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Philippines democracy
Ronald Mendoza on the First 100 Days of Marcos Jr
By Shannon Tiezzi
“The broad arc of history signals a continued search for balance of power and palpable development results in Philippine democracy.”
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Says His Father Was Not a Dictator
By Mong Palatino
In a soft-ball interview with his goddaughter, the new Philippine leader has defended his family's controversial legacy.
Does Marcos Jr. Need Martial Law When He Already Has the Anti-Terror Law?
By Michael Beltran
Amid fears of a return to dictatorship, will the Philippines’ new president wield the Anti-Terror Law to its most devastating ends?
In the Philippines, Civil Society Grows Amid Democratic Backsliding
By Ronald Castillo
The vibrant and volunteer election campaign of Vice President Leni Robredo offered some glimmers of hope for the country's democracy.
Provisional Results Show Landslide Marcos Victory in Philippine Election
By Sebastian Strangio
Filipinos have decisively elected another Marcos and another Duterte to the nation’s two highest offices.
Manolo Quezon III on Philippine Democracy and the 2022 Election
By Sebastian Strangio
The race is on for the Philippine presidency, but has the country’s democracy entered a terminal phase?
5 Years of Duterte: A Calamity Reaching Its Crescendo
By Michael Beltran
The Diplomat spoke with experts, victims, documenters, and communities affected by one of the most polarizing governments in Philippine history.
Next Philippine Election Looms as an Institutional Stress Test
By David Hutt
Joe Biden's defeat of Donald Trump has shown the resilience of U.S. political institutions. Will the same be true of the Philippines?
The Riddle of COVID-19 and Democracy in Southeast Asia
By Sebastian Strangio
How much should we read into the fact that the region’s most robust democracies have fared the worst from the coronavirus? Probably not a lot.
Duterte’s Rejection of Calls for ‘Revolutionary Government’ Met With Doubt in the Philippines
By Nick Aspinwall
The president said he was unfamiliar with a group calling to install him as head of a new government, despite video showing him at the group’s convention in 2018.
Philippine Court Asked to Annul Anti-Terror Law Amid Concerns It Will Target Dissidents
By Nick Aspinwall
The new law has received sharp criticism from rights and legal groups. There’s also skepticism it will achieve its stated goal of countering terrorism in the Philippines.
This Is How Duterte Could Declare Martial Law in the Philippines
By Nick Aspinwall
Experts fear the Philippine president is testing the waters for a constitutionally viable declaration of nationwide martial law.
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