Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez Jr

6th Key Are of Dr. Fernando Sanchez, Jr.'s vision for UP, Synergy in Diversity: Internationalization

"As the country’s national university, UP is also mandated to serve as a regional
and global university that will actively foster cooperation among universities as well
as scholarly and professional associations in the Asia Pacific Region and the rest of the world. To fulfill this mandate and to further expand UP’s international linkages,
which bring opportunities for further growth among UP’s diverse talent, and opens
up avenues for institutional reflexivity and assessment, it is essential that UP harness
its vast and diverse network of alumni within and outside the Philippines."

Read more about his vision here: bit.ly/FCSVision

5th Key Area of Dr. Fernando Sanchez, Jr.'s vision for UP, Synergy in Diversity:
Establishing Relevant Graduate Programs

"To uphold UP’s mandate to serve as a graduate university, it is imperative that
UP do not only focus on increasing its graduate program offerings, UP must also make it a point that its graduate programs, across all CUs, are above all, relevant and
responsive to the niche and needs of the region where such graduate programs will
be offered."

Read more about his vision statement here: bit.ly/FCSVision

4th Key Area in Dr. Fernando Sanchez, Jr.'s vision for UP, Synergy in Diversity: Providing an Inspiring and Enabling Environment

"UP is not just a university. It is an environment where the most promising and
brightest minds come to learn, interact with one another, and pursue one’s personal
and professional goals. It is an environment where students and university staff spend
a significant amount of their life studying, working, and in between, enjoying leisure
activities or simply having a quiet time while immersing oneself in the space that
surrounds them."

Read more about his vision statement here: bit.ly/FCSVision

3rd Key Area in Dr. Fernando Sanchez, Jr.'s vision for UP, Synergy in Diversity: Securing UP's Academic Leadership

"Securing UP’s academic leadership does not only require attracting and
retaining the best and brightest minds in various academic and research disciplines,
it also involves a clear and well-defined expertise succession path to ensure that UP’s
pool of experts on various fields of specialization are sustained."

Read more about his vision here: https://bit.ly/FCSVision

2nd Key Area of Dr. Fernando Sanchez Jr.'s vision for UP, Synergy in Diversity:
Strengthening Inter-UP Cooperation and Collaboration

UP needs a more inclusive program that will allow more CUs, disciplines, and
university constituents to participate in activities that will further enrich their
knowledge and expertise while contributing to endeavors that address issues and
matters affecting our society and nation.

Read more about his vision here: https://bit.ly/FCSVision

1st Key Area of Dr. Fernando Sanchez, Jr.'s vision, Synergy in Diversity:
Diversifying UP's Public Service and Development Linkages

"I believe that UP, as a national university, should diversify its linkages and include formal and more meaningful partnerships among local governments units (LGUs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and state universities and colleges (SUCs) to better bring UP’s services and technologies which address the needs of marginalized communities."

Read his full vision statement here: https://bit.ly/FCSVision

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘𝗦 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦, 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗭! 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 (𝗡𝗠𝗖𝗦𝗖) 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗠𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗨𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬

Since the official nominees for the next UP president were announced last 20 October 2022, issues thrown at me during my run for the third term as UPLB Chancellor began to resurface.

𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁.

I will answer each allegation based on facts and relevant official information that guided me in making those decisions.

Unfortunately, the claims of the NMCSC lack context and follow-up with the resolutions that arose from those circumstances. It failed to give the whole picture of these issues. Instead, they conveniently sensationalized their claims to besmirch my accomplishments as a two-term UPLB Chancellor.

I have already provided an explanation of my pending Ombudsman cases that can be read through this link: (https://bit.ly/3BmpQ9V) as well as my statement to address the issues surrounding the late registration issues and alleged 600+ MRR Cases in UPLB (https://bit.ly/3VBWInc).

𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗣 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗣 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲.

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𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗗𝗥. 𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗢 𝗖. 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗭, 𝗝𝗥. 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗣 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗫𝗬 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 & 𝗧𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥

Thank you for your post regarding my vision for the University as one of the nominees for the next University of the Philippines (UP) President (https://www.facebook.com/phkule/photos/pcb.5519354481478787/5519342878146614 : https://twitter.com/phkule/status/1587742004217143297?s=20&t=Z-khEmOCkyQ79h8vAdDNXA ). However, there are information that must be corrected and added in order for the post to be complete and truthful.

