JUSTICE FOR THE ILOKANO LANGUAGE

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Apruvado a Posision ti Kumbre 2014 ti Sao nga Ilokano

POSISION TI NAKEM INTERNATIONAL

Sungbat Kadadagiti Dua a Pakaseknan

Sabado, Mayo 31, 2013

Iti 2014 Kumbre ti Sao nga Ilokano

High Point Boutique Inn, Camp 7, Baguio City

Ni Aurelio Solver Agcaoili, Presidente

DAGITI PAKASEKNAN:

1. Sirmata maipapan iti pannakaipromover, pannakasustenir, ken pannakausar ti Sao nga Ilokano iti amin nga aspekto ti biag ni Ilokano iti man Filipinas wenno iti sabali a lugar.

2. Pannakaitag-ay ti Sao nga Ilokano tapno iti kasta ket mabaelanna a tutopan ti pannakasapul ken pannakaaramat iti maysa a kontemporaneo a forma daytoy, maysa a forma a mangibabaet iti pannakapartuat kadagiti nagduduma a diskurso a mangisarming kadagiti nagduduma a padas ken kasapulan ni Ilokano iti uray sadinno a lugar ken iti uray ania a kondision ti aginaldaw ken intelektualisado a panagbiag.

SUNGBAT ITI PAKASEKNAN 1:

Iti panagsirmata iti ‘pannakaipromover, pannakasustenir, ken pannakausar ti ‘Sao nga Ilokano kadagiti amin nga aspekto ti biag ni Ilokano,’ importante unay-unay dagitoy:

1. Ti kritikal a deskripsion dagiti agdama a corpus (wenno korpus) ti Sao nga Ilokano manipud kadagiti amin a sors, a saan laeng a kadagiti nalatak ken popular a pakaimalmalditan, pakaipekpeksaan, pakaiwarwaragawagan, wenno pakaus-usaran daytoy no di ket kadagiti sabali pay a bubon ti panagammo nga Ilokano nga adda kadagiti ig-igid.

2. Masapul a maibilang iti daytoy a corpus dagitoy:

2.1. Dagiti sors manipud iti kultura a popular a naimaldit (magazin, jornal, pagiwarnak iti eskuelaan, sabali pay a kita ti warnakan).

2.2. Dagiti sors manipud iti mas media (iti radio ken television).

2.3. Dagiti sors manipud iti sosial media (Internet ken dadduma pay a forma).

2.4. Dagiti sors manipud kadagiti profesion, pammati, grupo nga addaan interes.

2.5. Dagiti sors iti uneg ti Filipinas.

2.6. Dagiti sors iti ruar kadagiti diasporiko ken exiliko a komunidad.

3. Masapul a maibilang ti evolusion ti Sao nga Ilokano iti pannakabukel ti maysa a konsepto ti corpus a kontemporaneo.

3.1. Ti evolusion manipud iti kaunnaan unay a forma daytoy, kas koma ti forma iti Doctrina idi 1620.

3.2. Ti panagbalbaliw daytoy a forma iti las-ud ti padas a kolonial nga Español.

3.3. Ti panagbalbaliw daytoy a forma iti las-ud ti padas a kolonial nga Americano/Americano.

3.4. Ti panagbalbaliw gapu iti fuerza ti saritaan a hegemoniko a nasionalismo, agraman ti panangkritikar iti influensa ti balarila a Tagalog (a naiyadaptar iti Liwayway), ken ti panagbalbaliw daytoy iti iskizofreniko a pannakabalbaliw daytoy a kas Pilipino/Filipino.

3.5. Ti panagbalbaliw manipud kadagiti nagduduma nga inisiativa a mangisaysayangkat iti nainwayawayaan a panagsirig iti nosion ken realidad ti nation, estado, nasionalismo, edukasion, diversidad, ken demokrasia.

4. Importante ditoy ti analitikal a pannakaadal dagiti panagbalbaliw ti Sao nga Ilokano kadagiti naglabas a panawen, kasta met ti pannakaamiris kadagiti sirkunstansia kadagitoy a panagbalbaliw.

5. Masapul ditoy ti krisismo kadagiti internal ken external a faktor iti panagbalbaliw ti Sao nga Ilokano tapno iti kasta ket mailugar dagitoy a panagbalbaliw, makita ti akem dagitoy a faktor, ken maikkan iti kontexto dagiti kibaltang a naaramid, singasing a maidatag, wenno panagatur a maisayangkat.

