Their populations would have starved, as bulk of their food imports come from mainland China. Woe to Filipinos, for we overly depend on them for 1.2 million tons of rice imports per year. China has been taking control of the Mekong River that irrigates rice lands of Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia. When China grabs the mighty river like it did reefs in the South and East China Seas, Vietnam and Thailand would suffer water and food shortage. Obviously Philippine dependence on rice and other food imports has to end fast.

Source: Philippine Star March 03, 2020 15:56 UTC