by Elise Jonas-Delson | May 25, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
Less than a mere two generations after Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship, populist myopia has upended the Philippines election cycle—a stark warning to the rest of the world of the dangers of digital disinformation campaigns. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late...
by Debora Soesanto | Apr 22, 2022 | Boston University
As the 2022 election is only a few weeks away and Duterte’s tyranny is coming to an end, the state of Philippines’ democracy is in perilous condition as the frontrunner is Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of the exiled former dictator of Philippines. As the 2022 election is...
by Marielle Simbulan | Apr 22, 2022 | Boston University
The freedom of the press and media are essential components to democracy and there must be a continuous fight for it in order to protect countries from declining democratically. With free press, it allows for there to be accountability held against the government and...
by Marielle Simbulan | Feb 16, 2022 | Boston University
Under the six-year term of Duterte’s authoritarian-populist presidency in the Philippines, democracy has been threatened through the censorship of the media and human rights violations. Executive aggrandizement and the strategic manipulation of elections have become...
by UAYAN17@KU.EDU.TR | Jan 6, 2022 | Koç University
The detrimental effects of COVID-19 have been prevalent globally however, it is also observed to be contributing to the continuing democratic backslide in the Philippines. Through the guise of saving human lives, President Rodrigo Duterte dramatically expanded his...
