ASEAN Reaffirms Commitment to Maritime Law and Peace at the 48th Summit

Leaders of the ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐€๐’๐„๐€๐) reaffirmed their commitment to ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ during the 48th ASEAN Summit. In a joint …

DND Secretary Gibo Teodoro Responds to China’s Criticisms on Japan’s Role in Balikatan Exercise

๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐ž๐จ๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ ๐‰๐ซ. defended Japanโ€™s participation in the recent Balikatan drills after China objected to the firing of a Type 88 surface-to-ship missile in the Philippines. He said …

Protesters Show Support for Filipino Fishermen; Reject Chinaโ€™s Coercive Activities in the West Philippine Sea

A wave of protesters gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Manila to express strong support for ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง and ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฅ operating in the ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ž๐š. Carrying …

Europe Engages in Dialogue on Indo-Pacific Cooperation

A maritime security programme organized by ๐Š๐จ๐ง๐ซ๐š๐-๐€๐๐ž๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ž๐ซ-๐’๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐  gathered policymakers, diplomats, military officials, and security experts to discuss Europeโ€™s evolving security posture and strengthened cooperation with Indo-Pacific countries, including the Philippines. …

A big thank you to @kasphilippines , with special appreciation to @braun_daniela , for organizing the excellent KAS Maritime Security Advisory Network study trip and Brussels programme. It was a highly valuable opportunity to engage directly with European policymakers, diplomats, military officials, and experts on Europeโ€™s security posture and prospects for realistic cooperation with Indo-Pacific partners.

In my discussions with the EU Parliament, academic circles, and the German Parliament, I was encouraged to see that Europe remains deeply committed to the rule of law and international …