For the benefit if those who may not understand the current situation.
As it stand right now, china obviously have the upper hand. They can come and go within our teritories at will, do whatever they want unchalenged. This is because the Phillipines do not have the capability to confront china. We dont even have the capability to properly patrol the area.
If this kind of situation continue, if we choose not to do anything to improve our capabilities then we might as well say that china have won. They dont even need to talk to us anymore as they can already get whatever they want. Case in point, they built two islands there unopposed.
If we want to pursue our claims, the only way to do so is to have the capability to confront china. We may not be able to match them, we may not be able to kick them out, but atlease make it dificult for them to do as they please. Also this does not mean that we will go to war with them. No one wants to start a war, not even China. The point is that we must make our presence felt, to let the world know that we seriously mean to pursue our claims.
A stronger philippines will also have the ability to demand better terms. If we can make it difficult for china then perhaps we can force them to make a deal that is equally beneficial.
Simply talking without strengthening our position will lead nowhere. At best it would only force us to accept a deal that is greatly in favor of the chinese. We will eventually be handed the short end of the stick and we will be power less to complain.
You are always saying Duterte has no plan with WPS and does not seems to strengthen our forces. First of all, Federalism is one of the key to strengthen our forces. The national government will focus only for the security and defense of our country.
He is against modernization act because he knows that there's a better way. A steel industry is another key for modernization. Not only it will help us modernized our military but also our infrastructures. Right now, we are exporting raw materials for making steels and we are importing finish products. There's a lot of money being wasted with that. Duterte is saying that if we have the raw materials and we have our own steel industry, we can build our own and start modernization. This will also create job for Filipinos.
WPS? Talk to China in a peaceful way? Yes, one of first strategy he will do. Why? We don't have the capability right now to enforce our desire to own. Modernization is a process. It will not be given to us. We have to work for it.
During the debate when Duterte asked Poe, what will she do if one night, China attacked? She answered that she will strengthen AFP by spending more money for defense equipment. Would that also be your answer?
You keep telling that we should strengthen our forces and Duterte is not for it. Why FEDERALISM if he is not for it? Why Peace and Order is the main target if you are not for it?
Duterte is smart, if not smarter than any candidate, with his strategies. He has mitigation for the WPS situation and a long term solution which I believe you do not want to understand because you are acting like an anti-duterte. Now tell us, who has a better platform than Duterte?
And just to inform you, MDS is also a Duterte before. Why not you?
