Publication
Everyday Voices in Marginal Places: Political Anxiety, Resistance, and Mass
| dc.contributor.author | Eliseo F. Huesca Jr. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Margie D. Fiesta | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Professor Lian Kwen Fee | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Dr. F. Merlin Franco | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-10T11:50:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-10T11:50:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper examines ordinary people’s voices by foregrounding their sentiments and perspectives on Duterte’s imposition of martial law following the Marawi siege in May 2017. The paper purposively privileges the voices of everyday citizens, which are often overlooked, to generate alternative viewpoints to the elite-driven narratives dominating political discourses and counter discourses. Drawing on 4-month extensive fieldwork in south-central Mindanao, we surface how martial law has caused political anxiety, resistance, and widespread support despite its tentativeness and apparent perplexities. We argue that the prevailing narratives of those in the peripheries of Mindanao directly affected by martial law are sharply in contrast to the chilling and attention-grabbing headlines. While the political atmosphere initially turned precarious and tumultuous, the apparent military rule in fragile areas of Mindanao has actually gained traction and widespread support. The article concludes that the populist appeal of Duterte’s version of the military rule is synoptic of the multiple and pervasive sources of insecurity in large part of Mindanao. Additionally, the public enticement of the current martial law is symptomatic of swelling frustrations on the shortcomings of state’s apparatuses working within “democratic terms” in addressing personal and communal insecurities. | |
| dc.format.extent | 35 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.ubd.edu.bn/handle/123456789/3639 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 44 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Martial law—Philippines—Mindanao | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Political participation—Philippines—Mindanao | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Public opinion—Philippines—Mindanao | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Political violence—Philippines—Mindanao | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Marginality, Social—Philippines—Mindanao | |
| dc.title | Everyday Voices in Marginal Places: Political Anxiety, Resistance, and Mass | |
| dc.type | Working Paper | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |
