Uncle Sam controlling Philippine national interest?

THE suspicious timing of the Supreme Court declaring the Joint Maritime Seismic Understanding (JMSU) as unconstitutional was questioned by one of our country's top international law experts and Constitutionalist Harry Roque Jr. He urged the Office of the Solicitor General to appeal to the court to "reverse its decision that could pose serious implications on national economic interests, bilateral relations and security in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea)."

His position is worth reprinting: