 Magandang-mangandang umaga po sa ating mga pag-asa ng bayan. Syempre po ang makabataan. And for everyone joining us across the globe, both for the young ones and the young ones. Good afternoon and good evening to all of you with the filing of candidacies next month and the campaign period leading to the national elections in May 2022. The power of the youth to steer a national consensus on who will lead the country is very, very crucial. Sabi nga po nila, the youth vote can make or break the elections with about 40 million young Filipinos eligible to vote next year. Kaya naman po in this webinar, the resource speakers will talk about the youth's participation every election season as well as the role of voters can play in a democracy. Welcome to the second installment of the National Forum on Communication and Democracy, Philippine Elections 2022. Bata-bata mulat ka naba, the youth vote in 2022. I am Jules Guiyang from Rappler and I will serve as your host and moderator for today's program which may also be viewed via livestreaming on the YouTube at TVU-P channel and as well as the TVU-P and the Philippines Communication Society Facebook pages and of course cross-posted at the Rappler social media platform. May live tweeting did po ang nangayari so please use our official hashtag that is hashtag PCS Forum Series. Sabap mo yan sa mga postin nyo, gamitin nyo po ang ating official hashtag once again that is hashtag PCS Forum Series. But of course before we begin, let me acknowledge the following first. We would like to thank the University of the Philippine system. Thank you so much. Together with the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs, the Philippines Communication Society, the UP Information Technology Development Center or ITDC, TVU-P, the Internet Television Network of the University of the Philippines and everyone who has helped to make this forum series possible. And because we have a lot of faculty and students watching us today especially here on Zoom, maya po ba, batihin ko po lahat ng mga dito sa Zoom. Siya sabi na rin po nila kung taga sa ang schools and areas nila. So just keep them coming, babangitin ko po yan mamaya. Alright, so nabangit mo nga po na maraming mga faculty and students ang nanunod po sa ating ngayon. PCS members who have watched at least 50% of the webinar duration will be receiving a certificate of attendance as a benefit of their PCS membership. Buna nakikita nyo sa inyong mga screens. And if you have not applied or renewed your membership yet, this is your chance to be part of the premier organization that represents the Communication Discipline to the Philippine Social Science Council. The online membership forum is available on the PCS website that is philscomsoc.org slash membership. Jampukay pwede mag-register. Nakikita nyo po ang link sa ating screen. Alright, at dahil itong ako ay isang National Forum on Communication and Democracy, we want to make sure that everyone has an opportunity to be heard. So we think a Mentimeter, okay may Mentimeter po tayo para makasali ang ating ma viewers sa Facebook and YouTube. We encourage everyone to please participate in our mini quiz. Nakikita nyo po sa ating screen, madali lang po ito, kaya sali lang po tayo lahat. Your answers will be discussed during our panel discussion, kaya very participative po ang ating forum this morning. And later on, makikita nyo rin po how the other viewers have answered. Again, for all our viewers including those in Facebook and YouTube, please open your browser and go to menti.com and fill in the menti code that is 63431213 or you may simply scan the QR code on your screens right now. Or ayyan, handa na po ba tayong lahat, dahil ako po, ready ng ready na kaya naman umpisihahan na natin ang ating talaka yan ngayong umaga. To get the bata-bata mulat ka nabada, you vote in 2022 off to a good start. Let us hear a few words from Chancellor Brother Francisco de La Rosa, FSC of the De La Salle University Das Marinias, here being represented by the Vice Chancellor for Academics and Research, Dr. Marco Saez. Welcome po, Dr. Marco Saez. Magan umaga po sa inyo. Hello, Jews. Magan ng umaga sa iyo sa mga nang paparticipated to sa Zoom, mga 250 na yata, or millions, hopefully, viewers in YouTube and Facebook. Yes, Dr. Saez, before you begin po with the formal opening remarks, curious lang po ako. Seben po, maraming magsasabi na bakit parang politikali apathetic daw po yung mga kabataan. Gamus na po ba kabataan at student leaders ng Lasaldas Marinias, sir? Kasi mula pa lang ng aming pasukan, kasi na suspeng ngayong araw na ito. But we've been preparing them for the start of this school year as far as apathy is concerned. Ano rin naman yan? Hindi rin naman sila tiktas sa ganong impression. But I'd like to believe that our students and our student leaders have been very active in the interests that they have chosen, whether it's political, sciences or the arts. At the end of it all, what we just hope for them is that they will be using this not just to benefit themselves but their communities and the nation as well. Okay, sa tingin ko, sir, nasasabik na marinig ng ating ma-viewers ang inyong open ng remarks. So please, Dr. Saez, go ahead with your brief message. Salamat, Jules. Marami poong salamat po na sa mga organizers, sa UP, sa TV UP, at sa PC para po sa, for allowing the LHMD to take part in this very important event. I just have two points to bring to the table. So if TV UP can help me out, I would like to show a picture that would help me drive my point. This is actually, I think for journalism students, particularly photojournalism students, this exercise is already very familiar to you. You see here, by the way, Barthin Luther King, he's known, I think all of us know him as one of the most prominent leaders in civil rights movement of America. And this happened during the, I'm not mistaken, the Chicago Freedom Movement. You would see identical pictures, but at the same time, they can have more than one interpretation. You could actually see this if you're going to focus on the left side as Martin Luther King being mobbed by men. On the other hand, you can actually see this or interpret this as Martin Luther King being protected by these men because he was asked to go on that low post dahil natatamagin ang bago. And they would want to protect him from being hit again. So TV UP, you can take out the picture in the meantime. Thank you. So the first point is, there are so many ways in framing personalities, events and even discourses such as this. So it's important for a youth. I guess not just to you, for everyone to exercise a critical mind and not just focus on the message, but also see and learn where the message is coming from, who is delivering it, how is it being conveyed, and even at the time in which it is being released, I think all of these would come into play to come to a very informed decision this coming election. And that's something that I think especially our youth should be mindful of. So that's the first point. The second point is again, TV UP, if you could just kindly show them the picture again. I'm going to traverse from the field of communications to psychology. Some psychologists believe that our ways of interpreting things would actually be influenced or if you want to be radical about it dictated by our value system. So it might be safe to hypothesize that those that would see this as an act of violence may have a different value system than those who would see this as an act of heroism. So TV UP, thank you for showing that. Please take it out again. So the second point is, it's not only, I think, the mind that we should be mindful of We should also be on guard as far as our conscience and our hearts are concerned. Our value system would determine how we are going to evaluate the situation and the proper actions that we will be taking. I guess we need to have a clear heart and clear conscience these coming elections. For some it is achieved through meditation, but for others like many of us, prayers really help clear our spirits. So that's the second point. So only two points to bring to the table for today's discussion. Number one, I think our youth should be vigilant against any form of manipulation from any sector as we approach the 2022 elections but at the same time they should guard their hearts. It should be in the right places and their conscience because that would determine their action and the decision that they will be making. It's not only important to youth participate in today's elections but they should participate wisely and conscientiously. Marami poong salamat sa inyong lahat, asalamat po sa ganito ang opportunity. Thank you, Jules. Thank you. Thank you so much, sir, for setting the tone for the discussion today. Thank you once again to Dr. Marco Saez. Very important, sir, nabangit na nyo na the youth should be on the right track especially from manipulation. We should be clean. Ang puso natin mismo dahil itong gagabay sa atin sa pagkakaroon ng isang maayos na decision para sa papatating na 2022 elections. And sir, we understand that you have to lead for an important student orientation so we would like to give our heartfelt gratitude for making the time to join us this morning. Thank you once again. That was Dr. Marco Saez. Alright, so now, time na for our mini quiz. You may now start answering the menti meter poll on your screen. Once again, just simply go to menti.com and fill in the menti code. That's 6343-1213. Alright, so let's proceed. Ito po ang inyong mga kasagutan. The first question is, nakarehistro ka na ba para sa darating na election? Pinpo natin ang pulso ng ating ma viewers. As of right now, mas marami po ang yes at sumusunod nga po ang no. Para sa mga nag-no, meron pa po tayong nalalabing panahon bago matapos ang deadline ng registration. Habul na po tayo para po makaboto tayo sa 2022. Alright, sige po, tuluy-tuluy lang po kayo sa pagsagot dyan dahil tuluy-tuluy naman ang ating menti meter, ang ating next question naman ito po. Anong ba si Han Nino sa pagpili ng isang kandip? Para po sa katanong ang ito, ay pwede kayo mag-input ng katlong words, okay, tatlong masalita para sa ating word cloud. Nangikita niyo po yung ngayon. You will see the words will increase in size in proportion to the number of people who have answered the same. So we will leave the menti meter paul open for all of you as we go along with the program. Re-reveal natin later ang yung makasagutan with our speakers. And as we are hearing from our speakers, let us now hear the word on the street. Okay, so marami tayo mga mapapkingyan na ma-perspectives ngayong umaga with a person on the street interview with TV UP. Let's watch this. Ang ba si Han ko po, sa pagpili ng isang kandida tabukod sa plataporma nila ay ang credentials nila kasi ang nakapalog po dito ang naging public service nila at initiatives sa mga nagtahan taon kung meron man. Tapat pro people yung approach niya sa mga platforms or siya mga gagawin niyang policies niya hain na programa sa pansan. Ang isa po po na basihan ko sa pagpili ng isang kandida to is yung tenyang professional excellence and tung may moral compass. Ano po, hindi ko nagnanaka yung sisu ng halim. Talagang taos po sung nagseservicio sa bayan hindi lang para sa sarili, hindi lang para sa pangalan, hindi lang para sa power pero nagseservicio sa kasi gusto niya at mahal niyo yung ginagawa niya. Saka na-intindihan nila talaga yung mga pangaylangan ng mga tao saka yung mga pangaylangan ng mga ng bansa. Magiging malinis at magiging tapat ang garating nahalalan kung tawag dito, magaabay tayo by your rules. If anything, this pandemic revealed how broken our political system is and in order for our country to recover, we need to elect politicians in the upcoming 2022 elections that are capable to do just that. Sa tarating nahalalan, kaasahan pa rin natin sa ilalim pa rin tayo ng ating pandemic niya. So, maganda na magkaroon ng maayos systematic and organized naplano para sa elekron. Yung pagiging malinis at tapat yung halalan, nakasalali talaga sa mga sa mga taong yung mga in-charge dun mismo sa halalan. Feeling ko na sa self-responsibility ko na kilalanin kung sinima, kandidato, at gamitin itong gamitin yung may right to suffrage to its maximum point ko. Bilang partin ng kabataan, dapat lang talaga mas maging critical tayo sa pagtingin, lalo na sa politika, lalo na sa paghalal na kung sinong magbago mo sa servicio sa bayan. Hopefully matuloy ang elekron dahil kinakailangan na natin ang bagong ether na talagang health-based approach hindi militarized and hindi based on fear. So tingin ko na sa 5 over 10 siya kung magiging malinis pa itong halalan na med na dara tingin. I'm really hoping that the candidates that are chosen are you know, these are good people and honest people. They would be leaders who are willing to introduce positive change for the country. Alright, so there you have it po. Nakita po natin ang tugon ng ating mga kabataan. So sinabi nila nakilangan maging critical ng ating mga kabataan. Syempre lahat ang sector, sa pagpili ng ating bagong leader na mahalal sa taong 2022 ilang buwan na lang po yan at ilang araw na lang din po nalalabi pago po matapos ang registration. Kaya po, habol na po tayo para sa mga hindi pa po registrado. Once again, thank you very much TVUP for collating the voices of the youth and relaying it here in this forum. Taong makabataan, ang magmamana ng kinabukasan, kaya mahalagang marinig ang voices and actively ma-involved tayo sa dara ting nahalalan. Lalo ngayon na kinakaharap natin na ko itong pandemic in so much of our time has been stalled because of this. At para naman, mas maging mayyama ng ating talakayan ating ipapakilala ang President of the Philippine Sociological Society and also a faculty member at the University of Santo Tomas. Please welcome Dr. Louis Benedict R. Ignacio. Good morning po, Dr. Ignacio. Hi, good morning, Jules. Magadang umagasayo at sa lahat naman kasama natin sa forum na ito. Good morning, sir. We are scrambling to convince every youth to register for the upcoming elections and everybody seems to be banking on the youth vote. What are the implications po ba in assuming that there is a unified youth vote, sir? Well, for one, mahirap i-assume na may unified youth vote. But I think the reason why we are banking so much on that part of the population is the sheer number that's for one. Sob nang dami, nabanggit mo nga kanina natin yung cluster ng youth sa population natin. It's almost 40 million, more or less 40 million. At dun lang sa 18 to 19 years old, yung mga first time voters, 10 million ang na sa population. Pero ang registered voters doon sa cluster na yun ay wala pa halos sa 3 million, wala pa sa kalahate ng 10 million na yun. So una, talagang napakalake ng pupalason ng ading youth vote. Pangalawa, dahil sa, well, experience or maybe the lack of it, yung iba sa mga kabataan ay naghanap ng impolmason, ng gabay, kung paano sila matutulungan na bumoto ng tama para sa eleksyon na ito. Okay, sir. Thank you so much for that point. Once again, Sir Ignacio, Dr. Ignacio is from the Philippines Sociological Society. And you know what, it's really always interesting na makita yung lens ng isang sociologist. I remember way back in undergrad, iba talagay nabibigay ng sociology classes para mas maunawaan yung role na mga institution sa mga nangyari sa lipo na natin because societal factors can't be discounted when we talk about the participation of the youth