University of the Philippines, Diliman

The Popularity of Lula and Unpopularity of Bolsonaro

On November 8, 2019, Former Brazilian President Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva was released from prison after the latest ruling from the Brazilian...

The news on Evo Morales’ resignation came as a surprise. With his tight hold of the power in the past 14 years as he ruled Bolivia, it raises...

“Democracies may die at the hands not of generals but of elected leaders — presidents or prime ministers who subvert the very process that...

The Philippines opened the 30th Southeast Asian Games this year with a performance celebrating the country’s indigenous cultures. A day earlier,...

In a world of increasing political polarization, a fast-growing group of people from media and academe are pushing back in the United States in...

The 30th South East Asian Games (SEA Games) hosted by the Philippines in 2019 have caused social cleavages to resurface at a time when the host...

Last September, I started a new job in Manila City. Despite having lived right next to it for all of my adult life, spending most of my waking...

Thailand is the country that has had the most number of coups in modern history. This says a lot about how troubled Thai politics is and how deep...

Much like the warring families in George R.R. Martin’s bestselling fiction series Game of Thrones, Juan Guaidó and Nicolás Maduro have...