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The underside of history

HISTORIAN ALFRED W. McCoy made headlines in the Philippines when, shortly before the snap election of 1986, he showed that the medals for valor as a guerrilla leader claimed by President Ferdinand Marcos were fake. Since then he has by his archival research turned over more rocks to reveal the creepy things lying beneath. In his latest book, “Policing America’s Empire: the United States, the Philippines, and the rise of the surveillance state,” he shows how the dark underworld of crime, subversion, vice and drugs in the Philippines has been linked to the bright, public world of politics. The link? The police and security forces, particularly their shadowy side: spies, undercover agents, specialists in covert operations, assassins. The currency passed up and down the system? Information, particularly incriminating information, scandal, graft, murder.

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The 2009 Annual Report provides an overview of JJCICSI's projects and accomplishments for the year. Download the report HERE.

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Things Both New and Old

As in previous years, the John J. Carroll Institute on Church and Social Issues (JJCICSI) presents its annual national situationer on selected, relevant themes in Philippine society. This issue of the Intersect is somewhat special as it falls on the 25th year of JJCICSI’s faith-based research and advocacy work, intended primarily to better the lives of the poor and marginalized sectors.

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Staying the Course

This 2008 edition of Intersect lives up to its name as the “inter- sectoral communicator” of the John J. Carroll Institute on Church and Social Issues (JJCICSI). As with previous issues of Intersect, this volume contains situationers and analyses of pertinent developments in the issues and sectors that our various program desks were involved, the past year. This year’s Intersect, however, also represents a true intersection, a junction of sorts for our work in JJCICSI. And as with every intersection we encounter, there are two options: to stay the course or change directions.

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Heeding Poverty: An Assessment of Microfinance in the Philippines

This study is an attempt to provide an indicative assessment of the impact of implementing microfinance in the Philippines in the last ten years, specifically in terms of its client-level objectives of poverty alleviation and empowerment (especially of women). It was conceived in the light of a worldwide recognition on the role of microfinance as a potent tool in poverty alleviation and the great amount of interest it has generated in the Philippines. It aims to contribute to establishing what microfinance has done so far in its overall objective of reducing poverty and in empowering the poor. It also intends to provide inputs and ideas in enhancing the current intervention strategies and in scaling up microfinance outreach.

Making Microfinance Work for Agriculture

This study showcases the innovations designed or adjustments made by
four selected microfinance institutions (MFI) to cater to the microfinance needs
of their agricultural clients – the coconut farmer, the fisher, rice farmer and
sugar farmer/worker. Each case is unique, yet it also shares common ground for
relevant policies and programs that can be implemented in the agricultural sector.

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Urban Poverty and Governance
The Urban Poverty and Governance Program addresses urban poverty and its principal manifestation - the lack of access to humane and secure housing. Through research and advocacy, the program aims to alleviate urban poverty by empowering urban poor groups to work for better urban governance.

Church and Family Life
Through research, advocacy and direct services, the Church and Family Life Program assists the Catholic Church in addressing the social and spiritual needs of Filipino families, especially those in underprivileged communities.

Rural Development
The Rural Development Program of the Institute recognizes that the majority of the Filipino poor live in rural areas. It also sees that the lack of access to land and other productive resources hinders the rural poor from participating in economic activities to improve their incomes.

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