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“Pag-asa Island is a municipality of Kalayaan Province of Palawan and is home to 400 Filipino citizens together with the local government, law enforcement, and military personnel stationed in theWhile the recent laser pointing incident has increased diplomatic tensions with Beijing, yet another blatant violation of Philippine territorial rights has been reported by the Philippine Coast Guard when they sighted 42 suspected Chinese Maritime Militia vessels in what looks like another swarming...
Just a day before the news broke out on this new CMM intrusion into Philippine territory, top geopolitical analysts and security experts voiced their support for a trilateral defense mechanism that the Philippines, the United States, and Japan can enforce amidst China’s persistent acts of aggression in the West Philippine Sea.
He believes Japanese government is very serious in forging a visiting forces arrangement with the Philippines but qualifies that “It is not a means to coerce foreign countries. It is a means to send the right message to those who wish to change the status quo by force and not in compliance with the international law. Then they will think twice.”
He adds “it’s critical to acknowledge that the economic partnership is even more important in the face of presently elevated geo-political risks notably due to rising tensions involving China and the US.” “With the national interest as prime requisite, the President Marcos Jr. administration must continue to implement an independent external policy that is responsive, strategic, and Filipino centric. As a leader of our nation during these trying, complex, and precarious times, the people will expect an unwavering performance of his duty to uphold the territorial and sovereign rights of our country,” Prof. Manhit said.
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