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Thursday, May 07, 2009

Ako Mismo... ay magiging mapagmatyag sa aking responsibilidad bilang isang blogger.

I think everybody is much ado over the Ako Mismo campaign. Everybody is fussing over them since their appearance in the Ricky Hatton demolition. Their cryptic tendencies pretty much came to the fore with the multiply posts that sprouted regarding the possibility of this being used by other leaders. You must have read it already.

Apparently, it struck a nerve with Maxene Magalona, who wisely posted a note on her Facebook page. I am going to copy the post in full.

First of all, before I accepted this project, we made sure that this had nothing to do with political campaigns. And we were assured that it wasn't. I am shocked that people actually see this advocacy as something negative and corrupt. Instead of people seeing it as an improved way of the Filipino life, they choose to find something wrong with it. Sayang yung project.

Regardless if you receive campaign emails or not, it is up to you to decide on what to do. In a way, this campaign is also encouraging people, especially the younger generation, to register and VOTE. Just like the "Don't Vote" campaign in the US, the Ako Mismo org hopes to help in increasing the number of voters. We musn't be apathetic.

These kinds of people are actually what make the Philippines seem like a hopeless country. I mean, here is this movement, actually trying to make a difference in the Filipinos (since change begins with oneself) and instead of believing in it, there are some people who choose to put it down. I know that our country hasn't been improving much but come on, we can't just give up. We HAVE to take a stand. As the commercial says, poverty, inadequate education and insufficient jobs are not the main problems we are currently experiencing. The biggest problem that the Philippines is suffering from is its people's loss of hope. I thought that this ad would actually encourage the Filipinos to begin changing themselves by deciding not to give up. But now I can see that it isn't enough. And honestly, I don't think that anything will ever be good enough for the Filipinos. MASYADONG MARAMING REKLAMO. Nakakapagod na.

Oh well. I just really hope that you guys could give our country a chance. Wag tayo mawawalan ng pag-asa. :)

P.S. Smart denied these allegations. They simply pay for spots so that the ad would air. And with the billions of money SMART-PLDT makes, why would they need to make money out of this campaign? Tsk tsk.

This is nothing but a SINCERE project of DDB. What's in it for them, you ask? The improvement their ad makes in the Filipinos. The way they encourage the Filipinos to CHANGE. That's worth MORE than billions and gazillions of money. Check out their site here. As you can see, lagi sila gumagawa ng advocacies. GANUN TALAGA SILA. Hard to believe? Kasi ang Pinoy kailangan laging may kapalit.

The comments from it convinced me (because i was a bit skeptical at first) to finally register. I trust a fellow member of The Ateneo community. My Blog title is my first commitment to Ako Mismo.

Now one query: what makes it different from One Tama? They have a similar advocacy.

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You know, i felt na parang tinatamad ako... That I cannot expound my thoughts properly and consistently. Maybe this would allow myself to recommit to fully expressing normal thoughts. Because i can write posts with a point.

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I cannot wait for iBlog5 this Saturday.

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