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I've taken down all of Santa's Workshop but these elf maidens were so cute and valentine-y that I decided to leave them up while I build costumes and props for the Hellaverse Bar.
The Pixie Twins, Absinthe and Sambuca:
And the Goodreau Privera girls!
The lace doilies were much bigger than I remembered but they're cute nonetheless.
I also added Kitty Noir as she seemed on-theme. I might dig out the Valentine's day Draculara/Clawd Wolf set to display at the other end.
I finished up my Faun (for now.) after her face up was done I decided to swap out her eyes again. These sparkly green ones are really fun!
Ready to get married!
Aetas of Sitio Pidpid continue to face water crisis because of quarrying
By Ana Louise M. Naguit and Patricia Marie A. Rivera - January 20, 2019
Aeta leaders of Sitio Pidpid narrates their barricading against quarrying companies that happened last year. Photo by Patricia Marie A. Rivera/The Kuliat Post
PORAC, Pampanga — Almost a year after the Aetas of Sitio Pidpid in Porac, Pampanga successfully halted private companies from their quarrying operations in their ancestral lands, progressive groups, under the leadership of HAU Speak Now, with Anakbayan and League of Filipino Students, visited the area for a give-a-gift program for the indigenous people.
Members of student publications and school-based organizations as well as volunteers from various schools in Central Luzon and Manila participated in the program that took place on January 14, 2019. Clothes, toys, and household items were given to the Aetas.
Parlor games were held for the Aeta children. Photo by Patricia Marie A. Rivera/The Kuliat Post
Coupled with helping with the IPs of Sitio Pidpid was the objective of the organizing parties to make the volunteers the present state of the lands in the mountains through interviews with the Aetas and discussions that circulated around the issues of the country that concerns our ancestral lands.
In addition to what the common people know, "land-grabbing" isn't only carried out by the expulsion of the indigenous people from their lands, but also by way of quarrying. Quarrying is the acquisition of minerals used in buildings and structures by digging the land. Sitio Pidpid is rich in black sand, a type of mineral that is essential to strengthening the foundation of the land, which is the purpose of the companies conducting quarrying in the area. The extraction of such minerals is the reason why massive landslides in the mountains and flooding in cities such as Angeles may occur more frequently.
Volunteers mingle with the Aetas while looking at Angeles City, which can be seen from up the mountain. Photo by Patricia Marie A. Rivera/The Kuliat Post
January 31st marks one year after the Aetas took a stand against the quarrying companies by forming a movement that guarded and fought for their land. They erected fences using wood to prevent the entry of trucks and equipment used for quarrying.
But damage has already been done, and now, the Aeta people face another challenge: the lack of water. It is difficult for them to get clean water because the water cannot go up to their wells. Because of this, they have to go down the mountain to get water from the springs they dug from the ground and use it for washing, bathing, as well as drinking.
Aeta women washing their clothes at their source of clean water. Photo by Patricia Marie A. Rivera/The Kuliat Post
Mang Jerry talks about their long-time water crisis. Photo by Patricia Marie A. Rivera/The Kuliat Post
According to Mang Jerry, a native, numerous organizations and politicians have already committed to assist in solving their water crisis. According to him, three administrations have passed since they were promised help, but they have still received nothing from the government.
It is for this reason that progressive groups invite the youth to stand up with the Aeta in their fight for their ancestral lands. Beyond material things, they need people who will serve as their voices to big companies and the government who won't listen to them. This should not only be a fight of the IPs, but of the entire Filipino nation, because it is Philippine land that is being abused by quarrying corporations.
Anakbayan leader Lester May Castillo explains the land-grabbing situation in Sitio Pidpid. Photo by Patricia Marie A. Rivera/The Kuliat Post
It was mentioned during the discussion that there are plans of building an Aeta support group in Pampanga where those who wish to help the Aetas can join. For now, those who want to help may go to HAU Speak now, an independent organization at Holy Angel University that launches community service programs.
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Drinking in public places in school uniforms banned in Angeles City
Published on January 20, 2019 Written by Erine Diane G. Batac Story by Erine Diane G. Batac, Patricia Marie A. Rivera
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — After a long day at school, students would go to drinking bars and pubs for relaxation and enjoyment. But for one student, things went different from what is expected one night when the police came to question him about his drinking.
"Boyet" was caught drinking liquor outside a convenience store in Angeles City December of last year while still wearing his school uniform. In his defense, he is already of legal drinking age. During his interview with The Kuliat Post, Boyet mentioned that the police took his photograph without his permission.
According to PO2 Rona D. Graganza, WCPT and PCR in Police Station 1 of Angeles City in her statement to The Kuliat Post, it is written in City Ordinance No. 84 that drinking in public places beyond the curfew of minors is unacceptable. Additionally, it is no prohibited for students to drink in public in their school uniform because it is part of the school rules. PO2 Graganza also menioned that the school uniform is "sacred" because anyone wearing it is carrying the name of the school.
City Ordinance No. 84 states the prohibition of drinking whiskey, beer, liquor, or any intoxicating beverage in public places. Whoever is caught ... will pay a fine of 50 pesos and be jailed for five days. This ordinance was approved on January 31, 1975, signed by the then City Mayor Carmelo Lazatin, and has long been implemented in Angeles City.
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Pulitzer-winning journalist Manuel Mogato calls for truthful journalism in 20th Inkblots
By Patricia Rivera - December 12, 2018
Varsitarian staffers at the 20th Inkblots. Photo by Patricia Rivera/The Kuliat Post
Thomson Reuters’ Manila correspondent and 2018 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting winner Manuel Mogato welcomed the fellows in the 20th Inkblots with a speech about the changes in the journalism landscape over the last 20 years.
In his keynote address, the veteran journalist noted that there have been tremendous advancements in the field of journalism that were essentially driven by technology. He mentioned that due to the rapid technological innovations today, traditional media organizations—campus papers included—are losing over social media.
Mogato also said that what concerns him more is the sharp decline in the people’s trust in traditional media. According to him, “journalists who are critical of the administration are labeled ‘press-titutes’, ‘bayaran’, ‘dilawan’, and ‘biased’.” He compared it to the United States where news organizations critical of President Donald Trump’s policies with the likes of CNN, The New York Times, and Washington Post are branded as “fake news.”
He ended the speech by urging journalists to regain their credibility and the public’s trust by devoting themselves to factual journalism and by being transparent. “Journalism should only be biased for truth,” he said.
Inkblots is the annual campus journalism fellowship hosted by The Varsitarian, the official publication of the University of Santo Tomas. It is attended by high school and college publication staffers from schools across the Philippines. This year’s installment was held last December 4 to 6, 2018 at the Benavides Auditorium inside the campus.
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scribbled out some Priveras today
Feeling crappy.
Nya koder för Företagshälsovård
Privera i Värmlands läns landsting har nya koder för Företagshäslovård.
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