Repormang Agraryo at Pagbabago: Narratives on Agrarian Conflicts, Transitions, and Transformation
Focus is pleased to release online its newest publication Repormang Agraryo at Pagbabago?...
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Author (Category): Mary Ann Manahan
Towards Human Rights-Based Tenure Governance in Asia Perspectives, Challenges, and Strategies
This paper summarizes the discussions that took place in a meeting of representatives from...
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From Streets & Communities to Halls of Power, Women Mobilize to Dismantle Corporate Power
Hundreds of representatives of social movements from across the world converged in Geneva to...
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Focus Policy Review – Unpacking Dutertism: What to Make of President Duterte’s Year One
Dutertism. Dutertismo. The suffix ‘ism’ according to the dictionary may refer to a “distinctive...
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Laban-Bawi *: Governing the Environment
by Mary Ann Manahan A day after President Duterte was sworn into office in June 2016, Gloria...
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Continuity or Change?: Unpacking Duterte’s Agenda for the Countryside
by Mary Ann Manahan Candidate Rodrigo Roa Duterte promised a break from the past, by prioritizing...
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Stories Behind the Numbers: Dissecting Duterte’s Build, Build, Build Program
By Mary Ann Manahan The Duterte administration heralds the next five years as the “Golden Age of...
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Advancing Justice After Climate Disaster in the Philippines
by Mary Ann Manahan; originally posted on ileia.org On Sicogon Island in the...
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Why the Commons Matter
“Enclosures have appropriately been called a revolution of the rich against the poor.” Karl...
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Power, Resistance & Political Organizing under the Duterte Regime
In May last year, Rodrigo Duterte was elected to the Philippines presidency, with his ascendancy...
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Radio interview with Mary Ann Manahan on politics, resistance, women and alternatives in Southeast Asia
While in Ecuador this month, Mary Ann Manahan from the Philippines team gave a radio interview to...
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Honoring my Grandfather & Small Farmers of the World
by Mary Ann Manahan I have deep connection with the land. My maternal grandfather was a farmer of...
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The Philippine Experience: Climate Change, Disaster Capitalism, and Food Insecurity
Super typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan has been a wake up call to Filipinos and the bigger global community...
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Veolia in Asia-Pacific: five reasons why you should challenge Veolia
As the 7th World Water Forum kicks off in Daegu, South Korea, civil society organizations and...
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State of Fragmentation: The Philippines in Transition
We’re pleased to announce the release of State of Fragmentation: The Philippines in...
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