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Listen: ‘Defensive Measures: Building the Philippines’ Self-Reliant Defense Posture’ | A Podcast Episode

The second episode of the fourth season of the Katipunan Dialogue Podcast featured a discussion with Mr. Jesse Pascasio on the proposed Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) Revitalization Bill. Titled, “Defensive Measures: Building the Philippines’ Self-Reliant Defense Posture,” the episode covered key provisions of the bill on establishing the Philippines’ credible defense posture and its role in improving the country’s strategic approach to emerging security threats and geopolitical tensions.

You can listen to the episode on Spotify. 

Episode Topics

The conversation centered on the following questions:

    1. What are the key provisions of the SRDP?
    2. How is the SRDP different from our current defense policies and frameworks?
    3. What is the current administration’s national security plan to ensure that the SRDP will come to fruition?
    4. What is the impact of foreign assistance in building self-reliant national defense?
    5. What procurement reforms can be implemented to mitigate or eliminate the factors that impede modernization efforts and realize the full potential of SRDP?
    6. What are the SRDP’s economic and industrial requirements?
    7. What are the challenges and opportunities for the Philippines in achieving a self-reliant defense posture?
    8. What can the Philippine government learn from the best practices of neighboring countries in building a credible self-reliant defense posture?

Guest Speaker

Mr. Jesse Pascasio is a defense analyst and researcher specializing in strategic policy analysis, defense economics, and maritime policy and security. He has served as a research consultant for  the Office of the President, the Department of National Defense, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Philippine Navy Operations Division. Additionally, he has been a member of technical working groups focused on strategic marine and defense issues. He is an alumnus of the US International Visitors Leadership Program on Port Security and International Trade Safety in Southeast Asia and a fellow of the Australia Awards Fellowship.

Host

Mr. Aaron Abel Mallari is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD). He holds a BA and MA in History from the University of the Philippines. He obtained a double degree from the European Masters in Global Studies (EMGS) Program through an Erasmus+ scholarship that enabled him to study at the Ghent University in Belgium and the University of Vienna in Austria. Presently, his research pursuits focus on the broad history and development of international drug policy, transnational crime, and Southeast Asian studies, with an inclination toward applying and thinking about postcolonial and decolonial theorizing and methodology (from UP Diliman Political Science website).

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The Katipunan Dialogue Podcast is produced by the Strategic Studies Program of the Center for Integrative and Development Studies, University of the Philippines, in partnership with DZUP. The Strategic Studies Program  is one of the UP CIDS’ 16 research programs that focuses on national security, foreign policy, and other related issues. Learn more and download SSP policy papers for free.