Philippines as a US military base?
“Marcos is increasingly turning our islands into a war playground for US troops and its allies."
Philippines as a US military base?
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Groups slam US plan to build military oil depot in Mindanao
Groups slam US plan to build military oil depot in Mindanao
A subsequent move to intensify US military forces in the country.
Groups alarmed over US military presence in Cagayan de Oro
Groups alarmed over US military presence in Cagayan de Oro
Genuine national security should not be dependent on foreign troops or expanded militarization.
Is the US preparing for war, or deterring it?
Is the US preparing for war, or deterring it?
Considering all these revelations from the US and NATO, one may ask: What is the world’s lone superpower thinking? Is the US flexing its military muscles and consolidating its regional and global alliances to deter an impending war with China? Or are these actions meant to prepare for war?
US Defense visit to accelerate US military intervention in the PH – progressives
US Defense visit to accelerate US military intervention in the PH – progressives
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III left for the Philippines and South Korea on Jan. 29, to “advance regional stability and further strengthen" its partnership with the two countries.
Will EDCA lead to war?
Will EDCA lead to war?
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Soon after the Supreme Court began en-banc deliberations on two petitions urging it to declare as unconstitutional the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (signed between the Philippine and United States...
Foolhardy military steps to counter China bullying
Foolhardy military steps to counter China bullying
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star It wasn’t just a foolhardy turn (as I wrote here last week) that the Department of Foreign Affairs welcomed with alacrity the Pentagon’s announced intention to deploy in the Philippines “various advanced air...
KMU, Courage file 3rd SC petition vs. EDCA
KMU, Courage file 3rd SC petition vs. EDCA
“Let there be no doubt about it: We are serious in wanting the EDCA to be junked. We do not want any of its provisions implemented. The Supreme Court should side with the Filipino workers and people on this most important issue.” – KMU
Workers, youth, other sectors march in thousands, slam Aquino’s anti-labor policies
Workers, youth, other sectors march in thousands, slam Aquino’s anti-labor policies
“The massive unemployment among the youth is testament to the Aquino regime’s failure to bring change to the lives of Filipinos. Millions of our countrymen are hungrier than ever, with most people remaining jobless, and those with jobs are living with barely sufficient wages.” –Kabataan Party Rep. Terry Ridon
EDCA: An environmental hazard and toxic threat to the PH
EDCA: An environmental hazard and toxic threat to the PH
How can you call someone a friend or an ally when they have stubbornly refused to pay their debts, clean up the mess they made in your own home, and suffer from selective amnesia when it comes to owning up to their transgressions?
On Labor Day, Filipino workers slam ‘Aquino’s treachery’
On Labor Day, Filipino workers slam ‘Aquino’s treachery’
Filipino workers staged protest actions in different parts of the country condemning the signing of the United States-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement and the US-dictated neoliberal policies on the economy. Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea in Manila,...
Is the US-PH Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement a deal between two equals?
Is the US-PH Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement a deal between two equals?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Malacañang finally released a copy of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement it signed with the US government. It is a 10-page agreement that gives the US Armed Forces free, blanket access to all “Agreed locations” to...
Police disperse anti-Obama protesters
Police disperse anti-Obama protesters
United States President Barack Obama's two-day state visit to the Philippines was met with protest actions by progressive groups. On April 29, protesters expressed outrage at the signing of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and marched toward the US Embassy in Manila. Police dispersed the protesters using truncheons and water cannon.
The US pivot and the Obama visit
The US pivot and the Obama visit
The US decided to pivot or to deploy around 60 percent of its troops, warships and submarines, and jet fighters to the Asia-Pacific region not out of a whim and certainly not merely because of the conflicting territorial claims at the West Philippine Sea. There are deeper reasons to it. The same is true with the Asian tour of US Pres. Barack Obama. The main reason for the Asian visits of US President Obama is not merely to assure its “allies” that the US is there to side with them as the Aquino government would want the people to believe. It is about US interests first and foremost.
Bulatlat.com is uploading three substantial articles from Ibon Foundation to provide the geopolitical and economic context to the US pivot and the Obama visit.
Obama visit: Greater US economic intervention
Obama visit: Greater US economic intervention
While much of the discussion about renewed PH-US relations centers on the military aspect, there is also the equally crucial, if not even more far-reaching, economic dimension of the US pivot to the region By ARNOLD PADILLA IBON FEATURES Bulatlat.com MANILA — US...
US-PH Relations: Reinforcing Colonial Ties
US-PH Relations: Reinforcing Colonial Ties
The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with the US is the latest indicator of a resurgent neo-colonialism over the past years By SONNY AFRICA IBON FEATURES Bulatlat.com MANILA — The Philippine government is on the brink of reaching a new agreement with the...
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