Preface |
Prologue |
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| CHAPTER 1: TERROR ................................................................................................................................................. |
1 |
| The threat rears anew ................................................................................................................................................... |
3 |
| 9/11: The Philippine response .................................................................................................................................... |
9 |
| A new counter-terrorism strategy ................................................................................................................................ |
13 |
| Intelligence sharing ....................................................................................................................................................... |
15 |
| Internal focus .................................................................................................................................................................. |
20 |
| The AMLA ......................................................................................................................................................................... |
23 |
| Think global, act local ................................................................................................................................................... |
24 |
| Philippine anti-terrorism law ....................................................................................................................................... |
27 |
| Strengthening peace mechanisms ........................................................................................................................... |
29 |
| More attacks .................................................................................................................................................................... |
31 |
| Patience wears thin ....................................................................................................................................................... |
33 |
| Pushing back the ASG .................................................................................................................................................. |
35 |
| Iraq and the OFWs ......................................................................................................................................................... |
37 |
| RP-US Balikatan ............................................................................................................................................................ |
40 |
| Continuing challenge .................................................................................................................................................... |
44 |
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| CHAPTER 2: PEACE ..................................................................................................................................................... |
47 |
| The Arroyo peace process ........................................................................................................................................... |
48 |
| Addressing the root causes of the armed conflict ................................................................................................... |
50 |
| Consensus-building ..................................................................................................................................................... |
54 |
| Towards negotiated settlement .................................................................................................................................. |
60 |
| Renewed hostilities ...................................................................................................................................................... |
78 |
| Stepping up war, moving towards ceasefire ............................................................................................................ |
90 |
| Calibrated reciprocation ............................................................................................................................................... |
93 |
| Three-phased strategy ................................................................................................................................................. |
96 |
| The road ahead ............................................................................................................................................................. |
102 |
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| CHAPTER 3: DRUGS .................................................................................................................................................... |
105 |
| Impact on Philippine society ....................................................................................................................................... |
106 |
| Sizing up the enemy ...................................................................................................................................................... |
109 |
| Casting the vision .......................................................................................................................................................... |
111 |
| Sharpening the legal instruments .............................................................................................................................. |
113 |
| Comprehensive and international .............................................................................................................................. |
113 |
| The Dangerous Drugs Act ........................................................................................................................................... |
116 |
| Reorganizing the campaign ........................................................................................................................................ |
117 |
| Stepping up the drive .................................................................................................................................................... |
118 |
| Keeping up the pressure ............................................................................................................................................. |
121 |
| Relentless operations .................................................................................................................................................. |
124 |
| Addressing the roots .................................................................................................................................................... |
130 |
| Taking the fight to the communities ........................................................................................................................... |
132 |
| More operational gains ................................................................................................................................................. |
133 |
| Major developments since 2005 ................................................................................................................................ |
135 |
| The drug challenge today ............................................................................................................................................. |
136 |
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| CHAPTER 4: SARS ........................................................................................................................................................ |
141 |
| Emergence ..................................................................................................................................................................... |
144 |
| The Philippines springs into action ........................................................................................................................... |
146 |
| Overseas Filipino workers ........................................................................................................................................... |
150 |
| The SARS Management Team ................................................................................................................................... |
151 |
| SARS arrives on Philippine soil .................................................................................................................................. |
154 |
| Tougher measures ....................................................................................................................................................... |
156 |
| Battling mass hysteria .................................................................................................................................................. |
160 |
| ASEAN takes center stage ........................................................................................................................................... |
163 |
| Philippine proposals .................................................................................................................................................... |
167 |
| Vacante quarantine lifted ............................................................................................................................................. |
168 |
| Synergizing national and local efforts ........................................................................................................................ |
169 |
| Aviation authorities meet .............................................................................................................................................. |
170 |
| Engaging religious groups .......................................................................................................................................... |
171 |
| Working with Congress ................................................................................................................................................ |
174 |
| Impact on the Asian economies ................................................................................................................................. |
175 |
| Travel bans and advisories ......................................................................................................................................... |
177 |
| The crisis begins to ease ............................................................................................................................................ |
178 |
| Ready for new health challenges ............................................................................................................................... |
179 |
| Further developments .................................................................................................................................................. |
183 |
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| CHAPTER 5: OAKWOOD ............................................................................................................................................. |
189 |
| Background ..................................................................................................................................................................... |
189 |
| The alleged “Oplan Greenbase".................................................................................................................................. |
191 |
| Gearing up for the “Last Revolution” .......................................................................................................................... |
195 |
| Meeting with a potential ringleader ............................................................................................................................ |
195 |
| Dialogue with junior officers ........................................................................................................................................ |
199 |
| Recounting the antecedents ....................................................................................................................................... |
201 |
| Initial steps to crush the mutiny .................................................................................................................................. |
210 |
| Crippling the plotters’ support ..................................................................................................................................... |
215 |
| The 5:00 p.m. deadline ................................................................................................................................................. |
217 |
| Negotiations ................................................................................................................................................................... |
218 |
| Request for extension ................................................................................................................................................... |
222 |
| Following through .......................................................................................................................................................... |
224 |
| Meeting a ringleader’s mother .................................................................................................................................... |
224 |
| Returning to barracks ................................................................................................................................................... |
225 |
| Creating the Feliciano Commission .......................................................................................................................... |
228 |
| Instituting military reforms ............................................................................................................................................ |
229 |
| Related events that followed ....................................................................................................................................... |
230 |
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| CHAPTER 6: BUDGET .................................................................................................................................................. |
233 |
| Key policies ..................................................................................................................................................................... |
235 |
| Expenditure management ........................................................................................................................................... |
238 |
| Tax reforms ..................................................................................................................................................................... |
241 |
| Selling off public firms .................................................................................................................................................. |
253 |
| Partnering with Congress ............................................................................................................................................ |
254 |
| Institutionalizing good governance ............................................................................................................................. |
258 |
| Turning around ............................................................................................................................................................... |
264 |
| Light at the end of the tunnel ....................................................................................................................................... |
268 |
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| Epilogue .......................................................................................................................................................................... |
271 |
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| Endnotes ......................................................................................................................................................................... |
273 |
| Bibliography .................................................................................................................................................................... |
299 |
| Index ................................................................................................................................................................................. |
313 |
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