tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91142948681781496812024-03-13T06:50:14.960-07:00HarayaImagineRommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-91930629367405393802018-10-24T08:50:00.001-07:002018-10-24T08:50:07.262-07:00ISA NA NAMANG MAGDAMAG NA MAHIRAP BUNUIN<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">nilalaman<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Mag-umaga<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Ayokong Umuwi</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">PASALUBONG NG GABI <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ganitong
pagkahulog sa kaniya ang gabi:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Di
mahimbing na túlog o mapangheleng kamay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ang
siyang dumarating kundi isang aninong<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ang
suyang pasalubong ay dilim ng bangungot,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Mapang-igwas
na tinig, yabag na nambabasag<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Sa
nalilinlang niyang sariling pagkabuo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Bilang
takda sa klase ay nagtangkang bumuo <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ng
isang family tree, at halos buong gabing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Nagpaiyak
sa kanya’ng retratong mulang basag <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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picture frame ng ama. Nanginginig ang kamay,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Di-matitig-titigan
ang mukha ng bangungot <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Na
sinusundan siya; laging isang aninong<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Di-kayang
matakasan, madilim na aninong <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Sumilip
sa haraya’t unti-unting nabuong <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Muli
ngayong sandali at nagsasabangungot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Sa
kanya. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Papaanong,</i> tinanong niya sa gabi,
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ang dapat kong haligi ang siya pa
ngang bumasag <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Sa akin?</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;"> Nababasa ng luha
itong kamay, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Pinunit
ang retrato ng poot nitong kamay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ngunit
hindi mapilas ang dagan ng aninong <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Kakabit
ng retrato. Gusto sanang basagin <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ang
kanyang naranasan sa tangkang pagbubuo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ng
kanyang family tree; na lagpasan ang gabing <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Hindi
na babalikan ng ganoong bangungot. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Mali
siya. Narito. Gahasa ng bangungot, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at matigas, mapamilit na kamay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Na
muling dumadalaw sa eternal na gabing <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ayaw
niyang dumating. Pagkat itong aninong<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Naiwan
ng may-ari ay muling nabubuo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Sa
pagdalaw ng dilim. At muling mababasag<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ang
lahat ng sa kanya. Wala nang ibabasag<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ang
gayong pagkadurog, ang ganitong bangungot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Wala
na’ng kanyang ama at di na mabubuo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ang
hanap niyang paghilom; bumabalik ang kamay <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Kahit
wala na’ng dilim, talilis ang aninong <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ng umaga. At kaya ngayong gabi, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Muling
manggagahasa ang bangungot, ang kamay <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ng
magaspang na sindak: mabubuo’ng anino <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Upang
siya’y basagin sa eternal na gabi. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">HABANG HINIHINTAY MAG-UMAGA<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ang
totoo, may kung anong ligayang gustong magsakatawan sa kanya<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Sa
tuwing may magpapaabot ng pakikidalamhati sa eskuwela kanina. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ngunit
pagdiriwang ba iyon sa pagkawala ng demonyo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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poot na itinatago sa saglit na paghikbi <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Kung
kaya’t nagmumukhang dalamhati?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Wala na si Ama</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">. Ngunit batid niya,
hindi iyon ganap na kalaayan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Hindi
iyon totoong kalayaan. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paano pa
masisingil ang wala na? <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Dahil
walang nakaalam kahit na sino, maging ang kanyang ina,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Na
ilang gabi iyong alipi’t gahasa siya ng dilim, ng amoy, ng gaspang.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Walang
katumbas na totoong pasa, galos, o kahit anumang sugat <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Na
tulad ng babaw ng mga nasa rabaw ng kanyang katawan <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ang
naroroong nagnanana sa kaloob-looban—ang binhi ng karnalidad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">—ginigising
ng dilim gabi-gabi’t ipinaaalala ng malamig na kama, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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inutil na katahimikan na noo’y sinasaliwan ng pigil niyang pag-atungal,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pagal at lib</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ó</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">g na paghingal ng
amang hindi nagsasalita<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Sa
tuwing ginagawa iyon sa kanya—siyang naririto ngayon sa kuwarto, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ginigising
ng kahit na pinakapinong kaluskos. Didilat siyang hinahabol <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ang
hininga at saka aaluhi’t pahihinahunin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>ang sarili, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">wala na siya, wala na
siya</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ngunit bakit ba ganito pa rin
kabigat ang dilim na dumadagan sa akin?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">At
parang biglang pakunwang gagaan iyon sa pagsilip ng liwanag. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ngunit
para sa kanya, huwad na pangako ang umaga.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">MAGDIDILIM NA NAMAN AT AYOKONG UMUWI<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Magdidilim
na naman <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">at
ayokong magbalik<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Kung
saan nananahan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ang
lahat ng ligalig <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">At
ganap kong pagguho; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Bagay
na di-maalis <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ng
saglit na paglayo <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Sa
bahay na madilim <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Na
siyang nagtatago<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ng
anino kong lihim <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Na
di-kayang masabi <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Dahil
gayon kalagim.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Magdidilim
na naman <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">at
ayokong umuwi <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Sa
bahay kong tahanan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ng
aking pagkasawi,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Para
bang nangungulit <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ang
mga saksing pipi—<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Bagay
na nagkikipkip<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ng
mga alaala<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Ng
lahat ng pasakit: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Kumot,
unan, at kama;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">At
taksil na hinahong<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Bimbin
hanggang umagang <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Tuluyan ding hahapon <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">At
muling ring lalago’ng <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif;">Dilim
na sasalubong<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.sba.ph/" target="_blank">www.sba.ph</a>Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-57531737031043648012018-10-24T08:38:00.004-07:002018-10-24T08:38:58.491-07:00SAGIPIN MO AKO, ONIE<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Sagipin mo ko, Onie. Please. Di
ko kaya. Di ako handa.” Bahagyang nakaangat ang kanang kamay ni Luke, malambot
ang pagkakahawak sa namamawis na Pale, nakadantay sa kahoy na mesa, umiiyak. Hindi
ko alam ang gagawin. Ang ingay-ingay noon ng paligid ng Martin’s sa Antipolo pero
parang sa pandinig ko, tumahimik ang lahat, bumagal ang lahat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Iyung mga magtotropa
na nasa kabilang mesa, na sa kalasingan yata ay hindi na alam na halos sampung
beses na nilang kinakantahan ng Hapi-Bertday-Nawa’y-Malasing-Mo-Kami ang isa sa
kanila na may birthday, ba’t ngayon ay parang naka-mute na ang kantahan nila at
tawanan. Iyung babaeng singer ng restobar na ang line-up sa videoke ay halos
makabisado na namin dahil paulit-ulit lang naman tuwing Biyernes ang line-up
niya, di ko na matukoy ngayon kung ano ang kinakanta. Iyung aleng naglalako ng
mani, tsitsaron, at balut sa loob ng restobar na suki namin, hindi ko na yata
napansin kung nag-alok nga siya sa amin kanina pa, naroon na siya sa kabilang
mesa. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Bakit parang tumahimik
ang lahat? Bakit parang bumagal ang lahat? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">At unti-unting
nagkaroon ng kalinawan sa akin ang biglang naging pagbabago sa hitsura ni Luke.
Nangayayat siya nang husto ilang buwan na ang nakakalipas bago nakabawi ulit nang
bahagya ang kanyang katawan. Hindi mawala-wala ang ubo niya. Unti-unti ring
nagbago ang kulay ng kanyang balat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Tangna
kasi Luke, bakit ngayon? Alam mong may kailangan pa akong gawin.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hindi Biyernes ngayon, Luke. May pasok ako bukas</i>. Gusto ko iyong
sabihin sa kanya. Pero hindi na iyon ang mahalaga. Biglang gusto kong kalimutan
ang tambak na paper works na kailangan kong atupagin para sa accreditation bukas.
Ngayon ako pinakakailangan ni Luke. Ngayon. Baka wala nang bukas. Pero ano ang dapat
kong isagot? Ano ba’ng alam ko?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Pag-uwi, nag-search agad ako ng tungkol
sa HIV/AIDS. Hindi ako pinatulog ng pag-amin ni Luke kanina kahit na may pasok
pa ako kinabukasan. Bahala na. Isinantabi ko muna ang inuwi kong tambak na
papel na dapat isaayos para sa accreditation ng college kung saan ako
nagtatrabaho at nagtuturo. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Wala raw lunas, sabi
ng lahat ng mga website na napuntahan ko. Inulit-ulit kong basahin iyon. Walang
lunas. Kahit na bago pa man ako mag-search ay alam ko na. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Sagipin
mo ko, Onie</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Binabagabag ako nang
paulit-ulit ng mga salitang iyon. Ngayon niya lang sinabi sa akin. Higit isang
taon na pala nang makompirmang positive siya. Hindi siya nagsabi sa akin agad. Masyado
raw siyang duwag. Sabi ko, ako pa na pinakamalapit mong kaibigan, ako pa ang
hindi mo kaagad napagsabihan, bakit? Hindi raw ganoon iyon. Mahalaga raw akong
tao at ayaw niyang masaktan ako. E, ano ang ngayon? sabi ko. Hindi na siya
kumibo. At inalo ko na lang ang sarili na hindi na ito tungkol sa nararamdaman
ko. Na higit na ito sa pag-aalala sa nararamdaman ko. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">At bigla kong naalala na
hindi lang pala iyon ang unang pagkakataong nasabi niya sa akin ang salitang <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sagipin</i>. Noong grade six kami, noong
halos ibigti na siya ng tatay niyang si Mang Agapito matapos makita ang mga pinag-ipunan
niyang laruang barbi at paper doll noon pang grade five kami na isinilid niya
sa pinakatatago-tago niyang kahon kung nasaan din ang mga liham ni Miguel sa
kanya. Iyung maliit na kahon na lata na orihinal na pinaglagyan ng biskuwit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Naroon akong
nakamasid. Sinampal siya ng tatay niya, at nang magkaroon siya ng pagkakataon
ay itinakbo niyang palabas ng bahay nila ang kahon. Nang hahabulin na siya ni
Mang Agapito ay inawat ito ni Aling Rosing, ang kanyang nanay. Naroon ako sa
labas, palihim na nakadungaw sa pintuan. Nakita ko kung paano siya murahin,
sampalin, at hagupitin ng sinturon ng kanyang tatay. Ibinato niya sa akin ang
kahon nang makatakbo siya palabas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Onie.
itago mo. Sagipin mo</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">.
Alam ko na ang ibig niyang sabihin. Hindi ganoon kahalaga ang mga manika kahit
na matagalan ding pag-iipon ang ginagawa niya mabili lang ang mga iyon. Pero
iyong mga sulat ni Miguel, ‘yung kababata rin namin, alam kong
mahalagang-mahalaga iyon sa kanya. Itinatago pa nila iyon sa may air
conditioner nila Aling Neri pagtapos sa eskuwela, iyong kapitbahay naming
mayaman. Wala silang tagapag-abot o tagapag-ugnay. Doon nila iniiwan ang mga
liham sa isa’t isa. Basta kapag naglalakad na kami pauwi, dadaan kami sa
likod-bahay nila Aling Neri para tingnan kung may iniwang liham si Miguel para
kay Luke sa isang siwang sa may aircon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Tatlong liham lang
iyon, tandang-tanda ko. Iyung dalawang liham, liham ng pagtatapat. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I love you, Luke. Gusto ko lagi nakikita
ngiti mo… Wag ka mag-alala, di naman malalaman ng ibang tao</i>. Hindi naman
sila kasi dapat nagsusulatan dahil lagi naman silang nagkikita noon doon din sa
likod-bahay nila Aling Neri. Kapag kasabay ko noon pauwi si Luke galing eskuwela
at nakita ko nang nakatayong nag-aabang si Miguel sa lugar na iyon, binibilisan
ko na ang lakad ko, saka ako lilingon, ngingiti, at kakaway kapag nakalagpas na
sa kanila. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Tapos bigla na lang
naging mahigpit kay Miguel ang mga magulang niya. Sinusundo na siya kapag uwian
na. Kaya iyon, minsan na lang sila pagtagpuin ng panahon sa likod-bahay nila
Aling Neri. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Hindi na nasundan ang
liham. Iyong huling liham, pamamaalam na. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Luke,
paalis na kami to Canada next Saturday. Sana maging masaya ka. Di na ulit ako
makakasulat</i>. Wala nang I love you. Hindi na bumalik si Miguel kahit kailan.
Kaya alam kong mahalagang-mahalaga ang mga liham na iyon. Pero noong hapon na
natanggap niya ang huling liham at inabot kami ng gabi sa likod-bahay nila
Aling Neri dahil sa pag-iyak niya, niyakap ko siya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Nandito lang ako, sabi
ko, hindi naman ako aalis. At nanatili kaming magkaibigan hanggang ngayong medyo
hindi na rin matatawag na “bata”. Ilang taon ding inulit-ulit niya sa akin ang
pangalang Miguel kahit hanggang mag-high-school na kami. At di ko rin makakalimutang
binabanggit niya pa rin ang pangalang iyon kahit pa noong nagkaroon siya ng
karelasyong binatilyong tricycle driver na nagngangalang Glenn. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Musta
na kaya si Miguel ngayon? Ano na kayang balita kay Miguel? Makikilala pa kaya
ako ni Miguel kung sakaling uuwi siya ngayon dito? <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Hindi ko nga alam kung
hanggang ngayon bang nagsitandaan na kami’t lahat ay anino pa rin para kay Luke
ang pag-alis ni Miguel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Canada? Talaga?” tanong ko sa
kanya noong ibinalita niya sa aking makakapagtrabaho na siya sa ibang bansa. Biyernes
iyon, sa Martin’s tulad ng dati. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Ay, syet. Naaalala ko
si Miguel. Di ba sa Canada sila pinetisyon dati? ‘Wag mong sabihing umaasa ka
pa rin.” Tawa ako noon nang tawa. Biniro ko lang siya pero ang totoo, gusto ko
talagang itanong kung itinatago pa rin ba niya ang tatlong liham. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Gago, antagal-tagal
na n’un. Letse ka.” sagot niya sa akin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Pagkatapos ng isang
linggo ay lumipad na siya. Sumama pa ako sa paghatid sa airport. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Ingat,
Luke-Loka-Loka. Malawak ang Canada, pero sana matagpuan mo d’un ang Miguel ng
buhay mo.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Kung hindi ka rin
dilang-demonyo, e di sana totoo!” iyon ang sabi niya bago nag-flying-kiss sa
kanyang Mama, maliit na pamangking babae, at anak-anakang batang lalaki. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">At pagkatapos lang ng
halos isang taon, nagulat akong umuwi siya ng Pinas. Hindi niya sinabi sa akin
nang direkta kung bakit. Basta raw nahirapan siya sa trabaho kaya umuwi na
lang. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Ang sabihin mo, hindi
mo lang kasi natagpuan si Miguel doon.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Demonyo ka kasi.” at
saka ulit siya tatawa bago tagayin ang namamawis na Pale. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Siya lang ang
kaisa-isang taong magsasabi sa akin na demonyo ako nang hindi ako magagalit o masasaktan.
Kasi alam ko kung gaano siya kabuting tao. At kung ikukumpara sa kanya, demonyo
nga ako. Kaya nga noong sabihin niya sa akin na sagipin ko siya, parang gusto
kong magbiro ng “Ako, sa akin? Magpapasagip ka sa demonyo? Di ba si Luke ka? Si
Lukas sa Bible doktor, ba’t sa ‘kin ka papasagip?” Pero alam kong seryoso siya
noong mga sandaling iyon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Mabuting tao si Luke. Saksi
ako sa lahat. Dalawang bata ang sinuportahan ni Luke sa pag-aaral. Isang batang
lalaki, isang batang babae. Iyong batang lalaki, nagtatrabaho na sa Oman. Iyong
isa naman, nang makatapos ng high school ay nabuntis. Tinuring niya pa ring
anak ang naging anak ng bata. Siya pa halos ang gumastos sa pagpapabinyag. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Noong naghihingalo na ang
tatay ni Luke sa ospital dahil sa colon cancer, naroroon ako. Hawak-hawak ni
Luke ang kamay ni Mang Agapito. Ambaho ng hininga ng tatay niya. Sa bibig na
lang kasi lumalabas ang lahat ng dumi. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“L-uke… so-rry..”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Inilapit pa ni Luke
ang mukha kay Mang Agapito, umiiyak habang hinahaplos ang ulo nito. Naisip ko
kung paano pa niya nagagawa iyon. Noong high school kami at unang beses na
sumali sa Miss Gay Pangkalawakan si Luke, sumugod ang tatay niya sa plaza kung
saan nagaganap ang pageant. Q and A portion pa iyon at si Luke ang nakasalang
sa mikropono. Walang nakapigil kay Mang Agapito, kinaladkad siyang pababa ng
stage, ihinagis sa mga tao ang wig, at hinubad nito ang gown ng anak. Ilang
taon na noong patay si Aling Rosing, ang nanay ni Luke. Wala nang umaawat kay
Mang Agapito nang mawala si Aling Rosing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Hindi ka na tumigil
magbigay ng kahihiyan!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Noong pasaway-sayaw na
kumakanta si Luke ng Proud Mary ni Tina Turner sa videoke noong birthday ng
isang kapitbahay, nagpapalakpakan ang lahat habang pasayaw-sayaw siya ng kagaya
ng kay Tina Turner habang kumakanta. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rowlin’,
rowlin’, rowlin’ on the river</i>… Narinig agad iyon ng tatay niya kaya lumusob
ito at kinaladkad ulit siyang pauwi. Wala namang gustong umawat kay Mang
Agapito. Wala kayong pakialam! lagi nitong isinisigaw. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Nalulong din sa bato si
Mang Agapito at lahat halos ng naipundar na gamit ni Luke ay unti-unting
nawala. Iyong LED TV, ref, washing-machine, pati ang water-dispenser na huli
niyang binili, unti-unting ibinenta ng tatay niya dahil wala nang maipambili ng
bato. Iyong naipon ni Aling Rosing sa halos dalawang dekada ng pagtatrabaho sa
munisipyo, nasimot. Noong nakarelasyon ni Luke si Glenn at unang beses dumalaw
iyong tao sa bahay nila, bigla na lang binasagan ni Mang Agapito ng bote ng
Empi ang ulo ni Glenn. Hindi na nagpakita si Glenn kay Luke pagkatapos ng araw
na iyon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Kaya ganoon na lang
ang paghanga ko sa kanya noong gabing nag-aagaw-buhay na si Mang Agapito. Hindi
ko kayang gawin iyon kung ako ang nasa sitwasyon ni Luke. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Pinapatawad na kita,
Tatay.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Sana ganoon lang din kadali ang
lahat, naiisip ko ngayong nakaharap pa rin ako sa laptop, nagbabasa at nanonood
ng lahat ng tungkol sa HIV/AIDS. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Sana ganoon lang
kadali ang pagsagip. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sagipin mo, Onie</i>.
Ibabato niya ang kahon na lata sa lupa at saka ko dadamputin. Ilalagay ko sa
ilalim ng papag namin. Sasabihin ko pa kay Mama na ‘wag gagalawin iyon dahil
hindi sa akin at ipinatago lang. At kapag tinanong na sa akin ni Luke kung
nasaan ang kahon, o nasaan ang mga liham, sasabihin ko lang sa kanya nang buong
pagmamalaki na “Heto. Walang kahit anong gasgas ang kahon. Walang ni alikabok
ang mga manika. Walang ni katiting na amag ang mga liham. Safe na safe.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Pero hindi. Hindi siya
kahon na kaya kong kipkipin sa ilalim ng papag. Liham siyang unti-unting
natutupok ng apoy at wala akong magawa. Paano ko siya sasagipin? Sasagipin ko
siya mula sa ano? Hindi ako makatulog. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sagipin
mo ko, Onie.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Sa desperasyon kong
malaman ang mga bagay tungkol sa sakit ni Luke ay kung saan-saang website ako
napadpad. Nalaman kong si Freddie Mercury, ang lead singer ng bandang Queen ay
namatay dahil din sa sakit na iyon. Pati na ang pilosopong Pranses na si Michel
Foucault. Kaya nalaman ko rin ang tungkol kay Herve Guibert, iyong manunulat at
photographer na Pranses na naging matalik na kaibigan ni Foucault. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">AIDS din pala ang
kinamatay ni Guibert. Matapos siyang ma-diagnose ng sakit na iyon, nagpakasal
siya sa isang kaibigan na nagngangalang Christine para lang maipasa sa kanya at
sa dalawa nitong anak ang mga ari-arian ni Guibert. Habang palala nang palala
ang kondisyon niya ay ifinilm niya ang sarili habang nakikipaglaban sa
kamatayan sa bahay niya. Bago siya mamatay, nailathala ang nobela niyang
pinamagatang “To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life”. Sa ganitong paraan kaya,
ay masasagip ko si Luke? Inisip ko nang inisip kung paano. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Bigla ko ring naalala
na may nabasa akong autobiography ni Jamaica Kincaid tatlong taon na yata ang
nakakaraan tungkol sa kapatid niyang namatay rin sa AIDS. Hindi ko na makita. Pero
hindi ako mapakali. Hinanap ko. At sa halos tatlumpung minuto yata ng
paghahanap ay nakita ko ang kopya ko ng librong iyon sa inaalikabok na estante
sa kuwarto. “I became a writer out of desperation, so when I first heard my
brother was dying I was familiar with the act of saving myself: I would write
about him. I would write about his dying.” Iyon ang linyang pinakatumatak sa
akin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Hindi ko na napatay
ang laptop na nakabukas sa tab kung nasaan ang website tungkol kay Guibert. Marami-rami
rin akong nainom kanina sa Martin’s. Nakatulugan ko na ang pagbabasa kay Kincaid.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Tanghali na nang magising
ako. Hindi ako nakapasok. Umuulan nang malakas. Wala na naman akong nagawa
kundi ang umiyak. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Sagipin
mo ko, Onie. Please. Di ko kaya. Di ako handa</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">. Naririnig ko ulit sa isip ang
sinabi niya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Nang sumunod na Biyernes, tulad
ng dati, natagpuan ulit namin ang mga sarili sa Martin’s. Pero hindi katulad ng
inasahan ko, medyo masiglang Luke ang nakaharap ko. Iyung Luke na pilit na nakakahanap
ng positibo sa buhay sa kabila ng lahat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Sigurado ka ba, magbi-beer
ka pa rin?” tanong ko sa kanya. Hindi siya kumibo, basta’t itinagay niya ulit
ang Pale. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Nami-miss ko na si
Mama.” ang sabi niya bago napalingon sa stage at napansing wala roong kumakanta.
