“Despite Duterte’s China pivot, the US military continues to hold war games and military training with Philippine troops under the Balikatan exercises.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – An expert witness during the recently-concluded tribunal revealed the continuing presence and intervention of the US government in Philippine affairs, resulting to gross human rights…
“There would be no other way to best honor the memory of Jennifer Laude and boost the people’s cry for justice than by putting an end to the special treatment enjoyed by Pemberton and abrogating Edca, VFA.”
“If President Duterte cannot get support from his officials, we assure him that Filipino workers are willing to back his assertion of our sovereignty against US and other foreign intervention once he has turned it into actual, concrete and written policies.”
“It is time to rock the boat, it is time to assert Philippine sovereignty, to junk VFA, Edca.”
“There will never be justice for Laude unless Pemberton truly pays for his crimes.”
“Let us assert our sovereignty and call for the total abrogation of this agreement.”
“The Aquino government does not recognize the rights of the LGBT, let alone respect them.”
“What kind of government is this that instead of ensuring complete justice for its own citizen who was victim of a hate crime at the hand of a US soldier, busies itself on how to protect the safety of the killer?”
“There remains the possibility that the VFA may again snag another convicted criminal from being penalized under the full extent of Philippine laws.”
“Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton should be jailed in the Philippines.”