It also allowed people to be more capable of contributing to increasing needs (and wants) of the world. The World Wide Web, or the Internet, allowed people to connect, know, and be heard, regardless of socio-economic status, age, gender and political environment. Despite limited media tools, these successful social revolutions had a great influence on the current democratic systems and processes of the two Southeast Asian countries.įast forward to today: human interaction, expressions and movements have advanced dramatically due to a technological resource that is now deemed essential to billions of lives. Vox Populi movements, such as the Philippine People Power Revolution of 1986 and the Reformasi Revolution against then Indonesian President Suharto in 1998, were brought about by organized calls to the public by activists. Southeast Asia can be considered a bastion of modern post-colonial uprising during the 1980s and 1990s.

Telecommunication facilities were scarce, and mobile phones were costly and could only be accessed by well-to-do individuals. These provided opportunities for people to inform themselves and eventually be able to amass themselves to commit social and political change. When people were disappointed by how the state and officials carried out their duties and responsibilities, they assembled themselves and went out to the streets to protest.īack then, television, radio and newspapers were the main sources of information. When one had the desire to express ideas and opinions, he or she would take the time to manually write and distribute a critique. Barely three decades ago, the world generally functioned in a way that people would nowadays call “old-fashioned” or “old school.” When friends wanted to meet, they would call each other or set a time and a place.

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