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Issue No. 20 May 13 -19, 1998
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KATAPUSAN NG HALALAN '98

SA wakas ay natapos na rin ang lahat ng paghihirap ng mga kandidato, tagakampanya at ng kanilang mga supporters ngayong halalan ’98.

Matapos ang mahaba-habang panahon ng pangangampanya, ngayon ay pangita na talaga kung ano ang mga resulta ng kanilang paghihirap. Hangga’t hindi pa naipo-proklama ang mga nagwaging mga kandidato, ay hindi pa rin natatahimik ang lahat.

Ang mga taga-suporta ng mga kandidatong ito ay walang katigil-tigil sa kanilang pag-iikot upang malaman kung saan at kung papaano nagwagi o papaano natalo ang kanilang mga kandidato.

Subali’t sa kanilang ginagawang ito, dapat ay isipin nilang walang ibang maaaring sisihin sa anumang naging kapalaran nila, sapagkat, ika nga, kung ito’y para sa ‘yo, ito’y talagang sa ‘yo.

Ngayong tahimik na ang lahat, at nananahimik na sa kanilang mga lungga ang mga kandidatong ito, sana’y manahimik na rin ang mga taong nakapaligid sa kanila dahil ang eleksyon ay minsan lamang dumaan sa buhay ng tao. Kung magka-away man kayo ngayon dahil kayo ay may magka-ibang paniniwala, kinakailangang magka-isa na ang lahat para sa mas lalong pagsulong ng bansa.

Sa mga panahong ito, kinakailangan ang panibagong pagsisimula. At sa pagsisimulang ito ay kinakailangang maging kabalikat ang lahat ng mga mamamayan. Ang dapat gawin ng samabayanan ay pag-ibayuhin ang kampanya para sa mas lalong kaunlaran at katahimikan ng ating bayan.

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Dust in the wind
ni Arvin P. Carandang

SEELENSEFERL*

“ The Lord hates cheating and delights in honesty. “ Prov. 11:1

The election last Monday except for minor hitches went smoothly as expected. Here in Laguna, particularly in San Pablo the election was tainted by vote-buying.

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This vote-buying was witnessed by yours truly which happened in our barangay. Lots of money was given away by this dirty fat man. The price is one hundred pesos. It was around 2:30 in the afternoon that this shameful thing happened.

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Mr. Fat man, in case you don’t know is a member of an organization here in San Pablo. An orgy that concerns itself in assisting in easing our jampacked streets.

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Seelenseferl is the correct term for those who buy votes just to win. They’re soul suckers. They will suffer eternal damnation for the sins they committed against GOD.

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An altercation occured in one of the precints in Brgy. San Miguel in Alaminos. According to our informant, a barangay official tried to meddle in the election officers’ business. Thank God he was not succesful.

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The power supply was temporarily halted in all of Alaminos for at least three minutes. I was in Brgy. San Ildefonso when it happened. The teachers and the barangay tanods were very alert. They have reacted to the situation very nicely.

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To Presley and Jepoy of Alarma News, thank you very much. It’s nice working with you. To Grace Batangantang of Brgy. San Ildefonso, thank you for your assistance. I hope there would be more like you who are helpful and at the same time beautiful.

* Seelenseferl: soul suckers

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Kaya natin ito!
Adlrin L. Cacayan

Aliw...beinte

SA tuwing mapapadaan ang inyong lingkod d’yan sa ilalim ng punong Mangga sa may City Plaza, ay kapansin-pansin talaga ang dami ng ating mga kabataan, na nakatambay at waring may hinihintay. Sa tingin n’yo, ano kaya ‘yon?

Ang sabi nila, mumurahing aliw, daw! Mga kabataang babae at lalaki na mga nakaayos na animo’y mga hostess. Hindi ba ito binibigyang pansin ng ating kapulisan? Kapag ganito nang ganito ang kanilang ginagawang pagpapabaya, ano na lang ang mangyayari sa ating mga kabataang ito? Tuluyan na silang mapapariwara at baka maging sanhi pa sila ng pagkalat ng sakit dito sa kabayanan ng San Pablo.

Ang hindi lang natin maubos-maisip, bakit nila kinakailangang payagan na maglipana na ang mga kabataang ito sa bahaging ito ng City Plaza? Hindi kaya nakakasirang-puri ito sa magandang larawan at imahen ng Lunsod? At baka tawagin pa nila tayong lunsod ng mga POK-POK! (Hindi yata maganda ito!)

