The Philippines: Why it is Choosing US Destruction Over Chinese Construction 

The NEO article is here: journal-neo.su/2024/07/03/the-philippines-why-it-is-choosing-us-destruction-over-chinese-construction/ A video on the US State Department's YSEALI program is here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_BkhYL6HNms.htmlsi=srXnh7VUqjRaOBBz

This is what happens when a country ruling elites are self serving, corrupt and selfish to the core.

The CIA has obviously been busy in the Philippines. The prognosis for the people will not be good.

Anywhere in the world, if there is a border dispute, it is usually the result of a line drawn by an Englishman; if it is an internal dispute, it is usually the US fueling it. Difference in implementation of divide and conquer strategy.

Many Filipinos tend to have _"colonial mentality"._ Not only were Philippines' lands colonized, but also the minds of its people were colonized. Even after the colonizer left, the people's minds remain enslaved and loyal to their former masters. It's like _Stockholm Syndrome._

Because US propaganda is so strong in the Philippines in every level

USA was unceremoniously kicked out of Philippines years ago, they'd be smart to do it again!

Australia is determined to follow NATO down hill

Philippines wouldn't be what we see today - if their politicians are working for the Filipino people

The Philippine people need to wake up

I heard US is transferring missiles from the Philippines to other countries 😅 😂 . USA using the Philippines bases to flex 💪 USA muscles on China. I don't think US in a position to get involved in shooting war with China as of 2024

Perhaps the deal is tht Marcos getting all /some money/properties back tht was FROZEN in Gangster land. This is another Zelensky style leader.

Their polotician were bought or brainwashed

I tell you months ago a US military transport plane landed on Manila international Airport without any signal. This caused delays in domestic and international flights for hours. Besides that lthe Philippine foreign affairs department literally becomes just the mouthpiece of US state department.

That ship thing. China agreed that Philippines can resupply soldiers there, but no reconstruction. Then new president came in and they started sending supplies to fix this wreck. US policy of "defending" freedom, democracy and justice is just variation of Henry Ford famous quote "A customer can have a car painted any color he wants as long as it’s black." - "They can have any freedom, democracy and justice, for as long as it serves US interests."

Sadly the Philippines never learned.

A Foreign Agent bill should be passed here in the Philippines. In reality though, it will never happen as the crocodiles in the Legislative are busy enriching themselves and would gladly sell their mothers for financial gains from the US when the opportunity arises. The Judicial is bought as well and don't do anything but protect their paymasters. They just watch all the constitutional violations going on regarding the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) even if the US is already parking their nuclear systems in our islands. They just don't care if the country gets decimated because they can always get out of the country.

Brian, I'm Filipino, what happened is this: the majority of Filipinos voted for Marcos because they thought they were getting continuity of policies of the last president, despite what foreign media reports, Duterte is popular and well loved, with lots of achievements, it's only our pro-US liberal elite who hate him. Marcos pretended to be our ally, and we were fooled, he's one of the worst president's in recent times, our economy on the way down, he wants war with China and is using lawfare against prominent allies of the last president, including our VP, who is Duterte's daughter. All the big media companies here are on the side of the regime, so it will be difficult for outsiders or TV viewers to know this,if not for just one pro-Duterte TV station, (the owner is in hiding because he's one of the victims of said lawfare) ,and we also have a lot of pro-Duterte political vloggers/youtubers. Our only hope now is if a revolution ousts Marcos, which is not impossible, or if we vote him out in 2028, both bad options, since he is leading our country to disaster.

The US has never signed an agreement that it intended to honour

I am Filipino. Straight Facts..

Excellent analysis of the most unfortunate history of my failed country. How my fellow Filipinos have been so brainwashed by its colonial masters who have treated them with such loathing and disrespect baffles me. My grandfather Claro M Recto was a true patriot who tried to awaken the masses to break away from the shackles of their colonial bullies but they were no match for Empire. God knows he died trying. The CIA presence in the Philippines was no different then as it is now. And forever the Philippines will be a vassal of Empire to be used and abused much like Ukraine. So sad.

