Category: Philippines
Disclaimer from Focus on the Global South Philippines
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Mula sa Guho, Saan Tayo Patungo? : Challenges and Ways Forward to Recover from Dutertismo
In our interview with Walden Bello, we assessed the damage inflicted by the Duterte administration on the Philippines over the past 5 years, and discussed opportunities to move forward and recover from ‘Dutertismo’.
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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...
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Over 500 frontliners and medical health workers of CamSur receive Astrazeneca vaccine Photo by Annalyn Gallego/Province of Camarines Sur. WIkimedia Commons
PHILIPPINE SENATE JOINS GROWING CALLS FOR SUSPENSION OF PATENTS FOR COVID-19 VACCINES AND TREATMENT
PRESS RELEASE TRADE JUSTICE PILIPINAS 1 October 2021 PHILIPPINE SENATE JOINS...
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#Duterte and the Damage Done: Violent Othering
DUTERTE’S VIOLENT RHETORIC: REAPING THE SEEDS OF MORAL DECAY By Bianca Martinez 16 September 2021...
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#Duterte and the Damage Done: Grand Corruption
DEFENESTRATION OF DUTERTE AND DUTERTISMO By Galileo de Guzman Castillo You sit in...
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#Duterte and the Damage Done: Human Rights Crisis
#Duterte and the Damage Done Focus on the Global South has been examining the yearly State of the...
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The Rice Trade Liberalization Law signed by Duterte in February 2019 was strongly opposed by farmers. Photo by Joseph Purugganan. March 2019
Philippine Agriculture is Dying—What Will It Take to Save it?
By Walden Bello* There are various adjectives that people use to describe Philippine agriculture...
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Statement of Philippine Groups on the G7 Tax “Agreement”: Might be good for rich countries, but detrimental to developing countries
June 14, 2021 We, individuals and groups from workers’ and fishers/farmers sectors,...
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Asian Generation Z’s Voice for Peace and Justice
Galileo de Guzman Castillo’s concluding remarks at the International Peace Bureau’s...
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Bamboo, art, development, generation, beliefs. Photo by Nguyen Hoang Trong. Retrieved from Pixabay. 2017 December 4. Creative Commons license
Dis(seed)ence
By Galileo de Guzman Castillo Talahib ka ng taong bayan uring sinawi ng kagutuman...
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Local police in the town of Hermosa, Bataan prepare to dismantle farmers houses in barrio Sumalo amidst the Covid 19 pandemic. May 2021
Save Agrarian Reform Alliance (SARA) Statement: Protect the land rights of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries! Stop the demolition of farmer’s homes in Barangay Sumalo!
11 May 2021 The Save Agrarian Reform Alliance is a consortium of various national farmer’s...
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