By Daniel Long
President Bongbong Marcos shocked the nation when he put out a tweet (X post) this weekend on the recent water cannoning incidents at Ayungin and Scarborough Shoal. I would like to highlight this part of his statement: “Let me reiterate what is settled and widely recognized: Ayungin Shoal is within our Exclusive Economic Zone, any foreign claim of sovereignty over it is baseless and absolutely contrary to international law…No one but the Philippines has a legitimate right or legal basis to operate anywhere in the West Philippine Sea.”
PH provoked China’s water cannoning at Ayungin Shoal
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US Primes the Philippines for War on the People’s Republic of China
20-11-2023: In a short space of time, the Philippines has been transformed from a friendly neighbour of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), to one which is being pushed in the direction of a hostile adversary. The election of President Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos Jr has been the catalyst for the tilt towards the US hegemon and away from an ally of the PRC and of the Russian Federation, which was cultivated by the former Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte. In fact, it is potentially much worse than just a shift in foreign policy. As The New Atlas points out, the Republic of the Philippines is being shaped into being South-East Asia’s “Ukraine” – a hapless Nazified proxy of US imperialism destroying itself in a failed war on Russia.[1] However, this rapid about turn is not being implemented in the Philippines without opposition, seemingly from such allies of the former President Duterte as current Vice President Sara Duterte (the daughter of Rodrigo Duterte) and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. While it is the case that Rodrigo Duterte and Sara Duterte have not always been side by side in politics, it does appear as though the Philippine elite are dividing on the pro-US course of Marcos Jr.
US Primes the Philippines for War on the People’s Republic of China
US Proxy Wars: Ukraine Crumbles, Gaza Burns, as Tensions Rise in Asia-Pacific
Collision at Sea: PBBM Wastes Years of Confidence-Building with China
This the statement by Gan Yu, the spokesman of China Coast Guard, on the collision of a Philippine vessel and Chinese Coast Guard ship near Ren’ai Reef (Ayungin Shoal).
Collision at Sea: PBBM Wastes Years of Confidence-Building with China
Philippine lawmakers demand US pays for bases to fund cash-strapped military pension scheme
Philippine lawmakers have pushed the Marcos administration to amend two defence treaties with the US and make the long-time security ally cough up for using Manila’s military bases to fund a cash-strapped armed forces pension scheme that is staring at “financial collapse”.
Philippine lawmakers demand US pays for bases to fund cash-strapped military pension scheme
Tiamzons, Catbalogan 10 were held captive, tortured and cowardly killed by the AFP in US-directed operations
The entire leadership and membership of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) condemns in the strongest terms the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the brutal torture and cowardly killing of Party leaders Benito Tiamzon (Ka Laan) and Wilma Austria-Tiamzon (Ka Bagong-tao), together with eight other revolutionaries after they were captured in Samar province on August 21, 2022.
Tiamzons, Catbalogan 10 were held captive, tortured and cowardly killed by the AFP in US-directed operations
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CPP confirms deaths of Tiamzon couple, says they were killed by AFP
Taiwan A Red Herring for A Weak Link to US War in Asia
Part One : “Takusa” is born in social media
Now it is becoming clearer. The American claim that it must support Taiwan due to an impending invasion by China is a dead herring.
Taiwan A Red Herring for A Weak Link to US War in Asia
Marcos open to PH-Japan VFA; says alliance should not be provocative
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is open to the idea of forging a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Japan but stressed that it should not look provocative so as not to escalate tensions in the South China Sea.
Marcos open to PH-Japan VFA; says alliance should not be provocative
Making Taiwan the Ukraine of the East
To understand the contemporary geopolitical significance of the Republic of China, Vijay Prashad says it is necessary to examine Cold War history.
Making Taiwan the Ukraine of the East
Filipinos Protest US Military Deal Eying China
The decision to grant the U.S. access to more bases — announced during the U.S. defense secretary’s visit — was decried by peace advocates as part of the Pentagon’s push into the Indo-Pacific, with an intent to encircle China.
Filipinos Protest US Military Deal Eying China
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