Online Ordering Process of the UP Centennial Planner

For those of you who really can't go to UP Diliman to order but still wish to get a copy of the planner, just follow these steps.

1. The planners will be delivered via XEND by default. Check http://www.ritebid.net/rates/DomesticCourierRates.html (domestic) or http://www.ritebid.net/rates/InternationalExpressCourierRates.html (international)* for the delivery rate applicable to the place where you want the planner delivered.

Note that for cities outside Metro Manila, it would take 2-3 days for the planner to be delivered via XEND. If you prefer your planner to be delivered to you within 24 hours, we will send it to you via LBC. The rates however are higher**.

*For the international destination guide, click the link below. http://www.ritebid.net/rates/ExpressDestinationGuide.html

**Transpack Packages (LBC 24-hour door-to-door delivery)

Transpack (small)
to Manila: Php 115
to Luzon: Php 120
to Visayas: Php 125
to Mindanao: Php 125

X-Pack Packages (0.5 kilo and below)
USA/ Canada: Php 1,800
HK/ Singapore: Php 1,100
Taiwan: Php 1,200
Japan: Php 1,500
Malaysia/ Brunei/ Korea: Php 1,500
China/Australia: Php 1,700
Saudi Arabia: Php 2,100
Italy/Germany/ UK: Php 2,200
Kuwait/UAE: Php 2,400
Israel: Php 2,500

Valuation Charge of Php 15 for the first Php 500 of the value declared. Php 5 for every succeeding Php 500 or any fraction thereof.

2. Send via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER the payment (i.e. price of the planner (380 or 500, note, FULL PAYMENT) plus the applicable delivery rate). Specify that the receiver of the money is Gianina Grey. Get the control number.

3. Send the ff. information to plannerorders@yahoo.com

Complete name, student number, course/college, year graduated,

Complete address (where you want the planner delivered)

The control number you got from Western Union

The date, time, and branch of your money transfer transaction.

4. You will receive a confirmation email from us within 48 hours after you sent the above message. We will be specifying in turn when your package will be sent and its ETA.

For questions, leave a comment at http://upcentennial.multiply.com or text 09209526721. Thank you very much.

Pictures of the actual planner can be found through this link: http://upcentennial.multiply.com/photos/album/15/The_UP_Centennial_Planner_

January Schedules for Centennial Planner Orders

ORDERS FOR JANUARY:
January 3,4,5, 7-12

(M-F) 4-6pm

(S) 1-5pm

USC Office only, Room 206, Vinzons Hall

Please be guided accordingly.

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Order the UP Centennial Planner this December 27

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Congratulations from CCA!

U.P. celebrates Christmas with the Lantern Parade

Check out SESC's lantern at the beginning of the clip.:)

Colorful lanterns, animated floats, live performances entertained audiences of the much-awaited Lantern Parade. U.P.'s celebration of Christmas themed "Isaang Daang Pasko, Nandito na Tayo!" culminates with the Lantern Parade festivities. Lanterns from participating colleges marched around the campus together with organizations such as the UP PEP Squad, the UP Babaylan, UP ROTC Band etc. The UP School of Economics participated in the parade with a lantern themed "10 Gifts, 10 Decades of Excellence." The College of Fine Arts as expected, impressed the crowd with their artistic, irreverent, and meaningful floats.

The night was capped with a programme held at the Quezon Hall grounds and a visually captivating fireworks display. Winners of the Carolefest held last December 14 was also announced. The College of Social Sciences Philosophy retained their title as Carolefest champions while the College of Science and College of Mass Communications won second and third place respectively.

However, the performance of Carolefest winners as well as the announcement of winning colleges in the belen-making, booth design, and lantern contests did not push through due to a protest action of some militant students against U.P. President Roman's pro-commercialization-of-education policies.

The Office for the Initiative on Culture and Arts released a message announcing the following as winners:
Belen-Making
First Place - College of Architecture
Second Place - College of Music
Third Place - College of Engineering

Most Creative Lantern: College of Law
Most Resourceful Lantern: College of Engineering

Booth Design
First Place - College of Home Economics
Second Place - School of Library and Information Studies
Third Place - College of Architecture

Sumilao Farmers’ Manifesto, 21 December 2007

Read in Bisaya during the press conference last December 21, 2007 before the Sumilao farmers head back to Bukidnon.