Mukhang nag-break saglit ang singer ng Martin’s. Naala niya siguro iyong mga
panahon na kinakausap siya ng kanyang mama, niyayakap, at sabay pa silang
nag-iiyakan. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wala rin akong magawa sa
tatay mo, anak. Pero alam ko, mahal ka pa rin niya. Siya pa rin ang tatay mo.</i>
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Gusto kong kumanta.” sabi
niya. Matagal ko na ring hindi siya naririnig kumanta. Mataas ang boses niya.
Pambabae, pang-Tina-Turner. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Sige. Go.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pumunta
siya sa entablado kung nasaan ang matangkad na upuan. Umupo siya roon, hinawakan
ang mikropono pati na ang remote control, at saka siya namili sa songbook ng
videoke. Nasurpresa ako sa intro ng kantang pinili niya. Bohemian Rhapsody. Paborito
niya ring kantahin iyon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Mama,
just killed a man…” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Nagbago
ang boses niya, pero naaabot niya pa rin ang matataas na nota ng kanta. Buong
damdamin niya iyong kinanta. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Mama, life has just
begun…” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">At nang dumating na sa
punto kung saan dapat ay kakantahin niya ang linyang “I don’t wanna die,
sometimes I wish I never been born at all.” ay napahinto siya, natulala saglit,
at bumaba ng stage. Bahagyang napalingon ang mga tao sa stage, marahil ay
nagtaka kung bakit siya huminto, pero agad ding nagsibalik sa kani-kanilang
ginagawa. Bumalik si Luke sa kinauupuan niya kanina at tumitig sa akin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Okay
ka lang?” tanong ko sa kanya. At hindi pa rin natinag ang pagtitig niya sa
akin. Matagal-tagal din. Parang gustong maiyak. Hindi ko mawari. Hanggang sa
napangiti siya. At ang ngiti ay biglang nag-evolve sa tawa. Tumawa siya nang
tumawa. Hindi ko ma-gets kung bakit pero nakitawa na lang din ako. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Teka,
bago ko makalimutan…” ang sabi niya. Hindi ko pa rin ma-gets. “Hindi ka siguro
maniniwala.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Sa
alin?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>At
may kinuha siya sa loob ng kanyang messenger bag. Isang short brown envelop. Inilapag
niya iyon sa kahoy na mesa at saka inilabas doon ang mga naninilaw na papel. Hindi
ko alam kung ano iyon. Pero unti-unti kong nakilala. Mga liham ni Miguel. Sabi
ko na nga ba’t pinakatago-tago niya pa rin ang mga papel na iyon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Hindi ako nagsalita. Basta’t
hinayaan ko na lang siyang magkuwento. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Nakita
ko si Miguel sa Canada, Onie. Nakita ko siya.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Talaga?
Kumusta?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>At
ipinakita niya ang isang picture. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Si
Miguel na ba yan? Ang taba!” sabi ko. Sa larawan, naroon din si Luke, katabi ni
Miguel at ng isang Canadian na blonde ang buhok, at tatlong mga bata. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Nakapasyal
pa ko sa bahay nila sa Vancouver. ’Yan ‘yung napangasawa ni Miguel doon, ‘yan
‘yung mga anak. O, di ba, ang ku-cute!” Ang ganda-ganda ng ngiti ni Luke noong
mga sandaling iyon. Naalala ko tuloy noong mga panahong tanong siya nang tanong
kung kumusta na kaya si Miguel. At least ngayon, alam niya na. At least ngayon,
may kapanatagan na sa loob niya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Masaya
ako para kay Miguel.” Unti-unting naluha si Luke. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Niyakap
ko siya nang saglit at saka ko siya tinitigan. Hindi ko na rin maiwasang
maluha. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bakit kasi, Luke, paano nangyari
sa ‘yo ito? Ba’t sa ‘yo nangyari ito? Hindi mo ito deserved. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Pagkatapos ay pinunas niya ang
mga luha sa mga mata. Ngumiti siya at natawa pa. Kinuha niya ang bote ng Pale
at inangat. Marahil, iyon na muna ang huling bote ng Pale na tatagayin niya. Nag-usap
na kaming hindi na muna mag-iinom mula ngayon. Para rin sa kabutihan niya iyon.
Sinabihan na siya ng doktor na mas kailangan niya na ngayong pag-ingatan ang
kanyang atay. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Cheers!”
sabi niya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Kinuha
ko rin ang bote ko at ikinampay ito sa kanya. Gusto ko sanang banggitin ang
tungkol sa sinabi niya sa akin noong nakaraang linggo. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sagipin mo ako, Onie</i>. Gusto ko sanang sabihin sa kanyang,
napakabuti mong tao, Luke, at lahat naman tayo ay mamamatay. At hindi ako ang
makakasagip sa ‘yo dahil noon pa man ay sinagip ka na ng mabuting buhay na
ipinamuhay at ipinamumuhay mo. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pero
hindi ko na iyon sinabi sa kanya dahil alam kong alam na niya iyon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Mabubuhay
pa ako, Onie. May panahon pa ko para mabuhay.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-82220213640832484392018-10-24T08:35:00.001-07:002018-10-24T08:35:22.260-07:00NAPAKAKULAY NAMAN NG ARAW NA ITO!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; text-indent: 36pt;">Sabik na sabik ako sa
araw na ito. Ngayon kasi ang unang pagkakataon na sasalang ako sa entablado.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Umaga pa lang, ginising
na ako ng masiglang ingay ng kalsada. “Taho!” sigaw ng mantataho. “Pandesal!”
sigaw ng batang mampapandesal. At iba’t ibang klase ng tamis at linamnam ang
aking nilantakan nang mag-almusal kami ni Nanay dahil sa mainit na kape, taho,
at pandesal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Tuwang-tuwa ako nang magtanghali.
Nag-opening-number kasi ang idolo kong si Sarah Geronimo sa It’s Show Time! Kaysarap
sa tenga ng boses niya. At bukod sa boses na maganda, maganda rin daw talaga si
Sarah sabi ni Nanay. Kung makikita ko nga lang sana siya! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Pinakilig ako sa bawat
paghigop sa aming pananghalian. Ang sarap kasi ng pagkakaasim ni Nanay sa ulam
naming paborito kong sinigang. Tinupad niya ang pangako na ito ang uulamin namin
kapag pinagtiyagaan kong inumin ang ginawa niyang salabat para sa akin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Nang maghapon na at ipahawak
sa akin ni Nanay ang isusuot kong bestida, nakapa ko ang maniningning na sequins
at mga eleganteng burda. Siguradong maganda ang bestida na ilang araw niya ring
pinagtiyagaang tahiin sa makina! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Hulaan mo kung ano ang
kulay ng bestida.” sabi ni Nanay. At nang sabihin kong “Pula!” ay niyakap niya
ako’t kiniliting bigla. Ang galing-galing ko naman daw manghula! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Huwag kang kakabahan,
anak ha. Hindi mo naman makikita ang mga manonood mamaya.” ang biro ni Nanay
habang nasa traysikel kami papunta sa sasalihan kong paligsahan sa pagkanta. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">At nang tumayo na ako sa
entablado, biglang nanginig ang aking mga kamay at tuhod dahil sa sobrang
kabang naramdaman ko. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Pero nang magsimula na
akong kumanta ay walang kasing kulay ang mga palakpakan at hiyawang narinig ko.
Pakiramdam ko tuloy, pinaulanan ako ng maraming kompeti na sari-sari ang kulay!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ganda-ganda ko raw tingnan sa entablado at pagkatapos kong kumanta ay nagtayuan
daw ang lahat halos ng mga tao. Nagsimula na tuloy akong maniwala sa lagi
niyang sinasabi sa akin na ang ginintuang boses ko ay dapat lang na marinig ng
buong mundo. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Pag-uwi namin sa
bahay, masaya ko pa ring yakap-yakap ang aking tropeyo na mas matangkad pa yata
sa kaysa sa akin. “Ang galing-galing naman ng anak ko! Siguradong ikaw na ang
susunod na Sarah Geronimo!” ang bati sa akin ni Nanay. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Mainit at mahigpit na
yakap at tatlong halik na matutunog ang ipinabaon sa akin ni Nanay bago
matulog. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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nagtawanan na kaming dalawa. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.sba.ph/" target="_blank">www.sba.ph</a>Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-66190981558416456932018-10-24T08:29:00.001-07:002018-10-24T08:30:48.441-07:00ANONG TINIG ANG TINUTUKOY MO, MEME?: ANG PAGHAHANAP SA ARKETIPO NG KATINUAN SA AKIN<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“PAANO KUNG ILUSYON lang talaga
nating lahat ang katinuan?” tanong ko noon sa tatlong kaibigang pinaikutan ako
matapos kong ikuwento na hindi lang minsan nang makarinig ako ng mga tinig
kapag nag-iisa, at na sa tingin ko ay ako lang ang nakakarinig ng mga tinig na
iyon. Pinaikutan nila ako nang may mapansiyasat na mga mata na para bang sila
ang mga espesyalista sa larang ng sikolohiya at psychiatry at ako ang kanilang
pasyente. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Kakatakot naman, Meme.
Pa’no mo naman ‘yan nasabi?” tugon nila. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Hindi lang naman iyon
ang unang pagkakataon na may nakipag-usap sa akin nang ganito. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Baka
may mali sa ‘yo. Hindi ‘yan normal</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Ngayo’y parang gustong-gusto
nilang malaman kung anong mga tinig ang naririnig ko, kung mula ba noong bata
ako ay nakakarinig na ako ng mga ganoong tinig, at ano ang mga sinasabi ng mga
tinig na iyon sa akin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Baka sign na ‘yan ng
demon possession, kapatid. Magbalik-loob ka na kay Lord.” ang sabi ng isang may
pagkarelihiyoso. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Sigurado kayong ni
minsan sa buhay ninyo, hindi kayo nakarinig ng kahit anong tinig?” tanong ko sa
kanila. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Hindi.” sabay-sabay
nilang sagot. Walang halong pag-aalinlangan. Para bang ang gusto talagang
sabihin, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hello, sa ating apat dito, ikaw
lang naman ang may tendency ng kabaliwan. Normal kaming lahat, normal</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Hindi ako
maniwa-niwala sa kanila. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Naisipi ko, iba ba
talaga ang ganitong karanasan? Kung hindi, gayun na lang ba ang kagustuhan
nating itago ang mga saglit nating karanasang hindi pumapasa sa pamantayan ng
estrukturang tinatawag nating katinuan? Ni minsan ba talaga ay hindi sila
nakarinig ng biglaang tinig na hindi nila matukoy kung saan nanggaling? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Gusto kong itanong sa
kanila ang lahat ng iyon ngunit alam kong mas tatawagin nila akong nababaliw
kung gagawin ko iyon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Tapos bigla kong
naalala iyong pangyayari noong bata ako. Doon pumasok sa isip ko kung papaanong
ginagamit rin ng mga ninuno natin noon ang mga mito at pamahiin upang subukang ipaliwanag
ang mga paminsan-minsang danas na sa tingin nila ay umaalpas sa karaniwan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Nasa may pintuan ako
noon ng bahay namin. Tinawag ako ni Ate. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Meme!</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Hindi ko muna
pinansin. Baka guni-guni ko lang. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Meme!</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Doon na ako naniwala
na tinatawag nga ako ng ate ko. “Ano ‘yun?” tanong ko sa kanya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Meme!</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Sandali!” sigaw ko. Patakbo
akong pumunta sa kuwarto kung saan nanggaling ang tinig. At hindi ka na siguro
magugulat, wala si Ate sa kuwarto. Walang kahit na sino sa kuwarto. Kinilabutan
ako. Sino iyong sumigaw? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Nako, baka namaligno
ka,” sabi sa akin ng mga matatandang pinagkuwentuhan ko ng pangyayari. Sinamahan
pa nila iyon ng “Kinikilabutan ako!” at saka kakayapin ang sarili at kunwang
matatakot. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">“Tandaan mo lagi, Meme,
kapag tatlong beses kang tinawag at wala namang tao, ‘wag kang sasagot.
Masama.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Tumango na lang ako,
pero sa loob-loob ko, e hindi ko nga alam na wala naman palang tumatawag sa
akin. Pero sino iyong sumigaw? Malinaw na malinaw, tatlong beses na tinawag ang
palayaw ko. Siyempre sasabihin nila, maligno o multo. Pero naisip ko, maligno
kaagad, hindi ba puwedeng sa utak ko lang talaga nangyari ang pagsigaw? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Sa tagpong iyon yata
nagsimula ang kagustuhan kong pagkabit-kabitin, kahit hindi maaaring maging
buo, ang mga pailan-ilang matagal-tagal nang iniisip hinggil sa katinuan—ng
sarili at ng iba—parang mga kilapsaw ng mga tinig na hindi tuluyang masasaklaw
ng unawa ngunit gusto kong balikan. At kung saan-saan ako dinala ng tinig. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">KAHIRAPANG MATUKOY ANG totoo sa
hindi totoo. Iyan daw ang pinakaubod ng mental disorder na kung tawagin ay
schizophrenia. At dahil ito ang pundamental na prerequisite ng ganitong mental
na kondisyon, mas lumalabo at nagbabago-bago ngayon para sa akin ang linyang
gumabagay sa “matino” at “di-matino” sa paglitaw ng mga pasaglit-saglit na
karanasang hindi maipaliwanag bilang totoo katulad ng pagkarinig sa tinig ng
isang taong wala naman doon sa lugar kung saan ito narinig. Gayun din marahil
ang nagiging kaso sa iba pang mga kondisyong inuuri bilang mental disorder. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Sa isang sasaliksik,
halimbawa, ng National Institute of Mental Health (2016), dineklarang halos
aabot sa isa sa bawat lima sa populasyon ng Estados Unidos na ang edad ay 18
pataas ang may mental disorder. Hindi nakakapagtakang ganito kataas ang
bahagdaan dahil habang nagkakaroon ng <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pag-unlad</i>
sa larang ng sikolohiya at psychiatry ay parami nang parami ang mga kondisyong inuuri
ng mga eksperto bilang mental disorder. Ngunit laging nagiging problematiko ang
urian dahil lagi namang relatibo at subhetibo sa mga partikular na kultura at
lipunan ang pamantayanan ng katinuan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hindi
ko gustong ipagsawalang-bahala ang mga nararanasan ko noong pailan-ilang tinig
na naririnig sa sarili. Baka ikapahamak ko. Baka may problema na pala sa akin
nang hindi ko nalalaman. Pero, kung sakali bang iniisip ng isang tao na may nagsasalita
sa isip niya at may nagsalita nga sa isip niya, mental na problema na ba agad
iyon? Hindi ba iyon isa lamang kakayahang humaraya? At sa totoo lang, baka mas
matakot pa ako kung dumating ang panahong wala na akong maririnig sa aking
sarili dahil sa panahong iyon, baka tumigil na ang diwa kong humaraya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Napaisip
rin ako noong nagkuwento sa akin ang isang batikang nobelista ng posibilidad ng
pagtingin sa kakayahan ng isang manunulat ng fiksiyon o katha bilang maaga o
banayad na senyal ng schizophrenia dahil nakakagawa ang manunulat ng iba’t
ibang karakter na may iba’t ibang ugali, paniniwala, at manerismo sa wika sa
isang fiksiyonal na mundo. Muling nakakapaghain ng mga ganitong paglalabo sa
linya ng urian ng katinuan dahil hindi lang naman iisa o iilang nobelista ang
nagkuwento kung papaano nila nakita sa realidad ang tauhang sila ang maylikha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Noong
isang araw, tinanong akong muli ng kaibigan ko. Pero hindi na tungkol sa
naikuwento kong mga pailan-ilan at paminsan-minsang tinig na naririnig ko. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Ayaw
mo kay Duterte?” tanong ng isa. Hindi ako komportable sa konstruksiyon ng
tanong. Parang gusto kong muling baybayin ang tanong niya ng ganito <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Bakit ba ang kritikal mo sa kasalukuyang
administrasyon?” </i>o<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> “Bakit mo
kinokontra?”</i> Pero hindi ko iyon ginawa. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Oo
gan’un na nga. Tingnan mo ang mga nangyayari ngayon.” sabi ko. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">At bigla niyang
ipinagduldulan sa akin na ibig sabihin lang daw n’un ay dilawan ako. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dilawan ka. Dilawan ka. Dilawan ka</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Natawa ako. O
nabahala. Anong tinig kaya ang nagsabi sa kaibigan ko na kapag naging kritikal
ka sa kasalukuyang administrasyon ay awtomatikong dilawan ka? Anong <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">binary-syndrome</i> ang nabubuo sa kanya? Maging
ito ba ay isa nang mental disorder? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">ARKETIPO RIN ANG tinig bilang espiritwal
na <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pagtawag</i> o di-kaya’y <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">panloob-na-agam-agam, konsiyensiya,</i> at <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pagsisisi</i> sa ating kulturang popular. Kaya
kapag nakakaengkuwentro tayo ng mga kataga o pangyayaring nilalangkapan ng “at
tinawag siya ng tinig” o “tinawag ako ng tinig” sa mga napapanood natin o
nababasa, mas madalas sa hindi ay laging mistiko-espiritwal ang pinagmumulan o patutunguhan
ng kuwento o naratibo, kung hindi man ay nagbubukas ng pagtingin na ang isang
karakter ay nag-aagam-agam, nakokonsiyensiya, o nagsisisi. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ginamit
na device ang tinig at imahen sa pelikulang Rizal (1998) na pinagbidahan ni
Cesar Montano. Sa tagpo kung saan malapit nang dumating ang araw ng pagbitay ay
nakarinig at nakakita si Rizal ng mga tinig at imahen ni Simon Ibarra—ang mapaghiganting
protagonista sa nobela niyang El Filibusterismo. Kinausap siya ng kanyang
fiksiyonal karakter at binuyong isa siyang traydor sa bayan at may magagawa pa
siya para matigil ang kamatayan. Naipakita ng tagpong iyon ang posibleng mga
agam-agam at pagsisisi ni Rizal bago ang kanyang kamatayan. At alam natin na
hindi na natin iyon kailanman malalaman at mananatili na lamang isang palaisipan
sa atin. Ngunit sa dulo ng tagpong iyon, sumagot si Rizal kay Ibarra:
“Patahimikin na ninyo ako para mahanap ko naman ang aking sarili” at saka niya
nakita ang papel at panulat at nagsimulang sulatin ang huling tula. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Sa pagtingin naman sa
tinig bilang <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pagtawag</i>, nauna nang
naitala ng antropologong si L. F. Jocano (1976) sa Ulat ng Unang Pambansang
Kumperensya sa Sikolohiyang Filipino na sa tradisyong Filipino, ang mga
ganitong tinig at di-pangkaraniwang senyal sa pandama ay itinuturing na salik
para italaga ng isang indibidwal ang pagiging manggagamot o babaylan ng isang
komunidad. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Hindi lang ito tungkol
sa tinig. Hindi lang naman ang pandinig ang nasasaklaw ng mga hindi
pangkaraniwan. Maaaring paningin. Maaaring ang imahen. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Walang
ipinakitang imahen ng Birhen sa burol sa tuwing nagpapakita ito kay Elsa—na
pinagbidahan ni Nora Aunor—sa pelikulang Himala (1982). At igigiit niya sa mga
tao na nagpapakita sa kanya ang Birhen at may mensahe itong nais ipaabot sa
isang bayang ilang taon nang hindi dinadalaw ng ulan; sa isang lipunang pinakanangangailangan
ng himala. Nagpagaling siya ng mga may sakit pagkatapos ng pagpapakita. Marami
siyang naging tagasunod. Ngunit alam nating lahat na sa dulong tagpo ng
pelikula ay ilalantad ni Elsa sa madla na walang himala, na hindi totoong
nagpakita sa kanya ang Birhen sa burol. At babarilin siya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Naroroon
sa tagpong iyon ng pagpatay kay Elsa—hindi sinasabi—ang pahayag ng pagkadismaya
ng madla sa katotohanan na pinutol ng paglalantad ni Elsa ang ilusyong binuo
nila sa kanilang mga sarili, na lampas iyon sa katinuan ngunit dahil naging
pangangailangan iyon ng lipunang uhaw sa himala, tinanggap nila ang dati’y
“di-katinuan”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Kaya
siguro sinabi ni Nietzsche na “Insanity in individuals is something rare—but in
groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Mas nailapat pa ni
Michael Foucault (1975) ang kagayang argumentong ito ni Nietzsche sa
pagpapakilala sa terminong <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rehimen ng
katotohanan</i> upang tukuyin ang mga saligang korpus ng kaalaman, diskurso, at
pamamaraan na nangingibabaw sa isang partikular na panahon sa kasaysayan. Sino
ang naghahawak at nagmamanipula sa katotohanan? Sino ang naghahawak at
nagmamanipula sa pamantayan ng katinuan? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Malamang sa hindi, ang
mga estrukturang ito na tinatawag na <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rehimen
ng katotohanan</i> ay walang iba kundi isang dakilang naratibo ng kolektibong
kabaliwan. Kung kaya, ang mga indibidwal na ang ipinapakitang gawi ng buhay na
hindi nakakapasa sa pamantayang ito ay inuuri bilang iba; isang taong hindi
normal; labas sa hanggahang linya ng karapat-dapat sa isang lipunan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Mas nauunawan rin
natin ang lumalalang <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">binary syndrome</i>
sa ating kasalukuyang panahon: kung hindi ka ito, ito ka; kung hindi ka kapuso,
kapamilya ka; kung hindi ka itim, puti ka; kung hindi ka DDS, dilawan ka. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Sa ganitong pagtingin,
hindi nakapagtatakang patuloy na nalilinlang ang karamihan sa pagsunod sa
nangingibabaw na <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rehimen ng katotohanan</i>
kaya patuloy na ipinagtatanggol ng mas nakararami sa atin ang walang habas ng
pagpatay, pagkalugmok, at korupsiyon ng ating kasalukuyang administrasyon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Baka ninonormalisa
natin ang kabaliwan nang hindi natin namamalayan. Sa dulo, mas madaling
makitang hindi lang ito kasing simple ng pagproproblema sa kung saan nanggaling
ang tinig ng isang wala naman doon. Mas nakakabahala ito. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Tama siguro ang mga
kaibigan ko, nakakatakot na isiping ang katinuan ay nililikha lang nating
lahat. Nakakatakot at nakakabahala, lalong-lalo na sa isang bayang
pinakanangangailangan hindi lamang ng himala, kundi ng pag-asa o kahit ng
sulyap man lamang ng pagbabalik sa tunay na katinuan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">MGA SANGGUNIAN</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Foucault, Michel. <i>Madness and
Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason</i>. New York: Vintage
Books. 1998. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Jocano, Landa. “Ang mga Babaylan
at Katalonan sa Kinagisnang Sikolohiya” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ulat
ng Unang Pambansang Kumperensya sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino</i>. Antonio, Lilia,
et al, ed. Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino, Unibersidad ng
Pilipinas, Diliman, 1976.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Mental
Health by the Numbers</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">,
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness.shtml<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">Nietzsche, Friedrich. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">T<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">hus
Spoke Zarathustra</span></i>. Trans. Walter Kaufmann. New York: Penguin Books. 1978.
