US plays catch up with China in Cagayan and Palawan

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. We usually look at superpower competition using a telescope, giving us a sweeping view of the highs and lows. Rarely do we consider the epic rivalry between the US and China on the ground, at street level, using a microscope. This is what a group of academics from the University of the Philippines did. In a pioneering study, political science professors led by Aries Arugay focused their lens on two provinces, distant from each other, but similar in a number of ways: Cagayan…