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Mintal. I’ve stayed in this damn place for too long now. Four years ago I was stumped at how, pardon me for the word, primitive the place is. The roads leading to UP Mindanao were barely passable. There were no motorellas, only habal-habals, (single motorcycles) that can charge you for as much as P20 per ride. UP Mindanao just shattered my dreams then and there of a comfortable and exciting university life.

A lot has changed by the way. The roads have improved, but it still needs a lot of work. Habal habal is still the preferred mode of transportation, and yes they still charge expensive rates. The Convenience Store Chain has landed in Mintal, and as rumors go, so will Jollibee in the next uhm… 20 years?

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Okay, my first post about UP Mindanao. And as much as I’d want it to be a good one, it’s not. I’m in the mood to rant and so I’ll rant.

I just got off the phone after a lead to a story I thought will be good for the school paper turned out to be a flop when I came across Karl’s multiply account.

Karl Castro is the former editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian and his term was quite popular because of the UP administration’s refusal to acknowledge the school paper’s autonomy.

He featured in his account two of the UP centennial songs, one from UP Diliman and the other from UP Los Banos. Before you get any ideas, I am proud of my school, I love this school, and I respect Oble for what he stands for. But I am not blind to the university’s faults, especially with the present administration.

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