PMA alumni support Lorenzana’s protest vs Chinese vessels in West Philippine Sea By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News
Published April 8, 2021 12:38pm The alumni and retirees associations of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) have expressed support for Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s protest against the encroachment of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Tuesday, PMA Alumni Association Inc. (PMAAAI) and PMA Retirees Association Inc. (PMARAI) also slammed the Chinese Embassy for dismissing the concern of the Philippines. “The acts of the Chinese Embassy in downplaying the issue and subverting the truth are very alarming indeed,” the PMA associations said.
Jim Gomez April 08, 2021 - 7:52 AM
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines could seek the help of the United States, with which it has a mutual defence treaty, to protect its interests in the South China Sea, Manilaâs defence department said Thursday in a veiled threat amid an escalating feud with China over a contested reef.
The Philippine government has demanded that dozens of Chinese vessels it suspects are operated by militias to leave Whitsun Reef, which Manila claims in the most hotly contested Spratly region of the waterway. China has insisted it owns the reef and that the Chinese vessels are sheltering from rough seas.
PH ‘open to leveraging’ ties with other countries amid Chinese incursions, says Defense dep’t
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 8) All options are on the table as Chinese vessels linger in the West Philippine Sea, the country’s Department of National Defense said Thursday.
“As the situation in the West Philippine Sea evolves, we keep all our options open in managing the situation, including leveraging our partnerships with other nations such as the United States,” DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said in a statement.
It was in response to the US State Department’s assurance that “an armed attack against the Philippines armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft in the Pacific, including in the South China Sea, will trigger our obligations under the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty.”
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SND, SFA’s blabbing risks our life-and-death Chinese vaccine provision Rigoberto D. Tiglao
THE reckless bleating of our defense and foreign affairs secretaries over alleged Chinese maritime militias in a reef we lost control of decades ago risks a scenario in which China may well decide to cancel the donation of its anti-coronavirus vaccines.
Fortunately, we have a president more intelligent and calmer than these two. Duterte issued a statement the other day that in effect reminded everyone that we are getting vaccines from China. These vaccines have have become in extremely short supply because the US and the rich nations have hoarded or cornered these. His statement was a message to China that he will make sure his officials don’t do anything further to risk a Chinese move to stop the supply.