Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Haiku on Third World Issues



Narcopolitics
Frank Abris

A vow to protect
My partners in drug business
To stay in power


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Philippine Politics 2010
Frank Abris

Funds sourced from drug deals
To fuel campaign machines
Narcopolitics



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Narcopolitics
Nadine Conferido

Proceeds from drug trade
Serve as election fodder
For those in power


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Narcopolitics
Rochelle Anne Tayag

Power from drug trade
Protection for the drug lord
Kills the society


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Narcopolitician
Kristine Caraan

'Pag sya'y nahalal
Kanyang utang na loob
Tiyak sa drug lord


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Landmines in Cambodia
Abigail Tayag

Large arable lands
Used in cultivating rice
Now are vast blast sites


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Landmines in Cambodia
Eunice Soliza

Sa 'yong pagbaybay
'Di tinik ang babaon
Bomba sasabog : (


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Landmines in Cambodia
Nadine Conferido

Town folks are at risk
The remnants of the war's past
Seize innocent lives


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Landmines in Cambodia
Nadine Conferido

Danger of landmines
Hinder access to vast lands
For productive use



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Landmines in Cambodia
Kim Jalina

Remnants of conflict
A deadly inheritance
For the downtrodden


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Landmines of Cambodia
Kim Jalina

Seeds of destruction
Planted on vast fertile soil
Blooms fatality


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Landmines in Cambodia
Krizzia Kate Cortes

Though war's long over
Bombs continue to threaten
The vulnerable


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Landmines in Cambodia
Rodette Gomez

Target enemies
Hits innocent civilians
A murder city



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Wildlife Trade in Thailand
Joanna Armendez

Endangered species
Either end up as trophies
Or in restaurants


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"Blood Sacrifice" in Thailand
Erika Bucog

Like our EDSA Tres
The poor as cannon fodders
Serving the elite



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"Disappearing Daughters" in India
Renier Martin De Grano

Doc, how's my baby?
She's a healthy baby girl
OK, take her out!


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"Disappearing Daughters" in India
by Camilo Franco Roa

By culture, by norm
Those who promised to save lives
Abort girls daily



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"Disappearing Daughters" in India
Camilo Franco Roa

Source of human life
Blamed and abused by the norm
Removed before birth



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"Disappearing Daughters" in India
Issa Cesar

Sa tiyan pa lang
Buhay kinikitil na
Babae kasi



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"Disappearing Daughters" in India
Franklin Abris

Listen to the cries
Of the poor unborn children
Lives that never were



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Modernity
Jigz Tenorio

High-end skyscrapers
Replacing great sequoias
For better or worse?



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Social Change
Jigz Tenorio

A transformation
Requires a revolution
Towards a new world


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