
Linda Walker, Celebrity Diplomacy, and China’s Soft Power Strategy in the Philippines
Chinese actress Zhang Yingfei, better known to many Filipino fans as Linda Walker, visited the Philippines from June 8 to June 11. Her visit included

Chinese actress Zhang Yingfei, better known to many Filipino fans as Linda Walker, visited the Philippines from June 8 to June 11. Her visit included

A reported Chinese floating structure in Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal, has again raised tensions in the West Philippine Sea. For Manila,

Hungary’s visa halt to people from the Philippines, Georgia, and Armenia has placed a fast-growing Filipino worker community in a more uncertain position. A Visa

The Philippines-Vietnam Strategic Partnership moved into a higher gear after Vietnamese leader To Lam’s state visit to Manila. On June 1, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Trump’s UFO file releases raise new questions because the story has moved from political promise to public documents. Since May 8, the U.S. government has

The Xi-Trump summit in Beijing was not only a conversation between two superpowers. For the Philippines, it touched a nervous regional map: Taiwan, the Bashi

The ASEAN Maritime Center proposal was already part of the maritime agenda at the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, but recent incidents near the Philippines

Cebu became the diplomatic center of Southeast Asia as the Philippines hosted the 48th ASEAN Summit on May 8 under its 2026 ASEAN chairship. Although

The northern Philippines has again become a focal point in regional security after recent missile drills brought together the Philippines, Japan, the United States and

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently urged ASEAN to activate the ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement (APSA) as Middle East tensions unsettle energy markets. Marcos offered the