Posts by Michael C. Cruz

Europe on the brink

By , on January 10, 2012

Beyond Loyola breaks down a worldwide phenomenon – The European Crisis.

Funding, priorities and Philippine sports

By , , on October 20, 2011

How does team Philippines measure up to the world’s standards?

Information overload

By , on September 27, 2011

THERE WAS a time when social networking was a domain reserved for more personal affairs. While this is still true, we now find ourselves glued to our Twitter or Facebook feeds for “official” information on class cancellations, traffic reports or weather updates. This shift to a new medium of information raises some significant issues. Filipinos [...]

Aquino’s Round 2

By , on September 5, 2011

In the light of the SONA, what can the country expect in the coming year?

Defense system by the numbers

By , on August 5, 2011

Philippine Army Regular personnel: 120,000 active troops Headquarters: Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City Military expenditure: 0.9% of GDP, 144/173 worldwide Main Battle Tank: FV101 Scorpion Light tank – 41, delivered 1977 Armored Personnel Carriers ( 1:50 ) Aircraft Philippine Navy Regular Personnel: 24,000 Headquarters: Navy Headquarters, Roxas Boulevard, Manila Ships Aircraft Philippine Air Force Headquarters: Villamor [...]

More goons than guns

By on August 4, 2011

Fighting for the Spratlys – can the Philippines defend itself?

Aftershocks from a past decade

By on June 15, 2011

ON DECEMBER 30, 2000, the citizens of Metro Manila witnessed the city’s worst terrorist attack to date. Twenty-two people died and hundreds were injured as the Mindanao conflict, seen as distant by many in the metropolis, literally exploded into the urban scene: five different places across the Metro were bombed within the span of an [...]