EMPOWERING THE PEOPLE, EMPOWERING THE PEOPLE, ‘RE-ESTABLISHING the ‘RE-ESTABLISHING the

BUREAUCRACY’BUREAUCRACY’THROUGH THE THROUGH THE

PEOPLES’ PRIMARIESPEOPLES’ PRIMARIES

PEOPLES’ PRIMARIESPEOPLES’ PRIMARIES

PHILOSOPHY – Sovereignty resides in the people, PHILOSOPHY – Sovereignty resides in the people, hence there must be congruence hence there must be congruence between the source of power (the between the source of power (the people) and the leaders invested with people) and the leaders invested with the authority to exercise the power. the authority to exercise the power. (Law / Gov’t.) (Bureaucracy)(Law / Gov’t.) (Bureaucracy)

IDEA – The representatives who exercise the IDEA – The representatives who exercise the sovereign power of the people must sovereign power of the people must be produced by a process that allows be produced by a process that allows broad-based participation by them.broad-based participation by them.

CONCEPT - The primaries can be understood CONCEPT - The primaries can be understood therefore as a GOAL, PROCESS and therefore as a GOAL, PROCESS and MEANSMEANS

AS A GOAL:AS A GOAL:

To raise and select God-To raise and select God-loving, “non-trapo” and loving, “non-trapo” and competent public officials competent public officials concerned with the common concerned with the common good and committed to the good and committed to the empowerment of the Filipino empowerment of the Filipino people to achieve progress.people to achieve progress.

AS A PROCESS:AS A PROCESS:

A CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM A CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM CONSISTING OF: CONSISTING OF: •Development of the Peoples’ Development of the Peoples’ Platform;Platform;•Vetting, i.e. qualifying, Vetting, i.e. qualifying, nominating, endorsing, short-nominating, endorsing, short-listing, and voting to produce listing, and voting to produce the Peoples’ Slate.the Peoples’ Slate.TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY:TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY:•A Formal ‘Mandating Body’ A Formal ‘Mandating Body’ (Structure & System) – Peoples’ (Structure & System) – Peoples’ Coalition;Coalition;

AS A MEANS:AS A MEANS:

IT IS AN ORGANIZATIONAL IT IS AN ORGANIZATIONAL TOOL TO AROUSE, TOOL TO AROUSE, MOBILIZE, UNITE AND MOBILIZE, UNITE AND ORGANIZE PEOPLES’ ORGANIZE PEOPLES’ PARTICIPATION AND PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT IN INVOLVEMENT IN EFFECTING LEADERSHIP EFFECTING LEADERSHIP CHANGE.CHANGE.

The Objectives:The Objectives:

1.1.Establish new political Establish new political culture;culture;

2.2.Unite the Transformed Unite the Transformed Political groups into one Political groups into one Peoples’ Political Coalition;Peoples’ Political Coalition;

3.3.To mobilize 20% of the To mobilize 20% of the Electorates per Electorates per Congressional District Congressional District (250,000 registered voters) (250,000 registered voters) to participate in the to participate in the Peoples’ Primaries; Peoples’ Primaries;

REQUISITE REQUISITE CONDITIONSCONDITIONS

Unified Peoples AgendaUnified Peoples Agenda

Unified Peoples CoalitionUnified Peoples Coalition

Unified Leadership & Unified Leadership & SlateSlate

Adequate Resources and Adequate Resources and Cooperative MediaCooperative Media

Who are the Who are the Organizers and Organizers and Facilitators?Facilitators?The Technical Working Group (TWG) will The Technical Working Group (TWG) will

design the over-all scheme and prepare design the over-all scheme and prepare the operations templates; the operations templates;

Like-minded Non-Partisan National Like-minded Non-Partisan National Organizations will be tapped as National Organizations will be tapped as National Facilitators Group (NFG) members;Facilitators Group (NFG) members;

CBCP, Ulama Muslim Council, NCCP/UCCP, CBCP, Ulama Muslim Council, NCCP/UCCP, AMRSP, Transparochial Communities, AMRSP, Transparochial Communities, and other moral and spiritual and other moral and spiritual organizations shall be tapped who will organizations shall be tapped who will act as the National Selection Committee act as the National Selection Committee (NSC). They will determine who will (NSC). They will determine who will qualify to join the primaries.qualify to join the primaries.

