odd one out (which does not belong to the cluster)

odd one out.
be able to justify.
your justification should make sense.
1.torch, wolverine, spiderman
2.quirino, macapagal (diosdado), marcos, estrada
3.salonga, sotto, macapagal-arroyo, legarda, pimentel
4.sociology, anthropology, political science, psychology
5.cavite, rizal, romblon, quezon
6.pilar, de guzman, ocampo, miranda
7.monsod, de dios, david, fabella
8.san agustin, de ocampo, osorio, lapidario, inocencio, garucho
9.social darwinism, ethnocentrism, neo-nazism, pluralism
10.1425, rizal course, PI 100, oblation
11.albert, ramos, ople, arroyo
12.sangdungi, bulgogi, kokeshi, doshirak
13.kundun, the last buddha, 7 years in tibet, red corner
14.K in D, S in C, D in I, A in A, L in B
15.balaksila, hipong urong, buteteng laot, bayhan
16.matubag, dap-ay, bayanihan, council of elders
17.sati, FGM, neckring, sex ring
19.a, t, z, i
20.nuestro, our, ikaw, amin

(P)GMA's STAYING POWER?

(P)GMA's STAYING POWER?
by JNPonsaran

As I see it, (P)GMA's staying power (despite the public outcry for her resignation) is reinforced/buttressed by the following reasons/factors:
1. opposition's lack of identified leader to unite their ranks as all of them have conflicting political agenda
2. FVR factor
3. the unwavering support of Lakas-CMD and Kampi parties
4. non-active participation of some of the sectors from the middle force who may dislike GMA's administration but are pre-occupied with something else
5. the statement of U.S. of its support to the constitution and the rule of law (which can be interpreted as an implied support to GMA's continuance to occupy the presidency)
6. strong political base of GMA among LGU officials (city and municipal mayors and provincial governors to be specific)
7. her support group among her appointees (especially cabinet members)
8. lack of consistency and intensity among some of her critics
9. lack of viable alternative from the opposition
10. CBCP's pastoral letter
11. apathy
12. her excellent maneuvering of the government machinery to serve her end (image projection, donations from the fund of OP)

Merits and Demerits of X

List of Topics

1. Federalism as an option for the Philippines
2. Total Log Ban
3. Mining Act of 1995
4. Indigenous People's Rights Act of 1997
5. Separation of PGH from UP Manila
6. Parliamentary form of government as an option for the Philippines
7. Local Government Code 0f 1991
8. Special relationship of the Philippines with the US
9. Globalization
10. Separation of Mindanao as an Islamic state from the Philippine Republic
11. E-governance
12. Privatization of the National Food Authority
13. Party List System
14. Bicameralism of the Philippine legislature
15. Street protests

???

???
1. in terms of academic excellence (U.P. or Ateneo?)
2. in terms of prestige (lawyer or doctor?)
3. in terms of credibility (ABS CBN or GMA news and public affairs?)
4. in terms of consistency (Panfilo Lacson or Bayani Fernando?)
5. in terms of power (Executive or Legislative department?)
6. in terms of credibility (Senate or House of Representatives?)
7. in terms of notoriety (ERAP or First Gentleman Arroyo?)
8. in terms of vanity (Evita Peron or Imelda Marcos?)
9. in terms of charisma (ERAP or FPJ?)
10.in terms of visibility (PNP or MMDA?)

Power, Culture and Society (quiz)

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Choose the best answer from the given set of choices.


1. The following are cases of development aggression except:
a. dislocation of the Mangyans brought about by the eco-tourism project of the Philippine government
b. displacement of the Ifugaos brought about by the massive extractive operations of the foreign mining corporations
c. recognition of the legitimate rights of the national minorities (indigenous people) to their ancestral land
d. construction of a golf course at the expense of the Aetas

2. The following are manifestations of prejudice except:
a. ageism
b. ethnic cleansing
c. cultural pluralism
d. racism

3. Which of the following is not a function of religion?
a. acts as social control
b. serves as a standard of morality
c. promotes social cohesion
d. results to religious conflict


4. Which of the following is not mechanism to control crime?
a. prevention
b rehabilitation
c. retribution
d. delusion

5. Estafa, tax fraud and plunder are examples of this kind of crime.
a. white-collar crimes
b. blue-collar crimes
c. pink-collar crimes
d. black-collar crimes

6. It refers to the biological or anatomical distinction between men and women.
a. sex
b. gender
c. sexuality
d. eco-feminism

