Region, Nation and Homeland
Region, Nation and Homeland

Author: Miriam Coronel Ferrer

Publisher: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Published: 2020-01-20

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9814843725

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Movements tell stories of oppression and liberation. They critique the power relations that exist. They offer alternative visions of the homeland they hope to build. This volume looks at the Moro and Cordillera movements as told in their own words. Within and among these movement organizations in the Philippines, their constructed identities and claims for demanding the right to self-determination differed and evolved over time. The author shows the significant intertextuality in the discourse of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, which broke away from the Moro National Liberation Front. She traces the drift to heightened ethnonationalism in the case of the Cordillera Peoples’ Liberation Army when it split from the national democratic Cordillera People’s Democratic Front. She reflects on where these mobilizations are now, and the strands of discourses that have remained salient in current times.

The Borough of Licab
The Borough of Licab

Author: George F. Esguerr

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2012-01-13

Total Pages: 599

ISBN-13: 1426956010

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The Borough of Licab shares the true stories of a Filipino citizen born in the Ilocos region of the Philippines and his reflections on how the people of this remarkable area were forever influenced by the power of foreign invaders. It was not until Ferdinand Magellan led an expedition that unintentionally landed him on the Philippine island that it was finally recognized by the Europeanssetting off a multitude of occupations by the Spanish, Japanese, and Americans that forced the islands people into a perpetual struggle to gain freedom, dignity, and independence from the prejudiced intruders. With a narrative style, George Esguerra begins by sharing brief histories of Portugal and Spain and continues with in-depth studies of each foreign occupation, the eight radiances of the sun, the significant provinces, and the political leaders who, each in their own way, helped change the history of an island and its people who simply wanted to live as a free nation. With vivid descriptions and colorful images, The Borough of Licabi offers an exploration of an intriguing time in history when the people of the Ilocos region were unwillingly manipulated by greed and the power of a three-hundred-fifty-year-old oppression.

Post-Marcos Politics
Post-Marcos Politics

Author: Carl Herman Landé

Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 9813055200

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This study first provides an in-depth geographical and demographic analysis of the 1992 Philippine presidential election. It is followed by a survey of the development of Philippine party politics before and since the end of the Marcos dictatorship and how the 1992 election fits into the long-term evolution of the party system. Several scenarios for a future party system are discussed, and include the probable effects of proposed changes in the form of government.