by Jaime Miguel Castro | Apr 30, 2025 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
As Asia’s oldest democracy, the Philippines has had its share of national controversies over the years. In recent memory, very few of these incidents stand out as much as the case of Alice Guo, the mysterious Chinese national who lied about her identity as a...
by sfikas.3@osu.edu | Nov 4, 2024 | Ohio State University
Recent events in the Philippines demonstrate how democratic backsliding can be very slow and quiet, but still impactful. In particular, it shows how power and influence in the executive can erode the institutions that make democracy function. In May of 2024,...
by Anna Thorner | Jun 25, 2024 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
by Julian Matthew Formadero and Lance Carlo Mendoza In May 2016, with 16 million votes, the Philippines elected Rodrigo Duterte as its 16th president. The foul-mouthed former mayor of Davao, who was a virtual nobody just a year prior, won on a promise of eradicating...
by Anna Thorner | Jun 18, 2024 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Unequal gender representation has always been apparent in Philippine politics. Being predominantly Catholic, the Philippine electorate has historically sided with conservative candidates—particularly men. Despite this background, the Filipinos have already installed...
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...
