AB Comelec

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May

By Matthew Dave Jucom and Jenna Kaye Pandanan

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ABSC hopefuls to focus on student welfare, inclusivity amid pandemic

SIX ASPIRANTS for the Artlets Student Council (ABSC) positions vowed on Thursday to heighten student inclusivity and enrich the student welfare as online classes continue. The candidates presented their platforms and engaged in a mandatory debate during the “Miting de Avance: Online Sagupaan 2021” led by the Faculty of Arts…

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23

Apr

By Matthew Dave Jucom

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6 Artlets eyeing for ABSC; no bets for prexy

by MATTHEW DAVE A. JUCOM SIX ARTLETS are vying for this year’s Artlets Student Council (ABSC) general elections, while no candidate applied for the presidency, the Faculty of Arts and Letters-Commission on Elections announced Friday.  Four candidates came from the political party DEKADA, while the other two will run independently.…

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23

Nov

By Joahna Lei Casilao

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Sole VP-Int bet withdraws candidacy; Comelec to reopen filing of COCs

By JOAHNA LEI E. CASILAO SOLE Vice President (VP)-Internal bet China Ricci Vergara from the Students’ Democratic Party withdrew her candidacy on Wednesday citing personal and academic reasons, leaving the position temporarily vacant. Vergara’s withdrawal from the race was announced by the AB Commission on Elections (AB Comelec) hours ahead…

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12

Nov

By Cris Eugene Gianan and Fate Emerald Colobong

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A search for leaders: Understanding the lack of candidates for PRO

By CRIS EUGENE T. GIANAN and FATE EMERALD M. COLOBONG IN THE two times that the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) Commission on Elections (Comelec) opened the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the position of Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Artlets Student Council (ABSC), a position that…

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17

Apr

By Ali Ian Marcelino Biong

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AB Comelec eyes higher voter turnout due to automated elections

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) Commission on Elections (Comelec) is expecting a higher voter turnout of 75 percent due to the revert from manual to automated system of voting and canvassing this coming central and local student council elections. “We believe that this year's elections will be less…

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11

Apr

By The Flame News

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Central Comelec junks STAND-UST’s appeal on sole bet’s disqualification

THE UST Central Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed the appeal of the Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UST (STAND-UST) on Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) Comelec’s decision to disqualify the political party’s lone bet for this year’s Arts and Letters Student Council elections because…

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09

Apr

By The Flame News

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AB Comelec hopes for high voter turnout in ABSC polls

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) Commission on Elections (Comelec) is expecting to maintain last year’s voter turnout of 80 percent, even with the revert to manual system of voting and canvassing for this year’s central and local student council elections. “We expect to garner at least 80 percent…

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02

Apr

By The Flame News

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STAND-UST’s only bet disqualified to run for ABSC polls

    THE SOLE candidate of the Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UST (STAND-UST) has been disqualified to run for president in the upcoming Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC) elections. In a resolution released on March 31, the AB Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that STAND-UST’s…

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10

Feb

By The Flame News

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Manual voting a way to fair elections, says AB Comelec chair

THE DECISION of the UST Central Commission on Elections (Comelec) to revert to manual voting and canvassing for this year’s central and local student council elections could prevent the problems encountered in the previous polls, the chairperson of Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) Comelec said. “I think that the…

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11

Nov

By The Flame News

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SDP denied accreditation this year

POLITICAL PARTY Students’ Democratic Party (SDP) will not be allowed to participate in next year’s local elections after failing to get accreditation from the Faculty of Arts and Letters Commission on Elections (AB Comelec). SDP’s non-accreditation came after it failed to submit the necessary documents for accreditation as stated in…

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