Alan Robles
Alan Robles has been a journalist for more than 30 years and has written for the SCMP since 2002. A freelance foreign correspondent specialising in politics, development, foreign affairs, science, environment and IT, he has a humour column at abs-cbnnews.com and runs the political satire site hotmanila.ph. He lectured for 12 years on digital media at the Internationales Institut fuer Journalismus in Berlin.
Alan Robles has been a journalist for more than 30 years and has written for the SCMP since 2002. A freelance foreign correspondent specialising in politics, development, foreign affairs, science, environment and IT, he has a humour column at abs-cbnnews.com and runs the political satire site hotmanila.ph. He lectured for 12 years on digital media at the Internationales Institut fuer Journalismus in Berlin.
Officials calling for the law worry foreign agents could support pro-China candidates in the 2028 Philippine presidential election.
Analysts say Marcos’ strategy of ‘accommodation over confrontation’ allowed the Duterte camp time to regroup and rebuild its political base.
Rice output could be slashed by 700,000 tonnes as dams dry up, evoking memories of the Philippine drought of 1997-98.
A symposium in Guangzhou has claimed Batanes ‘constitutes a natural geographical extension of Taiwan’ and therefore belongs to mainland China.
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While the country has gun-control laws, most Filipinos simply ignore them and arm themselves without much difficulty, experts say.
Analysts warned that repeated breaches of high-profile state websites could erode trust even if no sensitive data was stolen.
Generative AI lets Filipinos mock the powerful with cinematic flair, but it’s also handing new tools to the country’s disinformation machine.
Ronald Dela Rosa has not appeared for work since reports of him being targeted by the ICC as a co-perpetrator in Duterte’s deadly drug war.
The order for Marcos to comment on a petition comes as Duterte’s supporters continue to cast doubts about the president’s fitness.
The ads, some of which experts say were linked to China, aimed to get unsuspecting Filipino defence specialists to give up key information.
A hearing into complaints about the financial position of the vice-president and her husband could potentially lead to her impeachment.
Ramil Madriaga claims Duterte had considered ‘assassinations or armed hits of several government officials’ to cause unrest and stage a coup.
Critics warn the proposals risk turning legitimate reporting, public-interest speech and fast-moving online discussion into criminal exposure.
China called the allegations ‘malicious smears’ after three people were arrested on suspicion of leaking sensitive information to foreigners.
The case involving radicalised students in Laguna province highlights the need for cyber safety and parental vigilance, analysts say.
The Philippine military claims the 56-year insurgency is near the finish line. But veteran rebels say the roots of rebellion remain.
The efforts have focused on undermining the ICC itself, targeting victims and witnesses and normalising mockery of the dead.
Abolishing the much maligned travel tax is a good start but the whole system needs an overhaul, critics say.
Marcos has admitted he suffers from diverticulitis, as he battles problems including impeachment complaints and public anger over corruption.
The NOAH project, which ran daily from 2012 to 2016, helped the Philippines avoid ‘mass casualties in one place affected by a hazard’.
Audie Mongao will also undergo psychiatric tests after he sparked a political storm by withdrawing support for the president.
A US-based maritime monitoring group has alleged a Chinese ship used different identities and flags while working in Philippine waters.
Critics said the US operation has undercut Manila’s claim to principled diplomacy, given its close alliance with Washington.
Despite decades of regulation, warnings and police raids, Filipinos continue to welcome the new year with explosive celebrations.
Analysts say the disinformation is capitalising on anti-corruption anger to sow unrest and confusion.
Disgraced congressman Zaldy Co’s US$81 million private fleet has become a symbol of chronic underfunding in the Philippines’ defence sector.
A vast corruption scandal has ignited public fury and coup rumours, placing the president between his family’s past and his political rivals.
A new report warns that the Philippines still lacks the tools to counter China without a dependable US defence partner.
The drama began with a plate of ‘humba’, but the true cause of the shouting match was a bitter power struggle for control.
Ex-action star Robin Padilla’s past antics have spanned a live-streamed wardrobe malfunction and an IV drip session in his Senate office.
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