Essays on Philippine Government

The Philippines have endured a long saga of diverse electoral proceedings. Beginning during the country’s era of colonization, pioneered by the Spanish and American predecessors, a formal system of elections was first instituted by and for the patriarchy. With democracy currently being attributed to a...

Corruption is often likened to a disease, and just as there is no perfectly healthy society free from disease, one cannot expect a society to be completely free of irregularities especially corruption. In the Philippines, corruption is so deep-rooted and pervasive that in my opinion...