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Memorandum

MAEP 004 s. 2015

DATE

25 November 2015

TO

All University and local student councils

FROM

Miguel Enrico A. Pangalangan, Student Regent

SUBJ ECT

Proposed amendments to the Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection(CRSRS)

Here is a summary of the proposed amendments to the CRSRS, as submitted to theOffice:

On qualifications

Inclusion of academic requirement as a qualification for StudentRegent nominees

On voting

during the Student Regent selection

On general provisions

3-year sunset (moratorium on amendments) provision

Included herewith are the (1) updated and official copy of the Codified Rules for StudentRegent Selection or CRSRS and (2) the official communications containing the proposedamendments to the CRSRS of UP Diliman College of Social Sciences and PhilosophyStudent Council received last 1 October 2015.

A separate Memorandum on the General Assembly of Student Councils that will considerthe foregoing proposed amendments will be issued. Thank you.

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University of the Philippines System

CODIFIED RULES FOR STUDENT REGENT SELECTION

[1][2]

The Student Councils of the University of the Philippines System hereby1

promulgate the rules hereunder, governing the democratic selection process for2

the Member, Representing the Student Body in the Board of Regents, hereinafter3 referred to as the Student Regent (SR) as mandated under Republic Act4

Numbered Ninety-Five Hundred, otherwise known as the "University of the5

Philippines Charter of 2008".[3]6

ARTICLE I7

Definition of Terms8

SECTION 1.Any position of responsibility shall include officers and committee9

chairpersons in any student or community organization as well as members,10

officers and committee chairpersons in any University or College Student Council.11

SEC 2. The General Assembly shall mean the University and College Student12

Councils in the UP System.13

SEC 3.The Regional Units (RU) of the UP System are the following:14

UP Diliman Extension Program (UPDEP) in Pampanga15

UP Manila School of Health Sciences (SHS) in Baler, Aurora16

UP Manila SHS in Palo, Leyte17 UP Manila SHS in Koronadal, South Cotabato18

UP Visayas Tacloban College19

SEC 4.The Autonomous Units (AU) of the UP System are the following:20

University of the Philippines Baguio21

[1] FIRST ADOPTED by the University and College Student Councils of the University of the

Philippines System at the UP System Student Councils Meeting, 2 February 1997, School of Labor

and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) Auditorium, UP Diliman. Subsequently amended at the GeneralAssembly of Student Councils (GASC) of the UP System on 26 and 27 January, 1998 at the

National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) Auditorium UP Diliman and at the GASC on 29-

30 October, 1999 at the College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Auditorium, UP Los Baos, on 26-27 October, 2002 at the Commission on Audit (COA)

Auditorium in Palo, Leyte, on October 27-28, 2003 at the Cebu Coliseum Conference Room,

Cebu City, on October 25-26, 2004 at the Miag-ao Interactive Learning Center, UP Visayas,

Miagao, Iloilo; on October 24-25, 2007 at UP Mindanao, Davao City. LATEST VERSION from the

GASC on January 25-26, 2014 at UP Mindanao.

[2] APPROVED in UP System-wide referendum of students in January 2009, pursuant to

Section 12(g) of the UPCHARTER OF 2008.

[3] SUPERSEDES EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND FOUR -A.

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University of the Philippines Diliman22

University of the Philippines Cebu23

University of the Philippines Los Baos24

University of the Philippines Manila25

University of the Philippines Visayas26

University of the Philippines Mindanao27

SEC 5.The Office of the Student Regent (OSR) refers to the incumbent Student28

Regent, the secretariat and the OSR volunteers.29

SEC 6. A bona fide student of the university means an individual taking up30

academic units for bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctorate degree, non-31

degree, or certificate courses in the university, including those who are in32

residency status or on leave of absence (LOA).33

SEC 7.Majority refers to the least whole number greater than 50% of all the34councils system-wide.35

SEC 8.Majority vote refers to the least whole number greater than 50% of the36

total votes of all the councils present and voting.37

SEC 9.Protester refers to the party who files protest against a particular nominee,38

or against the result of any deliberation or process.39

SEC10.Protestee refers to the party being protested.40

ARTICLE II41

Statement of Principles and Policies42

SEC. 1.The Student Regent must be democratically selected among all students43

in the UP System through a peaceful and orderly process that ensures maximum44

student participation.45

SEC. 2.The selection process must be conducted in a manner consistent with46

the principle of broad and open participation of students in all levels regardless47of race, gender and sexual orientation, political ideology and affiliation, academic48

standing, social status, ethno-linguistic origin, age physical abilities and religious49

affiliation.50

SEC. 3.The selection of the Student Regent is exclusively a student affair. The51

administration and other sectors in the University are prohibited from interfering52

with the process by conducting interviews, administrative investigations or in any53

other manner inconsistent with this principle.54

SEC. 4. Consistent with the preceding section, the endorsement of the UP55

President to the President of the Republic of the Philippines of the nominee/s56

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entertain nor endorse any name aside from those deliberated and selected by the58

students in the manner consistent with these rules.59

SEC. 5. Controversies and protests regarding the selection shall be resolved60

through the internal mechanisms provided hereunder.61

ARTICLE III62

Qualifications of the Nominees63

SEC 1.A nominee for the position of the Student Regent must meet the following64

qualifications:65

(a) S/he must be a student currently enrolled in the university at the time of66

his/her nomination;67

(b) S/he should have an accumulated residency of at least one year, which68

would include periods of residency and/or leave of absence;69(c) S/he must be a Filipino citizen and;70

(d) S/he must have a track record reflective of his/her commitment to serve71

the studentry.72

SEC. 2.No disqualification on the basis of good academic status or standing or73

performance shall be imposed on the nominees.74

SEC. 3.Grounds for disqualification shall be imposed on nominees found guilty,75

at any time within his/her stay in the university, including periods when the76 nominee is under leave of absence, prior to the proclamation of the Student77