How to organize and develop How to organize and develop the Peoples’ Primaries?the Peoples’ Primaries? The Technical Working Group (TWG) will initiate the The Technical Working Group (TWG) will initiate the

formation of the National Facilitator’s Group (NFG) formation of the National Facilitator’s Group (NFG) and National Screening Committee (NSC);and National Screening Committee (NSC);Conduct Peoples’ Primaries Summit to orient the Conduct Peoples’ Primaries Summit to orient the

like-minded national organizations i.e. good like-minded national organizations i.e. good governance groups, who will be invited as NFG governance groups, who will be invited as NFG members.members.

Invite Spiritual and Religious Leaders to present the Invite Spiritual and Religious Leaders to present the Peoples’ Primaries System and invite them to Peoples’ Primaries System and invite them to compose the NSCcompose the NSC

The NFG will be responsible in organizing the The NFG will be responsible in organizing the District Organizing Committees (DOCs) to form the District Organizing Committees (DOCs) to form the District Facilitator’s Groups (DFGs) and District District Facilitator’s Groups (DFGs) and District Selection Committee (DCS);Selection Committee (DCS);Conduct local caucuses and orient the like-minded Conduct local caucuses and orient the like-minded

organizations and individuals who will be invited as organizations and individuals who will be invited as DFG members.DFG members.

Invite Spiritual and Religious Leaders in the District Invite Spiritual and Religious Leaders in the District to present the Peoples’ Primaries System and invite to present the Peoples’ Primaries System and invite them to compose the DSC.them to compose the DSC.

Upon the DFGs organization, the DOCs will serve its Upon the DFGs organization, the DOCs will serve its District Technical Working Committee (DTWC);District Technical Working Committee (DTWC);

Organizational Organizational ProcessProcess

TECHNICAL TECHNICAL WORKING WORKING

GROUPGROUP

NATIONAL NATIONAL FACILITATOFACILITATORS’ GROUPRS’ GROUP

NATIONAL NATIONAL TECHNICAL TECHNICAL WORKING WORKING

COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

NATIONAL NATIONAL SELECTION SELECTION COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

DISTRICT DISTRICT ORGANIZINORGANIZIN

G G COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

DISTRICT DISTRICT FACILITATOFACILITATORS’ GROUPRS’ GROUP

DISTRICT DISTRICT TECHNICAL TECHNICAL WORKING WORKING

COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

DISTRICT DISTRICT SELECTION SELECTION COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

PEOPLES’ PEOPLES’ PRIMARIES PRIMARIES

ELECTORATESELECTORATES

Organizational Organizational Chart Chart

NATIONAL NATIONAL FACILITATOFACILITATORS’ GROUPRS’ GROUP

NATIONAL NATIONAL TECHNICAL TECHNICAL WORKING WORKING

COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

NATIONAL NATIONAL SELECTION SELECTION COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

DISTRICT DISTRICT FACILITATOFACILITATORS’ GROUPRS’ GROUP

DISTRICT DISTRICT TECHNICAL TECHNICAL WORKING WORKING

COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

DISTRICT DISTRICT SELECTION SELECTION COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

PEOPLES’ PEOPLES’ PRIMARIES PRIMARIES

ELECTORATESELECTORATES

How to organize and develop How to organize and develop the Peoples’ Primaries Electoral the Peoples’ Primaries Electoral Process?Process?NTWC, NFG and NSC shall establish a Nomination NTWC, NFG and NSC shall establish a Nomination

Control System;Control System;

Assigned pre-numbers will be distributed to Assigned pre-numbers will be distributed to DFGs; These will be control numbers for voting DFGs; These will be control numbers for voting through SMS.through SMS.

Peoples’ Primaries electorates who will join Peoples’ Primaries electorates who will join the nomination process must register and the nomination process must register and pay a fee.pay a fee.

Organizations who will endorse nominee/s Organizations who will endorse nominee/s shall pay a nomination fee/s and raise fund shall pay a nomination fee/s and raise fund for their nominee’s participation in a for their nominee’s participation in a “Peoples Convention” to be held in Metro “Peoples Convention” to be held in Metro Manila to formulate the People’s Agenda, Manila to formulate the People’s Agenda, organize the People’s Coalition and organize the People’s Coalition and determine the People’s Slate.determine the People’s Slate.

