ADVOCACY: SAY NO TO POLITICAL DYNASTY IN THE PHILIPPINES Hit Like The Link Below :D https://facebook/AntiPoliticalDynasty Politics in the Philippines has been under the control of a few notable families. It is normal for a politicians son, wife, brother, or other kinsman, to run for the same or other government office. The term coined by Filipinos to describe this practice is Political dynasty, the equivalent of an oligarchy in political science. One can trace its roots from the Spanish colonial times where favored families of the mestizo stock, or the Illustrados were given responsibilities of Gobernadorcillo, or Alcalde. As such, these men have wielded some influence in their communities, and patronage politics was a common undertaking. During the early years of American rule of the Philippine Islands, these Illustrados joined the democratic process introduced by the Philippine Bill of 1902. During this period, family names such as Cojuangcos, Lopezes, Marcoses, Osmeñas and Aquinos started to emerge, later on becoming household names. The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines states in Article II Section 26, The State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service, and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law. Many have called for the Congress to pass the Anti-Dynasty Law, but this bill has been passed over by each Congress since 1987. Some have pointed that oligarchy is the root problem of all the corruption in the Philippine government. Despite the entry of the Party List System in the 11th Congress, the proportion of lawmakers with relatives in elective positions have remained the same in the post-Marcos political scene. The table below illustrates the percentage: Political scientist Dante Simbulan, in a study of the elites of Philippine politics from 1946 to 1963 lists 169 prominent families. These families have produced 584 public officials, including seven Presidents, two Vice Presidents, 42 Senators, and 147 Representatives. The tables below outlines the demographics of families in politics. In the 14th Congress of the Philippines (from July 23, 2007 to June 4, 2010), it was surveyed that more than 75% of the lawmakers are members of the old political families. Political dynasties have long been present in democracies, raising concerns that inequality in the distribution of political power may reflect imperfections in democratic representation. However, the persistence of political elites may simply reflect differences in ability or political vocation across families and not their entrenchment in power. We show that dynastic prevalence in the Congress of the Philippines. is high compared to that in other occupations and that political dynasties do not merely reflect permanent differences in family characteristics. On the contrary, using two instrumental variable techniques we find that political power is self-perpetuating: legislators who hold power for longer become more likely to have relatives entering Congress in the future. Thus, in politics, power begets power. For me it was not bad the Political dynasty the only problem is no change in the management of our country. The political dynasty families is they want to just have held power for the operation of our country and they are also corrupt. We have the power to dissolve the Political dynasty we need changes, need new leaders in our country to have a change and peace in our country. We need new leaders that are more robust and are not corrupt, to protect the people in our country and lose the crimes, suffering and death due to starvation. Submitted By: Kevin Daile C. Bayta BsMarE - 2B MWF - 8:00 - 9:00 AM Thank You To All The People Who Will Support My Advocacy. :D I Love You All
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:13:05 +0000
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