Minutes of the Third General Assembly

First Semester of Academic Year 2010-2011

This General Assembly was held on June 25, 2010 at the CSSP Student Council Office, 1 st Floor West Wing Lobby of the
Palma Hall, University of the Philippines - Diliman.

Council Members Present:

Ranulfo J. Javelosa III - Chairperson

Mabel C. Ogoshi - Vice-Chairperson
Adrian Audrey L. Baccay - Councilor
Daisy Margaret V. Ducepec (LE) - Councilor
Jose Emmanuel Micael M. Eva VIII - Councilor
Anna Czarina Mikael P. Isaguirre - Councilor
Paulina Maria B. Parungao - Councilor
Dan Christian E. Ramos - Councilor
Ron Ranier R. Reyes - Councilor
Vince Ray S. Escarcha - Anthropology Department Representative
Esther Joy D.J. Pasagui - Geography Department Representative
Leslie Louise C. Dela Cruz - History Department Representative
Michael Wilson I. Rosero - Linguistics Department Representative
Virginia Mara M. Favis - Philosophy Department Representative
Ysabel Jean B. Padilla - Political Science Department Representative
Justine A. Peralta - Sociology Department Representative
Juan Carlo P. Tejano - CSSP Representative to the USC

Patricia Danica Calauagan - Volunteer Corps Coordinator, Representative

Ginelle Petterson - Volunteer Corps STRAW Assistant Coordinator,
Representative

Council Members Absent:

Mary Martha D. Merilo - Councilor
Jay-Ar D. Alejandro (E) - Psychology Department Representative
Pia Caterina M. Vizcarra(E) - Psychology Department Representative

I. Call to Order

At 6:05PM, CSSP SC 2010-2011 Chairperson Javelosa officially called the meeting to order. The Philippine
National Anthem was sung immediately afterwards.

Before proceeding, the CSSP Representative Tejano presented his request to be the first to report due to the
fact that he had a USC GA to attend to immediately afterwards.
 Chairperson Javelosa then mentioned the presence of the CSSP Volunteer Corps Representatives -
Coordinator Danix Calauagan and Assistant Coordinator for the Students’ Rights and Welfare Committee Ginelle
Petterson - who are now officially part of the General Assembly. This is in accordance with the constitutional
privilege that the Volunteer Corps attained with their number of members - which has already exceeded the 50-
member margin – earning them two representatives and one voting power. This is provided by under Article XII,
Section 7, Paragraphs D and E of the CSSP Student Council Constitution.

II. Committee Reports

A. Committee on Tambayan
CSSP Representative Tejano, Tambayan Committee Head, started the committee report with the Organization
Consultation updates. The Tambayan Committee had consulted a total of seven organizations in which a common
response received was that the CSSP Student Council must have an official stand regarding the tambayan issue.
The body agreed that the projects, TAMBprint and TAMBtalks were appropriate for this. One of the problems the
committee faced was the time constraint as seven organizations were below the expected amount to be consulted,
especially since only two weeks were left for consultation. According to members Psychology Department
Representative Vizcarra and Councilor Daisy Ducepec, many of the organizations do not reply. Linguistics
Department Representative Rosero asked if UP Salin had replied to their messages, to which CSSP Representative
Tejano said no. Anthropology Department Representative Escarcha also asked if UP Anthropology Society replied,
to which CSSP Representative Tejano also said no. He then asked the body to remind their respective
organizations to reply to the Tambayan Committee’s requests for consultation. He reminded them to raise the
urgency of the matter since little time was left for consultation. Chairperson Javelosa reiterated CSSP
Representative Tejano’s request.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the Committee on Tambayan was given a round
of applause as its report closed at 6:09PM.

Note that CSSP Representative Tejano gave his USC Report immediately after the Tambayan Committee,
which is detailed in the CSSP Representative to the USC Report section.

B. Students’ Rights & Welfare Committee

At 6:24PM, Chairperson Javelosa gave the floor to Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi, head of the Students’ Rights and
Welfare Committee. First on the agenda of the STRAW report was an update on Bibolympics, reported by
Geography Department Representative Pasagui. Bibolympics is scheduled for June 28, 2010. She asked the body
to check the CSSP Student Council 2010-2011 Yahoo! Group for announcements concerning the details of the
event. She then requested the Councilors to help man the different stations. CSSP Volunteer Corps Coordinator
Danica Calauagan asked if there was a soft copy of the details of the event, which she intended to spread to the
Volunteer Corps. Geography Department Representative Pasagui replied that there was indeed a soft copy of the
details. Volunteer Corps Coordinator Calauagan then requested for the soft copy to be posted on their Facebook
page instead of the Yahoo! Groups for reasons of accessibility and visibility.

The puzzle piece design was then presented by Sociology Department Representative Peralta. Vice-
Chairperson Ogoshi commented on how simple the design was. Sociology Department Representative Peralta
then asked what changes should be made. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi’s response was to use the “CSSP Super
Freshie” logo instead. Geography Department Representative Pasagui then reports that the puzzle pieces were to
be printed on bond paper and glued to folders so that the committee could cut expenditure. She then announced
that the call time for the Council on June 28 was 7:00 am and that the event will start at 7:30 am. Vice-
Chairperson Ogoshi then mentioned that the deadline for the names of the players for the event was due on that
day, June 25, 2010. But since not all of the department representatives have completed their required number of
players, she extended the deadline until June 26, 2010, Saturday, 10pm. She then reminded the body to bring
watches for synchronization, towels, extra clothes, water, and umbrella. It was decided that the dress code for the
event was as follows: Department Representatives are to wear their department colors, while the Councilors and
Standard Bearers the “ASan ka pa?” College Freshmen Shirt; also, everyone are to wear their council ID’s.
Councilor Isaguirre brought up a suggestion by one of the Volunteer Corps that the players should have name tags
showing their team and their name. With this, it was decided that sticker paper will be used for the name tags.