Regent, of any act involving gross misconduct or misbehavior, violence inflicted78

towards another person or any property that is not his/hers, dishonesty, graft and79

corruption, or any criminal offense involving moral turpitude.80

SEC. 4.Questions against the qualification of a nominee shall be filed at the OSR,81

or any officer and/or member of any UP student council. Such questions shall be82

resolved before the deliberations when the system-wide process begins. The83

decision of the GA is final.84

ARTICLE IV85

Nomination, Acceptance and Withdrawal86

SEC. 1.Any student, group, or organization may nominate a student from any87

college of any of the Autonomous or Regional Units of the UP System who has88

the qualifications set forth above. Open nominations by any student or student89

group/organization/council shall be held in every college in the UP System under90

the supervision of the College Student Council (CSC) or, in the absence thereof,91

the University Student Council (USC).92

In cases wherein a CSC and USC nominate a candidate for SR93

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Committee (UC) which will be composed of students from different years95

or courses or different year level or department as the case may be.96

SEC. 2.Upon written notice of his/her nomination, a nominee must file and sign97

the certificate of acceptance (CA) of the nomination with the CSC or USC within98

two (2) weeks from the release of such notice or until the date set forth by the99 Search Committee.100

SEC. 3.Each CA must be accompanied with a vision statement, curriculum vitae101

or rsum and bio data. Any material misstatement of facts is a ground for102

disqualification at any stage of the selection process.103

SEC. 4.The nominee must furnish the Search Committee at each respective level104

with his/her rsum and vision paper for the Office of the Student Regent at least105

five (5) days before each respective deliberation except as otherwise provided106

under these rules.107

SEC. 5.The nominee of any student group / organization / council may not be108

withdrawn at any level of the search without the consent of the nominee who has109

validly accepted the nomination.110

SEC. 6.In cases when a student is nominated in more than one unit, s/he must111

undergo the search process in each of those units; otherwise, s/he must accept112

only one of the nominations. The search committee concerned must furnish the113

OSR a certification that such a nominee underwent the process as required.114

ARTICLE V115

Duties and Responsibilities116

SEC. 1.The Office of the Student Regent will serve as the overall coordinating117

body during the selection process. It shall have the following duties and118

responsibilities:119

(a) It shall inform all the student councils of all official communications120

pertinent to the process through memoranda, personal orientation and121other similar means.122

(b) Support information drive on the historical vision-mission of the Office and123

the historical role of the students in the struggle to reestablish the OSR and124

in the selection process;125

(c) Serve as the General Assembly Secretariat during the system-wide126

selection process for the SR. The Secretariat shall, among others, facilitate127

and moderate the deliberations, provide all the student councils of the128

minutes of the selection process and receive protests.129

(d)

Form the University Search Committee (USC) in the event that the USCs130 are unable to form the said committee in their respective unit.131

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during the whole process of the selection. They shall have the following duties133

and responsibilities:134

(a) Inform all the students and student organizations regarding the SR selection135

process through organizational memoranda, personal orientation and other136

similar means;137 (b) Launch massive information drive on the historical vision-mission of the138

OSR and the historical role of the students in the struggle to re-establish139

the OSR and in the selection process;140

(c) The chairpersons of the USCs and CSCs shall serve as presiding officer of141

the UC, or CC, respectively;142

(d) The USC shall form the CC in the event that a CSC is unable to form the143

said committee in their respective college; and144

(e) Ensure maximum participation of all the students in the selection process145

by conducting symposia, fora or similar activities.146

SEC. 3.The KASAMA sa UP, by virtue of its historical role in the re-establishment147

of the Office of the Student Regent, shall provide the historical perspective of the148

Office and the Selection Process. They shall have the following duties and149

responsibilities:150

(a) Launch massive information drive on the historical vision-mission of the151

OSR, the historical role of KASAMA sa UP in the struggle to revive the OSR152

and the UP student body in the selection process;153

(b)

Inform all students and student organization regarding the SR selection154 process through organizational memoranda, personal orientation and other155

similar means; and156

(c) Ensure maximum participation of all the students to the selection process157

by conducting symposia, fora or similar activities.158

ARTICLE VI159

College-wide Process160

SEC. 1.The CSC shall act as the College Search Committee for the SR Selection,161

referred to as the College Committee (CC), which shall be composed of all the162members of the CSC.163

SEC. 2.The CC, and in the absence of a CSC, the USC, shall be responsible for164

gathering required documents from the nominees: his/her vision statement,165

Curriculum Vitae or rsum and bio data. The CC shall have the following powers166

and functions:167

(a) Has control and supervision on the conduct of the Search on its level;168

(b)

Must conduct information drives and publicity campaigns on the Search;169 (c) Must decide pre-deliberation or pre-election controversies, questions of170

eligibility and other matters arising from the interpretation of these rules of171

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(d) Must conduct an open, public and college-wide deliberations with the173

nominees and, at the discretion of the CC, at least one non-binding straw174

poll among the constituents of the college;175

(e) May promulgate rules and regulation supplemental but not inconsistent with176

these rules for the smooth, orderly and peaceful conduct of the Search;177

and178 (f) Conduct their deliberation(s) on the nominees and vote for at most two (2)179

official nominee(s) for the college.180

SEC. 3.The official nominee(s) of each college shall be decided upon by each181

respective CC taking into consideration the result of the straw poll(s), if any, and182

college-wide deliberations(s).183

SEC. 4. The list of the nominees and the name(s) of the official college184

nominee(s) shall be submitted to the University Student Council (USC) for the185

Autonomous University-wide selection. In the absence of the USC and in the case186of colleges in the regional units, the list of nominees and the name/s of the official187

nominee/s shall be submitted directly to the OSR for the System-Wide selection188

without passing through their respective AU selection process. Each CSC shall189

attach an official endorsement for their official nominee/s.190

SEC. 5.All protests shall be made in writing stating the reasons therefor and filed191

with the CC, and furnishing a copy thereof to the other party, within five (5)192

working days upon receipt of notice of the result of the deliberations or elections,193

as the case may be. The protester shall only be allowed to file once either before194 the College level or the Autonomous Unit level.195

SEC. 6.Such protest shall be decided within five (5) working days after they are196

received. Failure to resolve the matter within the required period resolves the197

protest in favor of the protestee. The protest shall be resolved by a unanimous198

decision of the CC, if possible. When the CC decides unanimously, such decision199

is final and unappealable. In the case of non-unanimity, majority vote of those200

present and voting in the CC shall decide on the matter. In such case, the protest201

on the same ground may be evaluated as an appeal during the AU process. Such202

appeal must be received by the USC and CC concerned two (2) working days203before the AU process provided no AU process can be held within two days after204

