PhilippineCollegian Nº 01 13 Hun 07 Opisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas - Diliman
news | 04 STFAP bracketing results in UPD alone reveal that a Congress total of 596 out of 667 freshmen STFAP applicants shelves UP or around 89 percent will be shouldering the tuition increase, and only a few will receive full tuition charter bill The bill, containing subsidy and stipends, as of June 4. News | 03 contentious provisions, failed to be ratified as Congress adjourned on June 7
features | 08 Institutional Memory The Philippine Collegian and 85 years without apologies
kultura | 06-07 This Side UP Suyurin ang iba’t- ibang sulok ng ating 100-taong gulang na unibersidad
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On its 85th year, the Philippine Collegian looks back at eight decades of headlines that saw print on its and sent ripples within and outside the university.
19 hun 2001 | 01 More private school studes apply for UPD
About two-thirds of UPCAT examinees who applied for Diliman came from private high schools yet public school students still account for more than half of those who qualified for admission. Of the 41,923 applicants, 65.7% were from private schools while 34.3% were from public schools. PhilippineCollegian Ika-85 taon Blg. 01 Miyerkules 13 Hun 07
Sa pagpanig, walang paumanhin
Walang habas ang demolisyon Editoryal sa kabahayan sa mga komunidad ng UP upang bigyang-daan ang ay paalala’t babalang mga komersyal na proyekto ng tangan ang Philippine pamantasan. Collegian sa kanyang Papataas naman ang bilang ng pagbabalik sa mga mga kaso ng pagpatay at pagdu- Mmag-aaral ng pamantasan. kot sa mga aktibistang kritikal
Mahirap buksan ang bagong sa rehimeng Arroyo. Mag-iisang piya constantino termino ng Collegian sa pamamagi- taon nang nawawala ang dala- tan ng mga pasintabi’t paumanhin, wang estudyante ng UP na hini- lalo’t higit sa pagpapaliwanag kung hinalang dinukot ng militar sa bakit hindi regular na lumabas Hagonoy, Bulacan. Nananatiling ang mga isyu ng pahayagan noong uhaw ang mga pesante sa tunay na nakaraang taon. Labas pa sa debate repormang pang-agraryo habang kung ang 85-taong gulang na insti- patuloy ang pagkamal ng tubo ng tusyong pang-mag-aaral na ito ay mga panginoong maylupa. Malayo ahensya ng gobyerno o hindi, isang pa ang lalakbayin ng laban para prinsipyadong pakikitunggali ang sa mas mataas na sahod ng mga Walang ingisda, manggagawa, maralitang pahayagan ang kasaysayan sa sinuong ng nakaraang patnugutan manggagawang sinisikil ng kapi- pasintabing taga-lungsod, kabataan, kababai- ganitong mga uri ng lunan. han, bakla at lesbyana. At sa harap ng daluyong ng upang igiit ang kanyang kalayaan talistang interes. ilalathala sa nagsasariling paglilimbag at Ang mga talang ito ng simbo- Higit sa lahat, primaryang isinu- krisis na sumasalimpad sa loob pamamahala sa pahayagan. liko at literal na karahasan ang sa kanyang sulong ng Collegian ang interes at labas ng pamantasan, muling Magkagayunman, pinasisina– materyal na kondisyong iniinu- mga ng mga mag-aaral laban sa mga inilalapit ang Collegian sa kanyang yaan ang bagong terminong ito ng gan ng pag-iral ng pahayagan. pahina ang mekanismong pinagmumukhang mga tagapaglimbag sa pama- paalala sa kanyang mambabasa na At sa mga banta ng ganitong tipo mga tala ng popular ngunit sa dulo’y tinatang- magitan ng iba’t ibang lunsaran. ang dyaryong kanila ngayong bitbit ng kaligiran, ang manahimik at kaapihan, galan ang kabataan ng kanilang Maglulunsad ang patnugutan ng ay iniluwal ng mahaba-maiksing magkibit-balikat na lamang ang ng paglaban batayang karapatan sa edukasyon. mga forum, diskusyon, palihan, Pangunahin na ang kabalintunaan kumperensya, alternatibong pakikipaglaban para sa interes ng pinakamabigat na kasalanan. at pana- kanyang tanging tagapaglimbag: Sa ganitong pagposisyon hina- sa pagtataas ng matrikula sa isang klase at iba pa, na inaasahang ang mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad hawan ng Collegian ang landas naig, ng pampublikong institusyon gaya ng makapagbibigay ng malalimang ng Pilipinas. Sa harap ng mga tungo sa pagbuo ng haraya ng pagsulong UP at ang mapanlinlang na STFAP, pagtalakay sa mga napapanahong pwersang naglalayong gumupo sa paglaya at pagpapalaya, na at pagpa- na base sa mga inisyal na datos isyu. Maliban pa sa lingguhang kanyang paninindigang kakabit na walang pag-aatubiling itatang- patuloy. ay napatunayang kaparaanan paglabas ng mga balita, lathalain, ng kasaysayan ng pamantasan at hal sa dambana ng katuparan. Walang lamang para pagkakitaan ang mga opinyon at ilustrasyon, ipina- maging ng lipunan, nagpapatuloy Ipinagpapatuloy ng kasalukuy- pauman- estudyante at bigyang-katuwiran palagay na ang mga interaktibong ang pagtataas ng mga bayarin. gawaing ito ay magbibigay porma ang pangangailangang pumanig at ang patnugutan ang kritikal at hin itong bumalikwas. mapanuring pagpanig sa mga Ililimbag sa bawat artikulo ng sa tila abstraktong mga konsepto Subalit kasabay ng paalala ang isyung nananalasa sa loob, at papanig Collegian ang walang pagpapau- sa mga artikulo. paghahapag ng babala: ang maiitim lalo’t higit sa labas, ng kulungan sa mga manhin at subersibong pagkiling Sa huli, hindi magbabago ang na ulap ng tag-ulan ay nagbabadya ng silid-aralan. Itinatakwil nito digmaa’t sa kabutihan ng mas nakararami. tunguhin ng Collegian sa kanyang ng hindi magandang kaganapan sa ang mapanghating ilusyon ng karahasang Ngunit lagi’t lagi, hungkag ang pagtangan at pagbandila sa alter- loob at labas ng pamantasan. pluralismo, na sa katotohana’y nagaganap retorikang hindi idinarang sa natibong uri ng pamamahayag. Ipinatupad na sa mga bagong lohika lamang ng mga naghaha- sa loob at apoy ng praktika, kaya’t hindi Walang pasintabing ilalathala mangingimi ang Collegian na sa kanyang mga pahina ang mga mag-aaral ng unibersidad ang ring-uri sa pagpapanatili ng status labas ng halos 300 porsyentong pagtaas quo at nagsisilibing lambong sa bumaba mula sa kanyang tuktok tala ng kaapihan, ng paglaban at sa matrikula, habang papaba- mga mapang-aping istruktura uniber- na opisina at makiisa sa mga laban pananaig, ng pagsulong at pagpa- dibuho: jether amar. ba ang bilang ng mga mag-aaral sa lipunan. Tinutuligsa nito ang sidad. ng mamamayan. Nakasandig ang patuloy. Walang paumanhin itong ng mga kursong “hindi popular” walang patumanggang pandara- pahayagan sa paniniwalang higit papanig sa mga digmaa’t karaha- (sang-ayon sa mga kahingian ng has ng estado sa lehitimong mga na nakapangyayari ang kolek- sang nagaganap sa loob at labas kapitalistang pamilihan) gaya ng pagkilos na nagsusulong ng tunay tibong pagkilos, at pinakama- ng unibersidad. mga aralin sa Kolehiyo ng Arte at na pagbabago. Nananatili ang halaga pa rin ang mga leksyong Sapagkat ang pahayagan ay Literatura. Hindi pa rin naibabalik paninindigang magsilbi sa mga iginuguhit sa lansangan. Kaya’t lunan din ng mga tunggalian, at kung kinakailangan, aktibong karuwagan ang hindi pagsuong sa
ang malaking bilang ng mga janitor sektor na malaon nang iginapos sa tungkol sa pabalat ng UP na tinanggal sa trabaho. laylayan: mga magsasaka, mang- pag-aaralan ng mga kasapi ng mga laban.
