https://www.scmp.com/rss/510790/feed Chester B. Cabalza is the founder and president of the International Development and Security Cooperation (IDSC), a Manila-based think tank. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Philippines has a long history of voters embracing personalities over political parties, but even the most seasoned of Filipino poll watchers have been perplexed by the drama that unfolded in Manila in recent weeks. Since President Rodrigo Duterte rose to power in 2016 by way of a substitution – which are allowed under the Philippine’s election laws if the original candidate dies, withdraws or is disqualified – many had expected his daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, to follow a similar route to... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3158016/will-leni-robredo-and-sara-duterte-carpio-win-2022-philippine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3158016/will-leni-robredo-and-sara-duterte-carpio-win-2022-philippine?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Dec 2021 01:15:17 +0000 The September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, in which the financial and political capitals of the US were gutted by non-state actors, changed the contours of the international security landscape. The Philippines, Washington’s oldest treaty ally in the Indo-Pacific, is no stranger to terrorism and violent extremism, as seen in the 2013 stand-off with a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front in Zamboanga City, as well as the 2017 siege of Marawi by militants affiliated... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3149233/philippines-us-defence-treaty-needed-more-ever-talibans-rise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3149233/philippines-us-defence-treaty-needed-more-ever-talibans-rise?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Sep 2021 03:00:15 +0000