Statements-Updates-Press Releases

BADget CUT!

2010-09-15T19:54:00.000-07:00

The Official Statement of the UPV University Student Council on the Recent Budget Cut for UP and the Whole Education Sector

11 September 2010

"We allocated Php23.4 billion to 112 State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in 2011. This is 1.7% lower than the Php23.8 billion budget for 2010. We are gradually reducing the subsidy to SUCs to push them toward becoming self-sufficient and financially independent, given their ability to raise their income and to utilize for their programs and projects."

- President Benigno Aquino,

Statement on the Budget for 2011

This has been the biggest budget cut in the history of the University of the Philippines . From the Php18.5 B proposed budget by the UP Administration down to Php5.5 B. This is Php1.39 B short than the previous year's UP budget. The Maintenance and Other Operating Expenditures (MOOE) is slashed by 52%. The Capital Outlay is reduced to an extreme ZERO.

It thus becomes evident that the promised change of the Aquino Administration has fallen into the ground as he continues the schemes of the past regimes.

The UPV University Student Council, mandated to defend and be at the forefront of the struggle for the rights and interests of each Iskolar ng Bayan, strongly opposes the Php1.39 B UP Budget Cut and the further commercialization and privatization of UP and the whole education sector.

We believe that education is a right, thus, it should be given affordable and accessible to all. It must be given the highest priority as stipulated in the Philippine Constitution. We believe that reducing the budget not only for UP but to the whole education sector is a manifestation of further commercialization of education. This would lead to more increases in the tuition and other exorbitant fees in the University. Despite the high cost of education in UP due to the increased tuition which deemed to answer the lack of facilities and budget, other fees were still collected. In UP Visayas for instance, implementation and collection of various fees have been rampant. In the May 27 Board of Regents (BOR) meeting, laboratory fee increases of over 600% on 7 Biology subjects and 2 statistics lab fees both in Cebu College and 5 laboratory fees in Miag-ao were approved by the BOR. In Tacloban College , laboratory fees on their Humanities subject have been collected despite the lack of laboratory. The struggle of the SOTECH students for additional laboratories and equipment particularly for the BS in Chemical Engineering majors has long been standing. Collection of PE Lab Fees, though it was recently deferred due to the lack of consultation to the students and opposition among the lines of the students and student councils, was never put into close by the Roman Administration. Truly, redundancy on fee collection is quiet apparent.

Further commercialization of education is always accompanied by intensified repression in the campus. The past administration has proven adept at this kind of manoeuvre. The 6 dreadful years of the so-called Roman empire had drastically diverted the public character of UP as a people's university through passing the 300% Tuition and Other Fees Increase (TOFI), more than 50 laboratory fees and increases system-wide, leasing of idle assets to private corporations for the sake of IGP, harassment of student leaders and organizations and worst, the ouster of the sole representative of the students in the BOR which is critical to their anti-student and anti-people policies – the Student Regent.

We believe that this step would only justify and aggravate the worsening condition of the Philippine Educational System – Colonial, Commercialized and Fascist – and this only confirms the state's abandonment to their responsibility to allocate a higher budget for education. Thus, we urge and challenge the UP Presidential nominees to take a vital position and action on the current crises inside and outside the university and uphold the public character of UP as the state's Premier University .

We likewise challenge the Aquino Administration to reverse the policies it makes that further lessen the budget for education. He must stand on his words during his campaign period that he will prioritize education among others and allocate 6% of the GDP to education as what the UNESCO recommended.

We are one with the other youth and students in the call to re-channel the budget spent for debt servicing, military and programs prone to corruption to the education sector. And in this light, we call on all the Iskolars ng Bayan to unite in the fight for greater budget for UP and the whole education sector.

History tells us that only through our collective action we can surpass and even trample down an administration that has been deaf in the calls of the students and of the people. It has been proven that our rights were never given to us for free. They were gained through the unwavering passion of the early Iskolars ng Bayan to uphold the institution's public character as well as to defend each student's rights and interests. Once again, let us link our arms together as time calls us to fight firmly for our just and legitimate struggle for education.

OPPOSE THE Php1.39 B BUDGET CUT FOR UP!

UPHOLD THE PUBLIC CHARACTER OF UP AS A PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY!

EDUCATION IS A RIGHT!

NO TO COMMERCIALIZATION AND PRIVATIZATION OF EDUCATION!

NO TO STATE ABANDONMENT ON EDUCATION!

FIGHT FOR GREATER STATE SUBSIDY!

ISKOLAR NG BAYAN, TULOY PA RIN ANG LABAN!

Gawad Panitikang Pangkalusugan Winners Announced!!!

2010-08-03T22:42:00.000-07:00

Health and literacy take the forefront in the first-ever Gawad Panitikang Pangkalusugan: A Nationwide Children’s Book Writing Competition created by the Mu Sigma Phi Sorority of the UP – College of Medicine.

In celebration of their Diamond Anniversary, this multi-awarded organization developed this pioneering contest which aims to produce top-notch children’s books focusing on health education.

With the desire to positively influence the health-seeking behaviors of the youth, and to tap the literary gifts of would-be writers nationwide, this competition was launched last December 2009 and concluded just this July 2010. With the theme Tabi-tabi po: Exploring Philippine Health Myths, the competition was met with enthusiasm and outstanding support – receiving a total of 144 entries from various regions of the country.

And now, the Mu Sigma Phi Sorority proudly presents its winners:

Brain/Behavior:
“MAKI’S COLORFUL WORLD” by Nikolai
Writer: Margaret P. Yarcia, 23/F, Diliman QC
MA Psychology, UP Diliman

“CROOKED” by Maria Colonia
Writer: Mary Gigi Constantino, 28/F, BLs Paranaque, Metro Manila
Software Engineer, Accenture

Fever/Infections:
“THE SPIRIT OF THE RAIN” by Oudein
Writer: John Anthony D. Tindoc, 24/M, Ermita, Manila
Medical Student, UPCM

Stomach:
“FIVE SECONDS ONLY” by Bunny Lyn
Writer: Hannah Lyn C. Creencia, 20/F, Cagayan de Oro City
B.A. Mass Communications, Silliman University

Nutrition:
“THE UNTOLD STORY OF SUPER BOY” by Bayang Magiliw
Writer: Benjamin R. Mangubat, 55/M, Makati City
Professor, UP Manila

Congratulations to all the winners!

Thank you to all the supporters of the Gawad Panitikang Pangkalusugan!

Visit www.gawadpanitikan. com

GMA’s egoistic Independence Day parade underscores lack of budget for education

2010-06-14T19:44:00.000-07:00

National Union of Students of the Philippines
National Office Office of the Student Regent, Vinzons Hall, UP Diliman, QC Telephone 9818500 loc. 4511 or 4512

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2010

GMA’s egoistic Independence Day parade underscores lack of budget for education

The National Union of Students of the Philippines held a protest to reprove President Arroyo’s P10 million legacy parade despite poor state spending on the deepening crisis on education.

“It’s a foolish splurge for Mrs. Arroyo’s Independence Day caprices considering that there are massive shortages of school essentials, like classrooms, teachers, textbooks, et al. If there is one thing the government ought to fund, it’s our deteriorating education. To expend people’s money for a parade of lies is intolerable. ” said Bugsy Nolasco, NUSP Executive Vice President.

“Under Arroyo’s administration, state abandonment on education reached its peak. Currently, the government spends P6.85 for every basic education student a day. In State Universities and Colleges, budget cuts totaled P 3.194 billion, which resulted to almost 2 million out-of-school youth in the country,” he added.

From the data of ACT Teachers Partylist for the incoming school year 2010-2011, there will be a shortage of 54,060 teachers, 4,538 principals, and 6,473 headteachers; 61,343 classrooms, 816,291 seats, and 113,051 water and sanitation facilities.

Nolasco furthered that the P10M can build 15 to 20 classrooms or 27 water & sanitation facilities or purchase 226,500 textbooks or make 9,954 seats or hire 67 additional teachers or even send 1,800 out of school youth to high school.

On the other hand, NUSP NCR Chair Marie Torregoza said that even in the remaining days of Arroyo in power, the latter never failed to use public funds for herself. She added that the egoistic parade will never change people’s demand for her immediate prosecution and incarceration.

“For nine excruciating years, we were told of unfounded accomplishments of Arroyo. But truth be told Filipinos want her to be punished for her crimes immediately.” she added. ###

Youth Artists Decry Demolition of Rizal’s Second Home

2010-06-14T19:43:00.000-07:00

January 10, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEWS:

Reference: Marish Viola

Media Liason <09061907038>

Youth Artists Decry Demolition of Rizal’s Second Home

UgnaYAN, a network of youth artists, joins the people of Binan in their calls to stop the imminent demolition of the Alberto House, the 200-year old ancestral home of Teodora Alonzo, Jose Rizal’s mother, and challenges the upcoming Noynoy administration to defend our national heritage.

“The love of the people to its country is reflected on how they value their culture and how they would respect the inheritances of their history,” said EJ Mijares, spokesperson of UgnaYAN. “The Alberto house is not only an invaluable treasure to the people of Binan and Laguna, but an historical and architectural treasure that survived since 1765 to the nation as well.”

Recently, the lone heir of the Alberto family found that he could no longer maintain and repair Jose Rizal’s second home, which suffered from government neglect and deterioration. After hearing no response to his call for help from the local government, he was compelled to sell the house that lead up to its attempted demolition. Reports stated that about 20 percent of the house has already been torn down before the Binan authorities acted upon it.

“We believe that the Alberto house needs to be guarded not just with crossed fingers but with a vigilance that such an historical and culturally significant artifact deserves,” Mijares declares, “It is evident that the government’s attention to the preservation of our culture is lacking and we enjoin the president-elect to provide programs that care for our heritage and thus develops national culture.”

Recently, artists in support of the preservation of the Alberto house demonstrated their unity in a night of cultural performances of songs, poetry and the like in the town plaza of Binan.

“The deterioration of the Filipino culture can be directly attributed to the existing attitude of our responsible institutions. This is an issue of our sense of nationhood, and our willingness to promote a culture and society that is relevant to its people,” Mijares concluded. ###

VolunteeRUN

2010-05-31T18:10:00.000-07:00

Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Manila - The Official Volunteer Service Arm of the University of the Philippines is inviting you to help us in raising funds for all our programs.

We will be having an activity entitled: "VolunteeRun Part 2: Tara Na! Takbo Na Ulit!" on June 27, 2010 at the CCP Complex. Further details on the attached copy of our invitation, mechanics and map.

Should there be any question/s, please feel free to contact us at 526-6950 to 51 and look for Ms. Beng or Ms. Abba.

Together let us make a difference.

Mechanics:

Who Can Join

1. The race is open to all runners, male and female.
2. The race is divided into the following categories:
A. 3K open to Street Children (partner institution of Pahinungód)
B. 3K open to Parent & Child (12 yrs. Old below) Tandem
C. 5K open to Men and Women - individual runners
D. 10K open to Men and Women - individual runners
E. 21K open to Men and Women - individual runners
3. Participating minors should submit a written consent from a parent or guardian.

RACE PROPER

1. Assembly/ check in shall be from 4:30 a.m to 5:30 a.m., CCP Open Grounds (near Home Depot/ Jollibee Macapagal Avenue Branch).
2. The start/ finish area for the race will be at the CCP Open Grounds.
3. All runners for the:
3K category shall make 1 lapse from the starting line then will turn right to Atang Dela Rama St., Vicente Sotto St., Jalandoni St. and the back to the CCP Open Grounds.

5K category shall make 1 lapse from the starting line then will make a left turn to GSIS/ Senate then make a U-turn going to Atang De Rama St., Vicente Sotto St., Jalandoni St and then back to the CCP Open Grounds.

10K category shall make 2 lapses from the starting line then will make a left turn to GSIS/ Senate then make a U-turn going to Atang Dela Rama St., Vicente Sotto St., Jalandoni St and then back to the CCP Open Grounds.

21K category shall make 7 lapses from the starting line then will turn right to Atang Dela Rama St., Vicente Sotto St., Jalandoni St. and then back to the CCP Open Grounds.

4. All runners should get a color-coded band for each round-about or laps he/ she finishes.

PRIZES AT STAKE

1. The top three (3) finishers for each category shall be declared the winners. * 3K category winners must be parent-child tandem. Winners shall receive medals with an additional cash prize. All finishers will receive a certificate of completion.
2. Special Awards awaits the following:
- Oldest Runner
- Youngest Runner
- Biggest Delegation
3. The names of the winners shall be placed in the official newsletter of Ugnayan ng Pahinungód to be published in the 3rd quarter of 2010.
4. The decision of the organizers are final.

Call for participants of FY2010 Empowerment Seminar for Women Leaders in the Asia Pacific Region

2010-05-27T02:03:00.000-07:00

Dear friends and colleagues,

Please be informed that National Women's Education Center of
Japan (NWEC) is now calling for participants of FY2010 Empowerment
Seminar for Women Leaders in the Asia Pacific Region.
This year's seminar will focus on
"Development of Women Leaders: Implications from Japanese Experience".
Government officials, NGO members and academe who are striving for
women's empowerment in the Asia Pacific region are welcome to
apply. Detailed application guideline and application forms are
available on our website. Application deadline is
June 14 (Mon.), 2010, 24:00PM, Japan Time.

http://www.nwec.jp/en/information/page14.html

Please note that some revisions have been made with regard to the
qualification of the applicatns (i.e. age limit = 35 years) and
assignments submitted to us.

We would appreciate it if you could circulate this information
within your network and encourage qualified applicants to consider the
application.

Should you have any queries on this seminar, please do not hesitate to
forward your questions to rese2@nwec.jp.

NUSP, Kabataan launch “Balik-eskwela” hotline, pressure CHED to pass tuition hike freeze

2010-05-27T02:02:00.000-07:00

May 24, 2010

NUSP, Kabataan launch “Balik-eskwela” hotline, pressure CHED to pass tuition hike freeze

The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) and the Kabataan Partylist today launched “Balik-eskwela” hotline to gather complaints from parents and students regarding school violations on tuition and other fees consultation.

According to earlier statements from CHED, the 339 schools it has approved to increase may be sliced down should CHED be able to determine the schools which did not consult with parents and students.

Einstein Recedes, NUSP national president, took CHED to task for “its apparent softness towards the schools it approved when most did not in fact do any form of democratic consultation. As early as March 2010, we have notified CHED of various school violations on tuition consultations. Up to now, CHED has not released the list of approved schools with increases as if the list were some obscene secret that should be kept away from the public eye.”

“We launch the ‘Balik-eswela’ hotline to reach out to parents and students from all over the country and to collect reports about school violations. We now have an initial list of schools which violated the tuition consultation policy and we fear more will add to our list.”

Recedes likewise urged high school students and their parents to report any violations to NUSP and Kabataan’s ‘Balik-eswela’ hotline. This is in line with DepEd’s “no collection of fee” policy.

Recedes reiterated that “the tuition hike freeze remains the resounding demand of parents and students. CHED allows the yearly increase of tuition and other fees to the detriment of millions of students forced to drop out. Based on UNESCO’s study in 2008, 73% of the youth were forced to drop out due to the unattainable price of education in our country. This number continues to rise given that CHED has not done anything to improve the state of Philippine education.”

“The rotten education system leaves us with no choice but to counter it with militancy. The youth are prepared to do militant actions in order make CHED fulfill the people’s demand for quality and accessible education,” he said.

Reference:

Einstein Recedes, NUSP national president, 0915-646-91- 77

‘Balik-eskwela’ hotlines: 352-10-54, 0922-824-07- 40, 0915-646-91- 77

Student Leadership Training (May 20-21)

2010-05-12T23:44:00.000-07:00

CAS STUDENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING
20-21 May 2010
Gusaling Andres Bonifacio GAB 301
CAS, UP Manila

DAY 1

10:00 AM National Anthem

Welcome Remarks
Dean Reynaldo Imperial

Presentations and Lectures

Professors Andrea Martinez
“Motivating Factors for Student Leadership”

Colonel Lysandro Suerte
“Nationalism, Community and Nationbuilding--The Role of the Philippine Military”

Ms. Charisse Banez
“The True Essence of Student Leadership”

Mr. Terry Ridon
“Challenges Confronting the New Breed of Student Leaders at UP: Nationalism and Social Responsibility”

OPEN FORUM

12:00 NN Lunch
1:00 PM Student Workshop

-Identification of the important core values that should be developed among student leaders
-Formulation of Action Plans, Programs and Activities consistent with the core values

DAY 2

10:00 AM Inspirational Talk
“Voluntarism and Social Responsibility through Education”
Ms Jenny May Bernal-

11:00 AM Awarding of Certificates of Attendance to Participants
Dean Reynaldo Imperial

11:15 AM Closing Remarks
Prof. Sharon Caringal

Source: http://casupm.blogspot.com/2010/05/student-leadership-training-may-20-21.html

Earthquake Awareness Seminar

2010-05-12T23:43:00.001-07:00

Everyone is invited to the Earthquake Awareness Seminar tomorrow, Friday, 9 am to 12 nn at the CAS Little Theater.

Please confirm your attendance with the Office of the Associate Dean for Planning and Development.

Programme:

Opening Remark
Prof Samuel Go
Chair, CAS Disaster Preparedness Committee
Chair, Department of Biology

Introduction of Resource Speaker
Ms Carlota Surat
Administrative Officer, College of Arts and Sciences

Lecture: Earthquake Awareness
Ms Shelby Ruiz
Training Officer, Office of Civil Defense - National Capital Region

Closing Remarks
Dr Reynaldo Imperial
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, UP Manila

Source: http://casupm.blogspot.com/2010/05/earthquake-awareness-seminar.html

Home Run Challenge

2010-04-18T23:10:00.000-07:00

This fun run is made possible, aiming to help Chosen Children Village Foundation [www.chosenchildernv illage.org], a family-style set up for children with special needs, physically and mentally.
For more information, email us on [toughcookieproducti ons@gmail. com] or visit our facebook fanpage [Tough Cookie Productions] or visit [takbo.ph]

REGISTER NOW!!!
Registration Booths
Festival Supermall Customer Service - Filinvest City, Alabang
The Perfect White Shirt Branches ( Glorietta, Greenhills, Market Market, Marquee - Pampanga, Trinoma )

for inquiries call of text
Niel - 0932 5662686 / 0915 8982482
Bernice - 0920 9611644 / 09228611644
or email us - toughcookieproducti ons@gmail. com

7th Ang Abakada at ang mga Bata

2010-04-18T22:39:00.001-07:00

Wala ka bang ginagawa sa bahay ngayong summer? Nais mo bang makatulong sa mga bata? Ikaw ang kailangan namin!

We need volunteers who would like to teach the alphabet to children in Tondo. This is everyday, 8-11 am only; til May 9, Sundays to Saturdays except on Mondays which serve as the children's rest day. If interested, pls coordinate with Herald Villarca (founder of Kanlungan Pilipinas) at 09153486737. May God bless your kind heart!

Ambisyon 2010

2010-04-07T18:28:00.000-07:00

March 29 is Blog Action Day for Education

2010-03-28T01:44:00.000-07:00

March 29 is Blog Action Day for Education

26 March 2010

This week was marked by several student actions that successfully prevented moves to make education less accessible. Among the policies that were either delayed or prevented are:

* an almost-2000% tuition hike in the Polytechnic University of the Philippines
* approval of tuition hike proposals in most of the 233 private schools that violated consultation guidelines

However, many issues continue to affect the Filipino youth’s right to a quality and accessible education, such as the continued implementation of forced graduation fees, and the ‘no permit, no exam’ policy, as well as tuition and other fee increases in private universities.

On Monday, March 29, students will again take to the streets to demand an emergency budget allocation for education and the prevention of any and all tuition and other fee increases for the coming school year. We in the KABATAAN Online Team invite you to show your support, both in the streets and online.

That’s why we invite you to take part in our Blog Action Day on Education this Mar.29.

Here’s how you can participate: write a blog entry on the theme “Education is a Right” on Monday (or prepare one before and just post it on that day).

You can write about the present state of our education system, and how well (or unwell) is the youth’s right to a quality and accessible education being implemented. You can write about the conditions in your school, or your personal struggles with regards to finishing your studies.

You can also write about your opinion on the PUP & UP protests, the issues surrounding the events, or even a personal narrative if you were able to participate. You can choose to write about the importance of education and the education system to Filipinos and the Phil. society in general.

