View the Ateneo Online Bulletin post here: Ateneo Online Bulletin: Human Security Act
According to the Sanggu:
The HSA is so vague that it can be used against just about anyone, including you and me. The law is so sweeping that is can be used to curtain the rights of persons merely suspected of terrorism, even if they have been granted bail because the evidence of their guilt is not strong. And the law is so dangerous that, unless repealed, it would destroy the Bill of Rights of the Constitution and rip apart the very fabric of our democratic system.What would be the Sanggunian's next move? Will there be a student forum? I hope it will be attended by a lot of students. Will there be a rally? Given the conservative nature of the Sanggunian, I doubt. Will they give an appropriate response in light of this HSA? This we would like to see.
5 comments:
Hi :) The statement that you posted on this entry that came from AOB is not a comment by the Sanggunian, but of the Jose Diokno, Chair of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG). The Sanggunian placed it as a block quote (with reference) to reflect the biggest reservation about the Act. It does not, in any way, reflect the opinion of the Sanggunian, the official representative of the student body. If you read the rest of the primer sent out in AOB, you will see that the Sanggunian tried to report a summary of the text of the Act as objectively as possible :)
There are reasons why the Sanggunian has not yet, or possibly shall not, release a statement about this. Regardless of the scenario, I think they are working hard to inform as many individuals as they can about this very contentious issue, starting with the Representatives' Plenary on July 18. :) I think that instead of crafting a statement that will be "representative" of the views of the students of the Loyola Schools, it is best to present the details of the Act and the opposing stances, and have the students make a statement for themselves. :)
Thank you :)
Faith Raagas
P.S. Please note that I am speaking for myself, and not as a representative of your student government. :) Thanksthanks :)
good job, junior socrateses. :) time to sting some sense into Athens-eo.
Thank you Faith. We are sorry for we mistook the quote as Sanngu's statement. We will be more careful next time. Nonetheless, we shall be waiting for Sanggu's statement and next courses of action.
E., you sound like a philosopher. Thank you for the comment.
May I ask the both of you, what are your personal opinions regarding the HSA?
It may be more sober if we encourage dialogue first before actually coming out with official statements, which have not been very effective in the past few years.
My personal opinion is that we're barking on the tree if we constantly condemn the HSA and not soberly or constructively discuss our security issues with this administration.
Just a thought.
-Karl of Sanggu
well its good to hear that some members of the Sanggu if not the Sanggu is taking notice of the very important issue of the Human Security Act. what bothers me though is the statement of faith therese t. that "There are reasons why the Sanggunian has not yet, or POSSIBLY SHALL NOT, release a statement about this." it is very disturbing that a member of the Sanggu is even thinking of an option that the Sanggu shall not release a statement.
She also mentioned that the Sanggu is working hard to inform as many individuals as they can about this VERY CONTENTIOUS ISSUE. may i just ask how the Sanggu is working hard to inform as many individuals as it can. have you conducted a forum or meetings with leaders of organizations?
Faith also said:
"I think that instead of crafting a statement that will be "representative" of the views of the students of the Loyola Schools, it is best to present the details of the Act and the opposing stances, and have the students make a statement for themselves. :)"
Its one thing to be a student representative and its another thing to be a student leader. being a student representative does not mean voicing out the opinion of the students after gathering all their views. that is merely being the mouthpiece of the collected individual opinions. (which can be done by anyone)
being a genuine student representative means representing the interest of the students in whatever action that it takes.
being a student leader on the other hand means leading the students to what the student leaders think is right. it is done by uniting the constituents to a common goal and inspiring them to act on this together.
what Faith thinks as the best thing to do ("to present the details of the Act and the opposing stances, and have the students make a statement for themselves") is falling short of the role of the Sanggu as student representatives and student leaders. informatio dissemination is definitely the way to start but what do you do with that information? what if many students are against or for the HSA?
i hope faith and the Sanggu will think over their plans regarding the HSA. i believe some Ateneans are really interested in more than just learning about HSA.
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