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Cassipi Online The Official Student Publication of Bicol University-College of Social Sciences and Philosophy At the forefront of free press, we are your CaSSiPi.

Anchored by the university's four pillars, the organization is the fruit of the college student body's vision to have an independent and impartial press organization that will spearhead the promulgation of critically aware and sensible studentry. With the diverse lenses and socio-poltical propensities of the college's students, CaSSiPi wants to be the labyrinth that will channel, through different

plaforms, the voices of its stakeholders and will painstakingly observe all of the system undertakings that concern both student's welfare and public rights and privileges. It is committed to be the courier of reliable news and authentic information for the goal of social innovation while remaining a steadfast presence that will advocate responsible journalism and freedom of the press in the longevity of the college.

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 | 𝗕𝗨-𝗕𝗢𝗥 𝗻𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀Bicol University (BU) has officially approved the Policy...
29/07/2025

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 | 𝗕𝗨-𝗕𝗢𝗥 𝗻𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀

Bicol University (BU) has officially approved the Policy on Comprehensive Rules and Procedures in Handling Red-Tagging Cases during its 149th Board of Regents (BOR) meeting on July 17, 2025.

Following its approval by the BOR, the policy will be implemented starting the first semester of Academic Year 2025–2026, which aims to bridge gaps in the university’s current system by introducing mechanisms to address red-tagging incidents both within and outside the institution.

𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐝-𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠

Red-tagging, or “red-baiting,” refers to labeling individuals, often student activists, as communist or terrorist sympathizers without legal basis.

This practice has increasingly endangered students’ safety and academic freedom, issues that have plagued the university in recent years.

Although the Office of Student Affairs and Services (OSAS) and the Office of the President have taken steps to address such incidents, proponents argue that the absence of a uniform and institutionalized protocol leaves many students vulnerable and reluctant to seek help.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲

The policy acknowledges red-tagging incidents perpetrated by both internal actors within the university and external forces such as state agents or unidentified individuals. It calls for the formation of two committees: a Grievance and Fact-Finding Committee for internal cases, and a Special Grievance Committee for external threats.

For internal cases, each college will establish a Grievance and Fact-Finding Committee tasked with receiving complaints, conducting investigations, and recommending appropriate sanctions.

Meanwhile, a Special Grievance Committee will be activated in cases involving external threats. This committee will be chaired by the OSAS Dean, with the University Student Council (USC) Chairperson serving as vice-chair, with legal and psychosocial support mechanisms in place.

The policy also emphasizes penalties ranging from suspension to dismissal, depending on the gravity and frequency of the violations committed by offenders.

Additionally, the university is authorized to coordinate with external agencies such as the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Department of Justice (DOJ), Philippine National Police (PNP), and other concerned government agencies or Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) when external threats arise.

In severe cases, the university may assist students in seeking legal remedies such as the Writ of Amparo or Writ of Habeas Data, upon advice from legal counsel.

Authored by Shaine Therese Aguado and Mark Dominic Rivera, former Chairperson of the BU Pre-Law Society and former Editor-in-Chief of CaSSiPi, respectively, the said policy was first ratified by the BU General Legislative Council’s second session on February 7, 2023.

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𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗡𝗔𝗡 | Bilang bahagi ng People’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), tinalakay ng ilang progresibong grupo mula sa Bi...
29/07/2025

𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗡𝗔𝗡 | Bilang bahagi ng People’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), tinalakay ng ilang progresibong grupo mula sa Bicol ang mga isyung kinakaharap ng iba’t ibang sektor ng bayan, na ginanap noong ika-28 ng Hulyo, alas-diyes ng umaga sa Peñaranda Park, Legazpi City, Albay.

Sinimulan ang aktibidad sa isang caravan mula Duterte Highway hanggang Peñaranda Park kasama ang mga grupong: Tanggol Pasada Network, Condor-Piston Bicol, Bayan Bicol, Gabriela, at Kabataan Partylist, na nanawagan para sa mga sektor ng transportasyon, manggagawa, kababaihan, at kabataan.

Nanindigan ang kinatawan ng Tanggol Pasada Network na bagamat sang-ayon sila sa modernisasyong inilalatag sa Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) ng gobyerno, ay tutol sila sa panukalang mandatory consolidation.

“Pipilitin ang operator na kapag hindi sumali sa kooperatiba, hindi na makaka-renew ng registration,” paliwanag n’ya.

Sa kabilang banda, binigyang-diin naman ng Condor-Piston Bicol ang kawalan ng balanse sa pagtaas ng presyo ng langis at ng mga bilihin sa baba ng sweldo ng mga manggagawang pilipino.