sector in our democratic function. So this makes a good jumping point, Sir, for your formal presentation. So please, Sir, go ahead. Thank you. Thank you, Jules. Okay. So I'm starting off with the theme of the conference na na the forum that this is a communications and the democracy forum. And I like na we are putting these two together. But in this particular aspect, in this particular context, we are focusing on the youth, the youth vote. And in this discussion, anang pagtawunan ng pansin is the concept of political maturity. Gaano ba kamature ang ating young voters to and in relation to the question of Jules, to really bank on the youth vote. I'd like to start off with the idea of democracy. Ang Pilipinas ay isang proud na bansa. We are so proud of our democracy and our democratic form of government. First Republic in Asia, ang mapayapang people, power revolution, ang reinstate ng democracia sa Pilipinas. We are so proud of it. Although a general assumption of the definition of democracy is that we are allowed to vote. We are the ones, the majority, the plurality of the people are the ones who elect and who vote for the candidates. Yun yung general notion natin ng democracia. Although tama yun, na ganon ang democracia, that's how it works. But democracy for it to be quality democracy, depend on other principles as well. So other than free, fair, regular conduct of elections, a democracy for it to flourish a democracy should also be following a certain rule of law. We should be subscribing to the constitution that no one is above the law, that we have a working constitution that primarily protects human rights. That's the second one. Another principle of a good quality democracy is a free opposition. Hindi Hindi sapat na napapalitan yung mga leaders sa gobierno, yung kanilang accountability ay napapatunayan sa pamamagitan ng election. Dapat sa proceso ng pag pag-go-govern ng bansa ay bukas din sila sa criticismo, hindi lang sa opposition mismo kung hindi sa lahat ng sector ng lipunan. Yun yung pangatlo, a free opposition. Pangapat ay ang ekonomia, dapat ang ekonomia o doo marami ang kumekwestyon sa sistema ng ekonomia, ng kapitalismo, ng pag-habi ng kapitalista sa Pilipinas, lalong laluna. Ngunit ang gusto na ating sabihin dito, ang ekonomia ay dapat malaya. Malaya sa control ng iilan, malaya sa control ng gobierno, dahil kung meron tayong malayong ekonomia, ang ekonomia ay nagdibigay ng alternatibong pagkukuna ng mga servisyo, ng mga produkto, at hindi tayo nakatuon at nakadepende sa gobierno na kung kokontrolin nila ang paglabas ng mga produkto, kung kokontrolin nila ang tesyo ng mga belihin at servisyo, wala tayong magagawa. At pang lima, at yun ang gusto kung pagtu-unan ng pansin ngayong umaga ay informed citizenry, informed citizens. Kahit na malaya ang ekonomia, mayroon kang patas na sinusunod, regular ang election. Kung ang mamangmayan, lalong laluna sa contextong ngayon ang kabataan, ay hindi maalam sa kung ano ang nangyari sa Lipunan, hindi rin sila, makakapag, makakalahok. They will not be able to participate in a quality manner to the discourse, to societal events, to political events, such as the election. Kaya napakahalaga ng koneksyon ng communication, media, and democracy. So we see the value of media and the huge access to media. But as we are all immersed and aware to what is happening right now, the access to media may have two sides, both good and bad. Good, of course, because we have now more platforms to look into and acquire real, genuine information. So mas nakikita natin na yung Lipunan, kabataan, lalut laluna, ay mas mataas yung antas ng kaalaman tungkol sa mga nangyari sa Lipunan. So properly and adequately informed citizenry is a consequence of access to media. On the other hand, we have to accept the fact that there are so many platforms as well wherein the contents are questionable. So fake news, troll farms, bukod pa doon sa realidad na hindi lahat tayo ay may pantay-pantay na na access sa information. So itong dalawang na dulot ng access to media ay patuloy na naglalaban para sa kalalagayan ng kabataan. The goal now is to make sure that the young people, especially the first time voters, the first time registrants to have access to information to be adequately and properly informed and be critical enough to pick out which is true and which is fake to critically enrich the discourse. And especially if it is with a troll or yung talagang sinasa dyan na mangulo sa discussion sa discourse. So we have to be critically aware of the kind of information and the kind of discourse that we are getting into. The question is how do we do it? How do we make sure that our young people are informed with quality information? So the question is who and how should we keep the youth informed? As I mentioned about institutions a while ago. So two things, structures and institutions. When we say structures, these are patterns. These are patterns of how we do things. These are patterns of how we view things. And as the young people are immersed to many sources of data, they themselves build a pattern for themselves as an individual and as a collective. So we can see in many schools at where the information of the young people is coming from. And that pattern is what the government and the institution needs to see so that it can be wider and more effective at what these institutions do. If what the pattern says is the information on social media and on other platforms on social media, Facebook or Instagram ngayon ang mga instituton ay dapat tinitignan kung paano nila yung magagamit para mapanatiling may alam akabataan. When we say institutions, these are organizations these are structures as well that provide the basic needs of human being. So schools providing education as a basic need at church. Religious organizations providing faith. Family and community providing shelter, safety, food, clothing to the young people and especially the government providing what we need, providing protection. Now all of these institutions have a role to play in making sure that the youth are informed and very significant roles at that. Schools, educational institutions ang kinakailangan ay mapanatiling nila kung ano talaga yung goal ng educational institution and that is to hone critical thinking to hone the critical mind among our students. The church katulad ng nasabi sa iska niya, it's faith, it's pure heart, clear heart, critical mind and clear heart. The church, the religious institutions that our young people are part of should also have that goal in mind that together with cleansing the heart is making them informed that their decision will depend on critical mind and clear heart. The family, yung diskusunan sa harap ng hapagkainan ang pag-ibigay informasyon yung maliliit na debate sa familia, kinakailangan ay mapanatili natin itong tama ang informasyon o mapanatili natin atama ang informasyon na pinag-usapan dito at may pinakamanaking role, I think ay ang gobyab, lalo-lalo na ang Komelik lalo-lalo na ang siguro ang National Youth Commission dahil sila ang directang ahensya tumutogon sa kabataan napakalaking ng responsibility nila na panatili yung may alam ang kabataan sa ngayon hindi na sapat yung tatawagin mo lang sila para mag-register hindi na sapat yung siseguraduhin mo na sa 10 million na posibling first time voters ay ang majority sa 10 million ng boboto hindi sapat na boboto sila dapat ay boboto sila ng tama, dapat ay boboto sila na may alam dapat ay boboto sila at iboboto nila yung taong sa tingin nila ay kapat-dapat doon sa posisyon na yun ang goal na itong lahat ng institutions na ito ay masiguradong ang kabataan ay may political maturity this is my last point when you say political maturity this is a bundle of moral, cognitive emotional capacity the individual's necessary attribute for participatory democracy again, ang demokrasya ay hindi lang sa pag-boto ang demokrasya ay hindi lang nakalahan o nakadepende sa kakayanan kung bumoto ng regular o mapalitan yung mga nakaupo sa gobierno ang demokrasya ay nakasalalay sa pag-paparticipate sa pag-pakikilahok ng lahat ng miembro ng lipunan masisigurado natin na tayo ay tama at lubusang nakikilahok kung tayo ay na sa isang level of political maturity paano ba natin masasabi na tayo ay political mature pwede natin tingnan yung engagement, active engagement ng ating sarili, ng kabataan yung political efficacy bi-political efficacy and yung consistent or constrained attitudes yun yung pagiging consistent natin sa lahat ng aspeto ng lipunan kung sa ekonomiya, halimbawa dapat ay patawan ng mataas na buwiz ang mayayamang corporation at mayayamang individual para magkaroon ng mas malawa at mas malaking kondo ang gobierno para sa servicio sa lipunan at kasabay noon ay naniniwala ka na ang isang nagtatabaho ang isang employee ang isang regular na mamamayan bilang contribution para sa lipunan then you're being consistent you're being efficient with your ideological stance or political economic beliefs. Pwede din natin masabi ng isang tao ay politically mature kung paano niya narelate yung mga ideologis na ito dun sa preference niya ng ibo-boto hindi ka po pwedeng religioso at sumusupot ako sa isang tao na na harap-harapan kung may question sa dignidad ng tao bilang isang tao hindi mo po pwedeng paghiwalayan ang personalidad ng isang politico ang personalidad ng isang tao at isang religioso hindi mo siya po pwedeng paghiwalayan hindi ka po pwedeng sasabihin mo ay ikaw pro-life, ikaw pro-poor pero yung decision mo sa kung sinoang ibo-boto mo ay hindi hindi nereflect ang ganong ideology makikita natin ay may disparity masasabi natin hindi pa siya fully nag-mama-mature ngayon bilang pagtatapos ang goal ang intention ang hangarin ng mga voters education voters forum tulad ng voters forum or election forum na ito ay mapanitili masigurado na una lahat ng sektor lalo-lalo na ang kabataan pangalawa na ang alam nila ay tama pangatlo na gamit ang tama kaalaman ay bobo-to sila ng tama Allow me to end by giving some advice when you vote think and keep in mind the word tama T for track record A for advocacy M for morality and A, I think the more important one is allies maalaming-malaming salamat sa inyong pakikinig at sana ay maging maayos at makabuluha ng ating elections 2022 Thank you, thank you po Doctor Louis Benedic Ignacio, ang ganda po ng inyong adpok Firstly, you captured democracy is a work in progress and it's not just that it's not just that it's a cycle every three years within the duration of those three years we will continue to engage in other sectors Thank you for that and the acronym that's right we will remember that T for track record A for advocacy this is morality sir and A for allies in the country not only for them not only for them for the country Once again, thank you so much Thank you, thank you Thank you on how we should appreciate the youth in this upcoming election Sometimes the youth have been trolled and branded as no one knows they have been managed to end turn woke as an insult sa ating makabataan and it's very difficult to face this lalo na confined at social media platforms but of course I know that the youth will not let this be a hindrance para marinig ang bosses natin wala naman malik kabag ikaw ay sinabihang woke ang ibig sabi lang niyan ay mulap ka na sa katutohana sabi nga nila kag mulap ka na kasalanan na ang kumikit nang filosofiya Let's welcome the president of the Philosophical Association of the Philippines or PAP and a professor at the Dela Sal University Manila Please welcome Dr. Jeremiah Juven who akisap maalab mo na umaga Dr. JJ Joaquin Isang maulan na umaga sa you, Jules Yes, I understand po that you have just recently finished the Ethic Comics Projects Can you tell us more about this, sir and maybe also touch on how we can harness comics at engaging the youth in civic and political participation Yes, thanks Jules So the Ethic Comics Project is a project that I have done with the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia So basically, comics na naguturo ng ethics sa mga students kag-easep sa ethics yung consequentialist ka ba diontologist ka ba, virtueticist ka ba mga katulong yan sa pag-easep not only dun sa mga dapat gawin pero paano bumoto as well paapakitawin ko ka ngayon Alright then, very interesting saan na kung may soft copy na we could also download and share on our social media or we could download or buy it as well baka katulong yan para mas ma-reach natin sinasabi kanina at political maturity So sir, go ahead with your presentation Thanks Jules Now, ang aking gagawin dito sa aking maikiling presentation ay pag-isipa rin ko anong mga ba ang filosofiya ng pag-boto In particular, I'm concerned about the wise and the house of voting Now, ito lang yung aking outline so isa set up kung muna yung problem yung question sa aking kong sapa kung bakit nga ba tayo dapat pag-boto Migay ako ng 3 argumento nabidigay ng mga filosofo tapos, apakita ko some observations from political science from psychology of voting from sociology of voting as well tapos kung migay ako ng saka argumento paano tayo dapat ng ato So let's set up the questions Now be aware that ito nga representative democratic government Itong gobye na nabilitina sa isang representating co-DF na democraticong inahalal That's why we all have the right and privilege to vote for the people who will represent us and will ensure that basic rights are upheld So ngayon, antaanong bakit nga ba ilangan tayong bumutot This is specially for you guys na mga pata pa kaya nga malaman bakit nga pa tayo bumutot And, kailangan nyo rin alam kung bakit or paano dapat kung ato Hindi ako procedural Hindi ako di ko alam ko But ay yung dapat ito yung should is an ethical or normative claim kung paano ka dapat ko ato So mabibiyan ko na 3 argumento kung bakit kailangan And these are arguments at pinahitan ng mga filoso ko since time immemorial So an argument is the argument from a citizen's duty So we are citizens of the state So nasa isang di unan tayo na may goberno At ang ating gobierno or state ay isang democratico at representating state Being citizens of this kind of state we have certain rights and duties Among these duties is the duty to vote It's actually not just a right but a duty obligation na bumutot Sabi nga sa Constitution ng Pilipinas may penalty ko pag hindi kayo bumutot So it is our duty obligation natin na bumutot So therefore, we ought to vote So itong classic argumento ay binibigay na mga tinatawag na deontologist o yung duty-based how we should act Now another argument na pinipresent bakit kailangan bumutot ay hindi natawag na maximization of welfare Ang welfare dito yung pakaanan mo as a citizen Now each citizen is concerned with the promotion of his or her own welfare Pakaanan mo yung gusto mo yung malaman yung yung gusto mo yung flourish Now in our representative democracy the task of securing all the citizens welfare is bestowed upon a truly elected government Sabihin, hindi lang igawang na sa mundo kundi kasama mo yung mga ibang tao at natya nagkodiyan para pangalagaan ang lahat pakaanan natin Now to maximize each of our individual welfare we ought to vote for people who will secure our welfare That's why we need to vote we ought to vote Na yung gito klasin yung pag-iisip about voting or dahilan natin para bumutot, ay inatawag na utility-based argument or welfare-based argument Ang iisip mo dyan, ang rasan mo bakit yung bumutot ay para utilize or maximize yung welfare mo Now another argument na pinipregay na mga pilosipo