Yep, Over 100 years of US colonialism

To show the double standards of the West, I would like to introduce French Island claims of the Tromelin, Juan de Nova, and Bassas da India, the latter two in the Madagascan Channel. French claims to these islets allow France to claim control of 280,000 km² of exclusive economic zone (EEZ), making France the state controlling the largest maritime area in the world with a total of 11.7 million km² of EEZ. So France controls fishing and exploitation rights off the coast of Madagascar/Mauritius and maintains military garrisons on these features. According to the ruling of the UNCLOS Philippines award, islets and atolls such as Tromelin and Bassas da India that cannot support human habitation are legally classified as 'rocks' that are not entitled to EEZ, “[r]ocks which cannot sustain human habitation or economic life of their own shall have no exclusive economic zone or continental shelf”. So how does France get away with depriving Madagascar/Mauritius of their offshore resources? Like China with its '9-dash line' in the SCS, France bases its claims on historical title and its argument mirrors that of China in the SCS namely that, French “acts of sovereignty and administration over this islet... even before the independence of Mauritius [in 1968] ... without UK [the previous Mauritian colonising authority] protest”. For French colonised Madagascar such arguments are moot. Similarly, China has displayed acts of sovereignty and administration over SCS islet[s] ... even before the independence of the Philippines [in 1947] ... without US [the previous Philippine colonising authority] protest. Furthermore, France, upon ratifying UNCLOS in 1996, declared that it does not accept any of the dispute settlement procedures provided for in Part XV, section 2, of UNCLOS with respect inter alia to “[d]isputes concerning the interpretation or application of articles 15, 74 and 83 relating to sea boundary delimitations, or those involving historic bays or titles”. Again this is similar to China's declaration on ratifying UNCLOS. France goes further and states that "it would not give its consent to any third-party dispute settlement mechanism on that issue". Where the French case differs from the Philippines, is that the UNCLOS tribunal overrode China's claim that its condition for joining UNCLOS incorporated a disclaimer as regards dispute resolution. Instead, a compulsory dispute mechanism in the form of the Hague Tribunal was instituted and imposed on the China-Philippines SCS dispute. The Philippines SCS case, viewed from within a historical global context, appears to suggest that historic rights can only be enjoyed by post-colonising European states, and also negates Philippine claims to Sabah (see below). Consistency in treatment is the basis of any law or 'rules-based order'. When a search is conducted of Western overseas territories you get numerous examples of Western countries overriding the rights and resources of global south countries; maintaining such situations by bribing their political class into unfavorable bilateral agreements! www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2017/01/18/qu-est-ce-que-cette-ile-de-tromelin-qui-fait-autant-reagir_5064820_4355770.html www.ejiltalk.org/the-south-china-sea-moves-to-the-indian-ocean-conflicting-claims-over-the-tromelin-islet-and-its-maritime-entitlements/ As regards the United Kingdom, the British [historic] claim to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands is based on the argument that “Britain has “continuously, peacefully and effectively inhabited and administered” the Islands since 1833. It also bases its case on the principle of self-determination, that people of territories such as the Falklands have the right to choose their own future and status. The British however admit that the Falklands is an archipelago consisting of 778 islands and islets. Of these, only two are populated, and yet the UK exercises control over a further uninhabited 776 islands. The residents of the island [who are not indigenous to the territory, so cannot claim customary/historical aboriginal economic rights to fishing nearby waters or to temporary habitation of uninhabited islands] can only exercise self-determination over the land they reside on [and/or derive economic sustenance]. As they are not a sovereign state and the Falklands is not a contiguous territory, their residency rights cannot extend to nearby unoccupied islands and adjoining seas. In short, the UK cannot use them as a proxy to claim territorial rights over unoccupied islands. The sovereign protection granted by the UK government can only concern the actual land the residents are on. Furthermore, on Jan. 12th, 2021, British patrol vessels expelled an Irish fishing trawler within 12 nautical miles of the 'sea feature' [in the North Sea] Rockall - treating the 1955 ‘annexation’ of Rockall by the UK Royal Navy as an assertion of sovereignty. By exercising territorial sea control, the British have established that 'sea features' can be sovereign territory and exert at least a 12-nautical mile territorial sea exclusion, while the French extend such rights by their customary assertions to the possession of their 'sea features' to an EEZ in the Madagascan channel. Secondly, regarding historic title, the British 'Falklands' argument is no different from the French argument above and the Chinese '9-dash' argument that they exercised control before the independence of the modern nation-states of Argentina, Madagascar/Mauritius, and the Philippines. If Chinese historic claims are overruled then neither the UK nor France should be allowed to underpin their claims based on historic title. Ironically, the Philippines itself claims historical rights to Sabah (Now part of Malaysia). Arguing - nonsensically in my opinion, that Sabah belonged to the historic Sultanate of Sulu, and the Philippines is the Successor State to the Sultanate. This, in my view, fails two tests, firstly that almost all post-colonial nation-states had boundaries drawn dissecting historic pre-colonial sovereign entities (irrespective of European treaty obligations with pre-colonial sovereign entities), and secondly that territorial legitimacy is passed from the final colonising authority to the post-colonial nation state. In the Philippines case, the US (its last colonising authority) enshrined territorial terms for the Philippines at independence in the Treaty of Manila (1946); requiring adherence to the terms of the 1898 'Treaty of Paris' which in turn did not include the then British territory of Sabah or the SCS. In law, there are two legitimate ways of arguing, you can argue from authority [ i.e. the decision of a court - precedent] or you can argue from analogy [i.e. assert that prevailing custom legitimizes your actions]. For instance, if you live in a country where everyone has guns irrespective of the law or licensure, you can argue that you're entitled to have a gun with the same conditions as others. China arguing from analogy, that the customary territorial behaviour of Western states across the world legitimizes its actions, is a powerful rebuttal of the Philippine Tribunal decision. A law that is not obeyed is no law at all.

