UP Development Studies Society

est. 1997 • Ang Opisyal na Pang-Akademikong Organisasyon ng Araling Pangkaunlaran ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Maynila • STP • ✉️ [email protected]

[UP Development Studies Society @UPMDevSoc]

What is Devstud?: A thread

For our incoming freshies, shiftees and transferees

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

Rodolfo Lahoy of Ibon International further emphasized that debt is tied to imperialism, describing how Global South countries are at a disadvantage, losing sovereignty, resources, and rights in their struggle with foreign creditors.

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

Mae Buenaventura of the Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) called for a shift in the debt crisis narrative, stressing that many Global South countries are burdened by debt and also facing the impacts of the climate crisis.

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

When asked if the country has progressed, Dr. Rene Ofreneo, president of the Freedom from Debt Coalition, criticized six decades of debt reliance, with national debt rising to P15 trillion, hindering genuine development in the Philippines.

[UP Development Studies Society @UPMDevSoc]

LOOK: At the Beyond Figures: Deconstructing Debt and Dependence in the Global South forum hosted by the @UPMDevSoc, three speakers discussed how debt perpetuates global inequalities.

#ReconfigurationAndResistance2024
#DevStudWeek2024
#TatakDevStud

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

LOOK: At the Beyond Figures: Deconstructing Debt and Dependence in the Global South forum hosted by the @UPMDevSoc, three speakers discussed how debt perpetuates global inequalities.

#ReconfigurationAndResistance2024
#DevStudWeek2024
#TatakDevStud

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

LOOK: In celebration of the annual Development Studies Week, the @UPMDevSoc hosts a forum titled “Beyond Figures: Deconstructing Debt and Dependence in the Global South” at the UP Manila Theater, which dissects the structural flaws of international development finance.

#ReconfigurationAndResistance2024
#DevStudWeek2024
#TatakDevStud

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

Tan denounces the military’s violent attacks on progressive groups and organizations that advocate for genuine land reform and the rights of these essential workers.

#PeasantMonth2024

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

Trisha Tan of @UPMDevSoc emphasizes the vital contributions of farmers, peasants, and fishers to society on how their labor not only sustains our food supply but also supports the economy and preserves cultural traditions.

#PeasantMonth2024

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

Jomari, @UPMDevsoc: Panagutin ang dapat panagutin sa lantarang paglabag sa karapatan sa malayang pagprotesta. Bilang mga kabataan at estudyante, mas lalo pa nating pag-igtingin ang ating mga panawagan laban sa imperyalistang puwersa na patuloy na pumapatay sa mga mamamayang Pilipino.

#ReleaseMayoUno6

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

NGAYON: Nagtitipon-tipon ang mga magaaral ng UP Manila sa CAS Gate upang magkasa ng iglap-protesta at irehistro ang panawagan na palayain ang anim na indibidwal na ilegal na inaresto noong Mayo Uno, kung saan kabilang ang isang estudyante ng CAS.

#ReleaseMayoUno6

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

Next up is Rosario Guzman, the Research Head and Editor of the IBON Foundation. She proceeds with the discussion on alternative economics.

#ConnectionsAndIntersections2023
#DevStudWeek2023
#TatakDevStud

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

She also talks about the increasing hunger in the PH, citing that even rice farmers themselves cannot buy their own produce due to the Rice Liberalization Law.
#ConnectionsAndIntersections2023
#DevStudWeek2023
#TatakDevStud

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

She slams the relentless land-use conversion in Bulacan, which displaces farmers in the name of 'development'. According to Rapiz, farmers in San Jose Del Monte constantly face redtagging and surveillance amid this development aggression. #ConnectionsAndIntersections2023
#DevStudWeek2023
#TatakDevStud

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

The forum kicks off with Cecil Rapiz, the Chairperson of the Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Bulacan, who is assisted by Rai of NNARA Youth UPM. She tackles the plight of the peasant women, tracing the history of landlessness and violence in the country.

#ConnectionsAndIntersections2023
#DevStudWeek2023
#TatakDevStud

[The Manila Collegian @mkule]

UGAT NG BUHAY: Kaunlaran ng Agrikultura, Kababaihan sa Kanayunan, at mga Alternatibong Polisiya sa Kasiguraduhan sa Pagkain is now happening at the UP Manila Theater. Follow this thread for more updates.

#ConnectionsAndIntersections2023
#DevStudWeek2023
#TatakDevStud

[UP Development Studies Society @UPMDevSoc]

𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 2023…𝘾𝙤��𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙤𝙤𝙣!

Stay tuned by following our official Facebook page and newly launched instagram – @upmdevsoc, for more updates regarding the Development Studies Week 2023!

#DevStudWeek2023
#TatakDevStud

[UP Development Studies Society @UPMDevSoc]

𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙, 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗���𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨?

[UP Development Studies Society @UPMDevSoc]

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Together, let's craft an inclusive and mass-oriented development amongst our torn environment while militantly challenging the prevailing neocolonial education which hampers the propagation of our narrative of struggle and unity.

[UP Development Studies Society @UPMDevSoc]

Teka… green na pala ‘yung traffic light! 🚦 Go na kami rito, ikaw ba, go ka na rin? 🟢👀

Kitakits! 🙋

Pub nina Yani Bueno at Marla Frange
Caption ni Kirstine Monzon

[UP Development Studies Society @UPMDevSoc]

Trapik sa Taft? 🚗😦 Sarado na naman ang LRT? 🚆😱 Punuan lahat at walang masakyan? 😵

‘Wag kang mag-alala! Dito, sigurado pa ring ika’y aarangkada!🏃💨

Kaya naman tara na’t sumama sa pinakahihintay na pagtitipon sa DevStud ngayong taon! 🥳

#DevStudArangkada23
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[UP Development Studies Society @UPMDevSoc]

Huwag ding kalimutan ang 👕 dress code👚 para dito!

🤍 Puti para sa freshies 🤍
💛 Dilaw para sa sophies 💛
🖤 Itim para sa juniors 🖤
❤️ Pula para sa seniors ❤️

Baka kaya niyo ring bigyan ng intelektwal o politikal na kahulugan ang kulay na suot niyo? 🤔🎨