Akbayan Representative Chel Diokno on Wednesday urged the Philippine government to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing China’s continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea as a pressing reason for the country’s return. Read more »
The United States deployed two warships to waters near Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday, just days after a collision between Chinese navy and coast guard vessels while attempting to block a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the disputed South China Sea. Read more »
Recent violent skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia have refocused international attention on a border dispute rooted not only in regional rivalry but also in colonial cartography and centuries-old history. Read more »
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has called for the formation of a “global coalition” of like-minded nations to uphold international law and counter China’s increasingly assertive behavior in the Indo-Pacific region. Read more »
EJ Obiena finished seventh at the Bauhaus-Galan meet in Stockholm this past Monday morning (Manila time) as he continues to deal with persistent back issues. Read more »
Amid ongoing discussions on the territorial makeup of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has renewed its call for the reintegration of Sulu into the autonomous region. Read more »
