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Papers by Jose Mario De Vega

More than any other thinker in the postwar era, Chomsky has embodied Karl Marx's favorite dictum:... more More than any other thinker in the postwar era, Chomsky has embodied Karl Marx's favorite dictum: "nothing human is alien to me." Noam hasn't just pointed to injustice where he saw it, no matter how remote-he has felt it. The Vietnamese, the Palestinians, the East Timorese, the Kurds-all of them saw Noam adopt their struggle as his own, with a passion that only comes from someone who sees their suffering as an affront to his own sensibility. And for that, everyone with any humanity returned their love and respect to the man.-Vivek Chibber (2024)

Scientia - The International Journal on the Liberal Arts

What our minds and conceive, our bodies can achieve. I will argue that “the mind is not then an a... more What our minds and conceive, our bodies can achieve. I will argue that “the mind is not then an autonomous substance, capable of forming its own states without recourse to what lies beyond it: it states arrive by courtesy of a specific external environment.” It means that, our minds appropriates the contents of the material world and this act in turn forms the other contents of our minds and its various categories. Hence, it is not a “surprising thesis that the very constitution of mind is logically bound up with environment. The geography of the mind depends upon actual geography. Undeniably the content of our minds is influenced by society and the world in general, for the former arises because of the existence of the latter. This conscious mind, Selfhood must lead to a collective thinking or collective minds that is utterly necessary for the development of the body and this development from further extend to the development of the body politic (Social Solidarity). References ...

China Daily Mail, 2019

The Basis of Philippine Sovereignty The basis of Philippine sovereignty is not the inexplicable i... more The Basis of Philippine Sovereignty The basis of Philippine sovereignty is not the inexplicable idiocy and unpardonable betrayal of its “national leaders” or even the direction of its fishes and birds, etc., but rather the Will of its People, the Integrity of their Territory and Majesty of their Constitution. In a word, the ultimate basis of one’s sovereignty is not directionality but rather the individual and collective sovereignty of each and every citizen of this Republic. This is the moral, political and constitutional basis of Article II, Section 1 which expressly provided that: “Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.”

History and Irony SA’s application is historic because they are suing the Israelis for committing... more History and Irony
SA’s application is historic because they are suing the Israelis for committing genocide which was adopted as an international convention specifically to prevent the occurrence of another holocaust which was done to the Jews which ironically, they are now doing against the Palestinians.

What a shame!

On to the second and most substantial point, Habermas and company’s myopic warning that “it would... more On to the second and most substantial point, Habermas and company’s myopic warning that “it would be wrong to accuse that country of intending to commit genocide”: clearly betrays the sad truth that these so-called “philosophers” only see things clearly if Israel is not involved. Meaning: they completely lost their intellectual conviction and philosophical clarity the moment Israel entered the discourse. Sad but true, but they are bias to Zionism. Indeed, our Fatma is correct to directly point out that they are blind, worst their bias and blindness to Zionism leads to them to incompatible philosophical contention which in turn leads them to hypocrisy and idiocy before the whole world!
Are they disputing the claim and charge of the various UN agencies that what is happening now in Palestine is a genocide? More than 20 thousand people are dead (70% of those killed are women and children), 50 thousand plus are injured and 1. 9 million Palestinians are displaced, and millions are suffering from starvation, the elements and indescribable misery. Not genocide? Is this the right of Israel to defend itself? What a shame!
It is not an exaggeration to state that they are now all philosophically dead, morally bankrupt, and uncontestably, politically dead.

The US who is the number one backer of the Zionist Frankenstein state of Israel must accept the b... more The US who is the number one backer of the Zionist Frankenstein state of Israel must accept the brutal truth that their so-called historical domination of international affairs has already come to its end.

The Middle East Quartet must be revived with the active inclusion and participation of Russia. Moscow is the key to Iran and the various Axis of Resistance. If Netanyahu and his war freak cabinet will continue their indiscriminate and utterly disproportionate bombing of Gaza, then those warmongers must expect the eruption of multiple warfronts in the region.

Hence, it is my firm belief and so hold that the time for a two-states solution to settle the Pal... more Hence, it is my firm belief and so hold that the time for a two-states solution to settle the Palestinian question has come. In the words of Professor Edward Said: “The injustice inflicted upon the Palestinian people is a moral stain on the conscience of the world.”

To reiterate my position on this matter of universal importance: I would like to bring light and to further highlight the UN General Assembly Resolutions: Resolution 32/40 dated December 2, 1977, which read in part that:

“Reaffirming that a just and lasting peace in the Middle East cannot be established without the achievement, inter alia, of a just solution of the problem of Palestine on the basis of the attainment of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the right of return and the right to national independence and sovereignty in Palestine, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations…”

In my conclusion, let me again quote Professor Said:

“Palestinians are not just victims, but they are also agents of their own destiny, and their struggle is a critical part of the struggle of all oppressed peoples.”

This writer wrote the following with regard to that freak in an article: Professor Zizek in a vid... more This writer wrote the following with regard to that freak in an article:
Professor Zizek in a video, on Think Big, “The Purpose of Philosophy is to Ask the Right Questions”, May 28, 2013 stated that:

“I’m not saying -- I’m not a philosophical megalomaniac -- that philosophy can provide answers, but it can do something which maybe is even more important, you know? As important as providing answers and a condition for it, maybe even the condition, is to ask the right question.”

I have a very serious issue with this utterly controversial and myopic contention of the said person.

If philosophy cannot provide all the answers and its only purpose is for people engage in philosophy or in philosophizing is/are merely to ask the correct questions or to pose the right query, then what kind of purpose or use is that?

I can detect a certain degree of contradiction to the contention of the said professor. To restate: if philosophy cannot provide all the answers and its purpose is only to reduce those people engage in philosophy to ask the right questions, then how the hell those ‘philosophers’ arrive at the right questions if they did not subjected themselves to a vigorous philosophical reflections and rigid mental exercises?

Hence, in the end this freak is not engaging in philosophy, a kind of philosophy whose aim is to change the world, not merely to interpret endlessly and ask some impertinent questions and irrelevant queries, but merely a Rightist Sophist, worst, a Sophist of the worst kind ever. Shame on him and shame on all those bloody bastard idiots of the lowest order ever who believes in the utterly idiotic pronouncements and puerile views of this bastard charlatan!

