15/06/2026
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The Unified Commission on Elections (U-COMELEC) hereby releases the official results of the plebiscite on the Proposed 2026 Educatorsโ Council Constitution.
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Total Eligible Voters: 2,929
Total Votes Cast: 1,345 (45.92% Voter Turnout)
Valid Votes: 1,344
Invalid Votes: 1 (Invalid Electronic Signature)
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YES โ 1,337 (99.48%)
NO โ 7 (0.52%)
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Following the verification of all submitted requirements, the Commission formally informed the Council that the Information Dissemination Period would run from May 27, 2026 to June 10, 2026. This fifteen (15)-day period was allotted to ensure that members of the student body would be adequately informed regarding the proposed constitutional amendments prior to the conduct of the plebiscite.
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The plebiscite officially commenced on June 11, 2026, at 7:00 AM and was initially scheduled to conclude at 11:59 PM on the same day.
In consideration of circumstances that may have affected voter participation, the Commission En Banc resolved to extend the voting period until June 12, 2026, at 6:00 PM.
Following a subsequent assessment of voter turnout and in recognition of working students and other members of the student body who may have encountered difficulties participating within the extended voting period due to employment responsibilities, work schedules, and similar constraints, the Commission En Banc granted a final extension until 11:59 PM on June 12, 2026.
At the close of voting, a total of 1,345 votes had been cast.
๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐๐บ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ญ,๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ.
๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง
While an overwhelming majority of valid votes were cast in favor of the proposed Constitution, the total number of votes cast did not meet the required quorum. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ณ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐โ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
The Commission extends its gratitude to all students who participated in the plebiscite and exercised their democratic right to vote.
The Commission remains committed to conducting elections and plebiscites that are transparent, impartial, and faithful to the governing rules and democratic principles of the student body.
