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Centennial Febfairturns into protest fair
 
VOLUME 35
ISSUE 8
February 14, 2009
NEWS
Unang Youth Act NowRegional Summit idinaos
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NEWS FEATURES
Overcoming theReferendum Crisis
page 6
OPINION
Reliving the Rage
page 12
Protest fair...
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This year’s February Fair (FebFair) takes the form of aprotest fair against the administration’s “repressive actions” asmanifested in its response to the University Student Council’s(USC) request for the approval of the fair.
 The onset of the protest fair was announced in a picket-dialogueorganized by around 50 student organizations in front of theadministration building last Feb. 9. The picket-dialogue was held by students to show theadministration that they support the USC and to pressure theadministration to approve the event.
FEbFAIR AS PROTEST FAIR
USC Chairperson Charisse Bernadine Bañez said this year’s
FebFair will serve as a concrete manifestation of student’s ght for
their democratic rights.“Wala naman pong bago doon sa protest fair dahil ang bawatFebFair po ay isang protesta,” Bañez stressed.Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco granted some of the USC’s requestsand set conditions regarding the use of the Freedom Park, extensionof curfew at night, participation of food concessionaires, payment forelectricity bills, use of public restrooms adjacent to the D.L. Umali Hall
and coordination with lower ofces responsible for specic concerns of 
the event.Meanwhile, USC Councilor Mark Vincent Baracao said althoughthe FebFair has already been approved, some policies regarding theevent are still problematic.“Habang papatindi ‘yung commercialization ng UP education,nakikita natin ‘yung desperadong aksyon ng administrasyon parakumita ng pera, at isa nga itong ginagawa nila na, huhuthutan nilang pera itong ating FebFair upang punuan ang kakulangan natin[unibersidad] sa pondo,” Baracao said. 
HUMAN bARRICADE
After Bañez announced the start of the protest fair, around 300students barricaded the UPLB main gate to show their protest againstthe administration’s strict policy on the concessionaires’ participationon the event. The assembly then marched to the Student Union amphitheatre toproceed with setting up FebFair booths on Freedom Park around 6 p.m.One of the conditions of the administration includes requiring thefood concessionaires to secure permit from the UPLB Business Affairs
Ofce (BAO) and to pay the necessary fees. This in turn would makethe funds for student activities more difcult to access, said Bañez.
“Hindi pinagkakakitaan ang Febfair na ito sa pamamagitan ng
pagsesentro ng pera sa Business Affairs Ofce, dahil kahit kailan, ‘di
tiningnan ng USC bilang income generating project ang UPLB FebFair,”Bañez said.
bUKLOD WITHDRAWS SUPPORT LETTER
As the students were about to start the picket around 10 a.m.,
Ofce of Student Affairs (OSA) Director Vivian Gonzales announced
that the FebFair has already been approved by the administration. Thisis so when BUKLOD-UPLB, a political party, has forwarded a letter of request earlier than the USC. The said letter contained request for permission to use universityfacilities, deputize security personnel in the fair grounds, extend the 10p.m. curfew to 1 a.m. and to close the road in front of SU building andSU parking lot.
Gonzales said the USC has to coordinate with BUKLOD regarding
the plans for FebFair during the picket-dialogue.While BUKLOD claims that they support the FebFair, the USC andthe students present in the picket requested the party to immediatelyremove its request, saying that it bars the processing of the USC’sletter of request.“Kung sinasabi nila [BUKLOD] na support FebFair lang naman ito[letter], bakit hindi i-disregard ‘yung letter at pirmahan ‘yung totoongsulat ng totoong organisador ng FebFair na ito?” Bañez stressed.Bañez also said BUKLOD did not coordinate with USC and thestudent organizations during the Feb. 8 Council of Student Leaders.
CULTURE
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THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUbLICATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS bAÑOS
NEWS
Katrina Elauria with reports from Harriet Melanie Zaala,Estel Lenwij Estropia, Aletheia Grace del Rosario and Jonelle Marin
TAKING IT TO THE STREETS.
