Kapekonomiya

Toda, Zachary P.
2011-44965

KAPEKONOMIYA discusses the controversy on the use of land plots in UP. Both sides have been argumented by Ruperto Alonzo and Juy Taguiwalo.

The first speaker, Mr. Alonzo, stated that th privitization of UP services is not new, and that it aims to let UP focus on its academic goals. He had given examples of these establishments, like the food services, plantations outside UP and various other establishments. He then concluded with the UP plan to develop all land assets within the next 15 years.

Ms Taguiwalo, on the other hand, states that UP itself is commercializing education, and therefore, becoming more of a pivate establishment of learning. She presents various stastics, like the number of undergraduates, an the distribution of land for each sector in UP Diliman.

After listening to both sides, I had observed that the first speaker lacked insight, as he had kept on discussing agreements and laws that have been agreed upon that have been more than a few years ago. While it is true that education is important, and that the student must focus on their studies, it does not excuse the fact that changes within UP can and will change the learning environment of UP. Meanwhile, the second speaker, while her dicussion was all over the place, had given recent and reasonable data.

UP Diliman's status as a public domain of learing is slowly slipping, and more and more students are getting aggrevated by this fact. Also considering the latest debacle with STFAP, I would say that it is only a matter of time. Thousands of students depend on its cheap yet high quality of education to improve their lives and their country, and this is only hindering its goals, not aiding it.