GO OUT AND VOTE! The Angelite Special Election Issue
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY
MEMBER: HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY PRESS CLUB, COLLEGE EDITORS GUILD OF THE PHILIPPINES
ILLUSTRATION BY MARCO S. SANTOS Vol. 71 Issue 3 | March 2018 EMAIL: theangelite.hau@gmail.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/theangelite
editorial
Tunay na lider estudyante
A
ng taong 2018 ay taon ng maraming
lider estudyante.
surpresa para sa atin. Sinalubong tayo ng mga kabi-kabilang pagtaas ng presyo ng
Maging malinaw dapat na bilang lider estudyante,
mga pangunahing bilihin na lalong nagpahirap
ang pangunahing mandato niya ay itaguyod ang
sa ating mga aping mamamayan na epekto ng
karapatan ng mga estudyante sa edukasyon. Hindi
pagpapatupad ng Tax Reform Acceleration and
ito dapat nagtatapos lang sa Miting de Avance at
Inclusion Law ng kasalukuyang rehimen.
sa buwan ng Pebrero, isa itong buong panahong pakikikibaka at paglaban.
Nariyan din ang pagsagasa sa ating mga hanapbuhay. Kakabukas pa lamang ng bagong
Kaya ngayong eleksyon, hindi natin kailangan ng
taon ay sinalubong na tayo ng banta ni Duterte
mga magandang hitsura at maraming awards,
na iphaseout ang mga jeepney sa ating lipunan at
ang kailangan natin ay isang student leader na
mapalitan ito ng mga electronic jeepney.
may programa at tindig para sa ating karapatan sa edukasyon.
Ngunit, sa halip na maging tahimik at tanggapin na lamang ang mga isyung ito, militanteng
Gayundin, kailangan din ng isnag lider na hindi
umaksyon ang mga kabataan sa buong Pilipinas
nakakulong ang kanyang programa sa loob
laban sa mga napakaraming usapin ng lipunan.
lamang ng HAU bagkus kailangan natin ng mga susunod na lider na may pakialam sa isyu ng
Nitong February 1 at 23, naglunsad ng
lipunan.
malawakang walkout ang mga kabataan hindi lamang sa sentrong lungsod ng bansa kung hindi
Hindi dapat natatapos ang trabaho ng isang
maging sa iba’t-ibang parte ng
lider sa pagbubuo ng stage lamang bagkus
ating bansa.
mapagpasya siyang nagmumulat sa mga kapwa estudyante hinggil sa mga isyung panlipunan,
Ngayon mismo ay hinahamon tayong mga
nagoorganisa ng mga kabataan, at nagpapakilos
kabaataan ng ating kasaysayan na lumikha ng
ng mga kapwa estudyante at nangunguna
panibagong marka sa kasaysayan.
at handing humarap sa laban ng buong sambayanan.
Kung babalikan ang mga makasaysayang kaganapan sa ating lipunan, isa ang mga
Magagawa lamang ito ng isang lider kung siya
kabataan sa militanteng nagkasa ng malalaking
ay mapagpasya sa kanyang mga suri at handang
pagkilos para sa paglaban ng demokratikong
ipamulat ito sag a kapwa estudyante, hindi siya
interes ng mamama
dapat nagsisilbing Google docs na nagsusurvey sa pulso ng mga estudyante.
Ngayong eleksyon, muli na naman tayong lilikha ng panibagong kabanata sa Holy Angel University.
Kaya ngayong eleksyon, makipagdebate at suriin
Magluluklok muli ang mga estudyante sa HAU ng
ang ating mga tumatakbong kandidato, hindi
kanilang mga bagong lider estudyante.
dpaat tayo bumoto dahil sa kanilang pisikal na katangian o sa kanilang medalyang nakamit,
At ngayong sinasalubong tayo ng mga sunod-
tayo ay bumuboto dahil sa ating inaasam na
sunod na pagtaas, lalo na sa pagtaas ng presyo
pagbabago.
ng ating edukasyon, higit mas malaki ang nakapatong sa baikat ng ating mga susunod na
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KAYABE
(Kanlungan at Yaman ng Bawat Estudyante)
JANELLE BOGNOT President
HANNAH SANTOS VP-Internal
RONN PANGILINAN VP-External
Sibul SERENE LA MADRID President
MICHAELA LAXA VP-Internal
JANELLE SANTOS VP-External
STAND-HAU
(Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights)
PRINCESS ALBO President
ELYSHA PARE VP-Internal
REIN SALVADOR VP-External
“What is the main definition of your party and what are the goals of your party?” KAYABE PANGILINAN: Ang KAYABE po, hindi lang basta basta mukha at hindi lang basta basta sino-sinong tao ang kinukuha. Naniniwala po kami sa quality and quantity. Ang KAYABE po ay dahan-dahang hinahasa at tinutulungan ang kanyang mga kinukuhang estudyante para maging leaders. Tandaan po natin sa KAYABE, utak, puso, at kamay ang ginagamit para maging student leader. SANTOS: At sa KAYABE po, dahil ito ay anticipated na 20 years, yung mga humahabol po dito ay totoong subok na at hasang hasa na. Magagamit po ito para po ma-raise yung mga concerns ng mga students. Dahil sa party na ito, lahat po ng mga insights ng mga student na hindi po nila malabas magagamit po namin ito para po ma-raise po yung mga concerns nila na sa tulong po namin pwede po namin ‘yun magampanan. BOGNOT: At sa KAYABE, ang una naming goal ay talagang ma-invoke namin ang lahat ng estudyante, ang CSC’s at organizations. Dahil hindi lamang kami ang dapat kumikilos dito. Gusto namin lahat ng estudyante, lahat ng CSC’s at organizations ay involved sa lahat ng mga ginagawa naming aktibidades. Tapos, samin sa KAYABE, ‘wag kayong magalala dahil ako mismo sinasabi ko sa inyo na subok na kami, na may paninindigan kami, at hindi kami basta basta mukha lamang. Dahil nagwo-work kami with our hands. SIBUL SANTOS: So the goal of our party ofcourse is to show the students -- parang gusto namin ipakita na para kami sa mga tao, para kami sa mga tao sa labas externally and ofcourse internally para sa mga estudyante ganun ang gusto ipakita ng party namin, and ofcourse ang collaboration naming tatlo. LAXA: For the past three years, sibul, napakita niya ang competency ng pagiging. -- well managed and effective and efficient leaders dito sa holy Angel University, and ngayon gusto pa namin i-improve yun ---externally and internally nga na parang mas maging ---mas managed at maiprove sa mga students and maging better sila para sa madla.
3 LA MADRID: At SIBUL, we value quantity over quality, we don’t care about the numbers ng mga candidates na tatakbo samin as long as they’re very hardworking and credible in terms of their credentials, and nakikita namin yung yung determination nila to run for a student position, and sibul is -- if im going to summarize and put it in one statement -- I can say that SIBUL is a student council that the students know so we strive to be relatable and we want the students, the student body, to communicate with us because as a student council, as student leaders, we’re not just here to be, to be just.. statues ganon.. we’re here to represent each and everyone kung meron man sila gusto sabihin na hindi nila masabi and mavoice out. STAND-HAU SALVADOR: First and foremost, STAND means Student Alliance for the Advancement of National Democracy. The essence of STAND is it has a principal stand about the struggles, fight for the educational rights of the students and it is an alliance among student organizations and of the students. PARE: STAND-HAU, ito yung alliance of students. Isa sa main principal natin ay yung students welfare and democratic rights. Isa yan sa mga pinaglalaban natin syempre genuine leadership ng mga leaders. Isa din sa pinakamain na pinaglalaban namin ay yung free education. Dahil ang edukasyon ay hindi siya isang privilege lamang para sa mga students. ALBO: As they’ve mentioned, STAND HAU is an alliance for national democracy. Pag sinabing national democracy, syempre kalayaan ng buong bansa pero hindi natin ito, ay dapat munang maging malaya ng buong bansa bago natin makamit ang, yung goal naming na free education at dun naming mapupursue na yung education is a right and not just a privilege for everybody.
“What do you think should be the number one priority of a University Student Council?” KAYABE PANGILINAN: Kung ako po ang tatanungin, ang gusto ko pong maging focus po ng USC natin ngayon ay ang student affairs at ang student involvement. Dahil ako po, naniniwala po ako na kapag na-achieve po natin ang
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4 mga bagay na ito magkakaroon po tayo ng student unity. At kapag nagkaroon tayo ng student unity, mas mapapataas natin ang ating quality of education at ang quality ng Holy Angel University. SANTOS: Para sa akin naman po, ang kailangan pong i-focus ngayon is student affairs din po kase, marami po sa mga estudyante natin ngayon is nagde-decide mag-suicide dahil sa depression. So we need to reach them, through talking to them and giving some positive views sa life na sabihin natin na may magandang bukas pa na nag-a-abang sa kanila, na hindi dapat sayangin ang buhay, dahil maraming mangyayari dito at marami tayong ma-a-achieve sa tulong ng Panginoon. BOGNOT: Para din sakin at para sa buong KAYABE, ang pinakagusto naming i-focus sa USC ay yung student affairs. Kase dito, gusto naming marinig ang mga hinaing ng mga estudyante. Tsaka ang USC kase ang trabaho namin ay maging bridge sa estudyante ang maging boses ng mga estudyante kaya gusto namin na maging aware kami sa kanila, sa mga insights nila. Gusto naming makipag-communicate sila sa amin. SIBUL SANTOS: Ayun nga so ang number one priority ng pagiging university student council is to lift yung mga colleges na lalo na yung mga maliliit na colleges dapat malift yung mga yun makilala sila or ayun mabigyan sila ng power kase may mga colleges ngayon na sila lang yung nakikilala like SBA, SEA ganyan parang-- yun din as university student council gusto din namin na yun nga ma- reach out ang mga estudyante ng mas extensive pa. LAXA: Yun nga din gaya din ng sabe ko kanina gustong madevelop yung better individual parang ganon so parang actually meron kami sa platforms, isa sa platforms namin na gusto namin maging advocates advocates din yung mga student ng Holy Angel University outside sa isang may isang mamaya nalang program if ever masabi mamaya na pwedeng maging pwedeng makatulong sa estudyante na parang like maprepressure siya sa outside world and mapractice yun dito sa loob ng Holy Angel University makapag attend din sila ng seminars outside and mapractice nila para maging ready outside LA MADRID: And aside that, given that this is a university which also values the academics of the students so as student leaders kailangan namin imotivate and inspire yung mga students na kaya nilang gawin yun they should put their academic
their top priority kase if--as a student council prinprioritize namin less yung academics namin and it gets-- i don’t know if the term is right but it gets -- ang pangit tignan kasi like were going to help people like parang you should study well pero kami hindi kami ganun so we want to be a reflection on what a great student should be. STAND-HAU SALVADOR: I think, sa tingin ko, ang pinakaunang prayoridad na dapat iprayoridad ng University Student Council ay pagmulat sa mga estudyante ukol sa mga iba’t-ibang isyung kinakaharap ng kabataang estudyante. Pangalawa, organisahin at pakilusin ang mga estudyante sa iba’t ibang campaigns, programs, projects regarding sa mga issues din ng University and outside. PARE: Ang magandang unahin ng USC is yung mapamulat sa mga students ang kanilang democratic rights and makuha ng USC ang pulso ng bawat estudyante. Kasi, without the members paano magiging leader ang mga University council. So, we have to reach for their hearts bilang maganda rin na malibot ang buong student body bilang isang community dahil Holy Angel Univerity ay isang university na dapat ganun naman talaga siya. ALBO: I think priority dapat ay yung student body itself kasi from them doon natin makukuha yung votes na kung saan pwede kami maging leader ng university at dahil din sa kanila magkakaroon kami ng opportunity to lead them na kung saan makukuha nila o makamit yung rights nila and it makes their right, their right. And hindi lang ito basta porke karapatan nila ay restricted sila to do such things and pagkanakuha na natin ang loob nila and nameet na natin priorities nila and nakikinig tayo sa boses nila at tayo na rin boses nila towards other sectors and admin, mapupush din natin sila nkung paano natin sila maoorganize para maglingkod.
