Party Name: Partido Pragmatiko ng Pilipinas (PPP) Pragmatic Party of the Philippines

Pragmatikong pag-iisip para sa progresibong Pilipinas

Pagbangon, Pagtatagumpay, Pag-asenso
Specific Ideology: Radical Centrist
About the PPP
Vision:
The PPP envisions a republic united under a single pragmatic ideology committed to a
prosperous and progressive Philippines; a stable and thriving economy, a participative country
involving itself towards peacefulness and security in and out of the country. Impartial whether
leftist or rightist, we think frontward, uses all practical ways that is healthy in the progress of the
Philippines.
Mission:
To help Philippines keep moving forward, to build a prosperous nation through the use of all
practical ways in promotion of good governance and securing a stable economy.
Party Constitution:
ARTICLE I. NAME
SECTION 1. NAME OF THE PARTY. (1) The Official name of this political party is Partido
Pragmatiko ng Pilipinas (PPP). (2) It may also be known as Philippine Pragmatic Party, Mga
Pragmatikong Pinoy, The Pragmatist or simply PPP.
ARTICLE II. PUBLIC OFFICE AND OTHER ENTITY
SECTION 1. PPP CANDIDATES (1) To a further the PPP Mission, the Political Party shall aim
forward to nominate, assist and support its candidates for national and local offices, who are
pragmatic, moral, honest and respectable, and who will adhere and defend the partys ideology
against the forces that could endanger its preservation in the state. (2) All members, nominated
or not nominated for a position in the government, shall strongly adhere to these principles.
SECTION 2. NON-PPP CANDIDATES. (1) The party convention may choose to endorse and /
or support non party candidates for public office who meets the ideals expected of a party
candidate though not an official member of it, and not in a direct contest with any PPP nominees
for public office.
SECTION 3. PARTY ASSISTANCE (1) The PPP shall endeavor to assist other entities
connected with the party to provide service and inspiration to those who share the PPPs
ideology.
ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 1. GENERAL MEMBERS (1) A general member of the PPP is any resident of the
state who claims membership in the party, but who does not necessarily participate in National or
Local Party activities.
SECTION 2. ACTIVE MEMBERS. (1) An active member of the PPP is one who actively
attends and participates in all of its activities; votes in all the meeting and conventions of the
party; and a registered voter. (2) A member may be denied participation in the party by
reasonable cause by a majority vote of all the members of the party present in hearing his cause.
SECTION 3. MODEL MEMBERS. (1) A model party member is one whose loyalty for the
party is immeasurable. (2) One who does not make use of the party for his own political agenda
and envisions the goals and aspirations of the party the same as his. (3) One who actively
participates in all of the partys activities and one whose commitment to the party is
irreplaceable.
ARTICLE IV. PARTY OFFICERS
SECTION 1. HEAD COUNCIL. (1) The Head Council shall consist of a Chair, Vice-Chair
(Internal and External), President, Vice-President, Secretary General and Treasurer. (2) The
Chair should be the presiding officer of all the activities of the Head Council and Body Council
when merged in a meeting or convention. (3) The Internal and External Vice-chair shall assist
the Chair in all the activities and operations of the party. (4) The President shall act as the
presiding officer of the Body Council when it conducting it affairs within its councils vicinity.
(5) The Vice-President should be the presiding officer of the Body council when the President is
not available or there are other matters to be addressed by the latter. (6) The Secretary General
should be the one responsible for all the documents of the party, internally or externally. (7) The
Treasurer shall be the one to hold the funds and budget of the party. It will be better if he was an
accountant with three (3) years work experience. (8) All the executive affairs of the party shall
be the main concern and business of the Head Council. All crucial matters concerning the party
shall be discussed and reviewed by the Head Council before presenting to the other members of
the party. (9) The Head council shall meet at least (2) twice a month. (10) The Head Council may
call for an emergency meeting for all the members of the party to conduct its business as one
when the need arises.
