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The Philippines : Penal Populism and Pandemic Response
Kenny, Paul David Holmes, Ronald
Kenny, Paul David
Holmes, Ronald
Author
Abstract
The COVID-19 outbreak has hit the Philippines hard. The main response to the crisis has been the use of lockdowns and other crude coercive measures, reminiscent of the strategies deployed in the Rodrigo Duterte administration’s infamous war on drugs. Although the effectiveness of the government’s response to the pandemic has been mixed at best, Duterte himself remains extraordinarily popular. Duterte has retained his populist image of a strong but sympathetic leader, while the failure to control the spread of the virus is attributed to local government failures and individual noncompliance. Exacerbating trends underway since the beginning of the Duterte presidency, the pandemic has seen the accumulation of even greater executive dominance within the state, leaving a worrying legacy for the future of Philippines politics.
Keywords
Politics, International Relations
Date
2022
Type
Book chapter
Journal
Book
Populists and the Pandemic: How Populists Around the World Responded to Covid- 19
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Issue
Page Range
162-172
Article Number
ACU Department
Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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License
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Open
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© 2023 selection and editorial matter, Nils Ringe and Lucio Rennó; individual chapters, the contributors
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis. com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution- Non Commercial- No Derivatives 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis. com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution- Non Commercial- No Derivatives 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en