“What is the most pressing student issue in the university?” KAYABE PANGILINAN: Bilang communication student, ang para po sa akin, ay ang fake news. Hindi lang po basta basta ang mga pagpo-post ng walang pasok at nagsasabing may pagtaas ng tuition sa Holy Angel University. Meron pong mga internet trolls na nagle-layout ng kanya kanyang post na nagsasabing nagtataas ng tuition, nagkaroon ng walang pasok at ipo-post at ilalagay ang logo ng Holy Angel. Para po sa akin, napakalaking
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problema nito ngayon dahil na lamang po sa pagkalat ng maling impormasyon. SANTOS: Para sa akin naman po yung pressing issue sa mga estudyante ngayon is isa rin po yung fake news, and pangalawa po yung po the way po nila tignan yung sarili nila. Sometimes po kasi yung mga tao, is na-u-underestimate po sila dahil po yung mga achievement ng taong ito is mas mataas. Hindi po nakikita nila yung better side nila na may mas magagawa pa po sila dahil bawat isang tao sa atin is may difference. May magagawa po tayo. So yun lang pong point ko is, kailangan nilang malaman yung mas yung pong goal po nila sa buhay nila para po hindi nagreresult dun po sa sinabi ko pong nagde-decide po silang magsuicide. Yung gumawa ng ‘di po kanais-nais sa kanilang buhay. BOGNOT: Para naman po sa akin at sa buong KAYABE, ang pinaka-nakita po naming na issue ang pagtaas ng tuition fee—na strongly against po talaga kami doon. Pangalawa po, ay yung sinasabi po ni Ronn na meron kumakalat po talaga na fake news na ginagamit lamang ang USC logo para ipangalat sa mga iba na walang pasok ganyan. And pangatlo, hindi dapat maging aware yung mga estudyante sa sarili nila. Tapos dapat sa awareness month namin itutuloy namin ‘yon sa USC kase kailangan maging yung mga estudyante maging aware sila doon. Kumbaga, kailangan ano yung sarili nila ipakita nila, makipag-communicate sila sa amin kung may problema, kung meron mang problema. Hindi yung agad magpo-post tayo sa HAU Cupid Files or nagra-rant sila kase as a student body, pwede kaming magrepresent sa kanila at pwede kaming making para sa kanila. SIBUL SANTOS: So yung pressing issue na naisip ko is--parang c-in-onnect ko siya externally and naapektuhan ang mga students which is yung Jeepney Modernization parang diba through that process parang naphapahase out yung mga jeepneys so naapektuhan yung mga student sa Holy Angel University kasi nga walang jeep na masakyan and yung mga estudyante hindi biro yung mga tirahan nan like merong taga San Fernando malalayo sila and naapektuhan talaga yun merong iba yun nga nagkaroon ng phase out diba like a week ago so parang may students na hindi nakapasok may mga quizes sila ganon so naapektuhan talaga yng mga students and its an issue for them po so ayun. LACSON: sakin na ma’am it would be TRAIN Law kasi nga diba sa train law yung parang maapektuhan din yung students since minsan fix nga lang yung allowances natin at sa pagtaas ng
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excise tax and other products or what syempre yung consumption baba nga -- tataas nga if ever man tataas nga yung commercial dun yung consumption parin parang tataas din so yung allowance ng students of fix siya lalong maapektuhan ‘yun ‘pag tumaas. LA MADRID: One of the pressing issue na macoconnect natin externally and internally is mental health, if we’re aware nagiging rampant na ngayon yung suicide, depression and as a psychology major i think that its really important na pagtuunan to ng pansin kasi if we’re going to look at the statistics, 800, mahigit 800 thousand yung rate ng nagsuicide alone lang wala pa yung attempts dun so parang every year yun so since students tayo were experiencing different stresses. We have anxiety problems yung iba sa atin tapos meron din tayong ibang problems sa bahay so ganon, we have to develop something na magfifirm or mag-strengthen sa mental and emotional stability ng mga students and that’s why that’s one of the most pressing issue right now kasi hindi natin nakikita yung effect nun sa tao since its mental but then magmamanifest kasi yun sa mga gawa natin naapektuhan yung studies niya maapektuhan yung family niya and their daily conversation with friends, so its just so we think that its just simple its just a little matter pero infact sobrang general ng tatamaan nung isang individual so that one of the most pressing issues. STAND-HAU SALVADOR: The most pressing issue in the university is the Tuition and Other Fees Increase and yung iba’t-ibang attacks sa education tsaka yung pagcocommercialize ng iba’t ibang educational institutions. PARE: Yun nga, most pressing issue sa loob ng university is unang una talaga ay yung tuition kasi ang education, sinabi din sa Constitution is dapat maging libre siya at right siya ng bawat kabataan, hindi siya dapat ginagawang business and privilege sa mga students. ALBO: Yun nga, Tuition and Other Fees Increase kasi not everyone wants to have tuition fee increase especially yung parents natin kasi pag nagincrease ng kahit 1% man yung tuition fee, pain din yun lalo na for other students is not fortunate enough to fund their education. And that’s our main reason why we are pushing the free education campaign.
“What is your take on the recent tuition and other fees increase for the next academic year?”
KAYABE PANGILINAN: Ako po, I strongly disagree tuition fee increase dahil ako po naniniwala ako na ang Holy Angel University at ating mga estudyanteng nandito, we have already achieved quality education. And even without TOFI, tumataas at tumataas parin ang ranggo natin dahil alam natin na nandito tayo lahat nagkaka-isa tayo na tumataas din ang ranggo ng school sa mga statistics.
5 nila para sakanila para malabas yung tuition na yun I know merong merong andiyan yung mga professors syempre andiyan na yung mga professors so parang basta ayun I will be against if I will stand up for them sasabihin ko hindi tama ang pagtaasa ng tuition. LAXA: Ako naman I will be against it too kasi nga diba one of the ano ng Holy Angel University is to provide accesible education na affordable din syempre so if magtataas yung tuition fee increase so asan nalang nun yung objective natin
SANTOS: Para sa akin din po is I strongly disagree. Kasi for the past three years po ng Holy Angel University since nag-first year po ako dito, nag-i-increase na po yung tuition fee rate. So siguro po para sa akin is considerable po yung first year, pero po yung nalalaman ko po ngayon is for this year nag-i-increase na naman po yung Holy Angel. So yung point ko lang po is kailangan
LA MADRID: For me, honestly, I dont want make a solid decision dont want to say a solid yes or a solid no but then if were going kasi to break down every part meron kasing mga factors why theres tuition fee increase so merong train law so syempre tas during accreditation pa may mga professors na nagapply dito na nag dodoctorate so mas tumataas yung mga expenses so i would
po namin as a student, as an individual, as an Angelite is malaman kung saan po napupunta yung pagtataas or pag-i-increase ng tuition fee rate kase hindi lang po kabud pera—I mean pinaghihirapan po ito ng parents namin. So kailangan po namin ng breakdown kung saan po napupunta yung mga pag-i-increase ng tuition fee rate. Kase kami po as an Angelite, meron naman po kami sigurong karapatan po na malaman kung saan napupunta para po in other way po parang ma-consider po namin yung gusto niyo pong mangyare. Hindi lang po kami nagdidisagree meron po kaming insight kung bakit po niyo tinataas yung tuition fee rate.
like to make a decision a firm decision once I see once we see the whole information or the whole data kasi may mga data na kunware pwede naman magcost cut sa mga bagay or pwede naman tangalin yung mga fees na hindi naman gagamitin ng mga students na hindi naman importante so mas makikita namin yung dahilan kung bakit nagkakaroon ng tuition fee increase kung saan napupunta yun and kung pwede bawasan yun or pwede istop yun mas makikita namin yung dahilan na pwede namin ipoint out talaga
BOGNOT: Para po sa akin at para sa buong KAYABE, ako po’y hindi talaga agree sa pagtaas ng tuition fee. Meron pong survey last two years ago I think, na sabi nila kapag dumagdag ang tuition fee … meron na daw aircon. Yes, meron ngang aircon pero hindi natin nagagamit ito. Gusto naming makita kung saan napupunta. Gusto naming ng transparency. Gusto namin na bakit kailangan pa magtaas ng tuition fee eh kung sapat naman ang nare-received natin? Okay tayo sa facilities. Okay tayo sa kalidad ng edukasyon. Tatanong ko pa, hindi pa ba enough ang pagtaas ng tuition fee last year? Bakit kailangan pang dagdagan? So para sa amin sa KAYABE, we strongly oppose doon sa pagtaas ng tuition fee.
SALVADOR: Regarding sa Tuition and Other Fees Increase, syempre against kami dun sa TOFI. Kinacampaign naming is free education but still yung pag-iincrease ng tuition is naapektuhan yung student body. Kaya as tumatakbo kami na student council, we would like to let and encourage students na makisali sa campaign sa TOFI na dapat ipush nila yung rights nila regarding sa pagreceive ng quality education.
SIBUL SANTOS: If i will represent the students ofcourse I will be against TOFI, TOFI is not yun isa rin siya sa pressing issue actually pero kung tataasan ang tuition yung mga students if we will look into them hindi lang naman sila yung hindi lang naman basta basta yung ginagawa ng parents
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PARE: Yun nga, if I were or if we will represent, magiging against kami dun sa TOFI as always against kami dun because we are campaigning for free education so if di kaming against dun parang hindi totoo ang campaign namin pero yun nga magiging against kami dun and yung pagiging against naming dun sa tagal tagal na nandito ang HAU is nakikita ko , nakikita naming kung gaano nagprogress ang pagtaas ng tuition fee which syempre hindi naman lahat ng tao sa university fortunate enough para makapagbayad ng ganung kalaki so yun magiging against kami sa TOFI. ALBO: So, I will take no syempre kasi yun nga
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6 like what I’ve said not everyone Is agree sa TOFI especially u kasi yun nga nasabi na hindi naman fortunate lahat na magbayad ng ganoong amount and since sa consultancy, I think we have the voice kung paano ba dapat ang tuition fee natin. Nandiyan na yung tuition fee kasi nga we pay for our education pero di ba enough yun tuition fee n yun and we need consultancy pa for tuition fee increase, what if we say no, maririig ba tayo ng admin do’n. That’s why we should campaign for free education din kaya kami nandito para icampaign yun sa buo and maorganize naming mga buong student body na sumali sa campaign namin.
“How would you overhaul the HAU system? What specific changes would you initiate inside the university?” KAYABE PANGILINAN: Ako po naniniwala po ako na karapatan ng bawat estudyante (kailangan) no matter of their gender, race, religion, or state of life kami po sa KAYABE ay napag-usapan ang mga ito at ito po iyon: student vowels. Student Vowel A. Student Affairs. Sa student affairs po, dito po natin kukunin ang mga hinaing at mga suggestion at mga pangangailan ng estudyante. SANTOS: Sa Student E naman po is Student Enlightenment in where magfo-focus po ‘to sa pag-e-enlight ng mga estudyante na hindi lang po kabud yung ginagawa mo kailangan meron ka pong Diyos sa puso na nagga-guide sa’yo sa tamang desisyon na kailangan mong gawin. BOGNOT: Meron din tayong Student Involvement for letter I. Dito naman, gusto namin na meron tayong monthly meeting with organization na i-open namin yung floor para makapag-suggest sila ng mga activities na gusto nilang iparating sa mga estudyante dahil hindi lamang ang USC at CSC ang mga nag-o-organize ng events kundi pati na rin ang organizations. Include na rin natin dito na dapat meron tayong twice a month meeting sa mga CSC heads kasi gusto namin na marinig namin kung ano man ang problema ng mga CSC namin na hindi lang porket na-iluklok na kami ay tapos na ang trabaho or tapos na ang pakikipag-coordinate namin sa kanila dahil gusto namin we will work as a team. We could unite. Gusto namin kapag kami ang na-iluklok at ang mga CSC’s namin ang nailuklok gusto namin na meron tayong activity para naririnig natin ang mga problema nila at nafo-focus natin kung ano man ang kailangan pang gawin at gagawin pa natin. Tapos para sa letter O. Student Organizations. Yun nga gusto namin na kapag
sa outreach program kumbaga alam natin na ang mga CSC ay may kanya kanyang outreach program. Pero sa amin, gusto namin na samasamang mag-a-outreach program ang mga USC, CSC, at organizations. Dahil gusto namin ipakita sa labas kahit hindi lang sa inside school pati sa labas na ganito ang klaseng leadership ang meron sa Holy. Ganito ang mga leaders sa Holy na meron kaming unity. Gusto namin ipakita na hindi lang sa loob nangyayari ang mga activities kundi pati sa labas gusto namin ma-involve. SIBUL SANTOS: So eto parang ipapakita namin yung platforms namin to overhaul yung next term, ganto siya so we divide it, platforms, externally and internally, gusto namin mapakita sa madla sa labas and sa madla sa loob kung ano ba ang gusto namin baguhin sa mga students sa mga estudyante LAXA: So yun nga externally, kanina nabangit ko nga kanina na mayroon kaming mga platfroms ana gusto nami iadvocate yung Holy Angel University or yung students ng Holy Angel University sa sustainable, development, goals and there are 17 goals na sasabihin niya LA MADRID: to further explain the STG they have 17 goals, sa 17 goals na yun they priotitize poverty, hunger pero at the same time protective na planning and making the world a better place a small place so if magiging advocate tayo nun actually nagstart na meron na tayong students na nagattend ng seminar na ganun pero if we’re going to be more involved makikita natin yun and mairerelay yun sa ibang students like for example if i attended the certain seminar if we attended a certain seminar pwede namin through mouth pwede namin ipakalat yun thats one of our external platforms for this year and one is the internal syempre di naman nating pwede kalimutan yung internal one of our internal platforms is yung diba sabi nga nila meron tayo lahat goal na makapag graduate ng 2020 at walang maiiwan so how do we do that? actually its very optimistic , its really good thing na gusto natin makagraduate ng 2020 pero theres certain percentage parin. Relying on the rugridefied(?) campaign we should uh develop personal personal uh personality developments kase uh yung cognitive we do believe na it’s—it’s already the job of the school so for ano naman for personality development, we will motivate, we will inspire the students to be uh better students pa. And we will also incorporate the use of Failman(?) technique. Failman(?) technique is that since bawat student is that we have a different perspective and different take on studying sasabihin natin sa kanila na na kaya nila ‘yan in
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their own way. STAND-HAU SALVADOR: We would like to push the campaign that we have the right to be integrated with the student handbook. Since the student handbook is for the students, so essentially students should be included in changing the or maintaining the student policies in the student handbook. PARE: Yun nga, tulad nung sinabi niya, we would like to be engaged in the student handbook dahil hindi lang dapat admins,hindi lang dapat puro admins, puro mga officers ng university ang gumagalaw pero dapat mayroong representative ang student body itself.Kasi ang student handbook, sinabi nga ng External namin is for the student siya so dapat may say din kami dun. ALBO: I think tama sila kasi student nga so sa amin ang handbook so dapat sa amin din yung, maging part kami, regards with that yung maging representative in making the student handbook should be intellectual, yung ok yung knowledge niya for the student handbook yung hindi basta basta just to be part of the making of student handbook dapat maging tough at makikita pa rin na intellectual, at tama pa rin yung mga nakasulat.
