15/04/2026
๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
๐ข๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ถ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
The TUP University Student Government stands firm in its commitment, responsibility, and its position. Mere leniency is not enough. While the student body seeks for alternative learning modality, the USG also advocates for sufficient facilities that could handle the impact of extreme heat. Offered solutions should not be a privilege to be grantedโthese should be a necessary and responsible action grounded in the lived realities of our students and in the legal obligation of this university.
As early as ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, the ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ง๐จ๐ฃ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฒ๐, in their capacity as executives of ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, formally submitted a petition advocating for the strategic implementation of a temporary hybrid modality and a climate-responsive dress code policy. Building on this, the USG continued to take proactive steps by formally communicating our request to the administration on ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ญ๐ฏ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ which coincides with the National Transport Strike on April 15-17, 2026.
We did not waitโwe acted. These efforts were driven by the urgent realities students are facing today. The combined pressures of economic and environmental conditions are no longer abstract concerns; they are directly affecting studentsโ ability to perform, ultimately compromising academic standards and program outcomes.
The crisis our student body faces today is not a single inconvenience. An undeniable number of public transportation operators have already suspended their routes due to escalating fuel costs. For those traveling daily from Cavite, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, or outside Metro Manila, this is not an inconvenienceโit is a crisis. Meanwhile, PAGASA has recorded heat index values exceeding 40ยฐ C. Students waiting at unshaded terminals, walking long distances, or sitting in classrooms cooled only by a few number of electric fans are not simply just uncomfortableโthese are medical risks. The complaints of the students are not speculativeโit is certain.
Students are always challenged to be resilient. We are told to find a away. And every single day, we do. But resilience is not a substitute for institutional accountability. The student body deserves commitments. The student body is owed a direct, clear, and honest communication from the highest offices of this university about what this week holds, what the university's plan is, and what recourse is available to them.
๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐
This afternoon, the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs released OVPAA Memorandum No. 8, s. 2026, announcing the shift to Remote Synchronous Learning Modality on April 16, 2026. Faculties are directed to conduct schedules classes online, while university offices remain open for official transactions.
๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐-๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ
The Vice President for Academic Affairs, in consultation and discussions with the Campus Assistant Directors for Academic Affairs (ADAAs) and the Council of Deans of TUP Manila, informs the student body that the implementation of a hybrid learning modality shall be determined at the campus level. With regard to the proposed suspension of the mandatory wearing of the official TUP student uniform in light of the anticipated high heat index as forecasted by PAGASA, each campus is likewise granted discretion to either adopt the proposed guidelines or issue alternative directives deemed appropriate to address prevailing conditions. The Office of the Student Regent and USG of each TUP Campus is yet to receive updates and consultations with the administration on this matter.
The USG acknowledges this decision, and see the good faith behind it. We appreciate the administrationโs efforts to coordinate and show compassion to the student body. However, we place on the record that it should have not taken this long. Data and Arguments are presented. Conditions were clear. Our students should have not had to absorb one more day of unnecessary risk before the institution acted.
๐๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆโ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ช๐ต. ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ช๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด.
We stand firm on our position: ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒโ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐. ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐น, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐. ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐โ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
