Donna Dawn R. Vibar
DevC20-E
July 22, 2005

A Journalist’s Code of Ethics

I. I shall scrupulously report and interpret the news, taking care not to suppress essential facts not to distort the truth by omission or improper emphasis. I recognize the duty to air the other side an the duty to correct substantive errors promptly.

II. I shall not violate confidential information on material given to me in the exercise of my calling.

III. I shall resort only to fair and honest methods in my effort to obtain news, photographs and/or documents, and shall properly identify myself as a representative of the press when obtaining any personal interview intended for publication.

IV. I shall refrain from writing reports which will adversely affect a private reputation unless the public interests justifies it. At the same time, I shall fight vigorously for the public access to information, as provided for in the Constitution.

V. I shall not let personal motives or interests influence me in the performance of my duties; nor shall I accept o offer any present, gift or other consideration of a nature which may cast doubt on my professional integrity.

VI. I shall not commit any act of plagiarism.

VII. I shall not in any manner ridicule, cast aspirations on or degrade any person by reason of sex, creed, religious belief, political conviction, cultural, and ethic origin.

VIII. I shall presume persons accused of crime of being innocent until proven otherwise. I shall exercise caution in publishing names of minors and women involved in criminal cases so that they may not unjustly lose their standing in society.

IX. I shall not take unfair advantage of a fellow journalist.

X. I shall accept only such tasks as are compatible with the integrity and dignity of my profession, invoking the “conscience clause” when duties imposed on me conflict with the voice of my conscience.

XI. I shall comfort myself in public or while performing my duties as a journalist in such manner as to maintain the dignity of my profession. When in doubt, decency should be my watchdog.

This nonsense

you came and embraced me
gave me courage and life again
you erased the memories
of the past i hate so much
yes, you came and made me happy
filled my life with joy and laughter
but exactly after half a year
you vanished
and left me lying face down
now, you've changed...
you left no clue
no reason at all..
you simply left me.

now..

i'm not with you
not with him
not with any one else.


alone..

_d0n_
march5, 2005
1:30pm

____________________________

you came

you made me smile
became close to me
became so important
you kissed me
you vanished
gave no reason
you made me sad
you broke my heart
you made me hate myself
you didn't get out of my head.


_d0n_
march 5, 2005
1:45pm
______________________________

hate

eager to see you face to face
slap you
kick you
say all the things i've always kept

i hate you

_d0n_
march 5, 2005
1:50pm
______________________________

Pag alis

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
sana'y iyong maalala and aking mukha
ang mukha na minsang pnuno mo ng ligaya
minsan din minahal ka ng sobra

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
sana'y makahanap ka ng mag-aalaga
mag-aalaga ng sobra-sobra
higit pa sa pag-aalagang minsan kong pinatamasa

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
sana'y makamtan ang ninanais na lgaya
ligayang hatid sa akin ay kalungkutan
kalungkutan dahil sa bgkang pagkawala

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
sana'y kasama mo na ang aking alaala
alaala ng mga masasayang pagsasama
alaala na sana'y makalimutan ko na

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
sana'y masaya ang iyong paglalayag
paglalayag patungo sa lugar ng pag-asa
kasabay ng pagkawala mo sa aking alaala

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
ang tanging dasal ay ang iyong kaligayahan
'di na muling magkukrus ang landas
at 'wag ka ng muling babalik pa

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
labis na kalungtan ang hatid
ngunit ako'y hangang harapin ang mundo
dahil minsan, naging masaya tayo

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
huwag mag-alala sa iyong pagbabalik
hindi na ako muling mapapaibig
hindi na ako muling masasaktan

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
tangay ng yong mga yapak ang kalungktan
palayo man ng palayo hanggang sa dulo
mayro'n pa rin natitirang magpapaalala sa'yo

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
sana'y makalimot ka na rin
makalimutan ang pagsasamahan natin
pinagsamahang nawala rin

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
ang puso ko ang iyong natapakan
ngunit ang pinakamasakit nito ay ang kamalayan
kamalayan ko habang iyong tinatapakan

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
hatid ay kasiyahan sa alaala na lamang
kalungkutan na hanggang katapusan
laging maaalala, laging masasaktan

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
sana ay tulungan-ako ay makalmt
makalimutan hndi ang alaala
makaimutan ang sakit na nadarama

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
kasiyahan mo ang hangad ko
kaya'y ito ang pakatandaan mo
papakawalan kita
minahal kita, walang magbabago

sa iyong paglisan aking mahal
iniwan mo ako...