and I think this one is a is that it's the argument from ensuring justice Well, we seek justice and fairness in all aspects of our life In a representative democracy the task of ensuring justice and fairness is bestowed upon the truly elected government So to ensure that justice and fairness are achieved for everyone hindi lang sa yung hindi lang sa kamag-an ako kundi para sa lahat ay we must vote for people to ensure them for us That's why we are a representative democracy Hence, we ought to vote Now, yung tatong argumento na to ay again, pinipregay na mga pilosipo So yung isang argumento ay yung argumento from Judy Ikaw ay Cilicin, ay Judy gato ko Yung pangalawang argumento manok ang mga kapahanan na gusto mo yung flourish So yung gobierno na ihahalal mo ay kailahan yung insured yung kapahanan mo And finally, justice kailahan mo kasi may justicia at may fairness sa aking hindi ngayon, paano pa tayo bumuboto? How do we actually vote? Here are some observations So we have the notion in our country that people win elections through popular vote Now this notion is a general notion about democratic processes That is, people win elections if they get the highest number of votes in yung popular vote Unfortunately, dito sa pinas yung popular vote is often confused with popularity vote That is, bumuboto tayo na una sa atin ay bumuboto sa mga taong tini nila ay si Cap hindi dahil sa popular vote yun kundin dahil popular sila in a sense na sikat sila So na dito yung mga atista na dito yung mga boxingero basketbolista And so it's a form kasi sila hindi kaya sila hindi nabuboto Thus, our elections here in the country is more of a popularity contest rather than a rational exercise a rational democratic exercise That's the sad part Another sad part of this kind of voting system ay ay yung tinatawag ng mga political scientists na systems of voting Okay? Political scientists have rightly predicted past election accounts So, para nilaginawayon Well, they have identified certain thinking heuristics that most of us use in voting kaya tinawag ang mga systems or heuristics kasi ito yung hindi dahila mag-isipte para siyang automatic na pagbalwate kung taga somewhere ako ang buboto ko yung tagad doon ay yung balwate system na pag-isip kamag-anak system buboto ko kasi kamag-anak ko yun o kasi kaya ibigay ng kamag-anak ko ay o and so on and so forth So, masyadong personalize yung ating part ko Meron din tayo yung hinatawang nakaanim system Now, this one is a kind of thinking or heuristics that people use na hindi niya hinahanap yung balwate pero kasi kasaapisya sa isang monidad religious man yan or political man yan ideological or So, buboto ka dahil kaagit ka pinabotom utong talto dahil kaagim siya kabarilan kabargada and so on and finally metilakaw din nakakilay na system akilay na ako kasi yan ay close kami kaya siya yung minot ako So, yung mga itong kasing systems of thinking o yung mga heuristics thinking heuristics ay ginagamit ang mga political scientists to identify siyung sinok kaya ang mananaradi sa lugar na to kasi balwate niyan niya niya ni or kamakahanap to ay and so on Now, in short kaya itong klasing pag-iisip or system of voting ay tatawa giladig cap-to-evo way of thinking and most of us sadly vote this way Now, I've shown you how we conservations of how people actually vote So, how we should vote yan, man ang ating datan na Now, it's a cliche na sabihin na we should vote wisely ang nagiging ang joke na ay si Wyste nalang ibotan natin because whoever hale natin tao si Wyste Pero, cliche as it may be we should vote wisely but how how should we do it? yan, Well, sakin mayang kaya in tatlo kaya di gitarong bago tayo Bumoto So in choosing who to vote for perhaps you could ask yourself or you should ask yourself dahil na sa isang representating ko po yan ang natayong Will this person truly represent me? Okay? Because they will represent us Ikao, ako imaw kamag, ahala ako ng teachers mo kusin ni man man na hala sa gobiel siya mag-redepresent Mayun, itong tao bang gibubot ako ay mag-re-represent pala ka sa akin, or sa akin. Or another way of putting it is, will this person secure the country's welfare? Kapakanan natin lahat? Or will this person ensure justice and fairness for everyone? Now these questions, kung ang sagot mo dyan ay yes, then by all means, both for that person. But if your answer to at least one of these questions is no, then take a step back and reflect. Perhaps there is a better person you can have your phone. Now you might ask, para saan ba kong giniitong kasing pag-i-isip? Wala ito yung project nag-i-ag-iwa ng P&P, ng lang iba pa mga organization, nating nalaw na kisip-boto. Pag-isipan mo muna yung boto, wag ka lang basa-basang mag-i-isip dahil para paluwate mo yan, ka-tribu mo yan, ka-kilala, and so on. Ngayon, pinin yung isipin, but does my vote even matter? Does one vote count? Well, perhaps here's your intuition. I'm just one vote. I'm a lonely, hard-carrying voter. And my vote doesn't matter in the general scheme of things. Sipin nyo, di ba? Kung kalamihan buboto kay Person X, e ka buboto kay Person Y, e isa ka lang. So paano, paano yun? Paano ka mananalo? Naging yung kasing pag-i-isip, I think may imply the following. Either no one will go out to vote, kasi nga parang, kung ganyan tayo lahat mag-i-isip, parang wala na. Wala ng buboto kasi parang nakakamang puwente. Or else people will just vote for the wearable candidate. Yung pweding manalo. So bakit ko isusubal yung buboto ko kung patatakalurin naman yung padidato? But if no one will go out to vote, then our electoral process fails. Di ba, Sir James Jimenez? Or if people will just vote for the wearable candidate yung kiritong plasing, ah, dito lang ako tataya, kasi siya naman yung mananalo. Then the whole electoral process would reflect the actual voice of the vote. And that is what representative democracy is on top. But in either case, our representative democracy fails. Surely our representative democracy is not a total failure, so we can't let it fail. So our questions again. Bakit simula tayo sa tanong na why should you vote and how should you vote? At least the answers to these questions are to you. Salamat. Okay, thank you so much, Dr. JJ. Yung pinakam main take-away ko dun sa talk, sir, ito yung why vote, yung three things na nabanggit ninyo. And sinalin ko na rin sa Pilipino. So number one, tungkulin natin bilang ma-Pilipino, nabumoto. Pangalawa, ito yung tumutogon sa kapakanan natin bilang ma-Pilipino. Nadapat yung ma-decision natin na angkla siya doon sa kapakanan. Kapakanan natin. At pangatlo, para matiyak na meron katarungan at pagkapanit-pantay sa ating lipunan. So yung mga ilang bagay na kailangan natin at tandaan kung bakit tayo kailangan bumoto every three years. Thank you so much once again, Dr. JJ, for that talk. Definitely we have the energy, the time and the width to contribute in making our country better or even to be the best for as long as we band together and actively stay involved. Kaya po natin siyempre i-push ito. At para magawa natin yun, we really have to go out of our comfort zones and make sure that no one is left behind. Nakoyan yung very important nakataga ngayong a-pandemia nandapat walang napag-i-iwanan. At para po, begin tayo na overview kung gaano kahalaga ang boto nakabataan sa tarating na-election, na rito po ang spokesperson at tagsisilbing director ng Education and Information Department Kamelek, kasama po natin. Director James Jimenez. Sir James, kamusta po? Magadaw, Maga. Sir James, morning. Yes, morning. Maraming-maraming salamat po at pinaulakan po ninyong aming invidason before you begin your formal presentation may ask lang po kung ano na ang status ng registration for the first-time voters. Kamusta po ba out of the four million first-time voters ila na po yung nagparahisto? Out of the four million first-time voters na gusto nating makita saan ang magparihistro tayo yung nakakapag-talanan ng mahigit limang million. So lang pas na tayo dun sa target na yun. In fact, ang original target natin is 59 million voters by May 2022. Sa ngayon tayo ay na sa 61 million na and it looks like we're on track to actually up to 61.8 million perhaps by May 2022. So things are going great. Okay. Sir, very quickly lang sir. Every three years, laging natin ginagawa to especially ng comments. Sa tingin nyo po for this upcoming elections, bakit kaya may mangalan nilan pa? Actually, marami pa rin yung hindi nakapag-paparihistro hanggang ngayon. Hindi naman kasi reasonable expectation yung lahat ng pwede yung magparihistro ay magpaparihistro. Because you have to also take into consideration na meron talagang taong ayaw magpaparihistro. I mean, you know some people in your circle na kahit anong socialize mo sa kanila ay hindi sila magpaparihistro. So we do have to expect that. On the other hand, meron din naman mga tao na ang pagpaparihistro ay hindi matter of national pride or hindi matter of civic responsibility kundi, commodity. And for some of these people, they have to wait until the last minute kasi sa last minute yung bidding war. Sa last minute yung yung bigaya. And we've seen that from a very long time ago hanggang ngayon that people really do come late with the expectation that they will be offered some sort of recompense for voter registration. So these are just two of the elements that we have to take into consideration when we talk about yung mga taong hindi magpaparihistro. All right, sir James mong pagiging malalim po at makabuluhan ng yung presentation. So sir, please go ahead. Rami, salamat. I'd like to share a screen. All right. Mabilis lang to, mabilis lang to, ang gusto kung tutukan dito dahil ang title natin ay bata-bata, ang mulat ka na ba? Gusto kung tutukan yung kapangyarihan ng kabataan sa darating nahalalan. So based on the figures that we have to this, to date, nakikita natin. Well, I talked about most of these things. Obviously the highest contestant position in the coming elections as president kaya napakahalaga. Yung presinto natin we're looking at 110,000, possibly up to 115,000, pero 800 voters lang per precinct. So medyo, maraming presinto, pero maskunting taobahut presinto. But that's not really the main point of this presentation. This is the main point. The youth vote. Now ayon sa demographics na hawak natin ang pinakamalaking voting block ngayon ay yung 41 to 59-year-old parin. 41 to 59-years-old. Pero yung kabataan kasi natin medyo naka-segment tayo from 18 to 21, 22 to 33, 34 to 40. Pero may mga definition ng kabataan ang naglalagay sa age range ng kabataan from 18 to 35. Kung gyan ang titig na natin demographic, ang mga yari niyan, yung 18 to 35 block, ah, 18 to 40 block actually accounts for 52% of the voting population. So malaki. Yan ang pinakamalaki far and away, pinakamalaking voting block sa darating nahalalan. Just as a reminder, nung 2016, nakapag-install tayo ng president on the strength of 16.6 million votes alone. And yung 12 senator natin nung nakaraang halalan ay nanalo base sa 14.5 million votes lamang. And yet in 2019, 22 million ang kabataan bumoto, 22 million. So yung 16 and chaka 14 million kakalog-kalogyan sa lob ng 22 million. And kita-kita natin dito based on these numbers alone that if the youth can get its act together, it can become a very significant voting block. Basically, the youth will be able to dictate much of the outcome of the elections as well as the shape of government to come. Why is it important na ang kabataan ay lumahok sa halalan? Palagi sinasabi natin well, kayo ang pag-asa ng bayan, et cetera, et cetera. But what does that mean in practical terms? Well, it's this. Number one, if you have a lot of young voters, you practically ensure the election of young leaders. Okay? Why is young leaders very important? Young leaders, the youth of leadership of the country reflects also the outlook of leadership, di ba? Kung merong kang leadership na medyo weighted towards older people, you can expect na yung government na yun, hindi magiging masyad ng responsive sa needs nung kabataan, hindi rin siya magiging bukas sa mga baga-bagong pag-iisip. Kaya nga, kapag marami kang youth participants in the electoral system, nakikita natin na nag-i-infuse sila ng bagong ideas sa discussion natin. Marami tayong na pag-uusapang mga bagong issue, mga bagong concepto na dati medyo ini-ignored. In fact, nakikita natin ngayon nyan, questions of gender equality ng halimbawa. That is a largely youth-driven movement. It started out as a youth-driven movement. It continues to be powered by a lot of the youth who are now really, let's be honest, sort of having difficulty seeing things in a different way in a way that would probably be more familiar to older generations. Yung ang lalaki-lalaki ang babae-babae. But because of the influx of new ideas into the public discussion, umuusad tayo as a society. Pangatlo, kapag marami tayong youth participants in elections, dadami ang youth leaders natin, ang young leaders natin, we will enable the passage of more youth-centric laws. Laws that are designed really to give a hand up to the youth who are trying to make their way into into the future in our society. Ang problema kasi sa karamihan ang batas natin, medyo, hindi niya na, hindi niya really, hindi niya talagang tuto na ng pansin, yung mga specificong hamon na kinahaharap ng mga kabataan. So we need more youth-centric laws and we can do that if we have more youth voters. And finally, and I think this is the most important thing, when you have more youth participants in elections, you create a foundational generation of principal voters. Palagin natin sinasabi kailangan magkaroon ng reforma sa mga butante, kailangan magbago ang butante, pero kung iisipin mo yan ng masinsinan, makikita mo na if all you can do is try to teach people who already have a mindset. Yung sinasabi nga kanina ni yung mga nakalakin sa pag-iisip na katribok, medyo mahihirapan ka na magkaroon ng long-lasting change. Kasi maturuan mo man sila ngayon for one hour, for two hours, hindi ka sure na magtitik yung leksyon, hindi ka sure na magbabago yung pananaw. Whereas if you were to approach voter reform as a generational kind of thing, then you see that if you were to replace the older generation with a new generation that believes differently, that acts differently, that perhaps acts in a more principled manner, then you see a seed change in the quality of voting that you see, right? Nakita nyo kanina yung ating demographics. Ang pinakamalaking block ngayon yung 41 to 60, that will change. Voters will age out. Kung yung voters na 41 to 60 na may mga dalanang lumang idea, lumang pag-iisip at lumang pananaw, when they age out, they will be replaced by young voters who believe differently, who probably believe in things closer to what you believe in, right? And so you create that generation of principled voters na talagang pinaglalaban ating makre-ate. And that's why it's very important that youth participation be encouraged and be fostered in our population. Now, let's talk about the coming elections more specifically, no? Again, I said the highest ranking position to be contested will be position of president. That's 325 positions. President, vice president, senator, secret and party list. 325 national positions. And more than 17,000 local positions for a total of close to 18,000. Idag-dag mo pa yung sa barn, then it pushes you over the edge. Lampaskan na ng 18,000 positions to be voted for pagda ting ng 2022. Ganyang kalaki, ang halalang hinaharap natin. But of course, yung halala