Monica Wong's Perspective

The author is Ma. Monica M. Wong, a fourth year student taking up Philippine Studies at the College of Arts and Letters in UP Diliman.
She is a creative writing major also taking up journalism as a minor course. She believes that all the drama in the world is just misplaced energy.

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NEWS IN PERSPECTIVE
Ma. Monica Wong
Metro Manila, Philippines

21 February 2008 Resource Links on the New UP Charter

Listed below are links to some articles on the new UP Charter. These links were compiled to help you understand the issue better.

UP Charter Change Updates
UP Charter Change Updates, University of the Philippines
Latest Update: 15 February 2008

Bicameral Committee Approves New UP Charter
INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
28 January 2008

Senate OKs New Charter to Give More Autonomy
INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
6 June 2007

Senate Ratifies Bicam Report on UP Charter
INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
5 June 2007

Senate OK's UP Charter Change as National University
The Manila Times Internet Edition - TOP STORIES
6 June 2007

With the Ratification of the UP Charter: Villar Expects UP's Rise in the Int'l
Senate of the Philippines: 14th Congress
29 January 2008

Passage of New UP Charter will hasten competitiveness of UP Degree-Holders
Senate of the Philippines: 14th Congress
28 January 2008

Passage of New UP Charter to Benefit Future Iskolar ng Bayan
Press Release - Senate of the Philippines: 14th Congress
20 December 2007

Senate Bill No. 1964 - University of the Philippines Charter of 2007
Senate of the Philippines: 14th Congress
17 December 2007

Kiko: Pass UP Charter in time for UP Centennial
Press Release - Senate of the Philippines: 14th Congress
10 August 2007

Opinion Columns and Blog Entries

From Colonial to Neoliberal
The Manila Times Internet Edition - OPINION, The Other View by Elmer A. Ordoñez
9 February 2008

A Short Primer on the UP Charter Bills
PABLOmatics! at Multiply
26 January 2008

New Charter for UP
New Charter for UP at Cyberbaguioboy
6 June 2007

Discussions

A New UP Charter
Peyups: Where Bright Minds Meet, A New UP Charter
17 February 2007

Available Documents to Download

Short Primer on the UP Charter Bills
League of Filipino Students Blog Archive - A Short Primer on the UP Charter Bills prepared by the Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND UP)
26 January 2008

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