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Open Letter to the CBCP
Decentralization, 8 and 9
Mr Abaya Please keep on writing.
We like your articles…Maybe one day, a big miracle will happen that will wake up our government leaders…Although we are here in the US, we really still love our country.
Lita Panganiban, (by email),
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Dear Mr. Abaya: Good piece, as usual. You wondered what the Chinese government actually needs in its massive earthquake relief efforts. Apropos, following is a list of items that the China Consulate General in
has circulated for those who wish to help with the disaster relief. The San Francisco
Mayor’s Office has circulated this to all our nearly 30,000 City employees
and the Mayor is likewise encouraging workers to make financial donations.
1. Tents 2. Blankets
3. Sleeping bags
4. Stretchers 5. Wheelchairs
6. Electric cutters
7. Hydraulic presses 8. (Screw) jacks
9. Small power generators
10. Small water purifiers/filters 11. Makeshift housing material 12.
Compressed food
Specific Items In Urgent Need
I. Medical Items
1. Pharmaceuticals
a) albumin (10g)
b) tramadol hydrochloride injection (2ml)
2. Medical equipment
a) respirators/ventilators(Brands: Tyco, Drager,
b) rechargeable bedside X-ray machines (Brands: Shimadzu, Siemens, GE)
c) ECG, multi-functional cardiograph monitors (Brands: Philips, Siemens,
GE, Drager)
II. Search and Rescue Instruments
1. Life detecting and positioning equipment
a) Electro-magnetic life detectors
b) Acoustic/Seismic life detectors
c) Optical life detectors
d) Gas detectors
2. Rescue equipment
a) Pheumatic bracings and accessories
b) Hydraulic bracings and accessories
c) Bipolar hydraulic bracings
d) Petrol/gasoline breakers/crushers
e) Mechanical circular saws and diamond rims
f) Diamond chainsaws and saw blades
g) Heavy-duty spreaders and cutters
h) Slitters (wedge jacks)
i) High-pressure lifting air cushions (11t, 24t, 30t) and air cushion
accessories
j) Hydraulic breaking picks
k) Heavy-duty breaking/pounding hammers
3. Auxiliary Instruments
a) Large water purifiers/filters for rescuers in the field
4. Telecommunications Equipments
a) Inmarsat Mini-M Stations
b) Inmarsat M4 Stations
c) Aces phones
d) Waterproof intercoms(handheld or headset)
Contact telephone numbers of the Consulate General: 415-674-2948,
415-674-2949, 415-674-2950 May we never require such relief items for disasters of such magnitude in our own homeland. As ever,
Jose G. Caedo, (by email),
Mayor's Office On Disability,
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Dear Tony,
You are so very right in telling that political systems have nothing to do with the economy. Of course, they can affect the economy through their representatives and laws but this is not depending on the one or other system. It only depends on the leadership.
Extreme dictatorial or extreme democratic, both systems can bring the economy up or down. Where RP is not really at the upswing, no matter how much the Peso is pushed up.
I have been surprised that you know about the "Schwimmwagen" of the former German Wehrmacht. It was a special kind of an open, VW based car, very useful but not much used in fighting because it was very helpless while swimming slowly and the open chassis was not shootproof and protecting. Regards,
Kurt. Setschen, (by email),
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Preparedness is key. Unity is key. Honesty (with foreign aid) is key.
The Philippine archipelago lies with
But because of prayers, we were spared from the SARS, meningo and other health tragedies other countries had to deal with.
Still, the mentality of the government should be PREPARED.
However, I wist to point out a word you mentioned.
