Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by DE JONG Alex
In “Global Battlefields: My Close Encounters with Dictatorship, Capital, Empire, and Love,” Walden Bello remembers a rich life as a scholar and activist, from agitating against U.S. support for Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the 1970s and 1980s to becoming a leading critic of neoliberal (…)
, by DAVID Randy
In times when hope feels scarce, we look back to a moment in our nation’s history when we believed our chance at greatness had finally arrived. Enough time has passed to allow us to assess, with some objectivity, what we got right and where we failed. Knowing this may help us understand why our (…)
, by DAVID Randy
South Korea, an Asian country with which the Philippines has shared strong cultural affinities in recent years, is currently grappling with a political crisis eerily reminiscent of the Philippines’ Edsa Dos and Edsa Tres uprisings. The South Korean approach to this volatile moment offers a (…)
, by DAVID Randy
In sociology, corruption has a straightforward definition. When it involves government officials and employees, corruption simply means the failure to distinguish between the interests of the government and those of other entities in society, such as family, private businesses, religious (…)
, by SMEDLEY Agnes
Agnes Smedley with three vignettes of political life in the Philippines, including a visit to a Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas rally addressed by Crisanto Evangelista.
Cognao And Revolution —
Four of us sat in a Chinese restaurant in Manila, a Filipino newspaper man, a Chinese physician, an (…)
, by DE JONG Alex
Over 10 percent of the population of the Philippines works overseas, sending back remittances that are crucial to the country’s economy. A new book outlines how the Left won this demographic — only to soon lose it.
When people move abroad and settle in other countries, they don’t automatically (…)
, by CANDELARIA John Lee
Why does one of the Philippines’ most traumatic wartime experiences loom small in commemorations of WW2?
On 3 February, 2024, the Manila City Government marked the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Manila with a solemn but subdued ceremony. The event was attended by a select group of (…)
It is that time of the year again, the period around the Edsa People Power anniversary, that the recurring line gets regurgitated. The worn-out line goes that Rodrigo Duterte’s family should be ashamed that their matriarch Soledad Duterte was an anti-Marcos crusader.
Pundits just love to (…)
, by DOCENA Herbert
’The answer to many strategic and tactical questions we face depend on how we grasp the nature of the country we seek to change’
For several decades now, those who seek to change Philippine society have remained deeply divided over one basic question: What kind of society is Philippine (…)
, by BOLLEDO Jairo, BUAN Lian , GAVILAN Jodesz
Among the expensive rifles that Duterte owns is one priced at P350,000, while another costs about P163,000. Former lawmaker Carlos Zarate asks him: ’As a former president, you already have PSG [Personal Security Guards], what will prevent other people from asking the same kind of privilege?’ (…)
, by BELLO Walden
As the US dramatically expands its military presence, colonialist history is repeating itself.
When the news broke in early February that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had struck a deal to allow the United States to dramatically expand its military presence on the archipelago, many (…)
, by DAVID Randy
After he issued Proclamation No. 1081 placing the entire country under martial law, Ferdinand Marcos tried to explain that martial law did not mean military rule. He assured the nation that civilian leadership remained supreme over the military.
Technically, he was right. Marcos, who remained (…)
, by TADEM Eduardo C.
Most history has generally been written from the point of view of rulers and elites and has little to say about the great majority of the planet’s inhabitants.
Filipino historians’ assertions that history is synonymous with the “truth” are aimed at the viral comment on social media by a (…)
, by CIMATU Frank
Solid North ‘bus’ zooms on as political juggernaut.
The Solid North is very much alive and growing, giving president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. a rare majority victory
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo loved to read out supporters’ placards during her campaign sorties (…)
, by RATCLIFFE Rebecca
Analysis: Duterte’s popularity remains undented among people in poorer areas despite attacks on human rights, rule of law and media
Six years ago, the tough-talking mayor of Davao City, known as “the Punisher” because of his merciless approach to crime, was on the brink of taking national (…)
, by TAN Michael L.
There’s a gossipy side to history which, unfortunately, interests the public more than the more scholarly, facts-based aspects of historiography. Enter social media, which favors the spread of the more sensational and salacious gossip, and you have it quickly accepted as history.
This is (…)
, by DAVID Randy
One hundred twenty-four years after our elders proclaimed the Filipino people’s independence from Spanish colonial rule , we may perhaps view with more understanding, and even admiration, the seemingly strange manner in which they performed that defining act. More specifically, why they invoked (…)
, by TADEM Eduardo C.
“President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s designation of known technocrats to manage the Philippine economy raises the issue of whether continuing to rely on this particular group of experts can actually do good for the Filipino people and the country. (...) The opposing view sees the surge of (…)
, by SCALICE Joseph
Thirty-six years ago, in February 1986, millions of Filipinos gathered on Edsa, the main thoroughfare of Manila, in open defiance of the brutal regime of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos. With immense courage, they stood their ground in the face of the tanks and military might of the dictatorship, (…)
, by DAVID Randy
While a good number of thoughtful Filipinos believe that the May 2022 presidential election is a watershed moment for our country and for generations to come — one that demands the most careful reflection about the kind of nation we want to be — this is not necessarily how the majority of voters (…)
Twitter
Facebook