The Four Questions of Every Policy
Before any bill is filed or any national budget line item is supported, Abot Kaya subjects it to four mandatory tests.
1. Abot ba? (Is it accessible?)
Is this service or opportunity physically, socially, and administratively accessible to the people who need it, regardless of province, internet connectivity, or lack of political intermediaries?
2. Kaya ba? (Is it affordable?)
Can a minimum-wage or informal worker family actually afford this service without skipping meals, taking high-interest loans, or sacrificing their children's schooling?
3. Gumagana ba? (Does it function?)
Does the program actually deliver in the real world? Does it function reliably without 8-hour queues, crashed online portals, or systemic bureaucratic breakdown?
4. Patas ba? (Is it fair?)
Does this system treat every citizen with equal dignity, or does it quietly prioritize people with political backers, corporate lobbyists, or family wealth?
What Real Success Looks Like
We hold our elected representatives accountable to measurable targets across our 3 core promises.
Affordable Life
- Reduction in the % of family income spent on food, housing, and utilities.
- Zero catastrophic out-of-pocket hospital bankruptcies.
- Under-1-hour average public transit commutes across metro zones.
- Wage growth consistently outpacing basic inflation rates.
Economic Mobility
- Increase in households crossing permanently into the middle class.
- Higher survival and graduation rates of grassroots microenterprises.
- 90%+ post-education job placement within regional growth corridors.
- Substantial rise in median family liquid emergency savings.
Government That Works
- Under-15-minute average turnaround for essential government clearances.
- 100% digital machine-readable public procurement and budget tracking.
- Zero unspent or returned department program funds at year-end.
- Measurable increase in citizen trust indices for public agencies.