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vol. 42, issue 1
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August 2020
L-NU gears up for the ‘new normal’ | JOHN KENNETH VIADO
| ROS PAULINE PEREZ | MELVIN CAYABYAB
D
ue to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lyceum-Northwestern University (L-NU) is taking action through online transactions and by informing students through social media to conduct this year’s enrolment. Lyceum-Northwestern University’s official Facebook page posted an advisory last May 17, regarding the online enrollment for summer classes and next semester of A.Y. 2020-2021. Schedules for every department was released in the page for an organized setting and for the minimization of people gathering to abide
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with the General Community Quarantine Guidelines. Another update was posted by the page last May 30, notifying the students about the process of online enrollment transactions. “Ako ay nakapag enroll sa online site o link ng Lyceum Northwestern University. Magandang balita iyon para sakin dahil malaki ang panganib na dulot ng pandemya ngayon sa atin at sa mga nakapaligid satin. Ang masasabi ko lang ay mabilis ito at direkta. Pero isa sa aking hiling ang mas mabilis na pagbibigay muli ng update kung na receive ba ng paaralan ang enrollment form, at kung may ipapa habol pang ipapa fill-out para
minsanan na namin gawin dahil hindi po lahat ay mayroong wifi connection,” said Mr. Ian Hilario Salvador, an incoming 2nd year student from the College of Nursing. Online enrollment for A.Y. 2020-2021 is ongoing while enrollment for summer classes is until June 6. The palace released a statement that classes will resume on August 24. Presidential spokeperson Harry Roque said on a press briefing last Tuesday, May 19, that even though they announced a date for school opening, we are still flexible in case of other possible circumstances. Mr. Usi, Governor of L-NU BS Marine Transportation Department also
said that he will feel bad and disappointed if this kind of method of teaching will be implemented—he thinks that it will not be a success. “First, not all students enrolled in LNU can afford to use internet. Second, the competency of the students will be neglected at this moment. Lastly, we’re not ready to adapt to this kind of “New Learning Method,” he said. However, it is still unclear to the university, especially to the students, if online classes will push through for the next school year. Students and parents must have to wait for further announcements from the university through L-NU’s official Facebook page.
CHED releases additional TES Stipends to over 292,000 students despite pandemic | MELVIN CAYABYAB
ABOUT 292,000 college students are among the lucky beneficiaries of the newly released list of Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) for the Academic Year 2019-2020 amid the threats of the current pandemic the world faces. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) released additional (TES) stipends to the grantees in state universities and colleges (SUCs), local universities & colleges (LUCs), and private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs).
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In CHED’s statement According to CHED, last July 27, a total of 292,438 the new group of grantees student-grantees will benefit comes after the Department from the TES stipends in both of Budget and Management public and private higher ed- (DBM) recently downloaded ucation institutions that have P6 billion to the commission complied with the needed and the grant includes the requirements of CHED and 3,529 beneficiaries of ExpandUniFAST Secretariat. ed Students’ Grants-in-Aid “The qualified bene- Program for Poverty Allevificiaries that will receive TES ation (ESGP-PA) for the first stipends are from the state and semester; 44,224 new grantees local universities and colleges from public Higher Education and private HEIs that have Institutions for the 1st semescomplied with the necessary ter; 97,173 continuing private requirements by CHED and HEIs grantees for the first sethe Unified Student Financial mester and part of second seAssistance System for Tertiary mester, and 147,512 continuEducation (UniFAST) Secre- ing Tulong Dunong Program tariat.”, CHED and UniFAST beneficiaries for the first and Chairman J. Prospero E. De second semester. Vera III said. CHED... PAGE 2
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Campus press stands up for press freedom | NOEL JESTONI EBUENGA
THE College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) celebrated its 89th founding anniversary via webinar, highlighting campus journalism in battling for press freedom and freedom of speech. CEGP is the oldest, broadest, and only existing alliance of tertiary student publication in the Asia-Pacific region. In celebration of their anniversary, the guild invited notable journalists as speakers such as Mr. Alfonso Tomas “Atom” Araullo from GMA Network, Mrs. Pia Ranada Robles from Rappler, Mr. Nonoy Espina from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, and Mr. Daryl Baybado, National President of College Editors Guild of the Philippines. The webinar was held last July 25 2020, at 1:00 PM on the Zoom app and Facebook, live this year’s theme was, “Webinar: Campus Press in times of Pandemic.” The speakers discussed about the importance of journalism and its part, especially in this time of pandemic. “Sa tingin ko wala naman pinag iba o dapat wala. Walang pinag iba ang papel ng Campus Press sa panahong meron man o walang pandemiya o terror law.”, Mr. Nonoy Espina said. He also said that journalists, whether one is a student or not, should constantly deliver the truth, as well as timely and accurate information to the audience. The controversial Anti-Terror Law was signed by PresCampus press... PAGE 6 ULNOS