Karen at She, posibleng buhay pa — Pahina 3 Philippine Collegian Opisyal na lingguhang pahayagan ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas - Diliman 1 Pebrero 2012 Taon 89, Blg. 24
Failing Terminal Cases Delfin Mercado
4 candidates vie for USC chair R John Toledo Four candidates will be vying for the top position in the UP Diliman (UPD) University Student Council (USC) elections on March 1, according to the first official list of approved candidates released by the University Student Electoral Board (USEB) on January 30. Vying for the UPD USC chair position are first year MS Applied Math major Gabriel “Heart” Diño of Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran (ALYANSA), fourth year BA Tourism major Maria Shaina Santiago of Nagkakaisang Iskolar para sa Pamantasan at Sambayanan (KAISA), fourth year BS Economics major Amancio Melad III of Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND UP), and fourth year Juris Doctor and independent candidate Jose Martin Loon. Loon is a current UPD USC councilor who ran under STAND UP in the 2011 elections. “I never planned to join a party this year… May mga bago tayong gustong ipaglaban na hindi posible kung mananatili tayo sa STAND UP. The only way to fight for [it] is to be independent,” he said. Competing for vice chairperson position are first year MS Urban and Regional Planning major Ace Ligsay from ALYANSA, third year BS Psychology major Ana Alexandria Castro from KAISA, and fourth year BS Community Nutrition major Soraya Elise Escandor from STAND UP. The USEB also approved 69 candidates for councilors and college representatives: 21 from ALYANSA with 11 councilors and 10 college representatives, 22 from KAISA with 12 councilors and 10 college representatives, 24 from STAND UP with 10 councilors and 14 college representatives, and two other independent candidates for college representatives of the College of Continued on page 11 »
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CRASH AND BURN. Militant groups burn a replica of US military aircraft and a US flag in front of the US Embassy in Manila last January 28, to protest the government’s expressed interest in a stronger US military presence in the Philippines. Protesters called on Aquino to assert our national sovereignty. Chris Martin Imperial
SRP para sa mga kawani at REPS, ipatutupad na Isabella Patricia H. Borlaza Nakatakda nang ipatupad ang Service Recognition Pay (SRP) para sa mga kawani at research extension and professional staff (REPS) ng UP, matapos ipasa ng Board of Regents (BOR) ang mga panuntunan at badyet para dito sa regular nitong pulong noong Enero 26. Hinihintay na lamang ang opisyal na memorandum mula kay UP President Alfredo Pascual para simulan na ang pamamahagi ng SRP sa mga kawani at REPS na nagretiro simula Abril 1, 2011, ani Staff Regent Jossel Ebesate.
Gayunman, hindi kabilang sa mga makatatanggap ng SRP ang mga empleyadong nagretiro bago ang nasabing petsa. Ang SRP ay benepisyong pinansiyal para sa mga magreretirong regular na empleyado. Katumbas ng makukuhang SRP ang halaga ng sampung araw na pasahod sa bawat taong pagtratrabaho bilang regular na empleyado. Maaaring mabawasan ang makukuhang SRP kung lumampas sa 10 araw kada taon ang bilang ng sick leave ng isang empleyado, ayon sa panuntunang binuo ng Office of the Vice President for Administration (OVPA).
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Badyet para sa SRP
Nauna nang naipasa ng BOR ang SRP noong Marso 2011, kasabay ng pagpapatupad ng 10 araw na sick leave para sa mga kawani at REPS. Ngunit hindi agarang napatupad ang SRP dahil kinailangan pang bumuo ng administrasyon ng panuntunan hinggil sa pagbibigay ng nasabing benefit at maghanap ng pondo para dito. Sa pulong ng BOR noong Enero, napagpasyahan na kukunin mula sa UP savings o Revolving Fund (RF) ang pondo para sa SRP ng bawat Sundan sa pahina 4 »
esponsibilities and tasks pile up as the midterm hell week ensue. As each task is accomplished, dozens more would spring up. Ever equipped with a cup of coffee and a dependable laptop, we type our ways into overlapping deadlines that haunt us even in our deepest sleep. In these times of crisis – as every student knows – it is important to keep deadlines, not because we are afraid of the consequences of our tardiness or the grade we will get, but because we are afraid of the “domino effect” failing to complete a task would trigger. See, failing to accomplish a task in the appointed time is not just a minor glitch. Its ramifications are great – failing to finish a five-page paper on time may lead one to skip class, and eventually not accomplishing anything in a day at all. Failure comes in combo packs. Just as you thought your day was already bad enough, something worse will come up and ruin all chances of a better tomorrow. Failure is a contagious disease. Wallow in the company of the damned, and sure as hell, by the end of the day, you’ll be pretty damned yourself. And so I find myself in this tight, inescapable situation. Whatever I do nowadays seems to end in disaster. From the moment I wake up to my last wakeful second, I fail. Family, academics, social life, everything. Missed classes, wasted time, neglected duties. Just the other day, I spent my night in a damn 24-hour convenience store, sitting in the dark and smoking cigarette after cigarette in frustration. That night, I traced the beginning of this streak of failures. And guess what? It all boils down to you. You were the trigger, the first domino piece to fall. Everything went down after you ditched me, even the hope of finishing this damn column that I’ve dedicated for you in the past weeks. And now I’ll stop. This can’t continue anymore. I don’t deserve this. And so, in a bid to break free from this downward cycle, I bid you goodbye. And good riddance. ●
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