UP College of Education Student Council

UP College of Education Student Council

The UP College of Education Student Council (UP CESC) is the official student government of the UP College of Education (UPCEd), the foremost institution for teacher education in the country. The UP CESC has been dedicatedly working towards providing the students with efficient and effective leadership and service anchored on the principles of the University.

The Council is mandated to protect and promote students' rights and welfare, uphold the objectives of the College of Education, foster meaningful relationships within the College and other sectors of society, and direct out efforts towards a nationalist consciousness for the advancement of a just, democratic, and independent Philippine society.

Composition and Elections of the CESC

The CESC shall be composed of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson, and nine (9) councilors, all elected at large. The six standing committees of the Council are as follows: Education and Research, Externals, Finance, Public Information, and Secretariat, Students' Rights and Welfare. The College Representative to the University Student Council (USC) and the College Representative to the University Freshie Council (UFC) also joins the CESC in its proceedings.

Elections are usually held within a month before the official end of classes for the second semester in every academic year, in accordance with the rules promulgated by the College Electoral Board and the provisions of the election code.

CESC Chairpersons

Term	Name	Party	Remarks
2017-2018	Psalm Lemuel Guevarra	STAND UP
2018-2019	John Paulo S. Cruz	Sikhay EDUK	Centennial CESC Chaiperson; First Chairperson from Sikhay EDUK, the local chapter of UP Alyansa ng Mga Mag-aaral Para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (UP ALYANSA)
2019-2020	Eugene E. Solla	Sikhay EDUK	First elected back-to-back Chairpersons from Sikhay EDUK; First Chairperson to serve amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic
2020-2021	Eugene E. Solla	Sikhay EDUK	First Chairperson to serve two (2) consecutive terms
2021	Caleb Verba	STAND UP
2022	Acel Mackenzie R. Patricio	Sikhay EDUK	Elected Vice Chairperson; Officially became Chairperson following Verba's resignation

College Representatives to the USC

Term	Name	Party	Remarks
2016-2017	Joe Marie Yapcengco	UP ALYANSA/Sikhay EDUK	Elected as USC councilor in the following term
2017-2018	Patricia Ruth Jasmin	STAND UP
2018-2019	Charisse Venflor Z. Ancheta	UP ALYANSA/Sikhay EDUK
2019	Sab Ocampo	STAND UP	Officially became College Representative following Ancheta's resignation in February 2019
2019-2020	Kristiene Nathaniel L. Miranda	UP ALYANSA/Sikhay EDUK	First elected back-to-back College Representatives from Sikhay EDUK; First College Representative to serve amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Eugene E. Solla	UP ALYANSA/Sikhay EDUK	Officially appointed as College Representative following Miranda's resignation in January 2021
2021	Robyn Denise M. Aquino	UP ALYANSA/Sikhay EDUK
2022	Bernard Brian Bejo	UP ALYANSA/Sikhay EDUK	Officially appointed by the General Assembly of the CESC

Incumbent CESC Officers

Position	Name	Party
Chairperson	Acel Mackenzie R. Patricio	Sikhay EDUK
Vice Chairperson	Isabella Julia Ermita	Sikhay EDUK
College Representative to the USC	Bernard Brian Bejo	Sikhay EDUK
College Representative to the UFC	Lila Decena	Sikhay EDUK
Councilor	Crichelle Anne Marie Yambao	Sikhay EDUK
Councilor	Chillryon Keana Baluyot	Sikhay EDUK
Councilor	Elowin Que	STAND UP
Councilor	Tristan Floyd Rafa	Sikhay EDUK
Councilor	Pia Noelle Tubo	Sikhay EDUK

National Educators Summit

The National Educators Summit (NES) is an initiative spearheaded by the Education and Research Committee of the UP College of Education Student Council. The project generally aims to look into the various issues and developments in the education sector of the country.

In 2019, the UP College of Education Student Council, in celebration of the college’s centennial founding anniversary, conducted Handog: Centennial Educators Summit and Advocacy Fair. The summit brought together student-leaders, educators, and aspiring educators in one momentous gathering and discussed pertinent issues surrounding the different facets of education in the country.

In 2020, amidst and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the UP CESC conducted the Walang Iwanan: Education in the New Normal webinar series. The project engaged different stakeholders in the discussion of the current state of education in the country, how it was affected by the pandemic, and how the state shall respond given the issues faced by the sector. The event was participated by public and private school teachers, local government units, non-government organizations, representatives from the Congress, and the Office of the Vice President. Aside from the consolidation of insights for lobbying purposes, "Walang Iwanan" was able to garner PHP60,000+ worth of donations for underprivileged students of the College, 5,000+ registered participants, and 70,000+ organic webinar views. The project was conducted in partnership with 50+ organizations nationwide.

In 2021, after the first year of the implementation of the remote learning setup, the UP CESC envisioned an avenue where educational stakeholders from all over the country can look into how the Philippine Education System has developed one year into distance learning, and how we can address the issues and concerns that have sprung since then.