Recent Books on Philippine Government and PoliticsPhilippine Chinese contributed liberally to politics but without asking anything openly for themselves. They habitually concealed their wealth, having been taught what comes of envy on the part of a government which they cannot control1...
The Philippines is a country made up of over 7,000 islands in Southeast Asia, whose politics have their own unique features and characteristics. It's worthwhile to understand a little more about the political dynamics of this diverse nation, which is home to over 88 million people speaking var...
military garrison in the Philippine Islands at the hands of the Japanese in 1941-42 is one of the greatest military disasters in the nation's history, yet also one that has received comparatively little attention from scholars of the Second World War. This dissertation seeks to identify the ...
Section 1. The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them. xxx Section 5. The maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life, liberty, and property, and promotion of the general welfare are essentia...
and vehicles. Thesecond bill, which the government plans to introduce later this year, would reducethe corporate income-tax rate from 30% (also high for the region) to 25%, while trimmingtax breaks. Later measures would lower inheritance taxes, make more goodsand services subject to value-...
These patrons then formed the basis for the factions and ever-shifting coalitions of Philippine politics. The patron-client model is in the keeping with a view of political participation which revolves around elections, said to be the central drama of Philippine politics. Certainly, the most ...
CategoryCitizenship/Patriotism,Philippine Government,Philippine Politics Notes from the Editor This is predominantly a discussion blog. The articles focus on a topic and commenters chip in to build insights. The genius moments are invariably found in the discussion section. And occasionally flames and no...
“China strongly condemns and firmly opposes it," she said. In a new national map it released last year the Chinese government demarcated its claim to virtually the entire South China Sea with vague dash linesthat drew protestsand rejections from rival coastal ...
Power and privilege: essays on politics, economics and government Espia, Juhn Chris 103-104 Noynoy: triumph of a people's campaign Antonio, Michael G. 105-106 After the storm: stories on Ondoy Bautista, Margery B. 106-108 Media and culture: global homogeneity and local identity Unta...
The bill is the result of a 2014 peace deal between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the government to end nearly 50 years of conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people and displaced 2 million. (Philippine peace deal: http://tmsnrt.rs/2vcN12N) It outli...