
A seat at an irrelevant table
The Security Council is supposed to be the cockpit of global peace. In reality, it is a room with five kings and 10 spectators.
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The Security Council is supposed to be the cockpit of global peace. In reality, it is a room with five kings and 10 spectators.
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While the US-China trade war has uprooted the global economy, Beijing has sought to profit off Trump’s mercurial policies by positioning itself as a reliable…
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On 02 March 2026, Ambassador ENDO Kazuya of Japan held a courtesy meeting with Executive Secretary Ralph Recto to review bilateral relations between the two…
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It raises a suspicious intent to deliberately confuse us as to how we are supposed to respond to their true intentions.
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A source close to the Saudi government insisted there was ‘no need for mediation.’
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The Chinese Embassy in Manila thumbed down suggestions to impose sanctions against Filipino legislators embroiled in an increasingly verbal row with Beijing…
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When you keep reminding us how big you are, it starts sounding like you need the reminder more than we do.
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The Italian Residence in Manila opened the Winter Olympics with a tight, unsentimental dinner, and diplomacy standing in for snow.
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First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos expressed confidence in the enduring relationship between the Philippines and the United States during the recent celebration of…
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) warned Wednesday, 11 February 2026, that China’s retaliation—declaring Kalayaan officials in Palawan persona non…
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Alleged efforts to unseat Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto may be driven by shifting foreign policy agendas, pending impeachment proceedings, and early…
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‘Very soon we’ll have our diplomatic representative, Felix Plasencia, in Washington to accelerate diplomatic work, political work and the work of developing…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Washington was negotiating with Havana’s leadership to strike a deal, days after…
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Sotto should fire whichever of his lawyers drafted that insolent statement for exposing his boss to contempt charges.
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"Please shut up if you do not know the implication of the term," pahayag ni Professor Clarita Carlos.
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First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos recently met with Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya and his wife, Akiko Endo, to convey the Philippine government’s gratitude for…
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Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Commodore Jay Tarriela, on Saturday downplayed China’s diplomatic protest over his…
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A DESPEDIDA LUNCH FOR U.S. AMB. MARYKAY CARLSON
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