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According to the Atanacio outs. The only campuses which Alaysa Tagumpay Escandor and stipends. As of June 4, a total committee, which proposed to recorded a freshmen enrolment and Victor Gregor Limon of 1,004 freshmen have applied for rebracket the STFAP, the imple- rate of more than 50 percent were closure STFAP, and the OSSS has assigned mentation of the TFI may provide Diliman and Manila, each with brackets to only 667. an incentive for more freshmen to 69.13 and 54.88 percent of UPCAT Mini U. Soriano espite intense opposi- In the bracketing results, a apply for tuition subsidy. enrollees respectively. tion from students and total of 596 freshmen applicants Los Baños and Mindanao cam- other members of the Unresolved debate aced with a petition from or around 89 percent were classi- puses registered the lowest turn- UP community, the ap- residents to open the dor- fied under Brackets A, B, and C. With hundreds of freshmen ap- outs, with 16.67 and 16.76 percent, Dproved 300 percent tuition and mitory for this semester Moreover, 71 students, or about plying under the new STFAP, former respectively. other fee increase (TFI) pushed due to insufficient reloca- 10.5 percent of the applicants, will Faculty Regent Roland Simbulan Moreover, data from the OUR Ftion for qualified Narra residents, through with its first implementa- be paying the old tuition rates, describes the bracketing scheme reveal that 1,331 UPD freshmen tion on incoming freshmen this the UP Administration decided to as a “guise” for collecting “more have either deferred or failed to year. According to the Office of suspend its planned closure of the money in the form of tuition.” Ac- confirm for enrolment as of June the University Registrar (OUR), Table I: New UP tuition rates Narra Residence Hall (Narra). cording to him, the collapse of the 6. This forms about 34.7 per - some 2,737 freshmen are cov- Bracket Group I Group II Vice Chancellor for Student Af- nine brackets into five will cause cent of the total 3,825 UPCAT UPD ered by the said increase as of (Diliman, (Baguio, fairs Elizabeth Enriquez endorsed Manila, Los Mindanao, anomalous bracketing: students qualifiers. June 4. Banos) San from “poorer families” being as- in May the closure of Narra, an Fernando, To explain the low turn-out, Likewise, the new Socialized Visayas) undergraduate dormitory for signed to higher brackets. University Registrar Pamela Con- Tuition and Financial Assis- male students, as it is no longer A P1,500 P1,000 For instance, students who stantino says students may have tance Program (STFAP), which habitable and needs massive might have been classified under opted to study in other colleges will determine the tuition rate B 1,000 600 rehabilitation. Brackets 2 to 4 in the old STFAP, and that offered them scholarships, students will pay as well as the In a series of ocular inspec- C 600 400 are thus exempt from tuition fees, are closer to their respective prov- stipends they will receive, was will now fall under Bracket D. tion, the Office of the Campus D 300 200 inces or have more affordable implemented. As of press time, Architect (OCA) recommended Meanwhile, around 400 par- tuition. 1,004 freshmen have applied E 0 0 that the 55 year-old dormitory be ents of freshmen joined the Stu- Several degree programs in for STFAP to avail of tuition dis- totally renovated as its exposed dents and Parents for Accessible Diliman also registered a zero counts, Office of Scholarships continued on p.4 Table II: Bracketing results of and Relevant Education in UP continued on p.4 and Student Services (OSSS) new STFAP (as of June 4, 2007) (SPARE UP), a system-wide al- records show. liance of parents and students Bracket No. of Percent (%) Desaparecidos Freshmen who did not apply Freshmen campaigning against the TFI and will automatically pay the base A 28 4.0 the new STFAP. tuition of P1,000 to P1,500 per Student Regent Terry Ridon B 118 18.0 unit, depending on the annual said SPARE UP is presently dis- family income and asset quan- C 450 67.5 cussing the possibility of cre- tities they reported on their UP D 61 9.0 ating a scholarship fund for needy College Entrance Admission freshmen who cannot afford the E 10 1.5 Test (UPCAT) application. tuition rates assigned to them by Under the new STFAP, stu- Total 667 100.0 STFAP, while ultimately pushing dents will be grouped into five for the junking of both TFI and socio-economic brackets. The Table III: Bracketing the new STFAP. new tuition rates will affect results of old STFAP those students qualified under Prohibitive costs (as of May 21, 2007) Brackets A, B, and C. Even as the debate on the new Those under Bracket D will Bracket No. of Percent (%) STFAP continues, the high tuition Upperclass pay the old rate of P300 per unit Students rates have already prevented some UPCAT qualifiers from enrolling in for Group I campuses and P200 9 107 36.0 per unit for Group II. Bracket E UPD. qualifiers will be provided 100 8 11 3.7 Ilizel Retita, an UPCAT qualifier percent tuition subsidy plus a 7 28 9.4 from Iligan, for example, did not enrol in UP because her family standard stipend. (see table I) 6 38 12.8 cannot afford the tuition rates. Rhetorics 5 52 17.5 In an interview, Retita said that In an earlier statement, UP 4 38 12.8 while she applied for the STFAP, President Emerlinda Roman “I didn’t check the results since 3 16 5.4 said the students’ bracket even if I can avail [myself of] the assignment is computed ac- 2 2 0.7 scholarship, the expenses will still cording to their families’ 1 5 1.7 be way too much.” She was classi- “ability to pay.” fied under Bracket C. Total 297 100.0 Roman claims that the main When asked what she thought objective of the new bracketing about the TFI, she replied: “It’s scheme “is to provide a safety net while only ten students, or 1.5 such a surprise… [UP] is sup- for the most economically under- percent, are granted full tuition posed to be for intelligent people privileged of students” who cannot subsidy. (see table II) in the lower classes…It’s a shame afford the increase in tuition. Upperclassmen, on the other how they increased the tuition Furthermore, Roman stresses hand, can still apply for tuition [such] that intelligent students the “important features” of the subsidies under the old STFAP. in the lower classes can’t afford new STFAP which supposedly Under this system, there are nine [it] anymore.” improve the old one. This in- brackets available, with brackets 1 Ilizel passed the cut-off score cludes “wider stipend coverage to 5 receiving full tuition subsidy. for the College of Science in UPD. and higher stipend rates for quali- As of May 21, 297 upperclassmen However, she now studies at Min- fied students.” have been assigned brackets, 38 danao State University-Institute Under the new STFAP, brackets percent of which are exempt from of Industrial Technology, taking are determined through