You can order the publications listed below by mail, phone or e-mail. The Prices are excluding mailing costs. Mailing cost in Europe, outside the Netherlands will be appox. 3.50 to 6.00 Dutch guilders per publication. When ordering more publications costs will be less per publication. A separate list of publications in the Dutch language is also available.

Expenses for money transfer by bank are also not included.

Resource Kits and Articles

• Developments and Trends under the Estrada Administration.
  Resource kit on the developments in Philippine society, ten months after President Estrada came to power. With articles from a variety of Philippine publications on political and economic developments, on the opinions about the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), on gender equality and the rights of the indegenous people. With special sections on land reform and human rights.
  Compiled by the Philippine Solidarity Group Netherlands (FGN). April 1999, 84 pages.
  Price Dfl. 10.00
  
  
• Philippines 2000 - Limits of Developments under the Ramos Administration.
  A resource kit with articles published in Philippine and international publications about the development policies pursued by President Ramos (1992 - 1998). With sections on the econonomy, land reform and human rights, in particular during the last years of his administration.
  Compiled by the Philippine Solidarity Group Netherlands (FGN). May 1998, 88 pages.
  Price Dfl. 10.00
  
  
• Philippine Politics and Elections.
  A resource kit about the dynamics of politics and the nature of the electoral system. With sections on the nature of elections and traditional political parties, party list elections and new political formations, the presidential and senatorial candidates and the ways and means to influence election results.
  Compiled by the Philippine Solidarity Group Netherlands (FGN). April 1998, 126 pages.
  Price Dfl. 12.50
  
  
• The Mining Industry in the Philippines; Assault on Indigenous People and Environment.
  A compilation of articles on the impact of mining and the threats of the Mining Code to indigenous people and the environment.
  Compiled by the Philippine Solidarity Group Netherlands (FGN). Revised second edition, September 1997, 90 pages.
  Price Dfl. 10.00
  
  
• Conference kit for the Public Forum on the Philippines,
  held on 23 April, 1999 in Utrecht with as theme "The Estrada Government Amidst the Asian Crisis: Can it Deliver Its Promises to the Poor?" With CV's of the speakers, a complilation of articles on the economic crisis in East Asia, an interview with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Horacio 'Boy' Morales, an article on the Philippine (foreign) debt. Also included are copies of the inputs of Secretary Morales, Representative Loretta Ann 'Etta' Rosales - party list representative for Akbayan!, Representative Pat Sarenas - party list representative for Abanse! Pinay, Eric Cabanit - spokesperson for an association of banana plantation workers of the Davao peninsula, Gwen Ngolaban of FORGE - an NGO working with the urban poor in Cebu City, Nonoi Hacbang - chairperson of the Commission for Filipino Migrant Workers (CFMW) in Amsterdam.
  Published by FGN and BISIG Nederland, April 1999, circa 85 pages.
  Price Dfl. 10.00
  
  
• Philippines Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1998.
  Published by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State.(also available from internet www. ???) The report deals with a broad range of topics related to the human rights situation in the Philippines over 1998. With sections on: respect for the integrity of the person (political and other extrajudicial killings); respect for civil liberties; respect for political rights; dicrimination based on race, sex, religion, etc.; workers rights. February 1999, 21 pages.
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• The politics of the CARP implementation process.
  In Policical Brief, a monthly digest of the Institute for Popular Democracy (IPD). An artcle which assesses the stage of implementation of CARP (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program) at the end of the Ramos government.
  Written by Jun Borras and published by IPD, August 1998. 11 pages.
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• The FDC Mandate as adopted by the 7th National Congress.
  The document lays out FDC's (Freedom from Debt Coalition) framework and principles of economic development, their general economic development agenda, the role and tasks as a coalition, focus areas of advocacy work and coalition etics.
  Published by FDC, December 1998, 26 pages.
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• Primer on Philippine Debt - Too Much Wasted, Too Much Sacrificed.
  A primer with basic information and figures on debt and the Philippine debt situation.
  Published by Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC), 1998. Booklet, 32 pages.
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• Philippines International Review
  Published quarterly by PESC-KSP (Philippine-European Solidarity Centre). Issues on: Empowering Overseas Filipino's (Spring 1999), Call for a Pro-poor Economic Program (Winter 1998),New Challenges in Agrarian Reform (Autumn 1998). 28 pages per issue.
  For subscription rates contact PESC-KSP - same address and e-mail as FGN.
  Price per issue Dfl. 5.00

• The Bibinka Strategy in Land Reform Implementation; Autonomous Peasant Movements and State Reformists in the Philippines.
  
