On the proposal for the U.S. Ammunition Plant at Subic Bay. The U.S. House Appropriations Committee (Defense Subcommittee) is recommending the establishment of an ammunition manufacturing and storage facility at…
AT the 8th International Workshop on Building Regional Security Architecture in the Asia-Pacific, held in Kunming, China, on June 22, 2025, I participated as a speaker in Session 1, titled…
Long before European maps drew sharp lines across the oceans, the ancestors of modern Filipinos sailed across an interconnected maritime world. As part of the vast Austronesian expansion, they traded,…
The potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid an escalating war between Israel and Iran, especially following a U.S. bombing of Iran, would trigger seismic geopolitical, economic, and security…
THE escalating Iran-Israel conflict marks a dangerous and unprecedented phase of direct warfare between the two long-standing adversaries. What began as covert operations and proxy confrontations has now erupted into…
https://youtu.be/8uEam89hCv0 Israel-Iran conflict intensifies As hostilities between Israel and Iran escalate, all eyes are on Washington: will the U.S. intervene directly – and if so, when? President Donald Trump says…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9wFOkDISSg The interview talks about the Iran-Israel Conflict and its Potential Impact on the Philippines. Source: DZAR 1026 News (YouTube Channel)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9wFOkDISSg
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s accusatory remarks on the 2025 Shangri-La Dialogue against China, with reference to the South China Sea (SCS) and Taiwan, and his request that Asian countries…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q7DOeTE3rM Maritime Zones Act and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act vs CoC in the SCS and UNCLOS My interview with my good friend and colleague from Colombia Fernando Muñoz Bernal…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqwX3CtBBC4 On the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea and the Challenges it Faces! My interview with my good friend and colleague from Colombia Fernando Muñoz Bernal last…