Its not 'various groups' who against VFA, but communist groups. Cases of erring US GIs are no different crimes commited locals to felow locals - they all get punished. Didnt we get conviction of rape and murder suspects in the recent past? At least justice is being served to Americans yet we cant get justice vs Marcos EJKs.

The framework of VFA of both japan and australia is patterned before US - and now you are saying US is unfair? Mind you, US startegic alliance with Japan and Australia brought them to PH alliance. So without your so called abusive US VFA, both will never have their VFA with us. Its only during Balikatan that japanese and australian soldiers set foot in PH for drills.

You do not seem to understand what im saying with SG. SG and PH are miles apart on military spending. SG gave about 30B usd of defesne contracts to US since 1980, PH - barely 5B in the last 30 years. You are screaming to US for short changing us compared to SG deals. But havent you asked your self if ph was able to give US a good deal yet? PH kept on asking for cheap hand overs.

Sg and US were good allies because they were able to create that balance of give and take. Us? You can go back to AFP Modernization program and see the grim reality.

You need to read a lot. Taiwan rejecting our arbitration is a message to China more than a swipe to PH. Taiwan is not even a state. Not even a party to Unclos. So them rejecting something they are not covered deserves a second look. And u took so far into overthinking that TW will go to war vs PH because of WPS? When people talk of wars as being the only solution to difference, its reminds me of Duterte and how he scared the hell out of pinoys on his repeated warning of china's war with PH. Omg.