University of the Philippines, Diliman

The Imminence of a Second Trump Presidency?

Donald Trump seems to defy all reason. Despite his persona that was uncharacteristic of a world leader, he won the US presidential elections in...

Authoritarianism is already a menace in the history of the world; however, the recent wave of autocratization has allowed for the birth of a...

by Julian Matthew Formadero and Lance Carlo Mendoza In May 2016, with 16 million votes, the Philippines elected Rodrigo Duterte as its 16th...

Myanmar has been experiencing a turbulent phase in its political and social strata brought about by the Burmese Spring Revolution, a “wave of...

Political power, a vital yet oftentimes insidious force, corrupts even the most representative of political parties. However, democratic...

Divide and conquer – it is the ultimate strategy to bring downfall to a rather mighty opponent. Empires past have fallen to the same tactic;...

"Uniteam has formally been dissolved and she has just become the leader of the opposition… Harry Roque, former spokesperson for Rodrigo Duterte,...

Unequal gender representation has always been apparent in Philippine politics. Being predominantly Catholic, the Philippine electorate has...

In the Philippines, the late 2010s and early 2020s is a pivotal stage, to say the least, in terms of political mobility, activism, and...