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๐’.๐˜. 2024-2025 and 2025-2026

๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ก๐—š ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ž๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—ก๐—š ๐—•๐—”๐—ฌ๐—”๐—ก ๐—ก๐—š ๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฃ โœŠNaalala mo pa ba ang nangyari noong Balik Kampus? Kung papano tinangkang ipata...
21/09/2026

๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ก๐—š ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ž๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—ก๐—š ๐—•๐—”๐—ฌ๐—”๐—ก ๐—ก๐—š ๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฃ โœŠ

Naalala mo pa ba ang nangyari noong Balik Kampus? Kung papano tinangkang ipatanggal ng administrasyon ng UEP ang banner ng The Pillar?

Ang panunupil at pagbubusal sa boses ng mag-aaral, ang repression sa mga mamamahayag pang kampus ay tuwirang paglabag sa ating karapatang pantao at higit sa lahat sa Konstitusyon ng ating bansa.

Sa pamamagitan ng House Bills 9414 at 9861, nais pang ipagpatuloy ni Dr. Cherry I. Ultra ang kanyang paghawak sa kapangyarihan sa kontrobersyal na Section 22, na nagkakaloob sa kaniya ng panibagong termino bilang unang pangulo ng ipinapanukalang national university.

Hinihimok ang buong pamayanan ng Unibersidad na magkaisa at tumindig sa pamamagitan ng pagdalo at pakikilahok sa gaganaping walkout at mobilization 3:00 p.m., ngayong araw, ๐’๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐ฌ๐š ๐”๐„๐ ๐‹๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค (๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ž).

Ang kolektibong pagkilos na ito ay pagpapakita ng lakas at paninindigan laban sa patuloy na pag-usig sa ating mga karapatan. Mahalaga ang bawat paglahok upang iparinig ang ating sama-samang tinig at ipaglaban ang tunay na kapakanan ng kabataan at ng buong pamantasan.

๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—š๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—š๐—ข๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ก๐—š ๐—ž๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ง๐—”๐—ก ๐—ก๐—š ๐— ๐—š๐—” ๐— ๐—”๐—š-๐—”๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—Ÿ.
๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—š๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—š๐—ข๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ก๐—š ๐— ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—”๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—”๐— ๐—”๐— ๐—”๐—›๐—”๐—ฌ๐—”๐—š.
๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—š๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—š๐—ข๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ก๐—š ๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—ข๐—ž๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ž๐—ข๐—ก๐—š ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฌ๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฃ.

๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ก๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ก๐—” ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—” ๐—”๐—ง ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—•๐—”๐—ก๐—”๐—ก ๐—”๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฃ! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐—œ๐—ž๐—”-๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ก๐—” ๐—”๐—ก๐—œ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ๐—ข ๐—ก๐—š ๐——๐—˜๐—ž๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ก๐—š ๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ชLimampuโ€™t apat na taon na ang lumipas mula nang ideklara ang Martial ...
21/09/2026

๐—œ๐—ž๐—”-๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ก๐—” ๐—”๐—ก๐—œ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ๐—ข ๐—ก๐—š ๐——๐—˜๐—ž๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ก๐—š ๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ช

Limampuโ€™t apat na taon na ang lumipas mula nang ideklara ang Martial Law, isang madilim na yugto ng ating kasaysayan na nag-iwan ng malalim na sugat sa buhay ng maraming Pilipino.

Ngunit ang paggunita ay hindi lamang paglingon sa nakaraan. Ito ay pag-unawa sa halaga ng kalayaan, karapatang pantao, malayang pamamahayag, at kapangyarihan ng mamamayang magtanong at magsalita.

Sa panahon ngayon, mahalagang patuloy nating alalahanin ang kasaysayan upang hindi mawala ang mga aral na iniwan nito.

Kaya ngayong araw, nakikiisa ang mga UEPian sa BLACK MONDAYโ€”isang sama-samang pagpapahayag ng pag-alala at paninindigan. Sa pagsusuot ng itim, ipinapaabot natin ang malinaw na mensahe: hindi tayo mananahimik sa harap ng anumang pagtatangkang supilin ang ating mga karapatan at kalayaan.

Sa bawat UEPian na nakikiisa, dala natin ang isang simpleng mensahe: ang kasaysayan ay dapat alalahanin, ang mga aral nito ay dapat panatilihing buhay, at ang ating mga karapatan ay dapat patuloy na kilalanin at pangalagaan.

Ngayong Setyembre 21, makiisa tayo sa paggunita. Alalahanin. Unawain. Huwag hayaang mabura ang mga aral ng kasaysayan.

