07/05/2026
โPAHAYAG MULA SA KOLEHIYO NG PANGGURONG EDUKASYON HINGGIL SA MGA NAKABABAHALANG PAHAYAG SA ROTC REGIONAL ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE TACTICAL INSPECTION
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โAng Kolehiyo ng Pangg**ong Edukasyon ay nagkakaisang nagpapahayag ng mariin at walang pasubaling pagkondena sa mga naiulat na seksuwal at misohinistang pahayag na naganap sa katatapos lamang na Regional Annual Administrative Tactical Inspection (RAATI). Bilang mga tagapagtaguyod ng edukasyon at ng pagpapahalaga sa dignidad ng bawat indibidwal, mariin naming pinaninindigan na ang ganitong mga asal at pananalita ay ganap na hindi katanggap-tanggap at walang puwang sa alinmang gawaing akademiko o pangmag-aaral sa loob ng pamantasan.
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โAng mga pahayag na nagpapababa sa dangal ng kababaihan, gaya ng โPumili kayo ng sponsor at ibibigay ko,โ ay hindi lamang bastos kundi nagpapahiwatig din ng isang kulturang tumitingin sa kababaihan bilang mga bagay na maaaring piliin o ipamigay. Ang ganitong uri ng kaisipan ay tahasang sumasalungat sa mga prinsipyong itinataguyod ng edukasyonโkabilang ang paggalang sa karapatang pantao, pagkakapantay-pantay ng kasarian, at pagpapaunlad ng makatao at responsableng mamamayan. Higit na nakababahala ang ganitong mga pahayag kung nagmumula sa mga indibidwal na inaasahang magsilbing huwaran ng disiplina, integridad, at mataas na pamantayang moral.
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โMahigpit naming binibigyang-diin na ang anumang pagtatangkang gawing biro, pagaanin, o balewalain ang mga seksistang pahayag ay hindi kailanman katanggap-tanggap. Ang ganitong mga kilos ay hindi dapat ituring na simpleng pagpapahayag o kakulangan sa sensibilidad, kundi bilang seryosong paglabag sa dignidad ng tao at sa mga batayang prinsipyo ng pagkakapantay-pantay.
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โKaugnay nito, kaisa ang Kolehiyo ng Pangg**ong Edukasyon sa panawagan para sa agaran, masusi, at komprehensibong imbestigasyon hinggil sa nasabing insidente. Hinihikayat din namin ang administrasyon ng pamantasan at ang mga kinauukulang tanggapan ng ROTC na magpatupad ng mahigpit at epektibong mga patakaran upang matiyak na hindi na mauulit ang mga ganitong pangyayari at mapanatili ang isang ligtas at inklusibong kapaligirang pang-edukasyon.
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โDagdag pa rito, nais naming igiit na ang mga ganitong gawain ay malinaw na lumalabag sa Republic Act No. 11313, o ang Safe Spaces Act, na naglalayong protektahan ang lahat ng indibidwal laban sa gender-based sexual harassment sa mga pampubliko at pribadong espasyo, kabilang ang mga institusyong pang-edukasyon. Ang sinumang mapatunayang lumabag sa batas na ito ay dapat papanagutin alinsunod sa umiiral na mga probisyon ng batas.
Pinaninindigan ng Kolehiyo ng Pangg**ong Edukasyon na ang isang tunay na dekalidad na edukasyon ay nakabatay sa pagtataguyod ng paggalang, dignidad, at pantay na oportunidad para sa lahat. Hindi dapat pahintulutan na ang pamantasan ay maging lugar ng diskriminasyon, pang-aapi, o anumang anyo ng kawalang-galang. Patuloy kaming maninindigan bilang katuwang ng komunidad sa pagsusulong ng katarungan, pananagutan, at makabuluhang pagbabago.
MILITAR SA PAMANTASAN, PALAYASIN!
Rise for Education โ Southern Luzon State University strongly condemns the sexist and deeply inappropriate remarks made by Col. Virgilio C. Hamos Jr., Chairperson of the Regional Annual Administrative and Tactical Inspection (RAATI) for the SLSU Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC).
In his closing remarks during RAATI 2026: โPumili kayo ng sponsor at ibibigay ko,โ is not only offensive but exposes a broader and more dangerous reality: the persistence of macho-feudal culture deeply embedded in institutions that continue to normalize sexism, misogyny, and abuse of authority. Women are not rewards to be handed out by men in power, and students should never be subjected to degrading remarks that reduce them into objects for entertainment.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ โ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏโ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ.
This incident cannot be dismissed as an isolated remark. It reflects the character of an education system that remains colonial, commercialized, and fascist. It is colonial in its continued preservation of institutions and frameworks rooted in blind obedience and militaristic values inherited from foreign domination. It is commercialized as education increasingly treats students as mere consumers while neglecting their welfare and democratic rights. Most alarmingly, it is fascist when educational spaces are used to normalize militarization, suppress dissent, and cultivate a culture where abuse of authority is tolerated.
The ROTC program has long been criticized for reinforcing authoritarian discipline and macho-feudal values that breed harassment, violence, and impunity. Col. Hamosโ remarks are a concrete manifestation of this culture. A culture where power is abused, misogyny is trivialized, and students are expected to remain silent. Such environments do not produce empowered youth; they produce fear, conformity, and normalized oppression. Instead of genuinely serving the people, they often become sites where hierarchical power and harmful culture are enforced and reproduced. When those in authority can casually make sexist remarks without accountability, it reveals an environment where abuse is tolerated and even normalized.
This is also why many students remain deeply skeptical of YES INSPIRE, which presents itself as a โyouth organizationโ despite being established through a Memorandum of Agreement between the Provincial Government of Quezon Province, Southern Luzon State University (SLSU), and Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). This is without meaningful consultation from the student body. The absence and non-consultation of the Student Regent: the legitimate voice of the student body, during the signing of the said MOA raises serious questions about its legitimacy.
How can an organization claim to represent the youth when the youth themselves were excluded from its formation?
Rather than empowering the youth, they mirror a fascist approach to education: where participation is replaced by imposition, and representation is reduced to tokenism or completely disregarded. Youth organizations that claim to represent students must emerge from students themselves, not be imposed through top-down agreements that exclude the very sector they claim to empower.
As an alliance advocating for nationalist, scientific, and mass-oriented education, Rise for Education asserts that education must be grounded in the needs and realities of the people, that schools must be spaces for critical thinking, democratic participation, and genuine liberation, not breeding grounds for militarization, sexism, and authoritarian control. We call on the SLSU administration to address this incident immediately, hold those accountable, and ensure that studentsโ rights, dignity, and voices are protected.
We call for the immediate accountability of Col. Hamos and a thorough investigation into this incident. We also demand transparency and genuine student participation in all policies and programs that affect the student body, including initiatives like YES INSPIRE.
Education should liberate, not oppress.
Students should be heard, not silenced.
Women should be respected, not objectified.
๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต'๐ด ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ ๐๐๐๐
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๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
