ON THE SUPPRESSION OF CAMPUS JOURNALISM

HIMATI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF TIARA ANGELA MEJOS ASSURES EVERYONE TO EXPOSE ANY ACTION OF RIVERO TO SUPPRESS CAMPUS JOURNALISM


. . . last wednesday GCR asked for a meeting with the staff of himati in answer to a letter we sent to her office asking for a copy of the budget proposal of the investiture (no liquidation papers yet). this happened after she approved our request (for the release of our funds).

what GCR asked to read was the draft copy of the investiture article, to which i replied that i will have to consult the editorial board first. the editorial board has decided not to comply with GCR's request.

on a personal note, yes, i am a bit wary of the new requirement. i've been with himati for 2 years and this is the first time that we were made to ask for the release of our funds from the OC. i am of the knowledge that this could open the publication to admin repression, as she can choose to sign, delay, or ignore the request.

but if the Office of the Chancellor (OC) or anybody else for that matter, will try to repress Himati’s freedom to write and publish, we will immediately notify not only this blog but all the pertinent offices, the media, and the students.

yours truly,
tiara angela mejos
eic, HIMATI

(Please view complete email of the Himati Editor at the "comment section" of the blog on Himati Case.)

AN OPEN LETTER TO UP PRESIDENT EMERLINDA R. ROMAN

Dear President Emerlinda Roman,

According to a reliable source who was personally present during the Board of Regents (BOR) meeting on the chancellorship of UP Mindanao, the meeting was held behind closed door in Pampanga in January.

Hence, the deliberations during the meeting were off the record. There were no minutes of the meeting. When the students requested a copy of the minutes, they were informed that no minutes were taken during the meeting.

But we ask: What really happened inside the BOR boardroom that time?

The source who has first-hand knowledge about it recounted as follows:

"There was a split vote between Mommy Gilda and a contending nominee.

So then CHED Chairman Puno asked the President about her views on the matter.

President Roman reasoned that among the nominees, only Mommy Rivero has no house in Manila. Hence she can easily base herself in Davao. Also, she said that Mommy Gilda was the one nominated by the UPAA Davao Chapter."

It is interesting to know that Bobby Ramos, UPAA president, misrepresented the alumni association by nominating her without getting the alumni association's board approval. Hence, Bobby Ramos’ nomination was done in bad faith. Ergo, the BOR’s decision---hinged on Ramos' nomination of Mommy Gilda---was illegitimate.

As you may know, the UPAA sent a letter to the UP System disclaiming Ramos' representation of the alumni association. Apparently, it did not reach the BOR for one reason or another. (Our source said ang disclaimer letter ng alumni association ay hinarang sa OSU!)

As to the issue of who "has no house in Manila," we ask you President Roman, “Bakit napaka-babaw ng inyong kadahilanan? Ang issue na pala ng "may bahay o walang bahay sa Manila" ang naging batayan nyo sa pag-recommend ng chancellor para sa UP Mindanao? Bakit walang diskusyon sa mga qualifications ng mga nominees, despite the call of various sectors against her chancellorship?

President Roman, the UP Mindanao constituents know what transpired during the BOR meeting during that fateful day in Pampanga in January 2007.

We find it absurd and illogical to base the decision on the chancellorship of UP Mindanao on these two implausible arguments!

We deserve an explanation!

Sincerely,

OPERATION IMPEACH GILDA MOVEMENT

MAG-IPON MUNA NG BALA

DANNY GUILLEN SAYS "RELAX MUNA, MAG-IPON MUNA NG BALA"

Ipabasa ko ito para matauhan at magbago at paghindi matauhan tiyak tangal siya sa loob ng 3 months ha ha kasi Mahal ko UP MIN. At sisiguraduhin na natin ngayon di tulad ng nauna nating laban.... Huag nating uliting matalo tayo kaya pagbigyan muna natin alamin niya ang mga pagkukulang o kamalian niya kasi kauupo lang naman di pa nga umiinit ang upuan uupakan na natin.Palagay ko naman pagnabasa niya ang mga kakulangan niya eh baka maging maayos naman. O sigue relax muna tayo magipon pa ng bala kasi baka kulang na naman eh sayang lang di na natin mahal niyan ang UP Min. Salamat sa paguunawa ninyo. Mabuhay ang Mahal Ko UP Min.Kaisa ninyo ako sa tamang panahon... at Magtulungan muna tayo…salamat.

PROPOSED HEADER IMAGE OF "OPERATION IMPEACH GILDA"

A STUDENT WANTS MOMMY GILDA IMPEACHED AND CALLS HER A PARASITE:

Gumawa ako ng GIMP artwork na gustong-gusto kong gawing header image sa inyong blog (www.love-ko-upmin.blogspot.com). Gusto ko pang ipa-lawak pa ang kampanya laban sa mapangahas at mapanghusgang pamumuno ng ating napaka-baliw na Chanselor Gilda Carballo-Rivero. Siya ay isang parasite na sinisipsip ang ating dangal at kalayaan hanggang sa kaibuturan. Siya ay sumisira sa bodily functions sa ating pinakamamahal na Unibersidad. Siya ay pumapatay sa ligaya at pag-asa ng mga mangagawa, guro at mag-aaral.Siya ay isang Chanselor na hindi lamang isang single-cell parasite, kundi isa ring multi-celled, multi-organed PESTE!!!

