Who’s sinophobic? Or rather, who’s fanning sinophobia in the country? It’s not the average Pinoy but overzealous nuts in the country’s government. You have the now famous coast guard commodore who infringes on the authority of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the National Security Council (NSC), combined. Then there are the leftist-liberals who don’t even bother to read about the underlying issues of the disputed areas in the South China Sea like how distance isn’t justification for jurisdiction or sovereignty.
It’s ironic that those who present the rational arguments are labeled as traitors. The false patriots take pride in their stupidity. You wonder if they will be fighting against those whom they’ve labeled as the enemy if it comes to war. The ultimate act of treason is reserved for the architect of foreign policy. Why? Because he puts the country and its citizens in harm’s way. What makes it worse is our siding with one of the principal actors in the conflict, who’s only protecting its hegemonic interest in the region.
Randy David admires Senator Risa Hontiveros for not playing the race card against Bamban mayor Alice Guo in his Inquirer column today “Philippine politics and Sinophobia”…
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Seeing how Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who leads the Senate hearings on human trafficking and the Pogos, is careful to prevent the mayor’s ethnicity (rather than citizenship) from becoming the focus, I realized how easy it is for a less conscientious politician to turn the entire affair into a racist lynching mob. I’m afraid social media has failed to echo Risa’s restraint. The memes that have come out parodying Guo’s evasiveness have tended to reinforce a latent anti-Chinese sentiment that is so prevalent among many Filipinos.
What he doesn’t bring up is how Hontiveros is doing it indirectly. The same is true with one other Senator, who’s a Chinoy himself. You have to ask what law did Guo violate when it comes to her citizenship?
Definitely there is an irregularity in the operations of a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in her municipality. It’s also worth mentioning that China itself has long been requesting the cooperation of the government in putting an end to the operations of POGOs in the country. This has been accomplished in Cambodia. But not in the Philippines. Why not? Put it simply, some of our government officials are on the take. There is also a strong lobby for the POGOs. If an earnest effort is made to investigate, why limit it to Guo? Why not include the pioneer Kim Wong, who bought Island Cove and turned it into one large POGO complex? The only difference is Wong is better connected than Guo. He enjoys the protection of high-ranking government officials.
The other point which David doesn’t mention is the eventual goal of the administration and the opposition is to pin the POGOs on former President Rodrigo Duterte. This is in addition to the Pharmally scandal. The reason is because the International Criminal Court (ICC) is no longer an option after Uncle Sam trained its guns on it for threatening to arrest Netanyahu and his ilk for the genocide in Gaza. Our senators have turned their chamber into a platform for grandstanding. What they should be focused on is legislation. Not investigation.
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Kahit anong sabihin ng panig ng China, kitang kita naman ang asta nila sa dagat. No amount of propaganda can make people “unsee” who’s acting in bad faith.
Rigoberto Tiglao did a series of articles debunking the lies and the false narratives of this sudden Anti-China sentiment being perpetuated in the mainstream media. Anyway, aside from trying to pin this to the Dutertes, they are trying to deflect from the real issues at hand, which are the meteoric rise of prices of basic goods and utilities, the demonic and meddlesome first-lady and that our president is one big junkie who is helplessly unqualified to lead this country.
Then explain why Chinese coast guards were pointing military grade lasers and spraying water cannons at Philippine ships. UNCLOS already said that China’s 9-dash line claim is invalid.
Rigoberto Tiglao did a series of articles debunking the lies and the false narratives of this sudden Anti-China sentiment being perpetuated in the mainstream media. Anyway, aside from trying to pin this to the Dutertes, they are trying to deflect from the real issues at hand, which are the meteoric rise of prices of basic goods and utilities, the demonic and meddlesome first-lady and that our president is one big junkie who is helplessly unqualified to lead this country.
China should demand a refund from Tiglao. His propaganda is only selling in the Dutertard echo chamber.
That’s the problem with Filipinos. When they are racists, it’s okay. When they are racists towards Chinese, they call it patriotism. If someone is racist towards them, they get angry. Filipino society is hypocrite and has double standards for that.
You’re talking about an Alice Guo who can’t seem to keep a straight story. Of course people including Chinoys are going to be wondering what in the world is she up to.
A shame it’s likely her Pinoy backers won’t be on the hook for this.
“… there are xxx underlying issues of the disputed areas in the South China Sea like how distance isn’t justification for jurisdiction or sovereignty.”
How is distance not justification for jurisdiction or sovereignty specifically in the case of China in the SCS/WPS considering that she is a signatory to UNCLOS?
If Mr. Ortoll will not answer, anybody can… including Mr. Tiglao.