"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." – Malcolm X
Education for all is a goal we, as the people, dream to attain.
However, it remains as one of the problems that still plague our country; the
amount of money to get an education restrain students to receive an education
despite it being a right. Our country has written this right in our
constitution. Under Article 14, Section 1 of the Philippine Constitution: “The
State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education
at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such education
accessible to all.” It is essential that these rights are cherished and
defended. Despite this noble goal, the reality is far from the truth. Free
education for all, is still far from the grasp of the youth. Many young people
remain as out-of-school youths due to the lack of accessible and inclusive
education – even more so in the tertiary level. Steps have to be undertaken to
guarantee education for all. One of
these steps is to launch BUTIL Honesty Kiosk in AB.
The Artlets Student Council
wishes to support students that are in a state of financial uncertainty. To
this end, programs such as the BUTIL Honesty Kiosk have been conducted and are
still being conducted to help these students. The Artlets Student Council is
eager to do its part in solving the problem by participating in this program. The
Artlets Student Council partnered with Becarios in the BUTIL Honesty Kiosk
project with the goal of aiding one BUTIL Scholar through the capital it
receives from the project. Moreover, this will also bring social awareness
amongst the Artlets Community of their roles as Thomasian students to have
compassion for others. The presence of an Honesty Kiosk in the St. Raymund de
Peñafort Building is a hard thing to miss. This will encourage them to take
part in advocacy of free education for all. They would already be helping to
achieve the program area for development of equitable and inclusive education
by simply purchasing products from the Honesty Kiosk.
With this, the Council began processing documents in order for the project to begin the implementation
phase. During the months of February and March, the Council have been
submitting papers to the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) in collaboration with
the Becarios to hasten the processing period. Unfortunately, by the time the
OSA could approve of the project, suspension of classes already took place.
Fortunately, regardless of the cancellation of classes due to COVID-19, the
Council, through the monetary contributions of members of the Artlets Student
Council, have already donated P6,500 for one BUTIL Scholar. Finally, the Artlets Student Council aims to
continue this project next Academic Year considering these times are even more
challenging for all scholars alike.
Project Implementers
Paolo Jericho Duruin-Manuel
External Vice President, UST Artlets Student Council
Joe C. Todaka
Community Development Head, UST Artlets Student Council
Rendzborg C. Bautista
BUTIL Project Head, Becarios de Santo Tomas
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