by Jed Paolo A. Cairo

Freshmen elected a new set of First Year Representatives for this school year in an election spearheaded by the Electoral Board on July 24, 2009.

In the general tally sheet issued by the Electoral Board, the top five candidates who were elected as First Year Representatives are Emmanuel S. Colete with 777 votes, Marjune M. Nepaya with 741 votes, Kersey A. Badocdoc with 624 votes, Melinda C. Amoroto with 497 votes, and Romeo L. Toledo with 462 votes.

The other candidates who filed for candidacy were Joel B. Abellar, Lino P. Francisco, Jason M. Gaditano, Miguel H. Lagado, and Mary Rose A. Nunez.

The mentioned candidates had expressed appeal for support in a Grand Rally facilitated by the Electoral Board wherein fellow first year students aired questions during the open forum.

The 2009 Freshman Elections was made possible by the efforts of the Electoral Board Officials and their advisers, Ms. Devine Grace Funcion and Ms. Micheline Apolinar.