na yan medyo magbabago ang ityuran yan. Okay? A quick rundown of the relevant dates. Patapos na yung voter registration, wala po ang extension. Anggang September 30, 2021 lang tayo. That will be followed immediately by the filing of COCs. October 1 to 8. October 1 to 8 ang filing po ng COC. And then the election period with all of the bans will start January 9 until June 2, 2022. The campaigns will start on February 8 for national positions and March 25 for local candidates. Ibig sabihin. Lahat nang nakikita yung bugang ngayon, lahat nang nakikita yung poster, lahat nang nakikita yung advertisement sa TV, sa internet, sa YouTube. Lahat yan, premature campaigning ko yan because the campaigns are officially going to start only next year. And then election day, of course, will happen on May 9, 2022. And yes, it will still be automated and yes, it will still be in person. No, there will be no online voting. No, there will be no postal voting. Yes, we considered both of those solutions, except that in order to make those solutions applicable to us, we would have needed a law to make it applicable, to authorize Comilec to conduct online voting and postal voting. We sounded the call for alternative means of voting as early as April 2021. Sorry, 2020. And wala. Wala nangyari. In fact, yung sinasabi ng hybrid na mas matagal pa nilang pinananawagan ay hanggang yun hindi pa rin nagagawa. So, automated elections pa rin tayo and in person pa rin. Speaking of in person elections, let's talk about some changes in the elections. First of all, at the level of the voting center, there will be health screening in all voting centers nationwide. Hindi ka makakapasak sa voting center unless you go through health screening where you will be asked to submit a health declaration form. Kokun ng kalan temperatura. Kapag nakitang, ang iyong health status, you will be diverted to an isolation polling place. More on that later. When you get past the health screening, you will run up against a voter assistance desk. The voter assistance desk will be manned by representatives of accredited citizens' arms. It will not be manned by comic-leg personnel. It will be manned by citizens' arms. Anong magagawa mo sa voter assistance desk? Yung voter assistance desk, ang purpose talaga niyan para iwasan yung pagkukumpul-kumpul ng mga tao sa may pintuan ng polling place. Pang karaniwang practice natin, pagdarating na ng halalan, pukundak tayo sa polling place yung tayo magkukumpul-kumpul sa labas ng mesmong classroom at nung tayo tipingin ko saan tayo buboto. Ngayon gagawin na natin sa voter assistance desk ng actual polling place para hindi tayo magkukumpul-kumpul. You will also notice that there will be a lot of queues, maraming pila. This is because gusto natin iwasan, again, like I said, yung congregation in large numbers, kaya kung nakapila tayo with marshals all over the place, then we will be able to control that better. Certainly, kapag ganoon ang situation ng karamihan, magiging mas obvious kung magkakaran ng kumpul-kumpul, it will make enforcement that much simpler. Now, the polling places will also undergo a radical change. Datin ang ating polling places, maliliit, masisikip, and for the most part, napapayagan natin at iniencourage natin 10 people voting at the same time. So polling places tend to be crowded, 10 people voting at the same time. Ngayon, magbabago na yan. Number one, bakakaran tayo ng physical changes sa layout ng kwarto to ensure good ventilation in all cases, and perhaps to use plastic barriers or acrylic barriers. Second, there will be voting booths. Yung voting booth, first time makikita ng mga first time voters yan. In fact, a lot of people who have, who began voting only will probably not be familiar with what a Philippine voting booth looks like, except in pictures. We're going to be using it for the first time since the early 80s. Number three, there will be fewer people in the polling place. Datin sabi ko, 10 voters voting at the same time. Right now, the most radical solution that we are entertaining cuts that number down to five people in the polling place. Notice that I said five people, not five voters, because I mean five people only, right? That's three members of the electoral board. It ain't that long teacher. Yung botante, atyaka isang watcher. Now, I understand that's going to be really difficult for a lot of people to accept. But again, like I said, this is where the complex brain is at. This is what we're thinking right now. What we want to do is we want to reduce the number of people in the polling place, right? Again, the most extreme possibility that we're entertaining is that we're going to have five people in the polling place. Now, I spoke earlier of isolation polling places. Isolation polling places are special voting rooms where it's set up just like a polling place except that the COVID protections there are, you know, at a maximum. Okay? Dyan natin pabobotohin yung mga taong suspected of having COVID. The reason for this is because Comilec believes, as a matter of principle, that having COVID is not disqualifying. Na pwede kang bumoto dapat kahit na ikaw ay may sakit. Now, incidentally, when you talk about isolation polling places, we are not really talking about full-blown COVID cases. We're talking about suspected COVID cases pala. Doon sa full-blown COVID cases, ginagawa pa namin yung procedure for them because these people will probably be in quarantine areas or in hospitals. So, kailangan natin pagusapan pa. Kung paano natin mo operationalize yung pagboto ng mga taong yan. Again, hindi naman sila required bumoto, but if they manifest their desire to vote, then Comilec should do something about it. There will, as usual, be accessible polling places. Accessible polling places are those polling places that are designed to accommodate the needs of persons with disability, senior citizens and so on, people who need special assistance. So, we will have those as well. Now, in general, there will be local voting hours. We're looking at a 12-hour voting day. So, hindi na tayo from 7 p.m. kundi mas malamang 6 p.m. Incidentally, napagusapan lately yung multiple voting days. Let me tell you now that this is a long shot. Malabong mangyari yan. We haven't ruled it out completely, but it is unlikely. Why? Three reasons. Number one, there is no law authorizing multiple-day elections. Number two, having to pause the elections at the end of the day, going to sleep at night and then starting it up again in the following day, this poses massive security risks. Massive security risks in the sense that you are going to have to secure more than 100,000 precincts overnight. You're going to have to make sure that nothing happens to the ballots while the elections are pending. This is enough to give a sleepless night whenever we think about it, so it's highly unlikely that it will be acceptable to the general public. Finally, number three, we're talking about honoraria. Teachers are expected to serve for one day and they will be given honoraria to compensate them for that one-day service. Now, if they were made to serve two days or three days, then they would have to be compensated for those days as well, which means that whatever you're spending on 330,000 teachers, you're going to have to multiply by two or three if you have two or three voting days. And here's the rub, right? Here's the rub. Our budget was recently slash by 64 percent, which means we have very little money to use. Saan natin kukunin yung pang honoraria para sa teachers? Right? If we had more money, then baka may laban pa because marami tayong paghugutan. Pero kung ganyan na ang pera natin, bare bones budget na tayo as it is, saan pa natin kukunin yung pang honoraria ng mga guru natin? That would be unfair to them. Right? Of course, minimum health protocols will be enforced, no face mask, no face shield, but let me emphasize you will not be required to show a negative COVID test. You will not be required to show proof of vaccination. These two things are some of the most common fake news items that have been circulating recently. Uliting ko lang. Hindi nyo kailangan ng COVID test, ng RTPCR test. Hindi nyo kailangan ng vaccination card. All right? Dag-dag ko na. Hindi nyo rin kailangan ng national ID. Right? Hindi nyo kailangan ng national ID. Okay. Finally, a lot of people are always asking us, Komilek, handa na ba kayo to conduct safe elections? Ang sagot lang, yes, kami, handa na kami. But remember, elections happens in many different locations. Right? It happens in the filing of the COCs. It happens on election day. But it also happens on the streets. Ko saan na nga ngampanya ang mga politiko? It happens in the neighborhoods where people talk among themselves. Ultimately, ultimately, we believe that the Komilek can secure the areas that are under its control. Walang problema dyan. We have been doing it. We have been preparing for this for almost two years. So we feel reasonably confident that we are ready to secure the areas that are under our control. But things like campaigning in the streets, things like how people behave in private gatherings, all of this, if they are done with political purposes in mind, all of this will be laid at the foot of the Komilek later on because election, Komilek, hindi safe ang halalan. But we ask you to remember, ultimately, the safety of everyone depends on individual responsibility. If we all act safely, then we will all be safe. So kailangan tulong-tulong tayo. Again, the Komilek assures the public that the places where you vote, those will be safe. But how you behave outside of those places, is a fairly different matter. Kailangan po natin tignan ng accountability din ng ibang moving parts ng halalan, including the candidates, including the campaigns, including their surrogates, including their campaigners, including yourselves. So yan po ang papil ng kabatanong election and a brief rundown of what to expect in the coming elections. Thank you. Thank you, sir James. Very interesting, very early doon sa what will happen on May 9, 2022. Thank you po at na walkthrough nipo ang mga yari dyan. So very important yan na sabi ni sir James, hindi kailangan ng COVID test, RTPC or anti-gen, hindi kailangan yan, hindi rin kailangan ng vaccination card. But of course, kung kaya niya magpabaxinit, magpabaxinit po kayo. And, of course, hindi rin kailangan ng national ID. Everyone allowed to vote so long as registered God. Thank you so much once again, Mr. James Jimenez for that presentation. Maraming salamat po. And, of course, we have several questions coming in. Just keep them coming. If ever, sir, can they also ask you via your Twitter because they are very active ganin sa Twitter. Yes, please. You can connect to me at at Javi Jimenez. All right. Maraming salamat po. Molisa inyo, director James Jimenez. It's really important that we register for the upcoming elections. As mentioned by our speakers, this is our responsibility and also our right to choose the path our nation will take as we have learned from the crisis. Voting competent and unifying leaders are important elements so that we can overcome this pandemic. And I know, sir, that you have to leave for an important Komalik and Bank meeting right now, so allow me to ask you one burning question, sir, before you go. Given that the Komalik has been doing to reach the youth voters, what do you think needs to happen in order to motivate the youth to actually go out and cast their vote on election day, amidst all the the threats of COVID, among others? I think, first of all, that the youth are already very well motivated. Kaya natin nakikita yung registration numbers yung nakikita natin despite the pandemic, despite all of the naysayers who said na po lang magpaparihistro dahil COVID, buongabaha ang nagpaparihistro sa atin because, as you pointed out, the youth are aware of how important it is to select the leaders of our current government. Pero, specifically about election day, kasi, iba naman yung registered voter, iba yung voter turnout. Kailangan lang siguro ng kabataan, makita nila na yung mga katropa nila, ay excited rin bumoto. Lampas na tayo doon sa panahon ng ating kasaysayan, kung saan ang mga kabataan nakikinig sa authority figures lamang. Nakikinig pa rin sa authority figures. Yes, pero kasing or mas ma-impluensya pa yung mga katropa, yung peers. And if the peers are showing that they are excited to vote, that they remain committed through the long months running up to the elections, then that will encourage individuals to themselves go out to vote. So yun ang pinakamagandang gawin natin. Wag tayong bibitaw sa pagpapaalala sa mga katropa natin, sa mga peers natin. Because our example will be what will motivate them to actually turn out to vote. Thank you, sir James. Ayun, nawag bibitaw sa pagpapaalala dapat tuloy-tuloy ang ating reminder sa lahatang mga friends natin. Of course, our family members as well. All right, sir James Menes, that's it for now para po sa viewers natin here on Zoom and on Facebook and YouTube. You may reach sir James on Twitter. He's very active there and he answers all questions directed to him. Thank you so much once again, folks, person. Inamat po. Ofcom, director James Menes. All right. Okay, so we are welcoming you, of course, in striving for a safe, fair and free national elections for the future of our country. Okay, so now moving on with our program, we are very fortunate to have with us today the student regent of the University of the Philippines. We have honorable Rene Luizco, SR ko. Good morning. Good morning po. Good morning po sa inim lahat. All right. Good morning, SR. We all know that student activism is synonymous with UP and as part of the Sambayan Youth and Kapataan Party List, how do we engage the younger generation in taking an active part in shaping our nation aside from the protest actions and walkouts? An important part of engaging sa online and sa on-ground ay to keep discourse going. So several levels yung ginagawa, we have yung personal napaking pag-usap, teaching out to our friends and family, classmates ganyan na hindi, na haluan yung personal and political and even na ba blend sila para mapapakita na tung mga tung kailangan natin pag-usapan ay personal problems, personal issues na kailangan ng exposure and kailangan ng mas marami pang airtime din and nandito rin yung mga posts online, kung saan ay pinapakita natin creatively in different ways how do we talk about these issues and of course and dito yung pangsalis organizations where we can direct our energies in formal settings or informal settings basta kasama yung ibang mga ka-age natin yung mga nakaka-intindi din sa atin and pano natin na di direct productive ayun pa Thank you SR Very important yung nabanggit mo na na yung creative ways natin in communicating kasi iba-iba na yung mga trip nga naman generation ngayon yung ibang via Tik Tok via Kumu via Tweet or whatsoever pa baya din yung gawin niyan para masend across yung message natin So I think SR COD this is the good spot to segue to your talk Go ahead Thank you po Sir Jules So magandang humaga po sa ating lahat sana po ay safe and dry kayo and patulay pa rin tayo na nandito sa loob ng ating mga silid paaralan which is actually our rooms but now ay titing na natin nga yung pano natin magagamit yung energies natin yung oras natin for the pressing the elephant in the room na kailangan natin togunan the elections this May 2022 Thank you So it's been a very rich