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Ang payapang pampang ay para lang sa mga pangahas na sasalunga sa

alimpuyo ng mga alon sa panahon ng unos Tranquil shores are only for
those who boldly oppose raging waves during storms.
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3. Definitely a political novel More than the individual story of a mother watching her sons grow and plunge into real
life, Dekada 70 is an indictment of martial law, and here, Lualhati minces no worlds Female Forum, November 21,
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Rating details Sort Default Filter Jan 28, 2016 Aj the Ravenous Reader rated it really liked it Shelves classic,
filipino fiction, emotionally intense While I m on a classic reading binge, I thought it only fair to include a Filipino
classic novel written in Filipino Book Dekada 70 translated in English as Decade 70 is an account of a woman
living in a man s world during those difficult years when Martial Law was declared in the Philippines Narrated by
Amanda, a mother of five boys, the novel strongly portrays the struggles of a woman during those times when
gender equality wasn t a well known concept yet and women were seen as sub While I m on a classic reading
binge, I thought it only fair to include a Filipino classic novel written in Filipino Book Dekada 70 translated in
English as Decade 70 is an account of a woman living in a man s world during those difficult years when Martial
Law was declared in the Philippines Narrated by Amanda, a mother of five boys, the novel strongly portrays the
struggles of a woman during those times when gender equality wasn t a well known concept yet and women were
seen as subordinates of men The story realistically portrays this as Amanda dutifully does her best to meet what the
six men at her home, especially her husband, expect of her It becomes a greater challenge to fulfill a woman s
predefined roles for Amanda due to familial, political and social difficulties at that time but it s also because of
these impediments that Amanda found a way to earn long overdue respect and acknowledgement as a woman With
the strong feminist approach, tragic tone and emotionally intense and heart wrenching plot, it s no surprise that the
novel won several literary awards It s a historically and socially significant novel that I believe requires attention
The book was also adapted into a movie released in 2002 I m sure there d be English subtitles flag 85 likesLike see
review View all 36 comments May 22, 2014 Jr Bacdayan rated it really liked it Note This review was written as a
course requirement for my class History of Women and Feminism in the Philippines Dahil sila y mga babae at
imposible para sa babae na kalabanin ang lalaki It s a man s world Translation It s because they are women and it is
impossible for women to oppose men, it s a man s world These are the words of Julian, a husband, a father, to her
wife on why women should not get irritated with him This is a prime example of a patriarchal man Contemptible w
Note This review was written as a course requirement for my class History of Women and Feminism in the
Philippines Dahil sila y mga babae at imposible para sa babae na kalabanin ang lalaki It s a man s world
Translation It s because they are women and it is impossible for women to oppose men, it s a man s world These
are the words of Julian, a husband, a father, to her wife on why women should not get irritated with him This is a
prime example of a patriarchal man Contemptible words, yet somehow, are sadly true How did his wife, Amanda,
respond She rolled her eyes, but she kept quiet She discerned that to contest this would be futile Why Because she
didn t know any better She was a woman molded in a society that conformed to this belief Yes, she existed in a
nation were men dominated, but she will learn that she was not in a man s world Maghubad ka na, sabi niya Ni
hindi niya tinanong kung gusto ko nga ba maghubad Basta maghubad ka na, period Kailangan sakin mismo
manggaling ang natitirang pamproteksiyon sa dignidad ko Puwede bang magpatay muna tayo ng ilaw Na sinagot
niya ng maikli, walang damdaming oh No ng unang gabing yon, ni hindi niya tinanong kund hindi ba ko nasaktan
Basta ng matapos na siya, natulog na siya Naghilik na siya Translation Take off your clothes, he said He didn t
even ask me if I wanted to take it off He just said take it off period I had to be the one to protect what little dignity I
had I asked Can we turn off the lights He answered with a short and empty oh That first night, he didn t even ask if
it hurt He just slept when he was done He snored Kakulangan Sa loob ng dalawampu t pitong taon ng pagiging
asawa ko y hindi ako ganap na umunlad bilang tao Nanganak lang ako t naging ina at wala na Tumigil na ko sa
pagiging ganon Nawala na ko pagktapos nyon Nagsilbing bantay na lang ako sa paghanap at pagkatagpo ni Julian
ng katuparan niya bilang tao, sa paglaki ng mga bata t pagtuklas ng kanilang kakayahan at kahalagahan Sa proseso
nito, walang nag abalang magtanong kung ano na kaya ang mga kaangkinan ko naman Ni ako, hindi ko alam kung
ano pa ako liban sa asawa t ina Madalas ngayon ay hinahanap ko ang sarili ko sa harap ng naging papel ko sa
buhay Translation Emptiness In the span of twenty seven years of being a wife I never grew as a person I gave birth
and became a mother then nothing I stopped there I was lost after that I served as a caretaker to Julian as he
searched and fulfilled his life s work, to the growth of my children as they discovered their strengths and
importance In the process, nobody asked me what I have achieved Even I, I do not know what I am aside from a
wife and a mother Often now, I search for myself in spite of all the roles I have played in life Ibig kong
sabihin,ayoko nang maging doormat mo lang Taga abot ng tsinelas mo, taga timpla ng kape mo Sa kagaganon,
nawala tuloy ako, naging walang klaseng tao ko Habang panahong nanay na lang Habang panahong asawa mo lang
Pinaghubad pag gusto, ginanon kung kelan mo gusto Napaiyak na ko Bakit hindi pag gusto ko Translation I mean I
do not want to be just your doormat Someone whose role is just to pick up your slippers, someone who s there just
to make your coffee Being that person, I lost myself, I became nothing Forever just a mother Forever just a wife
Stripping when you tell me to, being fucked only when you want to I started to cry why not when I want to These
are the thoughts, the experiences of Amanda, wife of Julian, a mother of 5 boys, a Filipina This shows the suffering
of a typical woman experienced in our country back then and still even in a lot of homes today, she is expected to
become a housewife, nothing She is boxed, her growth as an individual stunted, she is not given a chance.The 70s
was not a kind time to the Filipino people, so to the Filipino women Lualhati Bautista s Award Winning novel
about the awakening of a country and the struggles of a mother, a woman is a gut wrenching eye opener to anyone
who is willing to hear its angry screams, its searing pleas The parallelism between the two intertwined stories, the
mother and the motherland is truly captivating The two, the woman and the country are subdued, without true
freedom Dominated, manipulated, chained, one by imperialism and a dictator, the other by a husband and a
patriarchal culture At the start both were as ignorant as babes, as silent as mutes about their rights, about what is
theirs Both were taken for granted, taken advantage of But slowly, steadily, they progressed The country was
awakened, its people flooded the streets, the masses, the students, priests, nuns, militants full of outrage and
passion with shouts of revolution against a dictator that violated their rights and mistreated their countrymen,
against a neocolonialist power that stole their lands, raped their livelihood and picked their pockets The woman, the
mother, the wife learned to fight back, to answer, to think for herself She realized her worth as a woman, as a
person, through her own simple way of supporting the revolution because of her children She realized that to
protect her children, her family, she must learn to protect her country The motherland empowered her in turn the
shackled motherland was empowered equally because of her Their plights are connected to each other than it
seems, the success of one spelled the success of the other Pero ang babae, talian man ang katawan o suutan man ng
chastity belt, ay may uri ng kalayaang hindi mananakaw ng kahit na sino ang kalayaan niyang mag isip Translation
But a woman, you may tie up her body or force her to wear a chastity belt there is a type of freedom that nobody
can take away from her the freedom to think This passage from the novel reminds me of a particular quotation from
one the greatest Feminist writers, someone named Virginia Woolf Lock up your libraries if you like but there is no
gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind And it is true, women cannot be restricted, as
long as their minds are working, nobody can suppress them But to really utilize it, this is where education comes in
Women need to be educated about their rights, they must learn to identify the shackles of patriarchy and its brother
capitalism, reject their biased culture, spit on these concepts that taught them to be submissive, that taught them to
keep quiet and told them they were inferior, these controlling concepts that masks itself as religion, tradition, and
good conduct But before that, they must first think, and realize that they are in chains For how can you set free
someone who does not consider themselves as slaves How can you liberate someone who considers oppression as a
state of normalcy You show them their chains, you rip the veil around their eyes, you educate Naiisip ko naiisip ko
lang naman wala sanang magalit sakin pero naiisip ko na kailangan na nga yata natin ng rebolusyon Translation I
am thinking I m just thinking I wish nobody would get mad at me but I m beginning to think that we need a
revolution Yes, we have revolted and won the battle for our country to some extent, we brought but down the
dictator Still, we still have a lot of work to do in terms of neo colonialism though we have achieved great strides
Now, the revolution we need is the revolution against patriarchy We need a revolution against this entity that
paralyzes about half of the people not only in this country, but in the world We need to revolutionize our way of
thinking through education into a egalitarian one Naiisip ko din na kailangan na natin ng rebolusyon I am thinking
that we need a revolution Gender Emancipation Equality for all Lalakas pa ang tinig ng paghihimagsik, iigting pa
ang tapang ng masang Pilipino hanggang sa makamit ng sambayanan ang tunay at ganap na kalayaan Translation
The shouts of revolution will get louder the bravery of the Filipino masses will intensify until the people achieve
true and utter freedom Our country will never achieve true and utter freedom unless its women are free from the
chains of patriarchy After all, it s a woman s world too flag 24 likesLike see review View all 5 comments Mar 14,
2011 K.D Absolutely rated it liked it Recommended to K.D by Grand Prize Palanca 1982 Shelves local, martial
