qualifying presidentiables

Assisting the Philippine Electorate in selecting the better qualified

Candidates for President

Hilario P. Martinez 1

Requiring a value-adding evidentiary “BID” and Public Q&A for Presidential Aspirants

to build

What drives a Person to aspire to be “The President”

Ambition

Personal-Interest

Protection

& Business

Power

Public Interest


P O L I T I C A L

ADVISERS

PERCEPTION

How ready are they?


Which will better serve public interest?

Evolving

Solution Providers

Forward Thinkers

Public Servants

de Facto

Fault-Finders

Problem Thinkers

Political Party Leaders


Which indicate that a Presidential Candidate is serious in Problem Solving and will not be

“Muddling-Through”?

Political clan?

Political machinery and slogans?

Campaign donors/funds?

Educational attainment?

Experience and track record?

Public appeal and survey result?

Prepared Governance roadmap? Hilario P. Martinez 5

Ok!

Which is a better choice?

A Solutions-Ready Presidential Candidate

A Traditional Political-Approach Candidate


Should this be a regular picture in our national gallery?

The state of many ordinary FILIPINOS


?

What is at STAKE? The integrity of our country

The welfare of

our citizens

The future of our

children

How do we equip our electorate to

use informed judgment in

selecting their deputized

representatives to run our

bureaucracy? Hilario P. Martinez 10

The Office of the President …


There should be a counter for every politician and official in government to accumulate their excuses for every misgiving


[ INCOMPETENCE BREEDS CORRUPTION ]

Two Options, One Decision


I will … !

A Candidate

I am …

I will …

I promIse … !

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Hilario P. Martinez

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Into the voters’ thoughts…

How would I

know that he

knows what

he is talking

about?

Is that a fact?

How? Where is

the plan?

How would I

know that he

will really do

that?


A voter’s dilemma


The search for the person



Posing a simple and basic question

Governance Plan - A Candidate’s BID and Expression of its Vision for the

Country in definitive terms

As a value-added qualification requirement for the acceptance of application for candidacy

As the basis for the conduct of a National Debate and the candidate’s public presentation and defense of his analysis and proposed solutions

Shall serve as the contract and yardstick for a candidate in the event of election

The burden of a Grand BID for

Public Service


6-Part Governance Plan constituting the BID of a Candidate for National Election

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* Short term - =< 3 years Medium term - > 3 years but =< 6 years Long term - > 6 years and at least 10 years


P.E.S.T.L.E. as a Framework of Analysis, and a basis for Solutions

Compre-hensive

and Integrated Analysis

Political factors

Economic factors

Social factors

Techno-logical factors

Legal factors

Ecolo-gical

factors


are they capable?

The Electorate’s Wish for Candidates

From in-depth ANALYSIS To real SOLUTIONS PROGRAMS and PROJECTS

STRATEGIC, MID-RANGE and IMMEDIATE


Identification and Classification of Programs and Projects as part of

Suggested Solutions


Does the Proposed Design have Legal or Moral basis?

There is NO provision in the Constitution requiring candidates for President of the Republic to prepare and submit to the Public their analysis and solutions to problems of the country.

So what should the concrete basis of a People to entrust to a person their lives and their future?

Should select sectors be correct to assume the moral right and obligation to mobilize this Proposal?


Key Movers

• Overall Supervision Commission on Election

• Moderators National Press Club (NPC) &

Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas

(KBP)

• Jury Panels & Study Groups

Institutional Representatives and Experts from the Academe,

Business, Labor Groups, People’s Organizations, Religious Groups,

and Media Organizations

Note: Should not include any person belonging or identified with any political party and allied groups


Sectors constituting vital roles

• 10 Experts Academe

• 10 Experts Business Groups

• 10 Experts/Representatives Labor Groups

• 10 Experts/Representatives Peoples’ Organizations

• 10 Experts/Representatives Religious Groups

• 10 Experts/Representatives Media Organizations


Distribution of 60 Experts and Representatives

6 Jury Panels (36)

1 Jury Panel per each Part of BID

1 Reserve per Sector for Jury Panel (6)

To rate the response of each candidate during Q&A session

3 Study Groups (18)

2 BID Parts per Study Group

1 Alternating Study Group per Moderator batch

To formulate questions based on submitted BID


Sector Representatives for a forthcoming Debate shall be selected by raffle

No Expert/Representative of any Sector should sit more than once as member of a panel

Panel members shall deliberate on common set of criteria and scoring system for all 6 stages of debate

Only the presentation and perfor-mance of candidates shall be rated independently by all panel members

The accumulated score of each candidate shall constitute 50% of overall

All Sectors shall be equally represented in each study groups where membership shall be drawn by lottery

All study group members shall deli-berate and agree on a common set of criteria & scoring system to be applied

A study group shall have 2 portions of a candidate’s plan to assess, rate, and draw questions from for Q&A sessions

Selection on which candidate’s BID portions to assign to a study group shall also drawn by raffle

The accumulated score for all portions of a candidate’s BID constitutes 50% of overall