After writing your entry, post a link to this page. Also, (especially if you are blogging on a social network like Facebook or Friendster) post the link to your entry at this page’s Comments section. This way, we’ll be able to monitor how many bloggers are participating and we can thank those who did. And don’t forget to insert this blog button into your entry with the following code

Here are other ways you can participate in the Blog Action Day for Education:

Post this message in your Facebook, Friendster, etc. Status: “Everyone has the right to a quality and accessible education. If you agree, please post this as your Status for the whole day on March 29”

Make this picture your profile pic in your various social network accounts for the entire day

Education is a right. Let’s all stand up for our rights on March 29. ###

Gawad Panitikang Pangkalusugan

2010-03-23T19:58:00.000-07:00

Studies show that the single best determinant of health is educational attainment. Building a healthier Philippines begins with our children and their innate capacities to build better worlds in their minds. Let us foster this by helping them learn to read.

The MU SIGMA PHI SORORITY of the UP College of Medicine
is now calling for entries for the

1st Gawad Panitikang Pangkalusugan – a nationwide children’s storybook writing competition on health.

The contest is open to all Filipino residents aged 18 years old and above, and challenges participants to break away from the clinical, didactic presentation of health issues and create it into a form that is both enjoyable and educational for a young audience aged 5-10 years old.

Entries must creatively tackle the theme: “Tabi-tabi po” – Exploring Philippine Health Myths.

Winners will receive Php 25,000 in cash, a medal, and a chance to be published as a full-color picture in a 7-volume storybook series. Published books will be donated to the AHON Foundation and other beneficiaries.

Deadline of entries is on May 15, 2010.

Visit www.gawadpanitikan. com for details.

NUSP 4th Luzon-wide Student Congress

2010-03-22T19:59:00.000-07:00

Warmest greetings of solidarity from the Student Union!

The NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS OF THE PHILIPPINES (NUSP) is a nationwide alliance of more than 650 student councils/government s/federations/ unions committed to the advancement of the students’ democratic rights and welfare. Since its establishment in 1957, the NUSP has been steadfast at the forefront of the students’ struggle for their rights and in solidarity with the Filipino people’s struggle for social justice and meaningful changes in society. As such, the Union has earned the recognition of being the premiere national student center in the country.

We are very proud and excited to inform you that the Union will be holding its 4^th Luzon-Wide Student Congress on April 20-23, 2010 at the Pampanga Agricultural College (PAC), College of Forestry, at the Municipality of Magalang, Pampanga Province. Our venue is nestled at the foot of the famous Mt. Arayat. The student congress is hosted by the student councils of the Holy Angel University, Pampanga Agricultural College, Systems Plus College Foundation, Republic Central College, Don Honorio VenturaTechnologica l State University and Gua Gua National College. The theme is:

Our 4^th Luzon-wide Student Congress offers discussions on contemporary social issues, informative lectures and engaging trainings on basic skills for effective student leadership, among others. What is more, this year’s Luzon-wide congress is an opportune venue for student leaders across Luzon to interact with each other and build resolutions as we commit ourselves to contributing to genuine social change in the upcoming May 2010 elections and beyond.

In this light, we cordially invite your student council/government/ organization to take part in this momentous assembly. You may send as many delegates as possible. Attached is the copy of the programme for your perusal. Registration fee is pegged at Php 1,500 to cover food, accommodation, training kits and souvenir. Also, please settle your student council/government’s annual membership fee of Php 300.00 and publication fee of Php 200.00. Please confirm your attendance on or before April 12, 2010.

For queries, you may contact the undersigned at 09156469177 or Vanessa at 09277515365 or Bugsy at 09228240740. You may also email us at nusp_national@ yahoo.com.

We look forward to seeing you at the congress!

In the service of the students and the people,

Einstein Recedes

National President

WOMENvironment: Beautifying UPM's Buildings

2010-03-22T19:58:00.001-07:00

Good day! In line with Women's Month,
UP One Earth
in partnership with the
Center for Gender & Women Studies
invites you to
"WOMENvironment:
Beautifying UPM's Buildings"
where 250 indoor plants would be launched throughout the 7 colleges of UP Manila. For more details, kindly check out http://uponeearth. multiply. com/photos/ album/57.
Be involved in making our working areas more appealing!

For student organizations, having at least 5 members of your organization attend this activity entitles you to be our partner.

"Only when we have cut all our trees, killed the animals

and filled the Earth with garbage,

will we realize we cannot eat PRIDE nor MONEY ."

ANGELI V. GUADALUPE

Batch 2009, Bayer Young Envtl Envoy

President, UP One Earth

Class of 2014, UP-CM

09177851882; 09228518827

gelguadalupe. multiply. com

Free Underwater Hockey Tutorial

2010-03-21T23:47:00.000-07:00

Young Artists' Studio Summer Workshops

2010-03-21T23:09:00.000-07:00

Young Artists' Studio Summer Workshops

March 2010 Schedule

Painting for Teens and Adults: Sundays 1:00- 4:00 PM
From March 21 to May 30
March 21, 28 April 11, 18, 25 May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

April 2010 Schedule
Batch 1 M-W-F
Art for Beginners 10am-12noon
Storytelling and Puppetry 2pm-4pm
M-W-F April 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30, May 3

Batch 1 T-Th-S
Basic Painting for Kids 10am-12noon
Photography for Kids 2-4pm
T-Th-S April 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, May 4, 6

Early bird discounts available for registration before March 25, 2010

Young Artists' Studio is located at Unit 3A MS Tower, #29 Road 8, Project 6 Quezon City. For inquiries, you may reach us through:

Mobile: +639175685939 (globe) / +6329296875322 (smart)

Landline: (632) 9645951

Email: youngartistsstudio@ gmail.com

Website: www.youngartistsstu dio.wordpress. com

I tease, you come

2010-03-14T23:58:00.000-07:00

Open letter from the Student Regent

2010-03-14T23:41:00.001-07:00

BUKAS NA LIHAM SA MGA ISKOLAR NG BAYAN
HINGGIL SA PANGGIGIPIT AT PANUNUPIL NG BOR AT ADMINISTRASYONG PRESIDENT ROMAN LABAN SA OFFICE OF THE STUDENT REGENT

Opisina ng Rehente ng mga Mag-aaral
Unibersidad ng Pilipinas
March 8, 2010

Nagbabalik ang masalimuot na alaala at karanasan ng batas militar sa mga kasalukuyang pangyayari sa ating pinakamamahal na pamantasan.

Mula nang maitatag ang Office of the Student Regent (OSR) noong 1970, wala pang yugto sa kasaysayan ng ating Pamantasan kung saan nawalan ng kinatawan ang mga mag-aaral sa UP Board of Regents (BOR). Tanging sa loob ng isang dekada sa ilalim ng Batas Militar nilusaw ng diktadurya ang lahat ng mga institusyon at konseho ng mga mag-aaral, mga publikasyon at mga organisasyon sa loob ng pamantasan. Ngayong taon, matapos ang ilang dekada, Pebrero 25 nang ang BOR mismo ang tuluyang pumigil sa pag-upo sa kanilang pulong ang natatanging kinatawan ng mahigit 48,000 na mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas.

Isang malaking kawalan at disbentahe sa libu-libong mag-aaral ng UP ang pagtatanggal ni President Emerlinda Roman at ng BOR sa ating Student Regent (SR). Tangan ang militanteng tradisyon ng institusyon, ang OSR ay inaasahang kumatawan at magsulong ng mga interes at paninindigan ng mga mag-aaral hinggil sa mga usapin ng pamantasan, hanggang sa mga usapin sa pambansang saklaw.

Sa kabila ng mahalagang papel ng OSR sa demokratikong pamamahala sa ating pamantasan, tayo ay tinanggalan ng representasyon sa BOR.

Malinaw sa atin ang dahilan: Alam natin na hindi ito simpleng usapin ng pagsunod sa mga panuntunan ng pamantasan, sa halip,

ito ay hakbangin upang magsulong ng makasarili at makauring interes ng iilan sa loob ng BOR.

Ngayon, hinubad na ng BOR ang kanyang maskara at inilantad ang sarili—hindi ito kailanman nagsilbi sa interes ng mga mag-aaral at iba’t ibang sektor ng pamantasan, pagka’t ito’y nilikha upang bigyang-wangis o bigyang-ilusyon lamang na may demokratikong pamamahala sa ating pamantasan.

Pebrero 17, 2010 noong makatanggap ang SR ng liham mula sa Secretary of the University and of the Board of Regents na si Dr. Lourdes E. Abadingo. Nakasaad rito na sa pulong umano ng BOR noong Enero 29, 2010, “the Board of Regents agreed that you should no longer be allowed to participate in its deliberations as Student Regent for your failure to comply with the qualifications to continue serving as Student Regent…The Chair, however, has instructed the undersigned to invite you as Observer in the meeting of the Board scheduled on 25 February 2010”.

Walang pagtatangging tinatanggap ng SR ang naging kahinaan nito na makapagpasa ng application for residency sa takdang panahon sa UP Los Baños, ngunit ito’y hindi mulat na paglabag sa mga panuntunan ng pamantasan.

Sa panahong iyon, mapagpasyang inuna ng SR ang paggampan sa kanyang mga tungkulin at gawain sa buwan ng Nobyembre at maagang bahagi ng Disyembre. Bumisita ang SR sa iba’t ibang mga yunit ng UP upang maglunsad ng konsultasyon, umupo sa mga dayalogo hinggil sa pagtataas ng mga bayarin sa mga laboratoryo, magsaliksik sa mga usaping nakasampa sa BOR, at magbigay ng mga pag-aaral sa mga kapwa Iskolar ng Bayan. Lalo na’t iyon ang kritikal na panahon ng deliberasyon ng badyet para sa mga State Colleges and Universities (SUCs), kabilang na ang UP na kumakaharap sa P2 bilyong kaltas sa badyet. Naging bahagi rin ang SR ng mga pamprobinsiya at pambansang aktibidad ng mga kabataan. Hindi rin ito nawala sa mga pambansang araw ng pagkilos ng mga kabataan at mamamayan para sa kanilang karapatan sa edukasyon at batayang serbisyong panlipunan.

Bukod rito, hindi na kailanman naging maluwag at ganap na malaya para sa SR ang pagluwas papuntang UPLB nang walang pangamba sa seguridad matapos makaranas ng red-tagging, sampu ng mga naging kasamahan nito sa Konseho ng Mag-aaral ng UPLB, UPLB Perspective at Samahan ng Kabataan para sa Bayan (SAKBAYAN), mga lehitimong estudyante, at miyembro ng kaguruan sa UPLB. ng Kasabay ng naging hayagang presensya ng mga militar sa UPLB campus, palagian at masaklaw rin ang pagpapakalat ng mga black propaganda sa UPLB campus, pinararatangan ang SR at mga kasamahan nito bilang mga terorista at kasapi ng CPP-NPA-NDFP—suliranin na matagal nang naiulat sa administrasyon ng UPLB ngunit hanggang sa kasalukuyan ay wala pang wastong tugon mula sa Chancellor nito na si Dr. Luis Rey Velasco.

Mariin nating pinabubulaanan ang ipinapalaganap ng administrasyon ni President Roman na ang mayor na dahilan sa pagtatanggal sa SR ay ang usapin ng bona fide status nito.

Kung ito nga ang mayor na dahilan, madali itong maresolba sa pamamagitan ng pag-rekomenda at pag-aapruba ng kanyang application for residency sa UPLB.

IBAYONG PANGGIGIPIT AT PANLILINLANG ANG DINANAS NG SR

Sa kasalukuyan, naisasandal ang administrasyon ni UPLB Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco sa hindi nito pantay na pagturing sa SR at sa iba pang estudyante ng UPLB. Malinaw na kaiba ang pinagdadaanang proseso ng SR sa karaniwang proseso ng late application for residency. Bago pa ang pagpupulong ng BOR noong Disyembre 18, 2009, gumawa na ang SR ng liham para sa application for residency sa payo ng College Secretary ng College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) sa UPLB. Matapos makuha ang endorsement ng Adviser, Department Chair at College Secretary, ipinadala ang mga dokumento sa Office of the Chancellor.

Buwan ang lumipas at hindi pa rin ito inaaprubahan sa kabila nang napag-alaman natin na noong Pebrero 3 at Pebrero 16, 2010, dalawang estudyante mula sa UPLB ang kagyat na nakakuha ng late residency sa mismong araw na iyon. Tanging endorsement lamang ng kanilang College Secretary ang kinailangan upang payagan ang mga ito na mag-enroll. ‘Di tulad ng dalawang nasabing estudyante, kahit na residency form lamang ay hindi ibinibigay sa SR, bagama’t may endorsement na ng College Secretary ang application for residency ng SR.

Sa regular na proseso ng late application for residency, hindi na kinakailangang umabot sa Office of the Chancellor ang nasabing application, kaya naman kagyat na humingi na rin ang SR ng aksyon mula sa Dekano ng CAS na si Dr. Asunsion Raymundo sapagkat ito ang may pangunahing jurisdiction upang magpasya sa application. Bilang aksyon, iniakyat muli nito ang mga dokumento ng SR sa Office of the Chancellor—prosesong hindi naman pinagdaanan ng mga estudyante ng UPLB o ng anumang UP unit na humingi rin ng late application for residency. Bagama’t maaaring umaksyon ang Dekano ng CAS at bagama’t sila mismo ang nagsabi na dalhin sa Office of the Chancellor ang application, ang naging tugon ng Dekano sa liham ng SR ay “since you had already elevated the matter to the level of the Chancellor, the decision/mandate now lies on him”.

Pinabubulaanan natin ang ipinapalaganap ng administrasyon ni President Roman sa kanilang mga opisyal na pahayag na iniatras ‘di umano ng SR ang application for residency nito noong Enero 12. Kahit kailan, hindi sumulat at nagpasa ang SR ng pormal na liham sa Office of the Chancellor na iniaatras nito ang application for residency, hindi kailanman ito sumulat ng pormal na liham na pinahihintulutan ang sino man na iatras ito sa kanyang ngalan. Patunay rito ang mga liham ni Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco sa SR noong Pebrero 18 at Marso 3 kung saan dine-deny nito ang pag-aapruba sa nasabing application.

Pinabubulaanan rin natin ang ipinapalaganap ng administrasyon ni President Roman na aktwal na pagfa-file ng Leave of Absence (LOA) ng SR. Sumulat ang abogado ng SR na si Atty. Julius Matibag sa Dekano ng CAS upang tunggaliin ang sinasabi ng UPLB na hindi maaaring mag-LOA ang SR dahil sa mga nakabinbin na kaso sa Student Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) at may intensyon itong mag-file kung gayunman. Ipinagkamali ng Dekano ng CAS ang liham na ito sa aktwal na pagfa-file ng LOA. Ito ay mga impormasyon hindi wastong inilalathala ng administrasyon ni President Roman.

Mapagbalat-kayong nagdadahilan ang administrasyon ni President Roman na ang pagsunod sa panuntunan ang tanging dahilan kung bakit tinanggal ang SR sa BOR, samantalang malinaw na sila at si Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco mismo ang tunay na nagmamalabis, lumalabag, at nag-mamaniobra sa mga proseso ng pamantasan upang maging pabor sa kanila. Malakas ang loob ni Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco na sabihin na siya ay nagpapasiya batay sa “merits” at pantay umano ang pagturing niya sa kaso ng SR at ng iba pang estudyante ng UPLB, habang ang administrasyon niya mismo ang nanlinlang sa SR mula sa wastong proseso na dapat nitong pagdaanan. Mapagbalat-kayo nitong sinasabi na ang kaso ng SR ay kakaiba, ngunit ang malinaw na tanging kaibahan ni Charisse Bernadine Bañez sa iba pang estudyante ng UPLB ay siya ang tanging kinatawan ng mga mag-aaral sa pinakamataas na lupon nito at susi ang pusisyong upang ilantad ang pagmamalabis ng administrasyon ng UPLB. Mapagbalat-kayong nagdadahilan ang BOR na ang dahilan sa pagtatanggal sa SR ay ang “failure to comply with the qualifications to continue serving as Student Regent” habang “incapacity to enroll or file an LOA” at hindi “failure” ang nakalagay sa CRSRS. Malinaw na may kapasidad ang SR na mag-apply kundi lamang iniipit at inaabuso ni Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco ang discretion ng administrasyon nito.

Sa lahat ng ito, hindi maitatanggi na may panlilinlang, panlilito, at pagkukubli ng mga detalye sa bahagi ng UP administration upang ipagtanggol ang pagtatanggal sa SR.

PAGTANGGAL SA SR, SUSI SA PAGPAPATALSIK RIN SA PGH DIRECTOR

Ang pagkakapanalo ni Dr. Jose Gonzales bilang bagong direktor ng UP Philippine General Hospital (PGH) ay isa sa minsang mga pagkakataon na nagtagumpay ang mga sektoral na representasyon sa BOR—ang Student, Faculty at Staff Regents—at nanaig ang desisyon ng mga sektor ng Unibersidad. Ngunit malinaw na hindi ito mapahintulutan nina President Roman at ng Malacanang.

Sa araw ng Disyembre 18, 2009, alinsunod sa palagiang ini-invoke¬ ng administrasyon ni President Roman at kanyang Vice President for Legal Affairs na si Atty. Theodore Te na Section 13 (T) ng UP Charter “the Board of Regents has the power ‘to prescribe rules for its own government’” (na nangangahulugan na may kapasyahan ito sa mga usapin inihahapag rito) pinagbotohan ang mosyon ni President Roman na gawing observer lamang ang SR. Natalo ang kanyang mosyon, 5-4 (pabor sa OSR).

Kabilang sa mga pangyayari na hindi inilalathala ng administrasyon ni President Roman ay ang pagpayag nila mismo na lumahok sa nasabing botohan at hindi pagrehistro ng anumang pagtutol rito. Kahit sa usapin ng paglahok at pagboto ng SR, sila ay pumayag at walang bakas ng pagrerehistro ng anumang “objection” rito. Matapos silang matalo sa botohan para sa PGH Director, saka nila tumutol sa resolusyong sila mismo ang lumahok. Ibinabato ng administrasyon ni President Roman na hindi dapat bumoto ang SR sa nasabing usapin, simple lang ang kasagutan—hindi katulad ng mga Malacañang Appointees na ang tanging kinakatawan ay ang kanilang mga sarili (o di kaya’y ang naglagay sa kanila sa pusisyon),

kinakatawan ng SR hindi ang kanyang sarili ngunit ang pinakamalaking sektor sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas—ang mga mag-aaral. Ang hindi pagboto ng SR ay hindi pagboto ng mga mag-aaral.

Sa kaparehas na araw, Disyembre 18, mapagpasyang boto ang ibinigay natin kay Dr. Jose Gonzales dahil, ‘di gaya ng mga kandidatong may basbas ng Malacañang, malinaw ang kaniyang paninindigan na ang batayang serbisyong pangkalusugan ay karapatan ng mamamayan at gayundin ang sa kanyang matibay na pagtindig laban sa pribatisasyon ng Philippine General Hospital. Si Dr. Gonzales ang napili ng BOR sa botong 6-5 (kabilang ang boto ni Sen. Mar Roxas at Cong. Cynthia Villar).

Hindi kailanman naipaliwanag ni President Roman at ng mga Malacañang Appointees kung bakit hindi nila gusto si Dr. Gonzales bilang bagong halal na direktor ng UP PGH. Matapos ang muntikan nang hindi pag-appoint at pagbibigay ng oath of office kay Dr. Gonzales sa maagang bahagi ng Enero, agad nilang sinubok na tanggalin ang PGH Director at ang SR sa pulong ng BOR noong Enero 29, 2010. Dahil sa malinaw na maniobra sa proseso, nagpasya ang apat na rehente—student, faculty, staff at alumni regents—na mag-walkout sa nasabing pulong. Sa kabila ng kawalan ng quorum o sapat na bilang upang magpasya, unilateral na tinanggal President Roman at ng mga Malacañang Appointees ang SR sa BOR.

Nagsampa na ng kaso ang SR laban sa UP Board of Regents sa Quezon City Regional Trial Court.