_d0n_
march 5, 2005
6:24pm

Pangungulila

Sa pag-alis mo,
tangay ang aking kaligayahan
pero ‘wag kang mag-alala,
‘di n muling luluha.

Sa pag-alis mo,
tangay ang aking damdamin
hindi na ako galit,
hindi na kita mahal.

Sa pag-alis mo,
tangay ang alaala
alaala ng mga kasiyahan,
alaala ng maraming kalungkutan.

Sa pag-alis mo,
ako ay iniwan
ngunit ako ay muling mag-sasaya
at muling magsisimula.

Sa pag-alis mo,
galit ang hatid
ngunit bakit ganito?
salungat pa rin ang aking puso.

Sa pag-alis mo,
tuluyan ng naputol
ang pagkakaibigan
ngunit hindi ang aking pagmamahal.

Sa pag-alis mo,
muling pinag-isip
ang damdaming galit
ang pusong umiibig.

Sa pag-alis mo,
walang magbabago
patuloy na masasaktan,
patuloy sa pangungulila.

Sa pag-alis mo,
walang katiyakan ang hatid
kailan ka babalik
sa paling kong muli.

Sa pag-alis mo,
patuloy ang pangangamba
hanggang kailan maghihintay,
hanggang kailan kakayanin.

_ddawn19_03.05.05…6:33 pm

Your Heart is Black


What Color is Your Heart?
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Draft No. 2
February 28, 2005
“Student Activism Before and Now”

