ikaw ang superstar ng buhay ko mahirap mainlab sa isang katulad mo [repeat chorus]

Patuloy kong nilalabag ang bagong batas na ini-impose sa akin ng mga kaibigan, mahal sa buhay, kakosa at ang pinakahuli ay ang aming big boss sa trabaho.

Ang batas ay wag na wag hahawakan ang sugat slash pimple slash parang-nasuntok ni paquiao sa aking kilay. Opo nagumpisa ito sa isang pimple sa aking kilay. Matapos ang ilang araw na panunuod ng Jumong at pag-inum ng Green Iced tea, namaga, at halos ipagkait na niya sa aking kaliwang mata ang sense of sight.

Sadness.

Ikinagalak ko ang bagong update sa akin kanina, di na daw mashadu namamaga. Napa-”owws talaga?” naman ako.

Kaya lang sa kasalukuyan, parang napapapikit na naman ako.

Gusto kong bumili ng organizer para lang i-remind ang sarili ko na wag ko itong hawakan.

Huli na ang lahat, kakatapos ko lang paluin ang bad kong kamay.

914

Ang pinoy, lagi at laging makakakuha ng source of entertainment. Parang lahat pagtatawanan.

Iniisip ko kung kewl ba iyon.

Mula sa jip papuntang church, nadaanan ko yung bus 914 hostage taking bruhaha sa Lawton. Dami tao, parang may bibitaying tao sa bonifacio shrine.

Isang pulis na gwapo sa kanyang suot na leather jacket ang nanaway ng mga miron na lumalagpas na sa POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS.

At ang dialogue:

Pulis: Umuwi na kayo, magsaing na lang kayo sa bahay ninyo.

Isang miron: Ayaw po namin, wala kaming bahay.

Nagtawanan ang lahat.

Sa di kalayuan, mula sa mga kurtina isang bata ang sumisilip mula sa loob ng bus.

Ang nasa isip siguro niya-

“ganito pala sa Tagaytay, madaming tao”.

Free Satur stand for justice

The Philippine National Police arrested Bayan Muna (People First Party) Representative Satur Ocampo on 16 March 2007 while he was filing a Petition for Certiorari before the Supreme Court seeking to quash the baseless criminal complaint against him filed by government prosecutors.   The Supreme Court ordered a Hearing before the Court on March 23 on his petition and his prayer to hold in abeyance the execution of the warrant of arrest.

Rep. Satur’s lawyers contend that the Supreme Court intended that a hearing on the issue must first be heard before the warrant is executed in order not to render the March 23 hearing moot.   They argue that there is no need to arrest Satur before the March 23 hearing especially since Rep. Satur, who is currently campaigning for reelection, has publicly stated that he will face the charges against him and will not evade arrest. The government, however, insisted on arresting Satur despite the Supreme Court order for a Hearing and has confined him at the Manila Police Headquarters.   The government is also threatening to immediately transfer him to the hinterlands of Leyte, where the prosecutors chose to file the case, hundreds of miles from Manila.  Satur’s lawyers argue that he could not be transferred absent an order from the Supreme Court now that the court has taken cognizance of his petition.

Based on this unjust decision, Rep. Satur will be physically restrained from fulfilling his function as a member of Congress and his role as the lead campaigner of his party Bayan Muna, which continues to top the poll surveys getting the support of 17% of the voters.  

The case is baseless and, therefore, pure harassment because it charges Satur with murder committed 22 years ago when he was in prison under Marcos’ martial law regime. Rep. Satur, who was one of the main authors of the law prohibiting death penalty in the Philippines, could not have possibly committed the crimes imputed on him.

The Philippines has been beset with political instability following rising protest against Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on charges of corruption, electoral fraud and human rights violations.  Satur and Bayan Muna actively campaigned for the impeachment of Pres. Arroyo on these charges, particularly the escalating political killings against members of Bayan Muna and other opposition parties, the media, church workers and human rights activists.  More than 838 people have died, 130 of them members of Bayan Muna, since Pres. Arroyo came to power in 2001.



FREE SATUR OCAMPO! END POLITICAL REPRESSION!

Exert pressure on the Philippine government by signing the Open Statement below, gathering support and signatures, and then by sending it to Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez and Philippine National Police Dir. Gen. Oscar Calderon:

Department of Justice, Padre Faura Steet, Manila, Philippines;
Fax Number: +632 5211614;
Telephone Number: +632 5238481 to 89;
Email Address: soj@doj.gov.ph Philippine National Police, Camp Crame, Quezon City, Philippines;
Fax Number: +632 7248763;
Telephone Number: +632 7264361 / +632 7264365;
Email Address: chiefpnp@pnp. gov.ph Please furnish a copy of your email to:
Bayan Muna = bmhq@bayanmuna.net
Office of Congressman Satur Ocampo = satur@bayanmuna.net

OPEN STATEMENT FROM PARLIAMENTARIANS AND FRIENDS OF SATUR OCAMPO IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Free Satur Ocampo! End Political Repression!
We, parliamentarians and friends from different countries, express grave concern and great alarm over the arrest of Rep. Satur Ocampo, Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, who is currently campaigning for reelection under the opposition party Bayan Muna.