Next on the agenda was the SULO update, which was reported by Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi. The last day of
voting for a photo studio was on June 25, 2010, the same day as the General Assembly being held. As for the
graduating CSSP student votes, it was found that more than fifty percent of the said population participated in the
Photo Studio selection. She reminded the body that the final decision of which Photo Studio will be selected had a
sixty percent basis on the input of the Council members who attended the photo shoots and forty percent basis on
the results of the graduating students’ votes.

Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi then reminded the body positions are still available for the Editorial Board; the only
addition since the last General Assembly was the History Representative. Linguistics Department Representative
Rosero was to be the representative of the Linguistics Department graduating batch whose sole purpose was to
disseminate information to the graduating Linguistics majors. The positions still available were batch
representatives from Anthropology, Geography and Sociology, Features Editor, Layout Editor and another
applicant for the position of Editor-in-Chief. At this point, Councilor Daisy Ducepec inquired about Ms. De Villa, a
Linguistics major who had applied for a position in the SULO Editorial Board. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi clarified
that Ms. De Villa, should she pass the examinations, will work for SULO but will still be part of Rosetta, so as to
avoid confusion. She added that Ms. De Villa had accepted the terms and had also declared that she had wanted to
be a part of SULO ever since she was a freshman. She made it clear that she was very willing to work under SULO,
regardless of the Linguistics Department choosing to be under Rosetta. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi also told the
body that she would be collecting the schedules of the applicants within next week despite the other positions not
being filled. Therefore, she urged the body to look for applicants for the vacant positions. She also mentioned that
exams and interviews would probably start next week. STRAW is only waiting for the replies of the outgoing
Editorial Board who currently seem to be preoccupied with work. If the replies will be too delayed, then the
Council will take care of whatever work needs to be done.

Secretary-General Ramos inquired as to when the Council can have the panel boards back. Vice-Chairperson
Ogoshi stated that the panel boards are already available for claiming. She reminds the body that the pictures are
to be returned to their respective photo studios.

Next item on the STRAW Agenda was the Office Awareness and Org Exhibit. Since there will be an Org Fair
for the second semester, only the Office Awareness exhibit will push through. Set-up was scheduled on the 5th of
July and the exhibit would last from July 6 to 9. Councilor Eva requested the Council to have Production work for
the exhibit on the 30th of June, Wednesday, 10am. Eventually though, it was found that a significant number of
council members will not be able to attend the prod work if it were to be scheduled on this date. Political Science
Department Representative Ysabel Jean Padilla then asked when they could proceed with the prod work if
Wednesday wasn’t available. Councilor Eva replied that they’d have to do prod work throughout the weekdays and
on Saturday as set-up would be on Monday. Geography Department Representative Pasagui commented that it
would be very difficult to ask for permission to go out on a holiday to do council work to which Vice-Chairperson
Ogoshi stated that if the prod work cannot push through on Wednesday, then it will be have to be week-long. She
then stated that each council member is required to attend for a minimum number of hours which will be decided
by the PUB committee. Chairperson Javelosa then affirmed that the prod work will not happen on a holiday,
commenting that the same people attend the prod works. To avoid this, he insists that a strict record of the
attendance of the body that records of attendance will be kept.
 Next on the agenda of the STRAW committee was the CSSP Varsity Updates, presented by Councilor Anna
Czarina Isaguirre. She reported that coordination with the team captains per department have already started. All
in all, there were eight attendees. She also mentioned that Councilor Eva provided her with the contact details of
two of the varsity players who inquired about the Council’s CSSP Varsity Project. During the convention, it was
decided that the Council will prioritize the Volleyball and Chess teams since their scheduled competition for the
Diliman Games are the most immediate, occurring sometime around August. The volleyball team will have their
try-outs this coming Saturday, June 26, 2010 in the Barangay Covered Court of Kaingin II from 1:00 to 3:00PM. A
raffle will also be held, the target profit of which is Php 100 per week. In addition to the raffle, there will also be a
project called “Pass the Hat.” The said IGPs were proposed by the varsity players.

Flyers will be distributed on Monday, advertising the volleyball try-outs. The Council will be given 100 pages
worth of flyers with 4 flyers per page. As for the varsity jerseys, the STRAW committee will look for a supplier to
which they will show swatches of cloth so that the jerseys will be uniform for all players. The committee has
already asked the players for design proposals, with the deadline of submission being set on Wednesday, 8pm. By
mid-July, the jerseys must already be in production. The players is also set to have a Yahoo! Group and a
Facebook page, which will be created by Councilor Isaguirre. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi states that they have asked
at least one design per team. On Friday, after all of the designs have been compiled, the players will be convened
once more to choose the design of their jerseys. Councilor Daisy Ducepec summarized the IGP’s of the players,
mentioning that the “Pass the hat” and the raffle would be for the first semester while a human auction is planned
for the second semester. She then reminds the Council that all of these projects are to be done by the varsity
players themselves.

