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Batanes: A decisive point in an avoidable conflict

Manila’s push for a new rulebook in the South China Sea peters out

Commentary

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By Derek Grossman

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Jul 11, 2026

COMMENTARY:The Philippines has long sought a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea, with the aim of averting conflict in these waters. But as tensions with China rise, it looks unlikely to succeed. Manila is shifting toward other means of defending its maritime interests.

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Competing legal claims fuel disinformation as Sara trial opens

Historic Senate trial begins for impeached VP Sara Duterte

America’s 250th

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By Jose Antonio Custodio

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Jul 4, 2026

That is where the U.S. finds itself now on its 250th birthday… The country is being led by a man who has been smeared for his grift, lasciviousness and corruption, while his administration is filled with sycophants, incompetents and individuals with weak moral foundations. A real honest to goodness 21st Century Idiocracy.

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FACT CHECK Online Posts

FACT CHECK: Viral forensic findings NOT from Rene Baterbonia’s autopsy report

Viral posts linking student-athlete Rene Baterbonia's death to a forensic report claims blunt-force traumatic injuries were the cause of death. This is not true.

Report South China Sea

Teodoro marks 10th year of Arbitral Court win on Pag-asa island

PAG-ASA ISLAND — Residents of this brave, little island welcomed the visit of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and top officials from the military's Western Command Sunday to join them in celebrating the 10th anniversary of a landmark ruling that invalidated China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea.

Commentary Impeachment

The unbreakable shield of John Mark Calilung

COMMENTARY:The Sara defense team was on a rampage to destroy John Mark S. Calilung, Investigation Agent III of the National Bureau of Investigation… But why must Calilung's testimony be destroyed? It is not only because it is an expert testimony. If it stands the test of truth, it has the potential of opening the floodgates to a Sara Duterte conviction.