Who can be Nominated to Who can be Nominated to Develop the People’s Agenda, Develop the People’s Agenda, Coalition and Slate? Coalition and Slate? They are not necessarily politicians who want to be They are not necessarily politicians who want to be

elected in 2010;elected in 2010;They are also nominated because of their proven They are also nominated because of their proven

development initiatives in the community, development initiatives in the community, organizational skills and sensible public relations organizational skills and sensible public relations that she/he is willing to share and integrate with that she/he is willing to share and integrate with other nominees and will abide by the Peoples’ other nominees and will abide by the Peoples’ Primaries policies;Primaries policies;

He/She has Good Moral Character (Refer to Non-He/She has Good Moral Character (Refer to Non-Trapo Definition and Candidate Criteria w/ Trapo Definition and Candidate Criteria w/ Scorecard);Scorecard);

Nominated by the people through community Nominated by the people through community caucuses and “ Circles of Discernment” and caucuses and “ Circles of Discernment” and endorsed by like-minded community organizations;endorsed by like-minded community organizations;

Commissioned by the District Facilitators Group Commissioned by the District Facilitators Group assigned in the District.assigned in the District.

CONTEXTUAL SETTING OF THE CONTEXTUAL SETTING OF THE PEOPLES’ PRIMARIESPEOPLES’ PRIMARIES

““Non-Trapo”Non-Trapo” ““Trapo”Trapo”vvs.s.Change AgentChange Agent

Spiritual/MoralistSpiritual/Moralist

Alter power Alter power Arrangement/ Reform Arrangement/ Reform Status quoStatus quoPluralistic PoliticsPluralistic Politics

Establishment Establishment Accomplice Accomplice Materialist, Patronage Materialist, Patronage Politics, Politics,

Maintain power Maintain power arrangement / pro status arrangement / pro status quo.quo.Dynastic PoliticsDynastic Politics Bottoms-up organized Bottoms-up organized

movement, transparent.movement, transparent. top-down, self-top-down, self-

Proclaimed Proclaimed machineries, machineries, manipulative.manipulative.

Developmental and Developmental and Ethical Media Ethical Media

““ACDC” or utilizes ACDC” or utilizes “Envelopmental” Media. “Envelopmental” Media.

People campaign People campaign financed. financed.

Oligarchic campaign Oligarchic campaign financed. financed. Subservient to special Subservient to special interestinterest

Experiential Idealist,Experiential Idealist,Supports Common Good, Supports Common Good, “walk the talk”. “walk the talk”.

Transactional Politics, Transactional Politics, Pragmatist, “double Pragmatist, “double talk”.talk”.Voter intimidation thru Voter intimidation thru guns, goons, gold.guns, goons, gold.

What are the Basic Policy of What are the Basic Policy of Peoples’ Primaries?Peoples’ Primaries? The Non-Partisan Organizations will conduct the The Non-Partisan Organizations will conduct the

PrimariesPrimaries Candidates who choose to participate in the Candidates who choose to participate in the

Primaries shall sign a covenant that they will Primaries shall sign a covenant that they will support whoever is chosen as the official candidates support whoever is chosen as the official candidates for the Peoples Slatefor the Peoples Slate

The Official Candidates for the People’s Slate shall The Official Candidates for the People’s Slate shall join his/her organization/political party to become a join his/her organization/political party to become a full-fledged member of the People’s Coalition to full-fledged member of the People’s Coalition to fully serve its Platform of Governance;( the fully serve its Platform of Governance;( the Coalition of Partisan Groups)Coalition of Partisan Groups)

Selected Candidates share his/her resources and Selected Candidates share his/her resources and machineries to the war chest of the People’s machineries to the war chest of the People’s Coalition.Coalition.

A “Peoples Convention” will be held in Metro A “Peoples Convention” will be held in Metro Manila to formulate the People’s Agenda a (partisan Manila to formulate the People’s Agenda a (partisan and non-partisan); organize the People’s Coalition and non-partisan); organize the People’s Coalition and determine the People’s National Slate (based and determine the People’s National Slate (based on the results of the Primaries).on the results of the Primaries).

STEP 1:PREPARATORY WORK

A. NAT ORGANIZING COMM (NOC) completes the framework1. Defining Trapo, Non-Trapo 2. Process & ScheduleThey Identify members for the NAT FACILITATORS GRP (NFG) & NAT SCREENING COMMITTEE (NSC)

B. NOC convenes the NFG among non-partisan groups. As the NFG is convened, the NOC will transform itself into a Nat Technical Wrkng Grp (NTWG)

C. NFG dialogues w/ impartial national leaders to endorse the Primaries and act as NSC

D. NFGNFG convenes convenes Non-Trapo/ Non-Trapo/ Reformist Partisan Grps Reformist Partisan Grps re: re: the Peoples' Primaries & invites the Peoples' Primaries & invites them to have a covenant that them to have a covenant that they will: a) form a PEOPLES' they will: a) form a PEOPLES' COALITION w/ a buttom up COALITION w/ a buttom up process for a political agenda & process for a political agenda & nominees; b) respect the results nominees; b) respect the results of the primaries; and c) support of the primaries; and c) support the winners of the Primaries.the winners of the Primaries.