7. Which of the following does not exhibit structured inequality?
a. patriarchy
b. slavery
c. ageism
d. cultural tolerance

8. Which of the following does not characterize a minority group?
a. economically marginalized
b. possesses strong group solidarity
c. subject to discrimination
d. well-represented in the political arena


9. Which of the following attitude is not ethnocentric?
a. colonial mentality
b. attitude of exclusivity
c. racial supremacy of Adolf Hitler
d. Manila-centric development

10. Which of the following is not a dysfunction of religion
a. religious conflict
b. fanaticism and blind faith
c. prejudice and persecution
d. social control

11. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a revolution.
a. leads to major structural change
b. involves threat or use of force
c. results to casualties and fatalities
d. passive means of promoting change


12. Which of the following does not exemplify discrimination?

a. Double standard
b. Apartheid
c. Slavery
d. Ecumenism

13. It refers to the peaceful coexistence of multiple subcultures within a given society.
a. cultural pluralism
b. cultural universal
c. cultural ecology
d. cultural lag

14. The phenomenal rise of Nora Aunor to stardom during the 70s and 80s could be explained by the__________.
a. rags-to-riches plots enjoyed by the viewing public (Cinderella-type stories)
b. escapism which temporarily relieves and insulates the viewers from the harsh realities of life
c. radical shift from the usual mestiza leading ladies dominating the film industry
d. all of the above

15. Which of the following does not usually characterize a superhero as depicted in the Filipino movies?
a. The superhero has physical weakness in his/her mortal form.
b. The power is drawn from nature or given by a hermit/mystic.
c. The superhero obtained his/her power and ability from a radioactive explosion or an irradiated spider
d. The motivation of the hero is usually to help the powerless, not anchored on plain vengeance alone.

16. Which of the following are manifestations of unregulated globalization?
a. Mcdonaldization of the society
b. Hollywood invasion of the Third World culture
c. Eurocentric mentality and consumerism in Asia
d. All of the above

17. Which of the following is not a violation of wu-wei (Taoist principle of non-action)
a. Deforestation, massive quarrying, muro-ami
b. inter-relatedness of all creatures
c. commercialization of endangered animals
d. cloning, genetically modified organism (GMO), test-tube babies

18. Which of the following is not an illustration of structural violence?
a. Food blockade
b. Ethnocide
c. Advocacy towards women empowerment and gender equality
d. Development aggression

19. This perspective presupposes that women and ecology are hapless victims of the male-dominated society (patriarchy).
a. Eco-sexism
b. Eco-feminism
c. Eco-protectionism
d. Ecumenism

20. Commodification of women is an illustration of _____.
a. commercialism
b. gender bias
c. structural violence
d. all of the above

Ang Pulitika ng X

Talaan ng posibleng paksa para sa papel:
Ang Pulitika ng Street names
Ang Pulitika ng Pre-paid card
Ang Pulitika ng Condom
Ang Pulitika ng HIV-AIDS
Ang Pulitika ng Basura
Ang Pulitika ng Mini-skirt
Ang Pulitika ng Resibo
Ang Pulitika ng I.D.
Ang Pulitika ng Coca-cola
Ang Pulitika ng Espasyo
Ang Pulitika ng Texting
Ang Pulitika ng Pagkain
Ang Pulitika ng Pagkababae
Ang Pulitika ng Pagkalalaki
Ang Pulitika ng Komiks
Ang Pulitika ng Lenggwahe
Ang Pulitika ng Relihiyon
Ang Pulitika ng Pasko
Ang Pulitika ng Pakikipagtalik
Ang Pulitika ng Kamatayan
Ang Pulitika ng Pananamit
Ang Pulitika ng Oras

Kung Tuyo Na Ang Luha Mo, Aking Bayan

Kung Tuyo Na Ang Luha Mo, Aking Bayan
ni Amado V. Hernandez

Lumuha ka , Aking Bayan; buong lungkot mong iluha
ang kawawan kapalaran ng lupain mong kawawa;
ang bandilang sagisag mo’y lukob ng dayong bandila,
pati wikang minana mo’y busabos ng ibang wika;
ganito ring araw noon nang agawan ka ng laya,
labintatlo ng Agosto nang saklutin ang Maynila.

