Protest against the Philippine drug war at Philippine Consulate General, New York City, October 2016. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philippines_Drug_War_Protest_2.jpg">VOCAL-NY (CC)</a>
Protest against the Philippine drug war at Philippine Consulate General, New York City, October 2016. CREDIT: VOCAL-NY (CC)

Fighting Threats to Philippine Democracy, with Joy Aceron

Mar 14, 2018

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"Despite the vibrancy of civil society, political and economic power continues to be in the hands of very few people in the Philippines. In fact, there are statistics that would say that if you want to make one important policy decision, you only have to talk to about 40 people because that is where power is concentrated." Joy Aceron, of G-Watch talks politics, press freedom, and civil society in this info-packed podcast.

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