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| PMBs' delegates to SCAP Panay Congress |
The
Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP) held its Panay
Congress during October 5, 2014 at the Colegio del Sagrado Corazon
de Jesus with the theme ‘#BuildBetterTogether’. SCAP
is a national network of student councils/governments envisioning an
educational system co-determined by all the stakeholders in the
society who actively participate in making education accessible to
all. The alliance advocates education reform through executive and
legislative engagements; promotes unity, social consciousness as well
as solidarity with other basic sector towards empowering student
councils to act as catalyst for social change.
The
Partido sang Mainuswagon nga Bumulutho (PMB) received an
invitation from Rachel Antoinette Contreras, the Chairperson of SCAP
Visayas for the said congress through Ms. Jereneah Gayle Raco (PMB
Chairperson). Paolo Santos, Florenz Cojuangco, Karla Joyce Pineda and
Wilfredo Orquia III were chosen to represent the organization. There
were also representatives from other universities (Central Philippine
University, West Visayas State University, and University of San
Agustin, Filamer Christian University and etc.) from Iloilo, Aklan,
Capiz and Antique. The congress proved that SCAP is working for
progressive reforms by having talks on the MALAYA: Anti Human
Trafficking, Student’s Right and Welfare, Illegal Recruitment, and
Youth Vote Initiative.
To
better connect with the Panay region, SCAP elected officers to
represent students’ of the region including Iloilo City. It is a
great honor and privilege that our very own Paolo Santos, a third
year student of B.S Economics in the University of the Philippines
Visayas who was nominated and elected as the SCAP Chairperson in
Iloilo Chapter. As the Vice Chairperson-Internal of Partido sang
Mainuswagon nga Bumulutho, Paolo unwaveringly applied our principles,
SUGAR to adhere and promote various ideas, beliefs, and ideologies
like freedom to attain human rights equally: that people in the
minority sector also deserve equal rights for education and
employment. Hence, Paolo highlighted that we are all human beings
regardless of our race, gender, religion and socio-economic status
that none of us deserve to be maltreated and discriminated just
because of our noticeable differences.
Lastly,
Paolo as an active advocate of Gender Equality and a member of UP
Lipad, a student organization which promotes LGBT rights, has a wide
discernment about the said issues and therefore, capable of
addressing and alleviating the related concerns of gender
discrimination and violation of human rights. The SCAP Iloilo Chapter
entrusted this position to Paolo Santos because the alliance believes
in his ability as a leader and capability to serve his fellowmen
without even pulling other people down instead promotes helping each
other to get equal rights in the society.
