Memorandum

MAEP

004, s. 2015

DATE

25 November 2015

TO

All University and local student councils

FROM

Miguel Enrico A. Pangalangan, Student Regent

SUBJECT

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 the

Office:
On qualifications
Inclusion of academic requirement as a qualification for Student
Regent 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 Student
Regent Selection or CRSRS and (2) the official communications containing the proposed
amendments to the CRSRS of UP Diliman College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Student Council received last 1 October 2015.
A separate Memorandum on the General Assembly of Student Councils that will consider
the foregoing proposed amendments will be issued. Thank you.

University of the Philippines System

CODIFIED RULES FOR STUDENT REGENT SELECTION [1][2]
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The Student Councils of the University of the Philippines System hereby

promulgate the rules hereunder, governing the democratic selection process for
the Member, Representing the Student Body in the Board of Regents, hereinafter
referred to as the Student Regent (SR) as mandated under Republic Act
Numbered Ninety-Five Hundred, otherwise known as the "University of the
Philippines Charter of 2008".[3]

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ARTICLE I
Definition of Terms

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

chairpersons in any student or community organization as well as members,
officers and committee chairpersons in any University or College Student Council.

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

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

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

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University of the Philippines Baguio

Diliman Extension Program (UPDEP) in Pampanga

Manila School of Health Sciences (SHS) in Baler, Aurora
Manila SHS in Palo, Leyte
Manila SHS in Koronadal, South Cotabato
Visayas Tacloban College

[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 General
Assembly 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 2930 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.
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APPROVED in UP System-wide referendum of students in January 2009, pursuant to

Section 12(g) of the UP CHARTER OF 2008.
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SUPERSEDES EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND FOUR -A.

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Diliman
Cebu
Los Baos
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Visayas
Mindanao

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

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

academic units for bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctorate degree, nondegree, or certificate courses in the university, including those who are in
residency status or on leave of absence (LOA).

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

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

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

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SEC10. Protestee refers to the party being protested.

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ARTICLE II
Statement of Principles and Policies

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

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

the principle of broad and open participation of students in all levels regardless
of race, gender and sexual orientation, political ideology and affiliation, academic
standing, social status, ethno-linguistic origin, age physical abilities and religious
affiliation.

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SEC. 3. The selection of the Student Regent is exclusively a student affair. The
administration and other sectors in the University are prohibited from interfering
with the process by conducting interviews, administrative investigations or in any
other manner inconsistent with this principle.

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

President to the President of the Republic of the Philippines of the nominee/s
selected under these rules is purely ministerial. The UP President can neither

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entertain nor endorse any name aside from those deliberated and selected by the
students in the manner consistent with these rules.

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

through the internal mechanisms provided hereunder.

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ARTICLE III
Qualifications of the Nominees

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

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(a)

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

performance shall be imposed on the nominees.

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

at any time within his/her stay in the university, including periods when the
nominee is under leave of absence, prior to the proclamation of the Student
Regent, of any act involving gross misconduct or misbehavior, violence inflicted
towards another person or any property that is not his/hers, dishonesty, graft and
corruption, or any criminal offense involving moral turpitude.

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

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ARTICLE IV
Nomination, Acceptance and Withdrawal

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

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

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S/he must be a student currently enrolled in the university at the time of

his/her nomination;
S/he should have an accumulated residency of at least one year, which
would include periods of residency and/or leave of absence;
S/he must be a Filipino citizen and;
S/he must have a track record reflective of his/her commitment to serve
the studentry.

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

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

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

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

or rsum and bio data. Any material misstatement of facts is a ground for
disqualification at any stage of the selection process.

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SEC. 4. The nominee must furnish the Search Committee at each respective level
with his/her rsum and vision paper for the Office of the Student Regent at least
five (5) days before each respective deliberation except as otherwise provided
under these rules.

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

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SEC. 6. In cases when a student is nominated in more than one unit, s/he must
undergo the search process in each of those units; otherwise, s/he must accept
only one of the nominations. The search committee concerned must furnish the
OSR a certification that such a nominee underwent the process as required.