Councilor Ducepec then raised the question regarding the Council’s willingness to help, to which Geography
Department Representative Pasagui stated that she favors the idea of the Council helping out, though the CSSP
Varsity players must be the ones to brainstorm ideas for their IGP’s as they are independent from the Council.
Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi replied with her opinion that the CSSP Varsity is a group under the CSSP Student
Council. They are the ones giving us a favor by playing for our college, and as such, we are obliged to take care of
them. Councilor Ducepec followed-up with the players’ concern that they shouldn’t be the only manpower for their
IGPs since they’re always exhausted from training. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi asked if they agreed to the raffle at
Php 100 each team to which Councilor Ducepec confirmed that they did. She then asked the body if they are okay
with the selling of raffle tickets and with the “Pass the hat” idea. At this point, a question was raised from the body
as to what the mechanics of “Pass the hat” were exactly. Councilor Isaguirre replied that it was a hat (or any
container) where team members would ask for solicitations and donations. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi then asked if
the Council would agree to the idea that they too would sell raffle tickets. Chairperson Javelosa asked for the
number of weeks with which the body is to sell tickets. Councilor Ducepec replied that the Council will be given
two or three weeks. Councilor Paula Parungao stated that the amount was too high. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi
responded that renting venues for practices alone was expensive, amounting to Php 300 per session.

Secretary-General Ramos asked if there were sponsors willing to help the teams. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi
then pointed out that sponsors were also considered but that based on experience, it would be hard to tap them.
She then reiterated that it was not the job of the athletes to create IGPs it was the Council’s job. They are
considered to be the ones helping us with the matter. Councilor Parungao said that the amount was too much for
the Council members considering all the work that they had to do within the next few weeks. She then suggested
that the STRAW committee and the Finance and Special Projects Committee could coordinate with looking for
sponsors for the athletes. Chairperson Javelosa then suggested for the two committees to set a time cap for the
sponsors, maybe two to three weeks. He then pointed out that it was the same people who continued to work.
Councilor Daisy Ducepec suggested that if it was okay for the body, they could sell raffle tickets Php 100 for two
weeks.
 Volunteer Corps STRAW Assistant Coordinator Ginelle Petterson then raised the question of what amount the
Council needed to raise for the varsity teams. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi told her that they still had to talk to the
team captains. Though she has estimated that the amount previously mentioned was only for the reservation of
the venues for practices (Php2,000 for every 2 weeks = Php4,000). She then suggested if they could have the
Volunteer Corps raise Php 1,000. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi asked the body if all the suggested IGP’s could push
through because the funds aren’t only for the venue. Other materials for sports (nets, chess clock, etc.) are also
needed. Councilor Paula Parungao asked if Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi could set up a budget as to what is needed by
the athletes so that the body could work on something tangible. Chairperson Javelosa then asked when the list
would be ready. Councilor Isaguirre responded that it was already available. Chairperson Javelosa then suggested
that the committee post the list in the office so that the body is aware of what has been provided for and what was
still needed. As much as possible, materials should only be borrowed. If there are people willing to donate, then it
would be very much appreciated.

Linguistics Department Representative Rosero asked when the “Pass the hat” project would start and how the
mechanics went. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi replied that a member from the men’s basketball team had suggested
that there would be one team assigned to the “hat” per day. Those who were assigned had to ask for donations or
solicitations; the acquired funds were then collected by a team member per day. Linguistics Department
Representative Rosero then mentioned if there could be some other way to do “Pass the hat”. Chairperson
Javelosa suggested a donation box outside the office. Councilor Ducepec mentioned that only the varsity members
had the “charm” to collect funds from the students.

The next item on the agenda, the Freshmen Circle, was reported by Councilor Isaguirre. She expressed her
surprise as to the number of attendees – a total of thirty-one (31) - of the Freshmen Circle Convention that
happened earlier that day. Also, there were two non-CSSP freshmen who attended the said event and were more
than willing to help and participate in the activities. Also in attendance were the past Freshie Circle members who
shared about their experiences and the activities they did during their time. Despite the attendance, two
departments were missing from the event, namely Geography and Anthropology. Elections for the Freshie Circle
officers will commence next week.

Councilor Isaguirre also announced that since she has already gotten the attendees’ e-mail addresses, she will
start adding them in the Freshie Circle Yahoo! Group and invite them in Facebook. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi
mentioned to the Department Representatives that the committee will be releasing material for the freshmen and
that they should be ready, particularly with announcements and reminders regarding the Freshie Circle and the
upcoming elections. Geography Department Representative Pasagui asked if shiftees and transferees were also
part of the Freshie Circle to which Chairperson Javelosa replied that so long as their student number is 2010, they
may be considered to be a part of it. Geography Department Representative Pasagui then inquired as to when the
elections would take place. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi replied that the elections would push through week after
next. Originally it was scheduled on the 2nd of July but due to the scheduling conflict with the Varsity Convention,
the elections were moved. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi mentioned that one of the things that the committee will have
the Department Representatives text their freshmen was if the latter had any intention to run, which was then to
be announced by Councilor Isaguirre.

Next on the agenda of the STRAW Committee was Grad Core. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi then proceeded to
remind the Department Representatives of those who were ready to submit the schedules of the graduate classes
of their respective departments. She emphasized the urgency of the matter and that the schedules should be
prioritized since the task was of relatively low difficulty. All that had to be done was acquire the information from
their respective department offices. The schedules are to be submitted to Councilors Jose Emmanuel Micael Eva
III and Ron Ranier Reyes as soon as possible.

Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi also pointed out to the body the survey forms of one of the active volunteers during
the Pahinungod which happened last summer. The body needed to answer thirty forms, and so far, only seven
have completed the requirement. Linguistics Department Representative Rosero expressed his concern that he
wasn’t a volunteer. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi replied that he should have a volunteer answer the survey. The
survey forms were supposed to be submitted last June 12, but due to the lack of participants, Councilor Reyes said
that he will be submitting them (answered) next week. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi then set a deadline; the survey
forms should be submitted to Councilor Reyes by next week, Monday, after the Bibolympics.

Next on the agenda was KAPPistahan. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi mentioned that the Council obtained Php
15,000 from the Office for Initiatives on Culture and the Arts (OICA). This amount was intended for technical
materials like lights and sounds, equipment, and invites - not for anything else. Chairperson Javelosa asked if
Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi had inquired as to the process of payment. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi replied that the
payment was in the form of reimbursements. The Council needed to list down and take not of all their
expenditures, along with all of the receipts for the event. Many of the Council members expressed their concern
over the process, to which Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi pointed out that many organizations have already been
sponsored by OICA and have gone through the same process. On other matters, Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi
mentioned that changes may be made to the KAPPistahan program, such as the replacement of bands with a
pageant. As for the talent portion, there will still be block performances. The matter will still be deliberated on by
the committee, thus, if there were any other concerns regarding this, they should be forwarded to the committee
after the General Assembly.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the STRAW Committee was given a round of
applause as its report closed at 7:10PM.

C. Secretariat & Logistics Committee

Chairperson Javelosa then gave the floor to Secretary-General Ramos, head of the Secretariat and Logistics
Committee. First on the agenda were the election results for Volunteer Corps Officers. He requested Councilor
Paulina Parungao to announce the results which were posted on the whiteboard beside her, and are as follows:

Volunteer Corps Coordinator - Patricia Danica Calauagan

Assistant Coordinator for STRAW Committee - Ginelle Petterson

Assistant Coordinator for SEC Committee - Laya Diokno

Assistant Coordinator for FIN Committee - June Leynette Lapaan

Assistant Coordinator for EDUC Committee - Tiffany Suniga

Assistant Coordinator for PUB Committee - Faye Aspi

Assistant Coordinator for the Committee on Tambayan - Alea Carpio

Next on the agenda was regarding certain council members’ Form 5 and council profiles submission. Those
who had discrepancies in their submissions were as follows:

Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi - no form 5

Councilor Merilo - no form 5

Anthropology Department Representative Escarcha - no profile

Linguistics Department Representative Rosero - no profile

Philosophy Department Representative Favis - no form 5

Secretary-General Ramos told the body that they should take note of the discrepancies and that the forms and
profiles should be submitted by the end of the General Assembly.

Next was the update on the Bureaucracy Bible. Linguistics Department Representative Rosero had finished
updating the bible and was finally up for editing by Secretary-General Ramos after which it will be sent to the
Publications Committee for lay-out.

Next item on the agenda was the minutes of the General Assembly and the GA window updates. Secretary-
General Ramos apologized to the body for the delay. He assured the body that updates would be finalized by next
week. As for the Council kits updates, all items would be completed by next week as well.

Secretary-General Ramos also declared his intent to publish the Council profiles for the Council’s eyes, by next
week. Also, clean-up criterion had already been finalized. This meant that there would be no more warnings
because the body already had a guide as to what should be done during clean up. The schedules were also posted,
so there was no excuse not to attend during the scheduled clean ups. Next on the agenda was the Sanction Points
update, the state of which is as follows:

Chairperson Javelosa - 7 points (warning)

Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi - 8 points (warning)

CSSP Representative Tejano - 9 points (warning)

Councilor Baccay - 3 points

Councilor Eva - 5 points

Councilor Isaguirre - 4 points

Councilor Merilo - 7 points (warning)

Councilor Parungao - 4 points

Councilor Ramos - 0 points

Councilor Reyes - 2 points

 Anthropology Department Representative Escarcha - 6 points

Geography Department Representative Pasagui - 10 points (minor sanction)

History Department Representative Dela Cruz - 4 points

Linguistics Department Representative Rosero - 0 points

Philosophy Department Representative Favis - 7 points (warning)

Political Science Department Representative Padilla - 4 points

Psychology Department Representative Vizcarra - 1 point

Psychology Department Representative Alejandro - 11 points (minor sanction)

Sociology Department Representative Peralta - 4.5 points

Chairperson Javelosa asked if the sanction points included attendance during production work, to which
Secretary-General Ramos replied that it was not yet included. Those points would be added by next week.
Chairperson Javelosa then inquired if there was a way to lower the points already incurred. Geography
Department Representative Pasagui told the body that the SEC Committee would talk about mechanisms as to
lower the sanction points. Secretary-General Ramos declared that the committee would have a meeting on
Monday, after the Bibolympics (12-1pm) to discuss the matters raised. Chairperson Javelosa suggested that the
committee create a mechanism as to how council members could “redeem” themselves. Linguistics Department
Representative Rosero stated that council members should also check themselves so as not to obtain sanction
points and, as a result, there would be no need for “redemption”. Secretary-General Ramos also reminded the
body that the sanction points were a preventive measure; it was not meant to be used up.

