{"id":44552,"date":"2021-07-22T10:57:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T02:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=44552"},"modified":"2021-07-22T10:57:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T02:57:53","slug":"smart-vote-pilipinas-team-up-urging-filipinos-to-register-for-2022-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2021\/07\/22\/smart-vote-pilipinas-team-up-urging-filipinos-to-register-for-2022-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart, Vote Pilipinas team up, urging Filipinos to register for 2022 polls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PLDT\u2019s wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has teamed up with the Commission on Elections\u2019 (COMELEC) official Voter Registration Information Campaign partner &#8211; Vote Pilipinas \u2013 to encourage more Filipinos to register for the 2022 elections. Spearheaded by the non-government organization Impact Hub Manila, Vote Pilipinas offers non-profit, non-partisan online and offline information about the upcoming elections.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs the country\u2019s leading mobile services provider, Smart is in a unique and significant position to expand the reach of \u2018Vote Pilipinas&#8217; using the power of digital technology and our nationwidest and nationfastest network,\u201d said Jane J. Basas, SVP and Head of Consumer Wireless Business at Smart.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With more than 18 million Filipinos belonging to the 18-39 year-old range, Gen Zs and millennials make up the biggest bulk of the voting population next year. Together, Smart and Vote Pilipinas will drive an information campaign aimed at igniting the youth\u2019s passion and purpose to live smart and vote smart \u2013 starting with registering for next year\u2019s polls.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve always believed in the power of the youth to positively impact our society. There\u2019s no better way to show this than by participating in the upcoming elections \u2013 especially because the youth have a big stake in our country&#8217;s future,\u201d she added.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the partnership, Smart will help boost Vote Pilipinas\u2019 online call-to-action through social media executions, and help widen the reach of the non-partisan, non-profit organization until May 2022. These efforts are aimed at motivating Filipinos, especially the youth, to be counted, be informed, be heard, and be one with all Filipinos in nation-building.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To kick-off the campaign, Vote Pilipinas hosted a town hall called #MagpaRehistroKa where key officials from COMELEC explained voter registration and the country\u2019s election system. Vote Pilipinas is also set to launch two more virtual town halls to share relevant information about the 2022 elections. The #MagpaRehistroKa virtual town halls will be available over Zoom, Facbook Live, and Kumu.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These efforts are in line with the commitment of Vote Pilipinas and Smart to help the country attain the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals particularly UNSDG 16 which calls for strong institutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about Vote Pilipinas through&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=NUEvqZ91GgbOcUMBQZw3Iw5x7-2BR15U7YGaZ6IEwZEXSNfvaoaYykt85fvpzPIZzZWH59_vden5oP-2BXQvgWCmHYIeUvhQgks128vL0l7DbVQHlmODEYGgM2NsJWOHYqJkOmdOILM73x0Gzr5kzGmIQahtSX5x5s5kvkBXMh2idVbBY3AAPDGmWjFnqUoM6xMf2BitscpK8Rewy0oflj-2BygWv-2FLrPdQ9RH4CX24WS-2FkazgxUyQS4ZL8NqM4YHnZVWEU79Ne9siEnDNt4YAUgqMoMqGOOKBaEKYNF2M6sm6If-2FrzJUwAuVUXd6asy2NJxlWiVDUnYrLhOuAU1i8-2FZSN07s2xuOern-2FSus515nD4nlCcaMVrJhW5vIbJP9Jyv4fz7hhShL0zQ7Etx-2FoVxLkGI-2FOdF9yNwMbjgYWIDsUftkYxJfU6hgWKi5ZVtFJpqp2Th4QKX\">https:\/\/www.votepilipinas.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Together, Smart and Vote Pilipinas will drive an information campaign aimed at igniting the youth\u2019s passion and purpose to live smart and vote smart \u2013 starting with registering for next year\u2019s polls.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":44553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[343],"class_list":["post-44552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-smart-communications"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}