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THE CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE COLLEGE STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Cor Jesu College

Sacred Heart Avenue, Digos City

Province of Davao del Sur

PREAMBLE

We, the students of the College Department of Cor Jesu College, imploring the aid of the Almighty God, in order to establish a

government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the

common good, unite the studentry, protect and advance students rights and build a harmonious, just, democratic and compassionate Cor Jesu

Community, do ordain and promulgate this constitution.

ARTICLE I

NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION AND COAT OF ARMS

Section 1. This student government shall be officially called as Cor

Jesu College College Student Government, hereinafter referred to as CJC-CSG.

Section 2. The office of the College Student Government shall be located at Cor Jesu College, Sacred Heart Avenue, Digos City,

Davao del Sur.

Section 3. The CJC-CSG shall have an official logo.

CIRCLE symbolizes unity and solidarity

LAUREL LEAVES symbolizes excellence in service

THE SACRED HEART CASTS ITS LIGHT TO THE BOOK implies

knowledge enlightened by the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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GAVEL symbolizes authority

SCALE symbolizes justice, love and commitment.

ARTICLE II MISSION STATEMENT

Section 1. The CJC-CSG, including all duly recognized clubs and

organizations, Constitutional Commissions are hereby

generally committed to:

a.) Live-out the spirituality of the Sacred Heart of Jesus;

b.) Be agents of unity within Cor Jesu College Community; and

c.) Actively participate in all activities catering to the different

interests and skills of the students towards global and professional competitiveness.

Section 2. The CJC-CSG is specifically committed to:

a.) Serve as an active force in projecting the sentiments and

interests of the students in particular, to value their

uniqueness and dignity, and in general, to promote the physical, moral, social and intellectual well-being of the

studentry.

b.) Provide the studentry with opportunities for a healthy

interaction needed in building a harmonious society by

molding the students to become competent professionals in the future.

c.) Safeguard the students welfare in the formulation and implementation of school policies and the formulation of

guidelines against redress of grievances.

d.) Uplift the spirituality among students through promoting spiritual programs.

e.) Promote justice and love in order to protect students rights and welfare.

f.) Foster a true spirit of nationalism and patriotism.

g.) Foster students love for the environment and fellowmen.

h.) Promote a cordial working relationship between the studentry

and school administration for the attainment of a healthy

CJC community.

Section 3. The CJC-CSG will serve as a venue to practice good

democratic processes in molding the students to become good

and active leaders in the society.

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Section 4. The CJC-CSG may enter into any partnership, cooperation or engagement with organizations, external and internal, for

the betterment of the studentry and the student government,

in accordance with the principles and values of the Institution and the existing policies of this student

government.

Section 5. The CJC-CSG shall uphold its integrity by advocating a responsible, transparent, just and efficient student

government.

ARTICLE III

ORGANIZATIONAL POWERS

Section 1. The CJC-CSG is an autonomous, democratic and representative government.

Section 2. The CJC-CSG renounces violence as an instrument for

redress of grievances and adheres to a policy of peace, love and justice.

Section 3. The prime duty of the CJC-CSG is to protect and preserve the rights, promote and uphold the common good of the students.

Section 4. The CJC-CSG should be responsive to the needs of the studentry within its capability.

Section 5. The CJC-CSG is committed to the planning and implementing of a pro-student and pro-people program.

Section 6. The CJC-CSG instills a patriotic consciousness and foster

social responsibility among the studentry.

Section 7. The CJC-CSG shall promote student empowerment through

activities that enhance students skills and capabilities to become a highly competitive individual.

Section 8. The CJC-CSG shall promote activities for the upliftment of students spiritual life

ARTICLE IV

MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Membership of CJC-CSG shall be based from the following

grounds:

a. All bona fide college students of the existing divisions of Cor Jesu College - College Department: Division of Business and Accountancy (DBA), Teachers Education Division (TED),

Engineering and Technology Division (ETD), Computer Studies

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Division (CSD), Arts and Sciences Division (ASD), Health

Sciences Division and other division that may be created or formed by the Institution are members of the College Student

Government. Students shall automatically become members

upon enrollment.

b. The Executive Council is the primary coordinating body of the

studentry.

c. All bona fide students are identified as voting members.

Section 2.Students attendance in every activity spearheaded by the

CJC-CSG is required in the signing of clearance by the student

government or in the Student Services Center. Failure to attend any activity shall be meted out with reasonable and fair sanctions

as may be provided by law.

Section 3. All elected and appointed officers of the CJC-CSG must at all

times be accountable to students with utmost responsibility,

integrity, transparency and efficiency.

ARTICLE V

BILL OF RIGHTS

Section 1. The students have the right to:

a.) Adequate support for quality education and welfare services and

facilities.

b.) Upholding academic excellence through curricular, co-

curricular and extra-curricular activities within the bounds of

the mission, vision and goals of the Institution.

c.) Full expression of their individual and collective views on

institutional policies and matters of general interest.

d.) Invite and listen to persons of their own choice in convocations

and other assemblies organized relative to students and community affairs.

e.) Accurate information of the purposes, compositions and functions of the existing bodies of the institution and any other

body organized later that may directly or indirectly affect them.

f.) Accurate information of the college regulations and policies that

may directly or indirectly affect them, and any change of the

above which will be effective only after having been publicized.

g.) Be advised in writing of any change that may lead to any

disciplinary sanctions against them, and to have sufficient time

in preparing for their cases.

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h.) Knowledge of the resolutions, decisions, and activities of the

CSG.

i.) Recall representatives from office for any gross violation of the

constitution and by-laws in accordance with Article XIV Section 2 of this Constitution and By-Laws.

j.) Form student organizations subject to the existing rules or

regulations of the school and its mission and vision.

