Announcements
Revisiting Marxism in the Philippines: Selected Essays
To both the CPP—hell bent on restoring and defending the dogma of its original formations—and the TWSC—now a "normal" but vital cog in a huge university organizational structure--the left wing debates of the 1970s were but a speck in their larger histories. The...
Transnational Corporations and the Philippine Banana Export Industry
As this Report demonstrates, the Philippine Banana Export Industry is almost totally dependent upon the Japanese market. Thus, what is happening in the banana farms of Mindanao cannot fully be understood without looking at the dynamics of the market in Japan. The...
Ilocos Norte governor gets P100M for failed tomato venture founded by uncle, President Marcos
It was Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Manotoc, nephew of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who revealed it. In a July 6, 2022 press conference in Laoag City, the son of Sen. Imee Marcos announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA), headed by his uncle, the...
Research
The TWSC undertakes research for generating knowledge and collaborates with social movements and civil society to promote actions for change.
Publications
The publications of the Center offer critical perspectives on interdisciplinary issues and concerns, notably through the journal Kasarinlan (Independence)
Revisiting Marxism in the Philippines: Selected Essays
To both the CPP—hell bent on restoring and defending the dogma of its original formations—and the TWSC—now a "normal" but vital cog in a huge university organizational structure--the left wing debates of the 1970s were but a speck in their larger histories. The...
Transnational Corporations and the Philippine Banana Export Industry
As this Report demonstrates, the Philippine Banana Export Industry is almost totally dependent upon the Japanese market. Thus, what is happening in the banana farms of Mindanao cannot fully be understood without looking at the dynamics of the market in Japan. The...
Ilocos Norte governor gets P100M for failed tomato venture founded by uncle, President Marcos
It was Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Manotoc, nephew of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who revealed it. In a July 6, 2022 press conference in Laoag City, the son of Sen. Imee Marcos announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA), headed by his uncle, the...
Training
The Center serves as a forum for the articulation and analyses of various issues, as well as a mechanism for dialogue and debate among scholars, governments and the larger society. TWSC-sponsored activities provide support for class instruction, especially in courses requiring discussions on contemporary social, political and economic concerns.
