Editorial

In an apparent reference to the United States, the Chinese official gave the Communist Party’s perspective that the maritime friction is really between the two superpowers. China hijacked the recent Boao Forum for Asia, which is supposedly Asia’s counterpart of the Davos World Economic Forum, to spew propaganda and malign …

China claimed to have ‘discovered’ three underwater features during a 2004 survey by the China Navy Hydrographic Office, which submitted the names for consideration by the IHO in 2014. Not a month after then-Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said that allowing China into Benham or Philippine Rise “is more …

We cannot allow ourselves to be lulled into a false sense of security by statistics that do not reflect the grim truth. Despite claims of a 27-percent decrease in crime incidents, the reality on the ground tells a different story — one of fear, uncertainty, and a growing sense of …

Geopolitical experts believe the presence of China in the Rise would multiply the perception of its threat as its plans for Taiwan increase. China has technically invaded the country as its vessels sail at will inside and outside the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and the government can do little aside …

Costa Rica has established independent oversight mechanisms and focused on preventative measures to combat corruption within its judiciary The deep-seated issue of corruption in the Philippine government has once again reared its ugly head with the recently released National Trade Estimate (NTE) report of the US Trade Representative Office. Foremost …

Thus far, the DFA has been stuck in a cycle of issuing note verbales, filing diplomatic protests, and summoning the Chinese Ambassador, Huang Xilian, which Beijing merely shrugged off. Since August last year, the Senate has adopted a resolution seeking Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) action to bring the increasingly …

The impact of the Philippines’ policy adjustment could prove enormous, while empowering Filipino sailors may also result in crew shortages for shipping corporations. The Philippines provides 25 percent of the global seafaring workforce, with the sector serving as a linchpin of the national economy. In the month just ended, the …

He may not be as rich and popular as NBA superstars like James or Butler, but he has the guts and courage to battle adversity and rise after every fall. Being a basketball player is perhaps the most glamorous job in the world. Aside from the hefty salary — some …

Xi has, on some occasions, said that Chinese reunification must be achieved even through force. While the world watches and wishes for a favorable outcome of the heated West Philippine Sea conflict, the US military and some American geopolitical seers believe Taiwan would be the tipping point for an actual …

After Good Friday when Christians commemorate the suffering and death on the cross of Jesus, comes Holy Saturday or Black Saturday which marks the time when Jesus Christ was buried in the tomb. As the Vatican News puts it, it is the “interlude between the pain of the death of …