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 in 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)