u/AttyElleWoods

(Posting this here since SLG or the admin isn't approving my post on the Facebook group. UPDATE: my similar Facebook post was just approved by the admin a few hours after this Reddit post was published)

ICYMI, the posted tuition and fees for the upcoming term rose 19.6% per unit. The chart tells the rest.

San Beda Alabang's own College and Graduate units held their rates flat. So did Ateneo Law and De La Salle. University of San Carlos moved 6.7%. Inflation in May was 6.8%. Our increase is nearly three times that, and the steepest of the lot.

This is not about whether any of us can afford another semester. It is about equity and process.

We were consulted on 10 April, but the session set out to justify a figure rather than weigh it, and many concerns raised that evening weren't fully answered. A petition followed; 368 of us signed it. It has never had a substantive reply. The follow-up forum, survey or consultation, we were promised never came. Then the rate went up anyway.

When peer schools and even our college's other units hold the line, a 19.6% increase here needs an explanation we have not been given.

Two things, then.

1️⃣ To the SBCA School of Law Government - SLG through the new President Jeremy Garcia: please act, and act quickly. We're past the "considering to draft a petition letter" stage - 368 of us already made our voice known two months ago. Now that you speak for the student body, this is the moment to use that voice.

2️⃣ To everyone else: do not wait to be heard. Write to the Dean's Office. Put your concerns to the Legal Education Board. The more of us who speak, through every channel open to us, the harder we are to ignore.

>As for me, I will keep speaking up, even if I am alone in this fight. Because this was never about how much we pay. It is about the principle that the heaviest burden should not fall on those with the least say.

I hope this is a safe space to share my insecurities, so please be kind with your comments.

I'm just a bride who has never experienced feeling pretty after getting her makeup done, and I really want to feel beautiful at least once on my wedding day 😓

Bata pa lang ako, I've never had a good HMUA experience. Kahit lagi ako pinipilit sumali sa muse o pageant, I usually declined kasi bumababa lang confidence ko pag di ako naaayusan nang maayos.

202*. My profs convinced me to represent our college as their queen. I thought it would also be a good makeup trial before my grad pic.

I booked a very mainstream HMUA (they now have over half a million followers and charge premium rates). At the time, they were already working with influencers and celebrities, so I trusted their reputation and portfolio.

Unfortunately, the result was heartbreaking (see photo. I also took this while I was OTW, so di pa hulas at kalalagay lang halos ng makeup).

* Kalat ng brows ko

* The foundation was too yellow and dark for my fair cool-toned skin.

* The lashes were uneven and natatanggal kaya mas lalong di pumantay mata ko.

* Yung aegyosal, nagmukhang eyebags na itim sakin.

* The blush and contour placement, di bumagay sakin.

* The hair extensions got tangled in my hair kasi they were poorly attached, I even had to cut some of my hair para lang maalis.

I completely lost my confidence after that. I couldn't even post close-up photos from the event despite how special it was to me. Ginaslight ko pa sarili ko na baka dahil pangit lang talaga ako kasi magaganda naman yung mga nasa page nya (tapos di nya ako pinost 😭).

But it wasn't just me. A lot of people noticed that the makeup wasn't done well. Even my mom got upset because we paid a lot for it.

Grad pic. Dahil don, I booked an even more high-profile HMUA who regularly works with pageant queens and celebs. The makeup was technically good, but I later realized that pageant-style/high visual weight makeup simply doesn't suit me.

Now I'm getting married, and my fear is that the same thing will happen again.

Can anyone recommend an HMUA or makeup style that might suit my features?

My features:

* Fair cool-toned skin

* Asymmetrical oval face

* Long midface

* High but long nose

* Small chinita eyes (yung lubog dahil sa glasses at eyebags na lubog din)

* Low visual weight / soft features

* Some people say I resemble Bae from NMIXX

I'm leaning toward Korean or Thai makeup, tho I've requested those styles before and di nagawa nang maayos by the HMUAs I've tried. I'm also considering soft Douyin makeup because I'd like to shorten my midface, fix my uneven face, and make my eyes appear larger.

I'm currently considering Wowen Makeup (Loren Sapin) kasi I like how she can subtly reshape facial proportions through makeup. I wanted Jhuff & Von, but they're beyond my budget. Are there other HMUAs you think would suit me better? My budget is below 50k sana.

This has honestly become one of my biggest insecurities, and choosing an HMUA has been the hardest part of wedding planning for me. 😞

Can you reco videographers or PV teams that can do K-drama or fairytale-inspired concepts for a pre-wedding video with bright, colorful, and airy vibes? We’re also looking for someone who can do a documentary/candid/untemplated style for the SDE.

We’re trying to avoid those with dark filters or greenish/warm tones since we feel like they won’t fit the concept we’re aiming for 🥹

Please help if you know any! I can’t seem to find recos with a similar style or concept that we like here on Reddit or FB 😭

Around Luzon lang po sana 🙏