Development Praxis
by Kenneth Nicholson More
Like pointless pencils
If theory's unexercised
Learning is useless
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Economic Development
by Anna Paola Domingo
Make the pie bigger
Give everyone a fair share
And change will happen
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Massacre I
by Aichu Therese Congbalay
Count: fifty seven
Is it a conspiracy
To push martial rule?
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Massacre II
by Monic Del Rosario
Blood stirred with the dirt
Buried under their own soil
Battered dignity
* * *
Failed State Index I
by Krizzia Kate Cortes
Failing states exposed
Using twelve indicators
Of western giants
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Failed State Index II
by Irene Patrice Cortey
A weak government
Failed to fight for its country
Unable to stand
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Somalia I
by Belinda Grace Gervasio
Being on the top
Is not always a good thing
Number one failed state
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Somalia II
by Michael Adrian Padilla
Anarchy sneaks in
Lives and dreams crumble to dust
As the flames devour
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Somalia III
by Monic Del Rosario
Parched lips are mourning
Weak government, ill stomachs
Thirsty for succor
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Somalia IV
by Mary Grace Fabros
The sound of gunfires
Made them numb to feel hunger
Made deaf to hear peace
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North-South Relations I
by Katharine Reina Detros
What's ours you claim yours
What you have we never own
Do we stand a chance?
* * *
Relasyong Hilaga't Timog II
ni Monic Del Rosario
Dapat wakasan
Tanikalang ugnayan
Una't ikatlo
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North-South Relations III
by Chariss Garcia
Rich enriched by poor
In this exploitative bond
Of trade dependence
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North-South Relations IV
by Vermie Acharon
Behind the promise
Vicious parasitism
Just a one-way road
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Third World Feminism I
by Erica Chester Bucog
Sarili'y alay
Dugo't pawis at luha
Ika'y lalaya
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Third World Feminism II
by Ramona Karla Santuele
Nagdalang tao
Nagpasuso't nilaspag
Ng industriya
* * *
Revolutionary Medicine I
by Franklin Joe Abris
'Di lang katawan
Kundi sakit ng bayan
Dapat lunasan
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Revolutionary Medicine II
by Erica Chester Bucog
Stand by your comrades
Heal the pains of the masses
Learn from their illness
