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Academic Analysis of Potential Philippine Divestiture

Could the impeachment of Sara Duterte trigger a deeper political unbundling of the Philippines? This working paper examines the constitutional, territorial, political, fiscal, and security conditions that could turn an impeachment crisis into regional defiance… 

Justice, Sovereignty, and ASEAN Unity

ASEAN AND THE ICC

ASEAN member states have long maintained a wary and limited engagement with the International Criminal Court (ICC), prioritizing national sovereignty over participation in the Rome Statute system. Only a small minority of Southeast Asian countries… 

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Bato, Oh Bato….

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa dramatically returned to the Philippine Senate after six months in hiding to evade ICC arrest in a chaotic hallway chase, later crying in front of reporters and comically singing his…