13/09/2026
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗔𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗟 - 𝗣𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗢 𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗕𝗢𝗡 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗨 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗘𝗨 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀. 𝗔𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘁𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳.
With the recent incident at BatStateU The NEU - Lipa Campus, our community is once again reminded of how strict certain university policies are and how far the university still is from achieving true inclusivity. We believe that Ms. Alday’s experience is not an isolated case, there have been incidents that also transpire on a daily basis that were not given light.
Even if restrictions are slightly lifted, incidents such as what Ms. Alday experienced would never cease because of the personal beliefs that influence how personnels enforce policies. Which is why it is important for the university to reaffirm its commitment to inclusivity by ensuring that all university personnel understand and follow one objective interpretation of the rules and regulations that they are enforcing.
The interpretation and implementation of the Student Handbook did not specifically stipulate the provisions regarding the undergarments of students, nor did it stipulate any corresponding course of actions such as the removal of such in public spaces for any dress code violation. It is important to note that even if the personnel was just basing their action with how they interpreted the policy, the mere thought of asking a student to remove their undergarments, man or woman, in a public space goes against any moral values that a person should have.
Nevertheless, the Council understands and respects the personal opinions of each individual in our community, we value their respective beliefs about certain topics. However, we condone actions that stem from these certain beliefs which degrade another human being. The CASSC heavily frowns upon such actions of moral turpitude that causes emotional and psychological harm to people.
Together with the student body, we are hoping and putting our trust for the university to ensure the full transparency of the investigation and action regarding this matter so that no student shall ever be terrified of being stripped of their dignity inside the university. May the university administration also invest their full effort in protecting student’s rights and welfare by systematically enforcing proper training and orientation about the policies and gender inclusive initiatives of the university. So as to also ensure that no student shall experience any kind of inconsistencies in the implementation of the university’s policies.
With that, the CASSC urges the University Student Council and the Student Regent to, once again, echo the call of the student body and lobby for the revision of the University Hand Book. It is high time to revise policies that restraints the total freedom of the Red Spartans. As the highest governing student council, your help will be beneficial in influencing the university to become even more progressive and inclusive not just by words but by actions as well. It is no longer new to hear the cries of the majority, and what we are hoping for is for these cries to actually be manifested to the administration and have a subsequent response that benefits the whole red and white community in the long run. Through the aid of the USC, we believe that the red and white community will be able to achieve this, and finally solve a long-standing obstacle within the university.
Advocating for LGBTQIA+ rights is not secondary, it is fundamental to the mission of the CAS Student Council. Afterall, dignity should also be at the heart of every Red Spartan’s service. Dignity for every individual, regardless of their perceptions and gender identity.
We no longer live in the past wherein the belief that gender is strictly black and white. It has become a faded tradition that no longer holds light in this modern era. Light that is composed of colorful rays meant to be for our LGBTQIA+ community.
Hindi kailanman dapat maging basehan ang paraan ng pananamit para sa tratong makatao. At kahit ano pa man ang paniniwala mo, hindi dapat magkaroon ng pamamahiya at disrespeto sa kahit na sinong tao sa loob ng pamantasan.
𝗜𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻. 𝗦𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗸𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻—𝘆𝘂𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗽, 𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗴𝗮𝗽.
Until when will Red Spartans demand to ?
