On “Ako Mismo”
I signed up for this, with all the buzz it has created this weekend. But I was quite disappointed by the things people have been committing themselves to doing. Sure, by all means, let us pay our taxes, register to vote, obey traffic rules, sweep the floor, pray, smile at others, be nice, be proud to be pinoy! Aba, dapat lang. Isn’t that what one is supposed to do regardless of any campaign for social change? Isn’t that what we are already doing? Let’s not stop doing it, fine. But please, it reeks of great naivete to think that doing things we are already doing will change Philippine society.
I don’t wish to offend anyone. I have friends from many advocacy campaigns of this type. But let me explain my reservations whenever I’m invited into these campaigns. My problem with “Ako Mismo” and the dozens of other “I” campaigns that have been initiated (and have flopped) these past years, is that it fosters an illusion that mundane individual efforts to do good, and nothing more, is enough to change society. These are well meaning campaigns, but I don’t think they actually call for positive action or call for change. These are calls for neutral action–to do things we’re supposed to be doing anyway.
What I think is dangerous about campaigning for this is that it neutralizes a person’s capacity to do more than what one is supposed to do in the first place. It’s like, fine, just pay your taxes, smile at people, sweep your backyard, do things within your comfort zone and that’s enough to change society. It’s not. Let us not justify the laziness or the inability of the middle class to get out of their comfort zone to change society.
These are the types of campaigns, believe it or not, that people in power or in government and big businesses employ to maintain the status quo, simply because doing ’simple everyday good things’ do just that and nothing more. It effectively cloaks their part in the equation as to why we are where we sadly are. It makes you forget their role in sustaining the rotten order of society. It makes you think of questioning their policies or their authority as simple pagrereklamo. And worse, it demonizes those who do that. “Forget about the corruption and the repression we commit, just do your own little nice things!” And even worse, it blames the individual Filipino for all the problems he is experiencing!
If the campaign was “Tayo Mismo”, I would’ve considered it worthwhile. Pero hindi talaga, this is all about the individual, the me, the I, the ako. Notice how it’s become a trend these days–all these campaigns that begin with “I”. Its always about the individual. It’s never about the collective. It’s never the “We”. Collective action is too dangerous for the status quo. It’s all about pacifying the individual to be content with the things he already does and to buy a dog tag, a t-shirt, or a bracelet to show it off.
Millions of Filipinos are poor not because you don’t smile at others, or you don’t obey traffic rules. Millions of Filipino farmers don’t own the land they till not because you buy imported products. Millions of Filipinos are jobless not because they are lazy or they are not proud to be Pinoy. Millions of Filipinos are uneducated not because you refuse to become a teacher. It’s not about the individual you! Hence, you smiling, obeying traffic rules, buying Filipino, being proud to be Pinoy, though they are nice little actions, will not change the prevailing order maintained by the same people employing these “I am change” campaigns.
Really, there is no net effect if you commit to doing something you’ve already been doing, or you should be doing in the first place regardless of any social problem. It’s a neutral force. We stay where we are. Do something more. Do something out of your comfort zones. Social change is never comfortable. Do something collectively. Do something with other sectors of society. Social change is never about the individual doing things for personal growth and expecting the rest of the process to fall into place.
Ang mali-mali lang talaga ng pagsisi sa problema ng bansa sa individual Filipino. We are not just challenging the individualistic problems of hopelessness or apathy. We are challenging a systemic order that maintains the sad state of affairs we all find ourselves in.
Tags: activism, collective action, dogtag, individualism, Philippine society, social change
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where can i buy the AKO MISMO Badge/ Necklace? Thanks,.., will wait for your reply,.,.
che #,
haven’t you read ANY of what bikoy just wrote above??? geez.
remember: a purchase is a vote.
Hi Bikoy,
You have very good questions and insightful opinions here.
Our opinions — yours and mine — are different, and I’ll accept that fact as is.
Salamat sa pag-comment sa technobiography.
Mabuhay!
ka edong
He he. Syempre ang mga kagaguhang eto’y panibagong katarantaduhan lamang ng mga DUWAG, mga KUPAL, at mga BURGIS.
