by Karen Ann Macalalad
The Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND UP) will lead next year’s UP Diliman (UPD) University Student Council (USC), with standard bearers Bryle Leaño and Beata Carolino taking the top two positions.
Leaño garnered 5,840 votes for the chair position against indie candidate Raymond Rodis with 3,603 votes and AJ Montesa of UP Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (UP ALYANSA) with 2,079 votes. A total of 1,261 students abstained from voting for a USC chair this year.
Carolino nailed the vice chair position with 8,409 votes, over opponent Vince Liban with 2,798 votes. A total of 1,576 students chose to vote abstain for the position.
STAND UP also secured a majority of the USC seats taking 19 out of 34 USC posts, namely the positions of chair and vice chair, seven councilors, and 10 college representatives.
UP ALYANSA won five posts, with one councilor and four college representatives. Two councilors will represent KAISA UP in the council.
STAND UP bet Ben Te garnered the most votes in the councilor race with 5,383 votes, followed by Donn Bernal with 4,606 votes and Micah Tolosa with 4,541 votes. Two independent candidates also made it to the list of winning councilors, including Patrick Sicat with 4,259 votes and RJ Belen with 3,633 votes.
This year’s UPD USC elections registered a 49.126 percent voter turnout, lower than the 51.24 percent recorded in 2015.
The UPD University Student Council AY 2016-2017
CHAIR
Bryle Leaño (STAND UP)- 5,840 votes
AJ Montesa (UP ALYANSA)- 2,079 votes
Raymond Rodis (INDEPENDENT)- 3,603 votes
Abstain- 1,261 votes
VICE CHAIR
Beata Carolino (STAND UP)- 8,409 votes
Vince Liban (UP ALYANSA)- 2,798 votes
Abstain- 1,576 votes
COUNCILORS
Arvin Alba (STAND UP)- 3,656 votes
Reinald Jay Belen (INDEPENDENT)- 3,633 votes
Donn Bernal (STAND UP)- 4,606 votes
LA Castro (KAISA UP)- 4,049 votes
Magnolia Del Rosario (UP ALYANSA)- 3,605 votes
Niki Esguerra (STAND UP)- 3,973 votes
Marie Navea-Huff (STAND UP)- 3,613 votes
Shari Oliquino (STAND UP)- 4,530 votes
Patrick John Sicat (INDEPENDENT)- 4,259 votes
Ben Te (STAND UP)- 5,383 votes
Yael Toribio (KAISA UP)- 3,659 votes
Micah Tolosa (STAND UP)- 4,541 votes
COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES
Asian Institute of Tourism
Jayson Jude Ramirez (STAND UP)- 144 votes
College of Architecture
Princess Diane Villegas (STAND UP)- 289 votes
College of Arts and Letters
Viktor Elijah Austria (STAND UP)- 343 votes
College of Business Administration
Rianne Geronimo (UP ALYANSA)- 593 votes
College of Education
Joe Marie Yapcengco (UP ALYANSA)- 281 votes
College of Engineering
Mariel Belga (STAND UP)- 1,181 votes
Kim Franza (INDEPENDENT)- 1,147 votes
Alfrey Oria (STAND UP)- 1,332 votes
College of Fine Arts
Kevin Angel Barrameda (STAND UP FA)- 192 votes
College of Home Economics
Pepito Sevilla (LEAD-CHE)- 527 votes
College of Human Kinetics
Rica Robeniol (UP ALYANSA)- 248 votes
College of Law
Juan Paolo Artiaga (INDEPENDENT)- 174 votes
Abstain- 340
College of Mass Communication
Hazel Joy Lobres (STAND UP)- 434 votes
College of Music
Jason Verzola (STAND UP)- 142 votes
College of Science
Juan Antonio Magalang (MATTER)- 578 votes
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Lakan Umali (STAND UP)- 592 votes
College of Social Work and Community Development
Daniel Renz Roc (STAND UP)- 118 votes
National College of Public Administration and Governance
Ivan Evangelista (IGNITE)-133 votes
School of Library Information Studies
Rovir Jefferson Agner (INDEPENDENT)- 130 votes
School of Economics
Ali Balindog III (INDEPENDENT)- 335 votes
School of Statistics
James Alister Pangilinan (ALYANSA)- 357 votes