As and academic and a close student of global politics, I overwhelmingly welcome these developmen... more As and academic and a close student of global politics, I overwhelmingly welcome these development in our external relations. The global pandemic and the war in Ukraine have shown that we cannot rely from our so-called allies when it comes to the supply of oil and gas.
The US themselves and almost all of the European Union have a problem with regard to their energy resources and Saudi Arabia (who we are helping since the early 70’s through our labor and manpower-human export) instead of giving us a sort of preferential treatment and discounted oil had announced that they will increased further their prices. This is a shame.
This is unlike Russia with regard to their treatment of India. Not only that the former gave the latter discounted oil but they also agreed to open up new trade routes to further their exchange of goods and relations.
The time has now come for the Philippines to do the same.

Human Rights Online Philippines, 2022

Ang munting akdang ito ay isang pagtatangkang ituloy ang sa tingin ng manunulat na ito ang hindi ... more Ang munting akdang ito ay isang pagtatangkang ituloy ang sa tingin ng manunulat na ito ang hindi natapos na proyekto o layon ng aklat na Pook at Paninindigan: Kritika ng Pantayong Pananaw ni Propesor Ramon Guillermo (2009) at isagad yaon hanggang sa lohikal nitong konklusyon.
Sa harap ng mga problemang panlipunan na kinakaharap ng bayang ito at gayundin ng iba’t ibang mga bansa sa mundo ukol sa pamamayagpag at tila paghahari ng populismo at pasismo o alalaumbaga ng malayong kanan (far right) ay kinakailangang magbalik-aral at tanaw ang mga rebolusyonaryo, aktibista, manghihimagsik, at akademikong mulat kung papaano ba ito susuriin at kakabakahin gamit ang mga kaisipan at kamalayan na naroon na rin sa nasabing mga bayan.
Hindi maaaring hanggang wika at kalinangan lamang ang pakikibaka para sa katarungang panlipunan

Kung gayon, ang ginagawa ng mga mamamatay-taong pulis at ng mga pasistang militar na kung pumasla... more Kung gayon, ang ginagawa ng mga mamamatay-taong pulis at ng mga pasistang militar na kung pumaslang ng mga tao ay para ba gang pumapatay lamang sila ng mga daga at ipis ay tunay na hindi makatao, hindi makatwiran, hindi makatarungan, at lantay na kasamaan.

Mas lalo at higit na masama ang kanilang satanistang puno na si Mang Kanor na sa halip na maglingkod at protektahan ang mga mamamayan ayon sa batas at ang karapatan at kalayaan at dignidad ng mga tao ay siya pa mismong numero unong sulsulero at pasimuno ng malawakang patayan at walang makatulad, walang habas na paglabag sa mga karapatang pantao.

Masasabi natin nang tuwiran na kung di bobo ay mga nilalang na kapwa nawalan na nang bait, isip, at pagkatao lamang ang magagawa pang idepensa ang lahat ng kawalanghiyaan at satanismo ni Mang Kanor at lahat ng kanyang kampon ng kadiliman at nutnutang kasamaan.

Ayon sa pilosopong si Karl Popper:

“No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.”

Nakalulungkot, ngunit kailangang tanggapin na nasa ganitong uri na nang panatisismo, trollismo, at kultismo ang mga DDShits ni Mang Kanor.

Ayon sa pilosopong si Tom Paine:

“To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavouring to convert an atheist by scripture.”

Masasabi nating tuwiran na wala nang pag-asa ang mga talipandas na mga ito na nagtaksil at ibinasura na ang katwiran, ngunit lubos pa rin akong naniniwala na kanilang tugunin, debatihin, at durugin ang mga animal na mga ito sa lahat ng mga talastasang bayang nagaganap sa lahat ng uri ng mga platform, outlet at avenue; hindi pa upang sila ay kumbinsihin o paniwalain, kundi upang iligtas at magabayan sa tamang pag-iisip at wastong pangangatwiran ang ating mga kababayang nagbabasa o nakatunghay sa iba’t ibang pahina sa iba’t ibang social media. Sa ating pakikibaka sa mga dayukdok, hindi pa sila ang ating layon, kundi manapa ang ating mga kapatid at mga kababayan na naliligaw ng landas, nagugulumihanan, naguguluhan, at nasa dilim.

Una, dahil sa mahilig sa teknikalismo ang huklubang ito, ibig kong itanong, kung ang mga mandirig... more Una, dahil sa mahilig sa teknikalismo ang huklubang ito, ibig kong itanong, kung ang mga mandirigma na mga yaon ay hindi Pilipinong bayani, ibig bang sabihin noon na sila ay mga internasyunal na bayani?
Kung ang pinabubulaanan naman niya ay kesyo hindi bayani ang mga taong ito, e sino ang bayani para sa kanya? Yaong mga militar na pumapatay ng mga Lumad? Yung bumobomba ng kanilang mga paaralan? Yaong kamakailan ay pumatay ng tatlong katao, ginahasa ang dalawang dalagitang babae at binaril pa sa kanilang mga ari? Yaon ba ang bayani para sa matandang ito?

Maganda ding salungguhitan: bakit ba napipilitan ang ating mga kabataan para mamundok at humawak ng armas? Ano ang nagtulak sa ating mga kontemporaryong bulaklak na henerasyon upang iwan ang kanilang mga pamilya at mabuhay ng ligalig sa mga kaparangan?
Ibig kong direktang itanong sa matandang ito: ano ba ang nagawa mo sa buhay mo noon upang ang kaawa-awang bayang ito ay maging higit na kaaya-aya, maayos, makatao at higit na makatarungan – para sa ating mga bagong henerasyon – sa NGAYON?

Bakit kailangan pang mag-aklas at magrebelyon ng ating mga kabataan?
Nananawagan ng sakripisyo ang matandang ito, ngunit ang tanong, ano ba ang kanyang mga isinakripisyo para sa bansang ito? May hihigit pa bang sakripisyo para sa isang tao na iwan ang kanyang mag-anak, kalimutan ang magandang bukas at maalwang pamumuhay at makibaka sa mga kabundukan para ipagtanggol ang karapatan ng mga mamamayan at dangal ng bansa?

Sa walang saysay at basurang epal ng mga DDShits: ano ang ambag mo, old man?

The virus that were unleased in Tejeros and at Maragondon continued up to the Second Phase of the... more The virus that were unleased in Tejeros and at Maragondon continued up to the Second Phase of the revolution. Sad but true, but the said virus continues up to this day. Just consider the viruses of marcosianism and #Fentanylismo!
Hence, our problem did not begun in 1898. That is idiotic. Our continuing curse and abominable shame started on May 10, 1897.
To claim that that felon, opps I mean fellow is a hero is not only an insult to all those true blue heroes and genuine revolutionaries who fought, struggled and died for us, but also an eternal shame to whatever foundation this nation claims it has.
Therefore, it is incontestable that my views about this mass murderer will not change, for to do so will lead to the bastardization and prostitution of the truth, which I will never ever allow myself to do even if I reach a 100 years old.
Finally to all those who denies historical truth, peddlers of distortionism, script writers of revisionism and spin doctors of political rehabilitation, you all have to be ashamed of yourselves! It is written, fear history for nothing can escape its vengeance.
In the immortal words of Emile Zola: If you shut up truth and bury it under the ground, it will but grow, and gather to itself such explosive power that the day it bursts through it will blow up everything in its way.

