PUP College of Computer and Information Sciences Student Council

ADVISORY | Special Non-Working Day Tomorrow, June 24, for Araw ng Maynila

Heads up, Teknolohista ng Bayan!

Please be advised that Malacañang Palace, under Proclamation No. 1320, s. 2026, has declared tomorrow, June 24, 2026 (Wednesday), as a Special Non-working Day in the City of Manila in celebration of its founding anniversary.

In line with this proclamation, all classes and regular office operations at the PUP Manila Campus are suspended.

Students are advised to take this time to rest or catch up on their remaining deliverables. Please coordinate directly with your professors regarding any adjustments to your schedules, deadlines, or laboratory submissions once classes resume.

Source: Official Gazette, Proclamation No. 1320, s. 2026
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THE MARCOS NAME AND THE UNIVERSITY OF THE MASSES

​Four decades apart, the attack remains the same. TWO MARCOSES have tried to use our university not for the working class, but to serve foreign interests and big corporations.

​In 1978, during Martial Law, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. signed Presidential Decree 1341, converting PUP into a "polytechnic university." The state calls this a blessing, but it was actually a World Bank dictate to TURN US INTO A FACTORY for cheap labor. The goal was to mass-produce technical workers for foreign monopolies to exploit.

​But the state failed to silence us. Through militant struggle, alongside former University President Nemesio Prudente, we reclaimed this space and established it as the "UNIVERSITY OF THE MASSES." It was under Prudente's visionary leadership that our very own College of Computer and Information Sciences (CCIS)—formerly CCMIT—was founded with the goal of democratizing technology for the working class.

​Since then, we have fought tooth and nail to force the state to honor the provision within PD 1341 that LEGALLY OBLIGATES the government to fund our education.

​Now, Marcos Jr. is finishing what his father started.

​Some think Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is an ally because he vetoed the previous National Polytechnic University (NPU) Bill. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ILLUSION! He vetoed it because, for his regime and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the bill didn't pressure the university enough. PUP will only get the National University status if we comply with the STRICT CHECKLIST and leveling standards of CHED and DBM.

​Because of this, the PUP administration is scrambling to artificially inflate our ranking. They are aggressively forcing colleges like CCIS to bleed for international accreditations like ISO and PICAB. These 'global standards' mask the reality of a 1:109 FULL-TIME FACULTY RATIO and 2,833 STUDENTS crammed into just seven laboratories in CCIS. They are turning our colleges into CORPORATE SHOWROOMS, proving to the state that we are highly profitable and ripe for commercialization.

​Marcos Jr. used his veto to force allies in Congress to draft a much worse version. The new bills openly admit they were ADJUSTED SPECIFICALLY to satisfy CHED and DBM.

​This is where the trap closes. The biggest danger of the new NPU Bill is that it will COMPLETELY REPEAL PD 1341 and the state's obligation to subsidize us. Commercialization will no longer just be an option. The NPU Bill grants the university EXPANDED CORPORATE POWERS, making it a legal mandate for the administration to generate its own income by leasing out its lands, entering joint ventures, and outsourcing its workers.

​To our fellow Iskolars ng Bayan: HISTORY IS CHALLENGING US. PUP stands at the forefront as one of the last remaining universities for the masses. We cannot let our generation be the reason why the children of farmers and workers lose their right to study, all because we fell for the POISON OF THE NPU BILL.

​ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. We must hold the Marcoses accountable for their endless attacks on our rights. WE ARE NOT AGAINST PROGRESS. We are against a 'progress' that trades our rights for corporate profit and masks state abandonment. We demand a university that is truly funded, truly free, and truly serving the people.

​We will never surrender the last sanctuary of the poor!

​JUNK THE NPU BILL!
DO NOT SURRENDER THE UNIVERSITY OF THE MASSES!
FIGHT THE COMMERCIALIZATION AND PRIVATIZATION OF EDUCATION!
DEMAND 100% FULL STATE SUBSIDY FOR PUP AND ALL SUCS!

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UPDATE | CCIS Final Grade Encoding Extended to July 2 for Non-Graduating Students

Following our inquiry with the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) regarding our follow-up letter, please be advised that the deadline for the online encoding of final grades for CCIS non-graduating students for the Second Semester, A.Y. 2025–2026, has been extended to July 2.

​The OVPAA has also confirmed that this extension has been formally communicated to the Office of the University Registrar (OUR), and ALL DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSON have been notified of this update.

​Students experiencing scheduling conflicts or who have related concerns are advised to reach out to the council and coordinate directly with their respective professors and department chairpersons.

UPDATE | CCIS SECURES EXAM SCHEDULE FOR SECOND-YEARS, AWAITS OFFICIAL RELEASE OF MEMORANDA ON RESOLUTIONS

Today, June 17, upon checking the Document Tracking System (DTS), a note indicates that the issuances regarding our resolutions have already been prepared and are simply awaiting official release. The CCIS Student Council will proceed to the administrative offices tomorrow to personally confirm the status and secure copies of these documents.

