Philippines


Noli Me Tángere (Touch Me Not)
Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country
Insurrecto
Patron Saints of Nothing
In the Country
Smaller and Smaller Circles
America Is Not the Heart
Ilustrado
When the Elephants Dance
El Filibusterismo (Noli Me Tangere, #2)
America Is in the Heart: A Personal History
Dusk (Rosales Saga, #1)
Dogeaters
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines
A History of the Philippines: From Indios Bravos to Filipinos
“ It was easy, one village captain told me, to identify a drug addict. It was "the aura" that gave it away. "I can tell from the eyes. ...more ”
― Patricia Evangelista, Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

E. Ravago
“ In every election cycle in the Philippines, citizens wrestle with cognitive dissonance, that inner conflict when actions contradict beliefs, as they accept a few hundred pesos or a sack of rice in exchange for their vote while knowing deep down that this trade-off undermines their future. The discomfort is eased by convincing themselves that survival today matters more than governance tomorrow, a reasoning that feels practical in a society where poverty is widespread and daily needs are urgent. ”
― E. Ravago, Bansang Pinipilas

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