I don’t think that Evangilicals will "rejoice" or "encourage" US attacks at any
Mike Delgado, (by email), May 23, 2008
(The word is Evangelicals. You can google their websites and the speeches of their leaders: the late Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell, the present John Hagee. There is nothing corny about them. ACA)
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Yes, but what can we do with a cyclone whipping more than 200km/hr or an earthquake of a 7.8 magnitude? Even US and
As of the moment, I do not think that a scuba-diving symbol of leadership amidst chaos and mayhem would lag behind those disasters in
Harv Maglalang, (by email), Boondocks of Arayat, Pampanga, May 23, 2008
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Hi Tony:
Actually Ne Win staged his takeover from U Nu in 1964. The late Tony Escoda personally went into
And Ne Win's socialist martial law regime immediately confiscated all foreign banks and establishments, renamed all the foreign banks (British, French and American) as Bank No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, etc. and barred selected foreigners and all foreign investments. Ne Win's reason: the foreign culture is "detrimental to
Tony and I, and other newspersons were allowed to stay for 72 hours only. So we left on the 72nd hour of our stay, on the planes going to
Gil Santos, (by email), May 23, 2008
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When I was a freshman in UP Diliman in 1963, I had around 8 female dorm-mates who were Burmese foreign students. What do you think happened to them?
Rue R. Ramas, (by email), Gen. Santos City, May 23, 2008
(I have absolutely no idea. I’m not God. ACA)
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The ending is a kind of a letdown. The obvious is you know better, the Chinese happen to know too!! The question to ask is: what have we actually learned from disasters? My answer: if it is time to go, we become part of statistics. However this statistical data may go on different directions or interpretation, depending on what particular interest the analyzer would like to show to the world. We are lucky if we become exceptional data worth citing for the reading/listening survivors of disasters. It is sad, but who cares, if we are just lumped into one sweeping data as the countless dead.
Felix Zamar, (by email), May 24, 2008
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Thanks, Tony.
May I share a note to my friends who passed on to me the Triangle of Life article:
According to Dir. Renato Solidum, head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, when he was guest in our radio program, Kalikasan, Kaunlaran! (DZRH, Weds., 7:30 to 8:30 PM--don't forget to tune in), do NOT follow the Triangle of Life.
He and his staff and other experts on seismology, he said, had investigated it and found out that it is a hoax. He also explained that it does not make sense because some objects could fall on you directly. When you are not protected by a sturdy fixture or furniture, you could die immediately. Furniture could also move during an earthquake. If you are beside one you might be pushed to a wall and also die.
Earthquake preparedness in our country can be greatly improved. Earthquake drills, where we spend much effort on in our "preparedness" program, unfortunately, won't do much good if the building that we are in didn't follow the building code on proper site analysis and construction, or if there is a big pipeline running under the building that could burst and create massive flooding or fire, depending on what flows through the pipeline.
We have developed a model, ERCAM--ecological and risk communication, assessment and management. I presented an earlier version of it, which did not include yet the E part, at the first US-Japan conference on Risk Analysis years back. The editor of the refereed International Journal of the Society for Risk Analysis, which is based in the
In our model, C envelopes the A and M processes because the first step is to bring parties together to a common ground that will allow for effective A and M to take place. C must be there all the time, especially during a disaster.
We often jump to management, even before doing proper communication and assessment. Earthquake drill is one of the management measures that could come after we have conducted an assessment of the risks within and around our buildings.
Since I came back to the Philippines after my PhD studies (focused on risk analysis) I have been talking and writing about this topic, most recently at the conference of the Insurance Industry where I served as one of three speakers. Since I am getting old talking and writing, I decided after the
The problem is not many seem to give priority to disaster preparedness in planning. Then when there is a disaster, people listen to and believe even texts like the one that went around recently after the earthquake in
Cora Claudio, (by email), May 24, 2008
Corazon PB. Claudio, Ph.D.
President, EARTH Institute Asia, Inc.
Director/Host, Kalikasan, Kaunlaran! DZRH-AM Radio
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More Reactions to “Electoral Reforms” (May 20, 2008)
Dear Kuya Tony C. Abaya, May I contribute the following suggestions:
1. There is not much to re-write our present Constitution. Just
remove those not good for us. What is 'much-wrong' are those
in government.
