1. "TRANSFORMING PHILIPPINE POLITICS"
PEOPLES'
PRIMARIES
"TRANSFORMING PHILIPPINE POLITICS" 1

2. PART 1: The Situation Addressed What is the Peoples Primaries and why do we need it now? by: Atty. Charlie Serapio 2

3. PEOPLES’ PRIMARIES
PHILOSOPHY – Sovereignty resides in the people, hence there must be congruence between the source of power (the people) and the leaders invested with the authority to exercise the power. (Law / Gov’t.) (Bureaucracy) IDEA – The representatives who exercise the sovereign power of the people must be produced by a process that allows broad-based participation by them. CONCEPT - The primaries can be understood therefore as a GOAL, PROCESS and MEANS 3

4. AS A GOAL:
Alleviate corruption in National and Local politics by raising and selecting God-loving, “non-trapo” and competent public officials concerned with the common good and committed to the empowerment of the Filipino people to achieve progress. 4

5. AS A PROCESS: A CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM CONSISTING OF:
Development of the Peoples’ Platform;
Vetting, i.e. qualifying, nominating, endorsing, short-listing, and voting to produce the Peoples’ Slate.
TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY:
A Formal ‘Mandating Body’ (Structure & System) – Peoples’ Coalition. 5

6. AS A MEANS:
IT IS AN ORGANIZATIONAL TOOL TO AROUSE, MOBILIZE, UNITE AND ORGANIZE PEOPLES’ PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT IN EFFECTING LEADERSHIP CHANGE. 6

7. The Objectives:
Mobilize 20% of the electorate per congressional district, particularly among the youth who registered as voters, to participate in the Primaries and later support the chosen candidates.
Unite reform-minded organizations to work for the election of good, responsible, and reform-oriented leaders, particularly at the highest levels of government.
Provide an environment and a structure for a political machinery to emerge, where various advocacies may be represented and become part of the platform of government to be adopted by the slate of candidates who will form the “ Peoples Dream Team “. 7

8. CONTEXTUAL SETTING OF THE PEOPLES’ PRIMARIES
“Non-Trapo”
vs.
“Trapo”
Change Agent
Spiritual/Moralist
Establishment Accomplice
Materialist, Patronage Politics,
Experiential Idealist,
Supports Common Good, “walk the talk”.
Transactional Politics, Pragmatist, “double talk”.
Voter intimidation thru guns, goons, gold.
People campaign financed.
Oligarchic campaign financed.
Subservient to special interest
Developmental and Ethical Media
“ACDC” or utilizes “Envelopmental” Media.
Alter power Arrangement/ Reform Status quo
Pluralistic Politics
Maintain power arrangement / pro status quo.
Dynastic Politics
Bottoms-up organized movement, transparent.
top-down, self-Proclaimed machineries, manipulative. 8

9. REQUISITE CONDITIONS Unified Peoples Agenda Unified Peoples Coalition
Unified Leadership & Slate
Adequate Resources and Cooperative Media 9

10. New Wine, New Wineskin
“And no one puts new wine into old wineskin, for the wine would burst the skins and then both the wine and the skins would be lost. But new wine, new wineskin.”
Mark. 2:22

11. PART 2: Organizational Processes How are we Organize and Develop the Peoples’ Primaries? by: Philip Camara 11

12. Electoral Voting System One Qualified Person – One Vote
HOW PP WORKS
District-based
Electoral Voting System
One Qualified Person – One Vote
Computerized SMS-based Vote Tallying System

13. DISTRICT ELECTORAL VOTE SYSTEM
Each District has between 1 to 12 electoral votes.
1 electoral vote for minimum of 1,000 electors.
1 additional electoral vote for every increment of 10,000 electors.
12 electoral votes for a District will be defined as maximum.
216 Districts Nationwide
Presidential Nominee winner is he/she who wins the majority of the Total Electoral Votes.

14. ORGANIZING THE DISTRICT ELECTORATE
National Facilitators Group District Reps become the DISTRICT TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP (DTWG).
The DTWG recruits sub-district orgs to form the DISTRICT FACILITATORS GROUP (DFG).
The DFG recruits District Electors from among its members and spheres of influence.
Minimum of 1,000 Electors for District to join. (Oct. 15 to Oct. 30, 2009).

15. Voting Control
Master Voter Control Numbers (MVCN) are Only Issued by the National Facilitators Group to DFGs.
DFG recruited Electors must register their participation by sending their MVCN by SMS.
Elector’s name, voting place and MVCN are locked by the NFG Computer System.
The System will only recognize One Vote per MVCN.

16. Winning Presidential Nominee
NFG
Tallying
216
District Facilitators
Groups
Millions of Peoples' Primaries Electors

17. Why a Congressional District Electoral Voting System?
To equalize participation and ensure balanced representation of all areas in the Philippines;
Ensure non-domination by limited sector or organizations that are disproportionately large;
Make the process less subject to manipulation or suspicions of manipulation. 17

18. Who will Organize and Facilitate the Primaries?
The Technical Working Group (TWG)
Designs the overall scheme and prepares the operations templates.
They will assist in the formation of the National Facilitator’s Group (NFG) and Screening Committee (SC).
They shall establish a Voting Control System;
Assigned pre-numbers will be distributed to DFGs to effectively register the Peoples’ Primaries electorates;
These will be control numbers for voting through SMS.
They will include members of Partisan movements and reform, non-trapo political parties who will nominate candidates to the primaries.

19. Who will Organize and Facilitate the Primaries?
The National Facilitators Group (NFG)
They will be responsible in organizing the District Facilitator’s Groups (DFGs) and District Selection Committee (DSC);
Conduct local caucuses and orient the like-minded organizations and individuals who will be invited as DFG members.
Invite Spiritual and Religious Leaders in the District to present the Peoples’ Primaries System and invite them to compose the DSC.
They will be composed of Non-Partisan movements and organizations affiliated, allied with MGG and like-minded groups and will primarily be responsible in conducting the People’s Primaries.

20. Who will Organize and Facilitate the Primaries?
The Screening Committee (SC)
They will determine who will qualify to join the primaries based on the MGG Candidate Criteria and the definition of a “Trapo” and “Non-Trapo”*. They shall consist of representatives of moral and spiritual organizations e.g. CBCP, Ulama Muslim Council, NCCP/UCCP, AMRSP, Transparochial Communities, etc.
*See attachments

21. Who can Participate and be Nominated in the Peoples’ Primaries to Develop the People’s Agenda, Coalition and Slate?
Any socio-civic or religious organization and their registered members*;
Movements, trade organizations, NGO’s, cooperatives and their registered members*;
“Non-Trapo” Political parties and their registered members.*
*Registered with the National Facilitators Group (NFG);
They are not necessarily politicians who want to be elected in 2010;
They are also nominated because of their proven development initiatives in the community, organizational skills and sensible public relations that she/he is willing to share and integrate with other nominees and will abide by the Peoples’ Primaries policies;
He/She has Good Moral Character (Refer to Non-Trapo Definition and Candidate Criteria w/ Scorecard);
Nominated by the people through community caucuses and “ Circles of Discernment” and endorsed by like-minded community organizations;
Commissioned by the District Facilitators Group assigned in the District.

22. What are the Basic Policy of Peoples’ Primaries?
The Non-Partisan Organizations will conduct the Primaries;
The registered electorates and the candidates who choose to participate in the Primaries shall sign a covenant that they will support whoever is chosen as the official candidates for the People’s Slate;
The Official Candidates for the People’s Slate shall join his/her organization/political party to become a full-fledged member of the People’s Coalition to fully serve its Platform of Governance; (the Coalition of Partisan Reform Groups)
Selected Candidates share his/her resources and machineries to the war chest of the People’s Coalition.
A “Peoples Convention” will be held in Metro Manila to formulate the People’s Agenda ( Inputs from partisan and non-partisan); Organize the People’s Coalition and determine the People’s National Slate (based on the results of the Primaries).

23. Organizational Process
TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP
Organizational Chart
NATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE
NATIONAL FACILITATORS’ GROUP
NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKING COMMITTEE
DISTRICT ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
DISTRICT SELECTION COMMITTEE
DISTRICT FACILITATORS’ GROUP
DISTRICT TECHNICAL WORKING COMMITTEE
PEOPLES’ PRIMARIES ELECTORATES

24. Organizational Chart NATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE
NATIONAL FACILITATORS’ GROUP
NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKING COMMITTEE
DISTRICT SELECTION COMMITTEE
DISTRICT FACILITATORS’ GROUP
DISTRICT TECHNICAL WORKING COMMITTEE
PEOPLES’ PRIMARIES ELECTORATES

25. PART 3: Strategic Support Components and Organizational Development Tools for the Peoples’ Primaries by: Andy Q. Rosales 25