Blog Watch PH, 2021

My aim is nothing more than the cry for humanity, a demand for recognition and a struggle for jus... more My aim is nothing more than the cry for humanity, a demand for recognition and a struggle for justice.
In the moving words of US Representative Rashida Tlaib:
“There is a crushing dehumanization to how we talk about this terrible violence. The New York Post reported that Palestinian death row — reported the Palestinian death toll as Israeli casualties. ABC says that Israelis are, quote, “killed,” while Palestinians simply, quote, “die,” as if by magic, as if they were never human to begin with. Help me understand the math. How many Palestinians have to die for their lives to matter?
“I stand before you not only as a congresswoman for the beautiful 13 District strong, but also as a proud daughter of Palestinian immigrants and the granddaughter of a loving Palestinian grandmother living in the occupied Falastin. You take that, and you combine it with the fact that I was raised in one of the most beautiful, Blackest cities in America, a city where movements for civil rights and social justice are birthed, the city of Detroit. So I can’t stand here — I can’t stand silent when injustice exists, where the truth is obscured. If there’s one thing Detroit instilled in this Palestinian girl from Southwest, it’s you always speak truth to power, even if your voice shakes. The freedom of Palestinians is connected to the fight against oppression all over the world. Lastly, to my sitty in Falastin, ’ashanek ’iinaa iaquf huna [phon.]. I stand here because of you. Thank you.”

talipandas, mga dayukdok, mga sinungaling at mga duwag na oportunista ang bansa! Panahon na mulin... more talipandas, mga dayukdok, mga sinungaling at mga duwag na oportunista ang bansa!
Panahon na muling ihiwalay natin ang mga kambing sa mga tupa!
Maglabasan tayo ng mga bituka!
Sino ang para sa mga Tsino at sino ang para sa mga Pilipino?
Maglabasan tayo ng ating mga Kaluluwa!!!
Nasusulat: Hatulan nawa tayong lahat ng Kasaysayan!!!

Sumumpa ang talipandas na ito sa sagradong dokumento na ito, ngunit kapag siya ay sinusumpong ng ... more Sumumpa ang talipandas na ito sa sagradong dokumento na ito, ngunit kapag siya ay sinusumpong ng kanyang “sakit” at nag-ta-tantrums bakit niya sinasabi na scratch paper lamang ang Konstitusyon?
Maitatanong, kung scratch paper lamang pala ang Saligang Batas, siya kaya na sumumpa dito ay basura lamang?
Gayundin naman, kung simpleng papel lamang ang desisyon ng ating panalo sa Permanent Court of Arbitration na ilang taon din nating inilaban ukol sa WPS, at wala naman pala siyang balak na ipaglaban ang interes at Soberenya ng Bansa, hindi ba’t maliwanag na ito ay lantarang paglabag sa kanyang sinumpaang tungkulin?
Kung wala naman pala siyang magagawa, dahil sa inutil daw siya (na totoo naman) eh kung ganoon, ano pa ang ginagawa niya sa puwesto? Hindi ba’t tama at makatwiran lamang ang panawagan ni Mahistrado Carpio sa nilalang na ito na magbitiw na lamang siya? Sa aking paningin, hindi lamang niya binababoy ang kanyang Tanggapan, kundi isa din siyang malaking kahihiyan sa dangal at puri ng bansang Pilipinas!
Hindi din maitatawa na ang ulupong na ito ay isa ding banta, hindi lamang sa seguridad nating lahat kundi maging sa hinaharap ng ating bayan!
Ang kanyang mga malisyoso at napakaduwag na mga pahayag na kesyo wala tayong laban kontra sa China; hindi ba’t maliwanag na ang mga yaon ay betrayal of public trust at pagtataksil sa bansa?
Hinahangad ko na matuloy ang debateng ito, sapagkat ibig ko at naniniwala ako, maging ang ating mga Kababayan ay maghihintay ng mga sagot mula sa dayukdok na ito.
Naniniwala din ako, bilang mamamayan ng Bayang ito na karapatan kong masaksihan at marinig kung ano man ang isasagot ng nilalang na ito. Hindi yung puros sila drinking session cum public address to the nation daw, kung saan kung sino-sino ang kanyang pinagmumumura na wala namang pagkakataon ang mga taong yaon upang ipagtanggol ang kanilang mga sarili’t dangal, upang makapagpaliwanag o makatugon at sumagot.
Sana ay hindi lamang joke time (na naman) ang lahat ng mga ito!
Umaasa ako!
Nasusulat: ang nanghamon ng di naman pala seryoso ay di lamang duwag at sinungaling, kundi isang nilalang na walang dangal, puri ni kaluluwa!

Ang pagbabalik kay Amang Sokrates Kung gayon, ay muli kong ibinabalik at ipinapatampok ang mga pa... more Ang pagbabalik kay Amang Sokrates
Kung gayon, ay muli kong ibinabalik at ipinapatampok ang mga pakikipaglaban at pakikihamok na isinagawa ni Amang Sokrates kontra sa mga sopista’t relatibista mahigit dalawang libong taon na ang nakalilipas.
Mahalaga sa aking tingin na maipagpatuloy natin ang kanyang ginawang laban. Makabuluhan din para sa aking pananaw na itaguyod ang mga paniniwala at prinsipyo na kanyang pinagpakamatayan, sapagkat krusyal at sentral sa kanyang pakikibaka at Pilosopiya ng Katotohanan.
Durugin, tuligsain at bakahing ibayo ang mga sinungaling, sopista, mga rebisyunista, mga distorsyonista at lahat ng mga relatibista!
Kailangan din nating punahin, singilin at pagpaliwanagin ang National Historical Commission hinggil sa karimarimarim na pangyayaring ito.
Kasabay nito, nananawagan din ako sa lahat ng mga Departamento ng Kasaysayan sa buong bansa, sa lahat ng mga akademiko, guro, at maging sa lahat ng mga taong tunay na nagmamahal sa ating kasaysayan at nakalipas na magkaisa at maglabas ng kanilang mga respektibong posisyon ukol sa bagay na ito.

china.news.net.au, 2021

Right is might which is the supposed governing philosophy of international law, relations among n... more Right is might which is the supposed governing philosophy of international law, relations among nations and equitable geopolitical principles will be render nugatory and worthless, because it will sprang the sinister thought of might is right.
According to Justice Carpio, "China is enforcing its claim outside the compulsory dispute settlement mechanism of UNCLOS, by authorizing its Coast Guard to fire on foreign vessels fishing in the high seas or in their own exclusive economic zones, hundreds of nautical miles from China's own exclusive economic zone…"
Further, China’s continuing rejection of the July 2016 “ruling of an UNCLOS-backed tribunal that invalidated its nine-dash line claim over the South China Sea, including the West Philippine Sea” is not only harmful, but utterly dangerous to the life of the peoples of Southeast Asia but to the universal scheme of things.
Indeed, China is a pariah and a totalitarian state.
Hence, the solution besides relentlessly fighting China using international law and marshalling broad global moral support is for the countries of the world to unite as one community and/or family of nations to strongly push back China.
We have no choice.

