Random Thoughts on Filipino Millenials
We have finally come of age!
Filipino millennials are youngsters like me who are aged 35 and below.
I've been browsing into my social media accounts whenever I'm on break or inside the jeep and it made me smile thinking, it's amazing how fast information dissemination has come of age.
One distinct buzz is that Filipino millennials are exerting enormous influence on the 2016 presidential elections. With the recent talks about senatorial candidate interviews, presidential race trivial issues and even a phenomenal love team who may influence its viewers on their 2016 votes.
Each Filipino has the potential to define its political dynamics, and make our presence felt as a specific voting bloc in the political run-up and Election Day itself.
Possessing the numerical superiority, millennials we're likely to impose our will in our own novel ways. We won't march on streets, brandish placards and streamers, shout slogans, and cause horrendous traffic jams; but rather we'd likely use another avenue, which is social media.
Armed with personal computers, laptops, and other gadgets like tablets, iPads, and smart phones, we're likely to express our will using social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and several others.
Hence, the march of the millennials in 2016 would be a sharp departure from the previous presidential elections, where, although we had the numerical superiority, young voters could hardly influence the outcome because we did not have the sufficient political muscle and leverage in social media, much unlike today.
It would be foolish to ignore our capacity and capability to influence the next elections. Handlers of the presidential candidates could ignore those organizations belonging to labor, peasant, and religious sectors, but not the millennials, who were born between 1980 and 2000.
(credits: Rappler.com)
Filipino millennials are youngsters like me who are aged 35 and below.
I've been browsing into my social media accounts whenever I'm on break or inside the jeep and it made me smile thinking, it's amazing how fast information dissemination has come of age.
One distinct buzz is that Filipino millennials are exerting enormous influence on the 2016 presidential elections. With the recent talks about senatorial candidate interviews, presidential race trivial issues and even a phenomenal love team who may influence its viewers on their 2016 votes.
Each Filipino has the potential to define its political dynamics, and make our presence felt as a specific voting bloc in the political run-up and Election Day itself.
Possessing the numerical superiority, millennials we're likely to impose our will in our own novel ways. We won't march on streets, brandish placards and streamers, shout slogans, and cause horrendous traffic jams; but rather we'd likely use another avenue, which is social media.
Armed with personal computers, laptops, and other gadgets like tablets, iPads, and smart phones, we're likely to express our will using social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and several others.
Hence, the march of the millennials in 2016 would be a sharp departure from the previous presidential elections, where, although we had the numerical superiority, young voters could hardly influence the outcome because we did not have the sufficient political muscle and leverage in social media, much unlike today.
It would be foolish to ignore our capacity and capability to influence the next elections. Handlers of the presidential candidates could ignore those organizations belonging to labor, peasant, and religious sectors, but not the millennials, who were born between 1980 and 2000.
(credits: Rappler.com)