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<i><a href="http://www.sba.ph/" target="_blank">www.sba.ph</a></i>Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-22795958397029126102017-10-14T09:29:00.000-07:002017-10-14T09:29:07.426-07:00Fake News<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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<i><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">mga super effective tips kung paano mapeke at kung
paano mameke.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Normal na raw ‘ata ang fake news.
Siguro ay nasasanay na ang ilan at hindi na matukoy ang pagkakaiba nito sa
tunay na balita. At lahat halos ng nagkakalat ng fake news ay naninindigang
hindi sila ang gumagawa ng fake news kundi ang kalaban nila. Ibig sabihin, sa
dinami-dami ng fake news na nagsusulputan online, wala man lang ni isang
nag-claim na may fake news silang naipakalat, o aksidenteng naipakalat. Wala
ring sinuman ang binawi ito at humingi ng paumanhin sa naipakalat nilang fake
news. Wala. Marahil ay sinadya? Para sa propaganda? Who knows? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">O bak</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">â isang ráket na maaaring pagkakitaan nang
malaki ang pagpapakalat ng fake news? O marahil, uso na nga ang maniwala na
lang basta sa fake news. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Negosyo ‘ata ito. At kung ganoon nga, interesado
ka ba? Tuturuan kita kung paano mapekè o mamekè! </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Paano nga ba epektibong mapeke</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">̀</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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tandaan: paniwalaan ang lahat ng mga nabab</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">sa sa mga online websites
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Paniwalain ang sarili na ang lahat ng pahayag na iyong
nal</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">man, noon
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mong komokontra sa binab</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">sa mo, na noon
ay tama sa tingin mo, ay mali talaga (minamanipula ka kasi ng mga delawan). </span></li>
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sabihin, piliting isipin na ang mukhang totoo ay di talaga totoo, at ang lahat
ng di totoo ay isiping totoo.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Laging pumanig sa sinasabi ng nakararami. Di mo na
kailangang alamin pa kung tama o mali ang sinasabi nila. Dahil sila ang mas
marami, sila ang tama.</span></li>
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impormasyon. Wala talaga itong kinalaman, walang epekto. Paniwalaan ang lahat
ng opinyon dahil ang lahat ng opinyon ay tama (maliban sa mga delawan ano!). Mas
nakatatakot ang mga mainstream news media teh! Mga sinungaling at bayaran ang
mainstream! At siyempre, wala ka naman na talagang pakialam dapat kung sino ang
pinanggagalingan ng impormasyon kung talagang gusto mong mapeke. Disiplinahin
muna ang sarili. Ang kailangan natin ay disiplina. Matuto munang sumunod bago
kumuda! Bakit, ano na bang nagawa mo sa bayan?</span></li>
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Makasisira pa ito sa diskarte mo kung gusto mo talagang mapeke</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">̀</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> (at, nga pala bago ko makalimutan,
huwag mong kalilimutang itapon muna sa kalye ang lahat ng 500 peso bill na n</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">sa iyo ngayon. As in lahat. Malinaw
na sa delawan ang mga ito. Delaw ang kulay, naroon pa ang dalawang lider ng delawan.
Ito ay bilang isang akto ng pagpoprotesta.)</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Ang lahat ng mga nagra-rally na kontra sa mga
pagpaslang na nagaganap ay nagkukunwaring nagmamahal sa bayan. Ang totoo, bayar</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">n sila ng mga delawan. (ang mga
magsasaka’t manggagawa na sumasali sa mga rally ay mga tamad kay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">â</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> sila rally nang rally) Huwag na
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Panghuli at isa sa pinakamahalaga sa lahat, paniwalain
ang sarili na tama’t totoo ang sinasabi ko. (period!)</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Unang panuto: paniwalaan ang sariling kasinungalingan.
Paano mo mapaniniwala ang iba sa kasinungalingan mo kung ikaw mismo ay di
maniniwala dito? ‘Ika nga nila, <i>you don’t
give what you don’t fake… este, have.</i></span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Manindigan. Simple lang ito. Kapag blogger ka,
siyempre, walang kang dapat pangalagaang katotohanan (di ka nga kasi daw kasi journalist
devah! Blogger ka! Blogger!)</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Huwag kailanman hayaan ang sarili na bisitahin o
dapuin man lang ng sipag (sipag na mag-research ng mga materials, mga facts, at
impormasyon mula sa mga lehitimong pinanggagalingan, o sipag na kumuha ng
statements sa sides ng ibang panig ng pananaw, o sipag na kumuha ng totoong
larawan sa totoong pangyayari). Mas epektibo kung ang peke</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">̀</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">ng ipagkakalat mo ay kinopy-paste
mo lang mula sa isa pang namemeke</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">̀</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> (pero siyempre, di namemeke</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">̀</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ang dapat mong itawag sa kaniya.
Blogger na naglilingkod sa bayan teh!).</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Para mas ma-motivate ka: mga totoong pagpapala</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">̀</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ang natatamo ng mga
nagsisinungaling at nagpapakalat ng kasinungalingan. (clue: puwedeng biyaya ng
posisyon, puwede ring trip to other countries if you want, puwedeng immunity sa
batas, etc.) Maganda ang future! Karerin mo na teh!</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Huwag ugaliing magbas</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ng iba pang mga bagay. Di rin ito
makatutulong. Ang totoo, makasisira pa ito sa dangal ng iyong pamemeke</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">̀</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Isa pang mahalagang tandaan: kung mas kahindik-hindik
ang kasinungalingan, mas paniniwalaan ito ng mas marami. Be creative. (oh!
bonus tip na ito ha!)</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Kalabanin ang mga reklamador. Sabihan na manahimik na
lang at wala naman silang nagagawang matino para sa bayan. Ang kailangan ay
disiplina.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Huli sa lahat, maniwala sa mga pinagsasabi ko dito. At
siyempre, maniwala sa mga isusulat mo sa future. Good luck! Congrats in-advance
na rin pala.</span></li>
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<i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Kailangan mong hubarin ang iyong pangalan<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Saan ko ba nakuha ang aking
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Nakaburda sa sutana ng parìng
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Nása banal na tukayò
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Pamana ng magulang noong
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O ibinigay ng isang ibig
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Oo nga, lahat ng bagay na
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Nang maatasan siya ng Diyos
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Kahit
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At di ka na siguro
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Man lámang.
Kung malalámang
kanina, sinabitan </div>
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Ng karatula ang
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Pinangalanan.
Pinangalandakan ang bágong </div>
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Pangalan sa alimura, sa
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Ang
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Ngunit
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At sa dinami-dami ng
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Buktóng tagabinyag; nansakdal ng dahas,</div>
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Maririnig nila ang
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Ritwal mo’y tumápos
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Nakaluhod akong tumanggap ng
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Tawagin mo ako sa aking
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Bendita mo’y dugo,
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Pumuswit, umagos, sa ulo kong
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Maririnig nila ang
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May impit na hiyaw sa likod
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“Di ka mananálo,
meshiyas na huwad!”</div>
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Tawagin mo ako sa aking
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Nananálig
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Ang nananahimik, hintaying
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Maririnig nila ang katotohanan.</div>
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“Ito’y isang adik, huwag
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Ito’ng tinanggap kong
paghusga’t pagbansag;</div>
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Tawagin mo ako sa aking
pangalan,
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Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-38755877758419695052017-10-10T05:51:00.000-07:002017-10-10T05:51:03.394-07:00Paglampás sa Marahuyong Rabáw ng Populistang Sabúlag ng Gera Kontra-Droga<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ang </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">sabúlag</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, b</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">í</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">lang isang kapangyarihang taglay ng
kagila-gilalas na nilal</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ng sa ating
mga kuwentong bayan, ay ang kakayahang manlinlang o linlangin ang isang
tumitingin at isiping ang tinitingnan ay walang iba kundi ang totoo. Kadalasang
iniuugnay ang </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">sabúlag
sa tiyanak, do-ol, at mambabarang. Ang tiyanak at do-ol ang mga nakasisindak,
mapanligaw, at mapanlinlang na nilaláng na kilala natin sa pagpapalit anyo, sa
tiyanak ay bilang isang batà o sanggol, ang do-ol bilang isang matanda. Sa
bisa ng sabúlag, aakalain nating ang tiyanak ay ang batà o sanggol nang hindi man
lang napapansin na ito nga ang tiyanak, o sa do-ol ay ang mas nakatatanda.</span></div>
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kasalukuyang gera kontra-droga, gaano karahuyo ang rabáw<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
ng mga argumentong ihinain at inihahain sa atin bilang mga tagasubaybay ng mga
pangyayaring ito sa atin mismong mga sarili bílang isang bansa, at nananatiling
nása kamay ng populismo na ipagawang ang mas nakararami pa mismo ang magtanggol
sa mga bigotismo, seksismo, pandaraya, kasinungalingan, korupsiyon, at paglabag
sa karapatang pantao ng ating kasalukuyang administrasyon? Anong makapangyarihang
sabúlag ang nagmamanipula sa atin upang hindi makita ang siyang totoo, o
ipagtanggol ang kasinungalingan at kamalian bilang totoo? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Marahil, isang kapahangasan ang pagtatangkâ
kong sabihing ang mismong gagawin kong pagtalakay sa buong sanaysay na ito ay
isang akto ng paglampas o pag-alpas sa marahuyong rabáw ng sabúlag ng gera
kontra-droga. At marahil, isa ring kapangahasan ang mismong pagbansag ko sa
argumento at paniwalang nakasalig sa populismo bilang isang sabúlag sa nakararami
nating kababayan. Kung isa itong rabáw, gaano ito kamakapangyarihan upang
takpan ang katotohan? Ano-ano ba ang mga aspekto at mga argumentong bumubuo sa
rabáw na ito at lokóng-lokó ang nakararami, at umabot pa sa puntong maging ang
mga kamalian ay ipinagtatanggol nila? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Kayâ nais kong magsimula sa pagpapahapyaw sa
isang argumento na sa tingin ko’y malaki ang nasasaklaw sa kabuuan ng rabáw ng
argumento na ginamit ng ating administrasyon bago pa man at sa pasimula ng panunungkulan
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Narco-politics</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> ang tambalang salita na ginamit bilang paglalarawan
ng administrasyon sa ayon sa kanila’y umiiral na sistema sa bansa.<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <i>Narco</i>, pinaikli mula sa salitang <i>narcotique</i> ng Frances at <i>narcotics </i>ng Ingles, na kailan lang
ginamit bilang salitang itutumbas sa mga ipinagbabawal na gamut; ang pakiwari’y
itinambis sa salitang <i>politics</i>, na
mula naman sa salitang<i> polis</i> ng sinaunang
Gresya na nangangahulugang bayan, ang termino na ginagamit kaugnay ng
pamamahala, pamumuno, o pagpapasailalim sa isang sistemang panlipunan.<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Samakatwid,
ang nais sabihin ng pagbansag na ito sa umiiral na sistema sa bansa ay ang
pagkal</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">lin mismo
ng sistema sa impluwesiya ng ilegal na negosyo ng pagbebenta ng ipinagbabawal
na gamot. At hindi l</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">mang ito
pinaseselan ng ganoong pag-unawa, mas pinabibigat pang lalo ito, kung
tatanggapin man natin ang pahayag bilang totoo, ng pagtinging ang tinutukoy sa <i>narco-politics</i> na nalal</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">lin, impluwensiyado, o kontaminado ay
ang mismong namumuno</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">̀</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> at
awtoridad sa sistemang umiiral. Ergo, ang tinutukoy na kalaban ng kasalukuyang
administrasyon sa nilalarawan nitong <i>narco-politics</i>
noon pa mang bago ito manungkulan ay ang awtoridad mismo na sangkot sa <i>narco-politics</i>. Hindi
mapasisinungalingan ng sinuman na maaaring ito nga ang laganap sa lipunan ng
ating bansa. Ngunit hindi rin mapasusubalian na sa mga nangyaring pagpaslang sa
dumaang higit-isang-taon ng bisa ng kampanya kontra droga, mayorya sa bilang ng
mga pinaslang ay nanggagaling sa sektor ng mahihirap.<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Maaari nating tanungin, kung kahit kunwang sa tagpong ito ay tatanggapin natin na
ang tamang paraan ng pagsugpo sa <i>narco-politics
</i>na ito ay ang pagpaslang––dalisay ba ang adhikang ito kung mayorya naman
pala sa bilang ng mga pinapaslang ay mula
sa sector ng mahihirap at karaniwang tao at hindi mulang sektor ng awtoridad na
tinutukoy sa argumento ng <i>narco-politics</i>?
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sinagot ni General Ronald “Bato”
dela Rosa, ang kasalukuyang PNP chief, ang mga kritisismong katulad nito. Ito ay
kasabay ng pagbansag niyang “ingrato” sa mga kritiko ng administrasyon. Ayon sa
kaniya, nangyay</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">ri ito
dahil animo’y tatsulok na hirarkiya ang bumubuo sa kalaban sa kanilang gera
kontra-droga, at dapat munang puntiryahi’t atakihin ang n</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">sa ilalim ng hirarkiya.<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Samakatwid, pupuntiryahin at aatakihin muna ang mas nakabab</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">bang uri sa lipunan na sangkot sa ilegal
na negosyo ng droga: ang mga mahihirap. Ilang libo na ba ang napaslang nang di
nililitis sa gerang ito? Sa datos na nailathala noong Agosto, 2017, umabot na
sa higit pitong-libong tao ang sinasabing pinaslang kaugnay sa war-on-drugs
mula Hulyo 1, 2016.<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Dapat na tingnan din na ang lahat ng pinapaslang ng awtoridad sa gerang ito ay
pinapaslang nang hindi nililitis, na hindi pa dumadaan sa wastong proseso ng
hudikatura para masabing ang tao ay kriminal nga ayon sa batas. Kung sakaling
mapatunayan, hindi naman pinahihintulutan ng ating konstitusyon ang anumang
pagpaslang. Maraming nagsasabing wala naman talagang Extra Judicial Killings na
nagyayari sa kampanya. Ngunit ano, halimbawa, ang mga kasong katulad ng
pagpaslang sa 17 taong gulang at grade 11 student na si Kian delos Santos, apat
na taong gulang Althea Barbon, 17 taong gulang Hideyoshi Katawa, 19 taong
gulang Carl Arnaiz, at marami pang iba?<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Sa
pahayag ng </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Malacañang
tungkol sa ensidente, “<i>isolated case</i>”
ang kaso ng pagpaslang ng mga pulis kay delos Santos.<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Gayunman, iginigiit pa rin ng iba na walang EJK dahil wala namang malinaw na “<i>state-sponsored killings</i>”. Ngunit kung
pakaliliimin nating ang EJK ay ang akto ng isang awtoridad (samaktwid ay
tinawag din <i>impunity</i>) ng pagsasakdal
sa pamamagitan ng pagpaslang sa isang sibilyan nang hindi idinadaan sa proseso
ng hudikatura, malinaw na ang mga kaganapan ay <i>extra-judicial killing </i>nga. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Kay</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">â</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> sa mga pagpaslang na nagaganap, inilalagay
ng konstitusyon ang awtoridad at administrasyon sa isang posisyong kriminal. Ngunit
para sa mga napailalim sa </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">sabúlag</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">, ang
pagpaslang ay karapat-dapat lang. Ilang mahihirap pa ang dapat na paslangin
bago mapaslang ang t</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">ong nasa
itaas ng hirarkiyang tinutukoy ni General Bato? O bak</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">â mas dapat nating tanungin sa ngayon
kung epektibo ba, o magiging epektibo pa ang pagpaslang bilang sagot sa malalâng
kalagayang ito sa ating bansa. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Duterte ni Cesar Gaviria, ang dating pangulo ng Columbia, na kailanma’y hindi
magtatagumpay ang paraang ito, na hindi sago</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">t sa problema ng bansa sa droga ang
<i>“heavy-handed approach of killing drug
addicts”,</i> na magdudulot l</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">mang sa
pagsasayang ng buhay at salapi.<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn9" name="_ftnref9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Ngunit
sa</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ndali lang,
bago natin sabihing pakialamero si Gaviria, maganda sigurong alamin muna natin
kung ano ba pinanggagalingan niya at nasabi niya ito sa ating pangulo. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Columbia si Cesar Gaviria, at tulad ng ating kasalukuyang pangulo, punô din
siya ng pangarap na sa wakas ay masolusyunan ang malalâng problema ng ilegal na
droga sa kanilang bansa. Kayâ pinangunahan niya ang laban kontra sa Cali Drug
Cartel, na pinakamalaking cartel ng droga sa Columbia, sa pamamagitan ng
pagpopondo sa kasundaluhan at kapulisan na pilitin ang masa at ang mga namununo
sa drug cartel na tigilan na ito. Tulad ng Pangulong Duterte ay ginawa niya ito
sa pamamagitan ng dahas. At hindi nagtagumpay ang pagtatangkâ niyang ito. Sa
halip ay mas lalo pang lumalâ ang problema sa droga ng kaniyang bansa. Pagkatapos
ay nahinuha niy</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">ang <i>“The war on drugs
is essentially a war on people.”</i><a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn10" name="_ftnref10" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Na hindi lilipas ang ganitong gera nang hindi nalalagas ang mismong masa. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Ano ang sagot ni Duterte sa
paalalang ito ni Gavaria? “idiot!” tinawag niya itong hangal.<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn11" name="_ftnref11" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[11]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Marahil, isang manifesto rin ng sab</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ú</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">lag ay ang mapaniwala ang marami
nating kababayan na ang problema sa pagkalulong sa ilegal na droga ang batis o
sanhi ng lahat ng problemang panlipunan sa ating bansa. Ito rin, sa aking
tingin ang rahuyo mismo ng rab</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">w ng
populistang sab</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ú</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">lag sa
kampanya kontra droga. Sasang-ayon ang marami sa paraan ngayon ng
administrasyon para tuluyan nang matigil ang problemang ito dahil sa unang dako
ay naniniwala silang ang problemang ito ang ugat ng lahat ng problema. Isa
itong napakakipot na pagtanaw at pag-usisa sa totoo nating kalagayan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Ang problema ba sa pagkaadik sa
ilegal na droga ang talagang sanhi ng lahat ng problema sa ating lipunan o
maging ito ay dinulot lang din ng isang mas malaking problema? Ano ang mas
malaking problemang ito?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Ayon sa isang matagalang
pananaliksik na ginawa para sa dokumentaryong <i>Zeitgeist: Moving Forward </i>noong 2011, napag-alaman nilang habang
ang isang lipunan ay nagiging p</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">tas, mas
bumabab</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">â</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> ang bilang
ng kriminalidad, ng sakit, at ng adiksiyon. Ang dahilan?–sa isang mas p</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">tas na lipunan, mas tumataas ang
bahagdan ng kasiyahan at pagkakuntento ng mga tao. At ang kasiyahan at
pagkakuntento ay nagdudulot ng pagbab</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">â</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> ng bahagdan ng kriminalidad, ng
sakit, at ng adiksiyon. Sino nga naman bang nakararamdam ng kasiyahan at pagkakuntento
ang gagawa pa ng krimen, gayong ang l</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">á</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">yon ng paggawa ng krimen ay
kadalasang may kinalaman sa kahirapan at kawalan ng panustos sa
pangangailangan? Tingnang halimbawa ang pangyayaring sa mga buwan ng Abril at
Mayo kadalasang nakapagtatal</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">â</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> sa
Filipinas ng pinakamataas na bahagdan ng pagnanakaw, panghoholdap, at
pang-iisnats. Ito ay dahil sa ang mga buwan na ito ang enrollment period sa
iba’t ibang paaralan, lalong-lalo na ang ilang kolehiyo’t pamantasan. Tinitingnan
natin ang edukasyon bilang sagot sa ating kahirapan, kay</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">â gumagawa ang ilan ng paraan upang
mataguyod ang pag-aaral kahit na umabot pa sa maling paraan. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sa kaso
naman ng sakit, dahil ang tinutukoy ng mga eksperto bilang sanhi ng karamihan
sa mga sakit ay ang istres, babab</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">â ang bilang ng mga magkakasakit kung ang
karamihan sa populasyon ng isang lipunan ay nakatatamasa ng kasiyahan. Ngunit
paano naman ang kaso ng adiksiyon? Ano ang kinalaman ng pagiging pátas ng
lipunan sa pagtaas o pagbabâ ng bilang ng mga adik?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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nasasaklaw ng konsepto ng adiksiyon. Kadalasan kasi, kapag sinabing adiksiyon,
laging ang naiisip ay tumutukoy lang ito sa adiksiyon sa droga. Ngunit totoo
bang ang adiksiyon ay tumutukoy lang lagi sa adiksiyon sa droga? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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isang kilalang sikolohista’t neorologong bihasa sa agham ng adiksiyon, ang
adiksiyon ay anumang gawi ng pagkahayok sa panandaliang ginhawa na ang tanging naidudulot
ay negatibo o masama.<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn12" name="_ftnref12" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[12]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Katulad ni Gaviria, para kay Dr. Mate, ang <i>war-on-drugs</i>
ay <i>war-on-people</i>. Bakit? Dahil ang
drugs daw ay isang <i>inanimate object</i>,
at hindi ka naman maaaring katulad ni Caligula, isang emperador ng sinaunang
Roma, ay makipagdigma sa isang bagay na walang málay at búhay. Para kay Dr.
