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      <title>Philippines: Marcos, Teodoro and Brawner are U.S. proxies</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[“It is Marcos, Brawner, and Gilbert Teodoro’s fault why the Philippines is considered a ‘U.S. proxy’ in the ASEAN region,” Marco Valbuena, chief information officer of the Communist Party of the Philippines said. “They act as U.S. puppets, beg for arms and aid from its government, and serve as the number one implementors of the U.S. policy in the region.”&#xA;&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;Despite General Romeo Brawner’s repeated denials, he cannot deny that he is a “proxy general” of a “proxy army” currently used by the U.S. to instigate war against China.&#xA;&#xA;“General Brawner and Secretary Teodoro’s reasons that they are not proxies because they are Filipinos are weak and hollow,” said Valbuena. “They are called proxies not because they are Americans, but because they have an American mindset and are used by Americans in the conflict with China.”&#xA;&#xA;“They are like Ukraine President Zelensky, who is a U.S. proxy used in the war against Russia, with U.S.-provided weapons and technology,” Valbuena added. “This is what the AFP is currently doing, heating up tensions in Taiwan.”&#xA;&#xA;“Our neighbors in the ASEAN are not blind to the AFP and its generals’ obsequiousness to the direction and plans of the U.S.,” said Valbuena. “The U.S. uses the Philippines as a dumping ground for troops and weapons as part of war preparations, which causes unrest among our neighbors.”&#xA;&#xA;#International #Philippines #ASEAN #Marcos #AntiWarMovement&#xA;&#xA;div id=&#34;sharingbuttons.io&#34;/div]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“It is Marcos, Brawner, and Gilbert Teodoro’s fault why the Philippines is considered a ‘U.S. proxy’ in the ASEAN region,” Marco Valbuena, chief information officer of the Communist Party of the Philippines said. “They act as U.S. puppets, beg for arms and aid from its government, and serve as the number one implementors of the U.S. policy in the region.”</p>



<p>Despite General Romeo Brawner’s repeated denials, he cannot deny that he is a “proxy general” of a “proxy army” currently used by the U.S. to instigate war against China.</p>

<p>“General Brawner and Secretary Teodoro’s reasons that they are not proxies because they are Filipinos are weak and hollow,” said Valbuena. “They are called proxies not because they are Americans, but because they have an American mindset and are used by Americans in the conflict with China.”</p>

<p>“They are like Ukraine President Zelensky, who is a U.S. proxy used in the war against Russia, with U.S.-provided weapons and technology,” Valbuena added. “This is what the AFP is currently doing, heating up tensions in Taiwan.”</p>

<p>“Our neighbors in the ASEAN are not blind to the AFP and its generals’ obsequiousness to the direction and plans of the U.S.,” said Valbuena. “The U.S. uses the Philippines as a dumping ground for troops and weapons as part of war preparations, which causes unrest among our neighbors.”</p>

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      <title>Trump and Duterte face massive protests in Philippines</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Militant protests slam Trump in Philippines.&#xA;&#xA;Manila, Philippines – Massive demonstrations took place in the Manila, Nov. 13, as thousands of workers, students, faith-based communities and others are taking to the streets to condemn U.S. President Trump and his lackey, Philippine President Duterte.&#xA;&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;According to a statement from the Communist Party of Philippines, “The ASEAN \[Association of South East Asian Nations\] and East Asia Summit to be held in the Philippines on Nov. 12,13 and 14 will serve as occasion for the imperialist powers to project their military and political power in the Asia-Pacific region and wring further liberalization policies from the Philippines and other backward economies. U.S. imperialist chieftain Donald Trump is set to visit the Philippines, as well as Japan, China, South Korea and Vietnam.”&#xA;&#xA;Thousands take to the streets against Trump and Duterte&#xA;&#xA;#ManilaPhilippines #Manila #Philippines #CommunistPartyOfThePhilippines #DonaldTrump #RodrigoDuterte #ASEAN #Asia&#xA;&#xA;div id=&#34;sharingbuttons.io&#34;/div]]&gt;</description>
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<p>Manila, Philippines – Massive demonstrations took place in the Manila, Nov. 13, as thousands of workers, students, faith-based communities and others are taking to the streets to condemn U.S. President Trump and his lackey, Philippine President Duterte.</p>



<p>According to a statement from the Communist Party of Philippines, “The ASEAN [Association of South East Asian Nations] and East Asia Summit to be held in the Philippines on Nov. 12,13 and 14 will serve as occasion for the imperialist powers to project their military and political power in the Asia-Pacific region and wring further liberalization policies from the Philippines and other backward economies. U.S. imperialist chieftain Donald Trump is set to visit the Philippines, as well as Japan, China, South Korea and Vietnam.”</p>

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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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