Even as she vowed to expand the opposition’s ranks in the Senate, reelected Senator Risa Hontiveros said the bigger challenge is to “make democracy as a whole for a majority of the people.” HoldTheLine
MANILA, Philippines – Even as she vowed to expand the opposition’s ranks in the Senate, reelected Senator Risa Hontiveros said the bigger challenge is to “make democracy as a whole for a majority of the people.”
Experts have put a spotlight on the Philippines in the global rise of illiberal democracy, particularly after the outgoing President, Rodrigo Duterte, was elected into power in 2016. In 2022, over 31 million Filipinos elected president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of a dictator who lorded over the country for over 21 years.
Hontiveros rejoins a Senate where majority of its members are allies of Marcos and his running mate, vice president-elect Sara Duterte, who is the daughter of the outgoing President. The same is true for the House of Representatives or the lower chamber, whose membership is typically ruled by a “supermajority” allied with the executive.
“Illiberal democracy is a real, heavy challenge for us to engage in. Our Filipino values have been changing and they can continue to change. The values – not wars – the value struggle is one of the most important parts of our contested democracy. We have to stay in the game. We have to name those values without judging or demeaning each other. We have to name the problem – first by listening to each other…even across the political divide,” added Hontiveros.
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