Philippines – Is there a Duterte dynasty in the making? (East Asia Forum)

Editorial Board, ANU

When the Philippine democracy movement was charting a political future for the country after the collapse of the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship in 1986, Rodrigo Duterte was a deputy mayor in the southern city of Davao. But the sort of politician that Duterte would become years later was what reformers had in mind when they limited future presidents to a single six-year term in the 1987 ‘Freedom Constitution’.

Is there a Duterte dynasty in the making?

Marco Emanuele
Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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