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—š๐—”๐—œ๐—ก.
๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ง. ๐Ÿ–ค

๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—–๐—ž ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—”๐—ฌ || ๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐— ๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”!Bukas, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ, gagawin nating itim ang Lunes, hindi lamang upang gunitain ang isa...
20/09/2026

๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—–๐—ž ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—”๐—ฌ || ๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐— ๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”!

Bukas, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ, gagawin nating itim ang Lunes, hindi lamang upang gunitain ang isang madilim na kabanata ng ating kasaysayan, kundi upang harapin ang tanong na patuloy na bumabalik sa kasalukuyan: Ano ang halaga ng kalayaan kung unti-unti namang binubusalan ang tinig na dapat magsalita?

Sa paggunita sa Martial Law, hindi sapat ang pag-alala sa mga pahina ng nakaraan. Sapagkat sa loob mismo ng ating pamantasan, patuloy na sinusubok ang espasyo para sa ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ด, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ด, at makabuluhang pakikilahok ng mga estudyante. Ang The Pillar ay bahagi ng tradisyong dapat pinangangalagaan, isang student press na may tungkuling magtanong, magsiwalat, magsuri, at magsalita para sa komunidad. At sa panahong ang mga tinig ng estudyante ay dapat pinakikinggan, ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น, ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ธ.

Sa usapin ng ๐—›๐—• ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—›๐—• ๐Ÿต๐Ÿด๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿญ, ang tanong ay hindi lamang kung ano ang magiging bagong pangalan o katayuan ng ating unibersidad. Ang tanong ay: Sino ang nakikinig sa mga estudyanteng direktang maaapektuhan? Sino ang kinokonsulta? At may sapat bang puwang para sa tinig ng pamantasan sa mga desisyong humuhubog sa kinabukasan nito?

Kaya bukas, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ.

Hindi bilang tanda ng pagsuko, kundi bilang kulay ng isang ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป. Isang kulay na nag-uugnay sa mga tinig na minsang pinatahimik at sa mga tinig na hanggang ngayon ay ipinaglalaban ang karapatang marinig.

Mula ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜„ hanggang sa kasalukuyan, ang aral ay nananatili: kapag pinatahimik ang pamamahayag, humihina ang demokrasya; kapag ipinagkait ang pakikilahok, nawawala ang tinig ng mamamayan.

Bilang mga ๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€, hindi natin kailangang matakot sa mga tanong. Hindi natin kailangang umiwas sa diskurso. Sapagkat ang pamantasan ay hindi dapat lugar kung saan ang kritikal na tinig ay pinipigil, ito ay dapat maging lugar kung saan ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ, ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ธ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ธ ang kabataan.

Kaya sa ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ, ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€.

At sa likod ng bawat itim na kasuotan, dalhin natin ang isang mensaheng hindi dapat patahimikin:

๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก ๐—”๐—ก๐—š ๐—ก๐—”๐—ž๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—”๐—ก.
๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—š๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—š๐—ข๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ก๐—š ๐— ๐—š๐—” ๐—ž๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ง๐—”๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—ž๐—”๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ž๐—จ๐—ฌ๐—”๐—ก.
๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—š๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—š๐—ข๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—š ๐—ก๐—š ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—ฌ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜.
๐—œ๐—•๐—”๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—” ๐—”๐—ก๐—š ๐—›๐—• ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐—”๐—ง ๐—›๐—• ๐Ÿต๐Ÿด๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿญ.

Dahil ang kasaysayan ay hindi lamang dapat inaalala. ๐—œ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป, lalo na kapag muli na namang may mga boses na pinipiling busalan.

๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž | ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—– ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—˜๐—–๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก. ๐—•๐—”๐—  ๐—”๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ข; ๐—›๐—• 9414, ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ง...
19/09/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž | ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—– ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—˜๐—–๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก. ๐—•๐—”๐—  ๐—”๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ข; ๐—›๐—• 9414, ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก

Today, September 19, 2026, the University Student Council (USC) Executives of UEP Main Campus conversed with Senator Bam Aquino, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Basic Education.

During the dialogue, the council brought several critical university issues to Sen. Aquino's attention, including the recent commotion during Balik Kampus, campus security breach, and the administrationโ€™s attempts to censor the official UEP student publication, The Pillar. The executives also articulated their firm opposition to House Bills 9414 and 9861, outlining the council's grounds for rejecting the proposed legislation. All these matters were formally presented through a submission of a formal letterโ€”copy of House Bills, the SCA Resolution No. 001, and an executive summary of concerns.

The USC stands firm: we will not back down, nor will we rest until full accountability is met. Bringing these issues to the national stage is only the beginningโ€”we will continue to relentlessly fight for every UEPian.

We call on every UEPian to never stop asking, never stop sparking conversations, and never stop voicing out what matters.

