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VOTER’SMANUAL

2010 SANGGUNIANFRESHMEN AND SPECIALELECTIONS

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The Ateneo Commission on Electionsis an independent body,

serving as the electoral arm of the Sanggunian,charged with the administration and facilitation

of Sanggunian elections, plebiscites, and referendaand shall otherwise be known as the

Ateneo COMELEC.

CONTENTS

Dates to Remember 3Frequently Asked Questions 3Candidates’ Profiles 4How to Vote Back Cover

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1. Why pursue automations?Faster, more efficient delivery of results.

2. What are the security measures to protect my vote?• Database is encrypted and can only be accessed locally• Unique password for each voter

3. What’s our assurance that it will not fail?The program was created by credible developers, and they have assured us that under normal circumstances, the sys-tem will not fail.

4. What will happen if there’s a brownout?For the upcoming elections, laptops with alternative sources of power will be used. They will also be connected to UPS units for back-up.

5. When will we know the results of the elections?Results will be released at the end of the second day of the elections. (August 17, 2010)

DATES TO REMEMBER

FAQs

August 11-12 Mock ElectionsAugust 13 Miting de AvanceAugust 16-17 Freshmen and Special Elections

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CANDIDATES’PLATFORMS

1-JGSOM Central Board Representative1-JGSOM Executive Officer2-JGSOM Executive Officer

1-SOH Central Board Representative1-SOH Executive Officer3-SOH Central Board Representative3-SOH Executive Officer

1-SOSE Central Board Representative1-SOSE Executive Officer

1-SOSS Central Board Representative2-SOSS Central Board Representative1-SOSS Executive Officer

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1 BS MANAGEMENT-HONORS

My platform focuses on the following: Personalized Service by having monthly meetings with the Exec Officer & block reps and conducting regular block rep checks, Creative Innovation through fun information campaigns on the Magna Carta and other issues & opportunities for freshmen, and Student Empowerment by creating task forces who will help me craft and implement policies such as CLAYGO, use of recycled paper for photocopies, and correction of overcharging of tricycle drivers.

DUMALIANG, BILLIE

1 BS MANAGEMENTKAUFMAN, JOHN JACOB

Attention - Full ATTENTION through a more approachable Sanggunian. Hearing the voice of the students.

Win - Making Sanggunian’s responsibilities known, defendiong student’s rights and recognizing unaccredited orgs. The success of these will be yours. Your success is my success. This will lead to our WIN.

Equality -Achieve EQUALITY in the Ateneo community. Through the formation classes (Intact, NSTP, Jeep and etc.) by adding team building activities and working with my Executive officer.

1 JGSOM CENTRAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE

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1 BS LEGAL MANAGEMENT

UNITY•HavingGAswhere the all first year block representatives canmingle and get to know each other.•Bylettingtheblockrepresentativesheadcommitteeswithintheprojects of SANGGU. VISIBILITY•CreatingaFacebookpageandaYahoo!GroupforSOM.•CreatingcalendarofalltheprojectsandeventsofSANGGU.ACTIVE PARTICIPATION•Creatingeventsthatmybatchmatescanparticipateinandenjoyat the same time.•Creatingpollssothatwewillbeinformedaboutwhatourbatchprefers.

CANDANO, ELIZABETH

1 BS MANAGEMENT ENGINEERINGROA, JANINA

I will be focused on providing personalized service, creative innovation and making student empowerment happen. I want to be able to help inspire and make your voice be heard. I intend to implement projects geared towards making our batch unified and socially aware. I assure you that I will try my very best to be the Executive Officer deserving of your trust and confidence. I am here to listen and be of service to you. Be one with me in carvingouridentityasthebatchthatmadeadifference!

