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May 11, 2020 · In 1946, the Liberal Party (LP) emerged from a faction that split from the NP. Both the NP and LP experienced intense factional splits during the twenty-five years it alternated in power under a two-party system during the post-war period. The Philippine political party system originated from factions of the elite.
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Dec 20, 2018 · Aquino’s successor, Fidel Ramos, prioritized political stability and economic progress over addressing the democratic deficits found in the Philippine political system (Hutchcroft and Rocamora 2003). For almost two decades, the Philippine political arena had no dominant majority party driven by ideology, ethnicity, or any other social cleavage.
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Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila. Politics in the Philippines are governed by a three-branch system of government. The country is a democracy, with a president who is directly elected by the people and serves as both the head of state and the head of government. The president serves as the leader of the executive branch and is a powerful ...
electoral-political arena and by implication the governmental decision-making. Alfred McCoy (1993:10), focusing more on contemporary Philippine politics, concludes that one of the key elements to have contributed directly to the formation of powerful political families is "the rise of "rents' as a significant share of the nation's economy."
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Chronicling the historical quest of the country to better governance has been marked by powerful continuities and discontinuities witnessed by both periods of development and regression. Seventy-four (74) years after the Philippines gained its independence from US colonial rule and 35 years since the people regained their power from Marcos authorit...
Conceptually, “governance” is the process of decision-making and the mannerby which decisions are implemented/acted (or not implemented/unacted). It is a political process where power is derived, exercised, controlled, and allocated within and beyond the institutions of government. Further, an analysis of governance focuses on the formal and inform...
An umbilical cord ties governance and socio-political institutions. As governance is the process or the power of governing, institution refers to the established organisation designed to provide society’s socio-economic and politico-cultural needs such as education, public service, culture or the care of the destitute, poor etc. and other services ...
The quest for better governance through effective institutions and appropriate structures in the Philippines is a continuing task in nation-building. A brief examination of the issues that inhibit the development and enhancement of public institutions expectedly to lead to good governance is traced to the country’s colonial history, carried over af...
politics those political actors from the grassroots. In this sense, this paper will also seek to define the path to reforming the party list system in the country. It will also try to frame this reform agenda within the broader arena of the political struggle for democracy in the Philippines.
Oct 26, 2023 · The study of politics and government in the Philippines was borne out of critical junctures in historical state-making and nation-building in the country. From colonialism to nationalism, modernization, authoritarianism, and democratization, the Philippines is an interesting case study since it reflects significant periods in its political history.