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ARTICLE V
Duties and Responsibilities

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

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It shall inform all the student councils of all official communications

pertinent to the process through memoranda, personal orientation and
other similar means.
Support information drive on the historical vision-mission of the Office and
the historical role of the students in the struggle to reestablish the OSR and
in the selection process;
Serve as the General Assembly Secretariat during the system-wide
selection process for the SR. The Secretariat shall, among others, facilitate
and moderate the deliberations, provide all the student councils of the
minutes of the selection process and receive protests.
Form the University Search Committee (USC) in the event that the USCs
are unable to form the said committee in their respective unit.

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during the whole process of the selection. They shall have the following duties
and responsibilities:

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

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Inform all the students and student organizations regarding the SR selection
process through organizational memoranda, personal orientation and other
similar means;
Launch massive information drive on the historical vision-mission of the
OSR and the historical role of the students in the struggle to re-establish
the OSR and in the selection process;
The chairpersons of the USCs and CSCs shall serve as presiding officer of
the UC, or CC, respectively;
The USC shall form the CC in the event that a CSC is unable to form the
said committee in their respective college; and
Ensure maximum participation of all the students in the selection process
by conducting symposia, fora or similar activities.

Launch massive information drive on the historical vision-mission of the

OSR, the historical role of KASAMA sa UP in the struggle to revive the OSR
and the UP student body in the selection process;
Inform all students and student organization regarding the SR selection
process through organizational memoranda, personal orientation and other
similar means; and
Ensure maximum participation of all the students to the selection process
by conducting symposia, fora or similar activities.

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ARTICLE VI
College-wide Process

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

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

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Has control and supervision on the conduct of the Search on its level;
Must conduct information drives and publicity campaigns on the Search;
Must decide pre-deliberation or pre-election controversies, questions of
eligibility and other matters arising from the interpretation of these rules of
the conduct of the Search on its level;

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

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SEC. 4. The list of the nominees and the name(s) of the official college
nominee(s) shall be submitted to the University Student Council (USC) for the
Autonomous University-wide selection. In the absence of the USC and in the case
of colleges in the regional units, the list of nominees and the name/s of the official
nominee/s shall be submitted directly to the OSR for the System-Wide selection
without passing through their respective AU selection process. Each CSC shall
attach an official endorsement for their official nominee/s.

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

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SEC. 6. Such protest shall be decided within five (5) working days after they are
received. Failure to resolve the matter within the required period resolves the
protest in favor of the protestee. The protest shall be resolved by a unanimous
decision of the CC, if possible. When the CC decides unanimously, such decision
is final and unappealable. In the case of non-unanimity, majority vote of those
present and voting in the CC shall decide on the matter. In such case, the protest
on the same ground may be evaluated as an appeal during the AU process. Such
appeal must be received by the USC and CC concerned two (2) working days
before the AU process provided no AU process can be held within two days after
College-Wide deliberations.

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ARTICLE VII
Autonomous University-wide Process

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

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Must conduct an open, public and college-wide deliberations with the

nominees and, at the discretion of the CC, at least one non-binding straw
poll among the constituents of the college;
May promulgate rules and regulation supplemental but not inconsistent with
these rules for the smooth, orderly and peaceful conduct of the Search;
and
Conduct their deliberation(s) on the nominees and vote for at most two (2)
official nominee(s) for the college.

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

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

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

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SEC. 6. All protest shall be made in writing stating the reasons therefor and filed
with the UC, and furnishing a copy thereof to the protestee, within five (5) working
days upon receipt of notice of the result of the deliberation or elections, as the
case may be.

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SEC. 7. Such protests shall be decided within five (5) working days after they are
received. Failure to resolve the matter within the required period resolves the
protest in favor of the protestee. The protest shall be resolved by a unanimous
decision of the UC, if possible. When the UC decides unanimously, such decision
is final and unappealable. In the case of non-unanimity, a majority vote of those
present and voting in the UC shall decide on the matter. In such case, the protest
on the same ground may be revived as an appeal during the System-wide
process. Such appeal must be received both by the OSR and the USC concerned
ten (10) working days before the System-Wide process. After the lapse of the

(d)