1 JGSOM EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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“Alleviate Poverty and Educational Opportunity”

JivinG, State, Open-up, Mentor

1 BS MANAGEMENT, MAJOR IN COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

RODRIGUEZ, JR

1 JGSOM EXECUTIVE OFFICER

My aim is simple—to INSPIRE, EMPOWER and UNITE.The Social Entrepreneurial Fair, currently hosted by sophomores, aims to help alleviate poverty through direct involvement of JGSOM student entrepreneurs. The Study Hall project, also headed by 2nd year representatives, aims to provide academic assistance (in Accounting and Statistics) at zero expense. I will continue to uphold transparency through constant updates regarding project statuses, announcements, and opportunities open to the batch.

2 BS MANAGEMENT, MAJOR IN COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

SUPETRAN, FRANCINE

2 JGSOM EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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If elected as CB rep, I shall focus on PIE.Promoting the Welfare of SOH OrgsRationale: SOH should celebrate its diversity and awesomeness through its orgs.Introducing the Policies Addressing Student ConcernRationale: Freshmen should be aware of how Sanggu has been working for the student body and how Sanggu attends to their concerns. Encouraging Constitutional AwarenessRationale: Every student of the Ateneo should know the backbone of the community they are in.Who doesn’t love PIE?

1 AB PHILOSOPHYLUCERO, NICK

1 BFA INFORMATION DESIGNVERZO, CAS

Creative Outlet: Provide students with a way to get their word across creatively so as to not make them lax on the idea of being involved.Active Participation: Empower the students to be more aware and by providing them with information in new and creative ways. Find new ways on how I can keep them interested in being part of what happens around them.Student Communication: Be the link from the students to the sanggu student council by immersing myself with them and seeing through their eyes.

1 SOH CENTRAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE

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1 AB CREATIVE WRITING

I will empower the voices of each freshman by giving them a creative outlet for their opinions and properly representing them. I will inspire them by presenting opportunities they have to grow and get involved with projects like “Road Map” and “Little Artists”. Through all this, and projects like the “Sports Fest”, I hope that SOH freshmen get united as friends and collaborators. If elected, my main focus will be to center my job around my constituents as I listen to their voices and serve them.

MAPA, LIRIO

1 BFA INFORMATION DESIGNMANTARING, MARA

SUBSTANCE- Expanding the potentials of SOH FreshmenWorkshops, Mentoring system, Apprenticeship system for the block repsSYMBOL- Making sure the constituents are aware of what is happening in the Sanggunian. Regular meetings for freshmen block reps,Database, online networking sites and a Yahoo Messenger account for the SOH freshmenSOHLIDARITY – Being a united School of HumanitiesFreshmen Night, Outreaches to public schools and fundraiser, Course handbook

1 SOH EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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3 BFA CREATIVE WRITING

My goal, if chosen for the position of 3rd Year Central Board Representative for the School of Humanities (SOH), would be to increase awareness of the school government among the students through means of policies that improve the student’s performances and attitude.

RAMOS, MATTHEW JACOB

3 SOH CENTAL BOARDREPRESENTATIVE

I aim for a more engaged SOH student involvement in the Sanggunian. A lot of students think that the Sanggunian is all about the officers running it, rather than it being about all of the students of the Loyola schools. I believe that getting my batchmates to care enough about the Sanggunian's activities and ultimately urging them to be actively involved in its endeavors can be achieved through: Good communication with constituents, participation of students in the endeavors, and efforts for continuity.

3 BFA INFORMATION DESIGNCALUYA, FRANCES

3 SOH EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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1 BSM APPLIED MATHEMATICS, MAJOR IN MATHEMATICAL FINANCE

SISON, CATE

1 SOSE CENTRAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE

Empower block reps so that they can represent the SOSE freshmen better. Unite the batch through implementation of projects like educational block battles.Show concern for the environment through a shirt and statement design contest which will also be used for the SOSE batch shirt. Leaves-thumb mark graffiti wall to earn funds for donation or other projects. Book bank-from upper classmen to freshmen. Workshops on subjects that SOSE students won’t normally have.