SUNGBAT ITI PAKASEKNAN 2:

Iti argumento para nesesidad ti baro a forma ti Sao nga Ilokano, maysa a forma a maiyannatup iti

(a) kontemporaneo a padas ni Ilokano,

(b) radikal a panagbalbaliw ti ammo ken panagammo ni Ilokano, ken

nasken ti panangbukel kadagiti premisa a mangitunda iti kongklusion a nalawag ken nalawa, nawada ken mamagwada iti isip, ken mangikarkari iti baro nga adal, baro nga ammo, ken nawaya a wagas ti panagsawar ti managpartuat nga imahinasion ni Ilokano.

Ngarud, kastoy ti makunatayo:

(a) Saan nga umdas ti dati nga alfabeto.

(b) Masapul ti baro nga alfabeto a mangisingasing baro a posibilidad ti napabaro a Sao nga Ilokano.

(c.1) agdama a padas ni Ilokano;

(c.2) panagbalbaliw ti ammo ken wagas ti panagammo ni Ilokano; ken

(c.3) siensia ken teknologia a partuatenna, wenno pakairamananna, iti man lokal wenno internasional a padas.

(ch) Saan nga agalumiim ti Sao nga Ilokano a mangsango iti karit ti panagbalbaliw; ketdi, situtured daytoy a mangakseptar kadagiti amin a wagas tapno iti kasta, iti konsentriko a pamuspusan, taktika, istrategia, ken metodologia ket lallalo pay a mabaelanna a pabaknangen ti lubong daytoy a Sao, maysa a lubong nga addaan iti autentiko a kabaelan a mangisarming kadagiti amin a paniemna ni Ilokano:

(ch.1) napalabas-a-napalabas,

(ch.2) napalabas-nga-agdama,

(ch.3) agdama-nga-agdama, ken

(ch.4) agdama-a-masakbayan.

Kayatna a sawen, masapul a sakbayan ti Sao nga Ilokano ti kapasidadna a mangibabaet iti kabibiag nga Ilokano iti amin a tiempo ken amin a lugar.

Daytoy nga abilidadna a managsakbay ti mangitunda iti daytoy tapno magtengna ti naitag-ay a saad.

Daytoy naitag-ay a saad ket ti naturalesa daytoy nga agbalin nga universal a mangibabaet iti panagammo ni Ilokano, panagammo nga addaan talek iti kabaelan ken addaan kasiguruan.

ASA/31 Mayo 2014

Friday, November 8, 2013

8TH NAKEM CONFERENCE, FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS. THE LIST WILL NO LONGER BE UPDATED.

Nakem 2013, UH Manoa Ilokano Language and Literature Program, November 14-16, 2013