Mate, may mas malalakí pang adiksiyon kaysa sa adiksiyon sa droga, katulad ng
adiksiyon sa kapangyarihan. At nagkakaiba-iba ang maaaring <i>susceptibility</i> o ang posibilidad ng adiksiyon ng iba’t ibang tao.
Kayâ tatanungin natin halimbawa, kung bakit ang kinaaadikan ng isa ay hindi
naman kinaaadikan ng lahat. O kung bakit magkakaiba-iba ang adiksiyon ng iba’t
ibang tao. Ito, ayon kay Dr. Mate, ay dahil sa nagkakaiba-iba rin ang sakit o <i>pain</i> na nararamdaman ng iba’t ibang tao.
At nahahanap ng tao ang panandaliang lunas sa sakit o <i>pain</i> na ito sa isang bagay na tatalab sa partikular na sakit na
nararamdaman niya.<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftn13" name="_ftnref13" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[13]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
At ang hinanakit ay laging nagmumula sa labas ng tao paloob sa kaniya. Muli,
usapin ulit ito ng relasyong panlipunan, ng relasyon ng tao sa kapuwa niya tao,
o ang binubuong sistema ng relasyong ito sa isang lipunan. Samakatwid, babalik
pa rin tayo sa usapin ng kasiyahan niya, at ng pagiging kontento, o ng pagiging
pátas ng isang lipunan. Ano nga naman ba ang posibilidad ng adiksiyon sa isang
lipunang hindi pátas?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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problemang naging sanhi ng problema sa adiksiyon sa ilegal na droga, mas
makikita natin ngayong mas dapat nating problemahin ang mismong relasyon ng mga
mamamayan sa ating lipunan, na ang dakilang suliranin na nagdudulot ng iba pang
suliraning katulad ng problema sa ilegal na droga sa ating bansa ay may
direktang kaugnayan sa kung ang lipunan bang umiiral dito ay pátas o di-pátas. Ergo,
isa itong estruktural na problemang panlipunan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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paraan, sa iba’t ibang lente ng pagtanaw. Ngunit dapat siguro nating
saliksikin, gaano kaya kapátas sa ating bansa para masabi nating hindi isyu ang
pagiging pátas ng lipunan para magdulot ng iba pang nakababahala ring
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sa pagsagot sa tanong na ito, kahit na para sa akin, wala nang mas iba pang halatang
magiging sagot. Na hindi, hindi ito pátas. Mahirap pa rin ang mahirap, at huwag
mong sabihing mahirap ang mga magsasaka at mga manggagawang Filipino dahil
tamad sila o walang edukasyon, dahil maling-mali. Mayaman pa rin ang mayaman,
at huwag mong sasabihing mayaman ang mayaman sa ating bansa dahil masisipag
sila at matatalino, dahil maling-mali. Hindi pátas ang ating lipunan at
nangangahulugan lámang na isang repormang panlipunan ang dapat na mas bigyang
pansin ng administrasyon. Dahil kahit ilang libo pa ang mahihirap na paslangin
sa gera kontra-droga na ito, ang mapapaslang lámang nila ay ang mga mahihirap
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ayaw ko ri namang isara ang posibilidad na may sabúlag din ako. Ayaw kong
maging arogante o mayabang na nagkukunwang alam ang lahat. At maaari rin na
dahil may sabúlag ako, ikaw na nagbabasá nito ay maaaring mabúlag sa mga
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kabi-kabilang kuro-kuro, opinyon, at maging ng mga pasaring ng mga nahahating
paksiyon sa ating lipunan, hayaan nating magsalita ang mga datos para sa
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Diksiyonaryong Filipino “<b>ra·baw </b><i>png </i>[ilk]1: ibabaw1·2: SURFACE<b>
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<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Mula sa www.etymonline.com </div>
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<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Tingnan sa GMA News Online: “Bato admits most
of those killed in drug war are poor, but not sole targets”, 2017</div>
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<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span><!--[endif]--></span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Mababasa ang pahayag sa news.abs-cbn.com:
“<i>'Ingrato kayo': PNP chief rips drug war
critics”, </i>2017<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Rappler “IN NUMBERS: The Philippines’ ‘war on
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<a href="file:///D:/Meme/writings/SANAYSAY%20ENTRY,%20Rommel%20Bonus,%20%5bPaglamp%C3%A1s%20sa%20Marahuyong%20Rab%C3%A1w%20ng%20Populistang%20Sab%C3%BAlag%20ng%20Gera%20Kontra%20Droga%5d.docx#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Nasa listahan ng rappler.com: “LIST: Minors,
college students killed in Duterte’s drug war, 2017</div>
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slams Colombia’s former president for criticizing drug war”, </i>2017<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Mula sa sanaysay ni Cesar Gaviria sa New York Times <i>“President Duterte Is Repeating My Mistakes”, </i>2017<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Drgabormate.com </div>
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3<sup>rd</sup> year high school
ako nang mabili ang librong ito. Ilang beses tinitigan at binuklat-buklat sa
bookshop bago nagkaroon ng karapatan ang bulsang angkinin. 13 years old ako,
bakit ko ibibili ang 250 pesos ng isang scriptwriting manual? At sino ba itong
si Ricky Lee? Saang panahon siya galing? </div>
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Pero binili ko. </div>
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At hindi ko alam kung paano,
hanggang ngayo’y di ko alam, basta ang alam ko lang ay may lumayang bahagi ko,
kahit hindi pa buo, nang mabasa ko ang Trip To Quiapo. </div>
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May isa akong kaibigan noon at
kalaro na madalas kong kakuwentuhan tungkol sa pagsusulat, katulad niya ay
nangarap din akong balang araw ay tawaging manunulat at filmmaker. Isang araw
ay tuwang-tuwa akong ikinuwentong may scriptwriting manual na ako at kung gusto
niya ay ipahihiram ko sa kaniya. Ang sabi sa ‘kin? –<i> Manual? Ayaw ko. Ayaw kong makulong sa isang kombensiyon.</i> </div>
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Pero di niya alam, sa ilang mga
dahilan ay mapagpalaya ang Trip To Quiapo. Sa una pa lang ay nagtatapat nang
hindi ka matuturuan kailanman kung paano magsulat sapagkat buhay ang gagawa noon.
Hindi rin daw naibibigay ang lahat ng sagot sapagkat walang nag-iisang pormula
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Di ko makakalimutan ang isang
kuwento ni Ricky Lee sa simula ng librong ito. Ang lahat ng mga nagtatangkang
magsulat ay mga nagtatangkang pumunta sa Quiapo. Siyang gagawa ng sariling
daan, at maging ng sariling Quiapo ang pinakadakilang manunulat, sapagkat
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Napalaya ako ng Trip To Quiapo,
hindi pa man buo, kundi nagtatangka ang maliit na tao sa akin. Lagi raw táyong
may maliit na tao sa ating sarili, sabi ni Ricky. At halos sa lahat ng
pagkakataon ay nababansot nang nababansot ang maliit na tao dahil sa mga nabása
nating magagandang akda, sa mga napanood na magandang pelikula, sa mga
nakamulatang ipinagbabawal sa lipunan, sa mismong batas ng kalikasan. Ngunit
laging gustong mag-aklas ng maliit na tao sa atin laban sa mga ito, gusto
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Nararamdaman ko, bagaman sa
laging di maipaliwanag na paraan, ay unti-unting lumalaya ang maliit na tao sa
akin. Kayâ
kadalasan, di makatulog sa gabi, parang may gustong pakawalan kayâ hindi
mapakali. Mapapakali lang sa wakas kung maisisiwalat na sa papel. O kahit hindi
sa papel. Sinubukan ko na rin ang ibang bagay. Nag-ukit ako ng kahoy, gumagawa
ng kanta, gumupit ng mga lumang diyaryo at magazine, nag-drawing. Labas masok
sa kubeta. Di ko maintindihan. At parang laging ayaw ko namang intindihin dahil
bakâ mawala na ang gana magsiwalat. Bakâ may sariling paraan ang maliit na tao
sa loob natin kung paano niya palalabasin ang sarili nang iba sa iba. Laging iba
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At laging ang masarap na masakit na
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nag-aaklas, mananatili siyang naghahangad na makalabas habambuhay. Maaaring
sabihin ng iba sa sinuman kung gaano na siya kalaki o kadakila. Noong una kong
na-meet si Ricky Lee ay di ko akalain na ganoon siya kawalang-sungay, na ganoon
siya kabait. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Totoo pala ang sabi nila. Ang totoong
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narating at nagawa. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Dahil Rio Alma ang nakalagay, ipagpapalagay natin kaagad na
koleksiyon ito ng tula dahil ginagamit lámang ni Virgilio Almario ang
sagisang-panulat na Rio Alma bilang isang makata. At siyempre pa, dahil nakalagay
sa likod ng libro na nása aklat na ito ang tatlong piling tula ni Rio. Pero
pagbuklat ko ng mga pahina, natuklasan kong halos nasa anyong prosa ang
pagkakaayos ng mga salita. At talagang sa unang tingin ay aakalain itong katha.
Anong ginagawa ni Rio Alma sa koleksiyong ito? </div>
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Sa isang panayam sa amin ni Rio sa klinikang pampanulaan ng
LIRA ay sinabi niyang sagad sa buto siyang modernista. At sa mga kritisismo
niyang nailathala ay halos paulit-ulit niyang tinutukoy ang problematikong
kalagayan ng pag-uuri kung ang isang akda ay konserbatista o rebolusyunaryo,
tradisyonal o modernista. Sa introduksiyon niya sa Ikatlong Bagting ay pinunto
niyang may mga tulang inuuri bilang modernista dahil lámang sa hindi ito sumusunod sa
dating anyo ngunit hindi naman talaga modernista dahil hukluban ang nilalaman,
at may mga tulang binabansagang tradisyonal dahil sumusunod sa dati nang anyo
ngunit naglalaman ng mga bagong kaisipan. Pawang bago sa anyo at kaisipan ang
Tatlong Pasyon. Maaaring sabihing pumapaksa ito sa mga dati nang usapin, at
maging ang láyon
nito bilang Pasyon o matinding damdamin. Ngunit kakaibang pagtingin ang mismong
masasalat sa pagbása sa mga tulang ito. Bago ang inihaain ng koleksiyong
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Sa unang tulang Pangungulila ng Isang Balyan halimbawa, maitatarak
sa puso ng sinumang babása ang pangungulila mismo sa dating maganda’t sariwang
kapaligiran, isang bagay na matagal nang namamalagi sa alinmang sining lalo na ng
ating panahon. Ngunit naging mas mabisa ito dahil ginamit ni Rio ang isang
balyan bilang isang sinumo ng pangungulila sa dating sariwang kapaligirang
napalitan ng mga malalaking pabrika at maiingay at mauusok na traktora’t
buldoser. Nakaaantig ang tagpo kung saan tila nagbigyan ng pag-asa ang balyan
upang muling makalasap ng kalikasan nang may dumapong mag-asawang maya sa
kaniyang dibdib upang gawin itong pugad. Biglang may dumating na mga bata at
tinirador ang inahing maya, tinamaan ang inahin at kumisay sa lupa. Nananangis
na napilitang lumipad palayo ang lalaking maya. Nakakapighati ang tagpong ito.
Marahil, dapat tayong mapighati dahil katulad ng balyan ay nangungulila rin
tayo sa ating kalikasang ihiniwalay sa atin ng kapitalismo at pagwawasak sa
loob at labas ng ating pagiging tao. At bigla-biglang tila binibigyan tayo ng
pag-asa ng pagkakataong muling masilayan ang pinangunguliaan natin, ngunit sa
dulong tagpo ay sisirain ng kung sinuman. Mangungulila tayong mag-aabang sa
dulo kung saan mapapabuntong hininga ang balyan at sasabihing malapit na,
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Gunita rin marahil ang puso ng dalawa pang tula, at higit sa
lahat ang pangungulila sa gunita. Sa ikalawang tulang Mata ng Gabi ay maaalala
nating mayroong panahong hinaharana ng ating mga binata at mga dalaga sa panlilígaw
sa gabi. Ang buwan bilang mata ng gabi ang nakasaksi sa lahat ng pagbabagong
naganap. Ang gabi’y naging mga oras ng pangamba at kawalang-katiyakan, ng
karahasan, ng mga pagkawala, at ng mga pangungulila sa mga minamahal. Ang
panahon natin ay ang panahong ayaw aminin ng ating mga kababayang naging mas
masahol pa ang ating mga gabi kung ikukumpara sa nakaraang mga taong
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Ang huling tulang Sundalong Patpat marahil ang naging sagot
ni Rio sa problemang ito ng pangungulila sa gunita. Hinahanap ng sundalong
patpat ang nawawalang ulan, at hinanap niya ito kahit pa sa pusod ng dagat.
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Lubhang napakahirap ng misyong ito ng kahit sinong gustong
tularan ang sundalong patpat dahil sa maraming pagkakataon ay nagiging magkakaiba
ang pananaw natin sa kung ano ba ang ulan na gusto nating ibalik. At tulad din
mismo ng pinunto ni Rio sa pasakalye ng kaniyang kritisismong Balagtasismo
Versus Modernismo at sa introduksiyon ng Taludtod at Talinghaga, laging
humaharap ang sinumang nais tumulong sa reklamasyon ng ating gunita sa problema
ng pagkaligaw. Dulot na nga raw ng matagal na kolonyalismo sa ating bansa ay
nais nating laging sukatin ang sarili sa panukat ng iba. </div>
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Ngunit maligaw at maligaw man, dapat nating balikang ang
pangungulila natin sa ating gunita ay ang pangungulila natin sa atin mismong
mga sarili. Nasa mga sarili pa rin natin ang sagot, katulad marahil ng balyan
na sa dulo ng tagpo ay hahalo at sasanib din sa sariling gunita. Di ba’t kayâ kahit
nasa saan mang dako ng daigdig ang Filipino ay nakapagpapakita ng kaniyang
sarili? <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Antipolo City</span>Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-91915840523875818702017-08-22T07:45:00.000-07:002017-08-22T07:45:00.642-07:00MAGKABILAAN NI JOEY AYALA<div class="MsoNormal">
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Tatlo lang ang chords ng kantang ito mula simula hanggang
dulo, ngunit napakakomplikado ng tipa. Kung pakikinggan ay tila nagsanib ang genre
ng <i>Country </i>ng bansang America<i> </i>at ang <i>folk-ethnic </i>na impluwensiya naman ng mga katulad ng Asin, Banyuhay
ni Heber Bartolome, at Kalayo. Naging napakaangkop ng estilong iyon sa mismong
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Matagal nang binabansagang <i>dialectical materialism</i> <i>song</i>
ang Magkabilaan. Paano ba naman, sa unang linya pa lang sinasabi nang ang
katotohanan ay may dalawang mukha. Ngunit kung tititigan, posibleng sabihing sa
unang yugto ay tila ipinaliliwanag ang diyalektikong kalikasan ng realidad na
ilalapat sa panlipunang kalagayang nakabatay sa aspektong pangkasaysayan o
bibinyagang <i>historical materialism</i> ni
Marx at iba pa niyang tagasunod na mapapansin naman sa panghuling yugto ng
kanta. Sa una’y tinatalakay ng kanta ang pagiging magkabilaan ng “puti, itim”, “liwanag,
dilim”, at “pumapaibabaw at sumusailalim”. At mula sa metapisikal at mas
natural na pagkakakabilaan ay unti-unting bibigat ang ipagtatambisang mga
salitang maaaring mas maiaangkop sa kalagayang panlipunan at maging sa
relihiyon. Halimbawa ay ang “may mga haring walang kapangyarihan, merong
aliping mas malaya pa sa karamihan”, at “may mga sundalo na sarili ang kalaban
at may mga pinapaslang na nabubuhay nang walang hanggan”. Mas magiging direkta
pa ang implikasyon ng pagkakabilaan sa panlipunang aspekto sa kasukdulan din
mismo ng kanta: “ang hirap ng marami ay sagana ng ilan”, “ang nagpapanday ng
gusali at lansangan, maputik ang daan tungo sa dampang tahanan”. Ang maantak na
bisa ng mga linyang ito ay ang pagpapamukha sa nakikinig sa kontradiksiyon ng
ating kalagayan, na bakit naroon ang naroon, o bakit kung sino ang
nagpapakahirap ay hindi nakikinabang sa pinaghihirapan. At tsaka niya
sasabihing “may kaliwa’t may kanan sa ating lipunan”, “patuloy ang
pagtutunggali, patuloy ang paglalaban”, at papipiliin ang nakikinig “pumanig
ka, pumanig ka, h’wag nang ipagpaliban pa”, “ang di makapagpasya ay maiipit sa
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Sa mas bagong
bersiyon ng pagtugtog ni Ayala ay papalitan niya ang terminong kaliwa at kanan
ng “may mali’t may tama sa ating lipunan”. Ano nga naman ba ang kaliwa at kanan
kundi pagbansag ng partidong pampolitika o di kaya’y ang pagtinging ang lahat
ng nasa kanang “reaksiyunaryo” ay panay kabuktutan at korapsiyon, at ang lahat
ng kaliwa ay para sa masa at sa nasisiil? Di ba’t natatapos lámang
ito sa bulag na pananampalataya sa isang partidong pampolitika? Ang pagpapalit
ng mali at tama ay isang pagbabalik sa pangangailangan ng pagsasalà
sa argumento, sa pangyayari, o maging sa dati nang pinaniniwalaan sa pagitan ng
mali at tama dulot man ito ng magkabilaang panig ng uring panlipunan. Sa panahon natin ay madalas na tukuyin ang
partidong politika sa anumang gawin. Sasabihang dilawan kung umaalma sa
kabuktutan ng rehimen o kung magpo-post ng kahit anong pag-alaala sa
kabayanihan ni Ninoy. Ang tama at mali ay ibinabatay na lang lagi sa partido. Magandang
balikan na dapat na tingnan ang kahubaran ng tama at mali sang-ayon man ito o
di sang-ayon sa relihiyon o partidong kinabibilangan, pinaniniwalaan, o maging
ang sariling kuro na sunusundan. </div>
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Bilang pagwawakas, sa ilang mga sanaysay at panayam ay
sasabihin ni Ayala na hindi niya ibinatay ang kantang isinulat sa <i>dialectical materialism</i> kundi sa <i>biblical Ecclesiastes</i>. Pagtakas niya ba
ito sa bigat sa kasaysayan ng <i>dialectical
materialism</i> o talagang <i>biblical
Ecclesiastes</i> ang inspirasyon ng kanta? Totoong ang pinupunto ng <i>Ecclesiastes </i>sa bibliya ay ang pag-unawa
na ang pana-panahon ay gumagalaw sa pamamagitan ng pagsasanib ng dalawang
magkabilaan katulad ng pag-angat at pagbagsak ng tubig sa lupa at sa langit. Ngunit
hindi nangangahulugang hindi angkop ang pagbasang Marksista sa kantang ito. Kung
tutuusin, nakatutuwang mas nagiging makahulugan ito dahil sa pagbabasa mismo sa
magkabilaang lente. Di ba’t iyan naman ang nais palitawin ng kantang
Magkabilaan?</div>
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Sa mga kaedad ko, bibihira na
lang siguro ang nakakikila kay Joey Ayala at kahit kay Gary Granada. Naalala
kong minsa’y naimbitahan akong kumanta sa isang pageant. Pagdating ko’y
inalukan ako ng emcee ng listahan ng mga kantang maaari ko raw pagpipilian
dahil mayroon silang minus one ng mga kantang nása listahan na iyon. Sabi ko,
hindi may dala akong gitarista. Pagtungtong ko sa entablado naririnig ko pa ang
mga sigawan ng tao, ngunit parang wala nang nakaimik nang simulan ko nang
kantahin ang Kapag Sinabi Ko Sa ‘yo ni Gary Granada. Nakatunganga silang lahat
sa akin. Sa loob-loob ko’y wala akong pakialam. Di ako kakanta ng mga kanta ng
mga katulad ng kay Justin Bieber. Di ko ipagpapalit ang kaluluwa ko para sa
kaligayahan ng mga tao sa pageant na ito. Simula noo’y kakatwang di na ulit ako
naimbitahang kumanta sa mga pageant. </div>
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Di ko na siguro kailangan pang
himayin sa maikling sanaysay na ito ang katotohanang iba ang pagtingin ng
nakararaming kabataan sa mga akdang Pinoy katulad ng mga kantang ito nila Joey
Ayala, Gary Granada, Heber Bartolome, at iba pang dakilang mang-aawit ng ating
panahon. Nito nga lang nagdaang araw ay di ko makalimutan ang narinig ko habang
tumitingin ng mga libro sa isang bookstore. Dalawang kabataan ang naghuhuntahan
tungkol sa mga librong naroon. Ang sabi ng isa sa kasama niya “hala ano ba
naman ‘yan, tingnan mo itong The Fault in Our Stars ginawa na ring jejemon.”
