Taguig City political campaign
April 12, 2010

DETAINED Magdalo congressional candidate James Layug believes that his campaign is gaining grounds and that “People Politics” is breaking the hold of the traditional political campaigning in the second district of Taguig City.

With his campaign slogan “Ikaw at Ako ang Lakas ng Pagbabago” he explained that the ultimate source of power is the people. “We empower the people by getting them involved in this political exercise. The change that we want is in our hands. If we want a better future for our children then we should act and do something about it now.” Layug said.

He described people politics to be the “Bayanihan” effort of more than 4,000 volunteers who are going around the district doing door-to-door campaigning representing him, selling the Bagong Katipunan ideals and communicating his advocacies despite his absence on the ground.

Layug advocates good governance, people empowerment, peace and order, social equity, justice and environmental protection while the Bagong Katipunan ideals is the new politics espoused by the Magdalo anchored on nationalism, patriotism, idealism, and altruism.

Aside from conveying the political message of Layug, the said volunteer campaign workers also conduct social investigation in order to grasps the needs and sentiment of the people making their campaign effort productive and more meaningful.

Layug also uses the social networking sites on the net such as facebook, youtube, twitter and his website www.jameslayug.com to reach out to his constituents on the web. He is currently detained at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City for his participation in the Oakwood 2003 and Manila Peninsula 2007 incident.