“Are you worthy of the student’s vote? Why?” KAYABE PANGILINAN: Sa tingin ko po ako po ay worth it dahil sa aking paniniwala tatlong taon po akong nag-serve as staff.. Sa ngayon po sa pagkakataon na’to binigyan po ako ng tiwala ng KAYABE dahil hindi po sila naniniwala na kailangan mo nang maging councilor, maging senator or vice agad agad. Pero kung alam mong nagtrabaho ka, nanindigan ka, at meron kang puso, utak, at gawa kukunin ka’t kukunin ka ng KAYABE. At ako po naniniwala po ako na sa KAYABE nagtutulungan po kami para maging pong mas maayos ang pamamalakad dito sa ating paaralan. SANTOS: Ako naman po ay masasabi kong worthy naman po. Kase, for the past two years po nag-serve na po ako as USC senator at bumaba po ako as organization para po makita ko po yung hinaing nila between mataas na pamamalakad sa maliit na pamamalakad na organization. So dahil po dun nalaman ko po, yung pong mga kailangan i-fulfill pa or mga pangangailangan ng dalawang parties na’to. So dahil po dun, sa tulong din po ng KAYABE,
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salamat po sa pagtitiwala nila na iniluklok po nila ako ulit as their leader na dahil dito marami rin po akong magagawa pa sa pagdaan pa ng maraming taon. Bognot: Para po sa akin at para po sa amin worthy po kami para mailuklok dahil alam naman po natin na hindi ko po or hindi kami iti-train ng maayos ng KAYABE kung hindi kami worth it. At sinasabi ko po sa inyo na ang dream po namin dito na ang estudyante ay magiging proud sa USC. Gusto namin dito na ipakita sa kanila na meron kaming paninindigan, na kaya namin magtrabaho, at hindi lamang kami puro salita, na puro ‘pag sa eleksyon, na puro sa campaign, puro pagandahan ng salita. BOGNOT: Hindi. Dahil kami nagwowork, kami ay nagta-trabaho, sama sama kami. Tapos, worth it kami kase alam namin sa sarili namin na kakayanin namin. Gusto namin at kaya namin. Gusto namin at kaya namin kaya kami nandito ngayon sa posisyon na ito. Tapos, worth it din kami kase sasabihin ko sa inyo na meron kaming isang salita kung saan kami nagsimula gusto namin doon din tatapusin. At ang KAYABE quality combined with quantity, ganun kami. SIBUL SANTOS: Yes, I guess. I am worthy of the students’ votes since ‘eto tumakbo ako bilang VP-External kasi alam ko kaya ko. ‘Di ako iboboto ng estudyante kung alam nilang hindi parang hindi ko kaya. Parang iboboto nila ako kasi alam
nila na may ginagawa ako. At alam nila na may nagawa na ako. I’m uh, uh, at the moment, I’m the CSC-Vice Chairman so ‘yun and I was the CSC-Councilor for external affairs so parang meron na akong na-contribute externally and I want to uh like gusto ko pa siyang mapalawak kaya ako tumakbo bilang uh VP-External sa Univer—university student council. I want to prove them all na may nagagawa talaga ako and kaya ko pang gawin lahat ng yon LAXA: Ako naman po um… um deserve ko ang vote niyo dahil um na experience ko din na lahat ng um I’ve experienced a lot of transitions actually um from councillor from councillor to vice chairperson and chairperson ngayon so, na-prove ko na lahat uh na-prove ko halos hindi man perfectly pero na-prove alam ko sa sarili ko na na-prove ko na kung ano yung kaya ko at gusto kong gusto ko pang lalong mas maprove yon sainyo kung iboboto niyo kong vice president internal
7 know that we deserve each and everyone with your votes . STAND-HAU SALVADOR: I am worthy of the stdudents’ vote dahil nagmula ako sa isang political party na mayroong prinsipyo na dapat ang isang leader ay mayroong prinapriotize ang buong students at tumutugon sa mga kahilingan, kagalingan, at karapatan ng masang estudyante at pinaglalaban ang karapatan ng buong estudyante. PARE: Yes, I am worthy of the votes of the students dahil katulad nila estudyante din ako, katulad nila naging follower din ako at tulad ng iba, naging leader din ako but not in the whole university pero alam ko anong hirap at alam ko din ang hira ng maging follower ka lang na hindi mo pinapakinggan ang student body. Kaya narito kami para makipagcoordinate din sa mga tao. So yes, I am worthy of the students’ vote.
LA MADRID: Yes, I’m wothy of the students vote because right now I’m currently the usc sas senator and if you’ve once trust trusted someone and nakita naman natin yung changes na nangyari um I think that that says a lot about someone and all of us here we’ve already done something for the council mapa csc man yan o usc and napakita na namin sa mga studyante na credible enough kami na we can do the things that a student council should be that a student leader should do and that’s why we
ALBO: Yes, I am worthy of the votes because I think I am responsible enough for the future endeavors and alam ko rin kung paano maging isang leader. Gaya ng mga VPs ko, naging follower din kami so alam naming ano ang pinagdadaanan ninyo. And I believe ‘di lang ako ang deserve ng votes nyo, STAND deserves your vote kasi we have the principle and we stand for our rights.
SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES KAYABE
“What is the main definition of your party and what are the goals of your party?”
Sibul
KAYABE
CHRISTINE SUING
PATRICIA MANALO
MIKO CANOSA
MARY ROSE FAJARDO
AIRENE ALFONSO
ANNJANETTE CANLAS
ALFONSO: So uh, the meaning of our partylist is uh Kanlungan at Yaman ng Bawat Estudyante. Uh we aim to uh un—uh to unitize the students to become one and to hear—para po marinig kami, para maging boses po kami ng bawat estudyante sa school natin. CANOSA: Kaming mga Kayabe, we serve as the representative of the student body. Kami ‘yung parang magiging boses ng mga students sa mga—para i-voice out ‘yung opinions, ideas and concerns nila. SUING: Um, basically to add to what they said, we work for the students. We are not doing this for
8 ourselves so ‘yon. Our main purpose is to serve other student and um, let their voices be heard, basically.
SENATORS kung ikaw mismo, hindi ka nag-papakita as a role model, syempre yung ibang tao either gagayahin ka nila, or mag sasabi sila ng negative things sayo, na pweding mag dagdag sa negative.
SIBUL FAJARDO: The main essence of our party, which is Sibul is to serve the students, to by and for the students, we serve as the voice of the students. MANALO The goal of Sibul this coming election is to serve the students more than academically. We want to focus on reaching our hands to them on personal lever. Di nila ma fe-feel na malayo ang gap ng USC and the Student. CANLAS To reiterate what has been said, Sibul is to the students, for the student, by the student. In a way that we want not to be above them because, you know student council, kind of a big thing, but instead, we want to to be as one with them, we want them to feel that they have us for support and that we will always be there for them, guiding them and making sure they are heard.
“What do you think is the number one priority of the university student council?”
CANLAS: In relate to that, as an example, but more than just an example. We think that the main goal of the student council, is to be more at hand for them, we want them to know more, to be informed, not just focused in their academics, but for them to see the broader perspective, not just school but society as it is, specially socially. We believe that as a school, its not just about the academics. Besides the four corners of the classroom, there is more outside that they need to know, to be aware, to learn and at the same time be a part of. MANALO: Merong Kaming isang vision, gusto naming lumawak pa ang mga patingin ng students. Parang yun yung top priority naming, sila parin talaga. Bilang students din kami ng HAU, parang sila yung nakaka-alam kung sino yung deserving sa position, yun yung gusto naming malyari, na lumawak pa yung perspective nila, na I lalabas nila yung vision nila sa room lang, to make them realize that they are not grounded in the four corners of a classroom, that they have to be socially aware of what is going on.
KAYABE ALFONSO: I think they need to prioritize the hmm students’ concerns first before anything else kasi sila po ‘yung laging nandito. Sila po ‘yung dahilan bakit—bakit nandito ‘yung Holy Angel, kasi kung bakit nandito po kami. Kasi sila po ‘yung—kung ano po yung kailangan nila, uh, gusto po naming mabigay lahat sa kanila, sa mga students. CANOSA: Kagaya nga nu’ng sinabi niya sa una, ‘yung um parang gusto naming ipinaprioritize ng student council—university student council—is um that through sa amin, sa aming mga council kami ‘yung magiging representative nila, kami ‘yung pwede nilang malapitan para sa—para i-voice out ‘yung mga concern nila tungkol sa university, sa mga issues na gusto nilang maayos, and uh, ‘yung mga um, basta i-voice out lang ‘yung mga ideas at mga concerns nila.
“What is the most pressing issue in the university?” KAYABE ALFONSO: For me po I think is ‘yung TOFI increase. Kasi po, these past few years naging regular po ‘yung TOFI so parang madami na pong students ‘yung nagrereklamo.
SIBUL
CANOSA: Um, para sa akin din, kagaya ng sinabi niya, ‘yung TOFI, um, one of this university’s vision is to offer accessible quality education. Um, personally, nagdi-disagree ako sa TOFI kasi alam ko na hindi lahat tayo, hindi lahat kayang magbayad ng ganu’n kalaki. And ‘yung isa pang issue na nakikita ko is ‘yung mga issue sa irregular students kasi ako, may mga kaklase akong irregular students na for example, kapag may mga group work nahihirapan kaming makipag-coordinate sa kanila and nakikita ko na nahihirapan din sila sa schedule nila and um, parang pwede naming magamit ‘yung position na ‘to para makipag-coordinate sa mga higher positions or ‘yung sa university mismo na mas iayos ‘yung system ng university.
FAJARDO The number one priority of the student council is being balanced in everything. As the student council, we should be a role model. Kasi
SUING: So ‘yon, I think, ‘yon din. ‘Yung um tuition fee increase and sa irregular students lalo na ‘yung student aide. Kasi um kami, like what Miko
SUING: So, una, as they’ve said, students ‘yung main concern and uh, aside from um, letting their voices be heard tsaka ‘yung mga concerns nila, we are also here, if mananalo kami syempre and kahit hindi, we can help up to unite the whole university.
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said, kapag nagkakaroon kami or kapag may projects kami or may mga seminars, usually hindi nakaka-attend ‘yung mga student aide and sometimes, hindi naa-understand ng ibang professors ‘yon which I think is unfair du’n sa mga uh du’n sa side nila since they’re working that to provide themselves the education they need. Tapos ‘yun nga, ‘di pa maiintindihan so I think we have to work on that issue pati nga ‘yung tuition fee increase kasi sino bang gustong mag-increase ‘yung tuition? Um, lahat naman ng parents natin nagpapakapagod, or ‘yung iba nga nagwowork sila to um for us to be able to study. So, ‘yun. SIBUL FAJARDO: Yung nakikita naming most pressing issue is, yung sa college meron nang k-12 so parang ang magiging issue sa college, lalo na ang mga last batch which is yung mga 3rd year is pag meron silang bagsak syempre mag hinitay sila ng 2 years para makuha yung subject nayon, especially kapag kaunti lang yung may syempre hindi naman sila o-open or kung may o-open man they need to pay it as a whole class. Tapos yung senior high-school naman, makikita naman natin, kahit sa social media, na yung andaming nagsasabe na “you should act as a college student” pero kinoconsider parin sila na high school student, kaya nahihirapan ang mga senior high student kung saan sila lulugar, kung college ba sila or high school student sila. CANLAS: In addition to what she said, isa pang para samin, we believe na isa pa para samin ay pressing issue is involvement. Kasi nga sinabi nila a while ago, sometimes kasi, sa isang university, the university wants them to focus on their academics. Altough that is a very important part of the reason kung bakit ka nandito, pero apart from that kase, we want them to in society, see the people around them. MANALO So ngayon yung nanigas-nigas kami kasi yun yung parang most pressing issue na nakikita naming na not just inside sa university, yun nga pati rin sa senior high, na nag wo-worry yung college student na if ever man na meron silang isang subject na bumagsak na kailangan pang mag hintay, isa pa ditto ang pag kalat ng reliable the information. exact information ngayon lalo na sa pagkakaroon ng social media naten, so parang don sa simpleng announcement palang na walang pasok na hindi, hindi isa yung students na naniniwala ng ganito, na yung iba nagkakalat ng hindi totoo na akala nila totoo, so parang yun yung pinaka nakikita naming pressing issue na nangyayare inside the university
“What is your take on the
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recent tuition and other fees increase for the next academic year?” KAYABE ALFONSO: Uh, I think I’ll disagree. I think ‘yun po ‘yung magiging stand ko kasi um as um as a fellow student po, hindi po lahat kami is, nakikita ko naman po hindi po lahat kami is financially stable. Meron po kong mga kaklase na talagang nagstra-struggle po sila just to be in this school and just to uh—para po mabayaran nila lahat ng mga uh utang nila sa school. Meron po kong ibang mga kaklase, ‘yung mga bank account nila andyan pa, e. Nag-aano lang po sila, nagsesend ng letter na for—to follow up na lang ‘yung ibang babayaran just to be here. Nakikita ko naman po ‘yung uh ‘yung will nila to continue st—to continue uh studying kahit po financially unstable sila. CANOSA: Ah, para sa akin naman, of course, papakinggan ko ‘yung side nu’ng university kung bakit gusto nilang i-increase ‘yung tuition pero uh, personally, I stand to disagree kasi uh ako din nakikita ko na alam naman natin na hindi lahat ng mga students dito sa Holy Angel University ay galing sa mayaman na pamilya or ‘yung financially stable. Um, as a student, ako mismo kasi hindi rin naman ako galing sa ganyang pamilya. Nahihirapan din ako kapag ‘yung um— basta hindi ako sang-ayon sa tuition fee increase. SUING: So ‘yon, sa February 23, um, since mapaguusapan nga ‘yun, uh, siguro I’ll let whoever’s speaking to justify kung bakit um madadagdagan kung anuman ‘yung expenses but at the same time, I have to disagree sa tuition fee increase kasi nga, ‘yun nga, as what Miko said, um, ‘yun talaga ‘yung parang ano ng Holy Angel e, to provide accessible education. ‘Yung parang maabot ng mga estudyante pero at the same time quality ‘yung education so ‘yon, maraming nahihirapan tapos sobrang constant kasi ng pag, pagdagdag ng—I mean ‘yung pag, pag, pag, pagpapa-ano nila ng ano ng tuition fee increase. So ‘yon, I don’t think it’s right. SIBUL FAJARDO: ah, against kame dun sa tuition fee increase nga kase ako yung, for example ako yung ah, raise ako by a single parent so as a college diba hindi maiiwasan yung madami yung bayd especially 3rd year may mga ojt and other mga fees, so mahirap kaseng magpalaki din ng isang anak especially pag nagiisa ka lang so sa mgaparents na single parent parang super mabigat ng burden nay un sakanila kung dadagdag pa ulit yung tuition which nadagdagan na siya for the past years
SENATORS
9 ‘yung mga concerns po ng bawat estudyante.