Lumuha ka, habang sila ay palalong nagdiriwang,
sa libingan ng maliit, ang malaki’y may libangan;
katulad mo ay si Huli, naaliping bayad –utang,
katulad mo ay si Sisa, binaliw ng kahirapan;
walang lakas na magtanggol, walang tapang na lumaban,
tumataghoy, kung paslangin; tumatangis, kung nakawan!

Iluha mo ang sambuntong kasawiang nagtalakop
na sa iyo’y pampahirap , sa banyaga’y pampalusog:
ang lahat mong kayamana’y kamal-kamal na naubos,
ang lahat mong kalayaa’y sabay-sabay na natapos;
masdan mo ang iyong lupa, dayong hukbo’y nakatanod,
masdan mo ang iyong dagat, dayong bapor, nasa laot!

Lumuha ka kung sa puso ay nagmaliw na ang layon,
kung araw sa langit mo ay lagi nang dapithapon,
kung ang alon sa dagat mo ay ayaw nang magdaluyong,
kung and bulakn sa dibdibmo ay hindi man umuungol,
kung wala nang maglalamay sa gabi ng pagbabangon,
lumuha ka nang lumuha’t ang laya mo’y nakaburol.

May araw ding and luha mo’y masasaid, matutuyo,
may araw ding di na luha sa mata mong namumugto
ang dadaloy, kundi apoy, at apoy na kulay dugo,
samantalang ang dugo mo ay aserong kumukulo;
sisigaw kang buong giting sa liyab ng libong sulo
at ang lumang tanikala’y lalagutin mo ng punglo!

Problems and Issues in the Philippine Educational System

Notes About the Problems and Issues in the
Philippine Educational System: A Critical Discourse
by Prof. John N. Ponsaran

Colonial historiography. Many teachers, book authors, and Social Studies consultants give heavier premium to the history of the colonizers in the Philippines than the history of Filipino people. Mostly, this has been the case in the teaching of History subjects from the elementary to tertiary levels. The history of the Filipino people and the colonial history of the Philippines are two very different topics.

Internationalization of the division of labor. The Philippine educational system conditions its students to be skillful in arithmetic and computer literacy, fluent in foreign languages (specifically English and Nihonggo), and docile in order to serve as workers of the transnational businesses of the advanced, capitalist countries. Take the case of the call center phenomenon in the Philippines, India and other developing states. 


Emasculation and demoralization of teachers. Teachers, more often than not, are victimized by the over-worked and under-paid policy of the system of the past and present dispensations. This leads to the emasculation and demoralization of their ranks. This probably explains why the teaching profession is not attracting the best and the brightest from the crop of students. Expectedly, this will result in the vicious cycle of mediocrity in education.


Fly-by-night educational institutions. The proliferation of fly-by-night educational institutions is counter-productive and anti-development. In the long run, it produces a pool of half-baked, unprepared, and incompetent graduates. Alarmingly, the country is having an over-supply already. This case is true for both undergraduate and graduate studies. 


Culturally and gender insensitive educational system. The women sector, the masses and the indigenous people are historically excluded from the Philippine historiography in favor of the men, heroes from Luzon and the power elite. Women are marginalized and trivialized even in the language of education. 


State abandonment of education. In the name of imperialist globalization, the state is abandoning its role to subsidize public education particularly in the tertiary level. This comes in the form of matriculation, laboratory and miscellaneous fee increases in order to force state colleges and universities (SCUs) to generate their own sources of fund. Ironically, the bulk of the budget (in fact, more than one-third in the case of 2005 National Budget) goes to debt servicing, which is an unproductive enterprise.


Sub-standard textbooks. Some textbooks which are already circulation are both poorly written and edited. Take the case of the Asya: Noon at Ngayon with an identified total number of more than 400 historical errors.  Unfortunately, it is just one of the many other similar atrociously written textbooks which are yet to be identified and exposed. This is a classic case of profit-centeredness without regard to social accountability.


Widespread contractualization. In the name of profit, owners and administrators of several private schools commonly practice contractualization among their faculty members. Contractual employees unlike their regular/tenured counterparts are not entitled to fringe benefits in the bid of capitalist-educators to reduce the over-all cost of their business operation. Job insecurity demeans the ranks of the faculty members.


Copy-pasting culture. Over-dependence to the cyberspace has dramatically reduced the capability of students (even teachers) to undertake serious research. ‘Copy-pasting’ has even turned into a norm among some students.


Mcdonaldized education. The system, methodology, and content of education in the Philippines is Eurocentric, culturally insensitive, and non-reflective of the local milieu. This is based on the xenocentric (foreign-centered) premise that other culture or system is more superior than one’s own.


