Sunday, April 27, 2008

A Call to Action to the UP SOLAIR Centennial Graduates

ANTO COMETA

Below is the statement of the UP SOLAIR Student Council which I drafted together with the council's Vice-Chairperson, Jef Baraquio for the centennial graduating class of the college. It was quite ecstatic when both the academic excellence awardee of the graduate school and the Guest Speaker - Dean Froilan Bacungan quoted the statement we distributed during the commencement exercise last Sunday, April 28, 2008.

For the graduates of both DipIR and MIR, I hope that what we have learned in UP SOLAIR would be applied in our respective professions and organizations and not just another item in our list of credentials.


A CALL TO ACTION TO THE UP SOLAIR CENTENNIAL GRADUATES


Today marks a momentous event in your academic and professional careers as you will be conferred with your respective Diploma or Master’s Degree in Industrial Relations, from no less than the School of Labor and Industrial Relations of the premier state university in the country, The University of the Philippines. As Iskolar ng Bayan, this not only brings prestige, but likewise responsibility and obligation to give something back to the country, to the university, and to the society.

A UP-SOLAIR education is not just a hard-earned diploma or another item in our list of credentials. Above anything else, it is something that we should apply in the workplace to effectuate decent work, non-discrimination, equal opportunities, and distributive justice.

As workers, it will be our weapon to resist unfair labor practices. As managers, it will be our moral and ethical standard in implementing just and equitable labor policies.

As graduates of UP-SOLAIR, we should lead by example in our respective organizations by taking into our minds and hearts, and be advocates of what is fair, what is just, and what is right --- the very core principles UP SOLAIR is much known for.

Let’s uphold and act on what we believe to be just and humane, not only for the workers and the organization we belong to but for the society and the country! Let us be UP SOLAIR graduates!

MABUHAY KA ISKOLAR NG BAYAN! MABUHAY KA SOLAIRIAN!


UP School of Labor and Industrial Relations
Student Council 2008-2009
APRIL 27, 2008