A SINGLE bad survey can be spun away. Two can be dismissed as methodological quirks. But when three different polling outfits, using different questions, samples and methodologies, start pointing in…
The image of a decorated Philippine Army colonel publicly withdrawing his personal support from the sitting President should give every Filipino pause. It is NOT the act of a reckless…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO-moKFqUk4 The U.S. forcible seizure of Venezuela’s President Maduro has sent shockwaves across the world. Is this abuse of unilateral power becoming a go-to tool for the United States? Are…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBSonoBRKvw The Philippines assumes the Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2026, and so we kick off this year’s TIO Talks with an interview with Anna Malindog-Uy about the Philippines, its history,…
Whenever Philippine officials boast that the country is “meeting ASEAN standards,” it sounds reassuring until one asks a fundamental question: whose standards, exactly? If “ASEAN standards” mean the organization’s own…
https://youtu.be/xCshL1u3Zpw Interview with SMNI Nightline News on the kidnapping of Maduro and the military strike on Venezuela Source: Nightline News (Facebook Page)https://www.facebook.com/nightlinenews/videos/814207608321935/
In 2025, thankfully, the South China Sea (SCS) dispute did not erupt into open war; nevertheless, it “did not cool down.” It evolved. But that is a dangerously low bar.…
https://youtu.be/DceHcFlYWlE Interview with Bombo Radyo Cagayan de Oro on the kidnapping of Maduro and the military strike on Venezuela Source: Bombo Radyo (CDO)https://www.facebook.com/bomboradyodxif/videos/4156368831283041
After nearly four decades of constitutional silence, Malacañang certified an anti-dynasty bill as a “priority,” and the House version was promptly filed by none other than the presidential son Sandro…
There is a difference between sounding tough and being strategically sound. Senator Kiko Pangilinan’s recent outbursts against China, particularly his responses to the Chinese Embassy, manage to miss that distinction…