Political scientist Cleve V. Arguelles joins the Institute as a non-resident research fellow. Cleve is Assistant Professor and Chair of the Political Science Program of University of the Philippines Manila.…

The Institute for  is looking for at least five (5) interns who can perform the following roles effectively and efficiently. The clustering of roles and assignments will be different per…

By CZARINA MEDINA-GUCE This blog is first of a series that discusses parts of the working paper, “Democratic Backsliding and Shrinking Civic Spaces: Problematizing Philippine Democratic Institutions”, written by Czarina…

By ZY-ZA NADINE SUZARA, HARVEY PARAFINA, & RUPERT MANGILIT By now, everyone has felt the pinch—or punch—from inflation moving up at breakneck speed. From nearly hitting through the roof in…

iLEAD Executive Director Czarina Medina-Guce will be presenting the working paper, "Democratic Backsliding: Problematizing the Strengthening of Philippine Democratic Institutions" at the "Kapihan sa SWS" on May 30, 2018, Wednesday,…

  New set of elected leaders, but old sets of problems. What are lingering issues in barangay governance? How can barangays, as the smallest unit of government, become more effective…

This article first appeared in Open Knowledge International Blog, contributed by iLEAD with Marco Zaplan of Datos.PH. This is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2018. On…

By Paul Rothman, Assistant Partnerships Officer at the Center for International Media Assistance in Washington, DC. This article first appeared in Center for International Media Assistance.  The last two years have been a…

The national budget is the language of public policy. In detail, it lays down the government’s plans for the fiscal year, and suggests where the country might be headed in…

The Philippines: Country Snapshot is part of the Institute's regular Political Governance Briefers (PoliGovBriefs), offering a profile of the country's political and socio-economic landscape. This country profile covers reports on…

This working paper problematizes the challenges to Philippine democracy through the lens of its democratic institutions. The paper argues the existence of democratic backsliding, which happens when a nominally democratic…

  The Institute for Leadership, Empowerment, and Democracy, with the support of Open Knowledge International and SPARC, is convening a Roundtable Discussion on Open Research in the Philippines as part…

In December 2016, half a year into his term, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 10, which created a 25-man consultative committee to revisit the 1987 Constitution. Though it…