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NO BLOOD, NO SCORE

"A continuing brawl that tallies score on the basis of bloodshed", aptly describes the violent nature propagated by supposedly service-and-leadership-oriented brotherhoods these past months.


09.16.11
Alpha Sigma and Alpha Phi Beta started the series of fraternity rumbles as they engage in a fight at the APB tambayan. 2 APB members were hurt.

10.17.11
Ivan Valcos of Alpha Sigma was hit in the AS Men’s CR.

10.23.11
Kehrl Reyes of APB, School of Economics Student Council Chairperson, was hit inside his house.

11.11.11
Lloyd Cunanan of Alpha Sigma was hit outside the backstage of R O C K A S J U A N after his band played for the event.

11.13.11
Kehrl Reyes’s car windows were broken.

11.15.11
Something exploded in front of Kehrl Reyes' house at around 2AM.

11.16.11
USC Councilor Apa Pangalangan's car of Alpha Sigma was hit with bats. A car chase between the two fraternities happened in the University Avenue where an APB-member-owned Starex van ended up in the center island.

11.17.11
Will the tally of bloodshed continue?


ALYANSA condemns these barbaric acts that are unforgivable for civilized human beings. It is with grave frustration that an institution of learning is continuously plagued by such acts of violence that remains to be justly neglected even after its long history of bloodshed in the university.

We have remained true to our call against fraternity-related violence regardless of who is involved, active in our attempts to engage the administration to take just and necessary measures to punish those who violate such heinous crimes accordingly, and respectful of the rights and efforts of our fraternity men to organize and co-exist in peace with each other, but as seen in this case alone, the issue of fraternity-related violence remains amidst efforts to curtail it.

This year alone, different brawls between Sigma Rho and Upsilon and Alpha Sigma and Upsilon caused multiple persons, both fraternity men and non-fraternity men, to be victims of such acts causing widespread fear to the innocent and unaffiliated UP students. No amount of administration intervention in the forms of peace treaties and accords among and between these fraternities worked. Calls remained unheeded. Rules have become mere words given the lack of proper implementation. And some fraternities, no matter how much they claim to be for peace, have proven otherwise, in their acts.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

We reiterate our strongest calls to UP President Alfredo Pascual (a fraternity man himself), Chancellor Saloma and the UP administration to take concrete actions against these violent acts happening in the university. Review and properly implement the rules governing fraternities in the university. Make those members of fraternities who are directly involved and identified in cases of fraternity-related violence legally accountable in the Student Disciplinary Tribunal. Peace accords are not enough.

We also enjoin all Student Councils to be part of the reconvening of the Student-Led Anti-Fraternity-Related Violence Watch (SAWA) this coming Friday (November 18), 4:00PM, at Law 322. Concrete measures need to be taken and taken together and we expect nothing less from our student leaders mandated and elected to protect the rights and welfare of their constituents. It’s time to take a definite stand. Because at the end of the day, the students' lives, safety and morale are of paramount and transcendental importance.

Security within the university is not a mere issue but a right of every student.



SAWANG SAWA NA KAMI SA FRATERNITY-RELATED VIOLENCE.

Iskolar para sa Bayan, tutulan ang karahasan.
Hindi ito sukatan ng kadakilaan, katapangan at kapatiran.
Kasama ka sa patuloy na paghangad at pagkamit sa katarungan.

SAWANG SAWA NA KAMI!

Last Friday, November 11, just outside the backstage of R O C K A S J U A N, a concert that celebrates Filipino pride and volunteerism held at the Sunken Garden, two masked men, who were identified as Alpha Phi Beta members, in a Honda Civic with the plate ZGS 242, hit Lloyd Cunanan of Alpha Sigma twice in his head, one at the back and one at the side, inflicting fear to the event organizers. 

This series of rumbles by Alpha Sigma and Alpha Phi Beta fraternities has already had 3 earlier casualties, Kehrl Reyes (APB), Ivan Valcos (Alpha Sigma) and an unidentified member of APB. Just today (November 14), Kehrl Reyes' car windows were broken by unknown people. 

ALYANSA condemns this barbaric act that is unforgivable for civilized human beings. It is with grave frustration that an institution of learning is continuously plagued by such acts of violence that remains to be justly neglected even after its long history of bloodshed in the university. 

We have remained true to our call against fraternity-related violence, active in our attempts to engage the administration to take just and necessary measures to punish those who violate such heinous crimes accordingly, and respectful of the rights and efforts of our fraternity men to organize and co-exist in peace with each other but as seen in this case alone, the issue of fraternity-related violence remains amidst efforts to curtail it. 

This year alone, different brawls between Sigma Rho and Upsilon and Alpha Sigma and Upsilon caused multiple persons, both fraternity men and non-fraternity men, to be victims of such acts causing widespread fear to the innocent and unaffiliated UP students. No amount of administration intervention in the forms of peace treaties and accords among and between these fraternities worked. Calls remained unheeded. Rules have become mere words given the lack of proper implementation. And some fraternities, no matter how much they claim to be for peace, have proven otherwise, in their acts.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

We reiterate our strongest calls to UP President Alfredo Pascual (a fraternity man himself), Chancellor Saloma and the UP administration to take concrete actions against these violent acts happening in the university. Review and properly implement the rules governing fraternities in the university. Make those members of fraternities who are directly involved and identified in cases of fraternity-related violence legally accountable in the Student Disciplinary Tribunal. Peace accords are not enough. 

We also enjoin all Student Councils to be part of the reconvening of the Student-Led Anti-Fraternity-Related Violence Watch (SAWA) this coming Friday, November 18, 4PM. Concrete measures need to be taken and taken together and we expect nothing less from our student leaders mandated and elected to protect the rights and welfare of their constituents. It’s time to take a definite stand. 

Security within the university is not a mere issue but a right of every student. 

SAWANG SAWA NA KAMI SA FRATERNITY-RELATED VIOLENCE.

Iskolar para sa Bayan, tutulan ang karahasan. 

Hindi ito sukatan ng kadakilaan, katapangan at kapatiran.

Kasama ka sa patuloy na paghangad at pagkamit sa katarungan.

Bawat Iskolar para sa Bayan, #JUANTED!

In behalf of the whole JUANTED 2011 Team (UP CIEM, UP ALCHEMES, UP CURSOR, UP GP's, UP ARISE, and UP ALYANSA), a BIG THANK YOU to all the volunteers and attendees who made JUANTED THE BIGGEST ADVOCACY EVENT in UP Diliman this year!

In the spirit of transparency, we will give you a progress report of our target beneficiaries (USC UP Diliman Basic Student Services Committee, and Culiat and Tandang Sora Elementary Schools) in the coming weeks.

Volunteerism + Pinoy Pride = Tatak Iskolar Para Sa Bayan!

(Photo credit: Bench/ Twitter account)

[UPDATED] Second Semester 2011-2012 Enlistment and Registration Schedule

‎[UPDATED] Important dates to remember for the Second Semester 2011-2012 Enlistment and Registration (with the dates for the last day of Form 5A validation, payment and change mat).

Kindly help us circulate this reminder online. Enjoy the rest of the sembreak, mga Iskolar para sa Bayan!

Second Semester 2011-2012 Enlistment and Registration Schedule

Important dates to remember for the Second Semester 2011-2012 Enlistment and Registration.

Kindly help us circulate this reminder online. Thank you and good luck, mga Iskolar para sa Bayan!

TAMA NA, SAWA NA TAYO SA FRAT-RELATED VIOLENCE!

We condemn, in the strongest terms, the latest incident of fraternity-related violence last Sunday night that left UP School of Economics Student Council Chairperson and UP ALYANSA/UP ETC member Kehrl Reyes with head and body injuries.

Violence is NOT an option. TAMA NA, SAWA NA TAYO SA FRAT-RELATED VIOLENCE!

Anti-Discrimination Bill Update

11 October 2011 – USC Councilor and Gender Committee Head Heart Diño during the committee hearing on House Bill 515, or the Anti-Discrimination Bill, at the Batasan Pambansa.

UP ALYANSA also forwarded a letter in support of the passage of the Anti-Discrimination Bill to the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality (c/o Chairperson Angelica Amante-Matba).


Iskolar para sa Bayan, kasama ka sa pagsusulong ng pantay na karapatan para sa lahat.
PASS THE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BILL NOW!

Tweet Our Legislators to #CoAuthorTheSTRAWBill!

Help us in asking our legislators #CoAuthorTheSTRAWBill by Akbayan Reps. Walden Bello (@WaldenBello) and Kaka J. Bag-ao (@repkaka)!

Full text of House Bill No. 2190. (STRAW Bill):
http://congress.gov.ph/download/basic_15/HB02190.pdf

Ask your legislators to #CoAuthorTheSTRAWBill! Here's a template for the co-authorship form which you can tweet/send to them: http://bit.ly/ozsXKZ.

