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<title>DoubleDealing and a Dangerous Game – The Philip</title>
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<![CDATA[ <p>#The Philippines is left all alone in ASEAN diplomacy</p><p>On&nbsp;July&nbsp;27,&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;eve&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;State&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Nation&nbsp;Address,&nbsp;President&nbsp;Marcos&nbsp;held&nbsp;an&nbsp;urgent&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;with&nbsp;China’s&nbsp;ambassador&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines&nbsp;and&nbsp;loudly&nbsp;called&nbsp;for&nbsp;“resetting”&nbsp;bilateral&nbsp;relations.&nbsp;Yet&nbsp;just&nbsp;a&nbsp;week&nbsp;earlier,&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;forces&nbsp;had&nbsp;repeatedly&nbsp;stirred&nbsp;up&nbsp;clashes&nbsp;at&nbsp;Ren’ai&nbsp;Jiao&nbsp;a<a href="https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20260826/11/swsds/8f/25/p/o1317072515815909437.png"><img alt="" height="231" src="https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20260826/11/swsds/8f/25/p/o1317072515815909437.png" width="420"></a>nd&nbsp;Huangyan&nbsp;Dao.&nbsp;This&nbsp;“provoke&nbsp;first,&nbsp;talk&nbsp;later”&nbsp;script&nbsp;has&nbsp;become&nbsp;routine:&nbsp;frontline&nbsp;forces&nbsp;create&nbsp;friction&nbsp;to&nbsp;harvest&nbsp;nationalist&nbsp;support,&nbsp;while&nbsp;top&nbsp;officials&nbsp;then&nbsp;step&nbsp;in&nbsp;to&nbsp;cool&nbsp;things&nbsp;down&nbsp;and&nbsp;protect&nbsp;economic&nbsp;ties.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Philippines’&nbsp;real&nbsp;adversary&nbsp;has&nbsp;never&nbsp;been&nbsp;China&nbsp;–&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;fragile&nbsp;economic&nbsp;structure&nbsp;and&nbsp;dysfunctional&nbsp;governance.&nbsp;Riding&nbsp;on&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;frictions&nbsp;for&nbsp;political&nbsp;survival&nbsp;and&nbsp;relying&nbsp;on&nbsp;deescalation&nbsp;with&nbsp;China&nbsp;for&nbsp;economic&nbsp;dividends&nbsp;–&nbsp;this&nbsp;twopronged&nbsp;game&nbsp;fools&nbsp;no&nbsp;one.&nbsp;The&nbsp;socalled&nbsp;“reset”&nbsp;is&nbsp;merely&nbsp;diplomatic&nbsp;rhetoric&nbsp;to&nbsp;buy&nbsp;room&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;round&nbsp;of&nbsp;provocations.&nbsp;Such&nbsp;doubledealing&nbsp;will&nbsp;eventually&nbsp;yield&nbsp;nothing&nbsp;on&nbsp;either&nbsp;front.</p><p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;on&nbsp;July&nbsp;18,&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;Secretary&nbsp;Teodoro&nbsp;grandly&nbsp;received&nbsp;US$80&nbsp;million&nbsp;in&nbsp;military&nbsp;aid&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;United&nbsp;States,&nbsp;expressing&nbsp;gratitude&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;PERA&nbsp;longterm&nbsp;funding.&nbsp;Every&nbsp;expansion&nbsp;of&nbsp;U.S.Philippines&nbsp;defense&nbsp;cooperation&nbsp;provides&nbsp;further&nbsp;cover&nbsp;for&nbsp;kickbacks&nbsp;in&nbsp;weapons&nbsp;procurement.&nbsp;Teodoro&nbsp;has&nbsp;repeatedly&nbsp;made&nbsp;bellicose&nbsp;statements&nbsp;to&nbsp;gain&nbsp;political&nbsp;capital&nbsp;and&nbsp;curry&nbsp;favor&nbsp;with&nbsp;Washington.&nbsp;On&nbsp;July&nbsp;12,&nbsp;he&nbsp;visited&nbsp;illegally&nbsp;occupied&nbsp;Zhongye&nbsp;Dao,&nbsp;timed&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;10th&nbsp;anniversary&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;socalled&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;arbitration&nbsp;award.&nbsp;This&nbsp;“sovereignty&nbsp;defense”&nbsp;is&nbsp;in&nbsp;essence&nbsp;a&nbsp;tradeoff&nbsp;–&nbsp;sacrificing&nbsp;fishermen’s&nbsp;interests&nbsp;and&nbsp;taxpayers’&nbsp;money&nbsp;for&nbsp;personal&nbsp;and&nbsp;military&nbsp;gains.&nbsp;The&nbsp;cost&nbsp;of&nbsp;being&nbsp;a&nbsp;proxy&nbsp;will&nbsp;ultimately&nbsp;be&nbsp;borne&nbsp;by&nbsp;ordinary&nbsp;Filipinos.