College-Wide deliberations.205

ARTICLE VII206

Autonomous University-wide Process207

SEC. 1.The USC shall be responsible for gathering pertinent data, such as bio-208

data, rsum, Curriculum Vitae, and the like, regarding the nominees for the CC.209

It may summon the college nominees for interview and for other purposes. No210 other nominee shall be considered except those nominated by each college211

through the CC or the USC as the case may be212

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SEC. 2.The USC and CSC shall act as the University Search Committee for the213

Student Regent, referred to as the University Committee (UC), which shall be214

composed of the members of the respective USCs and the Chairpersons of the215

CSCs or any other duly elected college representative in case they are not216

constitutionally part of the CSC.217

SEC. 3.The UC shall have the following powers and functions:218

(a) Has control and supervision of the conduct of the Search in its level;219

(b) Must conduct information drives and publicity campaigns on the Search;220

(c) Must decide appeals from the CC decision concerning the college-wide221

process, decide pre-deliberation or pre-election controversies, questions222

of qualifications and other matters arising from the interpretation of these223

rules and on the conduct of the Search in its level;224

(d) Must conduct open, public and college-wide deliberations with the225

nominees and at the discretion of the UC, at least one non-binding straw226poll among the constituents of the college;227

(e) Shall conduct their own deliberation(s) on the nominees and vote for at228

most two (2) official nominee(s) of the AU;229

(f) Shall decide before the AU deliberations proper on the appeals from the230

decisions of the CCs. Such decision is final and unappealable; and231

(g) May promulgate rules and regulations supplemental but not inconsistent232

with these rules for the smooth, orderly and peaceful conduct of the233

Search.234

SEC. 4.The two (2) official nominees of each AU shall be decided upon by the235

UC taking into consideration the result of the straw polls, if any, and the AU-wide236

deliberation/s.237

SEC. 5.The list of the nominees and the name/s of the official AU nominee/s238

shall be submitted to the OSR for the System-Wide selection. Each USC shall239

attach an official endorsement for their official nominee/s.240

SEC. 6.All protest shall be made in writing stating the reasons therefor and filed241

with the UC, and furnishing a copy thereof to the protestee, within five (5) working242days upon receipt of notice of the result of the deliberation or elections, as the243

case may be.244

SEC. 7.Such protests shall be decided within five (5) working days after they are245

received. Failure to resolve the matter within the required period resolves the246

protest in favor of the protestee. The protest shall be resolved by a unanimous247

decision of the UC, if possible. When the UC decides unanimously, such decision248

is final and unappealable. In the case of non-unanimity, a majority vote of those249

present and voting in the UC shall decide on the matter. In such case, the protest250 on the same ground may be revived as an appeal during the System-wide251

process Such appeal must be received both by the OSR and the USC concerned252

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prescribed period for appeal, the same can no longer be entertained at any level.254

SEC. 8.The nominees must submit their Vision Paper and GPOA to the Office of255

the Student Regent fourteen (14) calendar days before the System-wide selection256

provided no system-wide deliberations shall be held within fourteen (14) days257

after the AU/RU process.258

SEC. 9.The OSR and the USCs shall provide the Vision Paper and GPOA to all259

SCs at least ten (10) working days before the System-Wide process, including all260

protests pertaining to the nominees that were forwarded to the OSR.261

ARTICLE VIII262

System-wide Process263

SEC. 1.A majority of all student councils system-wide shall constitute the quorum264

of the GA, sanctioning the system-wide process of the Student Regent selection.265

SEC. 2.The General Assembly (GA) of all UP University and College Student266

Councils of all Autonomous and Regional Units shall deliberate on the AU and RU267

nominees, with the incumbent Student Regent as the Presiding Officer.268

SEC. 3.The first order of business for the said deliberation shall be the reading269

of the Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection by the incumbent Student270

Regent, subsequent vote of reaffirmation thereof by the majority of the GA, and271

the deliberation on the protests and appeals elevated to the system-wide level, if272 any.273

SEC. 3.1The college representatives who are not officially part of the CSC274

must be recognized to be part of the CSC and may vote in behalf of the275

CSC provided that they have written authorization.276

SEC. 4.All the protests and/or appeals shall be read by the presiding officer and277

immediately be resolved by the majority of the GASC after a deliberation thereon.278

The GA shall resolve protests and/or appeals from the decisions of the UC. Such279

decision shall be final and unappealable.280

SEC. 5.After the individual presentation of the nominees with their vision paper,281

GPOA and an open forum following such, the GA shall vote for the final three (3)282

nominees by raising of hands or secret balloting depending on the prerogative of283

the assembly. The presiding officer shall declare the final three nominees who284

received the highest number of votes from the AUs and RUs present and voting.285

SEC. 6.The three nominees shall then be subjected to further questioning by the286

GA.287

Consensus building shall take priority over division of the house in288

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SEC. 8.In the event that no consensus is reached, the three nominees shall be290

subjected to further deliberation/s until a nominee garners two-thirds vote of all291

AUs and RUs present and voting. After which, s/he shall be subjected to a final292

deliberation to receive the mandate of the GASC.293

SEC. 9.The incumbent Student Regent shall declare the selected nominee of the294

GASC in the UP System for the Student Regent.295

SEC. 10.The votes during the System-wide selection shall be allotted as follows:296

UP Baguio - 2 votes297

UP Diliman - 2 votes298

UP Cebu - 2 votes299

UP Los Baos 2 votes300

UP Manila 2 votes301UP Visayas 2 votes302

UP Mindanao 2 votes303

UPDEP in Pampanga 1 vote304

UP Visayas Tacloban College 1 vote305

UPM SHS in Palo, Leyte 1 vote306

UPM SHS in Baler, Aurora 1 vote307

UPM SHS in Koronadal, South Cotabato - 1 vote308

SEC. 11.No individual student or group or student council is allowed to nominate309 any student directly to the Office of the UP President or the Office of the President310

of the Republic of the Philippines. All nominations must be submitted and311

deliberated in the process as herein provided.312

ARTICLE IX313

General Provisions314

SEC. 1.The Student Regent-select must resign from any position of responsibility315

in any student or community organization and/or student council and student316

publication.317

SEC. 2.The Student Regent-select must not be permanently disqualified from318

the University. However, the Student Regent-select is advised to file a leave of319

absence (LOA) to devote his/her time in the fulfillment of his/her duties and320

responsibilities.321

SEC. 3.The dates and periods pertinent to the selection process in the college,322