I believe it is now the right time for each and every Filipino to call out Mr. Duterte and his en... more I believe it is now the right time for each and every Filipino to call out Mr. Duterte and his enablers that enough is enough. If they cannot do their job, if they are already having a hard time and they are already feeling the mounting pressures due to the complexity and enormity of the problems we are simultaneously facing which cannot be solve merely by changing the category of the community quarantine (month by month), then it is also time for them all to come out clean.
In this time of crisis, what we need are leaders who will tell us the truth and do the right thing. The truth is to say to the whole public the fact that, the emperor has no clothes and for them to do the right thing and that is to resign.
As a Philosophy and Ethics lecturer, there is what we call as character and moral stock, so as ethical upbringing and principles.
It is not yet to late for them to do the right thing.
As for our brat, let me quote the retort of Senator De Lima:
"Mr. President, maawa ka naman sa taumbayan. Namamatay na mga mahal nila sa buhay ako pa rin ang problema mo?
"Magtrabaho ka na lang Duterte. Kung nagtrabaho ka lang sana hindi tayo umabot sa ganito. Huwag ka na lang puro ngawngaw. #DutertePalpak."

Kaya naman, nananawagan ang munting pahayag na ito sa LAHAT NG MGA HINDI KILALANG MANUNULAT, MGA ... more Kaya naman, nananawagan ang munting pahayag na ito sa LAHAT NG MGA HINDI KILALANG MANUNULAT, MGA HINDI ESTABLISADO, MGA TALUNAN, MGA WALANG AKLAT O LIBRONG NAISAPUBLIKO, MGA HINDI PREMYADO, MGA WALANG NATANGGAP NI ISANG PARANGAL O PAGKILALA, MGA ISANG KAHIG-ISANG TUKANG MANUNULAT, MGA ETSA-PWERA, MGA PASAWAY, MGA SUWAIL, MGA HINDI SUMUSUNOD, MGA ITINAKWIL, MGA RADIKAL AT LAHAT NA NANG MGA ISINUMPA NA --- MAGSAMA-SAMA PO TAYO UPANG GUMAWA NG ISANG KILUSAN O SAMAHAN O ORGANISASYON NG MGA MANUNULAT NA “PANIS” KUNG SAAN PO AY TAYO-TAYO DIN ANG MAG-UUSAP-USAP, MAGTUTULUNGAN, MAGWO-WORKSHOP NG TAYO-TAYO DIN AT ITO PO AY ISANG SAMAHANG BUKAS PARA SA LAHAT --- LALONG-LALO NA SA HINDI KINIKILALA, MARGINALISTA, SINILENCIO, PINIPIPI, PINIPILIT BUSALAN, PINUPWERSANG MAKISAMA AT UMAYON AT SUMUNOD --- PERO AYAW NGA!
AT KUNG IAADYA PO NG PANHON AY TAYO-TAYO NA DIN PO ANG MAGLILIMBAG NG ATING MGA MALILIKHANG AKDA!!!
WALA PONG TUTULONG SA ATIN, ,KUNDI TAYO DIN!
MABUHAY ANG MGA PATAY-GUTOM, PANIS, WALANG MGA BINATBAT, MGA TALUNAN, AT DI KILALA AT DI-KINIKILALANG MGA MANUNULAT!
YEHEY! MABUHAY! YABADUWAP TO THE MAXIMUM!!! PADAYON! #MAYPAGASA!!!

Scientia - The International Journal on the Liberal Arts

China Daily Mail, 2019

What a shame!

In my conclusion, let me again quote Professor Said:

“Palestinians are not just victims, but they are also agents of their own destiny, and their struggle is a critical part of the struggle of all oppressed peoples.”

I have a very serious issue with this utterly controversial and myopic contention of the said person.

Human Rights Online Philippines, 2022

Ayon sa pilosopong si Karl Popper:

“No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.”

Nakalulungkot, ngunit kailangang tanggapin na nasa ganitong uri na nang panatisismo, trollismo, at kultismo ang mga DDShits ni Mang Kanor.

Ayon sa pilosopong si Tom Paine:

Sa walang saysay at basurang epal ng mga DDShits: ano ang ambag mo, old man?

Blog Watch PH, 2021

china.news.net.au, 2021

The idiocy and impertinency of a counterproductive issuance I refer to the recent controversial p... more The idiocy and impertinency of a counterproductive issuance I refer to the recent controversial pronouncement and, in my view, an utterly uneducated order of VP Sarah and concurrent DepEd secretary that: Classroom walls shall remain bare and devoid of posters, decorations or other posted materials. Classrooms should not be used to stockpile materials and should be clear of other unused items or items for disposal.

The Purpose of the ICC Ruling on the Victims and their Families The ultimate aim is to seek justi... more The Purpose of the ICC Ruling on the Victims and their Families
The ultimate aim is to seek justice. For the culprits and the perpetrators to bear responsibility for their horrible wrong acts, to remember the countless dead and the thousands of the brutally murdered victims, to vow that this gruesome event will never recur and to forge a sense of closure perhaps, both personal and historical especially to their grieving families.
They have to pay.
In the impassioned words of the French socialist writer, Emile Zola:
I have but one passion: to enlighten those who have been kept in the dark, in the name of humanity which has suffered so much and is entitled to happiness. My fiery protest is simply the cry of my very soul.

This academic book shall be the first ever legal and historical work which will analyse, using Su... more This academic book shall be the first ever legal and historical work which will analyse, using Supreme Court cases and our jurisprudence how Marcos used the law as a means and the institution of the Court in order to subvert the legal processes, circumvent the Constitution and nefariously turned the Supreme Court itself then as his rubberstamp or validators.

