LINGKOD BAYAN ADVOCACY SUPPORT

GROUPS & FORCE MULTIPLIERS

Launch of Lingkod Bayan Advocacy
Groups & Force Multipliers
June 25, 2021
 The rationale / science behind the Lingkod
Bayan multisectoral social movement building
• Travis Hirschi (1935-2017)
• American Sociologist and Criminologist
• Prof of Sociology from the Univ of Arizona

• He helped developed the modern version of

the social control theory of crime and the
social bond theory that affects deviance.
What is social control? Why is it
important in law enforcement?

The goal is to conform to strengthening

the social bonds – and not to weaken it.
Social control
• The norms, rules, laws, and structures of society regulate
human behavior. It is a necessary part of social order, for
societies could not exist without controlling their populations.

• Set of rules and standards in society that keep individuals

bound to conventional standards as well as to the use of
formalized mechanisms.

• Ex. Government that uses laws and courts to exercise social

control.
The goal of social control is social order
e.g. government

e.g. culture

e.g. The law of supply and demand

What is the opposite of social order?

Who benefits from social order?
Question?
• Can you use social media to promote social control?

• Can you use social media to enable social order? Through

empowering advocacy groups and force multipliers?

• But how? Do you just facebook and youtube everything?

• I will argue that it takes thoughtful strategy to optimize the use of

social media for social movement building
Case study:
PNP social movement building through KKDAT
• Theory: Crime is more common among individuals
with weakened bonds to societal institutions
(Hirschi)
• Ergo, stronger bond with societal institutions such as
the police will lessen crime

• Crime can be prevented when people conform to

conventional values such as honesty, morality,
patriotism, obedience to the law, etc (Hirschi)

• For example, KKDAT promotes conventional values,

and enables stronger societal bonds with law
enforcement through his exposure with the police.
How? KABATAAN KONTRA DROGA AT TERORISMO (KKDAT)

1. ATTACHMENT
• Being friends, barkada
• BARKADAHANG KABATAAN AT
PULISYA

• Becoming partners of the PNP

• Holding meetings at the
police stations
• Riding mobile cars when
going to KKDAT events

• Identifying with the symbols

and eventually the organization
2. INVOLVEMENT

• Examples: participating in coast-clean ups, relief operations, getting busy with good
things and have no time to commit illegal activities as drugs and terrorism
3. Belief
• Conventional values: Honesty, morality, patriotism (Hirschi)

• Belief in Filipino core values – pagkamakaDIOS, pakikipagkapwa, pagmamahal sa pamilya

• Respect for elders, respect for the law and authorities, Obedience to the family and the law
4. Commitment
• Advocating government policies, e.g. fighting for the anti-terror law

• Social media posting

• Infographics, taking part in the after-activity reports

• Supporting whenever the PNP needs youth energies & talents

Sining bayanihan 4B: Pasko sa Panahon ng
Pandemya
What’s in it for you? What happens if you are able to
harness social media for community mobilization?

• 1. Counter-organizing against national security threats – drugs,

terrorism, radicalization by CPP-NPA-NDF

• 2. Makes your job easier

• 3. Makes you more effective, efficient and impressive.

• Other benefits?
Pay attention to the art form and the script. NOTE: VIDEO RECOVERED
Tingnan ang mga sinusulat ng magaling na manunulat na batang si Nina Diño

Dwindling numbers: Lumad

schools continue to suffer closures, attacks during
pandemic (rappler.com)

After recent killings, groups renew warning vs anti

-terror law (rappler.com)
Ito ang maaaring kauwian ng radicalization na nangyayari sa maraming kabataaan nalilinlang
ng CPP-NPA-NDF.
What went wrong?

How did Kimberly end up dead?

What could happen to other young people out there

if they went to the wrong community mobilization?