One of the most common arguments against standing up to the bullying of China in the South China Sea is that the Philippines will never win in a war with the country of 1.4 billion people.
Why should we?
The late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago tells us why we shouldn’t engage with the giant panda.
In the grand arena of Philippine politics, we witness the theatrical performance of former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, staging a comedy of errors worthy of a standing ovation.
With the grace of a clumsy tightrope walker, Alvarez tiptoed into the lion’s den, only to be startled by the ferocious roar of the tiger he underestimated – President Bongbong Marcos.
His call for the military to withdraw support became the punchline of a joke nobody found funny, as fellow solons brandished the sword of sedition charges against him. In a desperate attempt at damage control, Alvarez presented a non-apology apology, pleading for understanding for his “wayward” words.
Is this a case of a lion roaring, only to cower in fear upon the sight of a tiger? Or perhaps it’s just another act in the circus of Philippine politics, where theatrics overshadow substance, and apologies are as sincere as a politician’s promise.
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