By Dindo Manhit New Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, right, stands on the dais as outgoing President Benigno Aquino III reviews the troops during inauguration ceremony Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Malacanang Palace grounds in Manila, Philippines. Duterte becomes the 16th President of the Philippine Republic. AP/Bullit Marquez MANILA, Philippines – Rodrigo Duterte’s inauguration on June 30… Read More

New Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, right, stands on the dais as outgoing President Benigno Aquino III reviews the troops during inauguration ceremony Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Malacanang Palace grounds in Manila, Philippines. Duterte becomes the 16th President of the Philippine Republic. AP/Bullit Marquez MANILA, Philippines – Rodrigo Duterte’s inauguration on June 30 as President of… Read More

By Jaime Laude MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government and its new political leadership have been urged to stand firm on their position once they obtain a favorable ruling from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in a maritime case Manila filed against China. Private think tank Stratbase ADR Institute said the Philippines should immediately set… Read More

By Jaime Laude MANILA, Philippines – Top defense and security analysts here and abroad will tackle in a forum next week the impact of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States on security in the Asia-Pacific region. Organized by Dindo Manhit, president of think tank Stratbase Albert del Rosario… Read More

June 7, 2016 By Elena L. Aben The administration of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte should wait for the United Nations (UN) arbitral tribunal to issue a ruling on the case lodged by the Philippines before pursuing bilateral talks with China. So said former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario, adding that the Duterte administration must… Read More

By Jaime Laude MANILA, Philippines – The incoming Duterte administration must honor its commitment to implement the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) signed by the Philippines and the US, former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario said yesterday. Speaking at a forum at the National Defense College of the Philippines, Del Rosario, chairman of the Albert… Read More

“The group agrees that a peace scenario that promotes development in the region will have a very positive impact to President-elect Duterte’s agenda of shared growth,” said Manhit. File photo MANILA, Philippines – Philippine business leaders and international think tanks discussed probable scenarios and strategic effects the government of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte might face in the… Read More