Without knowing what ‘hit’ us during the nine-year reign of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, there is no way that the new Philippine government and the Filipinos can go forward. This is the purpose of this book—to help us know, remember, confront the GMA regime’s legacies through a collection of nine analytical pieces that document, dissect and analyze the ruinous path the Philippines had been thrown into in the past nine years. Contributing authors were from various fields and backgrounds, including activists, advocates, researchers, writers, journalists and academics.