law Hindi ko namalayan nang nagkaroon ng Martial Law sa Pilipinas Hindi dahil bata pa ako pero dahil noong
panahong iyon, 1972 1981 ay nakatira ang aming pamilya sa isang isla sa Dagat Pacifico Ang natatandaan ko lang
ay may mga araw na walang pasok at si Ina at Ama ay nakikinig ng radyo halos buong hapon Nauulinigan ko pa
ang boses ni Marcos malumanay, mabagal at parang pagod Sabi ni Ama, ganoon daw talaga ang matatalino,
mabagal magsalita.Curfew pagdating ng hatinggabi Sa isla noon, nakahiga Hindi ko namalayan nang nagkaroon ng
Martial Law sa Pilipinas Hindi dahil bata pa ako pero dahil noong panahong iyon, 1972 1981 ay nakatira ang
aming pamilya sa isang isla sa Dagat Pacifico Ang natatandaan ko lang ay may mga araw na walang pasok at si Ina
at Ama ay nakikinig ng radyo halos buong hapon Nauulinigan ko pa ang boses ni Marcos malumanay, mabagal at
parang pagod Sabi ni Ama, ganoon daw talaga ang matatalino, mabagal magsalita.Curfew pagdating ng hatinggabi
Sa isla noon, nakahiga na ang mga tao pagdating ng takipsilim Wala pang kuryente noon Tanging mga gasera t
patundut lang ang nagbibigay liwanag sa mga kabahayan Kung hindi ka rin lang pumapasok pa sa paaralan, ano
naman ang gagawin mo kapag wala nang araw Ano nga ba ang nangyari sa Maynila noong panahon ng Martial
Law ni Marcos Sa mga nabasa ko na at napanood, parang itong aklat na ito ni Lualhati Bautista ang pinakamahusay
na paglalahad ng mga halimbawa ng mga pangyayari noong panahong iyon Sinakop nito hindi lang ang level na
pang personal na pananaw kung hindi ang pang mas malawakang pang pamilya, pambansa at internasyonal na
perspektibo SPOILER ALERT Si Amanda Bartolome ay malapit nang mag singkuwenta Siya ay isang simpleng
maybahay ng kanyang kabiyak na inyenhero na si Julian, Sr Sa simula ng kuwento, ang pagpasok ng dekada 70,
ang kanilang mga anak na sina Jules, Gani, Em, Julian, Jr at Bingo ay mga bata pa Matatapos ang kuwento sa
pagkamatay ni Sen Benigno Aquino 1983 at ang maliliit na bata ay malalaki na o di kaya y patay na Si Jules,
matapos magkaasawa t magkaanak ay nakulong dahil sa pagiging miyembro ng NPA ay muling namundok Si
Gani, matapos pumunta sa Amerika bilang US Navy at iwan ng asawa ay muling nag asawa Si Em ay naging
manunulat at aktibo sa mga sulating pampulita Si Julian, Jr ay patay na matapos malulong sa droga at i salvage ng
militar at si Bingo na lang ang natitira sa poder ng mag asawa SPOILER ENDS Mahusay at matapang ang
pagkakalahad ng kuwento Para mo lang isang kaibigan o Nanay, o Tita, o Lola si Amanda Bartolome na nagtsi
tsika tungkol sa kung ano ang dinanas na pamilya nila noong mga panahong iyon Hindi ito pagtuligsa sa mga mali
ng Martial Law Hindi nito sinasabing demonyo si Marcos o ang rehimen ng US Marcos Bagkus, ipinakita lang nito
ang kung ano ang epekto ng mga polisiya ng rehimeng iyon an gang mga pagmamalabis ng militar upang
masuportahan ang maganda sanang intensyon ng dating pangulo.Ang pinakamahusay na bahagi ng nobela, sa aking
palagay ay ang transpormasyon ng mga tauhan hindi lamang sa kamalayang pampulitika kung hindi sa mga
pagbabago upang maiiyos ang kanilang mga relasyon at sariling pagkatao Sa unang tinggin, ang masasabing
sukdulan o climax ng nobela ay ang pagkamatay ni Julian, Jr Pero sa akin, bilang isang may asawa, ay ang
paghahamon ng paghihiwalay ni Amanda kay Julian, Sr Paanong ang isang simpleng maybahay na ni minsa y hindi
naman nagreklamo ay biglang makakaisip ng ganoon Nguni t pinalayog pa ni Bautista ang tagpong iyon nang
sinabi ni Julian, Sr na hindi rin daw siya masaya sa ganun nila Napakalakas ng dating sa akin ng tagpong iyon
Isang mag asawang nagsasama ng tahimik Nagpapalaki ng mga anak Sa isang gabi, sa isang paguusap Nanganib na
magwakas ang lahat sa isang hiwalayan Ang naging solusyon Mag usap sila bilang mag asawa Dalas dalasan Yong
usap na sinasabi nila ang kanilang iniisip o nararamdaman.Biglang naisip ko baka napapasobra na yata ang
pagbabasa ko t hindi ko na rin nakakausap ang asawa ko flag 11 likesLike see review View all 6 comments Jun 26,
2011 Nenette rated it it was amazing Madalas na nabanggit ang mga katagang it s a man s world sa akda, ngunit
ganoon nga ba Sa bandang huli y binawi din ang mga katagang ito ng it s a woman s world, too Ako ay naniniwala
sa pagkakapantay pantay ng mga kasarian Ganon pa man, hindi ko maisantabi ang malinaw na malinaw na
pangingibabaw ng kababaihan sa obrang ito ni Lualhati Bautista Ina ang may akda Ina rin ang tagapagsalaysay ng
kuwento ng kanyang mag anak, sa gitna ng mga kasakitan ng Inang Bayan Ina ng tahanan, Inang Madalas na
nabanggit ang mga katagang it s a man s world sa akda, ngunit ganoon nga ba Sa bandang huli y binawi din ang
mga katagang ito ng it s a woman s world, too Ako ay naniniwala sa pagkakapantay pantay ng mga kasarian Ganon
pa man, hindi ko maisantabi ang malinaw na malinaw na pangingibabaw ng kababaihan sa obrang ito ni Lualhati
Bautista Ina ang may akda Ina rin ang tagapagsalaysay ng kuwento ng kanyang mag anak, sa gitna ng mga
kasakitan ng Inang Bayan Ina ng tahanan, Inang Bayan parehong unti unting namulat sa kalagayan ng kanilang
kasarinlan.Isa nga itong obrang maituturing, sa dami ng parangal na tinanggap, na kahalintulad na rin ng dami ng
mga nadaanang pagsubok Higit sa lahat, isa itong obra sapagkat may kapangyarihan itong magpamulat kundi man
magpakilos o magpabago sa mambabasa Hindi lamang isa o dalawang beses na nangilid ang aking luha, sa
pakikisimpatya kay Amanda at sa bayan Karapat dapat nga lang na ito ay maging takdang babasahin sa ating mga
paaralan.Nabanggit ng may akda ang mga alok na isalin sa ibang wika ang aklat na ito, ngunit hindi na sinabi kung
ano ang kinahantungan ng mga mungkahing ito Sana nga ay matuloy kung hindi pa natutuloy , nang sa gayon ay
hindi lamang tayong mga Pilipino ang makinabang sa walang kakupasang kwentong ito flag 7 likesLike see review
View all 4 comments Sep 05, 2012 Rise rated it it was amazing Walang subersibo dito Bakit magiging subersibo
ang katotohanan There s nothing subversive here Why will the truth be considered subversive Dekada 70Lualhati
Bautista gained notoriety when Dekada 70 came out in 1984, after having shared the grand prize for the Palanca
Award for Best Novel one year previous This novel about a Filipino family drastically affected by forces beyond
their control was a national narrative of resistance against the Marcos dictatorship, against its repression of Walang
subersibo dito Bakit magiging subersibo ang katotohanan There s nothing subversive here Why will the truth be
considered subversive Dekada 70Lualhati Bautista gained notoriety when Dekada 70 came out in 1984, after
having shared the grand prize for the Palanca Award for Best Novel one year previous This novel about a Filipino
family drastically affected by forces beyond their control was a national narrative of resistance against the Marcos
dictatorship, against its repression of individual and societal rights and liberties The story was told by Amanda
Bartolome, wife to a dominating husband, mother to five sons, and as she learned in the course of the novel woman
of her own mind We found Amanda contemplating her role beyond her family of men, beyond a traditional
patriarchy where a woman is only expected to serve a husband and rear children This even as her world was being
swept by the tides of history Her strong willed eldest child, Julian Jr Jules , was becoming and sympathetic to the
ideology of leftist groups even as he increasingly felt alienated to the national government s raw display of
totalitarian power When the President handed down martial law in 1972, civil rights suffered in consequence
Student councils and school papers were closed down the freedom of the press and the freedom to organize were
curtailed curfews were set the writ of habeas corpus was suspended It was only a matter of time before Jules joined
the communist insurgency and his mother lost many a nights sleep over her son s uncertain fate Higit kailanman ay
ngayon ko nadarama ang mga trahedya ng maging ina Hindi pala natatapos ang hirap at kirot sa pagsisilang ng
anak, may mga sakit na libong ulit na mas masakit kaysa mga oras ng panganganak. Now than ever I feel the
tragedies of being a mother It appears that my pains and sacrifices did not end with my giving birth to my son
There are pains a thousand painful than the hours of labor What started as a domestic drama suddenly became a
politically charged look at the lives of ordinary individuals in repressive regimes Bautista dramatized the temper of
the times using explicit images, language, and scenes The action of the novel revolved only around a single family
and yet she managed to infuse the domestic conflicts among brothers and parents with conviction The Bartolomes
were a nuclear family that could be viewed as a microcosm of a country descending into chaos We followed
Amanda as she began to question her relationship with her husband and internalize the violence threatening her
children From the seventies until the lifting of martial law in 1981, and even beyond that, we were privy to Amanda
s increasing awareness of injustices around her, the socioeconomic and political issues hidden from sight, and her
emerging political and feminist principles these two principles becoming inseparable and closely tied together.As
the Bartolomes braved the dark shadows of military rule, vigilante killings, and social unrest, the reader was
witness to a freak history There were some wrenching scenes that seared into the mind, yet there were simple
moments in the book that were equally hard hitting in its emotional tenderness Dekada was squarely in the tradition
of Jos Rizal s 19th century protest novels against Spanish colonialism, the Noli and Fili, because it dared to
question and critique the ruling power and its cohorts, and because it presented a forceful synthesis of abuses,
corruption, and violence under martial law No other novel had so lived up to its titular era as perhaps no other
could have proposed its own truthful , and hence subversive , aesthetic of resistance against a dictatorship regime
The family is the basic unit of society, we are taught and constantly reminded in schools Bautista had shown that its
values are also its pillars and that the seeds of resistance to any unjust authority at any time could very well dwell in
a family Dekada, arguably the defining novel of the period, had set the bar for a martial law novel so high that I
shall be reading succeeding Filipino novels on the topic against Bautista s standard She managed to distill an epoch
of madness in those trying times, in that world of men that Amanda was starting to reject For the record, in her
record, in the words of her protagonist, the novelist defined the role of the writer in those circumstances Manunulat
ang nagpe preserb sa katinuan ng lipunan nya It is the writer who preserves the sanity of her society Indeed they do,
the very best of them, the authentic ones They restore it to its senses They slap it so hard that it may wake from its
long sleep.First published in edited form in 1984, Dekada anticipated the 1986 EDSA Revolution that toppled
President Marcos from power In one of its deft ironic touches, it was prescient in detecting a major change in the
