• Source: National Union of Students of the Philippines

The National Union of Students of the Philippines is an alliance of student councils in the Philippines established in 1957. Advocating for democratic rights of students, it boasts about 600 member councils and is part of International Union of Students (IUS) and the Asia Pacific Youth and Students Association (ASA). It is also a member and a founding organization of Kabataan Partylist.




History






= Early years

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The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) was established in 1957, seceding from Student Council's Association of the Philippines. The group seceded partly because leaders of the former group promised votes for politicians, which affected and silenced students' opinions. Artemio Panganiban became one of the co-founders of NUSP and served as its president from 1958 to 1959.




= Marcos dictatorship

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The union has been very active as part of the student movement in the Philippines. Edgar Jopson was elected NUSP president during the 13th annual conference in 1969. After the conference, they led a major mobilization rally in front of the Congress, while then-president Ferdinand Marcos was delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA). During the joint mobilization of moderates and radicals, about 5 p.m., students threw a coffin, a stuffed alligator, and stones at Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos as they left the Congress Building. They also burned an effigy of Marcos. Under Jopson's two-term tenure, the union participated in socio-political issues, especially as part of the First Quarter Storm and the Second Propaganda Movement.
They were concerned with Marcos's Constitutional Convention from 1971 to 1973. NUSP was a moderate group during this time, challenging Marcos not to have another term beyond the two-term limit that was set by the 1935 Philippine Constitution, as compared to Kabataang Makabayan, a more radical youth group that pursued systemic structural changes.




= Post-EDSA

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NUSP was also part of the Second People Power Uprising.
During the early administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, a youth initiative called Youth Movement for Justice and Meaningful Change, composed of Anakbayan, League of Filipino Students, Student Christian Movement of the Philippines, College Editors' Guild of the Philippines, and NUSP met at the office of Anakbayan in Padre Noval, Sampaloc, Manila, to discuss plans to advance the interests of the Filipino youth. Talks were made due to the disillusionment brought by the new administration. Eventually, these talks culminated in the formation of Anak ng Bayan Youth Party (Kabataan Partylist) on June 19, 2001, coinciding with the birthday of José Rizal.
Amid the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among students in the Philippines, the union has been advocating for safe resumption of face-to-face classes, for they said that online distance learning has been detrimental to the welfare of the students.

The current president of NUSP is Jandeil Roperos, who was also the third nominee of Kabataan Partylist for the 2022 national elections. Kabataan Partylist's first nominee was Raoul Manuel, a former president of the NUSP.




Notable alumni


Artemio Panganiban
Edgar Jopson
John Osmeña
Raul Roco
Rene Saguisag
Sonia Malasarte
Ricardo Puno Jr.
Ronaldo Puno
Salvador Britanico
Violy Calvo
Loida Nicolas
Nely Nicolas
Macapanton Abbas
Carlos Padilla
Miriam Defensor
Tina Monzon
Jose Lina
Francis Pangilinan
Lean Alejandro
Chito Gascon
Lorenzo Tañada III
Hernani Braganza
Mike Defensor
Sarah Elago
Raoul Manuel




References

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• Kebebasan akademik
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• National Union of Students of the Philippines
• Raoul Manuel
• Students' union
• International Union of Students
• Student activism in the Philippines (1965–1972)
• Sarah Elago
• Student Government in the Philippines
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines Student Council
• League of Filipino Students
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines