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BY MATTHEW PENNINGTON MALAYA WASHINGTON. — China’s assertive behavior is breathing life into America’s historically tumultuous relationship with the Philippines. With Washington turning its attention more to the Asia-Pacific region, the US and the Philippines last week held the first joint meeting of their top diplomats and defense chiefs. The US increased military aid and resolved to help its ally on maritime security. The steps Read More …
Backbencher By Rod P. Kapunan Manila Standard Today The world knows the so-called “special relation” existing between the Philippines and the United States is one of a vassal and of a suzerain state. It has never been one between two sovereign states where the concept of national interest is pursued within the framework of what is mutually advantageous. It is from this context where Secretary Read More …
By Rey O. Arcilla MALAYA (Noynoy should forego his planned trip to Washington. His bosses, the people, would not want him to embarrass himself and the country too). The Chinese must be laughing their heads off. When President Noynoy Aquino’s errand boys, Foreign Secretary Albert “Amboy” del Rosario and Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin went to Washington last weekend for talks with their US counterparts, they Read More …
By Dr. Ariel Gener, MD I have good news and bad news. First, the good news. While Obama may be screening his Blackberry’s caller ID and ignoring Malacanang’s desperate 9-1-1 calls, we have located brave and galant men and women who could be defending Scarborough Shoal. No, it is not the US Navy’s storied Osama bin Laden-killing SEAL Team Six. Screw them! Not the legendary Read More …
By Pia Lee-Brago and Jose Katigbak The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – The United States will honor its obligations under its Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the Philippines but wants countries with territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea to settle their disputes legally in accordance with international laws, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Secretary of State Hillary Read More …
By Christina Mendez The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – The recent meeting between US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario had just rendered the 61-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty useless in the event that China attacks the country over the disputes in the West Philippine Sea, including Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, Sen. Joker Arroyo said yesterday. “As matters stand, China Read More …
By Dr. Ariel Gener, MD Clintons to Aquinos: “Mutual in Mutual Defense Treaty means BOTH ways, not just one-way.” Well, they did NOT say that. But they might as well have. State Secretary Hillary Clinton told the Philippines the US is taking a “neutral” position on the current China / Philippines head butting contest but “will sell the Philippines arms to upgrade its defense capabilities”. Read More …
Telltale Signs By Rodel Rodis If Filipinos could only unite to save the Scarborough Shoal from being invaded by China as Filipinos did to save Jessica Sanchez from being eliminated in American Idol, perhaps the Philippines can still manage to retain its ownership of the disputed shoal in the future. But just as Sanchez cannot rely on the American Idol celebrity judges to save her Read More …
That is exactly what I said in my article, “Scarborough Incident” (April 26, 2012), to wit: “In my opinion, the only time that the U.S. would intervene is when her national interests are threatened. And for as long as China doesn’t block the shipping lanes in the South China Sea or prevent any country from exploring for oil or natural gas in the South China Read More …
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star George is my Ateneo schoolmate. He classifies himself as a Chinoy (Chinese-Filipino). George described that he’s treated as a Filipino when he’s in China and as Chinese when he’s in the Philippines. George has been frequenting China since 1980 and saw its transformation. George told me: “I saw the change through the years Read More …