Re: How are we (APPEND) in the party list survey?

[limbert...@yahoo.com]

Dear All:

I do not believe in surveys. Surveys are, in a nutshell, paid propaganda. Append Party-List will never land in any survey because:

1. We do not subscribe to any polling firm.

2. We do not pay any firm to make us look good.

3. We do not have money to spend for media to make us look good and be known.

What Append Party-List has, as Pres. Jeng aptly stated:

1. A genuine nationwide organization with real warm bodies.

2. A working communications channel down to the grassroots.

3. A corps of sincere & hardworking campaign group who really carry the Append Party-List banner to the farthest & remotest areas where armchair survey staff won't even dare to go.

Surveys are paid propaganda. Do not be disheartened by our non-placement in surveys. Elections are not won by surveys. Actual voters marking 124 on May 13 will lead us to Congress.

Our strength is not in urban areas where pollsters go.

During the last 26 days of our campaign, we appeal to our partners to send us the money to fuel a more intensive campaign. We need more campaign materials, a little bit more media presence, a pollwatch training to aid our precinct leaders on what to do inside and outside the precincts, a legal team to be there for us in any eventuality, and the logistical needs to carry all of these into fruition.

Elections are won not by fiery starts, but by how steady and firm we stay on course with a big punch at the end. We cannot afford to lose steam and resources going into the last 3 weeks of this battle.

Please remain focused and stay on course. Intensify what we're doing and ignore the fanfare of surveys.

Albert

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On Apr 16, 2013, at 14:31, Jeng Juan <vpj...@append.com.ph> wrote:

Dear All, 

As I was falling into the trap of anxiety because of the recent survey, I was reminded of the 2010 Presidential election, Roxas was leading in the survey while Binay was out of the picture. Then Binay won.  The analysis was Roxas relaxed while Binay was quietly and persistently working his way out to Vice-Presidency. 

Here's the advice of Kuya Junsi, the  Senior Adviser of the APPEND party-list..

The key 

Let's get excited! 

Junsi. One with You

Sent from my iPad

SO LETS GET EXCITED, PRAYERFUL, PERSISTENT, AND HARD WORKING. 

May God's blessing and His Holy Spirit be upon all of us. 

Jeng

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
 for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."  (Proverbs 31:8-9 NIV)   

Dr. Virginia "Jeng" P. Juan
APPEND President/CEO

Suites F&G, 21st floor, Strata 100, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Centre, Pasig City 1605
Philippines
Tel. 632-6366957, 632-6389364 to 65
www.append.com.ph

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Jeng Juan <vpj...@append.com.ph> wrote:

Dear All,

We know how hard we have been working from the time we sought accreditation down to the campaign. We need to work harder and pray harder that we get three seats in Congress. This is an impossible thing to do if we look at this survey but God specializes in impossible things!!! 

We have to pray, pray, pray and work more than we have worked before. 

May I request everyone to please pass this email to all our staff and all our people. APPEND is the most legitimate party-list organization among the existing groups as far as I know because we have a client base whom we contact everyday, we have salaried staff, we have physical and communication structures down to the grassroots. Let us use this God-given system and relationships to their maximum to get three seats in Congress. If we don't do good or appear in survey people might not believe if we get three seats after May 13. This is just an opinion coming from a non-politician. 

Yesterday, I was in San Jose del Monte Bulacan with more than 800k registered voters for a meeting. I passed by OK Bank San Jose Del Monte and KMBI branches. I deputized all my relatives in Sapangpalay to do house to house campaign and hang all the streamers and  APPEND posters I had. I saw very few APPEND posters along the road. 

Lets get excited, we only have less than a month to do massive campaign, education, orientation and arms twisting especially to those who owe us...

More importantly, we need to seek and ask for the power of the Holy Spirit as do the campaign.

More blessings to everyone,

Jeng

Bayan Muna, Gabriela top party-list survey

By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) | Updated April 16, 2013 - 12:00am

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MANILA, Philippines - Bayan Muna and Gabriela are the most preferred party-list groups, a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.

