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Why They Are Putting Lipstick on American Military Bases
By Adolfo Quizon Paglinawan Part Two: Galvez and Ano Engaged in Smokes and Mirrors Rita Gadi, perhaps Ferdinand Marcos Sr’s best loyalist, reminded me I must explain what a “red herring” is for a more exacting reference to Taiwan. I said, a smelly fish, and she added “using an irrelevant information to distract attention.” In the…
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Jurist Doctor Ventures on Unchartered Waters to Comment on EDCA
By Adolfo Quizon Paglinawan Father Ranhilio Callangan Aquino came out with this article in the Manila Times (March 27, 2023), entitled “EDCA: To be or not to be”, which I am reprinting in full. But with all due respects, let me say that I have no comments on his first four paragraphs, to which he is…
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Bongbong’s Joyride Reveals Skeletons in Air Force Closet
By Adolfo Quizon Paglinawan If Noynoy Aquino became legendary for his joystick skills at videogames, Marcos Junior went overboard, maybe unwittingly, risking his life and the Presidency for an actual joyride in one of the Philippine Air Force’s flying coffins. Actually, if only for the thrill for a “Top Gun” moment, he could have…
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Lone Ranger Bello Strikes Again: A Tonto Act in Taiwan
By Adolfo Quizon Paglinawan As if President Marcos Jr.’s challenges in making his government work were not enough, Migrant Worker Secretary Susana “Toots” Ople seems to be having difficulty having a former cabinet secretary as a subordinate. So as the whole world totters in suspense should the United States pivot its warmongering from Ukraine to…
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Anti-EDCA Bases, Anti-Proxy War; Anti-NATO Sea Patrols Forum Statement
04 March 2023OPENING STATEMENTBy: Prof. Anna Malindog-Uy Friends and colleagues!Our dear media friendsLadies and gentlemen!Good morning! I would like to express my sincere opposition to the militarization of the Philippines through the full implementation of EDCA, for the wills and caprices of the United States together with its allies in the Asia Pacific…
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Mr. President, Verify Your Sources Before Jumping The Gun
By Ado Paglinawan 3-4-2022 | mymaestro@rocketmail.com | 0917-336-4366 Mr. Marcos, what kind of a president are you who would risk the good standing of your country with a friendly neighbor that a few weeks ago you said was our stronger partner in development? You summoned the ambassador of another country on the basis…
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Rage Against EDCA, Proxy War, US-PHIL Joint Sea Patrols
By Herman Tiu Laurel March 4, 2023 at Kamuning Forum At the start of February of 2023 the Filipino nation was shocked by the announcement of the BBM government that the expansion of the U.S. EDCA bases would be pursued, contrary to expectations from the records of actions and statements of BBM the past…
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Labanan Ang Pakana Ng Amerika Na Gawing Ukraine Ang Pilipinas
Ni Mauro Gia Samonte Taliwas sa popular na pagkaalam, ang giyera sa Ukraine ay di nagsimula noong Pebrero 24, 2023 kundi noon pang 2014 nang muling ipaloob ang Crimea sa dati nitong kalagayan sa Pederasyon ng Russia. Ibinunyag ito ni Lt. Gen. James Bierman, commanding general US armed forces’ Third Marine Expeditionary Force (IIIMEF),…
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The Philippines now a US warship after Lloyd Austin visit?
THE IDSI CORNER MANY experts agree that for China, the South China Sea dispute is negotiable, given that there are multiple claimants including Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia, of which China already has ongoing negotiations. China has also offered 60-percent profit sharing in favor of the Philippines in disputed areas, far better than what the Philippines…
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Common ground dominates Iran-China ties
By Ding Heng Following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia late last year when he presided over summits with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Arab League, analysis has emerged that China has betrayed Iran. Proponents of this narrative even suggest that Iran is barely benefiting from the 25-year strategic agreement…
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Time to stop pointing a finger at China over Ukraine crisis
By Ding Heng Since war broken out in Ukraine, media outlets and analysts in the West have tended to describe China as a rhetorical and political supporter of Russia in this conflict. There appears to be a hidden agenda behind such a seemingly simplistic conclusion: binding China and Russia together to fabricate a hypothetical…
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Anti-EDCA bases, Anti-Proxy War, Anti-Joint NATO Sea Patrols Forum
WATCH THE FORUM: WATCH THE RALLY: Mike BillingtonExecutive Intelligence ReviewLaRouche Movement Ado PaglinawanRizalistas of Nueva EcijaVice President for External Affairs, Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Ka Leody de GuzmanChairman Emeritus, Bukluran ng Manggagawang PilipinoPartido ng Lakas ng Masa Ka RJ JavellanaPresident, WARM-UFCCUnited Filipino Consumers and Commuters Prof Anna Malindog-UyVice President for…