by Ian Tapao
RED paints the College of Fine Arts Student Council (CFA SC) elections after all positions were notched by candidates from Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND UP).
Incumbent local councilor Danna Mhae Espinosa will lead next year’s student council with 250 votes, placing her in the top seat against 41 abstain votes.
Kevin Angel Barrameda of STAND UP also won as CFA rep to the University Student Council (USC), the only position with opposing candidates, the other being Nagkakaisang Iskolar para sa Pamantasan at Sambayanan (KAISA UP)’s Jeremiah Velmonte.
Three years before, Espinosa said Facilitators of Educational Development Uniting People (FED UP), a KAISA-affiliated local party, dominated the council.
Gearing up for next year’s leadership, Espinosa also said there will be more cultural talks and exposure to the art scene.
“Tayo dito sa FA tuloy lang ang laban natin na i-raise…‘yung awareness,” she said. “Hindi hiwalay ang national issues sa issue natin.”
She added basic mass exposures will be done more, saying that art should not be confined within the college.
Below is the complete list of CFA votes:
CHAIR
Danna Mhae Espinosa – 250
Abstain 41
VICE CHAIR
Ma. Jacqueline Gadingco – 263
Abstain – 28
FA REP TO THE USC
Kevin Angel Barrameda – 192
Jeremiah Velmonte – 66 (KAISA UP)
Abstain- 33
TREASURER
No candidates found
PRO
Ysabelle Therese Shivers – 248
Abstain – 43
COUNCILORS
Michael Yam – 2210
Isabel Diwata Abueva – 209
Samantha Jillian Mariano – 199
Angel Frina Garcia – 187
Abstain – 59
VISCOMM REP
Jaime Luis Calma – 154
Abstain – 42
STUDIO ARTS REP
Laura Jermina Abejo – 80
Abstain – 11