“The line of fire is a place of honor.”
These are the words of Leandro Alejandro, a martyr and activist during the Martial Law where he played a great role in mobilizing the youth to speak up and liberate others. Lean, as he is called, believed that students should play a part since they are in a position to serve as catalysts in social transformation.
Based from “Proclamation 1081 and Martial Law,” an article in www.magandamagazine.org, student and labor activists, together with journalists and other opposition figures, were arrested when Ferdinand Marcos issued the Proclamation 1081, declaring martial law. This was the time when activists marched hundreds of kilometers, rallied on an almost weekly basis, and ran away from police and their heavy sticks. They called it, “those days of disquiet, and nights of rage.” Truly, these people who suffered greatly helped in achieving the democracy that we now have. The martyrs of that time have been honored when they ousted the dictator. There are still activists today, especially in universities like UP, Ateneo, and UE. And just like what happened to the Philippines, --its economy, and its people,-- the activists also changed in terms of their way of expressing their ideas and the qualities of the activists themselves.
It was mentioned in the book, “Six Young Filipino Martyrs” by Asuncion Maramba that martial law signaled the start of a wave of student protests that spread rapidly across the nation. It was a time when the youth had found a vision of a clearer government, and with it, a devil-may-care courage that led them to victory; it was a time when students’ spirits were immorality to reach a noble dream, when they didn’t even care what the consequences might be. They were detained and sentenced to death for their involvement in the anti-Marcos movement but they were not a bit shaken by the cruelty of Marcos and his more cruel people.
The book also mentioned that the students continued their pursuit for democracy and they were imprisoned by their righteous cause and cheered on by bystanders and passers by. Unity and hospitality of the Filipinos was shown when they helped their fellow men even if they were forbidden. Mr. Vibar, an activist during the Martial Law, described the activists of his time and said that they faced dangers and were arrested by government operatives. They belonged to different strata, yet they still worked as a team, strongly bonded together by a common cause, caught up in a common struggle and in the thought that together, they are making history. Even if they are considered to be too young to participate in the socio-political issues, their dedication and commitment proved their worth in this turning point of the Philippine government and the Philippines itself. Just like what the slogan of the youth for Nationalism and Democracy (YND) as said in the book of Ms. Maramba, says, the youth are “too strong, intimidating, limiting.”
According to former UP President, Francisco Nemenzo, the student activists, especially in UP, are knowledgeable. They developed their debating skills through questioning their teachers. It even came to a point when they were ahead of their teachers in defending their progressive stands, leaving the teachers no choice but to know more. Even if they had young minds, Mr. Vibar said that they still took dangerous risks in their search for redemption from the tyranny of Marcos and the oppression of inequity. They pursued radical issues and were directed towards socio-economic-political conditions. Those were the activists before, what about now? Did they really change? According to Ian Maderazo, an activist in UPLB, student activism is being involved and participating in the society concerning the issues of the students. A simple definition of a complicated term, yet Mr. Maderazo said there are few students who really participate in this voluntary work. Mr. Vibar gave student activism a broader definition. He defined it as the realization of the inequalities existing in the country but resolving to join the fight to break the chain that oppresses the people, and liberate them from the bondage of poverty. Two different generations of activist with different definitions but you can see the similarity in their goal. They want to help and they both saw the need for them no take some action to change the status quo prevailing during their own times. They did not simply conform to the authority. They screened and challenged it by their critical minds. They led student marches, spoke at public plazas, on campuses, buses, and on national television about the issues they were fighting for, without being afraid of threats to their lives.
They have similar qualities, but there’s this prevalent change in the activists: excelling in their academics. Lean believed that student movement must not only be a propaganda movement but an intellectual movement conscious of its responsibility to confront conservative ideas as well. Mr. Nemenzo reacted about the decline of intellectual student activists at the UP Forum Online. He said that during their time, the best student leaders were also the brightest, unlike today where even those students having failing marks call themselves leaders. Nemenzo regretted that there have been a decline in intelligent activism with young activists relying on “mouthing slogans they cannot even defend when challenged.” Mr. Maderazo admitted the activists before really excelled in their academics but he also said that not all of the present activists are delinquent and there are still those who graduate with distinction. Just like what Ma. Lorena Barros, an activist during the martial law, said, the students must realize that they are both students and Filipinos thus, they should act like an educated Filipino who knows his rights and limits. Mr. Vibar commented that the present activists are said to be more tempered yet less disciplined, and more relaxed and less dedicated with their cause. Some are even easily wavered in the face of adversities. He also said that the issues they are pushing through are less national and more on simple university issues concerning only the students themselves. They say it’s the social responsibility of each Filpino that drives them to act even on smallest important issue. But they are criticized because unlike before, Mr. Vibar observed that they are not very well organized and they have a variety of issues that may differ from the other.
Things really do change. But what matters are the reasons why there are still activists in the country even after thirty years of struggle. They are still here because there are issues in the society concerning the people that still need to be tackled and opened up to the public wherein actions can be made. That the martyrs of the past did for the country to have democracy should not be wasted. They not only dreamed, they made it happen and many died in the process of achieving their goal. Whatever difference they may have, they both aim to have a better country to live in, a better Philippines free from dictatorship and corruption. The economy is still stagnant, poverty widespread and corruption on many levels of government still persist. Inaction is out of the question.




_d0n_

..dReAmEr..