This article of Professor Thompson published in 2016 by Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affair... more This article of Professor Thompson published in 2016 by Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs aims to give a critical analysis of what the Duterte administration will be like. I could say that he is indeed a visionary and early on he clearly saw accurately how brutal and hideous the said regime would be.
Rodrigo R. Duterte has “stuck to his guns” in carrying out his campaign pledge to launch a violent anti-drug campaign. He fulfilled his promise of making the sharks at the Manila Bay fat due to the vicious, relentless, organized, simultaneous and nefarious brutal “War on Drugs” in a national scale. This is the upgraded version of the Davao model or template of mass murder.
Duterte’s electoral victory is an irony, by virtue of the fact that “six years of political stability and high growth under the relatively liberal and supposedly reformist administration of President Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino, III.”
What went wrong?

$Research paper thumbnail of Claudio's fractured views and superficial "critique" of Pantayong Pananaw$

Hence, I overwhelmingly concur with the assessment of one of my Professor when he stated that: I... more Hence, I overwhelmingly concur with the assessment of one of my Professor when he stated that:

It seems to me that Leloy is trying to sound like a maverick scholar which he is not. For one, he is there in the US talking about the Philippines from the vantage point of one enjoying a restful and comfortable life. Apart from his misplaced and utterly hilarious criticism of PP, which he has no knowledge nor grasps whatsoever, he has, of course, readily red-tagged people.

This writer may “forgive” Leloy’s lack of understanding of PP and all his pretensions, but what I cannot let go and never will I forgive is his unpardonable act of red-tagging people and by nefariously doing so, placed those hapless individuals to harm’s way through the existing satanic regime we now have which I called as #Fentanylismo. This guy instead of using his position and station in life had rather allowed himself unconsciously to become I would say an enabler of the evil administration.

This is a shame!

I also agrees with the advice of Coach Yeng Guiao on this matter: “Listen to the sentiments of th... more I also agrees with the advice of Coach Yeng Guiao on this matter: “Listen to the sentiments of the fans.” (See, Yeng Guiao tells PBA in wake of Perez trade: 'Listen to the fans', Spin.ph, by Dodo Catacutan).

Sir, if you will allow this trade, then be ready to face the wrath and the condemnation of the people. It will further lend credence to the perennial critique of our critics and the irritating pundits that we are not a legitimate league but merely at best a SMC League or at worst, Philippine Babuyan Association.

To the San Miguel Corporation, it is not every day that it’s Christmas. In life, we both need the sun and the storm. Life is a process, a struggle and a wheel. You cannot always stay at the top, because the law of life is that: everything that goes up must go down and no empire is not subject to decline and decay.

Accept the hard truth that your run has already caught up with time and that that your dominance is over. It is now the time of the other teams to rise and shine.

The Roman Empire is no more, it is now the time of the Barbarians!
As it is written, “nothings last forever even cold November rain.”

August 31st, 2020

Hindi isinisilang na rebolusyonaryo ang isang tao, siya ay nagiging rebolusyonaryo gawa ng kanyan... more Hindi isinisilang na rebolusyonaryo ang isang tao, siya ay nagiging rebolusyonaryo gawa ng kanyang kinagisnang bayan o kinapopookang lipunan. Ang pagiging radikal o rebolusyonaryo o manghihimagsik ng isang indibidwal o grupo ng mga tao na nagbubuklod para sa isang Kilusan at Layunin ay repleksyon ng uri ng Katwiran at Katarungan ng nasabing lipunan, bayan o bansa.
Ang isang lipunang hindi makatao at di-makatarungan ang nagluluwal at nagpapanday ng mga rebolusyonaryo at ang tungkulin ng mga rebolusyonaryong ito ay ang baguhin ang kanilang kapaligirang ginagalawan o lipunang kinapapalooban.
Ang pangangailangan ng rebolusyonaryo ay manipestasyon ng pangangailangan ng isang lipunang tugunan ang mga kakulangan o kalabisan nito.
Ang mga rebolusyonaryo, bukod sa produkto ng kanilang bulok na lipunan at di makatarungang pamahalaan ay mga anak din ng kanilang panahon. Kung kaya naman, sila ay paulit-ulit na makikita sa bawat yugto at kabanata ng kasaysayan.
Gayundin, ang pagiging rebolusyonaryo ay isang personal at marubdob na pasya ng isang indibdiwal na ialay ang kanyang sarili para sa pagtataguyod at pakikipaglaban sa kanyang mga prinsipyo, adhikain at layon na sa kanyang pagtatasa, pagtataya at desisyon ay makatwirang isabuhay, ipaglaban at pagpakamatayan --- para sa kapwa, sa bayan, sa daigdig…

A Constitutional Danger Considering the idiotic and hilarious actions of the damn police followi... more A Constitutional Danger

Considering the idiotic and hilarious actions of the damn police following the command of that “inutil na Mayor”, I say that this is an extraordinary case of comedy and absurdity for it puts the sacred and inherent constitutional rights of the people into grave danger, because of the sinister, nefarious and super idiotic action of some moronic power-hungry freaks of the lowest order.

Further, and most importantly, this case though hilarious, stupid and undeniably impertinent is unmistakably important for it is imbued by public interest and constitutional sanctity involving rights of the people which cannot be violated, trumped and curbed whether in times of peace, war and whatever sort of calamities.

The utterly criminal and unconstitutional actions of the so-called “law enforcer” incontestably “creates an ominous cloud that will besmirch our legitimacy” as a nation of laws, not of men.

Hence, I cannot be silent. It is my duty as a revolutionary to speak out and criticize the government, whether the local or the national if in my view they are not doing their job for the people, especially the poor, the oppressed and the all the wretched of the earth.

And if this article of mine shall be construed as seditious to, then so be it! Just like Nadezhda Mandelstam, “I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.”

Finally, if I will also land in jail because of these writings of mine, just like that teacher and her son, then I would gladly join them in the dungeon. In the words of Amado V. Hernandez, “you can imprison my body, but you can never imprison my mind.”

As an ardent follower and a close student of the ancient Greeks and the Enlightenment philosopher... more As an ardent follower and a close student of the ancient Greeks and the Enlightenment philosophers of the 17th and 18th century, it is my core and undying belief and principle that man by nature is good. Man also tends to become bad or fall into the “dark side” due to the evil scheme and satanic systems of the various unjust and unfair social institutions in a given divided society in a particular historical period located in a definite world-social milieu.
The enemy is not man’s genome or his nature, but rather exploitative and evil system they are in. it is the global evil system of capitalism and neoliberalism that prevents man from further developing himself, acquiring his full potentials and completing his full humanity.
Yet, despite of all the problems, obstacles and maladies that man is facing, my faith and hope for the powers of man is unshakable. Hence, let me state in a direct, definite and categorical sense that I believe in Man. I fully believe in our natural prowess and distinctive power to make this world a better place for our children and so as the children of our children.
We have it in our powers to change the world!

