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		<title>Reflections on Cory Aquino&#8217;s Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharlyne Ang</dc:creator>
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(Cory doll)
Last August 1, former President Cory Aquino died due to cardiac respiratory arrest at the Makati Medical Center. It was already expected because she was already suffering colon cancer but I didn&#8217;t realize that it would be this early.
I watched Kris Aquino&#8217;s show, &#8220;The Buzz&#8221; (i.e. the Kris Aquino show &#8211; I rarely heard [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;">(Cory doll)</p>
<p>Last August 1, former President Cory Aquino died due to cardiac respiratory arrest at the Makati Medical Center. It was already expected because she was already suffering colon cancer but I didn&#8217;t realize that it would be this early.</p>
<p>I watched Kris Aquino&#8217;s show, &#8220;The Buzz&#8221; (i.e. the Kris Aquino show &#8211; I rarely heard Boy Abunda&#8217;s voice all throughout the duration of the show) and listened to Kris&#8217; narration of the memoir she wrote during the last month of her mom&#8217;s life. It made me teary-eyed and because Kris narrated it in such a way that you will feel like you were really there. I must say that she is a good memoirist.<span id="more-1378"></span></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re going to ask me if I am pro-Cory, well I am not but I have great admiration for this woman because she is one person that makes me proud to be a Filipina &#8211; the first woman president of the Philippines and a fellow Scholastican too. There might be some things that I didn&#8217;t like about her administration like the CARP (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program), external debt that ballooned enormously, multiple coup de etat attempts and many others. Having said her flaws, she was human and that we can&#8217;t have a perfect president. Trying to fix a distorted society due to the Marcos regime was quite difficult. What I liked about her was that she tried to push the restoration of democracy and tried to live a simple life after being the president.</p>
<p>This afternoon, I was able to feel how it was during the day Ninoy Aquino died. At 11 am, my officemates and I were already in Ayala to witness Cory&#8217;s funeral procession. While anticipating for the moment, there were already confettis all throughout the skies of Makati, the yuppies were out in the streets and I can hear the songs being played during the 1986 revolution. I said to myself, the Makati yuppies can care much about the death of the icon of democracy but why can&#8217;t these yuppies do something to actually restore democracy than just replicating the corrupt system? Anyway, being there in Ayala felt like I was born again because during the 1986 revolution, I was just 3 years old then so I didn&#8217;t have any recollection on the People Power Revolution. It felt like there was a sudden flashback of the 80&#8217;s where wearing yellow shirts and yellow bandanas were &#8220;in&#8221; and hearing the song &#8220;Magkaisa&#8221; was everybody&#8217;s last song syndrome.</p>
<p>Cory&#8217;s coffin was in a truck filled with flowers and rayadillo guards (I am not sure what they&#8217;re called) and the truck stopped at the monument of Ninoy Aquino in Paseo de Roxas. I was standing in Ayala Ave. opposite Robinsons Summit and people parading passed by. The Peping and Tingting Cojuangco clan were walking in the streets (Mikee and China were walking under the heat of the sun). Everybody was shouting &#8220;Cory, Cory&#8221;. Then the truck with Cory&#8217;s body passed by. There was a moment of silence.</p>
<p>I was literally under the sun for 2 hours and had my skin burnt. I just realized that I have uneven skin tone when I got back to the office. But it&#8217;s alright, the experience will make you reflect of your duty as the citizen of this country.</p>
<p>Her death is a reminder of restoring Philippine democracy. It makes us reflect what we have done in the past years that we have been &#8220;free&#8221; from the dictatorship. However small our actions may be, it still counts.</p>
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		<title>Official MV of The Dorques&#8217; Murasaki Blue &#8211; Inspired by Shaider</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharlyne Ang</dc:creator>
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Just the other day, my officemates and I were fighting about the color of Annie&#8217;s underwear in the 90&#8217;s Japanese series, Shaider. All of us grew up at the time Shaider was really something we look forward to but have never realized about the color of Annie&#8217;s underwear. We know that it always shows whenever [...]]]></description>
