On September 30, 2026, Dr. Maria Ela L. Atienza of the UP Department of Political Science and former Philippine Political…
The postponement of the BSKE should therefore prompt us to reflect on more than the next election date. It should…
If we are to take jurisprudence at its word, the idea that the partylist system was constitutionally established in order…
Bloc voting concentrates influence in leaders, redirects accountability away from individual citizens, fosters patronage, and constrains policy competition—making it a symptom of democratic fragility rather than a remedy.
Dr. Maria Ela L. Atienza, Dr. Jean S. Encinas-Franco, and Dr. Sol Dorotea R. Iglesias shared their insights on the…