Hundreds of UPLB students marchedaround the campus carrying placardsof dismay on issues that hounded theCentennial February Fair.
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February 14, 2009
UP students ratify CRSRS
Rogene Gonzales with reportsfrom Nikko Angelo Oribiana
UP students can nally
proceed with selecting their nextrepresentative to the Board of Regents (BOR).
Come April this year, the
General Assembly of students will
convene for the Student Regent
(SR) selection after the Codied
Rules for Student Regent Selection
(CRSRS) was successfully ratied in
a referendum last Jan. 26-31.On Feb. 6 in UP Diliman, the
Ofce of the Student Regent (OSR)announced the ofcial referendum
total tally of 18,253 or 72.05 percent‘Yes’ votes of the total 47,365 votescast or 53.49 percent system-wideturnout. The accumulated number of 
afrmative votes has surpassed
PHOTO
KARL SUMINISTRADO
TAKING TIME TO BE COUNTED.
UPLB students ocked polling precints to vote for the CRSRS Referendum despite thedierent issues and controversies regarding the referendum process.
the 50 percent plus one requisite,thereby ratifying the CRSRS andaccomplishing Section 12g of the UP
Charter (see table for breakdown of votes).
“COLLECTIVE SUCCESS”
Student Regent ShahanaAbdulwahid said the outcome of thereferendum is a manifestation of thesuccess of UP students’ collectiveaction.“Tanging sa sama-samangpagkilos lamang natin makakamitang tagumpay,” she said.She stressed that the
afrmation of the majority of UP
students, by “ensuring the rulesto be placed before anything else,”has ended the “logistical nightmare”caused by the referendum.Abdulwahid added thatthe referendum results showstudents’ “remarkable concernover the repressive policies in theuniversity.” She added that Defend
OSR campaign indeed reected the
importance of representing students’ genuine interests in the BOR.
EDUCATED “YES”
According to reports by the
University Student Council (USC),
UPLB students registered 4,025 or79.50 percent ‘Yes’ votes from thevoter turnout of 5,353 students or54.91 percent of the 9,748 totalstudent population. Though the turnout waslow compared to the 1984 USCConstitution plebiscite, UPLB hadbeen able to reach the 50 percentplus one turnout by 4 p.m. of Jan.30.USC Councilor and UPLB’s
Referendum Ofcer Odraude Alub
said logistical problems such asthe UPLB administration’s failure
to release nancial assistance and
lack of administration personnel aremajor factors that caused the low
turnout (see related article on page6).
He said the results in UPLBmanifested an “overwhelmingsupport of students to defend the
Ofce of the Student Regent with an
educated ‘Yes’ vote”.”Magandang simula ito parasa mga Iskolar ng Bayan sa mgapaghamon pa ng bagong UP Charterat para manindigan sa kanilang mgakarapatan,” Alub stressed.
He added that the ratication of 
the truly “democratic, autonomousand representative” CRSRS ensuresan SR that would cater and protectthe rights not only of UPLB but of allUP students.