The Phil has always and is a US colony. It's political, military, education, business and social class across a broad spectrum are enamored by the US. The dream for most Filipinos is to hold a blue US passport so what else do you expect.

Philippines is in the WESTERN HEMISPHERE! (figuratively) This is why China is not including it in the Belt and Road Initiative. But seriously, because Marcos Money is frozen in Western banks. To access, Marcos has to obey USA.

Could his actions be because his father's ill gotten gains in American dollars are hostage to sanctions?

We Filipinos are just waiting for Marcos, Jr. to finish his 3 years in office until June 30, 2025, in order to move him in office through people power! This is so so that Sarah Duterte (VP) can take over and may run again in 2028 until 2034! Weekly BIG rallies are now going-on around the Philippine which the local medias are not reporting!

It's amazing to see how stupid people can be to allow themselves to be used as toilet paper to be discarded after use! 😢

I find it so hard to watch The New Atlas. So much truth bombs making me angry. I must force myself to watch. It's like watching documentaries about pedofelia. It's important to know but it makes me angry and frustrated. Damn good work though.

Only Taiwan and Philippines themselves can’t see clearly!!😱

Another good example of US meddling in The Philippines that hasn't received much attention, is an American who was arrested in Davao with explosives. It's an area with a lot of Muslims and especially Islamic terrorism. This was when president Duterte was mayor of Davao. The American was flown to Manila, where he was put on a plane to the US. I can't remember who was president back then but it was before Duterte. Obviously, Duterte wasn't happy about it. Makes you wonder what he was doing there and why the US government was so keen to get him out so he would not face justice.

I can totally confirm for Eastern Europe - around 1990 when communist regimes fell, US and Germany set up tens of "think-tanks" (just in my country) funded by the US NED, Open Society, German Konrad Adenauer, etc and now transferred to the EU budget. These exploited the rightful unhappiness of people of the recent regimes and corruption and redirected that energy to their liking to install obedient politicians that pushed us in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, then NATO, then the EU and now effectively war with the Russian Federation. They use the oldest trick in the world - "you're fine and hard-working people, but you're living poorly because these Russians are robbing you with the expensive energy they are selling you" - put sanctions on them, at the same time we are being robbed by corrupt local politicians and oligarchs that work for the EU & US.

No surprise. I have been watching this happen in the Philippines.SMH. Such a shame.

The views of the previous Philippines president and the current one are pretty wild; one was about eliminating violence and improving the economy. The other one seems to be like China bad China this China that. It reminds me of the 2004 election and the whole WMD hyped up if we choose the other guy Kerry talking points.

Excellent analysis of a timely subject. The "dark" events of the present need exposure so all may understand what is happening. Well done.

Brian the🐐.... Well done mate, you make a difference with your work, no doubt.

The Philippines is an Oligarchy, were 200 families make fat profits on the hard work of the Filipino people. Most Filipinos do not like China due to the conflict in the South China Sea. I lived in the Philippines for ten years and I was surprised how US friendly they where. Some Filipinos dislike the US bases, and there has been demonstrations. Anyway, allowing more US bases will backfire. Less Chinese investment and trade can be expected.

