CENTRAL BOARD

CENTRAL BOARD MEETING

Date: September 12, 2014

Room 200 MVP Student Leadership Center

Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights
+63 919 912 5152 | sanggusecgen@gmail.com

Venue: MVP 217-218

Time: 6:00pm 9:00pm

AGENDA (underlined = to be continued, italics = postponed/deferred):

1) Nutrition Council Meeting Report
2) Sanggu Stratplan Process Day 1
3) Appointment for Top 54 Slots
4) Buklod
5) Others
ATTENDANCE (underlined = absent, italics = late/early departure, * = nonvoting):
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President

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SOH Chairperson

Ma. Alexandria Felice D.

Tanjangco

Ryan Carl Y. Yu
Vice-President

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4 SOH Central Board Rep

Gabriel Francisco D.
Mendoza
4 JGSOM Central Board
Rep

Raphael Niccolo L.
Martinez SecretaryGeneral

Marie Danielle D.
Villanueva
3 SOH Central Board Rep

Marc Wendolf M.
Duque
3 JGSOM Central Board
Rep

Ray Cristofer C. Gomez

Finance Officer

Phillip Angelo U. Yap

2 SOH Central Board Rep

Jared Matthew A.
Sarmiento
2 JGSOM Central Board
Rep

Miguel Karlo L.
Abadines
COA President

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1 SOH Central Board Rep

Julien Oliver L. Olisa

1 JGSOM Central Board
Rep

Moses S. Cam
ARSA President

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SOSE Chairperson

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SOSS Chairperson

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4 SOSE Central Board
Rep

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4 SOSS Central Board
Rep

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3 SOSE Central Board
Rep

Alexandra Mai C.
Reasonda
3 SOSS Central Board
Rep

Camille Joy L. Leong

2 SOSE Central Board
Rep

Miguel Franco Ignacio M.

Hamoy

Patrick Daniel N. Go

Regis Martin Wenceslao C.

Andanar

JGSOM Chairperson

2 SOSS Central Board

Rep

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1 SOSE Central Board

Rep

1 SOSS Central Board

Rep

MINUTES

Motion to approve agenda: CJ Leong

Second the motion: Jared Sarmiento

1) Nutrition Council Meeting Report (Louis)

a. Outright ban of sale of energy drinks.
i. AIS position paper: health effects
ii. There is an existing health science primer.
iii. Everyone below 18 should not be drinking these.
iv. In Ateneo, Red Bull sponsors MECO events, students
ambassadors who distribute Red Bull.
v. Solution proposed: ban the sale.
vi. Action points: 4000 signatures call for a ban
1. Wont work because its not engaging enough, unfeasible,
backlash might occur.
2. Eduation campaign: Agreement with labeling;
segregating caffeinted energy drinks.
b. Sugar Month - pre-diabetics
i. Reminder campaign: free TBS screening
c. Food Safety act of 2013 - orgs who sell food in stalls/people who sell
food in general
i. Food safety training: already exists, but how about those for
those COA organizations? What are gonna be the food safety
regulations in that area? What will happen?
ii. along with ASEAN regulation
d. Appointment of Representatives for Nutrition Council
i. New structure: chair, vice chair, secretary from the faculty +
another group of 3 that will act as counterparts to those 3.
ii. Come from 5 stakeholders, COA Health and Environment
Cluster, Sanggu, Health Sciences Society, ARSA, PMSA.
iii. Revival of the cafeteria committee: amend the Magna Carta for
student representation.

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1. Ryan: We need quota for that.