air Naiisip ko naiisip ko lang naman wala sanang magalit sa kin pero naiisip ko na kailangan na nga yata natin ang
rebolusyon I was thinking I was just thinking let no one mind me but I was thinking that maybe it s time we need a
revolution The writing style of Dekada was considered controversial during its time because some passages in the
novel were written in Taglish, a mixture of Tagalog and English words Language purists must have felt discomfort
at the threat to the purity of the Tagalog vernacular and so failed to acknowledge the realist style of Bautista s
language Her writing was also deemed unpolished for its straightforward, colloquial dialogue and presentation even
if that s how Filipinos talked then and now The Taglish aspect of the prose is one consideration for the translator
should the novel be translated into English.Read as part of the martial law fiction reading project flag 6 likesLike
see review Jan 30, 2015 Vincent Samaniego rated it it was amazing Shelves favorites First book ko from Lhualhati
Bautista ang Dekada 70 at napaka laki ng naiambag sa aking kamalayan ng librong ito.Pano nga ba tutugon si
Amanda Barlome sa hamon ng panahon na kung saan ang mga katulad n ya ay nakatali lang sa pagiging isang ina
ng 5 lalaki at may bahay ni Julian Bartolome.Kung toto usin napaka simpleng obligasyon lamang ito sa kanya
gayong siya at ang kanyang pamilya ay naka ririwasa sa buhay.Pero sa loob n ya lagi n yang kinukustiston ang
kanyang sarili kung ano ba talaga an First book ko from Lhualhati Bautista ang Dekada 70 at napaka laki ng
naiambag sa aking kamalayan ng librong ito.Pano nga ba tutugon si Amanda Barlome sa hamon ng panahon na
kung saan ang mga katulad n ya ay nakatali lang sa pagiging isang ina ng 5 lalaki at may bahay ni Julian
Bartolome.Kung toto usin napaka simpleng obligasyon lamang ito sa kanya gayong siya at ang kanyang pamilya ay
naka ririwasa sa buhay.Pero sa loob n ya lagi n yang kinukustiston ang kanyang sarili kung ano ba talaga ang silbi
at kapakinabangan sa buhay dahil sa higit sa pagiging isang simpleng may bahay lamang ay marami syang nais
gawin tulad ng pag ta trabaho,pero sa isip ko pano ang mga babaeng mas pinili ialay ang sarili at itali ang buhay sa
pagiging may bahay hindi kya sila tulad ng karakter ni Amanda.Kayat ng matapos ko ulit ang librong ito sa
ikalawang pag kakataon ay mas lalo akong hinangaan at mas lumalim ang aking respeto sa aking ina at iba pang ina
na mas pinili ang sagrado nilang tung kulin.Pero hindi lamang ito kwento ng pagiging isang ina at asawa,kwento
ito ng madilim na bahagi ng ating kasaysayan ang Rehimeng Marcos at ang Martial Law.Bilang isang mam babasa
na galing sa henerasyon ng 90 s na kung saan na miss ko ang pag ka van ng Voltes V,ang mga subersibong
babasahin, in ang pagiging Jologs kaysa sa mga Conyo ,uso ang awit na makabayan at pagiging makabayan kayat
napaka laking bagay na mabasa ko ang akda na nag pakilala sa madilim na yugto ng ating kasaysayan.Ang tanging
tumatakbo lamang sa isip ko ay bakit sa kabila ng kapangahasan ni Lhualhati Bautista at ang kanyang akda ay ni
hindi itinuring na subersibo gayong napaka selan at istrikto sa panahon na nailimbag ito.Hanga din ako pag kaka
sulat ng nobela dahil ang karakter ay base sa mga toto ong tao at ang mga pangyayari sa kwento ay ibinase ni
Bautista sa mga toto ng pangyayari sa buhay.Ito rin pala ang pag kakataon na nakabsa ako ng feminine na akda sa
katunayan ay hindi ako naging iritable.Nabigyan lahat ng boses ang mga pangunahing karakter lalong lalo na si
Julian Bartolome.lalake ako at dapat kampi ako sa kanya supposedly,oo ngat Its a mens word ika nga niya pero
bilang lalake pinahahalagahan ba natin ang nararamdaman ng mga babae ,sa tingin ko mismong nag lilitanya ni si
Bautista sa katauhan ni Amanda.Pero may pag kukulang din si Amanda sa tingin ko dahil nga sa ugali nyang
pagiging kimi at laging sinasarili ang mga bagay bagay,akala tuloy ni Julian ay masaya sya at akala nya rin na
kuntento,nice ending sa opinyon ko.Hindi maluluma at malalaos ang akdang ito dahil sa may ilang paksang
panlipunan ang hindi parin nawawala,oo ngat wala na si Marcos at kasama nyang nahimlay ang Martial Law,pero
hindi parin tayo talaga tunay na nakakalaya at ni hindi makatindig sa sariling paa ang ating Inang Bayan,pero
kumpara sa henerasyon nya ay mas malaya na tayo ngayon at mas may boses kumpara noon.Bibigyan ko to ng 5
stars dahil mag kapantay lang sila ng Bata,Bata,Pa Ano Ka Ginawa ,although mag kaibang senaryo sila at salungat
na mga babae ang bida flag 5 likesLike see review View 2 comments Aug 20, 2016 Dominic Dayta rated it it was
amazing Shelves all time favorites, asian, classic, loved it, local Minsan lang kung magbigay ako ng 5 stars sa isang
libro Minsan lang din naman kung makabasa ako ng librong talagang deserving ng 5 stars Laging may kulang, o
may sobra Pero dito sa nobelang ito ni Lualhati Bautista, tamang tama Nasa tren ako nung huli kong sinara ang
pabalat nito, at tanda ko pag unat ng ulo ko mula sa pagkakayuko sa libro, wala akong masabi, at walang
pumapasok sa isip Tubig kung pakuluin ni Lualhati ang bawat tagpo sa libro Simula sa pagiging ina ni Amanda
Bartolome, sa Minsan lang kung magbigay ako ng 5 stars sa isang libro Minsan lang din naman kung makabasa ako
ng librong talagang deserving ng 5 stars Laging may kulang, o may sobra Pero dito sa nobelang ito ni Lualhati
Bautista, tamang tama Nasa tren ako nung huli kong sinara ang pabalat nito, at tanda ko pag unat ng ulo ko mula sa
pagkakayuko sa libro, wala akong masabi, at walang pumapasok sa isip Tubig kung pakuluin ni Lualhati ang bawat
tagpo sa libro Simula sa pagiging ina ni Amanda Bartolome, sa mga kapangahasang naganap noong mga taon ng
dekada 1970, at ang kaniyang unti unting pagkamulat sa hungkag na kalagayan niya bilang babae, bilang Pilipino,
at, higit sa lahat, bilang tao.Librong dapat pa rin basahin ng lahat ng taong may pakialam sa kalagayan ng kaniyang
bansa Lalo na ng mga nasa puwesto, at ng mga loyalistang hanggang ngayon ipinipilit pa rin ang kahunghangang
maayos daw ang panahon noong sumailalim tayo sa batas militar ni Ferdinand Marcos Paano tayo nagkaroon ng
limpak limpak na utang sa IMF at World Bank Bakit naghihirap ngayon ang Pilipinas Bakit noong 1945 dalawang
piso lamang halos ang halaga ng isang dolyar, at ngayong 2016 ay halos singkuwenta pesos na Paano tayo
bumagsak, at bakit atrasado pa rin ang Pilipinas hanggang kasalukuyan Hindi rin matatawaran ang pagsisiwalat ni
Bautista ng mga isyu patungkol sa mababang katayuan ng kababaihan sa patriyarkal, piyudal, at materyalistikong
lipunang ating ginagalawan Ika nga ng isang tauhan sa nobela, It s a man s world Paano na ng mga babae Hindi ba t
may karapatan din sila sa mundo Simple ang wikang gamit ni Bautista sa librong ito English Tagalog, magaan,
ngunit mabigat ang dala Parang asidong tila tubig kung umagos, pero hayop kung manglapnos Basahin at matuto
flag 4 likesLike see review View 1 comment Sep 25, 2007 Alyn rated it it was amazing Shelves historical fiction,
philippine publications Ang aklat na ito ay kalimitang ipinapabasa sa mga mag aaral ng Pre Law pero sa aking
palagay ito ay nararapat mabasa ng bawat Pilipino Ito ay makatotoong paglalarawan ng buhay sa nakaraang Martial
Law at rehimeng Marcos Kung saan ang babae ay walang layang mag isip o gumawa ng kahit ano para sa sarili
niya kung saan ang pagbibigay ng sariling pananaw ay maaring magresulta sa iyong pagkadakip, pagka salvage o
pagkawala na hindi na nakikita ng pamilya at kaibigan na ang sa salitang Metroc Ang aklat na ito ay kalimitang
ipinapabasa sa mga mag aaral ng Pre Law pero sa aking palagay ito ay nararapat mabasa ng bawat Pilipino Ito ay
makatotoong paglalarawan ng buhay sa nakaraang Martial Law at rehimeng Marcos Kung saan ang babae ay
walang layang mag isip o gumawa ng kahit ano para sa sarili niya kung saan ang pagbibigay ng sariling pananaw
ay maaring magresulta sa iyong pagkadakip, pagka salvage o pagkawala na hindi na nakikita ng pamilya at
kaibigan na ang sa salitang Metrocom at PC ay sapat na para manginig sa takot ang mga nakakarinig.Hindi ko
naabutan ang kasagsagan ng panahong ito maliban na lamang sa pagkabaril na kay Ninoy ngunit nakapagbukas ito
sa aking isipan na pahalagahan ang mga bagay na natatamasa ko ngayon Mga bagay na pilit ipinaglalaban ng ating
mga kapatid ng mga panahong iyon flag 4 likesLike see review View 2 comments May 06, 2013 Francis Mico
rated it it was amazing In one of the darkest period of Philippine history where a dictator had led us and brought the
government on corruption era where political interest mattered than the public welfare where freedoms were
suppressed and where communist led movements for ousting Marcos administration had emerged and where
women were disregarded in the men s world , have you ever wondered how a woman sees the society Portrayed in
the Martial Law era, Lualhati Bautista had enveloped me the thoughts most of In one of the darkest period of
Philippine history where a dictator had led us and brought the government on corruption era where political interest
mattered than the public welfare where freedoms were suppressed and where communist led movements for
ousting Marcos administration had emerged and where women were disregarded in the men s world , have you ever
wondered how a woman sees the society Portrayed in the Martial Law era, Lualhati Bautista had enveloped me the
thoughts most of the women during that era had In a feminist approach, Bautista had crafted a novel with the finest
details Amanda, the protagonist, sees in the society.Amanda as a wife had been portrayed by Bautista as nothing
but a mere tool of her husband voiceless held to opine and constricted by her husband s superiority As a mother,
she was portrayed nothing far from the usual caring mother What was interesting was her role as an individual of
the society First part of the novel she was shown as uninterested and not privy in the political situation that the
country have been facing her world revolves in her family.On the later part of the story her character had matured
thanks to Jules, her son, that let her see through the society Being a member of a communist group, Jules had
awakened Amanda to look on the current dictatorship of the government he had made her skeptic on her belief that
what the government do is for the betterment of the people and country itself.The totality of the novel engaged on
the political impediments Philippines had suffered during Martial law, family relations and the role of women in
society flag 2 likesLike see review Jan 12, 2015 Jyanna Galamgam rated it really liked it Shelves really liked it,
contemporary I chose this book to read for our Tagalog book review in our Filipino subject I was a bit hesitant on
reading this mainly because I m comfortable reading English novels.but this book, I swear. was surprisingly not
just good but great I really did enjoy it and understood about Philippines history and how the right ones are
oppressed, and the women, while they play a GREAT role in the community, is usually treated like a servant.All in
all, this book is really great It captured I chose this book to read for our Tagalog book review in our Filipino subject
I was a bit hesitant on reading this mainly because I m comfortable reading English novels.but this book, I swear.