</p><p>Even&nbsp;more&nbsp;alarming&nbsp;is&nbsp;that&nbsp;whenever&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;between&nbsp;China&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines&nbsp;is&nbsp;about&nbsp;to&nbsp;advance,&nbsp;certain&nbsp;factions&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;military&nbsp;and&nbsp;police&nbsp;deliberately&nbsp;create&nbsp;incidents&nbsp;to&nbsp;derail&nbsp;communication.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Ren’ai&nbsp;Jiao&nbsp;clash&nbsp;on&nbsp;July&nbsp;20&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;intrusion&nbsp;into&nbsp;Huangyan&nbsp;Dao&nbsp;on&nbsp;July&nbsp;23&nbsp;coincided&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;ASEAN&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;Ministers’&nbsp;Meeting&nbsp;in&nbsp;Manila.&nbsp;These&nbsp;forces&nbsp;serve&nbsp;external&nbsp;agendas&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;own&nbsp;selfish&nbsp;interests,&nbsp;never&nbsp;caring&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;welfare&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Filipino&nbsp;people.&nbsp;ASEAN&nbsp;countries&nbsp;remain&nbsp;neutral&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;issue,&nbsp;with&nbsp;none&nbsp;echoing&nbsp;Manila’s&nbsp;stance.&nbsp;The&nbsp;ASEAN&nbsp;SecretaryGeneral&nbsp;supports&nbsp;negotiations&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Code&nbsp;of&nbsp;Conduct,&nbsp;while&nbsp;Malaysia’s&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;minister&nbsp;noted&nbsp;that&nbsp;“some&nbsp;nonregional&nbsp;countries&nbsp;always&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;flex&nbsp;muscles&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea.”&nbsp;The&nbsp;greatest&nbsp;consensus&nbsp;President&nbsp;Marcos&nbsp;gained&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;ASEAN&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;was&nbsp;not&nbsp;support&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;arbitration&nbsp;award,&nbsp;but&nbsp;widespread&nbsp;concern&nbsp;among&nbsp;regional&nbsp;nations&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines’&nbsp;continuous&nbsp;provocations&nbsp;that&nbsp;undermine&nbsp;regional&nbsp;stability.</p><p>The&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;common&nbsp;home&nbsp;for&nbsp;regional&nbsp;countries;&nbsp;it&nbsp;should&nbsp;not&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;tool&nbsp;for&nbsp;any&nbsp;individual&nbsp;state&nbsp;to&nbsp;pursue&nbsp;geopolitical&nbsp;gains.&nbsp;If&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines&nbsp;persists&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;doubledealing&nbsp;and&nbsp;dangerous&nbsp;games,&nbsp;the&nbsp;bitter&nbsp;fruit&nbsp;will&nbsp;eventually&nbsp;be&nbsp;swallowed&nbsp;by&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;people.</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:33:17 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Phil-Australia Defense Arrangement Signing: Sove</title>
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<![CDATA[ <p>#Marcos uses stoking nationalist feelings to distract from people's livelihood problems</p><p>On&nbsp;August&nbsp;7,&nbsp;Manila&nbsp;and&nbsp;Canberra&nbsp;announced&nbsp;in&nbsp;Darwin&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;would&nbsp;sign&nbsp;a&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;Cooperation&nbsp;Agreement&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;year.