SECTION 2. BODY COUNCIL. (1) The Body Council shall consist of all the elected members
of the party in national or local government office, those members nominated by the party to run
as official candidate the next election nationally or locally and those who were neither elected in
public office nor nominated by the party to run as its official candidate in national or local level
election. (2) The body council shall convene (1) once a month to discuss matters, propose
policies or programs that could not only concern the party but also those political units that
within the jurisdiction of its council members elected in public office nationally or locally. (3) In
passing a party law or amending the constitution, a majority number of the Body Council shall
be present otherwise such passing of law or amendment of the partys Constitution shall be
denied.
SECTION 3. VACANCIES. (1) Vacancies that occurred in the Head Council shall immediately
be filled up not later than 60 days upon the occurrence of such vacancy in order to prevent delays
in the operation and activities of the party. (2) In the absence of an officer in the Head Council
for a long period of time, a representative should be temporarily assigned which should come
from the Body Councils elected members in public office locally and with a concurrence of all
the officers in Head Council or a majority of them.
SECTION 4. REMOVAL. (1) A PPP member could be removed from being an officer of the
party if he is proven of: a) grave abuse of discretion in performing his duties in the party; b)
using the party for his own political agenda or interest; c) violates the Constitution and laws
passed by the party members; and d) disrespects the party ideology and other party members. (2)
Official removal of the party member would be determined by two-thirds vote of all the party
members in a quorum.
SECTION 5. NOMINATION. (1) Official candidates in election for public office should be
announced in a convention presided by the members of the Head Council and must be, at the
same time, attended by all the members of the Body Council. (2) Nomination should come from
all the members of the party in a merged meeting between the two divisions. Each party member
is free to nominate his desired party member to run in the national election. For local elections,
only those party members that have affairs within the local level government unit (a resident of
the given place that his co-party member aims to win an office) would be allowed to nominate
and vote for the official nomination of such party member. (3) The complete list of all the
official candidates of the party would be decided using the first past the post voting system. (4)
The official announcement in public of all the partys official candidates for national and local
election would be announced in the convention scheduled by the Head council.
ARTICLE V. OTHER MATTERS
SECTION 1. CONSTITUTION AND LAWS. (1) The laws proposed by each party member
should be consistent with the PPPs Constitution. (2) No law shall be passed violating the
constitution. (3) Any law proposing amendment or nullification of some of the provisions of the
Constitution should be put into question and deal with diligently by all the members of the Head
Council and Body Council acting as one body. (3) If any provision shall be made, a majority
vote of all the members of the party is required in order for such amendment or nullification to
be officially proclaimed. (4) If a conflict between the party Constitution and proposed law arises,
the former should prevail.
SECTION 2. NOTICES. (1) All notices for regular or special meetings of the party shall be
announced punctually by the Secretary General via electronic or personal means in order to
avoid a conflict of schedule on the part of any member of the party. (2) The notices should
include the date, time, location, proposed agenda, and purpose for the calling of such meeting
aside from the regular meeting. (i.e. emergency).
SECTION 3. QUORUM. (1) A quorum of all the members of the party shall be observe every
meeting. (2) Sitting in divisions of two, (Head Council and Body Council) no quorum is
required. (3) If almost half of the members of two divisions are in absence during a meeting, the
division could still proceed with its agenda provided that only matters with no required quorum
of its members are needed.
SECTION 4. VOTING. (1) All questions and issues in the party shall be addressed immediately
by the Head Council. (2) A two-thirds vote of all the members (whether in division or merged) is
required to decide the questions and issues set forth. (3) Each member shall only have one vote.
(4) No proxy shall be allowed for a party member in absence.
SECTION 5. REQUIREMENT FOR LAWS. (1) Laws that would be proposed by any member
of the party shall be consistent with the Constitution. (2) No law shall be passed when it
endangers the reputation and preservation of the party. (3) Laws that propose pragmatic
principles would be prioritized; otherwise would be deal with ordinarily. (4) The laws should be
specific; it should not be vague that the essence of it is beyond the limited knowledge of the
party members.
SECTION 6. ADOPTION OF LAWS. (1) Laws that passed the requirements mentioned in
Article V. Section 5, and reviewed repeatedly by all the members of the Head Council with the
majority vote of the Body Council and consistent with the party Constitution shall be established
by the Chair, Vice-Chair (Internal and External) and President as its presiding officers. (2) New
laws shall be made known to all the party members whether new or old.
