2022 Philippines election

Recounted experiences from elder generations in Ilocos clash with national facts, and young people have to choose between the two.

...problems like historical distortion and human rights violations appear to be non-issues for the Marcos administration.

A focus on issues and dynamics that can be expected to define his presidency.

...a focus on issues and dynamics that can be expected to define his presidency.

The new president and the rule of law, the judiciary, patterns of political mobilisation, and media and disinformation.

Violence was avoided this election, but is more likely in the 2025 BARMM regional elections

History, morality and facts become subservient to the success and protection of the individual leader.

Will Leni Robredo be able to overcome Bongbong Marcos’s decisive lead in the surveys?

Citizens and civil society in the Philippines are fighting back in the legal sphere against an instrument of repression.