By Aldrin Villegas
Only five of nine hopefuls for the 11-councilor positions clinched seats in the Business Administration Council (BAC) after four hopefuls failed to meet the minimum number of votes required to win a post.
Under the BA Commission on Election (Comelec) rule, candidates for councilors need at least 50 percent plus one of the total votes cast to be elected into office. With a total of 728 votes cast, councilors must obtain at least 365 votes to be elected.
The BAC will hold special elections to fill the six remaining councilor seats, along with the vice chair post, one Seniors BAA Representative and one Sophomore Batch Representative. Nominations are now open for these positions.
Meanwhile, incumbent BA Rep to the University Student Council Benjie Aquino won unopposed as the BAC Chairperson with 646 votes. Incumbent Publicity Councilor Rianne Geronimo running under the banner of UP Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (ALYANSA) also secured the college representative to the USC position with 593 votes.
The BAC opened the polls as scheduled at exactly 9 AM and ended at 7 PM. With a total of 728 out of 1,291 votes, CBA’s voter turnout this year is 56.39 percent.
Breakdown of votes for the CBA polls is as follows:
CHAIRPERSON
Benjie Allen “BENJIE” Aquino – 646
Abstain – 82
CBA REP TO THE USC
Rianne Mae “RIANNE” Geronimo (ALYANSA) – 593
Abstain – 135
COUNCILORS
Required votes: 365
Carissa Andrea “ISSA” Lim – 614
Celine Paula “CEL” Calma – 523
Clarissa “CLAR” Siy – 454
Isabelle Beatriz “BELLE” Ginez – 429
Juan Paolo “JP” Salvador – 365
Jan Marvin “MARVIN” Legaspi – 343
Jan Karl “JAKE” Villegas – 336
Lorenzo Miguel “RENZO” Torres – 260
Evan Merel “EVAN” Escalaw – 248
Abstain – 52
SOPHOMORES BATCH REPRESENTATIVE
Required votes: 68
Patrick Angelo “PAT” Gan – 98
Anna Eldricka “ANNIKA” Bautista – 74
Gabriel Teodoro “TOBI” Sales – 66
Abstain – 3
JUNIORS BA BATCH REPRESENTATIVE
Jonathan “JONTY” Aguila – 131
Abstain – 51
JUNIORS BAA BATCH REPRESENTATIVE
Joel James “YAM” Alarde – 169
Abstain – 13
SENIORS BA BATCH REPRESENTATIVE
Regina Jay “GIA” Garcia – 160
Abstain – 13
TERMINALS BATCH REPRESENTATIVE
Dana Clarisse “DANA” Dee – 145
Joline Kate “JOJO” Panopio – 137
Abstain – 10