* This constitution is made with reference to some parts of the sample Constitution for State
Parties of Independent American Party website and Liberal Party of the Philippines. Some
changes were made in order to make this constitution consistent with the form of government
that the Philippines have.

POLICIES
It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice. Deng Xiaoping
Simple and easy but transformational policies that will lead to the achievement of its goals

In line with the vision and mission of our party, these are the policies that we believe would
achieve the ultimate significance of the existence of our party and answer what the people needs.
Good governance:
Pagbangon, Pagtatagumpay, Pag-asenso. Our party is dedicated to have an effective and
reactive government that the people would give its trust. The party believes that this will achieve
though good governance.
As a political party, the Partido Pragmatiko ng Pilipinas, aims to have a kind of government that
responds immediately to the needs of the people. We aspire to mold a presidential figure that is
pragmatic and would commit to the policy of the party gearing towards the prosperity and
progress of the country.
The party wants to have a nation free from poverty so that it will achieve a stable and prosperous
economy. Being the pragmatic party here in the Philippines, we believe that in order to achieve
our goals, it should not solely the voice of the people that would matter but also the intervention
of the government would be given consideration as long as it would give positive advancement
for the country. This party is goal toward making leaders that is strong and skilled enough to
stand and fight for what needs to be done. This party is more of action, actions that are driven by
practical principles and common sense.
Stable and Prosperous Economy:
-(Joelle)
Peace and Security inside and outside the nation:
Peace and Security in our country is a best manifestation of the effectiveness of the different
institution of the state which deals with such matter. As a political party, the Partido Pragmatiko
ng Pilipinas aims for the preservation and improvement of these institutions. We aim to assist the
military and the national police in voicing out their different concerns involving our national
security. Their concerns could help our legislators in formulating policies that may benefit all of
us in the near future or even today.
Education:
Education is the key to the future of the children of our generation but not all of us are fortunate
enough to have a good education. Some factors that affect good education are the quality,
affordability and the budget of our government for education. Our Filipino community is one of
the intelligent people in the world; we excel in different profession, so why take away from them
the privilege to attain better education?
As Partido Pragmatiko ng Pilipinas, we believe that the quality of Philippine education has
declined most especially in the elementary and secondary levels. One reason of this is the
curriculum of schools in the country, the population of teachers who have good skills at teaching
have lessened due to low salary is another reason. Good education should also be affordable
especially to those families who cannot send their children to schools. The government should
have a higher budget for education to subsidies the expenses needed of the students most
especially those who study in public schools.
School teachers whether public or private should have the following qualifications:
1. Should have finished college and attained any masters degree.
2. Should undergo an examination to prove that she is qualified or not.
3. Should present his/her techniques of teaching to determine his/her effectiveness as a teacher.
Since we are a democratic country, good education should be served to each and every citizen of
the Philippines. Our childrens success is the success of our country. PPP believes high quality
education for all in order to have intelligent and practical people that would contribute to achieve
stable and thriving economy and good leaders in the future.
Pro-life:
The Party upholds the value to protect life. This party advocates policies that will promote
development in each and every aspect of life. This party envisions a government that is willing to
adhere to any program or policy that will best serve the interests of the state. This party places
great value on mans life. The life of each and every individual is important. Every individual is
a part of this country, thus he or she is of great importance in the countrys progress. This is the
reason why we should greatly value the presence of every citizen. With these in hand, this party
promotes policies that will promote the life of an individual. The government must be able to
respond to the primary needs of each citizen. The government must support and ensure a humane
living standard for every individual. It is not only the individual who will benefit from this set-
up, but the state as well. If the citizens well-being is ensured, the state can expect a much more
competent work force. This workforce can be utilized by the government to achieve
development. If each and every citizen is to do his part and perform his duties competently
therefore development would not be an impossibility. In a world that is constantly changing,
humans need to adapt to survive. Individuals should learn to compromise and opt for those
practical and realistic policies that will help them further their ends. Every action that the state
should take must be reasonable and beneficial for each and every member of the society. What is
the sense of sticking to certain ideals and principles when it hampers development? Every policy
and program that this party enacts would ensure the development in the best possible and easy

PROGRAMS
In order to fulfill the above policies, here are the programs that would secure the partys goal,
vision and mission.