Yasmin was only 16 when she first thought that she loves Jethro, 23. She was open with her feelings for him but Jet didn’t seem to care much of what her efforts were for he reasons out the age gap that they have. Jethro left Yas to work on a far place but he promised that he’ll be back when Yas is 18. Days, weeks, months and years passed, no word came from jet while Yas didn’t stop loving him. She wrote unsent letters telling him that her love for him will stay. As days passed, she became more lonely than before but she still waited for the day for Jethro to some back to her, but he didn’t. She acts like a lady, too lady for her age, thinking that it’s what Jet wants her to be. She never cried, for she thinks that it’s a child thing to do. On her 18th birthday, she wrote a letter for Jet telling him that the waiting is almost over but her feeling never ceased. She grew up and all she wished was to see, once again, even for the last time, even as a friend, Jethro. She continued to love the guy who took her for granted. She closed and locked her heart away from everyone giving the only key to Jethro. But it remained closed, unopened, even if almost a year already passed. A day before Yas’ 19th birthday, her father saw her peacefully asleep, looking much like a lady hugging a box of letter for Jet, but she is not breathing. On her hand was a letter and it said, “Tomorrow, I’ll be turning 19 and I can’t take to know that you didn’t come back to me, nor can I take the fact that you broke your promise just because of this stupid age. I’m not letting you go… I can never hate you and I’d rather end this life before turning 19 than knowing that you’re gone. I know you’re not… You still are in my heart. I’ve always been waiting and I will always will. All I’ve always wanted was to see all the people I love, but now, I want to see those who love me. A child no more, Yas.” Her family knew how much Yas loves Jethro so they looked for him and finally her dad saw him. On the burial day, everybody came, everyone who loved, love and will always love Yas, all except Jethro. He is now with his own family and a wife of his age. He didn’t even care for Yas. He was selfish enough to turn back to Yas’ father. He didn’t know what happened, he doesn’t deserve to. He didn’t love her anyway, because she is young.




ddawn19
Feb.21.05

RIGHT TIME

AnG PaGmaMahaL
duMadaTinG sa TaManG oRas At TamaNg
paGkaKataOn..MinsaN SiniSiSi Pa NatiN anG
saRiLi NaTin KuNg BaKiT NgaYon Mo LaNg
NaLamaNg MahaL Mo Sya..KunG aLam Mo
LaNg..NgaYon Mo LanG Yon NaLaMan Kasi
EtO YunG TiNataWag Na "RyT TyM"..SoMe
ThiNk Of LoVe As a PastTimE..FLinG At TriP
LaNg..YunG MaHaL Nya NgayOn BuKas HiNdi
Na,BoYfriENd Nya NgaYon Pero TaNggaP Nya
Na IsaNg aRaw TaTawaGin Nya din
Yung "EX".. MataGal Nga,inaAboT pa Ng taOn
pErO ILaNg taoN?? 1? 2? 3? Tapos PaG
nagKakaSawaAn na Sa MUkHa NagAAyaWaN
Na... At MaY iBa NamaN Na NagTataGal LanG ng
TaoN daHiL naNghihiNayaNg sa
PinagsamaHan!! BaTa Pa MasYado aNg
ganoN magmahaL.. MaY iBa NaMaN Na
MasYadOng SeryoSo At SenSiTiBo Pag DatIng
SabaGay Na yAn..YuNg Tipo Ng TaoNg
haNdaNg iRisK aNg laHat..MagBigaY..
MagparaYa..PaRa LaNg DoN sa TaoNg
maHaL Nya..MerOn PaNg Iba Dyan
Na PiniPigiLaN YunG naRaRaNdaMaN Nya
Kasi HigH ScHoOL PaLaNg O Di Kaya TeEn-
AgER PaLaNg,GuSto Nya Kasing MaGiNg
siLa NuNg taOng Yon Sa paNahoNg
seyosoHan Na..YunG SiGuraDo Na Sya Na
Yung TaoNg Yon Nga ang GuSto Nya
makaSama PaNghaBanG BuhaY...
KumBaga "RyT TyM"..ThErE WaS This
QuOTaTioN SaYinG: "i dont care how many lips
u'vE kissed, i dont care how many women u've
embraced, i dont care how many ladies hear u
say u love dem, ol i care is d future..not to be u'r
first but to be u'r last".. MaSaRap MagmaHaL Sa
TaOng MahAL ka Din..YunG feELiNg Nyo SouL
maTe Kayo..Kaya Kung paRa Sayo Talaga
Yon..iLaNg taOn Man KayoNg Di MagKita..iLanG
TaO maN anG MahaLin Nya..GaaNo maN sya
KalaYo O MaraMi MaNg HadLanG.. MagKiKita
PaRiN KaYo KuNg taLagaNg paRa Kayo Sa
Isa't isa.. HinDi HinahaNap Yan..KusaNg
dumadating sa "RIGHT TIME"..





