John Philip B.

Marcelino
II-CFM

ACTIVITY 1
Directions: For the political cartoon at the bottom right of the page, answer all of the
following questions that apply.

Political Cartoon 1 - Level 1

Visuals Words (not all include words)

1. List the objects or people you see in 2. Locate three words or phrases used by
the cartoon the cartoonist to identify objects or
 Younger Filipinos people within the cartoon.
 Educated Filipinos  May we vote?/ Podemos votar?
 Elder Filipinos  You, yes/ Vosotras, Si
 Religious People  You, no/ Vosotras, no

3. Record any important dates or numbers

that appear in the cartoon.
 None

Level 2
Visuals
4. Which of the objects on your list are
symbols?
What do you think each symbol means?
 Younger Filipinos – represents that
they are capable to vote.
 Educated Filipinos - represents that
they are capable to vote.
 Elder Filipinos – represents that they
are not capable to vote
 Religious People - represents that they
are not capable to vote
Words (not all include words)
5. Which words or phrases in the cartoon
appear to be most significant? Why do you
think so?
 “May we vote?
 “You, yes”
 “You, no”
Those three words help me to clearly
understand that the cartoon is depicting the
issue of suffrage for women and religious
matrons who were not capable to vote, and
only younger and educated Filipinos have a
capability to vote.
 6. List adjectives that describe the emotions
portrayed in the cartoon.
 Disrespectful
 Humiliation

Level 3
7. Describe the action that is taking part in the cartoon.
 The person in the middle deciding or telling who are the people that is capable to
vote.

8. Explain how the words in the cartoon clarify the symbols.

 The words in the cartoon gives clarity, in the left this consists of Educated, youger
filipinos and who are capable to vote, while in the right side this consists of Religious
and elder filipinos and they are not capable to vote.
9. Explain the message of the cartoon.
 The message of the cartoon is that there are no fair judgement when it comes to
elections.

10. What special interests groups would agree/disagree with the cartoon's message? Why?
 The special interests groups would be disagree with the cartoon’s message, because
Suffrage may be exercise by all citizens in the Philippines and no discriminations and
levels when it comes to selecting leaders.
Political Cartoon 2 - Level 1
Visuals Words (not all include words)
1. List the objects or people you see in 2. Locate three words or phrases used
the the cartoon. by the cartoonist to identify objects or
 A slim teacher people within the cartoon.
 A fat teacher
 Sweats  A Filipino teacher/ Maestro Filipino
 Cigarette  An American teacher/ Maestro
 A wooden stick carrying a Americano
school and a salary  Salary/Sueldo
 School/ Escuela

3. Record any important dates or

numbers that appear in the cartoon.
 October 23,1915- I considered it
important because this is trying to
tell us that the inequality of being a
teacher in the Philippines and in
America started a long time ago but
until now, it is still unresolved.
Level 2
Visuals Words (not all include words)
4. Which of the objects on your list are 5. Which words or phrases in the cartoon
symbols? appear to be most significant? Why do you
What do you think each symbol means? think so?
 Slim Teacher- represents the  For me, the words that
teachers in the Philippines who appeared to be the most
didn’t receive the appropriate significant are the following:
salary they deserve. -Filipino teacher
-American teacher
 Fat Teacher- represents the -School
teachers in America who gets -Salary
ample benefits and receives the Those four words helped me to clearly
right amount of salary as an understand that the cartoon is depicting the
educator. current issue that the Filipino teachers are
facing.
 Sweats
-In the left picture, you can see
that the Filipino teacher is 6. List adjectives that describe the emotions
sweating a lot which represents portrayed in the cartoon.
exhaustion because of his
struggles and sacrifices. Left Picture:
 Struggling
 Exhausted
 Cigarette  Weary
-In the right picture, you can see
the American teacher is Right Picture:
smoking cigarette which
symbolizes calmness and that  Delightful
everything is in the right place.  Calm
 Happy
 A wooden stick carrying a
school and a salary
-It symbolizes inequality and the
difference of being a teacher in
the Philippines and in America.
Level 3
7. Describe the action that is taking part in the cartoon.
 In the left picture, the Filipino teacher is having a really hard time carrying the
wooden stick that weighs the school more than the salary while in the right picture;
the American teacher appears to be really calm lifting the wooden stick that weighs
the salary more than the school.

8. Explain how the words in the cartoon clarify the symbols.

 The words give clarity and emphasis to what the cartoon is conveying. Without the
word Filipino and American teacher, I will not be able to identify that the two human-
being in the cartoon is showing the difference of a Filipino and an American teacher.
Also, without the word school and salary, I will not be able to find out that those
things are trying to portray inequality.

9. Explain the message of the cartoon.

 The cartoon is trying to tell us what it’s like to be a teacher in the Philippines and a
teacher in abroad. Teachers in the Philippines do their jobs very well even if the
number of students in a single classroom is already exceeding the limit. They didn’t
stop teaching despite of lack of resources and too much workload. Yet, they weren’t
to get the appropriate salary they deserve. This is the reason why many Filipinos
tend to go abroad because in other countries, they will also do the same job which is
to teach, but this time, they’re getting ample benefits and right amount of salary.

10. What special interests groups would agree/disagree with the cartoon's message? Why?
 They will agree that teachers in the Philippines deserves to receive a higher amount
of salary because we all know that teachers are the ones that creates all other
profession and that is an enough reason why they need to be recognized and
valued.
ACTIVITY 2
1. Look for a recent political cartoon from any reputable newspaper, either online or
newsprint.
 2. Analyze it based on Level three (Look up.)

Level 3
7. Describe the action that is taking part in the cartoon.
 The healthcare provider in the cartoon is conducting swab testing to the VIP’s
instead of the frontliners who are actually infected by COVID-19.

8. Explain how the words in the cartoon clarify the symbols.

 It helps to elaborate and highlight what the cartoon is trying to portray. With the
words VIP lane and frontliners infected by COVID-19, I am able to know that the
cartoon is trying to tell us that in the Philippines, the VIP’s comes first when it comes
to mass testing. As you can see in the cartoon, there’s a phrase saying
“FREEVILIGED KAMI” and “MASS IMPORTANTE KAMI SAINYO”, which tells us
why they are being prioritized.

9. Explain the message of the cartoon.

 The message of the cartoon simply tells us the reality of how we are governed by
greedy people in the Philippines. There’s this post circulating in social media. It was
posted by a doctor and he is saying that PUI’s (person under investigation) are dying
without having the opportunity to be tested because of the limited number of testing
kits. Even our frontline healthcare workers do not get tested despite their sustained
exposure to the disease but, you can clearly see that the government officials and
their families were being tested left and right because they have all the access and
power. This simply means that they are taking away the testing kits from the people
who really need it.

10. What special interests groups would agree/disagree with the cartoon's message? Why?
 They will disagree that the frontliners are not having mass testing even though they
are the ones that facing the virus everyday and these VIP’s or what we call
“Government” is abusing all the frontliners not only frontliners but also all filipinos that
is not capable to pay mass testing.