was surprisingly not just good but great I really did enjoy it and understood about Philippines history and how the
right ones are oppressed, and the women, while they play a GREAT role in the community, is usually treated like a
servant.All in all, this book is really great It captured a lot of things that happen in a common household not just
during the 70s but also nowadays.I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who can understand Tagalog flag 2 likesLike
see review View 1 comment Sep 14, 2012 Paolo rated it really liked it Habang nakagapos sa kaapihan at kahirapan
ang malaking bilang ng mamamayang Pilipino, hindi tayo malaya Matapos basahin ang Dekada, napagpasyahan ko
na basahin pa ang iba pang libro ni Lualhati Bautista, gaya ng Bata, bata at Desaparesidos Natapos ko nang basahin
ang Gapo.Tahasang pagsusulat Walang takot Bulgar.Habang binabasa ang libro, naiisip ko ang aking Ina Ang pag
aaruga niya sa amin ng Kapatid ko Kung ano na nga ba ng gusto niyang gawin sa buhay bukod sa pag iintindi sa
amin ng Habang nakagapos sa kaapihan at kahirapan ang malaking bilang ng mamamayang Pilipino, hindi tayo
malaya Matapos basahin ang Dekada, napagpasyahan ko na basahin pa ang iba pang libro ni Lualhati Bautista,
gaya ng Bata, bata at Desaparesidos Natapos ko nang basahin ang Gapo.Tahasang pagsusulat Walang takot
Bulgar.Habang binabasa ang libro, naiisip ko ang aking Ina Ang pag aaruga niya sa amin ng Kapatid ko Kung ano
na nga ba ng gusto niyang gawin sa buhay bukod sa pag iintindi sa amin ng kapatid ko Papanuorin ko rin ang
Pelikula Sana di ako maiyak flag 2 likesLike see review View 1 comment Jul 27, 2008 Dennis rated it it was
amazing Shelves lualhati bautista I was born in 1975, Too young to remember the effects of Martial Law which
was placed by the Lord Voldemort of the Philippines With this book I learned to appreciate my life Specially after
my parents verified things that were written in this novel which I refused to believe at first flag 2 likesLike see
review Dec 03, 2008 Jnz rated it really liked it endless struggle woman s oppression in the society, dilemma of
teenagers trying to prove that they have something to say, tyranny of the fathers at home girl power flag 2 likesLike
see review May 06, 2015 Ivy Catherine rated it really liked it review of another edition 3.5changed to 4 stars yeah
it deserves that.5 flag 2 likesLike see review Sep 24, 2007 Violeta rated it it was amazing Shelves
bestoffilipinonovels NO to Martial law It can make and unmake a family towards communism Hala Ka flag 2
likesLike see review Apr 18, 2013 Yan rated it it was amazing Dekada 70 ni Lualhati BautistaDekada 70 ang
pangalawang nobela ni Lualhati Bautista na nabasa ko Sa katunayan, masasabi kong ito ang pinakapaborito ko sa
kaniyang apat na nobela Dalawang beses ko na itong nabasa at sa unang beses na nabasa ko ito noong huling
semestre ko sa kolehiyo ay naaalala kong una ko na palang nakatagpo ang isang bahagi nito bilang isang tinalakay
na akda sa Filipino noong highschool Ngunit hindi ko pa ito lubusang maintindihan noon Basta ang naaalala ko ay
ang tagpo Dekada 70 ni Lualhati BautistaDekada 70 ang pangalawang nobela ni Lualhati Bautista na nabasa ko Sa
katunayan, masasabi kong ito ang pinakapaborito ko sa kaniyang apat na nobela Dalawang beses ko na itong
nabasa at sa unang beses na nabasa ko ito noong huling semestre ko sa kolehiyo ay naaalala kong una ko na palang
nakatagpo ang isang bahagi nito bilang isang tinalakay na akda sa Filipino noong highschool Ngunit hindi ko pa ito
lubusang maintindihan noon Basta ang naaalala ko ay ang tagpo kung saan nadiskubre ng bidang lalaki na ang
kaibigan niya ay namatay sa engkwentro ng NPA New People s Army at ng Militar.Ni hindi ko pa napapanuod ang
bersyon nitong isinapelikula.Ngunit hindi ko aakalaing magugustuhan ko ang kabuuan ng kuwento nito.Ang
kuwento ay isinalaysay mula sa punto de bista ni Amanda, isang maybahay ng isang upper middle class na pamilya
Sa pagkukuwento niya, makikita ang kaniyang mga sentimyento simula sa kaniyang karanasan ng pakikipag asawa
at pagluluwal at pagpapalaki ng limang lalaking anak hanggang sa paglawak ng kaniyang kaalaman at pagtingin
hindi lamang sa mga simpleng bagay na pangkaraniwang pinuproblema ng mga tipikal na nanay kundi ng mga
bagay sa kaniyang lipunan mga bagay na sa kalauna y makikita niya ang kahalagahan kung bakit kailangang
pakialaman.Sa kabuuan, ang kuwento ay isang kumpol ng napakaraming kuwento na hango mula sa mga karanasan
ni Amanda sa kaniyang asawa at sa bawat isa ng kaniyang mga anak Hindi ito nakapokus sa iisang tauhan at sa
iisang daloy ng kuwento Ito sa tingin ko ay isang napakahalagang sangkap na nagpapaganda sa isang kuwento.Isa
sa mga elemento ng mga akda ni Bautista na nakakapagpukaw ng aking damdamin ay ang kaniyang pulitika sa
pagsusulat Kung pag aaralang mabuti, makikitang si Bautista ay hindi lamang nagsusulat para magkuwento ng
isang hindi pangkaraniwang kuwento Hindi niya lamang layon na maipakita ang mga problema ng isang pamilya
Gusto niyang ipabatid sa kaniyang mga mambabasa na ang lahat ng bagay ay may pulitika, maging ang mga
personal na bagay At maging sa loob ng pamilya, makikita ito Tunay na si Bautista ay may kritikal na pagsusuri sa
lipunang ating ginagalawan Dahil ang Dekada 70 ay hindi lamang kuwento ng isang pamilyang naharap sa mga
personal nilang problema Ang Dekada 70 ay kuwento ng isang pamilyang naharap sa kalupitan at karahasan noong
panahon ng Batas Militar.Ilang mga halimbawa ng paglalapat ng mga kongkretong kalagayan pulitika sa akda ni
Bautista 1 It s a man s world ang madalas na sambitin ni Julian Sr., ang kaniyang asawa Sa pamamagitan ni
Amanda at Julian, pinapakita nito ang pyudal na kaayusan sa Pilipinas na isa sa mga manipestasyon ay ang
pagpapakumbaba at laging pagsunod o pagsang ayon ng mga babae sa lalaki.2.Nang sumali ang panganay na anak
nito na si Jules sa kilusan at naging miyembro ng New People s Army, natural na hindi ito naintindihan agad ni
Amanda at ni Julian lalo na kung titignan mula sa puntong sila nga ay isang pamilya na maliban sa may mga
kumbensyonal na paniniwala at tradisyon, ay sanay din sa karangyaan at komportableng buhay Ngunit makikita
ang matibay na paninindigan ng anak sa mga pag uusap nilang mag ama Si Julian Sr., na naniniwala sa mga
nagagawa ng gobyerno para sa mamamayan nito at si Julian, Jr., na tinalikuran ang lahat ng nakasanayang
kaginhawaan upang ipagpatuloy ang pakikibaka sa kanayunan Ang mga diskusyon nilang mag ama ay isa sa mga
tagpong gusto gusto ko dahil para lamang akong nanonood ng debate.3 Hindi naman hinayaan ni Bautista na hindi
makasunod ang kaniyang mambabasa sa paghihimay ng mga isyung panlipunan Inilatag niya ang mga kongkretong
kondisyon at ilang partikular na mga halimbawa na nagbubunga ng kahirapan sa Pilipinas Pinaliwanag niya ang
sabwatang US Marcos at kung paano nito pinagsasamantalahan at inaapi ang masang Pilipino Na siya ngayong
magbibigay linaw sa desisyon ni Jules na maghawak ng armas para sa bayan.Ang Dekada 70 ay nararapat basahin
hindi lamang dahil sinasalamin nito ang sitwasyon noon kundi pati ang sa ngayon Sa aking pagtingin, ang
kalagayan noon at ngayon ay hindi naman nag bago Nakikita kong ang nabubulok na sistemang umiiral noon ay
nananatili pa rin hanggang ngayon Sadyang ang pang aapi at pagsasamantala ay nag iiba lamang ng porma anyo sa
pagbago ng panahon ngunit patuloy pa rin ang sabwatan ng imperyalismo, burukrata kapitalismo at pyudalismo
Patuloy pa rin ang pagbuyayang at panggagahasa sa yaman ng Pilipinas Patuloy pa rin ang pagkait ng iilang
makapangyarihan sa yamang mismong ang masang Pilino ang lumikha Patuloy pa rin ang pangingialam ng
Amerika sa ating larangang militar, kultura, ekonomiya, ugnayang panlabas at pulitika Hindi ko makakalimutan
ang tagpo kung saan libu libong Pilipino ang kumanta ng Lupang Hinirang bilang simbolo ng kanilang pagbangon
at paglaban sa mapaniil na batas At ang huling linya ay naging Ang pumatay ng dahil sayo Sabi nga ni Bautista,
hindi na mamatay dahil ang mga Pilipino ay hindi na mga martir flag 1 likeLike see review Sep 09, 2007 May rated
it liked it Shelves philippine literature I had to read Dekada 70 back in college as an assignment, but thankfully, it
turned out to be a good readThe book, I believe, gives good insights to the perils of martial lawBut importantly, I
think the book tells of a woman s enlightenment and journey to self empowerment On a personal note, I remember
lending it to my mom When she returned it to me, she said the book made her paranoid a couple of hours after
having read it Apparently, she was on duty when went throug I had to read Dekada 70 back in college as an
assignment, but thankfully, it turned out to be a good readThe book, I believe, gives good insights to the perils of
martial lawBut importantly, I think the book tells of a woman s enlightenment and journey to self empowerment
On a personal note, I remember lending it to my mom When she returned it to me, she said the book made her
paranoid a couple of hours after having read it Apparently, she was on duty when went through the book she was
alone, too , and she said she became somewhat scared for her children You see, Dekada 70 is also a story of a
mother of five young sons her name is Amanda Bartolome As a mother, Amanda experienced a lot of gruelling and
tumultuous moments involving her sons Thus, Amanda had to learn how to cope with changes not only within her
family but changes in the society they are living in and how it affected her family flag 1 likeLike see review Mar
26, 2013 Elle rated it it was amazing Peminista Bagamat tumatalakay din sa usaping pampulitika sa rehimen ng
dating pangulong si Marcos Nabasa ko ito noong ako y nasa ika limang baitang sa elementarya Binigay ito ng
aking ama dahil nanghihingi ako sa kanya ng English novels na mababasa, ngunit ito ang ibinigay niya Sa
kasalukuyan, hiniram ito ng aking kamag aral at, sa kasawiang palad, hindi niya pa binabalik sa akin ang libro
Nakakatuwa ang linyang, It s a man s world ni Julian Tama ba talagang ang mundo ay mundo lamang ng Peminista
Bagamat tumatalakay din sa usaping pampulitika sa rehimen ng dating pangulong si Marcos Nabasa ko ito noong
ako y nasa ika limang baitang sa elementarya Binigay ito ng aking ama dahil nanghihingi ako sa kanya ng English
