09/10/2026
๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง | ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ฅโ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ
โA university that calls itself a โUniversity for Humanityโ cannot carry that banner proudly while turning a blind eye to human suffering.โ
Following the recent courtesy visit paid by "Her Excellency" Dana Kursh, Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Philippines, to Bicol University, where University President Dr. Baby Boy Benjamin D. Nebres III and other administrators met to discuss potential academic partnerships, ๐๐จ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐จ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐.
As a self-proclaimed โ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐,โ Bicol University must realize that ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ-๐ผ๐ฝ๐, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. When an institution opens its doors to representatives of a state actively implicated in severe human rights violations and ongoing atrocities, it does not merely host a guest, ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ธ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
BUKLOD BU recognizes that building international linkages, expanding academic networks, and fostering global relations are standard steps toward institutional growth. However, these pursuits become deeply problematic when partnerships are sought with representatives of a state facing grave, documented allegations of genocide, relentless human rights abuses, and the ongoing destruction of innocent lives in Palestine. Genuine global progress cannot be built on the suffering of others, and an institution that claims to value humanity should never shake hands with forces that undermine basic human dignity. ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฎ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ.
Bicol University anchors its identity in its four pillars: ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, summarized under the vision of being a โUniversity for Humanity.โ
Yet, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ meant only for brochures, official letterheads, or marketing campaigns. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. Universities do not exist outside international law and human ethics. Building bridges without looking at where they lead is not progress, it is complicity.
As a student-led organization dedicated to genuine representation, social justice, and principled leadership, ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐. ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐; ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฒ. ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ.
๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ โ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐โ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐. No partnership, academic exchange, or international prestige is worth crossing a bridge that forces us to leave our humanity behind.
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