OFWs Urge Senate Bets to Use the Internet

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OFWs urge Senate bets to use the Internet

The Internet and the Filipino Channel are the only option of overseas Filipino voters living or working in The Netherlands to know what they need to learn about candidates running in the coming mid-term polls in the Philippines.

"Karanasan dito, malayo ang mga kababayan. Hindi natin kilala kung sino ang tumatakbo. Minsan iboboto na lang tayo kung sino ang sinabi ng mga kamag-anak natin na iboto natin," OFW Jun Saturay said.

They said that only party-list groups are making an effort to reach overseas voters located around the world.

For their part, representatives of some candidates explained that it is too difficult to do traditional campaigning like buying advertisement on television or putting up posters.

Meanwhile, senatorial bets Edgardo Angara and Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino urged overseas Filipinos to take advantage of the Internet and watch The Filipino Channel to know the qualities and platform of government of their candidates.

Overseas Filipinos said that national candidates in the coming mid-term polls are not giving them much importance setting aside the fact that a big portion of votes are coming from them.

They added that not all senatorial candidates are maintaining their websites that can be accessed through the Internet.

With a report from Loui Galicia and Balitang Europe

SOURCE: WWW.ABS-CBNNEWS.COM

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