ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN

PHILIPPINES

GENERAL INFORMATION

Kirk, Donald. Looted: The Philippines after the Bases. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1998. 248 p.
Book call no.: 320.9599 K59L

Hernandez, Carolina G. The Philippines in 1996: A House Finally in Order? Asian Survey 37:204-211 February 1997.

Romero, Segundo E. The Philippines in 1997: Weathering Political and Economic Turmoil. Asian Survey 38:196-202 February 1998.

ECONOMIC ASPECTS

Southeast Asian Affairs 1997. Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, [annual]. 374 p.
The Philippines: Reaping the Fruits of Reform and Stability, by Julius Caesar Parreñas, pp 233-244.
Book call no.: 959.053 S727 1997 Latest year in Reference

Economic Survey: More Misery Ahead [for Asia]. Far Eastern Economic Review 161:52-53 February 19, 1998.
Series of articles on the economic situation in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Potter, David M. Japan's Foreign Aid to Thailand and the Philippines. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1996. 206 p.
Book call no.: 338.9152059 P866j

Thorpe, Adrian. Britain and the Philippines: Past, Present and Future. Asian Affairs 29:29-38 February 1998.

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

The Politics of Elections in Southeast Asia, edited by R. H. Taylor. New York, Cambridge University Press. 256 p. (Woodrow Wilson Center series)
This book, bringing together ten separate case studies by leading authorities, examines the countries that have conducted multiparty elections since the 1940s--Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, and Singapore, and identies the common and distinguishing features of electoral politics in the region.
Book call no.: 324.959 P769

Southeast Asia in the 1990s: Authoritarianism, Democracy and Capitalism, edited by Kevin Hewison, Richard Robison and Garry Rodan. St. Leonards, NSW, Australia, Allen & Unwin, 1993. 249 p.
Class and State Power in the Philippines, pages 191-212.
Book call no.: 320.959 S7271

Southeast Asian Affairs 1997. Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, [annual]. 374 p.
The Peace Process in Mindanao: Problems and Prospects, by Federico V. Magdalena, pp 245-259. With the signing of the Peace Agreement in September 1996 between the Moro National Liberation Front and the Philippine Government, the Moros have started a new journey that may chart peace and progress in the south.
Book call no.: 959.053 S727 1997 Latest year in Reference

Chalk, Peter. The Davao Consensus: A Panacea for the Muslim Insurgency in Mindanao? Terrorism and Political Violence 9:79-98 Summer 1997.
Examines the process of conflict resolution in the southern Philippines, with particular attention to the peace agreement signed between President Ramos and Nur Misuari, the leader of the Moro National Liberation Front, in 1996.

Haque, Mozammel. Filipino Muslims' Struggle for Independence and the Manila-Mindanao Peace Pact. Pakistan Horizon 49:43-59 October 1996.
A peace treaty was signed in September 1996 between the Philippines' government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). Author discusses the treaty as "the first concrete step towards ending a quarter of a century of sectarian strife in the southern Philippines which has killed more than 150,000 people.

Manila's Leading Man: Joseph Estrada and Polite Society. Far Eastern Economic Review 161:74 May 21, 1998.

Sidel, John T. Philippine Politics in Town, District, and Province: Bossism in Cavite and Cebu. Journal of Asian Studies 56:947-966 November 1997.

Singh, Udai Bhanu. Peace Accord in the Philippines. Strategic Analysis 19:1179-1188 November 1996.
In September 1996, the Philippines government and the Muslim rebels of the Moro National Liberation Front signed a historic peace pact, which seeks to end nearly a quarter of a century of armed conflict.

Villanueva, A. B. Parties and Elections in Philippine Politics. Contemporary Southeast Asia 18:175-235 September 1996.

SECURITY AND DEFENSE

Berry, William E. Jr. Threat Perceptions in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore. US Air Force Academy, CO, USAF Institute for National Security Studies, September 1997. 61 p. (INSS Occasional Paper 16)
Book call no.: 327.73059 B534t

Southeast Asian Security in the New Milennium, edited by Richard J. Ellings and Sheldon W. Simon. Armonk, NY, M. E. Sharpe, 1996. 234 p. (National Bureau of Asian Research)
Post-Cold War Security Issues in Thailand and the Philippines, by Clark D. Neher, pp 149-174
Book call no.: 355.033059 S727

Adan, Edilberto P. Developing the National Military Strategy of the Philippines. Carlisle Barracks, PA, US Army War College, 1997. 46 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 A221d

Finan, Sandra E. Social/Cultural Dynamics in the Philippine Counter-Insurgency: Considerations for Future Operations. Newport, RI, Naval War College, 1997. 20 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 F491s

Hampton, Earl K. Subic Bay, the Last Five Years: Has USCINCPAC Strategy Changed?. Newport, RI, Naval War College, 1997. [21] p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 H232s

Lee, Judith A. H. The Tower of Babel: Interagency Dynamics in Noncombatant Evacuation Operations. Newport, RI, Naval War College, 1997. [22] p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 L478t

Chalk, Peter. The Davao Consensus: A Panacea for the Muslim Insurgency in Mindanao? Terrorism and Political Violence 9:79-98 Summer 1997.
Examines the process of conflict resolution in the southern Philippines, with particular attention to the peace agreement signed between President Ramos and Nur Misuari, the leader of the Moro National Liberation Front, in 1996.

Davis, Anthony. Islamic Guerrillas Threaten the Fragile Peace on Mindanao. Jane's Intelligence Review 10:30-35 May 1998.
In the southern Philippines, the signing of a peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro National Liberation Front has not necessarily guaranteed an end to the fighting.

Davis, Malcolm R. Military's Modernization Program. Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter 23:40-41 January 1997.

de los Reyes, Arison and David Severino Vincente. Philippine Navy's Approach to Offsets. Naval Forces 18, no. 2:68+ 1997.

Huxley, Tim. Rearming the Philippines Armed Forces. Asian Defence Journal, pages 6+ August 1996.

Krizin, John D. Moro National Liberation Front and the Political Terrorists of the Philippines. TVI Report 13, no. 2:3-14 1998.

Philippines Plans to Spend $12.7B for Modernization. National Defense 81:25 September 1996.
Navy takes lead in upgrade effort with air force; army splitting remaining funds in 15-year program.

Sinnathambu, A. Philippines and Its Armed Forces. Asian Defence Journal, pages 6-8+ February 1997.

Tiglao, Rigoberto. Southern Discomfort: Mindanao's Muslim Insurgency Flares Ahead of Elections. Far Eastern Economic Review 161:26-27 February 19, 1998.

Watkins, Steve. 1997 Ignites Philippine Modernization Venture. Defense News 12:8 March 31- April 6 1997.