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West Philippine Sea (WPS)
ASEAN leaders rally around maritime security, energy routes, UNCLOS
ASEAN leaders have adopted a sweeping declaration on maritime cooperation that strongly reaffirms the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea...
PH backs ASEAN maritime, crisis response plans
Amid intensifying geopolitical tensions from maritime disputes in regional waters to escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Philippines is pushing for stronger ASEAN...
PH, Indonesia align on energy security, maritime cooperation
Energy security and maritime cooperation took center stage as the Philippines and Indonesia reaffirmed their strategic partnership during the 8th Joint Commission for Bilateral...
PH military, maritime leaders slam coercion, status quo shifts in WPS
National security leaders and maritime experts on Tuesday (March 24) said they were committed to “principled restraint, coupled with resolve” in countering increasing Chinese...
PBBM meets US defense officials for tighter ties
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday (New York time) met with United States Defense officials to discuss efforts aimed at accelerating the Philippines-United...
PH, China hold ‘open and candid’ talks amid rising WPS tensions
BEIJING — The Philippines and China continued high-level diplomatic engagements this week, holding what Manila described as an “open and candid exchange of views”...
Updated treaty manual debuts amid rising West PH Sea tensions
As geopolitical tensions sharpen and the Philippines remains at the heart of developments in the West Philippine Sea, a newly updated legal reference on...
Team Pinas builds a GenZennial democracy movement ahead of 2028
By Marinel Peroy In a world marked by geopolitical tensions, democratic backsliding, and rising global uncertainty, a new Filipino civic collective is placing its bet...
FIRING LINE | OA in the Senate
By Robert B. Roque Jr. This past weekend, the infamous speech at the plenary given by Sen. Robinhood Padilla last January 26 has kept flashing...
OPINION | Filipinos overwhelmingly distrust China
By Prof. Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit Two independent nationwide surveys conducted in December 2025 show that approximately nine out of ten Filipinos either distrust China...