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Has control and supervision of the conduct of the Search in its level;
Must conduct information drives and publicity campaigns on the Search;
Must decide appeals from the CC decision concerning the college-wide
process, decide pre-deliberation or pre-election controversies, questions
of qualifications and other matters arising from the interpretation of these
rules and on the conduct of the Search in its level;
Must conduct open, public and college-wide deliberations with the
nominees and at the discretion of the UC, at least one non-binding straw
poll among the constituents of the college;
Shall conduct their own deliberation(s) on the nominees and vote for at
most two (2) official nominee(s) of the AU;
Shall decide before the AU deliberations proper on the appeals from the
decisions of the CCs. Such decision is final and unappealable; and
May promulgate rules and regulations supplemental but not inconsistent
with these rules for the smooth, orderly and peaceful conduct of the
Search.

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SEC. 8. The nominees must submit their Vision Paper and GPOA to the Office of
the Student Regent fourteen (14) calendar days before the System-wide selection
provided no system-wide deliberations shall be held within fourteen (14) days
after the AU/RU process.

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SEC. 9. The OSR and the USCs shall provide the Vision Paper and GPOA to all
SCs at least ten (10) working days before the System-Wide process, including all
protests pertaining to the nominees that were forwarded to the OSR.

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ARTICLE VIII
System-wide Process

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

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SEC. 2. The General Assembly (GA) of all UP University and College Student
Councils of all Autonomous and Regional Units shall deliberate on the AU and RU
nominees, with the incumbent Student Regent as the Presiding Officer.

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

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

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SEC. 4. All the protests and/or appeals shall be read by the presiding officer and
immediately be resolved by the majority of the GASC after a deliberation thereon.
The GA shall resolve protests and/or appeals from the decisions of the UC. Such
decision shall be final and unappealable.

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

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

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

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SEC. 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
AUs and RUs present and voting. After which, s/he shall be subjected to a final
deliberation to receive the mandate of the GASC.

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

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UP Baguio
UP Diliman
UP Cebu
UP Los Baos
UP Manila
UP Visayas
UP Mindanao
UPDEP in Pampanga
UP Visayas Tacloban College
UPM SHS in Palo, Leyte
UPM SHS in Baler, Aurora
UPM SHS in Koronadal, South Cotabato

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

any student directly to the Office of the UP President or the Office of the President
of the Republic of the Philippines. All nominations must be submitted and
deliberated in the process as herein provided.

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ARTICLE IX
General Provisions

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

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

the University. However, the Student Regent-select is advised to file a leave of
absence (LOA) to devote his/her time in the fulfillment of his/her duties and
responsibilities.

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

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SEC. 4. These rules shall be amended or repealed through the majority vote of all
the student councils in the UP System. Proposals to amend should be submitted

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

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SEC. 5. These rules shall take effect immediately upon approval by at least a
majority of all student councils present and voting.

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SEC. 6. Failure to attend or to send a representative with written authorization to

the GASC for the presentation of proposed amendments during the system-wide
selection forfeits the right to vote in the processes of amendment and selection,
respectively. However, they shall still be bound by the results of the said process.

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

Attested:
KRISTA IRIS V. MELGAREJO (SGD.)
31st Student Regent

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 for
Student Regent Selection (CRSRS), the College of Social Sciences and
Philosophy (CSSP) Student Council of the University of the PhilippinesDiliman 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 texts
in 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

CSSP STUDENT COUNCIL 2015-2016

Proposed 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 and
open participation of students in all levels regardless of race, gender, and sexual orientation, political
ideology and affiliation, [academic standing,] social status, ethno-linguistic origin, age, physical abilities
and 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 residency
and/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 THE
UNIVERSITY CODE SUCH THAT S/HE MUST NOT INCUR THE STATUS OF ACADEMIC
DELINQUENCY OF PROBATION OR GRAVER THE SEMESTER PRIOR TO HER/HIS
NOMINATION.
[Section 2. No disqualification on the basis of good academic status or standing or performance shall be
imposed on the nominees.]

