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WHY MASS COMM STUDENTS SHOULD WATCH SEN. RAMON “BONG” REVILLA JR.’S “ITO BA ANG DAANG MATUWID?”

1.      ACTING IS A DEVOTION

He proves himself once more. Once again, he demonstrates his exceptional talent as an actor complete with full on facial expressions and gestures and well, who can deny his good looks. He’s such a natural! It’s amazing to watch him in that podium. He not only acts in front of the camera but also off camera. What passion and dedication! He never stops giving entertainment to people even if the duty does not call for him to do so.

“Ginoong Pangulo, sa totoo lang, kung hindi ko na pinasok ang paglilingkod-bayan, at nag-artista na lang, baka mas hitik pa ako sa mga materyal na bagay. Pero, utang na loob ko po sa mga Pilipino, sa mga tagahanga ko at nagmamahal sa akin – kung nasaan ako at kung sino ako ngayon” (Revilla Jr., 2014, para. 48-49).

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2.      HE IS A MODEL OF CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION

He is a loves his family. He loves them so much rather than answering allegations involving him in the pork barrel scam, he discusses his family instead. 

"Bong" Revilla Jr. (2014) emotionally said that:

"sa kabila ng pagyurak sa aking pagkatao, sa kabila ng pagkitil sa aking mga karapatan, sa kabila ng halos pagwasak sa aming buong angkan; kinimkim ko po ang nilalaman ng aking kalooban sa loob ng mahigit limang buwan" (para. 7).

And the man’s got a toy! What child wouldn’t want that? We’ll playing’s not an alien term for the senators since you can see them clicking through their tablets plating some of Facebook’s most popular games even when someone’s giving his or her privilege speech. But this one is a truck. And it’s not just a simple truck, it’s a truck of justice!

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“Sa tamang diskarte, nagawan naman ng paraan, Mr. President...to the pages... pakipasok nyo na ang trak ng ebidensya! Ito po ang sinasabi nilang isang trak ng ebidensiya. Ito lang naman pala. Trak-trakan ng mga bata” (Revilla Jr., 2014, para. 83-84).

3.      Know your target audience

He clearly knows his target audience as he mentioned and called on and appealed on his fellow men numerous times and he never forgets how many they are. It is important to appeal to them in a language they can understand so that they may get the meaning of your rhetorics. And because he is an actor, he knows the ways of persuasion- and Bible verses are the best way to emphasize your righteousness. Amen.

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“Isinusumpa ko sa halos dalawampung milyong botante na nagtiwala at bumoto sa akin, hindi po ako nagtraydor sa inyo” (Revilla Jr., 2014, para. 40).

4.      Identify the show’s characters

The whistleblowers have already identified three characters: Alyas Pogi, Tanda and Sexy. Now thanks to our good Senator “Bong”, we have found out that the show also casts many interesting characters.

DILG Secretary Mar Roxas a.k.a Boy Pick-up- the one who picked up senators before former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona’s trial to go to Bahay Pangarap and talk to Mr. President (Revilla Jr., 2014, para. 110).

Boy Xerox- DBM official who fakes SARO (Revilla Jr., 2014, para. 26)

Boy Pirma- is Benhur Luy, pork barrel scam’s primary whistleblower who faked document signatures (Revilla Jr., 2014, para. 26)

Jukebox King and Queen- Benhur Luy’s minions (Revilla Jr., 2014, para. 29)

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Now what is the significance of these characters to Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.’s show? To show that he’s a hero just like Panday and he is just trying to help the people but instead, what does he get? An accusation. Very well-played. He is indeed Kap who has conjured many amazing stories just to get away and divert the people’s attention.

5.      Know that there are a lot of utter bullshit shows in our government so don’t forget to filter them

His whole speech was crap. It was full of acting, insincerity and garbage. He was lame, pathetic and very diverting. He never actually did the purpose why he was doing that speech. Instead he talked about Yolanda, earthquake and war. The only things I found to be of some use from his speech was the Boy Pick-up part, otherwise, everything in it were just mere nothing. I liked it because they are already spilling out their dirty secrets. But the things he mentioned especially the part where he always asked in the end “’Yan ba ang daang matuwid”, was utter crap (Revilla Jr., 2014, para. 62- 72). I don’t think all those things are sole responsibilities by the president. If so, what’s their use? He blamed everything to the president forgetting the fact that he is a part of the administration. And as such, he ought to help in the embitterment of the Philippines. But no, he just delivered his speech in front of millions of Filipinos like a real douchebag.

References:

Revilla Jr., R. B. (2014, January 20). Ito Ba Ang Daang Matuwid?. Retrieved January 22, 2014 from http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/budget-watch/48460-full-text-revilla-on-politicking-by-the-yellow-republic

Revilla Jr., R. B. [Photograph] (2014). Retrieved January 22, 2014      from http://cdn.manilatimes.net/enginex/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/200114_revilla03_muli.jpg

Revilla Jr., R. B. [Photograph] (2014). Retrieved January 22, 2014 from http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2014/01/revilla-012114.jpg

Revilla Jr., R. B. [Photograph] (2008). Retrieved January 22, 2014 from http://lh3.ggpht.com/blogtapia/SMCQYwcvXoI/AAAAAAAAAKo/1dCG2OgF6DI/bong_revilla_115.jpg

Luy, B. K. [Photograph] (2013). Retrieved January 22, 2014 from http://static.rappler.com/images/benhur-luy-20131025-01.jpg

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