GRAC

EBORN : Sept. 3, 1968

EDUCATION

• UP, Development Studies

• Boston College,

Massachusetts, USA

Bachelor of Arts in Political

Studies

WORK

• Worked at FPJ Productions

and Film Archives, Inc.

• Worked in the United States

as a teacher, a product liaison

officer, and a product manager

• Was the chairperson of the

Movie and Television Review

and Classification Board

(MTRCB), she championed

the implementation of age-

appropriate TV and movie

classification system.

POE

PEACE AND ORDER• Commit to sustained peace and

genuine autonomy in Mindanao

FOREIGN POLICY• Push for rule of law and

diplomacy, rules-based approach in West Philippine Sea dispute

ECONOMY• Ensure inclusive growth• Reform tax system

GOVERNANCE• Will be firm on crime and corruption.• Will appoint bemedalled marine Col. Ariel

Querubin as anti-crime czar• Will focus on education, agriculture

and infra• Effective delivery of services

PLATFORM OF GOVERNMENTPulse Asia -

26%

SWS -

27%

STRENGTHS• Youngest of the candidates at 47• New face, fresh approach• Popular, therefore has political capital

to do reforms• Can be firm but graceful and sincere• Talks well, studies issues• No political baggage• An alien; loved by America.

She loves America

WEAKNESSES• An alien. Loved by America• A natural-born Filipino per Supreme

Court definition• Has little government experience• Has little experience. Period• Untested leadership• Could be a captive of Chiz Escudero

and Big Business• A woman

DUTER

TEBORN : March 28, 1945

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science,

Lyceum of the Philippines University,

1968

• Law degree, San Beda College of

Law, 1972

WORK

• Mayor of Davao City (23 years)

• Special Counsel at the City

Prosecution Office in Davao City,

1977-1979

• Fourth Assistant City Prosecutor,

1979-1981

• Third Assistant City Prosecutor,

1981-1983

• Second Assistant City Prosecutor,

1983-1986

RODRIGO

CRIME AND CORRUPTION• Stamp out crime and corruption

in 3 to 6 months• Reintroduce death penalty for

heinous crimes

INCLUSIVE ECONOMY• Study shift to federalism• More jobs in the countryside

EQUAL PROTECTION• Phase out contractualization• Income tax exemption for

low wage earners

PLATFORM OF GOVERNMENTPulse Asia -

25%

SWS -

21%

STRENGTHS• Strong leadership• Not perceived as corrupt• Criminal lawyer (accent on the criminal)• Experienced having been mayor

for 23 years of Davao where he did a good job

• His Federalism could bring peace and unity

• Curses

WEAKNESSES• A killer; good for the funeral industry,

bad for Manila Bay• Could be dictatorial and a violator of

human rights• The United States doesn’t like his

human rights record• Quite old at 71• Curses• May lack interpersonal skills• Says what he wants to say• Kisses women as a death-defying act

JEJOMAR

BORN : November 11, 1942

EDUCATION

• UP: BA Political Science (1962)

• Law (1967)

• Land Use Planning (1993)

• Masters in Public Admin.,

Major in Local Gov’t Mgt. (1980)

• Master of Laws, UST (1980)

• Masters in National Security Admin.,

National Defense College of the

Philippines (1990)

WORK

• Vice President of the Republic of the

Philippines (July 2010 – June 30, 2016)

• Presidential Adviser on OFW Concerns

• Chairman of Housing and Urban

Development Coordinating Council

(Appointed 2010);

• National President, BSP (present)

• Mayor of Makati City (20 years)

(1992, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010)

BINAY

SOCIAL INCLUSION/IMPROVEMENT OF SERVICES• Improve quality of basic

education• Better transport system

ECONOMIC DYNAMISM• Generate jobs in major

employment sectors• No tax for those earning

below P30,000- a month

EFFECTIVE CARING AND GOVERNANCE• Tight coordination between

national and local governments

PLATFORM OF GOVERNMENT

Pulse Asia -

22%

SWS -

24%

STRENGTHS• Experienced. Mayor

of Makati for 20 years• Well educated — UP Law,

3 masters degree• Could tap wide networks —

sister cities/towns, Boy Scouts, APO frat, etc.