1 BS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCHUA, MILAN

1 SOSE EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Communicate with SOSE freshmen : create strong communication lines with blockreps thus, bridging the gap between freshmen and SangguCater the needs of SOSE freshmen: represent them and be their voice by listening to each SOSE voiceDedicate efforts in the CAA: make students aware of rules and reduce offensesAdvocate proactivity: Release an article series that has quick facts of an issue,how it affects us,and what we can do about itUpdate of Trike Fares and Creation of Trike Complaints Boxes

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1 AB POLITICAL SCIENCE - MASTERS IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

My platform is all about answering the call to involvement through S.O.S.S.Y. (System Education, Operations, Student Services, Social Awareness and Youth Involvement). These five factions are anchored on the goal of externalization and positivism. They also contain project proposals that will allow the SOSS Freshmen and other Ateneans to build their repertoire and be men and women of positive change in the country and in the world.

MENGHRAJANI, PRAM

1 BS PSYCHOLOGYBORLAGDAN, HU LIANG

My primary goal is to respond to the concerns of the batch. As freshmen, we are still adjusting to college life. To do this, each one must have enough access to information and enough chances to grow. I want to help each student find home in the Ateneo through effective representation and to broaden the opportunities available to SOSS freshmen. Once this has been achieved a SOSS student can branch out and be aware of the community outside the school and affect change in the greater community.

1 SOSS CENTRAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE

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1 AB MANAGEMENT ECONOMICS

I want to empower the students and by virtue of a substantive practice of representation. In this light, the innovation that I offer is that I carry with me is my belief that basic representative work should be grounded in the principles of Social Democracy. My projects will be based upon these tenets and my job as a representative is to hear out the people that I represent. Among these are continuous political education training, national situationers¸ potential partnerships with established political organizations, and consultation avenues.

CHIN, MILES

1 AB POLITICAL SCIENCEAGBAYANI, APA

A – Social AWARENESS: Social Consciousness, a venue for students to discuss relevant issues through social networking sites.E – EMPOWERMENT of SOSS Freshmen: Opportunities for SOSS Freshmen to lead as project organizers.I – Stronger INTEGRATION with SOSS Orgs: Strengthen bonds with SOSS Orgs.O – OUTREACH: Event to generate funds for SOSS’s adopted institution, allow students to volunteer.U – UNITY and Hot SOSS!: Foster unity among SOSS students and promote SOSS courses for shifting.

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For the SOSS Freshmen batch, I envision a community established on SOLIDARITY, ORGANIZATION, SELF FORMATION, and SOCIOPOLITICAL INTEGRATION. Through which I will be able to unite the batch as a part of SOSS, to create a bridge between the Sanggunian and the students, and to cultivate the potential and capability of the students to build more opportunities and to prepare them to be nation builders in and out of the Ateneo.I AM FOR SOSSVote Kayla Torres for your Freshman SOSS Executive Officer.

1 AB MANAGEMENT ECONOMICSTORRES, KAYLA

1 SOSS EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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I want to make the Sanggunian to be ONE with the students’ needs by adding “Talent and Skill Formation” to the “Pillars” of the Sanggunian, to create BIG Change by STD : Social Transformation towards Democratization, BIG CHANGE to your Block and Course Representatives by making them liaisons in the Central Board to help me lobby your concerns, to represent you and to disseminate information from the CB and to FIGHT to ensure Efficiency of all the Sanggunian Units and Arms by auditing them.

2 AB SOCIAL SCIENCEALBIENTO, MOSES

2 AB COMMUNICATIONSFERNANDEZ, THIRD

The Three C’s

Constituency-Representation

Consultation

Committee and Central Board Involvement

2 SOSS CENTRAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE

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STEP 1 FRONT DESKSurrender ID to the poll officer in the front desk.

STEP 2 PASSWORDGet your password and proceed to the computer.

STEP 3 LOG INEnter ID number and password to log in.

STEP 4 VOTEFill up the ballot, check your votes & click submit.

STEP 5 LOG OUTLog out and redeem your ID from the front desk.

HOW TO VOTESanggunian Freshmen and Special Elections

August 16-17, 2010Colayco Pavilion | Sec-A | Faura | Gonzaga Caf