The Ombudsman cases arose from a complaint filed by the president of a corporation that constructed a building on a land owned by the Young Men's Christian Association of Los Baños, Inc. (YMCA LB). This privately-owned lot is located within the UP Los Baños (UPLB) campus. The complaint was mainly focused on my actions as then Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development (VCPD) when the building (also called the YMCA Plaza) was being constructed.

I, and the other officials of UPLB, questioned the construction because the developer violated the YMCA LB and UPLB agreement on the use of the building, did not have the required building permit at the start of construction and affected UPLB’s campus, such as causing damage to UPLB’s roads because of the weight of delivery trucks going inside the campus and causing damage to UPLB utilities that were utilized without permission from UPLB, among others. The building was supposed to be exclusively for UPLB constituents, students, and staff, but the developer sought to open the building to the public and started to pre-sell units. The actions of the developer did not comply with the agreement of the YMCA LB and UPLB, and will not be equitable to the University. By questioning the actions of the developer and seeking to make the developer compliant with the agreement, and accountable for the damage it has done to UPLB’s premises, we were protecting and upholding the interests of the University. It is for these actions that we became the subject of complaints.

The first Ombudsman case against me as then VCPD and another UPLB Official was filed in January 2014 by YMCA LB. Administrative and criminal charges were filed against us for alleged oppressive, malicious, and arbitrary acts that delayed the construction of the building. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗱𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟰 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲, 𝗮𝘀 𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗕 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀.

The developer, in June 2015 filed a civil case against me and other UPLB officials, to stop them from preventing the construction and to allow access of utilities to the building. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗕, and further noted that YMCA LB had filed a case against the developer in the HLURB (to revoke the developer’s Development Permit, Registration Certificate and License to Sell) and in another court to rescind its contract with the developer.

Notwithstanding its setbacks in the cases filed against me, the developer still filed a complaint before the Ombudsman against me as then Chancellor of UPLB on January 2020. The complaint included my acts as then VCPD along with another UPLB Official in the first Ombudsman case filed by the YMCA LB, and also included allegations that as Chancellor starting on October 2014, I continued to delay the construction of the building. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗱𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁.

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮, 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗱𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝟬𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁. The complaint is the basis for the administrative and criminal cases now pending before the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon.

The profile presented only a fraction of the truth about the cases filed against me. It only presented the allegations of a private company (i.e. he was involved in delaying the construction of a building) but did not include the reasons for my actions as an administrator. Nor did it mention the fact that a number of cases filed against me are for the same grounds as the current cases have all been dismissed. 𝗔𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗜 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗕 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗗𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀.

𝗜 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗕 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿.

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𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗗𝗥. 𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗢 𝗖. 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗭, 𝗝𝗥. 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗫𝗜𝗠𝗨𝗠 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗬 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘 (𝗠𝗥𝗥) & 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘𝗦
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𝗠𝗔𝗫𝗜𝗠𝗨𝗠 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗬 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘 (𝗠𝗥𝗥)
University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) students alleged that Prof. Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr. (Prof. FCS) was anti-student for enforcing Maximum Residency Rule (MRR) which resulted in over 600 cases that needed to be processed for MRR extension and readmission.

𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵
● During the administration of Prof. FCS, there were no changes in the implementation of the MRR rule.
● The figure of 600 MRR cases as cited in the statements released on social media is without factual basis. The real facts based on the records were as follows based on 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗕 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵):
o Between 1st Semester AY 2018-19 and 2nd Semester AY 2018-19, the number of students who enrolled decreased by 683.
o The decrease in enrollment can be broken down as follows: 𝟮𝟯𝟬 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟰𝟱𝟯 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹.
o Of the 453 who did not enroll, 27 were not able to complete matriculation, 313 were dismissed/permanently dismissed/exceeded maximum residency, and 113 did not enroll (for unspecified reasons).
o Of the 313, 𝟲𝟴 𝗿𝗲-𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯𝟰 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱.

