In particular, Marcos Jr. has had to deal with two influential and Beijing-friendly former presidents. On one hand, the Filipino president has had to contend with congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001-2010), who, during her almost decade-long presidency, played a pivotal rol...
foreign policy, and his open embrace of China. Duterte reiterated that he wanted to avoid confrontation with China over maritime claims that "would lead to something we can hardly afford". (Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by Mark Heinrich) Copyright 2021 Thomson Reu...
The SCS issue has taken a dramatic turn over the past few months, with China’s assertive actions reaching an all-time high. Alongside its “salami slicing” strategy, executed through island reclamation and militarisation, China is making incremental domestic institutional changes to strengthen its ...
MANILA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has dissolved the government panel negotiating peace with the leftist rebels, driving another nail into the coffin of peace talks between the Duterte administration and the insurgents. The panel was chaired by Philippine Labor Secretary...
Duterte said on Thursday night that the martial law will stay until all terrorist groups in the southern region are neutralized. "When the time came, I declared martial law. Everybody is asking when will it stop? It will not stop until the last terrorist is taken out," Duterte said at ...
Earlier this month, he said he would not allow government forces to conduct joint patrols of disputed waters near the South China Sea with foreign powers, apparently scrapping a deal his predecessor reached with the U.S. military earlier this year. ...
On 11 February, exactly one year after Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte announced his intention to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, both sidesbegan talksto salvage the troop deal. The VFA—in place since 1998—allows American troops to be stationed in ...
We pause for a moment here to note that President Trump has often returned to two common themes when he speaks to reporters about foreign policy: “That he can re-negotiate a trade deal, and that they should pay for whatever U.S. defense he knows they have. It's his go-to,”saidDef...
but that is part of the grand design. One controversy over one incompetence over one corruption controversy, on loop, layered with the President’s big mouth, and here we are: faced with the threat of charter change so close, sold as a done deal, discussed as if we, the people, have ...
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