Phil Alegre

Non-Resident Vasey Fellow @PacificForum | PH Foreign Policy • National Security • Indo-Pacific | 📬 [email protected]

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At the 47th ASEAN Summit, Timor-Leste officially joins as the 11th ASEAN member — the culmination of a 14-year campaign that began in 2011.🇹🇱
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#ASEAN #TimorLeste #ASEANSummit #ASEANMalaysia2025 #timorleste

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Just as the Trump's announcement of 19% tariff on PH goods was generating general disappointment on the Marcos State Visit, the State Department came in clutch with a Php3 million foreign assistance announcement to the Philippines.

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Statement of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs on the Ninth Anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea. 🌊🇵🇭

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On this day 9 years ago, the #ArbitralTribunal ruled overwhelmingly in favor of the Philippines in its case against China over the #WestPhilippineSea. Today, The Award is more than just a legal victory. It is a reminder that even in the face of coercion, the truth can prevail.🇵🇭

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What is going on?

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Strong statement from the Ayatollah himself. But it's great to know they eventually agreed for a ceasefire. Nevertheless, the situation remains volatile and every party must tread carefully here until the 12th hour.

[Khamenei.ir @khamenei_ir]

Those who know the Iranian people and their history know that the Iranian nation isn’t a nation that surrenders.

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@khamenei_ir If I had read this before I read President Trump's ceasefire announcement, I would've lost hope for an immediate solution.

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🚨TRUMP: "There will be complete and total CEASEFIRE!"

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Crazy times we are in.

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@PhilippineStar Rightly so. It's ours and the Chinese cannot drive us away. It's a "hundred-year war" at this point. We must be able to maintain the narrative that it is ours. Otherwise, the lie that the Chinese built will become the truth.

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But what can the UN do?

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Oh it has begun.

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@ABSCBNNews Vitaly apparently wrote an apology letter Secretary of Interior Jonvic Remulla. Its contents? Asking DILG not to push thru in filing the case. His lawyer is also saying Vitaly is now a "reformed man" — reading the bible everyday.

Got a real taste of "consequences."

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@ABSCBNNews @Beatrice_Cuadra Sec Vince Dizon is the new standard. 🫡 Ito ang dapat na ginawang pamantayan ni BBM sa pagtanggal ng mga cabinete. Ganito maging public official.

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@FearedBuck The Philippines doesn't mess around. Respect the country, and Filipinos will shower you with so much hospitality. Disrespect the people and the PH legal system and slow bureaucratic processes will ensure you learn your lesson. 🇵🇭

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It seems the President was really keen on focusing on governance after the poor showing of admin senatorial bets. It's a welcome devt. But the President should be careful. This isn't his main job and sometimes, too much presence on the ground disrupts more than help operators.

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LOOK: President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. arrived at Epifanio Delos Santos Elementary School in Malate, Manila on Monday morning.

The President is set to inspect the school, together with Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara and other DepEd officials. | via Darlene Cay/GMA Integrated News

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@JonathanAndal_ @gmanews Sec Vince Dizon! 🫡 Kamay na bakal sa mga nangaabuso sa daan. Naniningil ng sobrang mahal eh parepareho lang naman tayo ng estado sa buhay. Parepareho lang na naghahanapbuhay. Bakit kailangan mang-abuso? Dapat talaga maayos yang sistema na yan. Thank you Sec Vince!

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Houthi rebels in Yemen has now joined the attacks on Israel.

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It's now an all out war between Israel and Iran.

[Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby]

BREAKING: Direct hit on bat yam, Israel.

Pray for Israel! They’re targeting civilians.