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When protests backfire: The lessons of Sept 21

THE 21st of September has always carried symbolic weight in the Philippines. It is the anniversary of the declaration of ...
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Frugality and the politics of excess

IN a country where more than half of families identify themselves as poor or nearly poor, the concept of frugality in ...
The Philippine president has set in motion an anti-graft drive that could boost his popularity and investor sentiment.
As public fury mounts over corruption, cronyism, and missing billions, Filipinos take to the streets in scenes that mirror ...
Ragasa had sustained winds of 134 miles per hour and gusts of up 165 mph as it headed west at 12 mph and the weather agency ...
Philippine police have arrested 49 people suspected of attacking officers in violent clashes near the president palace.
Filipinos condemned the corruption in sham projects as an estimated US$2 billion in funds went down the drain.
RALLIES against corruption, including the Trillion Peso March at the EDSA People Power Monument and in key cities, proceeded ...
AS I write, people have massed at EDSA — etched in Philippine history as the site of the people’s action that led to the disintegration of an authoritarian regime — and at the Luneta. But I am ...