Babala mula kay Dr. Eric Tayag ng Nat'l Epidemiology Center-DOH

Paalala ng DOH ay mag-ingat sa anim na S ngayong tag-araw:

• sunburn
• stroke
• sipon
• suka (food poisoning) at pagdudumi
• sakit sa balat
• sugat na bunga ng sakmal ng aso.

Arroyo is uphoding the legacies of Marcos (Psychic Twins)

Gloria further politicized what should have been
independent bodies in the government.

• Civil Service
  (as revealed by GMA-appointed
  CSC Karina Constantino-David herself)
• Military
  (politicizing the state security forces poses serious danger
  to public safety because they are armed elements)
• Judiciary
  (by appointing individuals who
  have done her "special" favor in the past)
• Legislature
  (through congressional pork & other perks, to quote PCIJ)

Paraphrasing Marx

We devoted ourselves diligently in studying
Philippine economy, polity and society.

The greater challenge however
is to be agents of change ourselves.

Minority president

Minority president is a chief executive not elected
by the majority (50% + 1) of the electorates.
Case in point: In 1992, FVR only got 23.6% of the
total numbers of votes cast. Meaning, 76.4%
of the Filipino electorates rejected him.
Erap & GMA are also minority presidents.
Political analysts blame it to the country's multi-party system.

Possible 2010 tandems

• Noli-Vilma?
• Loren-Chiz?
• ?
• ?
• ?
• ?
  

Pop culture as a political tool

• Pessimist view
  -entertainment designed by the ruling elite
  to legitimize the ruling ideas of society
• Optimist view
  -creative outlet used by the working class
  to oppose the dominant bourgeois culture
  

Source: Dr. Ricardo Abad, sociologist

random quotes

• "The situation calls for a concrete action,
  not saliva festival."
  -Prof. Laufred Hernandez
• "Driving without money is a major traffic violation."
  -extortionist cop (Ang lagay e...)
  
• "On netiquette, avoid using all caps
  (looks as if you're SHOUTING)"
  -Internet scholar
• "Institutions begin to malfunction when they get corrupted,
  when they allow themselves to become
  extensions of personal power."-Prof. Randy David
  
  
  

Crisis of overproduction and underconsumption

super-profit motive of the Global North
↓
shift to capital-intensive production to boost profit
↓
mass lay-off of workers
↓
workers' income declines
↓
workers' purchasing power decreases
↓
underconsumption of goods produced by factories
↓
dumping of excess products to the Global South
to ensure sustained generation of profit
↓
economic dislocation of producers in the Global South

Survey

What do you think is the most pressing
contemporary global problem?

• "lack of jobs and the problem is getting bigger"
  -Mike Wooton, Manila Times columnist
  
  
• "disbelief in God"
  -Emre Serbetci, masteral student at DLSU-Manila
  
  
• "unsustainable use of natural resources
  coupled with overpopulation"
  -Chat Jemena, University Research Associate, UP Manila
  
  
• "clash of religion (Christians vs. Muslims)"
  -Carol Pulumbarit, Speech professor at UP Manila
  
  
• "mass poverty and inequality"
  -Leska Buenafe, graduating DevStud student
  
  
• "wide disparity of equitable access to goods & services"
  -Dr. Anthony Calibo, Medical Tourism Program Manager
  
  
• "forgeting the problem of others and thinking only of yours"
  -Nelia Gonzalez, UP Regent
  
  
• "superiority complex of US"
  -Jan Robert Go, USC chair
  
  
• "poverty"
  -Ishmael Khan, former SC spokesperson
  

random points

• trite = palasak
• spinning wheel = India's symbol for economic self-sufficiency
• commitment of oneself = pagtataya ng sarili
• simbahan = sambayanan ng sumasampalataya
• Republic of Korea = South Korea (SoKor)
  
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea = North Korea (NoKor)
• DMZ = demilitarized zones
• thought process = includes expectation, attitude,
  feeling, perception and interpretation (Source: Susan Cave)
• learned helplessness = belief that the situation
  is beyond ones control and that one has no
  means to influence what will happen to him/her
• dysfunctional institution =
  dysfunctional governance + patronage politics
  (Source: Randy David)
• SO = significant others
• GO = generalized others
• sociological imagination =
  biography + history, and their interplay (C.Wright Mills)
• social statics = pertains to social order (Auguste Comte)
  
• social dynamics = pertains to social change (Auguste Comte)
• twin tasks after WW II =
  nation-building & economic growth (Wilfredo Carada)
  
  

May pinag-iba kaya?