factors tuition fees and will receive corre- up BS Electronics and Commu- such as household appliances, sponding benefits (see table III). nications Engineering. family income and attributes like Applications for both new and Despite this, studying “in a relatives’ occupation. old STFAP are open even after school as prestigious as UP” re- n Linda Cadapan speaks outside the Court of Appeals after the court dismissed the petition for writ of habeas corpus for abducted daughter Sherlyn, fellow UP the registration period. Once the mains one of her dreams. “I really The real score students’ brackets are announced student Karen Empeño and farmer Manuel Merino. The three were abducted want to study [in UP] if I will only June last year in Hagonoy, Bulacan where the two students were conducting However, STFAP bracketing after enrolment, those entitled be given a chance.” their research. New witnesses have recently reported seeing Cadapan in the results in UP Diliman (UPD) alone to subsidies and stipends will be Central Luzon regions. Alanah Torralba Philippine Collegian | Miyerkules 13 Hun 07 Congress shelves UP charter bill
Jecel Censoro mittee on June 4 and ratified by formation of a UP System Assembly istrative personnel, as well as the administrative and corporate Senate on June 6. Lack of quorum as a consultative body to the BOR reduction of Malacañang appoin- functions, but will also now be in the House of Representatives’ (UPSA) composed of elected rep- tees from three to five. allowed to implement mecha- ontaining contentious last session before it adjourned, resentatives from the administra- The BOR is currently composed nisms for the outright selling of provisions giving the however, resulted in the shelving tive staff, students, faculty and of 12 members: the chair of Com- UP lands and research projects to Board of Regents (BOR) of the bill, which seeks to replace alumni from the seven constituent mission on Higher Education as raise revenues, and to enter into more fiscal autonomy UP ’s 100-year old charter. universities of UP. The bill also re- the chair, the UP president as joint ventures, long term leases, Cand exempting UP faculty from The reconciled version con- duces the number of Malacanang the vice-chair, the chairs of the fully-owned subsidiaries and the Salary Standardization Law tains mostly provisions from SB appointees from five to three. Senate Committee on Education, securitizations. (SSL), the UP charter bill failed to 1833 or “An Act to Strengthen UP Arts and Culture and of the House Exemption from the SSL, which be ratified as Congress adjourned as the National University” like Contentious provisions Committee on Higher and Tech- specifies salary levels for all gov- on June 7. SSL exemption and the granting The proposed UP Charter re- nical Education, the UP Alumni ernment employees, meanwhile, The pending UP Charter bill of corporate powers to the BOR, tains the BOR structure, save for Association president, faculty allows UP to freely fix the faculty’s is a reconciled version of Senate UP ’s highest policymaking body. a few changes such as the addi- regent, student regent, and five compensation. Bill (SB) 1833 and House Bill HB 5008 or “An Act to Strengthen tion of a staff regent to represent appointed regents of the Presi- (HB) 5008 which was drawn by UP as the Premier State Univer- full-time permanent research and dent of the Philippines. Opposing views the bicameral conference com- sity,” meanwhile, pushes for the extension personnel and admin- The board will also retain its The shelving of the UP Charter Bill drew opposing reactions from Dahas: 19 taon ng CARP its critics, like the All-UP Workers UP Admin... from p.3 Union (AUPWU), the All-UP Aca- demic Employees Union (AU- electrical wirings and termite- PAEU), and the Office of the Stu- infested roofs pose threat to resi- dent Regent, and its proponents, dents. According to OCA Director led by UP President Emerlinda Fernando Germar, Narra’s dismal Roman. condition requires immediate AUPWU President Clodualdo action as “hazards can strike Cabrera said the shelving of the anytime.” bill gives UP the chance to pursue Narra House Council Auditor a progressive charter that will en- Jonard Roperez said that during sure UP ’s being a state university the super typhoon Milenyo in Sep- for people. tember 2006, a roof in Wing 4-A, “Ito na ang pagkakataon na which was unoccupied by students, magbabago tayo ng charter pero was carried by a strong wind. “ The dapat demokratiko at para sa incident, which was checked by lahat ng sector. Hindi ito dapat the Campus Maintenance Office, madaliin dahil minsan lang ito triggered the series of inspections mangyari after 100 years,” Ca- of Narra,” Roperez said. brera said. Relocation Student Regent Terry Ridon In the partial list of qualified also expressed rejoice at the bill’s dormers issued on May 25 by the shelving, saying there was no Office of Student Housing (OSH), substantial system-wide con- 39 qualified Narra residents were sultation done prior to the bill’s placed in Ipil Residence Hall formulation and that provisions (Ipil), a coed dormitory for grad- pertaining to appointing sectoral uate students. representatives in the BOR have Enriquez, OSH Officer-in- yet to be included. Charge Ruby Alcantara, and Dor- “Dapat pang-academic at re- mitory Admissions Committee search ang maging purpose ng charter kung saan democratized Chair Corazon Rodriguez, iden- n Karahasan ang sumalubong sa pagsulong ng mga magsasaka ng Timog Katagalugan at Gitnang Luzon sa Mendiola, ang education at may adequate tified on June 5 an unoccupied Maynila noong Hunyo 8 upang kundenahin ang Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), na nasa ika-19 nang basement in the International taon ng pagpapatupad. Ayon sa pag-aaral ng Kagawaran ng Repormang Agraryo noong Abril 2006, tumuon lamang ang safeguard, na ang purpose ng Center, a dormitory mostly for CARP sa pamamahagi ng lupa at hindi sa pagbibigay ng suporta sa mga magsasaka at pagtiyak sa kaangkupan ng lupa pagbabago ay para sa Iskolar ng sa pagsasaka. Juan Paolo Versoza foreign students and for some Bayan,” Ridon said. Filipinos, as relocation for 70 Prof. Judy Taguiwalo, president other qualified Narra residents. the worst-case scenario. over old residents of Ipil. Higher... from p.3 of the AUPAEU, also expressed The CMO then transferred 70 As of press time, qualified However, Alcantara declined concern that the new charter will beds, tables, and chairs from Narra residents who will either to give any comment, saying that turn-out, failing to attract any push UP further towards commer- Narra to IC. occupy the IC basement or remain the OSH is still deliberating on enrollees during the confirma- cialization given the extension of The UP administration, how- in Narra are yet to be identified dorm issues. tion period for original qualifiers the BOR’s corporate powers. ever, decided to defer Narra’s