Posts published during March, 2009

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March 31, 2009

Brief visit to Aquino Museum, Tarlac

A few weeks ago, largely in preparation for the IAMNINOY summit we were helping out in, two of my brods and I went to the Aquino Museum in Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac to get some materials and to accomplish other errands.

It was just a half-day trip. We left Manila before 7 AM, arrived in Tarlac by 10, did our thing and arrived back in Manila before 2 PM.

It was my first visit to the museum, which apparently has been open for a few years already. They have a very interesting collection of Aquino memorabilia, including photos of Ninoy I’d never seen nor imagine would exist before. On display, too, were the clothes that he was wearing and his other accessories when he was gunned down, and a replica of the room where he was detained for years, with the original furniture and other things.

The place is pretty big. The manager graciously accommodated us despite us being the only visitors that time of the day, and they didn’ teven make us pay the entrance fee anymore.

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March 30, 2009

It’s been a while drink

A few weeks ago, I had dinner and drinks with my STAND-UP friends in the outgoing University Student Council. Since our terms are about to end in less than two months, we all decided to go on a ‘farewell’ night out at Conspiracy Bar along Visayas Avenue. There are fourteen of us in USC 2008 (vice-chair, seven councilors, six college representatives) and only three of us were absent that night. It was quite a blast reminiscing and sifting through collective experiences from the student council election campaign all the way through the year, along with our experiences with our colleagues from ALYANSA and KAISA. Ha ha. Oh boy. We ended the night at past five in the morning with personal speeches and messages for everyone.

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March 29, 2009

The block that loves block photos

This is a picture of my law school block taken almost a month ago, as our entry to Portia Sorority’s block photo contest. We didn’t win that one, but having our photo taken as a block was fun enough.

The next two photos are last-lecture-class photos with our professors in some subjects. My blockmate Chi did the postcard photoshop-ing effect.

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March 28, 2009

STAND-UP Campaign Trail ’09 (Part V)

The day before election day is traditionally when the miting de avance for University Student Council candidates is held. It’s traditionally held at the steps of Palma Hall. Here are some photos from the February 24 miting de avance more than a month ago.

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March 19, 2009

Walang puwang

Pagpasensiyahan niyo ulit na hindi na naman ako nakakapag-blog. Mula sa paghahanda para sa Student Regent Referendum noong December mula sa mismong Referendum noong January na sinundan kaagad ng student council elections sa UP, at pinagitnaan ng iba’t ibang gawain sa University Student Council. Mula paggising hanggang pagtulog talaga noong mga nakaraang buwan puno ng mga gawain ang schedule ko.

Pagkatapos na pagkatapos ng eleksyon, eto naman ako naghahabol nang todo sa pagbabasa at pag-aaral ng mga kaso. Nawawawalan na nga ako ng gana eh. Pero walang puwang para panghinaan ng loob. Kayod lang nang kayod. At Facebook. Ha ha ha! Sana nasa UP Law pa rin ako sa susunod na semester.

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March 9, 2009

STAND-UP Campaign Trail ’09 (Part IV)

Here are some pictures from STAND-UP’s proclamation rally held the Friday before election day. Proclamation rallies, regardless of the party holding it, are usually held at the historic steps of Palma Hall.

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March 7, 2009

STAND-UP Campaign Trail ’09 (Part III)

One of the more traditional yet integral parts of the student council election campaign is the dorm tour, where dorm assemblies and debates are held every night at UP Diliman’s numerous dormitories.

For a week, the parties and the candidates go on two dormitory assemblies every night to deliver their campaign line, present their program, plans of action, and well, succumb to whatever questions or tasks the residents ask the candidates to do. Dorm assemblies also serve as opportunities where parties usually get to debate and well, hurl accusations and pose questions and challenges to each other.

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March 5, 2009

STAND-UP Campaign Trail ’09 (Part II)

The organizers of UP Fair’s Tuesday night, EMC2 Fraternity, gave us a few minutes to come up on stage on the second day of the campaign period a few weeks ago.

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STAND-UP Campaign Trail ’09 (Part I)

For a large part of the two-week election campaign period for the University Student Council in UP Diliman, I went around with the candidates going room-to-room in the vast campus as one of their campaign managers.

With more than twenty thousand enrolled students in the university and dozens of buildings scattered within Diliman’s 600+ hectares, it is no easy feat to reach out to the widest number of iskolars ng bayan to deliver the campaign line.

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March 4, 2009

UP Diliman USC Elections ’09 Results

Here’s a short and partial rundown of the results of the University Student Council elections in Diliman.

Chairperson Party Votes
1. Titus C.K. Tan KAISA 4,900
2. Airah T. Cadiogan STAND-UP 3,389
3. Nina Marie D. Acasio ALYANSA 1,276

Titus Tan of KAISA won the Chairpersonship of the University Student Council, with a commanding 4,900 votes, while Jaque Eroles of STAND-UP clinched the Vice-Chairpersonship with 4,525. We only won four out of twelve seats among the USC Councilors.

Vice-Chairperson Party Votes
1. Jacqueline J. Eroles STAND-UP 4,525
2. Joseph M. Gutierrez ALYANSA 3,911

I was honestly upset when news broke of the results, and I was actually in disbelief, as it was really something we, or I personally did not expect. Assessments of the election campaign have been ongoing and resolutions will be forged.

To our candidates who weren’t fortunate enough to win seats in the student council, I have no doubt on your continued commitment to serve the people and the students in various fields and arena. And I’m looking forward to the work that we shall continue to do. It’s been a tiring campaign season for all of us, but it’s genuinely been a pleasure to have been among your campaign managers.

The incoming USC will prove to be one of the most evenly-divided (among political parties) USC in recent history. Good luck to the incoming University Student Council!

Councilors Party Votes
1. Christopher T. Yu Independent 3,918
2. Mario C. Cerilles ALYANSA 3,888
3. Katrina Nessa M. Abad STAND-UP 3,486
4. Luis Jose F. Geronimo ALYANSA 3,446
5. Andrea Monica V. Gonzales ALYANSA 3,235
6. Fermina A. Agudo STAND-UP 2,884
7. Katrina Ross P. Manzano ALYANSA 2,738
8. Muhamad Jumer C. Sali STAND-UP 2,717
9. Raymond Charles V. Pestana STAND-UP 2,654
10. Brian K. Ong KAISA 2,621
11. Jose Leandro R. Alinea KAISA 2,578
12. Lee Tomas O. Tan KAISA 2,512