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Strait of Hormuz
ASEAN calls for safe Hormuz passage, full ceasefire as talks stall
ASEAN foreign ministers have called for the restoration of safe, unimpeded, and continuous transit of vessels and aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz and...
OP-ED: Between war and hunger, Indonesia steps in
By Hafid Abbas, Visiting Professor at Asia Center, Harvard University, 2006 In today’s increasingly fragile geopolitical climate, tensions between Donald Trump and Ali Khamenei have...
RSA revives offer to sell Petron to gov’t amid energy concerns
Ramon S. Ang on Friday renewed his standing offer to sell Petron Corporation to the government, as discussions resurface on placing the country’s sole...
Filipinos demand gov’t ‘act now’ as food, fuel prices soar
Filipinos are calling on the national government to focus on lowering food prices, generating more jobs, and addressing corruption, a Stratbase Institute–commissioned survey shows—just...
APECO eyes Pacific gateway port amid Middle East tensions
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is advancing plans to develop a Pacific-facing international port as rising geopolitical tensions expose vulnerabilities...
ASEAN moves toward regional oil safety net amid MidEast war
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East may prompt the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to accelerate development of a regional energy-sharing mechanism,...
FIRING LINE | Why the Iran war is a very Pinoy problem
By Robert B. Roque Jr. While there is a sense of relief that the people of Iran may be driving toward freedom and change from...