By Roland Simbulan
The paper provides an incisive critique of Philippine foreign and security policies, with highlight to various legal provisions, specifically those found in the Constitution, that augur well for the exercise of state sovereignty, provisions which unfortunately are subverted by the Philippine state's subservience to the interests of the United States and its allied agencies like the IMF and World Bank. Such subservience is exemplified by the Visiting Forces Agreement, an onerous and unequal agreement, clearly detrimental to the interests of the Filipino people but beneficial to the geo-political interests of the United States. Available in English and Filipino.
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Jobs, Prices, Incomes, Poverty: Uncovering the State of the Nation
by Aya Fabros
This paper provides a snapshot of the state of the Philippine economy on the eve of the 2008 State of the Nation Address (SONA). This FOCUS study summarizes employment, inflation and poverty statistics that underpin the current economic crisis.
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