discussion dito maraming social sciences na perspective sa patingin kung ano ang papal ng kabataan sa halalan and nandito din po si Kanina si Director Jimenez pinakita niya kung sa side ng kumilik bakit nga ba important yung youth vote ano yung differences in the mechanics in voting now so that the youth is informed So ang dadaling ko naman siguro sa table dito ay yung dala ng organizing in ensuring that the kabataan yung youth ay continuously engaged and pasok dito sa ating conversation on youth leadership and why the elections is such an important and pivotal time to be engaged in this time So dadaling ko din dito kung ano yung mga practical applications ng patingin natin sa importance ng youth involvement So start off tayo ano ba ang kalagayan ng ating bayan So ngayon gusto pa ba natin tung mga susunod ito tung mga to na experience natin in different shades gusto pa ba natin ng palpak at militaristic kung covid-19 response kung saan our ways by which we respond to the covid-19 crisis ay hindi pa rin nababayaran yung mga healthcare workers ang tadatagal ng pinagpapanawagan nakulang ng salary and benefits nila and patuloy na may default blanket response of a lockdown kung para kung kaya naman mas maprogram siya ng mas maayos na on gusto pa ba natin ng lumalalang crisis pang kabuhayan at ekonongia kung saan ay tung mga lockdown na paulit-ulit and confusing in its nature sobrang dinadjepardize nya yung economy natin and of course more importantly yung ability ng ating ibat-ibang mga Pilipino na makapasok sa trabaho makapag put on the table yung food and bread for the day and yung pagkakaroon ng household budget na sustains the social services and yung mga pangangailangan ng mga members ng family natin gusto pa ba natin ng crisis sa pagtuto kung saan ay nga dgantong ay yung ating setup yung ating pagaaral ay sobrang hirap na gawin kung ikaw wala kang resources kung inaccessible yung mga educational materials now even now na parang sobrang liit ng space available ang hirap makafocus hindi talaga akma na gantong setting kaya gusto natin makapagligtas balik escuela and we're able to use at least limitedly yung mga resources available sa schools and then lastly yung maraming human rights violations pagsuko ng pangbansang soberanya yung paulit-ulit na nakita natin that the drug war has cost 30,000 plus debts na it actually took the attention of the international criminal court and more than that yung mga lupa natin yung tubig natin dapat ginagamit ng mga Pilipino pero nakikita natin na ginagamit for the benefit of other countries and rather than stand up for what's supposedly right for the country for its citizens ay hindi ito ginagawa and may mga proof na pwedein gamitin para sabihin oi sa amin nyan na pero hindi siya sobrang ninyeneglect lang yung mga yun so because of that nakikita natin yung ibad ibang mga probleman ng lipuna we can see it in three ways so una Pilipino interests are subservient to foreign interests we can also see that hindi emphasize or mas nakaput o na pedestal yung mga mas mayayaman yung mga elite and hindi sobrang binaburi yung mga needs yung mga panawagan ng mas maraming Pilipino nakaramihan ay marginalized at pangatlo ay sobrang anti-democratic ng pamamahala dito yung freedoms natin yung curtail yung rights ay hindi nerecognized to the fullest extent to be can be and yung kabataan niya you're rather than really fully holistically develop ay hindi naging nagagawa yung dahil sa ibang ibang barriers for this development education or political involvement et cetera ito ang lipunang kailangan baguhin upang yung mga susunod na generation and even tayo mismo ay makatamasan ng maning main nakinabukasan and that is why dito naman sa lahat nato yung youth ay may pinakamalaking stake in building its future and ensuring na yung mga results ng mga kung anong events na mangyayari pivotal events ay in their favor kasi whatever mess that is going to be created now and whatever positive things that we are able to get now tayong mag-benefit tayo rin ang makakatamasa ng kahirapan nito at the end of the day and that is why we always say nakabataan sa pag-asa ng bayan kasi tayo talagang mag-build ng kung ano ang bayan ngayon and in the future so siguro alamin ba natin muna sino ang kabataan sino ang pag-asa ng bayan within the youth which is labelled as a sector itself ay maraming sub-sectors in it and then yung kabataan ng estudyante nariyan din yung mga out of school youth and narin yung mga kabataan nagtatrabaho and then din yung mga kabataan kababaihan LGBT mga IPs bahagi ng pagbansang minoria na naging bitima ng sakuna at calamidad differently abled youth youth in situations of armed conflict and young offenders all of them ay may dalang sariling mga calls mga panawagan may mga nuances na dinadala sa policies na dapat iniimplement because nakakita nila kung paano ito nakakaharm sa kanila and what can be improved and they have clear creative ideas on how they can be improved okay so bakit nga bagan to mag-isip yung kabataan? what makes the youth such an attractive sector na talagang sa ila tayo yung inaapilan lagi at these times so here I listed five reasons why una ay bukas sila sa mga bago at progressive idea tayo hindi pa tayo siguro na nababog down ang sinisesem of the world and when we go into settings when we go into our endeavors ay meron tayong dala na energy na pag-isip that things can be better and will be shaped to be better and that's why yung mga pantingin natin sa kung ano yung mundo dapat we have very progressive thing progressive ideas about it pangalawa kasi lahat ng pag-isip at pangatawan so we're pretty young marami tayong energy yung sales natin ay replenished and tayo ay meron pang mga nakakonek yung ating body and yung isip very well so dahil dito ay mas nagpuflo din yung creative juices better and ito rin may oras tayong may ilaan sa ibang mga bagay kung para siguro sa mas strict na schedules ng mga older generations na nakatayin doon sa hany lang job critical at malikhain tayong mga pag-isip kung saan ay hindi pang tayo naptatay down sa traditional napatingin ng mundo kung hindi ay meron tayong gala na different ways of thinking and changing kung ano yung nandito ngayon and lastly meron tayong dali say na optimism kung saan iniisip natin na kaya naman baguhin tung mga things at the end of the day hindi pa tayo na kitita na set in stone na tung rules na to we can see that things can still change yun yan maging impositivo lang mga ito kung gagamitin natin yung mga traits na to para sa pagsisilbe sa bayan at pagbabago ng liponan nakita din naman natin that these are traits that can also be used wrongly, not wrongly pero in a misguided way yung youth pag hindi na dadevelop itong yung kanyang moral compass or nag-guiden kung paano ba natin magagamit yung energies that are positively they can be used in different ways na hindi mga kabuti at the end of the day para sa Pilipino para sa rili niyang sector kaya naman mahalaga para sa kabataan tung mga endeavors na to yung ed bakit ipag usap checking upon themselves with their friends how we're doing and paano ba natin now orient yung sarili natin for service kaya hindi agad-agad sa bayan pero in small ways like sa student council through your organizations through your families and in this way ay nakapultivate natin kung paano magkakaroon ang sense of responsibility that we can connect and tie into the larger endeavors in the country and speaking of larger endeavors in the country and dito yung tinaka pressing yung darating na halala ng 2022 and actually ito yung kinoy ng isang bayan youth sino ba ang susunod at yung parang maging halalan heroes this 2022 ito ang botan ting kabataan so director Jimenez painted a clear picture with graphs even kung sino ba yung kabataan and who are the youth voters so na jigagros ko na yung part na to so our A8044 says ang kabataang Filipino ay yung mga 15 to 30 years old ibig sabihin one in every three Filipinos are part of the youth currently there are 25 million or 40% out of the 62 million voters the young voters including 4 million first time voters and ito na lang yung gusto kong ay emphasize yung power ng youth to be able to really shift the elections pinakita po kanina ni director Jimenez yung how much of the vote will be coming from young people expectedly in 2022 pero ito kung buboto tayo ngayong halala na to looking at our trends before ng 2016 70% lang ng mga botan ting 18 to 35 ang buboto at 60% lang ng 2019 tapos kung we take into consideration yung the number of votes you need to win a presidential race which is 6.6 million votes tapos kung account natin yung 7.5 million used voters na hindi buboto na registered plus yung 7 million na hindi registered ay nag-register and buboto tayo ang magdidikta ng kinabukasan yung magpasabi kung sino yung ating mga leaders anong policies yung implement nila and pano mas may involve yung youth in national affairs so I would like to show you this example in Zambia so sa Zambia ay nagkaroon ng kanilang national elections actually last month lang and yung pinaka-pinapakita yung emphasize dito ay yung block ng youth voters they turned out in huge numbers Zambia ay kung titig na natin yung kanyang classification sa freedom house kung anong classing country siya ay ditawag siyang partly free dahil ito sa maraming curtailments in the freedoms of expression of the press or in organization et cetera so wak na yung kabataan dito kaya naman dito sa election ay pinakita nila yung kanilang kapangyarihan 4 million young people between the ages 18-24 registered to vote tapos sobrang laking turn out nito and ito yung naging basis ng pag-vote ng yung parang rising position leader nila dahil siya ay may dala na better policies and ideas to strengthen state institutions something na hindi pinakita and even in a road path leader nila before and it sounds familiar diba so ito din sinabi nila this turn out was the highest since the 1991 elections and those below 40 years of age constituted more than half the electorate similar to ours yung pinakitang pie chart kanina ng director so ito gamitin natin tong inspiration yung youth voters sila talaga yung mga kapang turn ng type dahil sila yung may dalang numbers and kung tayo ay na-orient na na for service yung atong mga needs and for this particular national affair na pinakamalaki pano natin i-orient ito for service we can attend more voters' educational voters' educational fora we can talk to our friends on how we're able to vote wisely sa mga kanina and at the end of the day ay magamit yung kapangyarihan na sobrang raw and kaya hi-harness talaga for change so ano ang tungkulin natin ng yung election so pinakita na po kanina yung timeline so ito siya refresh ko sa inyo May 9 yung ating araw ng pagboto it's only some months from now na no so here are some things na I'd like to emphasize din yung mga responsibilities natin during the elections, before the elections bilang butante and then bilang member ng mga organizations so una if you're a voter ayan bagong halalan ito yung mga kailangan natin doin una very important magparehistro ito yung pinaka important para magamit natin yung right to suffrage natin kailangan ay alam ng state yung credentials natin kaya niyang i-verify na tayo toto ang tao and that's why kailangan natin bagparehistro pangalawa alamin ang clustering of precinct sa lugar ensure na kung saan kaman buboto alam mo kung paano pumunta dun para hindi ka lost pag malapit ng election day maging familiars sa gagamiting pamamaraan sa pagboto so it's automated in person and following health protocols it's a good thing that director Jimenez showed kailin na kung ano yung mga mga follow natin o makikitang bago take note po natin yun para handa tayo na makapasok agad makaboto agad on election day and of course makapagugnayan lagi sa lokal na komelek kung may mga nais na linawin available yung ibang resources ng komelek and of course yung mga voters education platforms of different groups online alamin at sundin mga panuntunan at update na nilalabas and eto more critically kilatisin ang mga kandidato at kanilang mga plataporma alamin natin kung sino mga to they're going to be surfacing now yung intent nila in time for the October filing and then alamin kung pang ilang numero sa listahan ang inyong mga na piling kandidato and of course sa halalan pwede tayo magdala ng sample balot para mas mabilis yung pagboto and report natin kung ano mga mga mga masasaksihang pandaraya sa mga antifront network yun but of course I'm also here to show to you yung pinakamalaking power ng kabataan when we collectivize and do activities and diverse together and that's why I encourage everyone to join organizations para yung efforts natin ay pwede natin mas madirik in one collective na mas amplify yung gusto natin mangyaring so bilang organization ay mas marami pa tayong pwede yung magawa sa pag-ahanda sa darating nahalalan so pwede tayong bumuo ng mga voters registration education networks in your localities inform natin yung mga communities natin sa kanilang mga pangyarihan gumawa ng mga paraan para tiaking registrado ang lahat ng mga kabataan naabot so lalo na sa mga localities kung saan magkakalapit-lapit lang tayo pwede natin makita kung may mga kabataan ba in the area hindi pa-registered ma-parregister sila mag-host ng mga electoral fora para lalong makilala ang mga kandidato and of course maglunsad ng mga talaka yan gaya nito para yung kabataan at iba pang resident inform sila and yung election na darating ay sanang hindi ruled by personality politics o ito ang nai-emphasize pero makita yung mga kanilang platforms yung policies stances nila in different issues and paano sila makaka-resolve and makakarinig ng mga calls, demands ng sectors and to resolve their issues as well and of course tukuhin ang makagiat o tampok na usapin sa komunidad na dapat tugunan ng mga kandidato sa mga local litis para masagot ng mga local candidates sa mga sityo sa lungsod sa province siya ito yung magsisilbing paman tayan sa nagkakaisang mamaman para sa pagboto and some of the places where you can get involved ay dito sa UP Office of the Student Regents at least if you're a UP student we will have more election related activities so I hope that you can join us but if kayo ay kabataan lang 15 to 35 and gusto niyong mas makoncentrate natin ng ating efforts pwede po tayong sumali sa isang bayan youth you can check out po yung aming mga links dito and you can join using this time yun maraming salamat po sa Pakikunig at nandito na po tayong nagtatapos I hope na naenggan niya tayo na kita natin yung power ng kabataan and dahil dito ay mas maging involved pa tayo para ming salamat po para ming salamat din sa U.S.R.N.A.C.O ng UP system thank you so much for reminding especially sa lahat na magkabataan na maging bahagi ng mga organization at palakasin ito mga organization nato lalo na papatating na ang ating halalan thank you so much for that very insightful presentation student region ko malaki at ang hamon sa atin na maabot ang lahat ng kabataan and we can do that kung magpapalimita tayo sa online platforms pero to dive in more into this matter we have the president of the PUP communication society we have Caroline Jean Picard Caroline good morning good morning sir Jules hi okay so before we begin bahagi mo naman sa samin Caroline ano nga ba itong ginagawa ng PUP communication society yes po PUP communication society we are the premier and mother organization of the college of communication and for more than 34 years we've been serving the