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08 JULY 2021 President’s Report #004 08 JULY 2021 USTFU Standing Committees USTFU-CBA Re-negotiation Panel USTFU COVID-19 Financial Assistance Program TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM PAGE 1 President’s Report 3 Result of the votes of the board regarding the resolution to include 13 volunteer-applicants from the general 4 membership as members of the USTFU standing 5 committees 7 List of the members of the USTFU Standing Committees Approved Draft of the USTFU COVID-19 Financial Assistance Program Result of the votes of the Board regarding the USTFU COVID- 19 Financial Assistance Program

THE PRESIDENT’s REPORT PRESIDENT’s REPORT #004: Standing Committees, CBA Re-Nego, & COVID Assistance Series of 2021 | 08 JULY 2021 Dear Fellow Faculty Members: I pray that you and your loved ones remain in good health. In the spirit of inclusivity and improved collaboration, two months ago I invited our USTFU members to be part of the five (5) Standing Committees (Membership; Grievance; Labor Education & Research; Welfare; and Collective Bargaining). Our Constitution and By-Laws (CBL) empowers the President to appoint committee members subject to the concurrence of the Board. To ensure that the applicants will fit in the committees, I also required them to submit their curriculum vitae showing their credentials and experience related to the committee work and the expected skills that were identified previously. These requirements were also communicated to the general membership. I thoroughly examined the credentials of the thirteen (13) applicants. I have no doubt and I am proud and happy to state that they can contribute so much to the standing committees. With all humility I can even say that their skills and experiences dwarf the credentials of many of us in the Board – myself included. Thus, I appointed them as volunteer-members with the prayer that the regular members who are elected officers and directors will welcome them, or at least some of them, in the committees. In the June 30, 2021 Regular Board Meeting, unfortunately, ALL the thirteen (13) applicants were turned down via the twelve (12) NO votes as against the nine (9) YES votes. Attached to this is the detailed breakdown of the voting and the list of the members of the Standing Committees. I thank profusely the following faculty members for sharing their time and talents, and for responding quickly to my invitation: Volunteer Applicants Affiliation 1 Assoc. Prof. Ma. Rosario Virginia C. Garcia, PhD Science 2 Assoc. Prof. Moises Norman Z. Garcia, PhD Science 3 Asst. Prof. Rebecca Adri, PhD 4 Mr. Eriel N. Ferrer IPEA 5 Mr. Alexander A. Leaño IPEA 6 Mr. Elmar John R. Lactaoen, MsC IPEA 7 Senior Teacher Jonathan Geronimo, PhD SHS 8 Junior Teacher Katherine Kyra D. Alonday, RPh, MSc SHS 9 Mr. Leonid C. Lintag, MIT SHS 10 Mr. Adrian DC. Romero, MA IICS 11 Asst. Prof. Atty. Marc Aldous Baccay, MA NSTP 12 Ms. Michelle A. Desierto, MA Arts & Letters 13 Assoc. Prof. Rene DM. Tadle, MA Arts & Letters Arts & Letters Likewise, I am grateful to my fellow elected officers and directors in our UNION who were very much willing to think outside of the box – secure and firm with the belief that our USTFU badly needs more talents to help the current officers rebuild PRESIDENT’s REPORT #004 Page 1 of 7

USTFU from the rubbles it has become these past years. After all, the UNION is owned by the members and not a franchise given to the elected officers of USTFU. But sadly, the majority thought otherwise. Thus, I am constrained, following the dictates of the CBL, which I swore to adhere, to accept the verdict of the majority. The majority of the USTFU Board of Officers and Directors have also decided to appoint the members of the USTFU-CBA Panel for the Re-Negotiation of the last two years of the 2016-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The members are: Asst. Prof. Revenendo R. Vargas, PhD (Chair) Asst. Prof. Aurora Cristina Bermudez , MA (Vice-Chair) Assoc. Prof. Joyce T. Tan, MSc Sr. Counselor Claudine C. Say, MA, RGC Engr. George Y. Chao, Jr., MSc Asst. Prof. Stephen Querico A. Buñi, MFA Jr. Librarian Kristi Ma. Fevie V. Macasaet-Recinto USTFU has communicated to the Office of the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs the constitution of the USTFU-CBA Panel for the re-negotiation and preparations are underway. It is the hope of the leadership that the new panel can improve the current status of the CBA in terms of the economic benefits of the faculty members. In the interest of our members, as President of the UNION, I will forward recommendations to the Collective Bargaining Committee and to the members of the Panel points that can be considered in the re-negotiation. In a more positive note, I am pleased to inform the members of the UNION that your USTFU Board of Officers and Directors has overwhelmingly approved the proposal of the USTFU Hospitalization and Medical Benefits Committee to provide financial assistance to UNION members who contracted COVID-19 with severe symptoms and required hospital confinement that resulted in the depletion of their Php 100,000 hospitalization benefit. Since resources are limited, USTFU hopes that this assistance program can somehow ease the financial and emotional burden of our fellow teachers who were gravely affected by this dreadful disease. The program will be subjected to legal review prior to its full implementation. Rest assured that the Hospitalization Committee shall inform the members as soon as it is free of any legal impediments. The Hospitalization Committee has secured the tentative list of possible beneficiaries; however, the names cannot be disclosed due to the moral and legal requirements of data privacy and patient confidentiality. Your UNION is working, and we hope to pick up the pace once COVID restrictions allow. I continue to pray for your health and safety. Kasama nyo sa pag-sulong, EMERITO C. GONZALES President PRESIDENT’s REPORT #004 Page 2 of 7

