Tag: JOURNSOC

by MATTHEW DAVE A. JUCOM ALL FOUR independent sophomore candidates have secured their spot for the Executive Board of the UST Journalism Society (JournSoc) for the academic year 2020-2021. Marymon Frances Reyes will lead the Journalism Society as the next president after securing 182 votes with 40 abstain in this year’s poll.  “Running for presidency is more than [the idea of] having 10 months to work, it's working with what you have and working with it the best way you can,” Reyes said on term limitations.  Jessie Jayms Rival won the position of secretary with 176 votes while 46 journalism students who did not cast their votes. With 184 votes, Marsella Yvonne Sy will be the next treasurer of JournSoc. Thirty-eight students did not vote.  Aubrey Sto. Tomas was proclai...

by RIENE R. DIMAKILING and MATTHEW DAVE A. JUCOM the official list of candidates grabbed from the Facebook account of UST-Journalism Society. THE ELECTION for new Executive Board (EB) members of the UST Journalism Society would push through despite the shift to online platforms due to the coronavirus pandemic, the JournSoc’s Board of Elections (BOE) announced on Nov. 10.  Four sophomore students are vying for top positions this year. Marymon Frances Reyes, anchor for the UST Tiger TV and former production committee member of JournSoc, is running for president, with “creating change in preparation for the future” through student security and inclusivity on decision-making processes as her platform.  Jessie Jayms Rival, JournSoc’s former executive associate to the public relat...