CULTURAL ECONOMY
Patricia Kamil Rosales
DevStud
Our customs, your trade
Our tradition, your business
Our culture, your gain
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DISASTER CAPITALISM I
Jebbick Jed O. de Guzman
DevStud
The thunder has struck
Scorching earth and burning men
Blessings for a few
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DISASTER CAPITALISM II
Joana Marie Azarraga
Opportunistic
Feeds off people's misery
For profit and rent
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DISASTER CAPITALISM II
Michael Adrian Padilla
DevStud
Prey fell into trap
Predators gather around
The slaughter begins
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BUREAUCRAT CAPITALISM I
Heilia L. Prudenciano
DevStud
I am at the top
I made the rules of the game
That benefits me
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BUREAUCRAT CAPITALISM II
Abigael Jamille P. Julao
DevStud
They conquered the throne
Conspired with other nations
At our own expense
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BUREAUCRATIC CAPITALISM III
Akiko Sunga
DevStud
This lethal mix of
People running your country
Will kill everyone
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BUREAUCRATIC CAPITALISM IV
Lenerwin Onanad
DevStud
Lend me your support
Then I'll give you the best part
Mutual investment
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"CIVILIAN VOLUNTEER OPPRESSORS"
Lesly Pilarta
PolSci
Armed civilian troops
Power elite in command
Rights violators
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Patricia Ann Ingeniero
DevStud
All aim for the profit
No care on how they got it
An endless cycle
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CREATIVE CAPITALISM
Claudine M. Palattao
PolSci
Is it genuine help,
Or disguised philanthropy?
A way to earn more?
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DIRT COOKIES I
Kenneth Nicholson More
DevStud
Limited choices
Hungry stomachs and poor souls
Eat dirt or just die
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DIRT COOKIES II
Claudine Palattao
PolSci
We've nothing to eat
But there's so much wasted food
On the rich's table
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DIRT COOKIES III
Karen Mae Honrade
DevStud
Where poverty reigns,
What dirts the soles of your shoes
Feed their hungry mouths
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THE CHEAP COOKIE OVERLOAD
Lesly Pilarta
PolSci
Saw dirt, closed my eyes
Munched to pieces, swallowed fast
Then, still felt hungry
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BODY POLITICS
JoanA Marie Azarraga
PolSci
This is the male gaze
The "I" becomes what "he" sees
"Size matters", he said
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BUREAUCRAT CAPITALISM
Chris Osmond Samson
PolSci
To keep tracks of land
We dominate politics
A marriage of two
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FOO(LE)D (BY) AID
Jigz Tenorio
DevStud
Pagkaing tulong
Soberanya'y kapalit
Tayo ang talo
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PRIVATE ARMIES
Michelle Morelos
PolSci
Hukbo ng bayan
Naging hukbo ng ilan
Malaking gulo
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A WOMAN'S PRISON
(On symbolic violence)
Sarah Angela Ortiz
PolSci
Hair should be straighter
Skin preferably whiter
Ideal woman?
