Typhoon ‘Ondoy’

Magtulungan po tayong mga Pilipino sa gitna ng kalamidad na ito .(image courtesy of nea.gov.sg)

“At least 46 people, including 40 in the province of Rizal, were confirmed dead due to floods caused by tropical storm “Ondoy,” officials said on Saturday.”  Read the full story here.

Caption Contest: Jinggoy

…is engaging on MAD (mutually assured desctruction) with Ping Lacson.

Jinggoy lungkot

Caption Contest: Erap

Ganito pa rin kaya ang pagtanggap ng mahirap kay Erap?

cuchi cuchi

Belated Happy Birthday Mama Mary

Nakalimutan ko na birthday ni Mama Mary last September 8, a day before birthday naman ng bunso kong si Ysa. Huli man po Mama Mary, handog po namin sa inyo ang paborito naming awit tuwing Wednesday Novena. Natatandaan ko pa noong maliit pa kami ni Embong, kapag isinasama kami ng Inay sa pagnonovena. Malakas naming itong kinakanta.

Birheng Mahal

Birheng mahal, Birheng mahal,
Ang nasa ko’y ano?
Di nais ang kayamanan
At tuwang napaparam;

O, Birheng mahal, Birheng mahal
Ang samo ko’y ito:
Si Hesus na kalong mo sa bisig
Ligaya ng buhay ko.

Birheng mahal, Birheng mahal,
Dagat itong buhay.
Ang “yong Anak ay itanglaw
At nang di maligaw;

At, Birheng mahal, Birheng mahal,
Ang nais ko’y ito:
SA hantungan nito paglalakbay
Si Jesus ay makamtan.

2nd Richest man

 

Something to think about…. There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity Here are some very interesting aspects of his life: 1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late! 2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers. 3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence. 4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him. 5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world’s largest private jet company. 6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his CEO’s only two rules. Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder’s money. Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1. 7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television. 8. Bill Gates, the world’s richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet. 9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk. His advice to young people: “Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and Remember: A. Money doesn’t create man but it is the man who created money. B. Live your life as simple as you are. C. Don’t do what others say, just listen them, but do what you feel good. D. Don’t go on brand name; just wear those things in which u feel comfortable. E. Don’t waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who really in need rather. F. After all it’s your life then why give chance to others to rule our life.”

Tuition Fee…

Isang anak ang nanghihingi ng pera sa kanyang nanay sa probinsya….

Anak : Nay, padalhan niyo ako ng pang tuition ko. Alam niyo namang mahal dito sa Maynila.

Ito ang tugon ng kanyang ina sa sulat.

Anak,
Ito na ang 50 thousand na pang tuition mo, Pinagbili na namin ng tatay mo yung kalabaw natin. Ang mahal pala ng Counterstrike na kurso. Wala na rin yung mga baboy natin, napagbenta ko na din para sa project na sinasabi mong N95 ba yun? Medyo ang mahal nga ng mga project mo anak. Kasama din dun yung pitong libo para sa field trip niyo sa Mall of Asia. Malayo ba iyon anak? Isasanla pa namin ng tatay mo ang palayan para pambili mo ng instrumento sa Music class mo yung Ipod ba yun? Kamusta na yung dati mong project? Napailaw niyo ba ng mga classmates mo yung Sanmig lights?
Sana makagraduate ka at sana nasa mabuti kang kalagayan..

Nagmamahal,

Ang iyong Ina

Impact of the 300% increase in UP’s freshman tuition fees

Posted by Eden Talagtag etalagtag@yahoo. com

Last last year, UP decided to increase the tuition fee for incoming
freshman from P300 to P1,000 per unit. How did that affect the freshman enrollment this June? Statistics from the attached press release give us an idea by the numbers: The percentage of no show — those who passed the UPCAT but did not show up for enrolment — are as follows:

