By Riva Aleina Mendoza
Unopposed Far Eastern University (FEU) Makati Student Council aspirants from the Kadiwa Student Coalition were proclaimed winners in the recently concluded FEU Elections 2026 held at Pavilion 1 last May 7.
President Karl Lenin Bautista and Vice President Reuel Vincent Deapera both surpassed 59 abstentions with 70 and 71 votes, respectively.
Furthermore, secretary candidate Danilo Apilo III garnered a total of 76 votes, while 55 students chose to abstain.
Treasurer-elect Joanne De Luna recorded the highest votes among the candidates with 81 votes, compared to 49 abstentions.
Meanwhile, despite tallying a majority of 83 abstain votes, Alleiyah Francine Milanio secured the auditor post with 47 votes.
Press relations officer candidate Bea Lorraine Benosa recorded a narrow gap between votes and abstentions, with 69 and 61, respectively.
This year, FEU Makati posted a 43.1-percent voter turnout rate with 131 votes out of 304 students, an increase from last year’s 22 percent.
(Photo by Rian Balagtas/FEU Advocate)