
Independent candidates eye amendments to ‘outdated’ ABSC constitution
by EDUARDO FAJERMO
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 basic principles of the ABSC, including the powers and duties of the elected officials and the committees.
ABSC presidential aspirant Cyrille Coronado and Ierathel Tabuno, candidate for external vice president, believe there are pressing issues that need to be resolved within the document to better lead and serve the Artlet community.
‘Vague provisions’
Coronado, a creative writing sophomore and former UST MaKatha vice president, cited the need for an A...