Secretary-General Ramos then moved on to apologize for not updating the absent council members on the
important notes of the previous General Assembly, particularly the one concerning the rescheduling of the present
General Assembly from June 23, 2010 to June 25, 2010. He then explained that updates for the missing council
members were one of the reasons why the Buddy System was established. It was so that those who were absent
could be updated by their “buddy”.

Councilor Baccay raised his concern regarding the submission of GA agenda per committee. He asked if there
could be a scheduled deadline regarding the submissions. Secretary-General Ramos replied that there was already
an existing deadline which is mentioned under Rule IV, Letter B of the CSSPSC General House Rules. Ideally, the
deadline was forty-eight hours prior to the General Assembly. In short, if the GA was set on a Wednesday at
6:00PM, the deadline for the agenda was Monday, 6pm. If the GA was set on a Friday, the deadline was
Wednesday, 6pm.

Linguistics Department Representative Rosero expressed his concern over the scheduling of events. If it was
possible, he hoped that the body not schedule events on the same day as the agreed date of the General Assembly
because the latter is compromised so as to take in those events. Chairperson Javelosa stated that the General
Assembly was moved not because of prior events but because the body was waiting for the survey forms
concerning the Dean’s Selection, which was supposed to be deliberated by the body. He then emphasized that
General Assemblies are not to be scheduled arbitrarily, that if a committee has an event, the GA will automatically
be moved. Another concern raised was that of Councilor Reyes’. He asked the committee when the Council
calendar would be updated. Chairperson Javelosa told the SEC and PUB committees to reconcile their ideas.
 There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the SEC Committee was given a round of
applause as its report closed at 7:22PM.

D. Finance & Special Projects Committee

Councilor Parungao started off with the announcement that people are still paying for the student fund. The
funds generated was Php28,770.50. According to the financial documents, the council’s total income is
Php79,702.50 while the total expense is Php73,810.75. Most of these expenses were from FIN Committee as they
needed money for capital.

The next topic discussed was on Prime Books. Councilor Parungao explained that there was no booth that
Wednesday due to health complications of one of the employees of Prime books caused by the transferring of the
booth in different places. Linguistics Department Representative Rosero then said that the council members
present at that time helped him transfer the booth. Political Science Department Representative Padilla also
explained that the booth had to be transferred twice. Councilor Parungao said that she informed them not to set-
up in front of the council office but unfortunately, the person setting it up did not get the memo.

She also informed the body that Prime Books wanted to sell mugs, tumblers and key chains along with the
books. Councilor Reyes asked if the council would be getting a percentage of the profit or a fixed rate and she
answered that the council would get 10 percent of the profit. She asked if the body would allow Prime Books to sell
merchandise. Chairperson Javelosa stated that we only asked permission to sell books from the administration as
it would benefit the students unlike selling these merchandise that are for commercial endeavors only.

She then updated that 49 Blogberry Planners have been sold for a total of Php13,220.00. The total money of
the council at hand is Php22,509.00. She also requested the body to continue selling the shirts and asked the
department representatives to update her of their sales. She also said that the planners should be prioritized and
sold before the month of July comes. Chairperson Javelosa suggested that the selling of remaining units be
divided among the council members. Councilor Parungao said that the members of FIN should sell 3 Blogberry
Planners each while the rest of the council members should sell 2.

She reminded the body that there are still 10 free shirts from Maroons for the freshmen that have not been
claimed. She also stated that 6 gift certificates were given by The Old Spaghetti House - 2 Php300 certificates and
4 Php100 certificates. She then said that free merchandise from Class Prints are still available. She said that if the
freshmen showed their handbook, they would be able to get the merchandise.

Before ending the report of the committee, Councilor Parungao said that the Ocean Adventure resort might be
willing to sponsor some of the council’s events. She also reminded those who have not yet paid for the council
shirts and for the budget proposals be given ahead of the event.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the FIN Committee was given a round of
applause as its report closed at 7:33PM.
 Note that Councilor Parungao followed the report on the MOA for Greenwich right before the committee
report for Education, Training & Popular Struggles Committee at 7:48PM. She stated that Greenwich did not edit
the MOA and gave the exact same copy they provided the last time. She also stated that a 5% discount would be
given, ID cards would be provided and the receipts would be kept by Greenwich. The CSSPSC would also have a
3% rebate from all these transactions convertible to cash or gift certificates. Greenwich would also provide a
banner which is 1 meter long and 3 meters wide with their logo in it.

The final follow-up was on the bank account which had been named under Councilor Parungao, Councilor
Isaguirre and Chairperson Javelosa’s name since the CSSPSC title could not be used. Chairperson Javelosa
explained the benefits of having a bank account such as having bank statements to show regarding the cash
transactions.

E. Publications Committee

Councilor Eva started the Publications Committee report with the layout of the website that would be done by
two people for Php 1,000.00 and the design being green and violet. He reminded those who have not passed their
articles for the content of the website to email them to him. Chairperson Javelosa said that he was already charged
for the domain of the website and that he would sponsor it.

For the CSSPSC bulletin board, it was stated that it would be put up the next day. The body was also informed
that the Publications Committee would meet up to discuss the process of the production work for the exhibit.

Next agenda tackled was on Councilor Parungao’s council ID. Councilor Eva said that her ID would be
available as soon as the next dean would assume office.