1. UP Diliman – 30% of the accepted freshmen
2. UP Manila – 45%
3. Los Baños – 83%

4. Mindanao – 83%
“The high no-show rate in UP campuses subsequently caused a staggering decline in enrolment figures for several degree programs, with some registering a zero enrolment turn-out. The BA Filipino, BA Araling Pilipino, and BA Malikhaing Pagsulat sa Filipino offered by the Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan in UP Diliman all had a zero turn-out.” The UP admin increased the tuition fee for incoming freshmen by 300% to raise funds but with a decrease in enrolment, it should not be difficult to compute if on the whole they did not get what they wanted because of the high no shows. It would be nice to see an assessment report by the UP administration.
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NEWS RELEASE
June 19, 2007
Low freshman enrolment rate in UP blamed on 300% tuition hike UP no longer accessible to ‘best of the best’ The Kabataan Party today said the University of the Philippines lost a significant percentage of the best and brightest incoming college freshmen this school year after the 300 percent fee increase which pegged the premiere state university’s tuition at P 1,000 per unit. Kabataan Party President and former UP Diliman Student Council Chair Raymond Palatino said the low enrolment turn-out in UP  campuses is distressing. “The low enrolment figures only confirmed our fears that the 300
percent tuition hike will result into massive disenfranchisement of qualified college hopefuls and higher dropout rate,” Palatino lamented. Enrolment records show most of the autonomous and constituent campuses of the UP system failed to hit the 50 percent mark in freshmen enrolment rate. An article in the Philippine Collegian reported that only the Diliman and Manila campuses registered freshmen  enrolment rates which are higher than 50 percent – 69.13 and 54.88 percent, respectively. Badly hit by the low turn-outs were the Los Banos and Mindanao campuses, with 16.67 amd 16.76, respectively, Palatino said. While the Diliman campus, the largest campus, registered the highest freshmen turn-out, he said a big number of UPCAT (UP College Admission Test) qualifiers in Diliman either deferred or failed to confirm for enrolment earlier this month. Data from the Office of the University Registrar in UP Diliman show that 1,331 freshmen or 34.7 percent of the total 3,825 UPCAT UP Diliman qualifiers did not confirm for enrolment. He added that the high no-show rate in UP campuses subsequently caused
a staggering decline in enrolment figures for several degree programs, with some registering a zero enrolment turn-out. The BA Filipino, BA Araling Pilipino, and BA Malikhaing Pagsulat sa Filipino offered by the Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan in UP Diliman all had a zero turn-out. Palatino blamed the tuition hike for the low freshmen enrolment rate in UP, saying high fees discouraged many parents and UPCAT passers to choose the state university and enroll for this school year. “Before, passing the UPCAT was both an honor and a relief for parents who would no longer have to worry about high tuition and other school fees. But with a higher tuition rate, parents now had to think twice before sending their children to UP.”
He said poor but deserving students coming from the provinces and public schools were affected the most. “The 300 percent tuition hike prevented bright students from depressed and remote areas of the country from enroling in UP and eventually forced them to settle for poorly-maintained state colleges in the provinces or worse, give up their college dream.” Palatino said the UP administration and the government should have already learned its lessons from the last year’s education tragedy wherein two National Achievement Test topnotchers Julie Albior and Flores Biwang failed to enrol in the university and enter college because of poverty. He also appealed to the UP BOR to withdraw its earlier decision and consider the interest and welfare of the future Iskolars ng Bayan. “More than generating funds, UP as the ‘University of the People’ should ensure that higher education is accessible to ordinary young
Filipinos. What are state universities for if poor but deserving students can’t enrol just because of preventive school fees? Not only does it defeat the purpose for the creation of state schools but it only highlights the more devastating crisis and tragedy that await the educational system this school year.”
Reference:
Carl Marc Ramota, vice president and media officer, 0919-4138288
Raymond Palatino, 09205723638

Kwentong Batangueño

Kung ikay tunay na batangueno irey mauunawaan mo, kahit nsa balisbisan ka pa!

Isang hapong mabanas, sa pagdalpak dineh sa Tuklong ay may nakaiwarang na puno ng sinturis na arugang aruga pa ng Mamay. Sadyang pinapugadan sa guyam at pinabantayan sa bilot para hindi ngalutin ng buwik. Habang nagtutukake, naulutang ngatain ng Mamay ang bubot na sinturis, inutay utay, pasal na pasal. Nang bigla na laang siyang napaumis, humirindat at parang bang-aw na nagpatikar, lumiban ng karsada kahit naambon, naglupagi sa gabukan, nagdamusak kaya puno ng amos, tubal na tubal, talipa pa ang sipit. Napasuot ang Mamay sa masukal na balinghuyan at doon naulutang garutihin ng kawot ang mga bangkalang. Pero liyo at parang nakabarik pa rin ang Mamay kaya naghamon pa ng babag.
Walang namang kumana kaya ang pagerper sa kahanggan ang naalingilan. Pagkatapos ng barokbokan at lungkuyin, hapong hapo ang Mamay. Naging matalute ang tawaran sa bayaran at mulay ang gustong ibayad ng Mamay. Nagkaribok na, nagwasang ang pagerper at tinangkab ang Mamay. Pakloy ang nguso. Nagligalig ang Mamay dahil marami daw kato, amoy hawot daw naman at makati pa sa iladong tulingan. Dapat daw ay kitse lang ang bayad. Sa iyamot ay nagtungayaw na ang Mamay “Ang tinamaan ng lintek na batang areh
at napaka minos, walang galang sa matanda! Mabubusong ka!” Naglabas na ng balisong ang Mamay at niyaangan ang pagerper na nagitla kaya nagtuwarik sa tangwa. Hagalpakan ang mga usbaw eh!
Ay sya, husto na! Bukas na laang uli.

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