As leader of the nation, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must place the defense of Philippine territory against foreign intrusion at the forefront of his administration to make it a top national concern by the public who are more worried about high prices, low wages, and unemployment.
When former president Rodrigo Duterte buckled under China’s bullying and reimposed a 2014 moratorium on drilling in the Reed Bank, off the coast of Palawan, in April, he and his advisers most likely did not realize that it would cost the government at least $13.78 million (about P800 million with today’s exchange rate) in unnecessary spending.
Retired Justice Antonio Carpio has urged President Ferdinand Marcos to provide security for the drilling operations of Forum Energy Ltd. when the company resumes its stalled oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea.
Sa ika-pitong episode ng What the F?! podcast ng VERA Files, alamin ang mga tamang impormasyon tungkol sa mga kalituhan at disinformation tungkol sa arbitral award na nakamit ng Pilipinas noong 2016.
Six years after the Philippines' arbitral tribunal victory against China regarding the South China Sea, mis- and disinformation about it continue to spread.
Hopes for joint oil and gas exploration between the Philippines and China, especially in the disputed Recto (Reed) Bank, have been shattered with the termination of bilateral talks, leaving it up to the incoming administration to possibly breathe life into them and prevent a debilitating energy crisis in the country.
Sa kanyang unang pagharap sa debate sa kampanya para sa eleksyon sa Mayo 2022, iginiit ng kandidato sa pagkapangulo na si Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na ang West Philippine Sea (WPS) dispute ay naging isyu sa halalan lamang sa kampanyang ito. Ito ay hindi totoo.
The WPS issue, including the harassment that Filipino fishermen suffer, was raised in past national elections.
Mali ang sinabi ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na nagsampa ng reklamo ang Pilipinas sa International Criminal Court (ICC) laban sa China dahil sa mga biglang pagpasok nito sa West Philippine Sea.
Sa isang virtual na talumpati sa harap ng mga world lider, iba na naman ang naging linya ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong Miyerkules, positibo sa pagkakataong ito, nang ideklara niyang walang bansa ang “makababawas” sa kahalagahan ng 2016 ruling ng Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) na pumabor sa Pilipinas laban sa China.