novels na mababasa, ngunit ito ang ibinigay niya Sa kasalukuyan, hiniram ito ng aking kamag aral at, sa kasawiang
palad, hindi niya pa binabalik sa akin ang libro Nakakatuwa ang linyang, It s a man s world ni Julian Tama ba
talagang ang mundo ay mundo lamang ng kalalakihan Narito din ang mga kasawian ni Amanda bilang isang babae,
kung papaanong ang Diyos ay isang lalaki, kung bakit nung mga panahong iyon ay nangingibabawa at umiigting
ang kapangyarihan ng mga kalalakihan Marahil, ewan Masyadong magiging mahaba ang usapin Ha ha
Nirerekomenda ko ito sa inyo upang basahin dahil required talaga siyang basahin nang ako ay tumuntong ng
 hayskul flag 1 likeLike see review Apr 17, 2012 Mirvan Ereon rated it it was amazing I like the simplicity of this
book This is very accessible to any reader I love the way it is so short and yet full of startling and sometimes
unsettling scenes I learned a lot of how things used to be when Martial Law was implemented Besides, I do admire
this great writers works L love the succinct way of her storytelling, but the impact it gives are very good flag 1
likeLike see review Jun 08, 2013 Cordz rated it really liked it Beautiful.Written originally in Filipino, it is a story
of a mother s love and unfailing faith Though there are some scenes that I find highly graphic, I still liked it enough
to read it cover to cover without skipping much information Loved it flag 1 likeLike see review View 1 comment
Mar 07, 2015 francis rated it it was amazing Shelves classics, filipino The minor blunders which the copyreaders
failed to edit is already nothing to me The story itself is powerful, with a strong lead narrating to us the triumphs
and tribulations of her family amid the Marcos reign in the 70s flag 1 likeLike see review Oct 09, 2007 Bea rated it
it was amazing It s a great political book.Although I haven t watched the movie yet, the book by itself represents
how a Filipino should view his her country.Dapat mahalin ang bansa hindi lang dahil sa isang militante flag 1
likeLike see review Apr 30, 2011 Molly rated it it was amazing Absolutely amazing book One of those rare
required readings for high school that didn t feel like homework She captured the era so well that it gives later
generations like me a chance to relive it and appreciate the freedom we were born with flag 1 likeLike see review
Jan 04, 2010 Christina Aguilar rated it it was amazing the only filipino book i ever read read it a looooong time ago
very graphic very sad i remember i had to put it down a few times because i just couldn t handle all the gory details
will find a copy so i can read it again flag 1 likeLike see review Jun 11, 2011 Alden rated it liked it Shelves 2013
reads, filipino, historical Nagustuhan ko ang nobelang ito Pero hindi naman ganoong kagusto Ewan ko, pero dahil
na rin siguro sa napanood ko na ang pelikula nito starring Vilma Santos noong early 2000 kaya para bang alam ko
na yung takbo ng istorya kahit paano flag 1 likeLike see review Jul 20, 2010 Heidi rated it it was amazing got the
book because it was an assigned reading back in college and i never regretted putting it in my shelf..for a child who
grew up after the dictatorship, this is a good glimpse of the era. flag 1 likeLike see review Aug 22, 2011 Karlo
Mikhail rated it really liked it One of the best Filipino novels The film is a pale reflection of the book A must read
flag 1 likeLike see review Feb 12, 2011 Elyssa rated it really liked it A feminist view of living in a patriarchal
society This book embarks how women can fight for their right to be a part of the society and not just mere
inferiors to men Really enjoyable read flag 1 likeLike see review Aug 14, 2012 Michael Gerald rated it did not like
it Nah, for me, this novella just didn t appeal to me This was the only required reading in high school that I did not
like a bit flag 1 likeLike see review Jun 18, 2010 Rowena rated it it was amazing A mother, a family, and a society
struggling to survive a government of hate, corruption and oppression The story is beautifully told with utmost
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21. While I m on a classic reading binge, I thought it only fair to include a Filipino classic novel written in Filipino
Book Dekada 70 translated in English as Decade 70 is an account of a woman living in a man s world during those
difficult years when Martial Law was declared in the Philippines Narrated by Amanda, a mother of five boys, the
novel strongly portrays the struggles of a woman during those times when gender equality wasn t a well known
concept yet and women were seen as sub While I m on a classic reading binge, I thought it only fair to include a
Filipino classic novel written in Filipino Book Dekada 70 translated in English as Decade 70 is an account of a
woman living in a man s world during those difficult years when Martial Law was declared in the Philippines
Narrated by Amanda, a mother of five boys, the novel strongly portrays the struggles of a woman during those
times when gender equality wasn t a well known concept yet and women were seen as subordinates of men The
story realistically portrays this as Amanda dutifully does her best to meet what the six men at her home, especially
her husband, expect of her It becomes a greater challenge to fulfill a woman s predefined roles for Amanda due to
familial, political and social difficulties at that time but it s also because of these impediments that Amanda found a
way to earn long overdue respect and acknowledgement as a woman With the strong feminist approach, tragic tone
and emotionally intense and heart wrenching plot, it s no surprise that the novel won several literary awards It s a
histori Aj the Ravenous Reader
22. Note This review was written as a course requirement for my class History of Women and Feminism in the
Philippines Dahil sila y mga babae at imposible para sa babae na kalabanin ang lalaki It s a man s world
Translation It s because they are women and it is impossible for women to oppose men, it s a man s world These
are the words of Julian, a husband, a father, to her wife on why women should not get irritated with him This is a
prime example of a patriarchal man Contemptible w Note This review was written as a course requirement for my
class History of Women and Feminism in the Philippines Dahil sila y mga babae at imposible para sa babae na
kalabanin ang lalaki It s a man s world Translation It s because they are women and it is impossible for women to
oppose men, it s a man s world These are the words of Julian, a husband, a father, to her wife on why women
should not get irritated with him This is a prime example of a patriarchal man Contemptible words, yet somehow,
are sadly true How did his wife, Amanda, respond She rolled her eyes, but she kept quiet She discerned that to
contest this would be futile Why Because she didn t know any better She was a woman molded in a society that
conformed to this belief Yes, she existed in a nation were men dominated, but she will learn that she was not in a
man s world Maghubad ka na, sabi niya Ni hindi niya tinanong kung gusto ko nga ba maghubad Basta maghubad
ka na, period Kailangan sakin mismo manggaling ang natitirang pamproteksiyon sa dignidad ko Puwede bang
magpatay muna tayo ng ilaw Na sinagot niya ng maikli, walang damdaming oh No ng unang gabing yon, ni hindi
niya tinanong kund hindi ba ko nasaktan Basta ng matapos na siya, natulog na siya Naghilik na siya Translation
Take off your clothes, he said He didn t even ask me if I wanted to take it off He just said take it off period I had to
be the one to protect what little dignity I had I asked Can we turn off the lights He answered with a short and empty
oh That first night, he didn t even ask if it hurt He just slept when he was done He snored Kakulangan Sa loob ng
dalawampu t pitong taon ng pagiging asawa ko y hindi ako ganap na umunlad bilang tao Nanganak lang ako t
naging ina at wala na Tumigil na ko sa pagiging ganon Nawala na ko pagktapos nyon Nagsilbing bantay na lang
ako sa paghanap at pagkatagpo ni Julian ng katuparan niya bilang tao, sa paglaki ng mga bata t pagtuklas ng
kanilang kakayahan at kahalagahan Sa proseso nito, walang nag abalang magtanong kung ano na kaya ang mga
kaangkinan ko naman Ni ako, hindi ko alam kung ano pa ako liban sa asawa t ina Madalas ngayon ay hinahanap
ko ang sarili ko sa harap ng naging papel ko sa buhay Translation Emptiness In the span of twenty seven years of
being a wife I never grew as a person I gave birth and became a mother then nothing I stopped there I was lost after
that I served as a caretaker to Julian as he searched and fulfilled his life s work, to the growth of my children as
they discovered their strengths and importance In the process, nobody asked me what I have achieved Even I, I do
not know what I am aside from a wife and a mother Often now, I search for myself in spite of all the roles I have
played in life Ibig kong sabihin,ayoko nang maging doormat mo lang Taga abot ng tsinelas mo, taga timpla ng
kape mo Sa kagaganon, nawala tuloy ako, naging walang klaseng tao ko Habang panahong nanay na lang Habang
panahong asawa mo lang Pinaghubad pag gusto, ginanon kung kelan mo gusto Napaiyak na ko Bakit hindi pag
gusto ko Translation I mean I do not want to be just your doormat Someone whose role is just to pick up your
slippers, someone who s there just to make your coffee Being that person, I lost myself, I became nothing Forever
just a mother Forever just a wife Stripping when you tell me to, being fucked only when you want to I started to cry
 why not when I want to These are the thoughts, the experiences of Amanda, wife of Julian, a mother of 5 boys, a
Filipina This shows the suffering of a typical woman experienced in our country back then and still even in a lot of
homes today, she is expected to become a housewife, nothing She is boxed, her growth as an individual stunted,
she is not given a chance.The 70s was not a kind time to the Filipino people, so to the Filipino women Lualhati
Bautista s Award Winning novel about the awakening of a country and the struggles of a mother, a woman is a gut
wrenching eye opener to anyone who is willing to hear its angry screams, its searing pleas The parallelism between
