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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Why should you vote straight for FORWARD MDC?

Why should you vote straight for FORWARD MDC? Here are some of the reasons.

1. We are responsible with our academics.

We have members who have WPAs that reach as high as 94.21, consistent honors awardees, scholars and members of the MDC Top 100.

2. We are socially holistic.

Our members are affiliated with various social organizations that render them socially open minded and responsible citizens. Our members are part of UP League of Filipino Students, United Nations Youth Alliance Philippines, Ayala Young Leaders Congress, Red Cross Youth Council, Philippine Swimming Team and HEMSA.

3. We have the leadership skills.

We all have experiences in leading teams and groups of fellow students and leading them to success. Some of our members are experienced student council leaders from other schools and here in MDC. We experienced being a follower to being a group leader to being class presidents and hopefully your future Student Council Leaders. We have a member who is a President Gloria M. Arroyo Leadership Excellence Awardee and another who is part of the prestigious Ayala Young Leaders Congress.

4. Our platforms are holistic.

Forward MDC's platforms are straight to the point, pro student and socially responsible. We aim to engage every aspect of student life that needs improvement and we don't just stop there. We also aim to influence our fellow students to be responsible citizens with various projects that connect MDC to the outside world.

5. We are engaged.

We are engaged in various projects that aim to improve various aspects of Philippine society. Examples of these are the Earth Hour, Brigada Eskwela, Philippine Association of Administrators of Student Affairs Convention, Philippine Association of Administrators of Student Affairs Convention and Takbo Para Sa Kalikasan.

6. Our goal is to uplift our institution to new heights.

This includes our experiences as students in our beloved college. We aim to make our student lives to be much more memorable and beautiful. It is our aim to hear words such as "I am a proud MDC Student/Madocian." and "Ang sarap mag aral sa MDC." from all of you. We wish everyone to be proud of the MDC culture and student life and be living examples of our core values, the 6 Cs, for future generations of MDC students to witness and follow.


Remember, for us to be able to fully fulfill our platforms and the words we shared with you, we need to be the ones in office. So choose us, choose FORWARD MDC.


Monday, May 10, 2010

I have cast my vote

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. -John Quincy Adams


today is my first time to vote. and this is one hell of an experience. first of all i am the only voter in our family who will vote in taguig. the rest of my family are voters in makati. i woke up around 6:00 am and i immediately drank my morning coffee and took a bath. i left home around 6:30 am in the hopes of being in my precinct at around 7:00 am. my precinct was at tenement elementary school and i already made my research as to where the location of my precinct is. i took a cab up to tenement and eventually made it to the school by walking. i followed what seems to be this long line where the voters of that precinct didn't have the proper manner as to properly fall in line. they just cut wherever they want! when this man tried to cut i shoved him around my shoulder and to his shock abandoned his attempt and just cut the person behind me. when i reached the school, which is jam packed with voters, jejemons and jeje caps, i then searched for my cluster. and then in such horror i saw that my cluster wasn't there. i checked my note as to what my precinct is and to my dismay, it says tenement elementary school (annex). that's when i asked around where the annex is and found out it was nearer to my house than i thought.


after realizing my mistake i walked out to the highway and took a jeepney to C5 and then took another one towards my real precinct. when i arrived there, the atmosphere was totally different. yes there are also many voters there but not as many as my previous location, but there is this relative peace and order. people know where to go, the teachers are very accomodating and there are relatively no jejemons there.

once i got to my room i was happily assisted by a teacher to the holding area. there i waited for around 45 minutes to cast my vote. i chatted with a few people and made a few laughs too! i also saw these old men flirt with young girls and i was just like stuck in between the two. my wait was relatively stress free even if it was hot because the people i waited with had a sense of humour and weren't impatient.


when it was my turn to vote, i happily showed my id and took my ballot together with a folder and a smartmatic marker. i tooked a photo of my ballot and took out my list of politicians to vote. me forgetting to eat breakfast proved to be disadvantageous since my hand was shaking as i was shading the oblongs at the ballot. nervous that i shaded partly outside the line i nervously approached the PCOS machine and inserted my ballot. to my relief my vote was registered and i proceeded to have my nails dabbed by indelible ink. i then placed my thumb print to the official list and signed off. my part was finally done. i have cast my vote. i pray that my choices are God blessed for the sake of our country's future.




and as i was leaving my precinct i took a final photo of my first election day. i'm the one on the left with the black and gray cap and olive green shirt.


Saturday, May 1, 2010

gotcha

*DISCLAIMER* NONE OF THESE PICTURES ARE OFFICIAL YET

as we move forward with our thesis, the results of our pilot tests are as follows:



and...


looks like we discovered something significant this time. as for what these pictures are and what they mean, my mouth is all hush hush.. :P