Duterte gov’t sends mixed signals on China policy

Sep 8, 2020 | In the trenches, Opinion

Foreign policy observers are confused over the country’s policy as the rivalry between the United States and China escalates in the Indo-Pacific region in the run up to the November 2020 US elections. Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin Jr, Manila’s foreign affairs secretary,...

An alternative to the US military alliance

Feb 19, 2020 | In the trenches, Opinion, Top Stories

This week, Southeast Asian defense ministers gathered in Vietnam to discuss the evolving security situation in the region, which could drastically change the geopolitical landscape after the Philippines decided to end a two-decade-old military agreement with the...

Pangilinan hits Duterte gov’t ‘pivot to China’

Jul 12, 2019 | Nation

Satellite image of Kagitingan Reef in the Kalayaan Islands, a rock occupied by China. (From the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative) Opposition senator Francis Pangilinan lashed out at the Duterte government’s “pivot to China” on Friday, the third anniversary of the...

Palace: Duterte agreed to let Chinese fish to prevent war

Jul 4, 2019 | Top Stories

By Felipe F. Salvosa II / PressOnePH Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo | PCOO PHOTO President Rodrigo Duterte agreed to let Chinese vessels fish within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to prevent war with China, Malacañang said on Tuesday.In a...