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NOW: Press conference entitled NO MORE CHANCES; NO MORE SANCHEZ organized by the No to Third Term Coalition (N3TC) is now in session.

The conference is also being livestreamed to the N3TC Facebook page: facebook.com/N3TCoalition/v…

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@_N3TC is a newly formed alliance to unify the community of University of the Philippines - Los Baños (UPLB) in ensuring the end of Dr. Fernando Sanchez’s two-term leadership as chancellor.

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The conference officially begins with the introduction of the panel. It is comprised of speakers from @uplbperspective, @kulayan_uplb, Rise 4 Education Alliance of UPLB, @sakbayanuplb_ , and @UPLBUSC.

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The first speaker is Jianred Faustino of SAKBAYAN; she discusses the lack of concrete responses and stances from the administration with regards to national issues.

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Faustino, on incidences of military presence in the campus: Students inside the forum were uncomfortable with the situation. Media trying to cover the event ay, iginiit yung documentation.

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Faustino, on claiming to protect the students: Sabi ni [Sanchez] kahapon na tumulong siya sa paglaya ng Cabuyao 11. Ni isang statement of support para sa Cabuyao 11 wala tayong natanggap sa kaniya.

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Faustino stated that the students of UPLB do not need a “playing-safe chancellor”, especially after the Anti-Terror Bill has been passed.

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Faustino: Ngayon, we need a chancellor na kasama sa mga panawagan natin. Kahit anong dilemma ang harapin ng studyante, sasandig siya sa atin.

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Jax, the incumbent Vice Chairperson of the @UPLBUSC, discusses the anti-student policies under Dr. Sanchez’s administration.

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USC: Napakaraming issues ng kakulangan ng laboratories and facilities natin. For example, in BioSci na naghahatian ng petri dishes and in Chemistry na bumibili ng sari-sariling reagents.

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USC: It was under his term na na-implement ang SAIS; nagawa ng ibang chancellors na i-assert na ayaw ng mga estudyante sa bagong registration system.

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USC: Hindi niya natutugunan ang tunay na issue na lack of manpower and facilities to accommodate students.

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USC: Malinaw na si Chancellor Sanchez ay impartial sa higher ups, kahit na kailangan niya maging impartial sa mga constituents niya including the students, the faculty, the employees.

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USC: Yung mismong dormitories natin ay witness of the worst cases of commercialization. Ngayon may issue pa rin na sinisingil pa rin para sa storage yung mga pauwing dormers.

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USC, on the subtle loss of student spaces in the campus: Unti-unting nawawala sa term ni Sanchez ang mga tambayan sa campus dahil lamang “eyesore” siya.

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Jax also mentioned how the Freshman Recruitment Ban tramples the students’ constitutional right to organize, and the reason behind its implementation wrongfully brands student organizations as disruptive.

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Shaira from the Rise 4 Education Alliance of UPLB, the third speaker of the conference, will discuss the effects of online and blended learning.

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R4E, on the lack of action on MRR/Re-ad: Majority ng estudyante ay di nakapagtapos or nakapag-aral under the Sanchez administration. Ang UPLB ang may pinakamataas na bilang ng MRR/Re-ad cases sa buong university.

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R4E: Marami sa mga estudyanteng apila ay mga may problemang pampinansyal at personal na issues, na hindi na-consider ng Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA).

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R4E: Hanggang ngayon, hindi natin makakalimutan na sabi ni Portia Lapitan na naka-base sa gut feeling ang decision sa pending MRR/Re-ad cases.

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Shaira continues to recount the Sanchez administration’s failure to consult the students and listen to their pleas.

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R4E, on online and blended learning: Marami sa mga estudyante ay kulang sa resources. Isang report ng USC ay 50% ang na-interview na estudyante na hindi pa handa para sa online/blended learning.

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R4E: Hindi na natin afford na magpaupo pa ng anti-student na chancellor na detached and out of touch. Napakaraming mga pangarap ang namatay at repressive policies na na-implement sa leadership ni Chancellor Sanchez.

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Mac of @uplbperspective discusses the state of press freedom in the campus.