by the OSH. Enriquez also said slots in dor- of UPCAT. These are BA Filipino, While recognizing that the closure, as available slots in Ipil “Since there will be some Narra mitories are a scarce resource and BA Araling Pilipino, and BA Ma- salary of the UP faculty should in- and IC are still insufficient to ac- residents who will not be qualified that the UP administration should likhaing Pagsulat sa Filipino. deed be increased, Taguiwalo dis- commodate would-be-qualified for a dormitory admission, they be objective in giving them to the In an interview, Professor Vina closed that government agencies Narra residents for dormitory will most likely settle in boarding “most deserving students.” Paz, chairperson of the Departa- enjoying SSL exemption imple- accomodation. houses and pay a high-cost lodging Narra residents to be acco- mento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng mented salary increases through As requested by Enriquez, rate,” Conrad Lacsina, Narra modated in Ipil and IC will be Pilipinas, described such trend commercial ventures. Germar identified parts of Narra House Council chair, added. charged the Narra lodging rate of as “normal” because the Filipino Roman, meanwhile, vowed to that remain “relatively safe” so P175 per month for a year. How- language is not popular to begin continue engaging in aggressive Displaced Ipil dormers that they could still be occupied ever, should they opt to stay in with. campaign and lobbying in Con- Meanwhile, Ipil residents who by Narra residents. Wings 1 and these dorms beyond a year, they She maintained however that gress for the bill’s passage. were qualified and displaced in 2 of Narra whose roofs were re- would be charged Ipil’s monthly such a trend does not necessarily “There is really nothing to Ipil under the new dorm admis- placed and are less termite-in- rate of P350 and IC’s P800. Ac- mean that the department faces rejoice about [because] we are sion rule questioned Alcantara fested were identified relatively cording to Enriquez, “[that would the danger of being closed due back to square one in the next on June 8 about the 39 slots and safe for habitation. be] in consideration of the urgent to low enrolment turn-out, since Congress,” she said. the priority allegedly given by the Narra dorm manager Romeo situation.” there remains a need for the Fili- OSH to qualified Narra residents Bernardo confirmed that the two pino as our national language. Narra wings can house 110 quali- fied Narra residents. According to Enriquez, al- lowing residents to inhabit Narra Gusto mo bang isulat ang pinakamagandang balita sa buong buhay mo? for one semester, as an adjust- Akyat na sa Kulê at mag-exam sa seksyong Ba(k)lita! Magdala ng bolpen at dalawang bluebook, at hanapin si Mel Tiangco. Dali! ment period for relocation, will be Philippine Collegian | Miyerkules 13 Hun 07 Banta ng pagbaklas Theater students slam withholding of reg mats
n Mahigit sampung The group questioned a policy armadong “blue DUP requires on required ticket sale, where guard” at UPD police ang nagsimula ng payment of all tickets given to students are demolisyon sa Pook considered sold. One student de- Amorsolo noong collectibles before scribed the policy as an “outright Mayo 22. Agaran extortion” and a “fallback” for itong tinutulan ng enrolment mga residente at DUP should its plays flop. nanawagan sila para sa John Alliage Morales “Nagkakaroon daw kami ng ac- karapatan sa disenteng countabilities dahil hindi namin pabahay at pagtigil ng nabebenta lahat ang ticket at pananakot sa kanilang group of Theater ma- komunidad. hindi raw namin naire-remit ang ambag na litrato jors decried the with- mga official receipt (OR) sa ta- holding of registra- mang oras,” University Student tion materials of about Council (USC) Councilor and The- A“90 percent” of Theater students ater major Jay del Rosario said. by the Department of Speech The Theater students cited Demolisyon sa Amorsolo, Communication and Theater Arts instances when DUP heads and (DSCTA) until the students settle managers refused to honor ORs iligal ayon sa mga residente their accounts incurred during despite knowing that such ma- theater productions. terials were actually bought and The group, which requested used in the production, or when anonymity fearing administration they shell out their own money reprisal, exposed that students to buy materials but are discour- Kristoffer C. Reyes lokasyon, pagpapakilala ng mga widening ng Metropolitan Manila tauhang magsasagawa nito at Development Authority. are “forced” to pay “questionable aged to get the refund because of pagpapakita ng opisyal ng lokal Sa liham ng USC na ipinadala accountabilities,” ranging from the long-drawn reimbursement atlong kabahayan ang gini- na pamahalaan. kay Gregorio noong Mayo 23, P100 to P33,000 per student, to procedure in DUP. ba umano ng Task Force “ Walang consultation at plano nabanggit na noong Abril 10 pa Dulaang UP (DUP) before they Rosario said that during en- UP (TFUP) nang walang ng relocation… dapat talagang ipinaabot sa mga residente ang could enrol for this semester. rolment, a “DUP hold” list is re- malinaw na court order sa ma-revoke ang order ng demo- babala ng demolisyon. Anila, wala DUP, run by UP professors and leased which contains the names TPook Amorsolo, Brgy. UP Campus lition ng OVCCA (Office of the na dapat mangyaring demolisyon employees, is the official non- of students who have account- noong tanghali ng Mayo 22. Vice Chancellor for Community 30 araw matapos ibaba ang ba- profit theater organization of UP abilities and whose registration Matatagpuan ang Pook Amor- Affairs) kasi nahaharass na ang bala, batay sa RA 7279. and the production arm of DSCTA. materials will thus be withheld. A solo sa C.P. Garcia, di-kalayuan mga tao sa Amorsolo,” ani USC Samantala, hindi pa sinasagot A clearance from DUP is needed document obtained by the Colle- mula sa College of Fine Arts. Councilor Sarah Cabrera, tag- ni VCCA Grace Gregorio ang before students could go on with gian, however, did not specify the Ayon kay Grace Lim, residente atipon ng TFAD. liham na ipinadala ng konseho. their enrolment. nature of such collectibles. ng nasabing lugar at pangulo Ani All-UP Workers Union Vice Tumanggi ring magbigay ng pa- Required course The Collegian tried to reach ng Task Force Anti-Demoli- President Noli Anoos, isinagawa hayag si Gregorio ukol sa sinabi the DUP administration, but DUP The students said that Theater tion (TFAD) na binubuo ng mga ang demolisyon sa Pook Amorsolo ng USC. managing director Teresa Paula de 110, a practicum course taken apektadong residente, walang upang gawing relokasyon ng mga Laman rin ng liham na ito ang Luna and theater manager Manuel for three consecutive semesters, naipakitang court order na mag- residenteng maaapektuhan ng pagtutol sa planong demolisyon, Casalan refused to comment on requires them to take part in two sasaad na ligal ang isinagawang