Eber since lumantad eto sa bisahe at imahen ni tarantadong Lourd De Veyra, at kanyang panawagang isantabi ang ‘ pagsisisigaw ‘ sa Mendiola at magwalis na lang sa Manila Zoo, lumutang nang husto tong bagong uri ng pagtatarantado sa pagka-Pinoy. Nakakarindi, at determinadong gawin kang ungas alang-alang sa kanilang putang inang ngalan, at pagkakataong makapag-POSTURA nang muli. Kaya nama’t paboritong presidente talaga ng mga hayop na eto si Gloria. Sa panunungkulan niya, naiwalis ang mga rallyista mula sa mga lansangan, at mga dukhang ‘ iskongkrang ‘ mula sa kanilang mga entablado – at lantaran silang nakapagpupunyagi. Eto lang ang ibig sabihin ng lahat ng eto. Mas masahol at marami pa silang mga nadadawit at nauuto sa kanilang pagka-lampa at kawalan ng saysay.
Mas malala pa sila sa mga trapo. Tiyak, pakawala sila ng mga trapo
Sila ang pumapatay sa bayan. Mismo
why you are using that word’s, haven’t you know that theres a lot of people an read this letter!!!!!!!!!
tnx……..
[...] – Ad campaign and website for Akomismo.org was recently launched and released. People are wondering who’s responsible or what’s the real score behind the campaign which is being endorsed by popular figures in showbiz and music industry such as Charice Pempengco, Arnel Pineda, Ely Buendia, among others. Fellow blogger Victor Villanueva shares his two cents about the campaign (See Bikoy’s post “On Ako Mismo“ [...]
My stand here is basically the same: the ideas that the “akomismo” ad are things which should already be being lived and exhibited by anyone who considers him/herself a Filipino. It’s like saying Christmas is the time for giving and sharing God’s love, when the reality is that everyday should be a day for giving and sharing.
Everyone should be doing their part for the greater good — daily. Regardless of joining the organization or whatnot. Looking at the bright side of things, the ad in discussion, at least, reminded everyone of this fact-of-Filipino-life. It sparked up a discussion at the most.
I guess that in itself is already practicing the right and doing a part of the responsibility.
But hands down, they have one helluva website. : )
“Nasan nga ba ang pagbabago at ang kagustuhan para dito?…”
Sa mga may gusto ng akomismo tag, nice…
parte na kayo ng ‘50% of the Phil. population: undecided’
“Bakit, dati ba wala kayong pagnanais na baguhin ang bansa?”
“Bakit, dati ba hindi kayo responsable sa kapwa at bayan?”
Ngayon na o ngayon lang?
Maybe, this one is created to guide and to somehow, enlighten the Filipinos.
But, are we really guided to the destination we want to be?
I have doubts in akomismo.org’s genuineness.
And I have real uncertainties to the people at the back of it. Why?
Because, I think, it’s a new form of government… A new manifestation of political authority
Compare them: The existing government and the akomismo organization… They have the same goals but they don’t have the same administrators, maybe.
My point is, we, Filipinos, already have a government. And it is the most legitimate, as long as we believe in its power to direct us.
Ok. These are only instincts. Natural.
“…Nasa bawat isa.”
election na naman. im sure its a partylist candidacy.
Ganito na lang e :
Kung ‘ ako ‘ e nagpapakatino, kaso yang iba riyan, HINDE,
at nakasasagabal na sila sa kapakanan ko.
Paano na ?
Alam kong hindi ako perpektong tao. Pero, at least, sigurado akong HINDI AKO NANDAYA NUNG ELEKSYON !!!
similar cosmetic advocacy campaigns: iamninoy, the carbon-free diet. Lifestyle-ish campaigns are doomed to be nothing but press releases that have no real impact on the grassroots level.
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Palibhasa, PURO WALA SILANG MGA BAYAG. HINDI SILA MAKAPALAG NI MAKOMPRONTA TONG PAMBUBUSABOS NG ISANG DIKTATURYA, KAYA IBINIBINTANG NILA ETO SA BAWAT ISA SA ATEN.
Kung sila ang nagdidikta ng ‘ justice system ‘ ng bansa, mga innosente yung makukulong, samantalang mga rapist, paedophile, at mga berdugo ang ipapa-’walang sala’ .
Oh, wait….
Yeah, that’s right. FUCK THEM.