Section 2. No student shall be subjected to exploitation, involuntary

servitude and cruel and unusual punishment.

Section 3. There shall be no ex-post facto rules or regulations.

Section 4. No student shall be subjected to disciplinary actions

without due process of law, nor shall any student be denied equal

protection of the law.

Section 5. Every member of the student government is endowed with

the right to suffrage and to participate in the affairs of the student

government.

ARTICLE VI

STRUCTURE AND OPERATION

Section 1.

(1) The adviser/moderator of the CJC-CSG must have the following

qualifications:

a. A Faculty member/non-teaching staff of the Institution

b. Must have experience in student leadership

(2) The adviser is selected with the concurrence of the two-thirds

vote of all the Members of the Legislative Council during a special or regular meeting called for such purpose with the approval of the

CSG President.

(3) Adviser of the CJC-CSG can be replaced on the following

grounds:

i. Upon death, resignation, retirement or insanity of the

aforementioned.

ii. Grave abuse of authority, destruction of school property/facilities and commission criminal acts.

iii. Any other forms of misconduct, which undermine the

dignity and integrity of the CJC-CSG.

iv. Upon the endorsement of the CSG President with the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

(4)Any council of the CJC-CSG can select or appoint its own moderator/adviser with the same required qualifications, upon the

discretion of the Council.

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(5) The moderator, in cooperation with the Student Services Center, is tasked with leading the CSG Management Council in which shall

ensure that the student officers are oriented, and follow protocols,

rules and procedures.

Section 2. The organizational structure of the CJC-CSG as presented

below:

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THE COLLEGE STUDENTS

THE COLLEGE STUDENT

GOVERNMENT

LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL

HOUSE

SPEAKER

DIVISION

REPRESENTATIVES

EXECUTIVE

COUNCIL

PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

CABINET

SECRETARIES

SUPREME

COURT

CHIEF

JUSTICE

ASSOCIATE

JUSTICES

AD HOC

COMMITTEES

WORKING

COMMITTEES

COMMISSION

ON

APPOINTMENTS

LOCAL

GOVERNMENT

UNITS

CONSTITUTIONAL

COMMISSIONS

COMMISSION

ON

ELECTIONS

DIVISION

GOVERNORS

VICE GOVERNORS

ASSOCIATION

OF COLLEGE

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

DIVISION

SECRETARIES

LOCAL

ASSEMBLY

BOARD

MEMBERS

CSG MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

CSG

MODERATOR/

ADVISER

DIRECTOR

OF STUDENT

SERVICES

DIVISION

CHAIRPERSON*

COMMISION

ON AUDIT

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a. The students are placed on top, for it is the prime duty of the

CJC-CSG to serve, protect and preserve the rights and promote and uphold the common good of the students, and the voice

and opinions of the studentry are the bases for the decision-

making of the CJC-CSG.

b. The CJC-CSG body is composed of three major departments,

namely: the Executive and the Legislative Councils and the

Supreme Court.

Section 2. Members of the CJC-CSG are elected through secret

balloting by the college electorate. Each member shall then be entitled to one vote provided that he/she is a bona fide student of CJC-College Department.

Section 3. The selection process for positions is based on the positions

found in the organizational structure of the CJC-CSG.

Furthermore, the officers designated may either be elected or appointed. As such, positions like the president, vice-president,

cabinet secretaries, governor, vice-governor, representatives and

board members are the ones elected; while the commissioners and

judicial officers are to be appointed by the President with the express approval of the Commission on Appointments.

Section 4. The time frame for elections and appointments should be within the academic year. In case of midterm vacancy, the person

holding the next position shall automatically fill in the vacancy.

Section 5. The adviser/moderator appointed by the CJC-CSG officers

shall supervise the activities of the organization. He/she is

expected to devote some of his time for the betterment of the student government.

ARTICLE VII EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Section 1.The executive power shall be vested in the President of the CJC-CSG.

Section 2. No person may be elected as President unless he /she is a bona fide college student, a resident for at least four (4) consecutive semesters in this Institution, have a load of at least 15 units

during the semester when he/she ran for office.

Section 3.There shall be a Vice-President who shall have the same

qualifications, term of office, and manner of election as the

President. He/She may be removed from office in the same manner as the President. The Vice-President may be appointed as

member of the cabinet but such appointment requires no

confirmation.

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Section 4.

a.)The President and Vice-President shall be elected by direct vote

of the students for a term of one school year which shall begin on

the morning of the first class day of the summer term next following their election and shall end on the morning of the same

day, one year thereafter.

b.) The President and Vice-President are deemed elected by a majority vote where more than fifty percent (50%) of the students

have cast their ballots.

c.)No President and Vice President-elect shall serve for more than

one term in the same position.

d.) Unless otherwise provided by a legislative resolution, the

regular election for the President and Vice-President shall be held

within the first two weeks of March.

e.) The candidate having the highest number of votes shall be

proclaimed elected, but in case two or more shall have an equal

and highest number of votes, the majority of all the Members of the Legislative Council shall forthwith choose one of them.

Section 5.

a.) The President-elect and Vice President-elect shall assume office

at the beginning of their terms.

b.) If the President-elect fails to qualify, the Vice-President-elect

shall act as president until the President-elect shall have qualified. If a President shall not have been chosen, the Vice-President elect

shall act as President until a President-elect shall have been

chosen and qualified.

c.) In case of death, permanent disability, removal from office, or

resignation by the President, the Vice-President shall become the

President to serve the unexpired term. In case of death, permanent disability, removal from office, or resignation of both, the President

and the Vice-President, the Speaker of the Legislative Council shall

become the President to serve the unexpired term.

