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
POL I T I CAL
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?

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?

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
Proposed
Implementation
Strategy
Sixth
Part
Costof
Implementation
Fifth
Part
Proposed
Implementation
Schedule
Fourth
Part
Proposed
Solutions*(short,
medium&longterm)
Third
PartAnalysis(Cause&
Effect)
Second
Part
Describingthe
Present
National
Situation
First
Part
* 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 SupervisionCommission 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 ExpertsAcademe
• 10 ExpertsBusiness Groups
• 10 Experts/RepresentativesLabor Groups
• 10 Experts/RepresentativesPeoples’ Organizations
• 10 Experts/RepresentativesReligious Groups
• 10 Experts/RepresentativesMedia 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
Describingthepresent
situation
Analysis(Cause&Effect)
Proposedsolutions
(short,medium&long
term)
Proposed
Implementation
Strategy
Proposed
implementation
schedule
Costof
Implementation

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
?!#@ #&$!

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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