ALL UNITS APPROVE
All of the 13 UP units had
recorded majority afrmative votes
for the CRSRS, with UP Baguio andUP Mindanao registering the highest
percentage of afrmative votes with
98.36 percent and 98.40 percent,respectively.Pamela Angelie Pangahas,Katipunan ng Sangguniang
Magaaral sa UP (KASAMA sa UP)
National Vice President for Luzon,stressed that the “Yes” votes fromLuzon units namely UPLB, UPBaguio, UP Diliman and UP Manila were able to gather more than
UP UNIT
BaguioDilimanDiliman-EPPLos BañosManilaManila-Baler SHSManila-Palo SHSMindanaoOpen UniversityVisayas CebuVisayas CMVisayas Miag-aoVisayas Tacloban
TOTALYES
16807147371402515005410573754767532878403
18,253YES (%)
98.36%63.17%90.93%79.50%54.47%93.10%68.18%98.40%64.29%90.66%94.66%89.68%61.43%
72.05%NO
144031299821243342418742371249
6,783NO (%)
0.82%35.63%7.11%19.40%45.13%5.17%27.27%0.53%21.43%8.75%4.0%7.25%37.96%
26.77%VOTES
1,70811,3144085,0632,7545815474984846562979656
25,335POPULATION
2,21622,3485709,7484,975611598711,9161,1619251,3481,067
47,365TURNOUT
77.08%50.63%71.58%51.94%55.36%95.08%26.86%85.99%4.38%72.87%60.76%72.63%61.48%
53.49%
Table 2. Full and Ofcial Tally of the CRSRS Referendum
Source: Ofce of the Student Regent
Table 1. UPLB Ofcial Tally of the CRSRS Referendum
COLLEGE
CACASCDCCEATCEMCFNRCHECVMGS
YES
5171,232365529379278338287100
YES (%)
83.39%72.60%78.16%82.79%73.03%91.75%83.66%93.49%93.46%
NO
89451981011352161197
NO (%)
14.35%26.58%20.99%15.81%26.01%6.93%15.10%6.19%6.54%
Source: University Student Council
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14,000 or 70 percent of the wholesystem’s tally.Pangahas, however, attributedthe low turnout in some units,particularly in UPLB, to the
conicting campaigns of the Defend
OSR that urges for a “Yes” and theChoose to Know Movement thatcalls for a “No” vote.“Dapat isa lang ‘yung bosesng mga student formations andpolitical parties dahil kapagnag-offer ka ng options, masmapanghati pa ito doon sa mgaestudyante,” she said.In effect, these “alternative”campaigns created “confusion”among students and in most casescaused students to abstain or to nolonger participate in the referendumas they were “undecided”, sheadded.
CONTINUED STRUGGLE
Pangahas stressed that theDefend OSR would continue
even after the ratication of the
CRSRS and SR selection becauseof the ongoing threats not onlyto the OSR but also to studentinstitutions and organizations withthe implementation of the new UPCharter.Member councils of KASAMAsa UP would coordinate withAbduwahid during the remainderof her term in crafting policyreviews to be passed to the BORregarding the Tuition and Other Fees
Increase (ToFI) and other students’ 
democratic rights issues.
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 The USC’s letter for approvalpushed through only afterBUKLOD withdrew their letterfrom the administration.Meanwhile, in a statement,BUKLOD said in passing theletter, “It was never our goalto bypass any bureaucraticinstitution for mere politicalaspirations; we just want topush for a safe, pro-student, andfestive FebFair,”
bUREAUCRATIC PROCESS TOFOLLOW
 
Both the administration andthe USC have not come up witha memorandum of agreementon the Feb. 6 dialogue becausethe administration said the USChas not followed the requiredbureaucratic process.Velasco said the USC failed toseek for the approval of the lower
ofces responsible for the specic
needs of the FebFair, which hesaid is the proper procedure inrequesting for its approval beforeany letter is forwarded to him.Bañez said, however, thatthey only followed the processtaken by the previous USC termsin preparation for FebFair. Thatis, a dialogue is held where termsand guidelines on the conductof the Febfair are drafted in a
Protest fair ...
from page 1memorandum of agreement to besigned by both the USC and theadministration after a dialogue.Also, Velasco disapprovedthe USC’s proposal during thedialogue because according tohim, the USC failed to submit a written request and just verballypresented their plans for theFebfair.