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬
● On 05 March 2020, Prof. FCS wrote a letter (Reference No: FCSJ-2020-203) to President Danilo L. Concepcion acknowledging the list of students, gathered by the UPLB University Student Council (USC), who appealed for readmission and extension to the Office of the President. 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟳𝟰 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗕 𝗨𝗦𝗖, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟴 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬.
● 𝗣𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻 in a response (Reference No: PDLC 20-55) dated 17 June 2020 to the letter sent on 05 March 2020, 𝗙𝗖𝗦 𝘄𝗮𝘀 “𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.”
● On 30 June 2020, FCS expanded the mandate of the UPLB University Council (UC) Committee on Student Progress, under Administrative Order No. 201 Series of 2020, to study the appeals for readmission and extension of residency.
● The findings of the committee were reported to the 143rd UPLB UC on 17 July 2020. The Council upheld the findings of the committee.
● 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗖 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗕, 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗥𝗥 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗖.

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
UPLB students alleged that Prof. FCS was anti-student for not allowing late registration during the 2nd Sem AY 2018-2019.
● The late registration period is provided in the University Code and was followed by UPLB.
● UPLB is the only CU that includes the late registration period in its Calendar. It also extended the late registration period for 3 more days.
● Opening of sections/courses can only be approved if there will be the following: 1) availability of faculty to handle the additional class; 2) available classroom; and 3) a sufficient number of students who will enroll.
● For students who cannot enlist because of financial obligations, a period of three (3) weeks was given for them to process and submit promissory notes.
● The opening of new classes/courses was limited by the following: 1) limitations in resources, facilities, and teaching staff; 2) incomplete pre-enlistment of students; and 3) irregular status of students.
● 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁 (𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗔 𝟭𝟬𝟵𝟯𝟭) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗧), 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 (𝟱) 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.
● 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝘀, 𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗕 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗣 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗.
● The submission of the list of enrolled students is also required by the UP System.

𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗠 𝗡𝗢. 𝟬𝟯𝟬 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬
Students alleged that this Memorandum of Prof. FCS is proof of his anti-student sentiment.
● This memorandum was a reiteration of the University Code provision on the admission of students (Art. 30 Chap. 44). 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
● This was needed because of reports that students have been able to attend classes, take exams, and obtain a final grade despite not being enrolled. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿.

𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗦 & 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦
Students alleged that as Chancellor, Prof. FCS did not heed the call of the students to stop the implementation of SAIS (Student Academic Information System).
● SAIS is an initiative of the UP System that is aimed at improving the management of student records. It integrated the registration and enlistment process with the end of facilitating student enrollment. Its adoption is not the action of the Chancellor.
● Upon the introduction of SAIS, glitches were observed. It is expected that any new system will have to be debugged and adjusted to remove such glitches.
● In UPLB, SAIS replaced SystemOne which was also in need of improvement.
● 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗦 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗕, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗙𝗖𝗦 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁. Contrary to such allegations, he took the initiative to grant concessions that are within the bounds set by existing policies and guidelines of the University. Extensions to the late registration period were granted, appeals were granted even after an extended period, and students with meritorious reasons were granted their appeals.

𝗔𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱. This would include having to reluctantly refuse readmission to students who have already been dismissed previously for two times on poor academic performance, including excessive absences, and dismiss appeals for students who have already stayed beyond the MRR.
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✅ Coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer
✅ Raw fiber extractor
✅ Geomatics Laboratory for human settlements planning

Here are more of the key accomplishments and initiatives in infrastructure development of Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr. during his two-term leadership as a chancellor in UPLB!
These milestones are shared successes of the entire UPLB community through collaborative efforts with LGUs, NGOs, SUCs, and our international collaborators.
Visit our website at bit.ly/FCS-AR to learn more!

✅ PHP 230 million for building, refurbishing and re-equipping instruction and research laboratories
✅ CVM's HistoStarTM
✅ Two-lane reinforced concrete deck girder bridge over Molawin River

Here are more of the key accomplishments and initiatives in infrastructure development of Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr. during his two-term leadership as a chancellor in UPLB!

These milestones are shared successes of the entire UPLB community through collaborative efforts with LGUs, NGOs, SUCs, and our international collaborators.
Visit our website at bit.ly/FCS-AR to learn more!

✅ APEC Road
✅ IPB Road
✅ Mt. Makiling Ecotourism Road

Here are more of the key accomplishments and initiatives in infrastructure development of Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr. during his two-term leadership as a chancellor in UPLB!

These milestones are shared successes of the entire UPLB community through collaborative efforts with LGUs, NGOs, SUCs, and our international collaborators.
Visit our website at bit.ly/FCS-AR to learn more!