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Why Is There Less Concern About Vietnamese Illegal Fishing in the West Philippine Sea?

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Why Is There Less Concern About Vietnamese Illegal Fishing in the West Philippine Sea?

Mauro Gia Samonte’s opinion article on The Manila Times titled “The Joker in the West Philippine Sea Battle” which demonstrates how Vietnam’s activities in the West Philippine Sea hasn’t received as much attention as those of China’s was an eye-opener for me. To wit: “Based on the actual condition in the region, the three major…

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Economy, Politics

China relations is a critical foreign policy issue of the incoming administration

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China relations is a critical foreign policy issue of the incoming administration

Beyond the turmoil and bloodshed of Chinese nationalism, the Chinese Communist Party was officially founded a century ago. The Chinese civilization suffered humiliation in the hands of Western powers and its rising neighbor, Imperial Japan. As the Russians were challenging their northern borders, the Japanese expanded their territory in Manchuria. Tokyo and its military capability…

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History, Politics, Society

Duterte’s cleanup of the mess Noynoy Aquino made of Ph-China relations should CONTINUE post 2022

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Duterte’s cleanup of the mess Noynoy Aquino made of Ph-China relations should CONTINUE post 2022

The problem with the Opposition is they keep on making false claims. Joel Ruiz Butuyan, in his Inquirer piece “China and our next president”, writes; “We need to know what every candidate intends to do with the international Arbitral Award that our country won against China. Will our candidate continue the path of the Duterte…

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Economy, History

BUSTED! Rappler, Vera Files, @1Sambayan possibly in cahoots to demonise Duterte, China over WPS natural gas BILLIONS!

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BUSTED! Rappler, Vera Files, @1Sambayan possibly in cahoots to demonise Duterte, China over WPS natural gas BILLIONS!

Busted. Again. The former Ambassador is really a thorn in the side of the Yellowidiots. In his latest Manila Times piece “Aquino official behind US firm spreading fake news on Chinese activities in SCS”, Bobi Tiglao writes of former Aquino official Peter Anthony Abaya whose last posting in the government of former President Noynoy Aquino,…

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Business, Media

Legal fees incurred by Aquino gov’t in The Hague to “win” Ph-China arbitration case BLEW national budget

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Legal fees incurred by Aquino gov’t in The Hague to “win” Ph-China arbitration case BLEW national budget

A source has provided us with the copies of what appear to be two collection letters sent by the US law firm of Foaley Hoag, counsel to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines in the arbitral case it filed before the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. The letters clearly define the…

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History

What REALLY happened in 2016: Why the proposed July 12 National West Philippine Sea Victory Day is based on LIES

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What REALLY happened in 2016: Why the proposed July 12 National West Philippine Sea Victory Day is based on LIES

The South China Sea dispute has been in the news cycle ever since President Rodrigo Duterte announced a shift in Philippine foreign policy after he was sworn into office in 2016. It was one that would not be closely-aligned with the United States as the former colonial master but an independent foreign policy where the…

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Business, Crime, Politics

Ret. Justice Antonio Carpio’s response to ex SolGen Florin Hilbay’s statement on South China Sea dispute: LIES!

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Ret. Justice Antonio Carpio’s response to ex SolGen Florin Hilbay’s statement on South China Sea dispute: LIES!

Finally, Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio issued what is evidently a rejoinder to former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay’s statement on the arbitration between the Philippines and China over their South China Sea dispute last Saturday. Recall that Hilbay, who answered only to then President Noynoy Aquino, released that statement with the aim to point…

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Business, History

Antonio Carpio’s lies about the South China Sea dispute cause false sense of nationalism

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Antonio Carpio’s lies about the South China Sea dispute cause false sense of nationalism

A more rational view of the game of chicken being played in the South China Sea is presented by Inquirer columnist and former Supreme Court Associate Justice Artemio Panganiban in his piece “The game of chicken and Scarborough”. Panganiban doesn’t criticize Retired Justice and leader of Opposition bloc 1Sambayan Antonio Carpio but the hints are…

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