Alan Robles
Foreign Correspondent and Journalist at Freelance
Manila Correspondent at South China Morning Post
full-time journalist, essayist, humor columnist, book editor, lectured 12 years in Berlin on digital media, somewhat acerbic. Mordant Cassandra.
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5 days ago |
scmp.com | Alan Robles |Raissa Robles
Rodrigo Duterte, the firebrand former president of the Philippines, has made political history – not once, but twice. First, as the only ex-Philippine leader to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC). And now, as the first to win a mayoral race while imprisoned abroad, securing an extraordinary landslide victory from a detention cell in The Hague. The post he won is no ordinary local office.
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1 week ago |
scmp.com | Alan Robles |Raissa Robles
As the dust settles from the shock of the Philippines’ midterm election, it is clear that President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and his dynastic rivals, the Dutertes, have fought to a stalemate, with both camps securing an equal number of Senate seats. This political deadlock ensures that the immediate focus of national politics will revolve around the rivalry between the two powerful clans.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Alan Robles |Raissa Robles
11 hours agoMacron to China: Keep North Korea out of Ukraine war or risk NATO coming to AsiaFrench president delivers veiled warning to Beijing during speech in Singapore.
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2 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Alan Robles
The Philippines has entered the missile age, decades behind many of its Southeast Asian neighbours, with analysts divided over whether its growing arsenal enhances deterrence or places the archipelago at greater risk.
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2 months ago |
scmp.com | Alan Robles
For over two weeks, American author Nicholas Kaufmann’s Facebook page has been overrun with posts from strangers from the Philippines. Many call him “attorney”, some plead for him to “bring our beloved president home”, and others simply offer blessings. None of them realise they’ve got the wrong man. “I’m not enjoying this,” Kaufmann said.
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