I watched in awe as a convoy of small fishing boats braved the tide – literally and figuratively – to head toward Bajo de Masinloc as part of a civilian mission to the disputed territory.
Our fishermen, their skin sun-baked from years of crossing the waters to put fish on their tables and ours, boarded their slow-moving boats and courageously escorted the “Atin Ito” civil society coalition.
Indeed, if the latest OCTA Research Survey results are to be believed, three in every four Filipinos or 76 percent perceive China as the “greatest threat” to the Philippines. OCTA’s non-commissioned Tugon ng Masa survey had 1,200 respondents and a margin of error of plus/minus three percent for national percentages, according to The STAR report.
In Singapore, at the recent International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue, Marcos reiterated the Philippines’ adherence to international rule of law, saying “amidst challenging global tides, an important ballast stabilizes our common vessel. Our open, inclusive and rules-based international order is governed by international law and informed by the principles of equity and of justice.
Against this backdrop, Filipinos are also seeing the value of strengthening ties with the United States. Oh, how times have changed. On the economic front, we must strengthen our local industries and our military’s capability so we are not at the mercy of superpowers. I was back last week in the city of Kaohsiung in Taiwan with a group of writers from the University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing, at the invitation of Dr. Eing Ming Wu of the Edu-Connect Southeast...
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