IBINASURA ng Committee on Student Progress ng University of the Philippines Los Baños ang apela ng mga estudyante hinggil sa Maximum Residency Rule (MRR) at Readmission sa ika-143 pagpupulong ng University Council noong Hulyo 17.

Sa isang statement, sinabi ni UP SR John Isaac B. Punzalan na ang pulong ay tinapos ng UC nang hindi binibigyan ng karampatang oras ang kinatawan ng mga estudyante ng Los Baños na mag-ulat tungkol sa hinaing ng mga ito sa gitna ng Covid19 pandemic, at basta tinanggihan ang mga proposal nang walang sapat na konsultasyon.

“The issue on MRR and Readmission cases needs to be resolved now. Students have suffered much already. Bureaucratic processes, inconsistencies, and unfavorable decisions have prolonged the agony of the affected students, leaving them either in limbo or at a dead end in fulfilling their dreams to finish their studies in the university. There have already been countless protests, appeals, and discussions with top administrators on this. But why is it that this remains a huge burden on the students? Other concerns including the inclusion of last semester’s grades in the overall GWA computation and the need for a thorough consultation with constituents for comprehensive plans for the upcoming academic year are left unanswered. We have long been lobbying for educational adjustments with genuine compassion, especially in a highly challenging time we are in right now, but it seems like our calls are yet to be fully realized and heard,” dagdag ni Punzalan.

Samantala, idinaing ng All UP Academic Employees Union na agad na tinapos ni Chancellor Fernando Sanchez, Jr. ang pulong kahit na marami pang nakapilang tanong at agam-agam na hindi nabibigyang kasagutan.

Ang panawagan ng unyon kay Sanchez ay maglabas ng kongkretong planong aksiyon para matugunan ang pangangailangan ng mga estudyante at faculty, lalo ngayong nagkukumahog ang pamantasan sa remote learning dulot ng pandemya.