The premise on that article along with the fearmongering shit laced in the article is eerily similar to this AMERICAN NOVEL ABOUT YOU GUESSED IT: WAR WITH CHINA. In the novel the Chinese made a surprised attack in pearl Harbour through the use of cargo ships.
Yes correct bro, people correlates Manila as the whole of the Philippines which is not. There is a strong sense of regionalism and their voices is being drown by those in the Metropolis. I'm not trying to defend the Philippine gov't action regarding China BUT the sweeping accusation of Filipino piety to America is false. You have been in Cebu and you know that Cebuanos and Ilonggo can't go along even if the dialect sound the same. And many in Mindanao had Bisayas and Ilocano roots as they were the first Christian settlers to go there as part of American Muslim pacification. BUT the large land grabbers are from Luzon, the Mestizo gentry that seizes land from Muslim, they are an extension of American rule, an example is DEL MONTE Philippine a JV with American corporation, see how American perpetuated its hegemony in the Philippine, the context of independence is for show as they nurtured the oligarchs and the political elites in Imperial Manila. Duterte presidency is an aberration because he came from Mindanao, that shows how divided the country is regarding US presence. His victory is a testament of Filipino Nationalism that is not reported openly in western and local MSM.
This is why i don't believe in colonialism being cancelled in the post ww2 world. Because if you think about it what was colonialism in its essence its was the western world claiming to be the rightful owners of your resources be it in commodities or human resources. Just because they peacefully gave you back a flag, the ability to print your own coin and compose your own national anthem, it probably means in return they are promised they can keep a significant share of their colonial resources rights. And made sure they had the ability to invest and keep their hold on their colony. Unless you did a bloody liberation struggle in the post ww2 world and massive land and mineral reforms. It most like most that the "free" nations are still just colonial subjects but this time they were allowed to create or choose their own mask.
Bro the propaganda is that the US liberated the Philippine, a serious question should be ask is why we are involved in the first place, the American didn't liberate us they destroy the country then gave us independence so that we MUST BORROW MONEY WITH CONDITION for reconstruction. And the American get what it want thru the PARITY AMENDMENT. See bro the American are cheapskate and racist, we fought and die for them BUT reward Germany and Japan thru the Marshall plan, while the money we got are onerous loan.
We are hoping for Sarah Duterte victory in 2028 BUT she is so trusting and I'm afraid when the father is gone, Marcos may turn against her since he is a REAL TRAPO.
I'm glad that you bring this up. This dispute between Malaysia and the Philippines is real, and has been severely under-reported. While China is often hyped up as the threat to ASEAN. There are so many more disputes going on within ASEAN itself. This dispute over the Malaysian state of Sabah is one of them. There was one flashpoint: an area called Lahad Datu. Let's talk about Malaysia's history in this dispute.Okay let's dwell who American will support, like I said Malaysia existence is due to US protection, without it, it will be balkanized. The Philippine legally had solid claimed, now if conflict do happen in the future which I know it will because most residents of Sabah are of Tausug ethnicity with family ties from Sulu, Jolo and part of southern Mindanao as part of Sultanate of Sulu empire. With peace agreement between the Government under Duterte and MILF, the focus now is on reclaiming Sabah. The Malaysian knew this and are funding the ABU SAYAF terrorist group using Sabah as a sanctuary with explicit agreement with US. Now the Americans are playing a double game, the additional EDCA access bases will be develop in Palawan and certain part of Southern Mindanao, the Palawan part I can understand due to its proximity in the SCS BUT Southern Mindanao? The Maranaos and Tausugs surely know their history and they will not forget cause they weren't conquered. Muslim nationalism is strong there and most of Mindanaoan are staunch Filipino nationalist (Duterte anti American stance is an example of public sentiment there) because they see people in Luzon as part of American Imperialism with Christianity as their spearhead tool to pacify the natives by transplanting Christian settlers. They term the people from Luzon as Imperial Manila, as most decision making policy is formulate there without consulting them. So in conclusion there is deep divide when talking about Pro American tendency , of the Three main Island Luzon is the most develop and the Capital Manila or NCR contributes 55% of our GDP as most of the political elites and oligarch lived there, managing their land holdings in the confine of their luxury offices while the Serfs are doing the hard work. You can see the imbalances and their gripes (Visayas and Mindanao) are not being heard, As both Islands are at the bottom of development with most of their resources are being channel back to Manila. There is a common joke among the residence of Mindanao, I think @Bellum_Romanum , @PhSt , @Coalescence and @BlackWindMnt know this,
It's ironic, the oligarchs and the Americans hate Duterte so much that they vow it will never happened again BUT he saves both of them because the Philippine before his term is ripe for a violent revolution and dismemberment.
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There was NOT A SINGLE UNIFIED STATE CALLED THE PHILIPPINES so the argument used by the Philippines regarding their claim to Sabah is bunked.
Hello brother, yes you're correct about the British BUT the premise of my statement is that the US didn't support our claimed being a former colony and rightful claimant. So in essence the US support gave birth to Malaysia and this is why the Malaysian will always support the US against any adversary.
Thru to Sultan of Sulu heirs and his descendant which an Arbitration in Paris recognized.