THE UNION of Students for the Advancement of Democracy (USAD) released their list of nominees for the upcoming Sanggunian General Elections on social media last Sunday, February 19.

According to USAD Premier Lanz Espacio, all members of the political party met last February 13 to decide on their agenda. They then chose “candidates who are willing to bring to the Sanggunian the agenda of the party”.

On why she accepted the nomination, USAD standard-bearer Ia Marañon said that her principles are very much in line with that of her political party.

“The bulk of our conversations in USAD would always revolve around campus politics and, especially after the November rally, the Marcos burial… how could we be students at a time like this?” she said.
“It came from a lot of reflection of how am I going to respond to this? Then I realized na we could do so much better than what we’re doing… there was just this drive to do more than what I’m doing now,” she added.

Espacio also said that their lineup had the advantage of a “loaded candidacy” as compared to independent candidates.

“They’re not just running because of their personal values but also because they see that the party has principles… having that common denominator would make their candidacies coherent when it comes to the campaign and being elected into the Sanggunian,” he explained.

“That’s why I myself place my full trust in our candidates for this elections,” he added.

In addition to Marañon, the rest of the USAD slate is as follows:

Benjamin Miguel Alvero for Vice President

Reycel Hyacenth Bendaña for SOSS Representative

Janine Francesca Montano for 4 AB Political Science Representative

Niels Gabriel Nable for 4 BS Environmental Science Representative

King Reiner Palma for 4 AB Philosophy Representative

Earl de los Santos for 3 AB Literature – English Representative

Jan Matthew Demavivas for 2 AB Diplomacy and International Relations Representative