Shut them down, immediately….
my take: http://brianong.blogspot.com/2009/05/ako-mismo-pop-culture-social-activism.html
hey Bikoy, look at this emailed post: http://superbong.multiply.com/journal/item/300/Repost_FORWARDED_MAIL_re_akomismo.org_
Hi Biks,
just a word of warning for your reading public: read the following email (sorry mahaba). Got this through the company digest.
—–
To all those that signed up with AKO MISMO!
You are now part of SMART telecoms network for potential campaigns in 2010.
The amount of information they have asked is so detailed that they can track you down to your zip code and contact you any time. In all my years of signing up for information I have never had a site require so much information AS REQUIRED FIELDS.
This makes for a perfect voter mapping database and campaign tool for anyone that wants to pay SMART for the information.
Did you think SMART would pay MILLIONS in production and advertising and talent costs for nothing?
If you refer to their privacy policy that no one ever reads, it states:
AKO MISMO MAY use the personal information you provide to:
* Contact you – either in response to a query or suggestion, or to mail newsletters, documents, publications, etc.
* “Remember” your online profile and preferences;
* Help you quickly find information that is relevant to you based on your interests, and help us create site contents most relevant to you;
In other words the can PUSH information to you which is an important tool in making sure that you can receive even unwanted campaign messages.
* Undertake statistical analysis.
They can use your answers to this PUSH for other mapping and trending purposes.
They also wash their hands of any person “accidentally” cracking the site and getting all your info. If you read privacy policy, again, which no one reads:
AKO MISMO shall not be liable under any circumstances for damages resulting from unauthorized use of information collected from visitors to the site.
AKO MISMO may change this privacy policy to reflect changes in the way we collect visitor information.
As a final warning, their privacy policy claims that you can still access this site even if you do not sign up (again from the privacy policy page):
What if I don’t want to provide personal information?
Providing personal information on the AKO MISMO web site is optional. If you choose not to provide personal information, you can still browse and use the AKO MISMO site, but you will not be able to carry out certain actions.
This is not true. None of the pages are viewable unless you have signed in. This is already a sure sign that their intent is to make you sign up and not just to make you a part of a youth reform activity.
A friendly piece of advice: Go back to the site and change your details please change all the details that pertain to AGE, SEX, and, LOCATION.
Also change your phone number if you like. This is to protect your privacy.
And remember you are still holding on to your pledge of participation in making our country great and they promise not to bar you from accessing the site even if you change your details so you will lose nothing but you will take back your security.
Please pass to all the people you know who may have signed up.
Ingat lang tayo po sa mga ganito.
Salamat!
hi! thank you for your comment.
oh! i tried to change my infos but i can’t change it anymore. the reason is (according to the site) “sorry, mobile number already exist”. so weird. i tried to put my own number but the same message flashed on the screen..any suggestions? thanks!
good point there mait…:) the thing is… errr… you can’t be collective if you don’t start beating the grass yourself right? no one will follow if no one will start to lead the bandwagon…. hmmm…
you have a really good point though… and in a way, it’s quite enlightening… it’s just that… in campaigns like this, we don’t necessarily have to negate it with cynicism… let’s just move forth and do things that are necessary for our country to really dvelop.
[...] me to reiterate, borrow and short of plagiarize what Bikoy has said, which I couldn’t have said any better: I don’t wish to offend anyone. I have friends from [...]
that’s true, and i’m not taking that away from anyone. do the things that we should do, and make ourselves as individuals better. i do it too. and it’s for the good of the collective as well. but really, the list is getting to be just some new year’s resolutions in may, pretending to be a movement for social change.
worse, it’s just so sad that now we’re blaming ourselves for all our social ills. truly, a normal individual is not the reason why another is poor, jobless or hungry. you’re not the reason why juan de la cruz is in shit. it’s a systemic order we’re challenging, not the apparent apathy of the individual. this kind of i-should-just-blame-myself takes away the discourse of holding accountable the government and the system for its systemic plunder and tyranny away from our consciousness. kaya nga masiglang-masigla sinusuportahan ang mga campaign na ito ng mga big businesses and government officials.
again, let’s go ahead and improve ourselves as persons. be proud to be pinoy, smile at others, pay our taxes, by all means, go. but never pretend that it will change the world, just because it’s a fad. never start blaming just yourself for the social ills we’re experiencing. never absolve the ruling order that maintains this tragic status quo. we can do more than what we’re already expected to do as citizens.