Sumilao Farmers’ Manifesto

21 December 2007

Manila

On October 10, 2007, we, the Sumilao farmers decided to leave our homes in San Vicente, Sumilao, Bukidnon to march all the way to Metro Manila and demand from the government a just and immediate resolution to the land dispute that has languished for more than a decade. The issue involves a 144-hectare agricultural land whose ownership undeniably belongs to us, the Higaonon farmers of Sumilao. Our struggle to reclaim this land has a strong legal basis, but it has been long, fraught with despair and injustice.

We sought remedies under the existing law to reclaim our land. Some of us had to go on hunger strike a decade ago to pressure the government to resolve the issue. In an uneven battle where the land owner, Norberto Quisumbing, had the resources, the influence, and the impunity to mangle the law and thwart the distribution of the contested land, we only had passion and enduring sense of what is right and what is wrong to demand justice. Quisumbing eventually triumphed in a contest where money and influence won over justice and the rule of law. In a series of unlawful acts, Quisumbing used the loopholes of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law to obtain a land conversion order, thus evading the agrarian reform program. After violating the same conversion order, he sold the property to San Miguel Food Inc. (SMFI), which started constructing a hog farm in the area.

Amid the injustice, we abided by the law and respected the Supreme Court ruling, which upheld Quisumbing’s Conversion Order. But more than ten years have passed and Quisumbing failed to implement his conversion plan, a clear violation of the strict rules on conversion. As such, his Order should be revoked and the 144-hectare land must be covered under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) and be distributed to us, Sumilao farmers.

Our long march to Metro Manila carried a simple message: the injustice committed against us must be corrected. The conversion order should be revoked and a cease and desist order should be issued to prevent SMFI from developing the area further rendering it useless as agricultural land. CARP, as a centerpiece program of the government, must be radically reformed and extended to prevent landlords like Quisumbing from manipulating its flaws and to fulfill its promise of social justice and equity. We marched, covering 1,700 kilometers for more than sixty days, enduring fatigue, and braving torturous weather, to demand dignity for us and our fellow farmers.

In our walk for land and justice, it wasn’t just our endurance that prevailed. It has been said that we, the Sumilao farmers, symbolized the refusal of the Filipino people to take injustice sitting down. Our voices represent a collective rejection of a status quo where those who till the land are in bondage to an oppressive system and where wealth is in the hands of a few. We were told that we have rekindled the youth’s sense of empathy toward the oppressed, and, equally important, their resolve to become active agents of change. Along the way, we have experienced, felt and witnessed solidarity, as manifested by the parishes, local communities, and ordinary citizens who marched with us in different parts of the country. That the Catholic Church decided to take on our cause is a triumph of solidarity, and for their support, we are deeply grateful. Our walk sent across our message to people all over the country – in the communities that we passed through, in the churches and chapels and schools that sheltered us for a night. We are awed at the show of support that we have witnessed.

If there is one person that we have failed to reach, it is DAR Secretary Nasser Pangandaman. While the local offices and personnel of the DAR had shown their solidarity with us, their Secretary seems to be oblivious of us, our case, our arguments and our plight.

Led by the pastors of the Church and with our brothers and sisters walking by our side, we went back to Malacañang, which refused us audience the first time we went there. The President, upon the request of the leaders of the church, finally gave in and agreed to meet our representatives. The day after, the Office of the President revoked the Conversion Order.

We do not know what made the President decide to revoke the conversion order. Maybe it was the collective and individual prayers of the faithful who believed in us. Perhaps it was the opinions printed in the major news papers and the simple opinions of the people in every street corner that we passed through. Maybe it was the expert opinions of former DAR secretaries and officials as well as other legal luminaries like Fr. Joaquin Bernas, S.J. and Atty. Christian Monsod who told the public about the correctness of our case and the simplicity of the issues involved. Maybe it was the power of our feet whose hundreds of thousands of painful steps brought us to the corridors of power. Maybe President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was touched by our stories.

Maybe it was our sacrifices, our faith in the active yet peaceful means to make our voice heard. Perhaps it was the combination of all these that created an imperative for government to issue the Revocation Order. The Office of the President’s Revocation Order is a milestone in our case and for that we are grateful.

