The P*I* Podcast

Episode 2 

As the Philippines remembers Marcos and martial law this month of September , filipinos continue to chastise Marcos while others defend and celebrate his regime. This historical debate has focused on the contrasting facts and narratives on this contentious period.  The hosts of P*I* move beyond the facts and asks the questions underlying the dead-end debate: Why do many Filipinos remain fascinated with strong leaders and dictators and unsatisfied with democracy? Can Dictatorship be a viable option for the Philippines? How do we move forward as a nation while recognizing this tendency to support authoritarian system?

Citations:

-Notion of Authority (Alexandre Kojeve) https://www.amazon.com/Notion-Authority-Brief-Presentation/dp/1781680957

- Intolerant Leader for Intolerant Citizens (Anthony Borja) https://www.newmandala.org/intolerant-leaders-intolerant-citizens-illiberal-values-philippines/

- Virtù, Fortuna, and Statecraft (Anthony Borja) http://www.kritike.org/journal/issue_18/borja_june2016.pdf

-Satisfaction with democracy hits new record high – SWS

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/15/16/satisfaction-with-democracy-hits-new-record-high-sws

-Social capital, the culture of trust, and economic development by Edward Cartwright and Thomas B. Singhhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/292885064_Social_capital_the_culture_of_trust_and_economic_development/figures?lo=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic

Recommendations:

 Ang Prinsipe (Niccolo Machiavelli)

https://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/publishing-house/book-publications/nicolas-machiavelli-ang-prinsipe/

Some are Smarter than Others: History of Marcos Crony Capitalism by Ricardo Manapat(2020 edition)

https://shopee.ph/Some-Are-Smarter-Than-Others-The-History-of-Marcos'-Crony-Capitalism-i.75162109.7844883399

Hosted by Matt Ordonez and Anthony Borja

Music by JV Ordonez

Logo Design by Shin Miyamoto

Editing by Anthony Borja

What do we teach when we teach politics? Matt and Borj reflects on the meaning and ideals of teaching politics and civics in this pilot episode of P.I. Podcast. The discussion connects the Philippines' extreme political polarization with the failure of political and civic education. 

Recommendations 

- Pantayong Pananaw: Ugat at Kabuluhan, Pambungad sa Pag-aaral ng Bagong Kasaysayan (edited by Atoy Navarro, Mary Jane Rodriguez, and Vicente Villan)

https://web.facebook.com/BakasINC2004/

-Mula Torre Patungong Palenke: Neoliberal Education Edited by Bienvenido Lumbera, Ramon Guillermo, and Arnold Alamon (2007)

https://cnsupdiliman.weebly.com/uploads/4/7/1/0/4710922/mula_tore_patunong_palengke_-_neoliberal_education_in_the_philippines.pdf

Citations

- Liberty by Isaiah Berlin

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Liberty-Isaiah-Berlin/dp/019924989X

- Strong Democracy by Benjamin Barber

https://www.amazon.com/Strong-Democracy-Benjamin-R-Barber/dp/0520242335

-Clean Elections and the Great Unwashed by Frederic Schaffer

https://www.sss.ias.edu/files/papers/paper21.pdf

Music by JV ordonez

https://soundcloud.com/user-713586784

https://soundcloud.com/john-victor-ordo-ez

Logo Design by Shin Miyamoto

https://www.instagram.com/myamotoshn/

Sound Editing by Anthony Borja