Constitutional Performance Assessment in the Time of a Pandemic: The 1987 Constitution and the Philippines’ COVID-19 Response

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The UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies‘ Program on Social and Political Change and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance present a new discussion paper titled “Constitutional Performance Assessment in the Time of a Pandemic: The 1987 Constitution and the Philippines’ COVID-19 Response.” Building off the “Constitutional Performance Assessment of the 1987 Philippine Constitution” project, this paper examines key constitutional issues to watch out for as the Philippines responds to COVID-19, including electoral institutions, legislative–executive relations, judiciary, accountability institutions, local governments, rights, security, economy and labor, and citizenship and equality.

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