“Sa ngayon po, ang presyo ng petrolyo ay nasa PhP 68.20 na kung [saan ang maghapon ay gumagamit ng 30 litro ng langis]. Noong Enero, sampung piso na ang itinaas. Ang sampung piso na ‘yan na nawawala sa [lahat ng] driver, sa isang buwan ay [PhP 24,000]. Ang pananamantala ng mga malalaking [banyagang] korporasyon ay [resulta ng pagsandig] ng ang ating gobyerno sa mga dayuhan,” pagsasalaysay nito.

Kan’ya ring ibinahagi na ang patuloy na paniniil sa hanay ng transportasyon na nanawagan sa pamamagitan ng protesta para sa kanilang karapatan ay hindi makakaapekto sa kanilang paninindigan. Hinimok din n’ya ang lahat na lumaban para sa kanilang karapatan.

Isa naman sa ibinahaging hinaing ng Bayan Bicol ang kasunduan ni Pangulong Marcos at US President Donald Trump sa bawas na 1% sa naunang 20% na taripa sa mga produktong papasok sa Estados Unidos mula sa Pilipinas, habang ang mga produktong inaangkat sa US ay hindi papatawan ng buwis.

“Sabi n’ya, ang Pilipinas ay magkakaro’n ng Independent Foreign Policy,” pagtukoy n’ya sa kasalukuyang Pangulo. “[Pero] sa loob ng tatlong taon, walang Independent Foreign Policy na pinatupad si [Pangulong] Marcos. [Ang kan’yang ipinatupad] ay interbensyon-militar [ng] Estados Unidos.”

Paglilinaw n’ya na kasama sa kasunduan ang pagbibigay-pahintulot sa pagbukas ng kampo-militar ng US sa apat na kampo ng hukbo ng Pilipinas.

“Imbes na ipatupad ang Agrarian Reform para sa [pakinabang] ng mga magsasakang Pilipino at sa pag-usbong ng ekonomiya ng Pilipinas, [ngunit ang mga sakahan ay] binabago bilang isang komersyal at industriyal,” dagdag pa nito.

Binigyang-liwanag din n’ya ang na negatibong epekto ng Rice Tariffication Law sa mga magsasaka. Kung saan ang ang pagtaas ng buwis para sa mga ipinapasok na bigas, ay s’yang pagbaba ng halaga ng mga bigas ng mga magsasaka.

Inilarawan n’ya ang kagustuhan ni Pangulong Marcos na wakasan ang korapsyon. “[Ngunit] ngayon[g] 25 ng Hulyo, naglabas ang Supreme Court ng Unconstitutional Ruling [patungkol sa] impeachment trial ni Bise-Presidente Sara Duterte.”

Sa kan’yang panawagan, sinabi niyang ang kagustuhan ng bawat Pilipino ay labanan ang korapsyon. Gayon din ang ang pagpapaigting sa katotohanan at pananagutan.

Sa usaping baha naman nagtuon ng pansin ang representante ng Gabriela Women’s Party. “Maririnig na naman natin [mula sa] bibig ni Pangulong Marcos ang mga pinagmamalaking nitong flood-control project. Mga proyektong dapat magbibigay economic ease sa ating mga kababayang Pilipino [na] nakararanas ng paghihirap dahil sa sunod-sunod na krisis sa [ekonomiya], klima, seguridad at sa kanilang karapatan.”

Binigyang katanungan din ang mga flood-control projects na sa kabila ng bilyon-bilyong pondo, ay kaliwa’t-kanan pa rin ang pagbaha mula sa kaunting pag-ulan. Ang sitwasyon ng Legazpi City sa tuwing umuulan ay nagsilbing halimbawa sa kan’yang punto at mga katanungan.

Kasama ang Kabataan Partylist, kanilang kinuwestiyon ang malakihang budget cut sa mga State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) sa bansa. Nagsilbing halimbawa ang 2.8 bilyong piso na budget cut sa Bicol University (BU) ngayong 2025.

“Sa sektor ng edukasyon, imbis na bigyang-pansin ang patuloy na malawakang budget cut sa edukasyon, lalo na ang mga SUCs, [mas pinipili pa ng gobyerno na pagtuonan ang confidential funds],” aniya.

Pagpapatuloy niya, “Habang bumibigat ang pasaning-pinansyal ng mga estudyante at kanilang mga magulang, mas dumarami rin ang kaso ng panlulupig sa karapatang pantao at kalayaan sibil sa hanay ng mga lider-estudyante.”

Binigyang-diiin din niya ang isyu sa karapatang pantao sa rehiyon.

“Noong Hunyo 2025, isinailalim sa surveillance si Dani De Jesus ng Kabataan Partylist sa Camarines Norte. Nagtanong-tanong ang mga ‘di umano’ militar sa kan’yang komunidad, at nagkunwaring gusto s’yang ‘tulungan.”

