Republic of the Philippines

BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY SAN JUAN

Talahiban 2.0, San Juan, Batangas

OFFICE OF THE SUPREME STUDENT COUNCIL

THE CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE

SUPREMES STUDENT COUNCIL

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

Ratified Last July 15, 2020

PREAMBLE

We, the students of Batangas State University- San Juan Campus, entreating the sense of intuitive
foresight, in order to intensify a government that shall play an increasingly significant role in employing
the goals of the student body: stand prominently to commit the advancement of knowledge and skills:
improve the context of service: actualize designated responsibilities, foster an excellent degree of affinity
within the community, do hereby affirm, behold and confer this Constitution and By-Laws.

ARTICLE I
NAME, DOMICLE AND NATURE

Section 1 The name of the student government shall be Supreme Student Council, the abbreviation of
which shall be SSC.

Section 2 The SSC shall promote and enhance, in democratic manner, the rights, welfare and ideals
of the industry.

Section 3 The office of SSC shall be located at Batangas State University, San Juan Campus,
Talahiban 2nd, San Juan, Batangas.

ARTICLE 2
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES

Section 1 The SSC lengthens the brevity of power and authority to standardize discipline and moral
uprightness.

Section 2 The SSC shall promote camaraderie among students to uphold an entangling bind utilizing
them to participate in any academic and co-curricular enhancement activities.

Section 3 The SSC shall intensify student's goals, rights and privileges.

Section 4 The SSC shall sustain its responsibilities for the development and betterment of its
constituents.

Section 5 The SSC shall be an organization for everybody holding an active part in all aspects of life
and from time to time defending its Constitution and By-Laws.

ARTICLE III
DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE STUDENTS
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Section 1 All bonafide students of the University shall automatically become members of the SSC.

Section 2 All such students shall pay a membership fee (100 pesos per academic year) duly collected
by the Budget and Finance Committee, supervised and audited by the Auditor.

Section 3 All such students shall have the obligation to:

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a. observe at all times the laws of the Philippines and the rules and regulations of
the University
b. be cooperative with the SSC's projects and programs

ARTICLE IV
BILL OF RIGHTS

Section 1 Every student has the right to choose his or her field of study, improve himself to access his
own records and all other documents subjected to him.

Section 2 Every student is guaranteed to express and pursue their opinions at any responsible means
of humane behavior.

Section 3 Every student entitled to be respected in all aspects as well as in school guidance and
protection within the school premises.

Section 4 Every student has the right to be informed in such programs and regulations.

Section 5 Every student has the privilege to be free from compulsory contributions except those
approved by their own organizations and to use the school facilities not in use any time in a
reasonable cause.

ARTICLE V
GOVERNMENT AND POLICIES

Section 1 The council shall be composed of the President, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer,
Auditor, Business Manager and Public Regulations Officer, Governors per Department,
duly elected by the constituency and shall always act as body.

Section 2 Every member of the council present in the meeting shall enjoy one vote.

Section 3 The Adviser

Section 3.1 There shall only one adviser of the organization.
Section 3.2 The adviser shall be the Head of the Student Affairs of BatStateU or any competent
faculty instructor.
Section 3.3 The adviser shall only act as a counselor of the organization.

Section 4 The members of the council shall have one term of office starting from the date when they
assumed office through an induction ceremony until the end of the academic year.

Section 5 The induction of Officers will be on the first week of the academic year.

Section 6 Impeachment/Removal from Office/Resignation

Section 6.1 Any member of SSC shall submit an impeachment complaint to any member of
the council.
Section 6.2 Impeached officers shall be replaced by an interim officer to be appointed by
the President.
Section 6.3 Elected officers; appointees the members of the SSC may have the right to
resign from the office. They must file their resignation two weeks prior to the date of its
effectivity. It must be approved by the majority vote of the Consultative Assembly and non-
approval invalidates the resignation of the officers.

ARTICLE VI
COMPOSITION OF THE SUPREME STUDENT COUNCIL

Section 1 The SSC shall be the central governing body of studentry.

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Section 2 The SSC shall be composed of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor,
Business Manager Public Regulations Officer and Governors.

ARTICLE VII
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SSC OFFICERS

Section 1 It shall be the main duty of the SSC to plan, propose, and implement projects/activities that
shall benefit the studentry.

Section 2 The functions and duties of the Supreme Student Council officers shall be as follow:

Section 2.1 The President

a. Acts as the Chief Executive officer of the council
b. Decide overall meetings of the organizations
c. Sign all resolutions and other documents of the organization
d. Represents the council in his official capacity as President in all occasions needed
e. He/She shall formulate rules and regulations prior to the Constitution
f. He/She shall have the power to enforce provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws, rules of
SSC
g. He/She lead the members in carrying out activities, in attaining the purpose and objectives of
the organizations.

Section 2.2 The Vice President

a. He/She shall be the supervisor of the affairs of the SSC under the direction of the President
b. He/She shall take part the responsibilities of the President if the President is incapacitated
c. He/She automatically fill out the vacated president position
d. Assist the President in all performance of his duties

Section 2.3 The Secretary

a. Record all the meeting of the council
b. Shall be custodian of all records of the organization
c. Perform such other tasks that the President may assign to him/her

Section 2.4 The Treasurer

a. The committee head shall act as the custodian of, together with the President, and deposit in
the bank the funds of SSC
b. The committee shall render financial report duly certified by the Auditor
c. Prepare financial statements/reports to be presented to the studentry at the end of each
semester
d. Shall control the use of funds in implementing the projects and programs and other activities
of SSC
e. Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the President from time to time

Section 2.5 The Auditor

a. Verify the expenses incurred by the Council
b. Inform the President and other officers of the organization immediately of the transactions
hostile to the council
d. Do such measures that shall protect the interest of funds of the organization

Section 2.6 The Business Manager

a. Supervise all business transactions and fund-raising activities of SSC
b. Monitor project implementation and accomplishments
c. Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the President from time to time

Section 2.7 The Public Regulations Officer

a. Release new items and statements regarding the SSC activities, projects and programs
b. Answer student's inquiries about the SSC activities and issues
c. Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the President from time to time
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Section 2.8 The Governors

a. Disseminate information, program and activities to their respective department.
b. Answer student's inquiries about the SSC activities and issues

Article VII
COMSELEC AND ELECTION

Section 1 COMSELEC
Section 1.1 The COMSELEC (Commission on Student Election) shall be composed of
a chairman, who will provide and administer the election; Secretary who will take and
present the nominations and the Commission for Balloting and Counting, take into
consideration on the poor proper dissemination and counting of ballots.
Section 1.2 COMSELEC is prohibited to practice any election funds and shall not
influence the nominations and elections of officers.

Section 2 Electoral Process

Section 2.1 The manner of election is by secret balloting
Section 2.2 The election shall be on the second week of April
Section 2.3 All bonafide members of the student government shall be allowed to run
for office following to the qualifications mandated by this Constitution
Section 2.3.1 All undergraduate students shall be entitled to one vote
Section 2.3.2 A free and open-party system shall be allowed to evolve during
elections
Section 2.3.3 Qualified candidates for all positions must be bonafide students and
residents of BatStateU for at least one year at the time of filing of candidacy. All
graduating students and students who will have their OJT shall be permitted to
run in any position as long as they can perform the duties and responsibilities in
their respective position and must have a General Weighted Average of at least
2.50
Section 2.3.4 Qualified candidates shall submit the following requirements:
• Good Moral Certificate from the Office of Guidance and Counseling;
• Scholarship ledger;
• Prospectus; and
• Registration Form
Section 2.4 Reelection for elected President is not permitted
Section 2.5 Incumbent who will file for candidacy shall vacate his position through the
courtesy resignation
Section 2.6 The elected President shall have the right to choose his/her own Secretary
with or without the manner of voting

