State of the Nation Episode

SONA Gutom na Pinoy Rising Episode

with DAKILA hosted by DJ Tado

DJ Ramon

and DJ Angel

with guests, SJ San Juan of the UP Paralegal Society

and Mr. Wilson Fortaleza of Freedom from Debt Coalition

GNP [Gutom na Pilipino] Rising: The Real State of the Nation

For the seven agonizing years, the Filipino people have been fed with fiction—ugly fiction from the mouth of a fictive president.

Thus we, the members of Dakila – Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism, present our own version of the State of the Nation.

The phrase “strong economy” has always oozed from Mrs. Arroyo’s lying mouth. But if “strong economy” means high gasoline prices, if “strong economy” means Filipinos falling in line for rice, if “strong economy” means thousands of Fillipinos leaving their families behind to take on dehumanizing jobs abroad, then we would rather have no economy at all.

The people cannot lie. We no longer need surveys to show that she is the worst Philippine president in recent times. Of course, Malacanang will mouth the same old tired cliché about the presidency not being a popularity contest.

That is actually insulting the intelligence of the Filipinos. To say such a thing is to treat them like mindless showbiz fans. But if the presidency is not a popularity contest as she says, then why does she feel the need to deface the landscape with her face? Why is her face on every streetcorner billboard? Why is her face on our trains and our tickets? Why is she on TV all the time in those ugly commercials?

The people have enough famous personalities to idolize. But their stomachs do not lie.

The people are hungry. The people are tired.

The people are tired of the same old lies.

Let us invoke the sense of dignity in each and every one of us.

We have suffered enough. We have the right to be noble.
We have the right to be angry.


-- DAKILA

All About Coffee

Kape ni Juan and Republika de Kappay

Atheism and Religion

nosebleed topic

with guests Jordan Sebastian, Aoux, Bing, and Sir Bryan

Bing on being "born again"

philosopical, educational and definitely heavy

jourdan on being part of VCF

auox on being a zen atheist

much ado about homosexuality

From: dennydeguzman dennydeguzman@yahoo.com.

Di ako against sa mga homosexuals, curious lang. Napagusapan sa educational monday ang homosexuality and the bible. I tried to research. I just want you to comment on this..

"Ang mga hindi matuwid ay hindi magmamana ng paghahari ng Diyos. Hindi ba ninyo alam iyan? Huwag kayong magpadaya. Ang mga nakikiapid, ang mga sumasamba sa diyos-diyosan, ang mga mangangalunya, ang mga bakla, ang mga gumagamit sa kapwa lalaki ay hindi magmamana ng paghahari ng Diyos."

(I Cor. 6:9)1 Corinthians 6:9 (King James Version)King James Version (KJV)

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind.

1 Corinthians 6:9 (New King James Version)

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor HOMOSEXUALS, nor sodomites,

(same verses different translations)

Rite of Passage

The Brewrats Educational Mondays Family with guests Sig and JD.
DAKILA's panext girls - MIch, Vanni and Steph

The Big Red Bakulaw with Vanni

Once again, Once More

Rite of Passage

Join us for our Father's Day Episode on the Pinoy Men's Rite of Passage for the Brewrats Educational Mondays with DJ RAmon, DJ Angel, DJ Tado and Mich, Steph, Abel and Icy of DAKILA.
*Photo courtesy of Side Trip and from the film, Perfumed Nightmares by Kidlat Tahimik.

*Rite of Passage is a ritual that marks a change in a person's social or sexual status. Rites of passage are often ceremonies surrounding events such as childbirth, menarche or other milestones within puberty, coming of age, marriage, weddings, and death.

Pagtutuli or circumcision is a Filipino traditional rite of passage from pubescence to manhood. It involves the removal of the foreskin from the male genitalia. The practice adheres to either or both the religious and cultural principles of the Philippines. A Filipino summer ritual, pagtutuli is usually done during the Lenten Season. The term “circumcision” was derived from the Latin circum which means “around” and cædere, meaning “to cut”.

June 12: Flag and Anthem Day or Independence Day?

Join us for our Independence Day episode as we talk about historical facts and myths this Monday, June 9, 9pm for the Brewrats Educational Mondays with DAKILA, Campus 99.5 FM.

June 12 Flag and Anthem Day or Independence Day?
by Ed Aurelio C. Reyes
Kampanya para sa Kamalayan sa Kasaysayan

Government insistence on marking June 12 as independence day and as the establishment day for the first republic in this continent has run into serious controversy, nay debate, with historians.