Hindi ang rebulto ni Rizal o ang kanyang Monumento o ang kanyang mga anibersaryo o ang kanyang al... more Hindi ang rebulto ni Rizal o ang kanyang Monumento o ang kanyang mga anibersaryo o ang kanyang alaala ang magdedetermina ng ating pagiging makabansa.
Hindi ang pagiging panatiko kay Lolo Pepe o adik sa kanyang mga anibersaryo lamang ang magpapaunlad ng ating nasyonalismo!
“Naniniwala ako at lubha kong pinanghahawakan na “ang kaluluwa ng bansa ay matatagpuan at mararamdaman ng bawat isa na batid at alam sa kaloob-looban niya na siya ay Pilipino, sa iba pang mga nagawa at napapahalagahan ng Bayan — at ng buong mundo, tulad halimbawa ng “intangible” na pamanang idineklara ng UNESCO, ang “Hudhud”;” at iba pa.
“Ang kaluluwa ng Bayan ay matatagpuan sa ating mga likas na kabutihang-loob at kultura na nagpapakita ng ating kolektibong pagkilos at pagdadamayan.
“Ito ay maaapuhap, makikita’t matutunghayan sa ating balikatan, pagkakaisa at bayanihan.
“Konkreto at perpektong halimbawa nito ang muli’t-muli nating pagpapakita ng lakas ng loob at pagtutulunagn bilang isang Tao at Pamayanan sa tuwing ang bansang ito ay humarahap sa delubyo, sakuna at mga unos, i.e. Super Bagyong Yolanda.

“Naipakita natin sa buong mundo ang ating kagitingan at tayo’y pinuri ng buong daigdig sa ating ipinakitang tapang, katatagan, pagtutulungan, pagdadamayan at pagkakaisa.
“Naroon ang isa sa mga haligi ng Kaluluwa ng ating Bansa, alalaong baga’y ang pagkakaisang-loob, pagbibigkis at pagdadamayang-Bayan!!!”

Panahon-ay magsilbing Konsensya ng Daigdig at Kritiko ng lahat ng mga gago, tarantado at balasuba... more Panahon-ay magsilbing Konsensya ng Daigdig at Kritiko ng lahat ng mga gago, tarantado at balasubas-dito at sa buong daigdig Ayon sa pamosong manunulat at pilosopong si Umberto Eco, ang intelektuwal daw ay: " is anyone who is creatively producing new knowledge. A peasant who understands that a new kind of graft can produce a new species of apples has at that moment produced an intellectual activity. Whereas the professor of philosophy who all his life repeats the same lecture on Heidegger doesn't amount to an intellectual. Critical creativity—criticizing what we are doing or inventing better ways of doing it—is the only mark of the intellectual function. " Kung gayon, masasabi natin ng walang pasubali na ang tunay na intelektuwal ay yaong mga brutal na kritiko! Hindi sila mga epal lang o mga trolls o pabebe fuck shits na naglipana sa ngayon! Hindi sila yung mga eng-eng na nagkakagulo na ang kanilang bansa ay abala pa sa pagsusulat ng kanilang thesis (na dalawampung taon ng ginagawa) o paggawa ng kanilang power point presentation (sa isang " seminar " na walang kakuwenta-kuwenta at wala namang nakikinig sa kanila, sapagkat malaking bahagi sa kanila ay certificate of attendance lang ang trip; di ba mga beshis?) Alam ng tunay na intelektuwal kung kailan dapat i-log out ang kanyang FB account, bitawan ang pluma, ipagpaliban ang pagkausap sa sarili, tigilan ang pagbabasa o maging ang pagtanghod sa kalawakan, upang gampanan ang kanyang tungkulin at ito ay walang dili iba kundi ang pumuna, bumatikos at magkritiko sa lahat ng mga kamaliang umiiral, sa kanya mang personal at/o lokal na lipunan-hanggang sa lahat ng sulok ng daigdig.

Ang munting akdang ito ay komentaryo ko at pagsasaad/paglalahad ng ilang mga pananaw sa napakagan... more Ang munting akdang ito ay komentaryo ko at pagsasaad/paglalahad ng ilang mga pananaw sa napakagandang artikulo ni Propesor/Ka Walden Bello na may pamagat na " March, but mourn not the demise of EDSA Republic " , na lumabas sa Rappler nitong ika-25 ng Pebrero. Ayon kay Ka Walden sa unang bahagi ng kanyang pahayag: " The EDSA uprising was a memorable step in the Philippines' struggle for democracy, and for this reason alone, it would be important to pencil it in as a red letter day for the country. " Remembering the EDSA uprising, however, should not mean celebrating the EDSA Republic to which it gave birth, as has been the practice institutionalized by the Yellow Establishment over the last 30 years. EDSA was a flawed victory, and its flaws eventually led to its replacement by President Rodrigo Duterte's barely disguised fascist rule. Indeed, the EDSA Republic's failure to live up to its promises spawned Dutertismo. " Kalabisan mang sabihin, ngunit ibig kong malaman ng lahat at ng buong balana na ako ay labis na sumasang-ayon sa pananaw na ito. Tama sa isang banda na kilalanin ang Edsa bilang isa sa mga importanteng kolektibong hakbang ng Sambayanan sa kanilang patuloy na pakikibaka at pagpupunyagi para sa nagpapatuloy na proyektong pagbubuo at pagpapatatag ng Bansa. Ngunit, isang malaking kamalian na ipagdiwang ito para lamang ibandila ang ilang mga personahe o mga indibidwal na nagmula sa gitnang uri at mga kauri nila na akala mob a ay sila ang puno't-dulo kung bakit naganap at nagtagumpay ang pagkilos na ito ng Bayan. Sa loob ng mahigit na Talumpung Taon ay etsa-pwera at " outsider " ang mga karaniwang tao, ang mga karaniwang mga mamayan at yaong mga nasa laylayan na kakatwa ay siya namang dapat na kilalanin at ibantayog sapagkat sila ang tunay na nagbigay buhay, kulay, bilang, depensa at pag-asa sa nasabing " pag-aalsa " .

Indeed, for on political questions, the so-called supreme court may err (in truth and in fact, it... more Indeed, for on political questions, the so-called supreme court may err (in truth and in fact, it has committed a lot) but the sovereign people will not. It is unfair, unwise and inappropriate for the unelected members of that so-called court to decide this case of extreme historical values and legacy that concerns that paramount interest of the nation as a whole and the honor of the future generation.

