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Accusations and lessons: Behind the impeachment complaint

Accusations and lessons: Behind the impeachment complaint

Issues
by FATE EMERALD M. COLOBONG and ALYSSA MAE S. RAFAEL ON Mar. 21, less than a week before the start of the 2019 Artlets Student Council (ABSC) general elections, a memorandum released by the Board of Majors (BOM) rocked the Artlet community. It was an impeachment complaint filed by 28 Artlets, composed mostly of Asian studies seniors, against incumbent ABSC President Rafael Arellano for “gross negligence of duties,” citing the “disappointing” AB Week and the failure to distribute last academic year’s official AB merchandise. After the BOM’s deliberation on the complaint, it concluded that Arellano will not undergo an impeachment trial due to “lack of sufficient evidence” to support the accusations of the complainants. However, the BOM, which acts as the impeachment tribunal of ...
Impeachment complaint filed against ABSC president over AB Week, unreleased AB merch

Impeachment complaint filed against ABSC president over AB Week, unreleased AB merch

News
AN IMPEACHMENT complaint was filed against Artlets Student Council (ABSC) President Rafael Arellano by a group of Artlets for “gross negligence of duties” on Thursday, less than a week before the start of the 2019 ABSC general elections. The 28 complainants, composed mostly of Asian studies seniors, cited the “disappointing” AB Week and failure to distribute last academic year’s official AB merchandise as examples of Arellano’s “incompetence.” LOOK: The signatories of the impeachment complaint filed against ABSC President Rafael Arellano have been released by the Board of Majors. pic.twitter.com/zSLlwZAW4g— The Flame (@abtheflame) March 23, 2019 “AB Week was disappointing and did not meet the bare minimum expectations [...] This is for the fact that [freshmen are] to ex...