college we've been embracing the mission of producing excellent student leaders creating an inclusive environment for all and of course serving the students with unceasing love and passion also PUP comes up is known for its dedication in aiming our goals pursuing our goals by means of organizing events such as symposiums workshops leadership trainings team buildings and of course outreach programs very interesting lahat ang activities and projects ng PUP communication society so on that note Caroline go ahead with your presentation yes can you please share my presentation so greetings your attendees and panelists I'm honored here to share my knowledge on the youth both defying expectations and upholding responsibilities so next please so as honorable Renee said earlier that we as the youth we have higher stakes in what's to come for the nation and I'm just going to add more from a youth's perspective and discuss what's in store for the 2022 national elections and what we should look forward to from the youth from us so first is to raise your hand and raise your standards next please so at this time it's a time to ask ourselves if we are content with this representative how we are being represented by the national government and the youth today we have higher standards on beauty queens beauty pageants rather than of our politicians sabi na kanyan ni Dr. Wakid na mayroon sa Pilipinas nakasanayan natin yung bumoto based on popularity and not on the qualities of this public service and that should not be the case and we must also be critical of this public service or else we might just be settling for leaders who may not really represent what is beneficial for the people so looking at how our leaders handled this global crisis really placed a significant role in our decision making therefore as future leaders we must choose those who are proactive and immersion so tiba nakikita natin ngayon sa society natin na mayroong present injustices human rights violation lalang-lalang na sa mga minorities and sa mga oppressed and napakalaking hamon para sa mga public servant na lagit-laging mga bosses ng minority group such as LGBTQIA plus indigenous people women and of course the workers of informal sectors and we should remember that the public servants must always align their decisions with their characters sabi din ka nina ng other campanas natin and the laws must always be for the people next please next is to have democracy is an action and it is a participatory process it was said by Miss Carmela Funduenda the executive director of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism so one of our rules as the youth and the citizens of a democratic country is taking our politicians into account it always worked both ways and we must exercise our power exercise our right to suffrage and because voting for right leaders if it equates a better healthcare system and equal rights for all and there was a survey conducted by the ASEAN Starry centers which states that 17.9% of the Filipinos next please really strongly this approve of the government's pandemic response and it is considered as the highest approval rate among the South Asian countries so what does this say about us and for us youth it is a reminder that our job is to reassess the information and the performances of the national government of course such as the urgency to focus on their responses when it comes to priorities like the ASEAN shutdown the red tag gangs and the lack of budget for our healthcare workers so despite the pandemic that's really that's their focus and that's what we should reassess and doing so we're assessing this it will really drive us to choose leaders that are competent and just next please so we have to actively participate and contribute so as IOT ba masyada tayong affected with what we call the generation gap kung saan yung opinions natin dina-discreted child stereotypes such as wala na matayin ng mga panahon na iyon masyada tayong pawok and that that say really can rapidly makes us feel empowered and therefore we tend to believe that our voices will not be heard or even if we are heard we are not really taken seriously so we should keep in mind na it gumawa ka ng kahit anong contribution ng mga third house mall it is sa abot ng makakaya mo it could really make sa bingadin kanina ni student regent that kahit hindi agad agaran kahit hindi para sa bayan no it's apart for the student council the organizations to really do and contribute to the society and to the community so next is as part of the youth next please despite all the negativity it is really essential to engage in formal political processes and conversations because we have a say and formulating the today's and tomorrow's politics so what I'm asking from the youth is please don't give them the power and the satisfaction of being excluded or disengaged from the decisions making and the debates about the political issues really a significant portion and we've seen this earlier in the statistics that the significant portion of the population could have little to no influence in the decision that will affect the nation and lastly our active contributions we have seen it from the past that it had already forced regimes from power and we can still bring democratic values to life just as Dr. Jimenez said earlier that if there is youth leadership we will be able to infuse new ideas and solutions to problems that directly affects the youth so next please ayon so second to the last is we are indeed the right information so for those who have watched the first episode of the webinar series it was about trolling and how it spurred peak use and information especially the digital age and it is crucial for us young people especially for the first time voters to arm ourselves with fact check informations and we have to do this by doing background checks on trusted sources one of my tip is to look at the history of these candidates trying to earn our votes to do this by reviewing the bills they voted for reading the statements about essential issues and we have to be vigilant on these reports like what was said by the finalist earlier we have to be vigilant and do not be blinded by flowering words from advertisement and we have to really focus on policies by these candidates next please next please so lastly we have the social media is the game changer next please so as we know political interactions are no longer limited on election season di ba nga sabi ko ni na napat ang start ng pag-dibigay ng candidates ng kanilang platforms pagpupunta sa mga ibang places in the countries should really start by next year pa and that's not happening in our country right now we can see politicians, public servants who are directly lobbying their democracies through social media and they really are dominating social media platforms such as Twitter, TikToks and even gaming apps and what we should do is we have to balance the scales as youth by questioning the things we see online and maximizing, mobilizing all the social media spaces to speak with positive changes and initiating an open dialogue and most of the youth of course na hirapan tayo sa online class but really there's still a great population na may unlimited access sa internet and to all the information and as media literate people as the youth na maalam din sa media we have to really be responsible din sa pag-educate ng respected communities and our families even our families magpalabasang ng fake news din nga, we have to give them the right and correct information even na lahat na ng fake news ay sobrang damya sa internet and those media literate are the targets of the cruel websites so lastly din na nodakon ng documentary before ni Mariesa it was The Thousand Cuts and it said that there really is a big challenge pa regarding to the access of right and proper information in the media and therefore most adults and elders they rely on alternative media such as blogs Facebook rather than the mainstream so my last words is to really let us keep an open mind and enlighten the unaware always enlighten this literate people in a civilized manner so that's all for my presentation I hope I gain a huge perspective for the upcoming national elections alright, thank you so much Caroline Jean Picard from BUP Communication Society thank you so much for reminding us especially on the part of being armed with right information especially now when social media is tested basically with several disinformation when you say disinformation and disinformation there is there is do I have audio? yes, yes you have audio where information tapag disinformation yung sinasabi merong intent to confuse so let's be very wise when we're using social media alright so at this point we're relying for that and we definitely agree with you that we must utilize all forms of communication especially that we have Facebook, Twitter even TikTok and almost all kinds of social media platforms where the youth are very active so please have a point for the Q&A session at this point may request all our speakers to please switch on your videos for the Q&A session so once again we have here John is back by the way so at this point before we proceed to the Q&A we will have our next speaker John Marlou John are you here? John? John are you here? John okay we'll just wait for we're here okay go ahead so how's it going? what are our efforts to vote for education sa makabata? yes John okay go ahead can you hear me? yes yes you can hear me I'm sorry and may apologies because I had power interruptions so I need to transfer to at the other side to connect but to confirm if my connection is okay can you hear me? you can hear you John okay but if I don't start video so that I can connect with the IS good morning everyone I am J.M. I'm Cedre okay so we could adhere J.M. because our area so let's try again J.M. but in the meantime as mentioned earlier we will be having our Q&A and as part of this Q&A is back to our fun quiz na sinagotan po ninyong lahat sa ating Mentimeter poll so let's see the results of our Mentimeter poll para sa darating na-election so so far 84 of our participants said that yes rastrado na sila sa mantala 35 ang hindi pa okay so alam nyo nang gagawin nyo ha sa 35 natin kailangan nyo magparihistro bago ang deadline sa katapusan ang focus natin sa part na ito so ito yung word cloud natin ang question is ano ang basehanin nyo ang isang kandidato babasahin natin yung pinaka malalaki dito sa word cloud natin so we have makatao tapat may integrity makabayan competent responsible makabansa honest may panindigad among others so with the word cloud that we are seeing at the center of the word cloud is makatao and I think this is a very good characteristic of the type of people that we have in this particular program that we have at the center of the word cloud is makatao at the center of the word cloud that we have in this particular forum that kapag nag-isip tayo ng decision or kapag nag-concidera tayo ng magiging action hindi na lang yung sarili natin yung ini-isip natin kung ano ang magiging effecto din ito sa ibang tao kaya siguro din yung hinahanap natin ang kandidato ay yung may ganoong pagtingin din may similar perspective in their action as well that when they act when they choose when they decide on particular loss and how it will be implemented it should not only be for them it should not only be for the benefit of a few but for the common good I think may malaking is the difference of the greatest good for the greater number versus the common good kasi kapag sinabi mo the greatest good for the greater number meron at meron kang may iwan pero kung common good ang pinuperso mo at makatao yung perspectiveo ang tinitignan mo gagawin may yung lahat para masigurado na walang may iwan so lahat ay makikinabang so I like where this word cloud is going especially na naka-focus tayo sa makatao Thank you Doctor Louie Can we hear it from Doctor Joaquin? Yes Thanks Actually curious ang word cloud natin kasi lumailabas ito yung mga so hindi na tayo more concerned sa mismong credentials hindi lang yung makalino pero dapat moral siya ando na isendamyan ito natin So yung kasing pag-iisip Actually curious siyan dahil for the longest time the Philippines at least yung political atmosphere natin kiniwiwala yung morality sa mga patas yung yung titatawag the legal siya nagtualo ako dahil makatama si Sir James na nagkakarod na ng pagpabagos pag-iisip na makabutandin natin at yun nang kailangan natin yung pag-iisip ng mga kabatakan natin Thank you Doctor Joaquin Let's hear it from S.R. Rene S.R. Ko Na pressure ko ako na iaplay yung mga social science concepts na kuning ko muna sa balloon pero agreedin po ako na striking yung center yung mga nanduon makatao, integrity tapat it really shows na ang hinahanap natin sa candidates ngayon ay yung humanity nila So yung pagka-relate niya kung paano nakikita na this same person shares these same struggles and dahil may understanding tayo ay kaya niya yung action sa policies kasi kung hinahanap nga naman natin ay siguro yung street smarts ay it might not mean necessarily it might not translate to understanding kung anong pinagdadaanan ng sectors ng normal na Filipino na sa ibad-ibang crisis yung kaharap natin So nakita ko lang doon na siguro ito yung hinahanap ngayon in the face of this present administration kung saan, you can argue na wala or na sobrang natago yung gantong traits in how nililid yung country and kaya ngayon hinahanap siya pabalik Thank you, Sir Rene Lalo na sa makatao na wala yung concepto na yan nitoong past 5 years that's my personal take Now let's proceed Maraming salamat mo sa mga nagparticipate sa ating mentimeter fund quiz and we will also be having a post test later on just to assess if our audience have increased their knowledge from this webinar and there's a lot of work to be done but never forget para po ito sa ating bayan At this point, we will entertain some questions from our audience So, sisi lipin ko po dito sa ating Q&A and maari po kayong magpadalapa na yung questions dito para sa mga nasa zoom natin para mabasa po natin For questions addressed to Spokesperson Jimenez As mentioned earlier, you can directly tweet him of course via Twitter and he responds immediately So, I'd like to take this question from an anonymous attendee The question is what are your views on the idea that we have bad politicians during elections and that the people would just resort to voting for the lesser evil? Okay, so ano po ang pananaw na dyan? Dr. Ignacio Okay, mayhidap yan mayhidap yan sagutin from a sociological perspective baka mas philosophical but I think yung lesser evil kasi I don't personally believe that we should settle on a lesser evil I mean, we should push for qualified candidates and we should push for people who really have the proper motivation to run the country po pwede kasi natin sabihin na kaya lesser evil kasi wala anaman talagang protectong kandidato walang perfect candidate but it should not stop us from pushing and from selecting people who will not even categorize as a lesser evil but the appropriate leader for that post kapag kasi tinanggap natin na we're voting for this person because this person is the lesser evil then we gave up on the idea that the election that the government will be run by a qualified candidate by a qualified person kaya ako personally I do not necessarily subscribe to that idea of voting for the lesser evil maybe JJ has a different perspective on that Yeah, so interesting