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<p>Just the other day, my officemates and I were fighting about the color of Annie&#8217;s underwear in the 90&#8217;s Japanese series, Shaider. All of us grew up at the time Shaider was really something we look forward to but have never realized about the color of Annie&#8217;s underwear. We know that it always shows whenever she does action sequences. Anyway, after an hour of arguing about it, we have finally realized that whenever Annie wears her brown fringe skirt matched with her brown vest, her underwear is white but whenever she wears the yellow counterpart of it, her underwear&#8217;s yellow.</p>
<p>Anyway, since we&#8217;re talking about Shaider here I stumbled upon one of my favorite band&#8217;s music video Murasaki Blue. The Dorques released their <a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/2008/11/19/the-dorques-album-launch-at-saguijo-cafe/">album</a> November of 2008 but it&#8217;s only now that they&#8217;ve released a music video. The video was inspired by Shaider. Nina (the keyboardist) portrayed Annie (oh yes, she wore that fringe skirt and her underwear jived to the major realization of the day.</p>
<p>The music video was directed by Marie Jamora. Watch it and you&#8217;ll be reminiscing your childhood watching Shaider. <img src='http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Eraserheads on Sandbox TV Commercial</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharlyne Ang</dc:creator>
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Eraserheads Sandbox TV Commercial 
While I was at the Sandbox media launch event last June 11th, I didn&#8217;t realize that it was already being shown at the screen behind me. It was Karla who told me that it has been playing there since we got inside The Bureau. I was surprised to see that I [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>Eraserheads <a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/2009/05/29/sandbox-social-networking-website-for-the-filipino-on-the-go/">Sandbox </a>TV Commercial </em></p>
<p>While I was at the <a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/2009/05/29/sandbox-social-networking-website-for-the-filipino-on-the-go/">Sandbox </a>media launch event last June 11th, I didn&#8217;t realize that it was already being shown at the screen behind me. It was Karla who told me that it has been playing there since we got inside The Bureau. I was surprised to see that I saw the Eheads together in a TV commercial. I remember the TV commercials they had before such as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6v_vDzeQJM">Pepsi Megadrive</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vYJZuuQa0o">San Miguel Homeboys</a>, 2 Chippy commercials and some others. I think the last commercial they had was the Bogchi Chippy.</p>
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		<title>A Temporary Victory for Filipinos, Pres. GMA Placed ConAss on Hold</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharlyne Ang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 days of the loud clamor of Filipinos against HR 1109, President GMA probably heard it and placed ConAss on hold. GMA ordered her allies to temporarily suspend HR 1109 on the day of Philippine Independence, June 12th. It was a temporary victory for us and an additional reason to celebrate this freedom during our [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>10 days of the loud clamor of Filipinos against HR 1109, President GMA probably heard it and placed <a href="http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20090611/tph-arroyo-to-house-allies-put-con-ass-o-d6cd5cf.html">ConAss on hold</a>. GMA ordered her allies to temporarily suspend HR 1109 on the day of Philippine Independence, June 12th. It was a temporary victory for us and an additional reason to celebrate this freedom during our day of Indepence.</p>
<p>I say temporary because we cannot trust GMA,or any of her allies, that this won&#8217;t be pursued again before the national elections. But nevertheless, temporary victory is better than none at all.<span id="more-1288"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc00293.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1294" title="dsc00293" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc00293.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a><br />
