Today, hundreds of members of Malaya Movement USA echo the Filipino people’s desire for true sovereignty for the Philippines. The beginning of this year’s U.S.-Philippines Balikatan Exercise is our reminder that the Philippines is not our own but a token the Marcos administration is more than happy to pawn.

Malaya Movement USA strongly opposes Marcos Jr.’s 4th visit to the United States and the trilateral meeting and summit between Marcos Jr., US President Joe Biden, and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan. The White House claims that this summit will promote “economic growth,” “clean energy supply chains,” and “peace and security,” a mere smokescreen to reinforce unequal economic and military arrangements prescribed by the United States that will further violate Philippine sovereignty and plunge us into open conflict with China.