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For the most part of the university’s existence as a higher institution of learning, policies were crafted and imposed by the Board of Regents (BOR), the highest policy-making body in the university, without the students’ participation. For the longest time, the BOR had no student representative—the university’s largest constituency long subjected to policies they didn’t see coming. Through sustained and … [Link]
bikoy.net » Caroling with Sigma Delta Phi
The brods went caroling with the Sigma Deltans for a few nights last December to raise funds for our projects. We only started practicing a few afternoons beforehand, but I guess we pulled it off. Last year, the brods were caroling by ourselves, so this is a pleasant change. We were able to raise enough funds to kick off our … [Link]
bikoy.net » Defend the OSR Concert
I unfortunately wasn’t able to attend the anti-Charter change rally in Makati last December 12. We in KASAMA sa UP (Katipunan ng mga Sangguniang Mag-aaral sa UP) needed all the manpower we had to set-up and prepare for the Defend the OSR concert that night. The concert was organized by the Office of the Student Regent (OSR) and KASAMA sa … [Link]
bikoy.net » Defend the OSR Video
Ito ‘yung kwelang video na ginawa ng College of Fine Arts Student Council para sa Defend the Office of the Student Regent campaign para sa malaking referendum ngayong January. [Link]
bikoy.net » Uphold Judicial Integrity
My law block (B 2012) organized a forum on judicial integrity dubbed “Law Has a Conscience” last December 12 at the UP Law Center penthouse. The forum takes off from the incident of Meralco vs. GSIS where the integrity of several Court of Appeals justices and the entire judicial system was placed in doubt. Despite being law freshmen, my blockmates … [Link]
bikoy.net » University Convocation
Last December 11, the University Student Council called for a university convocation to discuss pressing campus issues, especially with regards to the Student Regent [Selection Process] Referendum, and to gather inputs form the students on the matter. We were able to request for the campus Chancellor to suspend classes for students that afternoon, so they could freely attend the assembly. … [Link]
bikoy.net » Four months left in USC 08-09
I’m just dumping a few pictures here from our last General Assembly (GA) for this year in the University Student Council last December 8. We went over-time for one hour that night, which is a good thing already–considering we’ve had a GA a few months ago when we went beyond midnight debating and arguing. This time, we were trying to … [Link]
bikoy.net » STAND-UP 12th Anniversary
Under the theme, “Defend Student Rights, Uphold Human Rights,” STAND-UP (Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights - UP) marked its 12th anniversary more than two weeks ago coinciding with the commemoration of International Human Rights Week, an Anti-Charter Change campaign and a campaign to Defend Student Rights and the Office of the Student Regent. On Saturday, December 6, … [Link]
bikoy.net » STAND-UP: Defend Student Rights, Uphold Democratic Rights
There is no room for indifference or fence-sitting, especially when doing so only bolsters a status quo where the rights of many are sacrificed at the altar of narrow interests. The University of the Philippines sits at a unique juncture in history. This year, we, Iskolars ng Bayan, have witnessed the turning points in both the local and the international … [Link]
bikoy.net » Exhausting holidays
After not being able to blog for more than a week, I always find it difficult to restart. The dilemma always is, do I start with the present or do I chronicle down the unwritten past days, chronologically? Do I just dump all the pictures in a blog entry or do I go write down a decent journal entry to … [Link]
bikoy.net » Christmas is our drug
Tumitingkad tuwing kapaskuhan and ‘di pagkakapantay-pantay sa lipunan. ‘Di lahat siguradong merry–at alam ito ng bawat isa. Kaya nga wish tayo nang wish ng Merry Christmas sa isa’t isa. Sana, sa bawat sambit natin ng salitang Merry o Happy ay kalakipang kahilingang mapunta sa ating kapwa ang sa kanya’y nararapat at ang pagnanais na makaambag sa pangyayari nito. Para sa … [Link]
bikoy.net » A heavy Christmas workload
This has got to be my most hectic Christmas season yet. From big campus and national campaigns to extra-curricular functions, and almost none of them related to Christmas. This week, for example, as part of the Defend the Office of the Student Regent campaign of KASAMA sa UP (Katipunan ng mga Sangguniang Mag-aaral sa UP), we’re going to have a … [Link]
bikoy.net » UP Diliman USC: No to Cha-Cha!
No to term extension! No to Charter Change! Join the broad multisectoral inter-faith Anti-Charter Change Mobilization in Makati on Friday, December 12. UP students assembly point is at Palma Hall Lobby at 11:30 AM. [Link]
bikoy.net » Defend the OSR Free Concert
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bikoy.net » STAND-UP at 12: Defend Student Rights, Uphold Human Rights
The STAND-UP (Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights - UP) 12th ANNIVERSARY WEEK-LONG CELEBRATION will be held on December 8-13, 2008 and will culminate in a concert with various mainstream and alternative bands in cooperation with the Office of Student Regent at the UP Sunken Garden. The events during the week are as follows: December 5, Friday: STATE … [Link]
bikoy.net » Another baby in the house
A few weeks ago, a newborn baby found its way to our home, brought in by the childcare agency apparently because the abandoned infant’s supposed foster home backed out the last minute. The baby boy’s the third baby we’re fostering ever since my parents started accommodating abandoned infants. Some of us at home have been waking up in the middle … [Link]
bikoy.net » Upsilon Day of Roses & Pictorial ‘08
One day every November, the resident fellows convene before dawn at Quezon Hall for an annual frat pictorial ala class picture on the occasion of our anniversary. It has to be taken before half past six in the morning because any later than that and the sun would be high enough to wash out the background. We barely made it … [Link]
bikoy.net » Establishing a dictatorship
Some of my colleagues in the University Student Council and I joined the youth rally Tuesday last week to condemn the Arroyo administration’s pronouncements of Charter change and term extension. That was the day before the House of Representatives’ Justice Committee junked the latest attempt to unseat President Arroyo through impeachment. We held a short program with the people at … [Link]
bikoy.net » Block at Mark & Jessa’s Birthday
Right after class two Fridays ago, the block went to some place along Roosevelt to celebrate Jessa & Mark’s birthday. It was a welcome respite, after the incidents that morning. I only spent a few hours with my blockmates, though, because I had to attend meetings back in Vinzons Hall later that afternoon. [Link]
bikoy.net » A Tyrant’s Desperate Attempt
When Press Secretary Jesus Dureza prayed last November 18 in a Cabinet meeting that Gloria Arroyo will continue to lead the country “even beyond 2010,” he actually meant it. The President herself also meant it, even as she pretended to be embarrassed, as the events before and after the prayer indicate that the Charter change is set up once again … [Link]
