Election 2016

Voter Awareness Seminar

March 4, 2016
DLSP General Assembly

Module 1 : My Country My Vote

Module 2 : My Choice My Service
Module 3 : My Vote Our Future

Session Objectives
1. Identify important issues
confronting the community and
the country
2. Become aware of the basics of
politics
3. Understand the importance of
elections

Workshop
1. What do you want for your
country? (Vision)
2. What do you think are the
most important issues of the
country?

WHAT DOES THE SURVEY

SAYS?

KEY ISSUES (Pulse Asia)

Increase Pay of Workers (38%)

Illegal Drugs & drug addiction (36%)
Rising cost of goods/Inflation (30%)
Graft & corruption (30%)
Poverty (Kahirapan) 29%
Unemployment & UnderEmployment (26 %)
Peace and Order (24%)
Enforcing the law to rich & poor
(20%)

KEY ISSUES (Pulse Asia)

Increase Pay of Workers (38%)

Illegal Drugs & drug addiction (36%)
Rising cost of goods/Inflation (30%)
Graft & corruption (30%)
Poverty (Kahirapan) 29%
Unemployment & UnderEmployment (26 %)
Peace and Order (24%)
Enforcing the law to rich & poor
(20%)

Why is election important?

Exercise of democracy &
soveriegnhty (one feature of
democracy)
Opportunity to freely select the
leaders we want
Exact accountability from the
incumbent (Panagutin ang Mayor,
Congressman, Senators, President)

Only opportunity for all the

citizens to be equal one8 person

History of Elections in the

Philippines
Colonial times but limited
Formally as early as 1901, there was an election
in Baliuag, Bulacan under the Americans
First popular election 1907 under the Americans
Stopped in 1972 when Marcos declared martial
law but granted again in 1978 with Interim
Batasan Pambansa (characterized by violence,
harassment & intimidation)
Post EDSA 1 : election became regular every 3
years
2010 : Automated Election System
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Among the list of

emoticons, choose what
best describes how are you
feeling right now?

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II. HOW TO VOTE

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Who to Vote?
I4Juan
Intelligence : Kaalaman
demonstrate knowledge of public issues

Integrity : Katapatan
demonstrate transparency, accountability &
trustworthiness

Innovation : Kagalingan
demonstrate capacity to devise new and creative
methods / solutions to old problems

Inclusiveness : Pagsasama sa Kapwa

Mamamayan
recognizes importance of citizen participation
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Thank you very much!

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