09/04/2026
๐ก๐๐ช๐ฆ | CEB halts, reinstates CSC presidential race; online voting extended to April 10
Campus Student Council (CSC) elections at Cagayan State University-Sanchez Mira were temporarily halted on April 8 after the Central Electoral Board (CEB) issued a cease-and-desist order following a formal petition challenging a decision by the CSU-SM Campus Electoral Board.
On April 8, CEB released Memorandum No. 01, Series of 2026, halting elections, stopping vote canvassing, and prohibiting the declaration of winners until the board resolves the pending petition.
Furthermore, CEB launched a motu proprio investigation to review the Campus Electoral Boardโs proceedings and decisions for compliance with university election laws and student manuals, summoning both the chairperson and the lead petitioner to submit verified written explanations.
Following the investigation, CEB issued Memorandum No. 02, Series of 2026, on April 9, restoring presidential candidate Yaoweng P. Dabalos after voting 6-7 not to affirm his disqualification.
All votes previously cast for the presidential position were declared null and void and reset to zero, while votes for other positions, from vice president to college governors, remained valid and counted.
Elections for the presidential position between Godfrey Penn G. Reyes of the SIKLAB Partylist and Yaoweng P. Dabalos of the BEAT Partylist have been extended until 12 p.m. on April 10, with online voting already underway to give students additional time to cast ballots under the new directives.
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Article by Lee Shane Pablo and Jessa Mae Bacud
