Bleak future

Question from a concerned Filipino citizen:
What is the future of this nation?

Answer:
Just refer to the general profile of the political aspirants for this upcoming polls.

Random points

- Google "eating fruits before meal" or "eating fruits in an empty stomach".

- Thought balloon of a student - "Given the limited time left before the grade submission, will my teacher really care about  going through our papers diligently and grading them fairly.
Thought balloon of another student - "Depende sa teacher."
My thought balloon - "Tama!"

- Speaking of thought balloons, I wonder  if this season of repentance and reflection made some people rethink about their culpability in the KT tragedy.

Random points

- We had burong (fermented) ampalaya and burong mangga for the Holy Week.  We miss our Korean tutees/friends and their regular supply of kimchi and ramyun.
- Unmindful of the blistering heat, I still went on with the photo documentation of the daily affairs in Cartimar, Quiapo Church and its environs,  and the Piyestang Pilipino at the Rizal Park.  In this regard, I must continue reading about visual ethnography to improve this learning technique which I can also adopt as a teaching strategy.
- A consummate politician is indeed a tarpaulitician.
- I am voting for Katribu (# 32) as my party list. It has been consistent in fighting for 4 Ks - katutubo, kalikasan kabuhayan, at karapatan.

Development Studies Program roster of faculty

- Prof Roland Simbulan (Master in Public Administration major in Development Administration, New York University)
- Prof Chester Antonio Arcilla (Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, UP Diliman - ongoing)
- Prof Allan Joseph Mesina (Master in Environmental Management and Development, Australian National University)
- Prof Ruth Shane Legaspi (Master in Business Administration, DLSU - ongoing)
- Dr Edberto Villegas (Doctor in Public Administration, UP Diliman)
- Dr. Leothiny Clavel (Doctor of Philosophy in Philippine Studies major in Philippine Bureaucracy, UP Diliman)
- Prof Silverio Sevilla (Master in Economics units, UP Diliman)
- Atty Karol Sarah Baguilat (Bachelor of Laws, University of Sto. Tomas)
- Atty Zorayda Mia Wacnang (Juris Doctor, Ateneo De Manila University)
- Prof John Ponsaran (Master in Public Management major in local government and regional administration, UP Open University)

Random points

- Thank you, freshies, for the framed photo.  It is now prominently displayed in our home.  Continue being part of the collective movement towards change and development.
- Sophies, please coordinate with Mr. Eman Del Rosario if your batch wants a copy of the full documentation of your Kontra-Gahum political cosplay.  Thanks, Eman.
- Commendation to Mr. Luigi Pilarta for layouting the Daluyong dagli collection (DS 112), Dagli at Dialektika compilation (DS 123) and Mr. Isaac Doctor's eco-book project.  Credit also goes to Ms. Buenaventura and Ms. Pinlac for consolidating the articles.
- Sophies, thank you for the greeting ala iglap-walkout.  Mr. Naco opined that it would have been more dramatic if Ms. De Jesus served as the mass leader. :)
- Juniors, learn from the dialectics of your university education and community immersion this summer.  Let this experience contribute to your personal development and the community's wellbeing.
- Seniors, job well done in completing your thesis.  Continue contributing to the collective task of developing ourselves, institutions and communities.
- The Development Studies Best Thesis Award goes to __________.  Booooooooooooom!

Bakasyon na...

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DS 112 final exam

Dagdag na puntos para sa top 3.
Bawas sa puntos para sa bottom 3.

NSTP teambuilding grouping

Red team - Charm and Hannah Antonio, Asaad, Asuncion, Bruel, Calpatura
White team - Buan, Carillo, Castillo, Cordero, Dayandante
Green team - Deanon, Dela Cruz, Gutierrez, Julao, Lomibao
Black team - Lopez, Mendoza, Montoya, Mungcal, Nacpil
Blue team - Novilla, Olives, Rosales, Shara Santiago, Jorell Santiago
Yellow team - Seneres, Tan, Tolentino, Ventura, Villarda

Wear a shirt that corresponds to your team's color.  Arrive on time.  Winning team gets .25 incentive in the final grade.

Tuesday agenda

- NSTP - teambuilding, class card distribution
- DS 100A - final exam, class card distribution
- DS 100B - final exam, class card distribution
- DS 123 - class card distribution (1 pm at the DSS office)

Sa mga alumni ng DS na naging mag-aaral ko...

Palaganapin ang panawagang dapat may managot sa trahedyang sinapit ni Kristel Tejada.

Kontrahin ang mga baluktot at burgis na interpretasyon ukol sa kanyang pagpapatiwakal.

Alinsunod sa prinsipyo ng intergenerational justice para sa mga susunod pang Iskolar ng Bayan, patuloy na gampanan ang inyong papel na magmulat at kumilos.