However, milestones do not make the journey complete. They are just markers of the distance that we have covered. And our journey towards reclaiming our land remains distant. We may have made a giant step, a thousand more remains ahead. SMFI can still continue to destroy our land by filling every inch of it with concrete. Secretary Pangandaman continues to drag his feet (and everything tied to it) in resolving our case. Yes, this government has made a crucial move, it has to do a thousand more.

We have decided to continue our struggle in the place where we have started this long journey. We are going back to Sumilao, Bukidnon to make our big steps from there. By so doing, we are giving our government the space to fulfill their public pronouncements – that the 144 hectares in Sumilao will be covered by agrarian reform and that we will be reinstated in the land that is rightfully ours. Our 1,700 kilometer walk has created ripples beyond what we have originally envisioned, it created opportunities for major stakeholders in society and in the agrarian reform community to come together and share their commitments.

Our case is far from over. The roads ahead remain dangerous and treacherous. In the last few days, the Church, led by Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, had expressed its commitment to struggle with us. Our experience with them has developed in us a profound faith towards them. They will remain beside us as we continue to push for more giant steps in our struggle. To the church we entrust the softening of hearts of stone and healing of deaf ears of those in government and big business like SMFI.

Today we end this journey of 1,700 kilometers, but the journey towards achieving our 144-hectare land continues. Should the government fail to live up and make good its promises, we are willing to retrace our steps from Sumilao back to Malacañang, we are even ready to make sacrifices beyond that.

Carolefest 2007, a resounding success!

As part of UP's Christmas celebrations, the Office for the Initiative for Culture and the Arts (OICA) and the University Student Council's Committee on Culture and Arts (CCA) recently organized the 2nd University Carolefest last December 14, from 6pm to 9pm. Twelve colleges choirs participated and serenaded a jampacked University Theater with the contest piece, Ryan Cayabyab's 'Kumukutikutitap' and two choice pieces. The twelve colleges are: College of Business Administration, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, College of Education, College of Architecture, College of Law, College of Science, College of Engineering, School of Statistics, College of Mass Communication, National College of Public Administration and Governance, School of Library and Information Studies, and the College of Home Economics.

The event also featured an intermission number from the UP Filipiniana Dance Troupe. The night was capped with all the college choirs singing 'Kumukutikutitap' as conducted by UP Concert Chorus conductor and head of the event's panel of judges, Professor Janet Sabas-Aracama.

Contest winners will be announced on December 17 during the Lantern Parade program at Quezon Hall.

CCA extends its warmest appreciation to all colleges who participated and to all who attended this event. Happy Holidays!

Additional Ordering Information for the UP Centennial Planner

Maikling Talumpati ng Ina ni Cris Mendez

Maikling Talumpati ng ina ni Cris Mendez kanina sa National Conference to Stop Hazing na itinaguyod ng Solidarity for Anti-Hazing Via Education (SAVE) at UP Student-Led Anti-Hazing WAtch (UP SAWA). . Ang SESC ay kasapi ng SAWA.

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Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat.

Ilang linggo lang po ang nakakaraan ay nagtagumpay kaming buksan ang mga e-mails na natanggap ng aking anak na si Cris Mendez bago siya pumanaw noong August 27, 2007.

Isa po sa mga huling e-mails na natanggap niya ay may petsang August 22, 2007 na ang title ay “Sigma Rho Tenets.” Galing po ito sa isang nagngangalang “Jj Ocana” na sinabi niya sa anak ko na memoryahin daw ng anak ko ang mga tenets ng Sigma Rho at idinugtong niya na “see you on saturday. we are looking forward to having you as a brod.”

Doon po sa ipinadala ni Jj Ocana na Sigma Rho Tenets ay kasama yung mga sinasabi niyang “Codes of Action of a Sigma Rhoan.” Ang pinaka-number one po sa mga Codes of Action na ito ay ganito ang sinasabi: “To stand by the side of any brother Sigma Rhoan right or wrong.”

Kahit nakagawa ng mali, kakampihan pa rin nila ang brod nila. Kahit gumawa ng krimen, o pumatay ng tao, pagtatakpan pa rin nila ang brod nila. Walang kwenta sa kanila ang Diyos. Ang batas ay bale-wala rin. Kahit bulong ng konsensya nila ay di pinapansin. Mag-aapat na buwan na po mula ng s! aktan at kitilin nila ang buhay ng kaawa-awa kong anak. Ang napakabait kong anak. Kami po ay isang mahirap na pamilya lamang at ako po ay umabot lamang sa high school. Wala po akong gaanong alam sa mga fraternities at ang kanilang mga ritwal. Ang alam ko lamang po ay ang itinuro sa akin ng aking mga magulang na itinuro ko rin kay Cris at sa bunso niyang kapatid na si Renz. Ito ay ang magkaroon ng takot sa Diyos. Ang paggawa ng tama. Ang pagmamahal sa kapwa. Ang pagharap sa responsibilidad at paggalang sa batas. At ang paghingi ng tawad sa kapwa pag nakagawa ng mali.