The historians are saying that the June 12 declaration in Kawit, Cavite, was one of a protectorate (or "independence" that was "under the protection of the mighty and humane North American nation"). And the government that was formed was a dictatorial government, which, upon the advice of Apolonario Mabini, was changed later into a revolutionary government. It was only in September 1898 that a constituent assembly (called "Malolos Congress") was converned, and it was in January of the following year that upon the resultant Constitution hammered out by that assembly the first Philippine Republic (also called "Malolos Republic") was inaugurated.

KAMALAYSAYAN (Kampanya para sa Kamalayan sa Kasaysayan) has chosen to take side of historicity or historical accuracy. If we are to awaken in our contrymen an interest in our history, why feed them myths? June 12 as Independence Day is a myth. It has always been. Earlier, we had another myth: that of celebrating Independence on the fourth of July. In 1962, President Diosdado Macapagal moved Independence Day from one false date to another.
But let me not be quoted as saying June 12, 1898 is not at all a significant date in the history of our nation, the nation that was born two years before at the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution in August 1896.

June 12 can somehow be considered our "Flag and Anthem Day." It was on that date when the gathering before the Aguinaldo balcony in Kawit, Cavite, the same crowd that heard General Aguinaldo proclaim the Philippines as a protectorate of the "Mighty and Humane North American nation," first heard the melody of the Marcha Magdalo, which was given lyrics years afterwards to finally evolve into the Lupang Hinirang that is our present national anthem. The march was played then by a brass band. The occasion also witnessed the first public unfurling of the Philippine flag very very similar to the one we have now.

My mention of the Philippine flag cannot be complete without citing a historical background to its "reverse evolution." And for readers to understand and appreciate this point, the following points must first be clear.

1. Andres Bonifacio has been criticized for allegedly being regionalistic, having led "only the Tagalogs," while Aguinaldo has been projected as a statesman of the entire nation beause he led in forming and inaugurating the "Republica Filipina." The correction of these impressions has to cite the official Katipunan meaning in using the word "Tagalog" and also well-documented researches on the actual nationwide coverage of the Philippine Revolution before its leadership was grabbed by Aguinaldo.

The footnote to be found on the cover page of Emilio Jacinto's Sa May Nais Makisanib sa Katipunang Ito (For Those Who Want to Join this Association - Ken), the Katipunan primer known more widely by its nickname, "Kartilya ng Katipunan," we find the following clarification, as worded and spelled (italics in the original): "Sa salitang tagalog katutura'y ang lahat ng tumubo sa Sangkapuluang ito; sa matawuid, bisaya man, iloko man, kapangpangan man, etc. ay tagalog din."

In November 1992, the University of the Philippines Department of History and the Asosasyon ng mga Dalubhasa at May-hilig sa Kasaysayan (ADHIKA) jointly convened in Batac, Ilocos Norte, a national conference on the actual geographical scope of the Katipuan-led 1896 Revolution. The converence, supported by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA), established in no uncertain terms the presence of the Katipunan in provinces as far north as the Batanes in Luzon, in the Visayan islands and as far south as Cotabato in Mindanao. The convenors have published the proceedings in book form, titled Katipunan: Isang Pambansang Kilusan (Katipunan: Nationwide Movement - Ken.).

2. With regards to the evolution of our flag, President Ramos would not have any reason recently suggest changes (like putting a crescent or a ninth ray) if the orginal sun in bonifacio's flag had been maintained up to the sewing of our present tricolor. Bonifacio's Katagalugan (named to aptly describe people who lived near rivers and other bodies of water) covered the entire archipelago, and the sun in his flag had an indefinite number of rays. Aguinaldo's flags had only eight rays, clarified in the 1898 Kawit Declaration to represent the first eight provinces that rose up against Spain. And how did Aguinaldo decide to honor the "first eight", and not the first seven, the first nine or the first ten in a field of more than 20 provinces? He based his decision on the martial law proclamation of Governor Ramon Blanco covering eight provinces.

It was bad enought that the designation of the number of rays in our flag had to be based on a martial law proclamation of a foreign colonial overlord. What was worse was that the shrinking of the number of rays from indefinite to onoly eight also shrunk in the people's minds the application of the world "Tagalog" from the katipunan's archipelago-wide coverage to Aguinaldo's (or Blanco's?) "first eight provinces" that roughly correspond now to the present-day Tagalog-speaking provinces.

It may be argued that the Moros, and the Cordillera tribes, who were never conquered by Spain, were not categorically mentioned in the "Kartilya" footnote, and may have been covered only by the word etcetera in the enumeration. But neither are the Bicolanos, the Warays, or all the other lumad groups, not even the Boholanos who had maintained an independent regime for 85 years! Neither are they represented in Aguinaldo's (Blanco's) eight rays.

Had we kept the orignal Katipunan sun, with an indefinite number of rays, there would have been not feelings of exclusion on the part of those who cannot be contented with representation by one of three stars (historically, representing Luzon, Panay and Mindanao!).

