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Duterte admin's conflicting stance vs China a 'circus' - analyst

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Posted at May 04 12:17 PM

A security analyst on Tuesday branded as "circus" the conflicting positions of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte towards China amid a maritime row on the West Philippine Sea.   Read more »

West Philippine Sea should be major campaign issue in 2022: analyst

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Posted at Apr 22 10:43 AM

The country's dilemma in the West Philippine Sea and its foreign policy towards China should be major campaign issues in the 2022 national elections, a security analyst said Thursday. Read more »

China's latest incursion in West PH Sea can be repeat of Scarborough takeover: analyst

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Updated as of Apr 06 09:40 AM

China's latest incursion in the West Philippine Sea can lead to a repeat of the 2012 standoff in the Scarborough Shoal, an analyst warned Tuesday. Read more »

China coast guard law affects poor Filipino fishermen, food security: analyst

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Updated as of Feb 11 03:58 PM

China’s new law allowing its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels may be a domestic legislation, but it presents a threat not just to the safety of ordinary Filipino fisherfolk but also the country’s food security, an international studies professor said Thursday.    Read more »

Biden to inherit a deeply divided United States - analyst

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Updated as of Jan 20 09:50 AM

Bringing together United States will be a challenging task for President-elect Joe Biden after the disruptive presidency of his predecessor, an analyst said Wednesday. Read more »

'Immigration will change': How a Biden-Harris admin may affect Philippines, Fil-Ams

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 02:30 PM

It will be up to the Philippines to take advantage of the changes the new administration of US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will introduce, an analyst said Monday. But a Filipino-American former White House appointee also sees a "dramatic change" in the immigration policies in the United States, which may affect the community there. Read more »

Expert says up to PH leaders to see opportunity whoever wins 2020 US Presidential elections

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 06:34 PM

"Ang challenge here [is] how our decision makers will be able to recognize whatever their policies, as challenges or opportunities… Then of course, there is the element of willingness on our part of how we could take advantage of those challenges," said DLSU Prof. Renato de Castro. Read more »

Can ASEAN and China finish South China Sea code of conduct by 2022?

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Posted at Oct 31 01:23 PM

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China have a 2022 deadline to come up with a code of conduct to help minimize tensions in the South China Sea. But foreign policy analyst Renato de Castro doubts the code of conduct will be effective, considering it will not solve disputes in the South China Sea. He also notes how China has effectively delayed negotiations on the code of conduct and even made some ASEAN countries economically dependent on Beijing. Read more »

Experts see factual errors in Duterte's SONA on West PH Sea

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 10:06 PM

MANILA - (UPDATE) Experts on the West Philippine Sea are pointing out what they claim are factual errors in President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address, which they say may lead the public to make the wrong conclusions about the situation in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

China’s sea militia fingerprint seen in Reed Bank sinking

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 03:39 PM

The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat at Reed Bank has raised fears it might be the handiwork of Beijing’s pesky maritime militia, a crucial component of its sea force asserting its sweeping claims over the South China Sea.   Read more »