Meet yo Senators ahh

Francis Escudero

Who is our Senate President?

Alexander Gesmundo

Who is our Chief Justice?

Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel

Who is our Senate Minority Leader?

Francis Tolentino

Who is our Senate Majority Leader?

Lucas Bersamin

Who is our Executive Secretary?

Senate Majority Leader

He helps formulate, promote, negotiate and defend the majority's legislative program, particularly on the floor

Senate Minority Leader

He manages the business of the minority in the Senate. He is expected to defend the minority's parliamentary rights, to criticize the policies and programs of the majority, and to use parliamentary tactics to defeat, pass, or amend legislation.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Who is our President

Sara Duterte

Who is our Vice President?

Policy Learning and Transfer

• Congress often adopts laws modeled after successful policies from other countries, using them as references for shaping local legal frameworks and legislation. This process allows for the integration of tested solutions into the country’s governance, though its effectiveness depends on proper adaptation to the local context.

Elitist, Dynastic politics impact quality of legislations

• (e.g. anti-poor policies), 'representativeness' and responsiveness
  
  
  With 70% of Congress composed of political dynasties, the quality of legislation and representation is compromised. In a democratic and republican state, laws should reflect public interest, but many legislators, detached from the struggles of ordinary citizens, fail to grasp the realities of the masses. This results in policies that often favor elites and neglect the poor, raising concerns about the representativeness and responsiveness of the legislative process.

Socialization, Networks

? shapes political behavior, and ? play a crucial role in this process, influencing social actors and their engagement in governance and policymaking.

National political actors, local political actors, political parties and alliances, Bureaucracy, Military

What actors are in the state in a state-network relation?

democratic imperative for good governance

People power II is about the ?

Factionalism

A situation in which a political party or movement is split into smaller groups with differing and often opposing opinions or interests

Cacique Democracy

A term that describes a “feudal” political system in the Philippines where political power is highly localized and controlled by land-owning elites who use state resources for personal gain

Money Politics

A term that describes a political system where elections are won through financial means such as vote-buying, patronage networks, and coercion

Tydings-Mcduffie Act

Also known as the Philippine Independence Act, it is the U.S. law that established the Philippine Commonwealth in 1934