The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) launches 鈥楾ibok Pinoy鈥� books as the council鈥檚 values development program on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati, City. (Photo from Dianne Sampang/黑料社)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) launched on Tuesday the 鈥淭ibok Pinoy鈥� books, the council鈥檚 values development program that underscores Filipino values for responsible voting.
PPCRV is a national parish-based and non-partisan organization that advocates for clean and honest elections. The Commission on Elections accredited the council, along with the National Movement for Free Elections, as the citizens鈥� election watchdogs for the 2025 midterm elections.
According to PPCRV Voters Education Committee Head Ana De Villa-Singson, Tibok Pinoy aims to hone citizens as model Filipinos.
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鈥淣ot everybody has the benefit of having good examples to follow, and that is why we put Tibok Pinoy together. We need examples, we need models that we can follow because values, they鈥檙e no longer given the priority that we are supposed to give,鈥� she said in a speech.
De Villa-Singson also shared that the values development program was a product of crowd-sourced knowledge from a survey conducted among Filipinos on an open-ended question: 鈥淟ist your top 5 to top 6 characteristics that a model Filipino should have.鈥�
De Villa-Singson said that the characteristic that emerged as the top characteristic that a model Filipino should possess is God-fearing and God-loving.
鈥淎 model Filipino is God-fearing. A model Filipino is God-loving. After that, he must be magalang, masipag, matulungin, matapat, and makabayan. All of these are crowd-sourced knowledge,鈥� she noted.
Furthermore, PPCRV Chairperson Evelyn Singson underscored the importance of voting and participating in the elections, adding that 鈥渢he right to vote is a moral obligation of every citizen in every democratic society.鈥�
PPCRV Chairman Emeritus Henrietta De Villa also expressed that voting plays a crucial role in upholding the democracy of the country.
鈥淎ng bansa ay hindi uunlad pag hindi magkaisa ang mga mamamayan. Ang ating demokrasya ay hindi magiging ganap hangga鈥檛 ang ating mga botante na Pilipino ay hindi matutong bumoto nang wasto,鈥� De Villa said.
The PPCRV chairperson also called the Tibok Pinoy books the 鈥渉eart鈥� of the council鈥檚 voter鈥檚 education program.
鈥淲e believe that if we instill our core Filipino values to the minds and hearts of young people, we can guide them to become the champions of change that our country urgently needs,鈥� she added.
Tibok Pinoy is a series of books for a 鈥渕odel Filipino鈥� namely God-loving, honest, respectful, hardworking, helpful, and nationalistic. The other books for a 鈥渕odel netizen鈥� are for discerning, mindful, and safe usage of social media.
The books also have their digital copies uploaded on the website of PPCRV (ppcrv.org).
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