26. New Wine, New Wineskin
“And no one puts new wine into old wineskin, for the wine would burst the skins and then both the wine and the skins would be lost. But new wine, new wineskin.”
Mark. 2:22

27. May - July 2010 July 2009 - July 2010 July 2009 - February 2010
NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKING Group
PEOPLE’S COALITION
PEOPLES’ PRIMARIES
WARCHEST MOBILIZATION
LEVELING THE ELECTORAL PLAYING FIELD
ELECTION ENGAGEMENT
MTPDP FORMULATION
Defining the cause, processes and Agreeing to the Target Political Markets
Tangkilikan thru Bayanihan sa Hanap-Buhay Framework
Organization of MAGING TAPAT (Movement for Government Transparency and Accountability to Institutionalize Peoples Participation and Empowerment)
Massive Orientation of Peoples Agenda
Organization of AKA 182
Massive Accreditation of POs, NGOs and Private Sector Organizations
Local Peoples’ Coalition Building
Launch Local Exchange Trading System (LETS) / Bartering, Data Base of Skills and Community Resources, etc.
Tap Non-Partisan/Neutral Organizations to Facilitate the Peoples’ Primaries
Massive Campaign using proven election Technology and Local Development Planning Agenda Setting thru Caucuses and “Pulong Bahays”
Petition SC for the Extension of Filing of Candidacy
Reconstitution of Local Special Bodies & LDCs
Formulation of Peoples’ Agenda
Set up Community Kitchen and Mini Pinoy Marts, etc. using the Community Franchising System
Neutralize COMELEC and Courts
Adoption of Standard Local Development Planning Framework
Establishing the Peoples’ Coalition
Expose Corrupt COMELEC and Court Officials
Documentation of election violations and Filing of DQ Cases in COMELEC
Determining the Peoples’ Slate
May - July 2010
July July 2010
July February 2010
May - Nov 29, 2009
February - May 2010

28. Wala na bang Iba? PEOPLES' PRIMARIES NA!28

29. PEOPLES' PRIMARIES is a MUST!
People are Primary...
PEOPLES' PRIMARIES is a MUST! 29

30. PART 3: Detailed Schedule of Activities of the Peoples’ Primaries by: Roy Cabonegro30

31. 2010 Peoples Primaries May-June June-July July-August August-October
STEP 1:
PREPARATORY WORK
A. NAT ORGANIZING COMM (NOC) completes the framework
1. Defining Trapo, Non-Trapo
2. Process & Schedule
They 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. NFG convenes Non-Trapo/ Reformist Partisan Grps re: the Peoples' Primaries & invites them to have a covenant that they will: a) form a PEOPLES' COALITION w/ a buttom up process for a political agenda & nominees; b) respect the results of the primaries; and c) support 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. DFGs conducts District Caucuses 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 the Primaries (Nat to Local) are announce by the NSC & DSCs respectively
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. DFGs collaborates with local organizations to invite individual voters per district to join the Peoples Coalition & exercise their electoral privilege for the primaries and assign them specific voter control number.
(* Part of the requirement to be able to enjoy this electoral privilege is to contribute at least P10 to the Coalition)‏
b) NFG & DFGs w/ their respective TWGs coordinate with participating Partisan Groups & other interested groups to prepare campaigning tools (e.g. CD of video presentation of candidates) & organizing local events to facilitate campaigning
STEP 4A:
PEOPLES PRIMARIES (DISTRICT LEVEL)‏- utilizing a Electoral College system of 5 votes for every average district
DFGs coordinates Peoples' Primary Elections through 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 5:
PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS
A. The PEOPLES' COALITION registers with COMELEC
B. The PEOPLES' COALITION Candidates (National to Local) files candidacy 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 PEOPLES' COALITION will be re-convened & organize at the district levels to prepare for campaigning, fund raising, election, etc
D. PEOPLES' COALITION members mobilizes for nationwide campaign and campaign/elections fund raising
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?
STEP 4b:
PEOPLES PRIMARIES
(NAT CONVENTION)‏
A. Delegates ratifies the PEOPLES AGENDA.
B. VP & 12 Senators to be elected by the convention delegates & declared
C. Run-Off elections for P/VP conducted if needed.
D. Coalition Candidates declared.
STEP 6:
ELECTION DAY!
Coalition members mobilizes for election-related work
PRAY!!!
May-June
June-July
July-August
August-October
Nov 09 – May 10
June-July 2010

32. THANK YOU! and May God bless us All!32