After installing Expanded Defense Cooperation Agreements (EDCAs) in nine different sites in the Philippines between 2014 under former President Benigno Aquino III and current President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., both the US and Philippine administrations have drawn flaks from peasant and other progressive organizations particularly in Tarlac province, Central Luzon, in reaction to a new, ambitious project called Pax Silica.

The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) joins the Filipino people in commemorating the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 Arbitral Award, a historic legal victory that affirmed the Philippines' sovereign rights and maritime entitlements within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The ruling remains a powerful affirmation that international law—not the use of force or unilateral assertions—sho

The April 20 – May 8 Balikatan armed exercises between the Philippines and the United States marked a dangerous turning point in the country’s strategic and security landscape. More disturbing was the live firing of a US Tomahawk cruise missile from Tacloban City to a target site in Laur, Nueva Ecija using the Typhon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system.

The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) expresses serious concern over recent reports indicating the expansion of United States military logistical operations into Mindanao, including reported equipment offloading activities linked to joint exercises such as Balikatan 2026. While these activities are framed as routine cooperation under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), their evolving scope reveals a deeper strategic transformation: the grad

MANILA — As the Philippines marks its 127th Independence Day, the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) issued a strong...

By: Roland Simbulan - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:15 AM July 10, 2023 Reposted The additional US Edca (Enhanced...

Bobby Tuazon Director for Policy Studies CenPEG’s 16th State of the Presidency In the realm of foreign policy, the Marcos...

After just 2 years, Marcos regime faces stability and economic challenges Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) MAY...

Bobby M. Tuazon People’s Daily 08 May 2024 Since his ascendancy to power in May 2022, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has played a...