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Noynoy Screws up the Scarborough Shoals Issue

Noynoy Screws up the Scarborough Shoals Issue

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Sep 22, 2012
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President Benigno S. Aquino III is enjoying a surge of popularity at home, with a 78 percent approval rating against only 4 percent negatives, but his latest foray into foreign policy and relations with China has made the Philippines look silly abroad.

The gambit has also shown some of its politicians to be more interested in domestic political games tha…

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