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INTERVIEWER
CLASSIFICATION OF
INTERVIEWEE:

Jacinth Jimenez
31-U-AB

PERSONAL INFORMATION SHEET

Age:
Occupati
on:

31

Educational
Attainment:

College

Digital
Marketing
Manager
Catholic
Paraaque City

Religion:
Current
Address:
Registered Voter (with biometrics?)
First time voter?
If no, when did you first vote?
Do you plan to vote during the next
years 2016 Presidential elections?

YES
YES
YES

NO
NO
NO

ANSWERS
Voting behavior
reasons for voting or not voting
Past presidential election (2010, 2004)
o reasons for voting or not voting a
specific candidate
Awareness on the qualifications of other
candidates
o factors/reasons for not voting the
other candidates
o performance satisfaction of the
elected presidents
2016 election
o Currently preferred presidential
candidate
reasons, can his/her
preference change
Personal interaction/encounter with a
candidate/candidates

REASONS FOR VOTING

- Because I feel like voting is my responsibility, it's
my right. As a citizen of this country, I should have
a say on who gets elected into office. I also
believe that I should have the right to hold our
politicians accountable. So that's also the reason
why I think I have the responsibility to vote,
because I wouldn't be able to say na dapat
managot 'tong politician na 'to kung di ako
bumoto. Kasi basically if I don't vote, I forfeit my
right to say anything about how they run things.
PAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
2010
- Dick Gordon
- I voted for Dick because, apart from because
he's Upsilonian, I voted for him because I saw
how he responded to crises, I also know he
heads a national NGO which is Red Cross. For
me that's indicative of his ability to run an
organization. I know running a country would be
different, but compared to the other options we
had back then I felt like he had the more solid
resume. Like, he was SBMA, he was the
administrator of Subic, so I know that he can run
a local government. Even the way he responds to
issues, like catastrophes that we've had, I saw
how he was able to rally behind him. And I also
heard him talk. Parang for me the way he thinks
is very rational, very well-thought off. Hindi siya
yung parang [magsasabi] ng motherhood
statement and then ito gusto ko gawin, I saw in
him that he had an idea, a principle in mind and
he knew how to execute it.
- I didn't vote for our President now, Pnoy,
because he was very vague about a lot of things.
I'm not sure if that was Inquirer but there was a
news article about that. Tapos parang, he kept on
skirting around issues. The only platform he had
was that his parents were one a past president
and then another one was a martyr or a hero. And
that he was sick and tired of corruption. For me
that's not a platform, that's a sentiment. So
parang ako, why am I going to vote for someone
who's main battlecry is based on a sentiment.
- I can't remember who the other candidates
were.
SATISFACTION
- You know I think to give him due credit, I think

he's doing naman what he can. Siguro out of 10,

I'd rate him a 7. We're not exactly worse off now.
As head of Executive, and having the agencies
being directly accountable to him, I can say
naman that there are really some agencies that
are functioning well, much better than they used
to. Hindi naman tayo as crazy as Erap's time or
Gloria's time. Kay Gloria sobrang nuts na yung
situation. But I think with Pnoy kasi, his character,
he's only as good as the people under him. But in
terms of his character, the way he responds to
crises for example, di ako masyadong satisfied. I
think he could handle it better. Like for example,
the Mamasapano incident, I think that could've
been handled easier. The Jennifer Laude
incident, also. So parang for example, I
remember sabi niya kay Jennifer Laude, di daw
siya pupunta sa burol ng mga taong di niya kilala.
So I'm like, that wasn't a personal issue eh. It was
a national issue, and it was an international issue
as well because the person na pinagbibimtangan
pumatay kay Jennifer is an American Navy or
Marine or whatever, basta American siya. So
parang, hindi na yun usapang preference. Para
saakin hindi narin siya usapang gender. Usapang
Filipino versus another nationality siya, and the
crime was committed in our land. So parang for
me that warrants the head of state saying
something about. Yun yung medyo malabo
sakanya eh, frame of mind niya. Tapos yung mga
SONA niya pa. I just feel like if he had something
to say and if he had principles and ideals then he
should not have other people tell him what to do.
Or, klaro dapat yung principles nung buong
gobyerno niya, kung ano yung standards nila for
deciding this way or that, hindi yung parang ay
feeling ko lang ganito. Hindi klaro eh.
PREFERRED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
- I would be glad if Miriam ran. Actually that would
be a wild card kasi medyo mainit yung ulo niya.
Pero iniisip ko naman, this person is a judge in
ICJ. And ICJ... may rules of court. So in terms of
minding how she conducts herself baka naman
she's not completely crazy. Plus, she has the
track record to prove it. Like she's never been
afraid to call out people for not doing their job,
she's a seasoned legislator. I'm not sure kung
paano siya pag execution na, yun yung di ako
sure.
- Dick Gordon would've been an ideal candidate.
Roco as well, but he died. I was going to vote for
him but he died. But I think talaga, Raul Roco was
my best bet.
PREFERRED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

- [NOT EXPLICITLY MENTIONED] but

respondent has interacted with Dick Gordon as
both are members of affiliated Greek-letter
organizations

The Ideal President

characteristics, credentials, qualities,
etcetera of your ideal president
specific person who embodies the said
characteristics
issues and problems a president should
focus on

IDEAL PRESIDENT
- My ideal president would be Raul Roco, but
nothing to do about that [his death] so si Dick
Gordon nalang.
ISSUES AND PROBLEMS
- Kasi when you're president, you're focused on a
lot of things but I think that every now and then
depending on what's happening in your country,
that's where you learn which issue to focus on.
So I think right now, based on what's happening
to us, number one we need a sound human labor
strategy. What do I mean, we often take it for
granted. Ah let's send our people abroad
because there's a lot of us here anyway, we have
a surplus of human capital anyway. So let's send
them out of the country. And then, yay we get
remittance and that keeps our economy afloat.
But, that's not a strategy. That's something that
we need to make do with because it's borne out
of a problem. But if that's going to be a strategy,
then the president should have a plan, not just a
short term plan, like a long term plan. What are
we going to do? Like, at the rate our population is

increasing, and at the rate they're being

educated. Kasi yun naman yun eh, that's why we
have to ship them out, because we don't have
enough brain capital here. Or if we do, that's the
one that we also ship out right? So I think one of
the pressing things really is how do we come up
with a strategy on our human capital. Do we keep
them here, one; number two do we curb
population and if we're going to do that how are
we going to do it; and then with our young
population how are we going to educate them?
Should we pour more investment in specific
industries? Or dapat ba gawin nalang natin silang
skilled workers? You know what I mean?
Depending on what the priority is. So let's say the
priority is English. We want to be the center of
communication. Then more money should be
poured into that. And then nagtra-translate dapat
yun sa jobs being created for people who are
going to graduate. So things like that.

- And then, our natural resources. Kasi I think

what's happening now is, hindi napplano properly
kung pano tayo nadedevelop. The traffic in Metro
Manila is not a problem of roads lang, it's a
problem of development planning, or the lack
thereof. So ang nangyayari, kinakain natin,
inuurbanize natin yung mga provinces. O,
nadevelop na natin yung Iloilo, nadevelop na
natin yung Cebu, pero di pinlano kung pano
idedevelop so ang nangyayari, nag co-compound
lang yung problem of poverty, crime rate, kasi
sunod sunod na eh. Hindi kasi nila pinagisipan,
like what will make the city sustainable. Metro
Manila is not sustainable, diba? Tapos ang
nangyayari naman ngayon, the same things are
happening for the provinces. Ginagawang tourist
spot, di naman nila ginagawang sustainable kasi
di nila ineeducate kung paano. Mga coral
natatapakan, tatayo ng hotel walang proper waste
management. Things like that, like a plan on how
to protect and develop rural areas and at the
same time how do you develop sustainably yung
other provinces including cities.