Parameters of Jury Panels and Study Groups

JURY PANELS STUDY GROUPS


Membership process for Jury Panels and Study Groups Each Sector shall identify their representatives to comprise the jury panels and study groups

All Sectors shall be equally represented in Jury Panels and Study Groups

Membership in a jury panel shall be at random per Sector, no repetition

Membership in a jury panel shall be made before the conduct of the debate

Conduct of the debate shall be by stage sequence

Activation of reserve jury panel member shall be at the instance of absence of regular member, and by sector


Vital links provided by NPC and KBP

Following the rules defined and agreed upon by the key movers:

A pool of professional, non-partisan event Moderators

A full media coverage for the duration of the process

A nationwide live broadcast (TV, Radio, and Internet)

Documentation


6-Part National Development Platform of a Candidate for National Election D

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When should the Public Presentations and Debates be scheduled?

3 months before

2 months before

1 month before

1 month after

2 months after

3 months after

Deadline for submission of application of candidacy

Begin Stage 1

Begin Stage 2

Begin Stage 3

Begin Stage 5

Begin Stage 4

Begin Stage 6


Per Stage: Part 1 > Presentation Part 2 > Questions & Answers Part 3 > Presentation of Scores

When should the Aspirant’s BID be formulated and documented? Six (6) months before the proposed start of the

debates, all aspiring candidates shall be advised to formulate their Governance Plan to constitute their BID

The BID’s general format shall conform with what is prescribed herein (Slide 22)

It is strongly advised that the substance and contents be supported by data, valid and relevant statistics and other appropriate, acceptable evidences

The depth and breadth of the BID components, as well as its presentation strategy, shall be the discretion and risk of the aspiring candidates


6 Presentation Sessions

• First Part: – Presentation of BID Component by Candidate-

Presenter • Maximum 30 minutes per Candidate to present • 5 minutes per request for clarification by Study Group

– Clarification by concerned Study Group • Fielding of at least two (2) clarificatory questions per

Candidate-Presenter based on their appreciation of the Candidate’s BID document

• Sealing of individual member’s score on presented BID Component by the Candidates

– Moderator/s • Facilitate orderly proceeding and interactions • In Part 3, disclose the scores earned by each Candidate-

Presenter


6 Question & Answer Sessions

• Second Part: – Moderator

• Facilitate the fielding of questions addressed to any Candidate from on-site audience

• Field questions from off-site audience (phoned-in and/or e-mailed)

• For Part 3, present the scores earned for Parts 1 and 2 for all Candidates

– Candidate • 3 minutes max. to answer each question raised

– Jury Panel • Rate each Candidate in accordance to set criteria

• Seal and submit their individual rating sheets


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Format of Tally Sheets per Stage


STAGE : DATE:

CANDIDATES STUDY GROUP - BID COMPONENT PRESENTATION

Member A Member B Member C Member D Member E Member F

Candidate 1

Candidate 2

Candidate 3

Candidate n

NOTE: Names of Study Group and Jury Panels Omitted

STAGE : DATE:

CANDIDATES JURY PANEL – QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Member A Member B Member C Member D Member E Member F

Candidate 1

Candidate 2

Candidate 3

Candidate n

Part 3 of every Stage: The Moderator’s Important Announcement


The COMELEC, the 36 Sector Representatives for Jury Panel and the 18 Representatives for the Study Groups shall convene to deliberate and determine the mid-term qualifying score

This determination shall come immediately after the members of the Jury Panel and Study Groups have finalized their respective set of criteria and scoring system

The mid-term qualifying score shall be that score that warrants a candidate to proceed to file his/her application for candidacy, and likewise, proceed with the remaining three (3) scheduled presentations and debates

Determining the Mid-term Qualifying Score


Decision Point! GO NOGO


If at this point, the accumulated score of a candidate is found to be seriously wanting and is statistically improbable to

improve in the remaining 3 stages, then the candidate concerned could be advised appropriately and accordingly

The Final Tally


Hopefully, there will be at least two (2) Candidates with respectable scores, that is, when the process of Stage 6 is reached and concluded; two finalist Candidates who will ask the electorate their judgment come election day

Advantages this Proposal may bring1/

Discourages those who are less serious, have no concrete development agenda, and inferior competence in leadership and management

Provides significant information to the public and electorate on the depth and breadth of a candidate’s appreciation and understanding, logic and problem solving prowess, and public speaking

The public presentation and scrutiny of the Governance Plan reinforces the principle of accountability of public officials

The live public disclosure of scores earned by each aspiring candidate serves as a public initiation inculcating and emphasizing transparency even before election into office


Advantages this Proposal may bring2/

The live public presentation and debate serves as an excellent online educational learning session and experience for the general public

Facilitates the effort of the new administration to put its predefined and fine-tuned policies, programs, and projects to implementation mode with minimum learning curve

Serves as basis for the immediate setting-up of the new administration’s “command structure” and defined priorities immediately after oath-taking

The initiation of this intervention, serving as reform, will usher greater political maturity of the citizenry, and hopefully, inject more objectivity and sense of professionalism to politicians and political processes


…Martin Luther King Jr. says…

“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”


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