building the nation centrist democratic party

Centrist Democratic Party:Aims towards Party Institutionalization

Lorelyn T. DumaugDeputy Chairperson, 1st District, Cag. De Oro City

RULES OF THE GAME

PLAYERS OF THE GAME

DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS

Our Inspiration

These are the areas where our democracy has failed

• Deficits in Governance• Deficits in Transparency• Deficits in Accountability• Deficits in Predictability

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Our Response: Institutionalization of Political Parties

Ideological

• Human Dignity as our Core Value

Reform Movement

• Political • Economic• Social

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ELECTION FINANCING

DOMINATION BY OLIGARCHIC

ELITE

ECONOMIC POWERS

POLICY DISTORTIONS WEAK INSTITUTIONS

SALE OF RULESDIVERSION OF EXPENDITURES

LOW INVESTMENTS

Impact On Poor1) Low Income2) Poor Education3) Poor Health4) Low Respect for Law

Capture ofEconomicRents

CorruptBureaucracy

High Cost

Limited SocialServices, Bribery, Tax

LowEconomic Growth

High Risk

Influence onPolicy

Appointments

CURRENTCONDITION

Vicious CycleOf BootyCapitalismAnd Poor Governance

EFFECTS

Weak State,PovertyAnd SocialChaos

DEMOCRATIC AND PARTICIPATIVE LEADERS

ELECTION

POLITICAL PARTY

SOCIAL COHESION

CANDIDATESVOTERS

POLITICAL PROGRAMS

PRAGMATIC & POSTERITY ISSUES

VALUES & IDEOLOGIES

MEMBERSHIP BASED

PAYINGCOMMITMENT RETENTION

COMPROMISE

PARTICIPATIONFOUNDATION

POLI

TICA

LPR

OJE

CTS PROPORTIONAL

REPRESENTATION

SELECTIONPOLITICAL EDUCATION

SANCTIONEDINTELLIGENT CHOICE

PARTY BASED

What is a Centrist Democracy?LIBERTARIAN“progressive”

AUTHORITARIAN“conservative”

social liberalism

social democracyconservative liberalism

Christian Democracy

conservatism

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RIGHT“conservative”

LEFT“progressive”

communism fascism

anarchism

Left-wing: Social welfare (redistributionist)

Right-wing: Individual welfare (efficiency)

Centrist: maintaining individual freedom while allowing government existence through the rule of law to check for the excesses of individual freedom

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Basic CDM Themes

Functioning Democracy and Rule of Law

Thriving Social Market Economy

Principle of Subsidiarity

Functioning Political Parties

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Social Market Economy (SME)

SME

Free Market

Self-determination

Participation & Compromise

of People and Society

Solidarity Rule of Law

Strong State

Subsidiarity

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CDP: A MODEL TEMPLATE FOR POLITICAL PARTIES

Not because of lack of resources but a lack of solidarity among Filipinos

Not because of lack of money but a loss of human

dignity

OUR DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT IS NOT AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM BUT A LACK OF SENSE OF NATIONHOOD

AND IN VALUING HUMAN DIGNITY

Politics

•Is the process to organize how we live together in a society.

In democracy,

•Every citizen can participate in this process.

POLITICS IN DEMOCRACY: REQUIREMENTS

• Politics require ideas and values that set the goals and standards of political organization.

POLITICS IN DEMOCRACY: REQUIREMENTS

• Politics require social organizations that collect interests, aggregate, and communicate them to the political and governmental institutions.

POLITICS IN DEMOCRACY: REQUIREMENTS

• Politics require institutions that collect proposal for the organization of society, and then represent, discuss, decide and implement them.

POLITICS IN DEMOCRACY: REQUIREMENTS

• Politics require active citizens who take part in political discussions with ideas, demands and expectations, and actively contribute to the functioning of political institutions:

FUNCTIONS OF POLITICAL PARTIES

FUNCTIONS OF POLITICAL PARTIES

•POLITICAL OPINION-MAKING•SELECTION OF CANDIDATES

FUNCTIONS OF POLITICAL PARTIES

• INTEGRATION OF POLITICAL PROGRAMME• SOCIALIZATION &

PARTICIPATION

FUNCTIONS OF POLITICAL PARTIES

• EXERCISE POLITICAL POWER•CONTRIBUTE TO THE

LEGITIMACY OF POLITICAL SYSTEM

CDP’s OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK

OUR CORE VALUE:HUMAN DIGNITY

SOLIDARITY SUBSIDIARITY

EXCELLENCE VOLUNTEERISM

HEROISM SERVANT LEADERSHIP

Who are the New Players?

Successor Generation• Young Professionals and Young at Heart• Age : 18 years old and above

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Why Young Professionals and at Heart?

Dynamic, full of idealism & vigorAssumes and shares responsibilities for

themselves & fellow citizensIn a position to :

change the political landscapebring about good governanceprogress of our society

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How can You Join?

Attended Basic Orientation

Annual Membership Fee• One-time payment of Php 1,000.00• Quarterly payment of Php 250.00

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Why Pay?

Secretariat operations

Expression of Commitment

Representation as Stakeholder

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Membership Benefits

Present Benefits• Network• Area of Expression/Belongingness• Knowledge and Learning• Trainings and Seminars• Others (e.g. Certificates)

Future Benefits (intrinsic values) • Better society for the Filipinos• Being part of change• Chance of being a political leader (holding office)

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Membership Responsibility

Embody the Movement’s Ideology

Pay dues

Pro-active participation/Associate Members

Invited 2 members in 1 year

As Trained Trainers and Leaders• 2 BOS in a lifetime (minimum)

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District Assembly

DistrictAssembly

Members Members Members Members

District Assembly

District Assembly

District Council

District Council

District Council

District Council

Regional Assembly Regional Assembly

Regional Council

Regional Council

National Congress

National Council

Executive Committee

National Secretariat

CDP Organizational Structure

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LET OUR CORE VALUE ON HUMAN DIGNITY BE OUR INSTIGATOR AND THE

REASON WHY WE ARE HERE COMMITTED TO THIS POLITICAL PARTY

VALUES ARE THE INSTIGATORS OF OUR ACTIONS AND THE REASONS AND PROSPECTS

OF OUR COMMITMENTS

JOIN US NOW, LET US BUILD THIS NATION TOGETHER BY BEING

AUTHENTIC POLITICAL PARTY THAT PROMOTES THE ESSENCE OF

DEMOCRACY.

AS FILIPINO, WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU!

DAGHANG SALAMAT