N.B. – This is a media advisory for a press conference which aims to analyze the crisis besetting the University of the Philippines (UP). Hope you can make it. Thank you.
Crisis in the University
The media are invited to a press conference on March 3 (Wednesday), 10:00 am at the Bulwagang Tandang Sora, 3rd Floor, College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD), UP Diliman, Quezon City.
Faculty Regent Judy Taguiwalo, Student Regent Charisse Banez, Staff Regent Buboy Cabrera, Dr. Jose Gonzales of the PGH, concerned University of the Philippines (UP) faculty and students will be speaking on the continuing problem of undemocratic governance and crisis in the UP System.
- For the first time in UP’s history, students were stripped of their representation from the UP Board of Regents (BOR) as the current student regent was prevented from attending the board meeting and removed from her position due a technicality.
- For the first time in UP’s history, three regents overstayed their temporary designations to the BOR which lapsed in 2009.
- For the first time in UP’s history, the appointment of a University official was revoked without due cause. In UP Manila, the sitting PGH director was removed from his post a month after he was appointed by the board and sworn in as director.
- For the first time in UP’s history, classes as large as 300 will be the norm at UP Los Baños.
These are but a few of the problems faced by the UP community which undermine the mission of the University to serve the large majority of the people. Hear about the PGH Directorship, large classes in UPLB, protests in UP Mindanao on the reappointment of their Chancellor, impunity, undemocratic governance and the crisis in the University.
Your media coverage is requested.
For more details, please contact Prof. Danilo Arao (Department of Journalism) at (0908) 866-ARAO.
References:
Dr. Jose Gonzales, (0917) 541-3020
Dr. Judy Taguiwalo, Faculty Regent, (0916) 782-9666
Mr. Buboy Cabrera, Staff Regent, (0919) 598-3351
Ms. Charisse Bañez, Student Regent, (0927) 658-3115