2. Electing senators by region may be good, but would it not be
much better to elect 2 senators per province?
big regional areas may have more senators than others. So
to be more equally democratic, 2 senators for each province
is the best idea. (Just like the
senators, as a compromise to the lenghty debate of their
proposed constitution at the time.)
3. Jury, grand or petite, may be good for our judicial system, but
jury qualifications should be college graduates first of all, etc.
No citizen-person who never studied much should be qualified
for jury service. Another thing, there should be no 'Double Jeopardy"
in acquittals at the trial courts, but the government should be
allowed to pursue "appeals in criminal cases up to the highest
court in certain heinous crimes." We have learned many guilty
persons got away in acquittals at the trial courts. Pity the
victims or the government or the people.
4. Elective officials, from president down to the barangay should all
be at least college graduates, and higher qualifications for higher offices.
So too for all cabinete positions, assistant secretaries,department heads
and those dealing with the public service.
5. Pardon powers should be restricted. Those convicted to serve life
sentences/reclusion perpetua penalty or higher cannot be paroled
while serving sentence or pardoned without the unanimous consent
of the highest court of the land.
6. No elected government official including the president has power to
distribute government/public funds without Congress appropriations.
7. Do away with 'party-list representation' in congress. This is just a
duplication of representation, too many legislators.
8. Taxation. All persons, citizens, and entities whether religious or whatever
should be subject to tax. Government employees, below certain salary
ranks should have a different lower tax-graduation schemes. This is
do away too much salary-adjustments every 5 years, etc., and to
help them get more of what they earn for rendering public service.
9. Remove the provisions on police or army being the protector of the State.
Make such police or army service as just a public trust also and not
something to 'capitalize-on' to whatever incidents, including political
events, etc.
10. There should only be one-body for legislation. Either, senate body
or assembly. There is no truth to 'checks and balances' by having
2 branches in congress. Our experience on this tell us already.
One body is good enough.
These are only some suggestions. I know there are many more
good proposals from others. I hope when our people amend our
present constitution, we can all contribute what is good for us and
not what is good for politicians and dynasties ( the latter should be
clearly eliminated, with effectiveness.) Thanks you Kuya Tony. More
power to your work! God bless you.
Leona Guerra, (by email),
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There must be an economic reform muna before you can have your dream political and electoral reform... Mahirap bumoto kung gutom...
Rudy Galang, (by email), May 27, 2008
(Electoral reforms, since they concern mostly procedures, can be implemented and take effect at once. Economic reforms would take years before they solve the problems of poverty and hunger. ACA)
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Hello, Let me put a cents idea to reform our election system.
Observing the manner of elections and the way politicians are making use of the "poor" and the scheming character of the Filipino voters, how about a two-tiered election whereby the voters or electorate are to be divided in electing local and national officials.
1) For the national elections - that is electing the president, senators, and governors all registered voters may participate in the elections
2) For local elections - that is barangay council, municipal officials and, district representatives only those bonafide residents (owners of houses and lots in the locality, legitimate business owners and dwellers on legitimate apartment in the locality) will be allowed to vote.
The idea is still raw and needs to be polished, yet, looking at the character of our local officials and the way they manipulate squatters, to their best interest. And the way these squatters are holding these elected officials to the detriment of legal owners of properties they occupy, this idea would stop the proliferation of squatters and probably give way to the election of local officials who will truly serve the best interest of people who needs their protection. These may in the long run help us to finally educate the people and elect responsible officials. This will also make local officials not beholden to national officials as they cannot make or unmake the elections by the use of flying voters and squatters.
Raul Loreto, (by email), May 27, 2008
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Tony: Thanks for the updates. Totally agree with the RX. Totally doable. Political viability of being passed seems virtually nil though. For the reason that there's not enough numbers to generate momentum that will get the propositions passed.
IMHO, any Rx is doomed as long as Juan de la Cruz fails to recognize that he, too, is part of the problem. The choices made by the electorate are driven by their values, attitudes, and lifestyles. My perception is that a large number of the electorate values honesty. Yet this same substantial segment succumbs to peer pressure to vote along populist lines. This same segment of the electorate becomes a stamping pad for launching Rasputinesque characters into public office.