Section 6. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice-President

during the term for which he was elected, the House Speaker of the Legislative Council shall become the Vice-President to serve the

unexpired term.

Section 7. The President, the Vice-President and the elected and

appointed Secretaries shall not, unless otherwise provided in this

Constitution, hold any other office of any club or organization

during their tenure. They shall strictly avoid conflict of interests in the conduct of their office.

Section 8. The President shall, within twenty days after the opening of the school year, nominate and, with the consent of the Commission

on Appointments, appoints the secretaries of the executive

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committees. He/she shall appoint all other officers of the student

government whose appointments are either authorized by law or by this Constitution and By-Laws to appoint.

The President shall have the power to make appointments voluntarily if Commission on Appointments has not yet convened.

But such appointments shall remain effective only unless

disapproved by the Commission on Appointments.

Section 9. The President shall ensure that every local government unit

is well-represented in different Cabinet positions, given that each

cabinet committee has at least two representatives from each division recommended by their respective governors.

Section 10. The President shall have control of the Executive Council.

He/She shall ensure that the laws are faithfully executed.

Section 11.The Executive Council shall be composed of the President as

chairman, Vice-President as vice-chairman and the elected secretaries as members. They shall plan, organize, and execute

student activities. They shall coordinate any planned activities of

the different local government units, clubs, and organizations,

which involve the whole studentry.

The Elected Secretaries are:

i.Executive Secretary shall keep and take charge of all

records and documentation and communications of the

CSG.

ii. Sports Secretary shall administer sports activities of the

CSG.

iii. SocioCultural Secretary shall administer socio cultural

activities of the CSG.

iv. Finance Secretary Shall handle the financial

documentation and budget consolidation.

v.External and Internal Affairs Secretary shall manage the

intergovernmental relations of the council and its relation

to the school.

vi.Academic Affairs Secretary shall carry out academic

activities of the CSG.

The Appointed Secretaries are:

i. Logistics Officer shall take charge of all and purchases,

and logistical matters of the CSG.

ii. Press Secretary shall be the spokesperson and documenter of the CSG President Executive Council.

iii. Defense Secretary shall handle security matters.

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Section 12. All appointed secretaries are expected to possess relevant

prior knowledge and experience on their respective positions. They shall

serve the students with the utmost responsibility.

Section 13. The Executive Council shall prepare before the opening of

the school year and submit to the Legislative Council within fifteen

days from the opening of the School year the General Appropriations Bill.

Section 14. The President may, if the Legislative Council has not yet convened, disburse money for public purposes, in accordance with

existing and duly approved procedures and subject to some

restrictions as may be provided by law, but shall not exceed five (5) per centum of the total Student Activity Fund of the semester of which such disbursement will occur.

Section 15. The President shall have the power to create any

committee or realign existing powers and functions delegated to a

committee when students interests may require subject to

legislative approval.

Section 16. The President may establish or conduct significant linkages,

partnerships or cooperation to other student councils, non-government organizations and to the Government to advance the

development agenda of the CJC-CSG, with paramount

consideration on the interest, integrity and welfare of the studentry and of the Institution.

Section 17. The President shall submit to the Legislative Council a copy of the semestral and annual report that pertains to the

operations, activities and achievements of the Executive Council,

within fifteen days from the end of every semester.

He/she shall also appear and address the studentry at the

beginning of every semester to give them information as to the

programs of government to be implemented. He shall also appear to them at the end of every semester a State of the School Address

(SOSA) to provide them information of the operations and

achievements of the entire CJC-CSG.

ARTICLE VIII

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Section 1. The legislative power shall be vested in the Legislative Council except to the extent reserved to the studentry by the

provision on initiative and referendum.

Section 2.

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(1) The Legislative Council shall be composed of three representatives in each existing Division: one each for the

Freshman/Sophomore, Junior and Senior. not more than eighteen,

who shall be elected at large by their respective divisions by majority of the students where more than fifty per centum have cast their ballots.

(2) No person may be elected as a representative unless he/she is a bona fide college student, no failing grades in the preceding semesters, enrolled in this Institution for at least two consecutive

semesters with a subject load of at least fifteen (15) units per semester and a representative in accordance with his/her year

level.

Section 3. In case of vacancy, the Division Governor shall nominate a

representative from the level of which such vacancy occurs, with

the consent of the majority of all the Members of the Legislative

Council, to serve the unexpired term. In no case shall any Member be served in temporary or acting capacity.

Section 4. The members of the Legislative Council shall be elected for a term of one school year, which shall begin, unless otherwise

provided by a resolution, on the morning of the first class day of

summer next following their election.

No Member of the Legislative Council shall serve for more

than two consecutive terms. Voluntary renunciation of the office for any length of time shall not be considered as an interruption in

the continuity of his/her service for the full term for which he/she

was elected.

Section 5. Members of the Legislative Council shall enjoy responsible

freedom of speech and of expression for any speech or debate

during their session.

Section 6.

(1) A majority of the Legislative Council shall constitute a

quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from

time to time and may compel the attendance of the absent Members in such manner and under such penalties, as the

Council may provide.

(2) The Legislative Council shall elect its House Speaker by a majority vote of all its members. The Body shall choose such other

officers, as it may deem necessary.

(3) The Legislative Council shall promulgate its rules of

proceedings, shall keep the records of its proceedings and shall

provide guidelines on all matters that are within its duties and responsibilities.

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Section 7. With the concurrence of two-thirds of all its Members,

suspend or expel a Member for disorderly behavior. Imposition of the penalty of suspension shall not exceed forty days.

Section 8. The Legislative Council shall at any time convene twice every

Friday of the month for its regular session, or unless a different day is fixed by a resolution. The House Speaker or by the majority

of all its Members may call a special session at any time.

