January 24, 2024
Nangangalap ng pirma para sa isang petisyon ang University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) College of Science Student Council (CSSC) sa mga estudyante at organisasyon sa kampus nito para pigilan ang nakatakdang porum ng US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) sa UP Diliman sa darating na Enero 1. Ayon ito sa ulat ng Philippine Collegian, pahayagang pangmag-aaral ng UP Diliman.
Binatikos ng UPD CSSC ang nakatakdang porum ng US Air Force sa College of Science Administration Building na mabibigay ng impormason kaugnay ng “US Air Force Office of Scientific Research Grant Opportunities.” Tatalakayin dito kung papaanong makakukuha ng pondo mula sa AFOSR para sa mga pananaliksik na mapakikinabangan ng US Air Force.
Layunin ng AFOSR na pondohan ang siyentipikong pananaliksik na maaari nitong isanib sa pagpapaunlad ng mga armas at teknolohiya na kapaki-pakinabang sa mga gera at opensiba ng imperyalistang US.
“[Ang porum] ay tahasang kabaligtaran ng paninindigan ng kolehiyo na “Ipaglinkgod sa sambayanan ang Siyensya,” ayon sa petisyon ng konseho. Naniniwala ang konseho na dapat gamitin ang teknolohiya sa higit na nakabubuti, para sa isang makatarungan at mapayapang lipunan.
Anila, malinaw na ginagamit ang mga pananaliksik na ito para sa mga krimen sa digma tulad ng ginagawang pagsuporta at pagpopondo ng imperyalistang US sa henosidyo ng Zionistang Israel laban sa mamamayang Palestino. Sa ulat noong huling kwarto ng 2023, nakatakdang bigyan ng US ang Israel ng dagdag na $14.3 bilyon para itaguyod ang gera nito laban sa mamamayang Palestino.
Sa kabuuan, simula 1946 hanggang 2023, tinatayang $263 bilyon na ang ibinigay nito sa Israel para sa pag-atake sa mga Palestino. Higit 80% ng mga armas ng Israel mula 1950 hanggang 2020 ay mula sa US.
Dahil dito, umapela ang konseho sa dekano ng kolehiyo na si Dean Giovanni Tapang na huwag pahintulutang maisagawa ang aktibidad sa nasasakupan nitong mga gusali at iginiit nilang tuluyan nang ipaatras ang porum. Ayon sa Philippine Collegian, sinimulang ipaikot at mangalap ng pirma ng konseho noong Enero 22.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Scheduled US Air Force forum in UP Diliman, postponed
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) College of Science Student Council (CSSC) is gathering signatures for a petition among students and organizations on its campus to stop the scheduled US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) forum at UP Diliman this coming January 1. This is according to a report by the Philippine Collegian, UP Diliman's student newspaper.
The UPD CSSC criticized the US Air Force's scheduled forum at the College of Science Administration Building that will provide information related to the "US Air Force Office of Scientific Research Grant Opportunities." It will discuss how to get funding from AFOSR for research that will benefit the US Air Force.
The purpose of AFOSR is to fund scientific research that can be integrated into the development of weapons and technologies useful in US imperialist wars and offensives.
“[The forum] is in stark contrast to the college's commitment to “Engage Science to the People,” according to the council's petition. The council believes that technology should be used for the greater good, for a just and peaceful society.
According to them, these researches are clearly being used for war crimes such as the US imperialist's support and financing of Zionist Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people. In a report in the last quarter of 2023, the US is set to give Israel an additional $14.3 billion to support its war against the Palestinian people.
In total, from 1946 to 2023, it has given Israel an estimated $263 billion to attack the Palestinians. Over 80% of Israel's weapons from 1950 to 2020 came from the US.
Because of this, the council appealed to the dean of the college, Dean Giovanni Tapang, not to allow the activity to be carried out in its buildings and they insisted on withdrawing the forum altogether. According to the Philippine Collegian, the council began circulating and collecting signatures on January 22.
https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/nakatakdang-porum-ng-us-air-force-sa-up-diliman-ipinaaatras/
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