Abad, Jasmin Joy, Waipahu High School
Abes, Katrina, OMSS, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Acido, Jeffrey, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Agbayani, Amefil, SEED, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Agcaoili, Aurelio, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Agcaoili, Makana, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Agngarayngay, Nestor, Mariano Marcos State University
Agngarayngay, Zenaida, Mariano Marcos State University
Agustin, John Kenneth, Waipahu High School
Aichi, Cody, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Alayvilla, Alden, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Albano, Maybellinda, Data Center College of the Philippines
Alcaraz, Chelsea Jordan, Waipahu High School
Alejandro, Rex-Belli, Mariano Marcos State University
Alonzo, Erna Marie, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Alterado, Danilo, Saint Louis University
Aquino, Belinda, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Arce, Gilbert, University of Northern Philippines
Arrieta, Allyson, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Asia, Facundo, Mariano Marcos State University
Asia, Ninfa, Mariano Marcos State University
Aurellano, Rachelle, Waipahu High School
Badua, Steve Ryan, San Francisco State University
Barretto, Jeraldine, Waipahu High School
Bartolome, Christian Jay, Waipahu High School
Basig, Mary Grace, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Batara, Orlando, Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College
Bautista, Clement, OMSS, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Baxa, Eric, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Benigno, Shayna, University of Hawaii at West Oahu
Bley-Vroman, Robert, LLL, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Boado, Brian Jyriel, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Bonilla, John Paul, Waipahu High School
Brown, Patricia, Filipino-American Historical Society of Hawaii
Bugarin, Channara Heart, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Butay, Jessica, Waipahu High School
Cadiz, Neyzielle Ronnicque, University of the Philippines Baguio
Cajigal, Aris, Mariano Marcos State University
Caluya, Christian, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Camarao, Mark, Northwestern University
Canosa, Kimberly, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Cardenas, Jim-Michael, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Casinas, Jethro, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Castillo, Paul John, University of Hawaii Maui College
Cauton, Natividad, Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College
Clariza, Elena Maria, University of Hawaii Hamilton Library
Colmenares, Serafin Jr, Office of Language Access-Hawaii
Coloma, Anna Maria Socorro, Tarlac State University
Coloma, Loreto, Jr., University of Hawaii at Manoa
Corpuz , Julienne, Waipahu High School
Cuaresma, Charlene, SEED, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Custodio, Jennifer, UH Manoa Honors Program
Dalton, Jacob, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Dela Cruz, Castora, NGO Hawaii
Dela Cruz, Rommel, NGO Hawaii
Doles, Georgina Michaela, Waipahu High School
Domingo, Dean, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Domingo, Jensine, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Domingo, Mae Angelicca, Waipahu High School
Domingo, Maggie, NGO Hawaii
Dulay, Amadeo, Guild of Ilokano Writers Global
Duldulao, Glenda, Kokua Kalihi Valley CFS
Edralin , Brenton, Waipahu High School
Edralin, Justin Jude, Waipahu High School
Egami, Jennifer, SLD, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Eleazar, Mariya, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Escano, Ashley Jane, Waipahu High School
Estrella, Liza, Local Government of La Union
Etrata, Maria, NGO Hawaii
Etrata, Renato, NGO Hawaii
Felicitas, Ausbert, University of Northern Philippines
Fines, Amelyn, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Flores, Abraham, Jr, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Funtanilla, Janelle, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Galacgac, Ashley, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Galiza, Franalyn, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Garces, Nicolita, University of Hawaii Hamilton Library
Gasmen, Imelda, IPLL, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Gatdula, Avelina, Northern Luzon Polytechnic State College
Gatmen, Edna, Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College
Gendrano, Melga, NGO Hawaii
Gonzales, Dylan, Waipahu High School
Gruspe, Shandel, Waipahu High School
Guerero, Adrialina, OMSS, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Guillermo, Nigel, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Gumapos, Liehn Shane, Waipahu High School
Gunigundo, Adelma A. Yang, Valenzuela City, Philippines
Gunigundo, Magtanggol, House of Representatives, Philippines
Gutierrez, Lynne, Nakem Organizing Committee
Ignacio, Jessica, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Inofinada, Christen, Waipahu High School
Jaramilla, Aldrin, University of Northern Philippines
Jubilado, Rodney, University of Hawaii at Hilo
Julian, Maribel, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Julian, Roselle, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Juliano, Benedict, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kiyabu, Alycia, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Labrador, Miana, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lagan, Crystel Joy, Waipahu High School
Lanzona, Vina, CPS, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lasam, Ruth, Commission on Higher Education
Lee, Gordon, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lewis, Arlene, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Libed, Nievalyn, Waipahu High School
Lim, Daisy, Nakem Organizing Committee
Lim, Matthew, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lino, Marlina, Mariano Marcos State University
Liongson, Raymund, University of Hawaii Leeward CC
Lobusta, Reinalyn, Waipahu High School
Lorenzo, Joanica, Mariano Marcos State University
Lorenzo, Natividad, Mariano Marcos State University
Lucas, Marilou, Mariano Marcos State University
Madariaga, Eufe, Mariano Marcos State University
Magsayo, Mar Anthony, Waipahu High School
Malate, Agnes, SEED, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Mahoney, Leititia, Roosevelt High School
Manog, Deborah, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Manuel, Marialita, Guild of Ilokano Writers Global
Manuel, Ruperto, Guild of Ilokano Writers Global
Manzano, Helena, Department of Health-Hawaii
Mayer, John F, IPLL, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Montero, Clemen, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Namnama, Premar, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Oliveros, George, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Orodio, Raevalyn, Waipahu High School
Ortega, Nadezna, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Pagkalinawan, Leticia, IPLL, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Pascual, Carolyn Pilar, Mariano Marcos State University
Pavon, Lydia, Domestic Violence Action Center
Perez, Filma, Local Government of Nueva Vizcaya
Piano, Mae Oliva, University of Northern Philippines
Ramirez, Aprilei, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ranchez, Jesus Basilio, Mariano Marcos State University*
Ranchez, Shawn, Waipahu High School
Rasay, Erna Mae, Waipahu High School
Razalan, Mark Kevin, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Reano, Heazel, Waipahu High School
Retotal, Shane May, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Reyes, Jesha, Waipahu High School
Sadorra, Perlita, TMI Global Hawaii
Samonte, Judy, Michigan, United States
Samonte, Quirico, University of East Michigan
Santiago, Tiani, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Savella, Rhica Gia, Waipahu High School
Say, Jonathan, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Soria, Julius, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Soria, Trixie, Waipahu High School
Soriano, Nonadel, Philippine State College of Aeronautics
Suarez, Cecilia, Ateneo de Manila University
Sumaoang, Desiree, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Tagaban, Lauren Gaile, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Tagay, Angelina, Mariano Marcos State University
Tuzon, Gloria, Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College
Unciano-Sevidal, Chloe Paige, Waipahu High School
Valdez, Julie, Waipahu High School
Velasco, Brenda, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Velasco, Fe, NGO Hawaii
Velasco, Gladys, Waipahu High School
Visaya, Alegria, Mariano Marcos State University
Visaya, Eli, Local Government of Ilocos Norte
Vister, Milagros, Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College
Walch, Nancy, NGO Hawaii
Washburn-Repollo, Eva Rose, Chaminade University
Wood, Souchi, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Yumul-Florendo, Maria Rosario, University of the Philippines Baguio
Yumul, Herdy, Mariano Marcos State University

