Parame, Cathyrine G.

11 – Amos

1. What is the structure of the text?

- The structure of the text is Inverted Pyramid it is all about news in which
information is presented in descending order of importance.

2. What are the ideas that you can extract from the text? (enumerate)
• Comelec is requiring that only platform-verified social media accounts can be
used for the campaign.
• Social media sites enjoyed popularity, too, but not as massive as Facebook and
YouTube—TikTok had 17 percent audience share, Instagram had 14 percent and
Twitter had 8 percent.
• Colmenares, explaining that he can’t pay for “expensive ad rates,” said: “Paid
ads on YouTube and other websites are crucial in getting our message across to
the voters. It’s a cost-effective complement to TV and radio ads.”
• In 2020, when the pandemic reached Philippine shores, lockdowns kept tens of
millions of people indoors and opened the windows on the dominance of online
platforms for entertainment and news.

3. Who is the author of the text? Would you agree that he/she has sufficient
knowledge about the topic he/she has written?
- The author of the text is Kurt Dela Peña. Yes, I agree that he has sufficient
knowledge about the topic. The source is direct, clear, and can be verified. It can
generally be classed as a credible one.

4. What is the purpose the text? (To inform, to persuade, to argue, etc.)
- The purpose of the text is to inform, for the reason that the COVID pandemic has
altered the way people entertain themselves keep up-to-date on news, but its
impact on politics could be game-changing.

5. Describe the type of language used in the text.

- The type of language used in the text is formal.