E. The NFG organizes District Organizing Committees (DOC) who in turn will organize District Facilitators' Groups (DFGs) & District Screening Committee (DSC). As DFGs are formed, the DOCs are transformed to District TWGs

STEP 2:NOMINATION

A. NTWG & NFG, develops & disseminates guidelines for the conduct of District Caucuses to: a) draw out a REFORM AGENDA for the PEOPLES' COALITION, & b) nominates nat & local candidates to the Primaries

B. B. DFGsDFGs conducts District conducts District Caucuses nationwideCaucuses nationwide

C. District Caucuses submits its local nominees to the DSCs & national nominees to the Partisan Groups and contributes designated nomination fee.

D. Partisan Groups nominates their nat & local candidates for the Primary to NSC & respective DSCs and contributes designated nomination fee/s.

C. The NSC reviews national nominees & DSCs reviews local nominees and subjects them to the Trapo-Non-Trapo criteria to determine eligibility.

D. Eligible candidates for Eligible candidates for the Primaries (Nat to Local) the Primaries (Nat to Local) are announce by the NSC & are announce by the NSC & DSCs respectivelyDSCs respectively

STEP 4A:PEOPLES PRIMARIES (DISTRICT LEVEL)- utilizing a Electoral College system of 5 votes for every average district

DFGs coordinates Peoples' DFGs coordinates Peoples' Primary Elections through Primary Elections through a series of caucuses to:a series of caucuses to:(1) Validates the PEOPLES AGENDA crafted from the nomination process(2) Elect a President, respective Congress Rep, Governor, Mayor from the nominees using SMS w/ control nos.(4) Elects delegate/s to the Nat Convention & empowers them to articulate the Peoples' Agenda, vote a VP, 12 Senators & in any Run-off elections. (Each district will raise funds to send convention delegates)

* NFG & DFGs encourages non-partisan groups to organize parallel events to support the primaries (e.g. debates, fora, etc)

STEP 4b:PEOPLES PRIMARIES(NAT CONVENTION)A. Delegates ratifies the Delegates ratifies the PEOPLES AGENDA.PEOPLES AGENDA.B. VP & 12 Senators to be VP & 12 Senators to be elected by the convention elected by the convention delegates & declareddelegates & declaredC. Run-Off elections for P/VP Run-Off elections for P/VP conducted if needed.conducted if needed.D. Coalition Candidates declared.Coalition Candidates declared.

STEP 5:PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS

A. The PEOPLES' The PEOPLES' COALITION registers COALITION registers with COMELECwith COMELEC

B. The PEOPLES' The PEOPLES' COALITION COALITION Candidates (National to Candidates (National to Local) files candidacy Local) files candidacy under the coalition.under the coalition. (those with membership with other parties must now terminate these affiliations to be part of the coalition)

C. All members of the All members of the PEOPLES' COALITION PEOPLES' COALITION will be re-convened & will be re-convened & organize at the district organize at the district levels to prepare for levels to prepare for campaigning, fund campaigning, fund raising, election, etcraising, election, etc

D. PEOPLES' PEOPLES' COALITION members COALITION members mobilizes for mobilizes for nationwide campaign nationwide campaign and campaign/elections and campaign/elections fund raisingfund raising

STEP 6:ELECTION DAY!

Coalition members Coalition members mobilizes for election-mobilizes for election-related workrelated work

PRAY!!!

STEP 7:POST-ELECTION

A. Conduct assessment of the election

B. Craft plans to mobilize the coalition in direct and/or parallel governance.

C. Further consolidating the structures of the PEOPLES' COALITION by discussing and agreeing on a clear party building program and plans; possibly including the election of national and local party leadership.

Comrades, to institutionalize Peoples Empowerment, didn’t we agree to maximize all people empowerment provisions in Local Govt Code esp. Local Development Council mechanisms?

