01/06/2026
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ก๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ! โจ๐งก
We extend our warmest wishes and a happiest of birthdays to our dedicated Class Representative of CAS-01-401E, Nicole Capiral!
On behalf of the Political Science Society (POLSSOC), Boni Campus, we wish you a day filled with joy and relaxation. May the year ahead bring you continued success, good health, and the fulfillment of all your endeavors! Happy birthday, Nicole! ๐๐
01/06/2026
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐
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This June, we stand in solidarity to celebrate and foster the pride, courage, and identity of our LGBTQIA+ community members, who continuously and courageously stand up for their fundamental rights. Their movement extends far beyond the surface, the community fights not only for equal rights and the eradication of gender-based discrimination, but also actively challenges the very structures of government and the system that hinders their right to live freely and equitably.
Their identity stands as an undeniable truth, a truth that cannot be erased or dimmed by any means of destruction, prejudice, or violence. We stand with them in the fight, we honor their journey, and we celebrate with them. Pride is indeed a protest and we live in it. Happy Pride Month! ๐๐๐ป
๐จ: Joela May P. Calandria
โ๐ป: Aira Federico
30/05/2026
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป, ๐ฅ๐ต๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ! ๐๐
We extend our warmest birthday greetings to our Student Rights and Welfare Committee member, Rhianne V. Las Marias!
On your special day, we wish you a day full of excitement, fulfillment, and joy. This is your year to shine and we have no doubt you will continue to make a meaningful success this year. We wish you the best on your journey ahead in this university, and we will always be here to support you. Happiest birthday, Rhianne! xoxo, polssoc !! ๐ฅฐ
30/05/2026
๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ, ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐: ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐น๐! ๐ค๐
The Rizal Technological University Political Science Society (POLSSOC) successfully participated in the 4๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐ญ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐ of the Academics Committee of the Association of Political Science Organizations of the Philippines, Inc. (APSOP) through face-to-face assembly and held at the Political Science Debate Room, 5th Floor, Main Academic Building (MAB).
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the ๐จ๐ท๐บ๐ถ๐ท ๐จ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ for graciously inviting POLSSOC to this final meeting. Aside from the Roll Call and Approval of the Agenda and warm ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, the assembly served as a wonderful opportunity for fun, bonding, and meaningful camaraderie as we concluded the term with the APSOP Academics Committee Term-Ender Celebration! โจ
Through collaborations like this, we continue to bridge our institutions, share visions, and foster purposeful discourse that inspires us to grow as student leaders committed to progress.
โ๏ธ: Gerald Juarez, Sheena Perez
28/05/2026
๐๐ก๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง | ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ โผ๏ธ๐ฃ
Good day, future Iskolar ng Bayan! This is to inform ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ (๐ฅ๐ง๐จ) ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ that you may proceed with your application on:
๐ June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)
๐ค 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
๐ Rizal Technological University - Boni Campus, Main Academic Building (MAB), 5th Floor, Political Science Debate Room
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ด (๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ), ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐
๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐/ ๐ฏ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐น๐ถ๐ฝ/๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐-๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐. Our officers will be present to assist you throughout the process. Please look for students wearing the white and maroon organization shirt. See you there!
25/05/2026
๐๐๐บ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป? ๐ค๐
Natanong niyo ba kami kung kumusta ang pamahalaan? Ang pamahalaan ng Pilipinas ay dapat binubuo ng mga tapat at edukadong mambabatas na ang tanging mithiin ay sugpuin ang katiwalian at magsilbi sa bayan. Ngunit sa kasalukuyan, ang lehislatura ay tila naging isang teleserye sa hapon na nagiging pang-telebabad pa sa gabi. Ano na nga ba ang nangyayari sa gobyerno?
