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Edward Kenneth A. Dragas 2015-46053 BA-Political Science

Results and Discussions

he !ain "indings "ro! the s#r$e% are integrated and re&orted in the "ollowing sections.

'ig#res "ro! the s#r$e% cond#cted d#ring the 3rd wee( o" A&ril "ro! the "resh!an st#dents o"

Political Science in )P *anila are ta+#lated and re$iewed in order to gi$e so!e indication o"

an% shi"t in o$erall $iews and orientations a!ongst the s#r$e% !e!+ers.

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60%

30%

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Figure 1: Occurrence of discussion of political topics to family and friends

Political engagement

he res#lts indicate that, "ar "ro! a&olitical and a&athetic, %o#ng &eo&le, es&eciall% those

st#d%ing at the )ni$ersit% o" the Phili&&ines *anila do ha$e an interest in social and &olitical

iss#es. 'ig#re 1 shows that a !aorit% o" this age cohort do disc#ss &olitics with their "riends and

"a!il% at least se$eral ti!es a wee( i" not !ore o"ten 60/. 63/ or a+o#t 1 o" the res&ondents


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said that the% s&end at least 1-2 ho#rs on $iewing, listening and reading the news or other

&olitical !aterial e$er% da%. *aorit% also o" the res&ondents said that their &ri!ar% so#rce o"

&olitical (nowledge ca!e thro#gh the #se o" in"or!ation and co!!#nication technologies

s li(e the internet /. his "inall% &ro$es one o" the +asic ass#!&tions o" the li"e o" the

c#rrent !illenials , that li"e online a!ong the %o#th ta(es #& a signi"icant &ortion o" their da%.

Al!ost all o" the! start the da% +% chec(ing e!ail, logging onto 'B, #&dating +logs, and

"ollowing witter "eeds. t is &art o" dail% li"e and has +eco!e the &ri!ar% !edi#! thro#gh

which the% are (e&t in"or!ed, their o&inions are shared, their ad$ocacies are &ro!oted, and their

acti$ities are organied. oda%, it is eas% to !a(e connections and s&read in"or!ation "or !an%

t%&es o" acti$ities.

he research also "o#nd o#t that al!ost all o" the! said that #&on entering )P, the% ha$e

+eco!e !ore in$ol$ed in the di""erent &olitical7social iss#es "acing o#r co#ntr% 0/. 8hen

as(ed a+o#t what t%&es o" &olitical acti$ities the% engage in, o$er 26 res&ondents said that the%

ha$e done 1 or !ore &olitical acti$ities listed on the s#r$e% with the !ost n#!+er o" the! said

the% ha$e attended a &olitical rall% or oining a &olitical7social gro#&. 'ig#re 2 shows the

res&ondents o&inion as to how the c#rrent go$ern!ent is doing its o+. 1 o" the res&ondents said

that it 9needs i!&ro$e!ent: 0.4/. his statistic #st shows the c#rrent c%nicis! to the c#rrent

go$ern!ents legiti!ac% and st%le o" go$ern!ent. *illenials see! to distr#st the Phili&&ine

go$ern!ent and are h#ngr% "or change. ;owe$er, !aorit% o" the res&ondents stated that its not

i!&ortant "or their "a!il% or "riends to ha$e the sa!e &olitical o&inion as the! and that &olitics

is not a co!&licated to&ic to tal( to other &eo&le.


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7%

63%

30%

Figure 2: Current government's performance on politicalsocial issues

Political Agendas

As a "#rther indicator o" the %o#ths le$el o" &olitical engage!ent, the researcher as(ed

the res&ondents thro#gh the


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Figure 3: !mportance of t"e current issues facing t"e #"ilippines

$ery !mportant Fairly !mportant %ot very important

%ot at all important &on't no(

Disputes, unemployment, drugs, and brain drain in the academe. hese res#lts indicate how

these res&ondents react in dissecting the c#rrent social iss#es in o#r co#ntr%.


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=n the last &art o" the s#r$e%, we as(ed the res&ondents to state their le$el o" the

agree!ent thro#gh the "ollowing &olitical state!ents. t is in this &art that the res&ondents

reactions $ar% hea$il% and the !aorit% o" the! ha$e !i>ed o&inions with each other. 'ig#re 4

shows that o#t o" the state!ents, onl% 30/ &ercent o" the res&ondents strongl% agree to the

general the!e o" the state!ents, which is that &olitical &artici&ation is i!&ortant "or the

ad$ance!ent o" the %o#th. 43/ agreed while the rest o" the! 2/ are ne#tral. =ne &ro+a+le

e>&lanation to this res#lt is that the% ha$e not %et "#ll% achie$ed the "#ll &otential o" &olitical

&artici&ation and its e""ect in their li$es. Another e>&lanation is that there is a general, dee&-

seated c%nicis! and a shortage o" a sense o" sel"-e""icac% in the go$ern!ent, which has li(el%

contri+#ted to the res&ondents ass#rance that their &olitical &artici&ation are not +eing t to

waste +% an ine""ecti$e go$ern!ent. All the !ost that the% do is e>&ress o&inions thro#gh social

networ(s. ?o#ng &eo&le are (eenl% aware o" the histor% o" acti$is! in the Phili&&ines, +#t there

is little desire to +eco!e in$ol$ed in traditional !ethods o" &olitical action, s#ch as oining

rallies or organiing social !o$e!ents. Since dail% li"e is so thic(l% &er!eated with

o&&ort#nities "or sel"-e>&ression online, this "or! o" engage!ent is the !ost &olar, the

chea&est, and the easiest.

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27%

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*verage num+er of respondent's response from , statements

-trongly *gree *gree eutral &isagree -trongly &isagree

ogether, these "indings indicate that the %o#ng &eo&le, in general, are interested in

&olitics and the% a&&ear to ha$e their own &olitical agenda. his agenda "oc#ses on a &artic#lar

%o#th &ers&ecti$e "or instance, nearl% all o" the res&onses to the s#r$e%


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#nder the heading 9ed#cation: as the !ain iss#e o" concern. t also gi$es e!&hasis to +roadl%

&ost-!aterialist iss#es. Po$ert%, erroris!, en$iron!ental iss#es and &o$ert% were ran(ed 2 nd, 3rd

and 5th res&ecti$el% o#t o" the 10 categories #sed to s#!!arie the data "ro! this &ression o" $iews and the disse!ination o" in"or!ation

whether online or o""line, %o#ng acti$ists "ind that the% are a+le to generate interest in &olitical

!atters a!ong their &eers. hro#gh co!!ents on 'B stat#s !essages, indi$id#als hear o&&osing

$iews, engage in de+ates with their cohorts, networ( with other si!ilarl% !inded indi$id#als!ore "reel%, and gather &olar s#&&ort "or their iss#es !ore easil%.

he e>&ression o" o&inions thro#gh +logs, tweets, and 'B stat#ses is highl% $al#ed as a

&olitical acti$it%, and it is an acti$it% that !an% inter$iewees +elie$e to +e &oliticall%

conse


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$er% li!ited ti!e sco&e which leads to s!aller sa!&les. S#ch sa!&les are onl% li!ited to the

"resh!an st#dents o" the )ni$ersit% o" the Phili&&ines *anila. Also, +% e!&lo%ing s#r$e% data,

the researcher is constrained to sel"-re&orts o" &olitical &artici&ation and acti$it%, which !a%

%ield inacc#rate !eas#res d#e to social desira+ilit% +ias, which !eans that the res&ondents !a%

ha$e the tendenc% to answer

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