AB Comelec Archives

Aug

ABSC special polls draw low voter turnout, spark concerns over ‘rigid,’ ‘rushed’ electoral system

THE LOW voter turnout of the recent Artlets Student Council (ABSC) special polls has raised concerns over the AB Commission on Election's (AB Comelec) supposed “rigid” and “fast-paced” procedures, prompting some students to call for a revision of the UST election code. According to a resolution issued by the AB…

ABSC bets push for amended rules on campaign offenses, party accreditation

Apr

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ABSC bets push for amended rules on campaign offenses, party accreditation

PENALTIES ON minor campaign offenses and the accreditation requirements for parties under the 2011 UST Students’ Elections Code should be reviewed to encourage political participation among students, candidates for the Faculty of Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC) said. Franz Rickhayle Salangsang, who is running for ABSC secretary, claimed that…

Temporary disqualification of Tindig UST-AB, three members, declared final and executory

Sep

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Temporary disqualification of Tindig UST-AB, three members, declared final and executory

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters Commission on Elections (AB Comelec) has declared the temporary disqualification of Tindig UST-AB and its three members as “final and executory,” nullifying the votes cast for them during the elections last academic year. A four-page resolution from AB Comelec dated Sept. 13 stated that…

AB Comelec suspends proclamation of three ABSC bets

Apr

By Bianca Ysabel Abrencillo

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AB Comelec suspends proclamation of three ABSC bets

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters Commission on Elections (AB Comelec) has suspended the proclamation of three candidates as some of the next Artlets Student Council officials due to their ongoing temporary disqualification case over alleged campaign rule violations. Shortly after the results of the election were announced on April…

Tindig-UST AB gets Artlets Comelec’s nod; SDP denied accreditation

Mar

By Mei Lin Weng

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Tindig-UST AB gets Artlets Comelec’s nod; SDP denied accreditation

ONLY ONE political party in the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) received accreditation from the AB Commission on Elections after the UST Students’ Democratic Party failed to meet its minimum membership requirement. AB Comelec recognized Tindig-UST AB as the lone recognized political party in the faculty in a resolution…

DEKADA bets not guilty of cheating; candidacy certificates restored

May

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo, Joss Gabriel Oliveros and Mariane Ysabella Pante

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DEKADA bets not guilty of cheating; candidacy certificates restored

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters Commission on Elections (AB Comelec) has lifted the suspension of DEKADA partylist members’ certificates of candidacy (CoCs) after clearing them of cheating allegations during this year’s miting de avance. In a ruling released on May 11, the AB Comelec reinstated the DEKADA bets' CoCs,…

ABSC officers, bets, face poll violations, misconduct allegations

Apr

By Jasmine Mae Alarde, Axel Aldana and Trisha Tamio

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ABSC officers, bets, face poll violations, misconduct allegations

By TRISHA TAMIO, JASMINE MAE ALARDE and AXEL ALDANA INCUMBENT AND aspiring Artlets Student Council (ABSC) officials and a campaign manager are facing complaints of election offenses and campaign misconduct over some of their actions during the student council polls. In a memorandum issued on Sunday, April 2, the Faculty…

ABSC bets’ candidacy certificates suspended due to alleged poll violations

Apr

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ABSC bets’ candidacy certificates suspended due to alleged poll violations

THE CERTIFICATES of candidacy (COCs) of seven of the eight candidates for this year's Artlets Student Council (ABSC) polls have been suspended right after the proclamation of elected officers for the next academic year due to alleged violations of elections rules. The COCs of president-elect Timothy Santiago, candidate for internal…

Six Artlets vie for ABSC posts; three seats remain vacant

Mar

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Six Artlets vie for ABSC posts; three seats remain vacant

SIX ARTLETS are seeking positions in the Artlets Student Council (ABSC), while three seats will remain vacant in this year’s local polls. The six students filed their certificates of candidacy last Wednesday but a final list of student council aspirants will be released by the AB Commission on Elections on…

AB Comelec draws flak for ‘undemocratic’ poll decision, declares ABSC prexy post vacant

Sep

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AB Comelec draws flak for ‘undemocratic’ poll decision, declares ABSC prexy post vacant

Updated as of Oct. 3, 1:34 pm THE POSITION of president in the Artlets Student Council (ABSC) would remain vacant after the sole candidate failed to secure more than half of the votes cast in the special pols, the Faculty of Arts and Letters Commission on Elections (AB Comelec) said.…