Category: Opinion
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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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Taiwan A Red Herring for A Weak Link to US War in Asia
By Adolfo Quizon Paglinawan 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. From the beginning that it would be awkward for the US to do so first because it has adopted…
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US blocks China’s Ukraine peace deal
Zelensky is getting a second chance to end the carnage and raging inferno in Ukraine inflicted by the materially and morally superior Russian forces. His first chance was April 2022 when Turkey hosted peace talks which, however, Britain blocked in behalf of the U.S. Now that China’s President Xi Jinping is arranging new ceasefire talks…
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China’s rise endures, US on the brink
By Herman Tiu Laurel The world did not have to wait long to see the positive results of China’s fast paced lifting of its Covid 19 lockdown that started January 2023. By early March it was already clear that the virility of the pandemic virus has so weakened that it is now no different…
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Fil-Am War II: the Final Showdown
By Herman Tiu Laurel During his TV show with Apollo Quiboloy on the SMNI channel, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte uttered his first words on the burning issue of U.S. EDCA military bases in the Philippines. Finally! The country had been waiting for the former president to break his polite silence on this burning…
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The War Witch Midwife Brooms to Manila and Tokyo
By Prof. Mario Ferdinand Ayano Pasion, CPA, MA, PhD In an almost secret “Media Note” from the “Office of The Spokesperson” of the U.S. State Department, the short article below appeared (which can be viewed at this website address — https://www.state.gov/under-secretary-of-state-for-political-affairs-nulands-travel-to-the-philippines-and-japan/): “Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nuland’s travel to the Philippines and…
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Of Meat in The Grinder and Of Cannon-Fodders: EDCA and Its Looming Dangers
By Prof. Mario Ferdinand Ayano Pasion, CPA, MA, PhD There have been many articles written about the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) but only a few of them discussed – in depth – its Constitutional infirmities and its threats to our country, especially to the economy, to the environment, to our society and…
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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…