Poor regard for liberal art/education. Liberal education is intended to form a holistic individual equipped with communication, critical thinking, mathematical, creative, inter-personal and intra-personal skills. This explains why we also have Philosophy, Languages, Humanities, Natural Science, Social Science, and Physical Education in our college curriculum, and not only our major subjects. The curriculum is specifically designed to produce a total person, and not only a technical specialist. Unfortunately, the desired objective is not being met since liberal education is regarded only as a set of minor subjects. With the way these subjects are being handled (taking into account both content and methodology), students view the entire exercise as an unnecessary duplication of what they have already covered in high school. Equally alarming is the lack of enthusiasm and motivation exhibited by some professors to handle the subject especially if they believe that it has nothing to do with the course or area of specialization of their students (say, Art Appreciation for Accounting majors or Algebra for Creative Writing majors). 


Further marginalization of the undersubscribed courses. In the name of profit and as a response to the dictates of the market forces, colleges and universities prefer to offer more courses in line with the health sciences like medical transcription, and care-giving. This is done at the expense of the already undersubscribed yet relevant courses like Area Studies, Pilipinolohiya (Philippine Studies), Development Studies, Philippine Arts, Art Studies, Community Development, Social Work, Islamic Studies, Clothing Technology, and Ceramics Engineering.


Prof. John N. Ponsaran is currently the co-chair of the Development Studies Program in the University of the Philippines Manila where he handles development studies and management courses in the graduate and undergraduate levels.  He both earned his BA in Development Studies and Master in Public Management in UP.  He has co-authored 5 textbooks in Social Studies and authored various articles about sustainable development, medical tourism and globalization.    

Bakit may mga aktibista?

Bakit may aktibista?

ni diwangpalaboy

May mga teorya na nagtangkang ipaliwanag kung bakit aktibo ang ilang kabataan sa mga kilos-protesta. Isa-isahin natin.

Una ay dahil diumano sa adbenturistang katangian ng mga kabataan. Madaling nakakaangkop ang mga kabataan dahil sa kaparehong aktibong katangian ng mga gawain ng kilusan.

Ikalawa ay ang identidad. Ang mga kabataan sa ganitong edad ay nasa yugto ng pagtuklas at pagkilala sa kanilang sarili. Ang matukoy at maituring na aktibista ay isang pagkakakilanlan.

Ikatlo ay bunga ng mga personal na isyu. Maaaring may personal na sama ng loob ang bata sa kanyang magulang at upang ito ay mailabas, kanya itong ibinabaling sa pamahalaan o sa nananaig na kaayusan.

Ikaapat ay ang idealismo. Aktibo sa paglulunsad ng makabuluhang pagbabagong panlipunan ang mga kabataan sapagkat ayaw nilang magmana ng lipunang di-makatarungan at dekadente sa hinaharap. Ganito rin ang binigyang diin ni Renato Constantino sa kanyang artikulong pinamagatang Parents and Activists. Para sa mga kabataang ito, ang kanilang mga pagkilos ay pagpapatuloy lamang ng mga laban na sinimulan ni Gat. Andres Bonifacio.

Ang Pagsalakay ng Manananggal

Ang Pagsalakay ng Manananggal

ni JNPonsaran

Minsan nang napabalita sa pahayagan at telebisyon ang pag-atake diumano ng isang manananggal (self-segmenting viscera sucker) sa kabahayan ng mga skwater sa Kamaynilaan.

Ito ay matagal-tagal ding naging usap-usapan sa mga taga-lungsod at taga-nayon. Tampok itong paksa sa mga umpok-umpukan sa kanto at talapapagan (talakayan sa papag).

Subalit ito ay isang urban legend lamang. Sa katotohanan, ito ay kathang-isip lamang ng mga maralitang tagalunsod (urban poor) na karamihan ay nagmula rin sa kanayunan (countryside). Sa kanilang pagdating sa kalungsuran (city), dala-dala rin nila ang kanilang kinasanayang kaisipan at kultura.

Bahagi ng kanilang kinalakihang pagtingin sa reyalidad ay ang paniniwala sa mga misteryo, kababalaghan at superstisyon. Bunga ito ng mga matatandang paniniwala na ipinasa sa kanila ng kanilang mga ninuno at ng direktang ugnayan nila sa kalikasan na pinaniniwalaang tinitirhan ng mga ispiritu.

