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Mga migrante inaasahang makinabang sa Biden presidency: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 05:44 PM

Ano nga ba ang pakinabang ng Pilipinas at mga Pilipino sa pagpapalit ng bagong administrasyon ng Amerika? Read more »

PH urged to take advantage of US foreign policy bringing nations together

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 12:00 PM

The Philippine government is urged to take advantage of the Biden administration's foreign policy of bringing nations together, a political analyst said Thursday following the inauguration of America's 46th President. Read more »

Duterte and Trump: A 4-year serenade

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 01:10 PM

Here's a look back at the "very good relationship" between Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and outgoing US President Donald Trump.  Read more »

Biden signals US diplomatic shift with new team

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 06:26 AM

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced a foreign policy and national security team crammed with veterans from the Barack Obama years, signaling an end to the upheaval under President Donald Trump and a return to traditional US diplomacy. Read more »

Democracy, assumptions and misnomers: The US 2020 Presidential Elections

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Nov 12 11:14 PM

The various reactions to the recently concluded US presidential elections reveal so much about how democracy, particularly voting and people’s participation, are understood differently by different people. Read more »

US-PH ties to remain strong regardless of 2020 US presidential poll winner: US Chargé d'affaires

David Dizon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 10:52 PM

MANILA - The relationship between the United States and the Philippines will remain strong regardless of the outcome of the 2020 US presidential elections, Embassy Chargé d'affaires John Law said Wednesday. Read more »

Oh, that $20-million myth again

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Oct 16 10:20 PM

History is clear. The Philippines was once acquired by the United States of America but by dint of war and conquest, albeit bloody! A revered memory ought not be blemished by labelling its ensuing bloom in estimable relationship as a commercial purchase and sale of chattel! Read more »

OPINION: Was US expansionism in the Philippines premeditated?

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Oct 10 02:44 AM

A history class in the Texas A&M San Antonio campus joined the observance of Filipino American History Month (FAHM) last Monday evening and again on Wednesday via cyberspace. Read more »

Locsin explains why only fraction of Chinese pledges come to fruition

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 04:36 PM

According to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr., the dismal percentage was due to the government's prudence to protect "national interest." Read more »

From Cory Aquino to Duterte, China 'consistently aggressive' in sea row — Carpio

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 12:20 PM

"How can you say that the relationship has been rosy with all other Presidents except President Noynoy Aquino? No. China has been consistently aggressive all throughout, whoever the President is," retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.  Read more »

Duterte invokes UNCLOS in Chinese defense minister's visit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 10:57 PM

During the Chinese official's visit to Malacañang, Duterte invoked the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea, which Beijing claims in its entirety. Read more »

US to partner with ASEAN in post-pandemic economic recovery: Pompeo

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 10 09:31 PM

US State Secretary Michael Pompeo promised Thursday that Washington will team up with ASEAN bring about recovery of their economies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

'Stop misrepresenting': Taipei calls out Roque after he says Taiwan 'is part of China'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 11:57 PM

MANILA - The Taiwan government on Wednesday expressed "strong dissatisfaction" after Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the island-nation is part of China. Read more »

OPINION: Paving the way for China’s occupation of Scarborough Shoal?

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Mar 02 12:23 PM

US military presence in the country has been an effective deterrence to China’s plan to occupy Scarborough Shoal. What will deter them once the Mutual Defense Treaty is scrapped? Read more »

Makabayan bloc tells Duterte: It’s not a choice between US or China

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 04:44 PM

Kabataan party-list Rep. Sarah Elago said Thursday there was no need for President Rodrigo Duterte to choose between the United States and China in pushing for an independent foreign policy. Read more »

Palace: If Trump were in Duterte’s place, he would scrap VFA too

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 15 10:00 PM

Trump said he was “fine” with the VFA being terminated, a response that pleased Duterte. “(Trump) deserves to be re-elected,” the Palace says, quoting Duterte. Read more »

OPINION: The bully in the schoolyard

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Jan 27 04:09 PM

We in ASEAN have our differences, but bullies can’t mistreat the smaller kids in the schoolyard if we’re united. Read more »

ANALYSIS: The bigger picture in Duterte’s VFA outburst

Romel Regalado Bagares*, VERA Files
Posted at Jan 24 05:28 PM

May President Duterte unilaterally abrogate the Visiting Forces Agreement without the consent of the Senate? Read more »

Indonesia’s New Year’s message to China over the Natunas dispute: A game changer?

Romel Regalado Bagares*, VERA Files
Posted at Jan 05 09:31 PM

For the first time, a 3rd party ASEAN member-state invoked the landmark 2016 arbitral ruling in the South China Sea case filed by the Philippines 3 years earlier against Chinese expansionism. Read more »

[OPINION] The Filipino tragedy: The significance of a true pivot

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Oct 14 04:06 PM

There is every reason to support exploring relations with non-traditional allies like China and Russia. Read more »