As tensions have been escalating between the U.S. and China, the Philippines announced it will allow American troops more access to military bases in the country. But what’s at stake for this island nation, which was once a U.S. colony, if the two superpowers go to war?

Dena Takruri travels to the Philippines to watch the annual combined military exercise held by American and Philippine troops, and hears from Filipinos who oppose a bigger U.S. military footprint in their country.

00:00: Intro
1:11: Dena watches combined military exercises
2:42: What’s going on with China in the Pacific?
5:12: Why Filipino fisherfolk are protesting
7:42: What’s the U.S. doing in the Philippines in the first place?
9:57: Why this Philippine governor is against increased U.S. military presence