Section 9.

(1) The Legislative Council shall determine and enact measures embodied in the General Appropriations Bill submitted by the

President, within fifteen days from the submission thereof.

(2) The Legislative Council shall not increase the appropriations

recommended by the President for the operation of the College

Student Government as specified in the budget.

(3) Government funds shall be appropriated and disbursed only

for public purposes to be supported by appropriate documents and

subject to such guidelines as may be provided by law.

(4) No money shall be withdrawn or disbursed except by the

approval of the Legislative Council unless provided by law.

Section 10. No money shall be forcibly collected from the studentry,

unless provided by a legislative resolution and particularly specifying the purpose for which it is intended.

Section 11. No increase of the Student Activity Fund shall be

allowed without conducting a public hearing and other requirements as the law may provide.

Section 12. Every bill passed by the Legislative Council shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the President and to the

Adviser for their consideration. If one of them vetoes it, it shall be

returned to the Council to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration, all of the Members shall agree to pass the bill, it

shall become a law. The President or the Adviser shall

communicate their veto of any bill within five days after the date of receipt thereof; otherwise, it shall become a law as if they had

signed it.

Section 13. The Legislative Council has the power to scrutinize any budget expenditures and look for sources of financing for the

general appropriations proposed by the President.

Section 14. The Legislative Council or any of its committees may conduct inquiries and investigation in aid of legislation in

accordance with its rules of proceeding. The right of students or

persons appearing therein shall be respected at all times.

Committee Secretaries, Division Officers and other

government officers under the jurisdiction of the CSG with the consent of the President or the Members of the Constitutional

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Commissions with the consent of its respective Chairmen, upon

the written request of the Council, as the rules of proceedings shall provide, appear before and be heard by the Council on any matter

pertaining to their office. Written questions and the purpose of

such request to appear shall be included in the written request four days before their scheduled date of appearance. Upon the

request of the President, the appearance shall be conducted in a

closed-door session.

Section 15. The Legislative Council shall provide for a system of

initiative and referendum whereby the studentry can directly

propose and enact laws or approve or reject any act or law or part thereof passed by the Legislative Council after the registration of

any petition therefore signed by at least twenty (20) percent of the

total number of students from every division.

Section 16. There shall be a Commission on Appointment

consisting of the House Speaker of the Legislative Council, as ex officio Chairman and two representatives from every existing

division. The Commission shall be constituted after the Legislative

Council shall have been organized. The Chairman shall not vote,

except in case of a tie. The Commission shall act on all appointments submitted to it within ten days from the submission

thereof. The Commission shall promulgate its rules of proceedings,

shall meet at the call of its Chairman or upon the request by majority of all its Members, shall rule by a majority vote of all the

Members and shall discharge such powers and functions as herein

conferred upon them.

Section 17. No person shall be consented by the Commission on

Appointments without properly reading this Constitution and By-Laws. It may conduct reasonable evaluation or test to this effect.

Section 18. It shall submit to the President a semestral report on

its operations, activities and achievements, within fifteen days from the end of every semester.

Section 19.The Legislative Council, if unsatisfied with the performance of a sitting appointed secretary or elected secretary, with the

concurrence of three fourths (3/4) vote of all its members, is

granted the power to remove from office a sitting appointee.

ARTICLE IX

SUPREME COURT

Section 1. The judicial power shall be vested in one Supreme Court

composed of a Chief Justice and one Associate Justice representing

each existing division.

Judicial power includes the duty to settle actual controversies

involving rights, which are legally demandable and enforceable,

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and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of

discretion on the part of the Government.

Section 2. The Chief Justice and Associate Justices shall be

appointed by the President, within twenty days from the opening of the School year, with the consent of the Commission on

Appointments for a term of one school year. Appointment to any

vacancy shall be only for the unexpired term of the predecessor. In

no case shall any member be appointed or designated in a temporary or acting capacity.

Section 3. No person shall be appointed Member of the Supreme Court unless he/she possesses with the same qualifications as

that of the President plus he/she should have no failing grades

from the previous semester. Members of the Supreme Court must be a person of proven competence, integrity, probity and

independence.

Section 4. The Supreme Court shall enjoy fiscal autonomy. Its

proposed appropriations may not be reduced by the Legislative

Council without its consent and, after approval, shall be

automatically and regularly released.

Section 5. All cases involving the constitutionality and

application of a law, resolution, executive order, proclamation, decrees and other regulations which shall be heard by the

Supreme Court en banc, in accordance with its rules of proceedings, and shall be decided with the concurrence of a majority of the Members. Provided, that no judicial decision shall

be reversed or modified except with the concurrence of all its

Members.

Section 6. The Supreme Court shall have the following powers:

(1) Cases involving the legality or constitutionality of any law,

executive orders, proclamation, decrees and other regulations.

(2) Review, revise, reverse, modify or affirm on appeal or

certiorari, as its rules of proceedings may require, judgments of the Constitutional Commissions.

(3) The Official Interpreter of this Constitution and By-Laws

(4) Promulgate its rules of proceedings, concerning the

protection and enforcement of constitutional rights of the studentry

and shall provide mechanism for the speedy disposition of cases or matters brought before it for decision or adjudication.

(5) Jurisdiction over cases involving graft and corrupt practices and such other offenses committed by a CJC-CSG Officer, whether

elected or appointed, in relation to their offices, but shall not

include cases affecting officers removable only through impeachment process.

(6) Appoint its officers or staffs.

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(7) Decide on disputes involving but not limited to events and activities organized by the Executive Council, the Constitutional

Commissions, recognized clubs and organizations and divisions.

