Global Policy & Analysis Think Tank
Orion Perez D is a tireless campaigner for the three major reforms that The Philippines desperately needs. His CoRRECT Movement advocates for a shift to parliamentary governance, federalism throughout The Philippines and a new constitution that eliminates the poverty inducing restrictions on foreign direct investment. Orion is looking to raise […]
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has been released on bail after being arrested on charges linked to the anti-dummy law against securities fraud. Like clockwork, Ressa’s rich and powerful friends on the international liberal media circuit began posting articles and social media updates which decried a supposed “lack of press freedom” […]
Algeria is in the midst of a political crisis as the 82 year old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced early this year that he would seek a further term in office. Although Bouteflika fought in Algeria’s war of liberation against France and later guided the country to victory its difficult civil […]
He found a people on their knees And gave them pride in who they are All the while fighting the gravest disease That plagued the nation and left deep scars. A humble servant without hesitation In the fight for revitalisation His every waking hour spent To revive lands that had […]
Under President Rodrigo Duterte, The Philippines has entered what Chinese President Xi Jinping has called a “golden era” of friendship. Beijing has further confirmed that the last maddening gasps of Sinophobia among the disgraced old ruling elite of The Philippines will have no impact on productive win-win relations. But while […]
Defining meritocracy One of the defining features that separates advanced societies from those that are either evolving or primitive, is that the most successful and most highly advanced societies are formed on a meritocratic basis. Meritocracy is equality in action and it expresses itself in society by rewarding those who […]
Duterte’s quotes on sovereignty Rodrigo Duterte has delivered on his promise to withdraw The Philippines from the International Criminal Court (ICC). As a staunch defender of Philippine sovereignty, Duterte had no time for an international body meddling in the domestic affairs of his nation and particularly one with a track […]
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. has been in Beijing for bilateral meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi. The meetings have been successful with Locsin parsing China for presenting the developing world with a unique model for future development that is not reliant on the […]
In arguments regarding constitutional reform (aka charter change) in The Philippines, those opposed to a shift to a federal-parliamentary system that eliminates constitutional restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI), typically deploy the following negative arguments: 1. Filipinos will never adapt to a new system 2. Some regions are too poor […]
After a visit to Singapore, Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is currently in San Francisco where she’ll almost certainly be meeting with powerful and very rich friends from America’s Silicon Valley tech industry. Even though Ressa is set to face trial on charges of cyber-libel against Filipino businessman Wilfredo Keng, this […]
