By Francisco Pascual
Philippines
by Ramani De Silva
Ramani De Silva is a member of the Central Committee of the Partido ng Manggagawang Pilipino.
CONTENTS
- 1990s: ruling class consolidation and crisis of the left
- Asian Economic Crisis opens a new period
- Unity in struggle
- The merger process
- The differences
- One year later: key lessons
- The line of march
- Notes
In a historic step forward for the Philippine left, more than a hundred delegates from three revolutionary parties held a unity congress in August 2002 and formed a unified party, after more than a week of congress debates and deliberations.