Set your Twitter account to 'public' first, then TWEET YOUR REPRESENTATIVE! Ask them to #CoAuthorTheSTRAWBill!:

@aliahdimaporo – Rep. Aliah Dimaporo (2nd District, Lanao del Norte)
@arm7878 – Rep. Amang Magsaysay (AVE) - REPLIED. Available for a meeting next week.
@catamconancy - Rep. Nancy Catamco (2nd District, North Cotabato)
@chedz_alvarez - Rep. Mercedes Alvarez (6th District, Negros Occidental)
@congjoe - Rep. Joel Duavit (1st District, Rizal)
@CutieDelMar - Rep. Rachel Del Mar (1st District, Cebu City)
@EmAglipay - Rep. Emmeline Aglipay (DIWA)
@erintanada - Rep. Erin Tañada (4th District, Quezon) - SIGNED AS CO-AUTHOR!
@GinadeVenecia - Rep. Gina de Venecia (4th District, Pangasinan)
@irvinalacla - Rep. Irvin Alcala (2nd District, Quezon)
@JayeLacsonNoel - Rep. Jaye Lacson-Noel (Lone District, Malabon City)
@julesled - Rep. Jules Ledesma (1st District, Negros Occidental) - REPLIED. Will send co-authorship form.
@jvejercito - Rep. JV Ejercito (Lone District, San Juan City) - REPLIED. Said he filed similar bill, but we'll clarify.
@kimicojuangco - Rep. Kimi Cojuangco (5th District, Pangasinan) - REPLIED. Will send co-authorship form.
@KuyaEgaySanLuis - Rep. Egay San Luis (4th District, Laguna)
@lanimrevilla - Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla (2nd District, Cavite)
@luigiquisumbing - Rep. Luigi Quisumbing (6th District, Cebu) - REPLIED. He'll go over the bill first.
@miroquimbo - Rep. Miro Quimbo (2nd District, Marikina City)
@pablojohncebu - Rep. Pablo John Garcia (3rd District, Cebu)
@pongbiazon - Rep. Rodolfo Biazon (Lone District, Muntinlupa City)
@roilogolez - Rep. Roilo Golez (2nd District, Parañaque City)
@RepMelSarmiento - Rep. Mel Sarmiento (1st District, Western Samar)
@sonnyangara - Rep. Sonny Angara (Lone District, Aurora) - REPLIED. He'll go over the bill first.
@Teddy_Baguilat - Rep. Teddy Baguilat (Lone District, Ifugao)
@TobyTiangco - Rep. Tobias Tiangco (Lone District, Navotas City)


Iskolar para sa Bayan, kasama ka sa pagpasa sa Students’ Rights and Welfare Bill.

Message of PALEA President Gerry Rivera to the Iskolars para sa Bayan

3-4 October 2011 – UP ALYANSA visited the members of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) in their camp-out site near the NAIA Terminal 2 in Parañaque City, and expressed its solidarity with the protesting PAL employees in their fight for security of tenure.

UP ALYANSA Chairperson Tin Borja and CSSP Student Council Chairperson JC Tejano gave their messages of solidarity to PALEA, reaffirming the formation’s commitment in upholding workers’ rights that also affect the youth and students.

“Narito po kami upang magpasalamat sa inyo dahil higit sa pagtatanggol ninyo sa inyong mga karapatan bilang mga manggagawa, ipinaglalaban niyo rin na magkaroon kaming mga kabataan ng regular na trabaho at magandang buhay sa hinaharap,” Tejano said in his message.

In response to our call for financial and material support to the camp-out, residents of Kalayaan Residence Hall donated noodles, canned goods and blankets to PALEA members.

In return, PALEA President Gerry Rivera thanked UP ALYANSA and the freshman dormers, and asked our fellow Iskolars para sa Bayan to continue supporting PALEA in defending their right to tenure and safeguarding the rights and welfare of our nation’s workers.

“Sa mga susunod na araw ay iniimbitahan namin kayo na pumunta rito. We need your support – be it moral, physical or material. Kailangan namin ang mga ito dahil ang laban nating ito ay maaaring pangmatagalan,” Rivera appealed to our fellow Iskos and Iskas.

“Sa pagbibigay ninyo ng moral support sa amin, mas lalo kaming lumalakas at kayo ay nagiging inspirasyon namin. Manalig kayo na sa inyong tulong ay makakamtan natin ang tunay na kalayaan para sa ating mga mangggagawa – kalayaan mula sa pang-aabuso, kalayaan mula sa eksploytasyon – at ang pagbibigay ng dignidad sa manggagawang Pilipino,” Rivera concluded.

Other youth groups that were with UP ALYANSA during the two visits are the National Youth Commission, the Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP), the Coalition for Students’ Rights and Welfare (STRAW Coalition), Akbayan! Youth, and ALYANSA member-organizations Buklod CSSP and Akbayan! Youth - UP Diliman.



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END UNJUST CONTRACTUALIZATION OF LABOR, PASS THE SECURITY OF TENURE BILL!