Why Washington cannot afford to pause military aid to Manila
At this point, the US cannot afford to pause its military aid program to the Philippines, just like in Egypt and Israel where the US wanted to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East.
How important is India to the US in containing China?
Like the Philippines, its differences with China over the South China Sea are the total of the two nations’ relationship.
China’s freedom of navigation operations patrols
China is attempting to create a buffer zone in the South China Sea, militarizing artificial islands to keep away the US and its allies from patrolling the strategic waterway where about $3 trillion worth of annual trade passes.
Jobs, not cash assistance
Stop making the people beg. Give them decent jobs.
Understanding Filipinos’ Roman Catholic faith
Every year, on January 9, hundreds of thousands of mostly barefoot Roman Catholic devotees wearing maroon shirts join in pulling and pushing a carriage of the life-sized wooden icon of Jesus Christ carrying the cross.
The world remains dangerous in 2025
Donald Trump’s takeover of the White House in late January 2025 could change the world’s geopolitical landscape with the possible end of the conflict in Eastern Europe.