Section 7. The decision of the Supreme Court, in all cases, shall be

based on the laws and generally-accepted rules and procedures

and expressing therein clearly the facts on which it is based.

Section 8.

(1) There shall be a Commission on Grievances, which shall

ensure and enforce that all laws and regulations governing the College Intramural Activities are faithfully executed.

(2) It shall be composed of eleven members which consist of the Supreme Court and seven (7) members from the Legislative

Council chosen on the basis of proportional representation. The

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be its ex-officio Chairman and the House Speaker of the Legislative Body shall

be the ex-officio Vice-Chairman.

(3) The Commission shall provide rules and guidelines in the conduct of its proceedings, unless provided by law. The

Commission shall be called and organized twenty-four days from

the date of the Intramural Activities by the House Speaker of the Legislative Body.

(4) The Commission may sit en banc or in two divisions to expedite disposition of cases or matters brought before it for decision. Provided, that such decision shall be decided en banc and must be concurred with the majority off all its Members.

(5) The decision of the Commission on all cases and matters

brought before it for decision and adjudication shall be final,

irrevocable and non-appealable.

Section 9. The Supreme Court shall submit to the Legislative Body

and to the President a semestral and annual report on its operations and activities within fifteen, days from the end of every

semester.

ARTICLE X

CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSIONS

A. COMMON PROVISIONS

Section 1. The Constitutional Commissions, which shall be independent and distinct, are the Commission on Elections and the

Commission on Audit.

Section 2. No Member of a Constitutional Commission shall, during his tenure, hold any other major office (President, Vice-President and

Secretary) and of different clubs and organizations nor a member

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of any political party or organization in the campus. He should not

be a candidate for any elective position in the preceding election.

Section 3. The Members of the Constitutional Commissions shall be

appointed by the President and shall assume office upon approval

of the Committee on Appointments.

Section 4. The Commission shall enjoy fiscal autonomy. Respective

proposed appropriations may not be reduced without its consent

and, after approval, shall be automatically and regularly released.

Section 5. Each Commission may promulgate each own rules in the discharge of its duties and functions. Such rules, however, shall

not diminish, increase, or modify its substantive rights.

Section 6. Each Commission shall decide by a majority vote of all its Members any case or matter brought before it for decision or

consideration, within fifteen days from the date of its submission.

Unless otherwise provided by this Constitution or by law, any decision, order or ruling of each Commission may be brought to

the Supreme Court on certiorari by the aggrieved party within ten days from receipt a copy thereof.

Section 7. Each Commission shall perform such other functions as

may be provided by law.

Section 8. Each Commission shall submit to the Legislative Council

and to the President a semestral or annual report on its operation and activities, within fifteen days from the end of every semester..

B. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS

Section 1.

a.) There shall be a Commission on Elections composed of a Chairman and two Commissioners representing each existing

division.

However, all members thereof, including the Chairman shall not be a relative up to the second degree of consanguinity of affinity, of

any CJC-CSG officer, Party Leader or Candidate.

b.) At the time of appointment, he/she is a bona fide college student, no failing grade in the preceding semesters, must not have been a candidate for any elective position in the immediate

preceding election and enrolled in this Institution for at least two

consecutive semesters with a load at least fifteen (15) units per semester.

Section 2. The Chairman and the Commissioners shall be

appointed by the President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments for a term of one School Year. Appointment to any

vacancy shall be only for the unexpired term of the predecessor. In

no case shall any member be appointed or designated in a

temporary or acting capacity.

Section 3. The Commission on Elections shall exercise the following

powers and functions:

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a.) Enforce and administer all laws and regulations relative to

the conduct of an election, plebiscite, initiative, referendum and recall.

b.) Exercise exclusive jurisdiction overall contests relating to the elections, returns, and qualifications of all elective positions such

as President, Vice-President, Representatives, Governors, Vice-

Governors and Board Members.

c.) Decide, except those involving the right to vote, all questions

affecting elections, including determination of the number and

location of polling places, appointment of election officials and inspectors, and registration of voters.

d.) Register, after sufficient publication, political parties and organizations, or coalitions, which, in addition to other

requirements, must present their platform or program of

Government. Campus clubs and organizations shall not be registered. Those which seek to achieve their goals through

violence, or unlawful means, or refuse to uphold and adhere to this

constitution shall likewise be refused registration.

e.) File, upon a verified complaint, on its own initiative, petitions

in the Supreme Court for cases of violations of election laws,

including acts or omissions constituting election frauds, offenses, and malpractices.

f.) Recommend to the Legislative Council effective measures to minimize election spending, including limitation of places where

election materials shall be posted, and to prevent all forms of

election frauds, offenses, malpractices and nuisance candidacies.

g.) Promulgate its rules of procedure in disposing cases or

matters brought before it for decision.

h.) Submit to the President and the Legislative Council a

comprehensive report on the conduct of each election, plebiscite,

initiative, referendum and recall.

Section 5. A free and open party system shall be allowed to evolve

according to the free choice of the studentry, subject to the provisions of this Constitution.

Bona fide candidates for any elective position shall be free from any form of harassment and discrimination.

Section 6. Funds certified by the Commission as necessary to defray

the expenses for holding elections, plebiscites, initiatives, referenda and recalls shall be provided in the regular or special

appropriations and once approved, shall be released automatically

upon the certification by the Chairman of the Commission.

Section 7. No persons, vying for any elected positions including the

political parties they represent, shall be duly recognized, approved or allowed to run for an office without properly reading this

Constitution and By-Laws.

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The Commission on Election shall give a certificate of such compliance. It shall provide rules for the implementation thereof. It

may conduct, upon its own initiative, conduct a comprehensive

evaluation or test to candidates to this effect.