<a title="Rocked No to Con-Ass 9 by karlaredor, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/karlaredor/3623224536/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/3623224536_f31a21f535.jpg" alt="Rocked No to Con-Ass 9" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="http://www.rockersworld.com">Karla Redor</a> (with Sparks, me, Phoebe, Karen, Mark and Karen)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">When ConAss was still ongoing, I participated in 2 of the rallies that were announced through Facebook, Plurk and Twitter. The first one I attended was the silent protest organized by Rock Ed held at Baywalk last June 7th. Different kinds of people congregated there, some of them were people I am connected with 2-3 degrees apart. There were passersby who just stared at the tarpaulin banner Rock Ed prepared which says &#8220;Explain Yourselves, Indimidation is the Way of Leaders Who are Weak&#8221; and didn&#8217;t really bother to know the issue. I heard Phoebe (a fellow blogger) ask &#8220;Why aren&#8217;t they joining us?&#8221;. We were joking that there were some television celebrities there like Pen Medina and Ronnie Lazaro (which were really present there) but people just lurked. Estimated number of people there: probably a hundred. My fellow bloggers and I got hungry after the silent protest and decided to have a dimsum and <a href="http://www.foodtrippings.com/desserts/award-winning-ensaymada-at-kohikan-diamond-hotel/">ensaymada </a>fix after.</p>
<p>The second rally I participated in was at Ayala last June 11th. Not really sure on how many people attended. There are different estimations from 6,000 to 30,000. I would say 6,000 and a little bit more is the right estimate. This was much noisier and all the media and political personalities were there. Even the known &#8216;balimbings&#8217; are there, riding the bandwagon. It was a peaceful rally. Then the very next day, ConAss was suddenly placed on hold by GMA.</p>
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<p><em>Anti-ConAss rally at Ayala Ave. </em></p>
<p>Reading a lot of blogs about con-ass made me realize that an alternative form of activism is becoming popular and probably can be effective. Many people say that the online protests about ConAss influenced the Palace to place it on hold. Most likely, the government is already used to street protests. Even though how loud they are on the streets, it seems that the Palace wouldn&#8217;t care to listen. This alternative kind of activism, through the use of existing social networking resources in the internet, made Filipinos aware about the pros and cons of the issue.</p>
<p>The question is, are street rallies not enough for us to be heard? I still believe that rallying in the streets isn&#8217;t the only way to do activism. I am not saying that it&#8217;s not effective anymore but it will be effective if the message will be transmitted to a lot of people.</p>
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		<title>No To ConAss!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharlyne Ang</dc:creator>
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Shame on you. Shame on the congressmen/women who allowed the passing of HR 1109 in the House of Representatives (or you can call it Bastusang Pambansa). They have the guts to pass this bill 11 months before the national elections! A few weeks ago, the Hayden Kho-Katrina Halili sex scandal being queried at the Senate [...]]]></description>
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<p>Shame on you. Shame on the congressmen/women who allowed the passing of HR 1109 in the House of Representatives (or you can call it Bastusang Pambansa). They have the guts to pass this bill 11 months before the national elections! A few weeks ago, the Hayden Kho-Katrina Halili sex scandal being queried at the Senate and now HR 1109!</p>
<p>Click here to view the document of <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/14523445/House-Resolution-No-1109">HR 1109</a>.</p>
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<p>See if your congressman/woman is one of the culprits then place this as a status on your Facebook, Twitter and Plurk &#8211; <strong>&#8220;I am ashamed of my [name of your congressman/woman] for supporting HR 1109&#8243;. </strong>Spread the word!</p>
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ABANTE, BIENVENIDO M. &#8220;BENNY&#8221;   6TH District Pandacan<br />
ABLAN, ROQUE R. JR               \Ilocos Norte, 1st District<br />
AGBAYANI, VICTOR AGUEDO E.      Pangasinan, 2nd District<br />
AGYAO, MANUEL, S        Kalinga Province<br />
ALBANO (III), RODOLFO T.        Isabela, 1st District<br />
ALFELOR, FELIX R. JR.   4th District, Camarines Sur<br />
ALMARIO, THELMA Z.      Davao Oriental, 2nd District<br />
ALVAREZ, ANTONIO C.     Palawan 1st District<br />
ALVAREZ, GENARO RAFAEL M. JR.   Negros Occidental, 6th District<br />
AMANTE, EDELMIRO A.     Agusan Del Norte, 2nd District<br />