Salamat sa inyong walang tigil na pagkampanya sa paglaban sa mga maling gawain ng ating sistema sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas sa Mindanao.

IPAGLABAN ANG KARAPATAN sa UP MINDANAO!

IBABA SA PUWESTO SI CHANSELOR RIVERO!

LET'S FILE CHARGES!

LINDA MONTANEZ SUGGESTED:

As usual, UP Mindanao is vibrant.... nakaka-miss....

someone just sent me an email on the matter and led me to this blog..i want to share my thoughts...

... these are serious allegations.... get into the heart of the issue at hand before things are blown out of proportion, blinding us to what we want done.

if you want advocates, the following can win you some:

formal letter to the Chancellor demanding explanation to the allegations, signed by a real name or names;

formal letter of complaint to the BOR duly signed by a real name who has first hand knowledge or armed with facts;

letters to the editors of local papers on alleged abuses so taxpayers may be made aware, again duly signed by a real name who has first hand knowledge or with facts;

letter to the COA for audit and report on the OC's expenditures;

letter to alumni CPAs/auditors who can do an independent interpretation of COA audit;

letters to various UP Mindanao or UP Alumni organizations here to do their part so the matter can be responded to at the earliest possible time;

ug uban pa.... daghan pa puwede.... creative baya ang mga taga UP .... freedom walls are great but setting the legal wheel into motion as early as you can will make these walls/blogs worth filling up.

after everything has been said and done, what matters are facts, substantiated facts.... so go get them.

if these were already done, kudos.

please change your blog title to something more action oriented.

thanks

ANOMALOUS MEAL EXPENSES

"ONE-DAY-ONE-EAT BOY" GAVE THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTION ON THE ALLEGED OVERUSE OF UNIVERSITY FUNDS FOR MEAL EXPENSES...

"Sana icheck din ng coa yung tungkol sa meal expenses ng opisina niya."

YOU MAY REACT TO THIS SUGGESTION BY POSTING A COMMENT BELOW...

ABOUT HER NOMINATION AS CHANCELLOR

"Yusuke Urameshi" sent in this question. If you know the answer, kindly post your comment below:


"Who was responsible of nominating her for chancellorship in the first place?....

Did she nominate her self?

for one, if she has not changed a bit back when she was a vice chancellor, then what kind of imbecile would be proud of nominating her?"

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND THE UP PRESIDENT

Dear BOR and President Roman:

We the constituents of UP Mindanao are letting you know, through this blog, about the abuses and vicious management style of your appointed chancellor for our campus.

We demand that she be removed from office!



BELOW ARE THE COMPLAINTS OF OUR UPMin CONSTITUENTS:

AIR MILES

"HABAL-HABAL DRIVER" IS COMPLAINING ABOUT HER FREQUENT FLIGHTS TO MANILA TO ACCUMULATE AIR MILES


ngano ang pathfinder man gyud inyong initan?...Unta makahibalo sab ta kung pila na ang iyang points as frequent flyer sa mabuhay miles he he he..Nakalibre na gyud na siya sure ko...Ang balita maski kaniadtong vcaa pa na siya pildi pa niya si rmu sa pagka jetsetter...Murag maghilak man gyud ang semana kung dili siya makalakaw, ma miss pud baya nako siya.

A GENTLE REMINDER TO AN OPPRESSIVE CHANCELLOR

CONCERNED CITIZEN OF UP MINDANAO POSTED THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION TO REMIND MOMMY GILDA ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF UPMin CONSTITUENTS

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed by the General Assembly [including the PHILIPPINES] of the United Nations on December 10, 1948, we have distinct to right to enjoy the Freedom of Speech and Association. Hopefully, GCR's administration recognizes such right, because SHE can't stop US at all; not even a Manila paper posted on a Freedom Wall.

"Article 19.

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Article 20.

(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association."

Mommy Gilda Strikes a Pose

For our bloggers out there, here's a photo of our Mommy Gilda Rivero during one of her parties!

A saying goes that a picture paints a thousand words.

Let us know what you think about her photo by posting a comment below.

Himati's Case

FROM A UPMin STUDENT CONCERNED ABOUT SUPPRESSION OF CAMPUS JOURNALISM:

I am a concerned student who was just informed by a HIMATI insider of the current dilemma the paper is going through. The chancellor refuses to sign the documents which will release the paper's funds for its printing unless she gets to read the contents of HIMATI before it gets printed.Kulang na lang talaga yung printing ng HIMATI and they could not go through it because she would not sign the papers yet. I am afraid that this could be her measure to screen and censor the articles written about her since most of the contents of this year's first HIMATI release is about issues of her recent investiture. I don't think she has the right to do such thing. I think that right now she only has the privilege to demand that the papers be presented to her before she considers signing the documents or not. HIMATI is the student's paper and it should not be controlled by the Chancellor or any other university official. She should not take away HIMATI's right to use the paper's funds for its publication.

