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Post Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has less than a year left in office and is likely to pass the decision on the VFA to his successor. Photo: Reuters READ FULL ARTICLE + FOLLOW Lucio Blanco Pitlo III is a research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation, fellow at the University of the Philippines Korea Research Centre, lecturer at the Chinese Studies Programme at Ateneo de Manila University, and contributing editor (Reviews) for the Asian Politics & Policy Journal.

On June 9, 1975, President Ferdinand Marcos, accompanied by his family members and Cabinet officials, together with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, signed the Joint Communique establishing diplomatic ties between the two countries. The historic signing was held at the hospital where the seriously ill Ch

The strain on the Philippines from dealing with the two great powers jostling for influence in Southeast Asia is becoming apparent. Manila now faces questions over whether any concessions it gets from the US are worth the added risk should US-China conflict break out.

Dr Shahida Akhter: A tireless physician, researcher and humanitarian Prof Dr Shahida Akhter (1961-2021) Professor Dr Shahida Akhter, a well-known child health specialist, passed away prematurely from liver cancer at 59 years of age on May 1, 2021. She was soft-spoken, introverted, humble and beloved by many people. The most appropriate portrait of Dr Shahida would be as follows—a person and physician endowed with high morals, a symbol of ethical medical practice, an ardent promoter of health rights and health equity, and an activist who fought against all kinds of malpractice in health, inc...

S.F.'s new street crisis teams are helping people in distress. But is it enough? FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 San Francisco paramedic Eddy Bird (left) joins two emergency medical technicians in assessing a homeless man in distress near 16th and Mission streets.Jessica Christian/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of5 San Francisco firefighter Jonathan Baxter checks in with a response team member after identifying a homeless man in crisis near Sixth and Market streets.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 3of5 Street Crisis Response Team member and clinical social worker Stephanie Chir...