Hold it right there Englishman, your personal point of view, if I may correct it from a filipina like me who knows better what happened to my country.
Phils in the 30's until 50's is the only progressive SEA country economically. Can you imagine the exchange rate back then. 1Php=1$. The US did not pull out. There was a civil protest when the Phils. was under commonwealth govt. with the US, the senators does not want Phils to be part of the US.
And they did not abandon Subic.. we filipinos actually kicked them out. That is the real story
In short, many filipinos back home does not want our country to be exploited by foreigners. That is also the reason why many small minded people back in my country refuse to market the country for tourism in fears of having "puti" pedophiles exploiting young girls.
Look at Thailand... they have the most number of cases in HIV and other SEA except Philippines.
Originally Posted by purple
Hold it right there Englishman, your personal point of view, if I may correct it from a filipina like me who knows better what happened to my country.I wish more of you would post like that.