Proof of Accusations

This blog would like to present pieces of evidence supporting the accusations of various sectors in the University against the present UP Mindanao chancellor.

So we are requesting all concerned to provide us documents to prove them (for example, receipts, vouchers, travel itinerary of vehicle, pictures, video clips, and other pertinent documents).

Please email them to us at love_ko_upmin@yahoo.com for the entire blogosphere to see!

If you want your contribution to land on the main page of this blog, make it more creative, investigative and back it up with data.

Sincerely,

Your Blog Moderators

Concerned Citizen of UP Mindanao supporting the Love ko UPMin Movement

Concerned Citizen of UP Mindanao supporting the Love ko UPMin Movement

wrote Regent Barcenas as follows:


"Dear Regent Barcenas,

Would you be kind enough to be a negotiator between Chancellor Rivero and her constituents? As well as call UP President's attention regarding the initial 'attitude' of her bet for UP Mindanao Chancellorship. This kind of situation should not happen again in UP Mindanao.

Concerned Citizen of UP Mindanao supporting the Love ko UPMin Movement"

Love ko UPMin: OPERATION IMPEACH GILDA! ! !

The present chancellor of UP in Mindanao, Gilda C. Rivero, known for her vicious and oppressive management style, has undoubtedly caused the mass resignation of a number of key personnel and the mass leaving of several faculty members from the University.

The present chancellor has also terminated a number of personnel whom she believes are not supportive of her administration.

Just to give you a picture of how this chancellor manages, or for that matter, mismanages people, she is the kind of head who often scolds, often due to petty reasons, people from the top level of vice chancellors and deans down to the level of utility persons. She treats people authoritarian-like as if they were in her direct employ, and not as colleagues. She strips people (University officials included) of their dignity whenever she scolds them.

During the graduation rites in April, she reportedly admonished the graduation committee for failing to provide her the kind of water she wanted. Instead of scolding her executive assistant, who receives honorarium for doing personal assistance work for her (charged to University funds, mind you!), she vented her ire at the graduation committee.

During the opening program of the sports fest, she started off by delivering a litany of scoldings only because she was not informed by her Vice Chancellor for Administration / OIC of School of Management that she was supposed to wear a certain shirt color! The festive atmosphere of the sports fest, attended by all the University constituents, was immediately transformed into a preachy Sunday-like sermon. She was supposed to officially open the sports fest but she literally “killed” the festive spirit.

Another incident as conveyed by a faculty member is when she embarrassed a utility person in front of faculty members having a meeting with her because she was served coffee using unmatched cup and saucer! Talk about obsessive compulsiveness! According to a medical dictionary, it is a sign of mental disorder! And if a University is run by a person manifesting its symptoms, then for sure you know what follows next.

Recently, a blind item came out in the local papers in Davao alleging that this new chancellor partied at a hotel in Davao City by spending more than P700T, charged to University funds. The night after the party, she allegedly called up her budget officer/accountant late in the evening to ask for additional money because the P20K she was given to party out with her visitors was not enough. Juan dela Cruz’s taxes, paid through his sweat and blood, are used to party out with friends!

That party was supposedly her investiture. In other UP campuses, an investiture is held economically, without much pomp and pageantry. Shouldn’t the Commission on Audit look into this excessiveness?

Another reported abuse was when she rented a car one weekend when she was still a vice chancellor (again, charged to University funds!) and used it for personal reasons, that is, shopping at the mall! To rebut this allegation, she forced her staff to issue a statement to the effect that they committed a mistake in charging the cost of the car rental to the University! Her fearful staff of course obligingly followed.

This does not only prove that she abuses the use of University funds. It also shows that she is very adept at manipulating people to serve her own purpose. Her unit heads, when she was still a vice chancellor, are no strangers to her manipulative techniques, as they had been asked themselves to also issue statements to support her claims on certain University issues.

Recently, she has been pressuring some people to cut off the employment contract of a former student regent who voted against her chancellorship last February. Talk about vindictiveness! This new chancellor has loads of it!

As a matter of fact, she also vindictively removed the former budget officer from office and transferred her to a science laboratory.

Her act is not only vindictiveness; it is also an egregious abuse of discretion.

The new chancellor also uses the official vehicle of the University every Sunday to go to church at the Pink Sister in Davao. Isn’t this a blatant form of graft? ABS-CBN, Ombudsman and COA where are you?

Supposedly, UP espouses freedom of expression. But where is freedom of expression in the campus? When a group of students posted their comments about the kind of management she has at their freedom wall, it was deliberately removed by one of her staff.

Inasmuch as she stifles the freedom of expression of the students and because of the ineptitude of the present union president (who does nothing to protect the welfare of the union members), this blog (www.love-ko-upmin.blogspot.com) serves as a venue for faculty, staff and students to air their complaints about the vicious and vindictive leadership of the present chancellor.

For postings at this blog, you may email us your complaints at love_ko_upmin@yahoo.com.

Let the blogosphere be the answer to the unheard complaints of the Love ko UPMin movement.