Editor’s Note
Maria Lourdes G. Rebullida                                                                                                                                                                                      vi–ix

Volume 12

Judicialized Governance and Populist Democracy: Majoritarian Adjudication in the Philippines and Selected Asian Countries
Raul C. Pangalangan                                                                                                                                                                                                 1–20

Defining the National Territory: Security and Foreign Relations Dimensions
Aileen S.P. Baviera                                                                                                                                                                                                      21–54

Poverty and Globalization: Is a Radical Rethinking Called For?
Raul V. Fabella and Vigile Marie B. Fabella                                                                                                                                                            55–67

In Defense of the Philippines: Assessing the Factors Affecting the Country’s External Defense Environment
Herman Joseph S. Kraft, Jay L. Batongbacal, Nelson G. Cainghog, and Jaime B. Naval                                                                                                                                                                                                                             68–113

Volume 13

Empowering the Nation’s Working Poor
Rene E. Ofreneo                                                                                                                                                                                                          114–150

Reducing Power Rates in the Philippines
Rowaldo D. Del Mundo                                                                                                                                                                                               151–172

Building Sustainable and Disaster Resilent Informal Settlement Communities
Mario R. Delos Reyes and Angelica N. Francisco                                                                                                                                                   173–200

An Ode to Re-Dimensioning: Philippine Institutions and Governance
Edna E.A. Co, Nelson G. Cainghog, and Ruben Jeffrey A. Asuncion                                                                                                                    201–210

Global Politics: Is It an Un-centralizing New World Order?
Primer C. Pagunuran                                                                                                                                                                                                     211–228