AU and system levels shall be fixed by the OSR with the consent of all the USCs323

and regional units.324

These rules shall be amended or repealed through the majority vote of all325

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to the OSR not later than the first (1st) day of October.327

SEC. 5.These rules shall take effect immediately upon approval by at least a328

majority of all student councils present and voting.329

SEC. 6.Failure to attend or to send a representative with written authorization to330 the GASC for the presentation of proposed amendments during the system-wide331

selection forfeits the right to vote in the processes of amendment and selection,332

respectively. However, they shall still be bound by the results of the said process.333

SEC. 7.Upon vacancy of the position of the SR-select or the incumbent SR due334

to permanent disqualification from the university, incapacity to enroll or file an335

LOA the following semester, death, illness or any other cause which prevents336

him/her from discharging functions, the position shall be filled by the second337

selected nominee, or the third nominee if the latter cannot assume the position.338

Attested:

KRISTA IRIS V. MELGAREJO SGD.)

31stStudent Regent

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1 October 2015

Hon. Mico A. Pangalangan

Student Regent

Board of Regents

Dear Student Regent Pangalangan ,

Greetings!

As provided for by Article IX Section 4 of the Codified Rules fo

Student Regent Selection (CRSRS), the College of Social Sciences and

Philosophy (CSSP) Student Council of the University of the Philippines

Diliman forwards the following proposed amendments attached herewith to

the Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection (CRSRS).

Please note that proposed amendments or modifications are those textin boldface. Repealed clauses affected by proposed amendments are in

italicised texts enclosed in brackets.

Thank you for your kind consideration.

In Service,

Aubrey Lagbas

Chairperson

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CSSP STUDENT COUNCIL 2015-2016Proposed CRSRS Amendments

I. ON THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SR NOMINEES: ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT

Article II: Statement of Principles and Policies

Section 2. The selection process must be conducted in a manner consistent with the principle of broad andopen participation of students in all levels regardless of race, gender, and sexual orientation, politicalideology and affiliation, [academic standing,] social status, ethno-linguistic origin, age, physical abilitiesand religious affiliation.

Article III. Qualifications of the Nominees

Section 1. A nominee for the position of the Student Regent must meet the following qualifications:

a) S/he must be a student currently enrolled in the university at the time of his/her nomination;

b) S/he should have an accumulated residency of at least one year which would include periods of residencyand/or leave of absence;

c) S/he must be a Filipino citizen [and];

d) S/he must have a track record reflective of his/her commitment to serve the studentry

E) S/HE MUST SATISFY THE MINIMUM ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS SET BY THEUNIVERSITY CODE SUCH THAT S/HE MUST NOT INCUR THE STATUS OF ACADEMICDELINQUENCY OF PROBATION OR GRAVER THE SEMESTER PRIOR TO HER/HISNOMINATION.

[Section 2. No disqualification on the basis of good academic status or standing or performance shall beimposed on the nominees.]

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II. ON THE VOTING SCHEME OF THE SYSTEM-WIDE PROCESS: ONE COUNCIL, ONE

VOTE

Article VIII: System-wide Process

Section 5. After the individual presentation of the nominees with their vision paper, GPOA and an open forumfollowing such, the GA shall vote for the final three (3) nominees by raising of hands or secret ballotingdepending on the prerogative of the assembly. The presiding officer shall declare the final three nominees who

received the highest number of votes from the UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCILS AND COLLEGESTUDENT COUNCILS OF THE AUs and RUs present and voting.

Section 8. In the event that no consensus is reached, the three nominees shall be subjected to further deliberation/s until a nominee garners two-thirds vote of all UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCILSAND COLLEGESTUDENT COUNCILS OF THE AUs and RUs present and voting. After which,s/he shall be subjected to afinal deliberation to receive the mandate of the GASC.

SECTION 9. IN THE EVENT THAT NO NOMINEE GARNERS TWO-THIRDS OF THE VOTES CAST,THE TWO NOMINEES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES SHALL BE SUBJECTED TOFURTHER DELIBERATIONS. IF THERE SHOULD BE NO CONSENSUS AS TO WHO SHALL BE

SELECTED, VOTES SHALL BE CAST AND THE NOMINEE GARNERING THE HIGHER NUMBEROF VOTES SHALL BE PROCLAIMED AS THE NEXT STUDENT REGENT.

SECTION 10. THE INCUMBENT STUDENT REGENT SHALL DECLARE THE SELECTEDNOMINEE OF THE GASC IN THE UP SYSTEM FOR THE STUDENT REGENT.

SECTION 11. THE VOTES DURING THE SYSTEM-WIDE SELECTION SHALL BE ALLOTTED ASFOLLOWS:

[UP Baguio 2 votes

UP Diliman 2 votes

UP Los Baos 2 votes

UP Manila 2 votes

UP in the Visayas 2 votes

UP in Mindanao 2 votes

UP Cebu 2 votes

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UPV Tacloban 1 vote

UP Extension Program in Pampanga 1 vote

UP School of Health Science in Palo, Leyte 1 voteUP School of Health Science in Baler, Aurora 1 vote]

EACH USC PRESENT FROM THE DIFFERENT UP AUTONOMOUS UNITS SPECIFICALLYBAGUIO, DILIMAN, LOS BANOS, MANILA, MINDANAO, AND VISAYAS SHALL BE ENTITLEDTO ONE (1) VOTE WHILE EACH CSC PRESENT FROM THE DIFFERENT UP AUTONOMOUSAND REGIONAL UNITS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE (1) BASE VOTE, REGARDLESS OFSTUDENT POPULATION.

FURTHER, THE USC OF EACH UP AUTONOMOUS UNIT SHALL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITYOF CONSULTING THROUGH MECHANISMS IT DEEMS PRACTICABLE ITS CONSTITUENTCOLLEGE/S AND/OR DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTE/S WITHOUT EXISTING RESPECTIVESTUDENT COUNCIL/S, IF THERE BE ANY SUCH CONSTITUENT COLLEGE/S AND/OR DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTE/S, AND THEREBY CARRY ITS/THEIR ONE (1) BASE VOTE EACHDURING THE GASC FOR SR SELECTION.

SECTION 12. NO INDIVIDUAL STUDENT OR GROUP OR STUDENT COUNCIL IS ALLOWED TONOMINATE ANY STUDENT DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE OF THE UP PRESIDENT OR THEOFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. ALL NOMINATIONSMUST BE SUBMITTED AND DELIBERATED IN THE PROCESS HEREIN PROVIDED.

