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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Chronology -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Philippine Society and American Colonialism -- Implementing the "New Order": The Structure and Supervision of Local Government During the Taft Era -- Conflict in the Philippine Legislature: The Commission and the Assembly from 1907 to 1913 -- Philippine Economic Development and American Policy: A Reappraisal -- American Internal Revenue Policy in the Philippines to 1916 -- Quezon's Role in Philippine Independence -- Joseph Ralston Hayden: The Education of a Colonialist -- Select Bibliography.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Habermasian theory of Law and Democracy -- 1. The Paradoxical Duality of Modern Law -- Communicative Action and Social Coordination -- Twofold Dimensions of Legal Validity -- The Normative Sense of the Modern Rule of Law -- The Relation of Law to Democracy -- The Discourse Principle as Ground of Legitimacy -- The System of Rights as Conditions for Autonomy -- State Authority and Administrative Power -- 2. The External Tension between Social Facts and Law -- Restoring the Normative Sense in Democratic Theory -- Constructing a Sociological Model of Power Circulation -- Democratic Lawmaking and the Public Sphere -- Avenues for Agenda-Buildingin the Political System -- Prospects for a Proceduralist Paradigm of Law -- Part II. Philippine Democracy:Vision and Actuality -- 3. Constitutional Norms for a Democratic Nation -- The Framing of the Philippine Constitution -- Freedom and Rights in the Philippine Constitution -- A. The System of Initiative and Referendum -- B. The Party-List System -- C. Civil Society and Nongovernmental Organizations -- D. Local Government Autonomy and Decentralization -- 4. Bridging the Divide between Rhetoric and Practice -- Enforcing the Rule of Law sans Exceptions -- A. The System of Initiative and Referendum -- B. The Party-List System -- C. Civil Society and Nongovernmental Organizations -- D. Local Government Autonomy and Decentralization -- Building a Culture for a Democratic Way of Life -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Books -- Articles/Book Chapters -- Index.

Newly available with an updated bibliographic essay, this highly acclaimed work explores the Huk rebellion, a momentous peasant revolt in the Philippines. Unlike prevailing top-down analysis, Kerkvliet seeks to understand the movement from the point of view of its participants and sympathizers. He argues that seeing a peasant revolt through the eyes of those who rebelled explains and clarifies the actions of people who otherwise might appear irrational. Drawing on a rich array of documents and in-depth interviews with peasants and rebel leaders, the author provides definitive answers to the causes of the rebellion, the goals of the rebels, and the process of resistance.

The Philippines is one of the eight founding members of the open government partnership (OGP) alongside Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States. The overarching concept of open government recognizes that good governance derives from the principle of transparency by providing an easily accessible, readily usable, and up-to-date online platform of digitized public records. Open data is an important component and commitment area of the OGP. The Philippines developed its first national open government action plan, which detailed nineteen initiatives under four broad outcome areas, from June to September 2011. This paper aims to: (1) document the historical development, key drivers, and milestones of open government Philippines and open data Philippines, and (2) pose recommendations for moving forward with its commitments. It reviews the composition and formation of the open data task force and showcases the features of data.gov.ph. The paper seeks to pose recommendations pertaining to the following areas: (1) release and manage organized, operable, and relevant data; (2) refine technical aspects of open data; (3) institutionalize open data within government; (4) promote civic engagement and stakeholder outreach; and (5) adopt complementary metrics and measures of success. The paper also opens a series of reports on the key stages in the development of the program, including implementation and impact evaluation.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Training Overview -- Implementing the Training -- Preparing for the Training -- Session 1: Creating the Learning Climate -- Session 2: Revisiting Community-Driven Development -- Session 3: Management of Learning -- Session 4: Local Government-Led Community-Driven Development Implementation -- Session 5: Facilitation in Local Government-Led Community-Driven Development -- Session 6: Overview of Personal Effectiveness -- Session 7: Management of Learning -- Session 8: Managing Work Demands -- Session 9: Situational Awareness and Adaptation -- Session 10: Problem-Solving and Decision-Making -- Session 11: Management of Learning -- Session 12: Building High Performing Teams -- Session 13: Partnering toward Sustainability -- Session 14: Management of Learning -- Session 15: Action Planning -- Session 16: Integration and Closing -- Appendixes -- 1 Monitoring and Evaluation Plan -- 2 Sequencing Game Cards -- 3 Community-Driven Development Facilitation Competency Assessment Questionnaire -- 4 Defining the Problem -- 5 Practice Exercise-Felisa's Story -- 6 Case Study Exercise -- 7 Case Presentation Feedback Form -- 8 Paper Airplane Exercise Tally Sheet -- 9 Earn As Much As You Can Exercise Tally Sheet -- 10 Quick Draw Exercise Activity -- 11 Power versus Interest Grid -- 12 Stakeholder Engagement Plan -- 13 CDD Facilitation Action Plan and Competency Development Plan

Using a political economy perspective, this paper establishes the strong relationship between rice and politics and explains recent developments in the Philippine rice landscape. Results of the analysis show that the price of rice has been a significant determinant in election results since the 1950s, with the exception of 1998, where despite stable prices, the candidate from the incumbent administration failed to win the presidential elections. In addition, reliance by the Philippine government primarily on price instruments to achieve its rice objectives and to protect farmer and consumer interests has not resulted in any substantial improvements in rice production. In fact, the shift to rice protection since the 1980s has failed to stabilize domestic rice prices and has effectively penalized the poorer households. This has been traced largely to the failure of the National Food Authority to provide timely, accurate, and appropriate intervention in the country's rice market. If the Philippines is to achieve sustained, stable rice supply at low prices and at the same time promote rice consumer and producer welfare, the adoption of a private-focused, market-based regulatory regime without a rice trading parastatal (but with rice emergency reserves, not for price stabilization) remains as a long-term objective.