COMELEC MEMO No.

201224 Dated 21 December 2012 TO: Loyola Schools Student Body FROM: Ateneo Commission on Elections RE: Revision Of Ateneo COMELEC Calendar For SY 2012-13, 2nd Semester Greetings! To give way to the Party Campaigns Week of The Assembly from the 7th to 11th day of January 2013, the Ateneo COMELEC decided to revise its calendar for the 2nd Semester of SY 2012-13. Please take note of the revisions made for the upcoming election season outlined in the table below. Efforts to help in the dissemination of the contents of this memo, especially to those who are planning to run in the 2013 General Elections, shall be welcomed and appreciated. Date(s) December 10 Mon Event / Deadline Start of submission of Political Party Accreditation Requirements Release of Candidates Kit December 21 Fri Release of available positions for the General Elections Last day of submission of Political Party Accreditation Requirements January 14 January 14 January 18 January 21 January 21 January 21 January 22 January 24 January 25 January 26 January 28 February 5 February 6 February 8 February 11 February 12 - 15 Mon Mon Fri Mon Mon Mon Tue Thu Fri Sat Mon Tue Wed Fri Mon Tue - Fri Start of Filing of Candidacy Candidates GA (1st of 2) Candidates GA (2nd of 2) Last day of registration to the candidates database Start of campaign materials processing and approval Release of Voters Manual Last day of initial sending of CV soft copies Last day of sending of final CV soft copies Last day of submission of CV hard copies, bonds, and party/coalition requirements Release of official list of candidates Start of Campaign period Dry run of voting system* Miting de Avance: School Board Candidates Miting de Avance: Central Board Candidates Campaign period ends GENERAL ELECTIONS

February 17 February 18 - 22 March 4 - 8

Sun Mon - Fri Mon - Fri

Release of election results* Period for possible extensions, complaints, etc. Week of bond returning

Note: Holidays that fall within the set dates will not be counted as working days for the Commission. Due to unforeseen circumstances, some of these (especially those marked with asterisks) may still be subject to change. Should a rescheduling or extension happen, another announcement shall be posted as soon as possible through the commissions official Facebook page. Sincerely,

(Sgd.) Kevin Thomas U. Sison Chief Commissioner Commissioner for Finance

(Sgd.) Elouis Gianmae S. Cheng Commissioner for Human Resources

(Sgd.) Julianne Christopher D. Fajardo Commissioner for Secretariat

(Sgd.) Kyle Justin T. Meguizo Commissioner for Logistics

(Sgd.) Mary Joy Y. Te Commissioner for Communications