NUSP Davao

24/08/2025

CALLING ALL STUDENT REGENTS FROM STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (SUCs)!

Amidst the relentless budget cuts in education, students across the country are forced to endure overcrowded classrooms, deteriorating facilities, limited dormitories, outdated libraries, and shrinking scholarship opportunities. These cuts are not just numbers on paper—they are direct attacks on our right to accessible and quality education.

In response, the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) is calling on all Student Regents from SUCs to take an active role in the national education campaign to defend and advance the students’ right to education.

We invite you to join us in our collective effort to resist these budget cuts and to push for greater state support for public education.

🗓 When: August 29, 2025 (Friday)
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Where: via Zoom

✍️ Sign up here: 👉 https://forms.gle/tmTy1ZXTtoCL7kMb7

Let us unite and take action in the spirit of patriotic, democratic, and progressive brand of leadership and genuine service to the studentry.

17/08/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 (𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐏), 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨, 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐗𝐈𝐕, 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟕 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥.”

Recently, student councils in the region reported the unjust exclusion of students from a ladderized program due to alleged failure to meet the “academic rigor” of UP through a screening including a test, interview, and grade screening. The decision was communicated only the week before enrollment, leaving many students without enrollment options, as most schools in Davao had already begun their academic year.

While NUSP recognizes the importance of academic standards, such requirements must never become barriers to access. If students have not yet acquired the so-called “academic rigor,” it is the duty of the institution to teach and develop it—not to deny education altogether.

This incident is even more alarming because the University of the Philippines is not just any higher education institution—it is the National University of the Philippines, as declared under Republic Act 9500 (UP Charter of 2008). The law explicitly mandates UP to be a “public and secular institution of higher learning” that provides “democratic access to quality education” and serves as a “public service university” dedicated to advancing national development. Denying students entry based on unclear and abrupt measures directly contradicts this mandate.

In a time of economic instability, when opportunities for higher learning are already scarce, denying students the chance to study worsens inequality and undermines the very mission of the national university—to serve the Filipino people and make education truly accessible. Education delayed is education denied.

We call on UP Mindanao and the concerned offices to immediately reinstate or provide alternative enrollment pathways for the affected AASS students, uphold transparency and fairness in all program announcements, and ensure that no future student is left without options due to unclear guidelines or late notices. Education is a right, not a privilege—No Students Left Behind! Enroll the AASS Students Now!

06/05/2025

14/03/2025

“Women may be bound twice in a nation struggling for freedom but women in the struggle are women unbound.” ✨✊🏼

Historically, women played a very crucial role in calling for genuine freedom and justice. It began with calling for better working conditions, higher wages, and access to basic rights as workers. Decades after, women started calling for more representation, right to suffrage, and asserted our place in society—fighting the macho-feudal state that continues to burden us. Women started arousing, organizing, and mobilizing in different spheres of society, resulting in a mass movement that continues today.

This Women’s Month, the National Union of Students of the Philippines asked women student leaders the question: As a modern-day female student leader, why do you think it is important to continue the long legacy of strong, militant, and uncompromising struggle for genuine freedom and democracy?

Young women have an important role in continuing such legacy, especially that our current conditions is far from liberation. Until we are truly free from the chains of rotten system, women will continue to fight for freedom and justice! 💜

14/03/2025

TUITION FEE INCREASE NANAMAN?!? WAG MAG ALALA DAHIL TULOY ANG LABAN!✨

Mula sa ating matagumpay na sama-samang pagkilos kasama ang student councils noong March 10 sa Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Nagkaroon tayo ng tyansa na makausap nang face to face si CHED Commissioner Chairman Popoy De Vera para dinggin ang ating mga panawagan laban sa Tuition and Other Fees Increase na siyang magbibigay lalo sa atin ng avenues para ipaglaban ito!

Kaya naman aming inaanyayahan ang mga kapwa natin student councils na makiisa sa pagsusulong ng kampanya, magpasa pa ng position papers kasama ang NUSP, at sumama sa mangyayaring dayalogo.

Huwag nating kalilimutan na ang ating tindig na 0% increase ay posible at ating unti-unting maipapanalo kung mas lalakasan pa natin ang ating pagpapanawagan para sa libreng edukasyon!😉

Sumama rin sa educational discussion para masagot ang ating tanong kung bakit nga ba taon-taon may increase.
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13/03/2025

TUITION FEE INCREASE NANAMAN?! TAMA NA FEEEEES! 😩🙏🏼

Tuition and Other Fees Increase is a yearly phenomenon that burdens students and their families, further making education inaccessible to many. As laid down in our Constitution, education is a right that the State must protect and uphold, ensuring that Filipinos have equal access to quality education.

But with TOFI happening every year, students are pushed further away from their right to education and achieving their dreams. In this light, the National Union of Students of the Philippines is inviting students to an educational discussion that tackles the current orientation of our educational system, how we can sustain our campaign for our right to education, and if we have the power to reach victories.

To our fellow students, let us join the call against all forms of attacks on our right to education and fight for a genuinely free, quality, and accessible education!

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03/02/2025

THE NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS OF THE PHILIPPINES WELCOMES COCOPEA’S WITHDRAWAL OF ITS MEMBERSHIP IN NTF-ELCAC

In our fight to protect and uphold academic freedom, we must ensure that our schools, or any educational institution, do not collaborate with fascist agencies.

