CALLING OUT STUDENT LEADERS AND THE ADMINISTRATION - UNAUTHORIZED SOLICITATION ON STUDENTS
Calling out the attention of CN student leaders and administration
There are 2 BLOCKS that had a duty rotation in a health center this semester. This May we received an announcement that we are being requested to donate 150 PESOS each student for a total of nearly 13000 pesos total. The deadline was moved from May 6 to tomorrow, May 11, 2026 and that we need to upload our proof of payment in a Google Drive for “tracking purposes”. 100 pesos is reported to be for staff food, 50 pesos is for buying an equipment.
The collection has no formal announcement nor memo from the Dean or BOR. Under the RA 5546, unauthorized solicitation and collection is not allowed, mandatory or voluntary as strengthened by the RA 10931. Look it up!
Many students felt pressured and were complaining regarding this collection, fellow classmates felt forced in giving the money as it wasn’t clear if this will have an impact on the academic standing and clinical grades, as no formal announcement were made.
Few were struggling and felt powerless in getting the money just to give here. And feared speaking up against this collection. Why is this being relayed by the officers not through an official announcement. As scholars and students of a tuition-free university this is unfair and coercive.
Please uphold the integrity of our profession and the rights of us, the students.