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Censorship With a Legal Stamp: How the Philippines Silences Its Press

Censorship With a Legal Stamp: How the Philippines Silences Its Press

by Dayeon Lee | Oct 16, 2026 | George Mason University

On January 22, there was a conviction that had prominent organizations and experts – including UN experts, the International Federation of Journalists, and more – decry and call for immediate release. The Regional Trial Court of Tacloban City sentenced Filipino...
Democracy for Sale: How a Chinese National Briefly Became a Mayor in the Philippines

Democracy for Sale: How a Chinese National Briefly Became a Mayor in the Philippines

by Jaime Miguel Castro | Apr 30, 2025 | University of the Philippines, Diliman

  As Asia’s oldest democracy, the Philippines has had its share of national controversies over the years. In recent memory, very few of these incidents stand out as much as the case of Alice Guo, the mysterious Chinese national who lied about her identity as a...

Mayor of Manila: A Portrait of Populism as Performativity

by Alexandria Bergado | Dec 9, 2019 | University of the Philippines, Diliman

Last September, I started a new job in Manila City. Despite having lived right next to it for all of my adult life, spending most of my waking hours in a new city – the country’s capital – has taken some getting used to. On top of the disorientation of adjusting to a...

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