Ironies in the Iran-Israel conflict
Ironies abound because the global system lacks an effective central political authority to enforce norms. The familiar realist maxim holds sway: there are no permanent enemies and…
Philippine Daily Inquirer
West Philippine Sea, Benham Bank among world’s richest soft coral habitats, new study finds
The results of the study confirm Philippine waters as a key contributor to one of the globe’s biodiversity centers for vital reef organisms.
Philippines cedes drug war case to ICC due to ‘destroyed evidence’
Driven by the significant challenge of destroyed or absent evidence, the Philippine government has chosen not to pursue the war on drugs cases and let the International Criminal…
Prices of basic goods in the Philippines remain stable amid global risks
The Department of Trade and Industry's collaboration with local government units and other agencies includes implementing price stabilisation measures to ensure essential products…
Philippines reaffirms backing for two-state solution amid Gaza conflict
The Philippines has always supported the two-state solution—two independent states, Palestine and Israel, coexisting side by side, with mutual recognition of their respective…
Number of ‘zero-dose’ Filipino kids down in 2023
The Philippines, however, remains among the top countries with the highest number of unvaccinated children at 36th place.
‘Bloodless’ drug war nets over US$1 billion meth: Philippine President Marcos
The President said the new concept of the war against drugs is working, adding that the government will "continue down that vein."
Junk impeachment articles, Philippine VP Duterte asks Senate tribunal
The complaint stemmed from Duterte’s alleged misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds and from her online rant in November last year in which she said she had ordered the…
The end of a rules-based international order?
What ostensibly began as a supposedly limited military operation to reverse Iran’s nuclear threshold status could soon morph into a total war.
US President Trump says Israel and Iran agree to ‘total ceasefire’
The US joined the Israel-Iran conflict over the weekend with unprecedented strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, spurring a retaliatory missile attack Monday on an American base in…