“but never pretend that it will change the world, just because it’s a fad. ”
Sakto. Para masabi lang, “Oops, wala akong kasalanan! May ginagawa ako para sa Pilipinas!” Ngeh.
I can see your point there, but what I see about the campaign was not individualism but, an act that triggers a total collective action, that arise all Filipinos to stands and do their part to make these country a better place.
Ano mang mabuti, kahit maliit, ay patungong langit.
as i’ve said, no one’s taking the act of doing simple good deeds away from anyone. but really, patungo man sila sa langit, wala sa langit ang problema. it may make some of our lives a little more convenient, but that will not change backward and agrarian philippine society.
in country where millions are landless, jobless, and hungry, and where there is a system that preserves that tragic order, doing just that and nothing more will barely change anything and will only preserve the status quo.
and as i’ve said, the worse thing is, we start blaming ourselves as individuals for our country’s problems, when in fact, it’s not because of our simple misconducts that our nation is like this, these campaigns tend to make us conveniently forget that there is a ruling order that preserves and thrives in this situation. it takes more than praying, obeying traffic rules, or paying taxes to change it.
[...] ang tuligsa ni Bikoy Villanueva sa kampanyang “Ako Mismo” na napapanood natin sa telebisyon [...]
I can clearly see your point. My point of inquiry is: isn’t joining Ako Mismo will then eventually, all together, lead to a collective action?
What are the chances that “pledging to act” on a website will lead to meaningful action? anong mangyayari, collective “ngitian, walisan ng bakuran, at paglaban sa global warming”????
pray tell us, how exactly (i.e., in detail) will it lead to collective action? assuming that it does lead to collective action, could you imagine an example of what the akomismo people will do after they’ve banded together? are they even united by one clear cut goal?
can’t you see that this campaign has nothing to do with “us” as a collective?
tama ka kaibigang bickoy!!!!!
ginawa ang organisasyon ito dahil gusto ng nakakarami ng pagbabago! Hindi ito isang grupo na naglalayon ng kasikatan!
Sumali ka dahil gusto mu ng pagbabago hindi dahil USO!!!!
ang pagbabago ay mag mumula sa iyo!
ika nga nila……..
AKO MISMO!
So Be It!
nga pala…
gusto ko sumali paano b? hahaha
register ka sa http://www.akomismo.org pero hindi ako sure kung kailan makukuha yung dogtag. Kasi, nag-register na ako, pero wala pa akong nakukuhang dog tag.
Sana binasa mo muna ng mabuti ang blog at inusisa ano ba ang sinasabi niya.
[...] like to think it’s also the concerned citizen speaking. For I agree with the likes of Bikoy who worry that this is nothing but a feel good website masquerading as a social movement. His [...]
everyone has very good points here.
let me tell you something.
when i was still applying for my license i had to take this multiple choice exam which was in the English language. together with me were like fifteen older people who don’t know what the hell they are reading and most of them i believe could hardly even read. only i and a friend of mine passed the exam. i was moved when i saw the faces of the others so disappointed. so i dropped on LTOs suggestion box that there should a be language option for those who dont speak/understand the english language. i did that. ako mismo.
my point is. there are things i can do by myself. and a lot of us can do things by ourselves for our countrymen. we dont need to join a group or a party or an org and go to the streets. whatever ako mismo is if it at least make people pay their taxes and obey traffic rules or give the halfnaked boy bread. im fine with it.
at least they give me a message that i could do more. thats all i needed.
uhh..ung mga members ba ng ako mismo makakakuha din ng dog tag?.
how can i be a member of ako mismo? if ever i will become a member of ako mismo do i get the dogtag? where can iget it? i really want to become a member. thank you.
you can register at http://www.akomismo.org
actually, yung sinasabi ng “ako mismo” is change starts with oneself. If gusto mong baguhin ang bansa, kailangan mag sisimula ka muna sa sarili mo. and, dun sa mga bagay na ginagawa mo na, i think, they’re calling you to do something different, something “out-of-the-box”. hindi lang yung lagi mong ginagawa na, being proud to be pinoy, or etc.
