by Kenneth Gutlay
The College of Mass Communication (CMC) Student Electoral Board left out one hopeful in the first official list of candidates for the CMC Student Council elections, citing her ineligibility to pay matriculation fee on time as basis for her candidacy’s invalidity.
Incumbent Journalism Representative Hazel Lobres, the Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP- CMC (STAND UP- CMC) bet for the college representative post, is not on the initial list as the college ruled that she must first settle her tuition fee for the second semester in order to be included in the official list.
Should Lobres meet the March 31 deadline for payment, she will be going head-to-head with Interdependent Student-Centered Activism (ISA) college representative candidate Denisse Mascuñana.
ISA standard bearer and incumbent Broadcast Communication Representative Manuel San Mateo IV is up against STAND UP- CMC standard bearer Maria Almira Abril for the chairperson post.
Vying for the vice-chairperson position are incumbents Communication Research representative Allison Laxamana under the ISA banner and treasurer Jesse David Doctor of STAND UP.
The current CMCSC is led by ISA, with seven council seats including chairperson and vice chairperson. Meanwhile, STAND UP- CMC has six council positions.
Last year’s voter turnout was at 58.12 percent with 651 out of 1,120 registered voters, up by a small amount from 2014’s 58 percent.
The initial list of candidates is as follows:
CHAIRPERSON
Maria Almira Abril (STAND UP)
Manuel San Mateo IV (ISA)
VICE CHAIRPERSON
Jesse David Doctor (STAND UP)
Allison Laxamana (ISA)
SECRETARY
Mary Therese Fernandez (ISA)
Alyanna Cecilia Heramia (STAND UP)
TREASURER
Queencee Quitalig (ISA)
Deniel Uezono (STAND UP)
CMC REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCIL
Denisse Mascuñana
BROADCAST COMMUNICATION REPRESENTATIVES
John Benedict Baquilod (ISA)
Dave Guino (STAND UP)
Kristine Noelle Lerios (STAND UP)
Francine Chloe Ramirez (ISA)
COMMUNICATION RESEARCH REPRESENTATIVES
Andrea Bianca Duldulao (ISA)
Nathaniel Ramos (STAND UP)
Angielyn Silvestre (STAND UP)
Arjay Torno (ISA)
FILM REPRESENTATIVES
Andrea Arianna Andres (ISA)
Christine Joy Catalon (STAND UP)
Katrina Fernandez (ISA)
Revy Hrizon Marata (STAND UP)
JOURNALISM REPRESENTATIVES
Raphael Rayco (STAND UP)
Mikko Ringia (STAND UP)
Felicia Marie Recto (ISA)
Ann Denise Santos (ISA)