ARTICLES

10 Mar 2025

A Return to Political Chaos? The Philippines’ Impeachment Saga

Aries A. Arugay

Vice-President Sara Duterte’s upcoming impeachment trial will have a major impact on whether political stability in the Philippines is upended or maintained.

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

5 Feb 2025

Rethinking Economic Planning in the Philippines

JC Punongbayan

There are plans to transform the Philippines’ socioeconomic planning agency, NEDA, into a new Cabinet department. But this proposal fails to address its declining relevance and chronic inability to ensure the implementation of crucial development projects.

Economic Planning Philippine Economy Philippines

30 Dec 2024

2024 Top 10

The Philippines’ Near-Standoff with China at Sabina Shoal: Bolstering Preventive Deployment

Edcel John A. Ibarra

The Philippines has tried a new tactic of preventive deployment at Sabina Shoal but more must be done.

2024 Top 10 China Philippines South China Sea

25 Dec 2024

2024 Top 10

The Philippines and West Philippine Sea: Bringing Deterrence Into the Picture

Maria Gabriela Alano|Deryk Baladjay

The Philippines needs to start investing in a credible deterrence strategy if it wants to secure its interests in the West Philippine Sea.

2024 Top 10 China China-Philippine Relations Philippines South China Sea

24 Dec 2024

Chinese Migrants and the Philippines: The Need to Plug Legal Loopholes

Teresita Ang See

The Philippines’ immigration laws have failed to keep pace with a growing influx of new Chinese immigrants. The laws need to be reviewed to curb corruption in the system.

Immigration Philippines

10 Dec 2024

Reclaiming the ‘Resilient Filipino’: From Romanticised Climate Narratives Towards Resilience-Focused Climate Policy in the Philippines

Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Climate change is clearly affecting the Philippines. Whether it can transform a long-held national attribute into successful climate adaptation will determine what the future holds.

Climate Change Philippine Economy Philippines