Sana’y makapag-isip ng magandang paraan ang ating pamahalaang lokal at mga sangay ng gobyernong may kinalaman dito upang maialis ang mga batang ito sa ganitong uri ng mga gawain.

Dati-rati ang puwesto ng mga kabataang ay nasa may bahagi ng Sampaloc lake, ngayon ang mga ito ay pinasok na talaga ang kaloob-looban ng kabayanan upang makapagbenta ng napakamurang presyo ng buhay na laman.(Sabi nga ng mga bagets…You’re so KA-KA!) Hindi ba nama’t nakaka-shock talaga ang gawain nilang ito.

At kung minsan pa nga, nakikipag-tsikahan pa ang mga batang ito sa ilang mga taong nakasakay sa mga sasakyang pula ang plaka. Hindi mo tuloy malaman kung ano ang eksena nila, kung sila’y mga bugaw o mga tagasawsaw. (O, kapag may nag-react tiyak na sapol na sapol ang tama).

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TAPOS na ang eleksyon, at tiyak na ngayong mga panahong ito, ay unti-unti nang pinupulot ng mga kandidato, ang pira-piraso nilang mga pangarap.

Para sa mga WINNIE SANTOS na kandidato (winnie, ang ginagamit na salita para sa mga nagwagi), tiyak na ibayong kasiyahan ang kanilang nararamdaman at neverending ang mga selebrasyon.

At para doon naman sa mga LUCITA SORIANO (Lucita, ang term na ginagamit para sa mga talunan), umuwi silang mga luhaan at tiyak na sinisimulang kuwentahin kung magkano ang nagastos nila. At siguro, nagsisimula na silang maghanap ng taong sisihin, sa kanilang malupit na kapalaran.

Pero sadyang ganyan ang labanan, may nananalo at meron din namang natatalo. Kapag nagwagi ka, di suwerte ka! At kung matatalo ka naman, malas mo na lang! Marami pa namang eleksyon.

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Things under the sun
Mr. Ariel "Joshua" G. Paran

The verdict

A tree bears no different fruits” is a statement we commonly hear from someone who tries to justify his strong inclination for harmful gossiping. Naturally, a mango tree cannot produce grape fruits. Interestingly, however, although since time immemorial many adhere in the validity of the aforementioned statement and use it as an effective tool to bring out an uncalled judgement, I found it considerably fallacious as an analogy for human personality.

Psychologists all over the world believe that no two individuals, even the twins, do have the same personality. One therefore is distinctly different from his parents. He may have some notable similarities with anyone of his kin but such is not enough to brand him as a replica of another. There is no point of comparison available. And ignorance of it can only be seen from those who, until this alarmingly uncertain modern times, remain enchained into their false assumptions of things.

Let me give you a graphic illustration of my simple assumption: a tree bears the same fruits, that is very cruel, but doesn’t anyone notice that from the same tree all the fruits do not look alike nor taste the same. Some fruits fall before they could be harvested and consumed; some grow considerably smaller than the rest; some taste bitter, while other tastes better. If that is true of a tree, could that be untrue of human? Besides, should Peter suffer the same humiliation his father did? Should he likewise be blamed for his forefathers’ mistake of which he has not the faintest obligation?

I believe that what makes one so inclined to judge another on the basis of his kin’s standard or whatever is that he is a goasipper and nothing else. I don’t think it makes him wise! A wise man is he who never intervenes in anyone else’s life, in whatever manner, for the sake of having someone discredited.

As far as I know, no one, no matter how low and great he may be, is ever at liberty to make judgement for after all no one is so righteous and divine. But a gossip-monger sets this reality aside simply to affirm his unwillingness to refrain from his gossipy character. This common crime is committed by almost everybody; but nobody can be made to admit guilt of it.

An ordinary person who is found guilty of it is somewhat forgiveable for reason of their lack of formal education, although the lack of the same should not be an excuse for it. But an educated man who enjoys practising it is unquestionably inadmissible in their own respective rank. For how can a learned man find enjoyment in this discriminatory endeavor?—the same undertaking that formal education tries to detach from our personality.

In simple recapitulation, everyone should disallow the entrance of the corrupting image of a gossipy spirit in him! Or else his personality shall be continuously disgraced by it. But the first step to do it is through acceptance of its guilt — something which we never easily admit.So the people may know well what DPWH is doing for them.

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In Fact
Edgar Samar

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