Nagtanong ang kasama niya kung paano ginagawang jejemon ang sikat na nobelang
Ingles ni John Green. Sinagot niya ng “tinranslate sa Tagalog”. Simpleng
huntahan lang ito sa isang bookstore ngunit maaaring maging salamin ng
kasalukuyang pagtingin ng karamihan sa mga kabataan sa ating wika. Bakit
nagiging jejemon kung itina-translate ang akda sa Filipino? Ano ang hindi
jejemon ang sa Kano at sa Korean Pop? Masaklap na kapalaran ito ng ating
kaakuhan kung tutuusin. </div>
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Marahil ay ganito rin ang pagtingin
nila sa mga kanta ng katulad ni Joey at Gary. Alternatibo ang tunog, ang anyo, at maging ang
mga nilalaman ng mga kanta nila maging kung ikukumpara sa mga matatandang kanta.
Isa sa hinahangaan kong aspekto ng mga kanta nila ang pagbaling sa katapatan ng
kanta sa kung ano ang totoo. Halimbawa ay ang ilang linya sa Kapag Sinabi Ko Sa
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Sana’y maunawaan
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At di ko kayang
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O di kaya ay
sisirin, perlas ng karagatan.</div>
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Katulad ng karamihan sa mga
kantang ating kinahuhumalingan, tungkol sa romantikong pag-ibig ang kantang
ito. Ngunit magandang katangian ng persona ng kanta ang pagiging tapat nito sa
sinisinta. Ito’y mapapatindi pa sa pamamagitan ng kasukdulang bahagi:</div>
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Ako’y hindi romantiko,
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Na pag ako’y
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Kabaliktaran ito ng kalimitan
nating naririnig na susungkitin ang bituin, aagawin ang buwan, o itatali ang
hangin para mapaipakita lámang ang masidhing pagmamahal. Ngunit hindi natatapos sa
pagiging tapat ang pag-ibig na tinutukoy ng kantang ito. Dahil Gary Granada,
hindi mawawala ang pag-ibig sa lipunan, sa bayan, at sa “isang malayang daigdig
(tungo) sa malayang pag-ibig”. </div>
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Upang doon
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At kaakibat ng pagtatapat na ito
ay ang pagtanggap di lang sa iniibig, kung di pati na ang buo niyang mundo.
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Kapag sinabi ko sa iyo na ika'y
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Sana'y yakapin mo akong bukas ang
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Ang kayamanan kong dala ay
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Na natutunan sa iba na nabighani sa
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Isa lámang ito sa napakagagandang kanta ni Gary at ng mga
katulad niyang alagad ng sining na hindi pinakikinggan ng madla. Gaano kadakila
ang pag-ibig na ipinagtatapat ang totoo? Gaano kadalika ang pag-ibig na
nakaugat sa isang mundong ang kayamanan ay pandama’t karanasan at pagkabighani
sa bayan? Nais kong banggitin kung gaano kabagay sa nilalaman ng kanta ang
areglo ng musika nito. Bakit hindi ito ang laging pinatutugtog sa radyo at
naka-save sa playlist ng phone ng mga kabataan? Habambuhay na siguro akong
magtataka. Jusko, kung totoo ngang jejemon ito, magpapaka-jejemon na lang ako.</div>
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Suspendido ang klase noong binili
ko ang librong ito. Brown-out pa nga at nása bahay lang kaming
nakatambay. Bilin ng de-bateryang radyo ay huwag nang lalabas sa bahay. Nagbabadya
na ang pagbayo ng bagyong Glenda. Medyo matagal-tagal na rin ngunit
tandang tanda ko pa dahil sinulatan ko ng July 14, 2014 Bagyong Glenda ang
unang pahina ng libro. Bukod doon ay sinulatan ko rin ng “It’s an Art!” (pero
mamaya ko na ikukuwento kung bakit). Hindi ako mapakali noong umagang iyon dahil
naiisip kong bakâ kapag bibilhin ko na ito sa bookstore ay wala na ito roon.
Sáyang
naman kung ganon. Mula sa 900 ay isang daan na lang ang naging presyo nito
dahil sale. Pero gusto nang magngalit ng panahon at sáyang din ako kung mapahamak sa
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Di ko sinunod ang payo ng radyo.
Di ko rin pinansin ang nangingitim na kalangitan. Nagmamadali akong umalis at
tumungo sa bookstore. Ewan ko ba, basta ang nasa isip ko lang noon ay ang
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malakas na ulan na may kasamang malakas na hangin. Tiningnan kaagad ng kuya ko
ang dalá
kong libro. Siyempre, dahil antolohiya ito ng erotic arts at poetry, puró
hubad na larawan, hubad na eskultura, hubad na pinta, at hubad na salita ang
tumambad sa kaniya. <i>Hala ano ito!?</i>
Ang sabi niya kaagad sa akin. <i>Huwag mong
sasabihin kay mama</i>. Binulong ko sa
kaniya. Awa ng Diyos ay sinabi niya. Kayâ puró hubad din ang nakita ni mama
(siyempre, wala namang kakayáhang mag-transform ang isang libro in
an instance ano!). Dumating si papa at pinakita niya ito sa kaniya. <i>Tingnan mo naman ang binili ng anak mo</i>.
Tiningnan din ni papa. Iba ang naging reaksiyon niya. <i>Basta nakalagay sa ganito, sining ito.</i> Sabi niya kay mama. Nakaligtas
ako. Kaya sinulatan ko na ng “It’s an art” sa unang pahina sa paniniwalang
mababago ang isip ng sinumang bubuklat nito, na hindi ito porn kung hindi isang
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atake ng antolohiyang ito. Tinulaan ang mga unang beses na karanasang seksuwal,
ang karanasan kasáma ang isang di naman kakilalang tao, ang karanasang
seksuwal bilang umiinog na mundo, o ang sagradong bahagi ng katawan bilang
isang dayuhang lupain na gustong angkinin. Ang mga hubad na sining biswal na
nakapaloob dito ay pumapatungkol sa karanasang seksuwal ng kabataan maging ng
mga matatanda, maging ang ideya ng pagtatalik ni Rizal at Josephine Bracken ay
may lilok sa kahoy, at iba pang kahubarang handog ng pagbuklat sa antolohiyang
ito. Hindi madaling matukoy ang bisà ng kabuuan ng antolohiya kagaya ng
iba’t ibang bisà ng usaping seksuwal sa iba’t ibang indibiduwal. Marahil,
katulad ng matagal nang haka na pinakapinunto ni Freud, para sa iba’y ang
seksuwalidad ang nagpapahayop sa tao. Marahil din, katulad ng matanda’t
konserbatistang paniniwala, para sa iba’y ang seksuwalidad ang pinakasagradong
aspekto ng pagiging tao. Titingnan man ito sa magkabilaang lenteng iyon, ang kalipunan
ng sining ng Eros Pinoy ay isang paggalugad sa sining ng seksuwalidad o ng mas
mataas na pagtingin ng mga Filipinong makata at alagad ng sining sa
seksuwalidad nang higit pa sa pagtinging ang seksuwalidad ay akto ng kahayupang
nagpapahayop sa tao. Ito ay isang pagtatangkâng pasukin ang kahubaran ng
sagrado, ng dakong kadalasang ipinagbabawal, at ng pagtinging ang pagtatalik
mismo ay isang akto ng sining. Isa itong salamin na ang kabuuan ng
kontemporanyong sining pang-erotika sa Filipinas ay isang pagtanggap ng
nagbabagong pagtingin sa seksuwalidad bagaman hindi nagbabagong pangangailangang
ito ng tao o isang <i>mimesis</i> ng isang
malaking katotohanan kaakibat ng pagiging tao, at higit sa lahat ang erotisismo
bilang pagsisiwalat ng pinakamasidhing pag-ibig. </div>
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Kung estetiko ang pag-uusapan, batbat
ang antolohiyang ito sa magagandang tula at sining-biswal. SInong aalma kung narito
ang mga tula ng mga iginagalang na makatang katulad nila Genimo Abad, Cirilo
Bautista, J. Neil Garcia, Jose Lacaba, Jaime An Lim, Vicente Rafael, Danton
Remoto, NA Edith Tiempo, NA Francisco Arcellana (na, well, ayon sa ilang talâ ay
isinulat ang erotikang tula noong siya ay 17 taong gulang pa lang!), at marami
pang iba. Narito rin ang mga sketches ni Ben Cabrera, ang mga lilok ni NA
Napoleon Abueva (na siyang lumilok sa kahoy ng ideya ng pagtatalik ni Rizal at
Josephine Bracken), mga larawang kuha ni Wig Tysmans, ang mga pinta at lilok
nila Danny Dalena, Marcel Antonio, NA Ang Kiukok, at marami pang iba. Sa
madaling sabi, all-star ang line-up ng erotic arts na nakalagay dito! </div>
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Tulad ng sinabi ko, ang pagbuklat
sa antolohiyang ito ay isang akto ng pagpasok sa isang mundo ng kahubaran. Sa
matagal na panahon ay totoong nakatatawa, at karaniwang hindi seryoso ang
ganitong usapin lalo na sa isang karaniwang Filipinong mambabása
(ano pa’t kailangan ng tatak rated SPG ang librong ito para sa mga batà).
Ngunit isang testimonya ang librong ito na para sa ilang mga tao ang
seksuwalidad ay isang sining ng pag-ibig na dapat na ipagdiwang. Tama ang
isinulat kong “It’s an Art!” sa unang pahina, sining na sining nga ito at
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Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-486351514827389282017-08-02T08:30:00.000-07:002017-08-02T08:30:21.267-07:00SI TATANG AT MGA HIMALA NG ATING PANAHON NI RICKY LEE<br />
Ikalawang Post para sa Buwan ng mga Akdang Pinoy<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqHznAdY-xF_jkTnEhQtWsB1IywGPaLB4ynDxyN1hMq6ErC9F0UK9qnzXwStPsWhxBDedGQQDFUedIVXu2Q6iJPKxhpKNglVyCA3DlQ_bQemWgMA9cCwwbdVOc0X5bJOW83jgPP4VfsQ/s1600/P_20170802_210126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1254" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqHznAdY-xF_jkTnEhQtWsB1IywGPaLB4ynDxyN1hMq6ErC9F0UK9qnzXwStPsWhxBDedGQQDFUedIVXu2Q6iJPKxhpKNglVyCA3DlQ_bQemWgMA9cCwwbdVOc0X5bJOW83jgPP4VfsQ/s320/P_20170802_210126.jpg" width="249" /></a>Malapít sa loob ko ang antolohiyang
ito ng mga akda ni Ricky Lee. Hindi ko alam kung bakit parang sa lahat ng ilang
mga koleksiyon ko ng libro ay ito ang pinakaiingat-ingatan ko’t hindi ipinahihiram.
Marahil ay dahil narito sa koleksiyong ito ang pinakapaborito kong maikling
kuwento, ang Kabilang Sa Mga Nawawala na una kong nabása sa Philippine Literature
anthology ni Bienvenido Lumbera. Pina-photo-copy ko pa ang buong kuwento para
ulit-uliting basahin sa bahay. Naging paborito ko ang kuwentong iyon ni Ricky
Lee hindi dahil naabutan ko ang martial law. May mga nakita ako sa Kabilang sa
mga Nawawala na hindi ko pa natatagpuan sa mga akdang kontemporanyo: ang tahasang
paglalaro sa pagitan ng realidad at hindi kapani-paniwala na parang ang
dalawang dimensiyon ay ang dalawang aspekto sa totoong mundo. Ang mga bagay na
hindi kapani-paniwala ang matagumpay na nagamit ni Ricky Lee upang maging
alegorya ng realidad ng panahon ng martial law. Halimbawa, ang bidang si Jun-Jun
na kabilang sa mga nawawala ay hindi nakikita bagaman naririnig ang boses, at hindi
siya isang multo. Makikita lang siya sa dulong tagpo kung kailan siya mababaril
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Ginawan ko pa ng isang stage
adaptation ang maikling kuwentong iyon noong nasa unang taon pa lang ako sa
kolehiyo, tatlong taon na ang nakararaan. Pagkatapos ng play ay babansagan
akong anti-martial-law. Marami pati sa nakapanood ng play ang nagsabing bitin
na bitin sila. Marahil ay hindi talaga nila naunawaan ang bisà
ng Kabilang sa mga Nawawala, o maging ang trahedya mismo ng martial law. Hanggang
ngayo’y bitin pa rin ang mga biktima ng inhutisya sapagkat hindi pa rin nila
natutunton ang mga matagal nang nawawala, nilunsad bilang bayani ang may
kagagawan, at patuloy pa ring nakaupo sa poder ang mga kriminal. Hihilingin sa
kanilang mag-move on na. Masahol pa iyon sa pagkabítin. </div>
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isang book-fair. Nagkuwento siya ng ilang mga karanasan noong martial-law. Binigyan
niya pa ako ng kopya ng dalawa niyang nobela. Dinikit ko pa ang printed na
litrato naming dalawa sa likod ng aking I.D at tuwing may makakikita ay
tinatanong ako kung lolo ko ba raw ang kasama ko sa litrato. Siempre hindi
lahat ay nakakikilala kay Ricky Lee. Si Nora Aunor ang kilala nila kayâ
sanasabi ko sa mga nagtatanong na hindi ko ito lolo, ito ang isa sa mga gumawa
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ito noong ma-meet si Ricky Lee at hindi ko mabili-bili dahil mahal. Kaya nang
regaluhan ako ng kopya nito ni sir Sam Edillo ay muli akong nagpaulit-ulit sa
pagbabasá
ng kuwentong iyon, at kasabay niyon ay paulit-ulit ko pa ring nararamdaman ang
pagkabitin. Binása ko pati na ang iba pang mga kuwento, reportage,
panayam, at maging ang premyadong script ng Himala na nakapaloob sa antolohiya.
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Pagkatapos ay naging isa na ito
sa mga paborito kong antolohiya ng mga akda. At hindi lahat ng paboritong
basahin ay maganda ang naidudulot sa pakiramdam. Hindi langit ang hatid ng
antolohiyang ito. Hindi langit na mabása at makita sa larawan ang mga nalulong sa pagsinghot
ng rugby, ng mga lalaki at babaeng nagbebenta ng aliw at katawan sa Ermita, ang
pagpatay sa isang student activist na nagmartsa mula sa Nueva Ejica para lamang pagbabarilin sa Mendiola. Hindi
langit na mabása ang naduduwal na mga ulo sa kanal ng rumaragasang dugo dahil
pinaulanan ng bala ang isang grupo ng mga sakada mula sa Bicol. Hindi langit
ang martial law. At sa panahong ito na halos hilingin ng marami sa atin na
ibalik ang bangungot na ito ay bakâ nga kailangan muli natin ng isang himala. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-12725272672024682292017-08-01T07:46:00.002-07:002017-08-01T08:12:48.724-07:00Kapwa ni Katrin de Guia, Pag-unawa sa Pagka-Filipino #BuwanNgMgaAkdangPinoy<div class="MsoNormal">
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Hindi bibihirang itanghal ang pagka-Filipino ng isang hindi
naman ipinanganak sa Filipinas. Marami na ang nagtangkâ at karamihang halos sa mga
pagtatangkâ
ay nauwi lang sa interpretasyong nakabatay lamang sa balangkas ng kaisipang
kanluranin.<br />
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Bagaman isinilang na Aleman at hindi ipinanganak sa Filipinas ay
naging matagumpay ang pagtatanghal ni Katrin de Guia sa kabuuan ng
pagka-Filipino sa kanyang aklat na <i>Kapwa
The Self and Other, Wordviews and Lifestyles of Filipino Culture-Bearers.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Matagal ko nang gustong magkaroon ng kopya ng librong ito matapos ko
itong makità sa isang
bookstore sa Antipolo sapagkat nahiwagaan ako sa pamagat at napakagandang
pabalat nito. Nang mag-sale ang Anvil Publishing sa Pasig ay mapalad akong nakabili ng isang kopya sa halagang 20 pesos. Pag-uwi ay nalaman kong si de Guia ang
asawa ng isang respetadong indie-filmmaker na si Kidlat Tahimik. Isang
naturalisadong Filipino mula sa Alemanya, at kasabay ng pag-ibig niya kay
Kidlat Tahimik ay tuluyang umibig si de Guia sa kultura at gawi ng mga Filipino.
