CENTRAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES, 2001 TO 2016 SOL DOROTEA ROSALES IGLESIAS (MA International Affairs, The Fletcher School, Tufts University M Soc Sci Political Science, National University of Singapore BA Public Administration, University of the Philippines) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2018 Supervisor: Associate Professor Douglas Kammen Examiners: Associate Professor Yoshinori Nishizaki Associate Professor Dominique Caouette, University of Montreal Professor Mark R. Thompson, City University of Hong Kong