Ambiguously Democratic: Parties, Coalitions, and Candidates in the 2022 Philippine Elections Published: 28 October 2021 Article Elections in the Philippines is a time of alliances, pundits, politicking within and across party lines. A range of candidates have put themselves forward for the upcoming 2022 elections, though their agendas and positions may still be too cloudy for voters to make a clear bet. Persistent problems around politics are present, although reform via the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is slowly taking place. There’s still plenty of time ahead for unpredictability, by prospective candidates and the voting population. By Cleo Calimbahin
Women’s role in waging peace: It cannot simply be thrown out Published: 20 October 2020 Portrait It’s even hard to imagine that in the 21st century, I’m so far the only woman who led a negotiating party and has signed a (peace) agreement. A portrait of Miriam Coronel-Ferrer. By Johanna Son
The 2019 Philippine Elections: Consolidating Power in an Eroding Democracy Published: 21 June 2019 The outcome of the 2019 midterm elections in the Philippines displayed the domineering political influence of President Rodrigo Duterte, a crowded-out opposition, and the limits of his promise for genuine and meaningful socio-political change. By Aries Arugay
Authoritarian Turn and Human Rights Crisis in the Philippines Published: 30 November 2018 Background Since winning the presidency in 2016, Rodrigo Duterte’s regime has enacted policies of fear and repression that have eroded democratic norms and endorsed violations of fundamental rights. By Joshua Makalintal
The curious case of vox populi 2.0: ASEAN’s complicated romance with social media Published: 14 February 2018 Social media in ASEAN has quickly evolved from being a passive tool for knowledge consumption and entertainment to an active mechanism for change. By Joel Mark Baysa Barredo and Jose Santos P. Ardivilla
Natural resource struggles: Shrinking spaces for civil society Published: 8 December 2017 Study Governments and corporations are driving the demand for water, land and organic resources of all kinds as never before. Citizens are fighting for their rights and working to preserve their livelihoods. Our study "Tricky Business" shows how the mechanisms of expropriation work. [external_media:soundcloud.com/boellstiftung/tricky-business-bollfocus]
Duterte's Rise to Power in the Philippines Published: 26 September 2016 President Duterte is the most controversial figure in the Philippines today, and arguably in the ASEAN region. He is now President of the Philippines, which chairs ASEAN in 2017. What is in store for the Philippines and for the chairmanship of ASEAN? By Segundo J. E. Romero Jr.
