{"id":214114,"date":"2019-05-13T05:06:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T09:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=214114"},"modified":"2019-05-13T21:30:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T01:30:14","slug":"no-to-bone-buying-a-dog-twist-on-ph-midterm-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/13\/no-to-bone-buying-a-dog-twist-on-ph-midterm-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"No to bone buying: A dog twist on PH midterm elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPhilippinePAWlitics%2Fposts%2F533543830383132&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"713\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Politics is indeed the talk of the town now (or of the country), especially that on Monday, May 13, Filipinos can exercise their right to vote. Other than the Facebook statuses of \u201cvoting in the Philippine Elections 2019\u201d or everyone\u2019s versions of their indelible-inked-soaked finger nails, a certain page caught the attention of voters and non-voters. Might I mention, dog lovers too?<\/p>\n<p>Just in time, the Philippine Pawlitics is winning the votes of many dog lovers this election day on its Facebook and Twitter pages. Though created last year, this page\u2019s gimmick for the season is so on-point that it did not need to participate in the campaign period because, for sure, all its candidates will win.<\/p>\n<p>Time to read this <em>fun<\/em> and <em>pun<\/em>-filled campaign:<\/p>\n<p>Sporting the patriotic campaign of \u201c<em>Buto na mga Ka-Doggo!<\/em> No to BONE buying!\u201d the page launched the bets that are running for Senadog.<\/p>\n<p>For the very first in their list is, ballot number five, Aw Aw Alejano. This Doberman wishes to be known as the Doggo ng Pilipino. Will your votes be casted on him?<\/p>\n<p>How about a <em>saint<\/em> for a candidate? St. Bernardo Ang Gara at ballot number eight who claims that \u201c<em>ang gara ng ulam<\/em>\u201d is also ready to <em>boop<\/em> you for your vote.<\/p>\n<p>But the <em>barks<\/em> do not stop there, with Bark Aquino also in the house at ballot number nine! A Corgi with his signature thick black round-framed glasses, he makes sure for you to bring \u201cBark <em>sa<\/em> Senadog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apparently though, someone has a clear intention of being after your \u201cbone.\u201d Here comes American Bulldog General Buto, who sports the campaign, \u201c<em>Galit ako sa Bato, gusto ko Buto<\/em>\u201d at number 24.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s not yet time to <em>go<\/em>, with Pom Go. This Pomeranian at number 34 is surely cheering himself with his slogan, \u201cGo, Pom Go!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On another note, Bark is not the only Corgi contender for the Senadog. At number 22, Neri Corginales is more proud with his dog roots.<\/p>\n<p>Someone is also more vocal; enter Chow Diokno at ballot number 25, a Chow Chow proudly saying, \u201cTahol ng Katarungan\u2026 Aw aw.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With no intention of losing from his opponents is this Golden Retriever, JV Ejerci<em>paw<\/em> at number 26, claiming to be \u201cThe GoodBoi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following is another Golden Retriever, but this time, with glasses and is a more immortal version \u2013 Juan <em>PAW<\/em>nce Enrile, who wishes you, \u201c<em>Gusto ko<\/em> happy<em> tayo<\/em>!\u201d For sure, as long as there is tail-wagging involved!<\/p>\n<p>Ballot number 32 Larry Gadog, a Shi Tzu wants to keep it short and simple with his, \u201cMga Doggo!\u201d signature.<\/p>\n<p>A Jack Russell Terrier is not only asking for head-pat but to \u2018give her your paw\u2019 these elections, Grace Paw at number 55.<\/p>\n<p>While, Nancy Be Nice, a Poodle at number 15 reminds you, \u201c<em>Ka kulay mo, ka doggo mo.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Someone\u2019s name is more straight to the point to ask for your <em>buto<\/em>, with a Shiba dog, named Bone Revilla, running for the Senadog at number 16.<\/p>\n<p>A bit late with the introduction, but Philippine Pawlitics made sure to not forget Samira Gooddog, who runs for \u201c2 peace chimken\u201d in that iconic turban-like wrap.<\/p>\n<p>Partylists were not excluded in this elections, with the page also introducing Ako Bantay Partylist, Chimken Muna Partylist, and Wow Doggo Partylist.<\/p>\n<p>As of writing, these were the only candidates and partylists that the page introduced. However, the netizens\u2019 reaction to these posts align to the page\u2019s aim, \u201cPhilippine Pawlitics help Filipinos share their insights about electoral candidates in a fresh and light way. No need for political wars. We&#8217;re here to boop pawliticians!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics is indeed the talk of the town now (or of the country), especially that on Monday, May 13, Filipinos &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":214115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54365,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-214114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-instagram","category-lifestyle","mauthors-bea-kirstein-t-manalaysay","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214114"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214117,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214114\/revisions\/214117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}