Kung ito lamang po sana ang tenets ng mga fraternities hindi po siguro nangyari ang nangyari sa aking anak.

Salamat po.

Shahana Abdulwahid is official UPD SR nominee

Shahana Abdulwahid, current University Student Council (USC) chairperson is the official Student Regent nominee of UP Diliman after the student convocation held yesterday, December 11, 1 to 4pm at the UP School of Economics Auditorium. Fourteen student councils and USC councilors voted in favor of elevating Ms. Abdulwahid to the system-wide student regent selection process; six student councils, including SESC, and USC councilors abstained while one student council and one USC councilor voted against. Each student council and USC councilor is alloted one vote.

The system-wide student regent selection will be held on December 21 to 22 at the General Assembly of Student Councils at UP Baguio. For more information about the Office of the Student Regent, please read the following issue of Critical Points.

NEW Guidelines for UP Fair Bagsakan

WE WILL STILL BE ACCEPTING APPLICATION FORMS TILL… Bagsakan days are Wednesdays and Saturdays ONLY, from November 28, 2007 to January 12, 2008 from 10 am to 5pm. A Maximum of five (5) organizations will be entertained per hour.

Bagsakan Categories and Dates:

1. GE Books – November 28 or December 1

2. Office Supplies and Canned Goods & Noodles – December 5 or 8

3. Rummage – December 12 or 15

4. Medicines & IGP – January 2 or 5

5. ALL ITEMS – January 9 or 12

• NEW!!! Each organization must submit at least 100 points per category. This is to ensure that the USC will receive sufficient amount of goods for each category. There will be a 100-point deduction for every category you have not submitted.

Example:

Walang naipasa ang org niyo na at least 100 points na GE book, then we will be deducting 100 points from your Grand Total.

• Each organization should sign up for a schedule at least a day before the bagsakan date on when they plan to submit the items

NEW!!! Scheduling will be done via SMS. Send it to Pau 09152412003 or

Tani 09064892545. WAIT FOR THE CONFIRMATION and KEEP THE TEXT MESSAGE! Do not go to the USC Office anymore since the list is already with Tani and Pau.

• Rummage items may only compose a maximum of 50% of the minimum bid.

• Items in bad condition will not be accepted and will merit a deduction of 100 points per item.

• Items should be put in assigned containers.

a. Canned Goods and Noodles – in boxes

b. Rummage Items – in cartons separated by category

c. Medicine – in boxes

d. White paper – in bundles

e. Newspaper – in bundles

f. Pet Bottles – in CLEAR trash bags

g. Soda cans – in CLEAR trash bags

• Medicines should be good at least a year before expiry date.

• Canned goods and noodles must have at least 3 months before expiry date except as determined by the UP Fair Booth Bidding Committee.

• Books and Readings should be in good condition. Photocopied materials should be bound and will merit only 50% of the points of the original.

• The org must ALWAYS bring their bid booklets during bagsakan dates.

• Complaints on points merited (i.e. wrong computation) must be made within the SCHEDULED TIMESLOT. Once the points merited are signed by the org representative, no changes can be made.

PLEASE READ. VERY IMPORTANT!

NEW!!! We have revisions for the deductions that will be imposed as to encourage more organizations to participate in the booth bidding.

Point Deductions

• 500 point deduction for orgs that did not come on scheduled time but came on scheduled bagsakan dates. The org will only be entertained after the last org for the day is finished.

Example: Naka-schedule kayo ng 12noon. Dumating kayo ng 1.30pm. Late na kayo. Therefore may minus kayo ng 500 points.

• 500 point deduction for orgs that did not sign-up but came on scheduled bagsakan date. The org may only be entertained after the last org scheduled for the day is finished but is still subject to availability of schedule.

Example: Nakalimutan niyong magpasched at sumulpot na lang kayo on the day itself. I-eentertain namin kayo 5pm pa at meron na kayong deduction ng 500 points.