AMATONG, ROMMEL C.      Compostela Valley, 2nd District<br />
ANGPING, MARIA ZENAIDA B.       Manila, 3rd District<br />
ANTONINO, RODOLFO W.    Nueva Ecija, 4th District<br />
APOSTOL, TRINIDAD G.    Leyte, 2nd District<br />
AQUINO, JOSE S. (II)    1st District Agusan del Norte<br />
ARAGO, MARIA EVITA R.   3rd district, Laguna<br />
ARBISON, A MUNIR M.     Sulu 2nd District<br />
ARENAS, MA. RACHEL J.   Pangasinan, 3rd District<br />
ARROYO, DIOSDADO M.     Camarines Sur, 1st District<br />
ARROYO, IGNACIO T.      5th district Negros Occidental<br />
ARROYO, JUAN MIGUEL M.  2nd District of Pampanga<br />
BAGATSING, AMADO S.     Manila  5th district<br />
BALINDONG, PANGALIAN M. Lanao del Sur, 2nd District<br />
BARZAGA, ELPIDIO F. JR. Cavite, 2nd District<br />
BAUTISTA, FRANKLIN P.   Davao Del Sur, 2nd District<br />
BELMONTE, VICENTE F. JR.        Lanao del Norte, 1st District<br />
BICHARA, AL FRANCIS C.  Albay, 2nd District<br />
BIRON, FERJENEL G.      Iloilo, 4th District<br />
BONDOC, ANNA YORK P.    Pampanga 4th District<br />
BONOAN-DAVID, MA. THERESA B.    Manila, 4th District<br />
BRAVO, NARCISO R. JR.   Masbate, 1st District<br />
BRIONES, NICANOR M.     AGAP Party list<br />
BUHAIN, EILEEN ERMITA   Batangas, 1st District<br />
BULUT, ELIAS C. JR.     Apayao Lone District<br />
CAGAS (IV), MARC DOUGLAS C.     Davao Del Sur, 1st District<br />
CAJAYON, MARY MITZI L.  Caloocan, 2nd District<br />
CAJES, ROBERTO C.       Bohol, 2nd District<br />
CARI, CARMEN L. Leyte, 5th District<br />
CASTRO, FREDENIL H.     Capiz, 2nd District<br />
CELESTE, ARTHUR F.      Pangasinan, 1st District<br />
CERILLES, ANTONIO H.    Zamboanga Del Sur, 2nd District<br />
CHATTO, EDGARDO M.      Bohol, 1st District<br />
CHONG, GLENN A. Biliran, Lone District<br />
CHUNG-LAO, SOLOMON R.   Ifugai, Lone District<br />
CLARETE, MARINA C.      Misamis Occidental, 1st District<br />
CODILLA, EUFROCINO M. SR.       Leyte, 4th District<br />
COJUANCO, MARK O.       Pangasinan, 5th District<br />
COQUILA, TEODULO M.     Eastern Samar, Lone District<br />
CRISOLOGO, VINCENT P.   Quezon City, 1st District<br />
CUA, JUNIE E.   Quirino, Lone District<br />
CUENCO, ANTONIO V.      Cebu City, 2nd District<br />
DANGWA, SAMUEL M.       Benguet, Lone District<br />
DATUMANONG, SIMEON A.   Maguindanao, Lone District<br />
Dayanghirang, Nelson L.         Davao Oriental, 1st District<br />
DAZA, NANETTE C.        Quezon City, 4th District<br />
DAZA, PAUL R.   Northern Samar, 1st District<br />
DE GUZMAN, DEL R.       Marikina City, 2nd District<br />
DEFENSOR, ARTHUR D. SR. Iloilo, 3rd District<br />
DEFENSOR, MATIAS V. JR. Quezon City, 3rd District<br />
DEL MAR, RAUL V.        Cebu City, 1st District<br />
DIASNES, CARLO OLIVER D. (MD)   Batanes, Lone District<br />
DIMAPORO, ABDULLAH D.   Lanao Del Norte, 2nd District<br />
DOMOGAN, MAURICIO G.    Baguio, Lone District<br />
DUAVIT, MICHAEL JOHN R. Rizal, 1st District<br />
DUENAS, HENRY M. JR.    Taguig, 2nd District (2nd Councilor District)<br />
DUMARPA, FAYSAH MRP.    Lanao del Sur, 1st District<br />
DUMPIT, THOMAS L. JR.   La Union, 2nd District<br />
DURANO (IV), RAMON H.   5th District, Cebu<br />
ECLEO, GLENDA B.        Dinagat Islands, Lone District<br />
EMANO, YEVGENY VICENTE B.       Misamis Oriental, 2nd District<br />
ENVERGA, WILFRIDO MARK M.       Quezon, 1st District<br />
ESTRELLA, CONRADO M. (III)      Pangasinan, 6th District<br />
ESTRELLA, ROBERT RAYMUND M.     ABONO Party List<br />
FERRER, JEFFREY P.      Negros Occidental, 4th District<br />
GARAY, FLORENCIO C.     Surigao Del Sur, 2nd District<br />
GARCIA, ALBERT S.       Bataan, 2nd District.<br />
GARCIA, PABLO JOHN F.   Cebu, 3rd District<br />
GARCIA, PABLO P.        Cebu, 2nd District<br />
GARCIA, VINCENT J.      Davao City, 2nd District<br />
GARIN, JANETTE L.       Iloilo, 1st District<br />
GATCHALIAN, REXLON T.   Valenzuela City, 1st District<br />
GATLABAYAN, ANGELITO C. Antipolo City, 2nd District<br />
GO, ARNULFO F.  Sultan Kudarat, 2nd District<br />
GONZALES, AURELIO D. JR.        Pampanga 3rd District<br />
GONZALES, RAUL T. JR.   Ilo ilo City<br />
GULLAS, EDUARDO R.      Cebu, 1st District<br />
GUNIGUNDO, MAGTANGGOL T.        Valenzuela City 2nd District<br />
HOFER, DULCE ANN K.     Zamboanga Sibugay, 2nd District<br />
JAAFAR, NUR G.  Tawi-Tawi, Lone District<br />
JALA, ADAM RELSON L.    Bohol, 3rd District<br />
JALOSJOS, CESAR G.      Zamboanga del Norte, 3rd District<br />
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LABADLABAD, ROSENDO S.  Zamboanga del Norte, 2nd District<br />
LACSON, JOSE CARLOS V.  Negros Occidental, 3rd District<br />
LAGDAMEO, ANTONIO F. JR.        Davao del Norte, 2nd District<br />
LAPUS, JECI A.  Tarlac, 3rd District<br />
