Voting Culture-

Politics, Political
Dynasty
 Definition
⬗ a formal expression of
opinion or choice, either
positive or negative, made
by an individual or body of
individuals

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 Condition

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 Government Agencies and Responsibilities
⬗ The Commission on Elections
(COMELEC) is the premier guardian of
the ballot. Its principal role is
to enforce and administer all laws and
regulations relative to the conduct of
elections, plebiscites, initiatives, refere
ndums and recalls. 

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 National Citizens Movement for Free
Elections (NAMFREL)
Election under the regime of Marcos has been
tainted with fraud, intimidation, corruption,
abuse of power, used of government
machinery, money politics and a long list of
unfairness, unclean and injustices. However
the existence of NAMFREL helps to bring back
the power to choose to the people and expose
the hypocrisy of the flawed system.
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 Other Non government
organizations enforcing
voting system in the
Philippines

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 PPCRV
PPCRV carries on its mission in every diocese as
a Community of Disciples that is a Church of the
Poor and for the Poor. The center of gravity of its
service, from the beginning till now, is tilted
towards the poor and the youth. Voters from
these sectors are the most vulnerable to
exploitation and repression of their absolute right
to suffrage. Commitment to them in our election
journey is drinking from our own wells.
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 LENTE

Atty. Raissa Jajurie readily answered the

call as always, and teamed up with
LENTE volunteer Ryan Andres (Ateneo
Law School) on June 7th for the final stop
in LENTE’s Training for ARMM Elections.

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 CER
CER is a coalition/ network of organizations,
and individuals committed to the
strengthening of Philippine democracy
through electoral reforms and activities that
would broaden people’s participation and
representation in democratic governance
and enhance free, orderly, honest, peaceful
and credible elections.
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 Philippine Center fot Investigative
Journalism (PCIJ)
In the May 2010 elections, the PCIJ
conducted real time audit reports on
campaign expenditures by candidates for
president and vice president, which in part
prompted the Commission on Elections to
clarify and strictly enforce election and
campaign finance laws.
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 Statistics related to the
Issue
Voter participation is typically around 70 percent to
85 percent. There were 43 million eligible voters in
2004; 36.1 million in 2001; and 34 million in 1998.
Overseas Filipinos were allowed to vote in
presidential elections for the first time in 2004.

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Comparison with
other countries

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 MARCOS
SABOTAGING
THE SYSTEM

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 Problems and
Issues

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 Philippine elections are often marred
by violence, fraud and irregularities

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 Polling stations run out of ballots;

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 Vote
buying is
common

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 Unregistered
Voters

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legitimate
voters aren’t
on voting lists
dead people
remain on
lists that have
not been
updated
allegations
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  Political groups here have resorted to such methods as
moving polling stations at the last minute
 kidnapping opposition voters
 switching ballot boxes and tally sheets
 voting not only involving the dead but entire ghost
precincts
  and, when all else fails, blowing away rival candidates
or local organizers.

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