_d0n_

i was just browsing a while ago my friendster account.. la lng.. ngktopak lng.. kya.. e2!


@...Anong masasabi mo sa kasabihang
love conquers all!
> ha..?

@...Ano ang mas dapat sundin, ang utak o
puso?
> sundin? Saan..?

@...Lahat daw ng tao sa mundo ay may
katapat. Natagpuan mo na ba ang katapat
mo?
> dunno.. hnd ko p nahuhukay ang mundo eh.. d ko p lam wer n ung ktpat ko s kbila ng mundo.. bilog ang mundo dba..?

@...Kung hindi pa, gusto mo na ba syang
matagpuan?
> y not, dba?

@...Naniniwala ka ba na ang taong d
makatulog at d makakain ay inlove? Bakit?
> hnd nmn.. bkt ang mga mhihirap..lhat b cla inlove?

@...Ano ang favorite dialog mo sa mga love
story na movie?
> ala ako maalala eh…

@...Do you believe na love is sweeter the
second time around?
> hm.. ewan.. sana lng my first tym..! heehee…

@...Based on experience, nanniwala ka
bang tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib?
> medj

@...Naniniwala ka bang kakainin mo lahat
ng sinabi mo pag dating ng panahon?
> kanta un dba?

@...Nakakamatay ba ang selos?
> if u r a psychopath..!

@..Anong dapat ginagawa sa mga taong
manhid?
> kinukurot.. o kaya.. pwd rin.. patayin n lng..!

@...good boy or bad boy?
> bad boy..!

@... nice girl o naughty girl?
> naughty..

@... anong oras na?
> 12:17

@...bakit mo sinagutan ang survey na ito?
> pakialam moh..?

@.. ganung kadalas ang minsan?
> uhm.. mas madalang sa palagi?!

@... favorite color?
> black

@... anong ginagawa mo pag hindi ka
makatulog sa gabi?
> pinipikit ang mata.. ngttxt…

@... suplado/suplada ka ba sa phone & text?
> sbi nla…pero.. mbait nmn ako ah…

@... approachable ka ba?
> oo nmn..! basta b alang kkontra..!

@.. anong mensahe mo sa nagpadala nito
sayo?
> cno k..?

@... anong gagawin mo pag katapos nito?
> ggwa ng blog

@...mahal mo ba siya?
> sino siya???

merry christmas everyone!!! hope you'll have a blessed christmas..! yngat olweiz.. muah!!!

_d0n_

pg my topak k nga nmn..

la lng..!


its christmas eve n..! merry christmas..! heheh.. la lng..! hmmm... okiez.. i'll try to write an article.. sana lng my matino akong maicp.. anong topic??? christmas??? okiez...

christmas day really is near.. a few hours more and it'll be officially christmas day.. but htings are not the same.. the spirit of christmas??? i can't find it.. i don't knw what it is..! i always find myself greeting other people.. "merry christmas!" blah blah blah... but then what is the point of such greeting when in fact, deep inside, you know that you and the person that you greet isn't happy and will never have a merry christmas..! i find it weird why people try to hide all of their sufferings and heartaches when its chistmas! when i see people smiling to me and greet me.. have a blessed christmas! i ask myself.. why??? im not asking myself why there should be christmas or anything.. i am wondering why people only feel what they call the 'spirit of christmas' when december 25 approaches! why can't people have a blesssed day all year round? why cant people be or at least try to be happy everyday? why can't people feel that they are lucky enough because they are alive everytime they wake up? and at times i also ask myself why do people hide what they really feel during christmas? i always see people serving delicious food for the noche buena, giving gifts for other people when in fact after christmas..you will see the bread winner of the family back to the really.. working day and night! and the reason is that the family dont have money to buy food for the next days! how stupid..! ridiculous enough.. another thing is that why cant they just be true to themselves and instead of having a wonderful gathering why nor gather around and have a simple meal.. yet have a wonderful time..! that ain't hard to do?!? why is christmas such a big deal for Filipinos?! there are 365 days and the idea of being good and humble only reach the minds of the people once a year! and to think that it is on the last week of the year! does this mean that people only think of the good thing last? that people only think when it almost at the end??? or do people really think??? how tragic.. more tragic than the death of FPJ.. (hehe)
for me.. this is the time to think.. no.. this is the time to start to think... think of the things that really mean something..think!

have a blessed day all year round!

prove your worth!

bye...