*Godspeed, sir!
THERE WILL BE NO MORE UPDATES.

8TH NAKEM CONFERENCE, FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Friday, August 16, 2013

COMMITTEE RESPONDS TO REV SHAH, 15 Aug 2013 PST/16 Aug PHLT

RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC APOLOGY OF REV. DR. BRIAN SHAH

In his public apology, the Rev. Brian Shah conveys that he had already apologized to the parents of Carl Andrew A. Abadilla, Kleinee Xieriz Bautista, and Samuel G. Respicio, the three students he unjustly and unduly excluded from the Saviour’s Christian Academy (SCA) for violating its English-only policy.

While the apology may read sincere, it fell short of the more important aspect of a decent apology, i.e. the full recognition of all his misdeeds.

Firstly, Rev. Shah totally disregarded the school manual when he imposed exclusion on the 3 students for violating SCA’s English-only school policy the penalty of which calls for a mere reprimand according to the School Manual. That is gross abuse of discretion. For excluding the three students, Rev. Shah violated Sec. 135 of DepEd Order No. 88 s. 2010 which stipulates that “No disciplinary action shall be applied upon any pupil or student except for cause…AND after due process shall have been observed” and Sec. 136c which requires that “A summary investigation shall have been conducted.” Section 137 on Summary Proceedings stipulates that “Subject to compliance with the requirements of due process and school regulations the procedure for disciplinary action against a student shall be summary in nature. The student shall be assisted in the proceedings by his/her parent(s) and/or by counsel.” We believe Rev. Shah violated certain provisions of these sections of DO. No. 88 s. 2010.

Secondly, consider that Kleinee Bautista, one of the 3 students, recounted to Herdy La. Yumul, a reputable blogger, Ilocos Times columnist and professor at Mariano Marcos State University, that when Rev. Brian Shah confronted him (Bautista) on July 31, 2013, Shah was to have said in a raised voice: “You are not respecting my school!” Bautista then claims that Rev. Shah gestured as if he was going to smash his cell phone on the boy saying, “You want me to throw my cell phone at you, you bitch?” Whereupon, Shah advised Bautista to transfer out of Saviour’s Christian Academy effective July 31, 2013, ostensibly for violating the English-only school policy without giving the boy any other option or the benefit of due process. When the parents attempted to reach out to him, Rev. Shah refused to see them.

Thirdly, recall that the Rev. Brian Shah posted the following on his Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/osfi.acad) on July 30, 2013, a day before advising the students to transfer to another school effective July 31, 2013, for violating SCA’s English-only policy: “Insubordination and direct defiant (sic) among students is totally unacceptable and I don't tolerate such nonsense. Tomorrow heads will roll. It took us many years to build the school to what it is today and just a few to destroy all our hard work.” For this reason, it is our contention that Rev. Shah’s actions against Kleinee Bautista on July 31, 2013 were premeditated.

Fourthly, Rev. Shah’s claims that the school policies of SCA, a part of which he knowingly violated, were crafted with the “best interests of our students in mind” and that their English-only policy is intended to make the students “competitive in the global village yet deeply grounded in and proud of the Motherland” are contradictory and a display of profound ignorance of the linguistic rights of students. We believe it would be in the best interest of students if their freedom of expression is fully protected, especially in schools where the medium of instruction is in English and where students’ “competitiveness in the global village”, we fear, may have been compromised at an early age.

Fifthly, that the issue has morphed into a war against “linguistic injustice and cultural disrespect” is an attempt at dilution and diversion. Rev. Shah must be told that the Ilocos Region is an exemplar of the Department of Education’s mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTBMLE) efforts and good practices for good measure. It is supreme irony that he claims to carry out initiatives to support the poor, the oppressed and marginalized while institutionalizing marginalization and oppression right in his own backyard, on the grounds of Saviour’s Christian Academy.