Motion to move to the third agenda point by Miguel Hamoy. Seconded by
Jared Sarmiento. Motion unanimously approved.
2) SANGGU STRATPLAN PROCESS DAY 1 (Ryan)
a. Year after year, were doing the same things over and over again. We
want to redefine, no re-imagine, the Sanggunian. Strat plan is a way
to conduct that reimagine in a more constructive way. What the
Philippines/Ateneo would look like in 2020. What we want to imagine
is not the immediate future, but 5 years from now. The question is,
where do we want to be, first and foremost? We went through the
common themes (Acts and Roles of Sanggu)
i. To be a politicker - making sure that we start the discourse
regarding national and international issues within the
Sanggunian. Integrator of discipline.
ii. Embodiment of Atenean youth participation - in the context of
what is national, what exactly it exposes. the Ateneo as the
Sanggunian as a conduit. This is what wed like to do to the
nation: By 2020, become so powerful, that we will be able to
represent the youth sector as a whole. Its just a dream - a very
good dream, something we can strive for.
iii. Equal partner of administration - work hand in hand with
admin, create the idea that Sanggu is the only structure in
Ateneo that can mobilize the students. Problem is, we have
been delegated at the back of the organizations. We govern and
we govern because of this and that. The most pervasive
question: How do we function as a structure that governs? Are
we just a project-making machine?
iv. Proponent of environmental sustainability - we define how
pertinent and how relevant the environment is now. Urban
development, city planning, energy sources we could use. What
exactly does this do to the Atenean student body?
b. How do we envision Sanggunians role in the future? To be able to
answer the question: Where do we want to be; defining that kind of
road we want to be in (vision, mission, direction, goal) Where are we
now: What work and what doesnt work (evaluation of everything
were doing) How do we get there: We bridge the gap (strategy).
c. Polo: We had a meeting with Fr. Jett about what happened during
Sanngu Strat Plan Sem
i. Specify the need to work internally. Students are saying we
dont need you. Question for us: How do we get them back?
ii. SOM doesnt fail to meet the bare minimum
iii. 5 months - We may not be able to work on a lot of things
iv. Fr. Jett: Challenge of inclusion. as Ateneans, we tend to be
exclusionary. Ateneans are part of the elite. Poverty is
increasing everyday.
1. Need to work on 3 sectors: health, education, livelihood
v. How do we respond to the challenges?

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vi.

d. Ryan:
i.
ii.

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1. Certain Massification of Knowledge; Democratization

a. How knowledge is accessed (internet, deepen your
expertise)
b. Fr. Jett: I studied Physics, hone what it is you
know. Comes with misconstruing of knowledge.
c. So many voices. Ito mahalaga, ito basura.
2. Speed
a. Course you choose now, may not be the course we
need when you graduate
b. In Ateneo, were trying to make swiss knives, not
screwdrivers
c. One day, you have to let go of discipline
(expertise).
d. Fr. Jett: I had to let go of Physics, better off being
the VP of Ateneo
e. We dont have accounting or engineering: its too
isolated
3. Internationalization
a. Increasing amount of diversity
4. Disaster Risk Management
a. Need to understand risks (financial, political, etc.)
We consider three things: mission identity, sustainable
development, nation building
1. Not really exercised: service-learning
2. NSTP is very momentary, self-indulgent. Unless you know
what youre doing it for, you can never find a solution to
the problem.
Questions:
How do you think we can improve on the process?
To what extent, as a part of your unit, is your willingness to
participate?
1. Lets not make projects until we come up with the final.
Im not sure of the willingness of the participants to get
that stand-still.
2. Sir Rem: Why dont we focus on one or two major
changes, then institutionalize them?
3. Finish the whole process by sembreak then after
sembreak, implementation
4. Should we retain or not the school board autonomy on
projects? What kind of project management systems
should we implement?
5. Louis: In practice, walang final output?
a. Ryan: When should we start on the constitutional
amendment process?
b. Alex: These are all assuming for succeeding years?
c. Ryan: What were hoping for is change for one or
two things.
6. Mikee: All projects will be stopped for the whole year?

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a. Ryan: This process ends on sembreak, so the whole

