The Socio-Political Motivations of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa (PLMun) College Students Towards Their Support of the Leni-Kiko Political Tandem in the Philippines

Abstract

Muntinlupa City is one of the urbanely developed municipalities in Metro Manila, consisting of more than 500,000 residents, the municipality consists of numerous educational institutions for basic to tertiary level students. This study involves the role of college students of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa (PLMun) towards their participation in the May 9, 2022 national elections, specifically for the Leni Robredo and Kiko Pangilinan political tandem. The political participation of PLMun college students is highlighted in this study including their knowledge of the political history and background of Leni Robredo and Kiko Pangilinan, realizing the socio-political reasons of PLMun college students for choosing the political tandem for the national elections. The researcher adapted both qualitative and quantitative approaches specifically Convenient Sampling and Thematic Analysis methods for the data gathering collection process for this study. The participants involved are fifty (50) college students from PLMun who emerge from different program areas, the objective of this study is to investigate the present knowledge of common students of a state university located in a geographically small municipality in Metro Manila, considering the factor that majority of the leading actors of the municipality from the past and present are supportive of the Leni-Kiko political tandem. The role of youth in a democratic country like the Philippines mainly in the right to suffrage or right to vote has been evidently important in the past May 9, 2022, national elections, the large population of students in the Philippines equates to the higher need for political participation to achieve obtaining votes for rightful and competent political candidates.