As an axiom in systems analysis and development goes - garbage in, garbage out. Or an alternate view, the associative law (addition or multiplication) in algebra goes - numbers may be regrouped within the same sequential order and the results of the operation will remain the same. As long as the a large number of the electorate's choice of "public servants" are the same crop of garbage (dynasties, kleptocracies, etc) - any system implemented in the
Keep on slugging anyways - the more raw nerves you hit, the better.
Roy V, wnvicente@yahoo.com, May 27, 2008
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There should only be two parties. Come 2010, if we maintain the same system there will be many candidates and the situation will only splinter the chances of every opposition candidate against a GMA anointed presidential candidate.
First of all, the opposition parties must agree on a candidate that they will all
support. The problem is that there are almost half a dozen of them wanting and believing that they stand a good chance against the ruling party. They should probably go back to the basics of election mathematics.
There should therefore be only two parties, two presidential candidates. We need not go as far as changing into a federal form of government. The existing one can work. We simply haven't made it work as good as expected.
Victor Manalac, (by email), May 29, 2008
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Mr Abaya, Salamat po sa mga emailed ninyo na mga sinulat ninyo at mga reactions ng mga readers.M marami po akong natutuhan dito. (An aside, before I forget this: if you believe in the idea that we must know our "enemies," or at least, in a principled debate on any issue, you can try requesting for Sen. A. Pimentel jr's email copy of his parliamentary system proposal power point presentation. He's, it's my feeling, giving it for free to anybody interested. then, please enlighten us on your input/s about it. Thanks.)
But am surprised really why six of your email matters wound up in my SPAM side. These include: Combatting Smuggling; Electoral Reforms; RX to Prelude to 2010, etc.
Seems to me there'll be no let up in the proliferation of almost unsolvable, "titanic" problems for a tiny nation like our country, the Philippines, be these about the form of government; smuggling; political abnormalities; large-scale, perennial corruption; fascism, a lying, cheating, stealing, incompetent government; a stupid, divided, opportunistic self-deluded, egomaniacal "opposition"; thinning ranks of authentic, do-gooder critics and crusading journalists; and a hapless citizenry.
Many Filipinos take pride in having been part of the social uprising that ousted a dictator during the 1986 people power revolution. but a quarter of a century later, the author of the People Power philosophical construct himself says that "practically nothing has changed for the better in our socio-politico economic system since then."
The same old, disgusting, wretched iniquities exist, fascism is ever strong, firmly gripping the land and its people under the talons of its ruthless 'executioners' who do the bidding of their killer masters with so much gusto. No one calls--for few are able to identify it--the devil by its name insofar as the powers-that-be's mode of political governance is concerned; and the people's wretched poverty remains as shackling and debasing as ever.
Few Filipinos remember that we've come full circle in our grinding poverty. in the early 1960s, with Diosdado Macapagal in Malacanang as president, Metro Manila folks lined up before sacks-filled government trucks just to buy their daily rations of government-sold "corn rice" (because rice from palay was scarce, and money to buy it more so). Almost half a century later, with his daughter forcing her way to Malacanang Palace as de facto president, cheap rice is still hard to come by, and when some NFA rice supplies are available, people still have to queue up to be able to buy one or two kilos for their hungry families.
People don’t know what hit the country in January 2001, when Gloria stole the presidency from the duly elected president, After Fidel Ramos, Cory Aquijno, Cardinal Sin, a few leftists, Judas-like military/police top brass and the Makati Business elite (who bankrolled the ousting movement) stage their coup, which they thought was a reprise of the 1986 "people power" uprising.