III. ON EFFECTIVITY

Article IX: General Provisions

Section 5. These rules, INCLUDING THE AMENDMENTS PASSED BY THE GASC, shall take effectimmediately upon approval by at least a majority of all student councils present and voting. ITS

EFFECTIVITY WILL COVER THREE (3) YEARS AND ONLY AFTER THEN WILL THESE RULES

BE OPEN FOR NEW AMENDMENTS.

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University of the Philippines SystemCODIFIED RULES FOR STUDENT REGENT SELECTION

[1][2]

The Student Councils of the University of the Philippines System hereby promulgate the1rules hereunder, governing the democratic selection process for the Member,2Representing the Student Body in the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the3

Student Regent (SR) as mandated under Republic Act Numbered Ninety-Five Hundred,4otherwise known as the "University of the Philippines Charter of 2008".[3]5

ARTICLE I6Definition of Terms7

SECTION 1. Any position of responsibility shall include officers and committee8chairpersons in any student or community organization as well as members, officers and9committee chairpersons in any University or College Student Council.10

SEC 2.The General Assembly shall mean the University and College Student Councils11 in the UP System.12

SEC 3.The Regional Units (RU) of the UP System are the following:13

UP Diliman Extension Program (UPDEP) in Pampanga14UP Manila School of Health Sciences (SHS) in Baler, Aurora15UP Manila SHS in Palo, Leyte16UP Manila SHS in Koronadal, South Cotabato17UP Visayas Tacloban College18

SEC 4.The Autonomous Units (AU) of the UP System are the following:19

University of the Philippines Baguio20University of the Philippines Diliman21University of the Philippines Cebu22University of the Philippines Los Baos23University of the Philippines Manila24

[1] FIRST ADOPTED by the University and College Student Councils of the University of the

Philippines System at the UP System Student Councils Meeting, 2 February 1997, School of Labor

and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) Auditorium, UP Diliman. Subsequently amended at the GeneralAssembly of Student Councils (GASC) of the UP System on 26 and 27 January, 1998 at the

National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) Auditorium UP Diliman and at the GASC on 29-

30 October, 1999 at the College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Auditorium, UP Los Baos, on 26-27 October, 2002 at the Commission on Audit (COA)

Auditorium in Palo, Leyte, on October 27-28, 2003 at the Cebu Coliseum Conference Room,

Cebu City, on October 25-26, 2004 at the Miag-ao Interactive Learning Center, UP Visayas,

Miagao, Iloilo; on October 24-25, 2007 at UP Mindanao, Davao City. LATEST VERSION from the

GASC on June 20-21, 2015 at UP Visayas Miagao Campus.

[2] APPROVED in UP System-wide referendum of students in January 2009, pursuant to

Section 12(g) of the UPCHARTER OF 2008.

[3] SUPERSEDES EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND FOUR -A.

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University of the Philippines Visayas25University of the Philippines Mindanao26

SEC 5.The Office of the Student Regent (OSR) refers to the incumbent Student Regent,27the secretariat and the OSR volunteers.28

SEC 6.A bona fidestudent of the university means an individual taking up academic29units for bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctorate degree, non-degree, or30certificate courses in the university, including those who are in residency status or on31leave of absence (LOA).32

SEC 7.Majority refers to the least whole number greater than 50% of all the councils33system-wide.34

SEC 8.Majority vote refers to the least whole number greater than 50% of the total votes35of all the councils present and voting.36

SEC 9.Protester refers to the party who files protest against a particular nominee, or37against the result of any deliberation or process.38

SEC10.Protestee refers to the party being protested.39

ARTICLE II40Statement of Principles and Policies41

SEC. 1.The Student Regent must be democratically selected among all students in the42UP System through a peaceful and orderly process that ensures maximum student43

participation.44

SEC. 2.The selection process must be conducted in a manner consistent with the45principle of broad and open participation of students in all levels regardless of race,46gender and sexual orientation, political ideology and affiliation, academic standing, social47status, ethno-linguistic origin, age physical abilities and religious affiliation.48

SEC. 3. The selection of the Student Regent is exclusively a student affair. The49administration and other sectors in the University are prohibited from interfering with the50process by conducting interviews, administrative investigations or in any other manner51

inconsistent with this principle.52

SEC. 4.Consistent with the preceding section, the endorsement of the UP President to53the President of the Republic of the Philippines of the nominee/s selected under these54rules is purely ministerial. The UP President can neither entertain nor endorse any name55aside from those deliberated and selected by the students in the manner consistent with56these rules.57

SEC. 5.Controversies and protests regarding the selection shall be resolved through58the internal mechanisms provided hereunder.59

ARTICLE III60Qualifications of the Nominees61

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SEC 1.A nominee for the position of the Student Regent must meet the following62qualifications:63

(a) S/he must be a student currently enrolled in the university at the time of his/her64nomination;65

(b) S/he should have an accumulated residency of at least one year, which would66

include periods of residency and/or leave of absence;67(c) S/he must be a Filipino citizen and;68(d) S/he must have a track record reflective of his/her commitment to serve the69

studentry.70

SEC. 2. No disqualification on the basis of good academic status or standing or71performance shall be imposed on the nominees.72

SEC. 3.Grounds for disqualification shall be imposed on nominees found guilty, at any73time within his/her stay in the university, including periods when the nominee is under74

leave of absence, prior to the proclamation of the Student Regent, of any act involving75 gross misconduct or misbehavior, violence inflicted towards another person or any76property that is not his/hers, dishonesty, graft and corruption, or any criminal offense77involving moral turpitude.78

SEC. 4.Questions against the qualification of a nominee shall be filed at the OSR, or any79officer and/or member of any UP student council. Such questions shall be resolved80before the deliberations when the system-wide process begins. The decision of the GA81is final.82

ARTICLE IV83

Nomination, Acceptance and Withdrawal84

SEC. 1.Any student, group, or organization may nominate a student from any college85of any of the Autonomous or Regional Units of the UP System who has the qualifications86set forth above. Open nominations by any student or student group/organization/council87shall be held in every college in the UP System under the supervision of the College88Student Council (CSC) or, in the absence thereof, the University Student Council (USC).89

