The Filipino Voter
Posted by Marcing Pin on February 1, 2010 · 1 Comment
The Filipino Voter
By Marcing Pin
This coming May 2010 the country will face its second presidential election of this millennium. The main topics of the day or should we say for the last six months and the coming four months are scandals, intrigues, controversies, and of course, (true and false) allegations and gossips. Politicians competing for everybody’s attentions, for the people’s votes, and of course, for who could trick more voters.
First, let us define the term “vote”.
According to the always-changing Wikipedia: “A vote is an individual’s act of voting, by which he or she expresses support or preference for a certain motion (for example, a proposed resolution), a certain candidate, a selection of candidates, or a political party. With a secret ballot to protect voters’ political privacy, voting generally takes place at a polling station.”
In the Philippines, voting is not compulsory (under 1987 Constitution) but it is the patriotic duty of every Filipino citizen to vote during elections…
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A LETTER TO A FILIPINO VOTER
http://wyguu.blogspot.com/2010/04/letter-to-filipino-voter.html