This is the root of all of our problems, Mr Abaya--the inability of our people and their supposed opposition leaders to size up the predicament from Cory's time till today. Cory botched two great opportunities presented her way, and for that, she's one those principally to be blamed for the mess we're now into. One, she failed, in a word, to "revolutionize" Philippine society w/ithradical moves during that time her government was self-declared "revolutionary." During that time, no right-thinking Filipinos would have objected to sensible, albeit radical, 'operation' of our governance systems. and two, she mothered a "monster," a la Dr. Frankenstein.
Up to now, this monster has mutated, and Gloria is only one of its ramifications.Iit is this monster and its tentacles which has engulfed--for fifteen years now, and still counting (what Gloria calls the predominance in the Philippine political life of "our party," the Lakas-MCD-Kampi")--our country into a seemingly inescapable labyrinthine prison.
Unfortunately, the so-called "opposition" is so myopic they fail to recognize this at all. Worse, they are so enamored of "elections" as a way to change Gloria and wrest power from her camp--but only for these opportunistic oppositionists' (sic) own self-aggrandizement.
I wish I could continue with my exposition, Mr Abaya, but my vision is now clouded by copious tears welling in my eyes. I could hardly control my sadness over the suffering of our people and the sad state (of decomposition) this country has sunk into. Were it not for our OFWs, our unsung heroes, this country would have long ago broken apart in a Jacobin revolution. If I had my way, such a road would be worth pursuing, if only to cleanse this society of so much vile and toxins, if only to excise from our body politic this greedy, lecherous, ruthlessly fascistic "monsters." I wish we could do it in my lifetime.
Jennifer Potenciano, (by email), May 30, 2008
(I agree with most of your points, Jennifer, including that one about a Jacobin revolution. ACA)
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More Reactions to “Stray Dogs” (May 15, 2008)
Sir, I'd like to ask if you have any favorite Filipino movies, directors, actors and actresses? Do you have any Filipino films in your collections? I'm just curious, sir. Thanks
Jun Valenzuela, (by email),
(In the past 30 years, I have watched about seven or eight Filipino films. None of them has impressed me as being world class. I have a DVD copy of “Paradiso,” produced by Gawad Kalinga. I found it rather awful. ACA)
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(Forwarded to Tapatt by Auggie Surtida)
My project The Cinema of Manuel Conde hardbound coffeetable book will finally be printed (at UST Press) this coming June in time for the Cinemalaya Festival at the
Conde's Genghis Khan was the first Filipino film ever to compete in an international competition at
If you know of anyone interested in getting the Conde book, please tell me. The price may be steeper because UST as of now will be printing only 1,000 copies. I'm working out on pre-selling to companies who my be interested in buying by the bulk so that unit price will be lowered and be affordable even to students.
Cesar Hernando, May 25, 2008
(Auggie: My website www.tapatt.org, suddenly re-appeared on May 30, after being blocked since May 11 by person or persons unknown. So you can see my write-ups of about 300 films that I consider “The Best Films Ever Made.” Re Manuel Conde, I recall his Genghis Khan film from the 1950s, but I do not recall if it was historically accurate. ACA)
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Decentralization, Part 8
A million thanks to Ed Aurelio 'Dng' Reyes, for bringing up one very important point – the Local Government Code is not being fully implemented. PGMA withholds LGU’s IRA share; its release is supposed to be automatic. Congress all but ignored the Code; they are mandated to visit it every five years to keep it dynamic. I also agree with the examples he cited. I think though that most of his proposals are covered by the Code..
I would like federalists to answer this question, “How could we be expected to cope with such a complex system as federalism when we can’t even implement simple provisions of law?”
I went over the arguments for federalism, and did not find a single claim that cannot be achieved thru local autonomy! I will not discount the possibility that I may have overlooked some points. But would these be able to justify the cost of maintaining 70 Senators, 350 Congressmen and thousands of regional officials and employees? I hope federalists will give me answers.
If the debate on federalism is between pros and cons, I think the pros may still have some chances of winning some adherents. But if it is between federalization and decentralization, it would be a no contest in favor of the latter. It is still possible for Senator Pimentel to regain his senses and offer to be my champion.