We fail to comprehend why a warrant of arrest was issued based on a criminal case for murder committed 22 years ago at the time when Satur was in prison during the martial law regime of Pres. Ferdinand Marcos.  We are also concerned why a 22 year-old case was resurrected during the campaign period at the time when Satur, a staunch critique of the government, is heading the campaign of his party for reelection.  We are alarmed that Satur is not granted at least, his right to bail, since it is improbable that the evidence of his guilt is strong considering that the crime imputed is more than 2 decades old.

We are aware of the escalating political killings in the Philippines targeting members of opposition parties and government critiques.  We were also informed of escalating harassment against them during the election period, and would like express our belief that opposition parties, including their leaders, must be allowed to campaign freely during the campaign period.

We express our deepest concern over these developments and urge the Philippine government to respect Satur’s rights to due process.  We urge the speedy release of Satur Ocampo from prison and that he and his party, and all opposition parties for that matter, be allowed to freely campaign.   We call for a stop to the political killings and human rights violations in the Philippines.

newest nestle vid

Newest vid para sa mga manggagawa ng Nestle Phils.

May habang 7 mins at 56 secs. Gawa ni Kristine Magadia.

nasanay na laging anjan ka

Tatlong araw na akong lasing sa mga kanta ni Gary Granada.

Nagsimula nang marinig kantahin nina Bayang Barrios at Cookie Chua sa conspi ang ilan sa mga kanta ni Gary (gitara ni Villegas). Pianagako ko sa aking sarili na hahanapin ko ang liriks ng mga kantang narinig ko.

May bonus pa, nakakuha ako ng MP3.

Kewl di ba?

Maraming kewl na bagay na nagyayare sa buhay ko ngayung mga araw na ito. Matapos ang ilang taon, nakabili na kami ng bago at malaking TV. Ankorni ko di ba.

Eh ganun eh. Kewl.

Niwey. 

Di ko maikakakaila ang sama ng aking loob nung ibaba ko ang telepono. Pero tulad ng dati, uuwi na lang akong itutuon ang isip sa mga masasayang bagay halimbawa ang kulay ng buwan at ang dami ng bituwin.

Ang laman ng aking bag ay artist brush, bimpo, 330ml na bote ng distilled water na walang laman.

Kabaligtaran nun ang aking isip.

ARTISTS’ VOTE AGAINST ELECTORAL FRAUD AND VIOLENCE!

ARREST GLORIA! (Artists for the Removal of Gloria)
in cooperation with
YOUTH VOTE (Youth Volunteers for an Orderly and
Transparent 2007
Elections)

present:

ARTISTS’ VOTE AGAINST ELECTORAL FRAUD AND VIOLENCE!
(part 3)

A Free Gig on March 12, 2007, 8pm
@ the Conspiracy Café, Visayas Avenue, Q.C.

featuring performances by:
Cynthia Alexander
Bayang Barrios
Cookie Chua
Jess Santiago
Kilometer 64 Poetry Group
Nityalila
Miko Pepito
Ony Carcamo
Ria Muñoz
Aldus Santos of Purple Chickens
Pete Lacaba
Bobby Balingit of The Wuds
Earth Fish Fish
Butong Pakwan
Vim Nadera
Rockbato

GMA out to crush critical partylists

 

“The government should not waste its resources in trying to arrest me. I will surface eventually and voluntarily. Meanwhile, Bayan Muna’s campaign continues nationwide.”

 ”Talagang puro kapalpakan ang mga naghahabla sa akin,”

 ”The people behind these cases, the powers-that-be in the intelligence community, are a bunch of fools.

Sangkatutak na bobo.” 

“This is the handiwork of the Inter-Agency Legal Action Group formed by virtue of President Arroyo’s Executive Order 493.

      -Rep. Satur Ocampo, march8

Forgetfulness

Forgetfulness – Billy Collins Animated Poetry

lelat

Luna mencias, mandaluyong, saglit ako napatgil sa paglalakad at pag-iisip para pagmasdan ang mga batang binabato ng tsinelas ang mga bunga ng puno ng kaimito. Hitik sa bunga ang puno, naglalakihan. Bigla kong naalala ang pelikulang Family Tree [1987, starring Nida Blanca, Luis Gonzales, Chichay, Francis m., Manilyn Reynes etc]. Pinoy flick ito. Parang may malakas na boses na sumigaw ng “Role VTR!”, sabay play ng pelikulang tungkol sa isang pamilyang kinatuwaan ng mga duwende at ginamtipalaan ng isang punong, ang bunga ay may laman ng iba’t ibang denominasyon ng pera.

Yeah may dollars.

Kinilig ako sa idea.

Marami akong gustong bilhin bago ko makita ang puno at ang mga batang pinupukol ang mga bunga.

Para akong batang napabulong, “pano kaya kung isa sa bunga ng punong iyon ay katulad ng sa pelikula?”

Napatingin ako sa aking paanan.

Shet, nakasapatos ako.

“Saan Nagtatago si Happiness?”

 

“Saan Nagtatago si Happiness?”

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NATIONWIDE!

March 7 din.

O di ba, kasabay pa nya ang THE PURSUIT OF HAPPiNESS ni Will s.

Nag-hit ito last cinemalaya.

May pera ka? Nuod ka.