Amidst a blackout following the closing of Supreme Student Council (SSC) voting period on the night of April 29, the Supreme Student Council Commission on Election (SSC-COMELEC) persevered with their vote count, aided by commissioners holding cellphone flashlights on the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) Building.
The SSC-COMELEC oversaw the vote canvassing from the seven collegiate precincts, which commenced at 6 p.m. and concluded with the tallying of results by 10:30 p.m.
The manual tallying of votes culminated in the announcement of a turnout of 1709 votes for the sole party, ASAP.
“Di naman naapektuhan ‘yung pag count kahit brownout kasi meron naman kaming phones pang flashlight,” SSC COMELEC Auditor, Jan Jupiter Cabanas expressed reiterating that the canvassing went smoothly despite the campus blackout.
“Smooth naman ang flow ng pag count namin, since before we start counting nag-orient naman ‘yung adviser namin on how and what is the proper manual counting of votes,” Cabanas said.
ELECTION TURNOUT
The elected executive officers include Leonard Tucjayao as President, securing 1,494 votes, Larence Villalon as Vice-President with 1,449 votes, Melden Dave Casing as Secretary with 1,412 votes, and Saivani Ali as Treasurer with 1,339 votes.
The newly appointed Senators are Elaine Borja, Alken Daquio, Ramzel Ivan Hugh Delloro, Maria Angela Torbolento, Arnel Dunggon, Almariz Hassan, Mark Januto, Emmaculate Gianan, Prince Suhayon, and Johnmyle Sabdula, receiving varying numbers of votes ranging from 1139 to 838.
The vote counts per college department are as follows: CSSH gathered 199 votes, CBAA secured 191, COE received 455, COF amassed 282, COED obtained 322, COA collected 163, and CNSM garnered 97 votes.
According to Kenneth Lisbo, the COMELEC Adviser, this year's election saw a higher total vote count compared to the previous year.
“I don't have any idea what's the reason behind sa masyadong late ‘yung pagcount nila [previous year] compared sa amin na napaaga nang konti kahit mas malaki yung turnout ng votes ngayon,” Cabanas noted that this year's election process was smoother and quicker compared to last the previous year.
COMELEC SENTIMENTS
According to COMELEC, the process was particularly taxing when students lined up to vote, compounded by the limited seating available for voting.
This simultaneous constraint and demand made the election proceedings physically tiring.
“During the election, tiring siya sa part na may mga students na boboto tas limited lang ang seats sa pagboto at the same time, but we're not expecting na malaki ang turnout ng votes sa college namin,” Cabanas remarked.
COMELEC also noted that they were surprised by the high voter turnout despite the limited reach and engagement of their Facebook page.
Moreover, they acknowledged the challenge posed by the lack of attendance at the Miting De Avance and the assumption that only one party was running.
“Akala nga namin walang boboto kasi during our Miting De Avance, kunti lang nakapanood and nakaattend; so how much more sa mismong election na knowing klase din kaya akala namin walang boboto,” Cabanas stated.
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