Exiled attorney, business woman, and human rights advocate who was jailed by the Marco government discusses Philippine nationalism, economics, and social conditions.|ARE THE PHILIPPINES ANOTHER IRAN? / Charito Planas. - SERIES: Open Journal. Many political observers predict the next Iran-style government overthrow will occur in the Philippines, where the U.S. has sought to maintain vital dictatorship of President Marcos. Charito Planas is an attorney, business woman, and human rights advocate jailed by the Marcos government for 14 months in the late 1970's. She talks about American and Japanese occupations, the rise of nationalism, work conditions, and the economic situation.Not self-contained. RECORDED: First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles, May 11, 1980. BROADCAST: KPFK, JUNE 11, 1980.
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