Political strategists, academics to discuss 2022 campaign amid pandemic

This is a press release from the Philippines Communication Society.

Representatives from the camps of Isko Moreno, Vice President Leni Robredo, and Senator Grace Poe will discuss campaign dynamics and strategies in an online forum to be moderated by Pia Hontiveros of CNN Philippines on Wednesday, October 13.

“Kanya-kanyang Diskarte: Campaign Dynamics During the Pandemic” will be the third webinar under the National Forum on Communication and Democracy: Philippine Elections 2022 series, organized by the Philippines Communication Society (PCS) in cooperation with the University of the Philippines’ Internet TV Network, TVUP.

Veteran campaign strategist Lito Banayo, vice presidential spokesperson Barry Gutierrez, and Jyleazer dela Rosa, political affairs chief for Senator Poe, will give the public a glimpse of their 2022 plans, just a few days after the end of the filing of certificates of candidacy.

Professor Maria Ela Atienza of UP Political Science, Ateneo de Manila University School of Government Dean Ronald Mendoza, and Philippine Political Science Association President Dennis Coronacion, head of the UST political science department, are expected to talk about how the pandemic has changed the nature of campaigning and how candidates will navigate the new terrain.

The webinar will be held via Zoom and broadcast live on the Facebook pages of PCS and TVUP and on TVUP’s YouTube channel at 9 am on October 13.

To register for free for the webinar, visit https://tinyurl.com/PCSForum3. For more information, visit philscomsoc.org, email info@philscomsoc.org, or see the social media pages of PCS.

The PCS, incorporated in June 1987, is an organization of communication scholars, researchers, media executives, public information officers, corporate communication officers, communication professionals and students engaged in the promotion of communication as a social science discipline. – Rappler.com