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LIM, RENO G.    Albay, 3rd District<br />
LOPEZ, JAIME C. Manila, 2nd District<br />
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MARANON, ALFREDO D. III Negros Occidental, 2nd District<br />
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MENDOZA, MARK LEANDRO L.        Batangas, 4th District<br />
MERCADO, ROGER G.       Southern Leyte, Lone District<br />
MIRAFLORES, FLORENCIO T.        Aklan, Lone District<br />
NAVA, JOAQUIN CARLOS RAHMAN A. (MD)     Guimaras, Lone District<br />
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ORTEGA, VICTOR FRANCISCO C.     La Union, 1st District<br />
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PANCHO, PEDRO M.        Bulacan, 2nd District<br />
PANCRUDO, CANDIDO P. JR.        Bukidnon, 1st District<br />
PICHAY, PHILIP A.       Surigao Del Sur, 1st District<br />
PIñOL, BERNARDO F. JR.  North Cotabato, 2nd District<br />
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RAMIRO, HERMINIA M.     Misamis Occidental, 2nd District<br />
REMULLA, JESUS CRISPIN C.       Cavite, 3rd District<br />
REYES, CARMELITA O.     Marinduque, Lone District<br />
REYES, VICTORIA H.      Batangas, 3rd District<br />
ROBES, ARTURO G.        San Jose Del Monte City, Lone District<br />
Rodriguez-Zaldarriaga, Adelina  Rizal, 2nd District<br />
ROMAN, HERMINIA B.      Bataan, 1st District<br />
ROMARATE, GUILLERMO A. JR.      Surigao del Norte, 2nd District<br />
ROMUALDEZ, FERDINAND MARTIN G.  Leyte, 1st District<br />
ROMUALDO, PEDRO Camiguin, Lone District<br />
ROMULO, ROMAN T.        Pasig City, Lone District<br />
ROXAS, JOSE ANTONIO F.  Pasay City<br />
SALIMBANGON, BENHUR L.  Cebu, 4th District<br />
SALVACION JR., ANDRES D.        Leyte, 3rd District<br />
SAN LUIS, EDGAR S.      Laguna, 4th District<br />
SANDOVAL, ALVIN S.      Malabon-Navotas, Lone District<br />
SANTIAGO, JOSEPH A.     Catanduanes, Lone District<br />
SANTIAGO, NARCISO D. (III)      ARC Party List<br />
SEACHON-LANETE, RIZALINA L.     3rd district of Masbate<br />
SEARES-LUNA, CECILIA M. Abra, Lone District<br />
SILVERIO, LORNA C.      Bulacan, 3rd District<br />
SINGSON, ERIC D.        Ilocos Sur, 2nd District<br />
SINGSON, RONALD V.      Ilocos Sur, 1st District<br />
SOLIS, JOSE G.  Sorsogon, 2nd District<br />
SOON-RUIZ, NERISSA CORAZON      Cebu, 6th District<br />
SUAREZ, DANILO E.       Quezon, 3rd District<br />
SUSANO, MARY ANN L.     Quezon City, 2nd District<br />
SY-ALVARADO, MA. VICTORIA R.    Bulacan, 1st District<br />
SYJUCO, JUDY J. 2nd Dsitrict, Iloilo<br />
TALINO-MENDOZA, EMMYLOU J.      North Cotabato, 1st District<br />
TAN, SHAREE ANN T.      Samar, 2nd District<br />
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UNGAB, ISIDRO T.        Davao City, 3rd District<br />
UY, EDWIN C.    Isabela, 2nd District<br />
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UY, ROLANDO A.  Cagayan De Oro City, Lone District<br />
VALDEZ, EDGAR L.        APEC Party List<br />
VALENCIA, RODOLFO G.    Oriental Mindoro, 1st District<br />
VARGAS, FLORENCIO L.    Cagayan, 2nd District<br />
VILLAFUERTE, LUIS R.    Camarines Sur, 2nd District<br />
VILLAROSA, MA. AMELITA C.       Occidental Mindoro, Lone District<br />
VIOLAGO, JOSEPH GILBERT F.      Nueva Ecija, 2nd District<br />
YAP, JOSE V.    Tarlac, 2nd District<br />
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		<title>Rock Ed&#8217;s Response to the Book Blockade: Bookbigayan 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharlyne Ang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Great Philippine Book Blockade of 2009 is one of the most sought after issues that we, as a society, faced in the recent month. Bureau of Customs are hoarding imported &#8220;uneducational &#8221; books from January to March because of the refusal of book importers and sellers to pay the custom&#8217;s taxes. &#8220;Uneducational&#8221; books, according [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Great Philippine Book Blockade of 2009 is one of the most sought after issues that we, as a society, faced in the recent month. Bureau of Customs are hoarding imported &#8220;uneducational &#8221; books from January to March because of the refusal of book importers and sellers to pay the custom&#8217;s taxes. &#8220;Uneducational&#8221; books, according to the Bureau of Customs, are novels such as &#8220;Twilight&#8221;, &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; and &#8220;Lord of the Rings&#8221; which according to them again do not bring educational value to the readers. Apparently, the BOC is confined to the realm of hard science as the only legitimate education and making the arts and culture.</p>
