UP Mass Comm student council: Help homeless fellow Iskolar ng Bayan

MANILA, Philippines – How can you help a fellow Iskolar ng Bayan in a difficult situation? 

The University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (CMC) student council joined the growing clamor to support homeless students who are appealing to be admitted  to affordable dormitories in UP Diliman. (READ: UP starts classes with ‘homeless’ students)

“Due to the absurd inefficiency of the system of granting dormitory slots, the UP CMC student council wishes to provide temporary assistance to concerned students,” the council said in a post on Facebook.

“The safety of the students is our utmost concern especially with the inclement weather,” it added. 

The UP Office of the Student Regent and the All UP Workers’ Union Office have earlier opened their doors for displaced students. 

However, many other students are still homeless. Some of them brave long, tiring commutes every day to get to school or to go home after class. They are among the 300 low-income students who appealed to be admitted to the dormitories in the university. (READ: ‘Displaced’ students in UP Diliman)

UP Diliman, which has about 24,000 students, maintains a
 residence
 hall
 system
 with 13 dormitories
 as
 of
 June
 2013
. It
 has
 a
 full
 operational
 capacity
 of
 only about 3,600
 beds. 

If you want to help, fill up the online form, stating the type of assistance you want to offer. – Rappler.com