ASSET: “We believe in the saying, QUALITY OVER QUANTITY.”

By John David G. Caday

Alliance for Student Service, Equity, and Truth (ASSET) will contest only three out of the eight possible Accountancy Student Council (ASC) seats following the official list of candidates released last March 6.

To press their members for the sake of a complete slate of candidates is not aligned with the party’s vision and principles, as expressed by Angeline Silva, the current chairperson of ASSET.

She explained why the party decided to only field candidates for the position of Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, and Public Relations Officer (PRO).

“Our principles revolve around service with vision, equity in action and truth as foundation and our goal as a political party is to present aspiring student leaders who are more than willing to serve the studentry. We believe that our three candidates are exemplary figures of the above stated,” Silva emphasized.

By Bianca Rose S.

Ariza

MISMO, one of the esteemed political parties of AMV, failed to take part in this year’s local student council elections following their partylist registration cancellation declared by the UST AMV Commission on Elections (COMELEC) last September 19.

She further elaborated that their respective candidates themselves chose to run for the positions they believe they can contribute the most and that resonates with their character, personalities, and their experiences.

“We believe in the saying, ‘quality over quantity’–[that] which an organization’s competence should not be determined by the number of student leaders that they present to the AMV community. The student council might have all the positions occupied, but may still be inadequate in serving the student body. ASSET may not have been able to produce a lot of candidates for the past three years but when we do, we ensure that they are capable of representing the studentry,” Silva highlighted.

When asked on what their candidates can bring to the table, Silva mentioned that their competency can be proven by their relentless personality and dedication towards serving.

The ASSET chairperson also added that in judging their capability to lead, AMVians must also pay attention to the character of a candidate, and their willingness to be the voice of the students.

With the suspension of the ruling party Lakas ng Diwang Tomasino (LAKASDIWA) and the cancellation of MISMO, despite talks about ASSET reclaiming the top SC seat, the party asserted that affiliations do not matter in the council, as student leaders could only serve the entire AMV community wholeheartedly.

Furthermore, Silva also denied past allegations of Chico Rivera’s candidacy from the preceding election as an escape against possible sanctions from the USTAMV COMELEC in accordance with the 2011 Election Code Article V Section 9d.

Way back 2018 was ASSET’s last ASC presidentiable. For the past three elections, they were only able to produce one candidate.