In my humble opinion, with the rise of first-time voters with almost 4 million registering this year, and the rise of fake news and the possibility of vote-buying, each one of the voters should not take the right of suffrage lightly as this will impact our lives in the next 6 years to come.
The Johnny come lately voters need a little voter education in some way. All he needs to know is to ask himself who am I choosing and is he the right candidate for the country right now? Did I choose him for the wrong reasons?
Did I choose him because he is the most popular or did I choose him because my friends told me so? Or did you vote for him because he comes from your province or was it because ang pogi pogi niya?
To help first-time voters, and even regular voters to make an informed decision, I read somewhere that YouthVote Philippines has developed an acronym C.H.A.N.G.E to help guide the voters on the parameters of what to look in the candidates. CHANGE should read as follows
C- Competency
H- Honesty
A- Accountability
N- Non-Partisan
G- Good Governance
E- Enabling Factor
It is the voters' responsibility to research and know by heart the platforms of each candidate. The voters need to be armed with the right information, and they should focus on issues that are important to them. Voters can question the authenticity of the candidates, especially on their pronouncements in social media because they might be pulling your leg just to stay in power.
Voters should focus on candidates' platforms and policies and not be fooled by their music-to-the-ear promises, their youthful appearance, or the way they speak. Do not choose them because of their soundbites, but choose them for their leadership and what they have done in the past.
The right of suffrage is not one to take lightly, one must remember that whatever decision we made on election day will impact the Philippines ' future.
A cavalier attitude in an election year is a cavalier disregard for the rights of others.
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