Category: Opinion
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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…
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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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How Do You Solve A Problem Like PCG Jay Tarriela?
By Adolfo Quizon Paglinawan Until recently, this name was buried in the dustbin of Philippine bureaucracy. That is until he staged his one-man war against China, carelessly feigning he is the world’s chief arbiter when it comes to international law, a feat Roilo Golez, Albert del Rosario, Antonio Carpio, Richard Heydarian, Jay Batongbacal, Dindo…