Ted Regencia

Ted Regencia is an online journalist. He has covered US politics and foreign affairs in the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East, particularly Iran. He is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School in New York.

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US, China face-off in Taiwan Strait underscores urgency of de-escalation

Chinese navy vessel is accused of making an “unsafe” manoeuvre at a close distance from a US destroyer in the Taiwan Strait, but Beijing says Washington DC provoked the encounter.

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US, China face-off in Taiwan Strait underscores urgency of de-escalation

Can Iran nuclear deal be saved amid deadly protests?

Experts and Tehran-watchers say the public uprising and Iranian government’s violent crackdown have potentially killed any prospect of putting the negotiations back on track.

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Can Iran nuclear deal be saved amid deadly protests?

Jubilation, heartbreak in the Philippines after Marcos Jr’s landslide win

Ferdinand Marcos Jr became the first candidate in recent history to win an outright majority in a Philippines presidential election, paving the way for his family to return to power after more than three decades.

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Jubilation, heartbreak in the Philippines after Marcos Jr’s landslide win

Battle against disinformation, historical revisionism in Philippine polls

Experts warn fake news could upend the course of Philippine democracy with victory of former dictator Marcos' son.

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Battle against disinformation, historical revisionism in Philippine polls

Is the Philippines on the verge of another Marcos presidency?

As Ferdinand Marcos Junior emerges as the frontrunner in the upcoming election, the spectre of his father's iron-fisted rule becomes all too real.

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Is the Philippines on the verge of another Marcos presidency?

After Daesh, anger simmers in Marawi as Duterte builds new army base

More than 100,000 people are still living in evacuation centres following the Daesh siege of the Philippines’ city of Marawi, but as they await reconstruction, the president has announced a new military base to be completed this year.

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After Daesh, anger simmers in Marawi as Duterte builds new army base

Will ‘ramming’ of Filipino boat sink Duterte’s pivot to China?

There is growing anger in the Philippines after a Chinese vessel seemingly rammed a fishing boat in the South China Sea and left its crew to fend for themselves.

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Will ‘ramming’ of Filipino boat sink Duterte’s pivot to China?

The iron hand gets a steel glove: Midterm polls boost Philippines’ Duterte

Amid suspicions of voting irregularities, Duterte’s candidates get a clean sweep in midterm elections.

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The iron hand gets a steel glove: Midterm polls boost Philippines’ Duterte

Why is Prabowo challenging Jowoki’s win in Indonesia's presidential poll?

Losing candidate claims 'structural, systemic and massive' fraud prevented him from winning, but experts doubt his claims have a leg to stand on.

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Why is Prabowo challenging Jowoki’s win in Indonesia's presidential poll?

‘They are now killing judges in the Philippines’

Legal community and human rights activists demand justice after murder of fifth judge under Duterte’s watch.

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‘They are now killing judges in the Philippines’