I humbly reiterate my stand for a National Referendum to settle this bloody whole score!

Isang Pagtatangka, pagkat " walang magawa " (?) Borador (para sa mga punyetang inglesero, rough d... more Isang Pagtatangka, pagkat " walang magawa " (?) Borador (para sa mga punyetang inglesero, rough draft) Tugon sa kahilingan ni Mahal na Ka Tom Agulto Hinihingi ng makabagong Panahon na ang Sangkatauhan ay dapat na magbalik sa kanilang Tunay na Pagkatao, kung kaya naman, kami ay lubos na naninindigan at taos-pusong ipinapahayag sa buong bansa't balana, sa buong mundo't daigdigan ang aming marubdob na mga paniniwala't paninindigan, mga prinsipyo't-pilosopiya at mga batayang panawagan para sa lahat ng mga Tao! Nananawagan po ng pagkakaisang-loob at pagdadamayang-kusa ang Pahayag na ito sa lahat po ng mga tao't-indibidwal na intelektuwal, palaisip at lahat po ng mga isinuka't isinumpa ng umiiral na sistemang pangkaisipan, di-makataong pang-ekonomiyang kalalagayan at dominanteng kultura ng mga naghaharing-uri, bugesya de pataranta y iho de putas, ng relihiyon (organisado o sindikato) at maging ng pamahalaan (lalo't ito ay hindi makatwiran, palalo at abusado)…. Tinatawagan po namin ang lahat ng mga radikal, subersibo, erehe, pilibustero, rebolusyonaryo, mga manghihimagsik, mga milinarista, mga tulisan, silang mga etsa-pwera, mga bandido, bandolerista, mga remontados, mga pasaway at lahat po ng uri ng rebelde at nagrerebelde, mga makikibaka't nakikipaglaban at may matuwid na ipinaglalaban laban po sa lahat ng uri ng inhustisya o kawalang-katarungan, kamangmangang gawa at likha at dulot ng umiiral na pandaigdigang sistema at ng kanilang mga buktot at balikong mga institusyon at mga palpak na gobyernong walang nauunawaan o nawawawaan ni anuman sa mga batayang pangangailangan ng mga Tao sa buong mundo, pagsasamantala ng tao sa kapwa niya tao, sa anumang anyo o porma o pamamaraan, saan mang dako at alin mang sulok ng Daigdig, diskriminasyon, pang-aaping nakabatay sa lahi, kultura, tradisyon at maging kasarian at iba pa…. na tayo po ay magsama-samang kilos, magkaisang diwa't-isip at magbuklod

Mother Nature is sometimes harsh and not precise in her creation. Yet, nonetheless, it is our dut... more Mother Nature is sometimes harsh and not precise in her creation. Yet, nonetheless, it is our duty and responsibility as members of the same human society to accept and respect each other despite our differences.
It is precisely our variety, diversity and indeed differences that will transform our society to develop fully, to grow and reach unlimited heights!
People who belong to the LGBT community are our fellow human beings; the only difference is that we are certain of our sexual orientation and gender affiliation.
They also deserve to be loved and cherished. It is their inherent natural human right to love and be loved, regardless and irrespective of their “abnormalities”, “deformities” and “physiological-sexual limitations”.
The dichotomy of the individual and that of society has long been settled by both sociology and anthropology. The presence of varied elements is precisely one of the key ingredients for society to grow and develop.
Such a society would undeniably be vibrant, humane, accommodative to change and refreshingly adaptive to the prevailing circumstances.
In my conclusion, let me end this humble piece by paraphrasing the greatest speech delivered by the genius Charlie Chaplin:
Brothers and sisters, friends and comrades from the LBGT community:
Don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel! Who drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are HUMAN BEINGS! You have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural! Dearest friends, don’t ever be sway by slavery and idiocy! Let us all fight for liberty and Humanity!
It is written: “the Kingdom of Heaven is within US” - not one man or woman, gays, lesbians and/or transgender, but in all of US! In you! You, the people have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
Hence, in the name of Humanity, I say: Love is all that matters!
To pacman, shame on you: pac u! Our love is more powerful than your hate, discrimination and intolerance!
In the stirring words of the noted British philosopher, Bertrand Russell:
“A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past or a fettering of the free intelligence by the words uttered long ago by ignorant men. It needs a fearless outlook and a free intelligence. It needs hope for the future, not looking back all the time toward a past that is dead, which we trust will be far surpassed by the future that our intelligence can create.”

Isang Maikling Kasaysayan ng Rebolusyonaryong Tradisyon sa Kasaysayang-Pilipino (mula kay Hermano... more Isang Maikling Kasaysayan ng Rebolusyonaryong Tradisyon sa Kasaysayang-Pilipino (mula kay Hermano Pule hanggang sa Kasalukuyan) Ang kasaysayan ng Pilipinas ay kasaysayan ng tila baga walang katapusang pag-aalsa at paghihimagsik. Sa loob ng mahigit na tatlong daang taong pananakop ng mga Kastila ay nagkaroon ng mahigit na isandaang pag-aalsa ang mga Pilipino. Ayon kay Dr. Villan, isang pamoso at batikang historyador mula sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, likas daw sa mga Pilipino ang pagiging Malaya, kung kaya naman hindi natin kailanman matatanggap na tayo ay masiil o masakop. Katunayan, mas mamatamisin pa nating mamatay, kesa manatiling alipin. Noong Enero 25, 1931, sa libing/luksang-parangal ng lider-komunistang si kasamang Antonino Ora, ipinahayag ni kasamang Jacinto Manahan ang mga sumusunod: We, communists are not lunatics. We simply trying to hasten the coming of that time when the useful man will be honorable man, when greedy parasites will no longer be the order of the day, when those who work will enjoy the fruits of their honest labor…. We want to destroy this order by means of a revolutionary explosion which will at the same time be the eruption of truth, justice and equality. 1 Ayon kay Jim Richardson, ilang araw matapos nito ay nagpadala ng kalatas ang Gov.-Gen. na si Dwight F. Davis sa Washington: As Red leaders are going beyond the limits and making incendiary speeches it was decided to prosecute leaders in order to stop abuses. While not menace here, may cause trouble if combined with ignorant religious fanatics and unemployed during existing depression. 2 Ang nasabing obserbasyon ay pinapatunayan ng ating madugong kasaysayan. Taong 1841, 23 ng Oktubre, matagumpay na napigil nila Hermano Pule ang pagsalakay ng mga Kastila sa kanilang kuta o balwarte. Gayonpaman, Nagpadala ng dagdag pwersa militar ang Maynila upang supilin sila. Ang Confradia ay nalupig noong 1 ng Nobyembre ng taon ding yaon.

