POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE PHILIPPINES 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 Gov’t

3. Mobilize voters

– get out the vote drives

-President, Congress, local party cooperation to win

elections.

- Leaders stress party loyalty to proposed policies.

4. Provide accountability
What is a Political Party?
- unintended side effect Used by voters to hold elected
- A group of people that is organized for the purpose of official accountable
winning government power, by electoral or other
means. 5. Nominate candidates

- Voluntary association of individuals who advocate - by most common method today.

certain principles or policies as superior to all others for
6. Contest Election
the general conduct of government and which
nominates and supports certain of its leaders as - “wage war” in the general election
electoral candidates.
7. Form governments

- organized along party lines government

CHARACTERISTICS OF A POLITICAL PARTY:

1. Has an organized structure with lines of authority and

SOME PHILIPPINE POLITICAL PARTIES:
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
3 Types of Parties in the Philippines
1. Major Parties – who correspond typically to
traditional political views.
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
region-wide or province-wide organization.
Examples of Majority Party:
1. Nacionalista Party
2. liberal Party (Partido Liberal ng Pilipinas)
3. Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
4. Lakas CMD (Christian – Muslim Democrats)

4. Economic benefit
Examples of Minority Party:
5. Personal gratification
1. Ideological Party
6. To have and to use an influence on the others 2. Single Issue Party
7. Ideological fulfillment means 3. Economic Protest Party
4. Splinter Party
EXAMPLES OF THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM IN THE  No single party gets the majority control of the
PHILIPPINES: power.

1. Gabriela Party
 Leads to coalition of parties to secure a
2. Anak Mindanao Party governing control of the government.

3. Anak Pawis  Transfer the consensus building on the floor of

the Congress or the inner of chambers of
government itself.
KINDS OF PARTY SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES:

1. The One- Party System  Rightist, leftist, center

2. The Two- Party System The Leftist- reform:

3. The Multi- Party System - minded party which seeks to change the existing
conditions in the country.

The “Rightist”:
The One- Party System:
– conservative group which seeks to maintain the
 Only one party holds the power because it status quo in the country.
towers above the others or because it
suppresses all other groups. The Center Party:
 With two sub- types: - has adopted policies which are mixture of both the
1. The one party democracy ( usually found in newly- left and right tendencies.
independent states) The Advantages and Disadvantages
2. The Totalitarian Party in Communiststates ADVANTAGES:

 may more honestly represent the various

The Two- Party System:
 The turn- over system
 The system wherein major political parties
alternate with each other in the exercise of
political power.
- In the US- Democratic and Republican
shades of political opinions.
 may bring out more truly democratic
measures.
DISADVANTAGES:
 Occasional instability and inaction.

- In Britain- Conservative and Labour parties National Party Machinery

1. The National Convention

The Advantages and Disadvantages 2. The National Chairperson
ADVANTAGES: 3. The Congressional Campaign Committees
1. Ensures simplicity and stability in the change of 4. The National Committee
government.

2. Loosing party acts as “ loyal opposition” to force the

party on power. 3 Components of Party System:

3. Assures a measure of political unity
- Allows a free interplay of opposing forces.
DISADVANTAGES:
1. May decline into a m o n o t o n o u s p o l i t i c a l
game wherein politicians yield to corruption and
patronage of each other.
1. The Party Organization – those who run and control
the party machinery
2. The Party in the Electorate - those who always or
almost vote for party candidates.
3. The Party in the Government – those who holds
office in the government

The Multi Party System:

o More than two political parties fight in an election.