• Galit si Prof. X dahil hindi inaaral ng mga
  estudyante ang kanyang mga takdang babasahin.
• Galit si Y sa kanilang propesor kasi hindi niya
  pinag-uukulan ng panahon upang basahin ang
  pinaghirapang papel ng kanyang grupo.
  

Youth as bearers of counterculture and dissent

One of the objectives of the mainstream
consumerist culture is to saturate and emasculate
the youth with products/constructs such as
PSPs, iPods, theme parks, malls and
Hollywood films in order to prevent them
from becoming bearers of counterculture & dissent.

It is from the youth of today that future
human rights, agrarian, women, labor,
church, environmental, cultural, LGBT,
health, and development activists shall emerge.

Options (elections)

UP student: I have 3 options, Sir.

John: Anu-ano?

UP student: To run under Party X, Party Y, or to just go independent.

John: Actually, you have a 4th option.

UP student: Ano 'yun, Sir?

John: Not to run.*


_________
*I didn't discourage the concern.
I just provided her all the possible options.
Finally, she opted not to run.

Teaching

• There are NO boring subjects, ONLY boring teachers.
• Exams don't have to be paper and pen tests all the time.
• Teaching should be a dynamic learning experience.
• Most of the time we learn more from people
  who aren't even teachers by profession.
  

Recently coined terms (Source: www.wordspy.com)

• videophilia
  n. A sedentary lifestyle focused on screen-based activities,
  particularly television, the Internet, and video games.
• eICU
  n. A medical support center that enables doctors
  to monitor, diagnose, and suggest treatment for
  ICU patients from a remote location.
• Gotcha Day *
  n. The anniversary of the day on which a child was adopted
• lifestreaming
  n. An online record of a person's daily activities,
  either via direct video feed or via aggregating
  the person's online content such as blog posts,
  social network updates, and online photos.

_________
*contentious

Commendation

Highest scorers in terms of accumulated points

• DS 126 (Ms. Villegas, OrCom)
• DS 112 (Ms. Rodriguez, DevStud)
• DS 128 (Mr. Bongolan, PolSci)
• DS 100 (Ms. Eguico)
• NSTP (Ms. Crisostomo and Mr. Alfonso, Devstud)
  

DS 100

What: long exam* ("grade booster")
Coverage: Development theories (UPOU, Todaro & PJPA readings)
Bring 1 bluebook.
Exam type: identification, true or false, essay
When: April 1 (Tuesday), 12 noon-2 pm
Where: same room assignment

On the same day, submit your 1-page output
on X and Development (final project)

________
*top 3 highest scorers will automatically
get flat one in their final grade

Senatorial Topnotchers (Post-Marcos)

• Jovito Salonga (1987)
• Tito Sotto (1992)
• Gloria Arroyo (1995)
• Loren Legarda (1998)
• Noli De Castro (2001)
• Mar Roxas (2004)
• Loren Legarda (2007)

random points

• hagiography = study of saints
  or any person believed to be holy
• turncoat = "balimbing" = "political butterfly"
• Gloria = illegal occupant across the Pasig River
• token Muslim candidate by the Palace for the senate race =
  Parouk Hussin (2004), Jamalul Kiram (2007)

Tips for a candidate (Source: Manila Times)

Tips for a candidate

• Learn how to say “good evening” in 12 major dialects.
• When shaking hands, look at the other fellow’s face.
• Don’t clean your hands in public after working the crowd.
• Learn at least three popular songs.
• Carry a camera, have as many shots
  with admirers taken and send them copies.
• Hire a movie star to endorse you.
• Never turn down a request for a funeral contribution.
• Remember faces.
• Don’t shake hands with your driver or bodyguard.