COC Uniform Still A Long Discussion

Due to the difficulties facing regarding the uniform, the College of Communication Student Council is having a hard time dealing with the students on whether the implementation of it will still take effect or will just remain to be a long discussion.

According to Gabriel Mallari, COC Student Council President, there was really a plan for a strict implementation in wearing the uniform for freshman and sophomore students. But because of the problem encountered with the tailor, the plan didn't turn out well.

COC uniform was legalized last year until the Administration Office of PUP found out that the business permit of the tailors is already expired thus, were banned to continue the service for manufacturing and distributing the uniform. Because of this, many students who haven't receive their orders of their sizes had a hard time communicating with the tailor in claiming it or having their payment back. Up to this point, some of the students are waiting for it.

Mallari admits that the Student Council didn't see the fault and also lacked in the background checking of the contracted tailor, causing the whole plan to be unpursued.

Amidst all the interruptions, Professor Clarita Ramos and a student from BBRC3-1D believe that wearing uniform in COC will make students look neat and very order. They hope that the strict implementation of the uniform will be pushed sooner.

Members of SAMASA Alliance on the other hand disagree with the uniform. According to them, the college has been running for so many years without dresscode yet the students maintain its competitiveness. They can't see the relevance of wearing uniform to the performance of the students. Aside from that, the price is also another one long discussion.

With all these feedbacks from the concerned students and teachers, the council stands firm in pushing the plan. Mallari said that they are still working on the idea about raising a separate fund (not from the organization's fund) allocated only for the refunds of the students. As soon as the council resolve it, Mallari assures that the implementation for the uniform will atlast take effect.