Maging iyon ay hindi bibihira sa Filipinas. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ang bibihira dito, sa tingin ko, ay ang katotohanang naging malaki
ang pag-unawa niya sa bumubuo ng katangian ng mga Filipino, at bibihira ito
maging sa mismong mga Filipino. May mga ilang mambabasá at kritikong ang tingin sa pagtatangkâng
ito ni de Guia ay isa lamang pangahas na pagpílit ng isang dayong ilarawan ang
totoong katangian ng masang Filipino, na hindi magandang may isang hindi
natural na taga-Filipinas ang magsabing <span style="font-family: inherit;">ito talaga</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">táyo</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span> Gusto kong patunayang
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Sa maraming
pagkakataon sa kasasayan ay hindi naunawaan ng mga etnosentrikong intelektuwal
mula sa kanluran ang katangiang ipinalitaw ni de Guia sa <i>Kapwa</i>. Sapagkat hindi maikahon ng mga antropologo’t historyador
mula sa kanluran ang katangiang bumubuo sa pagiging isang Filipino sa mga
teoryang kanluranin ay binansagang pagano, barbariko, at sinauna ang mga
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Hindi nila
naintindihang ang katangian ng Filipino ay laging nakabatay sa Kapwa o ang
pagbabahagi ng sarili. Nakatutuwang matagumpay na naipalitaw ni de Guia, sa
pamamagitan ng paggamit sa Sikolohiyang Filipino ni Virgilio Enriquez, ang
kaibahan ng salitang Kapwa sa mga sinasabing sinomimong salita nito katulad ng <i>others </i>na kung lilimiin ay nakasentro sa
pagkakaiba ng sarili sa iba. <i> </i>Ang Kapwa ay nangangahulugan din na sarili
ngunit hindi ang sarili na iba sa iba, kundi ang sariling nakakakilala sa
sarili bilang bahagi ng kaisahan. Para kay de Guia, ang Kapwa ang buod ng
katangiang Filipino. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sa pag-unawa sa
Kapwa bilang buod ng pagka-Filipino o pagkataong Filipino ay mas mauunawaan ang
iba pang pagpapahalagang katulad ng Pakiramdam at Kagandahang-loob.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ang kadalasan
pating mis-interpretasyon sa iba pang katangiang katulad ng Bahala na, Lakas ng
loob, Pakikibaka, Hiya, Utang na loob, Pakikisama, Biro, Lambing, Tampo,
Karangalan, Katarungan, at Kalayaan ay naigpawan sa pamamagitan ng bisà ng mga
halimbawa ng mga tao sa Filipinas na tinawag ni de Guia na mga <i>Filipino Culture Bearer Artists</i> mula kay
Roberto Villanueva, Aureus Solito, Angel Shaw, Rene Aquitania, at Perry Argel.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ang Hiya, Utang
na loob, at Pakikisama ay kalimitan pang naihahanay sa iba’t ibang teksbuk na
ginagamit sa Edukasyon sa Pagpapahalaga na ginagamit sa pampublikong paaralan
sa bansa bilang mga katangiang hindi maganda sa mga Filipino. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sa panahong ito
na karamihan sa ating mga kababayan ay gustong isuko ang kanilang karapatan at
kalayaan sa isang diktador ay may mga kababayan pa rin tayong patuloy na
nakikibáka. Hindi ito naiintindihan ng karamihan maging ang ilang mga guro na
nakilala ko sa isang pampublikong paaralan sapagkat sa mahabang panahon ay
nabaling ang atensiyon nila sa estetikong kanluranin. Sa tingin nila, ang mga taong
nakikibáka ang mga nagdudulot ng gulo sa “inaakala” nilang kaayusan. Kayâ
napakagandang balikan na ang mga katangiang katulad ng Pakikibáka at Lakas ng
loob ay líkas na lumilitaw sapagkat táyo ay isang bayang nakaugat sa
pakikipagkapwa, sa pag-unawang ang sarili ay sariling bahagi ng iba, at nagpapatunay
lamang ng kadakilaan ng mga rebolusyon simula pa noong panahon ng Kastila
hanggang sa EDSA. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ito na siguro ang
panahon para isáma sa kurikulum ng Edukasyon sa Pagpapahalaga at Araling
Panlipunan sa mga paaralang elementarya, sekondarya, at maging sa kolehiyo ang
ganitong pag-unawa sa pagiging Filipino. Bakâ nga kailangan muna nating
maunawaan ang ating mga sarili bago natin hilinging makilala táyo ng iba. <o:p></o:p></div>
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#BuwanNgMgaAkdangPinoy
#BuwanNgWikangFilipino </div>
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Rommel F. Bonus</div>
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Antipolo City</div>
Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-69080976355716849862017-05-22T07:56:00.001-07:002017-05-22T07:58:40.219-07:00Music Spirituality: The Darbuka Drum<div class="MsoNormal">
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14px;"> The </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14px; word-wrap: break-word;">darbuka</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14px;">, also called </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14px; word-wrap: break-word;">doumbek</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14px;"> or </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14px; word-wrap: break-word;">derbeki</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14px;">, is a traditional goblet-drum known for being the foremost percussion instrument in Middle Eastern music.(Sacred Arts Reasearch Foundation)</span></i></div>
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It started, like how all magical things started, from a <i>song (imitating the opening line of Neil
Gaiman’s Anansi Boys. Haha)</i>. The song is Dumaan Ako, it was a poem by late
Maningning Miclat and then later transformed into a song by Joey Ayala, my
favorite song. </div>
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What makes a favorite song? I really don’t know. It is a
spiritual thing, and maybe, a mixture of the spiritual pleasures the song
elements triggers, intrigues, and touches our senses. It’s seeing an elegant
tree, a perfect flower, a beautiful morning. A first kiss maybe, a sweet hug in
a very rainy night, a smile from a crush. These things are indescribable, as is
proclaimed by another song by Pinikpikan <i>“Walang
hangganan ang lakbay ng diwa, ‘wag mo na lang pilipiting alamin pa”</i> (our
consciousness has no place of limits, don’t force yourself to understand) What
I can elaborate now is how the lyrics of Dumaan Ako touched me.</div>
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Look at these lines<i>: “Kung
mag-isa ako ay ‘wag nang isipin. Sa dilim ay dapat pa akong hanapin. Habang may
luha ay ‘wag pang ibigin. Sa pangarap ko ay ‘wag nang gisingin. Kaya kong
maghintay sa mga tula mo, at makinig sa awit mula sa kabilang dako. At sa
paglalakad sa lilim ng mga puno, matutuklasan ang laman ng pusong malayo”</i> (Don’t
mind me when all alone. I am still needed in the dark to be found. I still have
tears, so don’t love me. Don’t wake me up on my dreams. I can wait for your
poems, and listen for your song on the other side. And as I walk under these
trees, you will discover the burdens of this heart that is away.) </div>
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Where on earth can I find a poem as lovely as this? It
captivated me. It’s a combination of a favorite song and a poem. It’s a budget
meal, a Gemini; it’s a feeling of eating your favorite food while in favorite
place. </div>
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But if there is still an element of this Dumaan Ako
experience that is more worthy to note, it is the arrangements and the musical
accompaniments. The simplicity and
elegance of Cynthia Alexander’s version of Dumaan Ako soon permanently changed
my standard on considering a song beautiful. This performance is what beautiful
really means. That was about three years ago, when I first noticed a peculiar
percussion instrument, a hand drum played using hands to be specific. The instruments
sang to me alongside the violin, a shaker made of goat horns that mimic that
sound of falling water (the sound of this shaker when played alongside violin
is very eargasmic), keyboard, the voice of Joey Ayala and her sister Cynthia,
and acoustic guitar (beautifully and skillfully played by Cynthia Alexander
herself). The name of the hand drum is Darbuka. At first I don’t know its name,
but by inquiring a player of this instrument, I discovered and searched for it
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The sound of the Darbuka when I first heard it reverberated
in my soul. I am a drummer the time I first heard it, and man, Darbuka
satisfied me unlike a typical full-set drum. I now began to think of me playing
it, and owning one. </div>
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I was informed by researching on internet that the Darbuka
is native in Middle East Asian countries specifically Egypt and Saudi. </div>
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My father is an overseas worker in Saudi for nearly 6 years
so I told him to look out for this specific drum. He said, <i>oo naman sige pangako ko ihahanap kita niyan </i>(sure I’ll find you
one). But the search is not that easy as it was expected. He tells everyone he
knew for them to help him in finding the drum but majority of these people said
“<i>Ay malabo kang makahanap niyan</i>” (You
have a very little chance of finding one). But he don’t mind, he looked for it
at every corner of the places he went, and even when he sees one - the
musicians who owned it don’t want to let the drum be taken away by a Filipino
stranger. One day he saw a Darbuka for the very first time. It was owned by a wealthy
Arabian man. He happily lifted it for the joy of seeing and the owner smiled at
him. He told the Arabian that he is looking for the instrument for a very long
time. The man said that he really wants to give it to my father but the Darbuka
is very valuable to his family because he inherited it from his fourth
generation ancestor. </div>
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We waited and waited, until one day a man approached him saying
that he is selling a used Darbuka. After a very long time of searching, he
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All the magic of playing this hand drum started. It now became another element of my life as a musician. </div>
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Listen to my songs featuring the Darbuka drum here:</div>
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Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-52139645138249803602017-05-18T10:58:00.002-07:002017-05-18T10:58:15.037-07:00Why we need to secularize Christianity.<div class="MsoNormal">
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Conservative Christian institutions build their churches to
the point of it being “unreachable”. No surprise every non-Christian, or the seculars,
views the church establishment as “forbidden”, or in street parlance “masusunog
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People who say that they are Christians and that other
people must gain what they call “salvation” are being alienated from what
Christianity really means: humbling themselves.</div>
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Most conservative Christian pastors prohibit “secular” or what
they termed “di pa hinog” on speaking and quoting their holy book. They view
themselves as “forbidden” and that they are the only one who must be speaking
and quoting their holy book, while others are not. Instead of being weak to
gain the weak, they boast that they are holy, to the point that no “seculars”
or non-Christian or even people in their own herd wants to talk to them.</div>
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Most self-proclaimed Christians divorced themselves to the
other ways of life. They don’t mingle on “secular” or non-Christian groups
anymore; secular songs, clothing, idioms, and trends. Because the mainstream genre
for self-proclaimed Christians is pop-alternative rock, they reject other forms
of music such as world fusion. They reject ethnic instruments and called it
pagan. They call this “pang makasalanan” o “makamundo” because they call these
groups “makasalanan”. These self-proclaimed Christians don’t view themselves as
“mahina rin”, that everyone is a sinner, instead they call themselves as
righteous or even infallible. These things turned them “forbidden” for the
seculars and non-Christians, which is why many homes refuse to entertain
self-proclaimed Christian missionaries or call them in street parlance “alive-alive”,
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Most self-proclaimed Christians divorced themselves in having
their voices about social issues. When a trapo or a political leader has done a
misdoing, they were silent. They don’t participate in democratization; they don’t
post and talk about it, they don’t support advocacies for State welfare, on the
ongoing violation of human rights, instead they linger in their Church
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If your church was established to save the seculars,
secularize your institution and yourself. Wala ka pa sa langit, tumapak ka sa
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Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-59033089944665630722017-05-07T05:45:00.000-07:002017-05-07T05:45:10.471-07:00Conyo Culture Bearer<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal;">
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listen to Kalayo, or Pinikpikan, Bagong Lumad, Gary Granada, and other cool
music you like<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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respect Lupang Hinirang so <i>tumigil ka sa paglalakad </i>when you heard it
playing, or maybe, like Joey Ayala did, you sang gusto <i>mong magmahal</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is no longer an option for you, you define your own alternative; you have your
own stream. If the recipe says <i>toyo</i>, you experiment with <i>bagoong</i>.
You make plain and simple two words that means magical. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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read first before watching movie adaptation, you listen first before talking
and making a point. You are amazed by difference, not by common standards, so <i>natuwa
ka</i> when you saw someone at your age carving a piece of wood, playing a
different kind of instrument, listening to oldies and unique new music, talking
about what is the meaning of life, writing a poem to someone he loves. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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consider your life as a book, you are turning every other page day by day, or <i>pwede
rin naman</i>, in most magical moments; seconds by seconds. You keep secrets,
for yourself and for the other people, and most of the time, <i>maniwala ka sa
akin</i>, you seems very mysterious to other people <i>at iyon ang</i> <i>dahilan
</i>why they like to dig deeper on your personality. <i>May sasabihin ako
sa’yo, gusto ka nilang makilala</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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don’t tell to other people <i>na magaling ka </i>and they want to be you.
Instead you let them notice it, and most naturally, they want to learn what you
did. <i>Gumagawa ka ng sariling daan. Umuukit ka ng sariling kasaysayan</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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an industry, actually; industries. When someone talks about painting, <i>ikaw
ang unang naiisip</i>, or in film-making, or drinking coffee, or wearing a very
nice shirt, <i>o pwede din naman, ikaw ang naiisip kapag naiisip nila ang
mag-isip. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You’re
standing up for your own rights, and the rights of others. <i>Meron kang isang
salita</i>, and if a circumstance happens, you know how to apologize. You don’t
blame others for your mistakes; instead you claim it and use it for your own
personal growth. <i>Alam mo ang ikaw, at alam mo ang hindi ikaw</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You
don’t copy, you recycle. The result is something new, something you <i>sinasabi
man nilang wirdo ang mga gawa mo</i>. You are not dictated by bandwagon and
populist politicians. You condemn killings, sexist chuvinism. <i>Hindi mo
sinasabing dapat na lang tumahimik,</i> you participate, you post or share, <i>nagbubulatlat
ka ng sa tingin mo ay tama</i>, you care for the society which you belongs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-2613217878750278612017-03-25T08:47:00.003-07:002017-05-07T05:47:01.060-07:00Getting Inside Pinto Art Gallery and Experiencing Authenticity<div class="MsoNormal">
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<i><o:p> </o:p>a travelogue</i></div>
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Just a week ago, Tine and I think of a whole new place to
go, somewhere very unique yet nearer to home. Going to a cool place near your
home will not only widen your perspective on your very own place but will make
you save budget. <i>Kung baga, pasok sa
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You really don’t need to be looking at farther places if you don’t
have enough; there are lots of places to go here in Antipolo that are always in
want of your attention. And talking about the coolest place in Antipolo, Pinto
Art is the perfect place to go. Actually, going to the Pinto Art Gallery is not
new for everybody; it is a trend for people whose interests on going to see the
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They just have glimpse of the real experience in the gallery by seeing photos of things from the Art Gallery that was posted on social media accounts and want to be there. <i>At ayun, gusto na nilang pumunta.</i></div>
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Pinto Art Museum is a place that smoothly getting its fame
on social media for being a cool destination for art lovers and enthusiasts.
One good thing about Pinto Art getting its fame is that it promotes art
appreciation without the people specially the young ones that they are
unconsciously having deeper and deeper sense of unity with the Filipino art.</div>
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entering the place we saw a very antique-looking quasi cabinet-table with chair
that resembles one of the tables and chairs that Rizal used when writing. We
discovered later that the specific place near the Café Rizal is dedicated to
the love of our national hero to Leonor. <i>‘Di
lang iyon ha</i>, we were very astonished to discover that there is a pile of
paper with Rizal hand writing design and photo of Leonor in that table and everyone is free to write
to someone they love and put it inside the cabinet. <i>At siempre, papatalo ba ine?</i> </div>
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We wrote something to one another,
Tine first and then me. After writing, she attempted to put the letters inside
the cabinet but I want us to read first what we wrote. So the sort of poetry
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She reads hers, me gets <i>kilig</i>.
I read mine, and she gets <i>kilig</i>.
During me reading, I noticed a Pinto Art personnel getting inside the place
where we are and looking at us. After we finished writing and putting the
letter inside the cabinet he immediately fixed something there, and then a
lovely music began to play. <i>May ganun pa pala iyon</i>.</div>
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My familiarity with her makes me happy seeing a large picture
of Wang Od, a native mambabatok (tattoo artist) greets everyone who gets
inside. The place is really astonishing; its items are very close to my heart
(considering color of the art works: brown, which I refer to as the color of
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<i>Kaya sabi sakin ni Tine,
hey ikaw na ikaw ang lugar na ito</i>. It is true. But look at her; she looks
more bewildered seeing the things we just see in the history textbooks: the
Bulul, the putong, everything looks more authentic in the actuality. <i>Nagbubutingting</i> as in!</div>
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Tine laughed so hard after we saw a parrot whose cage says “don’t
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Everything is very special; from gallery 1 to gallery 3 I
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see the Pinto Art Gallery.</div>
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After we get into the main galleries, we saw a huge
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A bonus (oo na, just like my <i>apelyido</i>) awaits for me in the Museum Shop. There lie three of
Romeo Lee’s paintings. Oh, my favorite painter, I am dying just to see Mr.
Lee’s painting by my actual naked eye. And there it is so small yet colorful
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To describe the experience is to inevitably mention the
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words to describe the experience getting there, but you must go there too and
just like me and Tine, experience authenticity. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pinto Art's location is 1 Sierra Madre Street, Grand Heights Subdv. Brgy. San Roque. Antipolo </span></h2>
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Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-40238398239791994212016-10-16T06:50:00.001-07:002016-10-19T08:29:20.904-07:00Sa Anyo ng Hamog, ang Himala ng Dalawang Panahon<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Maikling Kwento<br />
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Rommel F. Bonus</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Joey</b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Breaking news…”</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tumunog ang radyo. Nanginginig pa ako dahil basang-basa <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at nakatulala sa bintana ng dorm habang si
Toots ay nakatingin lang sa’king hindi pa rin lubos makapaniwala sa mga
ikinwento ko sa kanya, nakadapa sa ibabang bahagi ng kama na double deck, nang
marinig ko ang balitang ito.</i></div>
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<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Setyembre 22, 1972, sa ganap na ika-walo nang gabi ay pinagbabaril ang
sinasakyang Ford ng kasalukuyang Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sa Notre Dame Street, Wack-Wack. Buti na nga
lang daw, ang sabi ng Pangulong Marcos sa isang interview, ay sapat ang
protective measures ng sinasakyang convoy at walang masamang nangyari sa
Secretary…”</i></div>
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Panaginip ba ito, na ako, isang
estudyante ng senior high, ay makita sa ganoong paraan si Danica sa loob ng
kotse ni Atom? Nanginginig pa ang mga paa kong suot-suot ang pulang Spartan
tsinelas. Umuulan kasi noon, at sa takot ko sa tubig putik, hindi ang putik na
naiisip mo, kundi iyong putik na burak mula sa baha ng Maynila, na laging
sumasakop sa bawat teritoryo ng limang taong gulang kong converse na binili pa
ni Dadang isang araw sa ukay-ukay sa Recto. </div>
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Parang panaginip din nang
himalang makita kong muli si Danica matapos kasama ni Thea ay mapabilang sa mga
nawawala. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Oo si Danica, ang second year pol
scie major na player ng volleyball, ang laging umiintriga sa malaro kong
pag-iisip sa mga panahong inilalagi ko dito sa dorm ng pamantasan, kasama na
marahil sa mga existensyal na tanong ng isang mag-aaral, dahil hindi lang
maganda kundi markado siya ng faculty at admin dahil kilala bilang palaban,
palasagot, at mahilig mambasag sa mga nakasanayan. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nasanay na ako sa mga tingin niya sa akin na
tila si Adolf Hitler na nakakita ng mga natirang hudyo sa holocaust sa tuwing
nagkakasalubong ang tadhana ng aming daan sa mga hallway ng dormitoryo. Ang
kanyang mga mata ay ang araw sa isang tag-araw kung tanghaling tapat, at ako
ang natutuyong piraso ng damo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Naaalala ko pa nga isang araw
nang nag-iisa akong nakaupo sa upuan ng gymnasium habang binabasa si Kant. Ang
buong volleyball team ay naroroon sa court para mag-ensayo, at si Danica,
suot-suot ang pinakahapit na jersey na nakita ko sa buong buhay ko ay tumuwad
para ayusin ang sintas ng kanyang sapatos. Noong mga segundong iyon ay para
akong nalulunod sa pagkahumaling sa pigura ng kanyang katawan habang kumukurba
ito, ang mga mata ko ay halos maluwa nang biglang tamaan ang ulo ko ng
rumaragasang bola na nagresulta sa pagkabasang ng aking salamin, at higit doon,
ang pagkahulog ko resulata ng pagkawala ng aking malay. Gusto ko namang
mahulog, ngunit hindi naman sa ganitong paraan. ‘Di ba?</div>
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Matapos ang ilang sandali ng
kadiliman ng paligid sa aking isip, sa wakas ay nagdesisyon ding balikan ako ng
malay ko (buti pa ang malay, binalikan ako, tsarot!) at nang muli kong idilat
ang aking mga mata, ang unang bagay na nakita ko ay ang maganda niyang mukha
habang hawak hawak ng kanyang malamyang kamay ang kanyang buhok, idinatantay
ito sa kanyang leeg para hindi mahulog sa mukha ko. </div>
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“Okay ka lang?” Ang unang
pangungusap na may patungkol sa’kin na narinig ko sa kanya. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Diyos mio</i>, hindi yata kayang panghawakan
ng realidad kong magsalita, ang nagawa ko lang sa mga sandaling iyon ay ang
huminga nang malalim. Ang buong gymnasium ay binabalot ng lamig ng Setyembre
ngunit ako, mayroong isang bagay sa loob ko na mainit na nagdudulot sa noo kong
magtagaktak ng mga gamunggong pawis. </div>
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Si Danica iyong tipo ng tao na
laging nahe-headline sa tsismis, laging laman ng mga tagong pag-uusap. May mga
usap-usapan ngang kasapi siya sa isang lihim na kilusan ng mga mag-aaral sa
loob ng pamantasan. Ang lider daw nila ay si Thea, ang best friend niya.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hindi na ako nagtaka. </div>
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<br /></div>
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At ngayon, habang naglalakad ako
sa parking lot at umuulan, halos malagpasan na ang kotse ni Atom, ay tinawag
niya ako sa aking pangalan sa unang pagkakataon.</div>
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“Joey,” Sa totoo lang, nagulat
nga akong alam pala niya ang aking pangalan. Aba’y sino ba naman ako? Si Danica
ay kasing taas ng mga ulap, at ngayo’y nakikita kong posible pa lang matagpo
ang landas ng mga ulap at lupa. Maaari naman siguro, ang sabi ng malaro kong
isip. Sa anyo ng hamog. </div>
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<br />
Inisip ko na lang na isa itong
anyo ng hamog. At kahit na kasing labo rin ito ng hamog, ay lumapit ako sa
kotse, sumilip nang may pag-usisi sa nakabukas nitong bintana. Sa dilim ay
nakita ko siya. </div>
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“Umuulan kaya, pumasok ka na sa
loob.” Nagpasya akong umikot sa kabilang pinto at binuksan ito nang may halong
pagka-ilang at pagkagulat, as in erotikong uri ng pagkagulat nang makita ko
siyang ang tanging suot lang ay bra at maong na pantalon. Ano ito, free taste? Hindi
na yata kinakaya ng moralidad kong tingnan siya nang tuwiran sa maraming bilang
segundo, ang tanging nagawa ko lang ay ang sumulyap. </div>
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<br />
“Natatakot ako. Hindi ko na
maigalaw ang mga paa ko kasi naipit sa baba ng bag na ito.” Sa kanyang harap ay
nahihimlay ang isang itim na maleta, nakasuksok sa pagitan ng kanyang tuhod at
dashboard ng sasakyan. At yaman din lamang na may maayos akong intensyong
tulungan siya, agad akong yumuko at hinawakan ang maleta upang iangat nang
dahan-dahan niyang tinanggal ang kanyang bra, nilamas lamas ang dibdib, at
umungol. Tang ina, ang laki pala ng kanyang hinaharap, as in Mt. Apo laking
hinaharap. Naakit ako, sinong lalaki ba naman ang hindi, sa kung paanong
gumagalaw ang bawat daliri ng kanyang kamay, kung paanong nagkakasundo ito sa
tunog ng kanyang pag-ungol, at ang kanyang mga mata, ang perpektong hugis ng
kanyang mga mata, kung paano ito tumingin sa akin. Ang anyo ng hamog na ito ay
tila yata langit! </div>
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Nabasag ang mga masasarap na
sandali nang biglang may magsisigaw sa kaliwang bintana. </div>
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“Hoy! Putang ina! Anung ginagawa
n’yo?” Si Atom iyon, ang boyfriend ni Danica.</div>
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“Tumakbo ka na Joey! Dalian mo!”
Ang sigaw ni Danica.</div>
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Kumaripas nga ako nang takbo bago
pa ako habulin ni Atom. At kahit umuulan nang gabing iyon, hindi ko na ito
inalintana ang mabasa. Lumilipad ako sa paghakbang at nagtatalsikan ang tubig
ulan sa tuwing lumalagapak ang aking talampakan. Mabilis na mabilis ang tibok
ng puso. Ano ba itong napasok ko?<br />
<br />
Nakarating na ako sa dorm nang mapansin ko, wala
akong suot na tsinelas. </div>
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<br />
“Anung nangyari sa’yo?” Ang
tanong ni Toots, ang dorm mate ko nang makita akong ganon. Doon ko ikenwento
ang lahat ng nangyari sa pinakadetalyadong paraang alam ko. Hindi siya
makapaniwala. </div>
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At narinig na namin ang balita sa
radyo na inambush ang sinasakyang Ford ni Enrile.</div>
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Kinabukasan, idineklara ni
Pangulong Marcos ang bansa sa ilalim ng martial law. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marco</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nakabukas ang telebisyon, nag-e-Fb ako, at naroong naka-flash ang Pangulong
Duterte habang nagtatalumpati.</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“I have read the condemnation of the European Union. I'm telling them,
'Fuck you,” Ang galit na pahayag niya habang nagdi-dirty finger, nakatayo sa
podium sa harap ng bandila ng Pilipinas.</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hindi na ako nagulat.</i></div>
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Nagsasawa na akong makipagdebate
sa FB sa usapin ng Martial Law. Paulit-ulit lang naman ang sinasabi nila. Kung
makakausap nga lang sana nila si Mamoo, sana’y maikekwento niyang lahat ng
pangyayari. </div>
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<br />
Kung minsa’y gusto ko na lang
munang pag-usapan ang tungkol sa kultura, iyon bang katulad ng kung paano naging
kontrobersyal ang Spoliarium ng Eheads kahit mas malamang na mapunta sa KPop, o
sa mas malawak sigurong paksa ay kung paanong naging siklikal ang kulturang
Asyano at linyar naman ang kanluranin. </div>
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Pero kasing tanda na siguro ng
araw ang mga usaping ito. Baka kailangan na munang kalimutan. May mga bagay pa
sigurong mas nangangailangan ng pansin sa Pilipinas tulad ng Imperial Manila,
ang Abusayaf na umaming may kagagawan sa pambobomba sa isang night market sa
Davao nito lamang nakaraang araw na nagresulta sa pagkasawi ng labing-apat na
buhay (at kung paano ito tinitignan ng mga tao bilang kontradiksyon sa
pagbansag sa Davao bilang isang sa safest cities sa buong mundo), ang state of
lawless violence na idineklara ng pangulo, ang pagnanasa ng Kaliwa na palayain
na ang mga bilanggong pulitikal, ang usaping pangkapayapaan, ang extrajudicial
killings, ang mga Lumad na nagdurusa sa pagsalaula ng mga multinational mining
firms sa kanilang katutubong lupain at ang dating Pangulong Aquino na
nagpahintulot na mangyari ito, ang war-on-drugs, ang kagustuhan ng pangulong
Duterte na ipalibing ang dating diktador sa libingan ng mga bayani, at ang
nawawala kong nail cutter. </div>
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Ang mga bagay na ito, mga bagay
na may kabuluhan, ay masasabing nakaugat pa kung paanong ang best friend ni
Mamoo ay bigla na lang nawala 43 taon ang nakalilipas, kung paanong himalang
nakaligtas si Mamoo. Wala pa raw ako nuon, ang sabi ni Mamoo, dahil nag-aaral
pa lang sila, ngunit ang alaala ay buhay pa rin sa kanyang isip at damdamin;
ang mga tortyur, ang elektrokusyon, ang mga dumanak na dugo sa kanilang damit,
ang mga sigaw at pagmamakaawa, ang kawalan ng kalayaan at demokrasya. Lahat.
