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Militants capture UP Student Council

April 10, 2000

A red banner depicting a flag-bearing Oblation waved amidst cheers of victory. The crowd jubilantly chanted: “Stand-UP! Tunay! Palaban! Makabayan!” With left hands raised and fists clenched, students gathered in the auditorium solemnly sang UP Naming Mahal, the university hymn.

It was the night of the UP Student Council (UPSC) elections. And that night belonged to the Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP or Stand-UP, the most militant and radical student political party in the University of the Philippines-Diliman today. That night, after a long drought, the militants captured 12 out of 14 seats on the State University’s student council.

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