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Queenie Valencia
Jul 1, 20215 min read
Drawing the ‘Big Picture’: US-PH Alliance Towards A Robust Maritime Domain Awareness
Photo Source: Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Maritime domain awareness (MDA) is where it all begins. According to American Admiral...
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Jay Batongbacal
Apr 12, 202111 min read
Interception & Pursuit of Civilian Vessel By PLA-Navy Missile Boats: Some Legal Aspects
On 09 April 2021, a chartered PH vessel carrying an ABS-CBN news crew sailed into the WPS to do a story on how PH fishermen were doing...
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Santiago Castillo
Feb 18, 20215 min read
France as a key player in the Indo-Pacific?
It may be overlooked that France, being a former colonial power, has a significant domain beyond Western Europe. As of 12 June 2020,...
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Jay Benson
Feb 3, 20217 min read
Violent Non-State Actors in the Maritime Space: Implications for the Philippines
Satellite imagery from Google Earth Violent non-state actors (VNSAs) such as terrorist and insurgent groups are increasingly turning to...
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Florence Gamboa, Deryk Baladjay & Julio Amador III
Feb 1, 20217 min read
COVID-19 and Duterte’s Independent Foreign Policy
Photo Source: Wikimedia COVID-19 is not necessarily a geopolitical event but its transborder and transnational scope inevitably affected...
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Gilberto G.B. Asuque
Dec 22, 20204 min read
A Maritime Zones Law, Diplomacy, and our National Interest
I was greatly encouraged but very cautious with the shift in the narrative to defend our maritime areas and resources when President...
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Jovito Jose P. Katigbak
Dec 14, 20205 min read
Mainstreaming a Development Perspective in a Philippine Blue Economy Strategy
Blue economy (BE) can be defined as the “sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, and ocean...
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Gen Emmanuel T. Bautista AFP RET
Dec 14, 20205 min read
Defense and Security Priorities in the Philippine Maritime Zone
The wealth that comes with the vast maritime space of the Philippine archipelago presents a promise of deliverance for the nation. Thus,...
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Dr. Asyura Salleh
Dec 14, 20204 min read
Addressing Maritime Security in the Age of the Pandemic: Protecting the Trilateral Border Area
The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated maritime security threats in the trilateral border area in a manner not seen before. Straddling the...
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Edcel John A. Ibarra
Dec 2, 20205 min read
Toward Peaceful Settlement of the South China Sea Disputes
As the Philippines navigates through an ever-changing security environment in the South China Sea, it is important for foreign policy...
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Atty Neil Simon Silva
Dec 1, 20204 min read
The maritime zones of the Philippines: A legal and historical overview
As an archipelagic state and a party to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Philippines has or may...
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VADM Jose Luis M. Alano AFP RET
Dec 1, 20205 min read
In the name of national development and security: Advancing the Philippines’ maritime zones
The Philippines continues to face unprecedented challenges to its national maritime domain. These national maritime disruptions affect...
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Florence Principe Gamboa and Joycee Teodoro
Nov 30, 20204 min read
The role of archipelagic sea lanes in the Philippines’ national security
With over seven thousand islands, the Philippine archipelago is rich with natural resources in its coastal, marine and inland waters. It...
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Atty. Maria E.J. Pia V. Benosa
Nov 30, 20203 min read
High Time for ASL Designation?
The jurisprudence of our Supreme Court involving elements of the law of the sea reflect the still evolving understanding, even in key...
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