The green rally

What is it with colors? Well, for one, colors bring life. They connote diversity. They are powerful symbols. And these powerful symbols are most felt during elections. Hmm makes me wonder what color to use when I launch my political bid. Perhaps fuchsia pink? Haha. Dream on.

As promised, last night I attended another political rally. I did not stay long. I just wanted to feel the pulse and take my shots. For starters, the rally was organized. The stage was well set up, complete with the perks of technology. I must say this group is tech-savvy. I like what I saw.

         

Pundok Panaghiusa rally in Booy, Tagbilaran City

The stage was all green including the people sitting there. Some groups maybe green with envy? Talk about colors huh! I listened to about three short speeches. I did not see any performer yet. Maybe it was saved for the middle part of the program.

In an effective communication plan that communicators call a CommPlan, a political rally which is usually held outdoor is a very powerful strategy. It should be a product of careful planning, preparation, and organizing before the actual execution. One cannot be haphazard and just use the lame excuse: “It’s only a rally anyway.” A rally is a powerful symbol. You organize and manage a political rally admirably and people will see you mean business. 

Like I said, political rallies are a form of outdoor marketing. You want to promote your product, package your rallies professionally. 

          

Where's the baggage counter?

By Hezekiah Kit Sales Canlas

(Argument and Persuasion) 

Everyday, people around the world use plastic bags, particularly in supermarkets and groceries. According to Vincent Cobb, a Chicago entrepreneur, somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year. Of all those, most end up in litter streams outside landfills.

We all know that too much of something can be disastrous. This also applies to our abusive use of plastic bags. When the typhoons and storms arrive and wreck our cities, you’ll see plastic hanging on tree branches, plastic scattered on the muddy road, and plastic clogging sewerage systems.

Plastic has already harmed wildlife. In recent reports, corpses of aquatic animals, specifically whales, are washed ashore. After scientists and environmentalists examined the carcass of the whale, they found plastic wrappers stuck in the whale's abdomen. On the other hand, plastic and other trash at sea suffocate sea turtles and other marine animals. These animals mistakenly think that these trashes are food, thus killing them.

We can conclude that most people in the world do not know how to reduce, reuse, and recycle garbage. Though there are programs to suppress and minimize trash, people around the world still do not follow these processes.

In the Philippines, environmentalists and nature-lovers sell and purchase recycled plastic bags and woven bags. These bags are far more helpful to the environment, less plastic bags are used, limiting unwanted trash floating in our waters and promenading the streets.

For a better, cleaner, fresher and greener environment, the government and non-government organizations should endorse the usage of recycled bags and woven bags, and should strictly implement the rules and laws concerning sanitation.

Let us protect the environment. Although buying these bags is helpful, throwing trash at the correct place is still the best way to help the environment. If only everyone in this world will decently place garbage at designated places, we could have saved more wildlife from extinction.

If only.