question actually I agree with Louis in a way kasi to say that you have bad candidates it's already to have a value judgment regarding the current pool of candidates that we have tapos, we say na, oh, we'll run to these bad people and let's look for the lesser of them pero yung ganyang klasing pag-isip already assumes that you have all bad apples and I don't think that that's the right attitude when you are looking for a person who will represent you or represent us that will govern us kasi ganoon na yung ganyang ganyang pag-isip ang tawag dila yung poisoning the will pinasal mo na yung yung misbong pool mo So baan ay na ang pinahamagantang tingnan muna, may 3 kang tanong itong tawag ba na ito qualified para i-represent ako itong tawag ba na ito yung will fair o ka pahana will it secure, will he or she secure justice and fairness for everyone kaya kung masasagot may mga tanong na yung yung taon na yung, masasagot na yes, siya yung then he's not a bad egg or she's not a bad person, he's not a lesser evil or she's not a lesser evil because she may be qualified to the post Okay, thank you. On your view naman, SR René nang pagdating sa usapin na usapin na pipili na lang lesser evil, yung iba naman kahit nag gusto nila principiadong boto sana, mapapaisip sila na baka masayang lang yung boto kung hindi na mawid na policy candidate So ano ang pananaw mo sa ganunong class yung mindset? So it's it's very political noon parang you have to weigh yung siguro, titig na natin kung may mga gusto tayong maenact na policies at the end of the day pano natin siya may ensure that that is the future na makakita natin do we go for parang the winnable one do we go for yung talagang gapat that is a very important question na kailangan natin masagot and dito sa siyempre, pagtingin natin yung kailangan natin leader yung principiado nag-engage sa mga issues yung mga sagot sa mga problema na nag-crop up and hindi lang dahil may dala siya na na people na pweding bumoto sa hanya So it's currently September so parang bringing it on a practical level I hope na may engage tayo dito sa mga campaigns para yung mga candidates na gusto natin whether it be on the level of issues whether it be sa kanyang pag campaign para yung nakita natin na gusto natin candidate ay siya yung magkaroon ng mas malaking chance sa dulo Thank you, SR. At the next question, at siguro we can hear the angle of maybe sociological and philosophical The question is as socially aware or power greedy Ano na, pahilap ng pahilap yung mga tanong but that's a good sign that our participants really are thinking and the questions are really critical Well we can and dalo wa dalo wa yung characteristics na bidigay niyan socially aware politically greedy Pwede kasi natin syantignan as two extremes na one should exist without the other or pwede natin syantignan na both can exist in different varieties One for socially aware I think that's a must I think that's a must the people in the government people in the administration should be aware of what's happening from all sectors from the ground up and vice versa for us to or for the people in the government to provide better judgment quality decisions they should be aware they should be socially immersed into what's happening politically greedy medyo negative agad yung ano e yung connotation at it sa salitan greedy but we have to accept the reality that in the discourse of politics you need power and whoever is in the government especially if even if the intention is very good even if the intention is very good they need power so hindi man greedy kaya na ibang level hindi man greedy they need power to convert these good intentions into policies and to implement these policies into actual work on the ground so baka hindi sa extreme baka in ingredation in different levels one socially aware yes power hungry needing of power yes but not to the extent of overpower Thank you Dr. Louis Dr. JJ Interesting question about social awareness or political greediness I agree with Louis again na hindi sa opposing extremes hindi socially aware ka hindi ka na politically greedy or vice versa but on the other hand a government having those qualities of being socially aware or being politically greedy kasi ang nakikita ko din sa tanong parang may assumption disjunction siya either ito or ito kung ito, tapat hindi ito or whatever ngayon maaaring anguluhin natin ang ibang classing na tignan na sa ibang anguluh yung tanong so tanuhin natin naman ba natin as the citizen of this country yung malasakit ng gobier para sa kapakanan natin sa yun yung social awareness tapos tanongin natin yung political side yung greediness yung gobier do ba natin na ay gusto panghawakan yung posisyon na yun kama ay power siya so yung power or authority we legitimize the government to our food or whatever by paying taxes yun yung legitimation ng government yun yung power niya do nang gagaling pero ang tanong do yung gobier do ba natin gusto panghawakan yung power na yun gusto pa ba nila natin pa rin sa posisyon para hindi sila madimanda or whatever pero yun yun so tanong socially aware translates into narahamdaman ba natin yung gobier yung power ng gobier na sa atin napapangalagaan ba nila yung health care natin yung health care workers natin ekonomiyo natin education sector yun yung negative yung answer mo do tin maan so sa gobier na ngayon yun kung positive naman yung answer mo na gusto pa rin nila sa power kaya katatak po yung anak never mind mahirap ang commento dito sa home baka gusto pa nilang nandong pa rin sila sa akapang yung health care which is well depends on you if you are for that kind of program Thanks Dr. JJ Before I proceed to the RU Threps follow up nand sa nabangit mo Dr. JJ kasi nabangit mo kanini malasakit so pumasok sa akin do na how can we go beyond the slogans or the promises during campaigns kasi di ba minsan na dalatayon na tapang at malasakit to win nadaan yung ma-desente yung maganyan how can we is there any way that we could measure a candidate beyond the slogans that they are giving kasi personal comment ko lito tapang at malasakit definitely seguro may tapang sa ilang bagay pero yung malasakit obviously it's not there so how can we go beyond the sloganeering and measure our candidates na pwede natin magamit during elections Now that's a very good question and I challenge yung communication scientists natin dito yung mga psychologists natin kasi there's a kind of phenomenon na tinatawag na sloganeering that is for yung sound piting so kailangan natin yung message mo kaya ito ka iplay tapos laliter sa mga sa parang alohat hantu akay di ba ano yung para sa mga hirap si whoever or tapang at malasakit or to me to dad yung maganyan classic slogans kasi big lang ano siya ni parang advertisement na hangit ako ay biblin ako niya parang ane yung yung campaign yung na-market nila yung sarig nila so how do we go beyond that eh, siyempre kailangan mo tignan yung product to that is di ba kung biblik na siya nang shampoo hindi lang dahil sa 9 out of 10 movie stars ginagamit siya siya nang shampoo na ito tignan mo subukan mo umais ba yung book mo mapalba o numibis ba and so may the same token pagkingin nang may yung mga kandidato mo yung mga nagkaanan ngayon nagkakampaanya na namin tina mo yung track record may lumabas pa talaga na patas yung kong bisista na ito o yung selaladaro na ito o may rambang na contribute o naambag sa bayan itong presidentin na ito o itong vice president ito dun mo mga hita yun hindi lang sa slogan tignan mo kung ane yung track record kung ane naging output kasi yung pinah-meassure mo lang para mga hita yun hindi mo na kailating na yung intenso nung tao good intentions bad actions or sabi nambanda bad intentions pero good actions yung nangalabas hindi nila nating outputs I hope that's clear. Yeah Thank you so much Dr. JJ Okay, so for our youth reps we have of course still SRNA and Caroline here on Zoom there is a question here as someone who is a first time voter how can we distinguish those candidates so of a clear and good sorry good intentions for their platforms and those who are doing it only to gather popularity and for theatrics para sa mga first time voters natin can we hear it first from Caroline maybe muna Caroline then SR Hello Hello Magyong rinig na ba? Hello, sorry Magyong chafi kasi yung kasi yung may repeat it's her Jones po magamay unstable connection po Yeah, the question is asan nabaya deka andaming pumasok as a first time voter or the question wait, I'm still looking for it pat na wala Okay, as a first time voter parang the question is papano tayo makakagawa ng mas ma ayos na napagboto lalo nat maraming mga theatrics na mga lumalabas parang how do we draw the line? Okay po kasi before even before registered voter ako siyempre meron ako mga criteria may mga standards na ako for our countries leaders and since then it has have always remained the same first is tignan ko yung moral values nila yung high political experience and of course current social and world's issues na inilalahok nila po alam naman natin na what we strive for and push forward is the betterment of our communities and our governing powers and in my opinion officials should put the welfare of the citizens as a priority and especially in the most crucial time it's no secret that most of us are educated enough and imersionably disappointed with the conduct of the current administrations so for our next leaders and for our first time voters isipin natin that officials should not care about their status or name or any simple matter outside the nations or the people's needs our country is really struggling in different sectors and we need people who can make decisions that place our citizens at top priority and make educated justified decisions and to answer also your question kung pa na natin aalesin attention sa mga overly dramatic is I think the nation should be better off without overly dramatic officials as well ayin po okay, thank you SR kaya naman nga po yung last point ng Caroline sa tanang naman din po similar to how Prof. JJ answered it and as I see it here in the comments important po yung discernment so the only way to distinguish it is to involve ourselves in more activities engage in political education kumagat sa ibat-ibang mga affairs, activities para mas ma-inform tayo kung paano ba natin makikita yung truth yung reality doon sa beyond doon sa communication strategy ng isang candidate so pag nakikita ko rin yung importance ng communication strategy parang bilang bahagi ng sambayan news yun yung parang lagi na may iniisip paano ba to paano ba kami magkakam across sa masa ganyan pero nasalikod noon dapat ay yung mga pagsagot yung meat ng gusto nating mangyare so yung public proposals nila yung platforms nila maayos ba cookie cutter ba neroon ba silang dala na bago o responsive doon sa situation na natin na ninaranasan nga yun or parang is it more of the same old does it criticize yun nakitita ba nga yung mali nakitita ba nga yung kaya nga improve ng current situation or does it pander to the present people in power simply because hindi siya willing iribot ito or ayong yung magkakita ng meat ito ay just some pointers that you can use sa guide para makita kung genuine ba yung tao behind the campaign and of course it's also important to note that the candidate is not alone in forwarding kung anuman yung platform nyan yung dala ng candidate dala niya yung background niya it means dala niya yung connections na meron siya so yung mga people surrounding that version will also dictate yung mga policies na nilalabas niya so yung only answer to it really is huwag tayong bumitao huwag tayong maging satisfied sa unan nating nakitita laliming pa natin yung kalaman natin through one capacity to read political messaging and two actually reading the political messaging and talk this question is for Dr. Louis the question is maybe you could reiterate yung mga nabagito kanina sir pero the question is what have you observed as the biggest mistake or wrong mindset among voters for the past years or election seasons okay I think I think one of the the most prominent is and nabangit na din ito kanina is yung idea na my vote is just one vote na if we have that mindset and a good number of us have the same mindset then anon na lang yung mangyayade nabah I mean kung ang iniisip natin ay isal lang tayo mahirap iirap around yung idea na even one vote make that change but that's actually what we would want to push as a message that even one vote is essential is very significant so wag natin iisip na dahil isal lang yung voto natin it will not be it will not affect the outcome of the elections hindi na tayo ba voto kasing akong madami tayo na ang iniisip then wala talagang mangyayade sa atin hindi natin makukuhay yung dami ng voto na gusto natin na magparticipate that and siguro second is yung question ng winability ng candidate kung kung dun tayo na ka-focus sa winability na ibo voto natin siya kasi siya yung most probably mananalo hindi na natin ibo voto yung gusto natin talagang ibo to dahil feeling natin kahit ibo to natin siya hindi naman talagang siya mananalo so ito yung mga negative negative ideas I think na papuede natin or dapat natin tignan dapat natin pag-aralan ulit para hindi siya maging hindi siya maka-affecto sa maganda saan ng ira-resulta ng election sa 2022 so never never think that you're just one vote and never think that since you think that the candidate is not winable you will not vote them and instead vote for someone who is popular as defined by JJ. Thanks Dr. Louis. Next question is for Dr. JJ pero there's a follow up for you again Dr. Louis after this because it's about family so institution ulit so the question for you Dr. JJ is can generational gap be a factor as to why older generation tends to stick to na makatribo thinking if so how can you prevent this kind of thinking since the older generation especially within families are the first people to influence the younger people. Okay interesting point about generational gap. Yes that's true may mga tao kasi yung mga sinau na sa atay pero kanong mag-isip katribo, kamaghanak and so on and so forth yung mga kaan yung kanong kasing pag-isip na hindi naman siya makaluma pero kanong yung tendency na mga tao talagay tiba kung sino yung ka-in mo yung patropa mo doon ka-papabor yung pala-effect pero on the other hand kayo nanandito ngayong sa forum na to na nakikimik maan ang iba na yung pag-isip nyo at kayo ang may numbers tayo yung may number siyong isila kung kiting nang mo yung craft na pinakidani Sir James C. Mines kanina tayo yung na sa majority so kung bumabas yung ating karitong kasing pag-isip na nag-i-isip tayo nang matawid tungkol sa anong patalaga ang tamang iba oto kung sino ba talaga ang tamang iba oto din yung dominance ng old generation mawawala kasi yung we're working popular vote so inyong ano natin we have that we have the number so if we our voice is heard by our vote din nasisway na yung old generation ngayon benta rin ako doon sa sinabi ni Sir James din about it's hard time kasi yung mga nang sa ages 18-40 we are the young ones dahil na yung mag-didikta sa ating people so dapat ay yung maging active kasi hindi na natin titingnan yung mga parents natin of 50, 60, 70s, 80s kasi iba na yung kanilang pag-isip lipas na yung kanilang generation of course kila natin matutusalila kila natin makita akong mga positive na bikin nila sa atin pero obviously you need to improve and we have the capability to give an audience thanks for talking about families so