Contesting the Philippines / edited by Steven Rood and Veronica L. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rood, Steven, contributor, editor.

Taylor, Veronica L., contributor, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philippines--Economic conditions--1986-.

Philippines.

Philippines--Politics and government--1986-.

Philippines--Social conditions--1986-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 300 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Duterte administration (2016-2022) 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.<br><br>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:

Frontmatter

Contents

About the Contributors

1 Introduction: Contesting the Philippines

PART I Economic Resurgence

2 Structural Fiscal Reforms to Support Strong, Sustainable Growth with Equity

3 Political and Economic Update: DU30 at 2

4 The Philippine Economy: Sustained Economic Growth amidst Short-Term Disturbances?

5 The Philippine Services Export Economy and Prospects of Manufacturing

6 The Philippine Climate Change Commitments and the Energy Transition to a Low-Carbon Future

7 Hey Big Spender: Filipino Migrants, Consumption and Social Change, 1980–2018

PART II Waging Lawfare in the Philippines

8 Impeachment under Duterte: Liberal Tool or Illiberal Weapon?

9 Tipping the Balance? Politics, Personalities and Institutions in the Philippine Supreme Court

10 Contesting Duterte’s Drug War: Truth, Politics, Ethics

11 Prioritizing Prison Reform: The Real Challenges behind Managing Violent Extremist Prisoners in the Philippines

PART III Reshaping the State under Duterte

12 Local Civil-Military Relations during Emergency: Lessons and Norming from Marawi

13 Emergency Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Provision for Marawi’s Internally Displaced Persons

14 A Tale of Two Towns: Patterns of Violent Conflict in Maguindanao since the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro

15 The ARMM Is Gone: Long Live the BARMM

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jul 2025).

ISBN:

9789815104929

9815104926

OCLC:

1493004093