the two intertwined stories, the mother and the motherland is truly captivating The two, the woman and the country
are subdued, without true freedom Dominated, manipulated, chained, one by imperialism and a dictator, the other
by a husband and a patriarchal culture At the start both were as ignorant as babes, as silent as mutes about their
rights, about what is theirs Both were taken for granted, taken advantage of But slowly, steadily, they progressed
The country was awakened, its people flooded the streets, the masses, the students, priests, nuns, militants full of
outrage and passion with shouts of revolution against a dictator that violated their rights and mistreated their
countrymen, against a neocolonialist power that stole their lands, raped their livelihood and picked their pockets
The woman, the mother, the wife learned to fight back, to answer, to think for herself She realized her worth as a
woman, as a person, through her own simple way of supporting the revolution because of her children She realized
that to protect her children, her family, she must learn to protect her country The motherland empowered her in turn
the shackled motherland was empowered equally because of her Their plights are connected to each other than it
seems, the success of one spelled the success of the other Pero ang babae, talian man ang katawan o suutan man
ng chastity belt, ay may uri ng kalayaang hindi mananakaw ng kahit na sino ang kalayaan niyang mag isip
Translation But a woman, you may tie up her body or force her to wear a chastity belt there is a type of freedom
that nobody can take away from her the freedom to think This passage from the novel reminds me of a particular
quotation from one the greatest Feminist writers, someone named Virginia Woolf Lock up your libraries if you like
but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind And it is true, women cannot be
restricted, as long as their minds are Jr Bacdayan
23. Hindi ko namalayan nang nagkaroon ng Martial Law sa Pilipinas Hindi dahil bata pa ako pero dahil noong
panahong iyon, 1972 1981 ay nakatira ang aming pamilya sa isang isla sa Dagat Pacifico Ang natatandaan ko lang
ay may mga araw na walang pasok at si Ina at Ama ay nakikinig ng radyo halos buong hapon Nauulinigan ko pa
ang boses ni Marcos malumanay, mabagal at parang pagod Sabi ni Ama, ganoon daw talaga ang matatalino,
mabagal magsalita.Curfew pagdating ng hatinggabi Sa isla noon, nakahiga Hindi ko namalayan nang nagkaroon ng
Martial Law sa Pilipinas Hindi dahil bata pa ako pero dahil noong panahong iyon, 1972 1981 ay nakatira ang
aming pamilya sa isang isla sa Dagat Pacifico Ang natatandaan ko lang ay may mga araw na walang pasok at si Ina
at Ama ay nakikinig ng radyo halos buong hapon Nauulinigan ko pa ang boses ni Marcos malumanay, mabagal at
parang pagod Sabi ni Ama, ganoon daw talaga ang matatalino, mabagal magsalita.Curfew pagdating ng hatinggabi
Sa isla noon, nakahiga na ang mga tao pagdating ng takipsilim Wala pang kuryente noon Tanging mga gasera t
patundut lang ang nagbibigay liwanag sa mga kabahayan Kung hindi ka rin lang pumapasok pa sa paaralan, ano
naman ang gagawin mo kapag wala nang araw Ano nga ba ang nangyari sa Maynila noong panahon ng Martial
Law ni Marcos Sa mga nabasa ko na at napanood, parang itong aklat na ito ni Lualhati Bautista ang pinakamahusay
na paglalahad ng mga halimbawa ng mga pangyayari noong panahong iyon Sinakop nito hindi lang ang level na
pang personal na pananaw kung hindi ang pang mas malawakang pang pamilya, pambansa at internasyonal na
perspektibo SPOILER ALERT Si Amanda Bartolome ay malapit nang mag singkuwenta Siya ay isang simpleng
maybahay ng kanyang kabiyak na inyenhero na si Julian, Sr Sa simula ng kuwento, ang pagpasok ng dekada 70,
ang kanilang mga anak na sina Jules, Gani, Em, Julian, Jr at Bingo ay mga bata pa Matatapos ang kuwento sa
pagkamatay ni Sen Benigno Aquino 1983 at ang maliliit na bata ay malalaki na o di kaya y patay na Si Jules,
matapos magkaasawa t magkaanak ay nakulong dahil sa pagiging miyembro ng NPA ay muling namundok Si
Gani, matapos pumunta sa Amerika bilang US Navy at iwan ng asawa ay muling nag asawa Si Em ay naging
manunulat at aktibo sa mga sulating pampulita Si Julian, Jr ay patay na matapos malulong sa droga at i salvage ng
militar at si Bingo na lang ang natitira sa poder ng mag asawa SPOILER ENDS Mahusay at matapang ang
pagkakalahad ng kuwento Para mo lang isang kaibigan o Nanay, o Tita, o Lola si Amanda Bartolome na nagtsi
tsika tungkol sa kung ano ang dinanas na pamilya nila noong mga panahong iyon Hindi ito pagtuligsa sa mga mali
ng Martial Law Hindi nito sinasabing demonyo si Marcos o ang rehimen ng US Marcos Bagkus, ipinakita lang nito
ang kung ano ang epekto ng mga polisiya ng rehimeng iyon an gang mga pagmamalabis ng militar upang
masuportahan ang maganda sanang intensyon ng dating pangulo.Ang pinakamahusay na bahagi ng nobela, sa aking
palagay ay ang tran K.D. Absolutely
24. Madalas na nabanggit ang mga katagang it s a man s world sa akda, ngunit ganoon nga ba Sa bandang huli y
binawi din ang mga katagang ito ng it s a woman s world, too Ako ay naniniwala sa pagkakapantay pantay ng mga
kasarian Ganon pa man, hindi ko maisantabi ang malinaw na malinaw na pangingibabaw ng kababaihan sa obrang
ito ni Lualhati Bautista Ina ang may akda Ina rin ang tagapagsalaysay ng kuwento ng kanyang mag anak, sa gitna
ng mga kasakitan ng Inang Bayan Ina ng tahanan, Inang Madalas na nabanggit ang mga katagang it s a man s world
sa akda, ngunit ganoon nga ba Sa bandang huli y binawi din ang mga katagang ito ng it s a woman s world, too
Ako ay naniniwala sa pagkakapantay pantay ng mga kasarian Ganon pa man, hindi ko maisantabi ang malinaw na
malinaw na pangingibabaw ng kababaihan sa obrang ito ni Lualhati Bautista Ina ang may akda Ina rin ang
tagapagsalaysay ng kuwento ng kanyang mag anak, sa gitna ng mga kasakitan ng Inang Bayan Ina ng tahanan,
Inang Bayan parehong unti unting namulat sa kalagayan ng kanilang kasarinlan.Isa nga itong obrang maituturing,
sa dami ng parangal na tinanggap, na kahalintulad na rin ng dami ng mga nadaanang pagsubok Higit sa lahat, isa
itong obra sapagkat may kapangyarihan itong magpamulat kundi man magpakilos o magpabago sa mambabasa
Hindi lamang isa o dalawang beses na nangilid ang aking luha, sa pakikisimpatya kay Amanda at sa bayan Karapat
dapat nga lang na ito ay maging takdang babasahin sa ating mga paaralan.Nabanggit ng may akda ang mga alok na
isalin sa ibang wika ang aklat na ito, ngunit hindi na sinabi kung ano ang kinahantungan ng mga mungkahing ito
Sana nga ay matuloy kung hindi pa natutuloy , nang sa gayon ay hindi lamang tayong mga Pilipino ang
makinabang sa walang kakupasang kwentong ito Nenette
25. Walang subersibo dito Bakit magiging subersibo ang katotohanan There s nothing subversive here Why will the
truth be considered subversive Dekada 70Lualhati Bautista gained notoriety when Dekada 70 came out in 1984,
after having shared the grand prize for the Palanca Award for Best Novel one year previous This novel about a
Filipino family drastically affected by forces beyond their control was a national narrative of resistance against the
Marcos dictatorship, against its repression of Walang subersibo dito Bakit magiging subersibo ang katotohanan
There s nothing subversive here Why will the truth be considered subversive Dekada 70Lualhati Bautista gained
notoriety when Dekada 70 came out in 1984, after having shared the grand prize for the Palanca Award for Best
Novel one year previous This novel about a Filipino family drastically affected by forces beyond their control was
a national narrative of resistance against the Marcos dictatorship, against its repression of individual and societal
rights and liberties The story was told by Amanda Bartolome, wife to a dominating husband, mother to five sons,
and as she learned in the course of the novel woman of her own mind We found Amanda contemplating her role
beyond her family of men, bey Rise
26. First book ko from Lhualhati Bautista ang Dekada 70 at napaka laki ng naiambag sa aking kamalayan ng librong
ito.Pano nga ba tutugon si Amanda Barlome sa hamon ng panahon na kung saan ang mga katulad n ya ay nakatali
lang sa pagiging isang ina ng 5 lalaki at may bahay ni Julian Bartolome.Kung toto usin napaka simpleng
obligasyon lamang ito sa kanya gayong siya at ang kanyang pamilya ay naka ririwasa sa buhay.Pero sa loob n ya
lagi n yang kinukustiston ang kanyang sarili kung ano ba talaga an First book ko from Lhualhati Bautista ang
Dekada 70 at napaka laki ng naiambag sa aking kamalayan ng librong ito.Pano nga ba tutugon si Amanda Barlome
sa hamon ng panahon na kung saan ang mga katulad n ya ay nakatali lang sa pagiging isang ina ng 5 lalaki at may
bahay ni Julian Bartolome.Kung toto usin napaka simpleng obligasyon lamang ito sa kanya gayong siya at ang
kanyang pamilya ay naka ririwasa sa buhay.Pero sa loob n ya lagi n yang kinukustiston ang kanyang sarili kung
ano ba talaga ang silbi at kapakinabangan sa buhay dahil sa higit sa pagiging isang simpleng may bahay lamang ay
marami syang nais gawin tulad ng pag ta trabaho,pero sa isip ko pano ang mga babaeng mas pinili ialay ang sarili
at itali ang buhay sa pagiging may bahay hindi kya sila tulad ng karakter ni Amanda.Kayat ng matapos ko ulit ang
librong ito sa ikalawang pag kakataon ay mas lalo akong hinangaan at mas lumalim ang aking respeto sa aking ina
at iba pang ina na mas pinili ang sagrado nilang tung kulin.Pero hindi lamang ito kwento ng pagiging isang ina at
asawa,kwento ito ng madilim na bahagi ng ating kasaysayan ang Rehimeng Marcos at ang Martial Law.Bilang
isang mam babasa na galing sa henerasyon ng 90 s na kung saan na miss ko ang pag ka van ng Voltes V,ang mga
subersibong babasahin, in ang pagiging Jologs kaysa sa mga Conyo ,uso ang awit na makabayan at pagiging
makabayan kayat napaka laking bagay na mabasa ko ang akda na nag pakilala sa madilim na yugto ng ating
kasaysayan.Ang tanging tumatakbo lamang sa isip ko ay bakit sa kabila ng kapangahasan ni Lhualhati Bautista at
ang kanyang akda ay ni hindi itinuring na subersibo gayong napaka selan at istrikto sa panahon na nailimbag
ito.Hanga din ako pag kaka sulat ng nobela dahil ang karakter ay base sa mga toto ong tao at ang mga pangyayari
sa kwento ay ibinase ni Bautista sa mga toto ng pangyayari sa buhay.Ito rin pala ang pag kakataon na nakabsa ako
