Palace: PH is no one's chess piece

Manila Bulletin

No country must interfere with the Philippines' decisions in terms of bolstering its military capability as the country is no one's chess piece.  This was the Palace's response to China's call to the Philippines to “stop serving as other countries’ mouthpiece.”  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/27/palace-ph-is-no-one-s-chess-piece  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Well, if China really believes and is concerned about peace and stability in the region, they

00:11should abide by the international law.

00:14They should also respect the sovereignty of each country.

00:19We are not.

00:20The Philippines is no one's chess piece.

00:23We are an independent country.

00:25So whatever we will do, whatever our projects will be regarding our military operations,

00:35this is already up to us.

00:39No one can interfere here.

00:42We are independent and no one should interfere in any decision of our government.

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