Summary Slides

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Summary Slides

• Project MMX for 2010 is an initiative of the
  National Executive Committee (NEC) of AKP and is
  expected to be a broad-based community program
  for the evangelization of politics.
• The Philippines with 7,100 islands is composed
  of 136 Cities and 1,494 Municipalities and yet
  only 500 political families control the country

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• Summary Slides
• 17,000 Councilors will be elected in 2010.
  Politics must change down to this level
• The strength of grassroots good governance is the
  foundation for the renewing culture towards
  Principled based politics
• We have a good model in Councilor JC delos Reyes
  and we need more models

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You cannot be looking for an engine to run a
party -- you have to be the engine yourselves
you have to be the alternative.  You have to be
drivers at the start, and show everyone you can
get somewhere.  That's the test of all new
ideas. (Randy David)
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Top of Head Messages for MMX

• A credible political turnaround plan at the
  lowest partisan level i.e. councilor district
• The enthusiastic participation of the young and
  homegrown candidates and grassroots supporters
• A well managed training and local immersion phase
  for the turnaround team
• An interesting ongoing story for each MMX
  candidate and the overall plan progression
• A sufficient and timely funding and partnering
  support

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Objectives of MMX

• To identify, train and field at least 10 to 20
  of the 17,000 possible councilors elected
  positions. Multi sector groups will be invited to
  partner and identify potential MMX candidates.
• To establish an MMX partner base where expertise
  and know how is specially contributed and
  earmarked.
• To provide the educational component needed to
  prepare and sustain the values and know how of a
  public servant and his family.
• -The Ateneo School of Government as a
  partner has confirmed its support to MMX.
• - Other leadership training institutes
  nationwide are being identified. Two hundred
  strategically located training venues in the
  highest populated cities and municipalities are
  being identified.
• - MMX training the trainors program will be
  developed and executed by end 2008 for the MMX
  classroom and practical field work to start early
  2009.
• -ideally the MMX candidates and trainors
  must be maximum 2 hours away from their normal
  base.
• -since many MMX candidates/trainors/supporte
  r are working the sessions will be adjusted as
  needed.
• These younger college educated councilors will
  further improve the overall level of younger,
  idealistic and academically trained candidates
  for all political positions starting 2010
• - at minimum 50 batting average we must
  enlist at least 4020 potential councilors to end
  up with at least 2010 winners.
• -we will target key cities where a complete
  slate will be fielded e.g. Metro Manila Cities,
  Metro Cebu towns and cities,
• -we will only field home grown young and
  willing Filipino citizens, female or male, who
  shall be at least 25 years old but not over 40
  years old by January 2009

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YOUTH VOTE POWER! Aged 18-40 29.9 Million
56.6 !! (but not all register and vote)
Objectives of MMX
Objectives of MMX

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Objectives of MMX

• The program will try to establish a new
  national political culture
• -that candidates must not spend in funding
  the election costs as it is enough that they
  sacrifice their time and talents, and risk their
  life
• -that their constituent donors take the
  burden of sharing personal funds, talents, time,
  networking for other resources.
• - that a friendly network of Ang Kapatiran
  volunteers would support the MMX candidates from
  start to finish. This includes their family.
• To establish the Ang Kapatiran Partys base of
  young members, supporters, and public servants
  thus making it known as a principled youth driven
  party
• Become the serious challenger to break the
  bondages between political dynasties, patronage
  and personality politics and the barangay base
• The return of principle based politics with solid
  platforms and servant leadership

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Timetable for MMX (pre-launch)

• July-Sept 2008 establish partners e.g. training
  institutes for content, training, the trainors
  and training venues.
• - Identify partners for logistical training
  needs e.g. hardware/software
• - Seek more partners,sponsors and donors in
  kind and/or cash for other pre-launch expenses
• Aug Nov 2008 prepare communications plan to
  targeted partners
• - start a national and International call for
  MMX volunteer base coming from strategic areas
  e.g. people organizations/NGOs, etc
• - establish an MMX backroom
• Identify and organize Media and Communication
  Partners
• Sept-Oct the NEC will complete MMX planning until
  2010 and present plans to its partners.

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Timetable for MMX (launch proper)

• Launch MMX in Metro Manila by early November
  2008
• -training program finalized and cascaded to
  all training partners
• Execute MMX road show to various areas in
  coordination with regional/local partners
• Operate by early November 2008 the MMX backroom
  organization establish final MMX plans based on
  funds/resources
• Advertise MMX starting November

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Timetable for MMX (training and district
immersion)

• Jan-June 2009 conduct training programs in
  nationwide venues
• - evaluate and prune candidates as training
  and immersion progresses
• Establish AKP local chapters where candidates
  will run supported with volunteers to produce a
  case study for elections

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Training needs??

• Basic knowledge of the local government code and
  Republic Acts related to local governance
• Parliamentary procedures
• Government accounting
• Public speaking and report writing
• Policy study
• Leadership by example supporters and family
• Election laws and election preparation
• Social entrepreneurship
• etc

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Who is JC delos Reyes?