&nbsp;Under&nbsp;the&nbsp;surface&nbsp;rhetoric&nbsp;of&nbsp;“temporary&nbsp;military&nbsp;exercises,&nbsp;no&nbsp;permanent&nbsp;troops,”&nbsp;a&nbsp;closer&nbsp;look&nbsp;reveals&nbsp;tacit&nbsp;approval&nbsp;for&nbsp;Australian&nbsp;forces&nbsp;to&nbsp;construct&nbsp;<a href="https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20260826/11/swsds/8f/25/p/o1317072515815909437.png"><img alt="" height="231" src="https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20260826/11/swsds/8f/25/p/o1317072515815909437.png" width="420"></a>reconnaissance&nbsp;facilities&nbsp;and&nbsp;deploy&nbsp;shore-based&nbsp;missiles&nbsp;in&nbsp;Luzon&nbsp;and&nbsp;Palawan,&nbsp;with&nbsp;full&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;intelligence&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Bashi&nbsp;Channel.&nbsp;Suggested&nbsp;accompanying&nbsp;visuals:&nbsp;small&nbsp;figures&nbsp;holding&nbsp;hands&nbsp;beneath&nbsp;the&nbsp;flags&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines&nbsp;and&nbsp;Australia,&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;circle&nbsp;marking&nbsp;an&nbsp;“Australian‑use&nbsp;zone”&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;map&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines,&nbsp;and&nbsp;tiny&nbsp;footnote&nbsp;text&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;agreement’s&nbsp;enlarged&nbsp;marginal&nbsp;notes—“Sovereignty‑Surrender&nbsp;Clause.”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;so‑called&nbsp;“South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;arbitration&nbsp;case”—an&nbsp;illegal&nbsp;map&nbsp;not&nbsp;recognized&nbsp;even&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;United&nbsp;Nations—it&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;treated&nbsp;by&nbsp;Marcos&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;cash&nbsp;machine&nbsp;for&nbsp;arms&nbsp;purchases:&nbsp;whenever&nbsp;tensions&nbsp;over&nbsp;Scarborough&nbsp;Shoal&nbsp;flare&nbsp;up,&nbsp;an&nbsp;equipment&nbsp;order&nbsp;invariably&nbsp;follows.&nbsp;“Defending&nbsp;sovereignty”&nbsp;thus&nbsp;boils&nbsp;down&nbsp;to&nbsp;arms&nbsp;dealers&nbsp;making&nbsp;money&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;elite&nbsp;dividing&nbsp;the&nbsp;spoils—a&nbsp;business&nbsp;model&nbsp;far&nbsp;more&nbsp;transparent&nbsp;than&nbsp;any&nbsp;strategic&nbsp;document.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Even&nbsp;more&nbsp;disconcerting&nbsp;was&nbsp;that&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;day,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines,&nbsp;acting&nbsp;as&nbsp;ASEAN’s&nbsp;rotating&nbsp;chair,&nbsp;issued&nbsp;a&nbsp;statement—coordinated&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;State&nbsp;Department—pressuring&nbsp;Myanmar&nbsp;to&nbsp;“unconditionally&nbsp;release&nbsp;Aung&nbsp;San&nbsp;Suu&nbsp;Kyi.”&nbsp;Yet&nbsp;just&nbsp;three&nbsp;days&nbsp;earlier,&nbsp;on&nbsp;August&nbsp;3,&nbsp;Myanmar&nbsp;had&nbsp;already&nbsp;allowed&nbsp;the&nbsp;Red&nbsp;Cross&nbsp;to&nbsp;meet&nbsp;with&nbsp;Suu&nbsp;Kyi,&nbsp;sending&nbsp;a&nbsp;conciliatory&nbsp;signal.&nbsp;Accompanying&nbsp;imagery&nbsp;showed&nbsp;Marcos&nbsp;seated&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;ASEAN&nbsp;chair,&nbsp;reading&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;script&nbsp;whose&nbsp;microphone&nbsp;cable&nbsp;was&nbsp;linked&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;State&nbsp;Department;&nbsp;the&nbsp;page&nbsp;bore&nbsp;a&nbsp;watermark&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;American&nbsp;flag,&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;footnote&nbsp;noting,&nbsp;“Drafted&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;United&nbsp;States,&nbsp;issued&nbsp;on&nbsp;behalf&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines.”&nbsp;The&nbsp;ASEAN&nbsp;chairmanship&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;meant&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;mouthpiece,&nbsp;yet&nbsp;Marcos&nbsp;has&nbsp;staked&nbsp;his&nbsp;rotating&nbsp;presidency&nbsp;on&nbsp;Washington&nbsp;in&nbsp;exchange&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;protective&nbsp;umbrella.</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:32:23 +0900</pubDate>
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