ORGS SUPPORT PROTEST FAIR
In a Council of StudentLeaders meeting last Feb.8, around 250 studentsshowed their support for thecontinuation of the FebFair even without assistance from theadministration.Student organizations actedupon the request of the USC andpledged their participation on thepicket last Monday.Rachelle Sy, head of UPCells, said, “naging inconsideratekasi [ang administrasyon] kahitnaman may kakulangan ang USCsa pagproproseso ng papers, kunggusto talaga nilang matuloy angFebFair, palalagpasin nila ito.”Mark Jason Villanueva of League Agricultural ChemistryStudents said, “para sa‘tin isangmalaking tagumpay ito kasiang dami ng nakiisang mgaestudyante.”
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February 14, 2009
Unang Youth Act Now
Regional Summit idinaos
Jonelle Marin
Ang pagtigil ng diskriminasyonsa mga kababaihan, pagbibigayrelokasyon at kabuhayan samga kapus-palad at paglalaanng badyet para sa serbisyongpanlipunan ang ilan lamang samga punto sa Youth Agenda na binuo ng sektor ng kabataan saTimog Katagalugan (TK) sa unangRegional Youth Summit ng Youthfor Accountability and TruthNow-Southern Tagalog (Youth ActNow-ST) noong nakaraang Enero30-31 sa Makiling Ballroom Hall ngGusaling Unyon ng mga Mag-aaral.
PAGTITIPON PARA SA ISANGRASON
Nabuo noong Marso 2008sa kasagsagan ng NBN-ZTEscam, ang Youth Act Now ayisang malawak na alyansa ngmga estudyante at kabataanna naglalayong tugunan angmga isyu ng korupsyon at krisispampulitika sa bansa.Ang summit ay naglalayongtipunin at pagkaisahin angpinakamalawak na hanay ngkabataan sa buong rehiyon upangmaturuan at mapaliwanagansila sa mga isyung kinahaharapng bansa, ayon kay John PauloBautista, tagapangulo ngANAKBAYAN-TK.May temang “Harapin angpampulitika at pang-ekonomiyangkrisis! Manindigan para sakinabukasan! Magkaisa atkumilos para sa panlipunangpagbabago!” Kasama sa programang summit ang mga diskusyonukol sa edukasyon, krisispang-ekonomiya, mabutingpamamahala, karapatang pantao,suliranin sa lupain at kapaligiran,at kalagayan ng kababaihan,kabataan at maralitangtagalunsod.Dinaluhan ito ng mahigit 100kabataan mula sa 20 iba’t ibangpaaralan, at mga kinatawan ngSangguniang Kabataan.Ayon kay Rayan Brozula,
Deputy Secretary General ng
National Union of Studentsof the Philippines–Southern
 Tagalog (NUSP-ST), pinatampok
sa mga diskusyon sa summitang isyu ukol sa papatindingkomersiyalisasyon ng edukasyon.Bahagi din nito ang papaliit nabadyet na inilalaan sa StateUniversities and Colleges, aniya.
HAMON NG CHA-CHA SAKAbATAAN
Naging pangunahing paksarin sa summit ang CharterChange at mga implikasyonnito sa kalayaang sibil,kabataan, karapatang pantao atpambansang patrimonya.“Self-serving” at “walangkoneksiyon sa development ngbansa” ang mga house bills saCha-Cha, ayon kay Atty. NeriColmenares ng National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers.
PHOTO
KARL SUMINISTRADO
BOSES NG MASA.
Tinalakay ni Hon. Teddy Casiño sa 1st Regional Youth Summit ang iba’t-ibang isyungkinakaharap ng ang bansa parkular na sa binabalak na Charter Change ng
administrasyon ni Arroyo.
suggested that the colleges may
adopt modications on the criteria
for promotion. The AUPAEU is an alliance of all teaching personnel in differentUP units, which consolidates therank of academic employees. Taguiwalo, a faculty memberof the College of Social Works andCommunity Development in UPDiliman, is set to take oath asFR on Feb. 9. She received 774nominations from the members of the faculty of the UP System.
