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Justice in Maguindanao
Election violence is a paradox. Elections are designed to be peaceful means to resolve contestation for power and to uphold the democratic rights of citizens to participate directly in governance. Yet, in the Philippines, elections have increasingly become a reason for the use of violence and have often sowed fear and divisiveness and/or violation of human rights.
Election violence is a paradox. Elections are designed to be peaceful means to resolve contestation for power and to uphold the democratic rights of citizens to participate directly in governance. Yet, in the Philippines, elections have increasingly become a reason for the use of violence and have often sowed fear and divisiveness and/or violation of human rights.
Agenda For Hope
Building on the basics The Filipino process of nation-building is far from complete. National political elites have disappointed many for their abuses and their failure to deliver good results that are felt on the ground. It is perhaps for this reason that reformers have increasingly relied on local governments and citizen groups to deliver the needed basic services. These, for their part, have yielded significant results, and have often created "best practices" that are lauded both here in the Philippine and abroad.
Building on the basics The Filipino process of nation-building is far from complete. National political elites have disappointed many for their abuses and their failure to deliver good results that are felt on the ground. It is perhaps for this reason that reformers have increasingly relied on local governments and citizen groups to deliver the needed basic services. These, for their part, have yielded significant results, and have often created "best practices" that are lauded both here in the Philippine and abroad.
Justice in Maguindanao, Justice for All
Violence in elections is a paradox. Election is supposed to be a peaceful means to resolve contestation for power, yet in the Philippines it has become a reason for the use of violence. It is supposed to be a means for consensus and to uphold the democratic rights of citizens to participate directly in governance, however in our country it has sowed fear and divisiveness and resulted in violation of human rights.
Violence in elections is a paradox. Election is supposed to be a peaceful means to resolve contestation for power, yet in the Philippines it has become a reason for the use of violence. It is supposed to be a means for consensus and to uphold the democratic rights of citizens to participate directly in governance, however in our country it has sowed fear and divisiveness and resulted in violation of human rights.
The 1987 Constitution: To Change or Not to Change?
Twenty-five years after its ratification, the 1987 Constitution has survived serious attempts to change it during the presidencies of Fidel Ramos, Joseph Estrada, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. What were the reasons for the attempts and why did they fail? For persons and organizations with valid reasons to explore Charter Change, what are the available options? What is a systematic way to explore and pursue it? These are some of the questions this book examines and answers. This book is available on selected bookstores.
Twenty-five years after its ratification, the 1987 Constitution has survived serious attempts to change it during the presidencies of Fidel Ramos, Joseph Estrada, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. What were the reasons for the attempts and why did they fail? For persons and organizations with valid reasons to explore Charter Change, what are the available options? What is a systematic way to explore and pursue it? These are some of the questions this book examines and answers. This book is available on selected bookstores.
Democratizing Election through Campaign Finance Reforms
A book chapter that discusses one of the challenges to Philippine democracy – poorly regulated campaign finance – highlighting the importance of making elections inclusive and democratic by making them competitive and fair.
A book chapter that discusses one of the challenges to Philippine democracy – poorly regulated campaign finance – highlighting the importance of making elections inclusive and democratic by making them competitive and fair.
Building on the Basics: Leadership, Local Governance and Nation-Building
A chapter by La Viña and Aceron in the book, Agenda for Hope: Democratizing Governance. This chapter proposes a movement for nation-building among reformist leaders from the different local government units (LGUs), the bureaucracy, the citizens’ groups, and even among the circles of some modernizing elites, that would develop a system of synergy and interdependence to be able to connect their efforts, share a common vision for the country, and eventually execute a coordinated strategy of capturing power at the national level.
A chapter by La Viña and Aceron in the book, Agenda for Hope: Democratizing Governance. This chapter proposes a movement for nation-building among reformist leaders from the different local government units (LGUs), the bureaucracy, the citizens’ groups, and even among the circles of some modernizing elites, that would develop a system of synergy and interdependence to be able to connect their efforts, share a common vision for the country, and eventually execute a coordinated strategy of capturing power at the national level.
Extraordinary Measures: Constitutional Powers in Times of Crisis
This paper reviews the recourse to emergency powers by four presidencies and examining the intended and unintended consequences. The Institutional Reform Paper Series presents perspectives on re-examining the institutional arrangements of the country, with topics identified from a landscape and spectrum of different issues that kept on popping out in constitutional debates and some controversies.
This paper reviews the recourse to emergency powers by four presidencies and examining the intended and unintended consequences. The Institutional Reform Paper Series presents perspectives on re-examining the institutional arrangements of the country, with topics identified from a landscape and spectrum of different issues that kept on popping out in constitutional debates and some controversies.