Our presidential election institution – an evolutionThe most awaited decision on the deadline for substitution of candidacy for office in the coming 2022 presidential elections was that of Sara Duterte, daughter of the President and currently mayor of Davao. For now, my concern is to recount how the evolution of our presidential election politics has come about. The dominant political party among elected representatives was the Nacionalista Party and its Speaker of the assembly, Sergio Osmeña for years exerted that leadership. The Commonwealth presidential elections of 1936 were the first ever such election in the country. A further outcome is that the candidates for the positions of presidents and vice presidents tend to be more numerous than before 1973.

Source: Philippine Star November 16, 2021 16:49 UTC