Tulong an articulation of politics in the Christian Philippines - Soon, Chuan Yean (Manila, Philippines University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2015)
Chapter 1. Layering the level of tulong (help) from the peasantry -- The literature and its review : the patron-client framework -- The approaches : politics from bottom-up -- Chapter 2. The research setting -- Physical landscape of Barangay Angeles -- A Malaysian researcher in the barangay -- Positioning the "self" in the field -- Peasants' struggles for everyday subsistence -- An update -- Chapter 3. Reaching the popular -- Localization of tulong and pera (money) : perceptions from "above" or "below"? -- Developmentalism discourse : official projections of tulong -- Unofficial projections of tulong and pera -- A blurring of the boundaries of politics -- Chapter 4. Locating a language of emotion in popular politics -- The bases for judging politicians -- Utang and loob vis-a-vis utang na loob -- The bases for scrutiny of self : the lakaran and sarili -- The interpretation of pulitika -- Politics of emotion in everyday lives -- Chapter 5: Religious ideas in the politics of moral order -- Rosaryo : religiosity, spirituality, and morality -- The "sorrowful mysteries" in everyday struggles -- Recognizing the "elites" : popular interpretation of sainthood -- The religious idea of liwanag -- The religiosity of popular politics.
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--National University of Singapore.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-260) and index.
Text in English and Filipino.
Keywords: Local government -- Philippines -- Citizen participation; Christianity and politics -- Philippines