Short description: A publication, coming soon in 2020

Long description: A document written in times of crisis or disaster or sensitive maneouvering. Describes the conditions, concerns, difficulties, and active tactics faced on the ground, intending to give the lay of the land for a complex situation. This term was popularized in the Philippines during the dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos. Pirate published situationers were circulated by different activist groups. This term continues to be used in political, aid, and civil society language in the Philippines today. Unsure of its origin or use in other countries. Google searching only brings up hits in the PH.

Used in the Frictionary of: 2020

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