The number of Filipinos surveyed who said they sometimes prefer authoritarianism began to rise during the term of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
MANILA, Philippines – Most Filipinos – 89% – are satisfied with the way democracy currently exists in the Philippines, according to the Social Weather Stations 2022 annual review.
“We have what we call the liberal democracy, a key component of which is the protection of individual liberties and rule of law, and you have the opposite, illiberal democracy, where those who are elected, pretty much can do anything they want,” Diokno said.“And when we speak of illiberal democracy, where you have no rule of law, where people are above the law. I think a lot of our people would equate democracy with that because they don’t really see accountability in our country.
Diokno, who ran and lost as an opposition senatorial candidate in 2022, said the two surveys speak to how Filipinos view democracy.
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