Contesting the Philippines
Date of publication:
2024
Publisher:
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Number of pages:
300
Code:
PIC300
Soft Cover
ISBN: 9789815104912
About the publication
The Duterte administration (2016–22) marked the return of an authoritarian style of rule in the Philippines. It was also accompanied by an economic recovery that was better than many expected, at least until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both during and following the Duterte period, the country was buffeted by a series of internal and external shocks that called into question the state’s legal and social policy contract with its citizens.
This period of “contesting the Philippines” was an intense, normative and practical struggle to shape (or reshape) some of the Philippines’ most critical institutions: the Constitution, the presidency, the Supreme Court and the rule of law, the free press, regional autonomy and independent regulatory institutions. These developments energized many domestic policy actors: technocrats, the business sector, civil society organizations, the police and the military, armed groups and religious leaders across the spectrum of Filipino politics. This volume considers some key sites of contestation between and among domestic policy actors, including the executive, during this eventful period for political and legal institutions in the Philippines.
Contents
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Contesting the Philippines
[Whole Publication, ISBN: 9789815104929], by Steven Rood, Veronica L Taylor, editors -
Preliminary pages
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1. Introduction: Contesting the Philippines, by Steven Rood, Veronica L Taylor, authors
- PART I: ECONOMIC RESURGENCE
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2. Structural Fiscal Reforms to Support Strong, Sustainable Growth with Equity, by Benjamin Estoista Diokno, author
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3. Political and Economic Update: DU30 at 2, by Ronald U Mendoza, author
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4. The Philippine Economy: Sustained Economic Growth amidst Short-Term Disturbances?, by Myrna S Austria, author
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5. The Philippine Service Export Economy and Prospects of Manufacturing, by Antoinette R. Raquiza, author
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6. The Philippine Climate Change Commitments and the Energy Transition to a Low-Carbon Future, by Manuel P.S. Solis, author
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7. Hey Big Spender: Filipino Migrants, Consumption and Social Change, 1980–2018, by Mina Roces, author
- PART II: WAGING LAWFARE IN THE PHILIPPINES
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8. Impeachment under Duterte: Liberal Tool or Illiberal Weapon?, by Cristina Regina Bonoan, Björn Dressel, authors
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9. Tipping the Balance? Politics, Personalities and Institutions in the Philippine Supreme Court, by Imelda Deinla, Maria Lulu Reyes, authors
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10. Contesting Duterte’s Drug War: Truth, Politics, Ethics, by Nicole Curato, Bianca Ysabelle E. Franco, authors
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11. Prioritizing Prison Reform: The Real Challenges behind Managing Violent Extremist Prisoners in the Philippines, by Clarke Jones, Raymund Narag, authors
- PART III: RESHAPING THE STATE UNDER DUTERTE
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12. Local Civil-Military Relations during Emergency: Lessons and Norming from Marawi, by Rosalie Arcala Hall, author
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13. Emergency Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Provision for Marawi’s Internally Displaced Persons, by Gail Tan Ilagan, author
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14. A Tale of Two Towns: Patterns of Violent Conflict in Maguindanao since the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro, by Georgi Engelbrecht, author
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15. The ARMM Is Gone: Long Live the BARMM, by Steven Rood, Veronica L Taylor, Imelda Deinla, authors
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Index