Conclusion

Overall, the composition of the new College of Social Sciences & Philosophy Student Council is definitely a more mixed bag than perhaps either party would like. Psychology continues to exercise a tremendous kind of gravity on election results, while both polarization and apathy are hinted by several departments locking out entire parties from the Council under their votes.

Perhaps mirroring votes in the unitwide USC elections, where the entirety of the UPD USC remains vacant, save for local college representatives, abstentions continue to trend upwards, claiming only 10% of votes in 2022 and now well past 20%. Political participation remains steep in the College, unlike much of Diliman. However, it is unclear if students are satisfied with the candidates they are receiving.

What it is clear is that, while SALiGAN sa CSSP holds what is a majority in the Council, with BUKLOD CSSP's standard bearer's at the helm, there is a strong need for consensus to get things done. Whether or not such a consensus will be met is a matter of both history and cooperation, with now several years of heavily-mixed Councils showing some level of cooperation, but with varying responses from the student body.

But will the new Council follow suit following SALiGAN sa CSSP's break in headship? All eyes on the Council as a new school year opens and CSSP FST Month, the Council's first flagship project of recent academic years, draws close.