PAGKUKUBLI AT KATIWALIAN, KINAKANLONG NG ADMINISTRASYON NG PAMANTASAN

Isang taon nang ikinukubli ng adminstrasyon ni President Roman at ng mga Malacañang Appointees sa komunidad ng UP na lagpas isang taon nang expired ang mga termino ng appointments ng tatlong Malacañang Appointees na sina “Regents” Francis Chua, Nelia Gonzales at Abraham Sarmiento; isang katohohanang ikinubli at kailanman ay hindi binabanggit nina Pres. Roman sa tuwing nagtatanong ang BOR Chair kung may quorum ba sa mga pulong. Ang mga nasabing “Regents” ay hindi appointed bilang regular regents (na may tiyak na termino sa loob ng 2 taon) kundi bilang acting regents lamang, na sa ilalim ng Administrative Code of 1987, hindi maaaring lumampas ang termino ng isang taon—usapin na hindi masagot ng administrasyon ni President Roman at may pagtatangka pang lusutan sa pamamagitan ng pag-iiba ng pakahulugan sa “acting” sa “temporary”.

Sa pulong ng BOR noong Pebrero 25, 2010, maka-isang panig na tinanggal si Dr. Gonzales bilang PGH Director (nang wala pa ring paliwanag) at sa kabila ng paggigiit ng mga sektoral na representasyon sa BOR na magkonsulta, sa mosyon ni President Roman, maka-isang panig rin na inaprubahan ni President Roman at Malacañang Appointed “Regents” ang pagrerekomenda ng kanilang mga pangalan kay Gng. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo para sa kanilang regular appointment.

Sa mga pangyayaring ito, lantad na sa atin ang tunay na katangian ng UP Board of Regents at kung kaninong interes ang pinagsisilbihan ng mga ito. Payag ang iilang makapangyarihang ito sa prosesong sila mismo ang lumikha hangga’t ito’y paborable sa kanilang pangkat. Minamalaki ang pagkukulang ng tumitindig laban sa komersyalisado at pribatisadong landas na tinatahak ng pamantasan habang minamaliit at ikinukubli ang panlilinlang ng mga kakatig nila sa pagtataas ng matrikula at iba pang bayarin at paglalako ng pamantasan sa pribadong interes.

Tinanggal sa Board of Regents ang Rehente na may tunay na mandato habang abot-langit na pinagtatakpan ang panlilinlang ng mga Rehente na ang tanging kinakatawan ay interes ng Malacañang sa pamantasan.

Hindi Board of Regents ang magdidikta sa pagtatanggal sa ating kinatawan. At ang sino mang magtangkang humati sa ating hanay ay walang ipinagkaiba sa kanila.

Hindi kinakatawan ng SR ang kanyang sarili. Ang bawat atake na tinatanggap nito ay hindi atake sa kanyang sarili kundi atake sa karapatan sa representasyon ng lahat ng mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas.

Ang bawat bigwas na tinanggap nito ay bigwas sa ating karapatan sa edukasyon na pinagbayaran ng mga naunang mabubuting anak ng ating pamantasan. Ang laban ng OSR ay laban ng lahat ng mag-aaral ng pamantasan ng bayan.

Totoo at materyal ang tunggalian ng mga interes sa loob ng pamantasan. At tanging sa sama-samang pagkilos lamang tayo matagumpay na mananaig. Mananaig tayo hindi para sa ating mga sarili, kundi para sa interes at karapatan ng kabataan sa edukasyon at upang itaguyod ang tunay na demokratikong pamamahala sa pamantasang walang-imbot na nagsisilbi sa sambayanan.

Para sa mga mag-aaral at sa sambayanan,

CHARISSE BERNADINE I. BAÑEZ
UP Student Regent

THIRD ROGELIO SICAT WORKSHOP

2010-03-14T23:39:00.001-07:00

PRESS RELEASE
Contact person: Romulo P. Baquiran, Jr.
09276331659, jbaquiran@gmail. com

THIRD ROGELIO SICAT WORKSHOP:
DFPP 2010 NATIONAL CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP

The UP Department of Filipino now accepts application to the Third Rogelio Sicat Workshop: DFPP 2010 National Creative Writing Workshop to be held in Baler, Aurora from April 28 to May 2, 2010. It is open to beginning writers in Filipino, especially college students, who write poems, fiction, and children's stories.

Applicants must submit the following: manuscripts (12 points, double-spaced, 8x11 inches) of any of the following: five (5) poems, two (2) short stories (10 pages), and two (2) children's stories (5-7 pages); short bio-note; photo (2x2, colored); and Application Form (find attachment or can be requested via email).

All expenses from UP Diliman to the workshop site are free for the chosen writing fellows. A modest stipend will also be provided.
Send manuscripts to palihangrogeliosica t@yahoo.com. ph not later than April 9, 2010. For further details, please send inquiries to said email address.

UPDATES on “2nd Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health (QEFF) for 2010”

2010-03-14T23:35:00.001-07:00

UPDATES on “2nd Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health (QEFF) for 2010”

The contest is open to documentaries, short narratives, and
experimental films by Filipino amateur film-makers and multimedia
artists. Groups and organizations are also encouraged to join. Multiple
entries are allowed.

The festival is a tribute to Drs. Honorato L. Quisumbing and Juan B.
Escandor of the UP College of Medicine whose lives exemplified UP’s
and the medical profession’s ideal of service. Both were killed while
on duty—Dr. Quisumbing, while serving at the Philippine General Hospital
during World War II.; Dr. Escandor, while serving as a barrio doctor during
martial law (he was accused of being a rebel sympathizer).

THEME:
The following are suggested topics that may be explored:
Women and Children’s Rights and Health
Maternal and Child’s Health amid the War
Physical and Sexual Abuses among Women and Children
Abortion and Unwanted Pregnancy
Women and Juvenile Labor
Woman and Child Trafficking
Family Planning
Teenage Pregnancy
Single Parenthood

New Deadline: All entries must be received on or before
AUGUST 4, 2010 (5:00 pm). For mailed entries, all packages
be postmarked by August 1, 2010. For more information:
Web: www.qe-filmfestival.com
Email: ama.anak.ina@qe-filmfestival.com
Landline: (02) 567-8900
Cell: 0916-7172619

CALL FOR ENTRIES

2010-03-14T23:33:00.001-07:00

CALL FOR ENTRIES

The 2^nd Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival

The worsening economic crisis that have dragged down living conditions. The political persecution of people and sectors fighting for livelihood or life itself. All in the time of the national elections, where people are hopeful to elect leaders that would serve their interests. These are the impetus for another year of purposeful film/media production and popularization via the 2^nd Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival.

From the auditorium to the eskinita, marketplaces, union offices and picketlines where it was first held in August 2009, the Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival is again launched to reach to more youth and students, workers and urban poor. Documentaries from alternative media groups, multi-awarded films and works from Filipinos abroad flocked last year’s film fest where they gained audience among the masses, a face-off with their subjects or the issues confronted in the works.

The 2^nd Pandayang Lino Brocka Festival is open to all students, independent or amateur filmmakers and film collectives. Interested parties may submit audiovisual works of any genre, length on the theme human rights (includes economic, social, cultural and political rights). Entries accepted until May 31, 2010.

For inquiries, contact tudla_productions@ yahoo.com or 345-8804.

CALL FOR PAPERS

2010-03-08T18:22:00.000-08:00

CALL FOR PAPERS
International Conference on Postcolonial Praxis
University of the Philippines, Diliman: 21-23 July 2010

Through this conference, we invite scholars from the humanities and social sciences, teachers, creative writers, journalists and broadcast media practitioners, studio, visual and performance artists, architects, design specialists and participants from other parts of the Philippines and from other former colonies /countries in the “Global South” (i.e., “underdeveloped” , “developing”, “Third World”, decolonizing societies) to re-examine and to re-territorialize Anglo-American, English, American, French, German, Dutch, Hispanic, Latin American Studies, programs and projects.

The conference aims to provide a venue for the construction of a general programmatic of postcolonial knowledge-production and other postcolonial cultural practices which can be disseminated through formal educational institutions as curricula and courses; informal/alternative educational groups; professional organizations; mass media; computer-aided technologies, and through cultural networks.

Plenary speakers include Professor Reynaldo C. Ileto of National University of Singapore and UPD University Professor Emeritus Gemino H. Abad.

Postcolonial Praxis:
Theories, Cultural Practices and Movements for the Global South

Please submit abstracts for panel, paper, multimedia presentations, exhibits, and performance proposals to the Conference Convener:
Professor Priscelina Patajo-Legasto

Deadline for submission of abstracts is on 15 April 2010
Final conference details will be posted on 30 April 2010
Early Bird Registration Deadline on 30 June 2010

THEMES • Postcolonial Writing/ Visual Arts / Performance Arts and the New technologies • Recuperating Colonial Languages • Re-territorializing Language and Literature Studies in the Global South • Problematizing the “National” in National Cultural Practices • Issues and Concerns of a National Language in a Decolonizing Society • Dialectics of Native Authenticity & Cultural Hybridity • Politics of “Otherness”, Politics of “Othering” Nation Formation and Postcolonial Cultural Studies • Understanding / Re-semanticizing the Role of the “the Folk” / “Millenarian”/ “Cargo Cults” in the Histories of Nation Formation • History and Counter Memory or Alternative Historiographies in / for Postcolonial/ Cultural Studies • Problems of Representation (e.g., essentialism vs. ghettoism; “strategic essentialism”; tokenism) • Politics of Location (ethnic, class, race, gender, religion, generation, etc ) and Cultural Praxis • Postcolonial Politics and Climate Change • Postcolonialism and Critiques of Disciplinary Domain Assumptions / Theoretical Legacies / Subject Areas

Conference Registration Fees
Student Php2,000 Early Bird Php2,500 Regular 3,000
For further information, please visit the Postcolonial Praxis 2010 website or send an email to pcpraxis2010@up.edu.ph

Organized by the Department of English and Comparative Literature for its Centennial Celebration in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Philippine Studies Association; Office of the President, UP System; and Office of Chancellor, Diliman.

The Faces of Women

2010-03-08T18:19:00.001-08:00

Statement of Health Alliance for Democracy on International Women’s Day
08 March 2010

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, the continuing ordeal of the 43 illegally arrested and detained health workers highlights the plight of Filipino women at the hands of a fascist government. It reveals the faces of women in conflict and in struggle for the genuine liberation of this nation.

On one hand, there are the 26 women detainees, health workers whose only crime is to go beyond just caring enough to cure. They are the symbols of true empowerment: unschooled but not uneducated, marginalized but at the frontlines of healthcare, and poor but with the wealth of heart and sacrifice.

These women, and the men who are with them in their incarcerated lives, have the power rarely afforded today - power drawn from the respect and recognition given by their people. That they are subjected to abuse and humiliation in order to break them is testament not only to the integrity of their empowerment but also to the pathetic feeble-mindedness of their captors.

Then there are the relatives: mothers, wives, and daughters. They are the ones who troop daily to Camp Capinpin, endure the snicker and harassments of the military custodians, calmly listen to the stories of their detained loved ones, and go home to prepare for the next day’s visit. Theirs is the strength without a name.

And then there is Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the woman who represents the prevailing social and sexual chauvinisms of a corrupt, decadent, and moribund system. Hers is a rule dependent on force - the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police - and propped up by her patron, United States-led imperialism.

That Mrs. Arroyo once turned a blind eye on the rape committed by US serviceman Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, and now ignores the mental, physical, and sexual torture perpetrated by her own security forces expose the cultivated prejudice of her detested leadership.

Today, the Filipino nation raises its clenched fist as a salute to the women who continue to oppose the fascist US-Arroyo regime.

Today, the continuing detention of the 43 health workers is a rallying symbol of the historic struggle to reclaim this nation, to attain freedom and democracy.

The cry of people and their immediate demand echoes true: free the 43 health workers now!

References:
Dr. Geneve E. Rivera
Secretary-General, 0920 460 3712

Dr. Gene Alzona Nisperos
Vice-Chair, 0927 483 2325

Dr. Darby S. Santiago
Chair, 0927 473 7700

Feb. 25, 2010 is Blog Action Day: The Real Heroes of EDSA

2010-02-23T23:44:00.000-08:00

Twenty four years ago, our people toppled a tyrant. On February 25, 2010 let us re-tell their stories.

On Thursday, we are enjoining all young Filipinos to blog about the stories of the real heroes of EDSA: our parents, grandparents, ates and kuyas, titos and titas, ninong and ninangs.

We may have been too young then or were not even born yet, but we can ask them to recount their tales of real-life heroism to us. What prompted them to join the uprising? What were their thoughts and feelings? What did they wear, eat, chant? How did it feel to be able to be surrounded by overwhelming unity and patriotism among millions of other heroes marching in the streets on those three historic days.

Since EDSA was mainly about the people’s resistance to martial law, you can ask them their experience during the martial law era, how they fought, even before the culmination of the people’s mass movement that was the EDSA People Power Uprising. You may also post old photos, artworks and/or anti-martial law memorabilia.

Link your blog entries to this post and grab the button below by copying the link to mark your participation. We will start posting links of entries in our website at exactly 12:00 noon on February 25.

On February 25, let us give proper honor and citation to the millions of Filipinos who made EDSA People Power possible. ###

Source: http://kabataanpartylist.com/blog/the-real-heroes-of-edsa1/

UPM USC Statement

2010-02-16T17:03:00.000-08:00

The UP Manila University Student Council Statement

on the Illegal Arrest, Detention, and Torture of 43 Health Workers in Morong

The University Student Council speaks in behalf of more than two thousand young students of medicine, nursing, public health, dentistry, pharmacy, and other allied health professions of the University of the Philippines Manila – the national health sciences center.

We strongly condemn the illegal arrest and detention and the inhumane acts of torture of the 43 health workers, which includes medical doctors, nurses, and community health workers (CHWs), undergoing a health training in Morong, Rizal almost two weeks ago. We students demand for the immediate release of the health workers who are, at present, still detained in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal, and still with limited access to their families and relatives and even to their lawyers.

We also denounce the harassment and intimidation, and the violation of domicile done by the military and the police to Dr. Melecia Velmonte and her household. Dr. Velmonte, professor emeritus of the UP College of Medicine and an eminent expert in infectious disease, is known to us, young students, as an inspiring community health advocate, educator, and researcher, who is more than willing to lend not just her training facility but also her knowledge and expertise to fellow health workers, and is not deserving of such lack of respect from the police and the military.

Moreover, we, students of health professions, also wish to convey our apprehension. Our professional education in UP taught us, not just to cure sickness and relieve pain, but also to reach out to fellowmen who need us the most – those who inhabit far-flung communities, those who were marginalized by geographic, cultural, and even sociopolitical barriers.

Despite this incident, the desire to serve the underserved remains in our hearts and minds. However, the recent tragedy also inculcated fear amongst us, as it revealed to us how perilous the world is for those who, with the purest of intentions, reach out to the disenfranchised. Today, a doctor that traverses mountains in the provinces can be easily accused of being an NPA or a rebel, and gatherings such as health trainings like the one held in Morong can be planted with guns and grenades and tagged as a bomb-making activity. Worse, health workers can now be arrested and abducted without due process, or can be gunned down, or can even be buried alive. This reality is unacceptable, and all sectors of Philippine society, with the government in the lead, must do something to reverse this trend immediately.

We, future health workers of this country, are willing to make the sacrifice, to fill the gaps, to make up for the essential things that our government was not able to provide our people – basic quality and affordable health care, opportunities for better and meaningful life, and a ready ear that listens to the needs of men, women, and children. But we too demand from our government that it create an environment that will enable us to help them provide the health rights of our people. We call on the government, most especially the military and the police, to stop all forms of harassment of health workers and of all Filipino professionals who genuinely love and serve our country at large, especially the countryside.

We also call the Arroyo government to take immediate action in making accountable the military and police forces behind this deplorable act of cruelty and unlawfulness. The illegal arrest, harassment, and detention, and the acts of torture done by the military as reported by the Commission on Human Rights are clear violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, of which the Philippines is a signatory. We remind the government, especially the military and the police, that it is its prime duty to enforce these rules and protect the welfare of citizens, and not to be the first to violate them.

We also call for greater accountability on the part of the military and police for their defiance of the Supreme Court’s issuance of a writ of habeas corpus last week. As already expressed in the newspapers and by legal experts, this act might set a “dangerous precedent on how habeas corpus orders would be dealt with in the future.” Thus, we demand that those responsible for this disobedience and insubordination be immediately dealt with accordingly.

Lastly, but most importantly, as young students of health professions and as advocates for greater health for all Filipinos, we express our deepest admiration for the 43 health workers, and for all the health professionals who choose to forego opportunities in the metropolis or even overseas in order to work and serve the rural areas, for their unwavering passion and commitment to serve their fellow Filipinos in times of sickness and pain. Where the government is not providing health care to the poor, they are there. Where service rendered is not properly compensated or even appreciated, there they continually serve. We know that neither blindfolding nor electrocution, not even death itself, can kill their indomitable spirit. And that spirit inspires us to continue our education with diligence and responsibility, so that we can use our acquired knowledge and skills to care for the sick, to love our country, and eventually to heal our wounded land.

Free the 43 NOW!

Solon condemns sexual harassment of Morong 43 women

2010-02-16T16:56:00.000-08:00

February 15, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Solon condemns sexual harassment of Morong 43 women

Signature drive launched in campuses

Representative Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino today condemned the alleged harassment and sexual molestation of detained female health workers by their military guards in Camp Capinpin.

“It’s despicable, a very, very serious allegation. What bothers me most is that the AFP is easily dismissing it as ‘black propaganda’ instead of investigating the matter.”

“If they do not investigate immediately, the AFP would then be coddling and protecting the perpetrators. If this is true, it is are a clear violation of all humanitarian, criminal and moral laws and perpetrators should be punished, (and) more reason to release Morong 43 ASAP,” he said.

Palatino also called on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to conduct a probe on the complaints of the female detainees.

“It is not easy for a woman to disclose to the public that she has been sexually abused, especially under duress.”

43,000 signatures

Kabataan Partylist also announced that it will launch a campus-based signature drive calling for the immediate release of the Morong 43.

The youth party-list aims to gather 43,000 signatures before classes end this March. The signatures will be submitted to Senate and Congress committees on human rights, Supreme Court, and AFP Commander-In-Chief Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Statement of SAMASA-PA on the Dismissal of the SR from the BOR

2010-02-15T21:29:00.000-08:00

The Gambit of Despotism
Statement of SAMASA-PA on the Dismissal of the Student Regent From the Board of Regents

12 February 2010

The issue is not about the inability of Student Regent Charisse Bernadine Bañez to file an LOA or residency on time. It is about the tyrannical ploys of the U.P. Administration to depose a member that stalwartly contests and exposes its manipulative stances and effectively railroads its vested interests. It is not about unseen technicalities. It is about student representation.

Bañez's track record is one of consistent service to her constituents and the people. Despite the numerous schemes and threats posed by the UPLB Administration, Bañez remained at the forefront of the students in upholding their rights and welfare. Despite the coercions and black propaganda she has encountered, she remained unfaltering and still continued to lead the students' struggle against repression by the UPLB Administration.

Even with Bañez's selection as the new Student Regent, she still came across difficulties from the schemes manipulated by the UPLB and UP System Administration to prevent her from sitting as SR. It can be remembered that exactly 3 days after she was selected as SR through the General Assembly of Student Councils (GASC), several cases against her emerged. These cases caused a two-month delay of her confirmation as SR. Nevertheless, because of the students' collective effort to defend the Office of the Student Regent (OSR) and to preserve the democratic SR selection process, we overcame the challenge and won the struggle for representation in the Board of Regents (BOR).

As SR, Bañez served the students well. She was never delinquent in her responsibility of upholding the students' rights inside the BOR. She was never absent in every Board meeting and even once, she never came late. But once again the Administration chose to deny us student representation by unseating Bañez, the only voice of the students inside the BOR. With an Administration wherein various impositions of anti-student policies are prominent in every academic year, campus repression has always been the trend.

During the height of the university's current crisis of student representation in the BOR, it must be remembered that this is the Administration which forwarded commercialization and privatization schemes in our University. This is the same Administration who ruled out the collection of the students' fund in UPLB thus leaving the Student Councils as well as the Student Publication nothing but their own resources to go on with their services. It must be remembered that this is the same Administration that Bañez blatantly exposed and valiantly faced because of its anti-student policies.

The vicious step of removing a SR that has been critical of the administration' s moves and vocal in opposing its anti-student courses of action is therefore a blatant manifestation of repression. It is a clear repression of our rights as students. Desperate to remove anyone that blocks their malevolent ruses, the Administration chose to unseat the SR instead of ensuring the continuous representation of the students. Threatened by the SR's consistency to her mandate of genuinely serving the students, the Administration became alarmed that the SR might expose further machinations of despotism.

