TI MATA TI LUBONG*

Ti mata ti lubong a mangmatmat kenka
isu met laeng ti mata nga adda kenka
nga umimatang iti lubong ken iti dayawna
ti dara ti daga a mangted iti biagna
isu met laeng ti dara a mamagpitik
kenka iti tengnga.
ti agsayasay kenka isu met laeng
ti agsayasay iti daga--wen, ti agparukpok
saan a maawanan iti parukpok.
ti init a balangat ti lubong isu met laeng
ti balangat a naisaad iti bassit nga ulom
saan a sarsarita idi ugma dagitoy a nakem.

Ngamin, kas iti daydi a panawen
ti Uleg ken ti Mansanas
idi nabukel dagiti krokis ken pagrukodan
nailansatayo iti padeppa iti ikub ti basikaw
a saanto nga agpukaw.
Kas idi naipasngay ti maladaga
dagidi dagensen ken am-amangaw
kasta met ti rugi ti awan patinggana.
kas met iti agnanayon nga awan
kanibusanan iti sangariwrw nga arrabis,
iti adu nga amen ken sakit ti nakem.
Ken, wen, kabsatko, awan ti mailemmeng
ta kas iti taaw a mangliwengliweng
nakalawlawag ken agtaytayyek ti apuy,
ti mulagat iti kangatuan.

*Nairaman iti expanded version ti "Umayka Manen, Ganggannaet/Come Again, Stranger"

ADAN*

Kasla nataldeng a baka
A sipaparnged iti igid
Ti sibilisasion.

Kabsat ti tapok ken bato,
Aguyas tunggal agsaraaw ti tianna
Iti gumayebgeb nga agmatuon:
Yahwe, Yahwe, isublim ti Paraiso!
Ngem awan ti maisubli kenkuana
Ta awan ti napukawna.
Ti Paraiso isu ti templo
Ti narukop a bagina.

Dinanto ammo, dinanto maawatan
Agingga a perngenna ti naputolan
Nga init ket anagenna:
Dagiti sabong! Dagiti sabong!
Awanen ti marisda!
Nalabit nga addanto sungbat
Ngem mabibineg latta ti utek
Ket agsubli iti lubongna.

Kasla nataldeng a baka
A sipaparnged iti igid
Ti sibilisasion.

*Nairaman iti "Umayka Manen, Ganggannaet/Come Again, Stranger"

LIPATEN NGA INTANEMDA A BANNUAR*

lipaten ni jose rizal a riniple dagiti kastila idiay luneta
lipaten ni andres bonifacio ken ti pannakatraidorna

lipaten ni antonio luna a nagrarangasanda idiay nueva ecija
lipaten ni elpidio quirino ken ti lima ribu a pisos nga orinola

lipaten
lipaten

lipaten ni jose sison ken ti pinabettakna idiay plaza miranda
lipaten dagiti kudeta kontra cory a nangpaksuy iti ina a daga

lipaten ni
lipaten ni cory nga asawana a natay iti kanser ti bituka

lipaten ,,,
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lipaten

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lipaten ti sagibona a P50, 000 la idi ti tinawen a teggedna
lipaten

lipaten
lipaten

lipaten
lipaten

lipaten dagiti adu a saludsod no apay a pinatayna ti bagina
lipaten a pudno nga adda nangato a tao a sinalaknibanna

lipaten, ay, lipaten dagiti rab-rabngis-tirtiris dagiti raraemen
lipaten, ay, lipaten.ti pungtot-luksaw kadagiti mangirurumen.

*Nairaman iti expanded version ti "Umayka Manen, Ganggannaet/Come Again, Stranger"

Gifts

I am touched by the letter.
I am touched by gifts out of the generous heart.
If I am touched in the heart, I could almost cry.
If I am touched by love and tenderness, I can not write.
Let me savour the moment.
Let me cry.

Sungbat iti surat ni Lady Fele Mann, sigud a mannurat iti Bannawag, maysan a makipagili idiay Australia, sibiko lider ti Darwin a naedda ken ni Roman nga asawana.

AGSUBLIKA, VERONICA, KET AGTALINAEDKA ITI DENNA

Saanen nga aglailo kaniak ti angin
Ta pimmanawen iti sanga, mailiwak iti arakupna.