• Who is JC delos Reyes? Among 27 national and
  local candidates fielded by Ang Kapatiran to run
  in the 2007 elections, only one candidate made
  it. His name is John Carlos G. de los Reyes,
  better known as JC. The only non-Lakas member
  who won a seat in the Olongapo City Council, he
  placed second among ten slots.
• Who is JC? What kind of person is he? Born
  February 14, 1970, married to Dunia Valenzuela
  with three children, Gabriel 8, Santiago 5 and
  Barbara 3. 
• He studied in Ateneo de Manila for his elementary
  education, and graduated in De la Salle for high
  school. He finished his B.A. in Theology from the
  Franciscan University of Steubenville, said to be
  one of the most orthodox Catholic Universities in
  America.
• In late 1993 he taught Philosophy at the then
  Center for Research and Communication, now the
  University of Asia and the Pacific and was under
  the tutelage of Fr. Joseph de Torre, a Spanish
  priest of the Holy Cross who wrote extensively on
  the social teachings of the Church.
• In 1995, due to a vacancy in the Nacionalista
  Party line-up, he was invited to run and was
  elected City Councilor of Olongapo.

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Can we not have more JCs??

• During his term, he focused on the poor, the
  youth and cooperatives. In 1999 he finished his
  post-graduate studies in Public Administration
  from the University of the Philippines and
  proceeded to study law, finishing his degree in
  2005. A year later, he was appointed City
  Councilor of Olongapo, back in the public eye to
  continue his mission -- social renewal and
  reconstruction. 
• The organizations he helped propagate as an
  active member were the National Renewal Movement
  which spearheaded the move to campaign for
  Aquilino Pimentel Jr. in 1998 and Ang Kapatiran
  or the Alliance for the Common Good, a registered
  political party that seeks to promote the Social
  Teachings of the Catholic Church in government.
• At present, he is national animator of
  Solidarity Philippines, a movement to
  pro-actively advance the Social Justice Agenda of
  the Church, and Executive-director of Breaking
  the Yoke of Poverty Foundation whose project is
  Jubilee homes for the Poor. 
• His passion and vision is to unceasingly work to
  fight and defeat massive, enslaving poverty, a
  mission to be accomplished not only (but
  especially) in Olongapo but in the whole country.
  
• At a recollection for party officials with Fr.
  Manoling Francisco, SJ, last July 21st at the
  Club Filipino, JC submitted himself to the party
  and promised to uphold the principles and
  platform that the party stands for.
• In turn, Ang Kapatiran has pledged to support JC
  in his fight for peace and justice in our
  society.  

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If a hundred parishes can host thriving
chapters, of maybe 50 to 100 members each, by
January 2010, Kapatiran may yet reach critical
mass in time to make a difference in the May
elections.(John NeryMultiply Kapatiran)
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To establish a network of Ang Kapatiran
volunteers that would support the MMX candidates
from start to finish

• The homegrown MMX candidate will start with a
  group of kababata peer group as their initial
  volunteers.
• From the peer group a base of MMX volunteers and
  supporters will evolve.
• The kababata peer group will be trained and also
  undergo immersion in the district where their MMX
  candidate will run.The training needs for this
  group will be developed as well.

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To establish the Ang Kapatiran Partys base of
young members, supporters, and public servants
thus making it better known as a youth driven
party(K2)

• Kabataan Kapatiran (K2) will be established by
  each MMX candidate in his district thus forming
  the AKP Chapter.
• Other members,volunteers and supporters shall
  form as teams e.g. voters education,voters
  registration,communications,research,fundraisingpo
  ll duty,etc
• Metro Manila or urban based volunteers will
  organized to support MMX candidates who have
  inadequate local support.This may come from young
  adult professionals,as a team who desire to adopt
  an MMX candidate.Basic training will also be
  provided.

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Sponsors and Donors

• A funding plan will be established for each MMX
  candidate that has qualified
• This funding plan together with the MMX primer
  will entice sponsors and donors to pledge their
  support in terms of time,talent,and treasure to a
  specific area of interest or broad base support.
• By end September a funding tree will be
  available.By end December 2008 all of the
  training funding should be available.
• AKP will invite external auditors to monitor and
  report status of the MMX program until the
  program has been officially ended by the AKP
  National Executive Council.

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Areas which will require Sponsors and Donors

• The MMX program is viable because it will be
  supported by the community that will have a
  direct benefit of good governance
• -the national impact of at least 2010 MMX
  councilors will trickle up and influence
  traditional politics.
• -If we have MMX candidates who may not get
  elected we would still have planted the seeds for
  young leaders who would be primed to get involved
  in good governance advocacies.
• The estimated cash out inside the funding tree
  is as follows
• - backroom Php 1 M (from AKP)
• -training Php 210 M (Php 50,000/MMX)trainors
  and trainees/volunteers out of pocket
• -election Php 210 M (Php 50,000/MMX)
• Advertising support for house to house/street
  level is for 150,000 AKP fliers and 10,000 AKP
  plastic banners

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MMX Financial Governance

• The National Executive Council (NEC) shall
  account for all the resources that had been
  donated by its partners,sponsors,donors and
  supporters
• In addition to the reportorial requirements of
  the Commission on Elections the NEC will invite
  independent accountancy firms to provide an
  independent audit of the sources and uses of
  funds of the MMX program
• The NEC shall undertake that its fund for the MMX
  shall be for the exclusive use of the program.

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Communications and Media Partners of MMX

• The MMX program shall include partners from
  national and regional media companies and
  communications groups and advocacies
• The overall communications plan of MMX shall be
  in support of the key message breaking the yoke
  of corruption thru the evangelization of politics
  breaks the yoke of hopelessness and poverty