For decades, the Philippines–United States military alliance has been framed as a pillar of the country’s security. Rooted in the Mutual Defense Treaty and strengthened by successive security agreements, a…
AMID the turbulence of a war in the Middle East, if anyone is still wondering whether the Philippine economy is entering a period of serious stress, the answer is now…
While the Philippines is being told to remain calm, the country's economic indicators paint a very different picture. One does not need a complex econometric model to understand what is…
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THE unfolding conflict in the Gulf between Iran and the United States-Israel axis has exposed a strategic reality that many governments hosting American military assets and bases have long tried…
The news flashing across global media should alarm policymakers in Manila. First, China has ordered its largest refiners to suspend diesel and gasoline exports amid disruptions in crude supply from…
https://youtu.be/-Igmr3uSOBs Folks, please watch my interview with my dear friend, Atty. Rowena Guanzon, on her TV program on NET25, Usapang Matino. I fondly call her “Ma’am Bing,” and I deeply…
The image tells a story that official press releases carefully try to soften. Trucks carrying U.S. medium-range missile systems positioned in open terrain are not merely symbols of cooperation; they…
One of the most imperative questions at the moment, insofar as the Philippines’ economy is concerned, is whether the country has collapsed into the “sick man of Asia” once again,…
What? Seriously?? Is this a joke?? Because it’s NOT funny at all! “Not U.S. bases” is a semantic escape hatch, NOT a security reality. Saying EDCA sites are “not U.S.…