But despite the crisis that we are facing, certain entities are riding on the issue to forward their ambitious, untimely and selfish craving of amending the CRSRS which was ratified by the students all over the U.P. system through a referendum. Some groups are even abiding by the Administration' s line. They claim to be one with the students, but behind these deceptive words, they remain silent and lethargic and failed to lead the students from urgently addressing the issue. The claims to being pro-active therefore fall to the ground as these groups fail to present an alternative that does not compromise the interests of the students.

This is not the time to ride on the issue to forward one's selfish desires. Nor is this the time to copy-paste and disseminate information that comes from a single website (the UP Administration' s) and misrepresent this as looking at every side of the issue. This is not the time to act as mouthpieces of an Administration that has time and again trampled the rights and welfare of the students. Such an act only makes these groups unwitting adherents of the plan to phase-out U.P. High, the Large Lecture Class Scheme and the PGH privatization. That, in effect, is consenting to political repression in our University. That only misleads and creates division among the students.

As the largest sector in an academic institution which carries the tag "bastion of democracy" in our country, we students are the decisive forces that can bring-forth essential feats. This is not the time to divide. Rather, now is the time to link our arms together and fight for our right to representation in the BOR. Considering the current crisis in our University, we are in dire need of a representation in the BOR. However, that representation also needs the action of the students. We can never attain that unless we make a stand, a unified stand that serves the interests of the students and does not deflect the very purpose of the office that has long been defended by the past Iskolars ng Bayan.

REINSTATE CHARISSE BERNADINE BAÑEZ TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS!
DEFEND THE OFFICE OF THE STUDENT REGENT! FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION!
ISKOLAR NG BAYAN, TUMINDIG AT IPAGLABAN ANG ATING KARAPATAN!

University of the Philippines - Visayas
Sandigan para sa Mag-aaral at Sambayanan Party Alliance (SAMASA-PA) at KABATAAN Party List

2010-02-02T21:39:00.000-08:00

DEFEND UP HIGH

2010-02-02T21:30:00.000-08:00

The University of the Philippines – Visayas is once again facing another challenge. Despite the resistance of many of the Iskolars ng Bayan, faculty and community, the scheme of gradually phasing out the UPV Cebu High School has been railroaded.

Last 8 January 2010, the UPV Cebu College Dean Enrique Avila wrote a letter to U.P. President Emerlinda Roman stating that "…the College shall soon propose the gradual phase out of the high school effective first semester of school year 2010-2011. With this, the high school admission test proposed for March 2010 will consequently be cancelled."

This letter was then followed by a memorandum issued by the Dean himself to the Professional Education Department (PED) Chair Rosario Montaño on the suspension of the acceptance of High School Admission Test (HSAT) of U.P. Cebu High School. The memorandum states that due to the lack of faculty resources, the profile of the current faculty complement servicing the high school, the refocusing of the College's academic programs and plans and the priorities set by the UP System and the new UP Charter of 2008, the UPV Cebu College is no longer in the position to sustain ably the implementation of the high school. Moreover it enunciated that the acceptance of applicants for the proposed HSAT on March be suspended due to the pending resolution of the proposal to phase out the high school gradually.

The desperate moves of the Dean to abolish the high school did not go through apt process of consulting the students and the faculty and does not hold ample basis to act upon.

Since the establishment of the U.P. Cebu High School, it has been faced threats of closure because of the lack of budget. But it still continued to exist because of its mandate of Democratized Access to Education wherein, under this policy, all U.P. High Schools is a program that helps economically destitute but intellectually deserving students gain access to tertiary education. Moreover, it also serves as a laboratory high school for innovative teaching strategies premeditated to better prepare these deserving students for access to tertiary education, particularly in University of the Philippines, where they can avail quality college education at a low cost.

As Iskolars ng Bayan, we have always played a crucial role on shaping momentous changes and junctures in our history. We remain steadfast in all our endeavors, whether it is a national or local issue that affects the nation. We never faltered even in the midst of Martial Rule. Instead, with our arms linked together, we faced every struggle and continued our immeasurable commitment of serving not only the students but also the people.

Today, we, the Iskolars ng Bayan, have a vital and decisive task to act upon. We cannot stay unvoiced and unresponsive while our future and our rights as students are being compromised for untimely and contemptible scheme that deflects the primary purpose of our University.

The Iskolars ng Bayan are wide awake and are ready to lead the fight for asserting their right to accessible quality yet affordable education. Once again, time has brought us into the arena where the secret weapons to triumph are critical minds and unity.

We believe that U.P., as an insignia of freethinking education, must uphold its commitment in uplifting quality education which is non-discriminating and is accessible to all. Thus, we recognize the role of U.P. High Schools in advancing the value of nationalism and freedom among its students for a more developed and progressive Philippine society.

We greatly convey our unity to the Students, Student Councils, Student Organizations, Faculty Members and all the constituents of the University of the Philippines – Visayas Cebu College who have spoken their opposition to Dean Enrique M. Avila's ploy on the gradual abolition of UPV Cebu High School. We contest the moves of phasing out the UPV Cebu High School on the following grounds:

• The attempt of phasing out the UPV Cebu High School by Dean Enrique Avila does not serve the interest and welfare of the students, the faculties and the community. UPV Cebu High School, for many years, has served as an institution that provides the youth affordable, accessible and quality education through its mandate of Democratized Access to Education. With this step of phasing out the high school, U.P. therefore closes its doors to those want to avail a quality education which U.P. can offer.

• Phasing out of UPV Cebu High School is a step railroading further commercialization of U.P. Education. This plan can be linked to the gradual state abandonment among State Colleges and Universities. With the budget proposed by the Department of Budget and Management to U.P. and the whole education, which was cut from the previous year's budget, it can be drawn out that the government may be making steps to slowly desert their responsibility of allotting greater state subsidies to its SCUs which results to disbanding of other state-owned universities in the country.

• This move by Dean Enrique M. Avila does not undergo due process of consultation among students and faculty members. Moreover, the High School Faculty has not received a copy of the proposal by the dean. This is an apparent move ignoring RA 9500, also known as the new U.P. Charter as of 2009, in which it was stipulated under Section 3 (h) that "As the National University, the University of the Philippines shall provide democratic governance in the University based on collegiality, representation, accountability, transparency and active participation of its constituents. " Moreover, pursuant to Section 13 (c) of the charter, only the Board of Regents (BOR) has the power to approve institution, merger or abolition of academic programs upon recommendation of the University Council of the constituent university. Furthermore, the letter dated last 8 January 2010 to President Emerlinda Roman by Dean Avila did not even pass through proper channels by having it pass first to the UPV Chancellor. With this, the bid of phasing out U.P. High School in Cebu without due process and ample grounds is a despicable move that does not recognize the rights and welfare of its constituents.

• Closure of U.P. High is not the answer for the lack of budget and aging facilities of the college. It is not as well an obstruction to make UPVCC a constituent university of UP. It must be regarded that the budget for the university has been gradually cut each year. However, this must not be the basis of imposing policies that can downbeat the constituents. Instead of eliminating a significant limb of the University, being in an educational institution, University officials, together with its constituents, must assert and fight for greater state subsidy to answer the call of insufficiency.

• This step of phasing out the UPV Cebu High School will aggravate the colonial, commercialized, repressive and fascist characteristics of U.P. and education. As a bastion of democracy, the University of the Philippines must provide an affordable, accessible and quality education among its students and to all. It must also cater the interest and welfare of its constituents – the students, faculty, staff and the community. Phasing out an academic institution that serves the interest of the people such as U.P. High steals not only the right of the people to education but also their right to have a bright future.

We call on all students, student organizations, student leaders, teachers, staff and all UPV constituents to avert the dire steps of phasing out the UPV Cebu High School. The desperate moves of Dean Enrique Avila to discontinue the existence of U.P. High in Cebu despite the honor and service that the high school has given to the University and the community have set profound disgruntlement among the students, teachers and the people in the community.

We strongly deem the sovereign right that lays on the students, the youth and the people to totally succeed the struggle to overpower the ambitious ideas that undermine the interests and the welfare of the people with irrefutable principles that can genuinely unite the students and the people and can bring forth meaningful victory.

Signed by (As of 22 January 2010):

Katipunan ng mga Sangguniang Mag-aaral sa U.P. (KASAMA sa U.P.)

UPV College of Arts and Sciences – Student Council (UPV CAS-SC)

UPV College of Fisheries and Ocean Science – Student Council (UPV CFOS-SC)

UPV School of Technology – Student Council (UPV SOTECH-SC)

Yupihay

National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP)

KABATAAN Partylist

League of Filipino Students (LFS)

AnakbayanPagbutlak (Official Publication of CAS)

College Editors' Guild of the Philippines (CEGP)

Sandigan ng Mag-aaral at Sambayanan (SAMASA)

Samahan ng Mag-aaral at Kabataang Kababaihan (SAMAKA-KA)

UPV Oikos

Kabataang artista, binatikos ang MTRCB

2010-01-20T22:16:00.000-08:00

Ito ang iskor ng Kabataang Artista Para Sa Tunay Na Kalayaan (KARATULA), pambansang organisasyon ng mga kabataang artista, para sa MTRCB na nagpataw ng 20 araw na suspension ng MTRCB sa Showtime noong Enero 12, dulot ng mga pahayag ni Rosanna Roces sa kabila ng self-regulation ng ABS-CBN na tanggalin si Roces bilang isa sa mga hurado.

Sa suspension ng Showtime, ang tunay na talo ay ang mga kabataang nais lamang ipakita ang kanilang sining at talento, sabi ni Ana Tarina Lulu, Pambansang Tagapangulo ng KARATULA.

Sa tingin ng organisasyon, hindi maikakaila ang popularidad ng mga palabas sa telebisyon na nagpapamalas ng talento at pagiging malikhain ng mga Pilipino. Bukod sa premyo, nakikita ng mga lumalahok ang palabas bilang isang pagkakataon upang maipamalas ang kanilang talento at kanilang kultura, sa kabila ng kakapusan ng mga programa ng gobyerno upang itaguyod ang pagpapaunlad at pagtanghal sa kanilang sining.

"Sa hirap ngayon, nagdudulot ng panandaliang saya ang mga palabas na ito para sa mga manonood na gustong ma-aliw sa kabila ng lugmok na kalagayan na nararanasan ng maraming Pilipino araw-araw," ani ni Lulu.

Para sa organisasyon, bahagi ang suspension ng Showtime sa lumalalang listahan ng mga kwestyunable at nakababahalang kaso ng sensura na ipinapataw ng MTRCB sa ilalim ng rehimen ni Gloria. Banggit ni Lulu, "Madalas na biktima ang mga matatapang at mapangahas na mga artistang nagsisiwalat ng kalagayan ng lipunan at kritikal sa gubyerno."

Ilan sa mga nasabing kaso ang pagpataw ng X rating ng MTRCB sa "Rights" , lipon ng mga pelikulang kritikal sa kalagayan ng karapatang pantao sa bansa mula sa iba't ibang film makers, "Mendiola" ng Sine Patriyotiko at sensura sa pelikulang "Kinatay" ni Brillante Mendoza, na siyang umani ng papuri mula ibang bansa. Sa pelikula ni Joel Lamangan na "Dukot" , pinabura ang mukha ni Gloria sa iilang eksenang nag-uugnay sa kanya sa ekstra-hudisyal na pamamaslang. Dagdag ni Lulu, "Pinapakita nito na ginagamit ang ahensya para sa pulitikal na represyon."

Nananawagan ang KARATULA, kasama ng iba pang pangkulturang organisasyon at samahan ng mga artista, na muling suriin at pag-aralan ang tungkulin at Implementing Rules and Regulations ng MTRCB. Patuloy ang pangangampanya ng organisasyon sa pagtataguyod ng makabayan, siyentipiko, at makamasang sining at kulturang nagsisilbi sa interes at kapakanan ng aping mamamayang Pilipino. ###

Gibo, bigo sa kabataang artista paggamit ng ‘Posible’, kinundena

2010-01-20T22:11:00.000-08:00

PRESS RELEASE:
Enero 16, 2010
BALITA:
Sanggunian: Ana Tarina G. Lulu
Pambansang Tagapangulo <09184217833>

Gibo, bigo sa kabataang artista : Paggamit ng ‘Posible’, kinundena

“Bigo si Gibo na makukuha ang boto ng mga kabataang artista.”

Kinundena ng Kabataaang Artista Para Sa Tunay Na Kalayaan (KARATULA),pambansang organisayon ng mga kabatang artista, ang paggamit ni Gilbert Teodoro ng kantang “Posible” ng mang-aawit na si Rico Blanco sa kanyang mgakampanya at patalastas sa telebisyon sa kabila ng pagkwestyon ng musikeroat ng Warner Music Philippines.“Nagulat ako nang mabalitaan ko na ginamit ang kanta nang walang paalam,maski ang paggaya ng boses ni Rico Blanco. Pinakita ni Gibo ang kawalanpakialam niya sa batas ng Intellectual Property at respeto sa mga artistaat sa kanilang sining,” sabi ni Ana Tarina Lulu, Pambansang Tagapangulo ngKARATULA .Kinikilalang idolo at music icon si Rico Blanco ng maraming kabataangPilipino. Patunay sa mataas na respeto ng mga kabataan sa kanya ang tweet,isang social networking, ni Blanco tungkol sa mga estudyanteng hayskul nanagpapaalam pa sa kanya upang gamitin nila ang kanyang mga kanta sakanilang proyekto, kahit hindi naman kailangan, ayon sa KARATULA. Dagdag ni Lulu, “Makapangyarihan ang mga kanta at jingles para sa kampanyang pagpapanalo sa isang kandidato. Pero kahit gaano pa man kalaganap angkanyang mga patalastas na puno ng ‘Galing at Talino’, hindi maitatago angkabulukan niya at ng kanyang amo na si Gloria Arroyo.”

Diin ng organisasyon, walang pinagkaiba si Gilbert Teodoro sa kanyangkapartido na si Arroyo dahil ipagpapatuloy lamang niya ang mgaanti-artista, anti-kabataan, at anti-mamamayan na mga polisiya ngnakaupong rehimen.“Madilim ang huling siyam na taon para sa mga kabataang artista dahil samga batas na kumikitil sa karapatan ng malayang pamamahayag tulad ng Rightof Reply Bill, di makatarungang kaso ng sensura sa mga artista na kritikalsa kalagayan ng bansa, at mabahong rekord nito ng karapatang pantao. Dapatmanagot si Gloria, kasama ang kanyang tuta sa depensa na si Gibo, samaraming paglabag nito sa karapatang pantao ng mga artista at mamamayan,”sabi ni Lulu.

Nananawagan ang organisasyon sa mga kabataan na maging kritikal sa pagpiling mga kandidato at dapat masusing pag-aralan ang kanilang mga programakung tunay itong magsisilbi sa nakakararami.

THE CHANGE WE NEED

2010-01-20T22:07:00.000-08:00

2010-01-18T19:00:00.000-08:00

As the health sciences center of the Philippines, UP Manila must ensure that our leaders will MAKE HEALTH COUNT: The UP Manila Presidential Series. Featuring our first guest presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro. Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 9-11 am, UPMASA-PGH Science Hall. Pre-enlistment required. See you!

A prosperous and peaceful 2010 to you!

The 2010 national elections is fast approaching, and as the health sciences center of the country, the University of the Philippines Manila must play a crucial role in shaping the future of our country’s health and in influencing the health agenda of our leaders.

Thus, the University Student Council, the highest student governing body of the University of the Philippines Manila, in partnership with the Medicine Student Council, the Institute of Health Policy and Development Studies of the National Institutes of Health and the UP Manila Information, Publication, and Public Affairs Office (IPPAO), present the
MAKE HEALTH COUNT: The UP Manila Presidential Series.

This series of forums, featuring the presidential aspirants for the 2010 elections, will provide a venue for UP Manila students, faculty, and staff, as well as for other members of the Philippine health sector including non-government organizations and even the media, to engage in dialogue with presidential candidates on issues concerning Philippine health. Through the MHC series, the UP Manila health sciences community also hopes to inform the presidential candidates about key health issues that needs to be promptly addressed as well as learn about the candidates’ opinions and plans of action in solving these problems.

Therefore, we cordially invite you to the first forum of the series which will be held this Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 9 – 11 am, at the UPMASA-PGH Science Hall. Our first guest presidential candidate is former Secretary of Defense
Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro of the Lakas-NUCD-KAMPI.

We hope that through this dialogue, the UP Manila health sciences community and the entire health sector would be able to raise the essential questions and even provide recommendations on improving the health of the Filipino people. Let us work harmoniously in ensuring that the next president of our country will truly make our health count.

Seats are very limited. Please confirm your attendance to Gerald Soliman by sending your complete name to 09178107235 or gerald_sol88@yahoo.com. You may also contact him should you have any questions or concerns. We also want to remind you that food and drinks are not allowed inside the hall.

We look forward to your positive response. Thank you very much.

Very truly yours,
RAMON LORENZO LUIS R. GUINTO
Chairperson
University Student Council
University of the Philippines Manila

Watch out for the succeeding fora in the series this February-March 2010!

Senator Noynoy Aquino (Liberal Party)
Hosted by College of Public Health Student Council

Senator Manny Villar (Nacionalista Party)
Hosted by College of Allied Medical Professions Student Council

Senator Richard Gordon (Bagumbayan Party)
Hosted by Upsilon Sigma Phi

Make Health Count
Every time there is a national election, we hear presidential aspirants talk about their plans for improving economy or share opinions about political issues. Sadly, little has been said by politicians about their vision and program of action for improving the health of the Filipino people.

With failing marks in almost all health indicators and a rapidly widening gap in access to health between the rich and the poor, the Philippines is in dire need of a new leader who will place the health of the Filipino people as a major priority, if not the topmost in the list. We need a president who not just has a deep understanding of the Philippine health situation and the various social determinants that influence it, but more so has a concrete plan in facing the myriad health challenges that we Filipinos face today.

As the health sciences center of the country, the University of the Philippines Manila plays a crucial role in shaping the health system and improving the health status of the Philippines . Moreover, it is imperative that the university exhaust all means to influence the health agenda of our leaders. It is indisputable that UP Manila has the knowledge and expertise to help steer the health of the nation to the right direction – its first century is a shining testament. Now, the fast-approaching 2010 elections is one big opportunity for UP Manila to initiate the national discourse towards progress and equity in health.

This school year, the University Student Council of UP Manila started a university-wide initiative called MAKE IT COUNT 2010. Joined in by various college councils, socio-civic organizations and student political parties in UP Manila , MIC 2010 aims to help the Iskolar ng Bayan realize his vital role in the upcoming 2010 elections. Moreover, this initiative hopes to create avenues for heightened dialogue among students and even politicians regarding different issues concerning the elections and the country at large.

Aside from forums on first time voting, satellite COMELEC registrations, and university-wide mock elections at the end of the school year, the highlight of Make It Count is MAKE HEALTH COUNT, a series of forums featuring presidential aspirants. Led by the USC, the member-organizations of MIC 2010, the Institute of Health Policy and Development Studies of the National Institutes of Health, and the UP Manila Information, Publication, and Public Affairs Office (IPPAO), this series aims to provide a venue for UP Manila students, faculty, and staff to engage in dialogue with presidential candidates on issues concerning Philippine health. Through the MHC series, the UP Manila health sciences community hopes to inform the presidential candidates about key health issues that needs to be promptly addressed as well as learn about the candidates’ opinions and plans of action in solving these problems.

This 2010 elections, UP Manila hopes to elect a president who is healthy, not just physically, but more importantly in terms of his programs and policies in the next six years. Now more than ever, we need a “healthy president” who can ensure the health and well-being of the Filipino nation. We need to MAKE HEALTH COUNT!

UP Repertory presents HELLO PHILIPPINES

2010-01-18T18:54:00.000-08:00

Fired UP

2010-01-18T18:39:00.000-08:00

The Change We Need

2010-01-18T18:04:00.000-08:00

BE PART OF IT.

