The Philippines should call for “fair rules of the game” at the food and fertilizer market. The Philippine should defend its right, in its relations with the US and European Union, to access food and agricultural products without paying attention to the political aspect.
The Philippines should learn its lessons from other ASEAN states. It should have a more independent foreign policy and be less dependent on the West. It is unclear if the US and NATO would be there if conflict erupts.
Digital security provider Qurium on Monday (March 4, 2024) uncovered a “Russian-controlled” infrastructure behind a crude deep fake of journalist Maria Ressa.
Russian President Vladimir Putin faced a serious threat against his decades-long leadership after a mercenary group took arms against his army.
The raging conflict in Ukraine might be half the world away from the Philippines but its military already got involved indirectly in the political and diplomatic complications in Eastern Europe.