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 forum
following such, the GA shall vote for the final three (3) nominees by raising of hands or secret balloting
depending 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 COLLEGE
STUDENT 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 COLLEGE
STUDENT COUNCILS OF THE AUs and RUs present and voting. After which,s/he shall be subjected to a
final 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 TO
FURTHER DELIBERATIONS. IF THERE SHOULD BE NO CONSENSUS AS TO WHO SHALL BE
SELECTED, VOTES SHALL BE CAST AND THE NOMINEE GARNERING THE HIGHER NUMBER
OF VOTES SHALL BE PROCLAIMED AS THE NEXT STUDENT REGENT.
SECTION 10. THE INCUMBENT STUDENT REGENT SHALL DECLARE THE SELECTED
NOMINEE OF THE GASC IN THE UP SYSTEM FOR THE STUDENT REGENT.
SECTION 11. THE VOTES DURING THE SYSTEM-WIDE SELECTION SHALL BE ALLOTTED AS
FOLLOWS:
[UP Baguio
UP Diliman
UP Los Baos
UP Manila
UP in the Visayas
UP in Mindanao
UP Cebu

2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes

UPV Tacloban
1 vote
UP Extension Program in Pampanga
1 vote
UP School of Health Science in Palo, Leyte
1 vote
UP School of Health Science in Baler, Aurora 1 vote]
EACH USC PRESENT FROM THE DIFFERENT UP AUTONOMOUS UNITS SPECIFICALLY
BAGUIO, DILIMAN, LOS BANOS, MANILA, MINDANAO, AND VISAYAS SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO ONE (1) VOTE WHILE EACH CSC PRESENT FROM THE DIFFERENT UP AUTONOMOUS
AND REGIONAL UNITS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE (1) BASE VOTE, REGARDLESS OF
STUDENT POPULATION.
FURTHER, THE USC OF EACH UP AUTONOMOUS UNIT SHALL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF CONSULTING THROUGH MECHANISMS IT DEEMS PRACTICABLE ITS CONSTITUENT
COLLEGE/S AND/OR DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTE/S WITHOUT EXISTING RESPECTIVE
STUDENT COUNCIL/S, IF THERE BE ANY SUCH CONSTITUENT COLLEGE/S AND/OR DEGREEGRANTING INSTITUTE/S, AND THEREBY CARRY ITS/THEIR ONE (1) BASE VOTE EACH
DURING THE GASC FOR SR SELECTION.
SECTION 12. NO INDIVIDUAL STUDENT OR GROUP OR STUDENT COUNCIL IS ALLOWED TO
NOMINATE ANY STUDENT DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE OF THE UP PRESIDENT OR THE
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. ALL NOMINATIONS
MUST 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 effect
immediately 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.

University of the Philippines System

CODIFIED RULES FOR STUDENT REGENT SELECTION [1][2]
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The Student Councils of the University of the Philippines System hereby promulgate the
rules hereunder, governing the democratic selection process for the Member,
Representing the Student Body in the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the
Student Regent (SR) as mandated under Republic Act Numbered Ninety-Five Hundred,
otherwise known as the "University of the Philippines Charter of 2008".[3]

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ARTICLE I
Definition of Terms

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

chairpersons in any student or community organization as well as members, officers and
committee chairpersons in any University or College Student Council.

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

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

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UP Diliman Extension Program (UPDEP) in Pampanga

UP Manila School of Health Sciences (SHS) in Baler, Aurora
UP Manila SHS in Palo, Leyte
UP Manila SHS in Koronadal, South Cotabato
UP Visayas Tacloban College

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

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University of the Philippines Baguio

University of the Philippines Diliman
University of the Philippines Cebu
University of the Philippines Los Baos
University of the Philippines Manila
[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 General
Assembly 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 2930 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 UP CHARTER OF 2008.
[3]

SUPERSEDES EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND FOUR -A.

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University of the Philippines Visayas

University of the Philippines Mindanao

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

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SEC 6. A bona fide student of the university means an individual taking up academic
units for bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctorate degree, non-degree, or
certificate courses in the university, including those who are in residency status or on
leave of absence (LOA).

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

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

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

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SEC10. Protestee refers to the party being protested.

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Statement of Principles and Policies

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

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

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SEC. 3. The selection of the Student Regent is exclusively a student affair. The
administration and other sectors in the University are prohibited from interfering with the
process by conducting interviews, administrative investigations or in any other manner
inconsistent with this principle.

