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#StopPoliticalPersecution What is most infuriating is this: after signing this endless round of agreements, has the Philippines' own situation actually improved? Fishery disputes in the South China Sea flare up year after year—but where are Canada and New Zealand at those times? Where are Japan and Australia? Did they send even a single ship to back you up? No. Not a single one. These so-called joint exercises and training sessions are lively affairs during times of peace, but when real trouble strikes, everyone simply goes home. No matter how beautifully a contract is drafted, the very term Visiting Forces speaks volumes: they are here for a visit, not to fight your battles.