I recall a story of that girl who escaped North Korea and then after attending some big university in USA (don't remember which exactly) she was amazed at how much freedom of thinking is suppressed in USA even in comparison to N. Korea.

As an Aussie this is going to spell disaster for our economy if US and our own Govt fks our trade with China ... We'll be back to Victas and hills joists😂😂😂

Since Murica bought the Philippines from Spain in 1898, they have been a good obedient lapdog, moreover, the education in this country has been relatively low plus 50k+ constant Murican soldiers in the military bases around the country doesn't help either. Even if they want to get out of this abusive relationship, they can't. It's Amber Heard 2.0 to 10.0 altogether.

Marcos Jr was educated in the u.s. and elected specifically to do the bidding of the u.s., just like ma and pa. The only question remaining is does he have a taste for women's shoes or young boys?

I am Half Japanese and Filipino. But I was raised in Japan moved to the Philippines. The country is fucked by liberals. Philippines is a Asian USA. Both country are so similar

philipines are american colony since the times of Spanish american war. Just like europe is american colony as per brzeziński's ""back up plan" if Eurasia was to start to forming powerfull anti-american block(which already happened with Russo-Chinese-Iranian-Saudi alliance and with expansion of BRICS+ states). The "colonization" (notice not allignment but colonization) of Europe for american interests. Philipines would end up the same. They are basically pacific ukraine. Now what happens next is rather easy to spot. State of america will send some of it's vassals in Europe as sacrificial lambs when ukrainians will run out. I pressume we Poles will be among first of "new sacrifices" for american interests along balten and probably Romanians. After us Germans. Everything for "america". If we won't wake up to it we will be another "acceptable loss" for americans.

No chance for Philippines to join BRICS. Easy to invite US to your country and hard to send them off.

100% correct thank you.

The problem is that Philippines, like some south Asian countries believe that colonial rule was the best thing that ever happened to them.

The Philippines intentionally grounded a vessel (the _Sierra Madre)_ onto the Second Thomas Shoal. China had offered to repair the grounded vessel and get it back into the ocean, but Philippines refused China's aid. In 1999, Philippine president Joseph Estrada promised that the vessel would be towed away. In 2014, the Chinese government asked the Philippines to remove the grounded ship. In 2017, China and the Philippines established a gentlemen's agreement that the status quo be maintained for the South China Sea. Under the status quo agreement, *no construction materials are allowed* to fortify the _Sierra Madre._ However, the Philippines violated the agreement and started sending construction materials to repair the rusting vessel.

Brian, I agree with you on the South China Morning Post. I cancelled my subscription two years ago.

Philippines and Japan are the two puppies of the US in Asia.

Thanks again Brian for your information and analysis on US China and the Philippines. I was in the Philippines from Canada in the Philippines from 2019 to 2021 during start of covid lockdown. I saw what US media was doing in the Philippines 😅 😂 I knew this was more than a china economic lockdown by the USA. Of course came the war in Ukraine in February 2022.😅 😂

Dear Pinoys, please share this video with your country fellows.

To quote the great Annie Lennox “some of them want to abuse you, some of them want to be abused”

Totally agree with you about the infrastructure (lack of) in the Philippines - just check out the "international airport" in Manila. I am determined to not fly through there again if I can avoid it.

Oh BRian, how exicited you get when you hit whats right, you get it.

Stir up the US is. Malaysia said it was thinking of joining BRICS, then suddenly the Philippines is making a claim of Malaysian state of Sabah.

Every time I watch Brian's videos, I learn something new.

They don't call it the "South Anti-China Morning Post" for nothing...🤣

Philippines must be addicted to Hollywood movies.

❤US have Marco jr by the ball's 😮ohhohh, god bless the Philippines peoples❤😮😮ohhohh

OUTSTANDING video by Brian! I wish ALL of the Phillipines could see this!

As a Filipino, I hate what's going on right now in the Philippines. Mainstream media and politicians are promoting sinophobia. You can see Filipino reactions on social media being racists and stupid. I miss the leadership of Duterte and his foreign policy.

That US cooption program reminds me of the Roman Empire’s way of dealing with their neighbours. They failed with Arminius, though - and the result was the defeat & annihilation of 3 Roman legions in the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest.

Guess it's a way of Philippines president in showing his like- mindedness, loyalty and obedience to US dominance and hegemony. In fact, Philippines is going through a roller coaster of stabilities and hostilities w China in every successive presidency. Once a scholar from UK, Prof Martin Jacques, commemted that Filipinos tend to know more about US than even their neighbors and their mindsets are generally still being colonized despite winning national independence for long.

