7. Secular Evolution in the Philippines: People Power and Pluralization

2017 ◽  
pp. 154-182
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Secular Evolution

Secular Evolution in the Philippines

2017 ◽  
pp. 154-182
Author(s):  
David T. Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Institutional Change ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Authoritarian Rule ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
Secular Evolution ◽  
The People ◽  
Health Legislation

How has the Philippines’ benevolent secularism withstood challenges brought on by authoritarian rule and religious pluralization over the past quarter century? This chapter documents the role of religious-secular and interfaith partnerships in steering institutional change in Philippines in two periods: the “People Power” Revolution against the Marcos dictatorship and more recent contention over reproductive health legislation. Religious-secular and interfaith alliances helped topple the Marcos regime, and more recently have alleviated some tensions related to reproductive health legislation. The chapter traces elite alliances through field interviews and records of the 1986 Constitutional Commission, and then documents similar consensus in public opinion data.

Disaster Medicine Training in the Philippines

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S27
Author(s):  
Teodoro Javier Herbosa
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Disaster Medicine
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