April-May
One of the Sanggunian’s very first activities as an elected government was to release a memo on sexual harassment. This contained a reminder to the student body that sexual harassment cases are “unacceptable,” a protocol that stated that cases should be reported immediately to the Department of Human Rights Secretary and the Anti-Sexual Misconduct Commissioner, and a call to the general public to contact the Sanggunian to forward any possible ideas to address increasing number of cases of sexual misconduct.
The Sanggunian released a compilation of responses by the Department of Strategy and Development on the proposed road extension along SOM Forest, and stated that this data will be used in the discussion of the project.
In response to public demand, the Sanggunian and the administration collaborated to open the balcony of the Matteo Ricci Study Hall for 24 hours from May 7 to May 19, as well as provide free coffee and chocolate drinks to students in light of the approaching final examinations week. To further accommodate the student body, the Sanggunian also opened the JGSOM Student Enterprise Center parking lot for 24 hours from May 9 to May 19.
June-July
Within the months of June and July, the Sanggunian released three petitions: the waiving of miscellaneous fees for practicum courses, a statement to the Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista calling for tricycles to be allowed along the streets of F. Dela Rosa and Alvero due to a one-day ban, and a demand to the Office of Social Concern and Involvement (OSCI) for a public consultation and to provide safer alternatives to overnight immersions for students.
Miscellaneous fees for off-campus practicum courses were 100% waived beginning June 20. Additionally, a 50% discount for practicum courses was permitted if the student was not enrolled in any other course during the Intersession period. Students enrolled in the practicum courses were then eligible to receive tuition credit during the first semester of school year 2018-2019.
OSCI held a public consultation on July 25 regarding the sexual mistreatment case that occurred during a National Service Training Program, to which the Sanggunian publicly disclosed the minutes.
Within a span of 25 days, the Sanggunian also resolved a situation surrounding management sophomore Xyver Supnet. On July 5, the Sanggunian discovered the GoFundMe of the scholar, which sought to gather funds for his education due to financial troubles. On July 30, it was announced that through a collaboration with the Office of Admission and Aid, Ateneo Gabay, and the Ateneo High School Batch of 2017, Supnet will have his sophomore year in the Ateneo 100% funded, and he will also be given a monthly allowance.
Two resolutions were also released, one of which was to reimburse delegates of the Ateneo de Davao university for their travel expenses in two summits, the 34th Buklod Atenista National Leaders’ Summit, and the 34th Buklod Atenista Midyear Conference. Another resolution granted financial subsidy to the 2018 Ateneo Freshmen Orientation Seminar.
The One Big Fair: Kislap, the first of its kind, was a school fair held for the students on August 23-24 with a culminating “Haranight.”
August
The Sanggunian released four approved resolutions for prep courses and school camps. Resolutions 3 and 6 grants a financial subsidy to the prep courses of the following organizations: Php 18,200 for the Ateneo Association for Communications Technology Management, Php18,700 for Ateneo Lex, Php 45,400 for Ateneo Management Association, Php 11,450 for Ateneo Management of Applied Chemistry Association, Php 6,084 for Byte Information Technology Association, Php 15,500 for the Ateneo Assembly, Php 10,000 for Ateneo Psyche, Php 3,250 for Ateneo Economics Association, Php 10,500 for Management Economics Organization, and Php 4,300 for the Development Society of the Ateneo.
Resolutions 4 and 5 granted financial subsidies for the camps of the School of Science and Engineering and the School of Humanities for Php 80,000 and Php 62,700 respectively.