ARTICLE IX
ACCOUNTABILITY OF SSC OFFICERS

Section 1 All officers of the SSC shall serve with the highest degree of responsibility, integrity,
efficiency, loyalty, commitment and effectiveness. They shall be accountable to all students
of the University

Section 2 Any officer of the SSC may be removed from office and be barred from holding office or
be suspended on the following grounds and the policies promulgated of the Rules in
Discipline:
a. Culpable violations of the provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws of SSC
b. Negligence of duty
c. Any form of conduct that sets aside the integrity of SSC
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Section 3 Failure of the member of the SSC to attend sessions/meetings for four(4) unjustifiable
absences without the prior notice shall mean automatic dropping from the rolls he/she
thereof cease to be an officer of SSC

Section 4 Any member who has been dropped from the rolls and wishes to return shall make a written
justification of why he/she shall be reinstated. If 2/3 of the SSC voted in the affirmative,
he/she can reinstate.

ARTICLE X
FUNDS AND FISCAL CONTROL

Section 1 Funds shall consist of all the membership fees, generating funds from the organization

Section 2 Policies regarding funds must be approved by at least three-fourths of the officers present in
the meeting

Section 3 Funds must be budgeted according to the purpose liable to the projects of the organization
approved by at least three-fourths votes of the members

Section 4 After the term of the office, of the President and the Treasurer, they are required to turn-
over all the financial concerns to the next elected President and Treasurer

Section 6 Only the President and Treasurer of the organization are allowed to withdraw in the account
of the organization

Section 7 Funds disbursement and withdrawals must be authorized and properly appropriated

ARTICLE XI
TRANSISTORY PROVISIONS

Section 1 The elected officers of SSC shall continue to function and serve until such time that the
newly elected officers are proclaimed and inducted to office

Section 2 During the election period, no officers of SSC shall function in their office capacity except
for those who were not running for a certain post

ARTICLE XII
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1 The SSC may adopt an official logo, which shall symbolize the principles of SSC

Section 2 The SSC officers may acquire their organization t-shirt

Section 3 The council must submit copies of their own programs and activities held for the whole
academic year

ARTICLE XIII
AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS

Section 1 This Constitution and By-Laws may be subjected to revisions and amendments upon the
request of at least three-fourths of members

Section 2 If it happened that a certain part of the Constitution is considered null and void by any
competent authority and is subjected for revisions for latter part will still obtain its effect

ARTICLE XIV
EFFECTIVITY
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Section 1 This Constitution and By-Laws shall be ratified right after the approval of the officers and
students present at meeting called for the purpose

Section 2 The effectivity of the Council's Leadership will last as the school year ended.

CRISTEL P. BONITE
Adviser, SSC

STEFANNY A. SOMERA
President, SSC

MARIE ANTOINNETTE F. BACARRO JOANNE D. ATIEN

Vice President for Internal Affairs Vice President for Externa Affairs

KRYZL ANN G. ALIPIO KC D. ESCALANTE

Secretary General Deputy Secretary General

CHLOI NICOLE A. VELASCO LEZLIE ANN GRACE H. RAMOS

Finance Manager Deputy Finance Manager

ROPERLYN D. RONQUILLO JOHN CARLO E. CAYA

Auditor Business Manager

PRINCESS ERIKA S. MALABAN JONABELL P. TRIVIÑO

P.R.O CABEIHM Governor

KRIS ARAVELLE B. LOPEZ MANDYREALLYSA N. DOMINGO

CIT Governor CTE Governor

Note:
1. All pages must be signed by the officers of the organizations. PRINTED NAME with signature of
all officers, including the adviser shall reflect on the LAST PAGE of the CBL.
2. Any amendments/ratifications made must be properly documented. Attached narrative report re:
ratification, pictures, attendance sheet, etc.