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How the Philippines is missing China’s soft rebound
During the six-year Duterte era, the ties with China were recalibrated from friction and conflict to peaceful cooperation. In the past year, that period...
Philippines joins Blue Carbon Action Partnership to Strengthen Coastal Ecosystems
The Government of the Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced yesterday at COP28 that it is joining the World Economic Forum’s Blue...
China’s defense of its sovereignty in the Nine Lines region in the South China Sea
Several countries overlooking the South China Sea, specifically China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Brunei, are disputing sovereignty over areas and part of...
Philippines stands up to Chinese “grey zone” bullying
Laser, water cannon, and now a floating barrier – I explain how Manila is mustering the courage to deal with China’s recent “grey zone”...
South China Sea tensions and implications
Tensions in the South China Sea are heating up. Record breaking incursions by Chinese jets and warships into Taiwanese territory, military exercises which simulate...
Laser and Water Cannon Diplomacy in the South China Sea
The South China Sea dispute presents several relatively new phenomena in the modern study of relations among nations. In this seven-country disagreement, we can...
Media Manipulation and the Marcos Dynasty
The Philippines has a long history of political upheaval and social unrest. A former Philippine senator is one of the most divisive people in...
The Philippines campaign to draw attention to Chinese activities
As reported by a Philippine official on Wednesday, the Philippine coast guard has begun a strategy of publicising aggressive actions by China in the...
The U.S.-Philippines Alliance
In 2023, the US is expected to make significant changes in its force posture in the Indo-Pacific region. And this began with the transformation...
What Does Marcos’ Visit to China Mean for the ASEAN Region?
A foreign policy that is adaptable is pragmatic and `is guided by the fundamental principle of international politics: "There are no permanent friends or...