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Alan C. Robles

Alan C. Robles

editor@hotmanila.ph

twitter.com/hotmanila

last expressed his views in D+C/E+Z in the spring of 2022 as a Manila-based journalist.

All articles of Alan C. Robles

Extrajudicial killings
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

National suicide

President Duterte linked to unprecedented extrajudicial killings in the Philippines

Authoritarian attitudes
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Chains coming?

Rodrigo Duterte, the president-elect of the Philippines, loves to swear and threaten to kill people

Beverage industry
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

A poor nation’s beer conquers the world

How a pils from Manila became a global brand

Local government
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Meet Mayor Erap, the former president

More than a mere rerun? Joseph Estrada, the Philippines former president, is now running his nation’s capital city

Manila
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Dysfunctional complexity

Metro Manila: why the governance structure is so complicated, and why that is not so unusual

Internet
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Putting a check on leaders

Long before the Arab spring, mobilisation by SMS toppled a president in Philippines

Expanding market
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Business dimensions

The Internet's business relevance has grown dramatically in the Philippines

Faith
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Deadly pro-life rhetoric

Looking out of touch on reproductive health and gender issues, Catholic Church loses clout in the Philippines

Comment
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Bishops versus majority

Catholic church opposes reproductive health bill in the Philippines

Challenged diplomacy
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Disputed rocks

Why a few rocks in the South China Sea matter a lot

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