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    The article analyzes the political dynamics in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the country's authoritarian tendencies under President Duterte that were amplified by the crisis. It discusses how Duterte capitalized on his populist approach to consolidate power and weaken democratic institutions. This led to mismanaged lockdown policies that caused economic problems and corruption, worsening outcomes. The review praises the article for its in-depth examination of how political decisions impacted health, economic, and social issues in the Philippines during the pandemic.

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    The article analyzes the political dynamics in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the country's authoritarian tendencies under President Duterte that were amplified by the crisis. It discusses how Duterte capitalized on his populist approach to consolidate power and weaken democratic institutions. This led to mismanaged lockdown policies that caused economic problems and corruption, worsening outcomes. The review praises the article for its in-depth examination of how political decisions impacted health, economic, and social issues in the Philippines during the pandemic.

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    The article analyzes the political dynamics in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the country's authoritarian tendencies under President Duterte that were amplified by the crisis. It discusses how Duterte capitalized on his populist approach to consolidate power and weaken democratic institutions. This led to mismanaged lockdown policies that caused economic problems and corruption, worsening outcomes. The review praises the article for its in-depth examination of how political decisions impacted health, economic, and social issues in the Philippines during the pandemic.

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    "Pandemic Politics in the Philippines: A Dive

    into Autocratic Tendencies and Governance Failures"

    ARTICLE REVIEW

    1. Emphasis on the Main Point of the Article:

    The piece titled "Pandemic Politics within the Philippines" digs particularly well

    into the political dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic, specifically with reference to the

    backdrop of the Philippines. It highlights the pre-current authoritarian inclinations that

    may be found everywhere in the international community and that have been amplified

    by the epidemic, which brought about multiplied government powers without proper

    assessments and balances. In the Philippines, those inclinations have escalated under the

    leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte. His populist method has helped facilitate a

    backslide inside the United States democratic institutions. This democratic degradation

    brought about useless pandemic responses, including mishandled lockdown rules, which

    led to large financial downturns and highlighted corruption vulnerabilities, as the article

    also demonstrates.

    2. Reason for Choosing This Article:

    I chose to read this newsletter because it offers an in-depth evaluation of how

    politics and the government's response to the pandemic inside the Philippines interact

    with one another. This article gave an incisive examination of how political decisions can

    profoundly impact fitness, economic, and social outcomes. As someone who is

    inquisitive about the political dynamics of the arena, particularly in the context of

    Southeast Asian countries, I found this article especially useful. Furthermore, the authors,

    Magno and Teehankee, have a first-rate position inside the discipline of political

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    technological know-how, which ensures a nicely researched and carefully taken into

    consideration attitude on the subject matter.

    3. My Stand About the Article:

    Reading the essay changed into an eye-opening experience for me as it shed light

    on the complicated dating that exists between political actions and health outcomes,

    which is mainly applicable within the context of a tremendous crisis that includes a

    deadly disease. Particularly unsettling had been the descriptions of how autocratic

    dispositions may be bolstered all through times of disaster and the in-depth analyses of

    the democratic regression that has come about in the Philippines under the leadership of

    Duterte. The article is pretty essential to the management of President Duterte; though,

    the motives that are offered are supported by data and logical reasoning, making it

    difficult to argue in opposition to them. It additionally serves as a cautionary tale for

    different countries, highlighting how essential it is to retain democratic checks and

    balances even in times of crisis. On the other hand, the essay may have benefited from

    investigating alternative treatments or showcasing international locations that effectively

    balanced pandemic response with democracy. In spite of this, it is a vital contribution to

    the ongoing conversation concerning pandemic governance and democratic resilience.

    REFERENCE

    Magno, F. A., & Teehankee, J. C. (2022). Pandemic politics in the Philippines: An introduction

    from the special issue editors. Philippine Political Science Journal, 43(2), 107-

    122. https://doi.org/10.1163/2165025x-1234004

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