Random points

- Ayon sa mga mag-aaral, uso raw ngayon ang (re)press(ed) conference.  Bakit kaya?
- Kris(is) sa media - pagpapalaganap ng kalabnawan, kasabawan at kababawan
- Isa pang nauusong termino ngayon - C(h)ancellor
- Spell pusong bato.  Clue: 3 syllables
- Para lang mairaos ang klase noong Huwebes, may mga propesor na naglunsad nito sa Oble garden, DSS pantry at iba pang espasyo.  Pagpupugay sa inyong apat.

Reminders

- Place your class cards on my DSS cubicle on Monday.  Class card distribution is scheduled on Tuesday.
- Make your summer vacation/summer class productive and worthwhile.
- Avoid committing the same mistakes in your subsequent semesters.  Genuine education is progressive/developmental.
- Enlighten your sphere of influence (relatives, friends, etc.) about the Tejada case to counter bourgeois misconceptions.
- Influence them also to become enlightened voters.

Doc Abe

Salamat po sa inyong mga akda, pagpapaunlak sa mga panayam, 

pagtuturo sa mga mag-aaral ng araling pangkaunlaran at 

pagiging isa sa mga haligi ng agham panlipunan sa pamantasang ng bayan.

Amin po itong pahahalagahan at pagyayamanin...

Optional

Write a reflection paper about your learning experience in our subject and a self-assessment about your overall performance in class. E-mail it to jnponsaran@yahoo.com on or before Sunday (March 24).  Kindy inform the rest.

Tuesday agenda

- NSTP - entrepreneurship primer submission
- DS 100A - individual speech
- DS 100B - long test about current events

CROCODILE TEARS...

Ngitngit

- Tama ang sinabi ng isang dalubguro sa DAC.  Maraming beses na "pinaganda" ang Oble garden pero ang kalunos-lunos na kalagayan ng canteen ng isang kolehiyo sa health science campus ay napapabayaan matagal na.  Binabalewala ang food safety.  Misplaced priority...

- Sa isang institusyon tulad ng akademya na napakahalaga ng tinig/boses sa proseso ng komunikasyon, tinitiyak dapat ng pamunuan nito na maayos ang pasilidad tulad ng gumaganang sound system sa Little Theater at matinong air con unit na hindi kumukompitensya sa boses ng guro.

- Magastos magtanghal sa LT.  Kailangan magdala ng sariling sound system, lighting, pamaypay, at mahabang pasensya.

- Ilibing ang FLOA.  Ilibing ang naaagnas na sistema!

Random points

- Kailangang magkaroon ng alternatibong politika sa Maynila. Lalong napagtibay ang pananaw kong ito noong Miyerkules ng hapon.
- Dati kapag nakakakita ako ng perya, ang naiisip ko agad ay ang tumaya sa kulay-kulay (color game).  Ngayon kapag nakakakita ako nito, ang naiisip ko na ay kung magkano kaya ang "lagay" nila sa pamunuan.
- Magiging malupit ang hatol ng kasaysayan sa mga sisikil sa karapatan ng mamamayan sa edukasyon.  Putulan ng kamay ang maghuhugas-kamay.
- Foced migration, forced disappearances, Foced leave of absence - mga katangian ng isang hindi demokratikong lipunan.

Anunsyo

- DS100 A&B - Pumili ng dalawang kamag-aral sa kabilang seksyon na pagtatalakayan ng inyong flip chart.  Tiyakin din na makapagbigay sila sa akin ng feedback sa pamamagitan ng text.
- NSTP - Tiyaking maipasa bukas ang mga rekisito sa klase.  Samantala, sa Martes pa ang pasahan ng entrepreneurship brochure.
- DS 112 - Tiyaking mai-email ninyo kay Bb. Buenaventura ang inyong pinakahuling exhibit write up  at ang mga dagling may 3 puntos pataas para matipon.  Si Mr. Pilarta ang nakatokang mag-layout. Kasama sa pagsusulit sa susunod na sesyon ang industrialization and deindustrialization exhibit write up.
- DS 123 - Ipadala kay Bb. Pinlac  ang mga dagling may 3 puntos pataas para matipon.

Basahin din ang mga nakaraang post sa blog na ito para sa iba pang anunsyo.

DS 112 assignments

- international political economy facts and figures (blue book)
- continuation of the Todaro glossary test (same test type as the previous)
- infographic about community development/community organizing  (Filipino, 3 members per group)
- tabular matrix comparing and contrasting two controversial ideas/organizations/personalities/events related to Third World studies (individual output, topics are subject to my approval)

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 Bakit putikan ang LT?