We have been informed that Ms. Bañez is currently unable to discharge her functions as our representative in the Board of Regents, as she has not enrolled in UP for this second semester. Consequently, this inability to enroll removes her status as a UP student, which is a fundamental requirement to become a UP Student Regent.
On this student issue, we have three demands:
1. The UP Administration must uphold student autonomy, and allow us to resolve this issue among our ranks;
2. Ms. Bañez should personally explain her side to us, the students, her constituents in the Board of Regents; and
3. The University Student Councils of each UP unit should immediately call on their local college counterparts and convene AT ONCE a special General Assembly of Student Councils (GASC) in order to select her replacement.
This is a call for action. We are one with the student body, regardless of political color, to resolve this matter immediately. We recognize that we are the stakeholders for the Office of the Student Regent (OSR) – Kasama tayo sa OSR – and it is our responsibility to act now.
On this student issue, we have three demands:
1. The UP Administration must uphold student autonomy, and allow us to resolve this issue among our ranks;
2. Ms. Bañez should personally explain her side to us, the students, her constituents in the Board of Regents; and
3. The University Student Councils of each UP unit should immediately call on their local college counterparts and convene AT ONCE a special General Assembly of Student Councils (GASC) in order to select her replacement.
This is a call for action. We are one with the student body, regardless of political color, to resolve this matter immediately. We recognize that we are the stakeholders for the Office of the Student Regent (OSR) – Kasama tayo sa OSR – and it is our responsibility to act now.
