Author: Julio C. Teehankee | Journal of Democracy

Julio C. Teehankee is full professor of political science and international studies and dean of the College of Liberal Arts at De La Salle University, Manila. He is also executive secretary of the Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA).

October 2016, Volume 27, Issue 4

The Vote in the Philippines: Electing A Strongman

Julio C. Teehankee
Mark R. Thompson

The surprise victory of Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines’ May 2016 presidential election represents a major shift in the liberal-democratic regime established thirty years ago after the “people power” revolution.