The Philippine Election: Dynasty & Disinformation

This week, we focus on one of Asia’s most dynamic but flawed
democracies: the Philippines. With the election just days away,
we get under the hood of the electoral system and investigate the
powerful role that dynasties play in the country, with a special
focus on Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the front-runner on the cusp of
taking power. We then take into account that other essential, if
dangerous, tenet of modern Philippine democracy: disinformation,
and how it is being used to gain support among the country’s most
vulnerable populations.


In this episode, Asia Stream correspondent Monica Hunter-Hart
reports on the dynasty and disinformation dyad with Cliff Venzon,
our correspondent in Manila, and Regine Cabato of the Washington
Post. Also, Alice French, deputy editor of our Big Story, sends
in her Tokyo Dispatch about Japan’s energy dilemma triggered by
the war in Ukraine, featuring Rurika Imahashi. 


Asia Stream is hosted by Wajahat S. Khan, our digital editor and
executive producer, and produced by Monica Hunter-Hart and Jack
Stone Truitt. 


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