended for. Even during submission of reports, deadlines makes one crazy when one is unprepared.

Well, I am not a practicing doctor nor one who administers ‘euthanasia’ when requested but I gave myself a five-year chance to prove myself worthy and get married or else I shall bid goodbye to the land of the mountains (that was a decade ago). “Balaku sa mo… a Kapampangan term which means ‘akala ko’ I could never have what I wanted, a good and stable job, love life and offspring. Thank God my foster land accepted me without hesitation. I even got a bonus lately of having a position every mentor will ever dream of. Read the rest of this entry →

By IRENE CEBA
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The Irisan dumpsite cannot contain the City’s garbage anymore. The only resort as of now is to haul the garbage to a Tarlac landfill area. Councilor Rocky Thomas Balisong said that the best solution is for the city to come up with its own sanitary landfill. He said, in an interview, that the council is still in a long process of negotiating and conducting surveys, however, he also said that this garbage crisis needs an immediate action.

The city government allocated 70 million pesos for the maintenance of the city’s garbage hauling. And is spending 48,000 pesos per trip. Six trips are needed every day to bring the garbage to Tarlac. That is 288,000pesos a day and a total of 1,561,000 per week. This bothers not only the government officials but especially the people for the fund is extracted from the public taxes and that may be spent on other important concerns of the public if only the garbage maintenane did not cost that much. Read the rest of this entry →