Last but not least, given our growing awareness of ethnic diversity and the importance of our indigenous languages as a result of recent DepEd directives to institutionalize the use of the mother tongue or dominant local/regional language or L1 as medium of instruction from kindergarten to grade 3 and the use of L1 as auxiliary medium of instruction to English and Filipino as the primary MOI from Grade 4 all the way through high school, the fact that parents and students are still overwhelmingly interested in the acquisition of English language skills to enable students after they graduate or drop out of school to qualify for local jobs in the public and private sectors and also to enable them to qualify competitively for jobs in the global community is comment on just how durable the English language is in the Philippines rather than a rallying point for language restrictions, such as English-only school policies. Besides, the imposition of restrictive English-only policies with penalties being dangled over the heads of students for violating them has the deleterious, sometimes irreversible effect of sowing in the students’ psyche low esteem or disrespect for their own mother tongue, low esteem for themselves, and low, if any, regard for their indigenous cultural heritage.

Wherefore, we respectfully call on the Commission on Human Rights and other relevant agencies to investigate and determine if a criminal case is to be brought against the Rev. Brian Shah in light of the verbal abuse and intimidating gestures allegedly committed by him based on the accounts of Kleinee Bautista and for violating the linguistic rights of SCA students. In the event Rev. Shah is found culpable for violation of any provision of DepEd Order 88 s. 2010 and other pertinent laws and regulations, we hereby strongly recommend that the Rev. Brian Shah be ordered to immediately relinquish control of Saviour’s Christian School and transfer same to a more reasonable, level-headed and culturally sensitive administrator who is a firm believer in inclusive democracy and education.

The International Committee in Support of Bautista, Abadilla, and Respicio

c/o Nakem Conferences International

2540 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822

T. 808-366-9000, nakemconferences@gmail.com

August 15, 2013 PST/August 16, 2013 PHLT

Monday, August 12, 2013

STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FROM TIMPUYOG KEN SARANAY, CEBU CITY

Sunday, August 11, 2013

CHR REGION I RESPONDS TO OUR REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION

Re: Request for Investigation

11 Aug 2013 PST/12 Aug PhTime

Thank you so much, Atty Romel P. Daguimil.

In the interest of transparency, we would like to know of the results of your investigation.

The Ilokano public deserves to know.

The various ethnolinguistic groups of the Philippines--more than 170+ of them--deserve to know.

We have cc-d Chair Etta Rosales for her information on the action you will be doing.

Respectfully,

Aurelio Solver Agcaoili, PhD

Nakem Conferences

aurelioagcaoili@yahoo.com

Raymund Ll Liongson, PhD

Nakem Conferences

rliongson@gmail.com

From: Human Rights <chr1sflu@yahoo.com>

To: Aurelio Agcaoili <aurelioagcaoili@yahoo.com>

Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 4:41 PM

Subject: Re: Request for Investigation

This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter thru this email. This is indeed very alarming and needs our immediate attention. Rest assured we will subject it for investigation. thanks for the information and concern.

For Atty. Romel P. Daguimol, OIC-Region 1

From: Aurelio Agcaoili <aurelioagcaoili@yahoo.com>

To: "chr1sflu@yahoo.com" <chr1sflu@yahoo.com>

Cc: "chair.rosales.chr@gmail.com" <chair.rosales.chr@gmail.com>

Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 10:16 AM

Subject: Request for Investigation

August 7, 2013

ATTY. ROMEL P. DAGUIMOL

Regional Director, Commission on Human Rights

2nd Flr. Ting Bldg National Highway

Pagdalagan Norte

San Fernando City, La Union

chr1sflu@yahoo.com

cc to:

Hon Etta Rosales,

Chair, Commission on Human Rights

chair.rosales.chr@gmail.com

Dear Atty. Daguimol,

We are concerned about this incident pertaining to the expulsion of three 13-year old boys because they spoke Ilokano in their school. The Rev Dr Brian Shah, president of the Saviour’s Christian Academy in Laoag City, effected the expulsion on July 31.

From our sense, we see that this actuation of Rev Shah is in clear violation of the fundamental linguistic rights of these students, rights that are protected by our laws and by international covenants of which the Philippines is a signatory.

We thought of coming to your office knowing that your office makes it sure that rights as basic as these ones are inalienable and thus, must be protected at all times.

Very truly yours,

Aurelio Solver Agcaoili, PhD

Nakem Conferences, aurelioagcaoili@yahoo.com

Raymund Ll Liongson, PhD

Nakem Conferences, rliongson@gmail.com