SEC. 1.1.In cases wherein a CSC and USC nominate a candidate for SR, the90said CSC and USC shall form a College Committee (CC) or University Committee91

(UC) which will be composed of students from different years or courses or92 different year level or department as the case may be.93

SEC. 2.Upon written notice of his/her nomination, a nominee must file and sign the94certificate of acceptance (CA) of the nomination with the CSC or USC within two (2)95weeks from the release of such notice or until the date set forth by the Search Committee.96

SEC. 3.Each CA must be accompanied with a vision statement, curriculum vitae or97rsum and bio data. Any material misstatement of facts is a ground for disqualification98at any stage of the selection process.99

SEC. 4.The nominee must furnish the Search Committee at each respective level with100his/her rsum and vision paper for the Office of the Student Regent at least five (5) days101b f h ti d lib ti t th i id d d th l102

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SEC. 5.The nominee of any student group / organization / council may not be withdrawn103at any level of the search without the consent of the nominee who has validly accepted104the nomination.105

SEC. 6.In cases when a student is nominated in more than one unit, s/he must undergo106

the search process in each of those units; otherwise, s/he must accept only one of the107nominations. The search committee concerned must furnish the OSR a certification that108such a nominee underwent the process as required.109

ARTICLE V110Duties and Responsibilities111

SEC. 1.The Office of the Student Regent will serve as the overall coordinating body112during the selection process. It shall have the following duties and responsibilities:113

(a)

It shall inform all the student councils of all official communications pertinent to114 the process through memoranda, personal orientation and other similar means.115(b) Support information drive on the historical vision-mission of the Office and the116

historical role of the students in the struggle to reestablish the OSR and in the117selection process;118

(c) Serve as the General Assembly Secretariat during the system-wide selection119process for the SR. The Secretariat shall, among others, facilitate and moderate120the deliberations, provide all the student councils of the minutes of the selection121process and receive protests.122

(d) Form the University Search Committee (USC) in the event that the USCs are123unable to form the said committee in their respective unit.124

SEC. 2.The University and College Student Councils shall actively participate during the125whole process of the selection. They shall have the following duties and responsibilities:126

(a) Inform all the students and student organizations regarding the SR selection127process through organizational memoranda, personal orientation and other128similar means;129

(b) Launch massive information drive on the historical vision-mission of the OSR and130the historical role of the students in the struggle to re-establish the OSR and in131the selection process;132

(c)

The chairpersons of the USCs and CSCs shall serve as presiding officer of the133 UC, or CC, respectively;134(d) The USC shall form the CC in the event that a CSC is unable to form the said135

committee in their respective college; and136(e) Ensure maximum participation of all the students in the selection process by137

conducting symposia, fora or similar activities.138

SEC. 3.The KASAMA sa UP, by virtue of its historical role in the re-establishment of the139Office of the Student Regent, shall provide the historical perspective of the Office and the140Selection Process. They shall have the following duties and responsibilities:141

(a)

Launch massive information drive on the historical vision-mission of the OSR, the142historical role of KASAMA sa UP in the struggle to revive the OSR and the UP143t d t b d i th l ti144

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(b) Inform all students and student organization regarding the SR selection process145through organizational memoranda, personal orientation and other similar means;146and147

(c) Ensure maximum participation of all the students to the selection process by148conducting symposia, fora or similar activities.149

ARTICLE VI150College-wide Process151

SEC. 1.The CSC shall act as the College Search Committee for the SR Selection,152referred to as the College Committee (CC), which shall be composed of all the members153of the CSC.154

SEC. 2.The CC, and in the absence of a CSC, the USC, shall be responsible for155gathering required documents from the nominees: his/her vision statement, Curriculum156Vitae or rsum and bio data. The CC shall have the following powers and functions:157

(a) Has control and supervision on the conduct of the Search on its level;158(b) Must conduct information drives and publicity campaigns on the Search;159(c) Must decide pre-deliberation or pre-election controversies, questions of eligibility160

and other matters arising from the interpretation of these rules of the conduct of161the Search on its level;162

(d) Must conduct an open, public and college-wide deliberations with the nominees163and, at the discretion of the CC, at least one non-binding straw poll among the164constituents of the college;165

(e) May promulgate rules and regulation supplemental but not inconsistent with these166rules for the smooth, orderly and peaceful conduct of the Search; and167

(f)

Conduct their deliberation(s) on the nominees and vote for at most two (2) official168nominee(s) for the college.169

SEC. 3.The official nominee(s) of each college shall be decided upon by each respective170CC taking into consideration the result of the straw poll(s), if any, and college-wide171deliberations(s).172

SEC. 4.The list of the nominees and the name(s) of the official college nominee(s) shall173be submitted to the University Student Council (USC) for the Autonomous University-174wide selection. In the absence of the USC and in the case of colleges in the regional175

units, the list of nominees and the name/s of the official nominee/s shall be submitted176 directly to the OSR for the System-Wide selection without passing through their177respective AU selection process. Each CSC shall attach an official endorsement for their178official nominee/s.179

SEC. 5.All protests shall be made in writing stating the reasons therefor and filed with180the CC, and furnishing a copy thereof to the other party, within five (5) working days upon181receipt of notice of the result of the deliberations or elections, as the case may be. The182protester shall only be allowed to file once either before the College level or the183Autonomous Unit level.184

SEC. 6.Such protest shall be decided within five (5) working days after they are received.185Failure to resolve the matter within the required period resolves the protest in favor of the186

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When the CC decides unanimously, such decision is final and unappealable. In the case188of non-unanimity, majority vote of those present and voting in the CC shall decide on the189matter. In such case, the protest on the same ground may be evaluated as an appeal190during the AU process. Such appeal must be received by the USC and CC concerned191two (2) working days before the AU process provided no AU process can be held within192two days after College-Wide deliberations.193

ARTICLE VII194Autonomous University-wide Process195

SEC. 1.The USC shall be responsible for gathering pertinent data, such as bio-data,196rsum, Curriculum Vitae, and the like, regarding the nominees for the CC. It may197summon the college nominees for interview and for other purposes. No other nominee198shall be considered except those nominated by each college through the CC, or the USC199as the case may be.200

SEC. 2.The USC and CSC shall act as the University Search Committee for the Student201 Regent, referred to as the University Committee (UC), which shall be composed of the202members of the respective USCs and the Chairpersons of the CSCs or any other duly203elected college representative in case they are not constitutionally part of the CSC.204

