Tag: Philippine sovereignty
Extensive US overseas military bases for domination not defense – IBON
Mayo 27, 2024
The US harps about China and Russia military aggression but its vast network of overseas military bases worldwide which the US has used to launch the most offensive military operations of any country since World War II shows that its aggression is much worse.
US drawing in more countries for its militarist agenda in Southeast Asia
Mayo 26, 2024
The US’ military encirclement is one of its most heavy-handed ways to contain China’s expanding influence and to maintain its imperialist hegemony. The US is involving more and more countries to control more foreign armed forces, legitimize its military presence, and promote US arms sales. The militarism is portrayed as promoting stability and security but […]
Biggest Balikatan under Marcos Jr government: Most troops, most countries
Abril 24, 2024
The Balikatan military exercises with the United States (US) under the Marcos Jr administration are the biggest ever with the number of US troops growing from a few hundred in the 1990s to as much as 12,000 last year. The growing show of US military force is the US signalling its readiness to go to […]
What Marcos Jr’s US trip was really for
Oktubre 5, 2022
The real success of Marcos Jr’s trip to the US was the rehabilitation of his family’s justifiably tarnished name and rebuilding foreign policy bridges that former Pres. Duterte burned. However, the trip did not really bring back anything beneficial for the people especially in terms of solving the country’s long-standing economic crisis.
The People Economics Litmus Test: Economic Platforms For Whom?
Pebrero 8, 2022
As the presidential election campaign kicks off, what economic platforms do the candidates have to offer?
Funding war on communities, not defense of Philippine sovereignty
Oktubre 1, 2021
The House of Representatives (HOR) railroaded approval of the 2022 national budget, including bloated funds for the defense department which has been more visible in violating human rights than defending Philippine sovereignty.
“Independent foreign policy”? Not in WPS
Hunyo 15, 2021
