BOTO KO DANGAL KO IPAGTATANGGOL KO!

MODULE 1: TODAY’S PHILIPPINE ELECTIONSObjective: Module 1 aims to describe the way elections are conducted today, its consequences to society, and to recognize the ill impacts of vote-buying in worsening poverty.

OPENING ACTIVITYParticipants are Divided into small groups of Five (5) or less. Each will be given a chance to share their answers to the guide questions. Participants are requested to be time-conscious. The groups representative will summarize the important points.

Group Sharing:

N.B. (Allowable Electoral expense) P10.00 for President and Vice President; and for other candidates P 3.00 for every voter currently registered in the constituency where he filed his certificate: Provided, that a candidate without any political party and without support from any political party may be allowed to spend P5.00 for every such voter.

CONSIDER THIS...CITY X has a total number of Registered Voters (2010): 256,525500 pesos per voter was given by a Candidate Mayor to each voter to sway their votes: 128, 262, 500 pesosThe salary of City Mayor in a Highly Urbanized area is 85, 230 gross per month: 1,107, 990 per year.

CASE STUDY GROUP SHARING:

1. What do you think about the Mayor’s action? How do you think will this elected City Mayor recover the remaining 127,154, 510 pesos spent during the elections?

2. Have you, someone you know, or someone you heard of experienced vote-buying in the last elections? Share a brief story of what happened.

3. In your observations what are the effects of vote-buying to (a) the candidate, (b) the voters and (c) the community?

4. In your opinion, what is a reasonable amount for campaign expenses for (a) President and Vice-President, (b) local leaders with a political party, and (c) local leaders without a political party?

Guide Questions:

OUR SITUATION REALITIES

There is a rampant practice of Vote-buying in all forms --- cash and kinds for individuals, groups and communities. “ Philippine politics, the way it is practiced, has been most hurtful of us as a people… if we are what we are today, a country of poor

and powerless people, one reason is the way we have allowed politics to be debased and prostituted to the low level it is now.”- CBCP 1997 Pastoral Exhortation on

Philippine Politics

Candidates’ PerspectiveWinning at ALL costs; Elections as investment

and Public Service as business

Voters’ Perspective

Lesser evil Mentality;

Gambling or Chance

Mentality

OUR SITUATION REALITIES

“The roots cause is leadership-bad and corrupt leadership to be exact.”

-Dr. Myles Munroe, Chairman & CEO, International Third World Leaders Association (U.N. Member

When leadership falls into the hands of someone corrupt, that leadership will corrupt our society. There becomes a wholesale failure of the people to vote responsibly with misconception of what elections are all about, what true democracy and freedom mean.

Huwag magpabulag sa Pera! Huwag Kang magnakaw!

“ Hindi na sapat na tayo ay matino lamang. Hindi rin sapat na tayo ay mahusay lamang. Hindi lahat ng

matino ay mahusay, at lalo naming hindi ng mahusay ay matino. Ang dapat ay matino at mahusay upang

karapat-dapat tayong pagkatiwalaan ng pera ng bayan.”

- Sec. Jesse Robredo

OUR SITUATION REALITIES

When leadership falls into the hands of someone corrupt, that leadership will corrupt our society. Resources are not enough for corrupt leaders.

There become a wholesale failure of the people to vote responsibly with misconception of what elections are all about, what true democracy and freedom mean.

OUR SITUATION REALITIES

MODULE 2: ONE GOOD VOTE FOR

THE FILIPINO

MODULE 2: ONE GOOD VOTE FOR THE FILIPINOObjective: Module 2 aims to learn about the importance of One Good vote as a vehicle for change and how to use KKK as a tool for discernment during elections.

OPENING ACTIVITY

DO YOU REMEMBER THIS PHOTO?

A man stood in front of a column of tanks on June 5, 1989, the morning after the Chinese Military had suppressed the TIANANMEN SQUARE protest of 1989 by force. As the lead tank maneuvered to pass him, he repeatedly shifted position in order to obstruct the tanks .

Small Group Sharing:

1.What do you think is the message of this picture?

2.How can you relate this message to our situation in times of elections

Guide Questions:

MODULE 2: ONE GOOD VOTE FOR THE FILIPINO

KEY POINT FOR REFLECTIONSWhy ONE?

Not Just “I” but “We” People come together thru

BEC, organizations, circles of friends, and families.

