The US is bluffing on its demand for the bases
If the younger Marcos wants to put at risk his family’s somewhat dynastic governance, he is not that naive how his family were once kicked...
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‘Drop that grand ambition of a Code of Conduct for navigation in the SCS’
US commitment to Taiwan will not bind the Philippines under EDCA nor such is allowed by the Constitution to have the bases leased or rented...
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But what vested right do the US have in this country except to affirm that the Philippines was once their colony in this part of...
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All that we know is the intransigence of China to allow free passage in the Strait The Philippine Foreign Secretary disclosed that Forum Energy could...
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The Constitution prohibits the stationing of foreign military bases in the county The country’s decision to grant the US to re-establish their military bases under...
Read moreIs our membership in the ICC to our advantage?
"China, India, and Russia are not members of the ICC but they have never been accused of aggression or of violating the territorial integrity of...
Read moreMisplaced optimism of BBM’s finance secretary
"BBM’s appearance was most important and relevant, and, like his father, he made sure his presence would have an impact on the audience." People truly...
Read moreZelensky’s gambit to China’s peace formula
"Now that countless lives have been lost and blood spilled, it would be very difficult for Ukraine and China to agree on some kind of...
Read moreThe US got more from what it wanted (2)
“This now explains why only the Philippines adopted the reverse view of increasing the number of US military bases in the country and even increasing...
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The US got more from what it wanted (Part 1)
"We continue to violate our Constitution just to accommodate the entry of nuclear weapons by the US" We continue to violate our Constitution just to...
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Albay Rep. Joey Salceda on Sunday said Congress is studying the Senate’s version of the Maharlika Investment Fund, which President...
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Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez applauded the launch of Pier 88 in Liloan, Cebu, saying the enhanced mobility in the region...
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of an Inter-Agency Committee on Inflation and Market Outlook (IAC-IMO) in a...
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The Department of Justice issued an opinion that the Department of Public Works and Highways should enter into a memorandum...
Read moreThe Philippines is committed to cracking down on organized and big drug syndicates through “effective, focused and dedicated law enforcement,”...
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