When it comes to transforming a country, do motives matter? Progress in the Philippines may be short-lived if the Marcos administration is more concerned with international image than freedom and justice.
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The US aggressive military postures toward China entails a maximized implementation of the VFA and EDCA as well as a more extensive presence of US military troops and facilities through US military largesse swapped with local oligarchic fealty to US military and economic interests.
Incoming Philippine President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jnr will barely have time to toast his presidential victory, as a mounting set of challenges awaits him. After he is sworn in on Thursday (June 30), he will have to tackle the ongoing surge in prices of basic goods, electricity and oil, alongside a looming energy crisis and pressure from China to sign.