{"id":5611,"date":"2022-12-08T21:10:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T13:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csspsinag.wordpress.com\/?p=5611"},"modified":"2022-12-08T21:10:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T13:10:25","slug":"councils-reject-sanchez-endorse-nemenzo-in-egasc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/2022\/12\/08\/councils-reject-sanchez-endorse-nemenzo-in-egasc\/","title":{"rendered":"Councils reject Sanchez, endorse Nemenzo in eGASC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With 44 out of 56 present, student councils from across the UP System agreed to denounce former UP Los Ba\u00f1os Chancellor Fernando Sanchez\u2019s bid for the UP Presidency and urged the Board of Regents to select UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo during an online emergency General Assembly of Student Councils (eGASC), December 7, Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n<!--noteaser-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/by-miguel-guevarra.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/by-miguel-guevarra.png?w=106\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5616\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With 44 out of 56 present, student councils from across the UP System agreed to denounce former UP Los Ba\u00f1os Chancellor Fernando Sanchez\u2019s bid for the UP Presidency and urged the Board of Regents to select UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo during an online emergency General Assembly of Student Councils (eGASC), December 7, Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Denouncement of Dr. Fernando Sanchez<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After reports were made by various constituent units and Student Regent Siegfred Severino, the whole-day session proceeded to the resolution building where the two resolutions to denounce Sanchez and endorse Nemenzo were approved by the body&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UPLB University Student Council manifested that students should reject Sanchez\u2019s candidacy because of his anti-student policies and silence amid red-tagging attacks during his chancellorship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resolution further dictated that Dr. Sanchez\u2019s ineptitude led to the creation of the \u201cNo To Third Term Coalition,\u201d a successful multi-sectoral effort that blocked and denied Dr. Sanchez his third chance at the chancellorship of UPLB last 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rebranded as the \u201cNo More Chances, Sanchez (NMCS) Coalition,\u201d the group sent a letter to the members of the UP Board of Regents saying Sanchez did nothing to address concerns about employee and student welfare, undemocratic leadership and abuse of authority, questionable character, lack of command responsibility, and silence on local and national issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resolution further stated that should Dr. Sanchez win for Presidency, his honor is legitimately in doubt due to the pending complaints brought against him in the Office of the Ombudsman \u2014 a contrast to the University\u2019s motto of honor and excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAng track record ni Sanchez ay kulang at hindi kanais-nais na maging UP President,\u201d<\/em> the UPLB USC mentioned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council expressed their support of the resolution presented, as the UPD College of Science Student Council moved to adopt the resolution, with the UP Mindanao USC and UP Baguio USC also expressing their support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cKlarong-klaro na sa atin na hindi niya mau-uphold ang mga kampanya na ating isinusulong, hindi lamang bilang estudyante ng UP kundi pati na rin bilang mamamayang Pilipino,\u201d <\/em>UPB USC added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the councils approved GASC Resolution No. 2022-35 as they resolved to support the No More Chances, Sanchez Coalition\u2019s efforts to prevent a Sanchez UP Presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Endorsement of Fidel Nemenzo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session then proceeded to tackle the resolution authored by the UPD USC to endorse Fidel Nemenzo as the next UP President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UPB read a portion of their letter of support to the candidacy of Nemenzo, stating that he is the most outstanding nominee in terms of being pro-people and pro-student.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, the UPD CSSC cited his opposition to mandatory ROTC and campus militarization, as well his passion for upholding academic freedom by supporting the institutionalization of the UP-DND Accord.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resolution cited specific obligations that the UP President must fulfill \u2014 to uphold the UP Charter and pursue the goals and Vision-Mission as pledged to the UP community, to recognize the right of students to have quality and accessible education, and to ensure the democratic and safe spaces in the University \u2013 and said that Nemenzo was the candidate most qualified to fulfill these obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIlalaban po natin siya kasi wala po tayong ibang qualified na nominees kundi siya lang. I-eexhaust natin lahat ng means to mobilize lahat ng students at kakalampagin ang BOR para pakinggan ang panawagan ng mga estudyante,\u201d <\/em>the UPD USC affirmed its stand to support Nemenzo\u2019s candidacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several councils, including the UPLB USC, were wary of endorsing Nemenzo, saying that it might be best to focus on the broadest point of unity, denouncing Sanchez.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They said that they were not directly endorsing any candidate because they are keen on campaigning against Sanchez and see that opposing his candidacy must be the body\u2019s unity point.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cKung hindi si Nemenzo, hindi rin dapat si Sanchez,\u201d<\/em> they added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UPM USC reaffirmed UPLB USC\u2019s stance, stating the need to elect a UP President that also considers the needs of other College units, such as the School of Health Sciences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the councils also saw the need to provide a clear alternative to Sanchez and call for a UP President that will listen to the students\u2019 demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cKailangan nating mapanghawakan dito ang magkaroon ng representante na papakinggan ang ating mga hinaing. Tungtungan natin yung anti-Sanchez resolution, at kailangang maiupo na ang susunod na UP president ay kayang hawakan ang ating mga kampanya,\u201d <\/em>said the UPB USC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After much discussion, the councils unanimously approved GASC Resolution No. 2022-36, calling Nemenzo the candidate most in line with the student agenda and endorsing his candidacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Featured image courtesy of UP Office of the Student Regent<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4005\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 44 out of 56 present, student councils from across the UP System agreed to denounce former UP Los Ba\u00f1os Chancellor Fernando Sanchez\u2019s bid for the UP Presidency and urged the Board of Regents to select UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo during an online emergency General Assembly of Student Councils (eGASC), December 7, Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,17],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[122],"class_list":["post-5611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-up-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sinag-web-banner-5-1.png","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5600,"url":"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/2022\/12\/08\/students-pick-nemenzo-reject-sanchez-for-up-president\/","url_meta":{"origin":5611,"position":0},"title":"Students pick Nemenzo, reject Sanchez for UP President","author":"Staff","date":"8 December 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Days before the selection of the next UP President, student councils and organizations from across the UP system condemned former UP Los Ba\u00f1os Chancellor Dr. Fernando Sanchez Jr.'s track record of anti-student policies as they unanimously rejected his bid for the UP Presidency. 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