Gordon wants Comelec to ban pol ads, push for public debates

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LESS than eight months before the 2016 presidential polls, former senator and now Philippine Red Cross Chairman Richard “Dick” Gordon on Thursday said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should ban political advertisements and organize more public debates instead.

Noting the high cost of airing a television ad, Gordon said candidates tend to prioritize the private interest of their funders over national interest.

“Di pa nananalo meron na silang utang na loob at kapag nanalo, dahil sa ganitong kalakaran, ang mga nagsipag bigay ay babawi. Ang kandidato, kapag nanalo na ay magiging sunud sunuran sa kanilang mga gustong mangyari,” Gordon said in a Facebook post.

“Talo ang bayan dito sapagkat ang maisusulong ay interes o kapakanan lamang ng iilan. Hindi sila malayang makakapag pasya ng ano mang bagay na makakasama sa kanilang mga ‘boss’ na tumulong sa kanilang pagkapanalo,” he added.

Gordon said the Comelec should instead organize public symposia where the candidates can present their platform of government and answer allegations being hurled against them.

“Mayroon akong iminumungkahing solusyon – mahusay, makatotohanan, mura at makakatulong para matuto ang bansa. Dapat ipagbawal na ang lahat ng uri ng advertising sa radio, telebisyon at print at obligahin na humarap at maglahad ang mga kandidato ng kanilang plataporma sa mga publikong harapan o symposia na maaaring gaganapin sa lahat ng lalawigan sa buong bansa,” he said.

Gordon said the candidates’ curriculum vitae, among other records, should also be made public so the voters can scrutinize their qualifications and competencies.

“Dito maaaring tanungin ang mga kandidato ng kanilang plataporma at posisyon sa mga mahahalagang issue. Maaari sin silang tanungin sa mga kontrobersyang tumutugis sa kanila. Ang symposia na ito ay dapat iko-cover ng lahat ng media at ieere live sa lahat ng mga himpilan sa buong kapuluan. Ito ay dapat ipairal ng Comelec at bayaran ng pamahalaan sa tamang halaga lamang,” he added.

Gordon, who ran for president in 2010 and senator in 2013 but lost, said this kind of system will restore public trust to the country’s electoral scheme. Yuji Vincent Gonzales

Gordon wants Comelec to ban pol ads, push for public debates | Inquirer News

[makal34]

maypa pra makitang katag...

[magnum357]

nice... maayu ni para dili gastos sa pag print ug mga posters, banner, etc.. lol

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Ideally sound but I am full of doubts about the implementation.

[zHun]

agree! dapat gyud ni e push sa Comelec. ban all political ads and questionable surveys.

[yhokz101]

asa ni ma realize... conventional politician sa pilipinas ani jd ila pama agi para mo candidato.

lahi ra jd sa uban nasud, hilog dli ana ka samok ang campaign period.

[kestrel89]

Masses don't want debates, they want free T-shirts, free snacks, free drinks, teleserye politics, "their rights to the road as place for their illegal stalls", "their rights to occupy properties not their own", jobs under such politician aka drivers, boy-boy, sulugo-on, and more importantly, hard cold cash.

[lstorya]

Utot! Theres a bigger chance that god really existed compared to this one becoming reality.

[H.Wolowitz]

asa mosugot ang comelec! dili sila ka-kwarta ana. hehe

[boybulabug]

Di musugot si Roxas...alkansi daw..

Roxas -" ..bahala kayo sa buhay niyo..tang 1na"

:P