Whenever Commodore Jay Tarriela opens his mouth, perhaps 90 percent of his words and utterances is about the so-called West Philippine Sea (WPS), that portion of the South China Sea that then President Benigno Aquino III claimed as Philippine territory but was unable to provide an official map to bolster the claim.

Guo Wei corrects Tarriela’s ‘satsat’

Like a broken record, Jay Tarriela has always characterized China's action in the South China Sea as coercive, aggressive, illegal, bullying, etc.

Jay's confirmation bias and SCS truth 

The Department of Energy (DOE) through Secretary Sharon Garin has assured the nation that we have a 60-day supply of petroleum products in the nation’s storage facilities.

Fuel, energy and national security

Last Friday, at 1:34 am, another incident happened in the South China Sea, wherein a foreign cargo vessel, later identified as Filipino, capsized at 55 nautical miles northwest of China’s Huangyan Dao (Panatag shoal).

China’s humanitarian rescue continues

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. did the right thing by assuring that he will not declare China's ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan persona non grata.

Marcos did the right thing 

The Philippines and Vietnam are exactly on the same boat navigating the turbulent waters of the South China Sea.

Vietnam shows the way for PH

It is reassuring to note that the government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) which is the official and legitimate source of information and opinions on the subject of the conflicting claims in the South China Sea (SCS), has assured that its communication channels with China are open and working.

Open lines of communication

In our engagements with the superpower neighbor China, it appears that it is the Philippine private sector that is showing the government how to handle things and issues correctly.  Listen, Tarriela, Carpio, Tulfo and Risa:  business and trade, not quarrels with China.

Business and trade, not quarrels with China

Imagine that.  Filipinos who are of working age, qualified and willing to work, remain jobless as of the end of December.  They number around 2.26 million.

2.26 M Filipinos are jobless

Although there is an ongoing war in West Asia that started when the United States and Israel launched  coordinated missile strikes on Iran last February 28, China, just like other big countries, has refused to be involved.

China ramps up its forward planning  

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG Column Diego Cagahastian and Raffy Sarnate

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG

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