NEWSLETTER MUSTThe Official Newsletter of Mindanao University of Science & Technology C.M. Recto, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City www.must.edu.ph Special Edition June 2015

“Change alone is not enough. Continuous change leads to complete transformation.”

-- Sen. Alan Peter S. Cayetano Senate Majority Leader Instilling Real Change: The Pilipinas 2020 Vision By Anna Kristine Obina and Daryl Bao (The Trailblazer)

Achieving change has been a long- insufficient in providing enough funds for courses, students strongly assert that it is the sought goal among Filipino visionaries the State Universities and Colleges (SUC’s) “pocket-emptying” fees that hinders their since colonization. Promoting change in the throughout the country. For 15 years, the graduation in college. country is timeless that concrete evidence budget for SUC’s remained stagnant except Pilipinas 20/20, a five-year goal of achieving it seems to be just as vague as for the minimal inflation rate of tuition fees of achieving relevant change, envisions a the future. To create change of what seemed to compensate for students’ need. Thus, change of this disheartening situation. It is to be a culture of timeless declaration of even though the vision and mission of every a transformation that transcends on every campaigns for change, Pilipinas 20/20 was SUC is to be the leading provider of higher Filipino to fulfill a national goal of living in a established. education to the , the sad reality is reformed country where every need is met The educational system in the that these institutions cannot attain these and provided for especially in the educational has certainly developed since the goals. system of the country. ancient times. However, the scholastic system It is the initiative of the Arising from what our national hero of this country has unfortunately not been administrators to increase the tuition fees in Dr. Jose said that the youth are the able to establish an effective and innovative order to meet the needs of the increasing hope of the nation, Pilipinas 20/20 campaign way of educating the Filipino youth that is in number of students. In effect, the students invested on the future leaders of this country par of other countries. found it hard to pay for their supposedly – the student leaders. On its fourth assembly One of the reasons that the students quality education. Despite the fact that last May 29 held at Mindanao University of cannot cope up with the international most of the administrators claimed that the Science and Technology (MUST) Performing standards in terms of contemporary primary reason of the increasing number Arts Theatre (PAT) that was attended by skills and knowledge is the fact that the of drop-outs in SUC’s is that the students student leaders and administrators from financial scheme of the government is cannot withstand the difficulty of the different state universities and colleges in more on page 2... MUST welcomes Hon. Alan Peter S. Cayetano and party! Instilling Real Change... Regions 9, 10, 11, 12, ARMM and CARAGA, Pilipinas 20/20 may just be the start of the participants engaged themselves in the spark that will ignite the hearts of all workshops that will develop them into better Filipinos to strive for a better government. forerunners of the country. “I believe in God’s plan for us, our If every foundation of Pilipinas community, our nation,” Sen. Alan Peter 20/20 is laid right, it is aspired that S. Cayetano said in his message to the better facilities, free quality education, participants as delivered by MUST President environment-friendly communities and the Dr. Ricardo E. Rotoras last May 29. advancement of industries will be achieved. Although the goals of Pilipinas Graduates from standardized and modern 20/20 seemed unattainable in such a short college institutions will then be able to time, it is never impossible that it would compete in the international employment change our outlook on governance that will race. eventually bring the Filipino people into The Philippines have suffered under greater heights. different foreign forces and been siphoned “I believe there is hope. I believe of our natural resources for their nation’s we can be the change. I believe we can needs. Nowadays, it is no different except transform our society.” that the culprits now are our fellow Filipinos.

Senator Cayetano with MUST and PASUC president Dr. Ricardo E. Rotoras. Youth leaders fill the MUST gymnasium.

Upclose and personal with Kuya Alan.

TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s University Visit and Youth Consultative Assembly on Pilipinas 20/20, Perfect Vision for Real Change Over-All Chairperson: Dr. Juana M. De La Rama Chairpersons: Co-Chairperson: Dr. Jo Mark M. Libre Members: Mr. Kenneth T. Asuncion Program: Dr. Jo Mark M. Libre Technical: Mr. Erich Abad Mr. John Lecena Venue: Mr. Allan Rodorocio Marshal/Security/Transpo: Mr. Erik C. Gundran Mr. Jellie Edem Logistics: Mr. Felix Saquilayan Documentation: Ms. Anne Lorraine R. Sitoy Mr. Virgilio Artajo Decoration: Mr. Joel Abratiguin Ushers & Usherettes: Mr. Marc Bacayo Ms. Vanessa M. Maandig Secretariat: Mrs. Fretzie Salado Mr. Jan Rex Tabequero

MUST UPDATE Special Edition Staff: Anne Lorraine Sitoy, Ren Ybañez, KP Hortilano, April Rose Cahucom, Jay Juniel Murcilla, Daryl Bao, and Anna Obina