CANLAS: ahm, personally, tulad ng sinabi niya we talk about it a while ago, and we were, we have doubts with the tofi. Ah siguro ahm ako kase I, I’ve been throught with ahm different communities ah doing outreaches and all and I believe kase a apart of our vision and mission sense of something about quality and affordable education ah I don’t think that it would be affordable (quote unquote) if would increase again pero lets say ah given the benefit, benefit of the doubt ahm kinakailangan talaga siguro action that I would do, we would do would be to try to see the pros and cons that the admin want to present to the students so that there would also be mutual understanding mahirap kase na magsabi ng sarili mong opinion without seeing the other part which is in this case would be the admin so mganda if there would be mutual communication the pros and cons and we vote to see if would really be reasonable to do such act for the next. MANALO: so ayon ahm, bilang private institution din yung hau parang hindi rin maiiwasan na there a times na magiincrease nga talaga yung tuition pero personally din kase ahm hindi lahat alam din naman naten na ah, kayang kaya yung tuition an binabayad ditto ahm like me for example ahm product ako ng mga scholarship so ahm, I mean nakakatulong yon yung scholarship nakakapag aral din ako sa tulong ng mga scholarship so if tataas ulit din ng admin every sem nalang tumataas ah, burden din tulad ng sinabi nila na another burden nanaman yun sa mga parents naten na hindi rin naman kataas yung sinusweldo at kinikita for the family siguro yung iba kaya na wala, walang masyadong ano ah, hindi sa pagtaas pero we will look at the ano ah, on the general side na hindi parin natin maiiwasan na hindi nila talaga maaafford yun and siguro yung action na nakikita kong pwedeng gawin don is to have ah, interaction nga, between the admin talaga at sa students na hindi nalang kailangan na, na hindi dapat na pababayaan na ganun nalang yung mangyare na hahayaan na yung hahayaan na isang side ng information lang yung nakikita so kailangan na nakikita ko don na bigyan din ng boses or mas bigyan ng highlight yung students na masabi yung side nila about sa tofi .
“How would you overhauled the hau system? What specific changes you will initiate?” KAYABE ALFONSO: Siguro po, uh, mas for, for the students po siguro po parang mas pakinggan po ‘yung mga opinions ng mga student and ‘yung mga problems din nila para mahanapan po agad ng solusyon
CANOSA: Para sa’kin naman, um, ‘yung how can you parang provide change dito sa university? Sa tingin ko kailangan ng student involvement sa mga events ganu’n. Um, and for example, ‘yung mga CSC, hindi lang sila—‘yung… ‘yung kaya namin, ‘yung gusto namin maging, maging active lahat para sa university. SUING: For me, um, I think it’s ano right, I mean it’s—it must—we must raise awareness sa different issues na, na nagre-revolve sa country natin since there are a lot, um, like diversity issues, pati ‘yung mga issues dito sa mismo sa school kasi most of the time, hindi lang informed ‘yung mga students kaya they fail to uh, be involved du’n sa mga issues na ‘yon tapos um, maraming issues na hindi naa-address tsaka nakaka—nakaka-bring ng negativity so ‘yon, I think it’s right to address ‘yung mga uh different issues tsaka mag-raise ng awareness. SIBUL FAJARDO: yung specific change na iinitiate naming yung connected dun sa namin is ah more diba maliban sa academics gusto din namin na I highlight or gusto naming ifocus is yung sa ahm mental health din ng isang tao or not just the physical but the over all health din ng isang tao kase kapag kalabas ng school if you graduate syempre parang oo kailangan mo ng academic ah mataas na grades pero diba in the end you also need you’re a healthy not only physically but mentally to survive yung prang makipagsapalaran ka sa real world which is yung sa job mo CANLAS: ahm, I think yung pinaka overhauled na part would be a more ahm, and we would want to have a place or a system in where, in which ahm, students would be to say the dilemmas to be more heard not just ano kase weve had experienced, I had experiences of ano having a dilemmas which I wanted the school to have na parang a part of we need assistance and all pero not really ah, it wasn’t given much attention which is highlighted so kung meron man quote unquoted overhauled it would be yun yung part na ahm mas madali na pag sasabi n g dilemma and a more ah more facts na more efficient actions equivalent to the dilemmas of the students MANALO: so ayon, bilang ah yung university naten nagiging second home nating mga students ahm gusto namen maging one, as one ang mga students so ahm, siguro pagiging overhauled din ahm yun nga gaya ng sinabi nila gusto kase naming gumawa ng isang system na mas makainteract ng mga student I mean mas closer pa I mean yung parang free sila anytime
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10 to disclose ah anything that’s bothers din parang kung ano man yung dilemma nila sa academic man niyan or emotional problem or what ahm, yun kasi parang gusto naming ahm, tutukan din na parang yung well being ng isang students kase parang doon kung doon matututukan naten kung merong isang meron silang alam na outlet ditto sa university, students council man, na pwede nilang lapitan sa mga problema nila ahm, kung ano man problema nila parang dun palang parang mafifeel na nila na at home sila na magaan kumbaga yung pakikisama nila that way ahm, feeling ko tingin ko din tingin naming mas magiging closer yung bond ng mga angelites kase parang they know na merong makikinig sa kanila sa kung kahit ano man yan siguro sa una magdodoubt na may makikinig bas a kanila pero it’s a process kse
“Are you worthy of the students’ votes? Why?”
lagi nilang sinasabi na puro lang ako parang sinasabi nila na nagpapaganda ganyan pero gusto koi prove na hindi lang sa mga nagsasabi ng ano pero sa lahat, gusto ko lang patunayan na mayroon din akong ganto at ganito para sa university. SUING: I think I am worthy of students’ votes dito sa Angelite. Personally, ako, isa akong advocate for change at issue pa yan kasi lagi akong nakikialam sa mga bagay-bagay and I want things to be right and actually matagal na everyone around me is saying parang bakit, why don’t you run, for kahit anong position so that you can make a change and dati parang iniisip ko palagi magagawa ko ba if I can handle the pressure ganon pero ngayon since maggraduate na kami niyan, graduating students na kami next year, I decided to take the challenge to run. SIBUL
KAYABE ALFONSO: Um, for me, I think yes kasi po uh, pumunta—tumakbo po ako sa posisyon na ‘to kasi gusto ko po na maging boses ako ng bawat estudyante sa taas, kung paano po marinig po ng mga uh mas nakakataas sa atin kung ano po talaga ‘yung concern and kung ano talaga ‘yung nais naming maparating mga mas nakakataas po. CANOSA: Um, bakit hindi ako? Nu’ng una talaga, nag-um, ako mismo dina-doubt ko ‘yung sarili ko kung kaya ko ba ‘to. The main purpose kung bakit ako nandito ngayon , kung bakit ako nilagay ng KAYABE dito kasi alam nila at alam ko rin na may kaya akong patunayan sa University na kaya ko pang irepresent yung student body, kaya kong gumawa ng pagbabago para sa university kasi lagi nilang sinasabi na , hindi naman sa ano, pero
FAJARDO: ahm, worthy ako sa ahm sa mga votes ng mga students kase yung gusto naming ifocus or gusto naming ihatid sa mga students is bago since usually ang pinafocus is yung sa academics stuffs ng mga students nga ng mga students ngayon yung gusto naming ifocus is bago siya and timely siya na hindi lang siya makakatulong sa isang tao pero madaming tao pwede nilang magamit outside sa school and ah hindi lang siya pwedeng, pwedi rin siyang maktulong sa ibang tao. CANLAS: ahm, I think is not about kung ako, ako yung gagawa nung action but its not really about it if im the one who worthy of the votes it’s the plat form it’s the kind of change that the students need so if that’s what were going to focus I could say na yes kase ah with what we mention
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a while ago especially sinabi niya nga na ahh in conclusion to that kase prang after all that its all about for one point which mean na we want to create we want to make holy angel university a haven for the students its not to face for them to ahh be more parang mas mahihirapan ba sila mas magkakaroon struggles and dilemma and all we want them to feel safe in environment that they can be themselves, that they can ah fit in without being worries of fitting in kumbaga it naturally comes na if theres a place for them we want to make holy angel university a uniwide place for them to fit. MANALO: so ayun, gaya din ng sinabi nilaparang hindi naman din sa tao parang lahat nman kasi tayo merong kayang gawin merong kayang patunayan merong kayang maitulong sa school pero yung mga nasabi nga naming ahm, balak naming gawin na mga plat forms we believe din kase na ah makaktulong talaga straight to the students talaga so ahm, if I will be given the chance I think din na deserve ko din yung vote ng mga angelites kapwa angelites kase ahm, being part din ng isang organization sa college ko na build ko din yung mga experiences learnings na hindi ko lang basta hindi ko lang natutunan sa room kumbaga nalabas din ako outside room parang yung mga baon kong learnings experiences na yon pwede ko din madala matulong sa students council so that way kame din di lang ako yung mga expeciences learning naming yon gusto din naming ishare yon sa kapwa angelites namen ahm, ayun din gaya ng sinasabi nila for the students parin talaga and nakafocus parin kame sa kung ano yung alam naming makakatulong sakanila at yun
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTANCY “What is the main definition of your party and what are the goals of your party?”
KAYABE AARON BAYANI
TRICIA MANALAD
MARK NACAR
(Candidates from SIBUL party did not show up during the interview) BAYANI: The goal of our party is to implement the student VOWELS. Student VOWELS is a for student affairs. The concerns of every student – pakikinggan namin ang hinaing ng bawat estudyante, tapos dun naming aaksyunan ang concerns nila. MANALAD: Letter E for VOWELS is for student enlightenment. Papatibayin po natin ang relasyon sa Diyos at kasabay po nito ang pagiging isa ng
bawat departamento o bawat estudyante sa unibersidad. NACAR: The next vowel is letter I or student involvement, sa student involvement po, kukunin ‘ung mga opinion ng mga estudyante, tapos gagawan ng aksyon, at sasama po natin sila sap ag-aksyon natin. Bali ang goal po nito is unity with the student leaders, para sama sama po nating aksyunan ung problems and concent nila.
“What do you think is the number one priority of the university student council?” BAYANI: The representation of students. Marami po sa mga estudyante ngayon, sa katotohanan,
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wala silang pakielam sa nangyayari sa unibersidad natin. MANALO: Para po sa KAyabe party, ang dapat na pinakamaging gitna sa lahat ng plataporma o aksyon na gagawin ay ang pagiging isa ng ating unibersidad. Para po sa estudyante at sa edukasyon na gawin itong isang prayoridad na walang naiiwan na estudyante o organisasyon. Kailangan maramdaman nila na parte sila ng lipunan – ng Holy Angel University. NACAR: Katulad ng sinabi nila, ang goal ng Kayabe party, ay mas maging isa ang estudyante, isa sa goal. Pagsasamahin namin sila para isa ang patutunguhan.
