2016 Elections (Local Things & People)

There are no political parties here comparable to what one is used to in the US or Western Europe (I leave a qualification whether that's good or bad out). Basic difference with the systems outside the Phils. is that you can switch allegiance to a party at the drop of a hat. Parties oftentimes solicit persons to run under their banner beacuse the are known celebs (for whatever that's worth) or made a name for themselves in positions elsewhere in Government circles (Defensor being one of them). The programs or ideology of the political parties here is as changeable as the weather, very much depending on what will attract the most votes. I dare to assume that no more than 5% of the population takes an interest in the political programs of the various parties (apart from the ones that have to make a living as a political commentator) as most people vote for a famous face or because he/she paid more that the other candidates or made better promises...
Re-reading this response one cannot help wondering why so many other countries with a different political system are still governed by complete and utter elected morons...