๐——๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

Weโ€™re officially back to the lush, and we couldnโ€™t have done it without the amazing support of our ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ค ๐Š๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ...
19/09/2026

Weโ€™re officially back to the lush, and we couldnโ€™t have done it without the amazing support of our ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ค ๐Š๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.

The University Student Council would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the following sponsors for helping us make Balik Kampus uEPIC 2026: Back to the Lush possible. Your generosity fueled our return and brought energy back to our campus. ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐”๐„๐๐ข๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. You made this Balik Kampus truly unforgettable!

A huge, thank you to our incredible partners:

โ€ข๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž
โ€ข๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ๐จ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฌ
โ€ข ๐†๐จ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
โ€ข ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ
โ€ข ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐จ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ
โ€ข ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ญ: ๐๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ž
โ€ข ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ- ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง
โ€ข ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž
โ€ข ๐”๐ฉ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐‚๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž
โ€ข ๐–๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ

Thank you for believing in the student community and helping us bring the lush back to life! We look forward to your continued support, and may we continue to maintain a positive and meaningful relationship with one another. ๐ŸŒบ



๐”๐๐ˆ๐•๐„๐‘๐’๐ˆ๐“๐˜ ๐’๐“๐”๐ƒ๐„๐๐“ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐‚๐ˆ๐‹  ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐ˆ๐‹๐‹๐€๐‘ ๐‰๐Ž๐ˆ๐๐“ ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“We respectfully acknowledge the meeting invitation posted thro...
18/09/2026

๐”๐๐ˆ๐•๐„๐‘๐’๐ˆ๐“๐˜ ๐’๐“๐”๐ƒ๐„๐๐“ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐‚๐ˆ๐‹ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐ˆ๐‹๐‹๐€๐‘ ๐‰๐Ž๐ˆ๐๐“ ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“

We respectfully acknowledge the meeting invitation posted through the University Presidentโ€™s personal Facebook account. We remain willing to participate in a constructive, fair, and properly documented dialogue. However, considering that the matter involves student rights and may carry administrative or disciplinary implications, we respectfully insist that an official written notice be issued through the appropriate University channel before any meeting proceeds.

The official notice should clearly identify the purpose and specific agenda of the meeting, the capacity in which the students are being called to attend, and whether the meeting is intended as a dialogue, fact-finding process, administrative inquiry, or disciplinary proceeding. It should likewise identify the offices and individuals who will be present and clarify whether the students concerned may be accompanied by an independent representative, adviser, or observer of their choice. These are not unreasonable demands; they are basic safeguards for a process that claims to be fair and transparent.

More importantly, this matter should not be confined to a closed-door discussion between the administration, the student council, and the publication. The incident has already affected the wider student body and, by extension, the University community. We therefore call for a formal and multisectoral consultation where students, student organizations, the publication, and other concerned sectors can meaningfully participate. The community has a legitimate interest in understanding how decisions affecting student expression, press freedom, and campus activities are made.

We further call for transparency in the conduct of such proceedings. If the purpose of the meeting is genuine dialogue and consultation, the affected community should not be reduced to receiving decisions only after negotiations have taken place behind closed doors. We therefore request that The Pillar be allowed to document and, where appropriate, livestream the proceedings, subject to reasonable and mutually agreed safeguards. Students deserve to hear directly how their concerns are addressed, rather than relying solely on accounts of what transpired inside a closed room.

An even playing field is necessary for meaningful dialogue. Transparency cannot be limited to the expectation that students explain themselves; it must also apply to the institution exercising authority over them. Accountability requires that both sides enter the discussion with clearly defined procedures, access to relevant information, and an opportunity to be heard without ambiguity regarding the consequences of their participation.

A matter of this nature should not rest solely on an invitation communicated through a personal social media account. Official notice, clear procedures, and accessible documentation are necessary to protect transparency, accountability, due process, and the rights and interests of everyone involved.

To be clear, this request is not a refusal to attend or participate in dialogue. We remain willing to engage in good faith. What we assert is the right to enter that dialogue fully informed of its purpose, nature, participants, procedures, and possible implications. We therefore expect the University to observe the same standards of transparency, fairness, and proper procedure that it expects from its students.

Until these safeguards are clearly established through an official written notice, we respectfully maintain that no formal meeting should proceed on the basis of an informal invitation through a personal social media account alone.

๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“OUR FREEDOM IS NOT SUBJECT TO PERMITS. STAND WITH THE CAMPUS PRESS, DEFEND DEMOCRATIC SPACES! โœŠThe USC...
17/09/2026

๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“

OUR FREEDOM IS NOT SUBJECT TO PERMITS. STAND WITH THE CAMPUS PRESS, DEFEND DEMOCRATIC SPACES! โœŠ

The USC addresses the UEP community regarding the removal of The Pillarโ€™s editorial banner and the subsequent issuance of Memorandum No. 1, s. 2026.

