IN a country accustomed to corruption scandals, political acrobatics and a steady diet of “latest controversies,” it takes something massive — seismic, even — to shock the public conscience. But…
https://youtube.com/shorts/n2Wg5ju7JVU The reporter’s question was direct: Given massive corruption, a sinking peso, a plunging stock market, slower GDP growth, and collapsing FDI, what is the plan to restore investor confidence…
If the Philippine economy had a pulse monitor today, it would be flashing red. The numbers tell a story so grim, even the government’s habitual optimism can’t sugarcoat it, though…
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla’s latest warning—“We will arrest you”—aimed at supposed/so-called “destabilizers” during the upcoming INC-UPI-led three-day rally alongside other groups and Filipinos this November 16 to 18, reveals something…
Suppose the International Criminal Court (ICC) moves to arrest a sitting and incumbent Philippine senator. In that case, it is not just Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa and former President Rodrigo…
https://youtu.be/1YPXSR7G11c This video is an edited version of the original. Sharing my very interesting, engaging, and somewhat very…very… candid interview with Amanda Yee in her program, The China Report of…
There are personalities in the Philippines who say that Marcos Jr.’s presidency and administration are under threat of destabilization. But I contend otherwise. For what it's worth, if one closely…
The signing of the China–ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) 3.0 Protocol during the 2025 Kuala Lumpur ASEAN Summit marks a historic step in the region’s economic evolution. What began in…
https://youtu.be/gsYykIU4nSw Since the Marcos administration took office in the Philippines, it has continuously provoked tensions over the South China Sea issue. What is driving this shift in the Philippines' South…
THE world’s two superpowers have now formalized what many already sensed: The United States and China are in a long-term, structural rivalry. Yet both sides, one through the RAND’s recent…