TY - BOOK AU - David,Randolf S. AU - Samson,Laura L. TI - Understanding Philippine society, culture, and politics SN - 9789712731778 AV - DS 663 D38 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Mandaluyong City PB - Published and exclusively distributed by Anvil Publishing Inc. KW - Politics and culture KW - Philippines KW - National characteristics, Philippine KW - Social life and customs N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-271); Being Filipino : the challenge of identity -- "Filipino saan man sa mundo" : the Filipino diaspora -- Heroes : old and new -- Ethnicity : in search of home -- The poor among us -- Advancing women -- The self : creation and re-creation -- Paradoxes of Philippine modernity -- The economy : confronting poverty and inequality -- The Filipino family in an age of complexity -- Education in a changing world -- Media and society -- Religion and modernity -- Globalization and the OFW phenomenon -- The Bangsamoro : finding solidarity amid difference -- Corruption and the pork barrel -- Law and order -- Disasters -- Health and medicine -- Culture and development in the Philippines -- Rethinking Filipino values -- Filipino spirituality -- Language issues -- Ethics and morality -- Contemporary lifestyles and new identities -- Understanding Philippine politics -- Democracy and authoritarianism -- Electoral politics -- Political dynasties and political parties -- The rise of Mayor Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte -- The Filipino today : the civic duty of our time ER -