The political scene in the Philippines has long been dominated by strong personalities, with particular dynasties and families exercising considerable influence over the running of the republic. These personalities and families are usually centred on a local area, the patronage of which provides a long-term support base. They have tended to eclipse...
After across-the-board elections in 2010, the Philippines entered the second decade of the 21st century with some optimism that the new president and Congress, not to mention a range of new local leaders, would move to tackle a number of tough political challenges facing the country.
Lying south of Taiwan and east of Vietnam, the Republic of the Philippines is an archipelago of over 7000 islands. The country’s geography and complex history has given rise to a diversity of cultures and languages across the country’s 1000 inhabited islands.
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