Is PH playing fire on the Taiwan question?
AS far as the recent visit of Sen. Risa Hontiveros to Taiwan is concerned, it was a no-no. President Corazon Aquino's Executive Order 313, s. 1987 signed on Dec. 17,…
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May 18, 2023
Marcos change of heart on EDCA — why?
IN an Asian Century forum on the topic last May 6, on the topic "Is war imminent over Taiwan between US and China, is the Philippines now in the middle…
May 11, 2023
More than meets the eye: EDCA and near collision of PH and Chinese coast guard vessels
THE last couple of weeks were pretty interesting. A lot of things happened, but two of the most striking events that are in many ways connected are first, the protest…
May 4, 2023
Tug of war: Implications of expanded EDCA on US-PH-CN relations
THE visit of Chinese State Counselor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang to the Philippines from April 21 to 23, 2023, on the invitation of Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, is timely…
April 27, 2023
Should we be wary of the planned dumping of Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific?
IN the spring or summer of 2021, Japan alarmingly announced that it would release around 1.3 million tons of contaminated water or wastewater from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power…
April 20, 2023
PH-China relations in the new era and circumstances (Part 2 of 2)
Last of 2 parts IN retrospect, during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s first few months in office, there were high expectations that Philippines-China relations under his presidency would be more vibrant…
April 6, 2023
PH-China relations in the new era and circumstances (Part 1 of 2)
In this file photo President Rodrigo Duterte (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to their bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on…
March 30, 2023
Japan’s dumping of Fukushima nuke wastewater should be opposed
UNDER FUKUSHIMA’S GHOST This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2022 shows a general view of hydrogen storage and supply facilities (background) and solar power generation facilities (foreground) at the Fukushima…
March 23, 2023
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - FEBRUARY 02: Activists stage a protest outside the gates of Camp Aguinaldo main military camp on February 2, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. US Defence Secretary Austin is visiting Manila for meetings with Philippine officials in an effort to boost bilateral ties between the two countries. (Photo by Jes Aznar/Getty Images)
US seeks to militarize the Philippines, putting our country in a very compromising situation: Philippine scholar
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - FEBRUARY 02: Activists stage a protest outside the gates of Camp Aguinaldo main military camp on February 2, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. US Defence Secretary Austin is…
March 18, 2023
Implications of PH foreign policy pivot to US
ONE of the many vital questions in Philippine foreign policy that has been consistently asked by Filipinos and people in the foreign policy circle ever since the Philippines received its…
March 16, 2023