LESSON: Magpa-sched at sumipot sa pina-schedule na oras at nang di nasasayang ang points na nakakamit niyo..P.S. Through text na po ang pagpapaschedule kaya walang dahilan na di makakapag-pasched.

Announcements shall be coursed through the yahoo groups upfair2008@yahoogroups.com. Make sure the one who will subscribe to the mailing list MUST check his/her mail frequently.

Solidarity for Anti-Hazing Via Education (SAVE) Convention on Tues, Dec 11 @ NCPAG

Dear Brother/ Sister:

Greetings!

As former chair of the Senate Youth and Sports Committee during the 8^th and 9^th Congress, I introduced S.B. 176 which aimed to stop hazing in the country and later on became a law, R.A. 8049. Despite the passage of this law, the practice of hazing as part of the initiation rites of some organizations has continued to claim innocent lives and inflict injuries to many.

However, we know that a law can only achieve so much. The various stakeholders in our society have to contribute their share in minimizing, if not totally eradicating hazing in our midst. We must act collectively to stop hazing now!

It is for this reason that we recently put together a multi-sectoral group called the “Solidarity for Anti-Hazing Via Education or “SAVE”, composed of stakeholders whose common objective is to stop hazing in our country. As president of the Advocates for Servant Leadership (ASL), I was tasked to oversee and ensure the fulfillment of said objective.

In order to jumpstart our nationwide advocacy to educate our people on the dangers of hazing, we will hold a one day “National Conference to Stop Hazing” on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 during the nationwide celebration of the “Linggo ng Kabataan”. We opted to hold this at the Auditorium of the University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP NCPAG) in honor of Chris Mendez, an NCPAG student who was the latest victim of hazing.

May we invite you, a stakeholder, to attend this conference! Together, let us discuss the problems, issues and solutions concerning hazing and collectively come up with a concrete, holistic and synchronized action plan to put an end to this menace in our society and replace it with something positive and beneficial to the community.

We look forward to your full support and active participation to sustain our Solidarity for Anti-Hazing Via Education. Kindly confirm your participation with our Secretariat at the numbers herein-listed. Enclosed is a copy of the conference Programme, for your reference.

Thank you so much and may the Good Lord Bless you always! I remain,

Very truly yours,

JOEY LINA

President, SAVE

Encl: as stated

STAKEHOLDERS:

CONVENORS

Advocates for Servant Leadership (ASL)

UP NCPAG Alumni Association

UP Nat’l College of Public Admin. & Governance

University of the Philippines (UP)

National Youth Commission (NYC), Office of the President (OP)

Nat’l. Commission on Culture & Arts (NCCA)

Student-Led Anti-Hazing Watch (SAWA)

Commission on Higher Education (CHED)

Department of Education (DepEd)

Dept. of the Interior and Local Gov’t. (DILG)

Philippine National Police (PNP)

Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA)

League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP)

Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI)

Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)

PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)

Philippine Military Academy (PMA)

Department of Health (DOH)

Department of Justice (DOJ)

Dept. of Social Welfare & Dev’t. (DSWD)

Commission on Human Rights (CHR)

National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)

Metro Manila Dev’t. Authority (MMDA)

Philippine Information Agency (PIA)

Union of Local Authorities of the Phil. (ULAP)

and its member leagues

Metro Manila Mayors’ League (MMML)

Nat’l. Mov’t. for Young Legislators (NMYL)

Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)

Quezon City Government

De La Salle University (DLSU)

SUPPORT GROUPS

Legislative and Judicial Branches of Gov’t.

Schools, Colleges and Universities

Religious Groups and Organizations

Fraternities, Sororities, Student Orgs.

Parents-Teachers and Alumni Associations

Tri-Media, and other Organizations

Secretariat

UP - NCPAG Alumni Association

Room 101, UP-NCPAG Bldg.

