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7 Mar 2025 Challenges of Combating Transnational Drug Trafficking in Southeast Asia Josiah Patrick P. Bagayas A long-running saga of a Filipino national convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia underscores the need to address the transnational element of law enforcement against such activities. Drug Trade Philippine Philippine Politics Southeast Asia
25 Feb 2025 Artificial Intelligence is Intensifying South China Sea Disputes in the Philippines Nuurrianti Jalli|Angel Martinez AI-generated propaganda is being used to distort reality and disinform the public, even gathering support for military escalation in already troubled waters. Artificial Intelligence China-Philippine Relations Philippine Philippine Politics Social Media South China Sea
24 Feb 2025 Leveraging Justice: Marcos Jr. Uses the ICC Probe to Challenge the Duterte Dynasty Sasha Lee President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has shifted his stance from opposing to obliging a potential International Criminal Court arrest warrant for former President Rodrigo Duterte. The ICC probe has become a trump card in the Marcos-Duterte feud ahead of the midterm elections. Crime Philippine Elections Philippine Politics Philippines
14 Feb 2025 Trump 2.0 and the US-Philippines Alliance: Consistency and Change Julio S. Amador III The US-Philippines alliance is expected to be reinforced in the Trump 2.0 administration. It will, however, be tested given existing regional flashpoints and the need to follow through commitments pledged in previous years. Philippine Politics Philippine-U.S. Relations Philippines US
10 Feb 2025 Philippines Offshore Gambling Operators (POGOs): Off-putting Teresita Ang See The high-profile case involving Alice Guo has uncovered a raft of issues related to offshore gambling operators in the Philippines. Philippine Philippine Economy Philippine Politics
13 Jan 2025 Philippines’ Car-Centric Society: Time to Switch Lanes JC Punongbayan Metro Manila’s road congestion woes can be solved. But they have been hampered by slow implementation and weak political will. Philippine Philippine Politics transport
25 Oct 2024 Fraternity-Related Violence in the Philippines: Long Road to Justice Josiah Patrick P. Bagayas Networks of patronage continue to propagate abuses by fraternities in the Philippines. These networks should be dismantled. Law Philippine Philippine Politics
3 Oct 2024 Quiboloy’s Arrest: When Self-Proclaimed ‘Son of God’ Plays Politics Robbin Dagle The arrest of Filipino religious leader Apollo Quiboloy comes amid the ongoing clash between the Marcos and Duterte dynasties, and exposes the dangers of an unholy alliance between religion and politics. Philippine Politics Philippines Religion
11 Sep 2024 The Anti-Political Dynasty Rule in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM): A Game Changer in Philippine Politics? Yasmira P. Moner|Aries A. Arugay The May 2025 BARMM elections will not only decide the fate of the conflict-ridden region but also test whether its rules can effectively reduce the dominance of political dynasties. Philippine Philippine Politics Religion