Just found this interesting post about the ako Mismo campaign
http://em0rej. multiply. com/journal/ item/380/ The_TRUTH_ about_Ako_ Mismo_repost_ from_Gang_ Badoys_site
The TRUTH about Ako Mismo (repost from Gang Badoy’s site)
Posted by jerome on May 4, ‘09 11:03 PM for everyone
I knew it was too good to be true, especially in this country, the Cynic in me was right all along -Jerome Cruz
Here’s the post, kindly repost
To all those that signed up with AKO MISMO!
You are now part of SMART telecoms network for potential campaigns in 2010.
The amount of information they have asked is so detailed that they can track you down to your zip code and contact you any time. In all my years of signing up for information I have never had a site require so much information AS REQUIRED FIELDS.
This makes for a perfect voter mapping database and campaign tool for anyone that wants to pay SMART for the information.
Did you think SMART would pay MILLIONS in production and advertising and talent costs for nothing?
If you refer to their privacy policy that no one ever reads, it states:
AKO MISMO MAY use the personal information you provide to:
• Contact you – either in response to a query or suggestion, or to mail newsletters, documents, publications, etc.
• “Remember” your online profile and preferences;
• Help you quickly find information that is relevant to you based on your interests, and help us create site contents most relevant to you;
In other words they can PUSH information to you which is an important tool in making sure that you can receive even unwanted campaign messages.
• Undertake statistical analysis.
They can use your answers to this PUSH for other mapping and trending purposes.
They also wash their hands of any person “accidentally” cracking the site and getting all your info. If you read privacy policy, again, which no one reads:
AKO MISMO shall not be liable under any circumstances for damages resulting from unauthorized use of information collected from visitors to the site.
AKO MISMO may change this privacy policy to reflect changes in the way we collect visitor information.
As a final warning, their privacy policy claims that you can still access this site even if you do not sign up (again from the privacy policy page):
What if I don’t want to provide personal information?
Providing personal information on the AKO MISMO web site is optional. If you choose not to provide personal information, you can still browse and use the AKO MISMO site, but you will not be able to carry out certain actions.
This is not true. None of the pages are viewable unless you have signed in. This is already a sure sign that their intent is to make you sign up and not just to make you a part of a youth reform activity.
A friendly piece of advice: Go back to the site and change your details please change all the details that pertain to AGE, SEX, and, LOCATION.
Also change your phone number if you like. This is to protect your privacy.
And remember you are still holding on to your pledge of participation in making our country great and they promise not to bar you from accessing the site even if you change your details so you will lose nothing but you will take back your security.
Please pass to all the people you know who may have signed up.
Ingat lang tayo po sa mga ganito.
hay naku! AKOMISMO? ay hindi isang kilusan.. may nabasa akong post na gusto niya daw maging parte ng “KILUSANG” ito! AKOMISMO! is far from being a ‘kilusan’… it advocates “INACTION!” na wag tayo kumilos.. wag nating mansinin ang pangungurakot, magbulagbulagan tayo sa mga ginagawa ng mga trapo. bulag at tanga lang ang magpauto dito!
where can i buy akomismo necklace? tnx hope to help that org..
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bikoy,
this kinda makes you realize that when majority of people use only 25% of their individual brainpower, then the akomismo model for social change will accomplish absolutely nothing beneficial.
then you and i go facepalm.
those who are only in it for the dogtags are exactly the type who we cannot expect real change to come from. i mean, come on, really.
worry, but i share the same sentiments with jhay. this advocacy is misleading people to a real societal change that it so presents. it only precipitates the status quo by giving stress on individual responsibility rather than emphasizing that individual capacity needs to be taken to a higher level of awareness which is a communal action.
this is nothing but i must say like goma’s MAD…publicity stunt to paint an image to the public for them to remember very well come may 2010
excellent analysis.
akomismo is atomism, at best.
