Wednesday, October 05, 2005

IN DEFENSE OF THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

We, artists, support the "Walk for Democracy" being held today by civil libertarians and other human rights defenders.

Lawyer Vicky Avena, former commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), was right on the mark when she said that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is building a "de facto dictatorship." It is the height of bitter irony that just days after the country commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the declaration of martial law, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo would come up with two consecutive declarations undermining the civil liberties in the advancement and defense of which so many of our best and brightest compatriots gave their lives.

The first is the enforcement of the so-called "calibrated preemptive response" policy, which entails a strict implementation of the no permit, no rally policy provided for by Batas Pambansa Blg. 880 – a measure enacted during the days of dictatorship.

The second is Executive Order No. 464, preventing public officers from testifying in congressional investigations in aid of legislation without the President's permission. This measure effectively bars the few principled or conscienticized among our public officers from divulging information on government activities that may be detrimental to the national interest.

To top off all of these, Arroyo is pushing for an anti-terrorism bill which, by the broadness of its definition of "terrorism," could be construed to include even legal protest actions in its list of "terroristic activities" and makes people legally liable for simply being neighbors to suspected "terrorists."

All this is happening in an atmosphere of unceasing political killings. The past month alone saw the killings of four activists. More than 400 persons critical of the policies of the Arroyo administration have been killed since 2001: the list includes priests, lawyers, journalists and even local government officials aside from grassroots activist leaders.

This creeping curtailment of civil liberties by a President who won in the last election by fraudulent means and has long been under fire for her imposition of anti-national and anti-people policies, corruption, and human rights violations has grave implications for artists. In an atmosphere of increasing suppression of civil liberties, a clampdown on the freedom of expression as practiced by artists cannot be far behind.

We support this activity, and commit contributions to other forthcoming efforts, for the defense of democratic rights – in the tradition of our fellow artists Amado V. Hernandez and Lino Brocka.

Artists for the Removal of Gloria (ARREST Gloria)
October 4, 2005

Southern Tagalog Exposure
KASIBULAN Women Visual Artists' Collective
KUMASA (Kulturang Ugnayan ng Manggagawa at Uring Anakpawis sa Timog Katagalugan)
ARTIST, Inc. (Arts Research and Training Institute in Southern Tagalog)
Kilometer 64 Poetry Group
Tambisan sa Sining
APLAYA (Artistang Pangkultura ng Mamamalakaya sa Timog Katagalugan)
UPLB Umalohokan

Paolo Martinez
Andrea Muñoz
Gian Paolo Mayuga
Jeffrey Ferrer
Onin Tagaro
Bobby Balingit
Winnie Balingit
Lourd de Veyra
Dong Abay
Ninj Abay
Con Cabrera
Roselle Pineda
Heidi Takama

Monday, June 27, 2005

Sa Alaala ni PsY-CoH!!!

Maaliwalas pa rin ang kuwarto
na kinalulugmukan ng kanyang kaluluwa...
dito nabuo ang mga pangarap
na matagal nang inaaasam.
sa kuwartong iyon marami na
ang nabunyag na mga sikreto,
ngunit walang tiyak na kasiguruhan
kung ano ang mga iyon.
sa kuwartong iyon malimit siyang mag-isa.
walang ibang kasama at kausap
maliban sa sarili niyang katauhan,
ang kanyang katauhang pilit
hinahanap ang sariling mundo.
sa kuwartong iyon marami na ang nabuo,
ang mga pag-iisip na hindi niya matanto
at malaman kung may kabuluhan
o meron bang patutunguhan.

Maaliwalas pa rin ang kuwartong iyon.
matagal nang panahon kase itong nabakante
sa mga salitang malimit banggitin
ng kanyang pagal na mga labi..

Maaliwalas pa rin ang kuwartong iyon.
kahit ngayong wala na si PsY,
parang walang pinagbago ang paligid,
kahit ngayong namaalam na si PsY,
parang naroon pa rin...
ang kanyang mga alaala,
ang kanyang pagkatao.

Namaalam na si PsY...
Patay na si PsY...
Subalit maaliwalas pa rin ang kuwarto.

Wala na si PsY...
Nagpaalam na si PsY...
Patay na...Patay na si PsY.

Pinatay ko siya...Pinatay ko si PsY!!!

Thursday, June 02, 2005

my theme song

When I'm Gone

There's another world inside of me that you may never see.
There's secrets in this life that I can't hide.
Somewhere in this darkness there's a life that I can't find.
Maybe it's too far away or maybe I'm just blind, maybe I'm just blind.

So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.
Hold me when I'm scared and love me when I'm gone.
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be.
I'll never let you down even if I could.
I'd give up everything if only for your good.

So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.
You can hold me when I'm scared but you won't always be there,
So love me when I'm gone, love me when I'm gone
When your education x-ray cannot see under my skin.
I won't tell you a damn thing that I could not tell my friends.

Now roaming through this darkness I'm alive but I'm alone.
Part of me is fighting this but part of me is gone.
So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.
Hold me when I'm scared and love me when I'm gone.

Everything I am and everything in me.
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be,
Ill never let you down even if I could.
I'd give up everything if only for your good.

So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong
You can hold me when I'm scared, you won't always be there,
So love me when I'm gone.
(Maybe I'm just blind)

So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.
Hold me when I'm scared and love me when I'm gone.
Everything I am and everything in me,
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be.

I'll never let you down even if I could.
I'd give up everything if only for your good.
So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.
You can hold me when I'm scared, you won't always be there.
So love me when I'm gone, love me when I'm gone.

