PPG/M12.ELECTORAL SYSTEM/4TH.LESSON/4TH QUARTER

• Electoral system


  • Periodic election of officials by single-ballot plurality vote
  • Executive and senators elected at large
  • Existence of legislative districts and local government units
  • Electorate: Duly registered citizens 18 years of age and above
• Commission on Elections (COMELEC)

  Government body that oversees the conduct of elections
• Pre-colonial Philippines

  • No elections for ruling authorities
  • Government was based more on intangibles
  • Kinship
  • Customs/Traditions
  • Favors
  • Unwritten Laws
• In colonizing the Philippines, Spain effectively formalized and modernized government rule
• To be able to administer the colony effectively, the colonial government created pockets of local authority across the country
• American colonial rule

  • Set the foundation for elections in the Philippines
  • Government institutions and the electoral system were patterned after American System
  • Filipinos could run for public office in a limited capacity