The Philippines in 2018: A year of disruption and consolidation

• Main Author: Aguirre, Arjan P
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: democratic regression; duterte; midterm elections; Philippines; political alignments; political consolidation; Political Science; Political Theory
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/polsci-faculty-pubs/38; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=polsci-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

2018 is a year of so much uneasiness and tension in Philippine politics. It saw one of the greatest crises in the Supreme Court, the bloodiest period in local politics of late, and successive attempts to silence critics of the president and the government. This year also witnessed major political al...