ABSC elections

22

Apr

By Nicole Anne Bautista and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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All bets for ABSC prexy push for reforms against ‘repression,’ ‘bureaucracy’ in UST

ALL CANDIDATES for Artlets Student Council (ABSC) president are seeking reforms to resolve what they believe to be UST's “bureaucratic repressions” that supposedly tamper with the operations of recognized student councils and organizations. In the ‘Face-to-Face’ segment of The Flame’s first-ever ABSC Elections Forum last Friday, April 19, all three aspiring…

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02

Apr

By The Flame News

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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…

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26

Mar

By The Flame News

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ABSC candidates slam proposed mandatory ROTC

ALL EIGHT candidates of this year’s Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC) elections are against the revival of the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, saying it might reinforce “corrupt” and “exploitative” practices. DEKADA’s candidate for president Timothy John Santiago said UST was once the site of the atrocities…

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25

Mar

By The Flame News

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Majority of ABSC bets want full face-to-face learning next academic year

MAJORITY OF the candidates seeking posts in the Artlets Student Council (ABSC) are pushing for the return of full in-person learning next academic year, saying students and UST administrators should work together to ensure its safe implementation. The Office of the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs (OVRAA) recently released a…

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05

Apr

By Eduardo Fajermo Jr.

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Independent candidates eye amendments to ‘outdated’ ABSC constitution

by EDUARDO FAJERMO JR.  INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES running for president and external vice president of the Faculty of Arts and Letter Student Council (ABSC) are pushing for amendments to the student body’s constitution, citing the need to update and clarify some of its provisions. Ratified in 2005, the constitution outlines the…

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07

Feb

By Kristine Erika Agustin

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ABSC polls to be held in April

THIS YEAR’S Artlets Student Council elections is expected to take place from April 4-8, the Faculty of Arts and Letters Commission on Elections (AB Comelec) announced Thursday.  The filing of certificates of candidacy will start on March 9, while the submission of student deficiencies will be on March 11. The…

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02

Sep

By The Flame News

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Artlets challenge ABSC candidates’ stance on key issues

by ARTHUR N. APOSTOL  TWO UNOPPOSED candidates’ grasp of political and social issues were tested as they engaged in a fierce Miting de Avance for the 2021 Artlets Student Council (ABSC) special polls last Tuesday. Candidate for president and political science sophomore Denzelle Jude Caro’s stance on student activism in…

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20

Aug

By The Flame News

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AB Comelec postpones special elections, extends filing of COC

THE UNAVAILABILITY of the electronic voting system has forced the Faculty of Arts and Letters Commission on Elections (AB Comelec) to postpone the student council special polls. The Artlets Student Council (ABSC) special elections, which were originally scheduled for Aug. 23 to 28 have been moved to Sept. 13 to…

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23

Apr

By Ali Ian Marcelino Biong

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SDP sweeps ABSC polls; former treasurer is new prexy

ALL SIX candidates of the Students' Democratic Party (SDP) secured a seat in the next academic year’s Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC). Former ABSC Treasurer Rafael Arellano (SDP) will lead Artlets as new ABSC president after garnering 892 votes, defeating Grand Alliance for Progress’ (GAP) standard bearer and former…

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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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