Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

▼ JOURNAL ARTICLES

Journal Articles

2026. "The Middle East in the Balance of Interests and Influence of China, India, EU, and Russia: Return of the Global South." Strategic Visions: A Journal of Strategic Affairs and Foresights 7 (19): 8-21. 

2024. “Philippine-Middle East Relations: Prospects and Challenges amidst ASEAN and China Engagement.” Nation State: Journal of International Studies 7 (2): 86 - 106. 

2024. "China’s Mediation of the Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement and its Implications on Regional Peace and Security." Journal Of Middle East and Islamic Studies 11 (4): 1-17. DOI: 10.7454/meis.v11i3.186.

2024. "The Abraham Accords and Peace in the Middle East: Regional Reception and Implications." Center for Middle Eastern Studies 17 (1): 1–12.
2023. "The State of Philippine-Iran Bilateral Relations, Maximizing Values, Human Potentials and Shared History." Historia i Świat: Research Journal of Institute of History 12: 397–416.
2021. "Iran and the Philippines: In the Pursuit of Constructive Engagement." Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies 15 (3): 398–414.
2019. "The Philippines' Foreign Policy Direction: An Assessment of the First Year of President Duterte." Journal of South Asian Studies 6 (3): 165–73.
2019. "The Turbulent Middle East: Analysing Security Issues facing China’s Belt and Road Initiative towards the Region." Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies,
2017. "China's New Silk Route Initiative: Political and Economic Implications for the Middle East and Southeast Asia." Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies 11 (1): 83–106
2016. "The Nationalization of Saudi Arabia's Labor Market and the Filipino Overseas Workers." Journal of South Asian Studies 4 (2) 33–44. 
2015. "From Silent Protest to Humanitarian Intervention: the Case of Libya." Journal of South Asian Studies 3 (3): 377–86.
2015. "West Asian Communities in the Philippines: An Exploratory Study of Migrant Iranians, Jews, Arabs, and Turkish." Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia 51 (1): 98–129. 
2014. "Nationalization Scheme (Nitaqat) in Saudi Arabia and the Condition of Filipino Migrant Workers." Journal of Identity and Migration 8 (2): 7–23. 

2013. “Conflict in Syria: The Changing Political Landscape of the Middle East.” World Affairs 17:3 (Autumn, July-September) 40–61. 
2013. “The Arab Spring and the South China Sea Tension: Analyzing Chinese Drive to Energy Security.” Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations 2:3 (Fall 2013) 1–113.
2013. “The Republic of the Philippines BID for Observer Status at the OIC: Motivations, Challenges and Opportunities.”  International Journal Advances in Social Sciences and Humanities 1:1 (October) 18–28. 
2011. “Middle East Security Issues and their Implications to the Philippines.” Indian Journal of Asian Studies 24:1–2 (July-December).
2011. “Re-constructing the Political Mind Set of the Persian Gulf Security.” International Journal of West Asian Studies 3 (1): 49–67. 

2010. “The Security of Energy Supply: Its Implications on the Political and Economic Growth of Asian-Pacific Region.” Asia Pacific Journal for Social Sciences, India Special Issue 1, December. 
2010. “Why Middle East Matters to the Philippines?” Asia Pacific Journal of Social Sciences, India 2:2 (July-December).
2012. “Hajj, Unity and Islamic Awakening.” Edited by Dr. Mohammad Reza Dehshiri and Dr. Mohsen Shojakhani, 235–244.  Alhoda International, Cultural and Artistic and Publishing Institution. Tehran.
2012. “An Assessment of Iranian relations with the World: An Outsider’s View.”