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2016 Philippines Election Politics Causes Hiatus in Bangsamoro Law Process
By Steven RoodThis week, tens of thousands of aspiring candidates – from president and vice president, through senators and members of Congress, to governors, mayors, and local councilors – will file...
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Election Fever Hits the Philippines
By Maribel BuenaobraFrom October 12-16, thousands trooped to national and local Commission on Elections (COMELEC) offices across the Philippines to file certificates of candidacy for the May 2016...
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Best of the Blog 2015
Season’s Greetings! On behalf of In Asia’s editorial board and bloggers, we thank you for your engagement and continued readership throughout the year. This week we feature a countdown of the year’s...
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Philippines in 2016: Looking in a Glass Darkly
By Steven RoodAfter a period of relative stability (at least by Philippine standards), 2016 is extremely hard to assess. Turns out, as Yogi Berra famously said, “it’s tough to make predictions,...
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Personalities and Issues Emerge Ahead of Philippines General Elections
By Steven RoodFormal campaigning officially began last week for the May 9 general elections in the Philippines, with much flurry of advertisements and activities as candidates scrambled for last-minute...
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The Politics of Religion in the Philippines
By Maribel BuenaobraThirty years ago, on Feb. 22, 1986, then Jaime Cardinal Sin made an urgent call on church-owned Radio Veritas for Filipinos to take to the streets and support the revolt against...
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A Tale of Two Women: Presidential and VP Races Heat Up in the Philippines
By Maribel BuenaobraMarch came in with a bang. In this month of International Women’s Day, two Filipino women stand out: Senator Grace Poe and Congresswoman Leni Robredo. Both are running for the two...
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Social Media: A Game Changer in Philippine Elections
By Maribel BuenaobraLess than two weeks before May 9 presidential elections in the Philippines, it is still anyone’s ballgame and no one knows who will emerge as the frontrunner. With such a tightly...
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Imperatives for Peace Face New President in the Philippines
By Anna Tasnim Basman and Steven Rood“No administration can afford to ignore the costs of conflict in Mindanao – not the human costs of conflict, the costs of development delayed or foregone, the...
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2016 Philippines Election Politics Causes Hiatus in Bangsamoro Law Process
This week, tens of thousands of aspiring candidates – from president and vice president, through senators and members of Congress, to governors, mayors, and local councilors – will file for candidacy...
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Election Fever Hits the Philippines
From October 12-16, thousands trooped to national and local Commission on Elections (COMELEC) offices across the Philippines to file certificates of candidacy for the May 2016 elections. The wannabes...
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Best of the Blog 2015
Season’s Greetings! On behalf of In Asia’s editorial board and bloggers, we thank you for your engagement and continued readership throughout the year. This week we feature a countdown of the year’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Philippines in 2016: Looking in a Glass Darkly
After a period of relative stability (at least by Philippine standards), 2016 is extremely hard to assess. Turns out, as Yogi Berra famously said, “it’s tough to make predictions, especially about the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Personalities and Issues Emerge Ahead of Philippines General Elections
Formal campaigning officially began last week for the May 9 general elections in the Philippines, with much flurry of advertisements and activities as candidates scrambled for last-minute publicity...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Politics of Religion in the Philippines
Thirty years ago, on Feb. 22, 1986, then Jaime Cardinal Sin made an urgent call on church-owned Radio Veritas for Filipinos to take to the streets and support the revolt against President Ferdinand E....
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Tale of Two Women: Presidential and VP Races Heat Up in the Philippines
March came in with a bang. In this month of International Women’s Day, two Filipino women stand out: Senator Grace Poe and Congresswoman Leni Robredo. Both are running for the two highest elective...
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Social Media: A Game Changer in Philippine Elections
Less than two weeks before May 9 presidential elections in the Philippines, it is still anyone’s ballgame and no one knows who will emerge as the frontrunner. With such a tightly contested race, it is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Imperatives for Peace Face New President in the Philippines
“No administration can afford to ignore the costs of conflict in Mindanao – not the human costs of conflict, the costs of development delayed or foregone, the budgetary and security costs of conflict,...
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Amid Tensions, Lanao’s Butig Municipality Holds Violence-Free Election
In the Philippines, violence has always been an issue of great concern come election time, and May 9 was no exception, especially in Lanao del Sur, one of the five provinces of the Autonomous Region in...
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What a Duterte Win Means for Philippines
In 2010, the Philippines conducted its first-ever automated poll, and I wrote that “elections had changed, but politics didn’t.” This year for a second time, a general election, including the...
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