United States President Joe Biden said in no uncertain terms last week during the first trilateral summit with Japan and the Philippines that its commitment to the country’s defense was “ironclad,” and had even sought $128 million from the US Congress to execute projects for the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites. Now the Philippines is seeking the same level of firm commitment from the US government in trade and commerce. This through the revival of the US
The other day, Sen. Sonny Angara joked (after saying he was inclined not to seek office after his second Senate term ends next year) that he might run for the House of Representatives, after all, if only to abolish the Senate. With colleagues like Robin Padilla, the surprise isn’t a senatorial half-joke but rather, why Sonny isn’t an alcoholic. After all, it says a lot—and says little—about the Senate, that it’s the House threatening, at least through press releases, to investigate former president Rodrigo Duterte over his supposed “gentleman’s agreement” with the president of China. In our constitutional setup, it’s really
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