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The Loyola Schools Student Body . .2 Article II. Student Rights . 2 Article III. The Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng mga Paaralang Loyola ng Ateneo de Manila . .3 Article IV. The Composition and Functions of the Sanggunian . 4 Article V. Attainment of Office and Tenure . 8 Article VI. Vacancies . 9 Article VII. Sanggunian Assemblies . .10 Article IX. The Student Judicial Court . .11 Article X. The Office of the Ombudsman . 13 Article XI. The Commission on Audit . .15 Article XII. The Commission on Elections . 17 Article XIII. Amendments . .19 Article XIV. Separability Clause . 20 Article XV. Transitory Provisions . .20 Article XVI. Effectivity . 20 Definition of Terms . 21 Section II: Student-related laws, ordinances, administrative acts and implementing guidelines Excerpt from The Education Act of 1982 . 24 National Service Training Program Act . 25 CHED Statements on Fraternities . 29 Ateneo De Manila University Presidential Regulation on Organizations and Societies..30 The Anti-Hazing Law . .31 The Campus Journalism Act of 1991 . 34 Ateneo de Manila University • Loyola Schools | iii Excerpts from the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 . .36 Excerpts from The Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 . 39 Ateneo De Manila University’s Implementing Rules and Regulations on the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 . .42 Excerpts from Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act . 46 Students’ Right Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures . .51 Excerpts from the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 . 52 Excerpts from Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 . .54 Dangerous Drugs Board . 64 An Excerpt from Ched Memorandum Order No. 19 Series of 2003 (Random Drug Testing) . .70 Excerpts from Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 . .73 Excerpts from Magna Carta for Disabled Persons . .77 Excerpts from Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 . .79 CHED Memorandum Order No. 15, Series of 2012 (Suspension of Classes) . 82 CHED Memorandum Order No. 63, Series of 2017 (Policies and Guidelines on Local Off-Campus Activities) . .83 Excerpts from CHED Memorandum Order No. 26, Series of 2015 (Policies and Guidelines on International EducationalTrips) . .95 Excerpts from CHED Memorandum Order No. 01, Series of 2015 (Policies and Guidelines on Gender and Development) . .103 Barangay Ordinance No. 03 S-2012 Prohibiting the Serving of Liquor to Students Before 6:00 p.m. .115 Section III: Important School Memoranda 2007 Implementing Guidelines on the Loyola Schools Dress Code . 118 2010 New Loyola Schools Policy on the National Service Training Program . .119 2011 Registration of Bodyguards, Drivers and Chaperones . 120 2017 Protocol on Suspension of Classes and/or Work Due to Inclement Weather . .121 2015 Statement of Principles and Guidelines Against Profiteering . 123 2017 Procedures for Filing and Handling Complaints Against Acts of a Sexual Nature . .124 2017 Guidelines on Lost & Found . .126 iv | Loyola Schools Student Handbook Companion Revised 2017 Edition I: Studentction Government The 2016 Constitution of the Undergraduate Students of the Ateneo de Manila Loyola Schools Preamble We, the Undergraduate Students of the Ateneo de Manila Loyola Schools, asserting our capacity to represent ourselves through an autonomous body that shall safeguard our dignity, uphold our academic freedom, advance our interests, inspire us to collaborate towards the development of a just and inclusive society, and strive for the greater glory of God, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution. Article I Loyola Schools Student Body All undergraduate students of the Loyola Schools are members of the Loyola Schools Student Body 1. Auditors 2, Cross-registrants 3, Public Servants 4, and Special Students are not under the jurisdiction of this Constitution, but may seek its protection with policies and bodies instituted in this Constitution. Article II Student Rights 5 Section 1. Every student has the right to invoke the provisions found in the Magna Carta of Undergraduate Student Rights of the Ateneo de Manila Loyola Schools. Section 2. Every student has the right to invoke other rights, privileges, and immunities that the student possesses and reserves inherently or through laws and issuances. Section 3. Every student has the right to representation in and through the Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng mga Paaralang Loyola ng Ateneo de Manila. 1 Exchange students and part-time students are now a part of the Loyola Schools student body. 2 Students taking non-credit (audit) classes in the Loyola Schools. 3 Students from other Colleges and Universities taking up classes in the Loyola Schools towards a degree in their home institution. 4 Government employees studying in the Loyola Schools under programs between the Ateneo and the Philippine government. 5 The specific rights contained in this Article (Sections 2-8) are in addition to those enshrined within the Magna Carta of Undergraduate Student Rights. 2 | Loyola Schools Student Handbook Companion Revised 2017 Edition Section 4. Every student has the right to vote members of the student body into Sanggunian through a fair and just elections. Section 5. Every student who meets the requirements on candidacy stipulated by the Commission on Elections has the right to run for office in the Sanggunian. Section 6. Every student has the right to directly initiate veto action against undesirable acts of the governing bodies of the Sanggunian through a student’s initiative that is approved by majority (50% + 1) of the concerned constituency; Section 7. Every student has the right to directly initiate the recall and impeachment of appointed and elected officials of the Sanggunian on any of the following grounds: 7.1 Any willful violation of the Constitution or its by-laws; 7.2 Gross neglect of duty; 7.3 Abuse of power, usurpation of authority, or insubordination 7.4 Misuse of funds, unconscionable expenditures, or fraud committed in the course of official duties; 7.5 Mismanagement, inefficiency, or incompetence; 7.6 Graft and corruption; 7.7 Gross moral misconduct in the course of official duties. Section 8. Every student has the right to seek accountability from its Sanggunian through the actions of the Student Judicial Court, Office of the Ombudsman, and Commission on Audit. Article III Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng mga Paaralang Loyola ng Ateneo de Manila Section 1. The student government instituted under this constitution shall be known as the Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng mga Paaralang Loyola ng Ateneo de Manila; which shall hereinafter be referred to as the Sanggunian. Section 2. All undergraduate students of the Loyola Schools shall be under the jurisdiction of the Sanggunian. Auditors, Cross-registrants, Public Servants, and Special Students are not under the jurisdiction of the Sanggunian, but may avail of its protection and services. Section 3. The Sanggunian is the sole autonomous government of the Loyola Schools Student Body and all of its powers emanate from and belong ultimately to the said body. Such powers are exercised through the governing bodies instituted in this Constitution. Ateneo de Manila University • Loyola Schools | 3 Section 4. The Sanggunian shall commit itself to: 4.1 Protecting the rights and advancing the general welfare of the Ateneo Student Body; 4.2 Raising the Ateneo student body’s critical awareness of and proactive response to issues affecting society and the environment; 4.3 Striving to develop a cultural sense of University spirit and effective student participation in its activities. Section 5. The Sanggunian shall fulfill the aforementioned commitments through: 5.1 Ensuring fair and effective representation in all University bodies whose activities and decisions concern the welfare of the students;