demolisyon sa mga komunidad ng pagkundena sa sistema ng opera- these allegations, saying they DUP plays every semester as pro- demolisyon ng mga pulis, dahilan Ricarte, Palaris at Dagohoy (RI- syon ng TFUP at paglaban para sa are not the “proper authority” to duction staff. DUP plays are funded upang ito’y ihinto. PADA). Matatandaang apektado karapatan sa paninirahan ng mga by the UP administration. continued on p.10 “Na-harass kami sa ginawa ang RIPADA sa planong C-5 road residente ng Amorsolo. ng mga pulis. Wala na nga silang demolition order, armado pa ng mga baril,” ani Lim. Dagdag ng University Student Council (USC), UP workers union pushes for cash, fringe benefits nilabag ng TFUP ang Omnibus Election Code na nagbabawal sa employees in UP. Aside from financial incentives, relationship of UP and its ad- pagdadala ng armas sa panahon Angelo Muñiz and Victor The existing negotiations the amended CNA also advances ministrative employees, the CNA ng eleksyon. Gregor Limon agreement signed in 2002 expired additional non-financial benefits determines the employees’ rights Ayon pa kay Lim, hindi nagpak- on April 19, and the amended for UP employees like safeguards and other benefits except for the ilala ang mga pulis na pumunta sa he All-UP Workers Union CNA, if approved, shall take effect against gender discrimination salary, which is subject to the kanilang lugar. “ Wala silang suot (AUPWU) is pushing for until 2011. and additional sickness leaves Salary Standardization Law. na mga nametag, nakilala lang additional financial bene- especially for women employees. namin dun si Capt. Villaluna,” fits and rights for adminis- Workers’ benefits The proposed CNA also recog- Election of official aniya. Ttrative employees in UP through its Among the demands contained representative union nizes the right of the union to Tinangkang kunin ng Collegian Clodualdo Cabrera, president proposed Collective Negotiations in the proposed CNA is a P20,000 directly represent employees in ang panig ni Capt. Ruben Villaluna of AUPWU, however, said the ne- Agreement (CNA) forwarded to incentive for every worker once cases of employee movement like ng UP Diliman Police na nanguna gotiations between the union and the UP administration on Febru- the new CNA is signed. In 2002, reorganization. sa demolisyon, subalit wala siya the UP administration were tem- ary 14. the first CNA provided for a P5,000 Meanwhile, Vice President for sa kanyang opisina. porarily halted due to a petition The proposed agreement, signing incentive. Legal Affairs Marvic Leonen, the Ayon sa USC, nilabag umano for Certification Election filed which is an amendment of the The proposed CNA includes chief negotiating officer of the ng mga pulis ang Republic Act with the Bureau of Labor Relations existing CNA, was drafted after a an additional annual subsidy of UP administration on the CNA, (RA) 7279 o Urban Development (BLR) by a group identified as the series of conferences conducted two sacks of rice, from only two refused to give his opinion on the Housing Act of 1992, kung saan Organization of Non-Academic by the AUPWU chapters in Dil- sacks in the old CNA, as well as CNA as he is still waiting for the nakasaad ang mga probisyon Personnel in UP (ONAPUP). iman, Los Baños, and Manila. a centennial bonus not less than outcome of the negotiation. ukol sa pagsasagawa ng demoli- The AUPWU and the UP ad- AUPWU, a 5000-strong labor or- P20,000, P5,000 for medical as- The UP administration and syon gaya ng takdang araw ng ministration have already started ganization, is the official union sistance, and retirement benefits its employees first entered into demolisyon, konsultasyon, re- amounting to P20,000. that represents all administrative a CNA in 1995. Governing the continued on p.9
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peyups, ikaw pa rin ang nananatiling bida. nananatiling ang rin pa ikaw peyups,
Pero sa likod ng mga pagdiriwang at krisis sa pangaraw-araw na eksenang eksenang na pangaraw-araw sa krisis at pagdiriwang mga ng likod sa Pero
saan-saang sulok sa UP at makakikilala ng mga sikat na personalidad dito. dito. personalidad na sikat mga ng makakikilala at UP sa sulok saan-saang
UP sa summer summer UP sa selebrasyon inarayong D 23 na 10am to 3pm na lang ang ang lang na 3pm to 10am na
ibabagsak sa UP. Fragile at kailangan (daw) ingatan. Mapupunta ka sa kung kung sa ka Mapupunta ingatan. (daw) kailangan at Fragile UP. sa ibabagsak
uendia noon noon uendia B ly E ni ajor M 32 ve kapag kapag ve A . U sa lumilitaw UP ng station radio ariling S 1 SC ng tapsilog na ikat S 21
UP ga mutated na halamang halamang na mutated ga M 13 Kung isa kang baguhang iskolar ng bayan, para kang isang paketeng paketeng isang kang para bayan, ng iskolar baguhang kang isa Kung DOWN DOWN pangalan pangalan
aboritong basahin ng taga- ng basahin aboritong P 30 baboy baboy bulaklak at punongkahoy ang ang punongkahoy at bulaklak
iliman iliman D UP sa iliman D UP ng ery/dumpsite 12 2 pesos manok, 4 pesos pesos 4 manok, pesos 2 12 anging dorm na hindi hindi na dorm anging T 20
inakamahirap na kurso raw raw kurso na inakamahirap P 25 maliban sa mga rally rally mga sa maliban UP sa ating artificial forest/nurs artificial ating D 34 - un un R blation O ng eophytes N 18
blation blation O ng inakamaingay na kaganapan kaganapan na inakamaingay P 11 palapag at keyboard sa loob loob sa keyboard at palapag ldg. ldg. B ath M
umikha umikha L olentino, T ______24 hallic symbol na may pitong pitong may na symbol hallic P 33 ble ble O na orihinal ang anging jeep na dumadaan sa sa dumadaan na jeep anging T 17
UP ng border sa UP taga- usali kung saan nakatago nakatago saan kung usali G 9 ssociation ssociation A lumni A
opular na inuman/tambayan inuman/tambayan na opular P 22 taon taon mga ng testpaper pisong ciences ciences S and rts A of ollege C 10
UP ng logo nasa na kalayaan pisyal na tig-dalawang tig-dalawang na pisyal O 31 ition ng mga freshies ngayong ngayong freshies mga ng ition all all H Vinzons
imbolo ng katalinuhan at at katalinuhan ng imbolo S 19 tu ng pagtaas ng orsyento P 7 iliman iliman D UP sa gusali - ampos, alamat ng ng alamat ampos, C luminado I 8
UP ng rounds G arade P una L eneral G 6 sa sa pinakamatatandang pinakamatatandang sa sa I 29 UP sa tawag na lang S 5
sa lupain lupain sa CBN - ABS ng tinayo I 16 ib L ain M ng kapag gabi gabi kapag UP sa tay ACROSS ACROSS
ight creatures na nagbaban na creatures ight N 28 UP ng campuses ng ilang B 15 gilid magkabilang sa ayop H 4 -
iliman iliman D UP ng oviehouse M 27 kiosks kiosks curls curvaceous ng model premyo! may ay kasagutan
ng’g ng’g E patungong AS resident na na resident P UP Kasalukuyang 3 na sa mga nirerentahang nirerentahang mga sa na mga may kopyang ang bitbit Kule
aanang tumatagos mula sa sa mula tumatagos aanang D 26 aming ______aming N UP 2 anininda na inilipat inilipat na anininda M UP mga unang limang freshie na aakyat sa sa aakyat na freshie limang unang
