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Few notes on the UPM Welcome Ceremonies and CAS Orientation

I attended the Welcome Ceremonies for First Year students of UP Manila for the third time. Yung una ay yung first year pa ako. The second time naman, I'm an FBC na. And for this time, FBC again plus ASAP-Katipunan. This year's Welcome Ceremonies is a bit different (the seating arrangement, Chancellor's speech and the program). But the change's for the better naman.

Few notes:

I led the LR of ASAP-Katipunan for this year's Welcome Ceremonies! Thrilling! :D This year's LR focuses on challenging the Aquino administration to jail PGMA and to prioritize the education sector. At syempre, patuloy ang paghamon sa mga Iskolar ng Bayan na tugunan at solusyonan ang problema ng lipunan. It was fun! But more than the experience, naipahatid natin ang paghamon natin sa mga bagong Iskolar ng Bayan. Naging maganda pa ang pagtanggap and they're doing their own research about "TOFI." Good! :) Aabangan ko ang mga freshies na ito sa mga pagkilos! Marami tayong haharapin this year Isko and Iska! :D

I attended this year's College Orientation of CAS this year for the third time rin. Yung ikatlo, bilang isang council member sa CAS Student Council. This year's CO is so different! Bukod sa hindi siya ginawa sa Kolehiyo sa GAB Roofdeck at sa halip ay sa PGH Science Hall, they invited UP ROTC to give a speech/lecture/discussion/seminar. Nakakagulat lang! Napakahaba ng naging pagtatanghal ng UP ROTC. Few notes on this note: Nakakapagtaka lang. Ang daming tuition fee grant at free ang uniforms sa ROTC. Nagagastusan talaga ito ng gobyerno? Military spending versus education spending? Could have been a tuition fee of another freshie student na hirap financially. Could have stopped the increase in tuition fee. Another note. Pansin niyo kung gaano karami ang kailangang palitan na kagamitan sa UP? Bulok ang mga gamit and most of the equipments including the classrooms were old. Pero bakit sa ROTC, kumpleto? Judging from the slideshow of pictures that they've showed, kumpletong-kumpleto at bago ang mga kagamitan. From the different types of guns, tanks and other artillery materials, well-equipped sila. Anong meron sa ROTC? Bakit hindi gawing bago ang mga kagamitan sa UP para mahasa lalo ang mga estudyante? Bakit kailangang pagkagastusan ng masyado ang ROTC? Ang hilig natin sa gyera. Keep this in mind people, education is our key to success. How much is a gun? How much is a tank? How much yung cannon na yun? Sana pang tuition fee na lang.

Can't help but rant. Can't help but tell this truth. Why are we not prioritizing spending on the education sector? And judging from Aquino, nothing will change. This will just be business as usual. Another six years of suffering. Let's do something. Are you one with me?

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