  Published by the Institute for Popular Democracy (IPD). The book lays out a strategy for achieving gains in the area of land reform based on cooperation between reformers in government at different levels and reformers outside government, especially autonomous peasant organizations. The book is the revised and edited version of the masteral thesis of Jun Borras for his Master of Arts in Development Studies (with specialization in Agriculture and Rural Development), at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague, the Netherlands in December 1997. Benjamin White, Professor of Rural Sociology (ISS) and Editor of Development and Change comments:
  "The author is to be congratulated on this excellent, innovative and well-written study of cases of successful landreform implementation in a politically hostile environment, which incorporates new empirical materials, is theoretically well-grounded and consistently well-written... The main strength and uniqueness of this paper lies in the author's skilful analysis of five local studies of succesful or partly-sucessful land reform implementation in lowland communities of Central and Southern Luzon and Mindanao. The result is a unique, innovative and important analysis which makes an important addition to the complex debates on Philippine land reform implemantation, and also to the more general debates on peasant mobilizations."
  Saturnino M. 'Jun' Borras, Jr. December 1998, 197 pages.
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• Contract Growing; Intensifying TNC Control in Philippine Agriculture.
  Published by IBON Databank and Research Center. The book gives a background on contract growing in the Philippines, a profile of Agribusiness (Dole, Del Monte, Tadeco) and deals with contract growing in the production of asparagus, pineapple, banana and poultry and its effects. With tables and illustrations.
  Peasant Desk, IBON Databank and Research Center, 1998, 160 pages.
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• The Philippine Fisheries.
  Published by IBON Databank and Research Center. The Philippines' territorial waters are about seven times its land area. The marine biodiversity is the richest in the world with around 2,500 fish species. Fish production ranks third in Asia and eleventh in the world. The ecological effects are disastrous: coral reefs and mangroves are in various stages of deterioration, major rivers and lakes are dying because of unrestrained dumping and the use of overefficient fishing methods by large fishing magnates results in rapid production decline. The fisherfolk and coastal communities are among the most impoverished in the country. The book elaborates on the sector in four chapter covering a profile, the production, post-harvest and processing and government programs and policies. With tables and illustrations.
  Peasant Desk, IBON Databank and Research Center, 1997, 107 pages.
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• Minding Mining! Lessons from the Philippines.
  Published by the Philippine International Forum (PIF). The book takes a closer look at who is really benefiting from mining and at what cost. Amidst the chorus of claims from the industry and the government that mining is good for the communities and the economy, the outcry from communities where mining takes place shows that it rarely translates into sustainable and tangible benefits for them. Only when the social and environmental cost are accounted for can the benefits truly be weighed. With contributions from Ismael Cruz, Andrea Patenaude and Felicity Smith. February 1999, 102 pages - A4 format. (Also available as VHS video documentary)
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• Globalizing Philippine Mining.
  Published by IBON Databank and Research Center.
  The book gives an overview of the mineral wealth and the mining industry in the Philippines and its historical background. The effects of liberalization of mining in the Philippines are discussed in the context of the global framework of the mining industry. It ellaborates on the position of the labores in the industry, the costs to the environment, the effects on the indigenous peoples and on the small scale mining industry. With tables and illustrations.
  Written by Antonio Tujan Jr. and Ros-B Guzman, 1998, 232 pages.
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• Compromising on Autonomy; Mindanao in Transition.
  Published in Accord, An International Review of Peace Initiatives.
  The issue focuses on the negotiations between the Philippine government and the MNLF, which resulted in a political settlement signed in September 1996. It looks at the making of the agreement, its impact so far and the prospects of achieving the phased transition to greater autonomy. Whether implementing the agreement leads to peace remains to be seen, but the efforts and innovations in peacemaking in Mindanao and the lessons learned are valuable examples to those engaged in comparable conflicts around the world. Including full texts of the Tripoli and the 1996 Peace Agreements. Issue 6 of Accord, a publication of Conciliation Resources, London. Issue editor is Mara Stankovitch. March 1999, 100 pages - A4 format.
  Price Dfl. 40.00
  
