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It’s Time to End US Military Aid to the Philippines

The drug war is a purge of humans deemed worthless in a society where social safety nets were never allowed to be developed, where the failure of neoliberal economic reforms ... aid, arms gifts, and ... read more

Friend or Foe?

No one else supports ... reform the constitution before the end of his term and the upcoming presidential elections in 2022. Nevertheless, according to the latest Social Weather Stations poll ... read more

‘The War on Drugs Is Just One of Several Being Waged in the Philippines’

It’s these Moro Muslim and indigenous communities, that historically have been the last footholds of resistance against Spanish and ... on government to not support the Duterte regime, and to end US ... read more

How The War On Drugs Criminalises The Poorest In Human Society

When some of the world’s poorest people are denied basic rights such as land, access to credit and social protection ... However, to date, the evidence base to support such reforms remains weak. There ... read more

Filipinos’ trust in Duterte falls to lowest level: survey

Trust is used by independent pollster Social Weather ... in the Philippines today”, with the church facing child abuse cases in the Philippines and elsewhere. Ramon Casiple, head of the Institute for ... read more

The U.S. needs a new approach to counterinsurgency. This is what it can learn from El Salvador.

Under the inducement approach, the U.S. government gives a country significant amounts of aid to bolster the confidence of the local government, leading them to trust that the United States will ... read more

Philippines midterm elections give a boost to President Rodrigo Duterte

Candidates who support ... and Electoral Reform, a Manila advocacy group. “Whatever he’s doing now, it will be with more confidence,” Casiple said. He could also continue building ties with Beijing, ... read more

Neighbours will take China road if we’re not careful

Many in the foreign policy community are afraid that raising political reform ... and social progress”. China’s active promotion of authoritarian capitalism as a form of governance is relatively new. ... read more

Dutertenomics: He’s leaving it to the experts

Apart from airports, the DOTr has also improved the maritime sector, with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) having completed about 200 commercial and social and tourism port projects nationwide. ... read more