Driven by their desire to heighten up voters’ education efforts, the POL27 students of Colegio de San Juan de Letran led by their professor, Emil Carreon, organized an election forum entitled, “Likes, Lies, and Landslide: A Closer Look on Local Election”.
PPCRV’s Engr. James Wong delivered a talk on “Social Media in Local Elections” where he shared to the students the significant impact of social media on the actors and processes involved in Philippine elections especially in the local context. He also touched on the Christian response on the pros and cons of social media by becoming informed Filipino Catholic voters whose individual votes matter in electing local officials who serve as the frontliners in making sure that services are available and accessible down to the grassroots level.
He concluded his talk emphasizing that loving the country -which includes participating in the elections, is a God-given mission.