“What is the most pressing issue in the university?” BAYANI: ‘Ung about sa enrolment. ‘Ung iba po kasi agad silang nawawalan ng section kasi hindi nafo-follow ‘ung ibang rules which is ‘ung first come first serve. Nawala na ‘ung mga numbers, tapos meron ding ‘ung mga isyu na mali ‘ung na-input, so nawawalan sila ng privilege na mamili ng section na gusto nila. Ang aga nilang pumunta, pero ‘di nila nakuha ‘ung section na gusto nila. MANALAD: Isa pa po sa mga pressing issue sa university is ‘ung No to Fake News. Nagkaron ng conference about dito ang mga AB Communication students. Isa itong malaking isyu dahil maraming naapektuhan na estudyante katulad ng biglaang pagkansela ng klase kahit hindi naman aprobado ng administrasyon. So, isa sa gagawin ng party, is magkakaroon kami ng mga seminars na hindi nila kailangang maniwala sa mga fake news. BAYANI: Sa’kin naman po, worried ako, sabi mismo ng Holy, “ to offer an accessible quality education.” Nagiging accessible ung pagiincrease ng tuition fee, porke’t nagiincrease ba ‘ung tuition fee, nagiging mas maganda ba ‘ung way na
pagtuturo ng profs.
11 role model din tayo sa kanila.
“What is your take on the recent tuition and other fees increase for the next academic year?” MANALAD: We are against TOFI because as a student we encounter many problems or challenges including financial. So, we need to represent the student or the university itself that we have quality education, but with a worth it value. NACAR: My stand for TOFI, on the administration it is good to have tuition fee increase given na every year na nagkakaroon ng tuition fee increase, every year napapasa ng university natin ang mga accreditations na kanyang sinasalihan. On the other hand, for the students, bilang representative ng student body, syempre ako’y opposed din dahil syempre hindi rin name-meet ‘ung expectations ng mga students ng mga students kung ba’t may tuition fee increase, so as student leader ang gagawin naming ay we would be the middle man between the students and the admin, so we will negotiate to the admin para malaman kung ano nga ba ‘ung reasons for the tuition fee increase. Masasabi namin, maiinform namin sa students ng mabuti para nagiisa ‘ung community.
“How would you overhauled the hau system? What specific changes you will initiate?” BAYANI: Isa pa, about sa goal naming, is more on unity, gusto namin na mas maging active ‘ung iba’t ibang organizations at department para maging mas maganda ung kalalabasan ng Udays. MANALAD: Ang pagbabago ay nagbabago sa ating sarili. Bilang student leader, kailangang makita muna ng ating kapwa estudyante ang pagbabgo ay magsisimula sa atin para maging
NACAR: So, kasama sa student VOWELS namin ay ‘ung organization na kung saan imemeet namin lahat ng organizations sa school dahil may mga organizations sa school, dahil may mga organizations na nasa department lang sila, so imemeet naming sila, para malaman namin ‘ung goal nila at makipag-cooperate sila sa student council para at least malalaman nila at ilalabas nila ang goal nila. Dahil dun, magkakaisa lahat ng organizations. MANALAD: Dun pumapasok ‘ung student unity kapag nagparticpate lahat from students to orgs, magiging united po ang buong Holy Angel University.
“Are you worthy of the students’ votes? Why?” BAYANI: Last sem, nakasama ako BOD ng under the house of (?), one of the heads encouraged me to run for USC senator. Siguro nakita niya kung paano ‘ung passion ko as a leader. Then, kahit hindi ako nandun, ‘ung presence ko lagging andun physically, morally, and spiritually. MANALAD: I am worthy of the votes of my fellow students because I am not just big promises but with action. Gagawin ko lahat ng aking makakaya at gagawin ang aking tungkulin at responsibilidad para sa pag-unlad ng ating unibersidad. NACAR: I believe that I am worthy of the students’ votes because from first year, I already served my co-SBA students. From there nalaman ko – inumpisahan ko dun. From being staff, councilor and member of different organizations, napatunayan ko na nagawa ko lahat ng duties and responsibilities ko as a student leader, and now vying for the position of USC Senator, I believe na it’s worthy to vote me. At least, magagmit ko na ‘ung experience ko para ma-serve ‘ung buong Holy Angel University.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE KAYABE
Sibul
STAND-HAU
CHRISTIAN MUNOZ KENNETH CONCEPCION PABLO DEL ROSARIO
RENCY RAMOS
12 “What is the main definition of your party and what are the goals of your party?” DEL ROSARIO: So ‘yung essence ba? Essence? Yung essence ng party kasi naming… is to help other students na hindi lang sa nahihirapan sila… sa educational natin, kung hindi sa spiritually, mentally, physically, and sana… as a whole community of Holy Angel sana… maging productive tayo na tumutulong sa community or sa mga ibang taong nangangailangan ng needs natin, for example ng mga ‘to ay yung mga taong depressed, gano’n, or ‘yung taong nabu-bully… the follow-up question kasi? So yung goals ng party namin is may tinatawag kaming, Student VOWELS which is A, E, I, O, U, ‘di ba, and may tinatawag kaming Student Affairs, Student Enlightenment, Student… Enlightenment… Involvement… Oganization and Unity. So ‘yon. And… yung sa ano namin Student Affairs, gusto namin each student is to… MUNOZ: Yung VOWELS namin, it has meanings. First yung “A” – Student Affairs. It focuses more on suggestion box para sa mga students yung mga concerns nila and they can also text us for their concerns kung ano ‘yung gusto nilang pagbabago. Second one, Enlightenment. We all know that Holy Angel is the first Catholic University here in Pampanga, that’s why we students, we must always focus more on Christ because we do have this minor subject which is called CLE, that’s why students should always, or not always, but focus also on Christ as being a Christ-centered. And Involvement, which you… organization will make outreach for the students for us to help other people also, and then, Organization, we will focus on partnerships with the USC and CSC for us to talk about the problems here in Holy Angel and to make some solutions for it to be resolved. And lastly Unity… Unity as one, HAU as one, all colleges as one not just by department but for the whole university. SIBUL CONCEPCION: I think the greatest essence of my party, is not about being famous or being known in the campus. I think the greatest essence of our party, being not representatives of our school with our faces, but with our hands. Our capabilities of being leaders. STAND-HAU RAMOS: So..ahm..stand is Student Alliance for Advancement in.. National Democracy so our goal..our main goal is free division.. so how can we do that? Free division is not like for cheap reason but its for students who can’tpay or
SENATORS maintain thepaymentsfor increasing and large amount of tuition fee that we are praying for the schools..so that’s our goal.
“What do you think is the number one priority of the university student council?” KAYABE DEL ROSARIO: Ang pinaka-number one na dapat na gawin ng student council is for the students talaga. Itong student council na ‘to, ‘tinayo talaga for the students para ma-help natin yung mga students na nangangailangan ng tulong natin sa mga, yun nga sa academics… kapag nalalayo sa landas or kapag kailangan si God. Kasi as a community na… as a Catholic school kasi, kailangan natin ‘to, kailangan natin ‘to para sa values natin, pagiging moral na tao, so ‘yon. MUNOZ: Yung, first priority rin ng student council is to make every student comfortable and satisfied by the organize— organizing group o kung sino man yung magle-lead. Because as a student, mayroon tayong magagawa. We are not just student just to study, but we are student to lead also. And also, yung priority ng pagiging student council, is yun nga, sinabi ng kasama ko, is para sa student. Kasi as a student, we should help your co-student para mag-up sila or push up mo sila instead na i-down mo sila, kasi as an organization, yung goal talaga ng isang organization is to make everyone, is to make everyone happy, and is to make everyone satisfied.
Vol. 71 Issue 3 dahil na-bubully yung mga tao or mga students, ‘di lang kasi college eh, laganap din ‘to sa mga high schools din, and then, naka-experience kasi ako dati, na may nakasabay ako jeep, isang student at isang mother, yung mother na’to tinatanong yung student kung sino yung nambubully sa kanya sa school and sa nakikita ko sa student na ‘yon ay parang ang hopeless niya, ang hopeless niya na walang nakakatulong sa kanya kung anong gagawin niya, kung anong gagawin niya para ‘di na siya i-bully ng mga taong ‘to. So naisip ko na kailangan ng mga tao, kamukha niya, na nag-uusap or nagtutulungan to have new friendships para magkaroon ng selfconfident yung mga taong nabu-bully, yung mga gano’ng klase kasi, ang sakit sa pakiramdam, lalo na as a bully victim nung grade school ako, so sana maging lesson sa’tin ‘to na hanggang ngayon di pa naresolba ang depression. MUNOZ: Sa own experience kasi as an architecture student, mayroon kaming mga plates na dapat gawin, and mayroong time na may nagpost sa HAU Cupid na is about sa architecture student na tumatambay sa library and yung sa akin do’n is yung library is for all students, hindi lang naman siya tambayan kasi yung iba tumatambay lang so, mayroon din kaming karapatan para maging mag— gumawa ng plates do’n. And as a leader, gagawa kami ng solusyon na magbibigay kami ng larger places para sa archi, para sa mga magbabasa lang, and para sa gumagawa ng assignments sa discussion rooms and sa loob mismo ng library and for the computer lab. SIBUL
SIBUL CONCEPCION: I think the number one priority of the student council is maintaining student involvement, not just for us who are aspiring student council members, but every student in the university must take part in the issues and the important things that are going on in our university
CONCEPCION: The most pressing issue in the university is the professors, the academics. Sometimes, we don’t get what we deserve to get. Sometimes, there are professors that don’t even care for the students. There are instances where professors do not even go to the school to teach, but do it for the salary. STAND-HAU
STAND-HAU RAMOS: So for us, for me..the number one prority would be uniting all the students and student leaders so that when problem arises we can solve it together as one family.
“What is the most pressing issue in the university?”
RAMOS: Its TOFI, sabi nga sino waring gusto magbayad ng ganun kalaking halaga sa tution.
“What is your take on the recent tuition and other fees increase for the next academic year?” KAYABE
KAYABE DEL ROSARIO: Personally kasi, isa sa mga naging issues talaga sa university na ‘to is depression, tsaka bullying talaga para sa’kin. Depression
DEL ROSARIO: On that matter kasi, ang hirap ding kasing magsalita, kung bakit nagka-tuition fee increase. Kasi mas maganda kasi may transparency diyan eh, may transparency in
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a way, bakit ba nagtaas, dahil ba… kailangan professors natin? dahil nakakauntian sila sa sahod nila? If matataas ang sahod, is it worth it, sa pagbabayad natin as students? And sa Feb 23… ah, sa KAYABE Partylist, so pag-uusapan namin ‘yan on that matter if are we gonna attend or not MUNOZ: Sa’kin naman, kasi ako, as a… yung tatay ko kasi is working abroad, so tinatanong niya sa ‘kin kung bakit tumataas ang tuition fee mo, and I can honestly say na hindi ko alam kasi sa totoo lang wala akong nakikitang pagbabago ang alam ko lang is tumataas ang tuition fee kasi daw kailangan ng mga professors, and the problem is sometimes, bumabagsak kami or nakakakuha kami ng mababang grades kasi yung mismong professor hindi pumapasok, so what’s the point na nagbabayad kami ng mas mataas na tuition fee kung hindi naman pumapasok yung prof eh yung pinambayad na ‘yon ay para sa mga prof. That’s my concern, and for that coming meeting, do’n sa Feb 23, yun nga, pagmimitingan pa namin if we will come. SIBUL CONCEPCION: I am very much against TOFI, because not every student in this school has the capacity to pay tremendous amounts of money for their educations. There are students in this school that are incapable of paying for that amount of money, and Sa amin department meron mga studyante na sobrang talino, magaling, maraiming potential, pero di nila kayan ipagpatuloy dahil ang hirap ng buhay at sobrang taas ng tuition na din a nila ma afford yon. STAND-HAU RAMOS: It’s a no, because, sabi nga, yun nga, masyadong mataas yung pagbabayad hindi matake ng mga estudyante.
“How would you overhaule the HAU system? What specific changes you will initiate?” KAYABE DEL ROSARIO: Yung pinakaano kasi, dahil sa’min kasi umiikot yung Sudent VOWEL Map, so yung isa sa mga big changes na gusto naming gawin is yung involvement ng kada-student sa affairs ng school. Kasi yung involvement kasi ng mga students minsan kasi… minsan wala sila, or minsan… ‘di nila alam kung ano talaga ginagawa sa school, so this year, gusto naming i-unite lahat, as a whole student community, lahat ng mga changes na kailangan nating
SENATORS gawin, for example yun nga, yung mga unheard voices sa mga irregular student, na nahihirapan kumuha ng schedule, kumuha ng mga friends dahil na-i-isolate sila, kasi iba-iba yung schedule nila, and yung pangatlo dahil depressed sila, depressed sila dahil irreg sila, nahihirapan sila sa mga school works nila, lalo na sa’min, sa Engineering and Architecture, maraming mga student na pursigidong pumasa, maraming students na gusto talagang— yung course nila, kaso nahihirapan sila, nahihiarapan sila in a way na, nahihirapan sila in a way na, ano… wala silang mga kakilala. Kapag nasa classroom, tahimik lang sila, kasi most of the students din kasi, irregular student, minsan di nila alam, sa mga updates, for example, wala pala yung professor, dahil may ginawa siya, or… may mga ano pala, homeworks na sinabi lang through text na sinend sa buong klase, hindi siya kasama, kasi naka-isolated siya, yung mga gano’ng klase ng problems ngayon.