Councilor Parungao said that the merchandise bulletin board in the lobby could not be used by the student
council as it is still being used by the college administration. She said that the option to ask from the building
administrator a bulletin board for the council’s merchandise was open, so long as the materials needed were
provided. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi asked if we could temporarily display the merchandise in the CSSPSC bulletin
board and Councilor Parungao answered yes.

Before ending the report, Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi followed up the CSSPSC calling cards. Unfortunately,
Councilor Merilo was not around to update the status of the project.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the PUB Committee was given a round of
applause as the report closed at 7:38PM.

At this point, Chairperson Javelosa allowed the body a ten-minute recess at 7:38PM

The session resumed at 7:48PM.

 F. Education, Training & Popular Struggles Committee

Councilor Reyes first gave an update on the status of the Academic Circle. The election was held last June 23
where UP Buklod-ISIP won as the Chair organization, UP KAPP as Vice-chair organization and UP LIKAS as the
Secretary organization. Elections for the standing committees would be next week or the week after next. Mr.
Reyes was already able to turn-over the directory of representatives to the Chair organization representatives and
would be in charge of contacting the other representatives of other organizations for their projects. The Academic
Circle has Php1700.00 at hand with Php1400.00 coming from the application fees and the Php300.00 from Mr.
Pabiona from last year’s funds.

Next on the agenda was the Aklatang KAPP. Mr. Baccay announced that the deadline for bibliographical
entries and readings should have been that day, the 25th of June. The deadline was moved Monday, the 28th of
June. The Aklatang KAPP would be operational next week as the master list would now be available. Mr. Baccay
requested that the master list be given to the organizations and be posted also in a bulletin board. He also
requested for publicity materials to be released to formally announce the start of operations. The rules and
regulations on who can borrow the books, how long they could borrow is the same as the main library with 2
weeks to borrow. The fine system would be Php1.00 per day for late returning of books. Ms. Pasagui requested if it
could be extended to 3 weeks and Mr. Rosero explained that the resources are limited unlike the in main library
and the 2 weeks would give other students a chance to borrow the materials. Mr. Ramos asked if the publicity
material for the Aklatang KAPP could be joined with the CSSPSC services and Mr. Baccay agreed. Mr. Baccay then
requested for the master list of the Aklatang Virgilio Enriquez and the Anthropology Library.

The Greener AS project regarding the water and energy conservation signs in the bathrooms of Palma Hall
and Palma Hall Annex was already planned. The samples are already available and would be given to Ms. Cherrie
Joy Billedo and Dean Zosimo Lee the next week. The project on solid waste segregation would have to wait for the
new dean for practical reasons.

The WALL-NUT would be released on Monday, 28th of June and would cover the Dean Selection and the Open
letter to President Noynoy Aquino. There would be 8 posted in Palma Hall and 1 in Palma Hall Annex for two
weeks. Ms. Dela Cruz requested for prodwork for the WALL-NUT.

A statement regarding the Inauguration of President Aquino on the 30 th of June would be released. The
committee will talk about the final content. He requested the Publicity committee for publicity materials for their
Facebook online campaign. The deadline would be on Tuesday, 29 th of June in line with the last day for the GMA
Must GO project.

There would be informal discussions with the autonomous bodies such as the Acad Circle, CSSPSC Volcorps
and CSSP Freshie Circle for the Open letter to President Noynoy. There would be 2 weeks of consultation for the
expectations and national or local issues to be focused on by the new administration. The deadline would be on
the 16th of July.

Mr. Baccay discussed the Student Agenda for the next CSSP dean. The turn-out of the survey was 182 forms
out of the 363 with 20% per department as the sample. The turn-out for the departments are as follows: 85% for
Anthropology, 65% for Psychology and 58% for Geography and History, 41% for Linguistics, 18% for Philosophy,
 41% for Political Science and 23% for Sociology.

The results for the characteristics for the new dean were focused on administrative skills, personal qualities as
a dean and being pro-student or student oriented. The students’ main concerns regarding the administrative skills
are being consistent, transparent, accessible, has good working relationships with students, faculty, organizations
non-faculty staff, critical with the policies of the UP administration, should be the facilitator of department chairs,
stable college community, enough experience and managerial skills, hands on with office staff, research-oriented,
logical, pragmatic and free-thinker. For the personal skills, the results were inspirational, intelligent, charismatic,
fun, tender-hearted, down-to-earth, young, fatherly/motherly image, punctual, multi-disciplinary perspective. For
the student-oriented characteristics the results were visibility, listens and prioritizes students’ needs such as
tambayan, student code, org recognition other issues, relates with students, affective, open for communication
and participative in student activities. Mr. Baccay stated that the students do not really know the dean well and
had a hard time answering the survey forms. Ms. Calauagan expressed that the way the questions were written
were a bit confusing. Ms. Peralta and Ms. Vizcarra expressed that the longitudinal cut of the survey made it seem
that it was a very long survey. Mr. Javelosa stated that the survey was not meant to be formal and would conform
to the standards of the academe but was just a way to get the opinions of the students regarding the issue.

The results for the college issues and particular needs were tambayans, improvement of facilities, lower rental
fees of services, better educational quality in the department of Philosophy, lack of investments in the college,
Tuition and Other Fee Increases, use of rooms by the organizations, less number of enrollees in CSSP, lack of
unity among departments, environmental issues, CRS issues, lack of exposure to the university relative to other
colleges, extensive alumni network, conflict among faculty members and strengthening of publication and
research. The revision of the results would be on Sunday, 27th of June.

