03/09/2026
𝐏𝐋𝐌𝐔𝐍 𝐏𝐒𝐒 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐌 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌
The PLMun Political Science Society (PSS), the Parliamentary Council representing the Politicos of the Department of Political Science under the College of Arts and Sciences of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa, strongly condemns the unjust MEMORANDUM ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MODIFIED PRESCRIBED STUDENT UNIFORM.
According to Memorandum UPSD-LTR-2026-001, the implementation and compliance with the prescribed student uniform is stated to be “EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY,” with the full implementation of the policy set to commence on September 7, 2026, requiring students to wear the prescribed uniform from Monday to Saturday. The guidelines further discourage practices such as wearing white or colored socks, cross-dressing, and the use of gender-affirming uniforms. Students who fail to comply may be subjected to warnings by security personnel stationed at university entry points.
Habang kinikilala at iginagalang natin ang mga panuntunan sa loob ng pamantasan, discipline should never come at the expense of students’ rights, dignity, and freedom of expression. Ang pagkakaroon ng rules and regulations ay hindi dapat maging dahilan upang maisantabi ang karapatan at kapakanan ng mga estudyante.
Hindi sapat na sabihing ang uniform ay bahagi ng “institutional identity.” Ang tunay na identity ng isang pamantasan ay hindi lamang nakikita sa damit ng mga estudyante, kundi sa paraan kung paano nito iginagalang, pinoprotektahan, at pinakikinggan ang kanilang mga karapatan.
Higit dito, nararapat ding isaalang-alang ang Republic Act No. 11313, or the Safe Spaces Act, which recognizes the importance of protecting individuals from gender-based sexual harassment and promoting a safe and respectful environment, including within educational institutions. The law emphasizes the responsibility of educational institutions to maintain an environment that is gender-responsive, respectful, and free from discriminatory and degrading treatment.
Sa ganitong konteksto, anumang institutional policy concerning clothing and gender expression should be carefully examined to ensure that it does not result in the humiliation, discrimination, or unnecessary policing of students based on their gender expression.
The implementation of a uniform policy should never become a means of policing a student's identity.
Ang pananamit ay isang anyo ng self-expression, at hindi dapat maging batayan upang kuwestiyunin ang dignidad, pagkatao, o pagiging karapat-dapat ng isang estudyante bilang bahagi ng pamantasan.
Kung nais ng administrasyon ng kaayusan, dapat itong magsimula sa isang makatarungan at makataong sistema.
Kung nais nito ng disiplina, dapat itong ipatupad nang may due process, transparency, and accountability. At kung nais nitong magkaroon ng “Sense of Pride” ang mga estudyante, dapat nitong pakinggan ang kanilang mga hinaing sa halip na ipilit ang mga patakarang hindi dumaan sa tunay at makabuluhang konsultasyon.
Walang tunay na kaayusan kung may pang-aapi.
Walang tunay na kaunlaran kung may represyon.
Now, we call on the PLMun Administration to review and reconsider the provisions of the memorandum, clarify its implementation and disciplinary mechanisms, uphold due process, conduct genuine and meaningful consultation with the student body, and remove provisions that unnecessarily restrict gender expression and student rights.
Ang kailangan ng Pamantasan ay hindi panibagong mapaniil na panuntunan, kundi isang sistemang makatarungan, inklusibo, transparent, at tunay na kumikilala sa karapatan at kapakanan ng bawat estudyante.
Dahil walang tunay na pride sa pamantasang hindi marunong makinig.
It should empower, not police.
It should protect, not discriminate.
