april 2012
BALITANG UNYON
COMMENTARY
Mga Lakad sa Iloilo at Cebu
Nitong nakaraang Marso 14-16, 2012, naglunsad ng konsultasyon sina Staff Regent Hon. Jossel Ebesate, ang kanyang Chief of Staff Buboy Cabrera, Pambansang Ingat-yaman ng AUPWU na si Concepcion Marquina at ang Pambansang Tagapangulo ng AUPAEU na si Prop. Ramon Guillermo sa UP Cebu, UP Iloilo at UP Miag-ao. Nagsagawa ng diseminasyon ng impormasyon hinggil sa mga alituntunin ng pagpapatupad ng 10 Days Service Recognition Pay (SRP) at ng konsultasyon hinggil sa mga posibleng amyenda sa mga alituntuning ito. Maraming dumalo at lumahok sa mga naturang konsultasyon na mga kawani at REPS sa UP Cebu, UP Iloilo at UP Miag-ao. Mainit ang pagtanggap sa balita hinggil sa napakagandang benepisyong ito para sa mga magreretiro sa UP. Dumalo o nagpadalo ng kinatawan, upang magbigay ng pambungad na pananalita, ang lahat ng matataas na opisyal ng Cebu, Iloilo at Miag-ao. Nakapaglunsad din ang dalawang unyon ng magkakahiwalay na konsultasyon sa hanay ng mga kawani sa isang banda at ng mga faculty at REPS sa kabilang banda.
of fundamentality and essentiality—which do not admit of change – be accorded their rightful place of value. A few questions must be answered. First, by way of reminder, what does the GEP consist of ? Second, what are the main goals of this academic program? Third, what are at issue in the operationalization and implementation of the GEP? Fourth, what academic approaches/ strategies should be used in carrying out the Program? The answer to the first question is that the GEP consists of areas containing the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and education with mathematics and philosophy as disciplines for expansion. The GE courses which have been based on the areas/disciplines of study just cited are titled either as general, introduction to, elements of, essentials of, or fundamentals of. Each course represents an area or discipline aimed at meeting the objectives of providing students the necessary facts, a grasp of perspective, and a working knowledge of life’s common experiences and concerns as befit the informed and educated status of a future UP graduate. As such, the taking Chancellor Espinosa and Rep. Tinio stand side by side as they bury a time capsule at the construction of the GE courses in disciplinary forms is inescapable, and academic excellence site of the new union building, as other UPV and UPV union officials stand witness. Party-list ACT (Alliance of Concerned The P2-million two-storey building, should resul from a liberal mode of teaching Teachers) Representative Antonio Tinio led which will be funded from the appropriation the courses. Once almost all the disciplined-based the ground-breaking for the construction of the Priority Development Assistance courses have been taken can interdisciplinary of the All-UP Workers Alliance Building Fund of Tinio, will house the offices of last March 9 at the UP Visayas (UPV) Iloilo the All-UP Workers Union and All UP or multidisciplinary courses in which City campus. Academic Workers Union, which are problems and issues are the centerpoints of Assisting Tinio were Chancellor currently the negotiating unions of the study be offered. This is evidently advisable during the third and fourth year levels of a Rommel Espinosa, Vice-Chancellor for UPV personnel. Administration Nestor Yunque, ViceThe facility will also accommodate student’s university life. This is also the time Chancellor for Academic Affairs Emilia teachers from Western Visayas who need when commitment-building and advocacy Yap, Vice-Chancellor for Planning and a venue for conferences and meetings. are more likely to be developed among Development Evelyn Belleza and the The Department of Public Works and students. T he operationalization and/ or officers of the All-UP Workers Union– Highways - Iloilo City District Engineering implementation of GE courses requires Iloilo Chapter and All-UP Academic Office will construct the building. certain criteria for evaluation. These are Employees Union–Iloilo Chapter. Other officials of the university, unity of purpose, order in diversity, and A Timalay, a traditional Visayan rite for members of both unions, and students interrelationship among the areas as stated house building, was also held during the and guests also witnessed the groundby Professor Poblador in his challenging ceremony. breaking. (Anna Razel L. Ramirez) This paper is a response to the article of Prof. Niceto S. Poblador (Pls. see UP Newsletter, Vol. XXXIII, No. 2; Diliman: Quezon City, Feb. 2012, P.7) entitled “Rethinking UP’s GE program-yet again.” As an established institution of higher learning, the University of the Philippines
needs to re-evaluate and retain the General Education Program on an original and substantial basis. But it must also continue its primary endeavor to lead in creating and envisioning meaningful and positive changes in individual lives and in Philippine society. It is imperative in this regard that the principles
Rep. Tinio leads groundbreaking for UPV Union Building
Photo courtesy of UPV-IPO
Nagpatawag ang administrasyon ni Pangulong Alfredo E. Pascual nitong nakaraang Marso 23, 2012 ng konsultasyon sa lahat ng mga pangunahing sektor sa Unibersidad hinggil sa badyet ng UP para sa taong 2013. Inilahad ni Vice-President for Planning and Finance Lisa Grace S. Bersales ang pangkalahatang balangkas ng badyet at ipinaliwanag ang kasalukuyang proseso ng pagbubuo na pinagdadaanan nito. Dumalo ang mga kinatawan ng mga kawani, faculty at REPS mula sa All-UP Workers Union (AUPWU), All-UP Academic Employees Union (AUPAEU). Dumating din ang Staff Regent Jossel Ebesate, Student Regent Krissy Conti at ang mga kinatawan ng mga Student Council. Naging tampok sa mga usapin ang pagtalakay sa mga prioridad ng badyet, ang kahilingan sa pag-fill up ng mga item, ang napakaraming isyu ng mga magaaral kaugnay ng mga bayarin atbp. Sa pamamagitan ng ganitong mga konsultasyon ay napapatunayan ng administrasyon ni Pang. Pascual ang komitment nito sa bukas at demokratikong pamamalakad sa pamantasan. Inaasahan ng AUPWU at AUPAEU na magpapatuloy at lalo pang uunlad ang ganitong mga pamamaraan sa hinaharap.
