The finite nature of non-material resources must likewise be acknowledged. The presidential term limit, decreasing presidential approval ratings and the limited soft power of the Philippines will ...

Similarly, Duterte's shift in China policy during his tenure was also a brave attempt by the Philippines to pursue an independent foreign policy. During that period, the political relations ...

Philippine foreign policy shifted to one geared towards harvesting existing diplomatic relations to leverage on these trading blocs. This is known as “developmental diplomacy.” Another shift ...

It was left to their successors to christen the paradigm shift as the “three pillars of foreign policy,” which have served well to this day as the guiding principles in Philippine diplomacy. As the ...

The recent Senate elections in the Philippines delivered an unexpected result, sparking concerns among those closely ...

Foreign policy should serve as an extension of our domestic policy and Philippine interests require that it recovers its position as an active player in the world stage: regardless of the supposed ...

Yet Marcos Jr is not pivoting to the United States because China still looms large in the Philippines’ foreign policy agenda. He is not pursuing closer ties with the United States at the expense of ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. has overseen a dramatic foreign policy shift in his first year in office despite initially signaling continuity with Beijing-leaning predecessor ...

This deepens Philippine involvement in the conflict ... did not have enough political influence to force a shift in Manila's foreign policy, he added. "Based on surveys, Filipinos are still ...

Theresa Lazaro (at the podium) visited the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana on February 6 to deliver a lecture on the Philippines’ independent foreign policy before the ...