<p>Many people were raged against this issue and felt that taxing imported books only hinder us from knowing things that are outside our boundaries. We know that the internet is already existing however most of us (including me) would still prefer to read printed materials. The quest for knowledge shouldn&#8217;t only be through one medium, the reader has the right to choose in which format he or she prefers to get information from. The BOC is being too greedy to Philippine society and they have the gall to be arrogant that they know the law. In fact, they have already been violating the Florence Agreement (United Nations Treaty) which was signed by the Philippines in 1952, stating that all nations have the right to imported information and books and other printed documents should not be taxed at all.<a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc00280.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1265" title="bookbigayan" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc00280.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /><span id="more-1261"></span></a></p>
<p>Having said that, Rock Ed decided to conduct a bookbigayan project as a protest to the book blockade. Passersby were able to get the books they want for free and with no taxes involved. The project was done last May 24th at Baywalk, Manila from 3 pm-7 pm. Most people there got the information about this event through the social networking websites such as Plurk, Twitter, Facebook, Multiply and many more. Just imagine how the internet can congregate people to do a worthy cause?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc00281.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1266" title="Gang Badoy" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc00281.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Gang Badoy reading a book with the statue of Mayor Arsenio Lacson (former Manila Mayor)  <img src='http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_3530.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1269" title="Me reading with the statue" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_3530.jpg" alt="" width="444" height="592" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Me reading with the ex-mayor <img src='http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I arrived there late afternoon around 3:30 pm. I was able to help the Rock Ed volunteers set up the books. At first, the common people at the baywalk thought that the books were for sale. When they learned that they weren&#8217;t, word spreaded like fire and grabbed the books that they were interested in. The most in-demand books were children&#8217;s books and textbooks for high school. It&#8217;s good timing as well because school was about to start and with the high amount of tuition fees that they need to pay, at least they got their children&#8217;s required textbooks for free. Most of the books I donated were my old textbooks in high school and I&#8217;m glad that a child will be able to use it as reference in school.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_3544.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1267" title="Myrene Academia" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_3544.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Myrene Academia of Sandwich and Imago being interviewed by GMA news reporter</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_3558.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1268" title="sunset at manila bay" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_3558.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Now isn&#8217;t Manila Bay&#8217;s sunset beautiful?</p>
<p>The good thing is that the book blockade is over. On May 25th, President Arroyo already ordered to scrap the taxes on imported material. The viral and online protest was a success. Press Secretary Remonde said</p>
<blockquote><p>The President wants books to be within reach of the common man. She believes reading as an important value for intellectual formation, which is the foundation of a healthy public opinion necessary for a vibrant democracy.</p></blockquote>
<p>Now probably we should focus on the implementation of the president&#8217;s order. Some BOC Officials may still want to &#8216;ransom&#8217; the books you ordered online so shove it to their face if they pursue to impose taxes on those.</p>
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		<title>Spread Awareness About Human Trafficking with MTV Exit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 17:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharlyne Ang</dc:creator>
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Caged Prostitutes in Japan photo credit: Okinawa Soba
What is Human Trafficking? 
