2. PULUBIS ARE…
• Generally (yes, Filipinos, but also meant as) the “masa” (mass), or part of the
“masa” who get to observe the trial.
• In the book, the pulubis have very small roles to play, here, their roles are
highlighted to reflect what society is negatively capable of.
• Notions or social practices or the negative aspects of Pinoys which are
focused here are: shame-oriented (major concern of social-approval,
acceptance), gaya-gaya (emphasis on façade, palabas, pakitang tao,
pagyayabang), particularism (prefers to be loyal to a certain group),
colonial mentality, crab mentality, usapang kartero (gossips, which some
information is added or subtracted); and status consciousness (status more
than anything else).
3. IF YOU DISAGREE TO THIS…
• Then it’s UP TO YOU to prove if you belong with these kind of (negative)
pulubis,
• OR NOT—that you are a TRUE PILIPINO—the kind of Filipinos worth dying for.
4. UNANG (1ST) PULUBI
• Unang Pulubi is seen to be a personal friend of
pulubi 2. She, more or less, share the same traits
as pulubi 2.
• Pulubi 1 is shame-oriented, and she has lines
which are more deliberate or cautious than the
other two—like she’s thinking twice of what to
say before saying.
6. IKALAWANG (2ND) PULUBI
• This pulubi shows more concern of “status
consciousness”, and shows the fact that Filipinos
or this society is attached to the internet
especially twitter and facebook.
8. IKATLONG (3RD) PULUBI
• Shows particularism, and hint of sarcasm or the
“kaloko” towards her fellowmen kind of aspect—
the shallow jokes which work so well in the masses.
• Also, Pulubi 3 will be shown to be an avid
supporter of her “idols” (mga tagapagtanggol
and mga saksi), and is hinted to look down on her
fellowmen.
11. PILAY
Pilay, or people with disabilities in gait and posture, who are known to be
the underlings of the officers of the Federacion.
12. UNANG (1ST) BANTAY/PILAY
• As Unang Bantay, he guards and occasionally
restrains Serapio, together with Ikalawang
Bantay.
• As Unang Pilay, he will be a foil character of a
fool known as “that certain Phil. senator”, with
Iskul Bukol corniness by the three stooges: Tito,
Vic, and Joey—from the “ngee!” with matching
corny actions, to basically showing how one of
these three stooges managed to get a seat in
the senate—and tried to ruin our ONLY REAL
FREEDOM: the internet. This pilay reflects him.
14. IKALAWANG (2ND) BANTAY / PILAY
• Together with the Unang Bantay,
Ikalawang Bantay guards and
occasionally restrains Serapio, together
with Ikalawang Bantay.
• As Ikalawang Pilay, this character
depicts a relatively normal person,
rational, and just follows whatever is
ordered/tasked upon.
