Herbert Docena, PhD, is a lecturer in sociology at the University of the Philippines, Diliman.

08.02.2022

• Herbert Docena
• Maria Khristine Alvarez
• Joshua Makalintal

By Failing to Transform the Philippines, Liberals Paved the Way for the Reactionary Right

Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of the former dictator, won a crushing victory in this year’s Philippine presidential election. Responsibility for this disaster lies with the liberal politicians who failed to carry out the most basic social reforms while in power.

03.01.2022

• Maria Khristine Alvarez
• Joshua Makalintal
• Herbert Docena

The Philippine Left Has an Opportunity to Break the Country’s Political Mold

For too long, the Philippine left has been sucked into giving support to different factions of the ruling elite. An unprecedented left-wing campaign in this year’s presidential election is a chance to break with that approach and put forward a radical agenda.