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Biden Administration Seeks to Stabilize US-Philippines Alliance
By Sebastian Strangio
The Biden administration is keen on shoring up its alliance with Philippines, but President Rodrigo Duterte remains the joker in the pack.
Chinese Ship Intrusion, Myanmar Coup Lead to Infighting Among Philippine Officials
By Nick Aspinwall
On Twitter, Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. blamed the Myanmar coup on Western institutions and questioned the competence of Duterte’s spokesperson.
Deconstructing Abu Sayyaf’s Resilience to Counter-Insurgency Operations
By Michael Van Ginkel
The insurgency has been remarkably resilient. How has it been able to survive the government's counter-insurgency operations?
Battle Over Anti-Terror Law Opens at the Philippines’ Top Court
By Michael Beltran
Critics argued for the repeal of terror law at the Supreme Court in oral arguments starting February 2.
The Philippines’ COVID-19 Economic Rescue Plan: Bayanihan 1 and 2
By James Guild
In addition to supporting healthcare and low-income households, Manila has focused on propping up its agricultural sector, which employs nearly a quarter of Filipinos.
COVID-19 Continues to Batter the Philippines, Indonesia
By Sebastian Strangio
The two governments are betting that vaccines will offer an escape route from the economic and public health crisis, but many obstacles remain.
A Brief History of Charter Change Attempts in the Philippines
By Mong Palatino
Successive Filipino leaders have sought to amend the country's constitution. Will Rodrigo Duterte succeed where his predecessors have failed?
Philippines Cancels Massive Chinese-Led Airport Project
By Sebastian Strangio
President Duterte has surprisingly little to show for his much-vaunted "pivot to China."
Biden Administration Reaches out to Southeast Asian Allies
By Sebastian Strangio
Recently confirmed Secretary of State Antony Blinken held calls with the foreign ministers of Thailand and the Philippines.
Independent Philippines Human Rights Probe Launches New Investigations
By Nick Aspinwall
Investigate PH was created in response to a U.N. decision not to launch an independent international probe into Philippines human rights abuses.
Philippines Protests China’s New Coast Guard Law as ‘Verbal Threat of War’
By Associated Press
A new Chinese law authorizes the country’s coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy other countries' structures on islands it claims.
The Mendiola Massacre: Decades on, Philippine Land Reform Movement Remains Mired in Blood
By Oliver Haynes
"The interests of the peasants and landowning politicians can never be reconciled," says one activist.