The Manila Collegian

Sa panibago nitong isyu, tangan ng The Manila Collegian ang kagyat na pag-alpas ng identidad at lahi mula sa tanikala ng dayuhan at mala-kolonyal na kamalayang namamayani sa lipunan. Basahin ang panibagong isyu rito: tinyurl.com/MKule38No17-18

THE #SR43 SELECTION IN FOUR MINUTES ICYMI: The 43rd Student Regent selection took place during the third and final day of the 61st convention of the General Assembly of Student Councils (GASC) on August 8 in the atrium of UP Mindanao. Lasting about 15 hours, the Student Regent selection is a process where all present student councils in the assembly unitedly decide who to forward as their next representative. The selected Student Regent shall serve as the lone representative of the whole UP student community in the highest decision-making body in the university, the Board of Regents. With the session officially adjourning at 3:12 a.m. after the body has reached a consensus, watch how this gruelling process unfolded this year. #GASC61

Sa isang landas na kaiba sa nakasanayan, hindi rin naging madali ang lakbayin ng mga Full Time (FT) Activists sa paroroonang labas sa kada sulok ng unibersidad. BASAHIN: medium.com/p/5892442fedf2

The ultimate tragedy of the modern Filipino side quest is that what begins as an act of defiance is eventually packaged, priced, and sold back to us. READ: medium.com/p/560f6186ce18

Behind the promised rewards of neoliberal education lies a harsh reality: graduation does not bring security, but a future of relentless struggle. Beyond the gates, economic precarity deepens under the weight of U.S. imperialism and the rise of Pax Silica. Bureaucratic red tape suffocates workers, while trillionaires build fortunes off underpaid Filipino labor. Meanwhile, a state that routinely guts marginalized communities—from displaced fisherfolk to the weavers of the Sablay—hypocritically demands "honor and service" from the very youth it exploits. A long-overdue rehabilitation is needed by a nation stripped bare by its trees felled at the will of profit, its healthcare system hollowed to mistrust in basic care, and its playing fields left barren of support where dreams might take root beyond survival. In its final issue for the 38th term, The Manila Collegian traces life before and after the Sablay, exposing the rigged game that pales gilded glamour of accolades against the fire of serving the people, and driving the newly born Iskolars ng Bayan to continue on marching in the streets long with greater calls. Read the issue here: tinyurl.com/MKule38No20-21

The University of the Philippines (UP) Manila College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) registers four winning candidates in the 52nd CAS Student Council (SC) elections last Thursday, Aug. 4. Miel Gabriel Lagdan is elected chairperson after receiving 90.27% of the votes, while independent Candidate Rein Margarette Sarmiento will serve as the vice chairperson after garnering 84.14% of the total vote. Meanwhile, two other Sulong CAS candidates were elected: Marc Joshua Gregor Camero as the college representative to the USC with 85.41% votes, and Arjay Vergara as the national solidarity and local issues councilor with 84.68% votes. From last year’s polls with 10 out of 13 members, the CASSC will need to fill nine posts this year to complete the slate. #BotoUPM #HalalanSaKAS2026

WATCH: Following the selection of #SR43, the body proceeds to the singing of UP Naming Mahal. #GASC61

LOOK: After 15 hours of exhaustive consensus-building, the final ranking of #SR43 is as follows: — Angel Mariton Manalili, 43rd Student Regent — AJ Lozano, Second nominee — Dylan Gain Solomo, Third nominee Manalili will serve as the sole representative of the studentry in the Board of Regents (BOR), the highest decision-making body in the UP System. #GASC61

ANGEL MARITON MANALILI IS 43RD STUDENT REGENT Serving as the first Student Regent nominee from the UP Open University, Manalili clinches the highest position for student leaders in the university, serving as the sole student representative in the Board of Regents (BOR) of the UP System for the following academic year. #GASC61 #SR43

LOOK: The body has been deliberating on the student regent selection for more than 15 hours. As of 2:20 a.m., the General Assembly of Student Councils has yet to reach a consensus on who to name as #SR43. The last SR selection lasted until 3:35 a.m. #GASC61

UPV USC files a motion for a 5-minute caucus per constituent unit. The motion carries. #GASC61 #SR43

UPM USC: Ang UP Manila ay maninindigan pa rin na manatili kay Manalili. Naniniwala kami na taglay niya ang kakayahan na maging tunay na boses ng 65,000 estudyante ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas. #GASC61 #SR43

UPMin USC files a motion to forward AJ Lozano as 43rd Student Regent. UPM USC objects. The motion is rejected. #GASC61 #SR43