Category: Philippines

Who is the Rogue State in the South China Sea?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Who is the Rogue State in the South China Sea?

Moreover, as the U.S. singles out and bashes China for its non-conformity with what it declares to be the international order, it neglects to call out similar ‘violations’ thereof by its ‘allies and partners’ that it is purportedly defending. For example, the claims by the Philippines to a large swath of features and sea as Kalayaan, and that of Malaysia to various “rocks” because they lie on its claimed continental shelf are not supported by UNCLOS.

Philippine envoy burns cover as new fifth column for US interests?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Philippine envoy burns cover as new fifth column for US interests?

What he missed out thereby making a monumental faux pas, is that the venue of his unsolicited bias is a newspaper whose editorial policy is adversarial to China. The medium is owned by oligarch Manny Pangilinan, who serves as co-chairman of the Albert del Rosario Institute for Strategic and International Studies, which is the front of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies who is not just committed to the demonization of China in the world, but the think-tank that has masterminded regime change in the Philippines, specifically the ouster of President Duterte.

Trump May Attempt To Force Long-Time H-1B Visa Holders Out Of U.S.

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Trump May Attempt To Force Long-Time H-1B Visa Holders Out Of U.S.

Donald Trump’s June 22, 2020, presidential proclamation suggests a plan that, if pursued and implemented, could drive hundreds of thousands of long-time H-1B visa holders out of the United States. The plan, on the wish list of anti-immigration organizations, is to force foreign nationals waiting years for employment-based green cards to go through the “labor certification” process again in the hopes many will not succeed. The regulation or policy change would aim to force highly skilled Indian, Chinese and Filipino nationals to leave the United States en masse – in effect, deportation from America of many of the world’s most talented people.