ARTICLES

22 Feb 2023

ASEAN’s Next Generation of Leaders in a Newly Competitive World

Chong Ja Ian

Chong Ja Ian calls attention to the need for new ASEAN leaders to adapt to a changing global order.

21 Feb 2023

Imagining Marcos Jr. as the “Strong Leader” in an Age of Digital Disinformation

Jason Vincent A. Cabañes|Fernando A. Santiago, Jr.

Digital disinformation has been menacingly deployed to distort historical narratives about the Philippines’ Martial Law period in the 1970s and early 1980s. This tactic, bolstered by social media technologies, has masterfully resonated with the yearning for a “strong leader” who is independent of the country’s elites and able to discipline the nation’s masses.

Philippine Philippine Elections

2 Feb 2023

Digital Labour Platforms Must Provide Philippine Gig Workers a Fair Deal

Cheryll Ruth R. Soriano

The Philippines faces significant labour protection challenges amid a growing gig economy. It needs to outgrow consumer-focused regulations and address business risks being pushed down to at-risk workers.

Labour Rights Philippine Technology

25 Jan 2023

South China Sea in 2022: Deadlock or Not, Disputant States Press Advantages

Hong-Kong Nguyen|Pham-Muoi Nguyen|Viet-Ha Nguyen

2022 proved to be another eventful year for the South China Sea as disputant states continued to take a variety of actions to assert their advantages.

China Maritime Security Philippine South China Sea Vietnam

17 Jan 2023

Bound to Comply: the Philippines’ One-China Policy and Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S.

Aaron Jed Rabena

In the event of hostilities in the Taiwan Strait, Manila’s defense treaty with the United States will give it little room to manoeuvre.

China-Philippine Relations Philippine Philippine-U.S. Relations Taiwan

13 Dec 2022

Fact-checking in the Philippines: The Quest to End Disinformation in Elections

Ma. Diosa Labiste

The 2022 presidential election in the Philippines saw fact-checkers fighting an uphill battle against widespread efforts to misinform and disinform Filipino voters, but some key lessons were learned.

Online Misinformation Philippine Philippine Elections Philippine Politics

8 Nov 2022

UNCLOS: The Polestar for Philippine Maritime Ambitions

Jacqueline F. Espenilla

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has served the Philippines well in achieving its security, economic and environmental goals. The most high-profile application of UNCLOS was the country’s arbitration proceedings against China in 2013 over the South China Sea.

Philippine South China Sea UNCLOS Why UNCLOS Matters

20 Oct 2022

Counter-Disinformation Beyond Fact-Checking: Insights from the Philippines

Jason Vincent A. Cabañes|Fernando A. Santiago, Jr.

The Philippines is currently at the global cutting edge of fake news and political trolling online. Unfortunately, the country has yet to find firm footing in stemming disinformation’s unruly growth.

Media Online Misinformation Philippine

12 Jul 2022

The China Factor and “Bongbong” Marcos’s Foreign Policy

Aaron Jed Rabena

While it is too early for his foreign policy platform to fully emerge, the Philippines' new president will have his hands full in calibrating Manila’s relationships with Washington and Beijing. It is not a foregone conclusion that he will lean strongly in either direction.

China-Philippine Relations Philippine Philippine Politics

29 Apr 2022

Local Matters in the 2022 Philippine Elections

Maria Ela L. Atienza

With most eyes on the national posts in the May 2022 Philippine elections, it is easy to overlook important governance issues at the local level. A new Supreme Court ruling will allocate more fiscal resources to but also demand more responsibilities from local governments. Yet lingering structural and political challenges prevent them from efficiently delivering basic services, initiating local development, and empowering the people.

Philippine Philippine Elections Philippine Politics