June 10, 2023
Newly appointed ad interim Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND) Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro candidly gave an insight on how he will handle the defense department when he gave straightforward answers to issues thrown during an interview by the media particularly on national security concerns in connection with academic freedom and the so called […]
June 3, 2023
For all intents and purposes, the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) and the soon to be created Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC), under the approved final version of the MIF by both houses of Congress, is a done deal. The consolidated version, Senate Bill No. 2020, now only awaits the signature of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. To […]
May 27, 2023
The members of the Senate Committee on Public Order chaired by Senator Ronald dela Rosa must be pulling their hairs in trying to get at the bottom of one of the most explosive and shameful drug scandals involving the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the campaign and war against illegal drugs. Dela Rosa, himself a […]
May 20, 2023
In the month of May this year alone there are already 40 incidents of violence in the various states of the US that involve the use of guns as well as 46 individuals killed as a consequence. Many more were reported injured as a result of these shooting incidents and, in some cases where more […]
May 13, 2023
The country is now well on its way to becoming a regional military power with the recent acquisition by the national government of several batteries of supersonic cruise missiles that will be used for coastal defense by the navy of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The supersonic cruise missile deal was reached between […]
May 6, 2023
The visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the United States produced several firsts in terms of presidential visits to another country and in relation to national security. First and probably the most significant of these accomplishments have to do with the issuance of guidelines relative to the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the United […]
April 29, 2023
More and more we are seeing how China is strengthening its foothold and expanding its influence in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) particularly in areas covered by the Philippine’s 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone. This is clearly evident in another recent incident of so called ‘bullying’ by China where just a couple […]
April 22, 2023
The recent news about people in Cagayan province gathering in a public park to ask the president to reconsider the decision of the government allowing two military camps in the province as Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites begs for more understanding of the entire situation as it relates to geopolitical ramifications around the world. […]
April 15, 2023
The recent declaration made by Department of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla that he would personally block prosecutors from the International Criminal Court (ICC) from entering the country and investigating cases and gathering evidence in connection with the war on drugs of former president Rodrigo Duterte seems a bit exaggerated on the part of the […]
April 8, 2023
The government has just announced and finally identified the four new Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in the country. The new EDCA locations which were ostensibly inspected and assessed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are the Camilo Osias Naval Base in Sta. Ana Cagayan, the Balacbac Island in Palawan, Camp Melchor […]