These blogs reflect the views of the student authors, and not those of the Democratic Erosion Consortium.
The Myth of a Strong Leader—When Fear Drives Philippines’ Democracy Down
“I would stop drugs, crime, and criminality in three to six months” -Rodrigo Duterte in his 2016 Presidential Campaign The Philippines has long grappled with maintaining...
The Price of Press: Exposing the Fragility of Philippine Media In the 2025 Senatorial Elections
Lights, Camera, Action—A line that we usually hear in show business and filmmaking. In this industry, actors desperately compete to get their much-desired “screen time,”...