Good governance:
To achieve good governance, the future leaders this party want to have for the Philippines must
incorporate these three things; Practical, Responsible and Performance.
In order to achieve Pagbangon especially from the poverty which the Philippines is currently
experiencing, our party needs practical leaders that would make decisions that is fully dedicated
to the progress of the economy and the country. Practical leaders would prioritize easy to apply
policies and not harm the interest of the state .We will also address corruption which is the root
of poverty that makes Filipinos never achieve Pagbangon.
Once we got to solve the problem of poverty and we already in the process of rising or
pagbangaon, we now transfer on the stage of Pagtatagumpay. Success could not be achieved
by merely just a snap of a finger or a blink of an eye. It requires action, responsible actions from
the leader that would fill the problems with necessary solutions and maintain our status during
our take off, actions that replete what was exhaust. Responsible and suitable actions that would
truly give answer are the key to pull in success.
We only not want a steady success, we want to advance, discover new things that would benefit
us. This party wants Pag-asenso. It could be accomplished only with diligent and competent
performance of leadership committed to the betterment of the country.
Stable and Prosperous Economy:
-(Joelle)
Peace and Security inside and outside the nation:
The disputed territory that concerns the international affairs of our country should be deal with
slightly. There are national problems that should be given attention to more importantly than an
island that was only made known by the majority of the Filipinos lately. If luckily in the end, the
Philippines could possibly win the island over China, does it make change to the entire nation?
Would it provide solutions to the increasing prices of basic commodities needed by the
Filipinos? An additional territory in legal papers for the Philippines per se but does it makes
sense and promotes our national interest fully? Let us be pragmatic. All of us, not only those who
hold positions in the government shall have the initiative to make a move for our country. We
should first start to deal with the national problems facing our country before those things that
could be set aside first since we did not have yet the capacity to fully dedicate ourselves with
bigger things.
Education:
In order to achieve a high quality and accessible education for everyone, we have the following
programs.
PPP Scholarship Program: Those who need educational assistance will be given a trial
scholarship. Full scholarship will be given to those who prove that they deserve it.
PPP Piso Pampaskwelahan sa Probinsya: a fund-raising activity to be able to build schools to
those places in the provinces for those children who have to walk or travel just to go to school.
PPP Pampataas Pasweldong Pangguro: government teachers should be given the proper salary
and be able to do their job accordingly.
Pro-life:
People nowadays question the effectivity of the government when it comes to promoting policies
that will yield to development. They say that development cannot be felt especially by the lower
class.
The state must ensure that the family as the basic unity of the society is always protected and
strengthened. (Art. II. Sec. 12 Philippine constitution). The governments way of promoting this
policy is through the pursuit of the Reproductive Health bill.
Through this bill not only the safety and wellness of the mother can be ensured but also of the
unborn. The child is entitled to a humane living standard, yet this cannot be attained if the family
where the child will grow up to cannot provide him or her with his basic needs. This will just
cause suffering in the part of the child. The familys inability to sustain the child is also a
problem that the bill will address. If the husband and wife are not capable of sustaining the child,
then it is much better if they will not generate another life in this world. It would be much better
if they just opt for some birth control methods, pills or resort to family planning. The bill would
be the governments way to support the families or couples; it would also ensure their safety,
their wellness. The entire populace would benefit from this bill. It would also decrease the
number of people living below poverty level. Thus, enabling the state to gear towards
development.
The growing population is a great factor hampering the development of the country. The
Reproductive Health bill also encourages awareness and preventive measures among the citizens.
The bill is not pro-abortion but pro-life. It protects the life of the parents, especially the mother
and that of the unborn from future suffering. It advocates the use of contraceptives, preventing
something to exist, rather than to kill it when it is already existing - abortion. The government
should not be easily swayed by the popular will, and thus impose programs or policies that
would yield to development. It is the primary task of the government to ensure the welfare of the
people, and this could be attained through the means of RH bill. Moral issues should not be
intertwined with politics. The number one priority of the state is to attain the development
through the best possible means.