for younger voters bilang anak na kanilang mga magulang where do we draw the line kasi siyempre nakikinig tayo sa mga magulang na ating sumusunot tayo kand it's very cultural di ba yung seniority so where do we draw the line especially when we are talking about election ma sensitive o talaga na usapend kapag pumapasok na yung politika sa pamilya o yung discussion ng politika sa pamilya maraming nag-aaway dahil dyan but if you're asking is when to draw the line then you have to consider the future kahit na gaano siya kasi I don't know superficial or something na kaklishae na sabihin na ang piagusapan natin ay yung hinahara we have to consider that when we engage in a discourse with any member of the family first of course hindi mo maya ales yung concepto ng respeto pamilya yan kadugu yan kahit nagkakay ba kayo ng pananao sa politika sa lipunan kailangan i-engage mo sila still in a very respectful manner I think if you are informed then katulad niya nang masabi mo kanina kung mulat ka sa lipunan kung mulat ka sa katutohanan kasalanan na yung pumikiti so kung nakikita mo ang discussion ang discusso sa pamilya ay pumupunta sa direction na nakadumedebende sa la sa fake news o hindi tama yung information na nakukuhan na nila then bilang ikaw yung may access sa tamang information ito-on mo sila doon sa tamang information na yan kung pwede hindi mo yung ipilit sa kanila sabihin mo o siga ma o siga pa o siga dito ito basahin mo to dito panorin mo to hindi mo kina kailangan na ikaw mismo yung magsabi na hindi malika mali yung pilago ko na mo ng impalmasyon hayaan mo na makita nila yung pinanggagalingan mo basis sa impalmasyon na nakukuha mo so despeto pa din kung na yan pangalawa future ay ang pilago usapan na natin ay yung buhay mo buhay ng pamilya mo buhay sa Pilipinas in five, six years from today and in five, six years from today maaring ikaw na yung nagtatabaho ikaw na yung nagbabayad ng tax ikaw na yung affectado ng lahat ng policiya na ipapatupad at iimplement ng susunod na administration yung mga magulang natin po pwede yung nagtatabaho pa din sila po pwede yung iba sa kanila ay retilado na pero tayo bilang yung mga susunod na generation working force providing for the economy it's our future that we are talking about so hindi ko sinasabing maging disrespectful kayo sa magulang ninyo hindi ko sinasabing sa lungatin nyo sila ang sinasabi ko ay begin nyo sila na mas maraming opopton nidad para mas maraming malaman una pangalawa iparamdam ninyo na kayo ay may alam at dahil kayo ay may alam gusto ninyong makapag decision para sa inyo at para sa kinabukasan I think that's a a good strategy on how to discuss and continue a discourse especially about politics within the family Thank you so much Dr. Louis and thank you to all our speakers now we have reached our last question this is a fast round for everyone on the panel the question is sa tingin ninyo mulat na ba ang mga kabataan ngayon at bakit ninyo ito na sabi let's begin with Karoline Karoline go ahead Yes po of course as part of the youth I would have to say yes kasi katatoy nang sabi ko kani na di ba we are often stereotyped as ignorant when we voice out our opinions on matters and issues that were passed our time but it is important for me to say that just because we're young does not mean that we are unaware we are not blinded our generation grew up with access to information that helps develop our sense of awareness and responsibility towards social injustices and of course being woke is always going to be accompanied by toxic incidents mainly when their views are from the norms from our opinions but when we are loud dead for freely speaking our mind that's why kaming mga kabataan we must also understand that once Judith communicate is listening listening can also be a powerful political act and all I'm saying here for this question is we are not afraid to ask the house and the wise generation is considered as the forefront advocates and activists for change and we continue to realize that injustices left unchecked will affect us gravely and that's why I think we continue to complain we continue to be critical and participate in discussions that challenge the national concerns Thank you Caroline Jean de Carr from PUP Let's hear it from SR Renee Luwico Yes, the answer is yes mulat na po ang kabataan at nakikita po natin sa mga ibat-ibang paraan nila na inie-express ang kanilang dissatisfaction ang kanilang nakikita ang solution dito at paano mas nai-involved in formal or informal authorities or parang places of authority na may exhibit ang mga solution na ito na dito tayo sa social media we're speaking out on-ground we're organizing may mobilizations and rallies kung saan ay binubuga exactly ang mga pagingin sa mga issue sa on-the-level of solutions ay nandito ang mga ibat-ibang proposals na may rin yung kabataan nandito ang kanilang tangible research and efforts yung mga publicity materials yung reports pinapakita kung paano nila ay digest yung information na ito yung pagpasok nila in formal and informal centers of power to exhibit yung leadership student councils lumalakas yung kanilang involvement dumadami yung mga organizations even in yung mga tiktok parang in like Facebook groups na yung mga aim dito ay pinapakita yung nag-dibigilang ng advice on housing ganyan nero mga political discussions so dahil dito nakakita natin naging mulat na yung kabataan it's a matter of providing clear direction kung saan na to translate yung kanilang kamulatan into action and it starts with elections ito yung parang minimalist napagtingin natin sa democracy the easiest way to participate but also nandito yung parang maximalist definition of democracy nandito yung pag lobby ng bills pag create ng bills nandito yung pagpasok sa mga town hall pag-dibigay ng direct na advice sa ating mga politicians na paano gumawa ng mga policy and solutions sa mga problem na ito so ayin po marami po tayo kaya po yan okay Thank you SR. at Dr. JJ, kayo pa ako medyo pragmatic ako eh so mulat na ba kayo? mulat na ba tayo? Abangan ng suturun na kabanata gusto umahita yan sa Mayo 2022 at sa mga hinaharapan Salamat sa Hamon na yan Dr. JJ na asalat na mga kapataan ikaw naman Dr. Louis Ya, I was smiling because I was about to say the same thing as JJ yung kalalabasan ng 2022 elections talagang magsasabi na yung generation ng kabataan na meron tayo ngayon ay mulat na siguro to add to that and to add to what Renee has mentioned I agree there should be a transition from the thought yung pagiging mulat sa action sa ginagawa and I think on top of that is a collective effort I mean collective movement from the youth from the young people to take it to themselves na may gagawin sila na susulong sila at ito ay ginagawa nila para sa sector ng youth Salamat Thanks Dr. Louis Thank you once again to everyone on our panel and to end our Q&A session we'll be asking each of you to give your parting words to our youth voters and we will give you a moment to think about that as we flash our zoom panel evaluation poll on the screen to our zoom attendees please take this moment to answer a quick poll of just five questions to show our panel our great appreciation they have graciously taken the time from their very hectic schedules to be with us today okay so yan nakikita niyo sa inyong mga zoom ang ating short poll so pakasagot talang po yan so we'll just leave the poll open so you can continue keying in your answers as we proceed with our program for the parting words let's begin once again with Caroline Jean Picard go ahead I just want to say that we have to be part of the solution and as the youth we have to actively engage in the upcoming 2022 election and of course our soul power as young people of tomorrow is not just during the elections but also after that and to the community as a whole of course some would even say that we are watchdogs and storytellers and lastly kailangan natin ni assist yung ibang tao na magkaraon na inform decision and to be involved mag natin haiaan na yung mga previous hindrances ay maging form of discouragement from us to register and exercise our vote that's all thank you thanks Caroline once again that's Caroline Jean Picard from PUP next we have SR Renee Luisco Renee go ahead Good morning sa mga kabataan na nakakarinig at posibly mabasa to in live tweets it's the time ito yung ating test para makita kung talaga bang involved tayo talaga bang we will be taking the helm of our future ito na yung ating opportunity para mapakita kung anong classing leadership ang gusto natin ipakita anong gusto natin lipunan ang idil at sa kinabokasan and para naman mas maging involved tayo may rami tayong layers na kailang e break through there's the self there's the personal the family the friends there's the community yung ating mga schools yung ating mga organizations and then there's the nation kung saan magpatranslate tin saan na yung ating small efforts cascading into larger effects na makaka-touch din sa puso, sa isip ng kapokabataan at yung mga iba natin mga fellow citizens so sulong lang po at kung hindi pa and sure kung hesitan tayo na maging involved ay small steps lang simple tiktok, simple retreat simple like and then later pasap sa mga dindong discussion mag-discuss with your friends and then bumoto and then pagkatapos ng ereksyon ay translate natin yung ating awareness yung ating action into more yun lang po, thank you thank you sir Renee Luizco now let's hear it from doctor DJ Joaquin thanks Jules, thanks for the organizers of this forum been a pleasure working with you guys so message lang lagi magtanong, pakit ba natin ginagawa ang pagboto para ka rin na to at paano ba natin tapat kawin thank you alright, thank you so much doctor JJ, Joaquin now let's hear it last but not the least doctor Louis Benedict Ignacio thank you, thank you Jules siguro isa nalang ano for the young members when you reflect you have to realize that you are part of a larger society whatever you do affects other people in the society at large and vice versa what is happening at the macro level at the level of the society so do not never ever shrink yourself into just an individual because you are part of a society and you are a significant part of the society whether you vote if you vote or if you not vote will have rippling effects not only to you but to other people as well thank you, thank you thank you for that reminder doctor Louis Ignacio once again maraming-maraming salamat po sa ating panel begin natin sila ng isang virtual warm round of applause salamat po sa inyo para sa napakarobos discussion on Bata Bata mulat ka naba the youth vote 2022 and you are now sharing the panel evaluation results on your screens right now ay nakikita niya po yan and a great percentage of our viewers have given us very high remarks on our panel so that's more than 75% of our participants participated in this online poll and as mentioned earlier you're now launching our post test so you can assess your progress okay your progress in knowledge and understanding acquired from this webinar okay alright so yan po nakikita po natin the results from our mentor so thank you so much to all of you okay so we will keep the post test open in the background as we proceed with our program now it's my distinct pleasure to introduce to you a public servant and the bureau chief in the northern Mindanao from Philippine news agency he's also a part time faculty at the Liseo de Kagayan University and University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines to give the services and closing remarks please welcome the project lead for Bata Bata mulat ka na ba the youth vote 2022 Neff Luxon Thank you sir Jules the Philippines communication society would like to thank our guests and panelists for sharing their time for this event I hope you will still get the same or even better degree of participation in our future webinar series on my forum our guests have said a lot of insightful messages that revolve around the youth and their crucial role in the elections as data would show based on the statistics presented earlier by student region Renato indeed the youth sector can influence the social political dynamics in the 2022 elections and even to the future elections Pamelik director James Jimenez has been said that the youth if they will master their acts together they should install leaders based on their majority votes even that in 2019 the youth had around 22 million votes in addition this is why the youth must vote for future leaders who are consistent and have proactive participation in immersion to communities and being with minority groups as what Ms. Caroline Picard mentioned Dr. Louis Ignacio said well it's hard to assume for a unified vote youth vote but having political maturity is very important nonetheless and Dr. Jeremiah Watkins three arguments on why you should vote gave us a realization that we need to deepen our understanding on the house and why of voting for the deserving candidates lastly we go back to what Dr. Mark Posais image showing Martin Luther King giving us an important lesson that there are many ways in framing personalities and discourses that we need to exercise a critical mind makagal ng mulat ang makabataan subali pagiging mulat ay ang pagkakaroon ng malawak na perspectiveo na hindi lang sa iisan dimension tayo nakabase pagiging mulat ang pagkikilala o pagkilala sabat ibang paniniwala at opinion ang iba bilang isang democraticong lipunan at iisa isip ang maraming mga bosses mga pananaw na minsan hindi na ayon sa ating gusto ngunit ang maalaga na ang pinilin natin mga pananaw ay malaya natin na ipapahaya ang mulat natin ay gabay sa isang makayapa at sa gradong election sa 2022. Maraming salamat po. Maraming maraming salamat po sa inyo Nefluxon for that synthesis. Sana po ay marami po tayong natutunan sa webinar na ito and we are now sharing the post test results for our viewers you can see on your screens so yan po 91 po in nakapagparehistro at may 35 po tayo magpaparehistro bago matapos ang deadline and the next part okay consistent pa rin po nang mungunat na gusto natin na makatao yung pagbabasihan natin sa pagpili sa isang kandidato sunundan ng pagiging matapat, integrity among others. So maraming salamat po and we can see distinct increase and knowledge and understanding of these issues by the post test results okay so if you have actively participated will get most out of this interactive program. As mentioned this webinar is part of a series of the National Forum on Communication and Democracy that's Philippine elections 2022 PCS will be having a webinar every second Wednesday of the month until May 2022 so please mark your calendars next month will be featuring campaign dynamics during the pandemic with Pia Honteveros as your host creator so please stay tuned for updates in the PCS website or Facebook page you can see right now on your screens several details about that this formally closes the first national forum the second national forum this is the first second the first national forum on communication and democracy Philippine elections 2022 and we look forward to your company again every second Wednesday of the month that's a 9 to 11 am manila time if you have not done so yet please register to vote the future is in your hands once again akposi Jules Giang mula sa Rappler on behalf of the Philippines communication ID let us strengthen our country's democratic foundations through communication. Marami silat mo sa inyong lahat at magingat mo tayong lahat thank you