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…
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…
After its opening up in the 1970s, China's rapid growth into the second largest economy in the world, with growing global economic and political influence today, makes China not only…
IN a changing and evolving world order, from a unipolar to a multipolar world, it's just not enough to pursue an independent foreign policy per se, which in reality is…
Friends and colleagues!Our dear media friendsLadies and gentlemen!Good morning! I would like to express my sincere opposition to the militarization of the Philippines through the full implementation of EDCA, for…
RECENTLY, territorial/maritime disputes between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea (SCS) have dominated international and local headlines. In lieu of the recent incident in the disputed SCS,…
One of the worrisome consequences of the visit of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to Japan from Feb 8 to 12, is the strengthening of military and security ties with…
The economic managers welcomed the approval of the Senate resolution concurring in the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement on February 21, 2023. Photo from Department of…
Second of a series FILIPINOS have short memories indeed. Suppose one looks and closely examines most, if not all, of the country's perpetual problems, which are recurrent precisely because we…
First of a seriesTHE Taiwan Strait is thus far one of the most sensitive issues for China-US relations. The rising tensions, the brewing hot war atmosphere between China and the…