The closeness of a Sino-USA war has brought explosions and live rounds to the Philippines from 11 to 28 April 2032, along with 13,000+ USA troops—in all more than 18,000 troops, mostly Americans. It is called “Balikatan 2023”, the 38th and largest of the Balikatan war games yet, doubling last year’s effort owing to war rumblings between the United States and China.
“Warnings have come from China and the Philippines including words stating the obvious from the former President of the Philippines, that the continued expansion of the USA military in the Philippines brings the island archipelago into the war as a target,” explains Sharon Santiago, a director of RINJ, the global women’s rights NGO.
“Don’t forget it was U.S. President Trump who endorsed the mass killings of some 35,000 men, women, boys and girls, in the Philippines, under the Duterte regime’s alleged drug war that also killed journalists, mayors and other political opponents. While this is now under investigation by the lollipop-suckers at the ineffective and pretentious International Criminal Court, American money has the ICC blaming all of America’s ill-deeds on America’s enemies,” she added in an acidic tone. “It’s all Putin’s fault.”
“They think we are all idiots in the Philippines.”
Subic Bay, Philippines (April 10, 2023) – USA Lt. Michelle Bailey verifies a course heading as amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) pulls into Subic Bay, Philippines to participate in Exercise Balikatan 2023 (BK23) April 10, 2023. Balikatan reinforces the relationship between the U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines by “upholding steadfast the alleged American beliefs of democratic values, enhancing mutual security and defense capabilities and working together to maintain a culture of equity, inclusion, dignity and respect.”
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serves as a ready-response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Photo Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tom Tonthat. Photo is cropped: Art/Cropping/Enhancement: Rosa Yamamoto / Feminine-Perspective-Magazine
There are more than two sides to this story.
“People of the former president’s political party say that the Philippines people made big mistakes electing Marcos in retrospect. But all dynasties running the country have been bad for the country. The Philippines would be better off run by USA or China, either one, and that is what is going to happen,” says Karinna Angeles, a Philippines director of The RINJ Women who have been fighting incest, rape, sex slavery and extra-judicial killings in the Philippines for over a decade.
“Please warn your readers that Sex with kids under 16 in the Philippines is now rape crime!” Karinna, who runs a RINJ rape clinic and shelter, added.
“China can suck it up. Beijing caused the Philippines to need the Balikatan military drills,” Ms. Angeles said.
But another American war is afoot, and the Philippines is the handiest land mass from which America could fight China. This will not be good for our beloved country, Mr. Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippines President has repeated often.
The Philippines northern islands are about 100 kilometers from Taiwan which America has said it will fight to keep the Republic-of-China-Island under its quasi-control.
Understand the mess that now exists in the South China Sea (“Asian Seas“ according to peace activists.)
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Disputes in the Asian Seas involve both island and maritime claims within the region of the Asian Seas by several sovereign states, namely Japan, Brunei, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Entering into the fight are warships mainly from the United States, supported by warships from India, Australia, Canada, Britain, France, Germany; and the Philippines in a much smaller capacity.
Supporting the fight against China are an estimated 300 thousand troops from mostly from America and supported by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
Additional nuclear warhead ballistic missiles were introduced into the region in 2019 by America according to then Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
The AUKUS is an Asian Seas initiative, a nuclear submarine project to give to Australia, the American and British nuclear technology. It will also facilitate sharing of information in a number of artificial intelligence, underwater warfare systems, and quantum, cyber-, and long-range strike capabilities. Australia’s previous PM, Scott Morrison who signed the deal, said Australia will also enhance its long-range strike capabilities through the purchase of Tomahawk cruise missiles and extended range Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles. Click image to enlarge. Graph and artwork courtesy
Feminine-Perspective Magazine. Art/Cropping/Enhancement:
Rosa Yamamoto FPMag
China brought this on. The militarization of the South China Sea is all on China. “The conduct of China against Filipino Fisherfolk has been reprehensible. Sick. Disgusting,” they say angrily.
While anger at the USA which is inside the Philippines in armed force, creating pregnant 12-year-olds and setting up PH as a military target, there is even greater anger at the Chinese who have screwed-over millions of Filipinos by smashing the country’s fisherfolk families. This malign conduct made the COVID-19 Pandemic harder to bear as the supply of food from the sea dwindled in this predominantly Pacific islander’s archipelago.
What has been going on is cowardly, evil and unbecoming the pretentious Xi Jinping who pretends to be a statemen but bullies the life out of the middle-aged and elderly Philippines’ fisherfolk whose families have plied their trade for centuries in their traditional fisheries.
China stole those fisheries and wrecked millions of sea-coast family lives.
Read: China militarized the South China Sea, as a prelude to war?
A prelude to USA war in Asia | Demilitarize South China Sea
US Marines/Navy back in the Philippines at Subic Bay (April 10, 2023) – Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) pulls into Subic Bay, Philippines to participate in Exercise Balikatan 2023 (BK23) April 10, 2023. Balikatan reinforces the relationship between the U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines by upholding steadfast beliefs of democratic values, enhancing mutual security and defense capabilities and working together to maintain a culture of equity, inclusion, dignity and respect. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serves as a ready-response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tom Tonthat)