By Phoebe De Padua Philippine president Benigno Aquino III will deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, marking the halfway point of his presidency. The speech will answer questions about what he intends do…
By Huy Duong With the South China Sea disputes remaining intractable, the need to manage them is paramount. Worldwide, joint development of disputed areas has proved to be a hallmark for managing disputes, yet this continues to elude the claimants…
By Howard S. Schiffman The crisis in global and regional fisheries, and the overall stress on the oceans, needs to be viewed in the realm of security. Resource driven competition has put a new spotlight on the oceans as a…
The Philippines elected a new Congress on May 13 in midterm elections that proceeded more peacefully than expected. Malaysia held its most heated general election to date on May 5, with the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition challenging the longstanding dominance…
Who is she? Mary Grace Sonora Poe-Llamanzares, more commonly known as Grace Poe, is a Filipino politician who previously served as chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board. Her father, Fernando Poe Jr., popularly referred to as…
Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu met with Vietnamese defense minister Phung Quang Thanh in Hanoi on March 5 to discuss strengthening maritime defense ties between their two countries. Following Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida’s January visit to Manila, the Philippines…
Who is he? Enrique “Ricky” Razon, Jr. is the third richest man in the Philippines, with a net worth of $3.6 billion according to Forbes. He is the CEO and chairman of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), a Manila-listed…
Southeast Asia now has more billionaires than ever, as the region continues to grow at a fast pace. Like wealthy individuals everywhere, Southeast Asian billionaires are politically connected, trying to influence their home economies, and are pushing their influence beyond…
By Huy Duong On April 25 2013, Shunji Yanai, president of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), appointed the final three of the five arbitrators to the tribunal adjudicating legal proceedings that the Philippines has brought…
By Monica Whaley Enough with the ‘clever’ jibes about silly shirts or acronym fatigue. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a robust, reliable and flexible “multi-tool” in the United States’ foreign and economic policy toolkit that has served U.S. interests effectively…
