http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220201-180253-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/os4-legacy-philippines/ The legacy of the War on Terror in the Philippines - A total war against dissent and democratic decline Lamchek, Jayson eng 2022-02-01 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Freedom of Expression freedom of information Freedom of Press Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Twenty years after 9/11, the definitive problems of democracy globally relate to disinformation and illiberal intolerance. The Philippines, an illustration of post-truth politics that has engulfed the world, is wracked by tensions in society, resulting in attacks on journalists reporting on disfavoured issues and events. The global War on Terror considerably contributed to a turn towards authoritarianism in the Philippines, vis-à-vis the limits of public discourse, and that law reform offers a very limited kind of remedy.