=)
ahm…. sana makatulong po ako kahit sa maliit na paraan para makatulong sa ating maga kabataan wish ko po na tumagal ang org. na to god bless all the pilipino children also this org. thanks tc
AKO MISMO deadma lang. Nag sprout sya sa internet pero di ko pinansin. Ang daming kailangan details to fill-up! I’m not interested!
your views on the matter are simplistic, one-sided, to the point of moronic. an advocacy that encourages people to step out of pragmatism and apathy is an advocacy that promotes change, no matter how small or mundane their efforts may be.
moreover, in the current scenario where we cannot anymore encourage a collection of mass action, any action, whether it be individual or collective, should be considered a step up. AKO mismo, as movement, is the first step to a call to action for the TAYO to follow. you cannot have a TAYO without the individual AKO; and that is what the advocacy is promoting: the unification of ideas to formulate the collective desire for the country.
you are EXACTLY what the advocacy is implying: all complains and no action, individually, or collectively. i’d rather have one person, AKO, working towards a single change, than WALA at all. you tread very
dangerous water when you encourage apathy vs individual action.
only cowards follow the collective norm. they are never ones who instigate change. they are mere followers and not leaders. your apathy is reflective of this cowardice.
in the words of the much abused statement, “it is better to light just one little candle than to stumble in the dark.” i hope to get out of the collective darkness that you so passionately encourage under the guise of patriotism.
AKO MISMO, PARIRINGGAN KO ANG MGA TAONG WALA NANG GINAWA KUNDI MAGREKLAMO SA KAHIT ANONG POSITIBONG GAWIN NG IBANG TAO, AT AKO MISMO, UUMPISAHAN KO ANG PAGBABAGONG ITO, KAHIT GANO MAN KALIIT ANG AKING MAKAKAYA.
pagpasensiyahan mo na ah, pero tatapatan ko lang ‘tong pamamaraan mo ng pagsagot. you deserve it.
what makes you assume na ako walang action? just like the thousands of pledgers of ako mismo, i obey traffic rules, i throw my garbage in the right place, i try to study well in the state university, i have registered to vote, and for more–i share my travel experiences in my blog to encourage local tourism, we take care of orphan kids at home, i take part in socio-political activities etc., eh ikaw? are you willing to say these are not enough?
ako mismo, that’s what i said, i’m willing to say they are not enough to change the tragic situation of philippine society. that’s why i encourage people to do more, and not to be content with doing just that.
also, where in the world did i encourage apathy? anong apathy pinagsasabi mo? i even criticised akomismo for not encouraging enough action for change.
did you really read the blog entry? you are the kind of person that turns me off from akomismo. assumera. branding criticism as mere “pagrereklamo”. now that’s simplistic to the point of being intensely moronic. just the kind of thinking government and big businesses foster among middle class fools to silence dissent.
daphne,
i completely agree with bikoy. your comment shows that you are much quicker to speak before understanding or even reading his full commentary. it’s exactly your type that makes akomismo.org look bad. heck, if people who sign up for akomismo think like you do, then don’t be surprised to see the status quo years from now.
basahin mo muna bago mo sabihing apathy ang nabasa mo. walang apathy dito. intindihin mo muna bago mo sabihing puro complaint. some of us here have taken to the streets to hold our leaders accountable for their questionable actions. it’s people like you that those in power prefer to populate the country with because you even go so far as to stigmatize our right to hold our leaders accountable.
higit sa lahat, mag-isip kang mabuti bago ka humusgang your instantaneous patriotism makes you better than those of us who share bikoy’s views on the matter. we were already doing our part long before you people felt it fashionable to feel patriotic by pledging trifles and wishing to sport a cute little red dogtag. those of you who stick to the mundane are the cowards.
Cowards follow the collective norm, but isn’t People Power a form of collective action?
At hindi one man show ang Katipunan noon.
Mag-isip ka nga muna bago ka magpaputok ng kabalastugan, daphne.
Go beyond fusing fashion statements on Dog tags and T-shirts with the forces of TRUE nationalism and TRUE social change!
you yourself is the answer
Ugh. Some people just don’t get it, or they just don’t read.. they simply leave comments just that and asks, “Where can i register?” CAn I get a dogtag after I sign up?” lolz
Anyway, I agree to some commentors here, though di ko rin naman binasa yung kabuuan ng post mo.. No people or country can stand alone for themselves. Kailangang mag umpisa sa SARILI para maging “TAYO”
However, I’m not saying that this org have my full support. No. I’m not convinced especially reading some rumors about it.. using big stars. Although malaki nga naman ang influence nila sa atin as youth. Pero I’m not that gullible enough.