Section 8. Unless otherwise fixed by law, the election period shall

commence fifteen (15) days before the day of the election and shall

end five(5) days thereafter.

C. COMMISSION ON AUDIT

Section 1. There shall be a Commission on Audit composed of a

Chairman, which shall preferably come from any Accountancy-

related course, and one Commissioner representing each existing division.

At the time of their appointment, he /she is a bona fide college student, no failing grade in the preceding semesters, must not have been a candidate for any elective position in the

immediate preceding election and enrolled in this Institution for at

least two consecutive semesters with a load at least fifteen (15)

units per semester. However, all members thereof, including the Chairman shall not be a relative within two degree of consanguinity

of any CSG officer, Party Leader or Candidate.

Section 2. The Chairman and the Commissioners shall be appointed by

the President with the consent and approval of the Commission on

Appointments. Appointment to any vacancy shall only be for the unexpired term of the predecessor. In no case shall any member

be appointed in a temporary or acting capacity.

Section 3. (1) The Commission on Audit shall have the power,

authority, and duty to examine, audit, settle all accounts,

expenditures or use of funds and property, owned or held in trust

by, or pertaining to the student government and other entities receiving subsidy, directly or indirectly, from the public funds or

those authorized by law to such audit.

(2). The Commission shall have exclusive authority, subject to the limitations in this Article, to define the scope of its audit and

examination, establish techniques and methods required therefor

and promulgate accounting and auditing rules and regulations, including those for the prevention and disallowance of irregular,

unnecessary, excessive, extravagant, or unconscionable

expenditures, or uses of government funds and properties. It shall keep the general accounts of the CJC-CSG of the entire School year

and, for such period as may be provided by law, preserve the

vouchers and other supporting papers and documents pertaining

thereto.

(3) Direct the officers concerned to furnish copies of documents

relating to any of its financial transaction and report any

irregularity to the Supreme Court for appropriate action.

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(4) Each division shall be under the jurisdiction of the

Commission for audit. They are required to submit liquidation reports every end of the semester or upon the request thereof.

Section 4. The Commission shall submit to the President and to the

Legislative Council a semestral report regarding the financial conditions and operations of the CSG and shall publish or cause it

to publish the same in the student publication for the purpose of

informing the studentry or post it the most conspicuous place in

the Institution.

ARTICLE XI LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT

(LGU)

Section1. The local government unit as hereunder provides shall be

also referred as division.

Unless otherwise as may be created, recognized or established by this Institution, the existing and recognized local

government units are the Division of Business and Accountancy

(DBA), the Teachers Education Division (TED), Engineering and Technology (ETD) the Computer Studies Division (CSD), the Arts

and Sciences Division (ASD) and Health Sciences Division (HSD).

The names of these local government units are subject for

modification by the Institution or by an express will of its respective Members.

Section 2. The local government units shall enjoy local autonomy. They

shall have the authority to collect reasonable fees to its respective Members for funding.

Section 3. The President of the CJC-CSG shall exercise general

supervision over the local government units and ensure that the acts of their component units are within the scope of their

prescribe powers and functions.

Section 4. The Governor and the Vice-Governor must be a bona fide college student, certified member of the division where he/she

intends to be elected, duly enrolled in that division for at least

three consecutive semesters following his/her candidacy, with no failing grades in the preceding semesters and with good moral

character.

Section 5. The term of office of elective division officials which shall be determined by law, shall be one school year and no such officials

shall serve for more than two consecutive terms of the same

position. Voluntary renunciation of the office for any length of time shall not be considered as an interruption in the continuity of his

service for the full term for which he/she was elected.

Section 6. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Governor during the term for which he was elected, the Vice-Governor, or in

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his/her absence or incapacity, the Majority Leader shall become

the Governor to serve the unexpired term.

Section 7. The local government unit shall take charge of all

division affairs. The officers elected at large are as follows:

a.) Governor

b.) Vice Governor

c.) Seven Board Members, acting as the Local Legislative

Assembly

Section 8. (1) The legislative power, which include but not limited to

enact rules, regulations and ordinances of the division, shall be exercised by the Local Legislative Assembly composed of seven

Board Members.

(2) Legislative power of the Assembly shall be exercised upon the majority votes of all its Members. The Vice-Governor shall

preside the Assembly but shall not vote.

(3) The Assembly shall choose among them its Majority Leader. The Assembly may choose other officers as it may deem

necessary.

(4) Members of the Assembly shall enjoy responsible

freedom of speech and of expression for any speech or debate during their session.

(5) A majority of the Assembly shall constitute a quorum

to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of the absent Members in

such manner and under such penalties, as the Council may

provide.

(6) The Assembly shall meet every once in a month. It

shall also be convened upon the call of the Vice-Governor or by the

majority of its Members.

(7) The Assembly shall promulgate its rules of

proceedings, shall keep the records of its proceedings and shall

provide guidelines on all matters that are within its duties and responsibilities.

(8)With the concurrence of two-thirds of all its Members, suspend

or expel a Member for disorderly behavior. Imposition of the penalty of suspension shall not exceed thirty days.

Section 9.The Division Governor, with the confirmation of the Local Legislative Assembly, shall appoint the following officers, three (3)

weeks from the opening of the school year:

a.) Executive Officer

b.) Sports Officer

c.) Socio-Cultural Officer

d.) Academic Officer

e.) Logistics Officer

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f.) Finance Officer

g.) Other officers as it may deem necessary for the proper function of the Division.

Section 10.Each Division Governor shall submit to its respective local legislative assembly within twenty days from the opening of every

semester, a budget, as the basis for the general appropriations bill.

Each local legislative assembly shall enact the general

appropriations bill fifteen days thereafter.

Section 11. No division money shall be appropriated or disbursed

without the approval of the Local Legislative Assembly.

