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Fifteen days and we’re to write our history anew, not as much with names as with oblong balls.
Are we prepared? Most likely, we have someone in mind for President, more or less another for Vice-President, more for the first few ones for Senators and less likely for the rest down the line. Name recall and association would become the pattern for the rest of the rest.
As in any problem-solving effort, we need to take steps that have proven effective because they are scientific and objective. They include the following:
First, we need to gather our data. Mass media shouldn’t be enough; but in addition, the discussions on the candidates should have reached the barangay level. All parties have had their share in the campaign, but we all stopped at just hearing them individually. Or we stopped because they promised things and we would look forward to them: we were “bought to vote”. There was minimal venue for data sharing and consolidating the facts.
Second, validating our findings is essential. Our data could be verified and cross-checked through our personal network using face-to-face encounters or the Internet, and findings therefrom could be laid out.
Third, analyzing our data is crucial. This will now depend on what framework we would choose to look at our data and extract our findings. Do we prefer an official who performed positively for development rather than one who just promises to do so? Do we choose a candidate with less exposure to politics but have proven worthy in private service? Do we elect someone with intellectual prowess over one who is simply influential?
Fourth, we need to have a more or less stable list of candidates with their corresponding numbers in mind once we enter the polling precinct. Then shading the Bilog na Hugis Itlog might be easier to do.
We should remember that national development depends on all of us who are locally distributed. We can make a difference from where we are since the sum of all of us equals our status as a country.
Are we prepared? Most likely, we have someone in mind for President, more or less another for Vice-President, more for the first few ones for Senators and less likely for the rest down the line. Name recall and association would become the pattern for the rest of the rest.
As in any problem-solving effort, we need to take steps that have proven effective because they are scientific and objective. They include the following:
First, we need to gather our data. Mass media shouldn’t be enough; but in addition, the discussions on the candidates should have reached the barangay level. All parties have had their share in the campaign, but we all stopped at just hearing them individually. Or we stopped because they promised things and we would look forward to them: we were “bought to vote”. There was minimal venue for data sharing and consolidating the facts.
Second, validating our findings is essential. Our data could be verified and cross-checked through our personal network using face-to-face encounters or the Internet, and findings therefrom could be laid out.
Third, analyzing our data is crucial. This will now depend on what framework we would choose to look at our data and extract our findings. Do we prefer an official who performed positively for development rather than one who just promises to do so? Do we choose a candidate with less exposure to politics but have proven worthy in private service? Do we elect someone with intellectual prowess over one who is simply influential?
Fourth, we need to have a more or less stable list of candidates with their corresponding numbers in mind once we enter the polling precinct. Then shading the Bilog na Hugis Itlog might be easier to do.
We should remember that national development depends on all of us who are locally distributed. We can make a difference from where we are since the sum of all of us equals our status as a country.