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James Owen Villanueva

Filipino Society: Chair

Mabuhay! It’s Ella and Owen here and we are running to be your FilSoc Co-Presidents! We are both currently on committee so you may have seen us around. If not, kamusta!

I’m Owen, a second-year biologist and a proud Ilocano! Having previous experience as the FiliSoc Year Rep and BioSoc Events Officer this year, I have a solid understanding of both community engagement and the administrative side of the Union.

Main Policies:

  1. Tagalog Time! Whether you’re fluent, intermediate, or just starting to learn, we want to have a supportive space where everyone can participate and build confidence in speaking our native tongue!
  2. Annual Karaoke - Filipinos sing and we want to make this FilSoc’s flagship event.
  3. Pot Luck! We can all cook for each other and enjoy a massive meal together :)

Why you should vote for us:

  1. We have craved a Filipino community for the longest time and understand the desire to be closer with your culture.
  2. This society has made us feel welcome and we can only wish to do the same for freshers and newcomers. We want to share the Filipino joy around Imperial. We are very proud to be Filipinos so why not share it?

We hope you vote for us! Mag-ingat lagi, Ella and Owen <3