RESULT OF THE VOTES OF THE BOARD REGARDING THE RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE 13 VOLUNTEER-APPLICANTS FROM THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP AS MEMBERS OF THE USTFU STANDING COMMITTEES POSITION NAME VOTE 1 PRESIDENT Emerito C. Gonzales PROPONENT 2 EXEC. VICE-PRESIDENT Edilberto S. Gonzaga YES 3 VP INTERNAL Claudine C. Say NO 4 VP EXTERNAL George Y. Chao Jr. NO 5 VP LABOR Leny G. Gadiana NO 6 VP GRIEVANCE Pocholo Mari T. Arabit YES 7 VP LEGAL Aurora Cristina P. Bermudez NO 8 SECRETARY GENERAL Elizabeth DA. Kapulong NO 9 TREASURER Joyce T. Tan NO 10 AUDITOR Maria Luisa T. Reyes NO 11 SGT.-AT-ARMS James Mark DL. Nidea NO 12 Jonathan B. Cabero YES 13 Crisencio M. Paner YES 14 Elvis C. Llarena YES 15 Kristi Ma. Fevie V. Macasaet NO 16 Maria Victoria V. Bongar YES BOARD OF YES 17 DIRECTORS Ulysses R. Parado NO 18 Raul T. Ortega 19 Raymond P. Clarin YES 20 Dominador B. Ulaye NO 21 Stephen Querico A. Buñi NO 22 Marvin U. Zapanta YES Total Votes Cast 21 YES Votes 09 NO Votes 12 Proponent 1 PRESIDENT’s REPORT #004 Page 3 of 7

MEMBERSHIP GRIEVANCE & COMPLAINTS Elizabeth Kapulong (Chair) Pocholo Mari Arabit (Chair) Marvin Zapanta Crisencio Paner Joyce Tan Marvin Zapanta Witty Reyes Witty Reyes Mavic Bongar Aurora Bermudez Ulysses Parado Edilberto Gonzaga Dominador Ulaye Jonathan Cabero NOTHING FOLLOWS Aurora Bermudez George Chao LABOR EDUCATION & RESEARCH Claudine Say Leny Gadiana (Chair) Crisencio Paner WELFARE James Nidea Stephen Buñi (Chair) Jonathan Cabero Claudine Say Marvin Zapanta George Chao Mavic Bongar Kristi Fevie Macasaet-Recinto Joyce Tan COLLECTIVE BARGAINING James Nidea Ulysses Parado Kristi Fevie Macasaet-Recinto (Chair) Elvis LLarena Raul Ortega Raul Ortega Witty Reyes Jonathan Cabero Dominador Ulaye PLUS, THE MEMBERS OF THE Raymond Clarin USTFU-CBA PANEL (RE-NEGO) NOTHING FOLLOWS List of Volunteer Faculty Members who were rejected by the Majority of the USTFU Board of Officers & Directors MEMBERSHIP LABOR EDUCATION & RESEARCH Kyra Alonday Ma. Rosario Garcia Eriel Ferrer Moises Norman Garcia Leonid Lintag Jonathan Geronimo GRIEVANCE & COMPLAINTS Elmar Lactaoen Rebecca Adri Leonid Lintag Kyra Alonday Adrian Romero Atty. Aldous Baccay Rene Tadle COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WELFARE Rebecca Adri Rebecca Adri Atty. Aldous Baccay Michelle Desierto Jonathan Geronimo Eriel Ferrer Elmar Lactaoen Alexander Leaño Leonid Lintag Rene Tadle Adrian Romero ---------- PRESIDENT’s REPORT #004 Page 4 of 7