MENTAL COLONIZATION

MENTAL COLONIZATION
ni John N. Ponsaran
University of the Philippines-Manila
jnponsaran@yahoo.com

Sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalaganap ng M.T.V., pelikula mula sa Hollywood at mga anunsyo ay sumasailalim ang mga bansang kabilang sa Ikatlong Daigdig (Third World Countries) sa mental colonization.

Kasabay nito ang pagkundisyon sa kamalayan (consciousness) ng mga mamamayan sa Ikatlong Daigdig na ang kulturang Kanluranin ang pamantayan (standard) ng moderno, kosmopolitan at maunlad na lipunan (affluent society). Pansinin ang mga pelikulang may temang Wild Wild West kung saan ang mga puting taga-kanluran (Caucasoid) ang siyang bida at ang mga American Indians naman ang mga kalaban.


Sa Pilipinas, may mangilan-ngilang pelikulang action-comedy din ang ibinatay sa temang ito. Bukod pa rito ang mga pelikulang may gasgas na temang umiikot sa mga espesyal na misyon ni James Bond laban sa mga komunista na sa pamamagitan ng patuloy na pagpapalaganap ay naging epektibo sa paghubog ng kaisipan ng mga susunod na henerasyon. Ang mga ganitong materyales ay napakapopular at kontrobersyal lalo na noong kasagsagan ng Cold War. Matatandaan na naging mainitan ang propaganda warfare na namamagitan sa U.S.S.R. at U.S. nang yugtong ito.

Sa mga paraang ito ay naipapakilala at naipapalaganap ng mga bansang Kanluranin ang kanilang kultura at kaisipan sa iba pang panig ng mundo. Taktika ito upang mapalaganap din ang konsumerismo, karirismo, kredensyalismo at neoliberalismo sa pinakamalawak na sakop.

I refute/I salute

I refute/I salute
(classify the following personalities according to your opinion about them and their undertakings)

1. Wangari Maathai
2. Bayani Fernando
3. Romeo Capulong
4. Juan Flavier
5. Condi Rice
6. Xanana Gusmao
7. Kofi Annan
8. Lito Atienza
9. Ophrah Whinfrey
10. Jose Maria Sison
11. Nelson Mandela
12. Junichiro Koizumi
13. Aung San Suu Kyi
14. Crispin Beltran
15. Ka Mameng
16. Jimmy Carter
17. Kim Dae-jung
18. Yasser Arafat
19. Jose Ramos Horta
20. Mikhail Gorbachev

quotables

Quotables

compiled by diwangpalaboy

"Tulad ng napakarami kong nagawang mga pagkakamali noong nakaraan, kailangan ko ring panindigan ito." (Pol.Sci. professor of a premier state university)

"Isa siyang buhay na bangungot!" (4th year student)

"Wala akong malisya sa katawan. Isa yata akong plant." (Ph.D. student)

"Marxism is just a rhetoric." (A product of School of Economics)

"Research is transformative for both the investigator(s) and the respondent(s)" (Pol.Sci. professor and an advocate of bioethics in research)

" 'Di binoboto pero nananalo!" (Yano)

"Democracy should not only be identified with liberalism. There's democracy in Islam, there's socialist democracy, etc." (former college dean)

PEACE EDUCATION (Activity # 1)

Peace Education (Activity #1)
Set of Question

1. Comment on the rationale of the UNESCO Culture of Peace.
2. Differentiate positive peace from negative peace.
3. What is the relevance of Article 26 Paragraph 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to peace education as an area of study.
4. Is peaceful coexistence still possible in the advent of what Samuel Huntington referred to as the 'clash of civilization'?
5. Comment on the article Patchwork of Terror, Mosaic of Peace authored by Terry Laggner.
6. Do you support the struggle of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)? Justify your point(s).
7. Explain how sports can promote peace in the international arena.
8. What is wu-wei? Cite several examples which violate praxis of wu-wei.
9. What are the relevant contributions of Wangari Maathai in the environmental movement in Kenya? Is she really deserving of winning the 2004 Nobel peace prize?
10. React to the poem 'Telephone Conversation' by Wole Soyinka.

Contentious Statements

Contentious Statements

compiled by Diwang Palaboy

What's good for General Motors is also good for America.

Small is beautiful.

Socialism equalizes poverty.

It's the end of history.

Today's revolutionaries are tomorrow's reactionaries.

Supply creates its own demand.

Neutrality is a myth.