13 “Are you worthy of the students’ votes? Why?” KAYABE DEL ROSARIO: Sa tingin ko, for myself yes, kasi to be honest, this is my first time to run for a position dito sa school, pero on such a nearly age, ako kasi, nahasa na ako sa isang organization sa labas, na tumuturo ng leadership, if baka kilala na dito, natutunan kong, sa batang ako, kahit nabubully ako. natuto akong mag stand up sa sarili ko, natutu akong makasalamuha sa mga taong di ko kakilala, natutu kami tumulong na nahihirapan, sa mga taung na ngangaylangan ng tulong, for example sa Brigada Skwela, Feeding Program. So satingin ko, may i-bubuga ako sa school kung ano yung natutunan ko sa labas. So bago ako lumabas sa university na ito, I know I made a difference.
MUNOZ: So ako naman in that part, as a student, I can make a, HAU Overhaul, or I can make something change in this university starting with us as a leader, individually, so kunwari ako, as myself, even though I’m not tall enough physically, but I have the largest confidence na kaya kong— I can voice out my concerns, para sa mga students, to make them better or not just better but for the best one, starting kasi yan sa isa, step by step, so you as a leader, you must inspire other people, so makaka— parang pagdi-disciple, so kapag nakuha mo sila, magiging kayong from organization, hanggang sa maging community hanggang sa maging united lahat, yun yung goal ng isang organization and as leader you must not always settle for negativity but we should always settle for the best and for the positive one.
MUNOZ: I’m worthy of the voters of students because I have the voice, the voice that is not just to be heard by someone, but the voice that can change something in this university. And even though honestly, I don’t have a lot of friends, but I know what I have and I know who I am, and I know what I can do for this university. Second one I have the strength, the power. As a student of Holy Angel University, I have been studying here in this university for almost 8 years since high school that’s why I know what I can do. I have learned a lot from our professors and I just want to tell the youths that in life its not about having negative mindets and having doubtness, its all about having faith in god and having trust in yourself, and lastly I deserve their votes because I am a man with a heart, but a heart with kindness but a heart with humbleness.
SIBUL
SIBUL
CONCEPCION: I think one change I can offer to this university is mental health awareness. I don’t want another student, or another person to experience what I have experience. There is this feeling of emptiness that you can’t explain, and that is something that I don’t want other people to experience. And I think this is my chance to share to people what I have experienced, and this is my turn to give back to those people who literally saved my life.
CONCEPCION: I am worthy of the student’s vote. Not just because I am to be a student leader, but also because I am to give change, I am to make change in this university. And I think, through my platform through mental health awareness, it would be a big factor for every students because I know several students suffering from MHEs and I think I can take part on that issue to solve it, and help them get through every single day without them trying or even thinking about ending their lives, feeling empty and being helpless.
STAND-HAU RAMOS: Gagawin naming basis yung student handler kasi dun ay yung mga karapatan nating mga estudyante so mula dun gagawa kami ng mga plano dun napapalitan naming para dun natin makamit ang change.
STAND-HAU RAMOS: Yes, because I am ready to be the voice of the students.
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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION KAYABE have the capacity to translate the vision into reality.
KAYABE
karapatan ng isang Angelite. Nandito tayo sa Holy Angel to study at syempre meron din tayong mga bagay na nais i-voice out.
SIBUL
PATRICIA FIGUEROA
MAR COLIS
Sibul SONNY DUQUE
STAND-HAU DUQUE: “First, I think everyone shares the same goal and that is to help our fellow students, our fellow Angelites to make the most out of their time in school. And that is my goal to do as well as my party. The reason why I ran is also to make the most out of the 2 semesters that I still have in the university.” SICANGCO: “The goal or aim ng Sibul is hands not face, so pinili nila kami na humabol dahil alam nilang may capicidad kami na ma-voice out yung ano ng department namin and also to my fellow Angelites. Nag-ran ako and ginrab ko yung opportunity na ito because alam ko na yung capicidad ko na kaya kong i-voice out kung ano man yung ano ng department and yung pung Angelites.
CARL SICANGCO
STAND-HAU CRUZ: Ang stand po ay alliance ng mga students and student organizations na meron isang prinsipyo na ang edukasyon ay para sa lahat.
STAND-HAU GLENNA CRUZ
“What is the main definition of your party and what are the goals of your party?” KAYABE COLIS: Actually sabingasaaming battle cry kaantabaysakagalingan at karapatansanagkakaisangestudyante definitely as a student leader I would like to be a bridge our partylist would like to be a bridge of the students to the admins or the upper levels of the universities in order to reach out and hear what are their cries and needs, not their wants for the betterment of our university FIGUEROA: Un ngaung goals namin, we are the bridge so sa KAYABE yungmga battle cries namin kami yungmgakaantabay ng mgaestudyante we will speak out yungmgahinanaingnila so sa KAYABE may mga objectives kami yungmga goals naminkailangan naming iachieve so yung
“What do you think is the number one priority of the university student council? What is the most pressing issue in the university?” KAYABE COLIS: The very first thing is the student itself yunyungpinakakailangannatindiba the students are supposed to be the voice of the university in order to attain a better and excellent university or institution kailangan din agingkaantabayrinnaminhindinaminsyakayang kami langng mgamauuposa particular posisyonnabinigaysaamin so the voice of the students are really important in order to achieve a particular goal.
CRUZ: Number 1 priority ng USC ay i-aware ang mga co-students namin na kung ano yung mga dapat na rights nila dito sa school tska yung mga issues na pinagdadaanan nila.
“What is the most pressing issue in the university?” KAYABE COLIS: Actually I remember there are two most pressing issue in the university first thing is yungsa depression in our university as I remember last year or last sem there is this one student saaming college department nameronisang student nanagdecidenamagcomit ng suicide because of depression itself dahil part narindyanyungmga negative comments about her yungmga negative nasinasabi ng mgataosyempre bullying is massive as well so napakali ng nagagawanitosaisang individual para masirayungkanyang future specially here in our university second naman dun is yungmga issue on fake news fake news itself so naniniwalaakona specially this is very timely and relevant nahonnatinngayonnapakadaminghumahabolna kung saan their just using their words in order to encourage the students to vote for them which is nagagawayungposisyonnilakapagnakauponasila which I think yunyung issues sa university
FIGUEROA: So yun din kamukharinnungsinabinya
FIGUEROA: So akin dalawarinyungunasa core values natinyung Christ-centeredness namomoldbatayo? Na nanditotayosaisang Catholic school na Christ-centered tayo? Yun yungisang issue saating school pangalawayung issue din sa TOFI kasimaraming students ngayonlalonasa school of education maramina ng nagstop ng pagaaralkasitumaasyung tuition natin so kahit may talino at talent silaperohindinila kaya yung increase nung tuition isayungmalakinghadlang para machievenyayung success ng isangestudyante.
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DUQUE: “Definitely that is to help our fellow Angelites to fight for their rights, to let them know, to let them be aware of their rights and help them fight for them.”
DUQUE: “I’ve heard about TOFi. The 6 percent increase in the tuition fee. I understand that it is still business since we are in a private institution, but what is a few percentage sa kikitain nila diba. So I want to fight for that. I want to be part of that fight. I want to help my fellow Angelites dahil alam ko gaano kahirap yung pagbabayad ng tuition
SICANGCO: “Andito yung university student council para i-voice out yung pangangailangan at
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fee lalo na if you have limited source. That is why I applied for scholarship here, kaya sobrang alam ko gaano kahirap yung hindi mo kayang magbayad ng tuition.” SICANGCO: “The most pressing issue is TOFI. So for me, hindi ako gaanong ano sa TOFI because Holy Angel is sabi nga, nagbibigay ng quality education, affordable din. So paano magiging affordable yung education, yes maraming estuyante, pero hindi lahat sila kayang magbayad dahil hindi naman tayo pare-pareho ng capacidad sa buhay. Ako, nagapply din as a working student dahil gusto ko sanang makapagtapos ng pagaaral and dahil sa TOFI, paano naman yung mga estuyanteng gustong makamit yung kanilang mga pangarap pero wala silang pambayad ng tuition.”
SENATORS is still business since we are in a private institution, and we chose to be in a private institution. What I think is best to do is to beg them to lower the increase because we can’t afford it and it will be very hard for us. But definitely at the end of the day it will still be their decision and all we have to do is accept it. But I will not make that decision happen without fighting it.”
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SICANGCO: “Sa Feb. 23, mga students leaders me-meet, then, sasabihin namin as current student leaders sa department namin na we will fight about the tuition fee increase and sasabihin namin yung side namin na bakit against kami sa TOFI. Kasi tulad ng sinabi ko kanina, hindi naman lahat ng estudyante afford yung tuition fee. So kung ngayon palang mataas na yung tuition fee, lalo pang magtataas, paano yung mga estudyante na nahihirapan na sa buhay na gusto pa nilang magaral.”
CRUZ: Most pressing issue is, number 1, TOFI. Next
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is yung ginagawang commercialized yung school na imbis na yung pagaaral is right natin, parang nagiging privilege ito sa mga estudyante dito na makapagaral dito sa Holy Angel.
“What is your take on the recent tuition and other fees increase for the next academic year?” KAYABE COLIS: Bilangisang student leader I am no to TOFI kasiits another problem there sabinganila you can achieve quality education without increasing the salaries of teachers and administrators kasibilang teachers you must know your profession itself it’s the most noblest profession and you don’t need to increase your salary in order for you to do such work like yunngayungpagtuturo ng napakagandayung quality education itself dibaparang it’s a no nonaman. FIGUEROA: sa akin naman, yungsa TOFI against rinakokasi I chose HAU as meronsyangyungngayung good quality education hind nanatinhindinanatin wag nanatinmagincrease ng sweldo para magturo ng maayos so kung sapagtuturo ng maayosdapatbakailangannatinyungbayaran no, its their responsibility, as a teacher syemprepinagaaralan naming yan may mga responsibilities kami as a teacher para mamoldyungmga students as a leader as a individual successful in the future.
CRUZ: Syempre bilang isang student aide, hindi ako sang ayon, kasi alam ko yung feeling na sumasakto lang yung binabayad mo sa school. So pag tumaas na naman yung tuition, paano naman yung ibang estudyante na sakto lang din yung income nila para makapagaral dito sa Holy Angel, so definitely against ako sa TOFI.
“How would you overhaul the HAU system? What specific changes you will initiate?” KAYABE COLIS: It’s actually a hard question. Overhauled kasi parang its more on changing. I think as a student leader, our role is to present an activity for the university for the betterment of the university actually naisip ko ang isang activity which is to showcase the talent activity to showcase the capacity or yung talento ng mga 21st century learners natin dito sa ating institution kasi napakaraming mga estudyante na talented pero nahihiya naming ilabas kung sino talaga sila so by voting me siguro I can… hindi siguro by voting me, confidently saying that I can help change the university and the learners as well into a better individual for the betterment of the institution. FIGUEROA: May isa lang naman permanent dito sa mundo which is change pagbabago so yun nga nasanay na tayo sa ganitong bagay ganito every year na lang ganito we want change, we want change so sa pagbabago.
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15 DUQUE: “If we’re talking about the performance of the USC, I don’t think there is something to be changed because they did well. I commend them for a job well done and what I will do is to probably sustain that good job, and maybe I could do even better or the newly elected USCs will do even better.” SICANGCO: “Sa overhauled, sa 85 years ng Holy Angel, yung current USC ginawa nila yung best nila and napakaganda ng event, and successful ng event, so kung papalarin man sa election, gagawin namin yung best namin ang gagawin namin sila ng inspiration and motivation. STAND-HAU CRUZ: Example ng pwedeng mabago sa Holy is siguro dapat ginagawa yung handbook, para sa akin, kailangan na meron ng student representative na pwedeng isama habang ginagawa yung student handbook para habang ginagawa yun, magkakaroon ng boses yung mga estudyante na kung ano yung mga dapat na alisin o dapat pa na idagdag sa student manual para maimprove sila sa students dito sa Holy Angel.
“Are you worthy of the students’ votes? Why?” KAYABE COLIS: okay so, am I worthy to students vote ahm, syempre in my 9 years of existence here in the university I think Im worthy of the votes of the students syempre because first and for most I believe in my abilities as a leader I believe in my capacity I believe in my talents and I know I can be a better a future leader of this university, second is if you want a leader which passionate enough competent enough, and deserving not totally deserving parang ahm, passionate competent enough and willing to help the needy and then vote for me and lastly if you want a leader in doing things there is cognitive, psychomotor learning and then vote for me if you want success and change in this university. FIGUEROA: ahm yun nga parahas lang kami ni jes dun sa, ah dun sa answer na yon, pero dagdag ko lang din na ahm kung gusto mo ng isang passionate na leader , responsible, holistic, kind, humble and yun nga minold ko din yung sarili ko so high school palng minold kko yung sarili ko para mabuo ko yung dun sa abilities ko mga talents ko yung mga other traits ko as a leader so du din ahm, syempre ito rin yung passion ko, passion ko kase yung ahm, being a leader
SIBUL DUQUE: “I will tell them that I understand that it
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16 DUQUE: “I think everyone deserves to be voted because everyone took the initiative to run and share what they can do. But for me, I deserve to be voted because I’m an advocate of inclusive education. I have learned how to be inclusive, how to be accepting and accommodating, and that is the kind of leader our fellow Angelites need. They need to feel that they have equal opportunities. They need to be comfortable with everyone no matter what gender, race, disability, social economic background, or history they have. We
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all have the same rights and we are of the same level.”
year na election ay nagawa ko ito sa department namin.”
