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MANILA, Philippines — As political battles over impeachment, accountability and governance continue to dominate public debate, the Philippines’ latest standing in a global governance index points to a deeper problem that goes beyond elections and democratic participation.
According to University of the Philippines Diliman associate professor and Inquirer data scientist Dr. Rogelio Alicor Panao, the country’s performance in the latest Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI) suggests that while the Philippines continues to function as an electoral democracy, it struggles to translate political competition into effective governance.