US Sees Anti-China Setback after Philippine Elections

Recent elections in the Philippines have paved the way for Chinese-Philippine relations to continue growing. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed a desire to work with China more closely and resolve disputes bilaterally without US interference.

Already, the US is backing attempts to question the outcome of the election which saw its candidate of choice, Leni Rebredo lose.

The Philippines is one of America’s primary targets for militarization in both a proxy war with China as well as a direct US war with China.

References:

The Sydney Morning Herald - There is a new Marcos in Manila and he wants a maritime deal with China:
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/there-is-a-new-marcos-in-manila-and-he-wants-a-maritime-deal-with-china-20220510-p5ajzu.html

Leni Robreto’s Pro-US Background

US International Republican Institute - Why is it Important to Have Local Level Citizen-Centered Governance in the Philippines?:
https://www.iri.org/news/why-is-it-important-to-have-local-level-citizen-centered-governance-in-the-philippines/
Rogue - The Evolution of Leni Robredo: How the VP Underdog Became the Race’s Strongest Contender (archived/mention of Robredo’s decade at SALIGAN):
https://web.archive.org/web/20191231132608/http://rogue.ph/the-evolution-of-leni-robredo-how-the-vp-underdog-became-the-races-strongest-contender/
USAID - Using Administrative Law Tools and Concepts to Strengthen USAID Programming (2008 - discloses SALIGAN’s USAID funding):
https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADK999.pdf
USAID - Philippines Completion Report, September 2003 - September 2010 (SALIGAN involvement in USAID programs):
https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pdact064.pdf
Global Times - Washington should not squeeze Manila into ‘US-China competition’: Global Times editorial:
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202205/1265314.shtml
The Manila Times - US-funded media firms here campaigning for Robredo:
https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/03/25/opinion/columns/us-funded-media-firms-here-campaigning-for-robredo/1837555

Anti-Marcos Protests

New York Times - Marcos Win Prompts Protests in the Philippines:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/world/asia/philippines-election-protests.html
VoteReportPH - homepage:
https://votereportph.org/
National Endowment for Democracy - Philippines 2021:
https://www.ned.org/region/asia/philippines-2021/
UP Internet Freedom Network - homepage:
https://upinternet.org/
CIVICUS - Annual Report (2018):
https://www.civicus.org/documents/reports-and-publications/annual-reports/annual-report-2018-en.pdf
SayIt (Taiwan) - 2019-11-07 NED and Doublethink Lab visit:
https://sayit.pdis.nat.gov.tw/2019-11-07-ned-and-doublethink-lab-visit
DoubleThink Lab - homepage:
https://doublethinklab.org/

Philippines Economy

Atlas of Economic Complexity - The Philippines 2019:
https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/explore?country=174&product=undefined&year=2019&tradeDirection=import&productClass=HS&target=Partner&partner=undefined&startYear=undefined
China Daily - China rail consortium wins contract to build Philippines railway:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202201/26/WS61f0f7aaa310cdd39bc8369d.html