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Jun 16, 2022 | In the trenches, Opinion

After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, Asia’s premier security conference, Shangri-la Dialogue, resumed with rivals United States and China trading barbs, accusing each other of raising tensions in the region.US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and...

Food security

Apr 19, 2022 | In the trenches, Opinion

The United States and its allies have slapped crippling economic—trade and financial—sanctions on Russia to stop the conflict in Ukraine. Except for oil and gas, Washington has banned financial and other business transactions with Moscow. Most global consumer brands,...

Bakit mahalagang pagusapan ang VFA?

Aug 7, 2021 | Editorial

Binawi ng pangulong Duterte ang nauna niyang desisyon noong isang taon na buwagin ang kasunduang Visiting Forces Agreement sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at ng Amerika.Pag uusapan natin ang ibig sabihin at implikasyon nito dito lang sa The Press Room.   LISTEN ON...

Standing with US bishops — and saving Joe Biden

Jul 1, 2021 | First things first, Opinion

Manila—The Catholic Church in the United States has fallen into a deep crisis. At the heart of the crisis are the issues of abortion and the Eucharist. Can the US bishops continue to teach what the Church teaches on these issues, or should they now ask President Joe...

Does the US have biological warfare laboratories in PH?

Jun 23, 2021 | In the trenches, Opinion

Last week, the United States announced the completion of a P1.1-billion biosurveillance capability project in the Philippines, building or renovating seven regional animal disease laboratories throughout the country. Little is known about the project funded by the...