The Power of the People It is not the People that should be afraid of the government, rather it s... more The Power of the People
It is not the People that should be afraid of the government, rather it should be the government that must be afraid of the People.
For the government is nothing but the collective will that translated the very expression and realization of the Power of the People.
It must be asserted untiringly that the government is You and I --- ALL OF US and those who are in the position in our or ever government is nothing but our public servants. That’s what merely what they are, nothing more, nothing less!
Sovereignty resides in the People and all government authority emanates from them!!!

To the management, can they really state categorically that they are completely blameless to this... more To the management, can they really state categorically that they are completely blameless to this whole incident?

Is the act of their poor employee not a reflection of their whole system?

I overwhelmingly concur with the position of the policeman which is “familiar with Tanglao’s case” who shook his head while talking to the Inquirer.

“Of course, stealing is not right. If it were up to me, I wouldn’t even file [a case]. I’d just fire him. Look, the money spent on photocopying the documents needed to file the case in court is more expensive than the price of the corned beef…”

Is this the kind of “justice” that the management wants?

Knowledge, part of the discussion focused on catalepsis, the certainty that some people have for ... more Knowledge, part of the discussion focused on catalepsis, the certainty that some people have for what they believe in or experience. When one feels pain, for example, when a romantic relationship fails or breaks apart, what does the pain and suffering reveal about the love that one had/has for the one that was let go or left. That is the knowledge that is revealed by the pain that loving does. If one does not experience so much pain, perhaps one does not truly love. In that sense, emotions reveal their wisdom. "-Dr. Zosimo Lee, FB Post, October 6, 2017 Sinasabi na ang isa sa pinakamasakit na sakit ay ang kasawian na bunga ng pag-ibig na hindi tinugon. May mga nagsasabi din na ang pinakamasakit na sakit sa lahat ay yaong paglisan o pagpanaw ng isang minamahal2. 1 Ni The Radical 2 Hindi ako naniniwala sa mga nagsasabi na natanggap na hindi ang pagkawala o kamatayan ng isang minamahal; sapagkat ang katotohanan, pinipilit lamang nating " tanggapin " sa isang banda ang isang mukha ng katotohanan, pero ang buong katotohanan, isang sentral na bahagi o mapagpasyang elemento na nang ating pagkatao't buhay ang kawalan o karanasan ng mga kamatayang ito ng ating mga minamahal. Kaya nga may kanyang: " Hindi Kita Malilimutan… "

I know that my contention is undeniably controversial and utterly sensitive, given the character ... more I know that my contention is undeniably controversial and utterly sensitive, given the character of the times, but still by virtue of the secular content of the Federal Constitution of the government of Malaysia, I strongly believe that base on the law:

The freedom to believe includes the freedom not to believe and the freedom to change one’s mind!

Equally, I will like to forcefully state that:

If the Malaysian authorities allows or favors, albeit discreetly the conversion to your religion, then logic and reason dictates that you must also allow the same right and/or privilege to those people who want reversion and/or renunciation!!!

Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states that:

1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.

2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice.

3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.

4. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own convictions.

Ayon sa isang awit ni Ka Jess Santiago na “Bawat Butil ng Palay” ay kanyang sinabi ang mga sumusu... more Ayon sa isang awit ni Ka Jess Santiago na “Bawat Butil ng Palay” ay kanyang sinabi ang mga sumusunod na mga salitang tunay na nakaugat sa ating kaluluwa’t kalinangan:
Bawat butil ng palay ay butil ng pawis
Ng bawat aliping aping magbubukid
Bawat butil ng palay ay butil ng luha
Nang kayraming inang natali sa lupa
Bawat butil ng palay ay butil ng dugo
Kalansay at bungo ng ating ninuno
Butil ng pawis, ng luha at dugo
Butil ng palay… Butil ng ginto
…Bawat butil ng palay ay isang magbubukid, magbibigay buhay sa buong daigdig…

Halos 200 at 40 taon, matapos ang mga pag-aalsa nina Ladia at ng Confradia de San Jose, itinatag,... more Halos 200 at 40 taon, matapos ang mga pag-aalsa nina Ladia at ng Confradia de San Jose, itinatag, sa pamumuno ni Supremo Andres Bonifacio, kasama ng mga Anak ng Bayan ang KKK.

Ginamit niya at makabuluhang trinansporma ang konsepto at dalumat ng Hari ng mga Tagalog bilang pagtawag at taguri sa Inang-Bayan bilang Haring Bayang Katagalugan!

Dito ay maliwanag na hindi mapapasubalian o maitatwa ninuman ang malalim na pag-iisip at pagtingin ng Supremo sa paggamit, pagsimsim at pagdalumat sa mga umiiral na mga kaisipan, pananaw at pilosopiya na nasa loob ng mga kalooban ng Taong-Bayan at namamayani sa kanilang mga diwa, gunita at kamalayan na nakabatay sa ating mga paniniwala na panama’t-kalinangan ng ating mga ninuno na ang historikal, materyal at imperikal na salalayan ay walang dili iba, kundi ang mahabang pahina ng mga pakikibaka’t-pagpupunyagi, mga kabang-yamang karanasan, mga pagsisikap at pagsisikhay at mga pananalig, pag-asa’t paghihirap, gayundin ang kanilang mga simulain, pagmamahal at pag-ibig ng ating mga sinauna o mga naunang totoo at lantay na mga ninunong bayani’t-mandirigma!

Kalabisan ng sabihin pa, ngunit ang inobasyon at apropriasyon (paggagap/pagdamulat) ng Supremo MayPagAsa sa nasabing konseptong-bayan ay tunay na napakarebolusyonaryo na nagpapakita ng kanyang matining at malalim na pag-iisip! Ipinapakita din ng kanyang makabuluhang akto, hindi lamang ang lawak ng kanyang pang-unawa, kundi ang kanyang panghinaharap na bisyon para sa kanyang mga Kababayan.

Ito ay pinatutunayan ng ating madugo at marangal na kasaysayan!

On Philosophizing and the Good Life: An Attempt to Review Dr. Zosimo Lee’s Human Nature and Commu... more On Philosophizing and the Good Life: An Attempt to Review Dr. Zosimo Lee’s Human Nature and Community: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Human Person

This humble work is my modest attempt to review the book of my dear teacher, Professor Zosimo Lee, to introduce to the greater public his views and indeed to pay homage to my mentor’s lifelong endeavor to propagate philosophical inquiry and a community govern by reason.