The blowback came not only from the usual crowd of the progressive left, but now includes loyalists of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
A FIRESTORM has been whipped up by the news that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., during the visit of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, agreed to accelerate and expand the implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the two countries by adding four more US bases from where US troops can operate in various parts of the Philippines. The former is expected, considering that this cohort has always been opposed to the presence of foreign bases in the country.
in 2016.It is a fact that in the face of Chinese incursions, that we have a longstanding agreement with the United States. was affirmed by the court as integral to the Mutual Defense Treaty and the Visiting Forces Agreement between the US and the Philippines. While Duterte canceled the VFA in February 2020, he fully restored it 17 months later in July 2021, after meeting with US Defense Secretary Austin.President Marcos has taken a different approach from his predecessor on the issue of China and the US.
should be seen as part of this bold move.We cannot forever dwell on appeasing China for fear of war. We cannot have unilateral accommodation, relying on promises of aid that may not necessarily materialize, even as our fishermen are denied access to our EEZ. We cannot continue to surrender our sovereignty because we are afraid.
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