The Filipino as a Liberal: Selected Essays on Liberalism and the Philippine Condition

These essays reveal what young Filipinos believe liberalism has to offer a Philippine body politic hungry for principled leadership. Most importantly, these are their reasons of hope in the country’s future.

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Table of Contents

1 Philosophical Dimensions

• Unveiling the Filipino Liberal
  by Marlowe Selecios
• The Things That Deter
  by Erwin Escobar
• A Filipino Student’s Perspective
  by Paul Lasco
• The Challenge
  by Luigi Mapa
• The Prelude
  by Michael Santos

2 Historical Roots

• The Power of the Individual
  by Yellowbelle Duaqui
• Mabini’s Children: The Filipinos as Doubting Liberals
  by Ronnel Lim
• Many Faces
  by Alan Cajes
• Opening the Cage
  by Armi Santos
• Defining the Filipino Liberal
  by Erickson Balmes

3 Slice of Life

• A Life for Liberalism
  by Cheryl Cristobal
• A Tale of Two Liberals
  by Vicente Carlos Lo
• Progress, Tradition, and the Filipino
  by Prospero Pulma, Jr.
• Nobody’s Listening
  by Jeffrey Resureccion
• Capturing the Moment
  by Vivian Luz Pagatpatan