SANA TOTOO ang SONA ng PANGULO

SANA TOTOO ang SONA ng PANGULO

As CHED called off classes this Monday, due to "traffic that will be caused by the 95th celebration of the INC" and the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of GMA, I urge and challenge the UP System to suspend all its classes - from UP Diliman, UP Manila, UP Visayas, UP Los Banos, UP Mindanao, UP Baguio and the UP Open University, to all of its 12 campuses all over the Philippines.

The UP Diliman University Council, composed of assistant professors, associate professors and full professors and chaired by the Chancellor – "said that Macapagal-Arroyo’s attempt to remain in power and to escape accountability 'is an affront to the values (of) public accountability, transparency, honor, and excellence in service' which are held dearly at UP." In line with this, the UP Diliman professors denounce GMA’s con-ass in their latest statement.

The UC vowed to “oppose all attempts of GMA and her allies to convene an illegal constituent assembly and to prolong her rule,” stressing that “(t)he people should freely choose leaders that would truly represent the people’s interests.”

The University Student Council of UP Diliman, the other day, issued a statement vehemently condemning the upcoming SONA of GMA as a mere perpetuation of her lies and illusions.

Now that everything is clear and set, GMA will deliver her last "State of the Nation Address" on Monday. The fate of the country, which we all know, is still uncertain. I appeal to the UP System Administration and the UP Constituent Units and Campuses to call off classes and declare Monday as a National Day of protest!

"And we, too, shall be there— the proud, defiant and tireless Iskolar ng Bayan—to say once and for all, the curtain on GMA’s regime shall fall."

Join the July 27 SONA mobilization! Assembly at Quezon Hall at 10 am.


In the service of the UP students and of the Filipino nation,


sgd.

Bong Ong
University Student Council - Councilor
University of the Philippines, Diliman


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KAISA Tayo sa USC - Dare to Unite. Be the Difference.

KAISA - Nagkakaisang Iskolar para sa Pamantasan at Sambayanan presents to you the 2009-2010 University of the Philippines Student Council, with Titus Tan as Chairperson, and 12 equally brilliant and exceptional students from different colleges in UP as Councilors.

Kaisa launched its campaign calling and daring the UP Students to Unite, and Be the Difference. This years' slate marks the difference we will face, do and be.

In his Open Letter to Iskolars, Titus talks more about his 12 USC Councilors, and how they'll "represent the responsive and unifying leadership" the USC needs for the new era.

USC: Unite Students for Change

Our goal is a USC that is able to unite students for change through a right mix of relevant projects, practical services and timely campaigns that capture students’ enthusiasm and motivate their idealism.



To maximize student involvement and reach out to as many students as possible, we have crafted our activities to cater to a wide range of interests. Moreover, we desire to excite student interest through innovation and creativity in our activities as well as by tapping a diverse array of tools for information dissemination.



In this General Program of Action, KAISA offers an overview of the activities it intends to carry out through the USC. We realize, however, that any genuine General Program of Action should not lock out the proposals of other parties as well as other activities that iskolars may later suggest. Thus, our list is by no means close-ended. Rather, it is an evolving program that is by itself ready to be implemented, yet also open enough to accommodate other activities iskolars may desire.



Let us Unite and See the Difference. Please wear Yellow on Tuesday, 9am. The Meeting de Avance will be held at the AS/ Palma Hall steps.











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