212 PCSO fund See Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office fund, 116 PDAF See Priority Development Assistance Fund Peace Bonds, 156 Pedrosa, Carmen N., 95 People or citizenry, sovereign, 9 “People power,” 97, 121, 159 People power 2 (2001), 159-160 See also EDSA Dos People power fatigue, 161 People's Republic of China government, 117 Peoples' interests, 50 Pericles, 3 Persons with disabilities, 150 PGGI See Political Good Governance Index PHDR See Philippine Human Development Report Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Social Fund, 116 Philippine Assembly (1907), 95 Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), 116, 158 Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Business-Friendly LGUs, 179 Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) fund, 116 Philippine Civil Society Index, 161 breadth of civil society groups, 147-148 maps, 147-149 observations, 148-149 range of social forces in the Philippines, 147 Philippine Colonial Democracy, 88 Philippine Commission (1902), 95 Philippine Computer Society (PCS), 58 Philippine Constitution (1935), 96, 108, 111, 129 Philippine Constitution (1987), 33, 77, 108, 112, 114, 118-120 Philippine Councilors League, 167 Philippine democracy, reasons offered for mistaking the nature of, 34-36 Philippine democratic governance, observations, 33-34 Philippine democratization, 36 Philippine democratization, two key features elections, 46 political parties, 46 Chasing the Wind: Assessing Philippine Democracy Philippine elections, 24-25 Philippine elections (2010), 25 See also Automated elections Philippine electoral processes, 58 Philippine governance, problematic history, 24 Philippine Gross National Product (GNP), 28 Philippine Human Development Network recommendations, 124 Philippine Human Development Report (PHDR) 2008/2009, 26-27, 55, 62, 88, 99, 105, 107, 114-115, 124 Philippine Independence Act, 96 Philippine politics, 25 Philippine public opinion surveys, 29, 31 Philippine Revolution (1898), 95 Philippine regional ranking/score in World Governance Indicators (WGI), 19962009, 131 Philippine Social Science Council, xiv Philippines election-related violence, (19862010), 52 Philippines, viii Pilapil, Gene Lacza, 100 Pimentel v. Carague, et al, G.R. No. 94571, April 21, 1991, 115, 127 Pimentel, Aquilino “Nene,” Senator, 126, 179 Pimentel, Victoriano, Lt. Col., 49, 86 Plato, 12 Plattner, Marc F., 4, 6 Plea bargaining agreement, 111 PNoy See Aquino, Benigno Simeon III, President Poe, widow of the late Fernando Jr., 86 Police organization, 110 Politai See Citizen(s) Political accountability, 4, 10 Political clans, 52, 55, 59-60, 187-188, 197 Political equality and freedom, 8, 15 Political family(ies), 48, 61-63, 87, 184 by province and region (1987-2010), 9091 by Provincial Human Development Index (HDI) Rank, 65 defined, 61, 88 governorship ruled by a single, (19922010), 65-66 provinces with highest number of, (1987-2010), 65-66 provinces with no dominant, (19872010), 64 regions with biggest number of, 63, 65 regions with smallest number of, 64 turnover rates for, 70 with governors and representatives in 2010 elections, 69