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...
Dec 8, 2020 | In the trenches, Opinion
The Philippines has capped its two-week unilateral large-scale military exercises with amphibious landing maneuvers in Zambales, testing its operational readiness to retake an island overtaken by an imaginary third country. It was a show of force, with the military...
Oct 18, 2020 | In the trenches, Opinion
As the United States moves closer to Nov. 3 judgment day, the two presidential candidates —Republican re-electionist Donald Trump and Democrat challenger Joe Biden —have started exchanging accusations of corruption in an effort to convince voters to support them. As...
Jan 25, 2020 | In the trenches, Opinion, Top Stories
The Philippine government has set into motion the process of terminating the 1998 Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and its long-time ally and former colonial master, the United States. Only a written notice from the Philippines is required to...