University of the Philippines System Vinzons Basement, UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101 9818500 loc 4511

OFFICE OF THE STUDENT REGENT

REPORT OF THE STUDENT REGENT ON THE 1290th BOR MEETING

On the Renaming of the UP Diliman CBA to Virata School of Business In the previous meeting, the Board has decided to hold the decision of the renaming in abeyance. As this issue remains unresolved, we manifested during the Board that further investigation of this must be made the soonest possible time as the students of the College have already registered their concern with regard to this matter. Due to a lack of comprehensive consultation among its constituency, major technical illegalities, and in relation to extreme historical insensitivity, we will continue with our appeal to the Board for it to immediately rescind its previous decision of approval. This matter shall be taken up again in the September BOR meeting. Comprehensive consultations with the constituents of the CBA will begin anytime soon as the Board has already approved the minutes of the 1289th meeting. The Student Regent calls on the UP community, especially the students, to become active in their participation during these consultations, remain vigilant throughout the entire process, and stay true to the historical character of the Iskolar ng Bayan. On the Anti-Poor Codal Provisions In light of the different proposals coming from the Review Committee and the Justice for Kristel Alliance, President Pascual mentioned that it will be difficult to resolve this issue especially with the different views of the members of the Board. Despite this, we continue to push for possible amendments, if not, for the repeal, of these codal provisions (Art. 330, 430, and 431 of the UP Code) which we deem necessary in order to genuinely promote the interest of the students. With the Board of Regents adopting a policy stating that, No qualified UP student shall be denied access in the University due to financial incapacity, we will remain firm in asse rting for a zero-interest student loan, the repeal of FLOA and other mechanisms that hinder the Iskolar ng Bayan from pursuing studies, and a comprehensive financial assistance program that will guarantee financial support to all students. With the semester about to end, there is an urgent need to study these provisions in the UP Code and institutionalize effective implementation guidelines and procedures that will truly serve the interest of every UP student. The Board decided to tackle this issue once again during the September BOR meeting and finally come up with specific, pro-active resolutions.

On Reported Cases of Students Affected by the PGH Memo 2012-256 The Office of the Student Regent has been receiving reports coming from non-UPM students who have had troubles with the required down payment at the UP PGH infirmary before being admitted. Clearly, there seems to be discrimination among constituents of the University in terms of providing sufficient health care. Moreover, this policy remains problematic as it definitely puts the life of a patient at the least priority of the countrys leading public hospital. President Pascual commented that this issue has already been settled with the PGH Administration when this matter has been brought to the attention of the Board. Despite this claim, the Office still believes that such policy, when implemented, defeats the very purpose of public service. With this, we are geared to conduct a separate investigation on the reported cases together with other offices concerned.

For the students and the people,

KRISTA IRIS V. MELGAREJO Student Regent University of the Philippines System