Importance Of Election In The Philippines

When we talk about electing new leaders and replacing the old ones in the government here in the Philippines, election comes in our mind first. Philippines is running a democratic government, everyone is given a chance to vote. Since election is fast approaching, people started to register and elective politicians started to campaign. Election process is very important when it comes in formal decision-making in electing individual to run under the general law to serve the people. It has its own rules. Election process becomes unfair when corruption is implemented inside or outside the process or some officials breaking the rule. The purpose of having an efficient election process is to have a smooth flow and to be fair in choosing or electing leaders who run in the said position. The said rules used to

Regardless with the right process, the system of respecting and not changing the rules of election process is not applied by some elective leaders who wanted instant higher positions and COMELEC officials who wanted money from elective candidates who pay them to manipulate the process.

Election process becomes unfair because of elective candidates corrupt the process. We cannot deny of the issue that some officials tend to change the election process. They tend to tamper and defy some rules in the election process. But as we all notice, elective officials are not the only ones who defy some of the rules like in candidacy but also the one who process the election. In many countries that haves no high standard rule of law, the most common reason why elections do not meet international standards of being "free and fair" is interference from the corruption of the government itself. Election officials, candidates, dictators may use the powers of the executive (police, martial law, censorship, physical implementation of the election mechanism, etc.) to remain in power despite popular opinion in favour of removal. Members of a particular place in the legislation may