• Nognog. The Philippines’ own Obama

• Rose from the poor

WEAKNESSES• PERCEIVED as corrupt• Corrupt• Family is equally corrupt

MAR

BORN : May 13, 1957

EDUCATION

• Economics, Wharton Business School,

University of Pennsylvania

WORK

• DTI Secretary “Palengkenomics” (advocated for consumer welfare and

protection; implemented policies such as “Tamang

Timbang, Tamang Presyo”, “Presyong Tama, Gamot

Pampamilya”, “Pinoy Pandesal”, “Palengke ng Bayan”);

“Make IT Philippines” (led to the creation of thousands

of jobs for the Filipino IT workers); Hailed as the “Father

of the BPO Industry”; SULONG Program (SMEs Unified

Lending Opportunities for National Growth)

• DILG Secretary“Oplan Lambat-Sibat” Campaign; “Salin Tubig” (Sagana

at Ligtas na Tubig Para sa Lahat; “LISTO” Disaster

Management Plan (DRRM support to LGUs); Project

“Safe Kam” (CCTV installation in strategic areas to stop

crime)

ROXA

S

GOVERNANCE• Will continue Daang Matuwid• Firm. Walang personalan

ECONOMY• Focus on manufacturing, tourism,

and agriculture• IM jobs per year thru manufacturing• Greater income for farmers by removing

farm-to-market road bottlenecks • Improve human capital. All 5,200 high school

valedictorians given full college scholarship and P10,000 each for the Top 10%

• Increase infra spending from the present P500B a year to increase jobs, income and livelihood

• Move NAIA to Clark. Convert 440-ha. NAIA into a CBD to generate P450B for development

• Increase cash doleouts to the poor under 4Ps

PEACE AND ORDER• Speed up court cases• Safety from disasters and crime

PLATFORM OF GOVERNMENTPulse Asia -

20%

SWS -

22%

STRENGTHS• A clone of BS Aquino III• Will continue Daang Matuwid• A economy-oriented, business-friendly president• Knows what he wants to do as president• Competent as an investment banker

(in his younger days)• Well-educated. Business degree (not MBA)

at UPenn Wharton School• Experienced. Congressman, Trade Secretary to

President Estrada (whom he betrayed), Secretary of DOTC (where he forgot to maintain MRT3 and NAIA) and of DILG (where he did not adequately supervise the Siege of Zamboanga in Sept. 2013, during which government troops burned 10,000 homes, and was left out from the Mamasapano planning (fortunately) and where 44 elite SAF commandos died (unfortunately)

WEAKNESSES• A clone of BS Aquino III. More than half of voters don’t

want another Aquino• He thinks BS is a good president and a nice guy• Has a reputation of being a weakling, an incompetent,

and insincere, a product of wrong packaging• A teka-teka president• Pikon• Korina

So now we know what the culprits are. Wrong policies, weak institutions. Who are responsible for these? Short answer: our political leaders (now the

connection to elections is clear). This I call our “buwaya problem”—which is the surfeit in this country of political

leaders “whose decisions, supposedly taken for the public good, are in truth motivated by a desire for private gain and result in policies and projects that impoverish rather than enrich our country.” The “buwaya problem” is compounded by even more greed, because these politicians find “public service” so lucrative that they decide to make a family enterprise out of it, creating dynasties.

Any evidence to support these statements? I give you Nobel Laureate Gunnar Myrdal (Asian Drama) who singled out the Philippines thusly: “Graft and corruption permeate all levels of public life.” And even more painful: “…Perhaps in no other country in South Asia is political dishonesty so widely recognized, accepted and talked about as a part of the political game….” This, in 1968.

Thirty-five years later in 2003, the World Economic Forum conducted an Executive Opinion Survey in which the countries surveyed were classified as: low corruption, moderate corruption, and high corruption. The Philippines was one among 10 countries in the last category—and the only Asian country at that. The other comparator countries were all “moderately corrupt.”

What is the buwaya problem?By Solita Monsod