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AFTER BEING found guilty on charges of “gross negligence” during the 2011 Freshmen and Special Elections, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chief Commissioner Jon Andre Vergara is the first student official to be impeached in three years. The Student Judicial Court (SJC) found him guilty in a 5-1 decision last September 1, replacing him with second-in-command [...]
IN A rare occurrence, the Student Judicial Court (SJC) voted 5-1 to impeach Ateneo Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chief Commissioner Jon Andre Vergara for “gross negligence” after a trial held last August 26. Vergara was charged with two instances of failure to fulfill his duties during the last freshman and special elections, in an impeachment [...]
ATENEO COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chief Commissioner Jon Andre Vergara was impeached by the Student Judicial Court (SJC) for “gross negligence” during the recent freshmen and special elections. In a decision released September 1, the SJC found Vergara guilty of failing “to facilitate the logistical need of the election leading to the delay [sic] opening [...]
DESPITE A successful turnout for this year’s freshman polls, complaints on the lack of information dissemination and faulty record keeping plagued this year’s freshman and special elections. With regard to the turnout, Ateneo Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Ray Lacsamana said that the freshmen this year showed great eagerness in voting. In contrast, he said [...]