Philippines – People's World

Disco and dictators: Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos overthrown again, this time on Broadway

July 26, 2023 By C.J. Atkins

If you’re in New York or find yourself visiting, add “Here Lies Love” to your itinerary.

‘Maelstrom Over the Killing Fields’: Dire underdevelopment and the Filipino national idea

August 9, 2022 By Joel Wendland-Liu

It explores another primary focus of San Juan’s work: the literary struggle to develop a national popular Filipino consciousness under the duress of U.S. neocolonialism.

Filipino youth in U.S. denounce new Marcos regime in Philippines

July 26, 2022 By Jamal Rich

As the son of the late dictator delivered a major address, Filipino activists swamped his embassy in D.C.

Philippines ruling class debates anti-communist ‘red tagging,’ raising repression fears

June 27, 2022 By Peoples Dispatch

Despite critical statements by officials in the current and incoming presidencies on red tagging, land defenders and activists have raised concerns about the possibility of greater state repression.

Philippines faces bleak future after Marcos Jr. election victory

May 25, 2022 By Tom Sykes

Bongbong’s team mastered social media, particularly TikTok. A wholesale rewriting of Philippine history—and his family’s place in it—was achieved through short, sharp video clips.