Hypotheticals
Potential presidentiables and vice
presidentiables from current set of politicians
Advantages and Risks, if one the following
wins
o VP Jejomar Binay
o DILG Sec. Mar Roxas
o Sen. Grace Poe

BINAY
- the problem with Binay is that he's lost credibility
in terms of being... I mean track record, fine. You
take a look at Makati, hindi naman siya like
complete failure in terms of Makati. Like, they
have good schools, in fact naging priority niya yun
at some point, na yung public schools di mo
dapat mukhang kawawa and that there are
enough rooms for the students, etc. so that's a
good thing. And then he developed the Makati

Other preferences for a presidential

candidate in 2016

area in a sense na parang he made it favorable

for investors and businesses, and then nag
develop siya ng mga parks. So you know, he has
that eh. He has that sense of vision. But what I
don't like about Binay is that tainted yung
credibility niya and for me problematic yun coz I
don't think we deserve a lesser evil. Na parang,
okay lang yan nangurakot 'yan pero may schools
naman eh, I mean, di okay yun kasi if you're
working you feel your hard earned money going
to the pockets of people. That's not something
you're going to be happy about.
POE
I'm not very knowledgeable about Grace Poe
except that she's had interesting moments in the
Senate. Iba kasi yung trabaho ng legislation sa
Executive eh. Legislative you're focused on
writing the bill and you know having everything on
paper and policy implications. But when you're
talking about executive, you're talking about
leadership, you're talking about ability to move
people, and execute and plan. Ibang usapan yun
eh. So I'm not sure about her.
ROXAS
- The thing with Roxas is, you know he started off
good, then now people are so bleh with him.
Kasi I think he's trying too hard to be strategic,
but he's forgetting kung ano ba yung totoo talaga
sakanya. Ang nakakafrustrate sakanya, una siya
si Mr. Palengke, tapos biglang it's something else,
biglang Oras Na Roxas Na like he's entitled to it.
Ang labo. So I suspend judgement depending on
how they respond to key issues , like for example,
I want to know their short term and long-term
plans, ano yung nakikita nilang priorities nila,
what's their vision for those things to happen.

Political participation
importance of voting in the elections
demonstrating support for: (political
participation)
o preferred candidate
o disliked candidate

Importance
- Discussed in earlier part of interview
Preferred
- Not yet because I haven't decided who to vote
for. But in the past, oo. Like, when Roco was
alive. I'd wear the red hibiscus, I share on social
media, platform based, materials. Interestingly,
RockEd Philippines came up with this website
called POLIMETRICS.net or dot org. What it aims
to do, is that it aims to measure concretely ano
yung nagawa na ng politicians. Per politician. So
what it aims to do is, kunyari eto, Senator so and
so. Everything there is numbers, so ang balak
nilang gawin dun ay ilagay yung for example
senator ganyanbills passed, ano yung bill
passed for education, so and so. So parang

makikita mo dun, it will help people analyze what

does this politican stand for. Kasi ideally one or
two lang yung champion ka eh tapos yun yung
icha-champion mo all through out. So yeah, that's
interesting. I wish ma-populate na nila yung
database nun coz that will really help me decide.
Kasi ako, I will vote for whoever champions the
environment. Then I will vote for whoever
champions urban planning. Issues that will affect
me and my family. So I can vote properly.
Disliked
- N/A
Information Sources and Media Access
Information and news sources about
Philippine politics
o Credibility of sources
o Credibility of surveys
Political conversations with friends, family,
peers (school or place of work)
Impact of information received on voting
practices, preferred candidates
Media visibility of candidates on media

Credibility of sources
- No, not all the time. Kasi TV, traditional media,
will always be skewed towards what's
sensational. And para saakin problematic yun,
coz that's not... when they want to rate, or ride on
what's trending, nadidisregard yung other
aspects, you know. So I don't know what to
believe in pag ganun. I mean, we're not BBC.
Facebook lalo nang hindi. That's also why I
mentioned polimetrics.net, kasi that's easily
verifiable by the people and the candidates
themselves.
Political Conversations
- Yes of course, I speak with my family, my
friends, with Anna [common friend], etc. They
make me realize some things and it's an avenue
for healthy debate.