sa undecided pa rin sa student regent issue
eto yung pinakaclear na explanation na nabasa ko so far. maiksi lang at napakadirect to the point. nakuha ko to sa blog ni cyrus (thanks!). hindi ko alam though kung sino author. pero ok na rin yun kasi ang unbiased naman ng pagkakapaliwanag niya. facts lang talaga. please take time to read. konti lang naman hehe.
meron pa akong comments after. =) minsan lang ako kumomment sa mga ganito hehe
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On January 26-31, students from the University of the Philippines System will be visiting their polling places to cast their votes in a referendum approving the rules for choosing the Student Regent, the students’ sole representative to the Board of Regents, University’s highest governing and policymaking body.
The following accounts the author’s reason why UP students all over the country should vote ‘NO’ in the referendum.
What is the Student Regent?
The Student Regent is the sole representative of all students from the whole UP System to the Board of Regents, the highest governing and policymaking body of the University.
Why is the Office of the Student Regent important?
The Student Regent is our only voice in the Board composed mostly of administrators, government-appointed representatives, and ex-officio members.
One can argue that the Student Regent is just one vote. But the real power of the Student Regent does not depend on his or her one vote; the Student Regent’s power is his or her access to official University records and his or her persuasive power using the threat of student action.
What is the Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection?
The Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection (CRSRS) is a body of guides in choosing and qualifying the Student Regent.
When the Office of the Student Regent was created in 1987 by virtue of Executive Order No. 204-A, he or she was selected by an alliance of student councils called the Katipunan ng mga Sangguniang Mag-aaral sa UP (KASAMA sa UP).
This mode of selection existed until 1996, when several student councils led by the University Student Council of Diliman opposed the selection process because it was undemocratic: A nominee for Student Regent must believe in the principle that the Philippine Society is ‘semi-feudal and semi-colonial’ - a belief not shared by most student councils.
The following year, the General Assembly of Student Councils (GASC) was created with the task of selecting the Student Regent. The CRSRS was also approved to guide the student councils in the selection process.
What is the Referendum?
The new UP Charter (Republic Act no. 9500) stipulates that there must be “One Student Regent, to serve for a term of one (1) year, chosen by the students from their ranks in accordance with rules and qualifications approved in a referendum by the students” (Section 12, Paragraph 1g).
Accordingly, the Office of the Student Regent will be conducting a Systemwide referendum on 26-31 January 2009. The referendum question, answerable by ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, is worded as follows -
Do you approve of the existing Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection (CRSRS) as rules and qualifications to govern the selection of our student representative to the UP Board of Regents?
Should we vote ‘Yes’ in the referendum?
No. A vote of ‘Yes’ will only institutionalize the flaws of the existing CRSRS, which are the following:
(1) nominees for Student Regent do not need to satisfy any standard of good academic standing (Article III, Section 2);
(2) KASAMA sa UP continues to enjoy any status by mere mention of its existence in the CRSRS (Article V, Section 3); and
(3) basic tenets of democracy are violated because there is a disproportionate allocation of votes among units of the University (Article VIII, Section 10).
Does a vote of ‘No’ abolish the Office of the Student Regent?
No. Common sense dictates that the Office, since it is established by statute, can only be abolished by another statute.
What will happen if the ‘No’ votes win?
At this point, we can only speculate. But in the event that a ‘No’ majority emerges, it will be necessary for the Office of the Student Regent to undertake the following actions:
(1) The incumbent Student Regent must continue exercising the duties of her office in a hold-over capacity;
(2) The Office of the Student Regent must conduct another referendum, subjecting an amended CRSRS to the referendum. But conditions must be met before another referendum is conducted: (a) the GASC must convene a regular session to amend the CRSRS, (b) the Office of the Student Regent must conduct wider and longer consultations and information dissemination activities, and
(3) the Office of the Student Regent must be transparent with all the records of the discussion, and allow any student to view all documents related to the CRSRS and the GASC either through the Internet or through other convenient channels.
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dahil nagkaroon kami ng undergrad paper sa motivations on political non-participation of UP diliman students, alam ko na marami sa ating mga students ang posibleng hindi bumoto (grabe lalo na sa UP manila haha! nafeel ko na nga na mas may pakielam ang diliman - magandang gawan din yun ng study hehe).
maraming pipiliin na magaral na lang o di kaya tatamarin na lang makialam dahil busy sa ibang bagay na mas importante sa kanila (Buenaventura, Gatmaitan, Hao, 2007). grabe muntik na ko umabot sa point na yun.. sobrang dami kasing nagsusulputan na stand ng mga orgs at councils etc kaya nakakalito na.. pero ang masasabi ko lang ay, sa issue na ito, feeling ko kailangan talaga ng participation dahil apektado ang representation ng students sa buong UP system (hindi lang parang dati na sa USC lang or college...)
dahil din sa paper na iyon, nalaman namin na usually ang bumoboto rin at ang nakikilahok sa mga gawaing pulitikal ay yung mga politically affiliated din (Buenaventura, Gatmaitan, Hao, 2007). thus, meron na silang stand base sa kanilang political party.
hindi ko alam exactly ang statistics ng politically afffiliated at hindi, pero ang alam ko ay mas marami pa rin yung walang stand (kung pagbabasehan sa hirap namin maghanap ng politically affiliated students nung study namin ha..) at kung ganoon din pala na sila-sila din ang magbobotohan, e di parang wala rin representation yung majority ng students. and i thought ang gusto nating lahat ay representation sa board of regents, since yun naman talaga ang issue natin dito in the first place..
ayan. most of the time wala akong pakielam, pero this time meron akong stand. hindi ko inaapprove ang current CRSRS.
magisip na rin kayo at bumoto.
meron pa akong comments after. =) minsan lang ako kumomment sa mga ganito hehe
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On January 26-31, students from the University of the Philippines System will be visiting their polling places to cast their votes in a referendum approving the rules for choosing the Student Regent, the students’ sole representative to the Board of Regents, University’s highest governing and policymaking body.