Human trafficking is the illegal trade in human beings and their use by criminals to make money. That could mean deceiving and/or forcing people into prostitution, domestic servitude or manual labor.
It is a tragic form of modern-day slavery and is one of the most [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Caged Prostitutes in Japan photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2372617968/in/photostream/">Okinawa Soba</a></p>
<p><strong>What is Human Trafficking? </strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Human trafficking is the illegal trade in human beings and their use by criminals to make money. That could mean deceiving and/or forcing people into prostitution, domestic servitude or manual labor.</p>
<p>It is a tragic form of modern-day slavery and is one of the most urgent human rights problems in the region.</p>
<p>- <a href="http://www.mtvexit.org">MTV Exit</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Human traffickers target individuals who are eager to elevate their status in life. These criminals woo their targets by luring them with false promises of a bright future. The so-called &#8220;victims&#8221; are trapped in the (un)safe houses of these syndicates &#8211; controlling every move of their modern day slaves. Calling them &#8216;victims&#8217; would only make them powerless and we need to also change this kind of &#8216;victim&#8217; mentality. <span id="more-1241"></span></p>
<p>The idea of human trafficking is rejected by many because it hinders human freedom or human emancipation. Relating it to Marx and other social theorists&#8217; concept of human nature, humans have the capacity to realize their potential aside from being mechanical workers and be productive as human beings .  The idea is to remove the objectification of humans and realize our worth. As you can see, the concept of enslaving humans has existed a long time ago and it&#8217;s now time to realize that this kind of activity should be lessened, if not eliminated.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2765.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1248" title="mtv exit" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2765.jpg" alt="" width="405" height="540" /></a></p>
<p><strong>The Need for Global Awareness</strong></p>
<p>In line with the issue at hand, MTV created MTV Exit to raise awareness against human trafficking. Last May 22, 2009, the MTV Exit awareness concert was held at SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds. The concert was absolutely free. Short films and clips about human trafficking were shown to the public to also help them prevent from being exploited. A lot of artists and bands participated in this good cause such as Christian Baustisa, Gary V, Bamboo, Pochoy Labog, Spongecola, Kjwan, Callalily, Pupil, Duster, Kitchie Nadal, Rico Blanco, Itchyworms, Kamikazee, Moy Moy Palaboy and Parokya ni Edgar.</p>
<p>I hope that the people who attended the event were able to understand the issue and spread the message. For more information about human trafficking and MTV Exit, please visit their website at www.mtvexit.org .</p>
<p>Here are some photos of the bands that performed during the event courtesy of @<a href="http://www.rockersworld.com">karlaredor</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2739.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1247" title="chito miranda and jay contreras" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2739.jpg" alt="" width="498" height="373" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Chito Miranda of Parokya ni Edgar and Jay Contreras of Kamikazee (performing &#8220;Ordertaker&#8221;)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2805.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1249" title="rico blanco" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2805.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Rico Blanco<a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2816.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1250" title="Kelvin Yu and Jugs Jugueta of Itchyworms" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2816.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Kelvin Yu and Jugs Jugueta of Itchyworms</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2889.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1251" title="Ely Buendia" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2889.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="666" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Smiling Ely Buendia of Pupil</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2916.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1252" title="Yael Yuzon and Gary V" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2916.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Gary V. and Yael Yuzon (together with the rest of Spongecola) perform their song &#8220;Ayt&#8221; live for the first time</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2957.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1253" title="Katwo Puertollano" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_2957.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Katwo Puertollano of Duster</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_3000.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1254" title="Bamboo Manalac and Ira Cruz of Bamboo" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_3000.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="666" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Bamboo Manalac and Ira Cruz of Bamboo (last band that performed)</p>
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		<title>My Own SM North Edsa Story To Tell</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 07:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharlyne Ang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SM malls are part of Philippine culture and each Filipino has their own SM story to tell. If you ask a Filipino about their SM story, they&#8217;ll definitely have something to tell about it.
