Topic: 2025-Preserving Free and Fair Elections
Country: Philippines
Delegate Name: Caleb Stoner
The issue the people of the world are facing is Preserving Free and Fair Elections, such as
the issue in The People’s Republic of China, of which it was found to have over 45 members in
their legislature engaging in vote buying. These flaws in their government we The Philippines
have found very untrustworthy of China. The Philippines has also dealt with problems with
corruption. Such as the past leader, Rodrigo Duterte, has been alleged to use false information to
promote his campaign; however, Duterte has spoken publicly and claimed this issue is out of
control but did not directly admit to it, making the allegations void, which our current leader
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, has yet to address. As the delegation of the Philippines, we are fully aware
of the importance of the issue, and we believe that some immediate steps should be taken in
order to combat such a crucial problem, which is about preserving free and fair elections through
legislation to prevent cartels from influencing the elections. We are open to any and all solution
proposals that will come from other member states.
The Philippines has contributed to fixing this issue in many ways. Such as our past
legislation put a commission in place to prevent presidential corruption called The Presidential
Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC). The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has made the
Philippines election system much more regulated. For example, the implementation of Online
Voting and Counting System (OVCS) made vote tallying much more accessible. Many of the
Philippines’ past presidents have made a stable democratic government. Such as Corazon
Aquino, who started the transition to a democratic government from Ferdinand Marcos Sr’s
martial law dictatorship. There have also been measures taken to ensure that de facto leaders do
not triumph; for example, in Manila, the government is trying to take away control from local
tribes, COMLEC has also been in association with The Nation citizens Movement for Free
Elections (NAMFREL).
In conclusion, the Philippines has many ideas to tackle this issue. Such as to instate an
international anti-corruption law/clause. The Philippines PACC is a great example to follow for
such a law, except it would be more applicable to larger countries such as the United States. The
law/clause would include notions to overrule national laws to prevent the loss of democratic
autonomy. The Philippines has had its own law against corruption, so The Philippines believes it
could create many more free and fair elections.
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