Kumusta ang pamahalaan? Ito ay naging pugad ng transaksyonal na pulitika. Noong Mayo 11, 2026, napatalsik si Vicente โTitoโ C. Sotto III at naluklok si Alan Peter S. Cayetano bilang bagong Pangulo ng Senado sa pamamagitan ng isang mabilis na kudeta. Hawak ngayon ng lideratong Cayetano ang kapangyarihan hindi dahil sa reporma kundi dahil sa pagbebenta ng proteksyon. Ang kritikal na ika-labing tatlo na boto ay nakuha mula kay Ronald 'Bato' M. dela Rosa kapalit ng protective custody ng Senado laban sa warrant of arrest ng ICC. Ipinapakita nito na ang kontrol sa institusyon ay nakasalalay na lamang sa kung sino ang kayang magsilbing kalasag ng mga mambabatas na may kinakaharap na pananagutan sa batas.
Kasabay nito, nasaksihan din ang tensyon sa mismong koridor ng Senado nang magkaroon ng komosyon at putukan sa ikalawang palapag na kinasangkutan ng suspendidong Sergeant-at-Arms ng Senado. Bukod sa takot na idinulot nito sa media at mga staff, nakunan din ang reaksyon ng mga mambabatas dahil sa sunod-sunod na live broadcast ng mga senador mula sa mayorya. Sa gitna ng diskurso ukol sa seguridad at integridad ng Senado bilang institusyong dapat nagwawaksi sa korapsyon at kriminalidad, ang mga kaganapan ay tila naging isang teleserye sa telebabad. Imbis na pambansang interes, umikot ang liderato sa personal na mithiin, kabilang na ang pagiging emosyonal ni Pia S. Cayetano habang ikinukuwento ang naganap na di-umanong pag-atake, at ang pagkuwestiyon niya sa kawalan ng pangangamusta mula sa mga minoryang mambabatas. Sumasalamin ito sa malalim na hidwaan sa pagitan ng mayorya at minorya sa Senado, agawan ng impluwensya, at pagkaantala ng proseso ng pagsasadiwa ng mandato ng konstitusyon. Kung tutuusin, tayo ay humaharap sa isang constitutional crisis kung saan ang batas ay isinasantabi para sa kapakanan ng mga mambabatas, sa halip na para sa kapwa Pilipino na siyang tunay na nakasaad sa mandato nito. Sa puntong ito, hindi mapigilang mapatanong ng marami, kung kumusta na nga ba talaga ang pamahalaan?
Masasalamin sa mga kaganapang ito na ang direksyon ng pamahalaan ay patuloy na hinuhubog ng alyansa, personal na seguridad ng mga mambabatas, at agawan sa impluwensya. Habang ang Senado ay pilit na bumabangon mula sa mga isyu ng seguridad, ang tunay na kasagutan sa tanong na ito ay nakasalalay sa kung paano mananatiling tapat ang institusyon sa kanyang mandato, ang magsilbi sa bawat Pilipino nang may integridad, kalayaan, at pananagutan sa batas.
Ngayon, talamak na naman ang mga usapan sa plenaryo tungkol sa pagpapalit ng liderato sa mayorya. Sa tingin mo, paano kaya makakaapekto ang ganitong paraan ng pagpapalit ng liderato at ang mga isyu sa seguridad at kalayaan ng Senado bilang isang pangunahing institusyon ng pamahalaan?
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Reference.
Inquirer, P. D. (2026, May 15). The fiction of โprotective custody.โ INQUIRER.net. https://opinion.inquirer.net/191701/the-fiction-of-protective-custody?hl=en-US
Salonga, K. (2026, May 16). Ombudsman places Senate security chief Aplasca on preventive suspension | ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN. https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/15/ombudsman-places-senate-security-chief-aplasca-on-preventive-suspension-1413?hl=en-US
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24/05/2026
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐๐! โค๏ธโจ
The Political Science Society (POLSSOC) - Boni Campus extends its warmest birthday greetings to our very own Secretariat Committee Member, Elmera!
On this special day, we wish you a celebration filled with joy, love, and well-deserved relaxation. May the year ahead bring you continued academic and personal success, good health, and the fulfillment of all your endeavors! Enjoy your day, Elmera! Your POLSSOC family is always here to support you. ๐