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“Purbaran niyo kami.” Kamao Partylist guarantees acts of service during the Harapan 2023 at the SorSU Covered Court on Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
KAMAO SMASHES BUKLAD IN SSC ELECTIONS BY JAMES R. DIVINA
KNOCKED DOWN BY A LANDSLIDE PUNCH!
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apisanan ng mga Mag-aaral at Organisasyon (KAMAO) emerged victorious in the Supreme Student Council (SSC) Election on September 7, 2023, at Sorsogon State University (SorSU) – Sorsogon City Campus, overshadowing BUKLAD Partylist with a commanding win. The vote counting concluded at 12:24 p.m. with KAMAO’s Jan Vincent Taladtad securing 1,262 votes, surpassing his opponent, BUKLAD’s Jin Daniel Presado, with 1,038 votes. All candidates running under the KAMAO party showed strong performances, with Vice President Cathelene Joy Grefaldo receiving 1288 votes,
Rosalie Banico earning 1,030 votes for Auditor, Kyrynn Balaoro gathering 1,211 votes for Public Relations Officer, and Kevin Buen and Betty Mae Patayan acquiring 1,141 and 1,109 votes for Business Manager, respectively. Meanwhile, Pauline Joy Frago received 2,049 votes for Secretary, while Rikki Mae Tolentino obtained 2,074 votes for Treasurer. Outgoing College Student Council (CSC) President and Student Commission on Election (COMELEC) Chairperson, Celso IV Dellosa, assured students of SorSU – Sorsogon City Campus that the election was conducted fairly. “To assure sa gabos na students kan SorSU –
Sorsogon City Campus, na sa pag-conduct namon na COMELEC ay wala po kaming kinikilingan na parties… and gusto namon san clean and fair na election po for this school year and sa mga masunod. ” The CSC-COMELEC began the vote count at the Office of Sports, Culture, and Arts of SorSUSorsogon City Campus at 5:52 p.m. on September 7, and concluded at 12:24 p.m. on September 8. A total of 2,300 voters were recorded, with 732 from Baribag Extension and 1,568 from Sorsogon City Campus. Watchers from both parties, along with The Artificer, were assigned to oversee the vote count.
SorSU hosts five-day collegewide students’ orientation BY LOVELY O. ESCALORA
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PHOTO BY KIMBERLY D. MAE MATE, SENIOR PHOTOJOURNALIST
Welcome to SorSU, freshmen! College of Technology dean, faculty members, and freshmen students attend the CoT Orientation at SorSU AV Hall on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
o officially welcome and orient the first year students of Sorsogon State University (SorSU) – Sorsogon City Campus, the institution organized a five-day collegewide orientation on University Policies and Guidelines last August 29, 30, September 1, and 4, 2023 at the SorSU-Audio Visual Hall. Dr. Geraldine F. De Jesus, SUC President III, highlighted in her inspirational message that it is the
dream of the institution to rise as one, where nobody is left behind. According to her, the students of SorSU, the scholars of the nation, are the highest priority. “May I also emphasize that in the heart of all these—you, our scholar ng bayan, are our highest priority since our Pamantasan continues to see improvement to provide you state-of-theart education, to address professional
WHAT'S INSIDE NEWS
FEATURE
EDITORIAL
BANTAY BATA 163’S PROJECT MIND EMPOWERS COTEDM STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
SORSU'S NEW STUDENT REGENT IS A LEADER BY HEART
WHEN THE VOICE LOSES ITS SOUND, THE PERPETRATOR COMES OUT
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LITERARY
NAHULÍ NA NGA, NAHÚLI PA
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