Let’s see first how they WALK THE TALK.
cheers!
yikes. what the ef? calling each other “unpatriotic” is not patriotic at all. It seems to me that both of you are extremely patriotic, far more than I have ever been in my entire life. And from what both parties say they are doing, I’m starting to wonder why we’re still in poverty. Haha.
I don’t think Ako Mismo encourages “Inaction” or “laziness”, and that’s one point where I agree with daphne and disagree with Bikoy. (oops, maybe I shouldn’t have said that here. hehehe.)
On the other hand, I agree with Bikoy to “Do something more. Do something out of your comfort zones. Social change is never comfortable.” And this is really what MORE people ought to be doing.
But advocacies that promote change like you expect are not done by just one TV ad and one website (prone to nonesense posts). Maybe you expected too much from the campaign to begin with? :p TV ads like this are a novelty, the real work is done at the grassroots.
Anyway, here’s what I thought of this: Ako Mismo
where i can buy the AKO MISMO NECKLACE?
I like the idea of starting from our own selves first before “we” follows… daphne’s idea is more of a youth-like (perception of the youth, i mean)…bikoy’s idea is more of the reality(perception of the adults)… let us all respect each others ideas, no need for trash talks(if that’s what u call it or not, i dont know)…. anyway, let’s just promote and support “CHANGE”, not only in this campaign but for the reality it self whether there is this campaign or none. my point is, cute talaga ng dog tag….who knows where to get it? i’m not saying that i’ll be supporting this campaign, I just like the dog tag that’s it…but Ako Mismo will support CHANGE for the better in this country.
^____^,V *peace*
Is there anyone here stupid enough to turn off their power for one hour? Because, for all intents and purposes, it’s the same thing. This is basically asking people to do what they’re supposed to be doing in the first place.
Remember how it was after Cory sat down? No one really changed, just the faces in the crowd…
First of all, you are stupid. Everyone hates you, you get kicked out or ganged up on every forums or community na sinalihan mo. Your music sucks, and I bet my ass na hindi kayo sisikat. You always stress your pointless points para lang hindi ka mapahiya pero at the end napahiya ka pa rin. Mahilig ka magpapansin at magpasikat kahit walaka naman ibubuga. Wala ka na sa kalendaryo pero asal high school student ka pa rin.
AKO MISMO ang hindi susuporta sayo at hihila sayo pababa.
MABUHAY LAHAT NG TAONG GALIT SAYO!
ako mismo and tutupad sa sarili kong pangarap!! ako ay namimigay ng libreng pagkain sa mahihirap sa tapat ng quiapo church..ako mismo!!! im proud to be a pinoy!!
MABUHAY!
Seth Godin asserts that tribes can change the world – http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/seth_godin_on_the_tribes_we_lead.html
san po ba makakabili nang dog tag
ako boboto ko yung tamang mamuno sa ating bayan para umunlad ang ating bansa ^_^
[...] about Ako Mismo, I saw different reactions about it. One I particularly noticed is the article ON “AKO MISMO” by Bikoy. Though I share some of his sentiments, I do not agree with him taking a hit on the [...]
I understand your point. Let us see kung effective ang ako mismo campaign. Buti nga naka-isip ang DDB ng ganung campaign para magkaroon ng social change at umunlad ang bayan. Gawa ito ng pinoy, at suportahan natin.
Peace be with you!
[...] Someone from Ateneo de Manila’s Matanglawin (student publication) interviewed me this afternoon after my class. It was about my opinion on Ako Mismo. [...]
san pwede makabili ng dog tag?asap reply kayo thanks
wer i can buy akomismo necklace? /////
babaguhin ko ung mga maling pananaw ng mga taong nakakasalamuha ko sa araw-araw
where do i buy the ako mismo necklace? is it for sale?
AKO MISMO SUSUNOD SA BATAS TRAPIK
hi san ba makukuha ang ako mismo dog tags? sa d fourt daw e sabi ko baka sa d fift binibenta ba yan? replay nmn dyan asap ty
[...] Bikoy.net (a dissenting opinion) [...]
ako mismo ang tutulong sa mga tao na nangangailangan ng tulong…..
ako si mathew,glynies,jely,michell,nancy,charmane, dhez,…..at si becky…..kami mismo ang susunod s batas….
