Lagi't lagi, Para sa Bayan! ๐ Now, ALYANSA, borne out of the promise of its time, remains true to its calling. We ousted a president in 2001.
More than two decades ago, out of the movement that ousted a president who symbolized decadence and excess, we formed UP Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (UP ALYANSA). ALYANSA remains to be a formation of principles, of values, of character, with an unchanging battle cry challenging students to go beyond themselves, and become Iskolars para sa Bayan. Twenty-one ye
ars of existence saw our numerous hurdles and triumphs. Many challenges tested our resolve, but we emerged stronger and wiser. We campaigned for volunteerism back in 2002. We pioneered the revision of the UP Charter in 2003, leading to its passage five years after. We led, for the first time, the University Student Council (USC) in 2004. We never faltered against fraternity-related violence in 2005, even at much cost. We ushered in reforms in the Student Regent selection process in 2006. We marched on to bigger gains in the USC in 2007. We brought in the Eco-Active Campaign for the environment in 2008. On that same year, we also launched the STFAP Under Protest, generating a clamor for revising the UP scholarship brackets, which finally led the University to fix the system the year after. In 2009, we launched the Break the Code Campaign, a continuing initiative to push for responsive, timely, and pro-student provisions in the UP Diliman Code of Student Conduct. We have been true to our name as Iskolars para sa Bayan, as we mustered the biggest bayanihan for fellow typhoon survivors of Ondoy. In 2010, we called upon our student leaders to uphold the university's sacred values of honor and excellence. In 2011, we renewed our calls for our student institutions to be transparent in its affairs and our university administration to be accountable to cases of fraternity-related violence. In 2012, we made history via the election of the Philippines' first transgender Student Council Chairperson, as well as the enactment of the Reproductive Health and Sin Tax Reform Laws. In 2014, we gave mandate to a USC Chairperson and Vice Chairperson with the highest number of votes in UP Diliman history. For twenty-one years, we firmly established ourselves as the best alternative in student politics, an alternative rooted in service. Twenty-one years of existence could not have been possible without our participation. We were there all along, forging unity through principles, leading with values and character, and serving with utmost pride. When we, Iskolars para sa Bayan, are faced with different issues inside and outside the university, we heed the call of the people. When our democractic spaces are shrinking, and when taking up space seems to be daunting, we amplify the voice of the voiceless, hold the line and become vessels of courage. The fight for a just and progressive society does not stop. We are expected to uphold honor and excellence as we offer to the nation what UP has taught us. As we face a bigger and stronger enemy, we continue to struggle with and empower our fellow students to take the path towards positive social transformation - a path that is anchored in protecting and upholding the rights of every Filipino. Now more than ever, it is imperative for all of us to go beyond borders and reclaim our future. Thus, as we press on to the challenges ahead of us, we remind ourselves of our past, as we persevere on to the future. Iskolar para sa Bayan, kasama ka sa ALYANSA.
23/05/2026
Maraming salamat, UP, CAL at CSSP!
Taos puso ang pagpapasalamat namin sa lahat ng estudyanteng sumuporta at nagtiwala sa serbisyong nais nating ipamalas. Hindi dito natatapos ang ating mga plano at kampanya. Simula pa lamang ito ng isang panibangong taon ng pagtugon sa mga pangangailangan ng bawat Iskolar Para sa Bayan.
Pagbati sa ating USC Councilor na si Jill Abian, Sa ating bagong CAL Student Council, at CSSP Student Council! Lagiโt lagi, magsilbi para sa mag-aaral at para sa bayan! ๐ฉต
21/05/2026
Make your vote count.
Nasa mga kamay ng mga iskolar ng bayan ang susunod na direksyon ng ating pamantasan.
Bukas na ang botohan mula May 20 hanggang May 21, hanggang 7:00 PM. Maaaring bumoto sa pagbisita sa halalan.upd.edu.ph
Paalala sa lahat na gamitin ang inyong karapatan at bumoto para sa hinaharap ng USC at ng ating mga konseho.
Dahil ang bawat boto ay bahagi ng paghubog ng pamantasang mas tumutugon at naninidigan.
20/05/2026
UP ALYANSA has always been a service and leadership formation before a political party. Over the past year, we've had the pleasure of being a part of different coalitions, activities, and events all in pursuit of genuine student and people empowerment.
Inside the university, we have and always will be strong advocates for students rights and welfare as well as basic student services: from Bida Isko to UPD Straw Survey, we always strive to bring genuine services closer to the student community as a formation. Beyond that through the Strike Fund Network, we helped in rasing funds for the UP Transport Group together with BUKLOD CSSP in the middle of the crisis in oil and gas.
On the bigger scale, we have been an active part of the Youth Against Kurakot! Coalition, a broad coalition of youth groups initially formed during the height of the corruption issues regarding flood control and what has now turned into a mass movement of its own. We've also worked closely with Multiply-Ed for the course of the year to monitor the education budget in line with pursuing a more responsive basic education for elementary and secondary students.
But that's not the end of UP ALYANSA's year just yet.
Because beyond every project and every mobilization, weโve always understood one thing clearly: student leadership should never stay inside the four corners of the university.
This year, we worked shoulder-to-shoulder with communities, youth groups, workers, and the broader Filipino people in fighting for accountability and genuine change. Whether it was campaigning for student welfare, standing with our sectors amid rising prices, or joining broader calls against national crises, UP ALYANSA remained present where students needed to be.
And through it all, we stayed grounded in what has always defined us best: service first, politics second.
From its establishment in 2012, AKMA UP found its brand of campus politics leaning towards advocating for student rights and welfare and bringing honor and integrity to Student Councils and the broader student movement. In the changing tides of the student movement, we deserve principled leadership and a student council with a receipt of service!