APPROVED DRAFT OF THE USTFU COVID-19 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FOR LEGAL REVIEW) BOARD RESOLUTION No. ______ (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SEVERE & CRITICAL COVID-19 PATIENTS) The undersigned members of the Board of Directors of the UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS FACULTY UNION hereby resolve to adopt the following Board Resolution, to wit: WHEREAS, in March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. This is a public emergency that has brought many challenges in our lives and livelihoods. According to Chen, Covid 19 is a highly contagious disease brought about by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality in a proportion of patients. Over a year later, nearly 130 million individuals were infected with nearly three million mortality cases(Coronavirus Resource Center, 2021). In the Philippines, from January 3, 2020, to June 2021, there have been 1,322,053 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 22,845 deaths (World Health Organization). WHEREAS, For the last 16 months from the announcement of a global pandemic some faculty members of the University of Santo Tomas contracted the disease and have been hospitalized. The disease did not only affect their physical and emotional well-being but also the financial burden within their family. The medical benefit is not enough to sustain the hospitalization and medical needs of those who experienced severe to critical Covid-19 cases. Patients who fall under the category of severe and critical patients will receive doses of medications, special procedures, and high flow oxygenation that would lead to intubation, thus will prolong their hospitalization. NOW THEREFORE, the Board hereby RESOLVES to provide financial assistance to USTFU members who have been diagnosed with SEVERE and/or CRITICAL COVID-19. RESOLVED FURTHER, that the qualified beneficiaries are as follows: a) must be a tenured faculty member or a faculty member with a probationary status who has served the University for at least one academic year on the day of the application. b) faculty members who contracted COVID-19 from July 2020 to the present. PRESIDENT’s REPORT #004 Page 5 of 7

c) applicants for financial assistance must have EXCEEDED the amount of their hospitalization benefit, i.e.: For Full Load: Php 100,000.00 For Part-Time: Php 50,000.00 RESOLVED FURTHER, that the qualified beneficiary must ssubmit the following documents to the USTFU Secretariat who is hereby directed to facilitate and process all applications for financial assistance: A. Medical Certificate or a Medical Abstract *The DISCHARGE DIAGNOSIS must be SEVERE or CRITICAL COVID-19 and must be written in the PhilHealth Form classified as Severe to Critical Covid Case. C. Official Receipt from the hospital of confinement. (If the official receipt has been submitted to USTFU for reimbursement purposes, a photocopy of the official receipt will be accepted for verification purposes) RESOLVED FURTHER, that the maximum amount of the Financial Assistance shall be Twenty-Five Thousand Pesos (Php. 25,000.00) per beneficiary which will also be on a one-time basis claim per faculty. RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Board hereby approves the release of the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php. 300,000.00) from the USTFU General Fund which amount shall be utilized for this program. RESOLVED FINALLY, “that the aforementioned representatives be furnished a copy of this resolution for their proper guidance and implementation.\" Done this ___________ 2021 in the City of Manila,Philippines. PRESIDENT’s REPORT #004 Page 6 of 7

RESULT OF THE VOTES OF THE BOARD REGARDING THE USTFU COVID-19 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM POSITION NAME VOTE 1 PRESIDENT Emerito C. Gonzales PROPONENT 2 EXEC. VICE-PRESIDENT Edilberto S. Gonzaga PROPONENT 3 VP INTERNAL Claudine C. Say YES 4 VP EXTERNAL George Y. Chao Jr. NO 5 VP LABOR Leny G. Gadiana YES 6 VP GRIEVANCE Pocholo Mari T. Arabit YES 7 VP LEGAL Aurora Cristina P. Bermudez YES 8 SECRETARY GENERAL Elizabeth DA. Kapulong YES 9 TREASURER Joyce T. Tan NO 10 AUDITOR Maria Luisa T. Reyes YES 11 SGT.-AT-ARMS James Mark DL. Nidea YES 12 Jonathan B. Cabero YES 13 Crisencio M. Paner YES 14 Elvis C. Llarena PROPONENT 15 Kristi Ma. Fevie V. Macasaet YES 16 Maria Victoria V. Bongar PROPONENT BOARD OF YES 17 DIRECTORS Ulysses R. Parado YES 18 Raul T. Ortega 19 Raymond P. Clarin YES 20 Dominador B. Ulaye YES 21 Stephen Querico A. Buñi YES 22 Marvin U. Zapanta YES Total Votes Cast 18 YES Votes 16 NO Votes 2 PROPONENTS 4 END OF THE PRESIDENT’s REPORT #004 PRESIDENT’s REPORT #004 Page 7 of 7

“Labor is today the most vital and potential power this planet has ever known, and its historic mission of emancipating the workers of the world from the thralldom of the ages is as certain of ultimate realization as is the setting of the sun.” Eugene V. Debs (American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World) “It is imperative that no one…indulge in a merely individualistic morality. The best way to fulfill one’s obligations of justice and love is to contribute to the common good according to one’s means and the needs of others, and also to promote and help public and private organizations devoted to bettering the conditions of life.” Gaudium et Spes (The Church in the Modern World), Vatican II, 1965 #30