Bayan Muna and Gabriela obtained 8.68 percent and 5.55 percent, respectively, in the SWS poll conducted from March 15 to 17.

The two party-list groups could get the maximum three seats each based on allocation rules, SWS said.

The SWS survey used face-to-face interviews of 1,200 registered voters nationwide. BusinessWorld published the results of the SWS poll yesterday.

Akbayan came in third with 3.71 percent; followed by OFW Family Club Inc. with 3.6 percent; Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines, Inc. (Senior Citizens) with 3.52 percent; Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms (A Teacher) with 3.45 percent; Magdalo Para sa Pilipino (Magdalo) with 2.83 percent; Abono, 2.6 percent; An Waray, 2.49 percent and Anakpawis with 2.45 percent.

The party-list groups are likely to get two seats each.

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Meanwhile, Ang Laban ng Indiginong Filipino (ALIF) got 2.2 percent; Abante Mindanao, Inc. (ABAMIN) 2.14 percent and Kabataan, 2.03 percent. They are likely to get one seat each.

The parties winning at least two percent of the national vote are given one seat, with additional seats determined by a formula depending on the number of votes garnered, with no party winning more than three seats.

The other party-list groups that are likely to win seats if the elections were held during the survey period included Ako Bicol, 1.81 percent; Bayani, 1.69 percent; You Against Corruption and Poverty (YACAP), 1.62 percent; Agriculture Sector Alliance of the Philippines, 1.58 percent; Una ang Pamilya, 1.56 percent; Abang Lingkod, 1.38 percent; Aangat Tayo, 1.32 percent; Citizens’ Battle Against Corruption, 1.31 percent; 1st Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy, 1.26 percent; Bantay, 1.22 percent; Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operaytor Nationwide, 1.16 percent; Buhay, 1.12 percent; Adhikaing Tinataguyod ng Kooperatiba, 1.1 percent; Abante Katutubo, 1.08 percent; Coop-NATCCO, 1.07 percent; Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives, 0.97 percent; Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, 0.92 percent; and Alay Buhay Community Development Foundation Inc., 0.91 percent;

Sanlakas got 0.9 percent; Akap Bata, 0.83 percent; Isang Pangarap ng Bahay sa Bagong Buhay ng Maralitang Kababayan Inc., 0.79 percent; A Action Moral & Values Recovery Reform Philippines Inc., 0.78 percent; ACT Teachers, 0.77 percent; Isang Alyansang Aalalay Sa Pinoy Skilled Workers, 0.73 percent; Ating Guro, 0.72 percent; and LPG Marketers Association, Inc., 0.69 percent.

Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy got 0.68 percent; Alyansang Bayanihan ng mga Magsasaka, Manggagawang Bukid at Mangingisda, 0.66 percent; Binhi-Partido ng Mga Magsasaka para Sa Mga Magsasaka, 0.65 percent; Agri-Agra na Reporma para sa Magsasaka ng Pilipinas Movement, 0.65 percent; Bagong Henerasyon, 0.567 percent; Kalinga-Advocacy for Social Empowerment and Nation Building Through Easing Poverty, Inc., 0.562 percent; Pasang Masda Nationwide, Inc., 0.55 percent.

SWS said the names of the party-list groups are listed on the Commission on Elections website.

Lente backs SC ruling on party-list

Meanwhile, an election watchdog has rallied behind the Supreme Court (SC) on its recent decision to shake up the party-list system.

The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) said the SC ruling, which opened up the party-list system to national and regional groups not belonging to “underrepresented and marginalized” sector, was faithful to the Constitution and would even strengthen the system.

Lente executive director Louie Guia said their group agrees with the findings of the high court that party-list groups need not represent marginalized sectors, and the term marginalized should not be equated with being poor.

“This new ruling is more in line with the 1987 Constitution. If the intent of the Constitution was for the party-list system to be sectoral representation, it should have said so. Instead, the Constitution says the party-list system is for proportional representation,” he told reporters covering the SC.

Guia cited the opinion of Justice Marvic Leonen that if the party-list system is only for the marginalized sectors, those that represent certain advocacies such as the environment should not have been allowed to run.

