Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. About the Contributors vii
4. 1 Introduction: Contesting the Philippines 1
5. PART I Economic Resurgence
6. 2 Structural Fiscal Reforms to Support Strong, Sustainable Growth with Equity 11
7. 3 Political and Economic Update: DU30 at 2 22
8. 4 The Philippine Economy: Sustained Economic Growth amidst Short-Term Disturbances? 35
9. 5 The Philippine Services Export Economy and Prospects of Manufacturing 60
10. 6 The Philippine Climate Change Commitments and the Energy Transition to a Low-Carbon Future 78
11. 7 Hey Big Spender: Filipino Migrants, Consumption and Social Change, 1980–2018 107
12. PART II Waging Lawfare in the Philippines
13. 8 Impeachment under Duterte: Liberal Tool or Illiberal Weapon? 129
14. 9 Tipping the Balance? Politics, Personalities and Institutions in the Philippine Supreme Court 149
15. 10 Contesting Duterte’s Drug War: Truth, Politics, Ethics 171
16. 11 Prioritizing Prison Reform: The Real Challenges behind Managing Violent Extremist Prisoners in the Philippines 190
17. PART III Reshaping the State under Duterte
18. 12 Local Civil-Military Relations during Emergency: Lessons and Norming from Marawi 209
19. 13 Emergency Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Provision for Marawi’s Internally Displaced Persons 236
20. 14 A Tale of Two Towns: Patterns of Violent Conflict in Maguindanao since the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro 253
21. 15 The ARMM Is Gone: Long Live the BARMM 276
22. Index 292