MYTHBUSTERS: The rational and logical effects of our vote (Defend the OSR)

Myth # 1: The question in the upcoming referendum is “Do you still want student representation in the Board of Regents?”

Observation: The Student Regent herself, in a statement released last January 16, stated that the one and only question in the upcoming referendum will be: “Do you approve of the existing Codified Rules on Student Regent Selection (CRSRS) as rules and qualifications to govern the selection of our student regent to the UP Board of Regents?” [Yes] or [No]

Status: Busted.


Myth #2: The Office of the Student Regent will be abolished if the NO vote wins in the upcoming referendum.

Observation: The upcoming referendum may only have an effect on the rules that we use in selecting the Student Regent.  In no way may a vote of NO by us in the referendum abolish the said office – a position created by law and which may only be abolished by a subsequent law.

Status: Busted.

Myth #3: The students will never have a CRSRS (Codified Rules on Student Regent Selection) if the NO vote wins.

Observation: The UP Charter (sec. 12 [1.g.]) specifically states that the Student Regent shall be chosen by the students in accordance with the rules and qualifications approved in a referendum by the students.  Nothing in the law states that a vote of NO will bar any rules for selecting the SR from being set.  A NO vote is a edict by the students that they reject the old CRSRS as the rules in selecting the SR, and therefore is a command that a new one must be proposed before them for their approval.

Status: Busted.

Myth #4: There will no longer be any Student Regent if the NO vote wins.

Observation: We again look at the law.  The UP Charter (sec. 12 [1]) states that the Board of Regents shall be composed of, among others, one Student Regent.  By law (Lecaroz v. Sandiganbayan) a public officer is entitled to stay in office until his (or her) successor is chosen and has qualified.  In other words, the current Student Regent may temporarily hold over her position until her successor is selected through a legitimate set of rules.

Status: Busted.

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