Tag: South China Sea

The Philippines needs a CREDIBLE military to protect its South China Sea interests

May 5, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Opposition coalition group 1Sambayan should read this article published by the Cato Institute, “The Philippines: America’s Perpetually Useless Ally” by Doug Bandow. Bandow issues a contrarian opinion on the strategic value of the Philippines to the US in the region which China is now trying to dominate. Indeed, some things never change. One is the…

Government, Politics

False Philippine claim to Whitsun Reef resources led to Chiara Zambrano “banca” stunt

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Bobi Tiglao’s Manila Times column today lends credence to that staged chase between the “banca” of Chiara Zambrano and the Chinese Navy fast attack boat but I don’t think that the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of National Defense are deliberately sabotaging the President by painting him in a corner. Nonetheless Tiglao asserts…

Government, Media, Politics

Chiara Zambrano WPS stunt highlights the DISHONESTY of ABS-CBN “journalism”

April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Following up on John Mangun’s editorial the other day about how journalists in the practice of their profession have forgotten the basic tenets or disregarded the same… Journalism has deteriorated to the point that it is often unrecognizable from propaganda and disinformation. Investigative journalism used to start with “Let’s see where this leads us.” Currently,…

Media

Philippine Media turns Reed Bank collision incident into a bad reality TV circus

June 18, 2019 benign0 No Comments

As usual, the media again got ahead of the right agencies authorised to do a proper investigation of the Reed Bank incident involving a Chinese vessel and a Filipino fishing boat. Not only that, they had hijacked the people and circumstances surrounding it to claim exclusive rights to what had become a perverse reality TV…

Government, Media

Can the Philippines cut ties with China? Yes it can!

June 13, 2019 benign0 No Comments

According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the Philippine government is considering the option to “cut off diplomatic relations” with China if it is found that a Chinese vessel intentionally collided with a Philippine fishing boat and and then left its crew of 22 as their vessel sank. Cutting ties with China will be a good…

Government

Chinese vessel leaves 22 Filipino seamen to die after ramming and sinking their ship

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 benign0 No Comments

It seems the Chinese aren’t really a nice bunch of people. After a Chinese fishing vessel allegedly ramming and sank a Filipino boat, it left its crew of 22 to a possible death at sea. Neither the Chinese government nor Malacanang have made official statements on the matter beyond a statement issued by the Philippines’…

Government

Regine Velasquez may be the “Queen” of song but she is no queen when it comes to “thought leadership”

April 21, 2019 ilda No Comments

Regine Velasquez’s fans need not feel offended since it is not her singing abilities that is being questioned. They should stick to the issues and use facts in their arguments instead of mentioning her celebrity status. I mean why do they keep mentioning she is “the queen” of singing? What does being a good singer…

Entertainment

FALSE INFO tweet of Regine Velasquez (@reginevalcasid) celebrated by Yellow Opposition just because they agree with it

April 20, 2019 ilda No Comments

Filipino singer Regine Velasquez recently made waves after responding to a tweet by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teddy Location essentially chiming in on a topic she clearly is not qualified to discuss. I don’t mind celebrities voicing their opinion about politics and other issues outside of their skill set. What I do mind is their…

Entertainment, Politics

The curious case of COMMUNISTS calling for “gov’t action vs Chinese presence” in the Spratlys

March 31, 2019 benign0 No Comments

According to this Inquirer report, “Bayan Muna on Saturday called on the government to protest the increasing presence of Chinese vessels circling the Pag-asa Island (Thitu Island), which it said may lead to heightened Chinese aggression.” Now ain’t that rich? On one hand, commies would routinely demonise the Philippine government and Filipino soldiers as their…

Politics

Filipinos have long tolerated SQUATTING on their public properties. So what’s so different about China?

November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 benign0 No Comments

Indeed, China is doing something to the Philippines that Filipinos really ought to be very familiar with. The Chinese are merely squatting. And given Filipinos’ unmatched tolerance for squatters to the point of even elevating them to sainthood, they really shouldn’t be complaining at all. Squatting, as most Filipinos know, happens when people start illegally…

Government, Society & Culture

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