"Hindi corrupt."

Ito ang pangunahing katangian na hinahanap ng mga Pinoy sa isang senatorial candidate, base sa resulta ng Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, katuwang ang private think tank Stratbase ADR Institute.

Sa nasabing survey, 25 porsiyento ng mga respondents ang nagsabing “will not be corrupt” ang ilan sa mga katangian na nais nila sa isang kandidato.

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Ang mga kandidato na nais iangat sa kahirapan ang mamamayan ang pumangalawa, 22 %; sinundan ng magandang pag-uugali, 21%; at mapagkakatiwalaan, 21%.

"We deserve leaders who are not corrupt, have good character and trustworthy," pahayag ni Dindo Manhit, lead convenor ng Democracy Watch at president ng Stratbase ADR Institute.

Ang iba pang katangian na hinahanap ng mga respondents ay "has concern/helpful to those in need", 20%; “walks his talk/fulfills promises", 14 %; “can give solutions to the problems of the country", 9%; “approachable”, 7%; “has good leadership qualities”, 6%; “knows how to listen and confer with other people”, 5%; “has faith in God”, 5%; “has political will”, 3%; at “educated/intelligent/bright”, 3%.

“Filipinos always call for reducing poverty, create more jobs, and fight graft and corruption in the government. None of these concerns come as a surprise since they affect the daily life of every Filipino,” ani Manhit.

“As these concerns have been consistently identified, it is time to ask aspiring candidates what they aim to do to address such national issues,” dagdag niya.

“Analyzing a candidate’s credibility, competence and integrity is a responsibility therefore of a voter. These can be measured by looking into their education, experience, records and advocacies/platforms,” ayon pa kay Manhit.