52753428 ten images of philippine politics

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TEN IMAGES OFTEN IMAGES OF

PHILIPPINE POLITICSPHILIPPINE POLITICS

BUREAUCRATIC

CONGRESS

CEO

COURT ROOM

X-MEN

CIVIL SOCIETY

MILITARY

RELIGIOUS

MULTIMEDIA

BO

ARD ROOM

POLITICS


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III. These ten imagesIII. These ten images

encompass political realityencompass political reality

and practices.and practices. These framework is to be used forThese framework is to be used for

analyzing the political dynamics and theanalyzing the political dynamics and the

policy processes in the context ofpolicy processes in the context ofPhilippine Political System that arePhilippine Political System that are

reflective of the highly elastic nature ofreflective of the highly elastic nature of

Philippine Democracy. Which run thePhilippine Democracy. Which run thegamut from highly private to highly publicgamut from highly private to highly public

decision making.decision making.


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TEN IMAGES OF POLITICSTEN IMAGES OF POLITICS

1.1. BoardBoard--Room PoliticsRoom Politics

Involves decisionInvolves decision--making by business elitesmaking by business elitesand professionals, but with important publicand professionals, but with important public

consequences.consequences.


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2.2. Bureaucratic PoliticsBureaucratic Politics

Means rule making and adjudication by bureaucrats,Means rule making and adjudication by bureaucrats,with inputs from clients and professionals. Dept.with inputs from clients and professionals. Dept.SecsSecs.,., U.SecsU.Secs,, A.SecsA.Secs, Regional Directors, Bureau, Regional Directors, BureauDirectors, are power and authority holders, and asDirectors, are power and authority holders, and as

such can make decisions favoring private businessessuch can make decisions favoring private businessesand favored political interests. This is the reason whyand favored political interests. This is the reason whypoliticians and some businessmen jockey their menpoliticians and some businessmen jockey their meninto positions in the bureaucracy.into positions in the bureaucracy.


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3.3. Congress PoliticsCongress Politics

Involves policy making by legislatures,Involves policy making by legislatures,constrained by various constituencies. Lawsconstrained by various constituencies. Lawsaffects private and public interests. Theaffects private and public interests. Theprocess of legislation in formulating policiesprocess of legislation in formulating policiescan delay the passage of a bill or thecan delay the passage of a bill or theproposed bill can be stopped at theproposed bill can be stopped at thecommittee hearing level.committee hearing level.


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5.5. CourtCourt--Room PoliticsRoom Politics Refers to court orders and decisions of judges,Refers to court orders and decisions of judges,

justices ,and prosecutors in response to interestjustices ,and prosecutors in response to interestgroups and aggrieved individuals. When judicialgroups and aggrieved individuals. When judicial

decisions are sold or influenced based not ondecisions are sold or influenced based not onmerits and evidences, then the courts would havemerits and evidences, then the courts would haveserved no purpose as balancer and equalizer ofserved no purpose as balancer and equalizer of

justice in settlement of disputes between andjustice in settlement of disputes between andamong litigants.among litigants.

Court decisions can put political opponents toCourt decisions can put political opponents tojail, can delay political and non politicaljail, can delay political and non politicalappointments, can delay the execution ofappointments, can delay the execution oflegislative, executive and administrativelegislative, executive and administrativedecisions or even stop the operation ofdecisions or even stop the operation ofbusinesses, and can decide to reverse or delaybusinesses, and can decide to reverse or delay

decisions previously made.

The issuance of TROdecisions previously made.

The issuance of TROreveals how political our courts.reveals how political our courts.


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6.6. Multimedia PoliticsMultimedia Politics

The galvanization of public opinion, usuallyThe galvanization of public opinion, usuallythrough the newspapers, radio, television andthrough the newspapers, radio, television andother forms of mass media. All of this massother forms of mass media. All of this mass

media promote the political interests andmedia promote the political interests andchoices of those who owns them, who paychoices of those who owns them, who paythem and who use them. Media can makethem and who use them. Media can makeand unmake a president or a leader.and unmake a president or a leader.


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7.7. Religious PoliticsReligious Politics

Is one where decisions are made by leadersIs one where decisions are made by leaders

and members of religious groups and haveand members of religious groups and havepolitical implications like Elpolitical implications like El shaddaishaddai, JIL, INC,, JIL, INC,

CBCP,NCCP are some of the mostCBCP,NCCP are some of the most

prominent religious groups which takeprominent religious groups which take

political positions on public issues.political positions on public issues.


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8.8. Military Politics (games of the generals)Military Politics (games of the generals)

Involves the calculated decisions of theInvolves the calculated decisions of themilitary and police generals and theirmilitary and police generals and their

subordinates to effect preferences in thesubordinates to effect preferences in thepolitical arena. The decisions andpolitical arena. The decisions andmachinations of military generals were themachinations of military generals were thekey factors that changed government andkey factors that changed government and

government leaders.government leaders.


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9.9. Civil Society PoliticsCivil Society Politics

Is the high profile socio politicalIs the high profile socio political

engagement and proactive lobbying ofengagement and proactive lobbying of

voluntary groups such as NGOs, POs,voluntary groups such as NGOs, POs,

SocioSocio--civic societies, causecivic societies, cause--orientedorientedgroups, professional associationsgroups, professional associations

,cooperatives,,cooperatives, sectoralsectoral or social classor social class

groupings and foundations that influencegroupings and foundations that influence

political issues.political issues.


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10.10.XX--MEN PoliticsMEN Politics

Includes factors and players that are lessIncludes factors and players that are lessprominently mentioned, less openlyprominently mentioned, less openlynamed, less publicly involved but activelynamed, less publicly involved but activelyengaged in fixing and managing selfengaged in fixing and managing self--serving political decisions. Example are ;serving political decisions. Example are ;

Drug lords, gambling lords, vice lords,Drug lords, gambling lords, vice lords,who supports the career of politicians andwho supports the career of politicians andbureaucrats who in return providebureaucrats who in return provideprotection to syndicated crimes.protection to syndicated crimes.

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