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Is China’s Position in the South China Sea (Legally) Weakened?
Following recent developments, South China Sea (SCS) has once again become a central discussion not only in Southeast Asia, but also in other parts...
Will ASEAN member states united behind the South China Sea Arbitration award?
On December 12th, 2019, Malaysia submitted a proposal to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) concerning the limits of its...
Amidst BBNJ Negotiations: The Philippine Diplomacy
With the increased footprint and growing anthropogenic pressures in the marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) that the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) started...
ADB Approves $500 Million Loan to Help Keep Filipino Children Healthy and in School
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $500 million loan to expand its support for the Philippine government’s conditional cash transfer program, which...
Philippines drug campaign directive seen as ‘permission to kill’
A campaign to eradicate illegal drugs in the Philippines that began in 2016 has led to the killing of at least 8,600 people but...
ADB Approves $400 Million Loan to Support Philippines’ Capital Market Development
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400 million policy-based loan to support the Philippine government’s efforts to strengthen domestic capital markets and...
Philippine President Duterte Bestows National Honor on ADB President Nakao
President of the Philippines Mr. Rodrigo Duterte awarded outgoing Asian
Development Bank (ADB) President Mr. Takehiko Nakao the Order of Sikatuna, the
Philippines’ highest civilian recognition,...
Rethink Cities to Help Asia Make the Most of Urbanization
Cities have always played a central role in economic development by
bringing workers and entrepreneurs together, spurring innovation, and sharing
resources including infrastructure more efficiently. This...
Transnational Strategies of ISIS Post Baghdadi
From being proclaimed dead on multiple
occasions to the actual confirmation of his death by the Islamic State, the
life of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been...
ADB Support to the Philippines to Reach Record High in 2020–2022
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) sovereign lending for the Philippines
is expected to reach $9.1 billion between 2020 and 2022, as the government
seeks to invest...