MGG Assessment of Aquino Administration July 2012

THE SECOND NEEDS ASSESSMENT STUDY OF THE COUNTRY UNDER THE AQUINO ADMINISTRATION The Movement for Good Governance 1 The Movement for Good Governance (MGG) believes that citizens should continuously be engaged in a dialogue with government. They should affirm the administration for programs that have succeeded. They should also identify areas that need improvement and strengthening. An open dialogue augurs well for growth, collaboration, and better performance. But citizens’ feedback need to be fair and should be based on facts rather than perceptions. Nothing can be fairer than using the promises which the President committed to deliver as basis for an assessment. The standards against which the Aquino administration is assessed are those set by himself, and no one else. These promises can be found in his campaign platform, which can be broken down into either 102 or 150 action programs/promises, depending on the websites one visits. 2 The President’s campaign platform was reiterated in his inaugural address, where he promised to keep his promises: “No more turning back on pledges made during the campaign, whether today or in the coming challenges that will confront us over the next six years”. It metamorphosed into the program of government formally known as his “Social Contract with the Filipino People” 3 which in turn, serves as the basis of the recently released 2011-2016 Philippine Development Plan (PDP), with “Inclusive Growth” as the mantra. 1 The Movement for Good Governance (MGG) started in 2008 as a coalition of individuals and organizations who believe that he Philippines deserve better governance. MGG supported advocacies and programs on voter and empowerment, leadership development, and election reforms. It launched a TV program entitled “Timbangan” in partnership with Channel 5 that benchmarked presidential candidates using a scorecard system. MGG’s Chair is Prof. Solita C. Monsod. 2 These include the ProPinoy Project (Campaign Promises Checklist), AntiPinoy (Noynoy- Truth-O-meter), abs-cbnNews.com (Aquino Promises Tracker), and politicaarena.com The PNOY campaign website is no longer found in the web. 3 A 16-point program that can be accessed from The Official Gazette

MGG Assessment of Aquino Administration July 2012

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