Lahat ay tila nangyari lang kahapon.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Joey</b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Wala na sigurong pinaka tamang
panahon para kumilos Joey kun’di ngayon.” May halong lungkot at ligalig sa tono
ng boses ni Thea nang tinanong ko sila ni Danica kung ano ba talaga ang
ipinaglalaban nila isang tanghali nang nakasalubong ko sila sa may canteen.
Marami silang ikenwento, lahat halos may patungkol sa aktibismo.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
“Marahil ay wala nang mas titibay
sa Mendiola.” Nakangiti siyang nakatingin sa akin, halos natatawa. Sa madilim
na panahong ito, hindi pa rin nila nakakaligtaang magbiro. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
“Alam mo ba kung bakit?” Tanong
niya, umiling ako dahil hindi ko alam ang dahilan, at tingin ko, kailanma’y
hindi ko na malalaman pa ang dahilan. Ano ba namang nalalaman ko sa aktibismo?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
“Dahil maraming dugo na ang
humalo sa semento nito.” Muli siyang naging malungkot. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
“Kailangan nating kumilos, dahil
sa pamamagitan ng pagkilos ay naipapakita nating nananatili tayong buhay. Wala
na sigurong pinakamalaking biyayang nasa atin kun’di ang biyaya ng pagkilos.” </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Hindi ako makapagsalita.
Nagpaalam na ako para mananghalian. Humakbang ako nang tatlo, at narinig ko ang
pahabol na salita ni Danica. </div>
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<br />
“Sumama ka na sa amin Joey, patay
na lang ang hindi pa nakakakita sa katotohanan ng lipunang ito.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Dumiretso lang ako sa paglalakad.
Mula noo’y hindi na mawala sa isip ko ang mga salitang iyon.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Ang huling pagkakataong nakita ko
sila Danica at Thea ay naglalakad sila palabas ng pamantasan noong araw din na
iyon. Nagulat nga akong makitang suot-suot ni Thea ang pulang Spartan tsinelas
ko na naiwan sa kotse ni Atom noong gabing iyon. Si Danica nama’y suot ang
kanyang pink na blouse. Kinaumagahan, umalingawngaw ang balitang kabilang
silang dalawa sa mga nawala, sila at ang labing walong estudyanteng mula sa
iba’t ibang pamantasan. May mga usap-usapang nagahasa raw sila ng mga sundalo
at ibinaon nang buhay sa isang bundok sa Lucban, di naman ako magtataka dahil
maganda silang dalawa. Yanig na yanig ang araw ko, higit pang marahil sa
pagkayanig ng buong pamantasan sa balitang iyon. Naging mas lihim pa ang
kilusan, wala nang nagtatangka man lamang na magbanggit ng kahit anong may
patungkol sa gobyerno o sa pangulo. Tikom ang bibig ng lahat, pino ang mga
kilos dahil baka sa kaunting kaluskos na may tono ng pag-aaklas ay maaaring ikasawi
ninuman. Minumura na lang namin sa isip si Macoy. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
Sa tuwing maglalakad ako sa
hallway ng dorm parang hinahanap ko na ang mga pagkakataong nakakasalubong ko
si Danica, kahit pa ang mga mata niyang nakatingin sa akin ay parang isang
agilang dadagit ng munting sisiw. Mas mabuti nang ganon kaysa ngayong wala siya,
sila ni Thea. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marco</b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Iniwan ko si Sugo sa silid na iyon nang iniisip kung wala na ba
talagang himala ang lipunang ito.</i></div>
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Dahil sa Kinder Garden to 12
curriculum, naisip ko si Plato at Nietzsche. Hindi naman siguro direkta. Paano
ba naman, isang kaibigan ko sa senior high ang nagsabi sa’kin na dahil sa
curriculum na iyon ay napagtanto niyang hindi pala talaga siya bagay para mag
inhinyero dahil hindi na niya maabot ang masalimuot na problema ng Math.
Nagka-singko siya sa algebra, at ang sabi ng instructor niya, kumuha na lang
siya ng kurso sa Food and Beverages. </div>
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<br />
Sugo ang tawag namin sa kanya
kahit na pagkaganda ganda ng kanyang pangalang Eric Blair, mula tunay na
pangalan ni George Orwell. Kumakain kasi siya ng tigpipisong sugo noong una
namin siyang nakakwentuhan sa isang bench sa lilim ng punong mangga. Malawak
ang imahenasyon ng batang ito, hindi nakakapagod pakinggan ang mga kwento kahit
galing pa ito sa mga nakakabaliw ng ideya nila Marx, Rousseau, Locke, at
Aristotle. Marami kang malalaman kahit pa matalsikan ka sa mukha ng pinaghalong
laway at mani. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
“Siguro nga tama si Plato…” ang
iyak niya sa’kin isang maulang umaga sa hallway ng Ignacia building noong
nasuspinde ang klase dahil sa bagyo. Nalungkot na rin ako noong araw na iyon,
pati ang panahon ay nakikiiyak sa kanyang pagdadalamhati. “…na pinanganak na
nga tayong may mga metal sa dugo; ‘yun bang tinutukoy niyang ginto para sa mga
taong matatalino, pilak para sa biniyayaan ng matipuno at malalakas na
pangangatawan, at tanso lang ang sakin dahil wala naman ako nun pareho.” At
kahit pala sa panahon ng pagdadalamhati sa sarili ay nakakapaglabas pa rin ng
mga katas ng katalinuhan. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
“Hindi naman siguro iyon ganun.”
Ang pangongonsola ko sa kanya, hindi nakatingin sa pag-iyak niya kundi sa
pag-iyak ng langit at ang pagtulo ng mga luha nito sa mga dahon ng mga puno at
halaman. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
“Baka sa pilosopiya ka talaga.
Halimbawa, hindi naman lahat ng mga mag-aaral dito ay nakakakilala kay Plato”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
Simula noon ay hindi na siya
pumasok pang muli. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Joey</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
Nagulat ako isang araw nang muli
kong makita si Danica sa pamantasan. Himala raw iyon, ang sabi nila, na sa
labing walong nadakip ay nakaligtas siya. </div>
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<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Patay na lang ang hindi pa nakakakita sa katotohanan ng lipunang ito.</i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
Kahit sa mga mapayapang oras ng
pagtulog ko ay ginagambala ako ng mga salitang iyon. Parang konsiyenyang
dala-dala ko kahit saan ako magpunta. Nagpasya akong sumapi na sa kilusang
mag-aaral. Bakit? Hindi ako patay.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marco</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
Makalipas ang ilang taon ay
kumuha nga siya ng AB Philosophy sa Ateneo de Manila, si Sugo, ang iyakin kong
kaibigan. Pero isinugod siya sa St. Thomas Aquinas Psychiatric Hospital a.k.a.
mental hospital matapos ang ilang buwan na pagbabasa kay Friedrich Nietzsche
kahit saan siya magpunta. “Kahit nga nakasakay kami sa tricycle at jeep” ang
sabi sa’kin ni Tita Violy, ang kanyang nanay nang nasa hallway kami ng mental
hospital.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
“Nagising ako kaninang alas tres
nang madaling araw sa kanyang sigaw. Parang “I have found the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ubermench</i>” o “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ubermatch</i>” ata yung isinisigaw niya. Basta hindi ko maintindihan.
Hindi ko rin alam ang gagawin ko. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
“Lumabas siya sa kanyang kwarto,
hindi ko siya napigilan. Nagtatakbo siya palabas ng bahay hanggang sa kalsada.
Umaakto siya na parang nangangabayo. Naiyak na ko sa kalagayan ng anak ko. Ano na
bang nangyayari sa anak ko? Tinatawag ko siya, Eric anak, ano nang nangyayari
sa’yo? ‘Di niya ako pinapansin, patuloy lang siya sa aktong pangangabayo. Sumigaw
na ko ng tulong sa mga kapitbahay.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
Binisita ko siya sa kanyang
silid, naroon siyang nakaupo sa kanyang kama, walang reaksyon ang kanyang
mukhang nakatingin lang sa isang direksyon, sa kawalan ng dingding ng silid.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
“Sugo, ako ito. Ang kaibigan mong
si Marco.” Binungad ko sa kanya matapos ang ilang mapapayapang paghakbang. Hindi
siya nagsalita. Parang nawalan na siya ng kakayanang matukoy ang kaibahan ng
salita mula sa mga simpleng tunog. Nakakaawa ang kaibigan kong si Sugo. Tumalikod
na ako para lumabas nang bigla siyang magsalita.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
“Walang himala.” Napatingin ako
sa kanya pero ganon pa rin ang kanyang posisyon, nakatingin sa iisang
direksyon, sa kawalan ng dingding ng silid na iyon. Napangiti ako, nagpigil
dahil posibleng mag-evolve ang ngiti sa tawa. Ano na? Si Nora Aunor ka na ba kaibigan?
Naisip ko.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
“Kailangan na nating higitan ang
nakasanayan nating pagkatao. Wala nang himala ang lipunang ito.” Mula sa
kanyang bibig ay dahan dahang lumipad sa hangin ang mga salita. </div>
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Joey</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
Si Marcos na yata ang ulap, sa
loob ng dalawang dekada ay nagdulot ng katakot takot na mga kidlat, kulog, at
bagyo. At kaming mga nabibilang sa hindi pinalad, kasama ang milyon-milyong
taong nagsama-sama ngayon sa kahabaan ng EDSA, mga mag-aaral, mga intelektwal,
mga lider ng simbahan at iba’t ibang relehiyon, mga aktibista, mga may kaya sa
buhay, at ang mga maralita, ay ang mga lupa.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hindi ko rin naman lubos maisip na katulad ng
pagtatagpo ng landas namin ni Danica sa kotseng iyon ni Atom labing-apat na
taon ang nakalilipas ay magpapasya rin ang mga mamamayang magsama-sama sa
kalsadang ito upang ukitin sa kasaysayan ang pinakamapayapang rebolusyong
hihipo sa buong mundo, para sa isang layunin; upang patalsikin ang diktador. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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Muling nagtagpo ang ulap at lupa
sa anyo ng hamog. Ito ang himala ng aking panahon. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marco</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Kasalukuyan kong binabalikan ang
mga larawan ng EDSA I sa isang anthology ng mga hiwaga ng mapayapang rebolusyon
na kasama sa mga koleksyon ni Mamoo at mga larawan ng mga nawala, ang mga
alaalang halos naging alamat na lang sa mas nakararami sa aking panahon. Tila
anino na lang na sumusunod sa lahat ng ating paggalaw. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
Maaring tama si Sugo, na
kinakailangan nang higitan ang nakasanayang pagkatao, na wala nang himala ang
lipunang ito. Ngunit patuloy kong panghahawakan, ang himala ng panahong ito ay
ang himala rin noon. At kahit tila kasing labo na ito ng hamog, katulad ng
sigaw sa Pugad Lawin, o ang pagkamatay ni Rizal sa Bagumbayan, dulot na marahil
ng pangangailangan ay balikan natin ang aral ng EDSA. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marco at Joey, Pagsasanib ng Dalawang Panahon</b></div>
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Patay na lang yata ang hindi pa
nakakakita sa kalagayan ng lipunang ito. Ang sabi ni Sugo at Nora, wala na raw
himala. ‘Di ako naniniwala. Araw-araw, nakakakita ako ng himala. Hindi lang
siguro laging nasa paligid natin. Maaring nakatala sa inaamag nating libro o sa
palabas sa telebisyon kung mahal na araw. Pero higit sa lahat, mas maniniwala
siguro ako na naroon lang na naglalaro ang himala, sa masalimuot nating alaala.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>“Philosophers
have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change
it.” </i>- Karl Marx </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On conflict of interests, on the paradigm of
the oppressed and of the tyrant, are always been debatable between the orthodox
and the post-Marxist in the concept of dualistic contradiction in the
dialectics of Marx, the fundamental thought of its philosophy. Of the
fundamentalist is of the prime idea of two classes’ mere existence against the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">impurities</i> of the neo; the claim that
there are always been neutrals. The first claim is of course from Marx’s
metaphysical insight, his socio-economic analysis based on the nature of
reality that Stalin and Lenin first called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dialectical
materialism</i> (Marx didn’t mention the term; he only used the term
“historical materialism”). The post’s claim may be traced to the ancient
Greece’s “idiots”, those who don’t have any political participation. Albeit,
Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the great party who was called by his comrades
as “a true Marxist” classified social classes in the Philippines not merely
Bourgeoisie and Proletariats as Marx himself referred to the two classes in the
French and English social structure dominantly arose during the industrial revolution,
but with another classes as Petty bourgeoisie referring to the people in
intelligentsia such as students and professionals alike. He even has
semi-proletarians, and even lumpen-proletarians who are those that are not
employed, those are the criminals, thieves, and gangsters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">People criticize Joey Ayala’s Magkabilaan as
the “dialectical materialism song”. On his blog, Joey wrote “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Some people still refer to the title song as
my “dialectical materialism</i>” song!” and claim that he was really inspired
by the biblical Ecclesiastes and his experience seeing social contradictions on
his hometown Davao. One of the lines on the said song was “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">May kaliwa’t may kanan sa ating lipunan, patuloy ang pagtutunggali
patuloy ang paglalaban. Pumanig ka, ‘wag nang ipagpaliban pa. Ang ‘di
makapagpasya ay maiipit sa gitna</i>” (There is left and right in our society, the
struggle and war is ongoing. You should not postpone deciding now, for those
who will not, will be caught in between).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">There are allegations about the cold war we
know that we actually encountered during high school days, written in our
ever-fallacies books, that the term communist versus democracy is not the right
words describing cold war and, well,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>our
own ideological struggle, because in context of the Left, communism is
democracy. You can see it by names of the communist nations, always using
“democratic”. National Democratic Front uses <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pambansa-Demokratikong Pagbabago</i> (National Democratic Movement). It
is therefore a conclusion for such allegations that communism is not
contradiction to democracy and vice-versa. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Rumors spread across the internet,
specifically Facebook and other mass media that there is a possibility that
JoMa Sison will be home in the Philippines after his exile in Netherlands when
the his former student in San Beda and presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte, or
Grace Poe wins the election. However, Sison argued that the party does not support
any political candidate, and that - it is their firm principle not to believe in
election system. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This 29<sup>th</sup> of
March, 2016, New People’s Army – Communist Party of the Philippines – National
Democratic Front celebrates its 47<sup>th</sup> anniversary by making a tribute
to their comrade Gregorio “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ka Roger</i>”
Rosal who said in his days “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hindi eleksyon,
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former student, because Duterte after admitting that he is a leftist issued an
anti-worker statement on Kilusang Mayo Uno, a prominent progressive labor
center. On the official first day of campaign period for 2016 elections,
Duterte said, “I will establish economic zones. <i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mag-imbita ako… Dito kayo
magtrabaho. Wag kayong magmamadali. Tapos kayong mga KMU, medyo pigilan na muna
ninyo ang mga labor unions. Ako na ang nakikiusap sa inyo. Magkasama tayo sa
ideolohiya. Wag ninyong gawin iyan. Kasi sisirain mo ang administrasyon ko.
Kapag ginawa ninyo iyan, patayin ko kayong lahat. Ang solusyon dito, patayan
na. Eh pag-usapan mo, ayaw.</span></i> Do not do it now, <i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">iyung</span></i>
active labor front. <i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Kasi kapag ginawa ninyo, nagsasara.</span></i> (I will invite …
here you can work. Don’t rush. And you, KMU, restrain your labor unions a bit.
It is I who is requesting you. We’re comrades in ideology. Don’t do that.
Because you would destroy my administration. If you do that, I will kill you
all. The solution here is killing. If we talk about it, you refuse. Do not do
it, those active labor fronts.) Do not do it. Give the Philippines respect for
about 10 years.”</span></div>
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threatening to kill them. “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Is he joking
or did he just declare war</i>?” is KMU’s response to Duterte’s statement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Miriam Defensor-Santiago was criticized in the
internet as a “Communist” after stating her want to junk Enhance Defense
Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), the alliance between the United States of America
and Philippines. She says that 17 years of colonial relationship with the US
must end. The Left however views it as radical step. </span></div>
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you can never have a capitalist democracy. Capitalist’s libertarian principle
from the classical Adam Smith is radically far away from the genuine democracy.
All they want (the capitalist) is freedom, and their concept of freedom is
freedom to exploit and own laborers. And eventually, historically speaking,
their freedom became power and hegemony. Quoting Marx, he claimed the
prediction that with this matter, if a capitalist democracy continues to exist
for several years or decades it will eventually self-destruct. A phrase “Marx
was Right!” is actually humoristic for me considering the left-party. The
manifestation of the prediction of Marx, as was interpreted in the Philippine
society, although not full attainment of nationalization of the means of
production, is little by little mobilizing the masses to a greater cause of
closing the gap between the classes, and is a real proof of the destruction of
capitalist system, and will always be a sign of inevitableness for people to
realize the true justice.</span></div>
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comprehensiveness, has an infamous familiarity to decline. Rereading Jose
Corazon de Jesus’ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bayan Ko</i>, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">At sa kanyang yumi at ganda dayuhan ay
nahalina, bayan ko binihag ka nalugmok sa dusa</i>” (How her Charm so kind and
tender, Drove the Strangers to enslave her; Native land, they forced their
Will, And made you suffer Still). De Jesus lived during the American colonial
times, and may still be in wonder of the Hispanic but the truth of his poem
that was considered as the second national anthem when sung by Freddie Aguilar,
is still and even more applicable today. We still experience imperialistic
dominance through intervention instead of mediation. The only person you can
ask that will counter-react to this is, of course, Pnoy, his <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dilawan</i> team, and the presidential bet
Mar Roxas who served as the apologist of the administration on the last two
presidential debates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">It is in the time of Spanish colonization that
we resist tyranny. But like Cuba, after the Spanish-American war, was
intervened by US-Imperialism. The only difference is that Cuba, lead by Fidel
Castro, Raul Castro (now the president of Cuba) and an Argentinean
revolutionary Che Guevara, resist and revolt until they attain the true
national democracy and independence of the US intervention, the imperialist
nation which according to Nelson Mandela, always acts for their own interest.
And so until today, we are a dependent nation, our socio-politics and economy
has been in hegemony of United States of America and the bourgeoisie may it be
culturally, military (bases and foreign policies), in education (as for K-12
towards neo-liberalism) and in our natural resources (as for mining). </span></div>
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the Hispanic <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">encomienda</i>, up to the
landlords of our days. </span></div>
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<i><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">P</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">h<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ili</span>pp<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">i</span>ne<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">s</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">iet</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">t</span>od<span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;">a</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> s</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">emi-c</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">l</span>on<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ia</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> a</span>nd <span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">emi-</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">e</span>ud<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">l</span>.
<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">T</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> s</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">t</span>us<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>d<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ete</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: .7pt;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">e</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">b</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">U</span><span style="letter-spacing: .2pt;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">S</span>.
