The Philippine Election Campaign...Olympics Of Hypocrisy Part IV!

(Part 4 of the series)

A Scientific and Modern Election Campaign

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Political pundits have been asked numerous questions as to the most important component of modern political campaigns that will assuredly impel victory for election candidates. Until today, the query remained unanswered as we have received many varied and equivocal answers to a seemingly difficult question. Most political experts will say, having a ”win-able” candidate, some will stress successful fundraising to source out enough campaign funds. Others will respond for candidates to “get out and get the votes” (GOTV). However, most election campaign specialists agree on one thing they believed to be the most important aspect of the modern campaign, that is ”targeting.” Any candidate can be considered ”win-able,” only if campaign managers  are capable to target voters  who will support that specific candidate and those who have contributed to similar political campaigns in the past, in terms of fundraising.  Nevertheless,  it should be crystal clear that any candidate will not win an election without converting the support of the “target “voters into actual votes in the polling precincts on election day.  

The Philippin election Campaign...Olympics of Hypocrisy (Part III)

Anywhere in the world, an election campaign has always been one the most memorable and exciting events in a democratic country where suffrage is a part of life. Naturally, either the national or local elections have significantly influenced the social and financial environments even for a short period of the election campaign.

Oftentimes, winning or losing an election could either “make” or “break” candidates, both as politicians and individuals. Many had said that politicians belong to a rare breed of people. Those who run for public offices are ambitious, determined and highly competitive individuals. It is maybe for these reasons that politicians take defeat as very hard on them and their families with some even going into temporary or complete obscurity. 

The Philippine Election Campaign... Olympics Of Hypocrisy (Part II)

The Political Democratic Institution

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In part I, I focused on the 1965 national election, considered as the longest and most hotly contested campaign in our political chronicle where the late Ferdinand Marcos won over then incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal. Marcos' reign continued followed by his re-election in 1969. Not content with 2- 4 year term presidencies, Marcos fortified his authoritarian regime by declaring Martial Law in 1972, justifying his decision due to a heightened communist rebellion and deteriorating civil obedience. 

The Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A Lenten Reflection

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Derived from Latin and Greek words meaning “book”, the BIBLE is definitely a unique manuscript and is a distinct class in itself, a book for all mankind and for all time.

Written for over a period of 1600 years by about 40 human contributors, the Holy Bible is divided into two main parts, the Old Testament, a story of a nation, for the most part originally written in Hebrew and the New Testament, a story of a Man, Jesus Christ, written in Koine Greek. The Bible’s unanimity is due to the fact that, ultimately the book has only one author, GOD himself. The human authors wrote exactly what GOD wanted them to write and the result was the perfect and holy word of GOD. (Psalm 12:6 : 2 Peter 1:21)

There are sixty-six (66) different books that comprise the Holy Bible, Old and New Testaments as its main parts and several divisions such as the books of law, Levicitus and Deuteronomy, historical books such as Ezra and Acts, books of poetry and wisdom such as Psalms and Ecclesiastes, books of prophecy such as Isaiah and Revelation, gospels such as Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and Epistles (formal letters).