Binigyang-linaw ng kinatawan ng Kabataan Partylist ang pangyayaring ito bilang isang uri ng red-tagging at pananakot sa mga lider-kabataan na isinusulong ang tunay na pagbabago.

Ang naging pagtitipon ay alinsabay sa ikaapat na SONA ni pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na kaniyang binigkas sa harap ng 20th Congress, alas-kuwatro ng hapon ng parehong araw, sa Batasang Pambansa.

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𝘔𝘨𝘢 𝘬𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘪 𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥

𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (BUCSSP) announces that all slots previou...
21/07/2025

𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (BUCSSP) announces that all slots previously opened for Waitlisted and Below Quota applicants in each program have now been completely filled up.

Additionally, those who have received an email notification confirming their slot are encouraged to proceed with their enrollment as scheduled.

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𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔.𝗬. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲Bicol University, through its official ...
16/07/2025

𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔.𝗬. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Bicol University, through its official page, announced that the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (BU-CSSP) is now accepting waitlisted applicants for Academic Year 2025–2026.

Available slots are open for the following programs: AB Peace Studies, AB Philosophy, AB Political Science, and AB Sociology, with a required BUCET rating of 87.5037 and above; and BS Psychology and BS Social Work, requiring a BUCET rating of at least 88.8390.

Waitlisted applicants may submit their letter of intent, a photocopy of their BUCET result, and their active mobile number through the designated drop box at the BUCSSP Arcilla Hall only until 12:00 noon of July 17, 2025.

Eligible waitlisted applicants are encouraged to proceed with the necessary enrollment procedures as soon as possible. For further updates, applicants may visit the university’s official page.

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𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗕𝗤 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔.𝗬. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲Bicol University (BU) College of Social Sciences and P...
10/07/2025

𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗕𝗤 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔.𝗬. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Bicol University (BU) College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) has officially opened its Below Quota (BQ) screening application for incoming students aspiring to enroll in its four programs, July 10, 2025.

The announcement follows Administrative Order No. 33, series of 2025, which provides the framework for student eligibility and admissions standards.

Eligible applicants are now invited to apply for screening in the following programs with required minimum BUCET Scores:

AB Philosophy – 87.5037
AB Political Science – 87.5037
BS Psychology – 88.8390
BS Social Work – 88.8390

Only those who selected the CSSP programs as their first or second choice in the Bicol University College Entrance Test (BUCET) are qualified to apply.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

Interested applicants must submit the following: Letter of Intent, Photocopy of BUCET Result, and Active Mobile Number for official communication.

Submissions will be accepted until 12 noon on July 11, 2025, via the Drop Box at Arcilla Hall, BU CSSP Campus, or Online Submission via Google Form, https://tinyurl.com/BUCSSPApplicants.

The Sociology Department announced earlier that all of their slots have been acquired already.

For further inquiries, students are advised to contact the BU CSSP office directly or visit the official university channels for updates.

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𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗘 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | The first day of freshie enrollment in Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (BUCS...
01/07/2025

𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗘 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | The first day of freshie enrollment in Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (BUCSSP) kicks off today, July 1, 2025.

Qualified applicants may enroll until July 5, 2025, and are encouraged to follow the official BU pages and respective Department-Based Organizations to stay updated.

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𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘉𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘢

𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | 𝗕𝗨𝗔𝗢 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲The Bicol University Admission Offic...
27/06/2025

𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | 𝗕𝗨𝗔𝗢 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

The Bicol University Admission Office (BUAO) has released the official enrollment schedule and requirements for the upcoming academic year 2025–2026.

According to the announcement, qualified incoming first-year students are scheduled to enroll from July 1 to 5, 2025. Those who are waitlisted will be accommodated from July 7 to 9, while applicants marked as below quota are set to enroll from July 19 to 24.

Enrollees are required to bring the original BUCET result, their Senior High School Form 138 report card, a certificate of good moral character, 2x2 photo with a white background and name tag, a long folder, a long brown envelope, results of their medical and dental examination, a medical certificate and X-ray result, a clear copy of their birth certificate, and a police clearance.

However, the required quantity of 2x2 photos, folders, envelopes, and copies of the birth certificate may vary depending on the college.

Students are advised to refer to the official reference table provided by the Admission Office for exact specifications.

For identification purposes, program courses from specific colleges are also designated by the use of colored folders.

In a separate announcement, BUAO clarified that incoming first-year students are no longer required to submit a separate medical certificate and X-ray result. Instead, only the original Health Services Certificate issued by the University Health Services will be accepted during enrollment.

Meanwhile, incoming second- to fifth-year students are not required to undergo medical and dental examinations. However, students with an approved leave of absence (LOA) due to medical reasons are advised to comply with the required health clearances prior to enrollment.