For inquiries, you may contact :

Sarah Jane I. Elago
4th Year, BS Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management
College of Home Economics
University of the Philippines - Diliman
E-mail Add.: sarah_elago@yahoo.com
elago.sarahjane@gmail.com
Mobile Nos.: 09158230894 09189436838

POLSCIyahan 2010: PolSci Week, 1st UP Manila Political Science Alumni Homecoming

2010-01-14T21:29:00.000-08:00

Everyone is invited to the celebration of Political Science Week from January 25 to 29, 2010 and all BA Political Science Alumni of UP Manila are invited to the first alumni homecoming on January 29, 2010 at the CAS Little Theater.

1st Alumni Homecoming and POLSCIyahan 2010

January 29, Friday
7PM
CAS Little Theater and Open Grounds

RSVP 0919-4138288
(02) 524-1556 (DSS)
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NUSP vows support for Maza, Ocampo

2010-01-11T19:06:00.000-08:00

January 11, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Reference:

EINSTEIN RECEDES, National President, 09156469177

VANESSA BOLIBOL, Secretary General, 09277515365

BUGSY NOLASCO, Executive Vice President / Media Liaison Officer, 09228240740

NUSP vows support for Maza, Ocampo; calls disqualification bids “cheap shots”

The country’s largest student union vowed its full support for senatorial candidates Liza Maza and Satur Ocampo.

In its recently concluded national congress, the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) passed a resolution "to support and ensure the victory of Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo and Gabriela Representative Liza Maza in their senatorial bid.”

Einstein Recedes, the newly elected National President of NUSP, said that “the NUSP and the thousands of student leaders under it are determined to quantitatively and qualitatively contribute to the concerted efforts of various groups in securing senatorial posts for Rep. Ocampo and Rep. Maza in the upcoming elections. Both of them serve as invaluable inspirations amidst the current political landscape.”

“In their almost nine years as members of the House of Representatives, we recognize their ardent efforts to advance the interest of the youth and the people. Only few in Congress practice genuine service as Rep. Ocampo and Rep. Maza do. As student leaders, we see it as our ethical duty to install them as future senators of the people,” he said.

Maza and Ocampo have recently urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to junk separate disqualification cases filed against them. Both petitions have been parried by Maza and Ocampo as “false” and “malicious”.

Vanessa Bolibol, Secretary General of the NUSP, scoffed at the petitions saying they belong to the “motley of cheap shots” that have been hurled at Ocampo and Maza by “State and military apparatchiks.”

“These petitions are but two among the motley of cheap shots thrown at Rep. Maza and Rep. Ocampo by State and military apparatchiks who disguise themselves as free thinkers and peace lovers. Note the tone of these petitions. Don’t they sound all too tired and familiar? Any moderately sane individual won’t buy these lousy tricks that have been recycled time and again,” Bolibol said.

“These petitions cannot tarnish the record of Rep. Maza and Rep. Ocampo as genuine servants of the people. We likewise urge the Comelec to junk these petitions and focus on important matters such as ensuring a clean, honest and efficient election,” she said. ###

CCP Workshop

2010-01-11T19:03:00.000-08:00

UP Manila

The Chancellor’s Committee on Culture and the Arts will be holding an ARTS AND CULTURAL MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP for all the student art/cultural organizations in UP Manila this coming January 27, whole day, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines .

We hope that each student art/cultural organization will send a representative. Attendance is free of charge.

Please enlist to Prof. Joey Ogatis, chair of the Committee.

From Prof. Joey Ogatis of the Chancellor's Committee on Culture and the Arts:

All arts and cultural student organization of UP Manila, whether university or college-based, are required to send a representative. Please ensure that your representative is not a graduating student (since the learnings will be used for the next school year). Thank you for your compliance.

Seminar with the Government Agencies

2010-01-11T00:38:00.000-08:00

From the Guidance and Counseling Program of the Office of Student Affairs UP Manila, a

Happy New Year, to you and your org/frat/soro.

Soon you will be joining and become part of the working force.One of the things that you will meet will be making transactions with government agencies like the NSO, NBI, DFA, etc. Thus, together with the seniors/graduating batch, you are invited to attend the Seminar with the Government Agencies on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 1:00 in the afternoon, Conference Room, 4/F Student Center, P. Faura St. Application for NSO and DFA document (passport) is set on January 14 (1:30 pm) at the Office of Student Affairs.

A separate seminar on Social Security System (SSS) and the application/processing of documents is scheduled on Thursday, January 14 (1:00pm) at the Conference Rm also.

Please help me also in informing interested students.

Thank you.

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2010-01-07T18:42:00.000-08:00

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SAYAW MANILA 6

2010-01-07T18:27:00.000-08:00

Feel love, Pinoy style, early this year!!

Watch SAYAW MANILA 6: PINOY LOVE on January 30 at the PHILAM Theater, AUDITORIUM, UN AVENUE.

Tickets may be bought from any Indayog person you know for just P150!

For more details, ask any Indayog member and see posters and video teasers.

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2010-01-07T18:11:00.000-08:00

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4. Deadline of submission is on: JANUARY 13, 201

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UPD USC Statement

2009-12-16T22:39:00.000-08:00

Death of Democracy?

Electoral Violence: Death of Innocents

Two weeks ago, our entire nation was plunged into a nightmare of shock and disbelief upon hearing reports that almost sixty people had been slaughtered, their bodies tortured and defiled. As the news slowly trickled in, we learned that the victims were the contingent representing Buluan Vice-Mayor Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu, who was planning to run in the 2010 Maguindanao gubernatorial elections. His female relatives were going to file his certificate of candidacy on his behalf, and were accompanied by 37 journalists and 2 lawyers.

This latest re-enactment of electoral violence occurred only six months away from the 2010 national elections, where thrice-elected and incumbent Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan, Sr. was reportedly grooming his son, Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan, Jr. to succeed him. It must be underscored that these are the same Ampatuans who are the Lakas-Kampi- CMD stalwarts in the region, and who had delivered the 12-0 sweep to Gloria Arroyo’s senatorial slate. And in old-fashioned quid pro quo, these are the same Ampatuans who were allowed to concentrate their power and wealth throughout the length of Arroyo’s regime, as evidenced by their vise-like hold over local politics, and backed by their private armies which had been legalized by Arroyo’s EO 546. The high-powered arms and the military vehicles discovered on the property of the Ampatuans only further strengthens the link between the Ampatuan warlords and Arroyo.

Proclamation 1959: Death of Truth

As the public outcry for justice intensified, Arroyo responded by declaring martial law over Maguindanao. In a complete turnabout, the once-sanctioned private army is now branded as a rebel group responsible for the closing down of government offices and judicial courts. In her report to Congress, Arroyo claims that these are the factual basis for declaring that an armed public uprising exists, which impelled her to put the region under martial law.

Our 1987 Philippine Constitution explicitly states that martial law can only be declared during an invasion or rebellion, when public safety requires it. The deletion of the phrase “or imminent danger” in the new Constitution meant that a mere threat of rebellion is not enough for the President to exercise this most dangerous power. We must remember that this phrase was deleted precisely because we vowed to never allow the abuse of this power, as when Marcos had used the “imminence” of rebellion as a ground when he declared martial law in 1972.

And while not a single bullet has been exchanged between the Ampatuan private army and the AFP, we are all too intensely aware that Arroyo’s Martial Law is not merely unconstitutional— it is also the greatest threat to the remaining democracy existing in our country today.

Eulogy to Human Rights

Ironically, we are presently commemorating the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10. The long list depicting the human rights situation in the Philippines grows bloodier, with the Maguindanao Massacre added to the numbers of human rights violations in the Philippines. We know too well that human rights abuses had been the State policy under Marcos’ martial law, and that Arroyo’s martial law will not be any different. The fact that there has been more extra-judicial killings under Arroyo’s term than that of former Presidents Aquino, Ramos and Estrada combined, is a grim testimony that she is the number one warlord in the country.

We commemorate this Human Rights Week by reiterating our call for justice for the Maguindanao Massacre victims and all victims of human rights violations. The International Day of Human Rights is a timely reminder that we should remain vigilant in protecting our democracy, and advancing our human rights. We call on all Iskolars ng Bayan to unite against tyranny, and ensure that justice and democracy prevail.

Uphold and Defend Human Rights!

Never again to Martial Law!

Oust GMA!

UP DILIMAN - UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCIL

Death of Democracy?

Electoral Violence: Death of Innocents

Proclamation 1959: Death of Truth

Eulogy to Human Rights

Uphold and Defend Human Rights!

Never again to Martial Law!

Oust GMA!

UP DILIMAN - UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCIL

SC extends voter’s registration until Jan. 9

2009-12-16T22:34:00.000-08:00

Good News!

Supreme Court unanimously acted in favor of KABATAAN PARTYLIST'S petition to extend voters' registration to January 9 2010. For those who haven't registered yet, Go out and Register!

SC extends voter’s registration until Jan. 9

By Norman Bordadora, Kristine L. Alave, Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:37:00 12/16/2009

http://newsinfo. inquirer. net/inquirerhead lines/nation/ view/20091216- 242247/SC- extends-voters- registration- until-Jan- 9

MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court Tuesday upheld a petition by a youth party-list group and directed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voter registration up to Jan. 9.

Comelec Chair Jose Melo said the commission would carry out the court’s directive, but expressed concern that it could hamper preparations for the country’s first nationwide computerized elections in May.

In the House of Representatives, Speaker Prospero Nograles said lawmakers, worried over delays in the Comelec timetable, were looking at the possibility of conducting a “hybrid” poll automation, combining manual counting and electronic transmission of results.

In a nine-page unanimous decision, the Supreme Court nullified a Comelec resolution that had set the deadline for registration on Oct. 31. The exercise began in December 2008.

The decision penned by Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales found merit in Kabataan party-list Rep. Raymond Palatino’s petition citing the Voter’s Registration Act of 1996.

“The clear text of the law,” the court said, “decrees that voters be allowed to register daily during regular office hours, except during the period starting 120 days before a regular election and 90 days before a special election.”

The tribunal held that the Electoral Reforms Law of 1987 and the Automated Elections Law gave Comelec the authority to fix periods and dates for pre-election activities only if they could not be reasonably held within the period provided by law.

It added that Congress itself had determined that the period of 120 days before a regular election or 90 days before a special election was enough time for the Comelec to make all the necessary preparations for the coming elections.

These preparations include completion of project precincts, composing the boards of election inspectors, finalizing the computerized voter’s list, supervision of the campaign period, and preparation, bidding, printing and distribution of voter’s information sheet.

10 days early

Palatino argued that the deadline for voter’s registration on Oct. 31 was 70 days earlier than that prescribed by the law.

He said previously that the Comelec should not completely blame those who had failed to register, pointing out the poll body was responsible for ensuring that there would be an efficient registration process that could accommodate as many voters as possible even in the crush of deadline.

4M disenfranchised

Citing data from the National Statistics Office, Palatino said the Comelec disenfranchised roughly 4 million first-time voters when it stopped accepting new registrants on Oct. 31.

He said that there were 3.8 million first-time voters from age group 18 to 19 alone, while half of the 8.8 million in the age group 20 to 24 could be projected as new registrants for 2010.

“Based from this data, we can roughly project at least 7 million first-time voters for 2010,” Palatino said.

Melo told reporters the poll body set an early deadline to allow more time for the printing of ballots. Each ballot is expected to be two feet long and will contain on each side 300 names of aspirants for various contests from the president down to municipal councils.

He voiced apprehension that the names of new voters submitted next month would not be able to reach the precincts on time. “It would be difficult to update the list. The certified voter’s lists are already on the pipeline,” Melo said.

According to the Comelec calendar, the National Printing Office should start printing the ballots by the first week of January.

The Comelec recently said that there were 49,225,089 Filipinos who had registered to participate in the 2010 presidential and national polls, up from 45.02 million in 2007 and 43.5 million in 2004.

Hybrid automation option

Nograles said that he was keeping the bill of Cebu Rep. Pablo Garcia for a manual count and electronic transmission in case there was a need for legislation to shift from full automation to hybrid.

Education Secretary Jesli Lapus on Monday said that the start of the training program for 400,000 teachers set last month had been moved back to either March or April.

Nograles said that this was unacceptable as it would only give the teachers less than three months to prepare.

“I recall that the P11-billion budget specifically stated that the training of teachers should last at least six months,” he said.

Machines’ delivery delayed

The counting machine supplier, Smartmatic-Total Information Management Inc. (TIM), informed the Comelec that the first batch of 42,000 units would only be delivered by January due to heavy sea traffic and the high shipping cost during the holidays.

Nograles said the delivery of the machines and the training of teachers were necessary to carry out full automation under the law or else the government had to map out contingency plans in case the suppliers fail to come up with their end of the deal.

“We’re really concerned about the delays,” he said.

Triumph, says Bro. Eddie

Bro. Eddie Villanueva, presidential candidate of Bangon Pilipinas Party, said that the court ruling was a “triumph” for the Filipino voters.

In a statement, Villanueva described the upcoming vote as “the most important to the country after the restoration of democratic institutions in 1986.”

“Filipinos are crying for genuine change. They see the 2010 elections as the key to effectuate this change,” he said.

U AVE

2009-12-10T17:43:00.000-08:00

SINAGBAYAN
Sining na Naglilingkod sa Bayan
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Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts

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U Ave

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December 12 and 13
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OSR on the 2 Billion UP Budget Cut

2009-12-07T00:01:00.000-08:00

Slashed UP Budget for 2010 spells more fee increases in the coming year

Militant struggle for democratic rights must counter Arroyo government's framework of diminishing budget for education and other social services.

Yet again, the Filipino people are cast in a bleak spot with the approval of the P1.541 trillion national budget by the House of Representatives. While the Arroyo government is all praises with the proposed 2010 budget, dire times await us, ordinary citizens.

The budget for 2010 increased by 8.1% from this year's P1.426 trillion. However, such increase will be hardly felt in terms of social services as a big portion of it was automatically allocated to debt payments. Allocation for debt payments has increased by P88 billion eating up more than 22% of the national budget.

Meanwhile, Malacañang remains unmoved by the deteriorating state of the education sector. In 2010, the budget for state universities and colleges will be reduced by more than P3 billion from P24.228 billion in 2009 to 21.034 billion this year. After being battered by disaster after disaster, from Ondoy to Pepeng, the whole nation hopes for relief through social services. But with this kind of allocation, the Arroyo administration exposes its clear priority of pleasing its foreign donors through debt servicing -- much to the detriment of the Filipino people.

Manifest government abandonment of UP and other State Universities

Based on the proposal submitted by the UP administration to the Department of Budget and Management, UP would need an allocation of P18.3 billion to sustain its programs. However, the Congress-approved budget would force the University to make do with just a little more than 1/3 of its proposed budget. The allocation of P5.289 billion would hardly be enough to cover for the growing needs of the University and its constituents.

Broken down, UP's expenditures is subdivided into: Personnel Services (PS), Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) and Capital Outlay (CO). PS is intended for the salaries of UP's faculty and non-academic workforce, MOOE for the expenses on utilities, repairs and maintenance of facilities and CO is intended for the construction of infrastructure such as the student dormitory for UP Mindanao and UPV Tacloban and buildings for UP Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga.

This year, PS grew by P236 million compared to the allocation in 2009. However, the increase was due to the adjustments to the salaries of government employees including those of UP. While PS increased, allocations for MOOE and CO experienced huge reduction. MOOE was slashed by a whopping P280 million while CO got ZERO allocation or a cut of P2 billion.
Other state universities and colleges like the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) and Philippine Normal University (PNU) also got huge cuts in their budget. PUP's budget was slashed by P43 million while PNU by P12 million.

Services sacrificed, students pay for services

Again, students are put in the spot with the gaping hole caused by this budget cut. Given their way, the UP administration would thus resort to its most convenient alternative of sacrificing services while forcing students to pay for these services.

Among the clear indications of such moves are the following:
1.) freezing the development or creation of new academic programs;
2.) shelving construction of much needed infrastructure such as academic buildings, dormitories, and for UP Mindanao in particular, well-paved access roads;
3.) cost-cutting measures such as imposition of curfews, non-provision and/or demolition of org tambayans, etc.;
4.) streamlining of academic programs (in the case of UPV Cebu College, the reduction of enrolment and planned closure of its High School program);
5.) imposition of more expensive and additional laboratory fees; and
6.) imposition of exorbitant fees on facilities like conference halls/rooms, audio-visual rooms, meeting halls, gymnasia, LCD projectors, and/or other multimedia equipment.

Further Commercialization

The University is treading the dangerous path of commercialization and eventual privatization. Following the national framework laid down by the Long-Term Higher Education Development Plan (LTHEDP), the UP administration is now vigorously and consciously engaged in schemes that acquiesce to the policy of state abandonment. In its objective to be "self-sufficient" , the Roman administration is busy marketing the University's assets. These assets were granted to the University supposedly for academic purposes and also to democratize access through broadening UP's presence in the country.

To make the commercialization of UP's assets acceptable to its constituents, the UP administration is leasing out properties to big corporations while bandying the great lie that this effort is in line with the University's academic, research and extension work. The UP – Ayala Techno Hub in Diliman is a glaring example of this lie as restaurants, call centers and banks which do not engage in academic pursuits inhabit the area. The conversion of assets for business interests is now being replicated or proposed in other units like UP Los Baños, UP Manila and UPV Cebu College.

Our weapon: Collective and Militant Action

With this scenario, Iskolars ng Bayan are thus challenged to put a big fight against the budget cut imposed on UP and the rest of the State Universities and Colleges. We must assert greater priority to and higher budget for the education sector. History has been witness that only through our collective and militant action can we emerge victorious in the fight for our right to education. Laban mga Iskolars ng Bayan!

Badyet ng UP at lahat ng SUCs, dagdagan, huwag bawasan!
Tutulan at labanan ang pagtalikod ng pamahalaan sa obligasyon nito sa pampublikong edukasyong tersaryo!
Irechannel sa serbisyong panlipunan ang badyet na inila'an sa pagbabayad ng utang panlabas!

-OFFICE OF THE STUDENT REGENT

Statements on the declaration of martial law in Maguindanao by BAYAN, College of Law Dean Leonen, College of Law Prof Ted Te

2009-12-06T23:56:00.000-08:00

(From Mr. Terry Ridon)

Here are three statements on the declaration of martial law in Maguindanao: from BAYAN, from UP Law Dean Marvic Leonen and from UP Law Professor Theodore Te:

BAYAN MUNA
Statement on the declaration of Martial Law in Maguindanao
Press Statement
December 5, 2009

Statement on the declaration of Martial Law in Maguindanao

The declaration of a state of Martial Law in Maguindanao sets a most dangerous precedent for the nation. Not since September 21, 1972 has there been any declaration of Martial Law, not even during the years of tumult under the Aquino, Estrada and, prior to this, the Arroyo regime. For the first time since 1972, the writ of habeas corpus has been suspended in an area in the Philippines.

We reiterate our call for justice for the victims of the Ampatuan Massacre but we cannot support measures that are both dangerous and questionable.

The alleged purpose of Proclamation 1959 is the arrest of the Ampatuan family members who are implicated in the November 23 Ampatuan, Maguindanao massacre. The regime justifies the declaration in saying that civilian institutions, especially the courts, are no longer functioning and that the dispensation of justice would not be possible.

The Constitution says Martial Law can only be declared during an invasion or during a rebellion. The failure of civilian government institutions, as in the case of the local government offices and courts in Maguindanao, cannot be used as a pretext for declaring Martial Law. The difficulty of gathering evidence, securing warrants and enforcing arrests also cannot be used as a basis for the declaration.

We demand the lifting of Martial Law in Maguindanao and the restoration of the civilian government institutions. Martial Law cannot solve the problem of state-sponsored warlordism and violence in the province. Martial Law will always lead to abuses because those implementing it, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, have very poor human rights records.

The national government must endeavor to restore the civilian administrative and judicial institutions in the province.

If Mrs. Arroyo refuses to lift the declaration, we call on Congress to exercise its powers to revoke Martial Law. Mrs. Arroyo is required by the Constitution to report to Congress within 48 hours. It falls on Congress, though dominated by Arroyo loyalists, to revoke this dangerous declaration. We must not wait for the maximum 60-day period allowed by the Constitution for the enforcement of martial rule. The leaders of the Lower House and Senate must convene within 24 hours to address this issue.

That Martial Law has been declared in a province less than six months before the national elections raises fresh fears that similar scenarios can also follow, thus severely undermining the conduct of the 2010 polls. We must not allow this scenario to be replicated in other regions for whatever pretexts.