_d0n_

ive just read some articles.. and it struck me so much.. and i guess, this is the right time to say sorry for those people that ive consciously and unconsciously hurt... im really sorry.. i know this is foolish.. but this is made through all of my sincerity... i really am sorry...

_d0n_

wakekekekek!!!

and2 n ko s bhay! i arrived yesterday at aroung 230 am! dat was really an experience..!
heeheee... :) i brought cai-cai with me.. hmm.. i hav a new phone...! nokia 2650.. saya...! hehehheh... la lng.. cge.. babuch! muah!

_d0n_

heya! la lng! im just weird! hehehh

i dont even love this song.. i just saw it posted in friendster...


May gusto ka bang sabihin
Bat di mapakali
Ni hindi makatingin
Sanay wag mo na itong palipasin
At subukang lutasin
Sanay sinabi mo na

REFRAIN
Ibang nararapat sa akin
Na tunay kong mamahalin

CHORUS
Oh, huwag na huwag mong sasabihin
Na hindi mo nadama itong
Pag-ibig kong handang
Ibigay kahit pa kalayaan mo

Ano man ang iyong akala
Na akoy isang bituin
Na walang sasambahin
Di ko man ito ipakita
Abot-langit ang daing
Sanay sinabi mo na

[Repeat REFRAIN]
[Repeat CHORUS]

At sa gabi, sinong duduyan sa yo
At sa umaga, ang hangin ang hahaplos sa yo

Oh oh

[Repeat CHORUS]

uhmmm... finally.. the end of the week.. tomorrow.. we dont have classes.. it would be a nice time in my room.. alone for the next two days.. more time to think and reminisce the past.. im just too tired because of the past week and next would be,(hope so)a different story.. im tired yet im still continuing to live this life.. uhmm.. bye!

why do i have to feel this way
thinking of of you because you're far away
i'm confused for what you really think
and i hope this feeling would fade in just a blink

days have passed since your last call
and now i have realized it all
i am ready to admit that i have fallen
but please don't let my heart be broken

if you love me please let me know
but if you don't, im ready to let go
if this is an unrequited love
it's okay 'coz its you whom i won't have

for these are the words that i have uttered
i don't know you might but please don't be bothered
i'm your friend and will always be
if you need me, i'll always be free

for the days that i hadn't talk to you
it made me feel really blue
but if you'll make your one last call
i am now willing to spill and risk it all

i had my doubts by the words you uttered
and at first i was really flattered
you're this guy whom i love so true
but other girls like you too

i am afraid that i might loose you
because those girls amuse you better than i do
but if you say that you love me too
i would neglect them and be true to you

but then it seems that you dont care
you need not lie just to be fair
all i need is to know the truth
even if it would hurt, at least it might soothe

i might not be enough
but i'd do my best just to be tough
even if i know that days should pass
before the day that i could laugh

i'm sorry to tell you this
it's just that it's you whom i really miss
i might not be enough to have you
but then, at least i know that i loved you

if you really love me too
please give me, even a single clue
but if im not your only one
i'd do anything to make this feeling gone

i know it would be hard for me
it would make me sad, if i set you free
i know that i would only miss you
and i would only feel blue

if i would be hurt so let it be
i just need to set this feeling free
come what may i would still care
to forget you, i would never dare

even if the whole world-
would be against my word
i would still say that i like you
and my love for you is so true






blah blah blah....

im stupid.. ok.. you need not say that in front of me...

i already know it now.. i've learned my lesson..

thank yah!!!


muah!



_d0n_