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February 6, 2009

UP Students Ratify Student Regent Selection Rules

The referendum for the selection rules of the Student Regent has finally concluded successfully after months of logistical preparations and campaigns, of bitter debates and divisive partisan propaganda. The iskolar ng bayan can now be assured that we will be able to select our sole representative to the Board of Regents in a month or two to uphold our interests amidst intensifying schemes of commercialization and amidst threats of new rounds of tuition and laboratory fee increases.

We have once again proven that students united will never be defeated. Here’s to greater victory in defending our rights!

UP Campus YES % NO %
UP Baguio 1,680 98.4 14 0.8
UP Diliman 7,147 63.2 4,031 35.6
UP Diliman in Pampanga 371 90.9 29 7.1
UP Los Banos 4,025 79.5 982 19.4
UP Manila 1,500 54.5 1,243 45.1
UP Manila in Baler, Aurora 54 93.1 3 5.7
UP Manila in Palo, Leyte 105 68.2 42 27.3
UP Mindanao 737 98.4 4 0.5
UP Open University 54 64.3 18 21.4
UP Visayas Cebu College 767 90.7 74 8.8
UP Visayas Iloilo City 532 94.7 23 4.1
UP Visayas Miag-ao 878 89.7 71 7.3
UP Visayas Tacloban 403 61.4 249 38.0
TOTAL 18,253 72.1 6,783 26.8
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December 30, 2008

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.

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December 27, 2008

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 arena; turning points that have introduced rapid changes that rippled across the country and into the university. From the Wall Street meltdown to the UP centennial, these shifts define the juncture in which the Philippines and UP is imbricated, and in this decisive moment, the Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights – UP (STAND-UP) reaffirms and invigorates its principles — to serve the students and the wide majority of the Filipino people. This year calls for nothing less than the most steadfast commitment to the students’ rights and the larger interests of the people.

But while this tumultuous year draws to a close, the critical hour of dissent is far from over.

In its centennial year, UP has much to be proud of. Within the university’s grounds, cries for social transformation have propelled the politicization of entire generations, giving birth to a social movement that tirelessly clamored for national emancipation from the Marcos dictatorship and from neoliberal policies. It is this tradition of critical dissent which STAND-UP continues to uphold, leaving no room for neutrality or passivity.

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