SEC. 3.The UC shall have the following powers and functions:205

(a) Has control and supervision of the conduct of the Search in its level;206(b) Must conduct information drives and publicity campaigns on the Search;207(c) Must decide appeals from the CC decision concerning the college-wide process,208

decide pre-deliberation or pre-election controversies, questions of qualifications209

and other matters arising from the interpretation of these rules and on the conduct210of the Search in its level;211

(d) Must conduct open, public and college-wide deliberations with the nominees and212at the discretion of the UC, at least one non-binding straw poll among the213constituents of the college;214

(e) Shall conduct their own deliberation(s) on the nominees and vote for at most two215(2) official nominee(s) of the AU;216

(f) Shall decide before the AU deliberations proper on the appeals from the decisions217of the CCs. Such decision is final and unappealable; and218

(g) May promulgate rules and regulations supplemental but not inconsistent with219

these rules for the smooth, orderly and peaceful conduct of the Search.220

SEC. 4.The two (2) official nominees of each AU shall be decided upon by the UC taking221into consideration the result of the straw polls, if any, and the AU-wide deliberation/s.222

SEC. 5.The list of the nominees and the name/s of the official AU nominee/s shall be223submitted to the OSR for the System-Wide selection. Each USC shall attach an official224endorsement for their official nominee/s.225

SEC. 6.All protest shall be made in writing stating the reasons therefor and filed with the226UC, and furnishing a copy thereof to the protestee, within five (5) working days upon227

receipt of notice of the result of the deliberation or elections, as the case may be.228

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received. Failure to resolve the matter within the required period resolves the protest in230favor of the protestee. The protest shall be resolved by a unanimous decision of the UC,231if possible. When the UC decides unanimously, such decision is final and unappealable.232In the case of non-unanimity, a majority vote of those present and voting in the UC shall233decide on the matter. In such case, the protest on the same ground may be revived as234an appeal during the System-wide process. Such appeal must be received both by the235

OSR and the USC concerned ten (10) working days before the System-Wide process.236After the lapse of the prescribed period for appeal, the same can no longer be entertained237at any level.238

SEC. 8.The nominees must submit their Vision Paper and GPOA to the Office of the239Student Regent fourteen (14) calendar days before the System-wide selection provided240no system-wide deliberations shall be held within fourteen (14) days after the AU/RU241process.242

SEC. 9.The OSR and the USCs shall provide the Vision Paper and GPOA to all SCs at243

least ten (10) working days before the System-Wide process, including all protests244 pertaining to the nominees that were forwarded to the OSR.245

ARTICLE VIII246System-wide Process247

SEC. 1.A majority of all student councils system-wide shall constitute the quorum of the248GA, sanctioning the system-wide process of the Student Regent selection.249

SEC. 2.The General Assembly (GA) of all UP University and College Student Councils250of all Autonomous and Regional Units shall deliberate on the AU and RU nominees, with251

the incumbent Student Regent as the Presiding Officer.252

SEC. 3.The first order of business for the said deliberation shall be the reading of the253Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection by the incumbent Student Regent,254subsequent vote of reaffirmation thereof by the majority of the GA, and the deliberation255on the protests and appeals elevated to the system-wide level, if any.256

SEC. 3.1The college representatives who are not officially part of the CSC must257be recognized to be part of the CSC and may vote in behalf of the CSC provided258that they have written authorization.259

SEC. 4. All the protests and/or appeals shall be read by the presiding officer and260immediately be resolved by the majority of the GASC after a deliberation thereon. The261GA shall resolve protests and/or appeals from the decisions of the UC. Such decision262shall be final and unappealable.263

SEC. 5.After the individual presentation of the nominees with their vision paper, GPOA264and an open forum following such, the GA shall vote for the final three (3) nominees by265raising of hands or secret balloting depending on the prerogative of the assembly. The266presiding officer shall declare the final three nominees who received the highest number267of votes from the AUs and RUs present and voting.268

SEC. 6.The three nominees shall then be subjected to further questioning by the GA.269

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SEC. 7.Consensus building shall take priority over division of the house in selecting the270Student Regent.271

SEC. 8.In the event that no consensus is reached, the three nominees shall be subjected272to further deliberation/s until a nominee garners two-thirds vote of all AUs and RUs273present and voting. After which, s/he shall be subjected to a final deliberation to receive274

the mandate of the GASC.275

SEC. 9.The incumbent Student Regent shall declare the selected nominee of the GASC276in the UP System for the Student Regent.277

SEC. 10.The votes during the System-wide selection shall be allotted as follows:278

UP Baguio - 2 votes279UP Diliman - 2 votes280UP Cebu - 2 votes281

UP Los Baos 2 votes282 UP Manila 2 votes283UP Visayas 2 votes284UP Mindanao 2 votes285UPDEP in Pampanga 1 vote286UP Visayas Tacloban College 1 vote287UPM SHS in Palo, Leyte 1 vote288UPM SHS in Baler, Aurora 1 vote289UPM SHS in Koronadal, South Cotabato - 1 vote290

SEC. 11.No individual student or group or student council is allowed to nominate any291

student directly to the Office of the UP President or the Office of the President of the292Republic of the Philippines. All nominations must be submitted and deliberated in the293process as herein provided.294

ARTICLE IX295General Provisions296

SEC. 1.The Student Regent-select must resign from any position of responsibility in any297student or community organization and/or student council and student publication.298

SEC. 2. The Student Regent-select must not be permanently disqualified from the299 University. However, the Student Regent-select is advised to file a leave of absence (LOA)300to devote his/her time in the fulfillment of his/her duties and responsibilities.301

SEC. 3.The dates and periods pertinent to the selection process in the college, AU and302system levels shall be fixed by the OSR with the consent of all the USCs and regional303units.304

SEC. 4.These rules shall be amended or repealed through the majority vote of all the305student councils in the UP System. Proposals to amend should be submitted to the OSR306not later than the first (1st) day of October.307

SEC. 5.These rules shall take effect immediately upon approval by at least a majority of308ll t d t il t d ti309

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SEC. 6.Failure to attend or to send a representative with written authorization to the310GASC for the presentation of proposed amendments during the system-wide selection311forfeits the right to vote in the processes of amendment and selection, respectively.312However, they shall still be bound by the results of the said process.313

SEC. 7.Upon vacancy of the position of the SR-select or the incumbent SR due to314permanent disqualification from the university, incapacity to enroll or file an LOA the315following semester, death, illness or any other cause which prevents him/her from316discharging functions, the position shall be filled by the second selected nominee, or the317third nominee if the latter cannot assume the position.318

Attested:NEILL J OHN G. MACUHA SGD.)