Until these memoranda are formally published and disseminated, the student body remains in a state of uncertainty regarding three critical concerns:
1. Implementation of the Exclusive Examination Week.
2. Extension of Grade Encoding Deadlines.
3. Concrete Structural Changes for A.Y. 2026-2027.

In a related development regarding immediate academic schedules, we acknowledge the local administration's firm decision to keep the Second Year Hands-On Examinations consolidated into a single day tomorrow. We recognize this move, as further postponing or spreading out the schedule would inevitably collide with the students' mounting pile of academic requirements.

However, the very existence of these scheduling conflicts only validates our fundamental position: there is an urgent need to critically review and dismantle the departmental format of both written and hands-on examinations.

Furthermore, a centralized departmental format is fundamentally incompatible with the actual material conditions of CCIS. The glaring lack of adequate laboratory facilities, functioning equipment, and sufficient faculty members makes simultaneous mass-testing not just impractical, but logistically disastrous. Forcing this rigid structure upon a college already struggling with severe resource shortages only exacerbates the burden on both students and instructors.

Assessments must be decentralized so professors can evaluate classes based on actual progress. Departmental exams enforce a neoliberal framework, sacrificing genuine, mass-oriented learning for standardized efficiency and imperialist demands for cheap labor.

While we note this administrative development, we remain vigilant. We continue to fight for an assessment system that is equitable, decentralized, well-resourced, and truly reflective of the needs and realities of the students.

UPDATE | CCIS STUDENT COUNCIL SUBMITS FORMAL FOLLOW-UP ON DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION RESOLUTIONS

Yesterday, June 16, 2026, the CCIS Student Council formally submitted a letter to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) to demand the immediate issuance of official directives regarding the agreements made during the dialogue last June 11.

Despite the progress achieved through our collective action, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS YET TO FULFILL ITS COMMITMENTS. As of today, the student body remains in a state of uncertainty regarding three critical concerns:

1. Strict Implementation of the Exclusive Examination Week.
There has been no official memorandum issued to enforce an exclusive examination week. The absence of a formal memorandum, or at least an excuse letter for other classes, leaves students vulnerable to the continued imposition of concurrent academic requirements and outputs from other subjects.

2. Extension of Grade Encoding Deadlines.
There is no update from the University Administration regarding the promised extension of the deadline for grade encoding for non-graduating students, which is essential to alleviate the pressure of the accelerated departmental examination schedule.

3. Concrete Structural Changes for A.Y. 2026-2027.
No concrete planning or administrative framework has been presented to institutionalize the changes we secured, specifically the mandate for comprehensive student consultations and the total abolition of the PHP 7.50 departmental examination fee.

The CCIS Student Council will be returning to the administrative offices today morning to persistently follow up on these concerns. We urge the administration to move beyond verbal commitments and formalize their actions through official actions.

This inaction is deeply concerning. We are acutely aware that even today, the examination schedule for a specific batch was abruptly changed again. This only proves that forcing a massive number of students into simultaneous examinations is entirely impractical and inappropriate, especially given the chaotic and highly demanding academic calendar of PUP. The departmental examination system, while appearing administrative, is a clear manifestation of a neoliberal educational framework that prioritizes imperialist demands for cheap labor over genuine, scientific, and mass-oriented learning.

We persist in our demand for decentralized, rather than departmental examinations, a model that respects the professional discretion of individual instructors and adapts to the actual material conditions of CCIS. This is not a radical or experimental proposal; it is a proven and necessary approach. It was successfully utilized during the recent hands-on examinations for COBOL and is actively practiced in reputable BSCS and BSIT programs both locally and internationally.

We remind the administration that the victory of the Teknolohistas ng Bayan is grounded in our unity and collective vigilance. We will not be satisfied with mere temporary remedies; we continue to fight for an assessment system that is equitable, decentralized, and truly reflective of the needs and realities of the students.

Isang militanteng pagbati ang ipinaaabot ng PUP College of Computer and Information Sciences Student Council (CCIS SC) kay Pres. John Loyd Antoc sa kaniyang pagiging kabilang sa mga inisyal na nominado para sa susunod na Rehente ng Mag-aaral ng Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (PUP).

Isang malaking karangalan at responsibilidad ang mapabilang sa hanay ng mga lider-estudyanteng maaaring kumatawan sa mahigit isang daang libong Iskolar ng Bayan sa loob ng Board of Regents. Higit pa sa isang posisyon, ang pagiging Rehente ng Mag-aaral ay isang mahalagang tungkulin na nangangailangan ng matatag na paninindigan, tunay na paglilingkod, at walang pag-iimbot na pagtataguyod sa karapatan at kapakanan ng mga estudyante.

Sa gitna ng patuloy na pagharap ng sektor ng edukasyon sa samu’t saring suliranin, mahalagang mailuklok ang isang lider na magsisilbing tunay na tinig ng mga estudyante at magsusulong ng demokratiko, makabayan, siyentipiko, at maka-estudyanteng edukasyon.

Kasabay nito, ipinapaabot din ng PUP CCIS SC ang pagbati sa lahat ng iba pang nominado. Nawa’y manatiling sentro ng proseso ng pagpili ang interes at kapakanan ng mga Iskolar ng Bayan.

