Tag: west philippine sea

Will the Philippines become the next Hong Kong or Taiwan, Province of China?

April 14, 2019July 15, 2023 zaxx 30 Comments

Hundreds of Chinese vessels are swarming Philippine-claimed Pag-asa Island like an army of ants feasting on a helpless slowly dying Maya bird that’s lost hope. It’s just a matter of time till China will have gained de facto control over the entire Philippine-side of their nine-dash line in the South China Sea (SCS). And all…

Development, Politics

All Abuzz about the FA-50, Defense and China

July 15, 2016February 17, 2018 ChinoF 28 Comments

A lot of controversy continues to hound the recent acquisition of weapons for the Philippine military, such as the FA-50 Golden Eagle trainer-light fighters for the Philippine Air Force, Hamilton-Class cutters, Tarlac-class landing platform dock and others for national defense. Of course, some call this a positive legacy of then-president BS Aquino III. If Marcos…

Tech Talk

South China Sea ruling justifies military action vs China: Does the Philippines have the means? #CHexit

July 14, 2016 benign0 7 Comments

Was the “favourable” ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the South China Sea dispute a “victory” for Filipinos? Apologist of the administration of former President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III would like Filipinos to believe so. Of course, the objective there is to chalk this up as another “achievement” of the former…

Government, Society

Philippines ‘wins’ favourable ruling over South China Sea but Filipinos ask “What’s Next?” #CHexit

July 12, 2016 benign0 35 Comments

Filipinos, it seems, have a rather loose definition of “winning”. As I write this, there is jubilation in the Philippines over the “favourable” ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague on the matter of the disputed territories of the South China Sea. However, there is little indication that China will be…

Government, Politics

The trouble with #Filipinos is that they lack the will to WIN the Mindanao and South China Sea battles

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 benign0 19 Comments

The trouble with Filipinos is that they think that everyone they deal with is guided by “Christian values”. It is no surprise then that the Philippines fails in its efforts to get a solid footing in its management of two external threats currently menacing the homeland — China’s progressive military takeover of the South China…

Culture, Government, Society, The South

We Need to Wake Up for 2016

May 23, 2015 Grimwald 26 Comments

I’m not gonna mince words anymore. It’s time for me to be brutally frank. The immaturity of Filipinos as it is is probably one of the biggest factors that keep it in the dark about what’s really going on in the world around us. Remember my article about the immaturity of Filipinos? Well, I think…

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Filipinos: Lost in a Web of Delusion

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015 Grimwald 12 Comments

In my first meeting with my counselor, I was asked to write about how I really felt about myself. She told me to be honest with what I wrote and that I should put in even the small details that have some significance to me. I had some problems with recounting everything that happened but…

Crime, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Science, Society

Sorry, Joe. No more boom-boom in Manila and Olongapo City

October 29, 2014November 22, 2022 benign0 25 Comments

If I were a businessman of any sort in the Philippines, I’d be fuming. In most NORMAL countries, the arrival of shiploads of young, cashed-up, and physically vigorous American military personnel would be greeted with joy and eyes flashing with $$ signs. Not in the Philippines though. The other day, the United States aircraft carrier…

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