Ako Mismo!: Why this fad attracts predating politicians and hungry businessmen..
Ako Mismo, is an advocacy w/c is supposed to lead the Filipino nation’s awareness to the country’s situation as well as their inherent desire to draw out an optimistic change. Their renowned dog tags portray as a symbol of hope and commitment on what its members should do for their country.. w/ all things positive..
However, just like the earth-hour advocacy turned fad.. this cult-following ako mismo, only attracted predating politicians into their lead.. Although these officials gave their best sugar coated words and support, we may not be sure if one day we’ll realize we’re just like their dogs.. having us on our collars and in this case.. dogtags…
Business corporations also took advantage of the advocacy.. since they were adept at money-making, they knew that it’s members are potential customers and soon will take hold as an abusive mopolist… SMART, anyone?
I pity this Ako Mismo Fad..
its sad how they can make something so good into something dirty. tsktsk. Its things like this that make you think that the Philippines has a long way to go.
Let us just do what we can to help our country. See my post about this.
meron na po ba bnebenta necklace ng AKO MISMO sa ZAMBOANGA city?w8 ko po ung reply
[...] Ako Mismo Web Activism or Sugar High?Four-eyed Journal’s Another One on Ako MismoBikoy.net’s On Ako MismoLet me just post here bikoy’s ingenuous analysis on Edu Manzano’s celebrity-filled advocacy. I [...]
Ikaw, amu bang ginagawa mo??? May nagawa ka na ba para sa bansa???
Wala. Para sa akin fad lang to. I feel karamihan habol lang naman yung dogtags eh.
bikoy at che,
KAYO lang pala ang tama at lahat ng tumangkilik sa ako mismo mali? KAYO ang magaling at ung tumangkilik sa ako mismo tanga? Bukod tanging KAYO din lang pala ang nakakaalam kung paano umasenso ang bansa natin?
[...] is no secret that I have issues with some I-am-change campaigns for its condonation of simplistic neutral daily activities of individuals as heroic [...]
hi!!!! gusto ko lang malaman yung tungkol sa AKO-MISMO kasi isusulat ko sya sa news paper namin1!!!!
pards. pde ba ko magpaalam sau na kumuha ng detalye sa blog mo para sa newsletter namin? ok lang ba sau?
pare hindo ko na nahntay reply mo.. kumuha aq ng idea tsaka konting phrase d2 sa blog mu para makagawa ako ng newsletter project.. iaacknowledge nlng kita ha..
[...] and if it ultimately leads to a concrete mass movement. I added, tens of thousands of pledges in Ako Mismo or in a Facebook Cause page will not win the support of the President or even a congressman. [...]
My take on this: I view Ako Mismo and similar social formations as manifestations of disenchantment. I think that unless these social formations become harnessed towards definitive, as you have said, collective action, then they will most likely end up, well, doing nothing but maintain the status quo. Yet I think it’s part of a development, a process. The failure of such social formations will only bring further disenchantment and the realization that such ventures are not enough. Experience in such movements are part of consciousness development. They may prove and disprove what changes may be generated by individuals, and how far those changes go. On the other hand there is so much potential in this group of individuals to become inspired (captured) and moved by the motivations of one or two individuals from the same group. There are certain ideas that spread like wildfire, and putting individuals under one banner, makes it easier to spread those ideas. If you look at Ako Mismo its constituency are the beginnings of a collective. What is needed is a unifying thread to synthesize what are as of now disparate motivations. But in any case, the failure of such formations will only make the disenchanted realize that they will have to step up if they truly want change. So I think such formations are still valuable. They are beginnings. They are stirrings of things yet to come, and if one pays attention to history closely, then one will see that the disenchantment is growing, and this disenchantment can be channeled and directed towards change by the people who know how to respond to history, especially those who can discern underneath the disparate statements the people’s underlying motivations and desire. I truly believe people want change, but as yet they do not know how.
[...] me to reiterate, borrow and short of plagiarize what Bikoy has said, which I couldn’t have said any better: I don’t wish to offend anyone. I have friends from many [...]
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