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Th e Philippine Collegian and 85 Years without Apologies
College Folio Frank Lloyd Tiongson with Carlos Romulo tors. Some, however, also chose trious tradition of the publication as editor. Eventually, in 1922, the the path of anonymity and took up The pages of and align it with its own inter- Philippine Collegian was born with arms in the struggle for national pretation of the issues hounding o single memory can Wenceslao Vinzons as the first liberation in the secluded regions newsprint a UP the University and the society in adequately recount 85 editor in chief. of the Philippine countryside. general. Every term formulates its years of institutional Former editors and staff of the These accounts, however, are student holds own thrust, or a paradigm with history. With more than publication would distinguish not mere instances of institutional which the current staff would Neight decades of changing for- themselves in the field of politics, narcissism. Understanding the every week compose their articles. mats, commitments, and staff, journalism, art, literature, as well Collegian’s history is to disclaim In a University which hosts a threading the Philippine Colle- as business. To cite, Leonardo any supercilious presumption are the result myriad of competing discourses, gian’s memory lane is indeed no Quisumbing and Reynato Puno, of providence. The tradition and committing to a thrust meant walk in the park. both stalwarts of the Supreme reputation that the publication of material sharpening stances and engaging It is easier, of course, to refer Court, were former Collegian edi- holds are material consequences. in principled debate. The Colle- to tradition and reputation. The The pages of newsprint a UP stu- gian, thus, does not hold on to a Collegian, or Kulé as it is more dent holds every week are the contradictions tradition of excellence because it familiarly known, is one of the result of material contradictions assumes an enlightened position, handful of weekly student pub- K u l ê 1 0 1 occurring inside and outside the occurring inside but because it struggles in the lications in the country. Reputed boundaries of the University as most vulnerable of spaces. n Jose Maria Sison’s Philippine to be the most prestigious student well as within the very walls of the Always, the Collegian stood Society and Revolution and and outside the publication in the Philippines, the Collegian office. for a journalistic practice that Struggle for National Democracy Collegian has been distinguished were first serialized in the During the witch hunts of the boundaries of aimed not merely to passively as the exemplar of fearless jour- Philippine Collegian under 1950s, when nationalist ideals observe the issues of the day but nalism, underlining the impetus the editorship of Ernesto were dismissed as communist the University to actively intervene in them. Even for social critique and change. Valencia. The book was later threats and conservative thought the supposedly “pluralist” term of Some have regarded it as the edited by former College of assumed the pedestal, the Col- Herbert Docena in 2001 called for very “soul” of the University as it Mass Communication dean legian staunchly defended aca- as well as a boycott as a means to amplify stands as a steadfast vanguard of Luis Teodoro, who was once demic freedom and integrity and the clamor for former President Collegian editor in chief as well. academic freedom. As it assumes rallied the students to protect within the very Joseph Estrada’s resignation. The n Miriam Defensor-Santiago was such, the Collegian has also been their rights. Under the repressive Martial Law period, meanwhile, the first woman editor in chief of dubbed as the “freest” publica- the Collegian. Martial Law regime, meanwhile, walls of the exemplified such interventionist tion in the country. It currently n National Artist Francisco the most radical thought per - tradition in the institution as operates without the interven- Arcellana was the last Collegian vaded the pages of the Collegian, Collegian office writers went from simple writing tion of a faculty adviser and is faculty adviser. which contended with the state- to active organizing. Inevitably, not beholden to any commercial n Current UP President Emerlinda controlled media. Many editors the publication’s history is inex- or corporate entity unlike main- Roman, then a College of and staff during the said period tricably linked with the ruptures stream newspapers. Within its Business Administration faculty were persecuted and even lost occurring within the turmoil of a member, is a former business pages, there is no room for taboo. their lives. It is also comical, society in perpetual crisis as well manager of the Collegian. Issues ranging from sexuality to therefore, to recall that the same as within the student movement n The Collegian is a founding armed revolution are openly dis- member of the College Editors’ publication which admonished itself. cussed without the slightest hint Guild of the Philippines, the only feudal practices and apathy once Constantly, the Collegian of trepidation. nation-wide alliance of student sponsored the Miss Philippine Col- stretches the boundaries of The Collegian traces its roots publications in the Asia-Pacific legian pageant and published the above-ground resistance to dis- to the College Folio, which was region. pictures of the famous co-eds in turb the hollow and illusory peace first published in 1910 under the n Vinzons Hall, the student center the campus. rendered by the status quo. editorship of Victoriano Yamzon of UP Diliman, is named after the As such, there has never been And for 85 years and counting, Collegian’s first editor in chief, followed by Maximo Kalaw. In a single Collegian. Each term at- the Collegian will continue to do Wenceslao Vinzons. 1917, the Varsity News replaced the tempts to make sense of the illus- so without apologies. Philippine Collegian | Miyerkules 13 Hun 07
Balisong UP workers... from p.5 Melane A. Manalo
