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ang nasa ibaba ay kopya ng blog ni vencer crisistomo, chairperson ng grupong League of Filipino Students. Ito ay tumatalakay sa isyung kung hindi man nakakasulasok ay nakakadismaya: ang National Press Club, ang pinakamalaking samahan ng mga mamamahayag sa Pilipinas na mayroong tradisyon ng pagbabandila at pagtatangol sa kalayaang ng pamamahayag ay nakakaladkad ngayon sa isang isyu: ang pag CENSURE at pagmamanipula ng isang likhang sining-mural para lamang maging kalugod lugod ito sa panauhing pandangal ng NPC sa isang pagtitipon ito. Narito ang ilang sa mga binago at pinalitang imahe:

Update: This inquirer headline story reports that the NPC admitted to having the mural altered for its "political" message.

As it turned out, President Arroyo unveiled the mural, and due to the criticisms of some PSG men, the NPC leadership ordered the modification.

This is utterly stupid and outrageous. Inquirer story here.

From zumel.com:

We were shocked to be informed by one of their board of directors that changes were made in the mural without our knowledge.

Changes include:

1) The erasure of a big portion of the newspaper held by the central figure, containing the statement of the International Federation of Journalists regarding the perceived effects of the anti-terror law on press freedom, and replaced by a hideous bird-monster in a cage;

2) The alteration of the headline of the newspaper Jose Rizal is holding from "Press Freedom Fighter’s Son Abducted" to "Press Freedom Fight Is On" and the defacement of Jonas and Edith Burgos’s pictures as well as the erasure of Jonas’s name;

3) The change of the tattoo on Andres Bonifacio’s left arm from the alibata "K" to a sappy red heart pierced by an arrow;

4) The erasure of the name of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines from the banners of the rallyists;

5) The lengthening of the hair and beard of the figure identified as academician-columnist Prof. Randy David beside columnist Conrad de Quiros;

6) The addition of beard and mustache and the change of hair color from white to black of the pugo and balut vendor identified as columnist and Martial Law detainee Juan Mercado.

We believe that the abovementioned alterations were made by some unidentified artist/s with the authorization and consent of the NPC leadership (even with their disavowal of responsibility, considering that the mural was within their premises). We rail against these modifications not only because of the slipshod work and poor artistry but more so because of the censorship that is clearly at work here.

See the whole, unaltered mural here.

===moral lesson: lecheng Gloria talaga ito, praning na praning na, pati Mural pinatos. Dito nakikita na tulad ng sinabi nya noong Disyembre 2003, sa harap ng Dambana ni Rizal, sya ang ugat ng pagkakahati hati ng bansa. Totoo nga sa isang napaka unprecedented na panahon, si Gloria ang isang Lider na nakapanghati ng mga instistusyon at ng sambayanan sa pangkalahatan. Panghuli, dito napapatunayang ang SINING ay isang makapangyarihang behikulo ng pagpapahayag, hindi man nito lubusang mapatalsik ang isang ilehitimong lider o ang isang masamang gubyerno, nananatiling makapangyarihan ang sining sa pagmumulat at edukasyon ng mamamayan, kaya naman ang mga ilehitimong lider at masasamang rihemen at nangangatog ang tuhod sa mga mensahe ng isang mapagpalayang likhang-sining…..