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

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

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Qualifications of the Nominees

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

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

performance shall be imposed on the nominees.

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SEC. 3. Grounds for disqualification shall be imposed on nominees found guilty, at any
time within his/her stay in the university, including periods when the nominee is under
leave of absence, prior to the proclamation of the Student Regent, of any act involving
gross misconduct or misbehavior, violence inflicted towards another person or any
property that is not his/hers, dishonesty, graft and corruption, or any criminal offense
involving moral turpitude.

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

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Nomination, Acceptance and Withdrawal

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

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SEC. 1.1. In cases wherein a CSC and USC nominate a candidate for SR, the
said CSC and USC shall form a College Committee (CC) or University Committee
(UC) which will be composed of students from different years or courses or
different year level or department as the case may be.

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

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

rsum and bio data. Any material misstatement of facts is a ground for disqualification
at any stage of the selection process.

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SEC. 4. The nominee must furnish the Search Committee at each respective level with
his/her rsum and vision paper for the Office of the Student Regent at least five (5) days
before each respective deliberation except as otherwise provided under these rules.

(b)
(c)
(d)

S/he must be a student currently enrolled in the university at the time of his/her
nomination;
S/he should have an accumulated residency of at least one year, which would
include periods of residency and/or leave of absence;
S/he must be a Filipino citizen and;
S/he must have a track record reflective of his/her commitment to serve the
studentry.

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

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SEC. 6. In cases when a student is nominated in more than one unit, s/he must undergo
the search process in each of those units; otherwise, s/he must accept only one of the
nominations. The search committee concerned must furnish the OSR a certification that
such a nominee underwent the process as required.

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Duties and Responsibilities

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

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SEC. 2. The University and College Student Councils shall actively participate during the
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SEC. 3. The KASAMA sa UP, by virtue of its historical role in the re-establishment of the
Office of the Student Regent, shall provide the historical perspective of the Office and the
Selection Process. They shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

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It shall inform all the student councils of all official communications pertinent to
the process through memoranda, personal orientation and other similar means.
Support information drive on the historical vision-mission of the Office and the
historical role of the students in the struggle to reestablish the OSR and in the
selection process;
Serve as the General Assembly Secretariat during the system-wide selection
process for the SR. The Secretariat shall, among others, facilitate and moderate
the deliberations, provide all the student councils of the minutes of the selection
process and receive protests.
Form the University Search Committee (USC) in the event that the USCs are
unable to form the said committee in their respective unit.

Inform all the students and student organizations regarding the SR selection
process through organizational memoranda, personal orientation and other
similar means;
Launch massive information drive on the historical vision-mission of the OSR and
the historical role of the students in the struggle to re-establish the OSR and in
the selection process;
The chairpersons of the USCs and CSCs shall serve as presiding officer of the
UC, or CC, respectively;
The USC shall form the CC in the event that a CSC is unable to form the said
committee in their respective college; and
Ensure maximum participation of all the students in the selection process by
conducting symposia, fora or similar activities.

Launch massive information drive on the historical vision-mission of the OSR, the
historical role of KASAMA sa UP in the struggle to revive the OSR and the UP
student body in the selection process;

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Inform all students and student organization regarding the SR selection process
through organizational memoranda, personal orientation and other similar means;
and
Ensure maximum participation of all the students to the selection process by
conducting symposia, fora or similar activities.

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College-wide Process

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

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

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

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SEC. 4. The list of the nominees and the name(s) of the official college nominee(s) shall
be submitted to the University Student Council (USC) for the Autonomous Universitywide selection. In the absence of the USC and in the case of colleges in the regional
units, the list of nominees and the name/s of the official nominee/s shall be submitted
directly to the OSR for the System-Wide selection without passing through their
respective AU selection process. Each CSC shall attach an official endorsement for their
official nominee/s.

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

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SEC. 6. Such protest shall be decided within five (5) working days after they are received.
Failure to resolve the matter within the required period resolves the protest in favor of the
protestee. The protest shall be resolved by a unanimous decision of the CC, if possible.

(d)

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(f)

Has control and supervision on the conduct of the Search on its level;
Must conduct information drives and publicity campaigns on the Search;
Must decide pre-deliberation or pre-election controversies, questions of eligibility
and other matters arising from the interpretation of these rules of the conduct of
the Search on its level;
Must conduct an open, public and college-wide deliberations with the nominees
and, at the discretion of the CC, at least one non-binding straw poll among the
constituents of the college;
May promulgate rules and regulation supplemental but not inconsistent with these
rules for the smooth, orderly and peaceful conduct of the Search; and
Conduct their deliberation(s) on the nominees and vote for at most two (2) official
nominee(s) for the college.

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

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Autonomous University-wide Process

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

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

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SEC. 4. The two (2) official nominees of each AU shall be decided upon by the UC taking
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SEC. 5. The list of the nominees and the name/s of the official AU nominee/s shall be
submitted to the OSR for the System-Wide selection. Each USC shall attach an official
endorsement for their official nominee/s.

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SEC. 6. All protest shall be made in writing stating the reasons therefor and filed with the
UC, and furnishing a copy thereof to the protestee, within five (5) working days upon
receipt of notice of the result of the deliberation or elections, as the case may be.

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(d)

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(f)
(g)

Has control and supervision of the conduct of the Search in its level;
Must conduct information drives and publicity campaigns on the Search;
Must decide appeals from the CC decision concerning the college-wide process,
decide pre-deliberation or pre-election controversies, questions of qualifications
and other matters arising from the interpretation of these rules and on the conduct
of the Search in its level;
Must conduct open, public and college-wide deliberations with the nominees and
at the discretion of the UC, at least one non-binding straw poll among the
constituents of the college;
Shall conduct their own deliberation(s) on the nominees and vote for at most two
(2) official nominee(s) of the AU;
Shall decide before the AU deliberations proper on the appeals from the decisions
of the CCs. Such decision is final and unappealable; and
May promulgate rules and regulations supplemental but not inconsistent with
these rules for the smooth, orderly and peaceful conduct of the Search.

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received. Failure to resolve the matter within the required period resolves the protest in
favor of the protestee. The protest shall be resolved by a unanimous decision of the UC,
if possible. When the UC decides unanimously, such decision is final and unappealable.
In the case of non-unanimity, a majority vote of those present and voting in the UC shall
decide on the matter. In such case, the protest on the same ground may be revived as
an appeal during the System-wide process. Such appeal must be received both by the
OSR and the USC concerned ten (10) working days before the System-Wide process.
After the lapse of the prescribed period for appeal, the same can no longer be entertained
at any level.

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SEC. 8. The nominees must submit their Vision Paper and GPOA to the Office of the
Student Regent fourteen (14) calendar days before the System-wide selection provided
no system-wide deliberations shall be held within fourteen (14) days after the AU/RU
process.

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SEC. 9. The OSR and the USCs shall provide the Vision Paper and GPOA to all SCs at
least ten (10) working days before the System-Wide process, including all protests
pertaining to the nominees that were forwarded to the OSR.

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System-wide Process

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

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SEC. 2. The General Assembly (GA) of all UP University and College Student Councils
of all Autonomous and Regional Units shall deliberate on the AU and RU nominees, with
the incumbent Student Regent as the Presiding Officer.

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

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

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SEC. 4. All the protests and/or appeals shall be read by the presiding officer and
immediately be resolved by the majority of the GASC after a deliberation thereon. The
GA shall resolve protests and/or appeals from the decisions of the UC. Such decision
shall be final and unappealable.

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

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

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SEC. 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 AUs and RUs
present and voting. After which, s/he shall be subjected to a final deliberation to receive
the mandate of the GASC.

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

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UP Baguio
UP Diliman
UP Cebu
UP Los Baos
UP Manila
UP Visayas
UP Mindanao
UPDEP in Pampanga
UP Visayas Tacloban College
UPM SHS in Palo, Leyte
UPM SHS in Baler, Aurora
UPM SHS in Koronadal, South Cotabato

2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
1 vote
1 vote
1 vote
1 vote
1 vote

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SEC. 11. No individual student or group or student council is allowed to nominate any
student directly to the Office of the UP President or the Office of the President of the
Republic of the Philippines. All nominations must be submitted and deliberated in the
process as herein provided.

