Vote Pricing Spatial Probability Models in the Philippines

Authors

  • Jessica M. Avenido University of San Jose-Recoletos
  • Roberto M. Cabardo University of San Jose-Recoletos
  • Rosario L. Cabillada University of San Jose-Recoletos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32871/rmrj1301.02.12

Keywords:

vote buying, elections, suffrage, electoral fraud, vote pricing

Abstract

This paper seeks to look into the causes and factors that lead to the practice of vote buying in the Philippines. This also tries to examine the motivations of candidates who buy and sell their votes. The data were obtained from a combination of government data bases and informal sources. The findings revealed a significant correlation between poverty, literacy rate and the buying price of votes. Vote buying thrives where poverty incidence is high and where literacy is low. Due to the rather high incidence of poverty in the country, vote buying appeared to escalate over the years. The interplay of economic needs of the
voters and their willingness to cast their votes to the highest bidders paint a rather glowing political scenario in the future.

Author Biographies

Jessica M. Avenido, University of San Jose-Recoletos

finished her M.A. in Religious Education at Mother of Life Center, Quezon City, Philippines. Her catechetical training paved the way for her 5-year stint as staff member of the Campus Ministry. Eventually, she engaged herself in full time catechetical instruction in the tertiary level. Among her field of interests are education, religion, curriculum development and values education. Currently, she is an assistant professor in the Center for Religious Education of the University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu City, Philippines and handles the formation program of a core group of the children of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW).

Roberto M. Cabardo, University of San Jose-Recoletos

graduated Master of Arts in Development Communication from the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R). His interests include law, education, mass media and research. At present, he is a faculty member of the Department of Journalism and Communication of the College of Arts and Sciences of USJ-R. His previous work in government as Information Officer of the Philippine Information Agency gave him the chance to conduct media fora, surveys, databanking, and focus group discussions about the programs of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Department of Health, National Kidney Training Institute, DENR, OPAPP, Pag-Ibig, GSIS, SSS, National Nutrition Council, DOLE, DOE, PRC, POEA, OWWA, DILG, DTI, Cultural Center of the Philippines, NCCA, private institutions, and some local government units.

Rosario L. Cabillada, University of San Jose-Recoletos

Faculty of the Tourism and Hospitality Management Department of the College of Commerce, is a graduate of the Bachelor of Science Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Colegio de San Jose-Recoletos in 1983. She worked for Costabella Tropical Beach Resort, Mactan, Cebu in 1984 and Sunburst Fried Chicken Group of Restaurants, Cebu City in 1987. She then joined the University of San Jose-Recoletos in 1988 as a part-time faculty, then as full-time faculty from 1989 up to the present. She also served in an appointive capacity as the Chairperson of the Hotel and Restaurant Management Department with the College of Arts and Sciences for the periods in 1990-1995, 1999-2002 and with the College of Commerce in its new nomenclature of the Tourism and Hospitality Management Department from 2004-2008. Aside from her teaching duties she has also been serving as a member of the Regional Quality Assessment Team of CHED Region VII from 2008 up to the present.

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Published

2013-12-31

How to Cite

Avenido, J. M., Cabardo, R. M., & Cabillada, R. L. (2013). Vote Pricing Spatial Probability Models in the Philippines. Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.32871/rmrj1301.02.12

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2013)

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