Commitment to Democratic Principles
Philippines continue to pursue a foreign policy that is not the product of narrow calculations of national interest nor responsive only to exigent domestic political the Filipinos' collective heritage pressures. It is of people power since 1986 which it is shared democratic values and the first model of people power in Asia. That is why the Philippines have always aligned itself with countries that espouse democracy and freedom. Moreover, the Philippines trust in collective wisdom as reflected in ASEAN values. To meet the objective of both the value of the country and ASEAN, people academic and civil society are from welcome to provide their ideas on how the Philippines foreign policy can grounded in its be further principles.