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All eyes on the US elections

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - October 20, 2024 - 12:00am

With just a little over two weeks left before the Nov. 5 presidential elections in the United States, never in the history of the world has so much attention been focused on this election. Poll results show the race...

Technology: The future is here

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - October 13, 2024 - 12:00am

I was in San Francisco for a couple of days where I was invited to deliver remarks and take part in a forum for the Fleet Week Senior Leaders Seminar onboard the USS Tripoli, an America-class amphibious assault ship....

Powering up the economy

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - October 6, 2024 - 12:00am

I was in New York recently for the 79th UN General Assembly where world leaders, policy makers and experts gathered to discuss the most pressing challenges that the world is facing today, among them climate cha...

We’re living in challenging times

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - September 29, 2024 - 12:00am

I’m currently in New York for the 79th UN General Assembly high-level meetings together with the Philippine delegation headed by our Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, DFA Undersecretary Teresa Lazaro...

Politics could ultimately kill the cat

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - September 22, 2024 - 12:00am

There is that old saying “curiosity can kill a cat” – and in our country, too much politics could ultimately kill all of us. As the May 2025 midterm election draws near with the filing of certificates...

Extradition treaties – important tool against transnational crimes

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - September 15, 2024 - 12:00am

One of the crimes considered as the most heinous and serious worldwide is the sexual abuse and trafficking of minors and children who are among the most vulnerable members of society.

The ills of social media

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - September 8, 2024 - 12:00am

Initially, social media was meant to help people connect with their friends and loved ones who are unable to meet face-to-face due to geographical distance by using digital technology.

Right – not might – will ultimately prevail

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - September 1, 2024 - 12:00am

Never in the history of the Philippines has so much focus and attention been given to our national security and survival as a nation than what we are experiencing today.

‘Where did she Guo? Paano siya naka Alice?’

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - August 25, 2024 - 12:00am

In typical fashion, Filipinos use humor to express their exasperation – sometimes anger and frustration – at ridiculous situations. As the title of this column suggests, people are coming out with jokes...

Illegal Chinese syndicates: A serious security threat

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - August 18, 2024 - 12:00am

There are clear indications that illegal gambling operators have been, and continue to be, used extensively for the infiltration of Chinese nationals that are engaged in criminal activities and as such, pose serious...

Philippines-Vietnam relations

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - August 11, 2024 - 12:00am

The Marcos administration’s multilateral approach in dealing with the challenges we face in the South China Sea has always been an aspiration, especially with fellow members of the Association of Southeast...

PBBM’s foreign policy on the right path

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - August 4, 2024 - 12:00am

Never in the history of the Philippines has our foreign policy been more significant and consequential than it is today.

POGO, extermination, West Philippine Sea

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - July 28, 2024 - 12:00am

A large number of Filipinos were extremely pleased to hear President Ferdinand Marcos’ State of the Nation Address as being straightforward and authentic, with the substance zeroing in on what would really...

US bipartisan support for the Philippines

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - July 21, 2024 - 12:00am

There is no doubt that we enjoy a strong bipartisan support from the US Congress and generally from most Americans.

Philippines-Japan relations at its best

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - July 14, 2024 - 12:00am

In all the years since I started out in media, never have I seen our relationship with Japan evolve into what it is today, which is not only at its best, but perhaps at its highest level since the end of World War...

Maximum restraint and diplomacy

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - July 7, 2024 - 12:00am

I was surprised, but actually more like shocked, about the information passed on to Senator Imee – most likely coming from a rumor-mongering individual – that the Chinese are planning missile attacks...

We are not in the business of instigating wars

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - June 30, 2024 - 12:00am

President Marcos aptly put it during his remarks at the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Command in Palawan last Sunday that “we are not in the business [of instigating] wars – our ambition...

United we stand, divided we fall

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - June 23, 2024 - 12:00am

With the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte from her Cabinet position as secretary of the Department of Education,

Days of trolls and hackers are numbered

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - June 16, 2024 - 12:00am

In a recent meeting I had with Facebook executives, they said they are continually developing new tools and technologies to increase account security as well as identify and shut down fake Facebook accounts that...

Philippine foreign policy taking center stage

by Ambassador B. Romualdez - June 9, 2024 - 12:00am

The keynote address of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the recent International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore was nothing less than historic.

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