Let us donate goods, clothes, medicine, etc. for our fellow Filipinos who were affected by the calamity. Contact the organizers or leave your donations at designated boxes per college s…tarting on Monday. Thank you.
Maging tunay na ISKOLAR PARA SA BAYAN!
BIGKIS-UPM joined the The University Student Council during the Amazing Race for the Freshies in June 16, 2011.The said project was spearheaded by USC Councilor Madison Dominguez.
Each college had six members per team and they were given clues to prominent landmarks in UP Manila. Bigkis-UPM was stationed at the MSU Second Floor.
Congratulations to the freshies who participated in the event! 
The winners of the Amazing Race are:
1st Place – CAS
2nd Place – CAMP
3rd Place – CM
Mabuhay ang mga bagong Iskolar Para Sa Bayan!
BIGKIS-UPM bookmarks were given away.
The winning team from CAS.
The Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP) held a press conference, attended by BIGKIS-UPM and other youth groups, in Seattle’s Best, Katipunan Ave. on June 13, 2011 to call on the immediate passage of the Student’s Rights and Welfare Bill in congress.
Anti-student rights cases such as unfair school fee and tuition hikes were presented during the said event.
Speakers of the event were JC Tejano of the University of the Philippines Diliman and CSSP Chairperson, Sunshine Ramos of the University of Sto. Tomas, Nico Buluran of De Lasalle University, Leanne Torrato of the STRAW Coalition, Gibby Gorres of SCAP and Richelle Santiago of Akbayan Youth. The press conference was covered by GMA-7.
BIGKIS-UPM is a member of SCAP and joins the call for the immediate passage of the STRAW Bill
BIGKIS-UPM: Bigkis ng mga Iskolar para sa Bayan Tungo sa Makabuluhang Pagbabago recently joined the ranks of the University of the Philippines students in the Reproductive Health movement entitled RH Agenda.
BIGKIS-UPM supports the RH Agenda in the following events.
June 9 – Educational Discussion on HIV/AIDS held in the UP School fo Economics. The speaker was an HIV positive American Citizen who shared his experiences, social realities of HIV/AIDS and its relation to RH and gender issues.
June 24 – The first UP-organized march for the passage of the RH Bill.
In celebration of the world Environment Day last June 5, USC Councilor Madison Dominguez of the the University Student Council – University of the Philippines Manila, in partnership with UP One Earth and the Past Pupils’ Association of Mary Help of Christians School Pampanga, launched the KKK Project entitled “Arte Aeta.”
“Arte Aeta” is an eco-seminar and art workshop given to the indigenous people of Sitio Monicayo, Mabalacat, Pampanga. The event was held in the Maganday Nobokah Aeta School which is the native translation for “bright future for the Aetas”. Indeed, the event has given the Aeta children a “brighter future” by increasing their knowledge about their environment and by honing their artistic skills.
Moreover, as the opening event for the KKK Project (Kwadernong maka-Kalikasan para sa Kabataan), the event embodies our role as Iskolar para Bayan which is to help our fellow students. The KKK Project aims to make artistically-made and recycled notebooks from used posters and papers to be given to less fortunate students. The USC believes that this project will continue to touch more lives and to uplift more hopes.
Made with Honor, Marked by Excellence
Iskolar para sa kalikasan
para sa IPs, para sa kabataan
Iskolar para sa Bayan!
For Pictures of Arte Aeta please click this LINK.