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FR resigns from acad union post
To resolve ‘conict of interest’
Rick Jason Obrero
With almost a month of delay in her appointment,Faculty Regent (FR) JudyTaguiwalo gave up her postas National Vice President forFaculty of the All-UP AcademicEmployees Union (AUPAEU) and
led a leave of absence from
the union to resolve what the
administration calls a ‘conict
of interest.’
 Theodeore Te, UP System’sVice President for Legal Affairssaid Taguiwalo’s being a ranking
ofcer of the AUPAEU while
serving her term as FR constitutes
a ‘conict of interest,’ as she
might be biased towards theprinciples and ideals that theunion subscribes to during theperformance of her duties as FR.In this light, the Board of Regentssuggested that she resigns in herposition in the AUPAEU.
 Taguiwalo claried however,that she resigned as an ofcial
in AUPAEU not only to resolve
this ‘conict of interest’ but much
more to focus on her duties as FR.Meanwhile, Teodoro Mendoza,President of the All-UP Worker’sUnion–UPLB said in the past,some of the members of theAUPAEU who became FRs werenot required to resign, such asformer UP President FranciscoNemenzo.After her oath-taking, Taguiwalo said she will resolveissues on the faculty members’ security of tenure and the policiesfor promotion. Taguiwalo also relatedthat one-third of the facultymembers of the university havea temporary appointment. Someof them, however, have not yet beengranted tenure since they have
not nished their publication
requirements.Here in UPLB, a single systemin promoting members of its facultyis being implemented, whichinvolves teaching, producing apublication and executing researchand extension work. TaguiwaloBinigyang-diin naman ni Rep. Teodoro Casiño ng Bayan Munaang kahalagahan ng pakikilahokng mga kabataan sa mga isyungkinahaharap ng bansa. Sinabiniyang mulat ang karamihan ngmga kabataan na may issue ukolsa Cha-Cha, ngunit maaaringkakaunti na lang ang mga taongnakaiintindi ng sitwasyon atmakapagdedesisyong tindigan angkanyang pananaw ukol sa isyu.“Kaya ‘yun ang dapat natingabutin – na ang karamihanng ating kabataan hindi langaware kundi may pang-unawa,paninindigan at kayang kumilossa isyu,” aniya.
PAGTUGON SA PANAWAGAN
Sa panayam sa
Perspective 
,binanggit ni Casiño angkahalagahan ng paggampan ngmga kabataan sa pagharap samga isyu.“Sa kalagayan na nasacontext kayo ng isang paaralanna vina-value ang critical thinking[at] ang freedom of expression,mas maraming oppurtunities parasa inyo na magmulat, magpakilosat mag-organisa.”Ayon naman kay Axel Pinpin,dating political detainee, “Mayrole ‘yung pahayagang pang-kampus, ‘yung mga nauna na atnabuo nang cultural groups [at]mga grupo ng aktibista para siya[indibidwal] mismo ay manindigandoon sa kung ano ang tingin niyaay mas tama.”
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UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCIL
2007-2008 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
USC FundFirst Semester
Balance as of June 2007 50,422.00Expenses
 Travel Expenses 6,466.00Supplies and Materials 11,487.00
Balance as of December 2007 79,740.82Expenses
 Travel Expenses 0.00Sundries 8,586.66Supplies and Materials 12,276.52
Balance as of May 2008 58,877.64Additional Collections
2007 Refund (300.00)2008 Jan. to Aug. (49,270.00) 48,970.00
Less: Expenditures (June 01 to Sept. 30, 2008)
Travel Expenses 0.00Communication Expenses 0.00
Sundries (2,912.00)Supplies and Materials (799.50)
Equipment 3,711.50
Balance as of September 30, 2008 104,136.14
 
104,136.14
*The expenses incurred during the delayed elections and  plebiscite last September 2008 are not yet accounted.
 
Campaign Period Feb. 10-Feb. 23Miting de Avance Feb. 24Election Proper Feb. 25-26Canvassing of votes Feb. 26-27
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