2022/06/29 |
Philippines: News Site Rappler Ordered To Shut Down
The site, co-founded by Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, was known for covering Duterte’s bloody crackdown on illegal drugs. The move comes a day before President Rodrigo Duterte is due to leave office.
2022/06/08 |
“Haunted by Our Continuing Pain”: Martial Law Survivors React to Marcos Restoration
Survivors of martial law in the Philippines gathered in the wake of the restoration of the Marcos family to power. They fear a return of the worst abuses from the era.
2022/05/16 |
What a Marcos Jr Presidency in the Philippines Means for Geopolitics
The Philippines might be Asia’s oldest democracy, but the continued appetite for strongman rule demonstrates a deep ambivalence about liberal democracy’s promises of political equality and rule of law and the likely continuation of the public’s acceptance of the autocratic practices that characterized Duterte’s presidency.
2022/04/28 |
Philippines Elections: Why Are People Wearing Pink?
Colors have a great significance in Philippine elections. Pink is new on the scene, competing against the seasoned red, yellow, and blue.
2022/04/26 |
Philippines Presidential Election a Rematch Between Late Dictator’s Son, Democratic Leader
Marcos’s popularity is based on the nostalgia of alleged prosperity and the “golden age” of Filipino society during his father’s dictatorship in the 1980s. Political observers and disinformation researchers say his campaign is buoyed by a massive disinformation and propaganda network.
2022/01/07 |
How Duterte Has Twisted the Party-list System
The party-list system was created to empower the marginalized and underrepresented. Now it’s exploited by Duterte-aligned groups.