The City Council of Isabela City in Basilan has declared political analyst Richard Heydarian persona non grata for his ...

I deeply regret that Richard Heydarian’s lack of understanding of Mindanao’s realities led him to draw an unfounded comparison to sub-Saharan Africa. Having been born and raised in Mindanao myself, I ...

Davao City Councilor Luna Acosta slammed Manila-based political analyst and academic Richard Heydarian, and pushed to ...

Political analyst Richard Heydarian has been declared persona non grata in a city in Mindanao over his controversial remarks likening the island to that of "Sub-Saharan Africa." In a statement, ...

Assessing Mindanao’s development status must be based on accurate data, cultural sensitivity and an understanding of the ...

Davao City Council defers resolution declaring Richard Heydarian persona non grata due to lack of quorum, with proponent Councilor Acosta confident it will pass in the next session.

More officials in local government units (LGUs) in Mindanao are moving to declare political analyst Richard Heydarian persona non grata over his controversial remark comparing Mindanao’s Human ...

CAGAYAN de Oro City Councilor George Goking invited Filipino media personality Richard Foronda Heydarian to visit Mindanao to see for himself if his statement a ...

Mindanao was recently thrown into chaos when, on March 11, former president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by Interpol agents.

Richard Javad Heydarian is an Asia-based academic, currently a Professorial Chairholder in Geopolitics at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. He is also author of, among others, “The ...

Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery." The ...