“DEGREE OF DEMOCRACY”

BY: EXE
 “Determinants of Democracy”

• Maintenance of Civilian Government, • Maintenance of Civilian Government,

• Maintenance on the principle of the • Maintenance on the principle of the
separation of powers, separation of powers,
• Having Impartial and humane courts, • Having Impartial and humane courts,
• Fair election, • Fair election,
• Elements of Good Governance • Elements of Good Governance
(Transparency in govt. funds, (Transparency in govt. funds,
accountability of public officials, rule of accountability of public officials, rule of
law, exercised of individual rights etc. law, exercised of individual rights etc.
1986 Snap Election
 1986 Snap
The Election
snap election was legalized
with the passage of Batas
November 3, 1985
Pambansa Blg. 883 (National Law
No. 883)

Corazon Aquino Run Declared Marcos A

Held on Feb. 7, 1986
for Presidency Winner
Marcos Winning with Based on NAMFREL
The walkout of 35
10,807,197 votes Aquino had winning
COMELEC computer
Against Aquino’s votes of 7,835,70 against
technicians
9,291,761 Marcos 7,053,068

Both "winners" took Radio Veritas played a

their oath of office in two critical role during the
different places mass uprising
• Assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr. in
1983
• Alleged fraud during the 
1986 Presidential snap elections

• Decades of 
oppressive and authoritarian rule
1986 EDSA People Power Revolution
 the restoration of 
Yellow Revolution Non-Violent Revolution democracy in the
Philippines

Involved over two Culminated on

million Filipino civilians February22-25, 1986
• Prayers and rosaries strengthened by faith were the only weapons that the
Filipinos used to recover their freedom
• All Filipinos unite with courage and faith to prevail democracy in the
country.
• A demonstration without tolerance for violence and bloodshed.
 Aftermath of EDSA Revolution

• The restoration of the freedom of the press

• Abolition of repressive laws under a dictator's regime
• Adoption of a new constitution
• The restoration of democratic institutions
• Strengthen Philippine democracy
Aquino Revolutionary Government
• 11th President of the Philippines
• the first woman to hold that office and the first female president in Asia.
• She was named Time magazine's "Woman of the Year" in 1986.
• reorganized the membership of the Supreme Court to restore its 
independence.
• Aquino closed down the Marcos-dominated Batasang Pambansa.
• Proclamation No. 3, which established a revolutionary
government
• promulgated the provisional 1986 Freedom Constitution
• Aquino to exercise both executive and legislative powers until
the ratification of the new Philippine Constitution
• The establishment of a new Congress in 1987
• The revolution had an effect on democratization movements in
such countries as Taiwan and South Korea;
• Gave Strong emphasis and concern for Civil Liberties and Human Rights
• Paying off $4 billion of the country’s outstanding debts
• Created the Presidential Commission on Good Government which went
after Marco’s ill-gotten wealth
1986 Constitutional Commission
The Constitutional Commission of 1986,
created through Proclamation No. 9, s. 1986
A body composed of 48 national, regional, and sectoral
representatives
109 page draft consisting of a preamble, 18
Articles , 321 Sections and about 2,000
words.
Ratified by the people in the plebiscite held
on February 2, 1987
Thank you 