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    Insanity in the South China Sea or whatever it's called

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    Date
    May 22, 2021
    Author
    Nieto, RJ
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    MB20210522_7
    Excerpt
    Let us be clear about the primary interest of the Filipino people, which I believe is to provide the most comfortable life possible for a vast majority of Filipinos in the shortest amount of time possible. Note the use of additional terms “possible” and “vast majority,” because we should acknowledge that we do not live in an ideal world, so that optimal solutions are often less than ideal. Such solutions can be social, political, and economic. However, given that the Philippines is still a developing country with a significant chunk of the population living below the poverty line, I believe that we will all agree that physiological needs should be the top priority, with safety and security coming in at a close second. The South China Sea dispute resonates in different ways to different Filipinos. To some, it’s for the hydrocarbon deposits that are essential to energy security and thus, continued economic development. To some, it’s the plight of Filipino fishermen who want to fish in its waters. To some, it’s the defense of territorial integrity.
    Citation
    Nieto, R. (2021, May 22). Insanity in the South China Sea or whatever it's called. Manila Bulletin, p. 7.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/11045
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    Corporate Names
    Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
    Personal Names
    Xi, Jinping
    Geographic Names
    South China Sea Philippines South China Sea China United States Whitsun Reef Julian Felipe Reef
    Subject
    disputes territorial waters land reclamation hydrocarbons
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