What do you think is the most essential quality one must possess in order to be a good president of the country?

• selfless - Regent Nelia Gonzalez, UP BOR member
• honesty and integrity - Prof. Sharon Caringal, History professor
• a clear medium term vision and platformm that will provide
  further stability to the next administration regardless of
  political affiliation; not too lax nor too idealistic
  - Prof. Alain Austria, History professor
• empathy & integrity - Prof. Melissa Alcazaren, Psychology professor
• principled - MK de Guzman, DevStud graduate
• integrity and intelligence - Atty. Ismael Khan, SC
• vision, will power and love of country - Chat Jemena, IPPAO
• a paragon of values - Prof. Amante del Mundo, propesor ng komunikasyon
• sincerity to serve well - Dr. Lilet Galban, Community Dentistry professor
• nationalist and selfless - Joarly Morano, DevStud graduate
• genuine desire to serve and promote the good of the people
  (above, or if possible, without the pursuit of own agenda
  and self-aggrandizement); and moral uprightness (to root
  out and shun corruption) - Prof. Evelyn Jimenez, Philosophy professor
• A good leader, whether leading a group of students or
  the whole country, should know how to listen to the
  needs of one's stakeholders, and see to it that these needs
  are justly and amply provided - Camille Rodriguez, DevStud graduate