This document discusses the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in facilitating social change in the Philippines. It provides examples such as the People Power Revolution in 1986, EDSA Dos in 2001, and the Million People March in 2013, where ICT like radio broadcasts, text messaging, and social media mobilized large numbers of people. It also describes Change.org as an online petition platform that has helped address various social issues.

1. LESSON 11
ICT as Platform
of Change
Prepared by: Roselyn Bombani and
Noela Mae Buenaceda

2. •ICT as a medium for advocacy
•Power of Social Media
•Digital Citizenship

3. LESSON DISCUSSION
“ You never miss the waiter until the well runs dry “ and
maybe the same saying goes for the internet. How may
times has your ISP deprived you of your right access to
the internet? How may times have you been frustrated?
But besides not being able to update what you ha for
dimmer last night or updating your profile picture, there
are actually for bigger things this world would have
missed without the internet. In fact, ICT in general has
played key role in our history.

4. The Role of ICT in
Recent History

6. Through out recent history, the Philippines has been one of a
few nations that demonstrates unity for a call to action or social
change. These campaigns for social change would have not
been successful if it were not for ICT.
1. EDSA ( People Power Revolution ) – It lasted from 1983 to
1986. During a radio broadcast of radio Verita, Cardinal Sin
encouraged the Filipinos to help end the regime of then
President Ferdinand Marcos. A major Filipinos took place along
EDSA from February 22 to 25, 1986 involving two ,million
military and religious groups. The radio broadcast helped
change the course of history. Without it, Filipinos would not
have been moved into action.

8. 2. EDSA Dos – This is also known as the 2001
EDSA Revolution, happened during January 17 to
21, 2001. It was fueled after 11 prosecutors of then
President Joseph Estrada walked out of the
impeachment trial. As a result, the crowd in EDSA
grew over the course of a few days through text
brigades. Like the first People Power Revolution.
EDSA Dos would not have been successful without
the text brigades.

10. 3. Million People March – This is a series of protests
that mainly took place in Luneta Park from August 22 to
26, 2013. There were also several demonstration that
was to condemn the misuse of the Priority Development
Assistance Fund (PDAF). Though dubbed as the Million
People March, the number of total attendees was only
around 400,000. Despite that, it was still considered a
success and clearly demonstrated how powerful social
media campaigns are. The organizers and promoters of
the Million People March used Facebook and
Change.org as their mediums.

12. 4. Yolanda People Finder – Recent storms
in Philippine history gave birth to the
People finder database powered by Google.
During typhoon Yolanda, the People Finder
was a vital tool for people across the globe
to track the situation of their relatives. This
proved to be successful and is now adapted
by more organizations to help people track
relatives during calamities.

13. Change.org
It is dubbed as the “world’s platform for change”
where anyone from the online community can create
a petition and ask others to sign it. During the past
time, petitionsare only done through signing a paper,
usually done by a group asking for signatures via
travel. Change.org gives access to more people by
allowing the online community to affix their digital
signatures on a petition.

14. Change.org’s mission is to help people
from around the world create the change
they want to see. For years, Change.org
hosted several petitions that help solve the
following problems: economic problems,
criminal injustice, abuse of human rights,
lack of education, environmental concerns,
animal abuse, human health concerns, and
world hunger.

15. Signing an Online Petition
1. Visit Change.org.
2. Change.orgs works this way. If this is your
first time to use change.org, click Sign up or
log in with facebook otherwise, just input your
log-in details.
3. You can then start your own petition, but for
now, click on any petition you want under
trending petitions.

16. 4. Read the petitions description to see if
this petition matters to you. If it is, sign the
petition by filling up the information on the
right side of the scree.
5. Share the petition on Facebook to
promote it.
Alternatively, you can check out petitions
of your friends on Facebook, and then click
on those petitions to read about it and sign.

17. Post-Test
Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space before each
number.
1. It is an online petition platform that allows the online community to
create or sign petitions.
a. Weebly c. change.org
b. Pinterest d. Better.net
2. In what year did EDSA Dos take place?
a. 2001 c. 2003
b. 2002 d. 2004

18. 3. It was a series of protests that happened during August 22
to 26, 2013 that was caused by the misuse of the pork barrel.
a. Edsa Tres c. Million People March
b. Edsa Dos d. Digital Revolution
4. Which radio station did Cardinal Sin use to call on the
Filipino people to support the rally against President Marcos?
a. DZMM c. DZRH
b. Radyo Veritas d. ABAM

19. 5. The Yolanda People Finder that was used to locate
individuals during and after the storm was created by
a. GMA 7 c. Google
b. ABS-CBN d. Microsoft
6. It is dubbed as “the world’s platform for change.”
a. Weebly c. Change.org
b. Pinterest d. Better.net

20. 7. The Million People March never reached a million.
What was the estimated number of protesters for this protest?
a. 400K c. 6ooK
b.5ooK d. 700K
8. What made EDSA Dos protest successful?
a. Facebook Social Campaign c. A radio broadcast
b. Text brigades d. None of the above

21. 9. The People Power Revolution protest mainly happened
along EDSA from February 22 to 25 of what year?
a. 1983 c. 1986
b. 1985 d. 1988
10. The Million People March was a series of protest
around key cities in the Philippines and around the world. Where did
the Million People March happen mainly?
a. New People’s Park c. Mendiola
b. EDSA d. Luneta Park