ABSTRACT
With a few notable exceptions, the Filipino politician presents a pitiful figure. Many Filipino politicians find themselves in a position where they have to promise and, as much as possible, to fulfill these promises to their various supporters either for employment or for other favours. The Filipino politician, in effect, is an employment agency. The pervasive influence of politics in all phases of our national life is the result of the power of government over many sectors. The social factor that spurs the politician's intellectual degeneration is augmented by an economic factor. In some cases, a salary pertaining to a technical position is divided among several political henchmen. During the early thirties, the prestige of the Filipino politician was still relatively untarnished. The desire for publicity, the frantic efforts to sell himself, thus contribute to the moral degeneration of the politician. The politician of today has a golden opportunity in his hands.
