BREAKTHROUGH – Elfren S. Cruz – The Philippine Star December 9, 2021 | 12:00am When President Biden announced early this year that he would be hosting a Summit of Democracies on Dec. 9 and 10, I had really high hopes. Now, on the eve of the summit, as I write this column I hardly see any international media coverage. So far the summit has failed to ignite any desire or passion for countries and organizations to find ways to stop the growth of authoritarianism in the world and slow the decline of democracies. The summit is a virtual summit that “aims to renew democracy at home and confront auto…

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