The Philippines

Protests Erupt Against U.S. Military Exercises and Expansion of U.S. Military Footprint in The Philippines

May 7, 2023 UNAC Editor Asia, Asia Pivot, China, Japan, Taiwan, The Philippines, U.S. Aggression

by Jeremy Kuzmarov, published on CovertAction Magazine, May 2, 2023 Filipinos Don’t Want to Be Used as a “Footstool for American Power Projection and Provocation” Says Filipino Peace Activist This past month, more than 3,000 U.S. and Filipino soldiers participated in a three-week live-fire military exercise called Balikatan, which included a drill to blow up a mock Chinese warship in[…]

U.S. Uses Taiwan As a Pawn in War For China

April 6, 2023 UNAC Editor Asia Pivot, Censorship and Propaganda, China, Global Economics, Japan, Taiwan, The Philippines

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, April 4, 2023 While the U.S.-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine continues unabated, the U.S. is preparing at breakneck speed for war with China, using Taiwan as the excuse. Taiwan, like Ukraine, is a pawn. The military and economic threats on both China and Russia are a desperate bid to quash the emergence[…]

Supporting New U.S. bases in the Philippines Isn’t an Option

March 22, 2023 UNAC Editor Asia, Asia Pivot, The Philippines, US Foreign Bases, US Military

by Bernadette Ellorin and Azadeh Shahshahani, published in The Progressive, March 20, 2023 The Philippines remains the largest recipient of U.S. military aid in the Indo-Pacific region, having received more than $1.14 billion in funding from 2015 to 2022. These bases were used in every major U.S. war in the twentieth century, as well as serving as “rest and recreation” sites[…]

Protests demand U.S. military out of the Philippines

February 19, 2023 UNAC Editor The Philippines

By Arjae Red posted on Workers World, February 17, 2023 U.S. Secretary of Defense, and former Raytheon board member, Lloyd Austin visited the Philippines, where he met with President Ferdinant Marcos Jr. on Feb. 1 to announce the expansion of the U.S. military presence there, from five to nine bases. The expansion and establishment of these bases are allowed under[…]