indi tunay na mabigat ang pinag- mangingisda at magsasaka, at pananakot ng paglalahad nito. Na ang mga tunay na uusapan namin ng aking labintat- ng militar sa mga komunidad. bayani ay ang hindi natin gaanong kilala. Na long-taong kapatid nang sabihin Sa pagkaalam nito isang linggo pa nakasandig sa mayayaman at makakapang- ko ito: “Huwag ka ngang magpa- lamang, nahihirapan akong tanggaping yarihan ang mga pinaniniwalaan natin, Hpaniwala basta-basta sa sinasabi sa iyo. nalinlang ako ng ilusyon ng kapayapaan at gaya ng batas at katarungan, relihiyon, Pagdating ng araw na malalaman mong mali kaunlaran na siyang pagkakilala ko sa aming kagandahan, at tama o mali. pala ang mga iyan, at paniwalang-paniwala lalawigan. Higit pa rito, muli kong naisip Sa isang banda, maituturing nating ka na, ikaw rin ang pinakamahihirapang na hindi ko makakaharap ang mga taga- mapalad tayong nasa UP, na nabibigyan ng hindi na maniwala.” Batangas na nagbahagi ukol sa kanilang ka- pagkakataong lumagpas sa nakasanayan, Dalawang oras at kalahati at isandaan lagayan kung: hindi ako sumama sa dalaw lumabas sa pagkakulong ng kaisipan sa apatnapu’t anim na piso ang magugugol doon ng Philippine silid-aralan, tumimbang sa mga nangyayari kung uuwi ako sa amin sa Batangas mula Pinaka– Collegian, hindi ako sa lipunan, at makisama sa nakararaming rito sa Maynila. Masuwerte ang Batangas, mapa– sumali sa Collegian mamamayan. Ngunit nagkakamali tayo patuloy ang pag-unlad. Lagi itong kasama nganib bilang manunulat kung iisipin nating sapat na para rito sa limang nangungunang lalawigan sa sa lahat ng balita, at sa dulo, ang pagpasok araw-araw at pagkakita sa Pilipinas sa human development index ng ang...hindi kung hindi ko pini- Oblation. Nasa pagpili natin ito ng pagka- UN, dahil marami umano ang batang na- kumawala ling sa UP mag-aral. kaabalahang gawain at kasasangkutang kapag-aaral dito, mataas ang kita nito kung sa pansa- Dito sa UP, sam- samahan dito sa pamantasan. riling mga itatambal sa kanyang malaking populasyon, suliranin, pung taon ng pag- Lalo na sa mga bago sa UP, susubukan at mahaba ang buhay ng mga tao. na bahagi aaral sa mababa at mo rin bang sumali sa Collegian, o iba pang Ngunit sa lahat ng ikinapalad ng ng higit na mataas na paaralan pahayagang pang-mag-aaral, at sumulat Batangas, wala nang mas ikapagpapasal- malaking ang kalaban ng apat ukol sa kababayang hindi nabibigyang- amat pa kaysa sa tila paglampas dito ng kasiraan o limang taon, na pansin? Sa mga samahang nagsusulong matinding pananalanta ng kalikasan. O sa lipunan b u b u u i n n g m g a ng karapatan ng kabataan, kababaihan, baka ang Bulkang Taal ang tanging hini- babasahin, sulatin, mahihirap, at kapwa mag-aaral? Sa nagsa- hintay nito, na may kakayanang bumura at pananaliksik sa loob at labas ng ak- sagawa ng mga pag-aaral ukol sa ikagagaan sa mga karatig-bayan anumang oras? Ang latan. Kaya nga, pinakamahirap ang unang ng pamumuhay sa ating bansa? totoo, iba pala ang anyo ng lavang unti-un- taon dito. Nakapapagod at nakalilito ang O sa mga samahang walang pinaninin- ting nagbabaon sa panutsa, kapeng barako, pagharap sa maraming mapagpipiliang digan at naglalayon lamang ng pagkita at at balisong. paniniwala at pagtingin sa tao at kanyang kasiyahan? O mag-aral lamang? Sa bandang kanluran, naroon ang Haci- kapaligiran. Dumating ang araw na natuk- Sabi nga, may panganib anuman ang enda Looc, na gaya sa ibang malalawak na lasan nating marami, kung hindi man lahat, gawin natin. Ngunit pinakamapanganib pataniman ay hindi patas ang ugnayan ng sa inaakalang unawa at alam na natin ang sa lahat ang piliing manatili sa sulok, may-ari at mga magsasaka. Hindi naman hindi pa pala. tanggapin kaagad ang mga katotohanang tiyak ang relokasyon sa mga mamamayan Gaya ng karangalan ang paggamit ng Fil- inihaharap sa atin, at hindi kumawala sa ng ilang barangay sa Lipa na masasakop ipino, sa kabila ng pagpapakilala sa Ingles pansariling mga suliranin, na bahagi ng ng proyektong riles ng tren. Buo na umano bilang wikang higit na dapat matutunan. higit na malaking kasiraan sa lipunan. ang planong magtayo ng mga komersyal na Na hindi regalo ng ibang bansa ang hanap- Taglay ang bukas na kaisipan at matali- panirahan sa paligid ng mismong Lawa ng buhay sa call center kundi paraan upang nong pagpapasiya, tutugon tayo sa akti- Taal. Malaon na rin palang nagaganap sa makatipid sila sa pasahod sa manggagawa. bong pakikisangkot na hinihingi ng ating lalawigan ang hindi maipaliwanag na pag- Na walang balitang makasasabing “panig panahon. Anlaki kawala at pagpatay sa namumuno sa mga sa katotohanan” dahil maraming paraan Kuro-kuro sa Kinuhang Kurso ng white Candice Anne Lucas Reyes
abanggit minsan ng isang Communication at iba pa. Sa paggawa na ang napipilitan na lamang dala ng ka- space katatanggap pa lamang sa Kulê ng tesis, karaniwang pinapaksa ang mga kaunting trabaho at maliit na pasahod dito. na ginusto niyang kunin ang kur- natatanging usapin at aspeto ng lipunan Dulot nito ang kakulangan natin mismo song BA Araling Pilipino. Ang at pinagsasama ang dalawang disiplina sa ng mga magigiting na doktor, nars, guro, Nkaso, gusto ng nanay niya na mag-Special iisang pag-aaral. Binuo ang kursong ito inhinyero, at iba pang mga propesyunal na na ito, Education siya dahil wala raw mangyayari upang ipagpatuloy ang pagsusulong ng pinanghahawakan pa rin ang paniniwala sa sa kanya sa Araling Pilipino. Dagli akong maka-Pilipinong adhikain na nagtataguyod pagbabago kaya nananatili rito. sumagot na, “So, wala palang mangyayari ng makabayang kamalayan tungo sa maka- Wala pa akong nabalitaang nagtapos sa’kin?” buluhang pagbabago sa lipunan. ng Araling Pilipino na walang napala sa pakshet! Pinakamahalagang bahagi ng buhay Nakababahala na sa nalalapit kong pag- buhay. Karamihan sa kanila ay nagtuturo kolehiyo ang pagpili ng kurso. Mula pa tatapos ay tatlong taon na palang walang sa iba’t ibang pamantasan at high school o lamang sa salitang “kurso” na nangan- kumukuha ng Araling Pilipino (Philippine nakapaglunsad na ng sariling aklat dito sa Kung kaya mong punan ang gahulugang landas o daan na babagtasin, Studies) sa UPCAT, isama bansa. Kung patuloy na nangangailangang masiguro sa sarili na na ang BA Filipino na Tumindi ang mawawala ang interes kakulangan sa aming buhay, may patutunguhan ka. unti-unti na ring paubos maka-dayuhang sa Filipino courses sa oryentasyon sa Ngunit paano nga kung maraming nag- ang mga estudyanteng UP, isa itong malaking mag-apply na bilang layout sasabi na sa kursong kinuha mo ay walang kumukuha. Kung uu- edukasyon sa b a n t a n a m a a a r i n g mangyayari sa’yo? ‘ Yan ang paulit-ulit na gatin, maaaring sabihing kasalukuyan hindi na umunlad pa artist ng Kulê! Dala ang isang ibinabatong komento sa akin sa tuwing wala nang may interes ang pag-aaral sa sarili sasagot ako na “BA Araling Pilipino” na mag-aral nito; ngunit ang kawalan ng nating wika, panitikan, kultura at lipunan. ang kinukuha ko ngayon. Lagi’t lagi ring interes na ito ang mas dapat pagtuunan Isa itong manipestasyon ng pagtindi ng bluebook, bolpen, sample kinakailangan kong ipaliwanag kung ano ng pansin. maka-dayuhang katangian ng sistema ng ito. Tumindi ang maka-dayuhang oryen- edukasyon. works at kakayahang gumamit Itinuturing na isang larangan ang Araling tasyon sa edukasyon sa kasalukuyan. Malapit na akong magtapos ng BA Pilipino na ang layon ay pagpapalawak ng Kailangang kumita, kailangang sumikat, Araling Pilipino. Hindi ko pinagsisisihan ng Adobe Photoshop, Page- kaalaman at perspektiba ng mga mag-aaral kailangang yumaman, kailangang abutin ang pagpili sa kursong ito at lalong hindi sa lipunan at kulturang Pilipino. Naiiba ito ang mga pangarap at higit sa lahat, kai- ako naniniwalang walang mangyayari sa maker at/o InDesign, umakyat sa pagkakaroon ng pagsasanay sa metodong langang umalis ng bansa. Ang sagot ay ang akin, pagkat tayo ang mapagpasya kung interdisiplinari. Nakapaloob sa mga kurso pagpili ng pinaka-“globally competitive” nais nating may mangyari sa atin. Kanya- ka na sa Kulê office sa lalong ng wika at panitikan ng Pilipinas ang unang na kurso o iba pang kurso na mas sigurado kanyang desisyon ang pagpili ng kurso. disiplina at ang ikalawa ay maaaring mula ang trabaho. Walang masama sa pangan- Hiling ko lamang ay matiyak ng bawat isa sa Anthropology, Architecture, Art Studies, gailangang kumita o pag-abot ng mga kung para kanino magsisilbi paglabas ng madaling panahon! Comparative Literature, Economics, Fine pangarap, ngunit laging nasasakripisyo rito UP nating mahal. Arts, Islamic Studies, Kasaysayan, Mass ang tunay na interes ng estudyante, lalo Philippine Collegian | Miyerkules 13 Hun 07