second sem should be project implementation lang.
we cannot do an absolute stop.
b. Mikee: Are we forming a committee on
constitutional review?
c. Ryan: There are some of the things are that are
operational and fundamental. Thats why Im
asking for your input on it: to determine what goes
where.
7. Louis: All the things discussed here will be implemented?
a. Ryan: Were talking how to do it, not finalization.
8. Jared: This year will be experimental. Aee we saying that
reaching quota next elections is one of our main
objectives?
a. Ryan: What were hoping for is reaching quota
through these objectives. If we stick to what we
have now, we wont reach quota.
e. Answers to questions:
i. Cj - representative of CB
1. Suggestions: have FGDs or consultations per school, per
batch
a. We want the results to be analyzed by next next
friday (Sept. 26)
b. Processing: Saturday (Oct. 4)
c. Meet as sanggu
d. Things to be settled before FGDs: Essential
questions that should be asked, Disclose the
results of StratPlan
e. Ryan: What is the central boards stand for halting
everything?
i. Regis: There was no issue because we're not
project-busy because we're more policybased. It doesnt apply to us.
ii. Alex - representative of SB
1. Dont take away our autonomy from us, but there is a
need to cut down on projects.
2. Were not closing our doors to anything as long as there
is sufficient data gathered.
3. For this school year, we are not open to not be
autonomous, we want our projects to push through given
that the projects are a need.
4. Kosh: In the future, were okay to not be completely
autonomous, given that our projects proposed to the CB,
we as the school board get a vote.
5. Carmela: The school board wants to remain autonomous
so we promise to become good filters to make sure that
our plans are aligned with this year.
iii. Ody - representative of Departments

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1. How do we work in general? We need the approval of CB

or president. Are we autonomous or not?
2. Whatever issue were trying to push for, we need to get
approval from the Central Board.
3. Whats the use of departments? Do projects, but the SB
are doing their own projects.
4. How are you utilizing your block reps
5. Regis: We need to take note of what she said.
a. Pet: In regards to that, it was a technical mistake
regarding the database.
iv. Ryan: What Im getting from each:
1. CB: Our job is to legislate, were fine with going through
this.
2. SB: We already have projects planned, its unfair for you
to change them now. Although we assure you of the
quality of projects.
3. Departments: Were supposed to do projects that the CB
mandates only.
f. Motion to remove second point: Jared Sarmiento
i. Second: Julien Olisa
g. Motion to extend for 20 minutes: Cj Leong
i. Second: Regis Andanar
h. Ryan: CB is willing to spend time on process
i. Option: Explore splitting it
ii. The role of departments is to execute
iii. The departments will facilitate the implementation via the SB
iv. The SB can handle the more fluffy vision setting
v. The CB can craft the general direction of Sanggu and particular
direction for this year
vi. Polo: Theres no dichotomy
1. Identify what problems are in the SB
2. Ryan: Smaller subgroups that are mixed
3. CB + SB + Departments
4. Talk about the problems in our processes and our jobs as
officers
vii. Aside from SOM week, are there any other pertinent projects
before sembreak?
1. Well focus on second sem for our major projects
2. Can you meet in two weeks and answer the difficult
questions?
3. Remaining two weeks: well use for integration
viii. Motion to extend for 3 minutes: Polo Martinez
1. Second: Jared Sarmiento
ix. Suggestion of cj: Can we commit this time for us to sit down
and come up with updates?
1. Polo: Maximum latest is Wednesday
3) APPOINTMENT FOR TOP 54 SLOTS (Ryan)
a. If the chair does not exist, how do we appoint school boards?
b. We need to get these positions filled, kahit OICs

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c. We will clarify with SJC

d. CB gets nominations from SB
4) BUKLOD (Cj)
a. Oct. 24-27
b. We need to send 5 people
c. How to pick delegates for this conference: application process. Points
for consideration:
i. How were going to be represented as core schools
ii. If the delegate is going to stay for next year
d. 2 - 3 more delegates since Ryan as VP, Carlo as COA president, CJ as
Buklod ambassador are already included.
e. Ryan: Each ticket costs 8-10k
f. Ga-el: If you want investment, we have to think starting now
5) Others
a. Pet: SB must start planning for PlevSem
b. Ryan: Some people might get interviewed by SJC
i. Be transparent as possible
c. Alex: SOM week next week, check Facebook for SOM bazaar
i. Volunteers are needed to tally.
d. Motion to end: Jared Sarmiento

PREPARED BY:
Neicy Pilarca
Secretariat Member
Office of the Secretary-General
Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng
mga
Paaralang Loyola ng Ateneo de Manila

Nikko Dela Paz

Secretariat Head
Office of the Secretary-General
Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng
mga
Paaralang Loyola ng Ateneo de Manila