The Missing Piece

http://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/05/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-cpp-marcos-aquino/

Publisher:  Jacobin
Date Written:  28/05/2016
Year Published:  2016  
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX19534

A strong, independent labour movement could lead the struggle for democracy and justice in the Philippines. Rodrigo Duterte's revolution, at least so far, looks like nothing more than a reshuffling of the country's political elite. The election seems to mark a period of continuity, not progressive change, in Philippine politics.

Subject Headings

• Labour Movement
• Philippines