Join Dumaguete’s #TheLeaderIWant forum

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The forum will be held from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on March 10 at the Silliman University gymnasium. Register via Eventbrite below.

MANILA, Philippines – Dumaguete, known as a “university town” in Negros Oriental province, is the next stop of Rappler’s #PHVote: The Leader I Want series.  

The social news network’s civic engagement arm, MovePH, has been organizing the #PHVote forums across the Philippines to help empower Filipino voters in choosing the leaders the country deserves. 

In 2015, MovePH was in DavaoCebu, and Cagayan de Oro. This year, LagunaEastern Visayas, Iloilo, and Baguio have hosted the event. 

The Dumaguete leg of the #PHVote series will be held from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on March 10 at the Silliman University gymnasium.

Below is the program of the event:

Time

Activity

Notes

1:00-1:30 PM

Registration

Volunteers

 

Plenary

 
 

National Anthem

 

1:30-1:40

Welcome Address

 

1:40-2:10

What’s at stake in the 2016 elections

Maria Ressa

CEO, Rappler

 

2:10-2:20

Q and A with Maria Ressa

 

2:20-3:00

Dumaguete Youth and the Elections

Kirk Emperado

President, SUSG

 

3:00-3:40

Disasters, Climate Change, and the Elections

Rupert Ambil

Executive Director, MovePH

 

3:40-4:00

Q and A with speakers

 

4:00-4:15

Intermission Number

Students from Silliman University

 

4:15-4:45

Youth Panel: Election Issues in Iloilo

Pending

 

4:45-5:00

Take the #PHVote Challenge!

Rupert Ambil

MovePH Executive Director

Closing Remarks

 

 

Disaster preparedness, environment, education, and students’ rights and welfare are among the top issues that young voters in the city want local and national candidates to tackle.

Students comprise 40% of the city population. Young voters comprise almost half of the electorate – 49.21%, according to Comelec.

Interested to attend the forum? Register via Eventbrite below. 

We also invite participants to sign up in the #PHVote challenge upon registration for a chance to win amazing prizes! – Raisa Serafica/Rappler.com

 







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