The Philippines' strategic partners have increased from two to four in the first half of the Marcos administration. How does this benefit the Philippines?
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were nothing to be scoffed at. They cover coast guard cooperation, economic cooperation, cooperation on raw material supply chains, infrastructure developments in Laguna and the Visayas, and a tourism agreement. “For Manila, tapping into Seoul’s matured industries can foster collaboration on investment, employment, tech-sharing, logistics, and other arrangements for upgrading its capabilities to fight adversaries sustainably,” he told Rappler.
Sources have indicated to Rappler that these upgrades have prompted both the defense and foreign affairs departments to streamline how they do things. It’s a good problem to have for the Philippines, which has often been referred to as a country on the frontlines of not only China’s maritime aggression, but of shifts in geopolitics and challenges to a long-established “rules-based order.”
“More agreements like this mean more fiery eyes by China. So, the more inked linkage, the faster Manila must move to make this work. In the short term, China challenges these developments through constant maritime harassment and diplomatic double-talks,” he added. At the same time, Beijing makes it a point to pretend everything’s fine — even as it continues to harass Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea.
Manila has also been a steadfast supporter of Seoul in its concerns over North Korea’s ballistic missile launches, as well as the latter’s rhetoric on the use of nuclear weapons. Marcos repeated the point when he spoke at the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Summit on October 10 in Laos.
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