Section 12. No money shall be collected from the students of their

respective divisions unless provided by a council resolution and particularly specifying the purpose for which it is intended.

Section 13. The Division Standing Fund shall not be increased without

conducting a public hearing and approval from the Local Legislative Council.

Section 14. Financial transactions incurred must be well documented,

supported by vouchers or receipts for the purpose of transparency and accountability. Its records are public documents and must be

opened to the Commission on Audit for auditing, subject to such

guidelines and limitations as may be provided by law.

Section 15.All powers, functions, and responsibilities not granted in this

Constitution or by the Local Government Code shall be vested in the central government.

Section 16.Newly-created divisions after the ratification of this Constitution and By-Laws shall be recognized only by the College

Student Government if :

1.) Sections 5 and 6 of this Article are complied; 2.) Duly recognized by the Institution;

3.) With Division Standing Fund; and

4.) Other requirements as may be provided by law.

Failure for such recognition, shall bar them from

participating from the activities and programs organized by the College Student Government.

Section 17.Aside from the Institutional action, a division may be abolished, merged or created upon the proposal of at least sixty

(60) per centum of the populations affected by such and with the approval of the Legislative Council. The Legislative Council shall

pass a law for the proper implementation of this section.

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Section 18. The Legislative Council shall, within thirty days

following the opening of the school year, enact a Local Government Code which shall provide for a more responsive, transparent and

accountable structure through a system of decentralization with

effective mechanisms of recall, initiative and referendum, provide among the divisions their powers, responsibilities and source of

funds and provide for the qualifications, election, appointment and

removal, term of office, powers and duties of the officers and other

matters relating to the organization and operation of the Local Government Units.

ARTICLE XII

ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

(ACCO)

Section1. The Association of College Clubs and Organizations (ACCO)

shall be composed of the different recognized college clubs, organizations and societies of the Institution.

Section 2. The officers of ACCO shall be elected among the Presidents of

different clubs, organizations and societies.

The officers are the following:

a.) President

b.) Vice-President for Academic

c.) Vice-President for Non-Academic d.) Secretary

e.) Treasurer

f.) Auditor g.) P.I.O.

Section 3. The President exercises general supervision over the ACCO. He/she shall call all its members on or before last week of June of

every school year to elect its officers.

Section 4. The ACCO shall coordinate all activities, programs, plans

and projects made by any club, organization and society to the CSG and vice-versa.

Section 5. The ACCO shall promulgate their own rules and regulations

subject for approval by the President and shall not transgress this Constitution.

Section 6. General accounts of the ACCO, not fully disbursed or allocated, shall be returned automatically to its general accounts.

Section 7. The College Student Government shall provide technical, financial and other means of assistance to the different recognized

college clubs and organizations to pursue their empowerment and

development.

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ARTICLE XIII

ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS

Section 1. Public office is a public trust. All CJC-CSG officers must at

all times be accountable to the studentry, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency act with nationalism

and justice.

Section 2. All officers, both elected and appointed, owe this Constitution and By-Laws allegiance at all times.

Before entering on the execution of office, unless otherwise moved to another date as may be provided by an executive

resolution, they shall take an oath or affirmation to fulfill their

duties as officers of such, preserve and defend this Constitution and By-Laws and consecrate themselves to the service of the

studentry.

Section 3.The CJC-CSG shall uphold the policy that impeachment shall

be considered only as the final resort the removal of impeachable

officers as provided for in this Constitution. No impeachment

proceeding shall be initiated unless all efforts for the mediation had been taken.

Section 3. The President, Vice-President, Cabinet Secretaries, and the Members of the Constitutional Commissions may be removed from

office, on impeachment for, and conviction of the following

grounds.

a.) Gross negligence of duty

b.) Abuse of power

c.) Any willful and gross violation of the Constitution and By-

laws

d.) Betrayal of Public Trust

e.) Malversation of funds (the Legislative Body shall provide guidelines for the purpose)

f.) Three consecutive unexcused absences from regular meetings of the CJC-CSG. However, excused absences may be

given due course by the following:

1. A formal letter must be submitted twenty four hours

before or after the regular meeting.

2. The letter must be submitted and be duly approved by the presiding officer of the body. In case of emergency, the

presiding officer shall, in his discretion, consider the validity

of such absence.

g.) Any officers found guilty of drug abuse, destruction of

property, illegal possession of firearms and other criminal cases.

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h.) Any forms of misconduct, which undermine and destroy the integrity of the Student Government and the good image of the

Institution.

Section 4.The following are the procedures of impeachment:

1.) The Legislative Council shall have the exclusive power to

initiate, try and decide all cases of impeachment.

When sitting for that purpose, the representatives shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President is on trial, the

Adviser shall preside, but shall not vote. In case the other officers

are tried, either of the Adviser or the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside, upon the approval of the Legislative Body,

preside, but shall not vote.

2.) A verified complaint for impeachment may be filed by any Member of Legislative Council or by any college student upon a

resolution of endorsement by any of its Members, which shall be

included in the Order of Business within five session days, and

referred to the proper Committee within three session days. The Committee, after hearing, and by a majority vote of all its Members,

shall submit its report to Council within ten (10) session days from

such referral, together with the corresponding resolution. The resolution shall be calendared for consideration by Legislative

Council within five session days from its receipt.

3.) A majority vote of all the Members of the Legislative Council shall be necessary either to affirm a favorable resolution with the

Articles of Impeachment or override its contrary resolution. The

votes of each Member shall be recorded.

4.) In case the verified complaint, charges, or resolution of

impeachment is filed by at least the majority of all the Members of

the Legislative Body, the same shall constitute the Articles of

Impeachment and the trial shall forthwith proceed accordingly.