The Arroyo regime and its police and military have to be made accountable for its role in arming the Ampatuan family. The recently discovered arms cache in the Ampatuan residence shows the complicity of the AFP, PNP and the regime in supplying weapons to the local warlords. With this kind of track record, how do you trust the AFP and PNP with the vast powers of Martial rule? This kind of corruption and complicity cannot be solved by the declaration of Martial rule. l

We have learned the bitter lessons of Martial Law even as we are acutely aware of the propensity for abuse by the current regime. As we continue to demand justice for the victims of the Ampatuan massacre, we call on the public to remain vigilant at this time against possible abuses on civilians that may stem from this declaration. ###
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Martial Law is Not a Substitute for Competent Police Work:
Statement on the Reported Proclamation of Martial Law in Maguindanao
[This note is Public Domain and may be circulated]

Marvic M.V.F. Leonen
Dean and Professor of Law
University of the Philippines

The heinous massacre of civilians in Ampatuan, Maguindanao deserves competence of the highest order in the gathering, preserving and evaluation of evidence as well as in the subsequent arrest and prosecution of its perpetrators. It should also be the platform for a sober approach that will comprehensively address the issue of private armies of misguided politicians. Any meaningful solution should be led by civilians preferably those who can remain independent of influence from national public officials who have openly declared partisan interests in the upcoming election.

The reported declaration of Martial Law in Maguindanao should be assessed in this light as well as in terms of its compliance with the very stringent requirements contained in the 1987 Constitution.

The President should also observe an extraordinary level of transparency and accountability with this declaration. She must clearly demonstrate why martial law needs to be declared. The proclamation of Martial Law can be used as a means to gain unfair advantage in the upcoming elections or as an excuse to declare a failure of elections contrary to the people’s will. The need for transparency and accountability is even more urgent given the unnecessary proclamation from the spokespersons of the Office of the President that the incumbent has remained “friends” with those widely suspected of having committed the atrocities in Mindanao. The need for transparency and accountability is also necessary in the light of the role of the suspected perpetrators in the controversies surrounding the 2004 elections.

Under the 1987 Constitution, martial law can only be declared in cases of invasion or rebellion and only when public safety demands it. Rebellion requires that there is at least a taking up of arms publicly directed against an existing government. Martial law cannot be declared because the state has failed to prevent massive human rights violations by leaders that the national government itself has nurtured. Martial law cannot be proclaimed to cover up the lack of professional competence in the gathering, preservation, evaluation of evidence and in the arrest and detention of the perpetrators. Martial law is also not the proper legal response to the issuance of a writ of amparo in favor of the Ampatuan family.

A report on how the proclamation was executed must be made within 48 hours of its proclamation to both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Congress must convene within 24 hours after it is proclaimed. Any proclamation of martial law by the President can only have a maximum effectivity of 60 days. This can be revoked (or extended) by Congress. Any revocation by Congress cannot be overturned by the President. In case martial law has been proclaimed, the electoral ambitions of all members of the House of Representatives and the Senate should be put aside so that they can observe their obligations required in the Constitution.

The proclamation of martial law does not supplant the civilian bureaucracy. It does not supplant the operation of the Constitution including its provisions for the protection of individual and collective rights. It does not supplant the operations of local government nor the fact that local governance is subject to existing law. Martial law does not automatically suspend the writ of habeas corpus or justify illegal arrests and detention. In other words, it is not authority for the Commander in Chief or the military to replace civilian government. Certainly, the public should be encouraged to engage the courts should there be any violation of any provision of law or the constitution.

Abuse of executive privilege will only tarnish the memories of those who have been martyred by the violent excesses of misguided public officials. I call for vigilance for competent, transparent, accountable government as well as for the protection of human rights of peoples in Mindanao.
Quezon City, December 5, 2009

Provisions in Article VII of the 1987 Constitution
“Sec. 18. The President shall be the Commander-in- Chief of all armed forces of the Philippines and whenever it becomes necessary, he may call out such armed forces to prevent or suppress lawless violence, invasion or rebellion. In case of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it, he may, for a period not exceeding sixty days, suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus or place the Philippines or any part thereof under martial law. Within forty-eight hours from the proclamation of martial law or the suspension of the privilege of writ of habeas corpus, the President shall submit a report in person or in writing to the Congress. The Congress, voting jointly, by a vote of at least a majority of all its Members in regular or special session, may revoke such proclamation or suspension, which revocation shall not be set aside by the President. Upon the initiative of the President, the Congress may, in the same manner, extend such proclamation or suspension for a period to be determined by the Congress, if the invasion or rebellion shall persist and public safety requires it.

“The Congress, if not in session, shall, within twenty-four hours following such proclamation or suspension, convene in accordance with its rules without any need of a call.

“The Supreme Court may review, in an appropriate proceeding filed by any citizen, the sufficiency of the factual basis of the proclamation of martial law or the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus or the extension thereof, and must promulgate its decision thereon within thirty days from its filing.

“A state of martial law does not suspend the operation of the Constitution, nor supplant the functioning of the civil courts or the legislative assemblies, nor authorize the conferment of jurisdiction on military courts and agencies over civilians where civil courts are able to function, nor automatically suspend the privilege of the writ.

“The suspension of the privilege of the writ shall apply only to persons judicially charged for rebellion or offenses inherent in or directly connected with the invasion.

“During the suspension of the privilege of the writ, any person thus arrested or detained shall be judicially charged within three days, otherwise he shall be released.”
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WHEN WE SAID NEVER AGAIN, WE MEANT IT
Prof. Theodore Te
College of Law

Which part of "Never Again" did you fail to understand?
The decretal portion of Proc 1959, as read by the Executive Secretary:

THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, PRESIDENT OF RP, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AS FOLLOWS:

SEC. 1 - THERE IS HEREBY DECLARED A STATE OF MARTIAL LAW IN THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO EXCEPT FOR THE IDENTIFIED AREAS OF THE MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION FRONT AS REFERRED TO IN THE IMPLEMENTING OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES OF THE GRP-MILF AGREEMENT ON THE GENERAL CESSATION OF HOSTLITIES.

SEC. 2 - THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS WILL LIKEWISE BE SUSPENDED IN THE SAID AREAS FOR THE DURATION OF THE STATE OF MARTIAL LAW.
DONE IN THE CITY OF MANILA, THIS 4TH DAY OF DECEMEBER, 2009. SIGNED, GLORIA M. ARROYO.

What is immediately apparent is that there is no period specified and none of the grounds in the Constitution would fit--unless these grounds are yet to happen according to good old military inteligence.

Meantime, it is left to both Houses of Congress--this time clearly voting jointly (ehem ehem ehem, can you say "cha cha" as well as "choo choo"?)--and the 93% Gloria-appointed Court to decide on this issue.

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The relevant portion of the 1987 Constitution (which, if you put side by side with the proclamation, will clearly show the infirmity of the declaration) --

"ART. VI, SECTION 18. The President shall be the Commander-in- Chief of all armed forces of the Philippines and whenever it becomes necessary, he may call out such armed forces to prevent or suppress lawless violence, invasion or rebellion. In case of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it, he may, for a period not exceeding sixty days, suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus or place the Philippines or any part thereof under martial law. Within forty-eight hours from the proclamation of martial law or the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, the President shall submit a report in person or in writing to the Congress. The Congress, voting jointly, by a vote of at least a majority of all its Members in regular or special session, may revoke such proclamation or suspension, which revocation shall not be set aside by the President. Upon the initiative of the President, the Congress may, in the same manner, extend such proclamation or suspension for a period to be determined by the Congress, if the invasion or rebellion shall persist and public safety requires it.

The Congress, if not in session, shall, within twenty-four hours following such proclamation or suspension, convene in accordance with its rules without any need of a call.

The Supreme Court may review, in an appropriate proceeding filed by any citizen, the sufficiency of the factual basis of the proclamation of martial law or the suspension of the privilege of the writ or the extension thereof, and must promulgate its decision thereon within thirty days from its filing.

A state of martial law does not suspend the operation of the Constitution, nor supplant the functioning of the civil courts or legislative assemblies, nor authorize the conferment of jurisdiction on military courts and agencies over civilians where civil courts are able to function, nor automatically suspend the privilege of the writ.

The suspension of the privilege of the writ shall apply only to persons judicially charged for rebellion or offenses inherent in or directly connected with the invasion.

During the suspension of the privilege of the writ, any person thus arrested or detained shall be judicially charged within three days, otherwise he shall be released."

MORG LIVE 4 THE VOTE

2009-12-06T23:45:00.000-08:00

University of the Philippines Musicians’ Organization (MOrg)

in cooperation with

RockEd

and

University Rock

bring you

MORG LIVE

4 THE VOTE

Paz Mendoza Parking Lot

11 December 2009, 6pm

Tickets sold at PhP 79

UPM ACLE

2009-12-06T23:41:00.000-08:00

ALTERNATIVE CLASSROOM LEARNING EXPERIENCE ’09 (ACLE) is on December 15 from 1:00-5:00 pm.

Enlistment is from Monday (Dec. 7) to Friday (Dec. 11) at the LT walk.

All 1st and 2nd year students of UPM and 3rd and 4th year students of CAS are excused from classes and are required to attend.

The University Student Council under the Committee on Academic and Freshmen Affairs will spearhead the Alternative Classroom Learning Experience on December 15, 2009, Tuesday, 1pm to 5pm. This aims to provide a fresh and fun learning atmosphere to the student body on topics of interest that are not commonly taught inside the classroom. Also this will give an opportunity for all the university and college-based organizations to exercise managerial skills and at the same time, an opportunity for all the organizations to interact under one exclusive event.

Rules on Enlistment:

1) Classes on December 15, from 1:00 to 5:00 pm are cancelled to give way for the ACLE thus, 1st and 2nd year students of UP Manila and 3rd and 4th year students of CAS are required to attend.

Note: Class cards will be given at the end of the activity which will be presented to your respective professors to be counted as attendance for the day.

2) Class cards will be only available for students who have enlisted to a particular activity.

3) Date of enlistment is from December 7 to December 11 from 8am to 5 pm.

4) Each student can only sign up on 1 activity.

5) One may change his/her choice only ONCE and should be within the week of enlistment.

Note: Classroom assignment will be posted on December 8.
For any questions, pls feel free to contact Mitzie Castro at 09273499287 or 09227173649.Thank you very much and looking forward to your positive response.

Wooden Canvas @ Cubao Expo Permanent Price Drop

2009-11-10T10:24:00.000-08:00

Good news!

Wooden Canvas has permanently dropped its price for all standard sizes! Send your pictures for printing, and give the most extraordinary gift this Christmas Season.

Become a fan in facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cubao-Philippines/Wooden-Canvas/142396600639?ref=ts

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The Making of an Entrepreneur

2009-11-10T10:15:00.000-08:00

Panata 2010

2009-11-06T00:27:00.000-08:00

Panata 2010:

Handa na Tayo!

Kabataan Partylist National Convention

November 18, 2009, 4:00 pm

UP Bahay ng Alumni

06 November 2009

Dear fellow youth leaders:

Warm greetings of solidarity!

With the national elections merely six months away, we are all called upon to rise up to the challenge of contributing to genuine social change in our country.

Kabataan Partylist, the first and only youth representative in Congress, is a large network of energized and pro-active young people who are leaders in various organizations, formations and barkadas. Our members from across the regions represent diverse interests and backgrounds, tied by a common vision of a better future for the youth and for the nation. It supports youth and student-led organizations working for social, political, economic, cultural and environmental justice in the Philippines, and enjoins youth from all walks of life to foster active participation in nation-building, good governance and social change.

The National Convention of Kabataan Partylist is scheduled on November 18, 2009, Wednesday, 4:00pm at the Bahay ng Alumni, UP- Diliman, Quezon City. We are pleased to invite you and your organization to join us as our esteemed guest during this historic event. This National Convention with the theme “Panata 2010: Handa na Tayo” is the youth’s declaration that we are ready to step up, take the lead, and claim our rightful voice in the political process, and most importantly, change the way politics in the country is done. It will be participated in by different national organizations, student councils, student publications, young athletes, young celebrities, and youth leaders all over the country.

Attached is the program of the National Convention. Please feel free to communicate your response, queries or suggestions. You may contact Vanessa Bolibol (09277515365), Trina Federis (09104803098) or Airah Cadiogan (09165705860).

Maraming salamat at mabuhay ang Kabataang Pilipino!

For the youth,

Rep. Raymond "Mong" Palatino

Kabataan Partylist

A forum on Urbanism

2009-11-03T22:58:00.000-08:00

DUKOT

2009-11-03T00:09:00.000-08:00

DUKOT is a benefit-premiere showing for the victims of political killings in the Philippines.

starring IZA CALZADO & ALLEN DIZON
with SNOOKY SERNA,EMILIO GARCIA,GINA ALAJAR,ROBERT AREVALO,FELIX ROCO
also starring Jim Pebangco, Raquel Villavicencio, Mon Confiado,Rico Barrera,John Apacible,Menggie Cobarrubias, Tony Mabesa, Richard Arellano & Armaine Pagcu.

DUKOT ( Desaparecidos ) is a film about human rights violations and extra judicial killings in the Philippines.

Written by Bonifacio Ilagan Directed by multi awarded director Joel C. Lamangan Produced by CDP Events and Entertainment Productions

November 17, 2009, UP Film Institute

Screening Schedules and Ticket price:

9am-11am - Student ticket P80
11am-1pm - Student ticket P80
1-3pm - Regular Ticket P100
3-5pm - Regular Ticket P100
5-7pm - Regular Ticket P100
7-9pm Premiere Showing/Gala Night, Tickets at P120.

*Want to give more to the cause? Buy a sponsor ticket at P250 or a platinum sponsor ticket at P500! (Valid for the Gala Night)

This premiere showing is brought to you by CDP EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION, ATD ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION, and ANAKBAYAN.
Thanks and I hope to see you there!
--

Visit www.anakbayanhq. multiply. com

--
Rafael Antonio Dulce
CSWCD Representative
Community Rights & Welfare Head
University Student Council 2007-2008
University of the Phils. Diliman

Pelicula Spanish Film Festival

2009-10-13T19:37:00.000-07:00

PELICULA SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL. Further info at http://www.pelicula.ph/

ALERT

2009-10-13T19:24:00.002-07:00

HERO Alert of the Philippine College of Physicians on Leptospirosis:

Human infections can occur either by direct contact with urine or tissue of an infected animal or indirectly through contaminated water, soil, or vegetation; usual portal entry are abraded skin on the feet; symptoms-abrupt onset of muscle pains, thighs and back, headache, high grade fever jaundice; complications- kidney failure, bleeding, and death; rising cases now due to floods. Please alert pulic and other healthcare professionals. Medical city has 20 cases, St. Lukes has 8, MDH has 2. Total number of cases not yet confirmed but mounting. Please pass.

(from a forwarded text message)

Tulong Kabataan

2009-09-29T18:23:00.000-07:00

Help Tulong Kabataan reach 20,000 families ASAP. Donate relief goods now.
30 barangays in Metro Manila and nearby provinces badly hit by Ondoy cry for help.

You can help them NOW. Gather and bring relief goods to any Tulong Kabataan donation center:
•Rice
•Potable water
•Canned goods
•Cooking oil
•Cooking utensils
•Medicines
•Blankets, banigs

You can also help by donating money:

•Smart Money: 5299670778290
•GCash: +639266677163
•Bank Deposit
Bank Account: Student Christian Movement of the Philippines
Bank: BPI
Branch: Kamias-Anonas, Quezon City Philippines
US Dollar Account No: 3324-0048-06
Peso Checking Account No: 3321-0176-64
•Paypal: donate or http://3.ly/ tulong

Tulong Kabataan donation drop-off points
TULONG KABATAAN CENTER

•118-B Scout Rallos, Brgy. Sacred Heart, Quezon City (look for/contact Frances 09072536529 or email tulongkabataan@ gmail.com)
QUEZON CITY

•Vinzons Hall Lobby/USC office, UP Diliman Quezon City (look for/contact Brandy 09062778145)
MANILA

•United Methodist Church Headquarters
900 United Nations Avenue, Ermita, Manila (infront of Manila Police District, look for Ate Merly)

OTHER DROP-OFF POINTS

QC Area:
•Trinity University of Asia (Marga 09274313843)

•Southeast Asian College, Welcome Rtda (Val 09158156860)

U-Belt Area:
•College of Holy Spirit (Alpha 091642456955) ,

•San Beda College (Jacob 09156441311)

Intramuros:
•San Agustin Church

Taft Avenue:
•St. Scholastica’s College-Manila (Chikee 09277855372)

•St. Paul University-Manila (Kaycee 09272845150)

•UP Manila- CAS SC (Ces 09158185686)

•Emilio Aguinaldo College (Kath 09062537432)

•Adamson University (Dora 09069227804)

Sta. Mesa:
•Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute for Science and Technology (EARIST) (John Rey 09094389199)

•Polytechnic University of the Philippines

CAMANAVA:
•De La Salle Araneta University (Vincent 09228068473)

Metro South:
•PUP- Taguig (Jov 09107172398)

Beneficiaries: Manila (Tondo, Arlegui, Central, Malate, Intramuros, Damca, V. Mapa, Pandacan), QC (UP Campus, Old Capitol Site, San Vicente, Pasong Tamo, Payatas, Tatalon, North Triangle), Marikina (Malanday/Tumana, Olandes), Pasig (Pineda, Rosario, Maybunga, Sta. Lucia), Caloocan (Bagong Silang, Libis), Navotas (Tansa), Malabon (Catmon), Rizal (San Mateo, Montalban, Cainta), Bulacan (Marilao), Laguna.

Spanish Film Festival

2009-09-29T17:40:00.000-07:00

Instituto Cervantes de Manila
855 T.M. Kalaw St.,
1000 Ermita. Manila
Tel. (632) 526 1482
Fax (632) 526 1449
http://manila.cervantes.es

3 venues, 46 films, 15,000 spectators…

PELÍCULA
8th Spanish Film Festival

The Grandest Spanish Film Festival in Asia is on!

From October 1, 2009

For complete program & schedules, please visit www.pelicula.ph

Locos por el cine Adik sa PELÍCULA!

Attn UPM Constituents

2009-09-29T17:35:00.000-07:00

Fellow Iskolars ng Bayan,

This is an official text announcement from Chancellor Arcadio dated September 29, 2009 at 1:05pm. Thank You.

Text Message Announcement from the Office of the Chancellor, UP Manila:

Hi Deans and All Concerned,

Classes are suspended up to Saturday, October 3, 2009. Officework will continue. The Registrar will issue a revised academic calendar.

Ramon L. Arcadio, M.D. MHPEd, Dr. Hum

Professor of Pediatrics and Chancellor

University of the Philippines Manila

MARKERS

2009-09-29T17:34:00.000-07:00

Please click on the link below to view the exhibition of Salvador Joel Alonday, "MARKERS", which opened Thursday, September 24 and will be on view at Art Informal until October 24, 2009.

http://www.artinformal.com/space/exhibit/29

--
Tina
www.artinformal.com

Emergency hotlines

2009-09-26T04:35:00.000-07:00

Please repost:

SEND FULL ADDRESS of those stranded to Sen. Dick Gordon 09178997898 or 0938444BOYS / Sen. Villar rescue text hotline: 09174226800, 09172414864, 09276751981 / Rubber boat requests 838-3203, 838-3354 / Rescue dump trucks 0917-422-6800 or 0927-675-1981 / Bagyong Ondoy 734-2118, 734-2120 / PAGASA 433-8526 / National Disaster Council 912-5668, 911-1406, 912-2665, 911-5061

ALSO: Send SMS of full address of those who are stranded to RED CROSS: 0917-899-7898 and 0938-442697. Please spread.

For your donations:

TULONG KABATAAN: donate relief goods and materials/financial support for those affected by #ondoy at Kabataan HQ, 118-B Sct. Rallos QC (09266677163).

Presidentiables Forum

2009-09-24T18:01:00.000-07:00

YOUTH FORUM WITH THE PRESIDENTIABLES
October 2, 2009, 4:00pm-10:00pm
University Theater, University of the Philippines Diliman

brought to you by:
UP Diliman League of College Councils
Philippine Council of Economic Students
Sangkabataan Youth Initiative
Kabataan Partylist

Please attend this Presidential Youth Forum. This will be a great venue for us to address all our issues and concerns with the presidential aspirants.

