Fernan Talamayan is a sociologist, social media analyst, and digital strategist from the Philippines. He obtained his doctoral degree in social research and cultural studies at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. His publications cover a wide range of themes, including populism, disinformation, digital governmentality, digital media discourse, social memory, and Indigenous communities.
2024. International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics 20 (2): 153–172 This article examines the semantics of populist rhetoric and conspiracy narratives in the Philippines to understand how they can […]
2025. Asian Politics & Policy 17 (1): 1–24. The article compares the rhetorical strategies of two of the most popular post-martial law presidents in the Philippines, Joseph Estrada (1998–2001) and […]
2024. Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints 72 (3): 393–428. The article examines the foundation and formation of populist logic in the Philippines, focusing on the presidencies of Manuel Quezon, […]
2025. Asian Journal of Political Science. This article investigates the Marcos golden age narratives on YouTube before the 2022 Philippine presidential elections. Despite evidence of brutality during the Marcos years, […]
2024. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 15 (3): 1–5. Problem: The spread of mis- and disinformation on mobile and messaging apps during the COVID-19 pandemic not only fuelled anxieties and […]
2024. Asia Review 14 (1): 237–274. This article revisits Duterte’s populist and authoritarian performances, analyzing reports that reflect the connection between the populist logic and democratic backsliding in the Philippines. […]
2024. Asian Politics & Policy 16 (1): 113–129. This article contributes a new layer to the existing analyses of Duterte’s foreign policy by arguing that he epitomized a transactionalist approach […]
2023. Media, Culture and Society 45 (6): 1135–1155. While the growing influence of digital platforms on social life is now widely recognized, scholars continue to grapple with the operation of […]