The document discusses various ways that information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been used for advocacy and social change in the Philippines. It provides examples of how ICTs facilitated social movements like EDSA revolutions, the Million People March, and disaster relief during Typhoon Yolanda. It also describes digital advocacy platforms like Change.org and how they enable people to create online petitions around issues. Finally, it outlines the basic steps to create a petition on Change.org.

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CITIZENSHIP

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I CAN
❑ I can share anecdotes on how I will use ICTs
to be part of a social movements, change or
cause to illustrate aspects of digital
citizenship.
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WHAT IS AN ADVOCACY?
Advocacy – is a process of
supporting and enabling people to
: express their views and
concerns, access information and
services, defend and promote
their rights and responsibilities.
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GLOBAL DIGITAL DIVIDE
Global Digital Divide – describes
the unequal distribution of
information and communication
technology across nations,
commonly described as the
“gap between information haves
and have-nots”
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9. THE ROLE OF ICT IN THE
RECENT HISTORY
ICT impact throughout Philippine
History.
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EDSA (PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION)
A major protest that took place along
EDSA from February 22 to 25, 1986
involving 2 million Filipinos from
different sectors.
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EDSA DOS
EDSA Dos – Also known as 2001 EDSA
Revolution
– Happened during Jan 17-21, 2001
– It was fueled after 11 prosecutors of
then President Joseph Estrada walked
out of the impeachment trial. As a
result, the people in EDSA grew over
the course of a few days through text
brigades
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MILLION PEOPLE MARCH
Million People March – a series of
protests that mainly took place in
Luneta Park from Aug 22 to 26, 2013.
There were several demonstrations that
happened around the key cities in the
Philippines and some locations
overseas. It was to condemn the
misuse of the Priority Development
Assistance Fund (PDAF)
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YOLANDA PEOPLE FINDER
Yolanda People Finder – Recent storms
in the Philippines 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.
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MILLION PEOPLE MARCH
Though dubbed as the Million
People March, the number of
total attendees was only around
400,000. The organizers and
promoters of the protest used
Facebook and Change.org as
their mediums.
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15. ICT AS MEDIUM FOR
ADVOCACY
The use of ICT as a tool for any
advocacy.
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CHANGE.ORG
Change.org – is dubbed as the “world’s
platform for change” where anyone
from online community can create a
petition and ask others to sign it
It gives access to more people by
allowing the online community to affix
their digital signatures on a petition.
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CHANGE.ORG
Its mission is to help people from
around the world create the change
they want to see.
Sample petitions raised were:
economic problems, criminal injustice,
abuse of human rights, lack of
education, environmental concerns,
animal abuse, human health concerns
and world hunger.
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PROCEDURE ON HOW TO MAKE A SIMPLE
PETITION USING CHANGE.ORG PLATFORM
1. Log in first using your account and the search and click the word
“petition”
2. Select a topic of what kind of issue are you petitioning on?
3. Write your petition title on the box
4. Choose the recipient(s) of your petition. It can be people or organizations
which has the power to solve your problem.
5. Estate your problem that you would like to solve
6. Upload a photo or video that captures the emotions of your story;
7. Then lastly click the word publish.
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