There are still many influential Spanish families with close ties to imperial Europe that yield power in the Philippines. That fact coupled with US pressure and the obvious lack of moral conviction on behalf of the military make for obvious conclusions.

Because Marcos Snr and Imelda had absconded with 43 Billions $USD twenty years ago to Hawaii. Their family wealth is all stored in the USA. Marcos Jr knows his inheritance of family assets depends on the US not confiscating it. So, of course, he is all in to look after US interest, more than Philippines' interest. 😭

Great review!! Spot on.

Self destruction just like Thailand, India & Vietnam. Indonesia realized their mistakes & terminated Japan & quickly reappointed China who put up their first HSR & now operating now. Philipppine will learn soon.

Once a dog forever having a mind of a dog thinking their US master will protect them.

Thanks Brian.

High speed rail = tourism = more money in the economy. How's a military base help the Philippines economy?

Thank you very much for your updates and insightful analysis🙏👍🙏

Some Filipinos loved to be Americans. They loved Philippines to join US Unions.. They want to marry Americans with white skin, blond hair, big blue eyes, sharp and pointed nose. They loved US $. Most of all, a Pilipino politician will have a chance to be elected US president. 👍

Thank you for the explanations Brian! Hoping many of us Filipinos will be able to listen this analysis so to weigh things around.

Great work as usual Brian, safety always first, take care yourself.

HK and Macau should reduce Filipino workers. National security. They may be spying or sabotaging China economy. Buy from friendly countries like Cambodia, Thailand and Laos.

Excellent vid!

Brian you are a good speaker, with intelligence and eloquence. I enjoy your podcast. the subject and reporting content quality is top notch. Furthermore, I commend you for not using much of any filler words such as "YA KNOW" or "LIKE", that habit really irritates me. :) keep up the great work!

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Wow, that was so Educational.!❤

Hello Mr. Berletic! As always you are on point in your analysis. Thank you and keep safe.

Never thought the Philippine government is that stupid

The incompetence and corruption that runs through this administration are getting more ridiculous. I feel for people with disabilities not getting the help they deserve. Thank you Leah Foster Alderman, imagine investing $1.5k and receiving $6.5k in 4 days.

Amazing work once again

Amazing informatio. Thankyou? Can you try to also explain what is going on in France?

You are incredible. Thank you for all the knowledge you have shared.

Sad for the Philippines 😢

Thank you Brian .👏🏼👏🏼👌🏼

Thanks Brian. 😊👍

As always thank you for providing this informative article and thank you for reading!

Thank you

Intermediate Range Missile Launchers which are capable of carrying nuclear warheads are already in the Philippines. And the worst part is, when the perpetrators are successful in pushing the Philippines into a proxy war on the behalf of the US Empire finally materializes and the bombs and missiles start to rain down on the country, the very politicians in the Marcos Junior government calling for belligerence and beating the drums of war against China will in fact, be the very first to put their families on the very firsts flights out of the country to avoid the chaos and death while the rest of the Filipinos who have no where to go will be thrown into the meatgrinder just as how Zelenskiy is now forcibly taking Ukrainian citizens off the streets in that country only to throw them into the frontlines all in the name of defending he declining state of US Empire hegemony.

Son of thieves are desperate to get his hands on those stolen gains by parents.....by pleasing those holding those stolen gains.

Will Bong Bong learn from Zelenski....not likely🤔🤔

Never forget Balangiga

Thank you very much Brian. I understood what was going on (the usual crap), but lacked details.

Love your Channel Brian!, pls think about getting a less stark background...😁

Filippines must choose a new name from their own culture. The same with Indonesia, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, New Guinea...

nice job friend

Top quality and very necessary amalysis, great work again Brian, ahead of the game as is your norm.

I know this sounds a bit stupid, but it's true and effective. If the Chinese ever want to win the hearts and minds of the Filipino people, they should put more effort into the cultural stuff alongside the infra projects. Filipinos love entertainment. Shoot a couple of movies in the Philippines (maybe a romcom) and collaborate with the local celebrities and studios. Send good-looking artists, celebrities, or vloggers to travel and try filipino cuisines. (Do not forget to put english substitles and goofy laugh tracks and try not to criticise too much). If ever a cpc agent is reading this, I'm telling you this will work like a charm. Give it a year.😂