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Lead up to fiesta elections: Has Philippine democratic politics changed at all?

Posted on By benign0 44 Comments on Lead up to fiesta elections: Has Philippine democratic politics changed at all?
Lead up to fiesta elections: Has Philippine democratic politics changed at all?

From the little window through which I take stock of the landscape of issues that describe the lead up to the May 2013 elections, I’d say — surprise surprise — things haven’t changed much. A lot of developments have supposedly further liberalised and democratised democracy as it is practiced in the Philippines. The two new…

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Learning from Pigs and the Yellows

Posted on By Hector Gamboa 25 Comments on Learning from Pigs and the Yellows
Learning from Pigs and the Yellows

A fellow member of the Get Real Philippines Facebook page asked an interesting question. “Do you agree that a change in self must happen first before a change in rules? Or do you believe in the reverse?” This, for me, is a thought-provoking question. Some folks, especially proponents of Charter Change (to Parliamentary form of…

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Charter Change, Government, Politics