SICANGCO: “Lahat naman worthy ng vote ng students. Hindi kami humahabol kung hindi namin kaya, so lahat may mai-share kung ano man council or colleges, or mapa USC man yan. Lahat ng skills na meron sila, yun yung magiging ano para maging successful yung council. And me, para sa akin naman is worth it naman yung boto dahil as current CSC councilor, alam ko naman sa sarili ko na lahat ng naipangako ko nung last
STAND-HAU CRUZ: Yes, of course. Kasi pinaprioritize ng partylist namin yung right ng education which is karapatan naman talaga ng lahat ng mga estudyante. At yung mga iba’t ibang issue na dapat talakayin na hindi na voi-voice out ng mga estudyante, dahil meron tayong nahihiya sila, so ang partylist namin is parang gagawa ng move para mavoice out yun.
SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT KAYABE TREVOR DIANGSON
who is just a name for itself it’s like hindi lang siya pangalan na hindi lang siya pangalan na yung ano lang siya yung ano SIBUL is like something that can help others to grow hindi lang siya for like magrurun ka ng posisyon for the council to just give a name or title for yourself its an party na where you can help others to grow.
“What is the most pressing issue in the university?”
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KAYABE
IRIS TOLENTINO
“What is the main definition of your party and what are the goals of your party?” KAYABE DIANGSON: Yung main vision ng party naming is makabuo ng isang malaking pamilya na iisa ang layunin na maglingkod sa kapwa naming estudyante and goal naming is makapagproduce kami ng maraming leaders na meron talagang puso at paninindigan sa mga posisyon na hinahawakan nila o hahabulin nila. SIBUL TOLENTINO: Okay, SIBUL is my party and SIBUL aims to be listens ofcourse to the opinions of the students. And take notice ofcourse of what are their need, what are their wants and syempre ofcourse yung ano po talaga yung para sa kapakanan nila yung for their betterment yung itatake notice talaga namin yun and syempre we should take action to make a solution for those problems and also SIBUL is not just a party
DIANGSON: For the USC I think the number one priority is the welfare of my fellow students kasi nasa katayuan rin nila ako na may mga bagay rin na sa ganitong part ng problema halimbawa sa financial or yung sa mga karaniwang problema na lang halimbawa kung bago yung estudyante nakakaranas ng depression kumbaga gusto naming mapagkakatiwalaan na okay sila kahit anong sabihin nila sa amin mapaparamdam naming na safe sila and makakatulong kami sakanila in away na makakapagopen ng problema sa amin and makakagawa kami ng paraan sa abot ng makakaya naming. SIBUL TOLENTINO: The number one priority of the student counsil is to make activities to make for the to make to involve the students. At syempre yun nga yung makikinig ka sa concerns nila. Hindi ka lang nasa sideline yung ikaw na mismo magiinitiate tatanungin sila kung ano kailangan nila ano yung concerns nila yung mga problems nila at syempre, yung events na kailangan gawinn ng student council is not just an event lang yung parang event siya na makakatulong for academics for magkakaroon sila ng skills maeenhance skills nila at syempre yung events na hindi lang gumagawa ka events na accomolish your goals or accomplish the councils goal it’s an event that helps students also accomnplish their goals
“What do you think is the number one priority of the
university student council? What is the most pressing issue in the university?” KAYABE DIANGSON: I think yung most pressing issue ay yung tuition fee increase kasi as a student leader kailangan rin naming malaman kung anong estado ng kapwa naming estudyante kung talagang kaya ba nilang mag-aral I mean kung kaya nilang suportahan ang kanilang pag aaral though alam naman nating may ibat-ibang program pero you just have to be transparent na lang dun sa mga increase na ginagawa ng school natin this school year. SIBUL TOLENTINO: For me I think the most pressing issue is pressure in studies because most students especially the i-reg nahihirapan kasi sila na mag cope up especially kasi nga ireg sila hindi sila updated kasi syempre each of the student I know there are different circumstances and hindi maiiwasan na pagkuha ng good grades yun ang kailangan nilang gawin para sa satisfaction nila sa kanilang student life for its not just e learning should be more priority hindi lang pagkuha ng good grade so I think yun nga yung pressure sa studies syempre pumapasok din diyan yung time management nila so I think experiencing all this kind of thing is something that can make them grow as a person but I think syempre hindi naman lahat tayo malalagpasan yun so its something that we struggle as a student.
“What is your take on the recent tuition and other fees increase for the next academic year?” KAYABE DIANGSON: First of all, I do not agree with tuition fee increase pero meron ring part na kung magiincrease man dapat makita ng buong student body yung
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dahilan kung bakit nagiincrease and siguro naman okay rin naman kahit magincrease kung sa tama mapupunta at mafefeel ng mga students yung pinaincreasan at kung karapat dapat ba sya or what. SIBUL TOLENTINO: My take in that matter is iba iba ang circumstances ng mga students meron tayong working students meron tayong mga students na mayron silang family problems syempre nahihirapan sila merong mga students na nahihirapan talaga sa pagbayad ng tuition fee pero i know naman the reason na hindi nman ipapa implement ng school ang tuition fee kung wala silang magandang reason behind it so I know naman that theres a reason for everything. As a students, speaking as a student, I think that tuition fee can place a great bburden to the student of course not all but some students because--dapai take din natin sila kasi nga being kasi pag grumaduate tayo diba being educated in the work force is osmething that a great advanteg to the company but if the student himself cannot graduate becaus eof that obstacle I thinks it will be very hard for the student so
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KAYABE
DIANGSON: First off all syempre bilang leader, una maguumpisa talaga sa sarili natin, namin, o ako na lang na syempre kung gusto mong maging catalyst of change or kung gusto mo talagang mabago yung sistema or kung ano mang meron sa university natin kailangan macarry out namin or ako na gusto naming ng pagbabago then everything will follow.
DIANGSON: Yes, I am worth kasi I’ve been elected as councilor two years ago and ako yung nakaupong chairman ngayon so I’m worthy kasi gusto ko pang magserve gusto ko pa talaga yung ginagawa ko gusto ko talaga yung maglead masarap kasi sa pakiramdam yung tumutulong and masarap sa pakiramdam na after mong gawin to may bumalik man sayo o wala kaya maganda sa pakiramdam.
SIBUL SIBUL TOLENTINO: Since nakita ko yung University Days its a success din naman I can see diffferet people na nagenjoy sila at marami din sila natutunan and this kind of event kasi parang ano kasi minsan kasi yung student council nakikilala sila as event organizer but when you overhaul you take more not just events but also different kinds of activities that can help the students so yung event--activities or mga program na gusto ko gawin is something that hindi lang nang galing kunware may sinabe sakin mga students na problems or ngusto nila ipa implement sa school syempre papakingan ko sila pero meron din kasi ikami na natatke pero hindi nasasabe so when you when tiunatake chance mo yung every kahit maliit man yan gagawa kang solution na maimplement yun so yun ang overhaul na gusto ko gawin
“Are you worthy of the students’ votes? Why?”
TOLENTINO: I am worthy of a students vote because I am person who constantly grow and ako yung klase ng tao na gustong mag aspire as a student leader gaya nga ng sabi ko kanina who just dont listen I take notice on every little thing I take notice on every little thing and aofcouyrse I take action to give a solution for it kasi kung lagi ka nga ako kasi yung tao na hindi nagrerelay lang sa opinion ng others I paid action of what I see of what I hear and what I and ayun nga.l I’m worthy of the students leader because I also try my best and because pag may ginawa kasi akong isang bagay I set my mind to get i put all my effort because i know its something worth doing for ang pagiging student leader kasi sakin hindi lang siya joke napak seryoso nito because I’m involving myself to be one of the students. I’m socializing myself to be one of them, SO I am a student leader who does not just read but also to be with the students.
COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND FORENSICS KAYABE CHRISTINE LAGUNA
CRIZEEN MELEGRITO
“What is the main definition of your party and what are the goals of your party?” LAGUDA: The definition of our partylist is Kanlungan at Yaman ng Bawat Estudyante. And, from my own experience in this partylist, it helped our college to grow especially when we conducted College Days. They helped us especially our founder even tapos na yung election, Kayabe is Kayabe. Walang iwanan,
we have each other. TOLENTINO: Ang goal ng Kayabe ngayon or Kayabe Partylist is may tinatawag kaming Student vowels. Yung A is for Student Affairs, E for Student Enlightenment, I for Student involvement, O for Student Organization, and U for Student Unity.. MELEGRITO: For me, the first timer to run in this partylist, before as our councillor from kayabe I observed that, we are very organized. The way they do something
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parang pinagisipan po talaga and ano po, sila po yung partylist na eversince or 20 years na po siyang di nagstastop po yung pagiging ay pag narinig po yung partylist na KAYABE ano po siya parang tuloy-tuloy siya so ano sya parang yung mga humahabol sa KAYABE, yung trust po ng mga students ay parang nasa kanila po kasi consistent yung ano nila.
“What do you think is the number one priority
18 of the university student council?” LAGUDA: I think yung student involvement kasi from my experience din sa college naming, CCJEF, yung participation parang ang hirap kunin. Mas maganda siguro magconduct ang USC ng mga activities na sa tingin nila, majority magpaparticipate and maghehelp din sa mga student na maggrow sila and it would be fun for them. TOLENTINO: Ako naman, I think yung priority ng USC ngayon is dapat yung maging patas lang sila sa lahat ng department, maliit man o malaki ang populasyon. And, sa mga students din maging fair lang , maging fair sila, nasa posisyon man sila o wala. MELEGRITO: For me, student unity kasi parang mas nabubuild yung isang school when they are united parang mas mabiling yung work pag united sila at saka samasama. Mahirap kasi pag di mo kaclose ag mga kasama mo kaya mas prefer ko po na pag ganon united talaga.
“What is the most pressing issue in the university?” LAGUDA: I think yung ano po, acceptance sa LGBT kasi, lalo na Catholic school tayo, so ahm, halimbawa sa college naming, magcoconduct kami ng pageant for lesbians, hindi siya pwede kasi Catholic school tayo so ahm I think issue yun kasi dapat equality, and mabigyan ng chance na mapakita talent ng mga LGBT natin . TOLENTINO:Ako naman siguro nagiging issues ay yung pagiging down to earth kasi pag nasa posisyon ka na yung tingin mo sa sarili mo parang nasa taas ka na then yung mga fellow students mo, tingin mo sa kanila under mo sila so, feeling ko nagiging issue din is nawawala yung pagiging down to earth. MELEGRITO: Para sa akin po is yung TOFI or tuition fee increase kasi alam naman natin na di naman lahat ng nag-aaral sa Holy ay afford nila magbayad ng tuition fee lalo na pag increase pa yun pero alam ko rin naman ang side ng school na kailangan din magincrease ng fee kasi meron silang
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progressive tsaka mapaunlad.
students naman yun. Pero inaano ko din parang sobrang nagiging issue na rin siya,
TOLENTINO: Ako naman din, iaangat ko ang
may sang-ayon, mayroon din na mga hindi
department naming kasi wala naman akong
sang-ayon.
masasabi sa ibang department kasi malaki
“What is your take on the recent tuition and other fees increase for the next academic year?”
na population nila tas productive pa yung mga students nila tas may malaki silang budget. So gagawin anmin siguro ay lilift up pa ang college naming lalo na sa mga different events and activities ng USC ayt University. At ieencourage ko sila na maging
LAGUDA: I think ano, against ako sa tuition
cooperative on terms of academically and
fee increase kasi ano sa knowledge ko, nag-
extra curricular.
increase na tayo last year tas parang, para sa akin, hindi reasonable na magincrease
MELEGRITO: Ako anamn po uunahin ko sa
ulit yung University lalo na magkakaroon ng
sarili ko aksi paano susunod ang iba, kung
maraming population so I think, enough yung
ako mismo di marunong sumunod. Pano sila
payments or tuition fee na ibabayad ng
makikisama o makikiunite sa iba, kung ako
mga students specially I know na maraming
mismo di nakikisama o nakikiunite sa iba.
incoming freshmen niyan so enough
Para in order for us to aim our goal maging
yung budget ng school so di kailangan
sama-sama dapat unahin natin sa sarili nila
magincrease.
tapos paangat nang paangat hanggang sa maaattain natin goal natin.
TOLENTINO: For me din, agree ako dun sa sinabi ni Laguda, against din ako sa tuition fee increase kasi sabi nga di naman lahat ng nag-aaral sa private school lalo na sa
“Are you worthy of the students’ votes? Why?”
HAU ay ay kaya, yung iba nakakafford sila
LAGUDA: I think yes kasi I have the
ng different scholarships so aprang amrami
experience and I believe na I can influence
naman na darating na students so parang
our college and other students also and I
enough naman yung budget o sobra-
am exposed sa pagiging leader and I can
sobra na yung budget para mapaunlad at
balance my academic affair and my, of me
mapaayos pa nila ang school.
being a student leader, I can balance.
MELEGRITO: Ako din, di ako sangayon sa
TOLENTINO: Ako rin siguro yes kasi yun nga
tuition fee increase. Sabi nga ni laguda,
may experience na rin ako kasi nagstart rin
nagincrease na last year. As a student, iisipin
ako sa CSC nung 2016 naging councillor tas
din naming na di lahat ng nagaaral dito ay
ngayong academic year na ito, is yung Vice
afford ang ganung kalaking tuition lalo na
Chairman ako so feeling ko marami naman
aware naman tayo na yung tuition fee dito
kami nagawa sa college naming kaming
sa Holy ay di siya basta-basta.
dalawa ni chairman, so productive talaga
“How would you overhaul the HAU system? What specific changes you will initiate?”
yung batch naming this academic year, maraming naexcel na events kahit na wala kaming budget yun nga kaya ko rin I;balance yung pagiging Dean’s Lister ko, kayak o ibakance yung paging student leader.
