POLITICAL

PARTIES

PHILIPPINES
FOREIGN RELATION
AMONG STATE
Social Science 205
Political Science
by
EDMAR G. RADA
MAEd Major in Social Science

POLITICAL

PARTIES

Introduction
Political
parties
in
the
Philippines
are
of
diverse
ideologies and are plentiful in
number. Most of these parties do
not
have
actual
grassroots
membership among ordinary voters
but rather than of political figures
and leaders.

What is a Political Party?

A group of people that is organized for
the purpose of winning government power,
by electoral or other means. Voluntary
association of individuals who advocate
certain principles or policies as superior to
all others for the general conduct of
government and which nominates and
supports certain of its leaders as electoral
candidates.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A POLITICAL PARTY

1. Has an organized structure with lines of
authority and power distribution.
2. Seek to attract popular support in the
form of votes.
3. Seeks political power directly thru
electoral method
4. Prepared to support a candidate and fight
for victory in an election. (to gain power)

PARTY MEMBERSHIP
means formal attachment to a political
party, usually involving the assumption of
obligations to the party and receiving
privileges from the party.
1. For patronage
2. To get special treatment from the government
3. To enhance their own career
4. Economic benefit
5. Personal gratification
6. To have and to use an influence on the others
7. Ideological fulfillment

Party Membership Rules

Usually require a person to apply formally
for membership, and party officials can
accept or reject the application (though in
fact they are usually accepted). The
person must at least pay annual dues and
sometimes take an oath to support the
partys principles and candidates.

THE FUNCTIONS OF POLITICAL

PARTIES
1. Leadership Recruitment- The political party is
still likely to be a structure that identifies potential
leaders, brings them to public attention, and
secures them the support necessary for taking
public office.
2. Coordinate policy across different branches of Govt
3. Mobilize voters get out the vote drives
-President, Congress, local party cooperation to
win elections. -Leaders stress party loyalty to
proposed policies.

THE FUNCTIONS OF POLITICAL

PARTIES
4. Provide accountability- unintended side
effect Used by voters to hold elected official
accountable
5. nominate candidates - by most common
method today.
6. contest election- wage war in the general
election
7. form governments- organized along party
lines government appointments in executive

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF PARTIES

1. Selecting Candidates Parties virtually monopolize
nominations, which give them tremendous power to
shape governments and policies.
2. Election Campaigning Those professionals, hired
by the candidates for substantial fees, organize
high-tech campaigns that feature such up-to-date
(and costly) techniques and raising money by
computerized direct mail advertising.
3. Nominate CandidatesRecruit, choose, and
present candidates for public office.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF PARTIES

4. Inform and Activate SupportersCampaign,
define issues, and criticize other candidates.
5. Act as a Bonding AgentGuarantee that their
candidate is worthy of the office.
6. GovernMembers of government act according
to their partisanship, or firm allegiance to a party.
7. Act as a WatchdogParties that are out of
power keep a close eye on the actions of the party
in power for a blunder to use against them in the
next election.

POLICY FORMULATION
The successful party finds out
what people want and finds
way to combine and address
those
demands.
Specific
policies inevitably begin to
emerge in this process.

Evolution of Philippine
Political Parties

SOME PHILIPPINE POLITICAL

PARTIES
Three types of parties in the Philippines and these are:

1. Major parties, who correspond typically to

traditional political parties,
2. Minor parties or party-list organization. who
rely on the party-list system to win
congressional seats
3. regional or provincial parties, who
corresponds to a region-wide or province-wide
organization, respectively

MAJOR
PARTIES

Major Parties

Major Parties

MINOR
PARTIES

Minor Parties

Minor Parties

Minor Parties

FOREIGN
RELATION
AMONG STATE

INTRODUCTION
Foreign relations of the Philippines are
administered by the President of the
Philippines and the Department of Foreign
Affairs. Philippine international affairs are
influenced by ties to Southeast Asian
neighbors, United States, and the Middle
East.

INTRODUCTION
The Philippines is a founding member of the United
Nations; an elected member of the Security Council
and participant in the FAO, International Labor
Organization , UNESCO and World Health
Organization. Like most nations, the Philippines is a
signatory of Interpol. The Philippines is a member of
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, East Asia
Summit, and the Latin Union. It was formerly a
member of the now-defunct SEATO. Declaring itself as
independent of any major power block of nations, the
Philippines is a member of the Non-Aligned
Movement.

Economically participant:

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Asian Development Bank,
Colombo Plan
World Bank
World Trade Organization (WTO).