Speeches Articles

Short Speech at Rally in Support of Fidel Nemenzo at Quezon Hall, UP Diliman

I think there is no doubt that in terms of scholarship, teaching, and administration, Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo deserves a unanimous vote from the UP regents to serve as the next president of the University of the Philippines. He is, hands down, the most qualified for...
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After Neoliberalism… What?

Neoliberalism is dying, with the radical left and the far-right as only contenders to bring about another system, says Alternative Nobel Prize winner, sociology professor Walden Bello at the recent climate conference on the context of climate emergency and the crisis...
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Democracy and Charisma: A Dangerous Liaison

Democracy in the Era of Charismatic Politics in India and the Philippines Talk delivered to audiences in Canberra, Perth, and Melbourne during a book promotion tour, November 26-December 10, 2019. The title of my talk is “Democracy in the Era of Charismatic Politics...
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EDSA, Neoliberalism, and Globalization

(Delivered at Coalesce Conference, sponsored by Ateneo Lex, Ateneo de Manila, March 18, 2017.) Most of you had not yet seen the light of day when the EDSA Uprising took place in February 1986. To my generation, this event was a memorable step in the Philippines...
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Valedictory Speech

Valedictory Speech

Mar 16, 2015 | ,

Mr. Speaker, dear colleagues: I stand before you today to give some parting words on the occasion of my resigning from...

Managing the Oil Crisis

Jun 18, 2008 |

We ought not to be completely helpless, however. What is so shocking about the current state of affairs is that our...