The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations’ (COCOPEA) withdrawal of its membership in the red-tagging and corrupt National Task Force to End Local Communist and Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is a victory borne out of the collective clamor and action of students, faculty, and staff. In the first place, our schools must not be members of institutions that have done nothing but harm educational stakeholders.

NTF-ELCAC does not promote any of our rights or welfare; it merely uses taxpayer money to advance this government’s fascist agenda. We recall that NTF-ELCAC and its regional and provincial auxiliaries distribute red-tagging materials, surveil students, and attempt to remove what they deem as “subversive” educational materials. With this repressive culture, they aim to instill fear in our schools, preventing students from cultivating critical thinking, discouraging academic freedom, and curtailing our democratic rights.

However, as stated in COCOPEA’s statement, they are still open to collaborative projects outside formal membership. We call on our fellow student leaders to remain vigilant and amplify the call that NTF-ELCAC and similar agencies are never welcome in our schools. We must not allow any fascist agencies to partner, collaborate, cooperate, or work together under the guise of academic freedom. Genuine academic freedom is not achieved or materialized by cooperating with institutions that undermine it.

In this light, NUSP firmly stands by the position that NTF-ELCAC, as an institution, is useless and a waste of the people’s money, and must immediately be abolished. The red-tagging of youth organizations, progressive individuals, military and police personnel, and any other form of fascism have no place in our schools or universities. Students, alongside other university sectors, will continue to arouse, organize, and mobilize—the militant practice of the youth and Filipino people that this tyrannical administration so fears—towards the abolition of NTF-ELCAC and toward freedom and justice.

20/11/2024

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 | 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

The National Union of Students in the Philippines (NUSP), in collaboration with the Kabataan Party-list and KSUP, conducted a Leadership Training and Seminar last November 16, 2024, in celebration of National Students’ Day.

NUSP Davao is committed to reviving and strengthening student leadership that is mass-oriented, progressive, and anti-repressive. This initiative aims to empower students to take an active role in the betterment of their communities and foster alliances among schools through transformative leadership.

The training began with an introduction to Student Power, highlighting the capacity of students to challenge the status quo and drive meaningful change through collective action. This was followed by a session on mass campaigns, emphasizing the importance of strategy and organization in advocating for societal progress. Finally, participants engaged in a tableau activity, which led into an insightful discussion on voters' education—a crucial step in fostering informed and active student citizens.

Together, we continue to build a strong and united student movement for a brighter future!

18/09/2024

[NUSP: 67 YEARS OF ADVANCING PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP THAT SERVES THE PEOPLE]

Since the inception of the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) in 1957, the union has consistently been at the forefront of the student struggle all over the country. Persistent with its advocacy to push for nationalist, scientific and mass-oriented (NSMO) education, the union is continuously at the defense of the democratic rights and welfare of the students and of the people.

The humble beginnings of NUSP came from a time when student councils were being subject to repression as they asserted to be recognized as student institutions that forward the calls and demands of the people. Eventually, the union continued its mission of organizing and mobilizing the Filipino youth during the turbulence brought about by the Marcos regime, especially during the time of Martial Law and the immediate birth of one of the most militant movements in history–the First Quarter Storm.

More than six decades later, the conditions still persist up until this very moment. During the first Marcos regime, student leaders were being silenced for their critiques against the fascist dictatorship, and progressives were being illegally arrested, tortured, and forced to disappear by the state agents. Now that we are facing another Marcos administration, the political context is still reminiscent of the past–prices of commodities are skyrocketing and progressives are still being subjected to vilification. One of the noteworthy leaders of NUSP Cordillera, Gene Roz Jamil “Bazoo” De Jesus, who is known for being a champion of education for he and different student leaders led a major campaign for the passage of the Free Education Bill and in amplifying the calls for free, accessible and quality education for all.

That, and all of the initiatives of the whole student movement in the Cordilleras and nationwide since its establishment 67 years ago are still being recognized and celebrated. In times of political turmoil like this, let us learn from the lessons of those who came before us. Let this be a challenge for us to continue the legacy of the student leaders who became part of the history of the patriotic, democratic, and progressive student union in the country!

Thus, we encourage all student councils in Baguio-Benguet to join our upcoming activities:

MARTIAL LAW @ 52 COMMEMORATION IN BAGUIO
September 21

AMAMMONG 2024: Metro Baguio Youth Ideathon
September 28

PAGSERBIAN TO UMILI! PAYT LATTA!

05/06/2024

23/05/2024

𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒌𝒂 𝒏𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒌𝒐? 🏖

Kasi, we can't wait to go there with you! Rise for Education Alliance Davao presents 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐲𝐚𝐰! ⛺

Tara na sa islang pantropiko sa 𝗕𝗿𝗴𝘆. 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗿𝗼, 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗹, 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘆𝗼 1-2, 2024!🎯 Hindi lang tayo matututo ng mga 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 💪, kundi magsasaya, magchichikahan, at magba-bonding din tayo kasama ang mga 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗻 galing sa iba't ibang paaralan at barangays. 👋

Siguraduhin niyong ready na kayo sa aming mga mapanghamong aktibidad at sa pakikinig sa mga bigating speakers na aming inimbitahan. 🥳 Ngayong 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐲𝐚𝐰, ating paunlarin ang temang, "𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻." Ipakita natin ang kapangyarihan na taglay nating mga kabataan!

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𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱: 𝘏𝘶𝘨𝘺𝘢𝘸 2024 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴!