THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF BICOL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSNESS ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT Volume XIV Issue No. 1 USC/CSC Election 2021 Coverage
Sy takes over CBEM CSC presidency
by James dela Cruz and Charmaine Hannah Torrecampo
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he League of Liberal Reformists (LLR) – Reporma Coalition continues its winning streak as the party’s presidential bet Glenelyn Ysovel Sy claims her landslide win with 990 votes during the first-ever online College Student Council election held earlier, May 5, 2021. With an advantage of 434 votes over her counterpart Jimmy Celeste Jr. of the BU Leaders who garnered 556 votes, Sy who served for three years in the council triumphed to sit as the new CSC president for the academic year 2021-2022. “For the past three years, I have dedicated myself in serving my fellow students, and for the last time, I want to offer every-
thing that I have learned and experienced being a studentleader throughout the inside and out of our university,” said Sy in one of her online campaign materials. LLR Reporma also took over thirteen out of fifteen CSC seats grabbing six out of seven executive positions and seven out of eight representatives. Meanwhile, two candidates from the BU Leaders secured their seats of which one won the remaining executive position and the other claimed her slot as representative. Meanwhile, majority among the CBEMian voters made the following settle a seat on the council’s executive positions: Justin Dominique Cabrera (Vice President, 877 vs 493 vs 170); Chel-
sea Mallari (Secretary, 848 vs 644); Kristine Jane Santillan (Treasurer, 756 vs 581 vs 163); John Gayle Bruce (Auditor, 867 vs 655); Jurmae Niverba (Business Manager, 733 vs 557 vs 191); and Jomarie Casabuena (Public Information Officer, 1076 vs 434). Furthermore, the eight representative positions were secured by John Martin Abiera (800); Justine dela Cruz (712); Sarah Mae Regondola (662); Steve Dolz (636); Joerlan Carl Bermundo (626); Mickha Ella Comoda (619); Joseph Adrian Aninipot (584); and Ailamae Altavano (573). “Magsasamasama tayo sa School Year 2021-2022. There is synergy. There is strength when we work together as
one”, College Student Electoral Board (CSEB) Chairman Edna B. Mata stressed out during the proclamation of winners through Google Meet earlier tonight.
69.33% of the College of Business, Economics and Management (CBEM) population participated in this year’s six-hour online voting compared to the 71.05% last election.
CBEM registers 69.33% voters turnout by James dela Cruz
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mid shift from traditional face-toface to first-ever online University and College Student Council (USC-CSC) Election, the College of Business, Economics, and Management (CBEM) has recorded a 69.33% voters turnout, which is on-
ly 1.72% lower than the preceding year’s election. Meanwhile, CBEM sets down 7.48% higher voters turnout compared to the 61.85% universitywide rate after the sixhour election, which began at 8:00 am and concluded at 2:00 pm, May 5, 2021.
Nonetheless, there is still a high percentage of CBEM students who were not able to participate in the election at 30.67%. According to a first year BS Accountancy student, “Ilang beses ako nag try magregister, invalid [tapos] biglang page not found, hanggang
mag-2:00 pm na.” “Kulang po yung oras na inilaan para makaboto ang mga estudyante,” expressed a second year student. “Sana man lang whole day yung time allotment para bumoto,” she added. However, as per the statement of Dr. Baby Boy Benjamin
Nebres III, Dean of Office of Student Affairs and Services (OSAS), extension of the election is not possible due to the security feature of the system. “If the election time will be extended for another hour or hours, the system will [be] back to zero,” the Dean stressed.