Learning Task 2 Read The Following News Article Published By Rappler.com And Answer The…

Learning Task 2 Read the following news article published by Rappler.com and answer the questions that follow in a pad paper. [Just Saying] The West Philippine Sea must be saved April 19, 2021 4:04 PM PHT China’s communist officials may have thoroughly studied President Duterte’s psyche and concluded that he cannot talk tough against China in the same way he talks tough against his international tribunal. President Aquino’s administration filed a case before the Hague international tribunal, resulting in a victory for the Philippines. The landmark decision was hailed all over the own people. world. The West Philippine Sea is again center stage in addition to COVID-19. In international law, there are four stages in case of international conflict – short of war – which the Philippines must Third, upon receipt of the decision, the Philippines must openly urge the losing country to abide immediately and strictly by the decision, with an admonition that noncompliance will result in further international recourse. President Duterte failed to do this upon official receipt of the West Philippine Sea ruling by his administration in the early part of its term. undertake. First, the Philippines should alert the world of the impending trouble. This is what is called “noisy,” but not belligerent, diplomacy. President Aquino did that after exhausting to solve the problem through “silent” diplomacy. As head of state, he openly called Ching “a bully.” He criticized China’s intrusion, publicly declaring that Chino’s movements in the South China Sea were comparable to Nazi Germany’s expansionist agenda before World War 2. By his pronouncements, President Aquino warned the international community that the issues are not only a localized problem, but an international concern. He did the right move. China’s garrisons and missiles strategically positioned in the South China Sea must be met by, at the very least, the Philippines’ overt act manifesting the preparedness to invoke and operationalize the VFA and the MDT. China’s awareness of a definitive retaliatory response from the US pursuant to the latter’s VFA and MDT commitments in case of an attack on the Philippines can be an effective deterrent. The Philippines is in a serious mess. If not corrected, it will worsen, leaving an ugly legacy of President Duterte’s leadership or, to be more precise, lack of it, in the West Philippine Sea – a facticity second only to Japan’s Second World War Philippine occupation. The West Philippine Sea must be saved. Second, if nothing happens, a case should be filed with the -Mel Sta. Maria

Questions:
1. What issue is discussed in the article that you have read?
2. Do you agree or disagree with the points given by the author? Why or why not?
3. As a Filipino, what is your stand about the issue on the West Philippine Sea?​

Answer:

Paintindi nalangs

Explanation:

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