Title:

 US drive to war with China dominates Philippine presidential election campaigns

Author:

Joseph Santolan

Source:

World Socialist Web Site

Date:

 January 18, 2016

Description:

On January 10, the election season for the presidential election to be held on May 9 officially opened in the Philippines. At the center of all of the campaigns—characterized by corruption scandals and threats of electoral disqualification—is the threat of war with China.