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16/08/2025

NEWS UPDATE: The fabricated charges against peasant organizers Theresa Buscayno, Andres Ely, Oliver Millo, and former UP Student Regent Desiree Jaranilla-Patuñ-og have been officially dismissed a year after their arrest last July 29, 2024.

The four human rights defenders were traveling to Mexico, Pampanga when police forces arrested them for illegal possession of fi****ms and explosives.

Jaranilla-Patuñ-og served as the first UP Student Regent from the Visayas Miagao campus and has been advocating for ancestral lands of peasant communities under BAYAN MUNA Partylist as a Central Luzon organizer.

15/08/2025

NEWS UPDATE: A water service interruption will occur on Sunday, August 17, from 8 AM to 5 PM in the UPLB Upper and Lower Campuses (excluding UPCO), simultaneous with the scheduled power outage.

According to the UPLB University Planning and Maintenance Office (UPMO), the disruption is due to ongoing maintenance of the power generating sets that usually sustain water operations during outages. Intermittent to no water supply is expected, with about an hour needed after power restoration for the supply to stabilize.

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15/08/2025

READ: The deadline for the change of matriculation and finalization of enrollment has been extended until next Wednesday, August 20, according to Memorandum No. 110 signed by Chancellor Jose V. Camacho Jr.

Meanwhile, the deadline for the payment of fees has been extended until August 26, Tuesday.

However, the extended deadline is not in line with the petition of the UPLB University Student Council last August 13, which appealed that the due date be set on August 22.

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15/08/2025

ICYMI: The UPLB Department of Humanities (DHum) condemns the decision and process of appointing Atty. Marites Barrios-Taran as the new Chair Commissioner of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF).

In DHum's official statement, Barrios-Taran's appointment violates Article 2, Section 9B of the Revised Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act. No. 7104 Creating the Commission on Filipino Language, which entails that the next chairperson must have an expertise in language, literature, and culture.

"Nagpapakita rin ito ng tindig ng kasalukuyang administrasyon sa usapin ng wika, panitikan, at kultura ng bayan—na unti-unting pinapatay ang diwa ng mapagpalaya at makabayang edukasyon, sa pamamagitan ng pagbabawas o baluktot na pagbabago sa mga asignatura o kursong may kaugnayan sa disiplinang Humanidades sa antas senior high school." as said in DHUm's Facebook post.

Formerly known as the Surian ng Wikang Pambansa, the KWF is an official government agency tasked in promoting and perserving the Filipino and other Philippine languages.

Barrios-Taran served as KWF's Director-General in 2023 and the Board Secretary of the Board of Regents of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. She succeeded KWF Chair Arthur Casanova for unknown reasons. Five books were red-tagged by Casanova and NTF-ELCAC Spokesperson Lorraine Badoy due to its "subversive and anti-government themes."

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14/08/2025

NEWS UPDATE: Court of Appeals (CA) ruled Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil "Bazoo" De Jesus victims of enforced disappearance.

The court has declared the Privilege of the Writ of Amparo in favor of the two, citing that state agents were strongly involved in their abduction.

Capuyan and De Jesus are indigenous peoples rights activists from Baguio, and have been missing since 2023.

RELATED STORY: https://uplbperspective.wordpress.com/2023/06/20/calls-for-defendup-intensify-amid-current-state-attacks/

14/08/2025

MGA LARAWAN | Sama-samang kumilos ang higit 500 na estudyante ng UPLB upang ipanawagan ang agarang tugon sa mga suliraning dulot ng neoliberal na edukasyon sa kada semestreng First Day Rage noong Agosto 12, 2025.

Sa kabila ng matinding buhos ng ulan, hindi nagpatinag ang hanay ng mga estudyante upang iparinig ang kanilang tinig mula Carabao Park, Physical Sciences Building, hanggang Oblation Park. Nagsalita ang iba't ibang kinatawan ng mga progresibong grupo tulad ng Kulturang Ugnayan ng Kabataan Alay sa Bayan, All UP Academic Employees Union Los Baños, Samahan ng Kabataan Para sa Bayan (SAKBAYAN) UPLB, Youth Advocates for Peace with Justice (YAPJUST) UPLB, at Mindoro Youth for Environment and Nation.

Ilan sa mga isyung pinatambol ng mga nagsalita ay ang kakulangan sa budget ng mga state universities katulad ng UPLB na nagdudulot ng kakulangan sa units ng mga mag-aaral, ang hindi nakakabuhay na minimum wage sa bansa, ang pagpapatalsik sa militar mula sa Mindoro at iba pang mga lugar, at ang pagpapanagot sa mga Duterte at Marcos na siyang mga salarin sa krisis ng lipunan.

Namataan din ang isang police mobile na pumasok sa pamantasan habang ikinakasa ang nasabing pagkilos.

Mariin na iginigiit ng pangkalahatang komunidad ng mga estudyante ang panawagan sa dekalidad, aksesible, at makamasang uri ng edukasyon, hindi lamang sa UPLB kung hindi sa buong Pilipinas.

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14/08/2025

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14/08/2025

NEWS UPDATE: A power interruption is scheduled on Sunday, August 17, from 8 AM to 5 PM, as part of the ongoing Construction of the Controlled Environment Research Facility (CERF) Phase II Project (UPLB-IF-023-10-24).

Affected areas include the upper and lower campus of UPLB, including university dormitories and on-campus housing units.

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12/08/2025

TINGNAN: Habang isinasagawa ang First Day Rage sa Carabao Park, UPLB, namataan sa campus ang isang police mobile na may plakang DAJ 8122. Tumigil muna ito sa UPLB Gate ng ilang sandali bago tuluyang umalis.

12/08/2025

NGAYON: Bilang tugon sa mga suliraning dulot ng isang neoliberal na sistema ng edukasyon, muling ikinasa ng malawak na hanay ng mga estudyante, faculty, at mga organisasyon sa UPLB ang taunang First Day Rage.

Tampok sa nasabing kilos protesta ang malawakang panawagan para sa dekalidad, aksesible, at makamasang sistema ng edukasyon at ang agarang pagpapanagot sa Administrasyong Marcos-Duterte.

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12/08/2025

TINGNAN: Nagpakalat ang [P]erspective ng mga poster sa iba’t ibang kolehiyo ng UPLB upang imbitahan ang mga estudyante sa gaganaping Apprenticeship Process Orientation para sa Unang Semestre ng Taong Panuruan 2025–2026.

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12/08/2025

IN PHOTOS | The 2025 Opening Convocation and Freshie Welcoming Activities (OCFA), with the theme "Lingkod Bayan: Panata ng mga Iskolar Para sa Makatao at Makatarungang Lipunan," officially commenced at the E.B. Copeland Gymnasium, August 11.

This series of events including the Opening Convocation and Freshie Night aims to welcome and acclimate Batch 2025 to Elbi culture, introduce university officials, and present the various programs of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA).

The festivities continued with Freshie Night, which featured performances from various UPLB students and the Talent Pool.

Words by Sydney Luzande
Photos by Daniel Allones and Hans Tomagan

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