  
• Her Story.
  Published by Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance (FIND).
  The book describes the historical roots of involuntary Disappearance in the Philippines and tells about the principles, efforts and concrete activities of FIND. The forword relates: "Her Stroy is a mirror of the struggle of our dearly beloved desaparecidos' mothers, wives and daughters who are left behind to pick up the broken pieces of their families, in order to make their disintegrated families whole again. This book also reflects the ideals of our desaparecidas who offered their lives so that their children may live.
  Her Story reflects the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties, the dreams and aspirations of all families and friends of the victims. It humbly attempts to trace the footsteps of tour organization as she was tredding the road less travelled... as she continues to march through the journey towards justice, peace and freedom." Families of Victims of Involuntary disappearances (FIND), June 12, 1998 (The Day of the Centennial), 268 pages.
  Price Dfl. 25.00
  
  
• Pilgrims, by Dahlia Castillejos.
  A compilation of short stories, letters and poems.
  The writings are about the human aspects of 20 years of a people's revolution and deal with issues which rarely have been touched in its history, like relationships between husbands and wifes in the revolutionary movement including love and separation, a mother's deep love for her children and realities like comrades being accused of disloyalty.
  Published by Polaris publishers, Manila. July 1995, 160 pages.
  Price Dfl. 10.00
  
  
• Comfort Woman, Slave of Destiny. By Maria Rosa Henson.
  In April 1943, fifteen-year old Maria Rosa Henson was taken by Japanese soldiers and forced to become a "comfort woman." In this gripping autobiography, she recalls het childhood as the illegitimate daughter of a big landowner, her wartime ordeal and her decision to go public with a secret she had kept for fifty years.
  Published by the Philippines Center for Investigative Journalism, 1996. 150 pages.
  Price Dfl. 15.00
  
  
• A Past Revisted and The Continuing Past.
  These books constitute volume one and two of a re-examination of Philippine history by Renato Constantino. Volume one covers the period from Pre-Spanisch time until 1941. Volume two covers the period from 1941 into the sixties.
  Published by the Foundation for Nationalist Studies, Quezon City, Philippines. Volume one, 1995, 460 pages. Volume two, 1978, 410 pages.
  Price per volume Dfl. 15.00
  

• We did not Learn Human Rights from the Books; The Philippines and human rights in the period 1986 to 1996.
  Several authors of this book - some of them victims of human rights violations and all of them closely connected with the stuggle for human rights - describe and investigate how Filipino's have experienced the first ten years after Marcos. With contributions fromMercedes V. Contreras, Ramon C. Casiple, Satur Ocampo and others.
  Published by the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission (JPICC) of the AMRSP. May 1996, 267 pages.
  Price Dfl. 7.50
  
  
• That We May Remember.
  Published by Promotion of Church People's Rights (PCPR).
  This book is a portrait of church repression in the years that Marcos ruled the Philippines and of its continuing trend in the first two years of the Cory Aquino government. PCPR, May 1989, 334 pages.
  Price Dfl. 5.00
  
  
• Ethnocide: Is It Real?
  An investigation among the Lumads in Mindanao shows that there is a systematic disinheritance of their tribal lands, as a result of an aggressive pursuit of 'development'. The book does not make a definite statement that "Ethnocide" is real. Instead, it invites readers to take seriously the voice of the indigenous peoples that are struggling to regain their ancestral domain.
  Published by Media Mindanao News Service, Inc., Davao City, 1993. 140 pages.
  Price Dfl. 5.00
  
  
• European Official Development Assistance to the Philippines.
  With description and analysis of official development assistance to the Philippines from the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Britain and the European Union during the years of the Aquino government (1986-1992).
  Published by the Transnational Institute (TNI) and the Council for People's Development (CPD). 1992, 168 pages.
  Price Dfl. 5.00
  
  
• Women and Health in the Mining Communities of Itogon, Benguet.
  This booklet reflects the results of a reseach which looked at the health and safety hazards affecting women in mining communities in Itogon, Cordillera, Nothern Philippines. It is illustrated with many pictures.
  Published by the Women Workers Program, Baguio City. September 1993, 77 pages.
  Price Dfl. 2.50