Message from the University President
We are in the middle of the
world’s biggest health crisis.
As the days went forward, we
learned that the coronavirus
pandemic is not just a threat to
our fragile health, but it has
also significantly altered the
way we live. The education
sector was not spared from its
adverse impacts as we now must
urgently shift our classrooms
online and maximize technology
to continue providing quality
education to our students. This,
amid our challenged information
and communications technology
infrastructure and widespread
digital inequalities. The
pandemic has also heightened the
problems posed by disinformation
and misinformation, mental and
physical fatigue, and threats to
our democratic institutions.
More than ever, we must remain
vigilant as our country weathers
these proverbial and literal
storms.
I am still grateful amid the
crisis we experience today, as
hope springs eternal. As an
educator and employee of this
humble university, I strongly
commend our brave and undaunting
professors, faculty members, and
employees as they continue to
strive towards providing quality
education to our Iskolar ng
Bayan.
I am also thankful to our
students and their parents or
guardians for their strength and
resilience. The time and hard
work we spend learning online
and working every day to meet
the needs of our families are no
easy feats. Our students belong
to the poorer sectors of our
society but your dedication to
learning in an effort to
contribute to nation-building is
worthy of praise and admiration.
As the President of this
University, I am honored to
serve you in this time of need.
I will strive harder to deliver
the best programs and projects
that would continue to improve
the lives of the people in our
community. I pray that one day,
more young Filipinos would
benefit from the free, fair, and
nationalistic education offered
by our Sintang Paaralan. Towards
this fruitful end, we will work
towards creating an environment
where students from all walks of
life would be able to study in
whatever platform; not only
because they are resilient, but
because the government genuinely
provides for their education
needs. We will continue to be
the University that humbly molds
student-leaders with the heart
for public service particularly
for the poor and the
marginalized, imbued with a deep
sense of social justice and
patriotism for our country. All
these we will undertake not only
because I am in the prime
position to ensure that these
much-needed reforms happen; but
equally so, because our
University deserves these
developments.
I pray for everyone’s safety
and strength in these trying
times. Thank you, Iskolar ng
Bayan, for your trust and
cooperation. Sintang Paaralan
will be with you in this arduous
but fruitful journey. The skies
will soon become clear, so let
us hold unswervingly to the hope
we profess. Today, we will carry
on and remain faithful to our
duty as Iskolar ng Bayan!
MANUEL M. MUHI,
D.Tech, ASEAN Engr.
University President
Polytechnic University of the
Philippines