Mr. Baccay then requested for a final date for the KAPPulungan.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the EDUC Committee was given a round of
applause as their report closed at 8:44PM.

III. Department Representative Reports

A. Sociology Department
Chairperson Javelosa gave the floor to Sociology Department Representative, Justine Peralta. Ms Peralta
reported that the Sociology Department Assembly will be held at PH 116-118 from 1-4PM on Monday, June 28,
2010.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the Sociology Department Representative report
ended at 8:45PM with the body giving it a round of applause.

B. Psychology Department
Chairperson Javelosa gave the floor to Psychology Department Representatives but since the Psychology
Department Representatives Pia Vizcarra and Jay-ar Alejandro are absent Councilor Parungao gave the report.
Councilor Parungao gave the assessment of the Department Orientation. The orientation started at 9:15 AM and
ended around 11:30 AM. There was a problem with the projector during the program – due to the well-lit nature
of the Palma Hall Annex Lobby, the projected presentations were not clearly seen. Around 90 freshmen and 3
shiftees, transferees attended the orientation.

There will also be a re-launch of RePSYCHle over the coming week. Also, a plan that the Aklatang Virgilio
Enriquez (AVE) will be manned by the four Psychology-based organizations is under way. So far, only UP Pugad-
Sayk has not confirmed.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the Psychology Department Representatives
report ended at 8:47PM with the body giving it a round of applause.

C. Political Science Department

Chairperson Javelosa gave the floor to Political Science Representative, Jolly Padilla. Political Science
Department Representative Padilla gave an assessment of the recently held Department Orientation. The
orientation started at 9 AM and ended later than expected at 12:30PM. 56 freshmen, shiftees and transferees
attended the orientation.

Political Science Department Representative Padilla also gave an update on Thesis It. The speakers for this
activity are Prof. Casambre, Prof. Rico, Prof. Rebulida , and Prof. Mendoza.

She also discussed the T-shirt design competition that will happen next semester. She will be coordinating
with the other Department Representatives.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the Political Science Department Representative
report ended at 8:51PM with the body giving it a round of applause.

D. Philosophy Department
Chairperson Javelosa gave the floor to Philosophy Department Representative, Mara Favis. Philosophy
Department Representative Favis gave her assessment of the Philosophy Department Orientation. The orientation
went well event though their Department Chairperson was not present in the event, despite constant reminders.
13 out of 20 freshmen attended the orientation. Absences were attested to the hesitation of the freshmen to
further be marked absent in their classes. Because of this, Philosophy Department Representative Favis plans to
give away CDs, providing an alternate avenue for orientation. In light of this, Councilor Eva suggested that the
other department representatives could follow suit.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the Philosophy Department Representative
report ended at 8:53PM with the body giving it a round of applause.

E. Linguistics Department
Chairperson Javelosa gave the floor to Linguistics Department Representative, Mhawi Rosero. Linguistics
Department Representative Rosero started his report with the evaluation of the Linguistics Department
Orientation. The activity started late and only 15 out of 43 freshmen attended the orientation. But with regards to
the daily activities of the department orientation week, the freshmen’s feedback pointed that they did enjoy the
said activities provided. Linguistics Department Representative Rosero stated that he will be constantly updating
the Council regarding the activities in their department.

At this point, he raised the concern that the Linguistics Department Orientation activities were not part of the
text brigades and lacked internal information dissemination within the Council. To this, Chairperson Javelosa
extended his apologies, explaining that the list of activities regarding the department orientations was lost and
that he had to use Facebook as a basis instead, which had lacking information regarding the Linguistics
Department’s related activities. He apologized for the lapse and proceeded to request the body that if any
information is lacking in text brigades or information dissemination mechanics, please inform him. Vice-
Chairperson Ogoshi then requested that text brigades also be sent immediately before any activity since there is a
chance that council members may forget if there are no follow-ups.
 Linguistics Department Representative Rosero also reported that INFRA-Ling’s directory is already
functional.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the Linguistics Department Representative
report ended at 8:57PM with the body giving it a round of applause.

F. History Department
Chairperson Javelosa gave the floor to History Department Representative, Leslie Dela Cruz. History
Department Representative Dela Cruz facilitated the assessment of their Department Orientation. 12 freshmen
and 5 shiftees and transferees attended the orientation. They had 1 hour break for lunch then the freshmen,
shiftees and transferees had their tour in the main library.

History Department Representative Dela Cruz gave an update regarding the History department shirt. She
reported that the History Department shirts are ready for retail, but is only waiting for the other department
representatives. The History Centennial shirts cost Php 350 each.

She also updated the body regarding KAS Online, which will be in Facebook.

Finally, she reminded the Council that the History Department Week will be on August.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the History Department Representative report
ended at 9:01PM with the body giving it a round of applause.

G. Geography Department
Chairperson Javelosa gave the floor to Geography Department Representative Pasagui. She assessed the
College Freshman Welcome Assembly. She stated that their department had problems with their presentation but
the audience warmly welcomed their AVP.

Geography Department Representative Pasagui reported about the Geography Assembly. In general, the event
was successful even though there were changes with the schedule. They were able to give kits for those who
attended the assembly.

She also reported that their department ballers will be released this Monday and will be priced at Php 50 each.