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UPLB Perspective: It was under Sanchez's administration that made it difficult for journalists to access information, because of the lack of transparency.
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UPLB Perspective: Important information, even just the number of MRR and readmission cases still have to be required.
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UPLB Perspective: Bureaucracy, and even the FOI, has made it harder for us to access information from the offices.
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Mac also recounts the lack of safe student spaces and cases where security attempts to evacuate student journalists during curfew who are simply doing press work in their designated office. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Mac, on lack of artist spaces: Yung mga artists and cultural workers na naglalabas ng alternative publications and information ay 'di nabibigyan ng pagkakataon na mapakita yung mga produkto nila. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

UPLB Perspective: Ramdam natin yung lack of support ng UPLB as an institution, under Chancellor Sanchez's leadership, para sa mga media at jorunalists na patuloy na inaatake ngayon ng administrasyong Duterte. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Fifth speaker, Roy of @kulayan_uplb, discusses his personal experience with the lack of art spaces and lack of support from the administration for the humanities and arts. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Roy: Malinaw na walang pag-unlad ang kultura sa ilalim ng termino ni Chancellor Sanchez. Nariyan ang mahal na pagbabayad para sa rehearsal spaces at nandiyan ang curfew. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Roy said that the administration turns a blind eye to the needs of arts students to pursue their education. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Roy: Hindi naman talaga tinutulungan ng administrasyon ang mga estudyante. Wala pa rin tayong maayos na theater/performance space. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Aside from the lack of spaces for performing arts students, Roy mentions that it was under Sanchez’s administration that an animation studio was built but remains unused by his constituents. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Assistant professor, Ma’am Reya, discusses the experience of faculty and personal experiences under Chancellor Sanchez. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Ma’am Reya recounts the lack of job security and benefits that is equivalent to the experience of contractual workers at fast food restaurants. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Ma’am Reya: Lumabas yung Memo na itinataas ang qualifications ng mga faculty para ma-tenure; previously kailangan mag-publish ng isang publication. Sa bagong policy, kailangan mag-publish ng limang publication para ma-tenure. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Ma’am Reya: Nung pangalawang termino, naging mainit na issue ang safety ng faculty sa UPLB. Noong 2019, may kaso ng pagsubok ng pulisya na pumasok sa campus ng UPRHS para hanapin ang miyembro ng ACT. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Ma'am Reya, on remote learning: Nahirapan din kaming faculty sa shift to online learning. Nagkaroon ang panawagan ang faculty na bigyan kami ang liberty na magbigay ng gradong Pass All. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Ma’am Reya further reiterates the inclusion of the previous semester in the computation of grades due to the national situation. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Ma’am Reya stated that the interests of other faculty were not addressed in the meeting and they are not yet ready to conduct remote learning. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

A viewer asks the panel of the chances that the BOR listening to the call of the coalition. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Jax of UPLB USC: Magiging malaki [yung chance] if we stand united; tulad ng ginawa sa UP Diliman, na naging united ang faculty and staff sa pag-express ng dissent at bumuo ng ibang coalition para magpakita ng solid stance ng ibang mga sectors. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Shaira of R4E: Nasa atin na ang pagkakaisa natin or pagpe-pressure natin sa BOR na this time, pakinggan nila ang mga estudyante. Di lang tayo aasa sa BOR, nandun dapat ang integral role ng sectors sa ating campus. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

A viewer asks, “What should be the requirement ng isang magiging Chancellor ng UPLB?” #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

The panelists said that their ideal candidate for chancellor is one that is pro-student and transparent. They also said that the chancellor should be consultative to the students and faculty of UPLB. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

A viewer asks ”how would we, students amplify our call despite not being able to hold mobilizations? #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

Roy, KULAYAN UPLB: Kahit wala tayo sa campus, maipaparating natin ang mga nangyayari sa paligid. Kelangan natin, bilang mga estudyante, makisali at makialam sa diskursong nangyayari sa kahit anong porma.
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Jax of UPLB-SC: Pag umabot na sa punto na umabot sa point na naging questionable na ang process, na-go against na sya sa interes ng mga estudyante, wala na tayong choice kundi lumabas at pumunta, if ever, sa Board of Regents, to conduct mobs. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

The host invites speakers to give Chancellor Sanchez a grade based on his performance in the past two terms. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm

The speakers give Sanchez a 5.00, Forced DRP due to the establishment of anti-student, anti-faculty policies and the lack of consultation to the university constituency.
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The program ends with the speakers of the conference "disapproving" Dr. Sanchez's 3rd term in the same fashion that MRR/Re-ad decisions were made by the administration. #NoMoreChancesSanchez #NoTo3rdTerm