by Anna Thorner | May 27, 2024 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
After the People Power Revolution ousted Ferdinand Marcos, the Filipinos vowed that neither the Marcoses nor the tyranny of martial law would ever return to Malacañang Palace. About forty decades later, the astonishing landslide victory of Bongbong Marcos Jr., made a...
by Anna Thorner | May 25, 2024 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Despite being known for its role in restoring democracy and its efforts to sustain it, the Catholic Church in the Philippines is regarded by progressives as an obstacle to the country’s further democratization as it wields significant influence on legislation —...
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 JAMES STEPHEN BALBUENA | May 24, 2024 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
The Philippines has not had a scarcity of strongmen in its history—from Manuel L. Quezon, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., and the most recent president, Rodrigo Duterte. Even today, we are witnessing the birth of another leader with strong autocratic tendencies in the form of...
by LANCE CARLO MENDOZA | May 24, 2024 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
The Philippine partylist system in 2024, based on current composition alone, is a far cry from its incarnation in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In place of having Anakpawis, Bayan Muna, and other partylist representatives operating on sectoral interests,...