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Glenn L. Diaz issued in 2005, which imposed a ceiling to boost revenue by tuition hikes, private CHED to suspend CMO 14 and revert to on tuition hikes based on the prevailing schools actually experience fiscal setbacks CMO 13. inflation rate. Instead, CHED re-imple- as it loses more students due to exorbi- In UP ’s case, Roman similarly pointed rystal is an incoming freshman, mented CMO 13, which was issued in 1998, tant fees. When enrolment consequently to government neglect as another major a behavioral science major, at that revoked the limit. This effectively gave drops, schools are once again compelled motivation for the tuition increase. She the University of the Philip- the green light for private colleges and uni- to increase tuition accordingly to cope argued that UP simply could not wait “for pines (UP) in Manila. When her versities to indiscriminately raise tuition with the loss. the miracle of state subsidy” to come. Cmatriculation fees reached P21,780, her and other fees. Not surprisingly, CHED In state colleges and universities, the According to the UP administration’s parents were taken aback. It simply was permitted 88 schools shortly thereafter to situation is no less promising. In 1997, primer on the tuition hike, “not only do not the amount they were expecting to jack up their rates. enrolment in public schools posted a mas- we not get this (state subsidy), but what pay for a supposedly subsidized educa- The Coordinating Council of Private sive 20.75 percent growth. In 2002, while we do receive is proportionally lower tion. Educational Associations overall enrolment dropped by 1.58 percent, than the previous year’s budget.” Fur- In the private Univer- Factors such (COCOPEA), the largest enrolment in public schools still posted a thermore, Roman believes that tertiary sity of Santo Tomas, the as the drive to consortium of private dismal 0.90 percent increase. This figure is education is not a constitutionally-pro- same 18-unit load trans- generate profit, schools in the country, attributed to the transfer of students from tected right, anyway. the restrictive said the “unreasonable private to public schools when faced with In addition, the UP tuition hike seems lates to around P24,300. character The almost negligible and Palace restriction” that is the tu- exorbitant fees. Aside from transferring, to be aligned with Arroyo’s Long Term difference between the involvement have ition cap “endanger(s) the the other and more prominent option is Higher Educational Plan and other state two amounts is telling. made it difficult economic survival of pri- dropping out. policies, which are geared to reduce the Indeed, fundamentally to differentiate vate schools.” In addition, CHED puts the college drop out rate number of state-run educational institu- parallel decisions by U.P. from private it “deprives the schools currently at 20 to 22 percent. Among these, tions and consequently state subsidy to the UP administration schools of the much needed rev- 30.8 percent come from poor families, while education. and the Commission on enues” which it calls its 16.8 from non-poor families, while the rest Higher Education (CHED), among a host “lifeblood.” are from middle-wage earners. Spot the difference of other factors, have blurred the distinc- Clearly, the underlying rationale behind These factors such as the drive to gen- tion between UP and private educational the two decisions is unmistakably iden- Palace intervention erate profit, the restrictive character, and institutions. tical: income generation. And while private Constrained by the tuition Palace involvement have indeed made it schools are often admittedly guilty of this hike ceiling provided in CMO difficult to differentiate UP from private Show them the money attribute, it is an entirely new direc- 14, COCOPEA promised schools. In December last year, the Board of tion for a state university such as its members that it UP Student Regent Terry Ridon even Regents, UP’s highest policy-making UP to take. would exhaust all claimed that there is no more distinction body, approved a 300 percent “adjust- available resources between the two. “The tuition hike dis- ment” in tuition and other fees. Its pro- Access denied to circumvent it. It mantled the concept of the state univer- ponents cited inflation as the primary National Union of Students of then tried to arrange sity as being subsidized by the state,” he motivation behind it. They argued that the Philippines (NUSP) National a meeting between said. “UP is now a private school under the P300 per unit cost, first applied in President Marco de los Reyes de- the CHED commis- the management of the government.” 1989, is only worth P98 today. Following scribed economic reasons for - sioner and President Meanwhile, to make matters worse for the same logic, UP tuition rates will warded by private schools as Arroyo. Two weeks Crystal and her family, UP does not have also hike annually based on the infla- “ironic.” To illustrate, from later, CHED suspended a scheme that allows deferred payments tion rate. 1997 to 2002, the av- the tuition cap and in through installments, which is typically In a BOR meeting in January, UP Presi- erage cost of one unit an internal memo, available in private schools. The picture dent Emerlinda Roman admitted that UP increased by 36 percent the consortium said is clearly drawn: like Crystal’s, fewer “didn’t increase tuition just to break even from P257.41 to P350.27. In it was the presi- and fewer families today are able to af- or earn a dismal five million.” The policy the same period, college dent herself ford the cost of tertiary instruction. And is expected to earn P103 million to P154 enrolment fell from a 6.47 w h o “ t o o k attempts to seek refuge via state-sub- million annually for UP. percent growth rate to - the initiative” sidized education simply do not make Meanwhile, in February, CHED sus- 2.80 percent in 2002. In and exerted sense anymore. pended its Memorandum (CMO) 14, other words, in trying pressure on UP in the Face of Privatization arl castro. k : archie oclos. page design: k o r w a rt