5.) No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-

thirds of all the Members of the Legislative Council. Such

conviction is final and irrevocable.

6.) Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further

than removal from office and disqualification to hold any office

under the College Student Government.

7.) The Legislative Council shall promulgate its rules on

impeachment to effectively carry out the purpose of this section.

8.) No impeachment proceedings shall be initiated against the same officer more than once within a period of one year.

Section 5. In case the President is tried for impeachment, the Vice President will automatically act as the President.

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Section 6. A notice of hearing shall be addressed to all parties

concerned and shall specify the time and date of hearing. Notice to the impeachable officer shall be served in such a manner as to

ensure receipt by him/her for at least seven (7) days before the

hearing. Impeachment trial shall commence within thirty (30) days after the complaint is filed, otherwise the same is considered

dropped. Any impeachable officer shall be accorded an opportunity

to be heard during the impeachment proceeding.

Section 7. The Adviser, in case the President is under

impeachment, shall act as the presiding officer. He may also

preside, or the House Speaker, when other Officers, are tried but subject for recommendation and approval from the Legislative

Council.

Section 8. Any officer/member shall be given fair and just trial and impartial investigation of the charges filed against him.

ARTICLE XIV

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. The Legislative Council may, by law, adopt a new name for the student council or a council logo, which shall be truly

symbolic and reflective to the ideals and aspirations of the

Studentry. Such law shall take effect upon its ratification by the Studentry in a referendum called for such purpose.

Section 2. The Legislative Council may establish an independent coordinating, planning and evaluating agency headed by the

President which shall, after consultations with various sectors in

the Institution, recommend development programs or activities to the Executive and Legislative Council and implement continuing

integrated and coordinated programs for student development.

Section 3. As much as possible, financial deficit at the end of every school year, must be avoided. It is mandatory that the

incumbent College Student Government shall maintain five (5)

percent of the final semester funds to be turned over to the next set of officers. When a deficit occurs, such amount shall be equally

divided as may be provided by a resolution and as far as

practicable, to all officers who caused such deficit.

Section 4. The CJC-CSG shall provide a practicable, appropriate and

systematic policy or scheme during the signing of clearances, upon compliance to a given requirement, to lessen the difficulty on the

part of the studentry.

Section 5. The CJC-CSG shall provide leadership and technical

trainings, seminars and conferences to the student leaders to help

them develop their innate skills of leadership and expertise.

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ARTICLE XV

AMENDMENTSOR REVISION

Section 1. Any amendments to, or revision of, this constitution may be

proposed by:

a.) The Legislative Council, upon a vote of three-fourths (3/4) of all

its members.

b.) A Constitutional Convention

c.) Through students initiative

Section 2. The Legislative Council may, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of

all its members, call a Constitutional Convention.

Section 3. Amendments to this Constitution and By-Laws may likewise

be directly proposed by the students through initiative upon a petition of at least fifteen percent of the studentry of which every

division must be represented by at least three percent of its

population.

Section 4. Any amendment to, or revisions of this constitution shall be

valid when ratified by a majority votes cast in a plebiscite, provided

that sixty percent of the total population cast their votes.

Section 5. No amendments under this section shall be authorized

within two years following the ratification of this constitution nor more than once every two years thereafter.

ARTICLE XVI

TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

Section 1. There shall be a Transitory Commission to be composed of all of the Executive and Legislative Councils and Supreme Court to

be chaired by the President and co-chaired by the House Speaker

and the Chief Justice.

The Commission shall start to operate after all of the concerned officers herein are already constituted but its operation

shall not be later than the first week of July 2014. It shall adopt a systematic, reasonable and speedy mechanism to ensure that all

government departments of the CJC-CSG comply to the given

mandate of this Constitution and By-Laws.

It may hold any of them in contempt for conformity of this Constitution and By-Laws or may rule, in an appropriate

proceeding, that such non-conformity constitutes a culpable

violation of the Constitution and By-Laws an impeachable and removable offense.

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Section 2. The CSG President shall call the presidents of all recognized college clubs, organizations and societies not later than the last

week of June 2014. He shall preside for the election of the ACCO

Officers as stipulated in Article XII of this Constitution and By-Laws.

Section 4.

The Council shall conduct public hearings and consultations as to the revision of such policies with due consideration of Article

IV Section 2 of this Constitution. Such public hearing and

consultation shall be held not later than the second week of July 2014 and shall end not later than the last week of July of the same

year. The new policies shall be fully implemented not later than the

second week of August 2014.

Section 3. All existing laws, executive orders, memoranda, proclamations and other executive issuances not inconsistent with

this Constitution and By-Laws shall remain operative until

amended, repealed, or revoked.

ARTICLE XVII

REVIEW AND RATIFICATIONS

Section 1. This constitution shall take effect immediately upon its

ratification by a majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite held for the purpose and shall supersede all previous Constitutions.

Section 2. The ratified constitution must be submitted to the Director of

Student Services within ten (10) days for final approval. The foregoing proposed Constitution and By-Laws of the Cor Jesu

College College Student College was approved by the

Constitutional Convention of the school- year 2013 2014 on the

7th day of March 2014 at Cor Jesu College, Digos City, by the Constitutional Convention by whose signatures are hereunder

affixed.

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Concurred in behalf of the Convention:

ARDEEN ROY DIAMANTE

Convention President

CLARICE LOPEZ

Secretary

Affirmed: Noted:

LORY ANN C. JARIOL VINA DEL M. DEL CAMPO

House Speaker CSG President

Consultant:

DARYL IVAN E. HISOLA

CSG Adviser

Approved:

ROGELIO P. BAYOD, Ph.D.

Director of Student Services