MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo has admitted that one way to push back against the rise of populism in the Philippines and across the globe is to understand and acknowledge why such ideology arose in the first place.
During a forum hosted by the University of Cambridge’s MPhil in Public Policy Class of 2021, Robredo said one of the factors that gave rise to populism — or a political strategy that appears to appease the masses and ordinary people — is the feeling of being excluded from discussions about development.
Being aware of such issues, the Vice President said, would greatly help against falling to the same pattern where people would feel excluded …
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