Civil Society under the Marcos-Duterte Administration
By Joseph Purugganan [1] It is important to start by looking at a way to frame the relationship...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Jul 21, 2023 | Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy, Social Movements
By Joseph Purugganan [1] It is important to start by looking at a way to frame the relationship...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Feb 27, 2023 | FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy, Trade and Investment
By Joseph Purugganan, Focus on the Global South* As Social Justice and human rights activists we...
Read MorePosted by Focus on the Global South Team | Jul 28, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy
Reflections on Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s First State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2022 July 28 ...
Read MorePosted by admin2 | Apr 12, 2019 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Peace and Security, Philippines, Power and Democracy, The Commons, Women
Focus Policy Review on the Progressive Agenda in the 2019 Elections and Beyond This issue of the...
Read MorePosted by admin | Oct 3, 2018 | Philippines, Power and Democracy, Trade and Investment
This paper was presented by Joseph Purugganan at the Asia Europe Peoples Forum in Ghent, Belgium...
Read MorePosted by yasmin | May 23, 2018 | Philippines, Power and Democracy
(May 23, 2018/Manila) – “Identity, ancestral domain, protection of their rights as non-Moro...
Read MorePosted by yasmin | Mar 29, 2018 | Corporate Accountability, Philippines, Reports
Quezon City, Philippines – Corporate greed and its impact on public health were central in the...
Read MorePosted by admin | Sep 6, 2017 | Philippines, Power and Democracy, Publications
Dutertism. Dutertismo. The suffix ‘ism’ according to the dictionary may refer to a “distinctive...
Read MorePosted by admin | Sep 6, 2017 | Philippines, Trade and Investment
by Joseph Purugganan When Rodrigo Duterte won the presidency in May 2016, he inherited an economy...
Read MorePosted by admin | May 29, 2017 | Philippines, Trade and Investment
In the recent[c1] “RCEP 18th Round of Talks,” members of civil society organizations and...
Read MorePosted by cvmilitante | May 8, 2017 | Philippines, Trade and Investment
Manila — Representatives of major Philippine trade unions in both the public and private...
Read MorePosted by cvmilitante | Oct 6, 2016 | Climate & Environment, Philippines
Cebu City – A two-day, high-level summit on climate change kicked off here, Oct. 6,...
Read MorePosted by admin | May 23, 2016 | Philippines, Statement, Trade and Investment
Amsterdam/Manila, May 24 2016 – As the first round of negotiations of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA)...
Read MorePosted by admin | May 22, 2016 | Mekong Region, Philippines, Statement, Trade and Investment
The first round of negotiations for an EU-Philippines Free Trade Agreement will commence next week...
Read MorePosted by admin | May 1, 2016 | Philippines, Statement, Trade and Investment
The EU-ASEAN Network has questioned what it called a ‘mad rush’ to conclude a comprehensive free...
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