The following accounts the author’s reason why UP students all over the country should vote ‘NO’ in the referendum.
What is the Student Regent?
The Student Regent is the sole representative of all students from the whole UP System to the Board of Regents, the highest governing and policymaking body of the University.
Why is the Office of the Student Regent important?
The Student Regent is our only voice in the Board composed mostly of administrators, government-appointed representatives, and ex-officio members.
One can argue that the Student Regent is just one vote. But the real power of the Student Regent does not depend on his or her one vote; the Student Regent’s power is his or her access to official University records and his or her persuasive power using the threat of student action.
What is the Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection?
The Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection (CRSRS) is a body of guides in choosing and qualifying the Student Regent.
When the Office of the Student Regent was created in 1987 by virtue of Executive Order No. 204-A, he or she was selected by an alliance of student councils called the Katipunan ng mga Sangguniang Mag-aaral sa UP (KASAMA sa UP).
This mode of selection existed until 1996, when several student councils led by the University Student Council of Diliman opposed the selection process because it was undemocratic: A nominee for Student Regent must believe in the principle that the Philippine Society is ‘semi-feudal and semi-colonial’ - a belief not shared by most student councils.
The following year, the General Assembly of Student Councils (GASC) was created with the task of selecting the Student Regent. The CRSRS was also approved to guide the student councils in the selection process.
What is the Referendum?
The new UP Charter (Republic Act no. 9500) stipulates that there must be “One Student Regent, to serve for a term of one (1) year, chosen by the students from their ranks in accordance with rules and qualifications approved in a referendum by the students” (Section 12, Paragraph 1g).
Accordingly, the Office of the Student Regent will be conducting a Systemwide referendum on 26-31 January 2009. The referendum question, answerable by ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, is worded as follows -
Do you approve of the existing Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection (CRSRS) as rules and qualifications to govern the selection of our student representative to the UP Board of Regents?
Should we vote ‘Yes’ in the referendum?
No. A vote of ‘Yes’ will only institutionalize the flaws of the existing CRSRS, which are the following:
(1) nominees for Student Regent do not need to satisfy any standard of good academic standing (Article III, Section 2);
(2) KASAMA sa UP continues to enjoy any status by mere mention of its existence in the CRSRS (Article V, Section 3); and
(3) basic tenets of democracy are violated because there is a disproportionate allocation of votes among units of the University (Article VIII, Section 10).
Does a vote of ‘No’ abolish the Office of the Student Regent?
No. Common sense dictates that the Office, since it is established by statute, can only be abolished by another statute.
What will happen if the ‘No’ votes win?
At this point, we can only speculate. But in the event that a ‘No’ majority emerges, it will be necessary for the Office of the Student Regent to undertake the following actions:
(1) The incumbent Student Regent must continue exercising the duties of her office in a hold-over capacity;
(2) The Office of the Student Regent must conduct another referendum, subjecting an amended CRSRS to the referendum. But conditions must be met before another referendum is conducted: (a) the GASC must convene a regular session to amend the CRSRS, (b) the Office of the Student Regent must conduct wider and longer consultations and information dissemination activities, and
(3) the Office of the Student Regent must be transparent with all the records of the discussion, and allow any student to view all documents related to the CRSRS and the GASC either through the Internet or through other convenient channels.
**
dahil nagkaroon kami ng undergrad paper sa motivations on political non-participation of UP diliman students, alam ko na marami sa ating mga students ang posibleng hindi bumoto (grabe lalo na sa UP manila haha! nafeel ko na nga na mas may pakielam ang diliman - magandang gawan din yun ng study hehe).
maraming pipiliin na magaral na lang o di kaya tatamarin na lang makialam dahil busy sa ibang bagay na mas importante sa kanila (Buenaventura, Gatmaitan, Hao, 2007). grabe muntik na ko umabot sa point na yun.. sobrang dami kasing nagsusulputan na stand ng mga orgs at councils etc kaya nakakalito na.. pero ang masasabi ko lang ay, sa issue na ito, feeling ko kailangan talaga ng participation dahil apektado ang representation ng students sa buong UP system (hindi lang parang dati na sa USC lang or college...)
dahil din sa paper na iyon, nalaman namin na usually ang bumoboto rin at ang nakikilahok sa mga gawaing pulitikal ay yung mga politically affiliated din (Buenaventura, Gatmaitan, Hao, 2007). thus, meron na silang stand base sa kanilang political party.
hindi ko alam exactly ang statistics ng politically afffiliated at hindi, pero ang alam ko ay mas marami pa rin yung walang stand (kung pagbabasehan sa hirap namin maghanap ng politically affiliated students nung study namin ha..) at kung ganoon din pala na sila-sila din ang magbobotohan, e di parang wala rin representation yung majority ng students. and i thought ang gusto nating lahat ay representation sa board of regents, since yun naman talaga ang issue natin dito in the first place..
ayan. most of the time wala akong pakielam, pero this time meron akong stand. hindi ko inaapprove ang current CRSRS.
magisip na rin kayo at bumoto.