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By Ric Sapnu The Philippine Star SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines – Another American warship, the USS Stockdale, arrived yesterday afternoon for a routine port call in Subic Bay. Officials of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) said clearance was granted to the USS Stockdale, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, to dock at Alava Pier at the Subic Feeport. The Stockdale is the third US Read More …
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star Rappler reproduced the statement of the SBMA (Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority) “in the interest of truth and fairness” and “contrary to some very damaging reports which have recently appeared in media.” Other than Rappler, We’ve yet to see this faithfully reported and recognized as an important development. Salient points quoted from the SBMA Read More …
By Gerry Baldo and Angie M. Rosales The Daily Tribune “I charge the United States for failing to comply with, and for violating, Philippine law, as well as international norms and customs on the protection and preservation of the environment as these obligations are now codified respectively in articles 192 and 211 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” Santiago said Read More …
By Alex P. Vidal LOS ANGELES, California – Filipinos are among the minorities in the United States that recently gave President Barack Obama overwhelming support to thwart Gov. Mitt Romney in the November 6 presidential election. But in his first tour of Asia after securing his reelection, the 51-year-old first African American to hold the top office in White House, skipped the Philippines to prioritize Read More …
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star A losing bidder and a motley group of Subic-based cooperating media combined in the last few weeks to make a lethal cocktail of bovine ordure. Bovine ordure, of course, is my preferred term for bull sh**. The Subic-based group had created confusion and chaos, threatened Philippine-US relations, scared tourists away and gave leftists, Read More …
By John O’Callaghan and Manuel Mogato Reuters SUBIC BAY, Philippines | Wed Nov 14, 2012 4:54am EST (Reuters) – From his office window, Roberto Garcia watches workers repair the USS Emory S. Land, a submarine support vessel that is part of a U.S. military buildup as Washington turns its attention to fast-growing Asia and a newly assertive China. The Philippines, Australia and other parts of Read More …
By REY O. ARCILLA MALAYA ‘I hope the next time Noynoy mentions the NFA anomaly during the Arroyo regime, it would be to tell us that charges have been filed against the responsible parties.’ NEWLY reelected US President Barack Hussein Obama is attending the summit meetings of ASEAN and its dialogue partners in Phnom Penh a week from now. He is also visiting Myanmar and Read More …
By Jefferson T. Antiporda The Manila Times A lawmaker on Friday maintained that the contractor of the US Navy involved in the alleged waste-dumping incident at Subic Bay in Zambales province, is not covered by the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). Because of this, Sen. Loren Legarda said that the firm Glenn Defense Marine Asia Philippines cannot hide under the agreement’s protective cover accorded to American Read More …
By Ellen Tordesillas Malaya The lawyers of Glenn Defense Marine Asia better look for a justification much more astounding than the Visiting Forces Agreement for the dumping of toxic waste in Philippine waters by their client, Malaysian firm Glenn Defense Marine Asia. Senators Miriam Defensor-Santiago, chair of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments and acknowledged expert on international law, and Loren Legarda, chair of the Committee Read More …
PerryScope By Perry Diaz Last April, Russia and China had joint naval exercises in the Yellow Sea. It was too close for comfort to Japan and South Korea. It didn’t take too long for the U.S., Japan, and South Korea to react. A few days ago, last June 21-22, the USS George Washington carrier strike group conducted a trilateral event with warships from Japan and Read More …