RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 SERIES OF 2006-2007
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING PRESIDENT ARROYO’S PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING PRESIDENT ARROYO’S PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION
Whereas, GMA’s proposed charter change (ChaCha) absolves the government from its responsibility of providing adequate social services as witnessed in the deletion of Sec. 9 Article II of the current constitution;
Whereas, ChaCha deletes Sec. 13 clearing the government from its responsibility towards the youth sector, giving more leeway for military and debt servicing rather than on education;
Whereas, ChaCha in removing Sec. 17 legitimizes state abandonment of education as the basis for asserting the right to education and greater state subsidy for education are no longer constitutionally enshrined;
Whereas, ChaCha in its revision of Sec. 2 Article XIV of the current constitution opens colleges and universities to foreign ownership, the act of which will intensify the commercialization and privatization of the education sector ultimately resulting to a curricula that will cater to the needs of the foreign market instead of the country’s;
Whereas, the provisions in the proposed charter change will allow President Arroyo to stay in power until 2010 (with or without the 2007 election) thereby perpetuating the administration’s present education policies which includes the Medium and Long Term Higher Educational Development Plan, both of which systematically legalize state abandonment of education as manifested in the opening of public schools to private investments and the ever increasing fees;
Whereas, ChaCha not only affects the education sector as it substantially impacts on the political, economic and human rights of the Filipino people with its removal of safety mechanisms regarding Martial Law and its provisions granting aliens the right to own lands and public utilities in the Philippines;
Whereas, ChaCha, lauding its advantages of speedy legislation and substantial reduction of corruption is a shallow response to a systemic problem that is more deep-rooted proves it insufficient in running counter to the above-mentioned grounds against it;
Therefore be it resolved as it is hereby resolved that the UPVCC Student Council initiate moves that will oppose GMA’s proposed constitutional revision.
Resolved further, that such moves be not limited within the confinement of the school so as to inform the greater public on the perils of ChaCha.
Resolved finally, that the proposed charter change of President Arroyo be scrapped to thwart any of its attempt to marginalize the youth and education.
Whereas, ChaCha deletes Sec. 13 clearing the government from its responsibility towards the youth sector, giving more leeway for military and debt servicing rather than on education;
Whereas, ChaCha in removing Sec. 17 legitimizes state abandonment of education as the basis for asserting the right to education and greater state subsidy for education are no longer constitutionally enshrined;
Whereas, ChaCha in its revision of Sec. 2 Article XIV of the current constitution opens colleges and universities to foreign ownership, the act of which will intensify the commercialization and privatization of the education sector ultimately resulting to a curricula that will cater to the needs of the foreign market instead of the country’s;
Whereas, the provisions in the proposed charter change will allow President Arroyo to stay in power until 2010 (with or without the 2007 election) thereby perpetuating the administration’s present education policies which includes the Medium and Long Term Higher Educational Development Plan, both of which systematically legalize state abandonment of education as manifested in the opening of public schools to private investments and the ever increasing fees;
Whereas, ChaCha not only affects the education sector as it substantially impacts on the political, economic and human rights of the Filipino people with its removal of safety mechanisms regarding Martial Law and its provisions granting aliens the right to own lands and public utilities in the Philippines;
Whereas, ChaCha, lauding its advantages of speedy legislation and substantial reduction of corruption is a shallow response to a systemic problem that is more deep-rooted proves it insufficient in running counter to the above-mentioned grounds against it;
Therefore be it resolved as it is hereby resolved that the UPVCC Student Council initiate moves that will oppose GMA’s proposed constitutional revision.
Resolved further, that such moves be not limited within the confinement of the school so as to inform the greater public on the perils of ChaCha.
Resolved finally, that the proposed charter change of President Arroyo be scrapped to thwart any of its attempt to marginalize the youth and education.
Proposed this 26th of June 2006.
Phoebeth Peras
3rd Year Representative
Proponent
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