Center for People Empowerment and Governance (CenPEG)Comprehensive Analysis, February 2026     Synthesis This paper aims to analyze the Philippines' precarious position in early 2026 as it navigates a domestic political crisis and a high-risk alignment with U.S.’ "aggressive unilateralism." While the Marcos administration faces a "governance-induced paralysis" fueled by a ₱805-billion corruption scandal and a "popularity flip" favoring the resurgent Duterte bloc, the nation h

Think tank Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) today expressed serious concern over what it described as a “very weak and watered-down” version of the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Bill currently being deliberated in Congress.   CenPEG Chairperson Roland G. Simbulan criticized the measure for merely prohibiting multiple family members from occupying government posts at the same time or within the same term, while still allowing political clans to maintain p

CenPEG 2025 Election Analysis June 2025 The May 12, 2025 midterm polls in the Philippines—covering half the Senate and the full House of...

Political dynasties remain a persistent and entrenched feature of Philippine governance. Despite the 1987 Constitution's mandate to...

CenPEG Political Briefer April 2025 Introduction   April 2025 was a pivotal month for the Philippines. With the May 12 midterm elections...

POLITICAL ANALYSIS PAPER March 2025 / Published 03 April 2025 Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) Justice prevails...

DECEMBER 2024 MONTHLY POLITICAL ANALYSIS   On December 30, 2024, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signed his Executive Order No....

MONTHLY POLITICAL ANALYSIS PAPER January 2024 / Released 08 February 2024   Marcos-Duterte alliance crumbles as battle lines are drawn  ...

By: Bobby M. Tuazon   The May 2022 elections will further entrench the country’s ruling political dynasties while the Filipino people...