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State of abandonment, state of terror
Overseas Filipino workers returning from Kuwait. (Photo from DFA website) Looking at history, one can say that state abandonment is very much the official disposition on which the labor export system is hinged. The Philippine government is fundamentally inclined to function simply as what sociologist Robyn Rodriguez calls a “labor brokerage state,” an institutional apparatus…
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Duterte’s COVID-19 response, no sense of urgency
With the cases increasing, concerned government agencies are swamped with backlogs, particularly on validating COVID-19 cases and an overwhelmed public health system. By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte is set to deliver his fifth State of the Nation Address on Monday. But where does the country stand now with the…
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IBON Midyear 2020 Praymer: Sa Ngalan ng Poder
Download Praymer May dalawang taon na lang ang administrasyong Duterte. Subalit tila wala itong balak na lisanin ang poder. Sa nagdaang apat na taon, inasikaso nito ang pagpapayaman ng mga dayuhang mamumuhunan at mga oligarkiya sa ekonomiya, kasama na rin ang sirkulo ng pangulo, gayundin ang pagpapatibay ng kamay-na-bakal sa pamumuno. Lalo pang namalas ang…
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The Duterte era: A state of nature under attack
By LEON DULCE A complex array of multiple crises slowly brewing for four years breached the tipping point and inundated the Philippines in just the last four and a half months. This is the story of our nation as we approach the upcoming State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte. The COVID-19 pandemic…
