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Democracy that Delivers #333: Philippines Elections Series – The Role of Gendered Disinformation in Election Outcomes

06.29.2022 |

Dr. Jean Encinas-Franco, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman, once again joins Jennifer Anderson, Senior Program Officer, as well as Srujana Penumetcha Huerter, Program Officer for the Philippines, from CIPE’s Asia and Pacific team. In this...

Democracy that Delivers #332: Cambodian Elections: Local Results, National Effects

06.22.2022 |

Charles Dunst, current associate at The Asia Group, fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and former foreign correspondent, joins Jennifer Anderson, Senior Program Officer for CIPE’s Asia and Pacific Team to discuss Cambodia’s election results. Charles has report...

Democracy that Delivers #331: Emerging Leaders in Asia & the Pacific

06.15.2022 |

Nora Wheelehan and Kendra Brock from CIPE’s Asia & the Pacific team join their Deputy Regional Director, Catherine Tai, as well as co-host Zoe Watkins from the Communications department. This is the final episode of Democracy that Delivers’ “Emerging Leaders” mini-series...

Democracy that Delivers #325: Philippines Election Series – Democratic Opportunities and Challenges

05.05.2022 |

Dr. Jean Encinas-Franco, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of the Philippines, joins our host Jennifer Anderson from CIPE’s Asia and Pacific team. This is the second episode of our series on the Philippines elections, a critical crossroads to ele...

Democracy that Delivers #324: Philippines Elections Series – Social Media and Disinformation

05.03.2022 |

Coco Alcuaz, Executive Director of the Makati Business Club (MBC), one of the largest business associations in the Philippines, joins our hosts Jennifer Anderson and Ryan Evangelista from CIPE’s Asia and Pacific team. This is the first episode of our series on the Philippines elections,...

The 2022 Elections: What’s at Stake for Philippine Democracy?

04.21.2022

What does a boxing icon, a retired police general, a labor leader-activist, a former actor, a widow-human rights lawyer and son of a former dictator have in common? They form part of a crowded field of aspirants seeking to become the 17th president of the Philippines. Elections in the middle of ...

Philippines Elections: What’s At Stake for Democracy?

04.20.2022

The Philippines will hold its national elections on May 9, 2022, with an estimated 67 million Filipinos eligible to vote for the country’s next president and vice president. This will end Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency, as Philippine presidents are constitutionally barred from serving more than a ...

Democracy that Delivers #319: Forex Crisis in Sri Lanka: The Road Ahead

04.07.2022 |

On this episode of Democracy that Delivers, our host, John Morrell, and co-host, Aarya Nijat, are joined by Dr. Nishan De Mel, Executive Director of Verité Research. Dr. De Mel discusses Sri Lanka’s debt crisis, Sri Lankan government’s response to the crisis, nation-wide and global protest...

Democracy that Delivers #318: Strengthening Resilience: Lessons from the Philippines

04.06.2022 |

In the second episode of the podcast mini-series on resilience, CIPE speaks with the Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce (PLCC), an organization dedicated to advocating for policies that support the needs of LGBT-owned businesses. Chairperson of PLCC, Ronn Astillas, will outline the impact of the p...

Building CSO’s Capacity to Engage in Large-scale Infrastructures in Sri Lanka

03.30.2022

As part of the project with the U.S. Department of State (DoS) – Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) on large-scale infrastructure in Sri Lanka, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) has recently partnered with five new organizations, as well as Verité Research (V...