Mga Tala Ukol sa Paglaganap ng mga Kantang may Dalawang Pagpapakahulugan

Hindi kaila sa ating mga Pilipino, lalung-lalo na sa mga taga-Maynila, ang paglaganap ng mga malalaswang kanta. Haay, naku! Wala na ata tayong iuunlad. Ang ating mga kababayan ay tila kuntento na sa Entertainment na baliko.

Mga kabayan, gumising na nga tayo! Hindi pa ba kayo nagsasawa sa karumihan ang ating kapaligiran. Puno na nga ng mga tambak ng basura ang ating paligid. Sana huwag na natin ito dagdagan. Tumigil na tayo sa pakikinig ng mga walang kakwenta-kwentang tugtugin.

Mahal ko ang Pilipinas. Huwag tayong umasa sa mga dayuhan pagdating sa pagpapaunlad ng ating bansa. Ang ikasusulong natin ay nasa ating mga kamay. Isipin natin ang ating mga magiging anak. Dapat tayong magsilbing mabuting halimbawa sa kanila.

Kung mayroon tayong dapat gawain, isakilos na natin ito agad. Hindi tayo dapat na magpatumpik-tumpik pa. Mayroong magandang bukas na nag-iintay sa ating lahat. Marapat lang nating manalig sa Maykapal, at siguradong hinding-hindi niya tayo pababayaan. Ang tunay na lakas ay nasa sambayanang Pilipino.

Mabuhay!

Gising pa ako

Gabing-gabi na at gising pa ko. Unang araw ng pasukan bukas. Nagmisa nga pala ako kaninang alas siete ng gabi. May asong pumasok sa simbahan. Natuwa nga ako kasi ang lambing nung aso. Yung paring nagsermon ay bagong pari pa lang. Good luck po sa inyo. At tulad ng karaniwan nilang ginagawa, naki-alam siya sa pamahalaan sa homili. Bakit ba sila (ang kaparian) ganyan? Hindi ba nila naiintindihan na ang kanilang ginagawa ay labag sa saligang-batas? Sige, matutulog na ako.

PMHS ang pinipili ko

Sa simula, dalawang orgs ang gusto kong salihan: UP PMHS at UP ABM. At dahil crammed na nga ang sched ko, kinailangan kong mamili ng iisa lamang. Ang pinili ko ay UP PMHS. Bakit? Una, una silang nakilala ko. Ikalawa, una akong nakatambay sa lugar nila. Ikatlo, mas ramdam ko ang pakiramdam na pamilya sa PMHS. Ikaapat, masyadong matagal ang tambay hours na kailangan sa ABM. Ikalima at pinakamahalaga, mukhang mas magdedevelop ako as a person sa UP PMHS.

May natutunan ako

Nagsimba ako kahapon. At dahil Corpus Christi ang ipinagdiwang bukas, ang sermon ay tungkol sa tamang pag-uugali sa loob ng simbahan. Ngayon ko lang nalamang dapat pala'y hindi tinatanggap ang katawan ni Kristo o magkomunion kapag may mabigat kang kasalanan o mortal sin. Sa katunayan, sinabi na iyan ng aking nakakatandang kapatid na si Ate Nadia. Hindi sa hindi ako naniwala sa kanya, kundi nais kong makumpirma ito muna. Kaya noong oras na ng pangungumunion, hindi nga ako nagkomunion. Wala akong magagawa kung ganoon ang patakaran ng simbahan. 'Yan tuloy, gusto ko nang mangumpisal.

Ang taas

UPCM Admissions Information: Applicants AY 2003-2004
ADMISSION POLICIES
The Committee on Admissions has the authority to determine the criteria of selection and to recommend who from among the applicants are qualified students. Selection is based on intellectual and personal preparedness of the applicant irrespective of sex, religious belief and political affiliation.
GENERAL ADMISSION POLICIES
- Only applicants of good moral character shall be admitted.
- Only applicants who have never been convicted of a crime shall be admitted.
- Only applicants with good academic records shall be considered for admission.
- Only applicants with the personality and attitudes considered suitable for a career in medicine shall be accepted.
- The maximum number of students that can be accommodated without negating teaching-learning effectiveness shall be admitted.
- Filipino citizens shall be given priority on admission.
- An admitted student who fails to enrol may be admitted in any succeeding year only after he/she re-applies and is selected on a competitive basis with the rest of the applicants for that year.
- Qualified applicants who are not admitted may re-apply in any succeeding year.
- Other relevant University rules on admission which are not contradictory to the preceding rules shall apply.
THE ADMISSION PROCESS
There are 2 entry points to the College of Medicine: Year Level I and Year Level III (First Year Proper).
ADMISSION TO YEAR LEVEL I (INTARMED)
Selection Process:
High school graduates who have met the requirements for admission to the University of the Philippines System are eligible for admission to Year Level I. Applications are coursed through the University of the Philippines System General Admission Process. The Year Level INTARMED students are selected from the top 50 male and top 50 female college freshmen qualifiers (ranked according to UPG) who indicated in the U.P. College Admission Test (UPCAT) application form their interest in INTARMED.
Only 40 applicants (20 males and 20 females) will be finally admitted into the program following selection process which include interview.
ADMISSION TO YEAR LEVEL III (MEDICINE PROPER)
The Medicine Proper is a 5-year study of basic and clinical sciences, humanities and internship.
Only applicants who will have obtained their Baccalaureate degree (Bachelor in Science or Arts) by the end of school year 2002-2003 or earlier are eligible. Applicants who will obtain their Baccalaureate degree in the summer of 2003 are NOT eligible for admission.
The applicant must have a valid National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) score not lower than 90 percentile taken on April 2001 to December 2002. The NMAT is administered by the Center for Educational Measurement. The applicant who has fulfilled the above requirements will be further evaluated in an interview by a faculty panel. Students who have been dropped from the rolls of the U.P. College of Medicine or other medical schools shall be denied admission or readmission. Medical students from other medical schools are NOT eligible for admission to Year Level III.
The Admissions Committee and the College of Medicine reserve the right to refuse admission to any applicant based on the standards and criteria set forth by the Committee pursuant to its mandate that has been approved by the proper University officials.
- Start of issuance of application forms
for Academic Year 2003—2004 : July 15, 2002
- Absolute deadline for filing of all required
documentation for a complete application : December 13, 2002
8. Applicants who have obtained their BS/BA degree during the first semester 2002-2003 or earlier are encouraged to submit their complete application before the deadline to facilitate the processing of their application.

Napakataas ang grade na kailangan para makapasok ako sa UP Manila College of Medicine. Kaya mo ba yan, Joel? Alam kong kaya mo yan. Kinakailangan mong magsakripisyo para makamtam mo ang iyong pangarap--ang mag-aral ng medisina sa UP Manila College of Medicine.