Vignettes from the World Social Forum 2024 in Nepal: Peoples’ Power and Solidarities for a Just and Fair Future
“Another World is Possible!” “Another World NOW!” The 16th World Social Forum (WSF) was held in...
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Author (Category): Raphael Baladad
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The Marcos-Duterte Dynastic Regime in the Philippines: How Long Will It Last?
by Bianca Martinez and Raphael Baladad Southeast Asia Political Dynasties Project II: Philippines...
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First State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., 25 July 2022. Photo from the Office of the Press Secretary
A (PRO) BUSINESS-AS-USUAL ROAD AHEAD
Reflections on Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s First State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2022 July 28 ...
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#Duterte and the Damage Done: EJKs and a Legacy of Death
By Raphael Baladad “I promise you… It will be bloody” This was how Duterte foreshadowed his...
Read MoreSelective Transparency, Inconsistent Accountability:Unpacking Duterte’s Anti-Corruption Campaign
Raphael Baladad “Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap” (If there is no corruption, there is no poverty) was the rallying call behind Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s Presidential campaign in 2010, with the promise of...
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Onions sold alongside a highway in the Municipality of Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, priced at P100.00 (USD 1.92) for a 10-kilo sack. Onion farmers in the Philippines struggle with plummeting market prices due to import liberalization. Photo by Raphael Baladad
Surviving in a fading countryside: The plight of small food producers under Duterte
Government responses to the recent crises on food have revealed one thing: uplifting the hands...
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Focus Policy Review 2019: “Critical Junction: Derailing or Accelerating the Dictatorship Express”
Focus Policy Review on the Progressive Agenda in the 2019 Elections and Beyond This issue of the...
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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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Dengvaxia: When Corporate Greed, Politics, and Corruption Threaten Public Health
Quezon City, Philippines – Corporate greed and its impact on public health were central in the...
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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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Duterte’s Social Development Agenda: Radical Change or Business as Usual?
By Raphael Baladad Since assuming office, President Rodrigo Duterte has constanly reassured the...
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