“The implication of this ruling is that the party-list system will be more inclusive. Progressive groups must just work harder to get their seats,” he said.

“That is really the way a party-list system is understood worldwide, where a party-list group starts out small before eventually evolving into a stronger political party,” Guia added.

Poll lawyer George Garcia also welcomed the SC ruling, which was earlier criticized by election lawyer Romulo Macalintal and militant party-list groups.

Garcia, however, admitted that the Party-list Law or Republic Act 9741 “remains problematic” and must be amended or revised.

“Because the law is so vague, it became subject to several interpretations. The Commission on Elections, for one, made a wrongful interpretation, and the Supreme Court had no choice but to follow the law and the Constitution,” he said in an interview.

“One can say the ruling is a band aid solution, but a surgical and permanent solution by amending or revising the law is in order,” Garcia said. – With Edu Punay

 

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
 for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."  (Proverbs 31:8-9 NIV)   

Dr. Virginia "Jeng" P. Juan
APPEND President/CEO

Suites F&G, 21st floor, Strata 100, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Centre, Pasig City 1605
Philippines
Tel. 632-6366957, 632-6389364 to 65
www.append.com.ph

[limbert...@yahoo.com]

Yes, Kadikit Reggie! I already reported to Pres. Jeng on what you guys have been doing during my short trip to KMBI Metro Davao 2 Branch last week.

The next 3 weeks we need to do 3 things:

1. Mass rollout of campaign materials, saturation drives & decent media presence.

2. Pollwatch training in key areas.

3. Prepare for May 13.

Let's knock on the doors of partners to provide the much needed resources for all these.

Albert

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On Apr 16, 2013, at 16:15, "Reginold D. Delos Reyes" <reggiede...@kmbi.org.ph> wrote:

I share your sentiments  Sir Albert. Surveys are always biased and aimed to condition the minds of voters and decision makers.  Sa presinto ang labanan, hindi sa pahayagan.

 

KMBI had been working alongside with all APPEND partners to enable our clients and staff to vote and get at least 10 potential voters for APPEND.  To date, 91,000 clients and staff had signified their intention by becoming APL members and get other voters. If they would do their assignments well, that is a vote of 1 million… Even in areas where other party lists are strong, our Branches are finding ways to convince people to support APPEND. While we agree that some areas do need improvement, we are still newbies in this area, and we are working to fill out the gaps while we carry forth the campaign. 

 

Instead of giving attention to SWS, we should focus on  ensuring that our people are all prepared for May 13.  We should install a system to generate data of actual votes cast at the precinct level and eventually consolidated on a municipality, province, region wide or in our case, branch/area/region wide data so we can immediately assess concern areas while we have time.  In our case, our Center President (center chief) and Program Assistants (program officers) shall perform the crucial role of getting the data from our clients.  This means they need to be enabled to do so in terms of communication allowance. Earlier, Albert told me that we can get cellfone loads (unli call and text, all network, 30 days expiry) that we can distribute to our staff and clients. Estimating at 60 pesos, we can work at a 50-50 payment scheme with center president and PAs (Append shoulders 30 pesos, while staff the remaining amount). Considering that we have 8,608 center presidents and 1,000 program assistants @ 30 load/person, this is an allocation of 288,240.00 pesos. We aim that we can follow-up, encourage, monitor, and inform people from the ground up to APL HQ come election day if we can provide them with the needed communication support. True, 288,000 pesos is a lot of money at this time, but we allocate funds where the votes are generated, where the deliverables are secured,and in this case, this should also be given attention.

 

All of this of course this may not land us a place in SWS surveys but again, victory lies with the prepared and not with PR tools. We shall remain focused on ensuring clients vote along with their family members 124. APPEND on May 13.

 

Kaya natin ito!

 

 

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REGGIE DE LOS REYES

APPEND Party List Deputy Campaign Director

OIC Corporate Planning and Project Management Dept

0922.8460363

291.1484 to 86 loc. 201

reggiede...@kmbi.org.ph

[limbert...@yahoo.com]

Thanks, Cong. Ed, for your invaluable inputs & insights.

