Political awareness among Filipinos is slowly making a breakthrough and could prove to be the savior when the next national election comes in 2016. One proof of this is the growing popularity of the the anti-'epal' campaign.
The movement was aimed at ushering positive change along the lines of President Bengno Aquino's "Daang Matuwid" policy and is fast catching on with netizens.
At present, the campaign has 49 chapters all over the Philippines including Bohol, Batangas, Laguna, Pangasinan, but what set it apart from most electoral reform initiatives is that it is effectively using the social media tools to maximize its impact.
Among those that were featured by several online citizens are photos of streamers bearing the names and faces of public servants who launch programs for their constituents. Using public funds, public officials are putting up signages left and right trying to influence voters behaviour, which is against the ‘early campaign’ policy of the Commission on Election (COMELEC).
One photo captured everyone’s attention during the All-Saints Day celebration last 1 November. It was taken inside the Manila South Cemetery and it shows a stairway that could easily lead to a political debate, in light of the hottest issues of the moment.
The stairway, which is identified as "Libreng Hagdanan," clearly bears the names of two mayors: Mayor Junjun Binay of Makati and Mayor Joseph "Erap" Estrada.
Was this structure funded by taxpayer’s money or not? Is there such a thing a "Hindi Libreng Hagdanan?" Why not say instead, "from the City of Manila or Makati?" If it's there for public use, then why is there a need to even advertise its utility?
The movement was aimed at ushering positive change along the lines of President Bengno Aquino's "Daang Matuwid" policy and is fast catching on with netizens.
At present, the campaign has 49 chapters all over the Philippines including Bohol, Batangas, Laguna, Pangasinan, but what set it apart from most electoral reform initiatives is that it is effectively using the social media tools to maximize its impact.
Among those that were featured by several online citizens are photos of streamers bearing the names and faces of public servants who launch programs for their constituents. Using public funds, public officials are putting up signages left and right trying to influence voters behaviour, which is against the ‘early campaign’ policy of the Commission on Election (COMELEC).
One photo captured everyone’s attention during the All-Saints Day celebration last 1 November. It was taken inside the Manila South Cemetery and it shows a stairway that could easily lead to a political debate, in light of the hottest issues of the moment.
The stairway, which is identified as "Libreng Hagdanan," clearly bears the names of two mayors: Mayor Junjun Binay of Makati and Mayor Joseph "Erap" Estrada.
Was this structure funded by taxpayer’s money or not? Is there such a thing a "Hindi Libreng Hagdanan?" Why not say instead, "from the City of Manila or Makati?" If it's there for public use, then why is there a need to even advertise its utility?
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