Saanen nga aglailo kaniak dagiti marapait
Ta narabngisda iti tay-ak, intanemdak iti lipat.

Saankon a maagkan ti agar-arimasa a bibig ti kayanga
Ta pinarutda iti kalsada, diak ammo't nangibellenganda.

(Ket kaano a nangngeg daydi naudi a taraok ti abuyo,
Dagiti ikkis ti bakes idiay Barit, Carasi ken Piddig?
Ket awanen dagiti kali, Veronica, awandan, awandan.)

Saanen nga agsabong dagiti tawwa-tawwa iti teppang
Ta kasano nga agbusel ti awan, didak man la pinakaammuan.

Saankon a marikna ti nasam-it a garumiad ti karambuaya
Ta nagtawatawen, sanna man la imbaga ti isisinana.

(Kasano a makasaok ti bulan ket awanka metten iti dulang?
Nabayagen nga ur-urayenka, nabayagen a sapsapulenka.)

Ay, saanen nga aglailo kaniak ti angin wenno umapros la koma
Ta pimmanawen iti sanga; kasano a lipatek ti bara ti arakupna?

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Maysa a kita ti daniw-nakaparsuaan. Agkayammet ti daniw ken nakaparsuaan. Ti nakaparsuaan ket daniw; ti daniw ket nakaparsuaan. No matay ti nakaparsuaan, matay met ti daniw.Veronica is a symbol for poetry or nature. Hence, the death of nature is also the death of poetry.

Veronica--no such person with that name existed in recorded history and name could not be found in the scriptures. But Veronica had a physical reality, an old love who died of cancer and whose memory could not go away.

In the mysterious Christian Paschal narrative, it refers to the handkerchief or cloth on which the face of the Christ was allegedly impressed during his Passion on the Cross. Hence, the Latin, veraicona or true face or true image.

The Use of English in Philippine Journalism

Philippine journalism started in 1637 with the publication of Sucesos Felices. The paper was printed by Tomas Pinpin. Sucesos Felices antedated by 50 years the first American newspaper.

But the first regular newspaper in the country was Del Superior which came out in August 8, 1811. It was under the control of the Spanish government. Thirty five years later, La Esperanza, the first daily newspaper, came out on December 1, 1846.




to be completed

Journal of September 8

Hundreds of pensioners of the Government Service Insurance System in San Mateo town and Santiago City are up in arms against the state agency for the delay in the arrival of their retirement pay which is supposed to be posted in their ATMs today. As of 10:30 this morning, their pensions have not yet arrived. "I promised my creditor, I would be paying him this morning," said a 78-year old man.

It was the first time, their pension was delayed since March when the GSIS transferred the date of sending the pension, from the 2nd day of every month to the eight day.


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The Pampanga solon who told media reporters he bought his P63-million beachfront house in California from donations for his political campaigns including gifts from wedding sponsors is in hot water. Senators wanted him to be charged before the Office of the Ombudsman.

Journal of September 3

Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo, one of two legislator sons of Gloria, has self-destruct during an early morning TV interview. He should have consulted his lawyers before appearing before practically the whole nation and answering questions posed by TV host Solita Monsod who was too skillful and too bright for this Arroyo scion. Time and again she caught him off-guard even as he showed he was too naive to admit that part of campaign funds donated to him went to purchase properties for himself and his wife? Did that Californa beachfront house worth, according to the papers, P63-million, come from the campaign funds given by supporters or donated by their wedding sponsors?


When he filed his income tax in the early part of the decade, he had only P5-million? Now last year he had P99-million. Where in heaven's name did he get the m0ney?

Is "Mikey" the archtype politician who becomes rich overnight after entering the political arena?
Of course, it is a practice in the Philippines that the one in power corners all the projects or they share in the SOPs (standard operating procedure equals money) as much as getting 20 percent or maybe 40 percent of the cost of projects in their locality. How much was allotted to Mikey's CDF year after year?

With the pork barrel increased this year, expect "Mikey"s wealth to balloon into more than P100-million next year. How much is the salary of a representative of the people?

Son like parents? They could not distinguish what is right and proper? They have another view of reality?