Aniceta Manuel-Ortinero, Ph.D
The GEP: Original Position and Critical Change
Ulat ng AUPAEU Konsultasyon sa UP Budget
U.P. Newsletter 3
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Kaso ni Dekano Avila
Patuloy ang panawagan ng pinagsanib na mga sector ng All-UP Workers Alliance (AUPWA) para sa pag papatupad ng desisyon ng Administrative Disciplinary Tribunal (ADT) sa kaso nina Dekano Enrique Avila, Prop. Ernesto Pineda and Mr. Alsidry Sharif. Para maigiit ito, nagtipon-tipon ang mga kawani, REPS at faculty sa harapan ng Quezon Hall sa araw ng pagpupulong ng BOR nitong Marso 29, 2012. Dumalo sa pagkakataong ito ang
Photo courtesy of UPV-IPO
UPV is first to release SRP for its retirees
Chancellor Espinosa and Staff Regent Ebesate lead a consultation on SRP implementation.
maraming estudyante at kinatawang guro mula pa sa UP Cebu upang maipaabot sa BOR ang kanilang paninindigan. Sa kanyang talumpati, ipinahayag ng Pangulo ng Iloilo Tsapter ng AUPAEU, Prop. Lawlita Cabahug, ang kanyang mariing pagtutol sa pagpapagaan ng ipapataw na kaparusahan sa tatlong nabanggit, lalo na kay Dekano Avila, dahil diumano sa pagkakahiwalay ng mga kaso ng administrador sa kanilang istatus bilang faculty. Sa kasamaang-palad ay hindi muli UP Visayas (UPV) was the first among the constituent universities of the UP System to release the Service Recognition Pay (SRP) for its retirees The recipients of the pioneer grant were Marcelino Espinosa Jr. of the College of Arts and Sciences, Godofredo Vistavilla of the Security Service Force, Teofisto Villa of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, and Carlos Nava of the Campus maintenance and Development Office. The SRP is an additional 10 days’ benefits for every calendar year of service for administrative staff and REPs. It is an unexpected financial benefit for retiring staff and REPS, as the grant is in addition to their other retirement benefits, which include their GSIS claims and monetized leave credits. Effective April 1, 2011, all regular fulltime administrative staff and REPs who retired at the age of 65 on the said date and onwards and those who avail of optional retirement due to severe illness as defined by PhilHealth will be granted the SRP.
nagbaba ng pinal na desisyon hinggil sa kaso ang BOR at nagbigay pa muli ng pagkakataon kay Avila na dagdagan ang kanyang apela. Hindi bibitiw at ipagpapatuloy ng lahat ng sektor ang laban para sa tunay na hustisya sa UP Cebu. Accident Insurance Card
Patuloy ang panawagan ng AUPAEU sa mga kasapi ng unyon na kunin na ang kanilang libreng accident insurance card sa opisina ng kanilang mga unyon. (Sa Diliman ay sa Rm. 102, Vinzons Hall.) The SRP does not include the length of time the employee is without pay for those on full-time study leave without pay, and those on vacation and sick leave without pay. Neither is length of secondment counted. The years during which fulltime administrative employee and REPS were on substitute, contractual and casual employment in the University are not counted either. Non-regular employees (contractual, casual, project and job order) do not qualify for the grant. The SRP guidelines were approved during the 1277th Meeting of the Board of Regents last January 26. SRP was granted on the initiative of the All UP Workers Alliance. A consultation on the implementation of the grant was conducted by Staff Regent Jossel Ebesate and the national officers of the All-UP Workers Union last March 15 and 16 at the Iloilo City and Miagao campuses and at the Brackish Water Aquaculture Station in Leganes, Iloilo. (Anna Razel L. Ramirez)