#ASProfiles: On new leadership

Photo by Angela Castro/UST Asian Studies Gazette

Interviews by Shaira Dennisse Sindayen

On vacancies in the ASSOC Executive Board and plans for the next academic year

Photo by Angela Castro/UST Asian Studies Gazette

"To be honest naman, I expected na we would be three here, but Miting De Vance palang naman I already considered that there would be big chance na maraming vacancies within the [Executive Board] and of course yung mga past elections meron na rin yung consistent na lack ng pagtakbo ng mga students, siguro it’s a matter of a dialogue between me and Jogs to really find out kung ano kung pwede naming magging gawin lalo mayroong mga vacant [positions].

In terms of my plans, I would like to continue my platforms and also platforms ni Jogs, and also if Tim allows it I also want to continue his platforms."

    - Lara Sophia Chua, ASSOC President-elect

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"I have been vocal about this once since before pa... we have so many vacancies so I was expressing to MC our outgoing [ASSOC] President, we need to establish coordinators para kahit papaano once we are proclaimed, ang mangyayari diyan after a week of oath-taking we can already have the liberty to appoint coordinators or point persons. The OICs would be the Executive Board since kami yung elected but the coordinators will be the one coordinating as well as deciding for the entire office.

Since dalawa lang kami, me and Lara should compromise and we really need to talk about kung ano yung kailangan naming akuin since we have five offices na vacant so we need to split it into two right now kung sino yung maghahandle.

In the future, I really hope may tatakbo for the special elections this coming school year pero if wala talaga— maybe giving power and giving full authority na rin sa mga executive coordinators natin, as of now that’s  just a proposal or the idea that I have in mind we need to have a sit down conversation with Lara, President, me as the as elected External Vice President, and also with Ma’am Agustin as the program coordinator."

    - Manuel Antonio Salak, ASSOC External Vice President-elect