By Lito LorenzanoAs seen on the April 2020 issue of the Philippine Tribune This article is about the Chinese. But I am not referring to the Chinese of my ancestry, nor to the so-called Chinese-Filipino, whose appellation is as irrelevant and incongruous as Tagalog-Filipino or Bisaya-Filipino or Bol-anon Filipino. I am referring to the newfound […]
As seen on the March 2020 issue of Philippine Tribune Before its closure, exotic animals — from snakes to civet cats — were available at a wet market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that is now known as ground zero of a new virus killing people with pneumonia-like symptoms and infecting growing numbers […]
As seen on the March 2020 issue of Philippine Tribune Tech billionaire Jack Ma has pledged USD14.5 million (AUD 21.5 million) towards fighting the coronavirus outbreak. Ma, who is China’s richest man and the founder of ecommerce giant Alibaba, will donate the money through his eponymous charitable foundation to support the development of a coronavirus […]
By Solita MonsodAs seen on the March 2020 issue of Philippine Tribune I, Solita Collas-Monsod, Filipino, do register my vehement protest at the turn this government has taken, showing total subservience toward China, thus going against the express desires of the Filipino people and our national interest. I cite three cases to prove my point. […]
By Luis H. FranciaAs seen on the March 2020 issue of Philippine Tribune A few weeks ago, at a news conference regarding the spread of the coronavirus, tough-talking President Duterte had this to say about the People’s Republic of China: “China has been kind to us, we can only also show the same favor to […]
By Perry DiazAs seen on the March 2020 issue of Philippine Tribune Since 2016 when Rodrigo Duterte was elected president of the Philippines, the demographic landscape of the country has dramatically changed with the immigration of Chinese nationals from Mainland China. Duterte, who claimed Chinese blood from his mother, has demonstrated an openly biased pro-China […]