Eustaquio Joven, (by email), May 25, 2008
(But can you make his son Koko win his electoral protest against Migz Zubiri? Notice that Pimentel wants the change to federalism to happen BEFORE the end of President Arroyo’s term in 2010. The tit for tat is very obvious. Nene is the chief carpenter for GMA’s Trojan Horse. ACA)
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Decentralization, Part 9
It’s not just Senator Pimentel. Jose de Venecia has also come into the fray. They, basically, have neglected local autonomy during all their years in Congress. Now they want it buried altogether through federalism. There must be a way to stop this folly.
What is in federalism that’s not in local autonomy? Nothing, except added expenditures and unwieldiness! Local autonomy would directly strengthen local governments units (provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays); federalism would do it through the regional subdivisions it would create!
Now LGU’s have to contend only with Imperial Manila. With federalism each of them will have their own Imperial Regions, with each province trying to outdo each other for attention.. I don’t think even the Bicol and Ilocos, which are long established regions, would be spared of inter- and intraregional bickering.
The 70-30 sharing they propose can be done now, if Congress wants to. Why wait for a cha-cha? LGU’s are mature structures; regions are artificial ones. LGU’s have existing financial and accounting rules and regulations; how about regions? Now we can barely finance the LGU’s; how would it be with the added burden of regional offices?
If it’s any consolation though, there wouldn’t be much left for the provinces to quarrel about after the regions have had their fill.
Eustaquio Joven, (by email), May 30, 2008
(Both Pimentel and De Venecia are motivated by their failed ambitions. They both wanted to be presidents of the
GMA chose Tito Guingona over Pimentel in 2001 as her VP. Both JdV and Pimentel supported parliamentarism; JdV hoping that he would be interim prime minister from 2007 to 2010 under the “life-saving” plan proposed by Fidel Ramos. But the FVR plan bombed out, and JdV subsequently lost his speakership. Pimentel did not even get to first base, again.
Federalism is the ‘final solution” for JdV because this will be his last hurrah: to be president/premier/datu/rajah of the proposed
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Dear Tony, We in Lay Forum
Arnold van Vugt , (by email), Cagayan de Oro City
Open Letter to the CBCP
Lay Forum
The experience of the delegates was like a New Pentecost. ‘Your old men shall dream dreams and your young men shall see a vision’ (Joel 21: 28). Our dream is that there be peace again in our war-torn country; our vision, that the Church will assume its God-given role to make peace.
We have reflected on the problems of the insurgency in our country and the numerous innocent victims it has caused in our GKKs all over the country. The 903 extrajudicial killings, 193 enforced disappearances and the forced evacuations in our GKKs are a direct consequence of the unholy war.
We believe that the peace negotiations should be taken out of the hands of the military, in particular of the newly appointed presidential peace adviser Gen. Hermogenes Esperon and out of the hands also of the government, in particular of national security adviser Norberto Gonzales. We believe that the Church must assume the responsibility for the resumption and continuation of the peace negotiations with MILF/MNLF and the NDF. The Church is no longer justified to just sit back and allow the peace negotiations to fail again under the present leadership. The negotiations should be conducted directly by and with the Filipino people themselves.
We urge the CBCP to assume the task of initiating and facilitating this peace process, by selecting and appointing a group of committed and qualified Filipino citizens, whom should be given the full authority and power to negotiate for a honorable settlement of the armed conflict and a permanent peace for the Filipino nation. We suggest that the Filipino Bishops follow the example set by the Catholic Bishops of Colombia, who have successfully negotiated a peace settlement with the armed insurgents of that country.
Furthermore, we suggest that the NDF negotiating panel will be invited over to the Philippines to continue the negotiations, on condition that the panel will be provided with full protection and security by the joint religious Orders and Congregations (AMRSP), like security has been given to Jun Lozada by the Religious Sisters in Manila.
As one of the delegates and in behalf of the other delegates of the National Lay Gathering in General
(sgd) Arnold van Vugt O.Carm.Assoc., delegate
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