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UP President Angelo Jimenez administers the oath-taking of Faculty Regent Early Sol Gadong. (OFR Photo)
Kaayohan Summit 2025: Centering Wellness, Welfare and Well-being in UP
In order for the University of the Philippines (UP) to serve the people well, it has to ensure the wellness, welfare, and wellbeing of its own community.
This, in essence, was one of the key messages that came out of the Kaayohan Summit on December 1-2, 2025 at the Melchor Hall Theater, College of Engineering, UP Diliman, Quezon City.
Guided by the theme “Kaayohan para sa Tanan: Wellness, Welfare, and Well-being in the University,” the two-day event sought not only to articulate the challenges to well-being experienced by UP’s workforce but also to propose for policies that enable the community to better deliver its indispensable public service to the country.
The summit brought together faculty, REPS, administrative staff, and contractual personnel from across the UP System. At the core of the summit was the Kaayohan framework adopted by the UP Office of the Faculty Regent, which emphasizes that honor, excellence, and service rest fundamentally on the well-being of its people.
Read the entire statement: https://facultyregent.up.edu.ph/kaayohan-summit-2025-centering-wellness-welfare-and-well-being-in-up/
Statement of the Office of the UP Sectoral Regents on the Co-Terminus with the Incumbent (CTI) Status of PGH positions
We express our grave concern regarding the reclassification of hundreds of plantilla positions at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) into “Co-Terminus with the Incumbent” (CTI) status.
This action, which was acted upon unilaterally by the PGH administration, poses a direct threat to the job security, professional growth, and morale of our essential hospital personnel. Among the most affected are utility workers, ward assistants, nursing aides, and other support staff indispensable to hospital operations. They are those in Salary Grades 1 to 4 who are the most vulnerable among our workforce.
Read the entire statement: https://facultyregent.up.edu.ph/statement-of-the-offices-of-the-up-sectoral-regents-on-the-co-terminus-with-the-incumbent-cti-status-of-pgh-positions/
Mensahe ni Hon. Gadong sa Recognition Rights ng UP Manila School of Health Sciences
Maayong hapon sa inyo tanan. Magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat.
Una kong nalaman ang tungkol sa UP Manila School of Health Sciences noong bahagi ako ng Academic Union at bago pa maging Faculty Regent. Sa tuwing pumupunta kami sa UP Tacloban ay sinisikap naming makapunta rin sa SHS Palo para makausap ang ating faculty at staff doon. Noong naging faculty regent na ako ay napuntahan ko rin sa wakas ang Baler, Koronadal, at Tarlac campuses.
Basahin nang buo ang mensahe ni Hon. Gadong: https://facultyregent.up.edu.ph/message-sa-up-manila-school-of-health-sciences-1st-shs-wide-recognition-rites/
Pahayag ng UP Sectoral Regents sa ika-apat na State of the Nation Address in Pangulong Marcos Jr.
Tiyak, larawan ng “pag-unlad” ang muling ipipinta ni Pang. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa kanyang pang-apat State of the Nation Address (SONA). Pero batid natin ang katotohanan: lalong nalulugmok sa matinding krisis sa ekonomiya, edukasyon, kalikasan, at karapatang pantao ang mga mamamayan.
Maaaring ipagmamalaki niya ang diumano’y tagumpay sa negosasyon kay US Pres. Donald Trump: kkapiranggot na isang percentage point na pagbaba ng taripa kapalit ang mas maluwag na pagpasok ng mga produktong US sa bansa. Habang pinalalakas ang dayuhang kontrol sa ating ekonomiya, patuloy naman ang pagdurusa ng mga Pilipino sa pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin at nananatiling di sapat ang kakarampot na dagdag-sahod, lalo pa’t laganap ang job insecurity.
Prof. Early Sol Gadong is sworn in as UP Faculty Regent
The Office of the Sectoral Regents (OSR) of the University of the Philippines (UP) welcomed its newly sworn-in Faculty Regent, Prof. Early Sol Gadong, during a ceremony held on January 6, 2025 at Quezon Hall in UP Diliman campus, Quezon City. Read more: https://facultyregent.up.edu.ph/prof-early-sol-gadong-sworn-in-as-28th-faculty-regent-of-the-university-of-the-philippines-system/
READ: UP Faculty Regent Carl Marc L. Ramota's end-of-term report (2023-2024)
Hon. Carl Marc L. Ramota, 27th Faculty Regent of the University of the Philippines (UP) System, has concluded his two-year tenure (January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024). His term was defined by commitment to academic freedom, human rights, faculty welfare, and public service, pushing for UP’s role as a democratic and progressive national university. Read or download Faculty Regent Ramota’s end-of-term report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q-UKLUGOt08dMhk8bRPrL83brx3BWFKc/
The Sole Faculty Representative in the BOR
The Faculty Regent is the sole representative of the UP faculty in the Board of Regents (BOR), the highest policy making body of the university. As a member of the BOR, the main role of the Faculty Regent is to participate in collegial policy making and ensure that policies are in the university’s best interests, bearing in mind the general interest and welfare of the faculty, the university, and the nation.
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𝗙𝗥𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 | In a landmark moment, Faculty Regent Early Sol Gadong joined the All UP Academic Employees Union - Manila Chapter as they conducted an orientation on the Collective Negotiation Agreement for the Chancellor's Management Team of UP Manila. During the orientation, Dr. Gene Nisperos, Acad Union Manila VP for Faculty, discussed key employee rights and privileges enshrined in the recently ratified CNA. These included provisions on conducive workspaces, the free use of venues and transportation for union activities, and the grant of official time for union officers. Dr. Nisperos was joined by other officers of the Academic Union, including Ms. Maria Clarissa Lucero (NIH), Dr. Leonard Javier (CM), and Prof. John Joseph Posadas (CN), and informed the Vice Chancellors, Deans, and Directors present about CNA provisions on economic benefits and wellness privileges, as well as other negotiated gains. Meanwhile, FR Gadong thanked the UP Manila Administration, headed by Chancellor Michael Tee, for providing faculty members with laptops --- a long-time campaign of the Academic Union. She also sought the administration's support in extending similar initiatives to other constituent units. In addition, she expressed her gratitude to UP Manila for its support of the recently concluded Kaayohan Summit 2025 and assured the administration that the Summit's resolutions would be presented to the Board of Regents fornpossible translation into system-wide policies that would benefit employees across the UP System. The CNA Orientation for Administrators forms part of FR Gadong's Program of Action, which aims to strengthen collegiality and communication between the Union and the Administration, and to improve working conditions in the University. This initiative has now been institutionalized in the current Collective Negotiation Agreement, and is expected to be conducted in other constituent units as well. #PadayonUnyon #KaayohanParaSaTanan
AMANDA ECHANIS IS FREE! Philippine Collegian: "University Student Council councilor and peasant organizer Amanda Echanis was acquitted Wednesday of charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives, the Free Amanda Echanis Movement announced. "Echanis is now free after over five years of detainment at the Cagayan Provincial Jail in Tuguegarao City." https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1X339fNTmK/