The Philippine House of Representatives and Senate were meeting Monday to debate the imposition of martial law in the country's south by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the aftermath of last ...

Rochester Institute of Technology’s Conable Distinguished Lecture Series in International Studies continues with a talk by Christine Bacareza Balance, assistant professor of Asian American studies, ...

Philippines congress extends martial law in Mindanao The Philippines government has voted to extend martial law in the southern island of Mindanao, following a year in which Islamic militants shocked ...

Filipina social anthropologist Melba Padilla Maggay, who fought for democracy 40 years ago, critiques today’s evangelical politics. One September day in 1972, Melba Padilla Maggay stepped outside to ...

Juan Ponce Enrile, the Philippine defense chief during a martial-law era notorious for human rights atrocities, democratic ...