Save MindaNOW

2009-09-21T18:39:00.000-07:00

Paggunita sa Batas Militar ni Marcos

2009-09-21T18:20:00.000-07:00

ni Prop. Judy M. Taguiwalo

Setyembre 19, 2009

Kilala niyo ba si Leticia Jimenez Pascual Ladlad?

Siya ang unang babaeng editor- in -chief ng dyaryo ng mga estudyante ng UPLB, ang “Aggie Green and Gold” noong 1971. Mas kilala bilang Tish, naging kasapi siya ng Samahan ng Demokratikong Kabataan at College Editors’ Guild. Magpinsan si Tish at sina Leticia Jimenez Magsanoc at Inday Badiday dahil ang ama ni Tish ay kapatid ng ama ni Jimenez-Magsanoc at Inday Badiday. Nang ipinataw ang batas militar noong Setyembre 21, 1972, nag-underground si Tish, katulad ng daan daang kabataang aktibista sa panahong iyon. Huli siyang nakita noong 1975 sa may PGH Taft.

Hindi lang si Tish ang naging biktima ng batas militar. Mga 70,000 ang tinatayang ikinulong, natortyur, nawala o pinatay sa 14 na taon ng batas military. Sa partikular, inilalagay sa 3,257 ang biktima ng extra-judicial killings sa panahong iyon habang mga 769 ang nakarekord na mga biktima ng sapilitang pagkawala mula 1971 hanggang Pebrero 1986.

Iba’t ibang klaseng tortyur

Sa isang artikulong isinulat ni Alexander Martin Remollino sa bulatlat.com noong September 14 - 20, 2003, inilarawan ng mga bilanggong pulitikal ang iba’t ibang tipo ng tortyur na kanilang naranasan sa panahon ng martial law.

Pompyang: Naranasan ni Satur Ocampo at marami pang ibang bilanggong pulitikal. Sabay na pagtira ng dalawang teynga. Naglilikha ng pinsala sa pandinig

Pagpapaupo sa yelo: Pinahuhubad ang mga bilanggong pulitikal at pinauupo sa bloke ng yelo. Naranasan ni Satur.

Pangunguryente: pagkuryente sa ari, sa utong at sa noo. Satur

Water cure: Pahigain ka sa bangko at buhusan ng tubig ang iyong ilong hanggang halos malunod ka na. Ang isang bersyon ay ang paglublob ng iyong ulo sa dram o balde ng tubig.

Russian roulette: Ginawa kay Luisa Posa Dominado noong martial law. Apat na beses na nahuli si Luing noong martial law pero nakatakas o napalaya siya. Noong Abril 2007 habang nangangampanya para sa Bayan Muna, dinukot si Luing kasama si Nilo Arado sa Oton, Iloilo . Hanggang ngayon hindi pa sila nakikita.

“ Lying in air”: ang pagsalarawan ni Pete Lacaba at ni Boni Ilagan sa tortyur na naranasan nila. Pahigain ka sa pagitan ng dalawang bangko: ang ulo ay nasa isang bangko habang ang paa ay nasa kabila. Ang katawan ay suspended sa hangin. Kapag magslide down ka, bugbog ang aabutin mo.

May mga partikular na anyo ng tortyur sa kababaihan.

Sekswal na pang-aabuso: tortyur kay Laura, isa sa mga kasamahan ni Edgar Jopson noong nahuli siya. Hinaubaran sa loob ng isang airconditioned room, nilamas ang kanyang dibdig, ipinasok sa kanyang vagina ang isang talong na sinawsaw sa durog na sili .

Sekswal na serbisyo sa opisyal para ikaw ay mabuhay: si Adora Faye de Vera, PSHS graduate, UP undergrad, nahuli kasama ang dalawang magsasaka sina Rolando Federes (24 years old) at Flora Coronacion (18) noong Oct 1, 1976 sa Lucena City habang nakasakay sa treyn papuntang Bicol. Pinatay ang mga kasamang magsasaka; binuhay si Adora pero ginawa siyang concubine ng opisyal ng militar ng mahigit. Nakatakas siya noong Hunyo 1977 at naikwento ang nangyari. Si Adora Faye ang isa mga testigo sa kasong isinampa

ng mga dating bilanggong pulitikal laban kay Marcos sa Hawaii noong 1992.

Tortyur sa buntis na bihag: Si Flora Valencia Glor, 20 anyos nang inaresto noong Disyembre 24, 1974 ay kaganapan na sa pagbubuntis ng hinuli sa Labo, Camarines Norte. Dinala sa safehouse, hinubaran at sinodomize. Namatay ang sanggol na ipinaganak.

Maaaring malagpasan ng mga bilanggong pulitkal ang physical torture pero hahabol ang epekto nito sa ibang panahon. May kakilala akong bugbog-sarado noong nahuli ng martial law. Namatay siya pagkaraan ng ilang taon, sa labas ng bilangguan, dahil sa pinsalang nagawa ng tortyur sa kanyang atay. Dala-dala ni Monico Atienza ang sikolohikal na epekto ng matinding tortyur na dinaanan niya noong martial law kahit na noong nagtuturo na siya sa UP, mahigit dalawang dekada pagkatapos ng tortyur.

Bakit may tortyur? Sinasabi ng iba, bahagi ito ng kulturang militar dahil talamak ang hazing sa hanay nila mismo. Meron ding artikulo na naglantad na noong batas military, kumikita ang mga sundalo ng dagdag na P3,000 sa bawat nahuli, natortyur o pinatay. Sa karanasan nating sa Pilipinas at sa karanasan ng ibang bansa, bahagi ang tortyur sa sistematikong panunupil sa mga makabayan at rebolusyonaryo. Saksi ang Fort Santiago sa iba’t ibang tortyur na dinanas ng mga Filipino sa panahon ng mga Kastila at sa panahon ng kolonyalismong Amerikano. Bahagi rin ng training sa Amerika ng mga sundalo ng mga pasistang pamahalaan ng mga mala-kolonyang bansa ang interrogation techniques. Kaya hindi nakapagtataka na ang mga tortyur at pagpapahirap na dinanas ng mga militante sa mga bansa sa Latina Amerika ay kapareho sa dinanas natin dito sa Pilipinas

Ang patuloy na lumipas

Mahaba ang listahan ng mga magsasaka, manggagawa, estudyante, taong simbahan , propesyunal, katutubo, kababaihan na naging biktima ng batas militar. Patuloy na humahaba ang listahang ito sa ilalim ng rehimeng Arroyo.

Human rights victims (Jan 2001 to Mar 2009)

Violation

Victims

Extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary execution

1,013

Enforced or involuntary disappearance

202

Torture

1,036

Political prisoners

223

Tinipon ng Karapatan

Tandaan na nangyari at patuloy na nangyayari ito sa panahong walang pormal na deklarasyon ng batas militar

Masilip natin ang makahayop na pagtrato ng mga sundalo ng kasalukuyang rehimen sa kanilang mga dinukot sa ginawa sa dalawang estudyante ng UP, sina Karen Empeño at Sherlyn Cadapan, na hinuli ng mga militar noong Hunyo 26, 2006 sa San Miguel, Hagonoy, Bulacan. Nalaman natin ang kasuklam suklam na pandarahas sa kanila dahil nakatakas ang isa sa mga kasamahan nilang bilanggo, si Raymund Manalo.

Sa akawnt ni Manalo na lumabas sa isyu ng Bulatlat noong November 25- December 1, 2007, ang iba’t ibang porma ng tortyur sa dalawang estudyante ay hindi naiiba sa naranasan ng mga bilanggong pulitikal noong batas militar. Ginahasa ang dalawang estudyante ng mga military. Pinangalanan ni Sherlyn ang mga nanggahasa sa kanya: sina Mickey, Donald and Billy. Ayon kay Manalo si Mickey ay “pandak na mataba, maputi,” ; si Billy ay “maitim, bungi, pinakamataba sa kanila, pandak.” At si Donald ay si Master Sgt. Donald Caigas, napangalanan ding sangkot sa pagpatay sa kay Eden Marcellana and Eddie Gumanoy noong Abril 2003..

“Itinali sya (Sherlyn) sa bangko, itinaas ang kanyang mga paa, binuhusan siya ng tubig sa ilong, kinuryente sya.” (She was tied to a bench, her feet were lifted, water was poured to her nose, and she was electrocute)

Dagdag pa ni Manalo: “Inuyam sila sa ginawang pananakit, ipinaalala sa kanila ang ginawang paghipo sa kanilang ari at pagpasok ng kahoy sa kanilang ari,”

Ang pagkawala nina Karen at She, ni Luisa Posa Dominado at Nilo Arado, ni Jonas Burgos sa panahon ng rehimeng Arryo ay nagpaalaala sa atin sa mga dinukot at nawala noong batas militar. Naalaala rin natin ang mga martir mula sa iba’t ibang sektor noong batas military dahil sa pagpapatuloy ng pagpaslang sa mga

Kung may Bobby de la Paz at Johnny Escandor, mga doktor na pinaslang noong batas militar, naririryan si Dr. Rogelio “Bobot” Peñera, alumnus ng Philippine Science High School at isa sa napakalimitadong bilang ng mga doktor na piniling maglingkod sa gobyerno at sa probinsiya. Pinaslang noong Hunyo 24, 2009 ng mga armadong lalaking nakabonnet sa Davao City . Tinangka ring paslangin si Dr.Chandu Claver sa Kalinga

Kung may Macliing Dulag na pinaslang noong 1980 sa Cordillera dahil sa matinding pagtutol sa Chico River Dam at sa diktadura; may Rafael Markus Bangit, lider ng Cordillera People’s Alliance na pinaslang noong Hunyo 8, 2006

Kung may Fr. Rudy Romano, isang Redemptorist priest na dinukot kasama ni Levi Ybanez noong Hulyo 11, 1985 sa Cebu City at hindi na muling nakita, may Fr. Cecilio Lucero, parish priest ng Catubig, Northern Samar, na pinaslang ng 30 armadong kalalakihan sa Sitio Puente, Bgy. Lahuyan, San Jose, Northern Samar noong Seyembre 6, 2009 . Si Fr. Romano ay aktibo sa mga anti-diktadurang pagkilos sa Cebu , habang si Fr. Lucero naman ay kasapi ng Promotion of Church People’s Response (PCPR).

Bayan, bayan ko, di pa tapos ang laban mo

Ang pagdeklara ng batas militar noong 1972 ay hindi nakapabigay lunas sa laganap na kahirapan ng mamamayan at hindi nakadurog sa kanilang diwang palaban. Ang kasalukuyang panunupil at paggamit ng dahas ng pamahalaang Arroyo para pananggalang sa isyu ng korapsyon, pandaraya, pagbebenta ng soberaniya ng bansa na inihaharap sa kanya at bilang salalayan ng kanyang pagpapanatili sa pwesto ay hindi naiiba sa ginawa ni Marcos noong panahon ng batas militar. Tulad nang nangyari sa panahon ni Marcos, tiyak na lalaganap, lalakas at sa kalauna’y magtatagumpay ang organisadong paglaban ng mamamayan sa anumang anyo ng diktadura at panunupil ng kasalukuyang rehimen.

Ang paggunita sa madilim na panahon ng batas militar ni Marcos at ang pagbigay pugay sa mga martir at bayaning nag-alay ng buhay sa paglaban sa diktadura ay makabuluhan lamang sa patuloy na paglaban sa tiraniya ng pamahalaang Arroyo.

Opening

2009-09-21T17:58:00.000-07:00

Opening on SEPTEMBER 24, 2009. Thursday, 6 PM

Artinformal

277 Connecticut Street, Greenhills East, Mandaluyong

T. (632) 725.8518 M. +63918.899.2698

www.artinformal.com

Alonday's Markers: a sculpture exhibition at Ai

The stages of adult life, its pains and its triumphs, is the collective theme of Markers, an exhibition of stoneware sculptures by Salvador Joel Alonday.

Alonday, who has previously gained critical notice for his figurative works in resin and epoxy, turns to the organic medium of clay for this series, both as material and metaphor. "Within clay is the residue of many things - bones, metals, trees - and fashioning images from it is like a resurrection," says Alonday. Inspiration and subject matter come from the artist's own experiences and he distills the essence of his past into poetic single forms whose figurative imagery are taken from diverse sources that include religious art, myth, classical sculptures and folklore.

The sculptures depart from traditional pottery techniques as each were fired with different glazes, torched, assembled and welded onto wrought iron structures. The resulting work consists of highly original textures and forms.

In choice of subject for this series, the artist tended towards the difficult, darker paths of existence, where his spirit was tested and survived. Like his medium of choice, he commemorates hallowed events of darker nights, falls, the ebbing of life forces, follies, and even death - and yet, also by marking these way stations in the earthly pilgrimage, Markers also celebrates the triumph and resurrection of the will-to-live from fire and ashes.

Alonday is a recepient of the Metrobank Prize for Achievement in Sculpture (MPAS) in 2008. He is a co-founder and curator of Art Informal, a gallery and art education center.

The exhibition opens on September 24 and will be on view until October 24, 2009, in cooperation with the Silangan Foundation.

Tina

www.artinformal.com

Conference on Global Climate Change

2009-09-21T17:55:00.000-07:00

The University of the Philippines Manila College of Arts and Sciences

is joining the call for an immediate and collective effort to mitigate

the grave effects of global climate change as it holds its conference

on Global Climate Change on October 22 to 23, 2009 at the Pearl Garden

Hotel, Ermita, Manila.

With the theme “The Science and Social Impact of Global Climate

Change: A Philippine Setting,” the conference will highlight the

effects of global climate change to different natural and social

resources and development initiatives.

With renowned authorities as speakers on the environmental, social,

legal and other aspects of global climate change, the conference will

benefit individuals and organizations in the academe, research,

development policy, environmental and natural sciences, and advocacy.

Aside from the plenary sessions, the conference has parallel sessions

which will serve as a venue for presentation of research studies

completed by various organizations. The parallel sessions will discuss

Energy and Environment; Society; and Health.

Interested individuals and organizations may log on to

http://www.upm.edu.ph/climatechange or

http://sites.google.com/site/upmgcc for more information.

REYNALDO H. IMPERIAL, Ph.D.

Dean and Professor of Social Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

University of the Philippines Manila

2008 Centennial Professorial Chair

Laban ni Maria

2009-09-19T04:01:00.000-07:00

MTV and the Francis M. Clothing Company invite you to Laban ni Maria

a rock fashion show against Cervical Cancer! Join Pupil, Imago and special guests Pia and Maxx Magalona on Sept.23, 8pm, Eastwood Central Plaza as we rock against cervical cancer!

Admission is free so please spread the word!

See you there!

About to Spark

2009-09-14T19:32:00.000-07:00

The Medical Students for Social Responsibility (MSSR) invites you to

"ABOUT TO SPARK"

a seminar on the Mindanao situation focusing on intersections of peace and health. It will be on September 19, 2009, 8-10am at the National Institutes of Health Conference Room.

Call for entries

2009-09-14T18:20:00.000-07:00

AKKAP Storytelling Competition

2009-09-04T00:49:00.000-07:00

Agapay, Kalinga at Kuwentong Alay ng mga Pharmaceutiko (AKKAP)

invites you to attned its

3rd High School Storytelling Contest

on September 11 from 9am to 2pm at Emilio T. Yap Auditorium, College of Pharmacy.

Película

2009-09-02T01:32:00.000-07:00

Instituto Cervantes will hold 8th Spanish Film Festival, September 29 to October 11

It's a triple treat for film buffs as Instituto Cervantes de Manila brings back Película, the annual Spanish Film Festival, at chosen venues in Metro Manila from September 29 to October 11.

Now at its eighth installment, Película is the biggest and most anticipated festival of Spanish film in Southeast Asia. Due to the past successes of its first seven seasons, organizers have lengthened the film festival to 14 days, with three different venues in Makati, Pasay and Manila. Several cultural events have also been scheduled, in line with the theme of this year's festival: Locos por el cine or Adik sa Pelikula.

With new partnerships forged by Instituto Cervantes, the cultural arm of the Spanish government, and the strengthening support from Spanish filmmakers, last year's attendance by cinema enthusiasts is expected to increase this year. Last year, ticket sales was recorded at 15,000.

Opening this year's festival at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) on September 29, is an exhibit on Filipino filmmakers by renowned Spanish photographer Oscar Orengo. Featured in the exhibit-the first of its kind in the country-are local directors and actors from different generations like National Artist for Film Eddie Romero, Peque Gallaga, Brillante Mendoza, Lav Diaz, and others.

On that same day, a selection of Filipino and Spanish documentaries will be opened at the CCP. It will be followed by a dance performance by the Danza Vertical group that will display their world-class production to local audience.

On October 1, Peliícula will kick off at Greenbelt 3 featuring multi-awarded films such as El truco del manco (The one-handed trick), Camino (The Way), Los girasoles ciegos (The Blind Sunflowers), Rotorno a Hansala (Return to Hansala), and 3 Días.

Other films include El Nido Vacío (Empty Nest), a comedy that explores the gap that occurs when children grow up and move away from home; and La Zona (The Zone), a film about a wealthy compound surrounded by walls and surveillance system to protect the locals against the violence of the slums.

Aside from its line-up of films in different genres, the film festival also gives tribute to Latin-American films with the Mexican and Chilean Cinema Night.

Also on October 1, an exhibition on the evolution of the Spanish cinema will be featured at the De La Salle University-College of St. Benilde (DLSU-CSB). Tagged as Crónica Visual del Cine Español (A Visual Chronicle of Spanish Cinema), the exhibit will be divided into the three periods of the Spanish cinema, aiming to recreate the journey of the films from the old Europe and Latin American tradition to the current contemporary style.

Running alongside the exhibits at the DLSU-CSB will be a series of workshops on scriptwriting and editing.

For more information, please call Instituto Cervantes de Manila at Tel. No. 526-1482. It is located at 855 T.M. Kalaw St. , Ermita, Manila.

Source: Philippine Entertainment Portal
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Silverscreen : Showcasing 25 years of OrCom

2009-09-01T20:05:00.000-07:00

Calling all UP Manila BA Organizational Communication Alumni!

Join the OrCom Silver Anniversary Alumni Homecoming!

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009
Time: 5:30pm - 11:55pm
Location: Angelo King International Center (CSB Hotel)Street: Arellano cor. Estrada Streets, Malate

For more information, log on to http://orcomsilver.tk/

Follow in Twitter! (http://twitter.com/orcomsilver)
Join in Facebook! (http://www.facebook.com/nashalbacea?v=wall&viewas=1005970312#/event.php?eid=122980043640&ref=ts)
Activity website: (http://orcomsilver.tk/)

(it's posted also in our college blog, casupm.blogspot.com)

Spaces for Contemplation

2009-08-30T21:04:00.000-07:00

PASEO GALLERY
MEGAMAL

invites you

1 SEPTEMBER 2009
6-9PM

Need for blood

2009-08-30T03:30:00.000-07:00

SibolPH invites all to Necesidad de la Sangre (Spanish for 'need for blood) in Lara Hall @ September 3 (10am-4pm) & September 4 (1-4pm). Volunteer Phlebotomists & Doctors from UPM-PGH. We hope to raise awareness about the importance of safe blood stores (and help alleviate everyone's fear of needles. kidding.). There would be snacks for all donors. Please do come! For a copy of the pledge form and other questions, contact Mita (09285073369). Have a nice day everyone.

September 4 Sectoral Regents' Forum on the P18 billion proposed 2010 UP Budget

2009-08-28T21:32:00.000-07:00

The
UP Faculty, Student and Staff Regents invite you to a

Sectoral Regents’ Forum on the P18 billion proposed 2010
UP Budget: Content, Process and Prospects

September
4, 2009, 1:00 to 5:00 pm ,

Claro
M. Recto Hall, Faculty
Center , UP Diliman

Speakers:

UP
Budget Director Prof. Joselito Florendo

Former
DBM Secretary and NCPAG Prof. Emilia Boncodin

Reactors:

Former
UPSC Chair and Kabataan Party List Representative Raymond “Mong” Palatino

ACT
Chairperson Antonio Tinio

All-UP
Academic Employees Union National Treasurer
and CAL Prof. Mykel Andrada

This forum is in line with the 2008
UP Charter provision contained in Section 3, Purpose of the University (h) Provide democratic
governance in the University based on collegiality, representation,
accountability, transparency and active participation of its constituents, and
promote the holding of for a for students, faculty, research, extension and professional
staff (REPS), staff, and alumni to discuss non-academic issues affecting the
University

Please help disseminate this invitation.

