This was written in September 2008. Much of it is still true, except the figures.
Try visiting our senators’ web sites and you’ll be surprised to see some interesting things. While there, you might as well fill up the comments sections and tell them what has been bothering you about our country or any idea that can help them create relevant laws. If a large number of us, working Pinoys, are writing them about the same issue, they could be compelled to consider it.
My ranking of the web sites depended only on how I feel about the web sites and how they interact with users, without regard to how the senators have been performing or how I feel about them. The web sites may or may not be an indication of their performance as senators.
1. Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero http://www.chizescudero.com/
This is the most interactive site, with 21,080 registered E-forum users as of September 3, 2008. I consider it also the bravest because of Senator Chiz’s challenge for users to tell him anything, however “strong, brilliant, opposing or outlandish.” Spread across the web site are ways to make comments and get heard, such as Views & Comments and Team Chiz.2. Senator Mar Roxas http://www.marroxas.com
This is the most digitally developed site, combining visuals, text and video to deliver its message. I was surprised that it has a YouTube section, and that it includes entertainment that features not only Korina and Kris, but also other celebrities in fashion and in show business. Senator Roxas’s key appearances on TV expectedly are the main course. The site also has an easy link to Phil-JobNet, which lists job opportunities and other info for pinoy workers. The senator’s forum has 6,311 registered users as of September 3, 2008 and his blog http://marroxasblog.com, which has a Virtual Rally feature, has just been launched in August 2008.
3. Senator Manny Villar http://www.mannyvillar.com.ph
What makes Senator Villar’s site unique is the eye-catching color theme, the familiar campaign jingle that either makes you dance or makes you move on quickly, and the way the gallery pictures move at an eye-friendly pace. There are other mouse-friendly things at the site, but sadly, the multimedia downloadables were not clickable during the times I visited the site.
4. Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri http://www.migzzubiri.org
This site has the best background, giving you the feeling of resting in a forest of green, calm and cool. Surely, what will bring more users to Senator Zubiri’s site is the approval of the bicameral version of the Socialized and Low-Cost Housing Loan Restructuring Act of 2008, which he described in his home page.
5. Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson http://www.pinglacson.com.ph
This site is the fastest-loading site, perhaps because Senator Lacson’s views and message boards are smartly placed in a separate but easily-linked blog,http://pinglacson.blogspot.com.
The header is neat, with smart use of icons, an acronym, a photograph with his young grandson and the motto “What is right must be kept right; what is wrong must be set right.”
6. Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago http://www.miriam.com.ph/index-mds.htm
This site’s Java script is its asset as well as its disadvantage. On the Explorer browser, Senator Miriam’s site has the most polished PC screen. But on a Java-unenabled Firefox browser, some features can not be seen. Another thing that makes the site unique is Miriam Dictionary, which features the senator’s controversial but witty quotables. The senator’s blog site is http://www.miriam.com.ph.
7. Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IVhttp://www.senator.trillanes.org
This site has a serious look and leans more towards conventional web site design, but it is neat, well-organized and has easy links to interesting web sites, such as soldier forums, crusading sites and independent journalism sites.Check out also the other web sites. You might find better features.
- Senator Edgardo J. Angara http://www.edangara.com
- Senator Pia S. Cayetano http://www.senatorpiacayetano.com
- Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada http://www.senjinggoyestrada.com
- Senator Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. http://www.nenepimentel.org
- Senator Loren B. Legarda http://www.lorenlegarda.com.ph
- Senator M.A. Madrigal http://www.jambymadrigal.com
- Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. http://www.ramonbongrevillajr.com
- Senator Juan Ponce Enrile http://www.jpenrile.com
- Senator Kiko Pangilinan http://www.kiko.ph
redirected to http://kikopangilinan.multiply.com - Senator Benigno S. Aquino III http://www.noynoy.ph
BACK to..... WORKING PINOY
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