UP, Diliman, Quezon City

Tel. No. 981.85.00 local 4155 (Jas)

Telefax No. 709-0014 (ASL c/o Maripi)

Txt 0919.448.90.46 (Sandy)

stop_hazing_now@yahoo.com

PROGRAM

AM

8:00 ARRIVAL /REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS

8:30 PART 1: OPENING CEREMONIES

Invocation

(*and Offer a Minute of Silence to pray for UP NCPAG student

Chris Mendez and all other Hazing victims)

Philippine National Anthem

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Alex Brillantes, Jr., Dean, UP-NCPAG

Inspirational Remarks

Q.C. Vice Mayor Herbert Bautista

President, UP-NCPAG Alumni Association

Acknowledgement of Stakeholders, Participants and Guests

Rationale and Concept of the “Solidarity” Approach to Stop Hazing

Joey Lina, President, SAVE

9:00 PART 2: PLENARY SESSION

A SITUATIONER ON HAZING IN THE COUNTRY:

PROBLEMS, ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS

A Video Presentation

STAKEHOLDERS’ PRESENTATIONS

1. Effects on the Family

Mother of Chris Mendez and Lenny Villa

2. Why do People Haze? Get Hazed?

Dr. Racquel Fortun, UP Psychologist Expert

3. Physical Dangers and Hazards of Hazing

A Medico-legal Expert

4. The Moral Dimension

A Respected Spiritual Leader

5. Steps Being Taken to Stop Hazing

ACADEME: Ms. Betsy Enriquez, UP Vice Chancellor

LAW ENFORCEMENT: PNP Chief Avelino I. Razon, Jr.

COMMUNITY: James Lim, President Liga ng mga Brgy.

EXECUTIVE BRANCH:

Richie Nalupta, Chairman, Nat’l. Youth Commission (NYC)

Sec. Jesli A. Lapus, Department of Education (DepEd)

Sec. Romulo Neri, Commission on Higher Education (CHED)

6. Proposed Solutions and Recommendations

Ancherina Grace Talavera, a UP NCPAG student

Lorybeth Baldrias, Student-Led Anti-Hazing Watch (SAWA)

A Representative from a Fraternity

12:00 LUNCH BREAK

PM

1:00 PART 3: WORKSHOP SESSIONS

Explanation on the Workshop Objectives,

Mechanics and Expected Outputs

Ms. Cecile Guidote Alvarez, NCCA

(*Simultaneous Discussions by Group)

Group 1. PROPOSED LEGISLATION

- Draft Bill to Amend R.A. 8049

Group 2. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

- Draft LGU Ordinance

- Anti-Hazing Watch/ Patrol 117

Group 3. SCHOOL POLICIES, RULES & REGULATIONS

- Proposed Revisions & Recommendations

Group 4. CONCRETE STEPS TO STOP HAZING

- Alternatives to Hazing, Draft Executive Order;

- Suggested Year-Round Calendar of Activities;

- Delineation of Roles of Stakeholders; and

- Strategies for Massive Info-Dissemination

Group 5. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING

- Proposed Strategies to Solve Pending Cases,

- Mechanism to Prevent and Monitor Hazing

- Recommendations

2:30 PART 4: CONCLUDING PLENARY SESSION:

Presentation of Workshop Outputs, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION PLAN

Intermission Number

STAKEHOLDERS’ SOLIDARITY DECLARATION

PRESENTATION OF DECLARATION, WORKSHOP OUTPUTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE

EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE and JUDICIARY

4:00 RESPONSES and PLEDGE OF COMMITMENT

· EXECUTIVE, Exec. Sec. Eduardo Ermita

· LEGISLATIVE

- House Speaker Jose de Venecia

- Senate President Manny Villar

· JUDICIARY

· PRIVATE SECTOR, Former Sen. Jovito R. Salonga,

· ACADEME: Dr. Emerlinda Roman, UP President

· YOUTH: A Representative from Fraternities

4:30 PART 5: CLOSING REMARKS

Joey Lina, President, SAVE

CLOSING PRAYER and SPECIAL BLESSING

5:00 ADJOURNMENT

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SESC attends Gender Sensitivity Training

School of Economics Student Council's Gender Representatives Paul Feliciano and Marian Panganiban, together with other student council and UP organization members recently attended a Gender Sensitivity Training conducted by the UP Diliman Gender Office (DGO) and Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment (OASH). The workshop was organized in cooperation with the University Student Council Gender Committee and held last December 6 at the Vinzon's Hall Rooftop. Speakers from DGO briefed participants on gender stereotypes and issues as well as how to prevent and address sexual harassment, particularly in the university.