Regarding the newsletter, she reported that it will be released over the coming week.

Finally, she gave an update of the Geoids Core Group. Apparently, issues have recently brewed – but then she
reassured the body that she had everything under control.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the Geography Department Representative
report ended at 9:05PM with the body giving it a round of applause.

H. Anthropology Department
Chairperson Javelosa gave the floor to Anthropology Department Representative Escarcha. The Anthropology
Department Orientation will be moved from June 29 to July 6 because of the new Department Chairperson. They
will be having a department facility tour. Anthropology Department Representative Escarcha will be meeting with
their new Department Chair this Thursday.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the Anthropology Department Representative
report ended at 9:11PM with the body giving it a round of applause.

IV. CSSP Representative to the USC Report

 Immediately continuing from the Committee on Tambayan report, the CSSP Representative to the USC’s
report was given. First on the agenda was the USC Activities update. CSSP Representative Tejano reported that
both USC VolCorps and SuitUP Diliman booths will be mobile, meaning they will be moving around the
university.

There will also be a balloon flying activity for Karen and Che and all other human rights violations victims.

Next on the agenda was the Alernative Classroom Learning Experience (ACLE). The theme for the ACLE will
be “P-Noy’s Got Talent? Challenging the new regime to act for genuine change.” The ACLE will be held within the
days of August 17 – August 25, though the definite date is remains uncertain.

As for the organization requirements for university-wide recognition, the final schedules for gender sensitivity
seminar and leadership seminar will be on June 26, 9-12nn and June 28, 8-12nn respectively at the Vinzon’s
Rooftop or the USC office.

The second CALLRep Convention had seven attendees out of the ten expected. Elections for CollRep officers
was conducted, the results of which are as follows: Trance Nunez is the new secretary, Matt Yamomoto was
elected as Finance Head, Arrow Pabiona as the External Affairs Head and Fiona Arevalo as the Internal Heads
Head. There was also the assignment of project heads. CSSP Representative was also looking for a representative
for the batch 2010, which will be an elective post in the Freshie Circle.

As for the projects, “Hear Ye, Hear Ye” consultation regarding the text brigade numbers will be held with
Secretary-General Ramos and Chairperson Javelosa.

At this point, CSSP Representative Tejano asked if the body had any comments. Vice-Chairperson Ogoshi
asked when the Diliman Games will be held, to which he replied that as of now, there were still no updates.
Councilor Baccay then inquired if there were any other concrete details for ACLE besides it being held on August
25. CSSP Representative Tejano said that as of yet, there were still no updates concerning the matter. Councilor
Ducepec asked when the CSSP Varsity Exhibit will be held. Mr. Tejano said that it will be held from September
20-24. She then suggested that since there will be an exhibit, those who want to join the CSSP Varsity can also
sign up during the exhibit. Mr. Tejano considered the idea and declared that he will include that in the reservation
letter.

There being no further questions or concerns from the body, the CSSP Representative to the USC report
ended at 6:26PM with the body giving it a round of applause.

V. Chairperson’s Report
Chairperson Javelosa started by asking the department representatives for the official number of the
freshmen. In response, Linguistics Department Representative Rosero replied that AS 101 gave an unofficial copy.
Political Science Department Representative Jolly Padilla mentioned that there was still no final copy since AS 101
was still in the process of finalizing the list. She assured that the list would be given once they have it.

Chairperson Javelosa then inquired if the department representatives gave figures of estimated freshmen to
Sinag, to which Linguistics Department Representative Rosero confirmed that they did. Chairperson Javelosa
then said that the figures didn’t match. The estimated number that was with him was different from that provided
by the department representatives. He also mentioned that the Office of the University Registrar has not yet
finished counting. He then inquired as to where the department representatives got their figures. Linguistics
Department Representative Rosero replied that Sir Ed had a list of the total that passed their forms. That’s the
only copy that they’ve seen. Political Science Department Representative Padilla also mentioned that the list has
not yet been finalized since not everyone who has passed has enrolled.

Next on the agenda was the update on the League of College Councils. The LCC talked about the upcoming
event “Watchdog: 1st 100 days of Noynoy”. The body is supposed to release a statement on past President Gloria
Arroyo and the things that newly-elected President Aquino has to focus on. The statement would include input
 from various colleges. The CSSPSC declined since the council already has too much projects and activities to deal
with. The draft of the statement would be forwarded to the egroup later.

Another part of the agenda was concerning the college lanyards. A design has already been made and the
publicity materials are posted at the front of the office. All the students have to do is to sign up and buy the
lanyards. The department representatives will be in charge of the pricing.

As for the telephone connection within the office, PABX had already checked the office’s telephone wiring and
would be back tomorrow. Mr. Javelosa then asked if anyone had a spare phone by Monday for the testing, to
which no one replied affirmatively.

VI. Adjournment
There being no other concerns raised, the UP Naming Mahal was sung immediately afterwards. The General
Assembly was adjourned at 9:38PM.

Prepared by:

Paulina Maria B. Parungao

Head, Finance & Special Projects Committee

Anna Czarina Mikael P. Isaguirre

Assistant Head, Finance& Special Projects Committee

Pia Caterina M. Vizcarra

Member, Finance& Special Projects Committee

Checked by:

Dan Christian E. Ramos

Secretary-General

Noted by:

Ranulfo J. Javelosa III

Chairperson