PHILIPPINE POLITICS: for the better or for the worse?

[jong_ece]

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pessimist or an optimist? is there still a future for the philippines? who's to blame, the politicians or the voters?

[makoyvelasco]

i always think that there's still hope. there's nothing worse than being hopeless. and who's to blame? probably both, and for the voters, do we have any good choice to choose from?

[jong_ece]

good rebuttal. we HAVE to choose who to win one way or the other. choosing between two evils. but we can always run. challenge the status quo so to speak. fr. (now gov.) panlilio of pampanga may be one, challenging the no-work-done lapids and the jueteng-shrouded pinedas.

[Wind Shear]

^^ There is.

Now, gimme a sniper rifle with match grade ammo to pick off corrupt officials and CPP-NPA.

[tulisan666]

i dont see any hope from choosing between 2 evils.hehehe
talking about lose-lose situation here...and worst we play the blame game now.

hope...need more pot and beer to feel that one. delf deceit. or just in denial...or accept the fact that we're prettttty damn hopeless....for now.

@jong_ece

of those you mentioned, are those the lesser evil or the greater ones?hehehe

[cebutech]

hmm... i think it's for the worse UNLESS naay masipyat na kurakot ug power hungry na politician.

Pareha sa nahitabo sa mandaue, napahawa najud intawn si Ouano. nakatabang jud to ang lamp posts issue ug ang akong vote kang Cortes of course. :mrgreen:

[Godfather]

What our country need is a complete overhaul of our election system. As the cost of getting elected goes higher, so does the urge to steal from the people to recover expenses. A poor, intelligent common man with a desire to serve the people will not stand a chance to get elected. Artists, news readers and other famous personalities have been elected even without enough knowledge to serve. Elective positions are being handed down generations as if they are a legacy to be passed within the family only.

Now, if the system were changed so that the government takes control of the electoral process from beginning to end, better choices will be made. For starters, campaigns will be restricted to radio/tv outlets paid for by the government. Screened candidates will then be given equal time to present their platform to the people. Debates will be held so that people can make an intelligent choice. To cut the candidate's cost, no political rallies or posters will be allowed. The government will post pictures and platforms from all candidates in designated areas around the city.

Funding for such an electoral process can be obtained from savings the government makes as only honest and dedicated politicans will be elected. No more killings as politicking will become non-personal. Vote buying will no longer work when the electorate gets to know the real facts from listening to debates. Trees, posts and walls will be spared the glue and the nails from political posters.

[burn_my_eyes]

ALAS! at least someone here is not dreaming.haha

i know our election system is sub-standard, thats an established fact. but i dont agree that it should start there.
what can a good election system do if the choices offered are not trustworthy...provided that they are trustworthy, what good does that make if you put them in the same system...it would be like repeating the same mistake over and over again...

i believe we need a system change...yet, most of us or some of us are resistant to change. in order to overcome those resistance, well there are ways...the easiest way is by FORCE. and people die and disappear...it may happen sooner than one could expect.
*thats why my papers are ready...haha

[alter_ego]

What our country need is a complete overhaul of our election system. As the cost of getting elected goes higher, so does the urge to steal from the people to recover expenses. A poor, intelligent common man with a desire to serve the people will not stand a chance to get elected. Artists, news readers and other famous personalities have been elected even without enough knowledge to serve. Elective positions are being handed down generations as if they are a legacy to be passed within the family only.

Now, if the system were changed so that the government takes control of the electoral process from beginning to end, better choices will be made. For starters, campaigns will be restricted to radio/tv outlets paid for by the government. Screened candidates will then be given equal time to present their platform to the people. Debates will be held so that people can make an intelligent choice. To cut the candidate's cost, no political rallies or posters will be allowed. The government will post pictures and platforms from all candidates in designated areas around the city.

Funding for such an electoral process can be obtained from savings the government makes as only honest and dedicated politicans will be elected. No more killings as politicking will become non-personal. Vote buying will no longer work when the electorate gets to know the real facts from listening to debates. Trees, posts and walls will be spared the glue and the nails from political posters.

Agree...

but i think its getting better. look ma! no more ouanos and movie stars!

[Godfather]

ALAS! at least someone here is not dreaming.haha

i know our election system is sub-standard, thats an established fact. but i dont agree that it should start there.
what can a good election system do if the choices offered are not trustworthy...provided that they are trustworthy, what good does that make if you put them in the same system...it would be like repeating the same mistake over and over again...

[i]In the change that I described, all kinds of people will be able to become candidates. Initial screening will be done to eliminate nuisance candidates or those who are not qualified. It will then be up to the voters to identify who the best are from the debates and individual presentation of platforms. It is then the responsibility of the people to select one whom they can trust from these candidates. If a candidate wins and proves to be not worthy of trust after all, then voters shouldn't vote for him/her again.

With candidates not having to spend millions to win, the system I described would eliminate the temptation to steal from the people to recover their expenses. I believe that it is this huge investment to win a position that has corrupted our political leaders to the extreme. Politics has become a lucrative business so that families try to create empires, handing positions from one generation to another, willingly killing other people blocking their paths. Eliminating the cause may just result to the kind of country we have been longing for.[/i

i believe we need a system change...yet, most of us or some of us are resistant to change. in order to overcome those resistance, well there are ways...the easiest way is by FORCE. and people die and disappear...it may happen sooner than one could expect.
*thats why my papers are ready...haha

I tell you what, let's give this peaceful solution a try first before we use the FORCE you're talking about. No deaths, no disappearances, just a force to convince our leaders to change our electoral process.