LAGUDA: I think sa department ko palang,
MELEGRITO: Kung naghahanap sila ng
magstastart na akong maging role mdoel.
perfect leader, I agree di ako yun but I will
As I said kanina I am a consistent dean’s
assure that I am worthy of their vote kasi I
lister and influence ko silang mag-excel
know to myself that I am responsible enough
academically so that maipaglaban ko na
to handle things or to aprtcipate in different
kahit anong kurso man yan dapat di natin
kinds of activities.
nastereotype ang mga courses I know na each one of us ay may uniqueness and assest an maiaambag sa University para maging
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COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY loob ng organization na ‘yon, maipaparating sa USC, then lahat ng ‘yon, if nakumpleto.
KAYABE FRANZ PANLILIO
REAN GUECO
SIBUL CABUENA: As for our motto– “hands not faces”– we are here not win, but we are here to offer hands to the students, and we are here because we need to help, we wanna help, and that is all I can say about our Party-list. We really wanted to help. It’s our passion. MUNOZ: First and foremost some students – kapag humahabol ka, gusto mong manalo, gusto mong sumikat, gusto mong makuha yung atensyon ng tao, but as for me, the wrong concept na, kasi kapag tumatakbo ka, it’s for the students,
Sibul PAULINE MUNOZ
ENEO CABUENO
“What is the main definition of your party and what are the goals of your party?” KAYABE PANLILIO: Our goal for our, we have… Student Vowels. Which contains A,E,I,O,U. A for Student Affairs. Yung sa student affairs ‘yun parang maglalagay po kami ng suggestion box every colleges so that yung mga suggestions ng mga estudyante is do’n nila ilalagay kung ano mga gusto nilang sabihin about sa university and sa USC. Then sa E naman, Student Enlightenment, ‘eto yung parang, gagawa ng mga organizations yung USC namin sa KAYABE, para sa mga team-buildings sa //-2:39-// gano’n, para magkaroon ng character… para ma-enhance yung character ng mga estudyante. Then yung sa I naman, Student Involvement. ‘Eto yung parang, sa bawat organization, parang mayroong mga estudyante na involve sa mga events na mga, katulad ng mga tree plantings gano’n, parang food programs. Bali involve lahat ng mga estudyante na nakasali sa organization. Then yung dun sa O, Student Organization,’eto yung parang, lahat ng mga oath o suggestion ng nasa
it’s not for yourself. It’s actually more of a sacrifice dahil magsasacrifice ka ng time mo, magbibigay ka ng effort mo. Kaya ‘yung paghahabol namin, paghahabol ko, hindi siya para sa sarili ko, para rin sa mga estudyante na gusto kong tulungan, i-reach out, which is gano’n rin yung purpose ng Sibul, para makatulong sa mga estudyante, hindi para sumikat kami, hindi para makipag-compete sa mga ibang estudyante para i-put down sila, hindi ‘yon ang purpose namin. It is to help, to give a hand sa mga estudyante na nangangailangan.
“What do you think is the number one priority of the university student council? What is the most pressing issue in the university?” KAYABE GUECO: Number one priority para sa’kin as a student council is yung welfare ng students, the whole... hindi lang yung mga nangangailangan na students… hindi lang yung mga mahihirap na students… para sa ’kin mas priority dapat ay everyone… kasi para sa’kin, lahat ng estudyante ay pantay-pantay lang, whether nasa may posisyon, whether matalino or whether nangangailangan siya, dapat para sa USC pantay-pantay lahat ng estudyante? PANLILIO: For me the number one priority is to be the representative the people of the whole university, dapat kami yung parang magiging boses nila, kami yung mag-oorganize ng events para maging maayos yung kalalabasan ng university events natin, magsisilbing mabuting ihemplo sa mga students natin.
SIBUL CABUENA: Well, the priority is to arbitrate the students, in a lot of things like for example, if there’s gonna be an issue against a professor and a student. As the student council, you must be the one who’s in the middle ground. You need to be the role model of the students and at the same time, you need to look down with them, just be humble, just to be like… you’re part of the students, you need to be a part of them, and you need to be a role model for them. MUNOZ: Of course yung kailangan ng USC, yung main focus ng USC is to give attention to students’ needs. Yung mga na hindi nila masabi sa mga heads natin, sa ating mga council, yun yung focus ng USC, para mabigyan sila ng voice, “ah ito yung mga gustong sabihin ng mga estudyante. It’s more of focusing on the students, on what they want, what they need. At ‘yung mga hindi napupunan na needs, para mabigyan sila ng boses.
“What is the most pressing issue in the university?” KAYABE PANLILIO: For me the most pressing issue, is pagtaas nung tuition fee then isa pa po yung pagbaba ng disiplina ng estudyante. Kasi sa pagtaas ng tuition fee, parang maraming mga estudyante na naman na nagsasabing, bakit kailangang magtaas ng tuition fee, ano yung mga benefit ng mga estudyante if napatupad yung tuition fee increase, then yung sa disiplina naman, halos lahat ng mga estudyante ngayon, parang nababawasan yung pagka- yung mga ethics… etiquette nila towards the school guidelines and regulations, parang kailangan ng bigyang-pansin, or magfocus tayo sa mga guides and rules ng school natin SIBUL CABUENA: Well, the most pressing issue, that I want to focus on is, being an irregular student, we know that we are being priorities more. But as an irregular student myself, I want to, be the one who is going to be representing them. I want them to have a voice. If that they’re the majority, I want them to be compressive. I am going to be the– // not sure sa term na ginamit niya//, representing for them, so that they, the university acknowledges the majority of the irregular students more and more.
20 MUNOZ: Actually most of the students know naman that the rising issue is about the tutition fee increase which so happened na last year nagkaroon ng increase tapos ngayon mayroon na naman. There are, kahit sa mga kapwa ko students na, they were asking na, “oh ba’t may increase na naman”. I think it’s the most recent and rising isyu ng mga estudyante.
“What is your take on the recent tuition and other fees increase for the next academic year?” KAYABE GUECO: For me, it depends din rin naman kasi kung para saan yung pag-increase. So siyempre as a student, ayoko rin naman magtaas yung tutition fee, kasi as far as I know, mas maraming scholars kaya mas maraming students na kaya lang, ‘yung mga hindi masyadong nakakaangat sa buhay, as a student, alam kong burden din sa kanila ‘yon, pero they chose to study in Holy Angel University and desisyon ng Holy na magtaas ng tuition, so para sa’kin dapat sumunod nalang sila. PANLILIO: I have two cents on that matter. I agree in terms of kung yung perang nababayaran namin sa university is mapupunta sa pagpapaganda or agree ako do’n, kailangan lang naming makita ay yung transparency ng expenses kung saan napupunta yung binabayad naming kung napupunta sa maganda. Then, do’n sa isa, tutol ako kasi parang yung mga ibang estudyante dito hindi talaga afford yung binibigay ng Holy Angel lalo na yung mga working students. They strive hard to work para makapag-aral sila, then, isa pa sa inaalala nila ay yung pagtaas ng tuition fee. SIBUL CABUENA: Well my first course of action, is to check the divisions of our tuition fee, and I need to understand where is my money going, where is the people’s money going, and if it’s possible that we can prevent the tuition fee increase, I will make certain actions– with legal actions, so that we can prevent it, but if we cannot prevent it I will explain it thoroughly to the students why it has happened because I know, for example, I know that our prices, everyday needs are getting higher, tuition fee is not the same, I need to explain to the people why it has happened, and I wanted them to understand why, and that is my goal. MUNOZ: First there are reasons why there
SENATORS are such increases sa mga payments ng mga students, and if I would be there at the scene, I would ask first, why would there be an increase? What’s the reason for the increase? sa’n mapupunta yung increase ng pera at kung magkakaroon man ng increase, would there be a transparency for the students to see, kasi hindi lahat makakapagbayad, or hindi lahat kayang bayaran yung pinapabayad sa atin ng school, kaya maraming scholars, kaya para naman maging fair para sa kanila, I would ask for transparency, siyempre ‘yun yung gagawin ko kung hindi ma-le-less yung pinapabayad sa tuition, kung do’n naman regarding sa action, siyempre kapag mayroon mga rallies, or I mean yung mga signatures siyempre ako ‘yung unang magsasabing hindi ako payag sa increase, siyempre para sa mga students, sila yung mas priority natin, sila yung mas bibigyan natin ng pansin, sila yung magkakapapel.
“How would you overhaul the HAU system? What specific changes you will initiate?” KAYABE GUECO: For me, dapat mas focus on sa students. Like kunwari, mainly sa mental health ng students. Kasi alam naman nating lahat as a student, na maraming terror teachers, kaya yung iba ‘di sila masyadong pumapasok. Mas maganda sana yung kahit na i-discipline yung mga students, dapat i-discipline din yung mga teachers na kung paano dapat i-aapproach yung mga estudyante dahil hindi naman lahat ng estudyante iisa yung ugali nila. Student-discipline, teacher-discipline. Lahat kailangan ng discipline. PANLILIO: Yung nga po sa sinabi ko about dun sa discipline ng estudyante, kailangan po talaga na mabigyang ng pansin. Kasi halos lahat ng mga estudyante, dahil college na sila, parang sobrang free na nilang gumalaw, then parang simpleng pagsuot ng proper uniform hindi na nila magawa kaya dapat mabigyang-pansin yung mga certain issues gaya nito. SIBUL CABUENA: Regarding OverHAUled- many people, because back then, I was serving the people behind the… everything- behind this publicity I want to like... being in front. I want to be the one who’s leading them... I want to be hands on, and that’s what initiative that I would do to make changes, is that I should be out there with the students, instead of being in closed doors, doing paper works and stuff. Instead, I would join them, kahit mainit. I would go out with them.
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MUNOZ: Actually, with the system of the school, wala na akong masabi and kung mayroon man akong gagawing changes, ‘yun nga sa question, siguro mag-a-add ako ng nakikita kong mas better, nakikita kong mas maayos, kasi kung changes ang usapan, it’s a big process, it’s a long process at it might take a long time na yung mga students na dapat mag-be-benefit ngayon ‘di na nila ma-be-benefit kasi tapos na sila, o nakagraduate na sila or what, gano’n. mas madali siya kung dadagdagn siya, for the better.
“Are you worthy of the students’ votes? Why?” KAYABE GUECO: For me, I think they should vote for me alam ko yung mga problems and kung paano sila masosolve. Alam ko na pag napunta ako sa USC mas lalawak pa yung knowledge ko, kung ano ba talaga yung problems at kung paano ba masosolusyunan at gusto ko ring makatulong sa buong university hindi lang sa college. PANLILIO: Even though this is my first time joining the USC, running for a position, I know that I am responsible enough to be a student leader. I can do all the responsibilities of a student leader. If you vote for me, ‘di kayo magsisisi dahil gagawin at gagawin ko talaga ang makakaya ko. Hindi ako hihinto hanggang sa hindi ko maaaccomplish yung isang bagay kaya sana iboto nyo ako sa #HAUlalan. SIBUL CABUENA: I cannot say that I am worthy for the students. But what I can say is that I am worthy to serve the people because it’s my passion, because I’ve been doing it for years now. And it’s that we must serve the people. It’s up to the students to decide if we really, really deserve to be seated as the CICT Senator. MUNOZ: Wala naman talagang worth it sa mga votes eh, kasi ang totoo niyan, lahat kami bilang estudyante, pantay-pantay lang kami. Isa lang yung tingin sa’min ng Holy Angel, isa lang kaming estudyante ng Holy Angel, ‘yun lang ‘yun. Pero regarding the seat, I deserve to be seated kasi alam ko sa sarili ko na I have the passion, and when I say passion, I have yung commitment sa gagawin ko, sa ibibigay ko sa mga estudyante, sa time sa effort na ibubuhos ko sa estudyante, I know myself, I want to prove them na I can.
USC HALALAN 101 NI TOLITS
Q: Sino ang pwedeng bumoto?
Q: Kailangan po ba isang buong party ang iboto?
Basta’t nag-aaral ka sa Holy Angel University, at isang college student, pwede kang bumoto.
Hindi. Pwede kang bumoto ng isang party pero pwede namang chopsuey na may from one party at merong from another.
Q: Kailangan ba pre-registered ka?
Q: Regarding po sa senators, may nakapag sabi sa akin na kahit ‘di ako nagmula sa college na ‘yun ay pwede ko s’yang iboto. Is it true, Kuya Tolits?
Q: Kailan ang voting period? March 4.
Q: Wait, isang araw lang talaga? Oo, isang araw lang talaga. Hindi dalawa, hindi tatlo. Hindi kasing dami ng mga syota mo.
Q: Grabe sya oh. Eh hangang anong oras pwedeng bumoto? 7:30 am hanggang 9:15 pm. Walang labis, walang kulang.
Yep, Pwede kang bumoto ng senator mula sa ibang college.
Q: Tumatakbo po kasi yung crush ko, pwede ko ba s’yang iboto para may chance kami sa forever? mo yung transcrip�on dito para malaman mo kung sino!
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