Mara Cepeda

LF: Couples who met through Viber Dating, Reddit, run clubs, or matchmaking events (or some non-traditional way you’d love to share) ♥️

I’m working on a story about how Filipinos are finding love and navigating dating in 2026, and I’d love to hear yours.

Slide into my DMs if you’re open to sharing your story and being interviewed. Thank you 🙏🏻

Singapore will help shape a “mutually beneficial” US-ASEAN defence framework in 2027.

But as Washington seeks deeper security ties with Southeast Asia, Singapore is making clear: cooperation with the US must go hand in hand with ASEAN’s partnerships with China and other powers.

🙏🏻 @ariesarugay @CollinSLKoh @GregPoling

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PH can't outgun China, so we talk back and make sure we’re not alone. New @straits_times op-ed on Secretary Gibo Teodoro’s clapbacks vs Beijing.

Maraming salamat @ariesarugay @CollinSLKoh 🙏🏻

straitstimes.com/opinion/gilber…

At a time when the world is looking to the @UN to navigate deepening geopolitical divisions, conflicts, and growing challenges to multilateralism, the question of who leads the organization next has never been more consequential.

Honored to have been invited as a panelist alongside Cong. @renee_co_ and @BarackObante for “The UN at a Turning Point: The New Secretary-General,” as part of the Philippines’ celebration of United Nations Day 2026.

Thank you @DFAPHL , DFA @SecLazaro, DFA Assistant Secretary Leila Lora-Santos, and UN Resident Coordinator Arnaud Peral for the opportunity to contribute a journalist’s perspective to this important conversation on the future of the UN 🇺🇳

Thank you very much for having us, Sec @SecLazaro!