“He has not been pro-Filipino in his relations with US and China, not just in military affairs but even in the country’s economic affairs.”
Duterte’s foreign policy: Three years of US, China imperialism
Tags: US imperialism
The Devil we know
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. unwittingly said something at odds with what his boss, President Rodrigo Duterte, has been saying since he came to power in 2016. The Philippines, “Teddy Boy” declared during a reception last July 4, the 243rd anniversary of American independence from Britain, cannot live without the United States of America…
Reds condemn Duterte’s ‘subservience to US’
“The docking of the USS Montgomery dwarfs China’s trawl ships in the South China Sea, literally and politically. While Chinese ships plunder and roam the Philippine seas, US warships carrying guns, missiles, fighter jets, hundreds of soldiers and nuclear arms, dock directly on Philippine civilian ports and airports, unload and store war materiél on US-controlled facilities, and offloads foreign troops who enjoy protection under the US-RP Visiting Forces Agreement.”
World’s biggest anti-imperialist alliance holds assembly in Hong Kong
“[The ILPS is]…a reliable force of the people of the world in their struggle for greater freedom, democracy, social justice, all-around development and international solidarity against imperialism and all reaction.”
Day 1 of Asean summit | Protesters slam ‘biggest imperialist, terrorist’
“The Asean summit offers nothing but imperialist or neoliberal programs and policies that will put poor Filipinos into a much deeper poverty and misery.”
Miguel Malvar: the general who fought US imperialism
Today, Sept. 27, is the 152nd birth anniversary of the revolutionary, Gen. Miguel Malvar.
How the Filipino people and Duterte can make the most of China alliance
“China must recognize and respect the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Philippines.”
US anti-war leader applauds Duterte for ‘speaking the truth’ about Mindanao crisis
“Thank you, President Duterte, for having the courage to tell the truth.”
‘Justice elusive for Jennifer’ | Youth activists decry reduction of Pemberton’s jail time
“There will never be justice for Laude unless Pemberton truly pays for his crimes.”
Anti-Americanism, anyone?
QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino Bulatlat.com I believe in America. This is the famous opening line of the Hollywood film The Godfather. Incidentally, I share the same sentiment and I’d like to believe that most of my activist friends have a similar high regard for what America stands for. So why are we called anti-Americans? First,…
On US Imperialism and a way forward for the Philippines
By BILL FLETCHER, JR.
Is the so-called “special relations” with the US beneficial to the Philippines? Is the Left a spent force? What are the prospects for real change? In an interview, Professor Jose Maria Sison tackles these questions and more.