Tag: January 27, 2010

KARAMIHAN nga naman sa ating mga Pinoy: mahilig na ngang magreklamo, hindi pa sumusunod sa batas.

Nang palawigin ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) noong nakaraang buwan ang rehistrasyon para sa mga first-time voters, pinilit ko ang aking bunsong kapatid na magpatala na.
Umaga pa lamang ay umalis kami sa bahay para samahan siya sa munisipyo ng Taytay, Rizal kung saan naroon ang tanggapan ng komisyon sa aming bayan.

THERE’S no stopping automated counting for the national elections this year.

Allaying fears of a “back to manual” election, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed confidence that the first nationwide fully automated elections would take place with no glitches on May 10.

But given the new technology, critics are skeptical whether automated counting would ensure clean and honest elections. Comelec appears to be convinced that everything is in place.

Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said voting in an automated election involves “quick and easy” steps that would only take five to seven minutes.

UST’S very own philosopher, “Venerable Master” Alfredo Co, has reached another milestone—he’s the first scholar on campus to receive a tribute in the rare form of a “festschrift.”

A collection of writings by different authors in his honor, the seven-volume compilation titled “Across the Philosophical Silk Road: A Festschrift in Honor of Alfredo P. Co” was launched last December 10 at the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex.

“The [festschrift given to the honoree] is an embodiment of an intellectual journey, solid scholarship, passionate study, and a voice to the Asian question,” said Joyce Arriola, chair of the department of Humanities.

JAN. 28, 1920—Philippine fashion almost lost a prolific daughter when fashion designer Salvacion Lim Higgins nearly died at birth. She was, in fact, pronounced dead minutes afterward.

But thanks to a Chinese relative, Salvacion was saved and was to live 70 more fruitful years, most of which were dedicated to the superb craftsmanship and sophistication of the Philippine vogue.

“Slim,” as Salvacion would later be known, was the founder in 1960 of Slim’s Fashion & Arts School, the first and oldest fashion school in the country.

AN EXHIBIT at the Santisimo Rosario Parish is seeking to promote family unity with images of the Holy Family.

Titled “Jesus, Maria y Josep,” the exhibit is a visual reminder of the values of love, filial respect, belongingness, and harmony in the home, as well as childlike values like piety and humility. The exhibit, which runs until the end of January, is also a celebration of the feasts of the Holy Family and the Sto. Niño.

“This is to remind the obligation of parents and their children to each other,” said Fr. Franklin Beltran, O.P., project chair and parish priest of the Santisimo Rosario Parish. “Also, not only the parishioners will be aware [of the Feast of Sto. Niño], but also the student body,” he added.

POPE Benedict XVI opened 2010 with a message of peace, calling on people to respect their neighbor and shun discrimination.

“Meditating on the mystery of the Face of God, and on the human face is a privileged path that leads to peace,” he said in his homily last January 1 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Santisimo Rosario Parish priest Fr. Franklin Beltran, O.P., explained that since man is made in God’s image, he must be conscientious enough to fulfill what God wants him to do to attain peace.

Beltran noted that societal hierarchies and differences in religion hinder people from respecting one another as one tends to consider his or her religion as “number one” in terms of the supremacy of their God.

PHOTOS do not only serve to stimulate the sense of vision, but they can also be effective tools to raise awareness about social issues.

This was the purpose behind the Camiguin Norte Mission: Babuyan Islands exhibit, which ran from December 14 to 19 at the UST Main Building lobby. The exhibit was made up of photographs by six photographers -- Mon Corpuz, Gari Buenavista, Rolly Magpayo, A.G.Saño, Romeo Remalante, and Razcel Salvarita -- during an unforgettable trip to Camiguin Norte, a Dominican mission outpost in the Babuyan Islands. While there, the six learned about the problems, particularly in education, that children of the residents faced, and decided to help raise awareness about them.

HABANG abala ang karamihan sa pagsalubong ng bagong taon, heto ako at nag-iisa sa madilim, mainit at tahimik na lugar na ito.

Dati, pinoproblema ko kung saan kukuha ng pera pambili ng mga bilog na prutas, pansit o kahit tinapay at mantikilya para pagsaluhan ng aking pamilya sa Media Noche. Natatakot pa nga akong maputukan ng five-star sa kalsada kaya hindi ako lumalabas. At halos mapaos na din ako sa kakasaway sa anak kong si Jun-Jun na huwag nang maglaro ng watusi. Noon iyon, hindi na ngayon.

KASABAY ng pagsailalim sa mga pagbabago nitong dekada 2000, matapang na nagsiwalat ang Varsitarian ng ilang mga kontrobersiyang ginulat hindi lamang ang buong Unibersidad kung hindi ang buong bansa.

Sa pagsisimula ng dekada, nilathala ng pahayagan noong Pebrero 2001 ang mga katiwalian sa Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) ng UST. Sumabog ang isyu matapos ang pagpatay kay Mark Welson Chua, na nasa ikalawang taon sa Faculty of Engineering at isa sa mga nagsiwalat ng katiwalian sa UST-ROTC. Dahil sa krimen, pinangunahan ng UST ang pagsasagawa ng isang panawagan na buwagin o gawing optional ang ROTC. Dahil dito, naisapabatas ang Republic Act 9163 o National Service Training Program Act of 2001 kung saan maaaring mamili ang mga mag-aaral kung alin sa Civic Welfare Training Service, Literacy Training Service, at ROTC ang kanilang kukunin.