Kempen dan Propaganda Akhbar Tempatan Filipina Terhadap Isu Tuntutan ke atas Borneo Utara, 1961-1963
Abstract: On 30 December 1961,
the governments of Britain, North Borneo and the Federation of Malaya were
shocked by the provocative article published by the Philippine Free Press. The
article entitled "North Borneo is Ours" written by Napoleon G. Rama, a
prominent journalist in the Philippines, created tension and dissatisfaction
among the leaders of Malaya, North Borneo and the British Government. Leaders
and media practitioners in Malaya condemned the Philippine media as not being
professional and believed such actions was a ploy to delay the creation of
Malaysia which was announced by Tunku Abdul Rahman on 27 May 1961. Other
PhilippineÂ’s newspapers such as Manila Times, Philippine Herald, Manila
Chronicle, Daily Mirror, The Evening News and the Manila Daily Bulletin also
published provocative articles on the North Borneo claim. The propaganda by the
PhilippineÂ’s newspapers pertaining to the North Borneo issue succeeded in
influencing the decision of Republic of the Philippines to take an effective
step by sending an aide-memoire to the British in order to challenge British
sovereignty over North Borneo. This article examines selected Philippine
newspapers to show how their rigorous campaign and propaganda on the North
Borneo issue shaped Philippine foreign policy on the dispute.
Penulis: Norizan Kadir; Danny
Wong Tze Ken
Kode Jurnal: jpsejarahdd160085