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General Provisions

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

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

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

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SEC. 4. These rules shall be amended or repealed through the majority vote of all the
student councils in the UP System. Proposals to amend should be submitted to the OSR
not later than the first (1st) day of October.

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SEC. 5. These rules shall take effect immediately upon approval by at least a majority of
all student councils present and voting.

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SEC. 6. Failure to attend or to send a representative with written authorization to the

GASC for the presentation of proposed amendments during the system-wide selection
forfeits the right to vote in the processes of amendment and selection, respectively.
However, they shall still be bound by the results of the said process.

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

Attested:
NEILL JOHN G. MACUHA (SGD.)
32nd Student Regent

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 for
Student Regent Selection (CRSRS), the College of Social Sciences and
Philosophy (CSSP) Student Council of the University of the PhilippinesDiliman 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 texts
in 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

CSSP STUDENT COUNCIL 2015-2016

Proposed 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 and
open participation of students in all levels regardless of race, gender, and sexual orientation, political
ideology and affiliation, [academic standing,] social status, ethno-linguistic origin, age, physical abilities
and 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 residency
and/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 THE
UNIVERSITY CODE SUCH THAT S/HE MUST NOT INCUR THE STATUS OF ACADEMIC
DELINQUENCY OF PROBATION OR GRAVER THE SEMESTER PRIOR TO HER/HIS
NOMINATION.
[Section 2. No disqualification on the basis of good academic status or standing or performance shall be
imposed on the nominees.]

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 forum
following such, the GA shall vote for the final three (3) nominees by raising of hands or secret balloting
depending 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 COLLEGE
STUDENT 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 COLLEGE
STUDENT COUNCILS OF THE AUs and RUs present and voting. After which,s/he shall be subjected to a
final 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 TO
FURTHER DELIBERATIONS. IF THERE SHOULD BE NO CONSENSUS AS TO WHO SHALL BE
SELECTED, VOTES SHALL BE CAST AND THE NOMINEE GARNERING THE HIGHER NUMBER
OF VOTES SHALL BE PROCLAIMED AS THE NEXT STUDENT REGENT.
SECTION 10. THE INCUMBENT STUDENT REGENT SHALL DECLARE THE SELECTED
NOMINEE OF THE GASC IN THE UP SYSTEM FOR THE STUDENT REGENT.
SECTION 11. THE VOTES DURING THE SYSTEM-WIDE SELECTION SHALL BE ALLOTTED AS
FOLLOWS:
[UP Baguio
UP Diliman
UP Los Baos
UP Manila
UP in the Visayas
UP in Mindanao
UP Cebu

2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes

UPV Tacloban
1 vote
UP Extension Program in Pampanga
1 vote
UP School of Health Science in Palo, Leyte
1 vote
UP School of Health Science in Baler, Aurora 1 vote]
EACH USC PRESENT FROM THE DIFFERENT UP AUTONOMOUS UNITS SPECIFICALLY
BAGUIO, DILIMAN, LOS BANOS, MANILA, MINDANAO, AND VISAYAS SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO ONE (1) VOTE WHILE EACH CSC PRESENT FROM THE DIFFERENT UP AUTONOMOUS
AND REGIONAL UNITS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE (1) BASE VOTE, REGARDLESS OF
STUDENT POPULATION.
FURTHER, THE USC OF EACH UP AUTONOMOUS UNIT SHALL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF CONSULTING THROUGH MECHANISMS IT DEEMS PRACTICABLE ITS CONSTITUENT
COLLEGE/S AND/OR DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTE/S WITHOUT EXISTING RESPECTIVE
STUDENT COUNCIL/S, IF THERE BE ANY SUCH CONSTITUENT COLLEGE/S AND/OR DEGREEGRANTING INSTITUTE/S, AND THEREBY CARRY ITS/THEIR ONE (1) BASE VOTE EACH
DURING THE GASC FOR SR SELECTION.
SECTION 12. NO INDIVIDUAL STUDENT OR GROUP OR STUDENT COUNCIL IS ALLOWED TO
NOMINATE ANY STUDENT DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE OF THE UP PRESIDENT OR THE
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. ALL NOMINATIONS
MUST 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 effect
immediately 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.