About Asia-Pacific Insights

Asia-Pacific Insights is a biweekly online publication specializing in defense, political and security issues surrounding the Philippines, its neighbors and diplomatic partners.

We go beyond the basic reports to dig deep into the context of current events happening in Southeast Asia and its neighbors. Asia-Pacific Insights collaborates with security experts and seasoned journalists to feature an unfiltered look at the state of diplomacy and geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Editorial board

Manuel Mogato

Editor-in-chief

Manuel “Manny” Mogato is a Filipino Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for more than four decades. Manny was a general news correspondent for Reuters News for 15 years, covering disaster, conflict, diplomacy and local politics.

Anna Mogato

Deputy editor

Anna Mogato started her journalism career as a trade reporter for a local business paper, BusinessWorld, in 2017. Anna returned to journalism in 2024 to help launch Asia-Pacific Insights.

Contributors

Resident Columnists

COL Dencio S. Acop (Ret)

Dencio Severo Acop is a retired Philippine Army colonel and who served in the Armed Forces of the Philippines for 30 years.

He is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Rodney Jaleco

Rodney Jaleco is a veteran defense reporter who began his career as a print reporter for a major broadsheet in 1987. Jaleco is now based in Washington, D.C. and currently works as a contractor at one of the US Commerce department’s line agencies.

Contributing writers

Joe M. Reyes

Joe M Reyes is a Defense beat reporter for a Philippine newspaper, with over 20 years of experience. He also works as a stringer for wire agencies such as Reuters and AFP.

Pirzada Shakir

Pirzada is a New Delhi-based journalist with eight years of experience in covering politics, defense, and current affairs.

Our Partners