It’s already election season in the Philippines! It is expected that all political parties will adopt the winning strategies of global superstar Barack Obama. Gasbag pundits (Michael Moore’s term) of Manila will probably cite the efficient and democratic election system of mighty United States to highlight the backward election culture in the Philippines. It is [...]
November 7, 2008 – 2:41 am
Links: A veteran Burmese journalist criticizes bloggers. Opposing the use of breastmilk in ice cream products in Singapore. Vegetarian festival in Thailand. Local software industry in Indonesia. Southeast Asia celebrates Obama’s victory and Indonesia: Execution of Bali bombers – posts written for Global Voices. New pictures in my webshots album: click here and here. This [...]
Links: Modern architecture in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Save Malacca Straits Project. Singapore freeze. Private and public schools in Brunei. Yehey photos, and look for me. President Gloria Arroyo supports the proposal to postpone the elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. This is a cue for administration lawmakers to immediately pass a law that [...]
January 26, 2008 – 11:15 pm
Opinion polls are indispensable in the consumer industry. Poll firms conduct several studies on consumer behavior which guide companies in adopting appropriate strategies to increase sales. Market studies are used by advertising firms to inform clients how to get the public to buy their products. Opinion polls are also important in Philippine politics. During elections, [...]
January 4, 2008 – 12:12 am
There are three seasons in the Philippines: the wet season, the dry season and election season. Election campaigning starts after politicians are sworn into office. While good leaders think of the next generation, Philippine politicians think of the next election. The short-sightedness of Philippine politicians is reflected in the quality of policies, laws, and programs [...]
I was not just a candidate for three months. I was also a blogger who became more fascinated in the particular ways of campaigning at the local level…. At 4am, a candidate for mayor of Manapla, Negros Occidental starts her campaign trail by visiting voters in the sugarcane fields. The candidate explains her platform while [...]
Hang on. The last days of canvassing are near. Vote padding for government-supported partylists will increase the minimum number of votes needed to secure one partylist seat. Let me thank all Kabataan Partylist pollwatchers who manned the precints and canvassing centers in order to guard our votes. More than 140 dead in “peaceful” Philippine elections, [...]
Friends, thank you for supporting Kabataan Partylist. Please help us secure the votes for Kabataan. Our partylist did well in many areas and our campaign coordinators are confident that we can secure one seat. However, the counting and canvassing are very slow and we fear there will be manipulation of results. We expect to know [...]
Thank you to all bloggers who supported Kabataan Partylist’s cyber fever campaign. Sa lahat ng bumoto sa Kabataan, maraming salamat po. In the next few weeks, I will blog about my adventures and misadventures as a candidate in the 2007 midterm elections. Let me start by answering the following survey: 1. First public speech as [...]
Thank you MLQ3 for proposing Kabataan Partylist to your readers. There are new pictures in my photoblog: click here and here. Dear friends, don’t forget to campaign and vote for Kabataan Partylist. Senator Franklin Drilon remarked a few months ago that campaign rallies are already irrelevant in Philippine elections. According to him, a press conference is [...]
