by Dean Lozarie
An official of the University of the Philippines called the proposal made by student organizations to junk the Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP) “irresponsible” in light of renewed debate about UP’s tuition policies following the suicide on Friday of a 16-year old Behavioral Sciences student from UP Manila (UPM).
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Greed as Religion: A Review of Dulaang UP’s Collection by Sara Jamel Bangayan Without a doubt, religion plays a powerful role in society. In the Philippines, it can even meddle in the political affairs of the state, which polarizes people on certain issues. In a country where religion is revered at most, Floy Quintos’ Collection emphasized the tendency of the people’s materialistic nature and greed [...] -
EDITORIAL: In service of the anonymous As the university and college student council election in the University of the Philippines draws near, every Iskolar ng Bayan must live up to the challenge to be highly critical – not only of the candidates vying for different positions, but also of the information that they consume, particularly from the “media” that seem to [...] -
KAISA dominates USC election results Nagkakaisang Iskolar para sa Pamantasan at Sambayanan (KAISA) dominated the University Student Council (USC) elections 2013, clinching the chair and vice chair positions and four of the 12 council seats—a first since the party’s establishment in 2005. Alex Castro from KAISA won as the USC chairperson at 4944 votes. Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic [...] -
INFOGRAPHIC: The 2013 USC Chair and Vice Chair race Alex Castro of KAISA, the new USC Chair, won over her “nearest” rival, STAND UP’s Mijo Solis, by 2, 140 votes. Her running mate Jules Guiang, meanwhile, edged past STAND UP’s Kei Garcia by just 66 votes to clinch the position of USC Vice Chairperson. -
ISA dominates CMCSC elections ISA dominates CMCSC elections by Melissa Luz Lopez Local party Interdependent Student-Centered Activism (ISA) clinched eight of the 13 seats for the College of Mass Communication Student Council (CMCSC) in Thursday’s polls. ISA standard bearers Anj Sebastian and Macky Manicad will lead next year’s council after garnering more votes than Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights [...] -
USC bets debate on STFAP, security issues at UP Front forum by Jhesset Thrina Enano Candidates for this year’s University Student Council (USC) elections expressed their positions on university issues, as well as their plans of action, in an elections forum Tuesday at Cine Adarna. Representing each party in UP Front are their standard bearers, along with three candidates for councilors each. Before the issue-based debate, standard bearers were [...]
