The Concept
The Rizal Robredo
Index seeks to provide the voting public with a common set of
standards for evaluating incumbents and candidates for public office. The goal
is to find and identify the top performers and first class leaders who can help
accelerate the development of the Philippines as a progressive, productive
nation. They are the ones who embody an envisioned national character of
intelligence, courage, honor and capability, the ideals associated with the
national hero Jose Rizal and the late Jesse Robredo.
The Project
Development of The
Rizal Robredo Index is now underway. The idea is to construct an
evaluation of public officials in a public forum using a structured instrument
called The Rizal Robredo Index. It would measure the aptitude and performance
of elected and appointed officials as well as candidates for office. It would
have several vital applications: (1) a way to identify top performers and get
them into the national consciousness and/or help them move up, (2) to encourage
government officials to work well, and (3) to educate the public.
The Approach
The emerging
influence of Filipino netizens in Philippine political affairs will be tapped
in both the development stage and eventual application of the Index.
There is a growing
interest expressed in social media by concerned Filipinos who want to
participate and more importantly influence other Filipino voters in
choosing and electing the right people to public office. They earnestly
wish for the betterment of the country and are willing to take actual steps to
achieve that wish.
A public forum is
envisioned wherein social media users are able to share and exchange very
useful information with each other, using the Rizal Robredo Index to
capture the information onto tables that will (1) record the credentials and
achievements of public service officials, (2) score and quantify their merits,
and (3) allow comparative rankings to be made.
It is also hoped that
this can evolve into a formal recognition system for public officials,as
Transparency International would evaluate corruption standing or Pulse Asia
would measure public approval of officials, with a ratings panel like the
Nobel Peace Prize Committee that would look at reviews prepared by teams of
volunteer scouts in the field tracking and recording what government officials
are up to. This will enable high quality people working within
Philippine government institutions and agencies to get the recognition they
deserve.
The Work Group
We are netizens and
social media users whose goal is to drive toward quality in public service,
promoting the standards expressed by Rizal and Robredo for a disciplined,
honest, productive Philippines. We feel compelled to do real deeds, beyond the
ideas and comments we write on blog sites.
We are looking for
more people to help us bring this project to fruition. If you
are interested to get involved and take an active part in the project,
please send an e-mail to rizalrobredo@gmail.com and let us know how you would
want to help.
Otherwise, feel free
to pitch in with your suggestions on the Evaluation Questionnaire and the Example Rating on Jesse Robredo. You may use the comment thread at the bottom of the two pages to make suggestions. This will help with the development of the evaluation instrument.
We greatly appreciate
your interest and involvement.
