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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,...

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...

The Philippines between terrorism and political risk: an overview

A foreign policy aimed at the achievement of total security is the one thing I can think of that is entirely capable of bringing this...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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