Games, Changes, and Fears: The Philippines from Duterte to Marcos Jr. by Aries Arugay and Jean Encinas-Franco History

Games, Changes, and Fears: The Philippines from Duterte to Marcos Jr. by Aries Arugay and Jean Encinas-Franco HistoryRodrigo Dutertes rise and the Marcoses return to power have captivated Southeast Asia watchers and the rest of the world. That the spectacle of strongman rule has allured most Filipinos is no longer in doubt, with the strong electoral mandate garnered by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in 2022. Whether their capture of state power is in any way connected and what this portends about the countrys democratic future is a key theme marking Games, Changes, and Fears.

This book collects eight stories of fantasy

-Heather LaureanoA Philippine import

and culturally different

They got to Ooty in time and survived the perilous East

Rather than finding a dreary and dispirited landscape of sameness and hardship

and ends with the poet's essay

seven days a week

fruit trees mysteriously sprout on the burial grounds of loved ones whose distinct qualities or characteristics are manifest in the fruits themselves

Language as key and map to places

Publisher: Adarna House (2010)

2008 as the Best Food Literature Book from the Philippines

a study of the rise of the Federal Republic of Germany from the ravages of war to the pinnacle of economic power in Europe is truly a fascinating one