14/05/2025
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๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐) โ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐๐ ๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐)
As of May 10, 2025 ๐ณ๏ธ
A new set of officers from the Epsilon Alpha Chi Organization (EACO) of the College of Technology Local Student Government has been elected, all running unopposed under the long-dominant party Alyansa ng nagKakaisa at Demokratikong Agustino (AKDA). The party once again secures its stronghold, maintaining its influence in the College of Technology for yet another academic year.
For the position of Governor, Bacanto garnered 975 votes while 136 students chose to abstain. Fresnido, running for Vice Governor, received 945 votes, with 166 abstentions. As for the Board Members, the results ranked as follows: Andrada (787), Oracion (777), Cercado (770), Balbuena (759), Tinao (756), Alba (743), Poral (738), Tupaz (735), De Asis (731), Faunillo (731), and Serag (728). A total of 136 abstentions were also recorded for this position.
These results, released by the University of San Agustin โ Student Commission on Elections, not only show the candidates' numerical victory but also underscore the lack of electoral competition, a trend in many student councils today.
To the newly elected officers: remember, student leadership isnโt about putting on a showโitโs about serving with purpose. Running unopposed doesnโt mean youโre without competition; your true challenge is living up to the expectations of the students who believed in your promises. Leadership is not a reward but a responsibilityโless about organizing events, and more about being present, listening, and serving with honesty, humility, and purpose, letting your actions speak louder than your posters.
To the students of the College of Technology, this election may be over, but your role as members of this academic community continues. Voting doesn't end your responsibility, it begins it. ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐๐๐ธ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ.
If things go wrong or promises are forgotten, donโt stay silent. You have every right to hold your elected officers accountable and remind them of the platforms they stood on. Student governance thrives when students are active, informed, and unafraid to speak upโbecause real change doesnโt come only from the elected, but from the engaged.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐! ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐๐น ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐.
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Written by John Marvin Arcilla
Pubmat by Mathelda Marmolejo