Sunday, May 29, 2005

Song of the Moment

"Good For You"

Hey, will you stay awhile.
My smile will not misleading,
Cause I've been alone, And my faith turned to stone,
Still there's something in you, I believe in,
Close to the pierce,
I go wild and fierce,
Still I let you be,
I feel you next to me,
'Cause outside I feel,
A wind it starts to blow,
I'm taken in your undertow.
Everything is fine But I'm lonely all the time,

All I want to do is be there
for the things that you're going through,
Is that good for you,
Is that good for you.
You haunt my nights when I don't know
where my life should go,
Is that good for you,

Hey, child please stay awhile.
My smile will not mislead you.
And roll me out.
I go wild with doubt,
I grab at you,
I can't stop grabbing at you,
Cause I feel you cross my mind in disarray,
intoxicated ricochet,
There's nothing wrong,
just don't take too long,

All I want to do is be there
For the things that you're going through.
Is that good for you,
Is that good for you.
You haunt my nights when I don't know
where my life should go,
Is that good for you.

Saturday, May 21, 2005

kantahan time...wala lang...

dasboard

Screaming Infidelities

I'm missing your bed, I never sleep. Avoiding the spots where we'd have to speak, & you're not discreet. You make sure I know who's taking you home. I'm reading your note over again. There is not a word I comprehend, except when you signed it "I will love you always & forever."

As for now I'm gonna hear the saddest songs, and sit alone & wonder, how you're making out, but as for me I wish that I was anywhere with anyone making out.

I'm missing your laugh, how did it break? And when did your eyes begin to look fake? I hope you're as happy as you are pretending.

I'm missing your bed, I never sleep. Avoiding the spots where we'd have to sleep. And this bottle of beast is taking me home. Your hair. It's everywhere. Screaming infidelities. Taking its wear.

Psy_emo_1

Thursday, May 05, 2005

kilometer64

km64
kilometer64 people on May1 mob

ang dami naming infairness ha?
hehehe...

Maybe Memories

Dito sa kalyeng ito nagsimula...
isang bahay sa metrica...
sa kanto ng metrica at dapitan
may tindahan ng tinapay.
sa cubao may farmers plaza...
goldiluck's sa kahabaan ng aurora blvd.
chowking sa kanto ng aurora at EDSA,
national bookstore sa may araneta colisium...
dyip na dumaraan sa espanya,
pila ng trisikel sa maceda sasakay
hanggang sa kanto ng maceda at dapitan...
sa kanto ng dapitan at maceda...
dito sa kanto ng maceda at dapitan...
lumulutang habang naglalakad
sa kahabaan ng maceda
hanggang makasakay ng dyip sa laon-laan.

Farmers Plaza sa Cubao...
goldiluck's sa kahabaan ng aurora blvd.
seattle's best sa e. rodriguez
tanaw ang st. joseph college,
"ground coffee" habang nagyoyosi.
dyip na dumaraan sa espanya,
pila ng trisikel sa maceda sasakay
hanggang sa kanto ng maceda at dapitan...
sa kanto ng dapitan at maceda...
dito sa kanto ng maceda at dapitan...
lumulutang habang naglalakad
sa kahabaab ng maceda
hanggang makasakay ng dyip sa laon-laan.

May farmers Plaza sa cubao...
goldiluck's sa kahabaan ng aurora blvd.
dunken donut na malapit sa fiesta carnival
dalawang donut at "brewed coffee"
tissue ng dunken donut.
sa paligid ng araneta center
matatagpuan ang araneta colisium,
yosi "break" sa tapat ng jollibee
na katabi ng national bookstore
sa may araneta colisuim...
dyip na dumaraan sa espanya,
pila ng trisikel sa maceda sasakay
hanggang sa kanto ng maceda at dapitan...
sa kanto ng dapitan at maceda...
dito sa kanto ng maceda at dapitan...
lumulutang habang naglalakad
hanggang makasakay ng dyip sa laon-laan.

Dito sa isang bahay sa metrica...
harapan ng tindahan ng tinapay
sa kanto ng dapitan at metrica...
goldiluck's sa kahabaan ng aurora blvd.
chowking sa kanto ng aurora at EDSA,
national bookstore sa may araneta colisium.
seattle's best sa e. rodriguez,
dunken donaut na malapit sa fiesta carnival
kape, yosi, dalawang donut at ang tissue.
ang palibot ng araneta colisium,
dyip na dumaraan sa espanya,
trisikel at ang kahabaan ng maceda,
kanto ng maceda at dapitan...
sa kanto ng dapitan at maceda...
dito sa kanto ng maceda at dapitan...
mauulit pa kaya?nasaan na...
nasaan na tayo?wala na...
marahil alaala na lamang...

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minsan akong napadpad sa mga lugar na ito...
di ko alam kung bakit...
pero ang sarap ng feeling...at ang saya saya...
hay...MAYBE MEMORIES...

Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Tulog

Nais kong matulog,
mahimlay sa piling
ng aking pinakamamahal
na kumot at unan,
sa lugar kung saan
malaya kong nakakamit
ang mga sandaling katahimikan
sa piling ng kutson sa aking kama.

sa piling nila
mataimtim kong nagagawa
ang lahat ng mga ninanais.
sa piling nila, kung saan
mahimbing ang aking isipan,
ang aking kaloobang binabalot
ng mga di maipaliwanag
na takot at pangambang
kaylanman ay di ko inaasahan...
...gusto ko nang matulog...
...tara na, tulog na tayo...

zzZZzzZZZzzz....