POLITICAL SELF

By:Francisco Felipe S. Bacang, AB Political

Science, Juris Doctor IV
the uniqueness of one's identity in context of
values and traits compared with others
(foreign) ana being able to filter the bad from
the good will bring about progress in the
political economy
 Who is a Filipino?
• Citizenship
• The Law defines and contributes to the formation of
the self and in understanding the self:
– Constitution
– Statutes (Republic Acts,Administrative rules,
municipal legislation, etc.)
– Judicial decisions
– Treaties and conventions
– Civil and Criminal Laws
 in what way does the law contribute to the self?
• for instance, in Criminal law, this is a rule that defines
crimes and treats of there nature, and provides for
there punishment; person(s) conduct themselves in
accord with the law inorder not to be punished
• mala prohibita
• mala inse
• in Civil Law, say in Torts, whoever by act or
omission causes damage or injury to
another shall be liable for dmages; even
without a pre-existing contractual relation,
such liabilty is called a quasi delict
(governed by Torts Law Art. 2176 of NCC).
person(S) should observe due dillegence
of a good father of the family or
extraordinary diligence in the case of a
common carrier
• Negligence is sanctioned by law in order to
protect an entity non other but the self
being abused or mistreated by another
 law-self

• with the presence of the

LAW(s) the self is made
conscious and aware of
its:
• freedom
• limitations
• sanctions and punishment
Values and traits
 Philippine Democracy and Nationalism

• Democracy • “representative” system of

– It is governed as unitary governance
state under a presidential
representative and
democratic and a
constitutional republic
where the President
function as both the head of
state and the head of
government of the country
within a pluriform multi-party
system.
• what is happening to
Philippine Democracy in
the contemporary times?
-rise of corruption,criminality
and injustice (vote buying)
-Socrates' defiance against
democracy is apparently
revealing itself...
• flaws of democracy was discussed by Socrates • Socrates believed that this translated
by comparing a society to a ship. If you were into politics with the best form of
heading out on a journey by sea, asks
government being neither a tyranny nor
Socrates, who would you ideally want deciding
who was in charge of the vessel? Just anyone a democracy. Instead, government
or people educated in the rules and demands of worked best when ruled by individuals
seafaring? The latter of course, says who had the greatest ability, knowledge
Adeimantus, so why then, responds Socrates, and virtue, and possessed a complete
do we keep thinking that any old person should understanding of themselves
be fit to judge who should be a ruler of a
country? Socrates’s point is that voting in an
election is a skill, not a random intuition. And
like any skill, it needs to be taught
systematically to people. Letting the citizenry
vote without an education is as irresponsible as
putting them in charge of a trireme sailing to
Samos in a storm. Socrates was to have first
hand, catastrophic experience of the
foolishness of voters.
Nationalism- under Political
Economy, this should be
defined as Phiosophy of
Power, prioritizing the
nations:
1.Armed Forces
2.Steel Industries
3.Agriculture
• Advantages to trade
protectionism include the
possibility of a better balance
of trade and the protection of
emerging domestic industries.
Disadvantages include a lack
of economic efficiency and
lack of choice for consumers.
Countries also have to worry
about retaliation from other
countries.
Filipino Markers