Batanes amid Beijing’s lawfare
Diplomacy without leverage is theater, but repeated, coordinated legal pressure is how smaller states have always fought larger ones without firing a shot.
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Diplomacy without leverage is theater, but repeated, coordinated legal pressure is how smaller states have always fought larger ones without firing a shot.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday underscored that Philippine sovereignty over Batanes is “settled and not up for debate,” rejecting a Chinese…
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In July 2016, a United Nations-backed arbitral tribunal ruled in favor of the Philippines in its case against China over the West Philippine Sea, rejecting…
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Europeans worry that critical digital infrastructure could be brought to a halt by an American ‘kill switch.’
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Candidates seeking national posts in the 2028 elections should be judged by their position on the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a Philippine security official…
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Imagine spending decades becoming the highest judicial authority of the republic, then, during the country’s biggest moral crisis, everybody starts looking…
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Lai said his Democratic Progressive Party had passed a resolution in 1999, which remains party policy, that Taiwan is already a sovereign and independent…
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History. What history? The convenient kind? The one that expands exactly where the oil, ships, reefs, and military advantage are, and somehow skips every…
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CEBU CITY — The Atin Ito Coalition has intensified its awareness campaign on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in Cebu as the country marks the 10th anniversary of…
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Strengthening basic services and long-term development in the Kalayaan Islands Group is crucial to sustaining communities and reinforcing the country’s…
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) strongly rejected on Monday China’s “erroneous” and “misleading” statement over the weekend asserting its “indisputable…
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Inilarawan ng ilang legal na eksperto ang hakbang ni Marcos bilang isang natatanging pag-atake sa soberanya ng Pilipinas.
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Inanunsyo ni US President Donald Trump noong Sabado, 21 Pebrero 2026, na magpapadala ang gobyerno, katuwang si Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, ng isang “great…
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday, 21 February 2026, said the government, in cooperation with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, is sending a “great hospital…
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The main worry of the US government was that the ICC might pursue politicized investigations against US service members and elected officials.
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A coalition of civil society groups and political leaders on Tuesday honored 16 local officials from Kalayaan, Palawan, for their defiance in the face of…
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Seen on the global stage, our leaders have only proven themselves to be less than good actors or performers.
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