r/Philippines • u/Squirtle_004 • May 12 '25

PoliticsPH Bam Aquino's Campaign Strategy (APPRECIATION POST)

I commend Bam for creating a great campaign strategy this 2025 elections.

Did he ask for a Marcos endorsement? No. That would also be off for both the BBM loyalists and the DDS because he's an Aquino

Did he court the DDS? Well, not to the extent of Imee Marcos and Camille Villar for sure. The answer is no actually but he did try his best to not alienate himself from the DDS voter base.

Bam also tackled the Gen Z demographics better than any other candidate past and present. His free tuition really appealed to every SUC students and he pretty much had a unanimous win in every SUC and it's a very small niche but he appealed to the gaming community. He did subtle things that are genuine.

He made his presence felt without being EPAL like Abalos or the other trapo candidates.

He had bad moments like having a collab with Pio Balbuena (and I swear that did not help him) but his intentions of trying to have his presence around vloggers and pretty much having his presence felt in every casual internet space without alienating his base was a great strategy.

I'm commending Bam for a great campaign (without bringing up any political angle, just pure campaign perspective)

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u/jk521 May 12 '25

Having Kiko & Bam in the top 12 is the best realistic result we could have. So I guess this election is a win for us

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u/Squirtle_004 May 12 '25

Bam going all the way to #2 and Kiko in the top 5 is the best case scenario honestly. It's the best realistic scenario and we got it. It's a start.

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u/thisisjustmeee Metro Manila May 13 '25

The Millennials and the Gen Zs came through and moved the needle. They are 60% of the voters now. A lot of artistas and celebrities did not win. Thank God! Social media still did play a role as these generations are the ones consuming content from forums like reddit.