Thank you.

Judy Taguiwalo

Yaw-Yan

2009-08-28T21:29:00.000-07:00

What: YAW-YAN Mixed Martial Arts Fighting Challenges 3
When: October 10, 2009
Where: Southville International School and Colleges, Las Piñas City
How much: Php300 Ringside
Php150 GenAd

Yaw-Yan, also called Sayaw ng Kamatayan or "Dance of Death" is a Filipino martial art developed by Napoleon Fernandez. It is a form of kickboxing and resembles Muay Thai but differs in the hip-torquing motion as well as the downward-cutting nature of its kicks, Yaw-yan also differs from Muay Thai because its practitioners can deliver their attacks from long range.

Yaw-yan practitioners participate in various Filipino mixed-martial arts tournaments such as the Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) and Fearless Fighting. The style includes elements of striking, takedowns, grappling, arnis stick and knife fighting, and additional kickboxing material.

for TICKETS, questions and inqueries contact:

Niel Brian "Ganch" Aguas

09275402445

nbaguas@yahoo.com

Reelwomen

2009-08-26T06:24:00.000-07:00

Concert

2009-08-25T18:52:00.000-07:00

We would like to invite you to watch NOVO CONCERTANTE MANILA in our thanksgiving concert entitled "MUCHAS GRACIAS" on Friday, August 28 at Christ the King Church Greenmeadows Little Chapel at 7pm.

See you there!

Salvage

2009-08-24T23:36:00.000-07:00

Salvage

09l01l09Conspiracy Bar
09l15l09Sazi's Bar (used to be Mayrocs)7pm onwards

P100 with free drink*proceeds will go to Axel Pinpin's Rekoberi

---To salvage means to save, to retrieve, save from harm and destruction.
Nabigyan ito ng darker definition-summary execution, extra-judicial killing. Most cases nangyari nung Martial Law.

Ploning School tour

2009-08-24T23:35:00.000-07:00

The UP Behavioral Studies Society and Panoramanila present:

"PLONING SCHOOL TOUR: A Movie Screening and Forum"

Come and watch the Philippines official entry for the BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM to the 81st Academy Awards for only P60!

August 29, 2009

UP PGH Science Hall

Screening schedule: 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm.

Proceeds will benefit the Aeta community c/o KATRIBU.

Your ticket could also entitle you to win goodies from selected sponsors like flapjacks, Fit and Right, Jollibee and many more.

UP Manila leads awareness campaign on climate change

2009-08-23T17:48:00.000-07:00

August 17, 2009 -- The University of the Philippines Manila College of Arts and Sciences is joining the call for an immediate and collective effort to mitigate the grave effects of global climate change as it holds its conference on Global Climate Change on October 22 to 23, 2009 at the Pearl Garden Hotel, Ermita, Manila.

With the theme “The Science and Social Impact of Global Climate Change: A Philippine Setting,” the conference will highlight the effects of global climate change to different natural and social resources and development initiatives.

With renowned authorities as speakers on the environmental, social, legal and other aspects of global climate change, the conference will benefit individuals and organizations in the academe, research, development policy, environmental and natural sciences, and advocacy.

Aside from the plenary sessions, the conference has parallel sessions which will serve as a venue for presentation of research studies completed by various organizations.

The parallel sessions will discuss Energy and Environment; Society; and Health.

Interested individuals and organizations may log on to http://www.upm.edu.ph/climatechange or http://sites.google.com/site/upmgcc for more information.

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is the liberal arts unit of UP Manila, the Health Sciences Center.

CAS holds the distinction of being a Center of Development for its BS Biology program.

The College also administers natural and social sciences programs and provides general education courses to the health science programs of the University.

For more information about UP Manila, you may log on to http://www.upm.edu.ph.

Invitation

2009-08-23T06:34:00.000-07:00

We are inviting you all to a seminar on Cultural Tourism, celebrating Filipino pride and revisiting our cultural roots!

Venue: RH303, CAS-UP Manila
Date: August 25, 2009
Time: 1-3pm

This event is brought to you by the Sigma Alpha Nu Sorority, Sidetrip Travel Magazine and the Behavioral Studies Society sponsored by Havaianas, Silverworks, Gonuts Donuts, etc.

Freebies from selected sponsors will be given away.

We look forward to seeing you there! Thank you!

Uperture's Photo Exhibit

2009-08-23T02:24:00.000-07:00

UPerture invites everyone to come and visit their first photo exhibit entitled

Time Suspended: A glimpse of life in UP Manila

at the GAB lobby, from August 24-28, 2009, UP Manila.

Uperture is a university-based photography in organization in UP Manila which was formed on April 10, 2009.

Kimmy Dora

2009-08-22T23:39:00.000-07:00

September 1, 2009
7:00 PM
SM Megamall

For Premier Night Tickets, please contact:

Aldie Martinez - 09233317331
Eunice Soliza - 09054338878

Suhay

2009-08-22T06:52:00.000-07:00

Handog ng NNARA Youth at KM64

SUHAY: Mga Awit at Tula Alay sa Pakikibaka ng mga Magbubukid

Sept.1 Conspiracy Bar, Visayas Avenue, 6-9 pm

plus 3rd leg ng AXsale (rummage sale na dedicated kay Axel Pinpin)

Free entrance.

Invitation

2009-08-22T06:46:00.000-07:00

UP CLUB ECOTOUR and SIDETRIP TRAVEL MAGAZINE present

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

Professional photographers share their secrets on capturing impressive travel photographs using only the trusty point-and-shoot cameras.

Come this August 27, 2009 Thursday, 1-3pm at the UP Nismed Auditorium.

Registration is FREE. Register early and get a chance to win cool and exciting prizes. Bring your friends along too!

See you there!

For inquiries, contact JL-09163721926

Greenwich Grand Gig

2009-08-22T03:15:00.000-07:00

GEvent: Greenwich Grand Gig: Grand Finals

Host:	Greenwich Pizza
Price:	ticket on Sept. 11 - Php100.00

Start Time:	Monday, August 17, 2009 at 7:00am
End Time:	Monday, September 7, 2009 at 9:00pm
Location:	Greenwich Branches (Ever-Recto, Morayta, PCU-Taft)
City/Town:	Manila, Philippines

Vote for your favorite band!

4 OF A KIND
Sebastianian Art Society
San Sebastian College - Recoletos

DRIVEN BY FAITH
Musikat
University of Santo Tomas

GOTOXY
PUP - Banda Kawayan
Polytechnic University of the Philippines

KNIGHTS IN DISTRESS
Sebastinian Art Society
San Sebastian College - Recoletos

RAPID PAGONGS
UP-MOrg
University of the Philippines - Manila

SOSPICY
Com. Org.
University of the East

UNDER THE STAIRS
Joshua Generation
Philippine Christian University

VERITAS
UP-MOrg
University of the Philippines - Manila

1. To earn points for your group, voters must purchase any of the following Greenwich products. Each product corresponds to a specific number of points. One point equals one vote:

Big Time Meals (A-D) 2 points
Snack Loads (E-H) 1 point
Classic Pizza
- Double 3 points
- Family Size 6 points
- Square 8 points
Overloaded Pizza
- Double 4 points
- Family Size 8 points
- Square 10 points
Lasagna Meal 2 points

2. Voting must be done at the following Greenwich branches only: Ever Recto, Morayta and PCU-Taft [along Pedro Gil].

3. For every purchase, a Greenwich crew member will place a stamp/sticker and signature on the corresponding box(es) on your voting card.

4. A minimum of one stamp is required for submission of voting card.

5. Fill out all personal particulars specified especially the name of the group you are voting for.

6. Drop voting card in the Greenwich Grand Gig drop box located inside the Greenwich voting centers.

7. Sealed drop boxes will be collected one day after the deadline of dropping of entries and will be brought to The Grupo Sorbetero Company, 7f Pacific Center Bldg., San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City for safekeeping under the custody of Tei Jamilano. A DTI Representative will be invited to be present in the opening of the drop boxes and during the counting of votes.

8. Voting period is from August 17 to September 7, 2009.

9. Votes cast through the voting cards will form 50% of the score in the Grand Gig. The other 50% will be determined by the criteria for judging during the grand finals happening during the Grand Gig event.

Let your voice be heard!

Watch out for the Grand Gig Event on Sept 11 at SM Manila and be the one to witness the BEST COLLEGE ACT!"

---------
Let's go for the grand prize of Php40,000.00 cash prize and the Php10,000.00 Greenwich gift certificate for MOrg!

SAKBAYAN Statement

2009-08-22T03:13:00.000-07:00

RECLAIMING A PRO-STUDENT OSA

Dr. Vivian A. Gonzales, a reserve colonel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and current Director of the Office of the Student Affairs, is back at the position of power. And as if a fitting prelude to her three-year term, students have already criticized her for implementing such policies as the non-collection of student funds for the University Student Council and the UPLB Perspective and the issuance of OSA Memorandum No.1 in her first five months in service.

WHAT HISTORY HAS TO TEACH US

Gonzales is no stranger to the position—and to controversies as well. She was first appointed as OSA Director by former Chancellor Ruben Villareal in March 1995. Even then, her appointment was already deferred “due to controversies hounding her selection as Dean of Students”*. During her first term, she endorsed the appliance fee adjustment that resulted in a 221 percent increase in dormitory fees. She was also criticized for delaying the processing of UPLB Perspective’s financial transactions, and was identified as the main reason for the four-month delay in the proclamation of the 1996-1997 USC and College Student Councils.

Accusations of partiality were also heaped upon Gonzales, particularly on issues of participation in OSA-led or -coordinated activities and imposing of preventive suspension on one party only in the event of fraternity rumbles. Even among OSA staff, she was not spared from allegations of favouritism, often characterized by pitting a favoured group of staff against unfavoured ones. Such method of administration, which is at the same time militaristic and divisive, caused some students to brand her as the “Dean of Selected Students”.

As if all these weren’t reason enough to bar her from serving yet another term, Gonzales was reappointed as OSA Director in 1998 and assumed the position until her resignation in 2000. As before, her appointment was strongly questioned by students and administrative staff alike. Contrary to the recommendations of the search committee headed by Dr. Pacifico Payawal (after a democratic and rigorous search process), Villareal endorsed Gonzales as OSA Director to the Board of Regents despite the fact that she was not even included in the top three nominees the search committee deemed deserving of the position.

Gonzales was again assailed for her anti-student policies and decisions. In November 1999, she gave 73 VIP-CWS cadets “failed” grades, even when, according the cadets, their performance in activities related to the subject indicated otherwise. She will do something similar to this in 2004, this time giving first an “incomplete” mark and later on a grade of “5” to around 350 CWTS 2 students for allegedly failing to comply with the requirements of the said course.

Meanwhile, Gonzales also imposed new requirements for org recognition, such as attendance in leadership training seminar, and denied recognition of 10 student organizations in July 2000 for their alleged participation in a protest fair held February 15-18, 2000. Gonzales’ second term prematurely ended, however, when she resigned in September 2000 during former Chancellor Wilfredo David’s administration. The official reason for her resignation was that she was called on to serve the National Peace and Development Program of the Department of National Defense, but no one can dispute the fact that there was an already mounting discontent on her administration among the ranks of the students.

THE SPECTRE IS BACK

To the consternation of students and administrative staff knowledgeable of Gonzales’ track record, Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco appointed her as OSA Director last February without conducting a search process. Though the chancellor has the prerogative to directly appoint officials on selected positions, without a legitimizing search process and the concomitant consultation with students (which is a hallmark of democracy in a university), Gonzales’ appointment and the circumstances that have brought about it will always be suspect, especially for an official of her repute.

And as if to confirm students’ fears, Gonzales implemented repressive policies upon her assumption of position. Foremost among them is the halting the collection of student funds purportedly to grant “full autonomy” to the USC and the Perspective, but in actuality paralyzes the operation of the two student institutions. At the start of her term Gonzales issued OSA Memorandum No. 1, which sets stringent and bureaucratic rules on org-related activities such as posting of teasers. She was also hit for assigning the task of overseeing the 2009 Campus Tour to a UPLB alumnus while relegating to the sidelines resident student groups and institutions and for cancelling this year’s AlmOSAlan, a traditional welcome treat sponsored by organizations for new freshmen. These, not to mention imposing new stringent requirements for org recognition, such as submitting a financial statement, in effect meddling in what should be an internal affair of an organization.

Progressive blocks in campus also express alarm over threats of intensified crack down on activists. Our party alliance fell victim to red-tagging as early as February before and during student council elections, when flyers branding SAKBAYAN as a front organization of communist and terrorist groups were distributed in campus buildings by suspected military elements. Gonzales, when asked by Student Regent Charisse Bernadine Bañez to urge the Central Electoral Board to release a condemnation statement against such acts, dismissed this as beyond the CEB’s mandate, and yet even then did not pledge any actions in behalf of the OSA. Gonzales was also a participant in the Laguna Peace Council meeting held last July 22 at the Makiling Balroom Hall, where regional counter-insurgency campaign was discussed and militant groups such as BAYAN MUNA, Gabriela Women’s Party and Kabataan Party were branded as terrorist groups. Apparently, there is a conflict of interest between militant groups and individuals and an OSA Director that condones red-tagging and is committed to a counterinsurgency campaign that target members of legal progressive organizations.

OUR DEMANDS

The above discussion gives us sufficient reason to question Gonzales’ appointment. Having been installed in position without student consultation, Gonzales must not be sitting pretty at the helm because every Iskolar ng Bayan is vigilant enough to ensure that the OSA is serving the needs of the largest number of students. And as the largest beneficiary of an office that should directly address our legitimate concerns, we have the right to demand, vigorously and unwaveringly, for a non-autocratic and pro-student OSA.

So far, as has been her habit of the past, Gonzales has only made obvious that in her leadership—no matter how benevolent she projects her image on the public’s eyes—students’ dissent shall fall on deaf ears in favour of the interests of a selected few. The lessons of the past and the triumphs of the student movement more than a decade ago give us a fair warning, and current events show us that the warning is a real one. Now, it is up to us to prove that the studentry is still and will always be a force to reckon with against campus repression and undemocratic policies. The challenges of our time dare us to struggle; the intensifying assaults on our basic rights dare us to win.

OUST OSA DIRECTOR VIVIAN A. GONZALES!

STOP CAMPUS REPRESSION! NO TO MILITARY PRESENCE IN UP!

UPHOLD DEMOCRATIC AND PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP!

Red Party

2009-08-20T17:16:00.000-07:00

THE PHILIPPINE RED PARTY PROJECT

September 5, 2009, SM Mall of Asia

The Red Party Rationale

Medical students across Australia have rallied as part of a nation-wide effort to increase awareness of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a devastating spectrum of disease afflicting an estimated 33 million people across the globe.

To raise awareness, Australian medical students have hosted several fundraising and educational events all around the country. Themed with the color red, the international color for HIV and AIDS, the events have affectionately become known as 'Red Parties'.

Two of these Australian medical students, Patrick Aouad and Zabrina Abdool, from the Australian National University visited the Philippines recently. They saw the plight of our fellowmen, especially those seeking consult at the Philippine General Hospital.

They returned to Australia and proposed that the Adult Infectious Disease section of the Philippine General Hospital be the Red Party’s recipient of a CD4 machine, an indispensable diagnostic tool for people living with HIV/AIDS. Fortunately for us, they were granted this request.

Thus the PHILIPPINE RED PARTY came to be.

We are medical specialists, HIV positive patients, and HIV awareness advocates.

The Philippine Red Party Project will hold a benefit rock concert on September 5 2009, 7pm at the SM Mall of Asia, simultaneous with Australia’s Red Party.

Funds raised from these events will enable us to acquire an RT-PCR machine for doing HIV viral loads, to complement the CD4 machine from Australia.

Performers: Rivermaya, The Dawn, Color It Red, Shamrock, The Jerks, Kjwan, and many more!

Please visit http://www.redparty .20fr.com/ for more information.

Plugged

2009-08-20T17:14:00.000-07:00

Hi!

I would like to invite you to Plugged- a night of music and truth on August 22, 6:30 pm at Victory Center Malate, Harrison Plaza Village Square. Feat music from Barbie Almabis-Honasan, Jam Capistrano and Jose Villanueva. Door charge is only P100 with refreshments! Hope you can come.

(forwarded by a schoolmate)

1017: Sa Paglaya ng ating salita

2009-08-20T17:13:00.001-07:00

Libre ka ba later this week? Daan ka naman at manood sa Robinsons Galleria ng 1017: Sa paglaya ng ating salita. Written and Directed by fellow Artist Arrest member Zig Dulay.

Play Dates: August 19-25

Text 09064755774 para sa mas murang ticket.

Support UP Manila bands

2009-08-20T17:10:00.000-07:00

Enjoy great food at Greenwich PCU-Taft branch and get the chance to vote for the 2 bands from UP Musicians' Organization (Rapid Pagongs and Veritas) representing UP Manila in the Greenwich Grand Gig! Let's make UP Manila Win!

Rekindle Ninoy and Cory's Legacy: Pagbabago! in August 21

2009-08-18T19:02:00.000-07:00

Dear members and friends of Pagbabago!

Pagbabago! is introducting the Tie-A-Yellow- Ribbon: Tuloy ang Laban! Campaign to call on the people to continue the struggle for democracy, truth, accountability, justice and genuine change.

Pagbabago! is one of the main organizers of the event in August 21, which is a memorial prayer assembly, with the tag Dilaw sa Pagbabago!

Here are the details:

August 21, 2009 - Ninoy Aquino Monument in Ayala Avenue cor. Paseo de Roxas, Makati
Assembly: 3:00pm

There will be a pre-program starting 3:30pm.

The ecumenical service will start 4:00pm and ends 6:00pm.

Please join the Pagbabago! activities leading up to the prayer assembly:
1) August 20, 5:00pm in Plaza Salamanca (Kalaw Ave. cor. Taft Ave.)

> Ribbon tying and noise barrage by students, faculty and employees along Taft Avenue.2) August 21, 11:30am at the EDSA Shrine in Ortigas

> Hanging of a huge yellow ribbon, yellow ribbon-tying and distribution of ribbons to mass-goers(Regular mass is at 12:15nn, so we have to end before the mass starts.)

See you!

Bahagi tayo ng Pagbabago!

Invitation to Launching of Nationwide Voters' Registration Drive by NUSP and KABATAAN Partylist

2009-08-18T00:45:00.000-07:00

Good day!

The Commission on Elections has estimated around five million first-time-voters for the upcoming 2010 elections. Of this number, the Comelec is set out to target three million new registrants before the deadline for voters’ registration on October 31, 2009. Unfortunately, as of present, around only 800,000 new voters have registered.

In line with this, Kabataan Party-list and the National Union of Students of the Philippines will be launching “Isang Milyon, Isang Panata,” a nationwide voter’s registration campaign targeting 1M new voters across the nation.

This will be launched a day before Ninoy Aquino Day, August 20, 2009.

We would like to invite your student council/organizatio n to attend the launching on Aug 20, 2009 at 10:00am at the T.O.P Room, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.

Speakers will be Rep. Raymond Palatino of Kabataan Partylist, invited guests and youth personalities and youth performing groups. The highlight of the program would be the launching of a video for the campaign.

We look forward to your presence in this important event.

In the service of the Filipino youth,

(Sgd.)
Rep. Mong Palatino
Kabataan Party-list

(Sgd.)
Alvin Peters
National Union of Students of the PhilippinesNational President

Paseo gallery presents RM De Leon

2009-08-16T18:18:00.000-07:00

Voters' Education Forum

2009-08-14T00:49:00.000-07:00

Voters' Education Forum

August 20, 2009

9:00am-12:00nn

Sr. Kuniberta Hall, St. Scholastica Manila

Guest Speakers: Juana Change and COMELEC Officials

A thesis output of 4th year Mass Communication students: Trissa Baybayan, Beverly Dimalanta, Sheena Dioneo, Carmela Montero, Franzelle Pangilinanin collaboration with the Communication Society of St. Scholastica's College

UPerture Workshop

2009-08-14T00:44:00.000-07:00

UPerture, the first ever university-based photography organization in UP Manila, invites you to attend the workshop on Photo composition on August 15, 2009 at the College of Arts and Sciences Quadrangle.

The workshop is open to all. There will be a hands on application of the topic after the discussion so please bring your cameras.

See you there!