The National Campaign Secretariat has been advocating what you've just suggested since the beginning. Maybe the Append network is not yet that comfortable and caught up with social media despite our intensive campaign to use it to generate following for our cause. Also, we did not have the luxury of advance planning going into the Feb. 12-May 11 campaign period. Obama certainly had the luxury of at least 2 years planning going into his presidential nomination to amass a respectable following in the social media circle which he used tremendously to his advantage.

Personally, I have been quietly doing what you have been doing. I have 2 FB accounts (5k & abt 360 friends each) & a highly-active Twitter presence (more than 25k tweets)/following (around 1180 followers) which I have been using very extensively day in and day out for APL.

Our official FB page has generated a decent following relative to other PL groups but we're not yet satisfied (we created the account Jan 24 & made it public Feb 12 due to Comelec restrictions as we were already in the "election period" when we finally formed the campaign team). Our official Twitter account fares dismally with only 63 followers despite our prodding.

I agree with you that surveys, whether or not we believe in them, is still publicity, good or bad. Append does not have the millions to join the survey race. But I still believe we have at least P2M to put up a decent media presence during the last weeks. Again, the culprit, slow remittance to the campaign coffers from pledges.

Personally, I have written almost 900 letters (distributed to friends, neighbors, relatives, associates, networks) enclosed in a brown letter envelope together with all our campaign materials hand-delivered to their homes and/or offices. These, too, I hope can be replicated by Append leaders.

Let's pray hard and work harder.

Albert

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On Apr 16, 2013, at 20:05, Jeng Juan <vpj...@append.com.ph> wrote:

thanks Kuya Ed for input

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
 for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."  (Proverbs 31:8-9 NIV)   

Dr. Virginia "Jeng" P. Juan
APPEND President/CEO

Suites F&G, 21st floor, Strata 100, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Centre, Pasig City 1605
Philippines
Tel. 632-6366957, 632-6389364 to 65
www.append.com.ph

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 6:10 PM, ed jimenez <edjime...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi friends, Whether we agree with the survey or not, since the survey was posted in the dailies, the write up / news itself is a sort of 'advertisement' for those in the list. Let me offer an almost free 'advertisement' and create our (APPEND) presence in the competing market of ideas and ideologies in the internet world, which eventually would impact the real world, i.e., the media and the voters.  When President Obama initially ran as President, the social media (FB, tweeters, blogs, yahoo, etc) carried him greatly!  Although majority of our clients may not have access to social media tools, our staff members, board members, friends and relatives have their own.  I have gotten firm commitments to vote and campaign for APPEND even from friends colleagues I have not met in person or have not met in years, and I too am really delighted to hear their commitments to vote and campaign.  I have several overseas responses from HK, Canada, USA, Singapore, Malaysia,  Middle East and Africa.  Simply this is what I did: 1. I used my own FB account to send a two paragraph write up about APPEND PL.  Instead of just posting or reposting the APL announcement, I personally sent the write up to  over 600 FB friends and to friends of my FB Friends.  Anyone who has an FB account would be aware that you can do private messaging to your FB friends by using the message box in that friend's account.  Be sure to reply again when the FB friend that you sent the message replied to your initial APL message, and encourage the said friend to forward or repost to their friends too. 2.  To those who have tweeter accounts, let us agree on a particular date/s to write something about APL (e.g., I will vote for APPEND 124; APPEND 124 microentreprenuers' party list; support the microentrepreneurs by voting APPEND  124).  I guess, if about 100 tweets and retweets will come out from those who committed to just write something, APPEND might become the trending of that particular day/s!  The media and press will pick it up APPEND as a trending word / item of the day. 3.  To those with blogs, when you respond to someone's blog, cite APPEND PL 124 in your response and again, this will be picked up by the net. MABUHAY ANG APPEND PL 124! Psalm 75:6, 7  ---  For exaltation comes neither from the East nor from the West nor from the South.  But God is the Judge:  He puts down one, and exalts another. --- On Tue, 4/16/13, limbert...@yahoo.com <limbert...@yahoo.com> wrote: