18/02/2025
Pasakit at hindi Maka-estudyanteng polisiya, manipestasyon ng palpak at minadaling pagbuo ng opt out mechanism sa Tarlac State University.
๐๐๐๐: SSC Sen. on WAM questions opt-out mech IRR, says it lacked student representation, transparency
Supreme Student Council Senator on Ways and Means Angelo Mallari took to social media to express his concerns over the crafted implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the opt-out mechanism of Tarlac State University (TSU).
In a Facebook post, Mallari highlighted the lack of student involvement in crafting the IRR. He quoted the former SSC president, who said the student regent was only involved in the final stage of the crafting process, with no ability to make revisions.
โDiba kapag gumagawa ang TSU ng mga ganitong hakbang, bumubuo sila ng committee at isinasama ako? Pero ang nangyari, parang babasahin ko na lang. Ngayon, nung na-raise ko na yan, edi isinama ang student regent. Sinama nga ako, pero parang ang nangyari, babasahin ko na lang ulit. Tapos sinabi nila na hindi na pwedeng mag-revise, kasi for approval na nga daw.โ
Mallari also stated that the IRR lacked clarity on payment procedures and other considerations like promissory notes for students who could not pay immediately. He said that the only clear thing was that students unable to make an initial payment would be removed from the system and would be unable to encode their grades.
Moreover, Mallari also pointed out the lack of transparency, saying the IRR was never published. While there were posts regarding the implementation of the opt-out mechanism, detailed explanations on how long it will continue to run were not provided.
With this, Mallari claimed that the opt-out mechanism appears to have been implemented to accommodate students recommended by politicians.
โMalinaw na ginawa ito upang maipasok ang mga estudyanteng pinakiusap ng ilang politiko sa pamamagitan ng pagpopondo sa kanila bilang opt-out students,โ he wrote.
He added that the crafting of the IRR was rushed as no committee was created, and the student regent or any student representation was not included in the process.
โMalinaw rin na minadali ang crafting, walang committee na binuo, at hindi isinama man lang ang student regent o kahit sinong kinatawan na sana'y magpapaliwanag kung bakit ito nabuo nang walang anumang konsultasyon,โ he remarked.
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Report by Andrei Opeรฑa