25/05/2026
πππππππππ§π¦ | Miting de Avance 2026
Running student council candidates and students gathered at Enrique Tet Garcia (ETG) Hall, Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Mariveles, Bataan Campus for the Miting de Avance 2026 for upcoming student election. This was conducted yesterday, May 23, 2026.
The program officially started with the singing of the Philippine National Anthem and an opening prayer, followed by the opening remarks delivered by Mr. βFrancis Deplomo, Chairperson of the Student Council Commission on Election (SC COMELEC). During his speech, he discussed the overall flow of the program and emphasized the importance of student participation in elections.
He also shared that student involvement in voting is already a practice of responsibility, saying that seeing students united for the upcoming elections is inspiring.
βAng magpapabago ay yung korektibong pagkilos natin.β he said.
Phase 1 of the program focused on the introduction of all candidates and presenting their platforms. Candidates introduced themselves and presented their General Plan of Activities (GPOA), allowing students to learn more about their goals, plans, and proposed projects if they got elected.
Meanwhile, the phase 2 focused on the Open Forum, where different questions from the Iskolar ng Bayan were raised to the candidates. Some candidates were able to answer the questions, while others were unable to respond because of limited time.
The questions focused on leadership, how candidates plan to handle different issues, and how they will use their positions if elected. Questions related to some of the candidates' Fast Talk responses were also raised during the discussion.
One of the questions raised during the forum was, βBukod sa mga pangako, ano na ang nagawa ninyo para sa kapwa estudyante bago pa man kayo tumakbo?β
Jonh Carl Dhaniel Bayang, Councilor candidate of Philippine Society of Information Technology Educators (PSITE), responded by emphasizing the importance of listening as a leader.
β"Para sakin sa pakikinig, dun natin nalalaman yung side ng estudyante at maging neutral sa side ng mga estudyante. As a leader dapat neutral nating inaayos yung mga problema.β he said.
Another question raised for John Kinedy Briones, a Councilor candidate from Management College Council (MCC). βBilang mga bagong kandidato, paano ninyo mapapatunayan na kaya ninyong mamuno kahit wala pa kayong gaanong experience sa student leadership?β
βYes wala pa kaming experience pero kung mananalo man kami ngayon, sisiguraduhin namin na mailalabas namin yung kaya naming gawin para mapatunayan namin sa inyo na kaya namin maging leader kahit bago lang kamiβ he answered.
βHow will you handle disagreement or conflicts with other representatives or councilors?β question for John Clarence Padua a councilor candidate from Philippine Institute of Industrial Engineers (PIIE).
"Disagreement comes from different opinions of every people. Pag-usapan mismo, pag-usapan ng maayos, at pagsama-samahin lahat ng ideaβ he said.
Eduardo Teodoro, Councilor candidate from Education College Council (EdCC) was asked βPaano mo gagamitin ang iyong posisyon upang epektibong maihatid sa administrasyon ang tunay na mga hinaing ng mag-aaral?β
βGagamitin ko po yung skills and talent ko para maipahatid sa administrasyon yung gustong iparating ng mga mag-aaralβ he said.
Questions related to student involvement and advocacy were also raised during the forum. Raymart Pelicano, Councilor candidate from Sentral na Konseho ng Mag-aaral (SKM) was asked, βMaingay ka sa isyu ng lipunan, ngunit hindi ka man lang makapag-ingay sa loob ng campus.β
βLingid sa kaalaman ng lahat kung pano ako gumalaw at lumabas at kung pano ko ginawa ang aking best para mulatin at organisahin ang mga iskolar ng bayan. Hindi lamang tayo mag s-serbisyo sa ating sintang paaralan kundi pati sa labas ng lansangan. Ang paglabas sa lansangan ay isang objective para gawin ang isang proyektoβ he responded.
Meanwhile, Jane Almodovar, Councilor candidate from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) was questioned regarding her previous Fast Talk responses.
β"Nakita ko sa stand mo sa fast talk na you are agree for rehabilitation ng Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), tapos disagree naman sa impeachment of Vice president Sarah Duterte. As a entrepreneur student paano ka namin iboboto kung parang hindi ka parin namumulat sa mga nangyayari sa bansa natin?β
βAlam ko po sa sarili ko na mulat po ako sa nangyayari sa Pilipinas. Kaya ko po nasasabi na mulat ako kase kitang kita ko po yung nangyayari dito. Alam ko po na mali yung nangyari sa senado kase kasalanan din po talaga ng mga bumoto yun. At yung kay Sarah ay agree po talaga ako kase nakikita naman po natin yung kamalian nyaβ she said.
The program continued with Phase 3: Tapatan, where candidates from different parties shared their views on several national and campus issues. Topics included the abolition of the 4Ps Program, abolition of Sangguniang
After the final messages, the hosts shared the takeaways from the discussions and activities conducted throughout the program.
The event was followed by the closing remarks delivered by Ms. Cassandra PeΓ±alosa, Vice Chairperson of SC COMELEC.
The program officially concluded with the photo opportunity and the singing of the PUP Hymn.
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