By GENALYN D. KABILING
October 13, 2011, 5:53pm
President Aquino will be live on YouTube on November 4 to answer the questions submitted by the people on the video-sharing website, Malacañang announced Thursday.
The President was unable to attend the launch of YouTube Philippines due to schedule changes but agreed to participate in the Google-YouTube WorldView interview series next month. He will become the first Asian president to take part in the YouTube interactive forum.
“I’d like to announce that President Aquino has agreed to take part in the Google-YouTube WorldView interview series, which has seen different world leaders and luminaries answering selected questions from people all over the world, during live interviews aired on YouTube,” Secretary Ramon Carandang of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office said.
Carandang, who represented the President at the launch of the YouTube customized for the Filipinos in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, said Aquino will join the ranks of US President Barack Obama, United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron and other world leaders who participated in the YouTube interview series.
“I’d like to invite you all to participate in this unique event. You can do so by submitting your questions via www.youtube.com/worldview and by voting for the questions that you want answered beginning October 21st,” Carandang said. He said the public can also simply watch the President’s interview and be informed of the issues that will be addressed.
The President, in a message read by Carandang, hailed the inauguration of the localized version of YouTube and encouraged Filipinos to explore the site not only for entertainment but also education.
“Let us use this resource not just to entertain ourselves but also to turn YouTube into the greatest classroom the planet has ever seen: where we can debate, discuss, analyze, and share both our problems and also the solutions to these problems,” he said.
Aquino likewise cited that the people has the power to change the world with a single click “to choose the video you want to watch, to express your like or dislike for a video, and to type your comments on what you see.”
“We’ve seen that already this year in many parts of the world like in North Africa and the Middle East. So we do have all that power. Let’s make sure that we use it to make your country and our world, a better place,” he added.
Also launched Thursday were two YouTube channels of the Aquino administration, namely RTVM and Official Gazette, that will provide audio and video coverage of the government’s activities.
"It’s my hope that this localized version of YouTube and that these two government channels will become instrumental in spurring the Filipino people to become more involved in governance, starting with familiarizing themselves with the issues,” the President said.
President Aquino has used social media to directly address the public and get feedback.
Apart from the YouTube official channels, his administration has opened official websites, Facebook and Twitter accounts to be accessible to the people.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/337636/pnoy-youtube-rare-qa
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