Philippines’ Academic Freedom Index score drops to over 40-year low

The Philippines’ score dropped to an over four-decade low of 0.589 (out of 1, where 1 is best) in the  of the . The report, released by the researchers from Germany’s and the V-Dem Institute, evaluates academic freedom worldwide across key indicators, including institutional autonomy, campus integrity, and freedom of expression in academia and culture. Despite the decline, the country ranked sixth highest among its peers in East and Southeast Asia.