D-load in CDO

by: Juri

Today’s generation has brought so many high- tech things in one’s life to satisfy their wants, needs as well as their desires. I’d like to focus on the music phase in Cagayan de Oro City. Actually, I heard that the Philippine Music industry is going down. What do I mean by that? To make it more specific, it is the downloading of the music through the internet and it is really getting in the mood that the people are exactly doing that; most especially here in Cagayan de Oro City.

I noticed that every time there is a latest song release, people usually get it in the internet and start downloading it. For me, it made me realized that there is really something wrong with that system because the albums produced by the music industry are actually getting low.

As a student, I am observing the things that are going around the city whether it has created something that generates to the beautification of the place or positive changes within the city. And one thing that strokes me was when I went to the malls and got to see the different record bars. I was disappointed because there were only few costumers but when I went to the internet cafes and other stations relating to the subject matter, I saw a lot of people busy having the fresh and latest songs being downloaded as well as the burning system.

As a result, this is somehow disturbing for me. It deteriorates the whole purpose of the music industry trying to sell their products to the markets. The demand goes down and it is a bad sign. But I can say that it is also a big help because of spending less and as a student, a lot of people will really engage to this system.

I can not blame the people here in Cagayan if they want to have the songs burned or download it in the internet because I know that everything in life today is expensive and money is not easy to get. And in that case, people will indulge to the cheaper ones than the expensive ones.

Practicality is a definite term to use for it fits to the present situation.

What is my final say to this problem?

It is not supposed to be a problem if and only if a person is sensitive enough of what they are doing otherwise it is of no use. People can not control everything. They don’t have a hold on it. So, I can only say that it always starts from within. Awareness is an important element to this problem and it is only achieved if a person is capable enough and responsive to the concerned situation.

Argument because of a peso or 2 pesos

by: Ancheden J. Pacamalan


Have you ever experienced having an argument with a konduktor sa jeep because of a peso or 2 pesos? I did! (I was with friends) It was really irritating and embarrassing. I will never forget that day. August 30 2008. Around 5:00 pm.

Many Kagay-anons have this kind of experience; parents, office workers and especially students (Just like me!). This kind of incident started a long, long time ago and obviously this will continue for also a long, long time.

Perhaps majority of the Kagay-anons are not aware of the increase of jeepney fare so i guess it is understandable. This kind of argument may be a usual sight for some time because of the increase of the basic commodities, jeepney fare is affected.

Anyway, back to my own experience. I do believe it was the konduktor's fault though. We came from our PERSONS Program that day. It is a requirement of Philosophy 30 Generic Ethics wherein we render services such as scrubbing, sweeping and mopping.

The fare from West Bound Terminal to Cogon Market for students is P 8.50. But we were bound to Xavier University and Xavier University is not in Cogon Market. So, it is just P 8.00 but the konduktor asked for P 10.00 from us. We told him it is just P 8.50 and we were to give him P9.00 because we did not have 50 centavos.

He (the konduktor) insisted that we should look at the taripa (list of jeepney fare) and we did! And it was really P 8.50!

I did not have any idea what he was into. Perhaps he was trying to deceive us and for him to be able to extract more money from us. But at the end of the argument we yielded because we did not have any coins. Only P 50.00 and a P10.00 coin.

Maybe he thought we did not have classes so the student fare did not take effect. The student fare is only effective during classes.

But hey! It was Saturday and we did have a class on that day.

What happened to us was because of poverty. People would get into fight because of a peso or 2 pesos. Lesson? Let us start to value a peso or 2. It does matter. It is a big deal for especially those who are below poverty line.

Doing well in our respective fields can make a difference to the lives of other people.