AIDS Forum Sep 7, 10-12noon, PH 400

The University Student Council (USC) Gender Committee in cooperation with the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) Department of Anthropology held a forum on HIV / AIDS entitled " UP Students Taking the Lead Against HIV / AIDS" last December 7, 2007, 10am to 12pm at PH 400. Guest speakers were Ms. Maureen Colambo, Coordinator of Babae Plus and Mr. Marlon Lacsamana, Chairperson of Girls, Women, HIV, and AIDS network. The forum is in line with the commemoration of December 1 as World Aid's Day and December 10 as Human Rights Day.

Senate Inquiries: A Look into the Pertinent Issues of the Youth with the Senators (tuloy na!)

The UP School of Economics Student Council, Ateneo de Manila Sanggunian, and New Gen
invite you to

SENATE INQUIRIES:
A look into the pertinent issues of the youth with the senators

September 7, 2007
4:00 - 7:30pm
Henry Lee Irwin Theater
Ateneo de Manila University


Moderated by Professor Solita Monsod
with University Student Council Chairpersons Shahana Abdulwahid (UPD),
Karl Satinigan (ADMU), and Reyner Villasenor (UST).

Registration is free. Just bring your UP ID or Form 5.

A 'surprise' follows after the public discussion.

How to get to Henry Lee Irwin Theater if you're bringing a car.
1. Enter Gate 2 (the gate right after the underpass and before the overpass).
2. Tell the guard you're going to Henry Lee for Senate Inquiries (if your plate number is not registered, you might have to leave your ID with the guard in exchange for an entrance card)

You can ask the guard directions to go there. But here are additional directions.

3. Immediately turn left after the guard house
4. When you reach the end of the road, turn right.
5. Drive straight
6. The Theatre is right after the gate leading inside the Grade School area.

How to get to Henry Lee Irwin Theater if you're commuting:
1. Ride the UP Katipunan jeep until the overpass in front of National Bookstore.
2. Cross the overpass and enter the nearest gate to Ateneo.
3. Tell the guard you're going to Henry Lee for Senate Inquiries.

You can ask the guard directions to go there. But here are additional directions.
4. Immediately turn right in the parking area and go straight until you reach the road.
5. Turn left and go straight, it around a five-minute walk to the Theater.
6. The Theatre is right after the gate leading inside the Grade School area.

You can now order your UP Centennial Planner!

Judging for Belen-Making Contest, Carolefest Registration moved

TO ALL COLLEGE STUDENT COUNCILS:

We are pleased to announce that the OVCSA and OICA agreed to our request of moving the registration deadline for the 2nd University Carolfest from December 7 (Friday) to December 10 (Monday next week). On that day, you may submit your accomplished registration forms.

However, especially for Colleges that have already expressed intent to join, the OICA wishes that you submit your proposal forms for the PhP 3,000 seed money request by December 6 (Thursday) in order for them to speedily process these through the Office of the Chancellor.

In line with this, we will have a meeting of College Student Council representatives for the Carolfest on December 10, 5:30 pm. The venue for this will be announced by this week. Please send at least one representative because aside from discussing concerns and mechanics, we will also schedule the rehearsals at the UP Theater for December 12 (Wednesday next week) and the sequence of participants for the contest proper on December 14 (Friday next week). Finally, copies of the mechanics have been sent to all College Student Councils. If you have not received a copy, please approach your respective College Representatives to the USC.

As for the Belen-Making Contest, the OVCSA has also agreed to move the start of judging from December 10 (Monday next week) to December 13 (Thursday next week). We requested VC Betsy Enriquez to do so in light of the fact that the College Student Councils already have their hands full due to the preparations for the Carolfest, the Lantern Parade, and their respective Christmas activities. Mechanics already sent via e-mail last week are posted at the USC Committee on Culture and the Arts Multiply site (http://usccca.multiply.com).

For any queries, please don't hesitate to contact me at (0906)3127928.

See you all at the League of College Councils meeting later at 4:00 pm at the College of Education. I hope each Council sends a representative so we can also discuss matters regarding the Carolfest and the Belen-Making Contest thoroughly. Thank you and good luck with your events this Christmas Season!


In Solidarity,


Jeffrey C. Crisostomo
Councilor, University Student Council 2007-2008
Chairperson, USC Committee on Culture and the Arts
1st Year, MA Urban and Regional Planning (SURP)
Graduate, BA Sociology (CSSP)
University of the Philippines - Diliman
lunar_calypso@yahoo.com | jeff.crisostomo@gmail.com
(0906)3127928

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