The Makabayan bloc slammed the agreement to add four new Edca sites in the country as it argued that the move further pushes the Philippines into the middle of the tension between the United States and China. | BPinlacINQ
Meanwhile, Rep. France Castro of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers Party earlier said that the country was only being used as a “launching pad” in case a war ensues between China and the US.
“Imbis na tiyakin na hindi maipit ang Pilipinas sa girian ng dalawang imperyalistang bansa, parang hinahanapan ng Marcos Jr. na maging war zone ang ating kapuluan. Lalong binibitag niya ang mga kabataan sa bingit ng digma,” he said in a new conference. This, she noted, “has been implicated in gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.”
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