This is not to say we should now redesign the flag. After all, it has had its own place in the heroic sturggles of our people. We are just taking the opportunity to discuss what I called earlier in this article the "reverse evolution" of our flag. Or, in other words, we have to know how this symnbol actually evolved from the broad to the narrow.

Source: http://www.tribo.org

some kind of course

have you ever heard of the course "malikhaing pagsusulat", "philippine arts", "linguistics", "social work", "environmental science" or "community development"? or are you only familiar with the "kurso ng bayan"?

While there is nothing wrong with the so called "kurso ng bayan", let's also take a peek on what these other courses have to offer.

Join us this educational mondays for a discussion on kakaibang mga kurso. We have guests who have studied quite interesting courses in college. DJ Ramon, DJ Angel and DJ Tado together with Icy, Abel and Karla of DAKILA will take turns in asking our guests on their course and career of choice.

Tune in to Brewrats Campus Radio 99.5 at 9-12mn for Educational Mondays with Dakila.

Sumayaw, Sumabay! A Dance and Martial Arts Lessons On Air

wonderwoMOM

Celebrate Mother's Day with us. Tune in to the Brewrats Educational Mondays as we learn the joys and pains of motherhood. Join DJ Tado, DJ Angel and DJ Ramon with Mich, Steph, Icy, Abel and Karla of DAKILA. Special guests are Aimee Marcos of the Dorques, Theatre Actress Roence, Taken by Cars Vocalist Sarah Marco and Dylan. Listen to a special performance of Isko of FMD and Vani.

Demystifying Superheroes: A closer look at the Pinoy Comics Scene

Sigurado kami kilala niyo si Panday at Darna. O di kaya, lumaki kayong ina-idolize si Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman o Spiderman? Maaring pamilyar din kayo sa X-men.

Eh, napanood niyo ba ang Zsazsa Zaturnah? Fan ba kayo ng Pugad Baboy o Kiko Machine?

Eh, Kilala niyo ba sila Gerry Alanguilan, Arnold Arre, Leinil Yu, Carlo Pagulayan, Wilson Tortosa, Lan Medina, Mico Suayan, Gilbert Monsanto, Carlo Vergara, Fritz Casas, Mannie Abeleda, Dennis Crisostomo, at Reno Maniquis

Tara, pag-usapan natin ang mundo ng Pinoy Comics Scene at alamin ang kalagayan nito.

Samahan niyo kami sa Brewrats Educational Monday kasama ang mga comic enthusiasts na sina Dexter Dakanay at Manix Abrera na may likha ng Kiko Machine.

*Sanduguan Comics created by Gener Pedrina. Photo Courtesy of Gener Pedrina's Website.

May Day!

Bakit nga ba natin ipinagdiriwang ang labor day?

Bakit laging kawawa ang image ng workers sa lipunan?

Sino ba ang mga manggagawa?

Kung bibigyan ka ng pagkakataong gumawa ng holiday sa isang seksiyon ng manggagawa, anung seksiyon ng manggagawa ang bibigyan mo ng "day off"?

Ano ang difference ng manggagawa sa employee? Bakit mas type nating tawaging employee kaysa worker?

Malaki ba ang kabaihan ng office employee sa Makati sa manggagawa sa pabrika ng lata sa Valenzuela?

Maki - MAY DAY na ngayong lunes sa Brewrats Educational Mondays with DAKILA. Samahan sila Steph at Abel pati na rin ang bandang TOYO sa ating Labor Day Episode.

Here They Come To Save The EARTH. . .

Kung ikaw ay isa sa mga planeteers, sino ka

at ano ang gagawin mo para iligtas si Mother Earth?

BREWRATS Educational Mondays with DAKILA

April 21, 2008

Brewrats Educational Monday with DAKILA

Welcome to your page! Itong blog na ito ay para sa lahat ng brewsters at listeners ng Brewrats na nais mag-ambag sa ating educational discussions tuwing Monday night.

DAKILA - Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism is a group of artists and individuals that aims to instill awareness, educate and inspire involvement through the creative arts.

Salamat sa Brewrats dahil tuwing lunes ay meron na tayong on-air venue for a free exchange of ideas, kwentuhan, palitan ng kuro-kuro sa paraang di naman kailangang seryoso pero may sustansya at laman. Naniniwala kasi kami sa DAKILA na "genuine social concern need not to be solemn and grave, that, in the end, it remains a true celebration of life".

Kaya samahan niyo kami every Monday night 9pm to 12mn para sa Brewrats Educational Mondays with DAKILA. Makibahagi kayo sa discussions. Magshare ng inyong insights o kaya magsuggest ng ideas for the topics.

E-mail us at dakila.philippines@yahoo.com or text us at 09228144626. Tama!

*Photo from brewrats friendster