Jeje vonel
BAWAT henerasyon ay may kanya-kanyang “rebolusyon” sa umiiral na kultura. Noong panahon ng mga lolo’t lola natin e nauso ang lo-waist gang bilang protesta sa pormal na pananamit (nagbalik ito kamakailan at naging patok pa rin sandali). Nauso ang hippies noong 1960s, jeproks noong 1970s, “retro” freaks noong 1980s, emo boy bands noong 1990s at ngayon e sumisikat ang jejemonkeys.
Hindi ko masyadong alam kung saan nanggaling ang “Jejemon.” May nagsabing galing daw ito sa pagpapalit ng letrang “j” sa “h” gaya ng “jeje” sa halip na “hehe” kapag natatawa at nagte-text. Ang “mon” naman ay hango sa Pokemon, pinaikling Pokemonster, at sikat na laro at cartoon mula sa Hapon.
Gumagamit daw ang mga Jejemon ng kakaibang ispeling at mga salitang sila lamang ang nagkakaintindihan.
Anu’t-ano man, itinuturing silang sakit ng ulo ng Department of Education dahil umano sa maling impluwensyang ikinakalat nila sa mga kabataan. Ang pinagtataka ko lang sa DepEd e bakit nito pinayagan ang “bilog na hugis itlog” kung talagang nag-aalala ito sa mali-maling natututuhan ng kabataan. Alam ng lahat na ang itlog ay hindi bilog at ang bilog mismo ay “hugis” kaya redundant ang salitang “bilog na hugis itlog.”
Ngayon e bigla na lang itong nag-aalala sa magiging impluwensya ng Jejemonsters sa kabataan. Mabuti na lamang at may mga umaawat sa “all out war” na gustong ideklara ng DepEd laban sa mga Jejemon. Gusto silang sisihin ng DepEd sa pagbagsak ng kalidad ng edukasyon sa bansa samantalang matagal nang nangyayari iyon bago pa man sumulpot ang mga Jejemon.
Kung ako ang tatanungin… Wag n’yo na pala akong tanungin, sasabihin ko na lang: Dapat pabayaan na lang nila ang mga batang ito. Para iyang tigdas o pigsa na masakit at hindi kumbinyente pero lilipas din. Ang pagbabawal sa kanila e magtutulak lamang sa mga batang ito na lalong magrebelde sa sosyedad at lalong lalaki ang problema ng DepEd.
Ano’ng malay natin kung may bagong salitang maiambag ang mga Jejemon sa diksyunaryong Filipino? Kung tatagal, ang mismong Jejemon ay maaaring maging bahagi na ng ating salita. May buhay kasi ang wika kaya merong mga salitang namamatay at merong isinisilang. Ang mga salitang kalye na paulit-ulit na ginagamit e nagiging salitang bahay o simbahan na kalaunan.
Mahalaga sa komunikasyon ang pagkakaintindihan. Kung sa katagalan e mahirapan silang magkaintindihan, babalik din sa normal na usapan ang mga batang ito bagama’t pwede rin silang mawili lalo na’t pabor sa texting ang pinaiksing mga salita.
Katunayan, matagal nang ginagawa ng mga bakla ang ginagawa ngayon ng mga kasapi ng Jejemon. Pinapalitan nila o dinadagdagan ng mga letra ang salita para sila lamang ang magkaintindihan. Wala lang pumapansin sa mga bading dahil sa paniniwalang “normal” lamang nilang ginagawa iyon. At hindi matatawaran ang kontribusyon ng mga bading sa pagyaman ng ating wika.
HK, Singapore OFWs transmit votes successfully
11 May 2010 – The Department of Foreign Affairs-Overseas Absentee
Voting Secretariat (DFA-OAVS) said today that the election results
from the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong and the Philippine
Embassy in Singapore were successfully transmitted to the Commission
of Elections (COMELEC) server in Manila last night.
The automated mode of voting was implemented in the two areas.
The Consulate General in Hong Kong said that 39,383 out of 95,355 OFWs cast their ballots in 96 clustered precincts.
Unofficial results showed that Senator Noynoy Aquino of the Liberal
Party (LP) led the candidates for President with 19,606 votes,
followed by Eddie Villanueva of Bangon Pilipinas with 8,327 votes and
Senator Manuel Villar of the Nacionalista Party (NP) with 5,622 votes.
Lakas-CMD bet Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (2,556) bet followed,
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino’s Joseph Estrada (1,980), Bagumbayan-VNP’s
Richard Gordon (945), Kilusang Bagong Lipunan’s (KBL) Vetellano Acosta
(58), independent candidate Jamby Madrigal (30), Ang Kapatiran’s John
Carlos delos Reyes (26) and independent Nicanor Perlas (20) were next.
For Vice President, Senator Mar Roxas (LP) got 19,837 votes, followed
by Senator Loren Legarda of the Nationalist People’s Coalition with
6,885 and Bangon Pilipinas’ Perfecto Yasay with 6, 353 votes.
