SPEAR has re-opened their staff applications for the 2008-2009 year for a second round.

SPEAR is accepting applications for the following positions:
Peer Counseling Coordinator
One Step Ahead Mentorship Coordinator
Peer Counselors*

*Committee will only hire a PC if any of current selected PCs receive a coordinator position.

~Application due in the SAC 105, SPEAR CUBICLE
Monday May 19 @ 6pm

Some restrictions for the second round application process for SPEAR and SPACE:
-Can only apply for open positions in ONE project (SPEAR or SPACE). Therefore, Samahang Pilipino will NOT offer prospective applicants positions for both the SPEAR and SPACE projects.
-If one accepts nomination for board, one forfeits their SPEAR/SPACE application.
-1st Round of applicants are closed & applicants will need to go through application process again to be considered.
-SPEAR/ SPACE will have alternates for 2nd round.

For more information:

Emily Bautista, SP Retention Coordinator: retention@samahang.org
Nick de Ocampo, SP President: president@samahang.org
(310) 206-6949

Thank you & Good Luck!

Click here for the SPEAR Staff Application (Round 2):

SPACE has reopened their applications for staff positions for the 2008-2009 school year.

They are accepting applications for peer tutors and peer advisors. Applications are due Monday, May 19, 2008 in the SPACE cubicle at 6PM and interviews will begin on Wednesday, May 21, 2008.

Two infosessions for 2nd Round SPACE applications are as follows:
Tuesday: 1:00PM and 6:00PM in the SPACE cubicle in SAC 106

Some restrictions for the second round application process for SPEAR and SPACE:
-Can only apply for open positions in ONE project (SPEAR or SPACE). Therefore, Samahang Pilipino will NOT offer prospective applicants positions for both the SPEAR and SPACE projects.
-If one accepts nomination for board, one forfeits their SPEAR/SPACE application.
-1st Round of applicants are closed & applicants will need to go through application process again to be considered.
-SPEAR/ SPACE will have alternates for 2nd round.


For more information:
Mark Jimenez, SP Outreach Coordinator: outreach@samahang.org
Nick de Ocampo, SP President: president@samahang.org
(310) 267-4347


Click here for the SPACE Staff Application (Round 2):

Voting for the Undergraduate Student Association Council has begun!
Vote on MyUCLA (http://my.ucla.edu)

Samahang Pilipino officially endorses Students First!

Voting for the Undergraduate Student Association Council has begun and will continue until Thursday May 8, 2008 at 7PM. Voting takes place online at MyUCLA.

Voting has started and you can vote by going to www.votestudentsfirst.com. We're running a great group of students under the team of Students First! and we have the unmatched experience and the concrete goals to see real change happen for this campus. We have been and we always will work to maximize the UCLA student experience through improving the quality of education, supporting sustainability, ensuring student health and wellness and promoting
student engagement on and off campus.

Support the following STUDENTS FIRST! candidates: 

PRESIDENT: Homaira Hosseini
INTERNAL VICE PRESIDENT: Evan Shulman
GENERAL REPRESENTATIVES:
Rank 1-James Birks
Rank 2-Gilberto Chacon
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER: Jeremiah Garcia
CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER: George Chacon
FACILITIES COMMISSIONER: Galen Roth
FINANCIAL SUPPORTS COMMISSIONER: Elaine Reodica

Students First! Supports The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) and the following in-house, independent candidates:
EXTERNAL VICE PRESIDENT: Jesse Melgar
COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSIONER: Valerie Sien
CAMPUS EVENTS COMMISSIONER: Penson Lieu
STUDENT WELFARE COMMISSIONER: Jonathan Tsai

Thanks so much for taking the time to vote! Please remind your friends to do the same as well!

If you have any questions, check out more information about Students First! at www.votestudentsfirst.com or come talk to us out on Bruin Walk!

Thanks again for PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST!

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Samahang Pilipino is getting together with IDEAS @ UCLA to take a picture for publication for our recognition by UCSA for our efforts in working on the DREAM Act. Let's be part of this great event and celebrate the work we've done as Samahang Pilipino.

The picture will be taken at 5:30pm in Wilson Plaza, either in front of SAC or in front of Janss Steps. Come out and look pretty!

SENATE PASSES VETERANS BENEFITS ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2007: Comprehensive bill expands support for disabled veterans, job training, and provides historic Filipino veterans equity

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, elatedly applauded his colleagues in the Senate for passing S. 1315, the Veterans Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 by a vote of 96 to 1. Prior to voting on final passage of the bill, the Senate debated an amendment to remove a provision providing a limited pension for Filipino World War II veterans residing in the Philippines. This amendment was defeated by a vote of 56 to 41, with Akaka leading the charge for the Filipino veterans' pension.

"The Filipino veterans of World War II fought bravely under U.S. military command, helping us win the war only to lose their veteran status by an Act of Congress. I commend my colleagues for supporting those veterans who stood with us," said Akaka.

Akaka continued, "I am also very pleased that the Veterans Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 can finally move forward. This bill makes needed improvements to veterans' benefits by expanding and increasing support for veterans, their families, and their survivors. I urge my colleagues in the House to act swiftly on this much needed bill."

This comprehensive, budget-neutral omnibus veterans' benefits bill was approved by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs last June and reported to the full Senate last August.

The Veterans Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 would provide a veterans' pension to Filipino veterans of World War II residing in the U.S. and in the Philippines. Under the proposed bill, veterans residing in the Philippines would receive a smaller pension than those residing in the U.S., to account for differences in cost-of-living in the two countries.

The Veterans Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 also includes a multitude of improvements to veterans' benefits, including provisions to:

• Establish a new program of insurance for service-connected disabled veterans;
  
• Expand eligibility for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance;
  
• Increase the maximum amount of Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance that a service-connected disabled veteran may purchase;
  
• Provide individuals with severe burn injuries specially adapted housing benefits;
  
• Extend for two years the monthly educational assistance allowance for apprenticeship or other on-the-job training

The bill now moves to the House of Representatives.


Thank you to all of you who supported in presence, or phone calls and emails to the senate. Please continue to do the same and contact your county's House Representative to give benefits to our Veteranos!

The worklight for SPCN scheduled this evening at Royce Hall has been postponed to next Tuesday, April 29 from 5-9pm. We are sorry for the late notice and any inconvenience! Participants: for more information, please contact your suite coordinators.

Mark your calendars! Samahang Pilipino Cultural Night 2008 is coming!

Date: May 10, 2008
Location: Royce Hall at UCLA
Show times: 1:00pm and 7:00pm
Tickets: Free, availability TBA