Patuloy nating bantayan at pakialaman ang proseso ng pagpili ng susunod na Rehente ng Mag-aaral upang matiyak na ang maluluklok ay tunay na magrerepresenta sa boses, interes, at pakikibaka ng masang estudyante.

KILALANIN ANG MGA NOMINADO PARA SA !

Matapos ang matagumpay na yugto ng nominasyon na nagtala ng isandaan at pitumpu’t anim (176) na nominasyon, ipinapakilala na ang mga nominado para sa paghahanap ng ika-20 Rehente ng mga Mag-aaral ng Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas.

Ang mga pangalang ito ay bunga ng tiwala at nominasyong ipinagkaloob ng mga Iskolar ng Bayan mula sa iba't ibang kolehiyo at kampus sa buong PUP. Mula sa hanay ng mga pangulo ng mga konseho ng mag-aaral, hamon sa kanila ang mahigpit na tanganan ang pananagutan ng paglilingkod at paninindigan para sa demokratikong interes, karapatan, at kapakanan ng mga Iskolar ng Bayan.

TAPOS NA ANG YUGTO NG NOMINASYON PARA SA !

Taos-pusong pasasalamat sa lahat ng Iskolar ng Bayan at mga konseho ng mag-aaral na nakiisa sa proseso ng nominasyon para sa paghahanap ng ika-20 Rehente ng Mag-aaral ng Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas.

Sa pamamagitan ng inyong pakikilahok, muli nating pinagtibay ang kahalagahan ng demokratikong partisipasyon sa pagpili ng lider-estudyanteng magsisilbing kinatawan ng tinig, karapatan, at kapakanan ng mahigit 107,000 Iskolar ng Bayan sa Lupon ng mga Rehente.

Para sa mga nominado, nasa inyong mga kamay ang pagpapasya na tahakin ang landas ng mas malawak na paglilingkod para sa buong komunidad ng PUP.

Bagamat nagtatapos na ang yugto ng nominasyon, ito rin ang simula ng masusing pagkilala sa mga nominado, pagtalakay sa kanilang mga paninindigan, at pagsusuri sa kanilang mga plataporma.

Hinihikayat ng Alyansa ng Nagkakaisang Konseho ng Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (ANAK PUP), katuwang ang Search Committee, ang lahat ng PUPian na manatiling mulat, mapanuri, at aktibong makilahok sa mga susunod na yugto ng paghahanap para sa ika-20 Rehente ng Mag-aaral.

KILALANIN ANG MGA MIYEMBRO NG ANAK PUP 26TH CONGRESS!

Kilalanin ang mga Pangulo ng Konseho ng Mag-aaral sa Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas na nagsilbing matatag na tinig at kinatawan ng mga Iskolar ng Bayan mula sa kani-kanilang mga kolehiyo at kampus!

Sa gitna ng samu’t saring hamon, kanilang pinatunayan na ang pamumuno ay hindi lamang tungkulin kundi isa rin itong paninindigan. Sa kanilang pangunguna, isinulong ang demokratikong karapatan, kapakanan, at mga panawagan ng mga estudyante sa loob at labas ng pamantasan.

Hamon sa panibagong yugto ng ANAK PUP Congress na igpawan ang lahat ng kontradiksyon, sumandig sa lakas ng mga Iskolar ng Bayan, at patuloy na makibaka, magpunyagi, at magtagumpay!

IPAGLABAN ANG PAMBANSANG DEMOKRASYA! US IMPERIALIST, #1 TERRORIST! ✊

Ngayong Araw ng Kalayaan, iniimbitahan ang mga Iskolar ng Bayan na ipagpatuloy ang ating laban para sa pambansang demokrasya at para itakwil ang dominasyon ng mga imperyalistang bansa sa ating bayan.

Hindi tunay na malaya ang Pilipinas kung hanggang ngayon ay malayang nakakapasok ang mga polisiya at proyekto ng US na lalong nagpapahirap sa sambayanan.

Noong May 5, nakita natin ang lantarang pambabastos ng US sa soberanya ng ating bansa sa pagpapalipad ng Tomahawk Missile na dumaan sa ilang bahagi ng bansa. Binabrand ng US bilang isang regalo ang Paxilica, ngunit sa katotohanan ay malaki lamang itong banta sa seguridad ng bawat isang Pilipino dahil ginagawang lunsaran ng mga gawaing pandigma ang Pilipinas.

Dagdag pa d'yan, dinaos din ang Balikatan Exercise 2026 para maglunsad nang pagsasanay sa ating bansa ang US, upang ihanda ang kaniyang militar sa gera at ihanda ang ating bansa bilang lunsaran ng digma sa pagitan ng iba pang imperyalistang bansa.

Hindi dapat pahintulutan ng mamamayang Pilipino ang pambabastos na ito. Hindi dapat maging lunsaran ng gera ang ating bansa, at dapat lamang na tutulan ng mamamayan ang gerang ganansya lamang ng iilan!

📌 JUNE 12 | HINDIpendence Day 2026
🕘 9:00 AM
📍 Kalaw St., cor. Taft

SUMALI SA COORDINATING GC: https://m.me/j/AbYhhX998E5Dct6e/