We stand in solidarity with The Pillar, the students whose voices were challenged, and the event partners, concessionaires, performers, and organizations affected by the abrupt shutdown of Balik Kampus uEPic: Back to the Lush 2026.

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐’๐„๐๐”๐„๐๐‚๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐„๐•๐„๐๐“๐’

The University Security Force, led by Kim D. Marquita, removed The Pillar's editorial display expressing its stance against HB 9414. In response, the USC and The Pillar immediately addressed the matter on-site and asserted the publication's editorial independence. Shortly after, Memorandum No. 1 was issued, ordering the immediate shutdown of Balik Kampus while the event was already underway, citing "policy violations" and "gross disrespect." Security and police personnel were subsequently present as the event area was cleared.

๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐’๐“๐€๐๐ƒ

Rights over permits.

As stated under the 2018 UEP Student Handbook, Studentโ€™s Right section โ€œEvery student enjoys the freedom of opinion, speech, and expression.โ€ Article IV, Section 5 of the USC Constitution guarantees every student the right to freedom of speech and of the press. Republic Act No. 7079 (Campus Journalism Act of 1991) safeguards editorial independence. Expressing student positions does not require administrative approval.

Assertion is not disrespect. Defending editorial autonomy and opposing censorship is a duty of student governance, not an act of disrespect. The exercise of our student rights must not be labeled as a form of misconduct just because it challenges those in power.

Accountability must include those who bore the cost.

The abrupt suspension of Balik Kampus affected people beyond the USC. Concessionaires lost selling time and potential income, student entrepreneurs spent resources, performers and organizations spent days preparing, and event partners extended support in good faith. We cannot simply dismiss these collateral consequences.

The event was cut short, but our position remains firm. We call on the UEP administration to review Memorandum No. 1, provide a clear and transparent account of the grounds and circumstances surrounding the suspension of Balik Kampus, address the losses of displaced concessionaires, and engage in open dialogue regarding HB 9414 and campus press freedom.

This circumstance is not only about the cancellation of an event. It reflects the reality that many of our fellow UEPians face: the suppression of freedom of speech, the consequences of abuses of power, and a system where students are repeatedly left to bear the inconvenience.

The more they try to silence the truth, the louder it reveals itself.

To every UEPian: stay vigilant, stay united, and stand with the USC and The Pillar.

๐™Ž๐™๐˜ผ๐™‰๐˜ฟ ๐™’๐™„๐™๐™ƒ ๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐™ˆ๐™‹๐™๐™Ž ๐™‹๐™๐™€๐™Ž๐™Ž. ๐˜ฟ๐™€๐™๐™€๐™‰๐˜ฟ ๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐™ˆ๐™‹๐™๐™Ž ๐™‹๐™๐™€๐™Ž๐™Ž ๐™๐™๐™€๐™€๐˜ฟ๐™Š๐™ˆ! ๐™‹๐™๐™Š๐™๐™€๐˜พ๐™ ๐™Ž๐™๐™๐˜ฟ๐™€๐™‰๐™ ๐™๐™„๐™‚๐™ƒ๐™๐™Ž!

BALIK KAMPUS 2026: KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!Before we come together for Balik Kampus 2026: Back to the Lush, take a moment to ...
17/09/2026

BALIK KAMPUS 2026: KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!

Before we come together for Balik Kampus 2026: Back to the Lush, take a moment to check the DOs and DONโ€™Ts.

A fun and memorable celebration starts with everyone doing their part. Follow the event guidelines, respect the venue and the people around you, keep your belongings secure, and help us maintain a safe and clean campus throughout the celebration.

Read the reminders carefully and keep them in mind as we welcome another exciting Balik Kampus.

See you there, UEPians! ๐ŸŒบ

๐’๐“๐Ž๐ ๐๐˜, ๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š ๐€๐‘๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ, ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐’๐„๐„ ๐–๐‡๐€๐“โ€™๐’ ๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐“๐Ž๐‘๐„!Thereโ€™s more to explore at Balik Kampus 2026!Take a stroll around the Kamp...
17/09/2026

๐’๐“๐Ž๐ ๐๐˜, ๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š ๐€๐‘๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ, ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐’๐„๐„ ๐–๐‡๐€๐“โ€™๐’ ๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐“๐Ž๐‘๐„!

Thereโ€™s more to explore at Balik Kampus 2026!

Take a stroll around the Kampus Fair and visit the different concessionaire and organization booths prepared for the UEPians. Discover good finds, grab something to eat, support local sellers, and get to know the different student organizations that make our campus even more vibrant.

From treats and finds to organizations worth knowing, thereโ€™s always something waiting at every booth.

So donโ€™t just pass by, drop in, explore, and show some support!

See you around the booths at Balik Kampus 2026: Back to the Lush! ๐ŸŒบ

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