Students Agenda for 2006 UPVCC Dean Selection

We, the Iskolars ng Bayan of the University of the Philippines Cebu College, unite in presenting this agenda to the nominees for the UPVCC Dean Selection:

• To unite with the UP students and community in opposing all budget cuts for the UP and education budget and in asserting for higher state subsidy;
• To prevent any tuition increase during his/her term;
• To push for the imposition of moratorium on laboratory increases;
• To help stop the collection of exorbitant fees, i.e. late registration fee, dropping fee, Leave of Absence fee, change matriculation fee, processing fee, and the like;
• To preserve and protect the academic mission and purpose of the University especially against the intrusion of the market;
• To uphold campus press freedom and ensure autonomy of publications over fiscal and editorial policies;
• To uphold the academic freedom of every member of the UP community;
• To protect students from political repression;
• To push for a nationalist UP education that is relevant to the Philippine society;
• To prioritize, recognize and protect the democratic rights and interests of UP constituents and the Filipino people;
• To ensure institutionalized democratic consultation as part of the administrative conduct of UP in creating and/or reviewing student policies;
• To review the effectiveness of and institute reforms in the Standardized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP);
• To reform current guidelines repressing students' right to organize;
• To monitor and lower rental fees rates collected for the use of college facilities;
• To address the opening of second gate near the undergraduate building;
• To ensure transparency and accountability to the constituents in all administrative activities;
• To institutionalize a sectorally-representative assembly similar to UP Manila's Pamantasang Asambleya;
• To uphold the continued existence of the UP High School;
• To facilitate the development of the Cultural Center and to ensure its accessibility for the UP Community's use;
• To prevent the privatization of the College¡¦s idle lands; and
• To prevent any planned demolitions of informal settlers in UP lands without relocation.
  

Proposed this 27th day of July, 2006 at the 1st UP Cebu Students Summit held at the Arts and Sciences Bldg Lobby, UP Cebu College.