Might makes right.

The summation of all self-interest is common good.

Workers of thew world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains.

Capitalism is in its moribund stage.

Imprerialism is the highest stage of capitalism.

Jealousy preserves relationship.

God is just a social construct.

Contentious Issues in the Social Sciences

Contentious Isssue in the Social Sciences
by John N. Ponsaran

1. word war: hard science (NatSci) vs. soft science (SocSci); exact science (NatSci vs. complex science (SocSci)
2. myth of neutrality
3. research ethics
4. confidentiality
5. detached observation
6. source of research funding
7. arm chair anthropology
8. medium of communication
9. hybridization of disciplines
10. specialization
11. vested interest
12. professional organizations of social scientist
13. ideological stance
14. qualitative vs quantitative approach
15. positivism as a 'cult'
16. endoctrination
17. fieldwork and its attendant risks
18. society as the laboratory of the Social Sciences
19. intellectual integrity (i.e., plagiarism)
20. academic freedom!!!

Deadly Formula Part III

Deadly Formula Part III (On Education)
by Diwang Palaboy

fly-by-night academic institutions + profit-seeking mentality + lax CHED regulatory policies

diploma mill academic institutions + lax faculty recruitment system

haphazardly written modules + underqualified professor

haphazardly written modules + profit-seeking behavior + unsuspecting students

excessive latecomings + absenteeism + ADHD

2-3 hour film showing every other meeting without processing + unsuspecting students + lousy professor

paranoid school administration + ill-thought out school policies + unsuspecting constituents

meeting + meeting + meeting + meeting + meeting + meeting + meeting

artificial learning environment + CHED accreditation + unsuspecting constituents

mediocrity in the educational system + profit seeking behavior + willing and unsuspecting parents + intellectually challenged students

buzz words in education + verbal spaghetti + artificiality + institutional identity crisis

credential-oriented society + diploma mill academic institutions + overworked faculty + pressure from the school administration to compell the faculty members to earn their graduate degree right away

Hypothetical Case # 1 (New Society)

HYPOTHETICAL CASE:

Supposing that you are tasked to form a group of people (5 others plus you) to compose a new society in a recently-discovered planet which just like Earth can also sustain/support life, who would you bring with you given the list of options below? Be able to justify the composition of your cluster.

1. Marxist poet and a renowned national artist, male, 92 years. old
2. Biotechnologist suffering from leukemia, female, 52 years old
3. Virgie, a gymnast and a rape victim, female, 19 years old
4. Barry, a blind five year old boy
5. Ka Dindo, a citrus farmer from Quezon province, male, 68 years old
6. Miss Pura Q. Camposagrado, a retired highschool principal, female, 81 years old
7. Urban planner suffering from diabetis (type B), male, 52 years old
8. Biostatistician suffering from prostate cancer, male, 56 years old
9. Pamela, a 4 month old baby girl suffering from congenital heart disease
10. Christian, a computer programmer and an active member of Church of Satan, male, 21 years old
11. A former military strategist turned charismatic leader, male, 67
12. Values Education highschool teacher, hermaphrodite, 29
13. Stanley, a stockbroker suffering from a manic-depressive psychological disorder, male, 28
14. Troy, an unemployed freethinker and a graduate of a Science highschool, male, 28 years old
15. Maruja, a working student with a speech impediment, female, 20 years old
16. A former Mayor of a fifth-class municipality with several criminal and administrative cases filed against him, 54
17. An alcoholic Jazz singer in a five-star hotel, male, 54 years old
18. Felipe a.k.a. Fiona, a manghihilot cum spiritista, effeminate, 32 years old
19. Jimboy, a frustrated cartoonist, bum, male, 26 years old
20. A retirable toxicologist in a public hospital and an active union leader, female, 64 years old
21. John Lloyd, a hamster breeder, male, 24 years old
22. Chicklet, a female prostitute active in Malate area, 22 years old
23. A septuagenarian war veteran, male
24. Vivian, an operator of an illegal recruitment agency , male, 42 years old
25. Hilda, a fresh graduate of business and marketing management (double major) and is now working as a very dedicated and enthusiastic full-time sales agent of herbal vitamin supplements in Makati, female, 21 years old

politicalcompass activity

Instruction:

I encourage you to visit www.politicalcompass.org and answer its set of questions. Please be honest with your answers. I also recommend that you repeat the same exercise once in a while to re-evaluate your political stance and value system.

All the best!