22/03/2026
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The UPV Elektrons formally announces the withdrawal of our candidates from the Busalian Kang CAS (BKCAS) 2026. This is a final, collective stance that our candidates have decided upon and that our organization fully supports. We release this statement not as an admission of defeat, but as a necessary act of resistance against a culture of over-extension. We stand firm in valuing our participantsโ welfare and organizational integrity over compliance.
The organization wants to clarify that this withdrawal is not a reflection of a lack of capability or failure on the part of our candidates. We appreciate and respect the immense labor, heart, and intellect they poured into this journey. Both candidates accepted to represent the academic organization with a clear, radical vision: to utilize the platform of the protest pageant to amplify the urgent calls of the Womenโs and LGBTQIA+ sectors.
However, the reality of their preparation was a stark contrast to their advocacies. Our candidates were made to go beyond their roles, even becoming their own logistics coordinators, creative directors, and principal researchers, all tasks that were supposed to have been carried by a strong support system. We publicly recognize their efforts, and we offer our deepest apologies that our candidates were made to carry the burden of an entire organization while being expected to deliver perfection on stage.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ธ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐
๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
๐ญ) ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Although we had tasks outlined and committees delegated as early as January, there was a lack of complete onboarding. As academic pressures and personal responsibilities mounted alongside the universityโs major events (Pahampang and CAS Week), the structure collapsed. We encountered a crisis of unresponsiveness from various committees, leaving our candidates isolated.
๐ฎ) ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: Due to delayed procurement processes, coupled with a strong focus on concurrent major events such as Pahampang 2026, CAS Week (CAS Organization Fair & Battle of the Bands), Paindisanay 2026, our candidates were left to use their own money to procure logistics. This is a direct failure of the organization to provide material conditions to its representatives.
๐ฏ) ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: The lack of responsiveness from key committees created a leadership vacuum that the handful of dedicated committees (especially the Culture & Arts Committee)โwho were already juggling multiple responsibilities between the major eventsโhad to take up more tasks than needed.
Despite our candidatesโ willingness to go beyond the scope of their responsibilities, we failed to give them the strong and consistent support and guidance that they deserved. As a leadership body, we acknowledge with full responsibility that we fell short in matching the level of commitment, dedication, and passion of our candidates due to our lapses in coordination and ex*****on.
In this process, we also recognize that there were genuine efforts from the committees within the organization to support our candidates. The Culture and Arts Committee who worked beyond just developing the teamโs creative direction, while the Education and Research (EDRES) Committee facilitated educational discussions to ground our candidatesโ advocacies. These initiatives reflect the commitment of individual members and committees who stepped up despite structural limitations.
๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐.
In this context, we view this moment not only as a recognition of internal challenges, but also as an opportunity to reflect on broader systemic concerns affecting student leadership. The overlap of Pahampang, CAS Week, and BKCAS with an already demanding academic workload created significant strain, highlighting the need for more balanced and sustainable scheduling practices. While we appreciate the CASSCโs effort to alleviate the situation through a minor schedule adjustment, this experience underscores the importance of clearer coordination, well-defined guidelines, and proactive planning. Moving forward, strengthening these aspects can help ensure that future initiatives are both meaningful and supportive of studentsโ overall well-being, placing their welfare at the forefront of all activities.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ธ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. Our priority has shifted from public performance to the recovery of our candidates and the mending of our internal ties. We want to clarify that withdrawing to this pageant is not leaving the cause. The struggle for the rights of women and LGBTQIA+ sectors is not something that needs a pageant sash to exist. We will continue this struggle through grassroots organizing, educational discussions, and true community-building. UPV Elektrons will still be participating in the Busalian Kang CAS 2026. While we are no longer participating as candidates, we have been granted a dedicated segment for a cultural performance and speech. This platform ensures that we can remain steadfast in our commitment to advocating for the Women and LGBTQIA+ sectors.
๐ง๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ธ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ.