Garnering fourth place is PDP-Laban’s Jejomar Binay (4,083), followed
by Bagumbayan-VNP’s Bayani Fernando (998), Lakas-CMD’s Eduardo Manzano
(639), KBL’s Jose Sonza (103) and Ang Kapatiran’s Dominador Chipeco
(20).
For senators, the top 12 are: Bong Revilla (22,020); Ralph Recto
(20,495); Franklin Drilon (19,982); Jinggoy Estrada (19,946); Miriam
Defensor-Santiago (19,739); Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (18,555); Juan Ponce
Enrile (16,479); Vicente Sotto III (14,262); Pilar Juliana Cayetano
(13,817); Serge Osmena III (11,690); Jose de Venecia III (11,263),
and; Teofisto Guingona III (10,853).
The next 12 are: Liza Maza (10,460); Manuel Lapid (10,217); Satur
Ocampo (9,949), Ma. Katherine Inocencio (9,834); Imelda Papin (9,471);
Rey Langit (9,444), Gilbert Cesar Remulla (9,088); Sonia Roco (8,828);
Francisco Tatad (8,424); Ramoncito Ocampo (7,533); Alexander Tinsay
(7,188) and; Susan Ople (7,056).
In Singapore, 9,588 out of 31,851 OFWs cast their ballots in 32 clustered precincts.
Unofficial results there said that Aquino led the presidential race
with 4,949 votes, followed by Villar (1,314) and Gordon (1,105).
At fourth place is Teodoro (1,024), followed by Villanueva (711),
Estrada (345), Madrigal (19), Perlas (19), Acosta (17) and Delos Reyes
(12).
For Vice President, Roxas led all candidates with 5,017 votes,
followed by Legarda (1,617) and Bagumbayan-VNP’s Bayani Fernando
(1,060).
Following them are: Binay (1,056), Yasay (386), Manzano (247), Sonza
(71) and Chipeco (15).
For senators, the top 12 are: Recto (5,651); Defensor-Santiago
(5,534); Drilon (5,472); Cayetano (4,394); Revilla (4,373); Osmena
(4,085); Marcos (3,906); Enrile (3,899); Guingona (3,825); Sotto
(3,711); Estrada (3,120); Roco (2,679), and; De Venecia (2,679).
The next 12 are: Rozzano Rufino Biazon (2,582); Tatad (2,555); Lapid
(2,431); Remulla (2,381); Alexander Lacson (2,368); Risa Hontiveros
Baraquel (2,277); Ramon Mitra (1,825); Ople (1,704); Gwendolyn
Pimentel (1,603); Emilo Mario Osmena (1,542), Ocampo (1,383) and
Nereus Acosta (1,375).
Other Embassies and Consulates General are manually canvassing their
votes after polling ended at 7:00 p.m. (Philippine time) yesterday.
A total of 134,000 registered overseas voters participated in the
overseas absentee voting (OAV) as of yesterday morning. This
surpasses the 2007 voter turnout of 81,732.
The DFA-OAVS, through its OAVS Monitoring and Action Center
(OAVS-MAC), is operating 24 hours a day to receive the results of
voting in all the Embassies and Consulates General around the world.
They are expected to receive all results on or before May 15.
DFA-OAVS Vice Chairperson Nestor Padalhin said that the results
transmitted at the OAVS-MAC are unofficial, as the official canvassing
is done at the COMELEC and the National Board of Canvassers at the
Philippine International Convention Center.
DFA-OAVS Chairperson and Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Rafael Seguis
also thanked the volunteers and other groups who took time out to help
the Embassies and Consulates General in the OAV exercise.
For the foreign service posts who adopted postal or personal voting, a
preliminary certificate of canvassing are being faxed to the DFA-OAVS
on the results of voting in their area of jurisdiction after the
counting of ballots.
RP Embassy in Caracas warns against dubious job offers in Trinidad and Tobago
6 May 2010 – The Philippine Embassy in Venezuela warns the public of dubious companies offering supposed lucrative employment in Trinidad and Tobago.
According to the Embassy, certain companies are asking Filipino workers intending to work in Trinidad and Tobago to acquire a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Skills Certification and pay a certain amount prior to the processing of the Filipino applicant’s employment in that company.
The Embassy was alarmed upon receiving an email from a fire engineer in a Saudi Arabian company, seeking assistance on the requirements of a CARICOM skills certification for employment.
Prior to seeking the Embassy’s assistance, the fire engineer was notified through email that he was accepted as Maintenance and Fire Safety Engineer in a certain energy company in Trinidad and Tobago. The job contract offered a high salary.
However, he has to apply for a CARICOM Skills Certificate and pay US$765.00, for notarial and legal service fees for his documents to be used in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Philippine Embassy in Venezuela clarified that CARICOM Skills Certificate is meant for the free movement of citizens of CARICOM member-countries, namely Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat (UK), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, to work in the Caribbean states. It is not for Filipinos and other foreigners.
The companies’ profile, company’s registration, and prospective employment contract should be examined carefully. These documents should all be notarized and authenticated by the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It is also advisable to verify the existence of such companies with the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency or the Embassy before further transacting with them, according to the Philippine Embassy press statement.