Together for CHAMP electionsCleanHonestAccurateMeaningful Peaceful

Why GOOD? Positive, enlightened and

life-giving Good governance and

common good Leaders who possess a

sense of integrity Governance with

participation, transparency, responsiveness and accountability

Leaders are not “MAGNANAKAW”

Why VOTE? Right and Responsibility People’s Pro-active and Enlightened Engagement

Uphold Sacredness of the Ballot

Electing Qualified leaders for Nation Building

Democracy in action

ONE GOOD VOTE

Grassroots and faith-filled process

Instrument in forming consciences

Enlightened vote Antidote to vote-buying Way to elect leaders for good governance

Vehicle for political renewal

MODULE 2: ONE GOOD VOTE FOR THE FILIPINO

KEY POINT FOR REFLECTIONS

TALKING POINTS

A framework to awaken the meaning-making capacities of the voters.

A set of corresponding questions and a grading system in discerning who to vote.

A reflection tool for sharing in BEC, organizations, circle of Friend and families.

KARAKTER_KAKAYAHAN_KATAPATANKKK for ONE GOOD VOTE:

KKK Questions:

KARAKTERSimple ba ang kanyang

pamumuhay?Siya ba ay walang ill-gotten

wealth?May pagpapahalaga ba siya sa

buhay, pamilya, at pananampalataya sa Diyos?

Siya ba ay magandang halimbawa sa pagsunod sa batas?

KKK Questions:

KAKAYAHANMay kakayahan at katapatan ba siya

sa paglilingkod?May puso ba siya para sa mga

mahihirap?May saysay ba ang kanyang mga

plataporma sa mahahalagang isyung panlipunan?

Mahuhusay ba ang kanyang mga kasamahan sa larangan ng paglilingkod?

KKK Questions:

KATAPATANMapagkakatiwalaan ba ang mga

taong sumusuporta sa kanya?Siya ba ay hindi magnanakaw?Siya ba ay hindi vote-buyer?Siya ba ay hindi gumagamit ng

dahas?Siya ba ay hindi miyembro ng Family

o political dynasty?Tinupad o tinutupad ba ang mga

pangakong binibitawan niya?

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES IN USING THE KKK TOOL

This is not a one-take-only tool; as information are collected, one can repeatedly answer the KKK tool until a self-satisfactory result is reached.

If there are 3 candidates running for one position, 3 KKK tools will be reproduced. The results will then be ranked accordingly.

Small group sharings are meant to gather, share and affirm information about the candidates (e.g. Profiles)

“ Di tiyak” is an encouragement to research and to discover.

Our Goal is to spread One Good Vote as grassroots and faith-impelled

process of strengthening the personal and social consciences of the Filipino people by Voting Good and By rejecting all forms of Vote

Buying.

MODULE 2: ONE GOOD VOTE FOR THE FILIPINO

MODULE 3: WE CAN DO SOMETHING

MODULE 3: WE CAN DO SOMETHINGObjective: Module 3 aims to point out the importance of the sustainability of the One Good Vote campaign by utilizing the Pastoral Cycle as a tool for reflection and sharing of ideas for community mobilization initiatives.

Our ONE GOOD VOTE Campaign seeks to utilize the Pastoral Cycle in our reflection and Community

Mobilization Initiatives.

PASTORAL CYCLE

JUDGE(Module 2)

ACT(Module 3)

SEE(Module 1)

Analysis

Theological Reflection

The Pastoral Cycle is a tool, a method, of analysis and questioning, not only of problems or concerns that are faced but also what causes them and what obstacles need to be overcome.

The Pastoral Cycle is a continuous process of engagement with, and reflection upon, the World and the Word of God, so that courses of action may be discerned, and taken, to make things different.

The Pastoral Cycle provides for the outcomes of this action to be celebrated, and evaluated and, if necessary, subjected to further analysis and questioning etc., in a continuing cycle, or spiral, as further changes are found to be needed.

PASTORAL CYCLE

SEE (Experience) What is happening now?What needs to be changed?

JUDGE (Analysis/Reflection)Why are things the way they are?What does our faith have to say about this?

ACT (Action)What are we going to do to make things different?

PASTORAL CYCLEIn our Pastoral Cycle we seek

enlightenment through the following questions:

“The Gospel calls individual Christian to live lives of honesty,

integrity and concern for the

common good. But it also calls Christian

communities to create ‘Circles of Integrity’, networks of solidarity which can expand to

embrace and transform society by their

prophetic witness.-Pope Francis