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𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 \ 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳

𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘺𝘻𝘢 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘺
𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳

𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦 | Moments filled with joy & memories were captured as the 55th Bicol University Commencement Exercises conclud...
27/06/2025

𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦 | Moments filled with joy & memories were captured as the 55th Bicol University Commencement Exercises concluded its second day, June 25, 2025, with the graduates from Daraga Campus and East Campus receiving their diploma.

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𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥, 𝘉𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘢

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | Bicol University Batch 2025 graduates, along with their parents and the university faculty and staffs ma...
25/06/2025

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | Bicol University Batch 2025 graduates, along with their parents and the university faculty and staffs march their way to the BU Sports Complex, as part of the 55th Commencement Exercises, June 25, with the theme "Life Champions and Future-Ready Professionals of the 21st Century."

Day 2 of the ceremony is participated by graduates from the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy and College of Business, Economics, and Management of BU Daraga Campus and the College of Engineering, College of Industrial Technology, and the Institute of Design and Architecture from BU Legazpi East Campus.

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𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥, 𝘉𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘢

𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦 | Dressed in white, the Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy’s (BUCSSP) graduating batch...
25/06/2025

𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦 | Dressed in white, the Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy’s (BUCSSP) graduating batch of 2025 gather in faith for their Baccalaureate Mass at the Our Lady of the Gate Parish, San Roque, Daraga, Albay.

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥

𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗶ó𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼, dalawampu’t isang pahina (21), nilagdaan noong labindal...
12/06/2025

𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗶ó𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼, dalawampu’t isang pahina (21), nilagdaan noong labindalawa (12) – ika-12 ng Hunyo 1898, isang daan dalawampu’t pitong taon (127) mula noon.

Sa loob ng higit tatlong daang taon, naging saksi ang Lungsod ng Maynila sa mapait na karanasan mula sa mga dayuhan. Sa kabila ng pang-aalipin, hindi pinawi ng takot ang damdaming makabayan. Sumibol ang diwa ng rebolusyon sa puso ng masa at itinaas ang watawat ng isang bansang malaya.

Pagpupugay sa siyamnapu’t walong mga katutubo na hinirang ni Aguinaldo, at sa dating artilery officer na si Colonel L. M. Johnson.

Ngunit, “Ano ang ambag ko sa bayan?”

Ang kalayaang sinubok ay hindi alalala para lamang maging kampante sa dayuhan ng kasalukuyan. Ang martsa ng minsang naging indio ay parada ng mga sakripisyo. Bayang ipinagkait ng karapatan, mga Pilipinong sinalamin ang mga gahaman. Tatlong siglo ng matapang na paninindigan at kapwa pakikibaka ay naging sariling dangal, pagkakakilanlan, at karapatan. Hindi kakulangan ang kawalan ng kasarinlan, at hindi kahinaan ang panahong nagdaan para matamasa ang nararapat na kalayaan.

Sa pagwagayway ng watawat, atin ang panata:

𝗟𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴
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𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 | 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔/𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱; 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀.

To acknowledge its students’ achievements, the Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (BUCSSP) holds its annual Recognition Rites on June 5, 2025, at the BU College of Engineering Gymnasium.

Anchored on the theme "Life Champions and Future-Ready Professionals of the 21st Century,” the ceremony was attended by student awardees from the college’s six departments for president’s and dean’s list and dean’s citation awards, accompanied by their parents or guardians, the teaching and non-teaching personnel, and the university administration.

BUCSSP Dean Atty. Alex B. Nepomuceno opened the program with a message centered on the acronym “G.R.E.A.T.,” which stands for Gratitude, Resilience, Excellence, Achievements, and the commitment to have a Transformative impact—embodying the theme’s essence.

Meanwhile, Hon. Judge Norly P. Reyes, a BU alumnus and former University Vice President for Administration and Finance, drew from his humble beginnings as the son of fisherfolk in his keynote address, posing a question to the audience.

He asked, "What life challenges are we supposed to face, so that we can become life champions and future-ready professionals?"

The keynote speaker grounded his answer to the university’s four pillars: Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Service.

"Scholarship creates leadership. When we add character to it, it resolves to service." he summarized.

He further emphasized that lifelong learning is essential—not only within the academic realm, but also as a continuous personal and professional journey. Equally vital is the pursuit of principled and accountable leadership as a catalyst for meaningful change, emphasizing on values as their driving force.

“Scholarship without character is fallacious; leadership without values is disastrous; and service without character is suspicious,” he said, underscoring his point.

To wrap his speech, Atty. Reyes reminded the students that true achievement lies not in self-glorification but in using one’s knowledge and skills for the greater good.

Despite minor delays and disruptions in the program flow, the ceremony attended by awardees and their families concluded with its purpose fulfilled to recognize the excellence of the students as the academic year ends.

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