By Liam Hanlon The Philippines has a tumultuous relationship with its mining sector. Mining provides foreign investment, boosts GDP, and creates jobs that stimulate local economies, but also has a long track record of environmental catastrophes, violent conflict, and confrontations…
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Legislative Overreach: The Philippine Fight over Internet Freedom
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By Greg Poling & Liam Hanlon “With freedom comes responsibility.” This was the rationale proffered by Philippine president Benigno Aquino’s office following his September 12 authorization of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. The new law, which will take effect…
Friday Five: June 22, 2012
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Four important developments in Asia from this week and one key event to keep an eye out for next week. 1. Canada and Mexico were both invited to take part in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. With the addition of…
Aquino’s Visit: An Opportunity to Further Boost the U.S.-Philippine Alliance
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By Ernie Bower & Prashanth Parameswaran Philippine president Benigno Aquino is in the United States for a visit that will include his first Oval Office meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama. Aquino’s trip caps a revitalization of the U.S.-Philippine alliance…
Governance in ASEAN: The Next Generation
by Ernest Z. Bower • • 1 Comment
By Ernie Bower This week in Hanoi, the former head of Vietnam’s state audit agency, Vu Dinh Hue, will be named the country’s new finance minister. The message to Vietnam’s state-owned enterprises and ministries with bloated budgets is clear: there…
Video Interview with Philippine Secretary of Finance Cesar Purisima
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Cesar Purisima, the high-energy point man for President Aquino’s finance and trade team, talked to CSIS’ Ernie Bower during his visit to Washington, DC earlier this month. Purisima had flown from Beijing to Washington, and gave an important peek into…