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Andrew J. Masigan
Andrew J. Masigan
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The power of the mind, spirit and the Divine
by Andrew J. Masigan - October 2, 2024 - 12:00am
Chris Jankulovski is a close friend of mine from the Entrepreneur’s Organization. The story of this Ozzie is one of extreme tragedy and extreme triumph. So remarkable is his spirit that he changed my perspective...
What will happen when China invades Taiwan?
by Andrew J. Masigan - September 25, 2024 - 12:00am
It is of common knowledge that the Communist Party of China views Taiwan as a rogue state within China’s greater sovereign domain. By constitutional mandate, China is committed to unify Taiwan with the mainland...
A new Argentina
by Andrew J. Masigan - September 18, 2024 - 12:00am
Argentina was once the sixth largest global economy and the world’s agricultural superpower.
Understanding the Reciprocal Access Agreement with Japan
by Andrew J. Masigan - September 11, 2024 - 12:00am
Last July, the Philippines and Japan held its 2+2 Ministerial Meeting – a high-level forum between the ministers of Foreign Affairs and ministers of Defense of both countries.
China’s deceiving economic data
by Andrew J. Masigan - September 4, 2024 - 12:00am
Even as the world’s major economies fell into negative growth when the Wuhan virus stuck in 2020, China managed to grow its gross domestic product by 2.2 percent. Incredible!
Sec. Sonny Angara and the need for values formation
by Andrew J. Masigan - August 28, 2024 - 12:00am
We all know the severity of our educational crisis. Eight collective years under former secretary Leonor Briones and VP Sara Duterte did not make an impact.
Attaining strategic autonomy
by Andrew J. Masigan - August 21, 2024 - 12:00am
The Chinese threat over our sovereign territories, our national security and economic well-being is serious and persistent.
The Philippines is reacting correctly to China’s aggression
by Andrew J. Masigan - August 14, 2024 - 12:00am
Just when there was relative calm in the West Philippine Sea following an agreement between China and the Philippines to exert greater effort to manage the maritime dispute, China has provoked Manila anew with another...
Doing tourism wrong and right
by Andrew J. Masigan - August 7, 2024 - 12:00am
It’s been two years since the pandemic and our tourism industry has not yet fully recovered.
The Philippines: The thorn in China’s side
by Andrew J. Masigan - July 31, 2024 - 12:00am
China was left alone to wield its economic and military might over weaker nations for years. It bullied its way to pressure others to bend to its will. Its hegemonic ambitions over the Indo-Pacific is no secret...
The state of the economy
by Andrew J. Masigan - July 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Is the economy doing well? This question must be asked as President Marcos enters his third year as Chief Executive of the republic.
America needs a change in mindset
by Andrew J. Masigan - July 17, 2024 - 12:00am
When President Xi Jinping met the executives of America’s top 200 corporations on the sidelines of the APEC Summit last November, corporate America gave the Chinese dictator a standing ovation – not once,...
A looming Israel-Hezbollah war
by Andrew J. Masigan - July 10, 2024 - 12:00am
Hezbollah, a terrorist group based in Lebanon but funded by the Iranian government, dipped its finger in the Israel-Hamas war, a war it is not a part of. As a result, a full-scale war looms between Israel and Hezbollah....
An Indo-Pacific NATO on the horizon
by Andrew J. Masigan - July 3, 2024 - 12:00am
Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, China has resorted to a spate of bad behavior as it pursues its hegemonic ambitions.
How Filipinos look at China
by Andrew J. Masigan - June 26, 2024 - 12:00am
Many may not have heard of WRN Research yet but they soon will. WRN Research has established itself as among the most credible research organizations in the country, now spoken of in the same breath as SWS and Pulse...
President Marcos on his second year
by Andrew J. Masigan - June 19, 2024 - 12:00am
This is the second installment of my assessment of President Marcos’ performance as he approaches his second year in office.
Comparing PBBM and PRRD: Who is the better leader?
by Andrew J. Masigan - June 12, 2024 - 12:00am
In 18 days, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be celebrating his second anniversary as President of the republic.
The US-China rivalry: Why is it happening and where is it heading?
by Andrew J. Masigan - June 5, 2024 - 12:00am
Five shifts in global conditions over the last 50 years defined the relationship between the US and China today.
Honoring our fallen heroes
by Andrew J. Masigan - May 29, 2024 - 12:00am
Four-year-old Joulean Casil was an incoming kindergarten student in Benguet province when her father, Police Corporal Marlon Casil, died in a bomb blast while in pursuit of radical terrorists. Joulean was left an...
A brave new Philippines
by Andrew J. Masigan - May 22, 2024 - 12:00am
Strength is standing your ground. Strength is restraint.
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