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Anchors of Deterrence – U.S. and Japanese Alliances Bolster Philippine WPS Security
The development of Balabac Island under the U.S.-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) represents a concrete move in Manila’s strategy to safeguard its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). However, this U.S.-focused buildup is only part of the picture. The Philippines has intentionally broadened its defense partnerships, building a strong and swiftly evolving
History & Events
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Thirty-Eight Years Later, EDSA Is Winning the Wrong Argument
On February 25, 1986, somewhere between one and three million Filipinos stood on a stretch of highway in Metro Manila and, without firing a single shot, ended twenty-one years of dictatorship. Ferdinand Marcos fled to Hawaii. Corazon Aquino was sworn in. The world called it a miracle. Journalists called it a model. Political scientists gave
Corruption Watch
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Blacklisting 60 Contractors Won’t Fix What’s Really Broken
The DPWH’s latest move misses the point entirely The Department of Public Works and Highways announced this week that it’s moving to blacklist up to 60 contractors involved in what Malacañang is calling “anomalous flood control and infrastructure projects.” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro revealed that the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board is already processing 16
Op-Ed
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The Arrest Everyone Notices, The System Nobody Touches
Bong Revilla is in jail again. This is, by now, a familiar sequence: the arrest warrant, the dramatic surrender accompanied by family, the Facebook Live protests of innocence, the supporters outside the detention facility holding candles. He arrived at Camp Crame past 10 p.m. on January 19, his wife and children beside him. It was
Accountability journalism for the Philippines that actually holds up.
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