ng feminine na akda sa katunayan ay hindi ako naging iritable.Nabigyan lahat ng boses ang mga pangunahing
karakter lalong lalo na si Julian Bartolome.lalake ako at dapat kampi ako sa kanya supposedly,oo ngat Its a mens
 word ika nga niya pero bilang lalake pinahahalagahan ba natin ang nararamdaman ng mga babae ,sa tingin ko
mismong nag lilitanya ni si Bautista sa katauhan ni Amanda.Pero may pag kukulang din si Amanda sa tingin ko
dahil nga sa ugali nyang pagiging kimi at laging sinasarili ang mga bagay bagay,akala tuloy ni Julian ay masaya
sya at akala nya rin na kuntento,nice ending sa opinyon ko.Hindi maluluma at malalaos ang akdang ito dahil sa
may ilang paksang panlipunan ang hindi parin nawawala,oo ngat wala na si Marcos at kasama nyang nahimlay ang
Martial Law,pero hindi parin tayo talaga tunay na nakakalaya at ni hindi makatindig sa sariling paa ang ating Inang
Bayan,pero kumpara sa henerasyon nya ay mas malaya na tayo ngayon at mas may boses kumpara noon.Bibigyan
ko to ng 5 stars dahil mag kapantay lang sila ng Bata,Bata,Pa Ano Ka Ginawa ,although mag kaibang senaryo sila
at salungat na mga babae ang bida Vincent Samaniego
27. Minsan lang kung magbigay ako ng 5 stars sa isang libro Minsan lang din naman kung makabasa ako ng librong
talagang deserving ng 5 stars Laging may kulang, o may sobra Pero dito sa nobelang ito ni Lualhati Bautista,
tamang tama Nasa tren ako nung huli kong sinara ang pabalat nito, at tanda ko pag unat ng ulo ko mula sa
pagkakayuko sa libro, wala akong masabi, at walang pumapasok sa isip Tubig kung pakuluin ni Lualhati ang bawat
tagpo sa libro Simula sa pagiging ina ni Amanda Bartolome, sa Minsan lang kung magbigay ako ng 5 stars sa isang
libro Minsan lang din naman kung makabasa ako ng librong talagang deserving ng 5 stars Laging may kulang, o
may sobra Pero dito sa nobelang ito ni Lualhati Bautista, tamang tama Nasa tren ako nung huli kong sinara ang
pabalat nito, at tanda ko pag unat ng ulo ko mula sa pagkakayuko sa libro, wala akong masabi, at walang
pumapasok sa isip Tubig kung pakuluin ni Lualhati ang bawat tagpo sa libro Simula sa pagiging ina ni Amanda
Bartolome, sa mga kapangahasang naganap noong mga taon ng dekada 1970, at ang kaniyang unti unting
pagkamulat sa hungkag na kalagayan niya bilang babae, bilang Pilipino, at, higit sa lahat, bilang tao.Librong dapat
pa rin basahin ng lahat ng taong may pakialam sa kalagayan ng kaniyang bansa Lalo na ng mga nasa puwesto, at ng
mga loyalistang hanggang ngayon ipinipilit pa rin ang kahunghangang maayos daw ang panahon noong sumailalim
tayo sa batas militar ni Ferdinand Marcos Paano tayo nagkaroon ng limpak limpak na utang sa IMF at World Bank
Bakit naghihirap ngayon ang Pilipinas Bakit noong 1945 dalawang piso lamang halos ang halaga ng isang dolyar,
at ngayong 2016 ay halos singkuwenta pesos na Paano tayo bumagsak, at bakit atrasado pa rin ang Pilipinas
hanggang kasalukuyan Hindi rin matatawaran ang pagsisiwalat ni Bautista ng mga isyu patungkol sa mababang
katayuan ng kababaihan sa patriyarkal, piyudal, at materyalistikong lipunang ating ginagalawan Ika nga ng isang
tauhan sa nobela, It s a man s world Paano na ng mga babae Hindi ba t may karapatan din sila sa mundo Simple
ang wikang gamit ni Bautista sa librong ito English Tagalog, magaan, ngunit mabigat ang dala Parang asidong tila
tubig kung umagos, pero hayop kung manglapnos Basahin at matuto Dominic Dayta
28. Ang aklat na ito ay kalimitang ipinapabasa sa mga mag aaral ng Pre Law pero sa aking palagay ito ay nararapat
mabasa ng bawat Pilipino Ito ay makatotoong paglalarawan ng buhay sa nakaraang Martial Law at rehimeng
Marcos Kung saan ang babae ay walang layang mag isip o gumawa ng kahit ano para sa sarili niya kung saan ang
pagbibigay ng sariling pananaw ay maaring magresulta sa iyong pagkadakip, pagka salvage o pagkawala na hindi
na nakikita ng pamilya at kaibigan na ang sa salitang Metroc Ang aklat na ito ay kalimitang ipinapabasa sa mga
mag aaral ng Pre Law pero sa aking palagay ito ay nararapat mabasa ng bawat Pilipino Ito ay makatotoong
paglalarawan ng buhay sa nakaraang Martial Law at rehimeng Marcos Kung saan ang babae ay walang layang mag
isip o gumawa ng kahit ano para sa sarili niya kung saan ang pagbibigay ng sariling pananaw ay maaring
magresulta sa iyong pagkadakip, pagka salvage o pagkawala na hindi na nakikita ng pamilya at kaibigan na ang sa
salitang Metrocom at PC ay sapat na para manginig sa takot ang mga nakakarinig.Hindi ko naabutan ang
kasagsagan ng panahong ito maliban na lamang sa pagkabaril na kay Ninoy ngunit nakapagbukas ito sa aking
isipan na pahalagahan ang mga bagay na natatamasa ko ngayon Mga bagay na pilit ipinaglalaban ng ating mga
kapatid ng mga panahong iyon Alyn
29. In one of the darkest period of Philippine history where a dictator had led us and brought the government on
corruption era where political interest mattered than the public welfare where freedoms were suppressed and where
communist led movements for ousting Marcos administration had emerged and where women were disregarded in
the men s world , have you ever wondered how a woman sees the society Portrayed in the Martial Law era,
Lualhati Bautista had enveloped me the thoughts most of In one of the darkest period of Philippine history where a
dictator had led us and brought the government on corruption era where political interest mattered than the public
welfare where freedoms were suppressed and where communist led movements for ousting Marcos administration
had emerged and where women were disregarded in the men s world , have you ever wondered how a woman sees
the society Portrayed in the Martial Law era, Lualhati Bautista had enveloped me the thoughts most of the women
during that era had In a feminist approach, Bautista had crafted a novel with the finest details Amanda, the
 protagonist, sees in the society.Amanda as a wife had been portrayed by Bautista as nothing but a mere tool of her
husband voiceless held to opine and constricted by her husband s superiority As a mother, she was portrayed
nothing far from the usual caring mother What was interesting was her role as an individual of the society First part
of the novel she was shown as uninterested and not privy in the political situation that the country have been facing
her world revolves in her family.On the later part of the story her character had matured thanks to Jules, her son,
that let her see through the society Being a member of a communist group, Jules had awakened Amanda to look on
the current dictatorship of the government he had made her skeptic on her belief that what the government do is for
the betterment of the people and country itself.The totality of the novel engaged on the political impediments
Philippines had suffered during Martial law, family relations and the role of women in society Francis Mico
30. I chose this book to read for our Tagalog book review in our Filipino subject I was a bit hesitant on reading this
mainly because I m comfortable reading English novels.but this book, I swear. was surprisingly not just good but
great I really did enjoy it and understood about Philippines history and how the right ones are oppressed, and the
women, while they play a GREAT role in the community, is usually treated like a servant.All in all, this book is
really great It captured I chose this book to read for our Tagalog book review in our Filipino subject I was a bit
hesitant on reading this mainly because I m comfortable reading English novels.but this book, I swear. was
surprisingly not just good but great I really did enjoy it and understood about Philippines history and how the right
ones are oppressed, and the women, while they play a GREAT role in the community, is usually treated like a
servant.All in all, this book is really great It captured a lot of things that happen in a common household not just
during the 70s but also nowadays.I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who can understand Tagalog Jyanna
Galamgam
31. Habang nakagapos sa kaapihan at kahirapan ang malaking bilang ng mamamayang Pilipino, hindi tayo malaya
Matapos basahin ang Dekada, napagpasyahan ko na basahin pa ang iba pang libro ni Lualhati Bautista, gaya ng
Bata, bata at Desaparesidos Natapos ko nang basahin ang Gapo.Tahasang pagsusulat Walang takot Bulgar.Habang
binabasa ang libro, naiisip ko ang aking Ina Ang pag aaruga niya sa amin ng Kapatid ko Kung ano na nga ba ng
gusto niyang gawin sa buhay bukod sa pag iintindi sa amin ng Habang nakagapos sa kaapihan at kahirapan ang
malaking bilang ng mamamayang Pilipino, hindi tayo malaya Matapos basahin ang Dekada, napagpasyahan ko na
basahin pa ang iba pang libro ni Lualhati Bautista, gaya ng Bata, bata at Desaparesidos Natapos ko nang basahin
ang Gapo.Tahasang pagsusulat Walang takot Bulgar.Habang binabasa ang libro, naiisip ko ang aking Ina Ang pag
aaruga niya sa amin ng Kapatid ko Kung ano na nga ba ng gusto niyang gawin sa buhay bukod sa pag iintindi sa
amin ng kapatid ko Papanuorin ko rin ang Pelikula Sana di ako maiyak Paolo
32. I was born in 1975, Too young to remember the effects of Martial Law which was placed by the Lord Voldemort of
the Philippines With this book I learned to appreciate my life Specially after my parents verified things that were
written in this novel which I refused to believe at first. Dennis
33. endless struggle woman s oppression in the society, dilemma of teenagers trying to prove that they have something
to say, tyranny of the fathers at home girl power Jnz
34. 3.5changed to 4 stars yeah it deserves that.5 Ivy Catherine
35. NO to Martial law It can make and unmake a family towards communism Hala Ka Violeta
36. Dekada 70 ni Lualhati BautistaDekada 70 ang pangalawang nobela ni Lualhati Bautista na nabasa ko Sa katunayan,
masasabi kong ito ang pinakapaborito ko sa kaniyang apat na nobela Dalawang beses ko na itong nabasa at sa
unang beses na nabasa ko ito noong huling semestre ko sa kolehiyo ay naaalala kong una ko na palang nakatagpo
ang isang bahagi nito bilang isang tinalakay na akda sa Filipino noong highschool Ngunit hindi ko pa ito lubusang
maintindihan noon Basta ang naaalala ko ay ang tagpo Dekada 70 ni Lualhati BautistaDekada 70 ang pangalawang
nobela ni Lualhati Bautista na nabasa ko Sa katunayan, masasabi kong ito ang pinakapaborito ko sa kaniyang apat