SM North Edsa, being the second largest mall in the world, still continues to expand to make a difference globally and make [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sm.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1212 alignright" title="sm" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sm.jpg" alt="" width="236" height="315" /></a>SM malls are part of Philippine culture and each Filipino has their own SM story to tell. If you ask a Filipino about their SM story, they&#8217;ll definitely have something to tell about it.</p>
<p>SM North Edsa, being the second largest mall in the world, still continues to expand to make a difference globally and make a mark as well in Philippine mall culture. This mall is situated in an area which becomes a stop over for individuals who intend to go to Northern Metro Manila or CAMANAVA area (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela). Aside from being a gateway to Northern Metro Manila, it is also the gateway to the Northern provinces in the Philippines such as Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Nueva Ecija and many more. One cannot miss seeing this mall because of its size; one can already view this mall from afar. <span id="more-1209"></span></p>
<p>When the mall was erected in 1985, I was still 2 years old then. My memories of going to SM North Edsa was when I was already 6 or 7 years old. This was one of the malls back then where my mom and I would have our Sunday hang out. I would always ask my mom to bring me to the arcade and ride a solo ferris wheel. I don&#8217;t know what it&#8217;s called but I called it as such because the kid would sit in a chair that is attached to a roulette. It was already a joy for me. And I remember feeling disappointed because as I grew up (and gained weight as well), I couldn&#8217;t fit in that solo ferris wheel ride anymore. Probably it was my first experience of &#8216;obesity becoming a hindrance to enjoying life&#8217;. Haha, just kidding.</p>
<p>SM North Edsa has also became a college hang out for me. This was one of the nearest malls from UP Diliman so whenever I have long gaps between subjects and also if I feel lazy to go to my classes <img src='http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  , I would frequent to this mall. My UP friends and I would watch the latest films (international or even Filipino flicks) then have our film discussions in one of the coffee shops there. SM North Annex was our place to be whenever we feel like playing bowling. Being an SM Advantage card holder, I get to have 10% discount for every game. That&#8217;s already a good deal for me because I was still asking money from my mom then.<a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sm2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1216" title="sm2" src="http://www.rockerfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sm2.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>Right now, there are a lot of changes in SM North Edsa. They already remodelled the SM Annex and just recently, they have launched the <a href="http://www.rockerfem.com/2009/05/29/sm-sky-garden/">Sky Garden</a>. This is probably the best thing that they created because it becomes a green barrier against the busy traffic in EDSA. Strolling around the mall becomes a memorable experience than just being an ordinary mall.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Nakita Kita Sa Isang Magasin&#8221;: Ely Buendia on Maxim May 2009 Issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharlyne Ang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh yes, Ely Buendia will be in the Maxim Philippines May 2009 issue. Will he be on the cover?  Nah? It&#8217;s a men&#8217;s magazine, duhh. Geneva Cruz is on the cover of the magazine.
Ely has a fashion pictorial feature, together with the rest of the Pupil boys as well. Oohh, can&#8217;t wait to see this. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh yes, Ely Buendia will be in the Maxim Philippines May 2009 issue. Will he be on the cover?  Nah? It&#8217;s a men&#8217;s magazine, duhh. Geneva Cruz is on the cover of the magazine.</p>
<p>Ely has a fashion pictorial feature, together with the rest of the Pupil boys as well. Oohh, can&#8217;t wait to see this. Also, Diane Ventura had a sit down interview, narrating her side of being allegedly tagged as &#8220;Yoko Ono&#8221; of the Philippines. There shouldn&#8217;t be any fuzz about this anymore, oh well.</p>
<p>They also featured Chico Sci, Hilera, Ryan Cayabyab and many more. You can view the cover <a href="http://www.maximphilippines.ph/2009/04/geneva-cruz-goes-au-naturel-for-maxims.html">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>My Dreams of Becoming Immortalized in an Eraserheads Concert Has Come True!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharlyne Ang</dc:creator>
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This is the screenshot of me in my Eheads freak-o-mania during the Eraserheads Final Set Concert. Haha! Smart has released the official videos online which you can view and even embed in your own blogs (like what I did here). Just visit this site (follow the instructions) and you can already start viewing the videos. [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">This is the screenshot of me in my Eheads freak-o-mania during the Eraserheads Final Set Concert. Haha! Smart has released the official videos online which you can view and even embed in your own blogs (like what I did here). Just visit this <a href="http://videos.eheads.net/">site</a> (follow the instructions) and you can already start viewing the videos. This is good quality dude so it&#8217;s really worth watching!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">My dreams of being immortalized in an Eraserheads reunion concert has come true! Haha. My life is complete. No need for Centrum. Lol. <span id="more-1110"></span></p>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/3953245">Toyang</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/smartbuddy">Smart Buddy</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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