32ndStudent Regent

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1 October 2015

Hon. Mico A. Pangalangan

Student Regent

Board of Regents

Dear Student Regent Pangalangan ,

Greetings!

As provided for by Article IX Section 4 of the Codified Rules fo

Student Regent Selection (CRSRS), the College of Social Sciences and

Philosophy (CSSP) Student Council of the University of the Philippines

Diliman forwards the following proposed amendments attached herewith to

the Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection (CRSRS).

Please note that proposed amendments or modifications are those textin boldface. Repealed clauses affected by proposed amendments are in

italicised texts enclosed in brackets.

Thank you for your kind consideration.

In Service,

Aubrey Lagbas

Chairperson

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CSSP STUDENT COUNCIL 2015-2016Proposed CRSRS Amendments

I. ON THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SR NOMINEES: ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT

Article II: Statement of Principles and Policies

Section 2. The selection process must be conducted in a manner consistent with the principle of broad andopen participation of students in all levels regardless of race, gender, and sexual orientation, politicalideology and affiliation, [academic standing,] social status, ethno-linguistic origin, age, physical abilitiesand religious affiliation.

Article III. Qualifications of the Nominees

Section 1. A nominee for the position of the Student Regent must meet the following qualifications:

a) S/he must be a student currently enrolled in the university at the time of his/her nomination;

b) S/he should have an accumulated residency of at least one year which would include periods of residencyand/or leave of absence;

c) S/he must be a Filipino citizen [and];

d) S/he must have a track record reflective of his/her commitment to serve the studentry

E) S/HE MUST SATISFY THE MINIMUM ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS SET BY THEUNIVERSITY CODE SUCH THAT S/HE MUST NOT INCUR THE STATUS OF ACADEMICDELINQUENCY OF PROBATION OR GRAVER THE SEMESTER PRIOR TO HER/HISNOMINATION.

[Section 2. No disqualification on the basis of good academic status or standing or performance shall beimposed on the nominees.]

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II. ON THE VOTING SCHEME OF THE SYSTEM-WIDE PROCESS: ONE COUNCIL, ONE

VOTE

Article VIII: System-wide Process

Section 5. After the individual presentation of the nominees with their vision paper, GPOA and an open forumfollowing such, the GA shall vote for the final three (3) nominees by raising of hands or secret ballotingdepending on the prerogative of the assembly. The presiding officer shall declare the final three nominees who

received the highest number of votes from the UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCILS AND COLLEGESTUDENT COUNCILS OF THE AUs and RUs present and voting.

Section 8. In the event that no consensus is reached, the three nominees shall be subjected to further deliberation/s until a nominee garners two-thirds vote of all UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCILSAND COLLEGESTUDENT COUNCILS OF THE AUs and RUs present and voting. After which,s/he shall be subjected to afinal deliberation to receive the mandate of the GASC.

SECTION 9. IN THE EVENT THAT NO NOMINEE GARNERS TWO-THIRDS OF THE VOTES CAST,THE TWO NOMINEES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES SHALL BE SUBJECTED TOFURTHER DELIBERATIONS. IF THERE SHOULD BE NO CONSENSUS AS TO WHO SHALL BE

SELECTED, VOTES SHALL BE CAST AND THE NOMINEE GARNERING THE HIGHER NUMBEROF VOTES SHALL BE PROCLAIMED AS THE NEXT STUDENT REGENT.

SECTION 10. THE INCUMBENT STUDENT REGENT SHALL DECLARE THE SELECTEDNOMINEE OF THE GASC IN THE UP SYSTEM FOR THE STUDENT REGENT.

SECTION 11. THE VOTES DURING THE SYSTEM-WIDE SELECTION SHALL BE ALLOTTED ASFOLLOWS:

[UP Baguio 2 votes

UP Diliman 2 votes

UP Los Baos 2 votes

UP Manila 2 votes

UP in the Visayas 2 votes

UP in Mindanao 2 votes

UP Cebu 2 votes

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UPV Tacloban 1 vote

UP Extension Program in Pampanga 1 vote

UP School of Health Science in Palo, Leyte 1 voteUP School of Health Science in Baler, Aurora 1 vote]

EACH USC PRESENT FROM THE DIFFERENT UP AUTONOMOUS UNITS SPECIFICALLYBAGUIO, DILIMAN, LOS BANOS, MANILA, MINDANAO, AND VISAYAS SHALL BE ENTITLEDTO ONE (1) VOTE WHILE EACH CSC PRESENT FROM THE DIFFERENT UP AUTONOMOUSAND REGIONAL UNITS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE (1) BASE VOTE, REGARDLESS OFSTUDENT POPULATION.

FURTHER, THE USC OF EACH UP AUTONOMOUS UNIT SHALL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITYOF CONSULTING THROUGH MECHANISMS IT DEEMS PRACTICABLE ITS CONSTITUENTCOLLEGE/S AND/OR DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTE/S WITHOUT EXISTING RESPECTIVESTUDENT COUNCIL/S, IF THERE BE ANY SUCH CONSTITUENT COLLEGE/S AND/OR DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTE/S, AND THEREBY CARRY ITS/THEIR ONE (1) BASE VOTE EACHDURING THE GASC FOR SR SELECTION.

SECTION 12. NO INDIVIDUAL STUDENT OR GROUP OR STUDENT COUNCIL IS ALLOWED TONOMINATE ANY STUDENT DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE OF THE UP PRESIDENT OR THEOFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. ALL NOMINATIONSMUST BE SUBMITTED AND DELIBERATED IN THE PROCESS HEREIN PROVIDED.

III. ON EFFECTIVITY

Article IX: General Provisions

Section 5. These rules, INCLUDING THE AMENDMENTS PASSED BY THE GASC, shall take effectimmediately upon approval by at least a majority of all student councils present and voting. ITS

EFFECTIVITY WILL COVER THREE (3) YEARS AND ONLY AFTER THEN WILL THESE RULES

BE OPEN FOR NEW AMENDMENTS.