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PHILIPPINE POLITICS RACKED BY POLITICAL INFIGHTING; GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS INVOLVING THE U.S. HEIGHTEN
Widening power rifts in Philippine politics as the 2028 elections are in the horizon; corruption deepens; tensions grow in East Asia while Donald Trump attacks Venezuela in a bid to reinstall America’s sphere of influence in the western hemisphere I. PHILIPPINE POLITICS Corruption, Accountability, and the Marcos-Duterte Rift Breakdown of the Marcos Jr.-Sara Duterte dynastic alliance The Marcos-Duterte entente has collapsed, one-and-a half years since the unravelin
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Jan 8
Can the Philippines become the ‘Ukraine of Asia?’
By: Roland Simbulan - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:04 AM September 11, 2025 China’s military objectives in the...
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Sep 15, 2025
Political and Economic Crises in the Philippines Intensify As Global Conflicts Worsen
Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) June 2025 Political Brief June 2025 saw the Philippines grappling with...
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Jul 8, 2025
𝗖𝗲𝗻𝗣𝗘𝗚: 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
MANILA — As the Philippines marks its 127th Independence Day, the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) issued a strong...
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Jun 12, 2025
CenPEG Press Statement on the Philippines-U.S.-Australia Joint Sail in the SCS/WPS
The think tank Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) expresses deep concern over the recent joint maritime patrol...
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May 1, 2025
Domestic political rifts aggravate, economy continues to slide
US DEPLOYS LETHAL WEAPONS AS TRUMP 2.0 PROMISES TO HIT CHINA WITH BIGGER TARIFFS At home, politics continues to writhe from ever-widening...
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Feb 7, 2025
RISING TENSION BETWEEN MARCOS AND DUTERTE, AMID ECONOMIC ISSUES, INCREASED US MILITARY PRESENCE
DECEMBER 2024 MONTHLY POLITICAL ANALYSIS On December 30, 2024, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signed his Executive Order No....
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Jan 2, 2025
MARCOS CABINET REVAMP & CORRUPTION IN GAMBLING; STRENGTHENING OF US-LED ALLIANCE SYSTEM VS CHINA
This edition of CenPEG’s monthly political analysis focuses on the Marcos cabinet revamp and corruption in gambling; the latest poverty...
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Aug 30, 2024
DANGEROUS TIMES: Marcos rejects diplomacy and cuddles militarism
Bobby Tuazon Director for Policy Studies CenPEG’s 16th State of the Presidency In the realm of foreign policy, the Marcos...
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Jul 19, 2024
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