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“Statement of #UPDiliman Chancellor Michael Tan on his disqualification as Candidate for the UP Presidency” (due to the new age requirement)

“Statement of UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan

on his disqualification as Candidate for the UP Presidency”

(due to the new age requirement)

published today at the

UP Diliman news website UPDate Diliman

at :

“Statement of Chancellor Michael L. Tan

on his disqualification as Candidate for the UP Presidency

“Michael L. Tan
  October 3, 2016

 ”    I am confirming that the Board of Regents decided, at a special meeting on October 1, to disqualify me and three other senior citizen candidates from the UP presidential race.

 

”    I intentionally filed my candidacy papers last September 23 to challenge the age requirement of having to complete the 6 year presidency before the age of 70. I will turn 70 in September 2022, and the term of the incoming president will end February 2023. updchancellor

    (Photo by UP Diliman news site UPDate Diliman, shot and published this July 23, 2016 during the State of the Nation Address of President Duterte: Photo shows UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan while hosting more than 5,000 farmers who travelled on foot from Mindanao. Visayas, and Luzon, to UP Diliman and Batasan to militantly greet President Duterte)

           

             ”   While I still feel this age requirement is discriminatory and perhaps even illegal, I will not take further action, and urge my supporters to keep calm. I do not think there was a conspiracy involved here, as rumors go, but there was, certainly, an unfortunate convergence of different interests to impose this age requirement.

 

”   I am almost relieved I was disqualified because I will now have more time for my work, including being chancellor, teaching, research and a very important activity this month as UP Diliman hosts an expanded Manilakbayan from October 12 to 30, now involving contingents of national minorities, from northern and central Luzon and Mindanao, including Moros. Please come and visit our guests, express your solidarity, and learn from them.

 

”   I thank all those who supported my rather short candidacy, including the regents who challenged the age requirement. I assure all of you that my vision statement will continue to guide me and my colleagues in all we do, a vision clear and bold to take us to 2020 and beyond.

 

”   As I informed the Board of Regents in the letter that accompanied my candidacy papers, it is wrong to discriminate against senior citizens, who have much to contribute. I told them I do not have claims of greater wisdom, only of great sensibility, and a love of people and of education.

 

”   I intend to keep healthy, not only to show the folly of the age requirement, but to be able to continue serving our iskolar ng bayan, our faculty, staff and communities, in and out of UP Diliman. Your support for our many common causes has been the source of my strength;   you keep me forever young. 

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   ”     Michael Lim Tan, DVM, PhD
          Chancellor
          University of the Philippines
         Diliman, Quezon City          “

(Photo credits of slideshow: first photo, screengrab of a GMA7 news video of forum with Chief Justice Meilou Sereno two months ago; 2nd photo, by UP Diliman news site UPDate Diliman shot during graduation this June 26, 2016; third photo by Nicole Agatha Cruz published by UP Journ Club at upjcbeyond.wordpress.com , shot this July 23, 2016 during the SONA; fourth photo, as stated in photo credits above)

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6th Media Monitor here (& heads up for 4th & 5th bonus) #universityofthephilippines #UPDiliman

The 6th media monitor can be posted here (or any bonuses not yet submitted). Deadline for the 6th media monitor is extended to this Wednesday at noontime or Oct. 5 at 12 noon.

    As a heads-up, the 4th bonus is on reporting on surveys, using the guidelines of ethics taken up in class. As there are no elections locally in the coming months and no recent surveys seem to be forthcoming, you may monitor surveys being used by news media organizations on the US election (Hillary-Trump), which anyway impacts indirectly on the Philippines; or any current news reporting of any relevant opinion poll.

    The 5th bonus is on news reports on the occult, superstitious beliefs, etc. in the run-up to All Souls Day, All Saints Day, etc. Embedded, here again are  the pertinent KBP Broadcast Code provisions, with the main provision  numbered by the KBP as Article 13,  in keeping with the superstition-based nature of the provision — i’m messing with you. But here is the provision again:

KBP Broadcast Code: ” “Art. 13 SUPERSTITION AND THE OCCULT: “Sec.1 Programs featuring superstitious and pseudo-scientific beliefs and practices, such as supernatural powers, foretelling of the future, astrology, phrenology, palm-reading, numerology, mind-reading, hypnotism, faith healing or similar subjects shall be careful not to induce belief in them. Care shall be taken to prevent the exploitation of people who may be easily swayed by such superstitious and pseudo-scientific beliefs and practices.
“Sec.2.Programs or program materials that promote or encourage occult practices, black magic, witchcraft, and similar activities are prohibited.” (KBP Broadcast Code)

     The monitor should be of news reports aired or published this month, not last year’s or of past years — that’s media history, not media monitor. Happy ghost-hunting!