by Xyryll Anne De Juan | May 21, 2025 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
The 2022 elections signified a definitive defeat for the opposition. They have already struggled to regain political ground years prior, mainly because of aggressive attacks, disinformation, and silencing of critics, especially by former president Rodrigo...
by RAUL FRANCIS SOBERE | Jun 2, 2024 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
In the Philippines, the late 2010s and early 2020s is a pivotal stage, to say the least, in terms of political mobility, activism, and administrative competencies. The Rodrigo Duterte administration took on an economic approach to development, specifically in terms of...
by Julian Matthew Formadero | May 24, 2024 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
More than 50 trade unionists have been killed in the Philippines since Rodrigo Duterte came to power, according to a 2022 report by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), a global trade union body. While trade union work is no glamorous job, it is simply...
by JOHN MARK SANTOS | May 23, 2024 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Who would have thought that the term ‘change’ could undermine streamlining the bureaucratic process by growing the political division and recurring issues in Philippine politics? With the effects of global grievances, will Charter Change be coming? Charter Change or...
by DANELLA IDELLE DELA CRUZ | May 23, 2024 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Dubbed by analysts as the “most significant election in the Southeast Asian nation’s recent history”, the last 2022 national elections was the most polarized and most participated with a voter turnout of 83% or 55,549,791 of the 65,745,512 registered voters—the...