To reclaim politics and our spaces of discourse, many would say, is an act of impossibility in todayโs political climate. One cannot simply dismiss the sorry state of national politics, but we remain hopeful in the kind of student leadership and activism that we carry, one filled with courage. A leap of faith is called for. Students must step up. We must reclaim the spaces we deserve!
Under our same banner and call to action, Iskolar Para sa Bayan, AKMA UP proudly endorses UP Alyansaโs slate for UP Dilimanโs Student Council Elections. Mula sa UP Baguio patungong UP Diliman, simulan natin ang matagal nang nasimulang prinsipyadong pamumuno at paglilingkod.
Buong puso at malinaw na paninindigan, ipinapahayag ng Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP)โbilang pinakamalawak na alyansa ng mga konseho ng mag-aaral, organisasyon ng mga estudyante, at mga progresibong pwersa sa hanay ng kabataanโang opisyal na suporta at pag-endorso nito sa UP ALYANSA para sa nalalapit na 2026 UP Diliman Student Council Elections.
Sa mga nagdaang panahon, malinaw nating nakita ang patuloy na panawagan ng mga mag-aaral para sa isang pamunuang tunay na kumakatawan at kumikilos para sa kapakanan ng Iskolar ng Bayan.
Sa gitna ng tumitinding krisis sa edukasyon, pagtaas ng gastusin ng mga estudyante, at patuloy na paghamon sa demokratikong espasyo sa unibersidad, nananatiling kritikal ang pangangailangan para sa isang USC na hindi lamang representasyon, kundi aktibong tagapagtaguyod ng interes ng nakararami.
Sa ganitong pananaw, kinikilala ng SCAP ang kabuuang hanay ng UP ALYANSA bilang isang pamunuan na matagal nang naninindigan para sa serbisyo, organisadong pagkilos, at makamasang adbokasiya:
Therese Mangussad
USC Chairperson
Reina Hortel
USC Vice Chairperson
USC Councilors:
Jill Abian
Tristan Aguilar
Lance Gubat
Kael Zara
Ang kanilang kolektibong karanasan at patuloy na pagkilos para sa mga isyu ng mga mag-aaral ay sumasalamin sa isang lideratong may malinaw na prinsipyo at nakaugat sa aktibong paglilingkod sa masa.
Naniniwala ang SCAP na ang ganitong uri ng pamumuno ang kinakailangan upang patuloy na palakasin ang isang USC na nakikinig, kumikilos, at nakikibaka kasama ng mga mag-aaral sa harap ng mga isyu ng pamantasan at lipunan.
Kayaโt buong lakas naming ina-endorso ang UP ALYANSA at hinihikayat ang buong komunidad ng UP na suportahan ang kanilang kandidatura bilang isang kabuuang hanay ng lideratong may integridad, malinaw na paninindigan, at tunay na dedikasyon sa Iskolar ng Bayan.
Para sa isang USC na tunay na naglilingkod at nakikibaka kasama ng masa.
Suportahan ang UP ALYANSA.
Sa isang Unibersidad na para sa bayan, nakikiisa ang SCAP sa UP ALYANSA.
Therese and Reina for USC Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
Jill, Tristan, Lance, and Kael for USC Councilors
Sa panahon ng lumalalim na krisis sa edukasyon, kabuhayan, at demokrasya, mahalagang manindigan para sa mga lider-estudyanteng hindi lamang nangangampanyaโkundi tunay na tumutugon kasama ng kapwa Iskolar para sa Bayan.
Buo ang suporta at pakikiisa ng Akbayan Youth para sa UP ALYANSA sa kanilang laban para sa isang pamantasang tapat, mapagpalaya, at pantay-pantay.
Kaisa namin ang UP ALYANSA sa paniniwalang ang pamumuno ay nakaugat sa sama-samang pagkilos ng mga estudyante para sa pagbabago. Sa kanilang kampanya, malinaw ang paninindigan para sa student rights and welfare, demokratikong partisipasyon, at pananagutang pamumunoโmga prinsipyong matagal nang isinusulong ng Akbayan Youth sa loob at labas ng ating mga pamantasan. Kasama ang UP ALYANSA, patuloy nating ipapanalo ang pamamahalang nakaugat sa serbisyo.
Dahil ang tunay na pagbabago ay hindi hinihintay. Ito ay nagsisimula sa kanya kanyang kuwento ng mga Iskolar ng at Para sa Bayan.
Mula noon hanggang ngayon, UP, tayo ang simula.
THERESE MANGUSSAD
USC Chairperson
REINA HORTEL
USC Vice Chairperson
JILL ABIAN
TRISTAN AGUILAR
LANCE GUBAT
KAEL ZARA
USC Councilors
18/05/2026
Sa harap ng mga suliraning matagal nang kinakaharap ng mga iskolar ng at para sa bayan, nananatiling malinaw ang paninindigan ng mga estudyanteng handang tumindig, kumatawan, at kumilos para sa komunidad.
Kasama ang ALYANSA, BUKLOD CSSP, at KALIKHA - dala natin ang magkakaibang karanasan, adhikain, at paninindigan tungo sa isang USC at mga konsehong tunay na nakaugat sa pangangailangan ng mga estudyante.
TAYO ay nagsasalita ng iisang wika: wika ng tunay na paglilingkod, ng aktibong pagkalinga, at ng espasyong pag-aari ng lahat.
Kaya, UP, sama-sama nating simulan ang pamumunong may paninindigan, pananagutan, at tunay na pagkilos para sa mga estudyante at bayan.
BUKLOD CSSP
KALikha UPD
Therese and Reina for USC Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
Jill, Tristan, Lance, and Kael for USC Councilors
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