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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Screenings of "Pulang Daan"

 "Pulang Daan" (Red Road) traverses the controversies of the Acoje Road in Santa Cruz, Zambales, a path worn down by decades of mining operations since the early 1900s. With responsibility over the road unclear and the worsening impacts of mining, the imperiled communities are lost as to where to go. Indeed, what brings some up, brings others down.

This documentary is made by Regina Buco, Solène Crohem, Rhodz Lamarre, and Jeman Malibiran as the latest output of the Video Documentary Internship Project of the UP Third World Studies Center and the University of Montréal. The project is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada through the Global Minerals, Local Communities project. 

Join us for the premiere on October 20, 2023 at Palma Hall 400, UP Diliman from 10:00 to 11:30 AM, and for the second screening at the same venue on the same day from 2:30 to 4:00 PM. These are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/a_3N7BEuRio

We encourage those interested to register here: https://tinyurl.com/PulangDaanPremiere


Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Get Your Copy of Marcos Lies Now!

Marcos Lies may be ordered (within the Philippines only) through this form: https://tinyurl.com/marcos-lies


Marcos Lies is a compilation of essays written by the researchers of the UP Third World Studies Center on various lies that the Marcoses have either concocted or have done nothing to correct, lies that aided them in pursuit of power and plunder. This book shows how the lies were crafted and who enabled the Marcoses to foster their falsity on their targeted audience or those who knew the truth but have chosen to be silent.




PRICE

Pick-up at UP Diliman - PHP 1,500.00 Courier - PHP 1,500.00 + Shipping Fee - Within NCR (+250 PHP for first copy; +100 PHP for each additional copy) - Rest of the country (+350 PHP for first copy; +100 PHP for each additional copy)


PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

The book's 360 pages contain 125,877 words spread in 31 chapters. It also has 13 appendixes of rare archival materials and 109 photographs and illustrations. The book is 9.5 x 12 inches, softbound, printed in 110 gsm (grams per square meter) paper and weighs about 1.2 kilograms.



REVIEWS


A must-have for all analysts of Philippine political and social history. Mabuhay ang TWSC 👏👏👏👏👏
--Dr. Mahar Mangahas,  Social Weather Stations chair emeritus

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A magnificent volume putting in print the work they originally published online in Vera Files. It’s a massive book filled with copies of archival documents to support the pieces covering multiple aspects of FM and co. --Manolo Quezon, Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist 

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The articles in the 1.2 kilogram-tome are supported by documents – news reports and diplomatic cables, transcript of congressional investigations and other materials, various fragments of data that, when put together, offer a clear view of the truth that the Marcoses have either hidden or twisted. Some of those articles have been published in VERA Files. --Ellen T. Tordesillas, president, Vera Files 

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Although as a book it is a work of excellent scholarship, it was first a series of online articles, a fine contribution to public history. But the compilation is cohesive. The 31 chapters in the book is perhaps one of the, if not the, most comprehensive reply and exposition of evidence against the major historical distortions, or as the title simply puts, lies about the dictatorship. It is readable and easy to follow. Even one is familiar with some of the arguments of the book, the research was so deep many of the evidence they found were hitherto unknown and will be fresh even to most historians and teachers. --Xiao Chua, historian 

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I'm astounded at the enormity of the book, both as a physical object and in terms of the topics covered in its pages. Kudos to the authors and publisher! --Karlo Mikhail I. Mongaya, assistant professor, Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature, College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman 

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For Antonio J. Montalvan II, “Marcos Lies,” is a "piece of magnificent scholarship...the most sprawling volume to ever come out that sets the facts straight under an era of severe disinformation the Marcoses have willfully curated to embellish their return to power."

Read the full review: https://verafiles.org/articles/marcos-lies

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Limited copies of Marcos Lies are now for sale!




Marcos Lies is a compilation of essays written by the researchers of the UP Third World Studies Center on various lies that the Marcoses have either concocted or have done nothing to correct, lies that aided them in pursuit of power and plunder. This book shows how the lies were crafted and who enabled the Marcoses to foster their falsity on their targeted audience or those who knew the truth but have chosen to be silent.

The Marcos Lies book is published by the Third World Studies Center with assistance from the Office of the Chancellor through the Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts, University of the Philippines Diliman. 

Only 40 copies available.

Price

Pick-up at UP Diliman - PHP 1,500.00

NCR via courier - PHP 1,750.00

Rest of the Country via courier - PHP 1,850,00

Physical description: soft bound/360 pp./12"x9.5"x1"/1.5 kg.

To order: https://forms.gle/TM9hGwaLw7fYMAFE9

Thursday, March 17, 2022

March 8-15, 2022 Drug Related Killings


 
 
 
On March 8-15, while in police custody, one died in Duterte's drug war—the lowest for 2022. This happened a day before the PNP launched the Anti-Illegal Drugs Operations through Reinforcement and Education (ADORE), the drug war's final phase. 
 

 

Wednesday, March 09, 2022

March 1-7, 2022 Drug Related Killings

 



On March 1-7, as parts of the country were placed under pandemic Alert Level 1, 5 were killed in Duterte's drug war. To date, NCR (14) and Negros Occ. (13) top in the killings since 2022 began; the year’s 4th body dump is recorded in Iloilo.