THE_NEWS_MAN

Apr 27 2012, 04:09 PM

Scrap defense treaty if US won’t help us, says Enrile

MANILA, Philippines – If the United States will not help the Philippines in case attacked by China, the country might as well abrogate the Mutual Defense Treaty, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said during a hearing of the Senate’s foreign relations committee chaired by Senator Loren Legarda.
Enrile explained that the Philippines cannot ask the US’ help on its claim for ownership of the disputed Scarborough Shoal, “but if our vessels or aircraft are attacked by the other power in the Pacific, then we can invoke the Mutual Defense Treaty otherwise it is meaningless. If they will not come to our rescue, it is better for us to abrogate it.”
The Philippines is currently at a stand-off with China after Chinese vessels blocked a Philippine warship from arresting the crew of eight Chinese fishing boats last April 10 at the disputed Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal.
Recently, the US government already affirmed its Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines amid growing tension between the Philippines and China.
China already issued a statement that the Philippines should not “internationalize” the issue because it could only complicate the matter.
But Enrile said if the situation in the Scarborough Shoal escalates, “we cannot avoid internationalizing the issue.”
Still, Enrile believed that China will not attempt to fire at any Philippine vessel or aircraft “because we have a treaty alliance with an equal superpower of the world.”
“We can invoke the Mutual Defense Treaty if China will make the error of firing at us and that is under the ambit of the Mutual Defense Treaty [that] any attack on any vessel of the contracting parties within the Pacific Area is an attack on the other,” Enrile said as he noted that the South China sea is within the treaty area.
“So, I think that is why China is very allergic to the matter of raising this internationally and bringing in essentially the US in the picture,” Enrile said.


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Maubanin70

Apr 27 2012, 08:12 PM

THE_NEWS_MAN

Apr 27 2012, 04:09 PM

Scrap defense treaty if US won�t help us, says Enrile

MANILA, Philippines � If the United States will not help the Philippines in case attacked by China, the country might as well abrogate the Mutual Defense Treaty, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said during a hearing of the Senate�s foreign relations committee chaired by Senator Loren Legarda.
Enrile explained that the Philippines cannot ask the US� help on its claim for ownership of the disputed Scarborough Shoal, �but if our vessels or aircraft are attacked by the other power in the Pacific, then we can invoke the Mutual Defense Treaty otherwise it is meaningless. If they will not come to our rescue, it is better for us to abrogate it.�
The Philippines is currently at a stand-off with China after Chinese vessels blocked a Philippine warship from arresting the crew of eight Chinese fishing boats last April 10 at the disputed Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal.
Recently, the US government already affirmed its Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines amid growing tension between the Philippines and China.
China already issued a statement that the Philippines should not �internationalize� the issue because it could only complicate the matter.
But Enrile said if the situation in the Scarborough Shoal escalates, �we cannot avoid internationalizing the issue.�
Still, Enrile believed that China will not attempt to fire at any Philippine vessel or aircraft �because we have a treaty alliance with an equal superpower of the world.�
�We can invoke the Mutual Defense Treaty if China will make the error of firing at us and that is under the ambit of the Mutual Defense Treaty [that] any attack on any vessel of the contracting parties within the Pacific Area is an attack on the other,� Enrile said as he noted that the South China sea is within the treaty area.
�So, I think that is why China is very allergic to the matter of raising this internationally and bringing in essentially the US in the picture,� Enrile said.


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Puro salita.. hay ... please pass a law to fasten our AFP modernization and increase it's yearly budget to more than 1% of our GDP.

Di yang me external threat .. and first thing we say US asan ka na me bully!!!! Hayyyyy magagaling lang mga 'to sa papogihan points .

omen,Apr 27 2012

01:19 PM

still in key government positions, Erap is running for Manila mayor[/QUOTE
let us not forget he started doing movies again. Seems like things go in reverse for our former leaders. He needs to hang it up. There are other philantropic things he can do. Anyway he has enough money to retire on. please retire with dignity, if there is anything left.