By JOHNNA VILLAVIRAY GIOLAGON Photos by MARIO IGNACIO SOME 500 Filipinos staged a protest rally in front of the Chinese consulate Wednesday in Makati to express outrage over what has been described as China’s creeping invasion of waters west of the Philippine archipelago. Nobody in the consulate, which was closed for “security reasons” met with
IN Bangkok last week, the commander of the United States Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Locklear, said the usual line that their Asian allies expect from visiting American officials: we will oppose China’s expansionism. “We will oppose the change of status quo by force of anyone,” Locklear said referring to the situation in South China Sea
SEN. Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday accused Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile of being a “GMA lackey” for supposedly rushing a bill that would cut up Camarines Sur province as a favor to former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.