na nobela Dalawang beses ko na itong nabasa at sa unang beses na nabasa ko ito noong huling semestre ko sa
kolehiyo ay naaalala kong una ko na palang nakatagpo ang isang bahagi nito bilang isang tinalakay na akda sa
Filipino noong highschool Ngunit hindi ko pa ito lubusang maintindihan noon Basta ang naaalala ko ay ang tagpo
kung saan nadiskubre ng bidang lalaki na ang kaibigan niya ay namatay sa engkwentro ng NPA New People s
Army at ng Militar.Ni hindi ko pa napapanuod ang bersyon nitong isinapelikula.Ngunit hindi ko aakalaing
magugustuhan ko ang kabuuan ng kuwento nito.Ang kuwento ay isinalaysay mula sa punto de bista ni Amanda,
isang maybahay ng isang upper middle class na pamilya Sa pagkukuwento niya, makikita ang kaniyang mga
sentimyento simula sa kaniyang karanasan ng pakikipag asawa at pagluluwal at pagpapalaki ng limang lalaking
anak hanggang sa paglawak ng kaniyang kaalaman at pagtingin hindi lamang sa mga simpleng bagay na
pangkaraniwang pinuproblema ng mga tipikal na nanay kundi ng mga bagay sa kaniyang lipunan mga bagay na sa
 kalauna y makikita niya ang kahalagahan kung bakit kailangang pakialaman.Sa kabuuan, ang kuwento ay isang
kumpol ng napakaraming kuwento na hango mula sa mga karanasan ni Amanda sa kaniyang asawa at sa bawat isa
ng kaniyang mga anak Hindi ito nakapokus sa iisang tauhan at sa iisang daloy ng kuwento Ito sa tingin ko ay isang
napakahalagang sangkap na nagpapaganda sa isang kuwento.Isa sa mga elemento ng mga akda ni Bautista na
nakakapagpukaw ng aking damdamin ay ang kaniyang pulitika sa pagsusulat Kung pag aaralang mabuti,
makikitang si Bautista ay hindi lamang nagsusulat para magkuwento ng isang hindi pangkaraniwang kuwento
Hindi niya lamang layon na maipakita ang mga problema ng isang pamilya Gusto niyang ipabatid sa kaniyang mga
mambabasa na ang lahat ng bagay ay may pulitika, maging ang mga personal na bagay At maging sa loob ng
pamilya, makikita ito Tunay na si Bautista ay may kritikal na pagsusuri sa lipunang ating ginagalawan Dahil ang
Dekada 70 ay hindi lamang kuwento ng isang pamilyang naharap sa mga personal nilang problema Ang Dekada 70
ay kuwento ng isang pamilyang naharap sa kalupitan at karahasan noong panahon ng Batas Militar.Ilang mga
halimbawa ng paglalapat ng mga kongkretong kalagayan pulitika sa akda ni Bautista 1 It s a man s world ang
madalas na sambitin ni Julian Sr., ang kaniyang asawa Sa pamamagitan ni Amanda at Julian, pinapakita nito ang
pyudal na kaayusan sa Pilipinas na isa sa mga manipestasyon ay ang pagpapakumbaba at laging pagsunod o
pagsang ayon ng mga babae sa lalaki.2.Nang sumali ang panganay na anak nito na si Jules sa kilusan at naging
miyembro ng New People s Army, natural na hindi ito naintindihan agad ni Amanda at ni Julian lalo na kung
titignan mula sa puntong sila nga ay isang pamilya na maliban sa may mga kumbensyonal na paniniwala at
tradisyon, ay sanay din sa karangyaan at komportableng buhay Ngunit makikita ang matibay na paninindigan ng
anak sa mga pag uusap nilang mag ama Si Julian Sr., na naniniwala sa mga nagagawa ng gobyerno para sa
mamamayan nito at si Julian, Jr., na tinalikuran ang lahat ng nakasanayang kaginhawaan upang ipagpatuloy ang
pakikibaka sa kanayunan Ang mga diskusyon nilang mag ama ay isa sa mga tagpong gusto gusto ko dahil para
lamang akong nanonood ng debate.3 Hindi naman hinayaan ni Bautista na hindi makasunod ang kaniyang
mambabasa sa paghihimay ng mga isyung panlipunan Inilatag niya ang mga kongkretong kondisyon at ilang
partikular na mga halimbawa na nagbubunga ng kahirapan sa Pilipinas Pinaliwanag niya ang sabwatang US
Marcos at kung paano nito pinagsasamantalahan at inaapi ang masang Pilipino Na siya ngayong magbibigay linaw
sa desisyon ni Jules na maghawak ng armas para sa bayan.Ang Dekada 70 ay nararapat basahin hindi lamang dahil
sinasalamin nito ang sitwasyon noon kundi pati ang sa ngayon Sa aking pagtingin, ang kalagayan noon at ngayon
ay hindi naman nag bago Nakikita kong ang nabubulok na sistemang umiiral noon ay nananatili pa rin hanggang
ngayon Sadyang ang pang aapi at pagsasamantala ay nag iiba lamang ng porma anyo sa pagbago ng panahon
ngunit patuloy pa rin ang sabwatan ng imperyalismo, burukrata kapitalismo at pyudalismo Patuloy pa rin ang
pagbuyayang at panggagahasa sa yaman ng Pilipinas Patuloy pa rin ang pagkait ng iilang makapangyarihan sa
yamang mismong ang masang Pilino ang lumikha Patuloy pa rin ang pangingialam ng Amerika sa ating larangang
militar, kultura, ekonomiya, ugnayang panlabas at pulitika Hindi ko makakalimutan ang tagpo kung saan libu
libong Pilipino ang kumanta ng Lupang Hinirang bilang simbolo ng kanilang pagbangon at paglaban sa mapaniil
na batas At ang huling linya ay naging Ang pumatay ng dahil sayo Sabi nga ni Bautista, hindi na mamatay dahil
ang mga Pilipino ay hindi na mga martir Yan
37. I had to read Dekada 70 back in college as an assignment, but thankfully, it turned out to be a good readThe book, I
believe, gives good insights to the perils of martial lawBut importantly, I think the book tells of a woman s
enlightenment and journey to self empowerment On a personal note, I remember lending it to my mom When she
returned it to me, she said the book made her paranoid a couple of hours after having read it Apparently, she was on
duty when went throug I had to read Dekada 70 back in college as an assignment, but thankfully, it turned out to be
a good readThe book, I believe, gives good insights to the perils of martial lawBut importantly, I think the book
tells of a woman s enlightenment and journey to self empowerment On a personal note, I remember lending it to
my mom When she returned it to me, she said the book made her paranoid a couple of hours after having read it
Apparently, she was on duty when went through the book she was alone, too , and she said she became somewhat
scared for her children You see, Dekada 70 is also a story of a mother of five young sons her name is Amanda
Bartolome As a mother, Amanda experienced a lot of gruelling and tumultuous moments involving her sons Thus,
Amanda had to learn how to cope with changes not only within her family but changes in the society they are living
in and how it affected her family May
38. Peminista Bagamat tumatalakay din sa usaping pampulitika sa rehimen ng dating pangulong si Marcos Nabasa ko
ito noong ako y nasa ika limang baitang sa elementarya Binigay ito ng aking ama dahil nanghihingi ako sa kanya
ng English novels na mababasa, ngunit ito ang ibinigay niya Sa kasalukuyan, hiniram ito ng aking kamag aral at, sa
kasawiang palad, hindi niya pa binabalik sa akin ang libro Nakakatuwa ang linyang, It s a man s world ni Julian
 Tama ba talagang ang mundo ay mundo lamang ng Peminista Bagamat tumatalakay din sa usaping pampulitika sa
rehimen ng dating pangulong si Marcos Nabasa ko ito noong ako y nasa ika limang baitang sa elementarya Binigay
ito ng aking ama dahil nanghihingi ako sa kanya ng English novels na mababasa, ngunit ito ang ibinigay niya Sa
kasalukuyan, hiniram ito ng aking kamag aral at, sa kasawiang palad, hindi niya pa binabalik sa akin ang libro
Nakakatuwa ang linyang, It s a man s world ni Julian Tama ba talagang ang mundo ay mundo lamang ng
kalalakihan Narito din ang mga kasawian ni Amanda bilang isang babae, kung papaanong ang Diyos ay isang
lalaki, kung bakit nung mga panahong iyon ay nangingibabawa at umiigting ang kapangyarihan ng mga kalalakihan
Marahil, ewan Masyadong magiging mahaba ang usapin Ha ha Nirerekomenda ko ito sa inyo upang basahin dahil
required talaga siyang basahin nang ako ay tumuntong ng hayskul Elle
39. I like the simplicity of this book This is very accessible to any reader I love the way it is so short and yet full of
startling and sometimes unsettling scenes I learned a lot of how things used to be when Martial Law was
implemented Besides, I do admire this great writers works L love the succinct way of her storytelling, but the
impact it gives are very good. Mirvan Ereon
40. Beautiful.Written originally in Filipino, it is a story of a mother s love and unfailing faith Though there are some
scenes that I find highly graphic, I still liked it enough to read it cover to cover without skipping much information
Loved it. Cordz
41. The minor blunders which the copyreaders failed to edit is already nothing to me The story itself is powerful, with
a strong lead narrating to us the triumphs and tribulations of her family amid the Marcos reign in the 70s. francis.
42. It s a great political book.Although I haven t watched the movie yet, the book by itself represents how a Filipino
should view his her country.Dapat mahalin ang bansa hindi lang dahil sa isang militante. Bea
43. Absolutely amazing book One of those rare required readings for high school that didn t feel like homework She
captured the era so well that it gives later generations like me a chance to relive it and appreciate the freedom we
were born with. Molly
44. the only filipino book i ever read read it a looooong time ago very graphic very sad i remember i had to put it down
a few times because i just couldn t handle all the gory details will find a copy so i can read it again. Christina
Aguilar
45. Nagustuhan ko ang nobelang ito Pero hindi naman ganoong kagusto Ewan ko, pero dahil na rin siguro sa napanood
ko na ang pelikula nito starring Vilma Santos noong early 2000 kaya para bang alam ko na yung takbo ng istorya
kahit paano. Alden
46. got the book because it was an assigned reading back in college and i never regretted putting it in my shelf..for a
child who grew up after the dictatorship, this is a good glimpse of the era.. Heidi
47. One of the best Filipino novels The film is a pale reflection of the book A must read. Karlo Mikhail
48. A feminist view of living in a patriarchal society This book embarks how women can fight for their right to be a
part of the society and not just mere inferiors to men Really enjoyable read. Elyssa
49. Nah, for me, this novella just didn t appeal to me This was the only required reading in high school that I did not
like a bit. Michael Gerald
50. A mother, a family, and a society struggling to survive a government of hate, corruption and oppression The story
is beautifully told with utmost sincerity without being sentimental. Rowena
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