Palace on Venezuela leadership crisis: ‘We’re friends to all, enemies to none’

ANALYSTS SOUGHT for comment had varying opinions on whether the Philippines should take a stand amid pressure from the United States for countries to “pick a side” on the leadership crisis in Venezuela, a matter on which the Philippines has no official stand so far.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged the international community to “pick a side” and the United Nations to “recognize” opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s new president, in place of Nicolas Maduro.