May-JuneMay-June June-JulyJune-July July-AugustJuly-August August-OctoberAugust-October Nov 09 – May 10Nov 09 – May 10 June-July 2010June-July 2010

STEP 3:PRE-PRIMARIES

A. NTWG & NFG sets up IT system (eg. 4-digit number, database & program) for the SMS voting for the Primaries.

B. NTWG & NFG designates control numbers for target voters per district (at least 15% of total voters per district) and assigns these numbers to DFGs

B. DFGsDFGs collaborates collaborates with local organizations with local organizations to invite individual voters to invite individual voters per district to join the per district to join the Peoples Coalition & Peoples Coalition & exercise their electoral exercise their electoral privilege for the privilege for the primaries and assign primaries and assign them specific voter them specific voter control number.control number.(* Part of the requirement to be able to enjoy this electoral privilege is to contribute at least P10 to the Coalition)

b) NFGNFG & & DFGs DFGs w/ their w/ their respective respective TWGsTWGs coordinate with coordinate with participating participating Partisan Partisan Groups Groups & other & other interested groups to interested groups to prepare campaigning prepare campaigning tools tools (e.g. CD of video

presentation of candidates) & & organizing local events organizing local events to facilitate campaigningto facilitate campaigning

PEOPLES’ PEOPLES’ PRIMARIESPRIMARIES

WARCHEST WARCHEST MOBILIZATIMOBILIZATI

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LEVELING LEVELING THE THE

ELECTORAL ELECTORAL PLAYING PLAYING

FIELDFIELD

ELECTION ELECTION ENGAGEMEENGAGEME

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MTPDP MTPDP FORMULATIFORMULATI

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PEOPLE’S PEOPLE’S COALITIOCOALITIO

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Defining the Defining the cause, cause,

processes and processes and Agreeing to Agreeing to the Target the Target

Political Political Markets Markets

Formulation of Formulation of Peoples’ Peoples’ AgendaAgenda

Establishing Establishing the Peoples’ the Peoples’

CoalitionCoalition

Determining Determining the Peoples’ the Peoples’

SlateSlate

Tangkilikan Tangkilikan thru thru

Bayanihan sa Bayanihan sa Hanap-Buhay Hanap-Buhay FrameworkFramework

Set up Set up Community Community Kitchen and Kitchen and Mini Pinoy Mini Pinoy

MartsMarts

Launch Local Launch Local Exchange Exchange Trading Trading System / System /

Bartering, etc.Bartering, etc.

Neutralize Neutralize COMELEC and COMELEC and

CourtsCourts

Expose Expose Corrupt Corrupt

COMELEC and COMELEC and Court OfficialsCourt Officials

Massive Massive Orientation of Orientation of

Peoples Peoples AgendaAgenda

Local Peoples’ Local Peoples’ Coalition Coalition Building Building

Organization Organization of AKA 182of AKA 182

Massive Massive Accreditation Accreditation of POs, NGOs of POs, NGOs and Private and Private

Sector Sector OrganizationsOrganizations

Massive Massive Campaign Campaign

using proven using proven election election

Technology Technology and Local and Local

Development Development Planning Planning Agenda Agenda

Setting thru Setting thru Caucuses and Caucuses and

“Pulong “Pulong Bahays”Bahays”

Tap Moral Tap Moral Force, CBCP, Force, CBCP,

etc. to etc. to Facilitate the Facilitate the

Peoples’ Peoples’ PrimariesPrimaries

NATIONAL NATIONAL TECHNICAL TECHNICAL

WORKING GroupWORKING Group

Reconstitution Reconstitution of Local of Local

Special Bodies Special Bodies & LDCs& LDCs

DocumentatioDocumentation of election n of election

violations and violations and Filing of DQ Filing of DQ

Cases in Cases in COMELECCOMELEC

Adoption of Adoption of Standard Standard

Local Local Development Development

Planning Planning Framework Framework

Organization Organization of MAGING of MAGING

TAPAT TAPAT (Movement (Movement

for for Government Government

Transparency Transparency and and

Accountability Accountability to to

InstitutionalizInstitutionalize Peoples e Peoples

Participation Participation and and

EmpowermentEmpowerment))

Petition SC for Petition SC for the Extension the Extension

of Filing of of Filing of CandidacyCandidacy

New Wine, New New Wine, New WineskinWineskin

““And no one puts new wine And no one puts new wine into old wineskin, for the into old wineskin, for the wine would burst the skins wine would burst the skins and then both the wine and and then both the wine and the skins would be lost. But the skins would be lost. But new wine, new wineskin.”new wine, new wineskin.”

Mark. 2:22Mark. 2:22

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

andand

May God bless us May God bless us All!All!