<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">im</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">e</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ali</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">m</span>,
<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">e</span>ud<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">s</span>m<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> a</span>nd bu<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ea</span>u<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ita</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">s</span>m<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">w</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ic</span>h now<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>ru<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">ss</span><span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">e</span>xp<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">l</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">i</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> t</span>he<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">b</span>ro<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">a</span>d
<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ma</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">ss</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">e</span>s of <span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">t</span>he<span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;">F</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ili</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">i</span>no
p<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">e</span>op<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">e</span>. <span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">T</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">s</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">t</span>hr<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">e</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>h<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">t</span>or<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">ic</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">a</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">il</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">a</span>re<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>b<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">i</span>c<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>prob<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">m</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">a</span>ff<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">c</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">P</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ili</span>pp<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">i</span>ne
<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">s</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">ciet</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;">y</span>.</span></i><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">He addresses that the root of the social
problems came from imperialistic and feudalistic US. One of the concerns of US
is foreign policy. Their acts always serve their interests. For instance, free
trade is manifested thru unlimited and untaxed imported goods from them, and
limited exports from us. Our notion of free trade is the relationship between
the serf and the lord on a feudal system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lualhati Bautista, a Filipina novelist, on her
novel <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gapo </i>wrote a statement with her
famous anguish tone of writing, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Mababait
at mapagmahal ang kano, pero una’t higit sa lahat, sa sarili. May karapatan ka
sa dangal at katarungan, basta h’wag mapeperhuwisyo ang mga negosyo nila’t
pansariling interes”</i> (Americans are good and compassionate people, but
first and for most for themselves. You have your right of dignity and justice,
albeit never try to harm their business and self interest).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Our culture of colonial mentality plays a
great role on us being a “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">semi-colonial</i>”
nation. The hegemony of the bourgeois takes deeper roots on our day-to-day
lives making the gap between the classes even more far away from one another,
without the consciousness of the masses contributing to the cultural hegemony. As
long as we fanaticize other’s culture rather than value our heritage, we will
always find ourselves patronizing their products – contributing to the
prosperity of their economy, while here we are digging our own grave, killing
our own identity. Our government is always, on the side of the joint venture
mining companies who destroy our mountains, kills hundreds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lumads</i> who choose to resist the ongoing
destruction to protect the land which according to this people was inherited
from their ancestors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Even to these days, Cojuanco-Aquino still has
the control and monopolizes vast land in Tarlac that belongs to our peasant and
farmers. Videos on FB show how these modern landlords burn famers’ hut and
bulldoze the crops through large vehicles and un-uniformed police authorities. On
issues like this, you can’t expect justice; always remember that our own
president is an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘aciendero </i>himself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Even in my community, even if some people say
I influence people enough to impart the ideology of the people, it always been
a struggle, for I always find difficulties engaging myself to people who are so
obsessed with mentality of a colony. They appreciate more of the Korean Pop and
Justin Bieber, and don’t even know the name Joey Ayala or Gary Granada, or even
worst calling their songs “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">makaluma</i>”
(oldies).</span></div>
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production began, the gap between the classes closed, have the liberation of
ideas from the cultural hegemony of the bourgeoisie, stopped the <span class="tgc"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">contractualization</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> and
promote a better working conditions of our working class,</span></span> stopped
the monopolized control of vast lands of the feudal landlords, free from the
dominance of the US-Imperialism, establish a socialist constitution that shall
embody the true justice may it be retributive and distributive phase, not until
then, we can never attain the real independence. </span></div>
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Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-21311891281911422192016-03-07T02:14:00.000-08:002016-03-08T02:49:46.834-08:00Anyo at iba pang Tatlong Pangungusap (Three Sentences Stories)<h4>
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<i>ilan lang sa mga three sentences stories na lahok ko sa Canvas Story writing competition na naglalayong magbigay ng mga libreng aklat sa mga bata.<br /><b> </b></i><br />
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Sa mga gabi ng dilim ay madalas pa ring nagliliparan ang mga nawala,
sa lupa ng kanyang pakikipagsapalaran, sa dagat ng kanyang mga pag-asa,
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Ang mga anyong ito na naging panaginip, ang mga anyo ng mga tila at mga marahil.<br />
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At ngayong pinaka ninais niyang hablutin ang mga anyo sa kanyang ulirat, ay ang pagkakataong muli siyang hahalo sa hangin.<br />
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<b> </b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> ["Always" Painting by Serj Bumatay]</span><b><br /></b><br />
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'Di niya pa malimutan nang huli niyang niyakap ang maitim nitong katawan, madilim na tulad halos ng pinaka-malalim na gabi. <br />
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"Umuwi ka na mahal ko", isinisigaw niya sa kakahuyan, siyang tanging nakaintindi sa kahulugan nito.<br />
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At ngayong ilang ulit na niyang tinangkang hanapin ito, may bumulong
sa likod ng mga dahon, "Hindi mo ako naiintidihan, ito ang mundo ko",
nakangiti siyang lumuluha ang dilaw na mga mata.<br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> [ "Call of the Wild"<span id="goog_1929087260"></span><span id="goog_1929087261"></span> painting by Abi Goy]</span><br />
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Kung minsa'y sinisisid niya ang tatlong balon, kasing lalim ng kanyang paggunita, kinakalimutang bahagi sila ng kasalukuyan.<br />
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Naroong naglalayag sila, nakatulalang tila wala nang tunay na lipunang babalikan, at sa maraming pagkakataon ay nagnais na maging usok, lumipad sa himpapawid, at tuluyan nang mapabilang sa mga nawawala.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> ["Three Wells" painting by Marcel Antonio]</span><br />
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Tumakbo siya nang malayong iniiwan ang mga alalaala.<br />
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"Kung umuusbong na ang takot, pabalik sa sarili mong mundo", bulong ng ugat ng puno.<br />
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Pangahas niyang hinagis ang kanyang orasan, ang kanyang tsinelas, at minahal ang pag-iisa.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">*disclaimer: photos of paintings not mine, from Canvas Stories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">*ang mga storyang ito ay ilan lang sa mga kwentong lahok sa Canvas Stories 3-sentence writing competition </span><br />
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<br />Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-2264893837933996882015-12-28T02:53:00.003-08:002015-12-28T02:58:56.509-08:00The Cyclic Philosophy of a Bench Sitter <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Rommel F. Bonus</b></div>
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If you’re not young enough to forget <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gulong ng Palad</i>, a classic <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">teleserye</i>
in the television, you will not think literally of a tire on the top of
someone’s hand, but will actualize that life is full of circular patterns,
circular enough to imagine a neglected electric fan as it moves on a classroom,
or the sensation in your head during a lecture on Mathematics, you will notice
that looking in those formulas and equations on the board has no difference on
drinking a case of beer or not sleeping in three days. If you’re a food geek,
it is not a surprise that you’ve noticed the Oriental style of fiestas in our
towns, all the foods are lying there in the table waiting for you, and it’s up
to you if you want to eat first the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">panghimagas,</i>
or the main dish, the appetizer, or eat all at the same time, or not eat at
all. But if you prefer to eat it all over again, I will thank you for helping
me to prove my argument; for it is cyclical. Unlike on western that is linear,
food must be served from time to time, people just wait.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Ang pag-ibig natin ay
walang hanggang paalam”</i> as Joey Ayala sings on his song <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Walang Hanggang Paalam</i>. If you’re
cyclical, then <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">forever</i> is for you. A
lifetime is not enough to love and be loved, and for the one who loves more
than what it supposed to be – a lifetime is just an hour<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. </i>And if you’re desperate enough to push your forever philosophy,
than you might sing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Forever’s Not Enough</i>,
and look for the proof that there is something out there that can possibly be longer
than forever. </div>
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Reality is cyclical in nature. The analogous characteristic
of the colors, from red to violet, is because any color will always have its
relation with the other colors unless some weirdo is weird enough to discover a
so-much weird color that hasn’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Music
is like that too. Sing the diatonic scale, or in the more popular term the
do-re-mi, from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">do re me fa sol la ti</i>,
and you will always start and end with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">do</i>.
Again, it is unless an alien would bring us an alien note that is peculiar
enough to defy the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">do-re-mi</i> thing. </div>
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Cyclic can also be manifested in a form of a curse. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paulit-ulit nang sinasaktan, nagpapakatanga
pa rin, martyr nievera ang peg</i>. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paulit-ulit
nang iniiwasan ka, ‘di na natuto</i>. People who are like a planet that
revolves around the sun, they have no destination. Or those who don’t grow,
always contented in their level, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">napaglaruan
ng tikbalang</i>; they are those who can’t escape in their comfort zones. No
sense of history, believing that yesterdays are same as today and tomorrow. If
your everyday life revolves on a deterministic routine such as waking up in the
morning, attending the class, going home, eating dinner, sleep at night, and
wake up again in the next morning just to do the routine, then you have the
tendency to possess a cyclical curse. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Napaglaruan
ng tikbalang</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When will we ever
learn from the past? We are fool enough to always elect the same kind of
politician, giving him all the powers without knowing that the true power must
come from the people. In this matter, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tikbalang</i>
is us. Heneral Luna was right, our greatest enemy is ourselves. Our history, as
an anti-modernist philosopher once said, is not a linear path to progress but a
cyclical process of development and decline.</div>
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Such is such, a cyclical curse that we cast ourselves, and
if and only if the reincarnation is true, then I would rather choose not to
reincarnate at all.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Life is full of
circular patterns. </i></div>
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Hindu’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mandalas</i>
that are quite look-like a spider web is their symbol of the universe, always
repeating, rebirth, the concept of karma, and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma </i>not <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">darna</i>. Review
for students that will soon take the exam, is sometimes the process of re-dying
if there’s such term. Reduce, reuse, and recycle for the environmentalists. </div>
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While I am here sitting on the blue bench, I reminisce the nights
alone in my room thinking that someday I must die. We all know that. And
spending time with the people and things we love is just an opiate of our
mourning souls. Despite of all those opiates, we will go back to reality. We
must die sometime. But if you write enough to be called a writer, a singer that
will forever be heard, you’re a music that always echoes, or a tiny pebble that
falls on a tranquil waters creating successive waves; then you will always
experience rebirth. We are only travelers in a wilderness called life, there were
people who already crossed, and there are people that are destined to travel
soon as we pass by. We must remember that we should always leave marks. And believe
me or not, you’re on the first step towards immortality. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">*Photos by Rommel F. Bonus (1st, 3rd pics from Bulacan. 2nd pic from Binangonan)</span></div>
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Lito Pagaspas</div>
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Rommel F. Bonus</div>
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Tumigil ang ulan, </div>
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tumayo ka sa upuan. </div>
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Sabay ng pagbangon </div>
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sa hirap ay iahon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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ang damdamin, </div>
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kahit na tahimik </div>
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ingay ay nakabibingi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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sa iyong patnubay </div>
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ako'y ingatan mo </div>
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susulong sa ulan </div>
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sa paghinto ng tag-araw mo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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may kulay naman ang dahon</div>
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maraming guhit ang palad. </div>
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ang tanging hiling ko lng </div>
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sana ay marinig </div>
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kasing init ng apoy </div>
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ang aking pag-ibig</div>
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kasing lakas ng amoy </div>
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kung ano ang lasa </div>
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siya rin ang bunga </div>
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kung ano ang nasa </div>
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sayang kulay ng pagsinta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<i>habang nagkakape kami nila Kuya Lito at Kristine sa canteen sa isang malamig at maulang hapon</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">ang pamagat ay mula kay Kristine mae peñaranda<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Dec. 19, 2015</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">College of Education, University of Rizal System Antipolo</span></div>
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These few weeks I’m busy attending symposiums local and even
nationwide. November 21, 2015, I’m not only a participant but actually being
one of the secretariats (luckily) on a nationwide seminar held in the near Juan
Sumulong Elementary School Antipolo. I was shocked to meet Atty. Lorna Capunan,
whose mainstream interview in Gandang Gabi Vice hits legions of eyes and mouths
on social medias and television, putting more sugarcoats on the <i>matapang</i> and<i> palaban</i> image of a civil and political lawyer whose clients were
the (estimate 2010) most controversial Heiden Co of the infamous Co-Halili sex
scandal, the “queen” of the ten billion pork barrel scam – Janet Lim Napoles,
and if not mistaken President Gloria Arroyo herself. I honestly claim that I was much wondered
when I received the news on television that she won the case of Co during the
heights of the controversy, and this: she surrendered (the term Capunan used
was “surrendered” not the expected “persuaded”) Janet Lim Napoles in the Malacaṅang
Palace one evening on the midst of book-tick cases against the queen when she
discovered that Napoles is not telling the truth. The lawyer is one of our
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Capunan is not only a political animal (as Aristotle
describes us), but in my own observation, a selfie animal; she make selfies
using her large smart phone during the speech of other speakers. <i>Umuuso ang lola!
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The funny thing is
that when she arrived at 8:00 am, she looked for a comfort room to pee. One of
the secretariats assisted Capunan to the most available comfort room. The more
funny thing is that an hour before, we were problematic to find enough water to
fill buckets and buckets for such accommodation. And after the lawyer used the
comfort room, Mr. Paluyo – one of the organizers of the said event whispered to
me <i>“naku mukhang nakasimangot si
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I actually took the chance to see her curriculum vitae or
what the British people calls résumé that was handed by her, and so much
surprised to find out that she has ten pages résumé, five of
it is occupied by her major conventions here and abroad by which the nature of
participation are mainly speakership. If I am an employer and she wanted to
work in my company, I would think that she is more competent and qualified than
the CEO of that company of what-ever it is. </div>
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Rommel F. Bonushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515250673548228230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114294868178149681.post-84305434089586186662015-09-30T01:50:00.000-07:002015-09-30T01:50:13.264-07:00Si Lupeng Alitaptap, Si Basyong Gamo-Gamo, at Ang Kwentong Kandila<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Rommel
F. Bonus<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maniwala ka man o sa hindi, naging kaibigan ko ang
batang gamo-gamo na tauhan sa lumang kwento ni Dr. Jose Rizal. Nagulat at
nalungkot nga ako nang mabalitaan ang trahedyang sinapit niya sa kandila. At
bago siya napahamak, nakakwentuhan ko muna siya.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ang pangalan niya ay Basyong Gamo-Gamo, hindi lang
siya kilala sa lahat ng mga Gamo-Gamo, tanyag din siya sa lahat ng mga insektong
lumilipad dahil sa kakulitan niyang taglay.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hindi sinasadyang nakasalubong ko siya isang araw sa
isang bulaklak na gumamela.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Magandang umaga, Basyong Gamo-Gamo!” Ang bati ko sa
kanya.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Magandang umaga din naman Lupeng Alitaptap! Matagal
na nang muli tayong magkita.” Sagot niya sa akin.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oo nga, matagal ko na siyang hindi nakikita. Kahit
hindi ko siya matalik na kaibigan, minsan ay nakakalaro ko naman siya.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Makulit ngang totoo ang munting gamo-gamo. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May isang
pangyayari ngang maghapon siyang hinanap ng kanyang inang gamo-gamo,
alaalang-alala na ito sa paghahanap. Kasama ko siya noon, naroon kami sa tapat
ng simbahan, hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin niya doon, basta sumama na lang
ako. Nahanap siya ng kanyang ina sa batingaw ng simbahan magga-gabi na.
Tinanong siya nito kung anong ginagawa sa harap ng batingaw, ang sagot ni
Basyong Gamo-Gamo, nagtataka daw ito kung bakit pagkalakas-lakas tunog ng bagay
na iyon. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ngayon, muli nanamang nagkrus ang aming landas, alam
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Alam mo Lupeng Alitaptap, noong mga araw na magkasama
tayo at naglalaro, matagal nang palaisipan sa akin kung saan nagmula ang
liwanag na nanggagaling sa iyong katawan. Hindi ako mapalagay kung bakit sa
ating lahat na mga insektong lumilipad, tanging kayong mga alitaptap lang ang
may ganyang klaseng liwanag.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Napaisip din ako. Oo nga ano? Kaya nga kaming mga alitaptap, kung naglalaro
kami sa gabi ay pinakapaboritong hulihin ng mga bata at ilagay sa garapon.
Minsan pa nga, ginagawa kaming ilaw ng mga mangingisda kung papalaot sa gabi.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> “At sa totoo
lang, inggit na inggit ako sa taglay mong ilaw. Kaya nagpasya na akong alamin
kung saan nagmumula ang liwanag ng inyong mga katawan. Gusto ko talagang
magkaroon nito. Panigurado Lupeng Alitaptap, dahil isa kang alitaptap, alam mo
kung saan nanggaling ang liwanag na iyan.” Nagpatuloy sa pagkukwento si Basyong
Gamo-Gamo.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hindi ko rin alam kung saan nagmula ang ilaw ng
aming katawan. Basta ang alam ko lang, pinanganak na akong ganito.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Kaya nga nitong nakaraang linggo ay hinanap ko ang
pinagmumulan ng inyong liwanag.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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kahit mag-isa lang siya, susuong siya sa kahit anong lugar para lamang masagot
ang kanyang mga tanong.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ipinagpatuloy niya ang kanyang kwento.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Ilang araw din akong naghanap. Noong unang araw,
tumingin ako sa araw, naisip kong maaaring dito nagmumula ang inyong liwanag.
Lumipad ako pataas para puntahan ito kahit silaw na silaw na ako, ngunit
natuklasan kong sadyang napakalayo pala nito, hindi ito ang pinagmulan ng
inyong liwanag.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Ganoon din kinagabihan, noong nakita ko ang buwan
at mga butuin, ang akala ko’y matutuklasan ko na ang pinagmulan ng inyong
liwanag, ngunit katulad ng araw, napakalayo din pala ng mga ito.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Sa patuloy ko pang paghahanap, nakasalubong ko si Nelyang
Tutubi, tinanong ko sa kanya kung sakaling alam niya ang pinagmulan ng inyong
liwanag, sumagot sa akin ang tutubi. . .<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hindi ko rin alam Basyong Gamo-Gamo, at kung
magtatanong ka, hindi dapat sa aking isang tutubi, dahil kaming mga tutubi ay
gumagala sa araw sa mga damuhan at hindi na kailangan ng liwanag sa katawan.
Kung gusto mo talagang malaman, marapat ay dumiretso ka na mismong alitaptap.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hindi ko iyon naisip kaagad. Kaya naghanap ako ng
mga alitaptap. Saktong nakita ko ang tiyuhin mong si Tasyong Alitaptap at si
Mang Lusyong Alitaptap, naroon silang nag-iinuman sa isang dahon ng punong
kasoy, doon sa may tindahan nila Aling Selyang Salagubang. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Naku, narinig ko nanaman ang pangalan ng aking
tiyuhin, aba’y walang ibang alam kun’di ang mag-inom, ginagawa niya ngang kape
sa umaga ang alak.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hindi na ako nagsalita, hinayaan ko na lang
magsalaysay ang munting gamo-gamo sa mga nangyari.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Nilapitan ko sila habang nag-iinuman. Tinanong ko,
Mang Tasyo at Mang Lusyo, sigurado ho akong alam ninyo ang sagot sa matagal ko
nang tanong.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“ Sabi nila sa akin, ano daw ba iyong tanong ko?
Sabi ko, matagal na po sa aking palaisipan kung saan nagmula ang liwanag ng mga
alitaptap. Pagkarinig na pagkarinig nila sa akin, nagtawanan sila ng malakas. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Alam nga nila?” ang tanong ko sa kanya.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Siguro’y alam na alam nila ang sagot. Pagkatapos
nilang tumawa, sabi nila, hindi rin daw nila alam. Kung meron daw nakakaalam,
siguro ang mga tao na iyon. Ang tao daw ang pinaka matalino sa lahat. Pero
mag-iingat daw ako kung pupunta ako sa bahay ng mga tao, napaka delikado daw
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Kaya nakita ko na lang ang sarili ko sa loob ng
isang bahay ng mga tao. Nang nakapasok na ako, nanlaki ang ang aking mga mata.
Nasa harap ko na ang sagot sa matagal ko nang tanong. Sa gitna ng sala ng bahay
ay may isang lamesa, at sa lamesa ay may nakapatong na kung anong bagay na
kulay puti at nakatayo. Sa ibabaw ng puting bagay na iyon na nakatayo ay may
isang malaking liwanag. Tuwang tuwa ako.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Palapit na ako nang palapit nang biglang hipan ng
isang batang lalaki ang liwanag na iyon. Namatay ang ilaw. Bigla akong
nalungkot. Umuwi na lang ako sa bahay. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, baka bukas naroon
na ulit ang liwanag sa ibabaw ng kulay puting bagay na nakatayo.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Natuwa din ako. Posibleng dito nga nagmula ang
liwanag naming mga alitaptap. Interesado na rin ako kaya tinanong ko siya sa
mga sumunod na pangyayari.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Noong umuwi na ako sa bahay, hindi pa rin ako mapakali
tungkol sa nakita kong puting bagay na nakatayo. Tinanong ko ang aking Mama.
Gulat na gulat na niyakap niya ako noong ikinwento ko sa kanya ang lahat ng
nangyari. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Ang sabi niya sa akin, ang tawag doon sa puting
bagay na nakatayo ay kandila. ‘Wag na ‘wag daw akong magtatangkang pumunta sa
liwanag nito dahil ang liwanag daw na naroon sa ibabaw ay napakainit, iyon daw
ay apoy, masusunog daw ako at mamamatay kung susubukan kong lumapit doon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kinabahan ako. Baka nga nakamamatay talaga iyong
apoy ng kandila. Gusto ko sanang sabihin sa kanyang ‘wag na niyang pagtangkaang
puntahan ang apoy ng kandila nang biglang may sumigaw.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Basyo. . .Basyo. . . nasaan ka na bang bata ka?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mama niya pala iyon, tinatawag siya.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hindi ko naman alam, iyon na pala ang huli naming
pagkikita.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ang kwento sa akin ni Inang Alitaptap, noong gabing
napahamak si Basyong Gamo-Gamo, namataan pa siya ng kanyang mama na paikot-ikot
sa kandila habang tinititigan ang apoy nito. Takot na takot na nagsisigaw ang
kanyang inang gamo-gamo ngunit huli na ang lahat, dinilaan ng apoy ang kanyang
mga pakpak at tuluyang nasunog.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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nakakalungkot ang mawalan ng isang kaibigan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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tutularan ang kakulitang taglay ni Basyong Gamo-</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gamo, dahil sa kanyang
kakulitan, nasawi ang kanyang buhay.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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na natutunan ko sa nangyari sa kanya, hindi iyon ang ‘wag maging makulit at
pasaway. Oo alam ko naman, na sa tulad kong isang musmos, ‘wag na ‘wag magiging
makulit at pasaway. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ang mas mahalagang nakuha ko, na si Basyong
Gamo-Gamo ay isang ‘di pangkaraniwang batang gamo-gamo, siya iyong mahilig
gumawa ng sariling daan, tumuklas ng mga bagong bagay, tatahakin ang kahit
anong landas masagot lang ang naglalarong tanong sa isip, nang hindi iniisip
ang naghihintay na kahihinatnan. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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