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Expanding armies, shrinking peace: Militarisation in Southeast Asia

  • Su Mon Thant,

Several large Southeast Asian nations are increasing their defence budgets and deepening military ties. What will this mean for conflict resolution?

The paradoxes and precarities of Philippine development

  • Syme de Leon,

What does ‘progress’ and ‘development’ mean in the Philippines, a nation very vulnerable to climate change-related disasters?

Foundlings at risk of statelessness in the Philippines: Progress and challenges

  • Melvin C. Suarez,

Deserted or abandoned children in the Philippines have citizenship rights, but there are still problems with implementation.

Gutom o Ginhawa: Why Philippine rice policy must align with smallholder practice

  • Dr Eric D U Gutierrez, Prof Wolfram Dressler, Dr Trent Brown, Dr Dominic Glover, A/Prof Brooke Wilmsen, Mercedes Limsa, Richelle Cañete, Rowelyn Agravio, Demi Divinagracia & Dr Michael Pido,

Modernisation and market reform were supposed to raise rice yields in the Philippines. But rice farming has grown more precarious.

How civil society in the Philippines helped pass the ‘Sin Tax’ law and the lessons learned

  • Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III & Prof. Jorge V. Tigno,

Civil society organisations built strong networks of trust with legislators against the interests of commercial lobbyists.

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