when will this all american puppetry end,
honestly our country is filled with politicians who are wannabe-wannabe tagalog and wannabe american,true tagalogs aren't really bad i can say for that because i live in metro manila...
the worst is those wanabes are corrupt

VOTE OBAMA please(americans only)

We'll get ourselves some backbone then we'll cut the strings.

Luzon will be ruled by NPA, Mindanao will be an Islamic State which leaves Visayas for bargain. Perhaps I should buy an Island in the Visayas and create my own country.

hope not...

read my topic should the philippines be an american state....

philippines as part of US state? lol
even if all filipino will vote yes, to americans it is just no

What's the bet in ten years it'll be the other way around?

I was hoping to find some intellectual stimulation here, I'm afraid that once again I've been thwarted.

american puppetry will just end when the general population and media will cease to show any american influences, plus if they prohibited american tourists (i mean, american tourists always have privileges that filipinos don't have)... <_<

...in your dreams.

you mean money?

I was looking at visiting The Philippines a few months back, and one of the interesting anomalies I discovered when I was browsing the web for visa information is that the tourist visa runs 21 days, which is not a very long time in comparison to other places in the World that I know of.

In some ways, that's probably a good thing, although it depends on the nature and duration of the tour I guess. Hardly call it puppetry from a tourism pov.

no, the injustice. A good example would be the rape case in Subic by an American soldier

Would you be referring to this thread? http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38442

Funny... I'm seeing a different OP handle. You can't claim this as yours except if you have another account? All I'm seeing from your posts in this thread are little snippets which voices your opinion, but not enough explanation.




I'm all for a strong Philippines, but I honestly can't see how voting for Obama would alleviate corruption problems in the country.

i remember this survey in TIME magazine and out of all countries only Israel, Philippines and some country in Africa had a largely positive view of USA... so i guess never

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That's the problem caused by those who signed the arms treaty. They never did study it much (I assume). I guess they were just adamant that the exercise continue.

It will end when Filipinos will stop showing their love for Amerasians and Americans who always fill the top positions in the business world and in the ntertainment industry - so obviously, this will never end, because whatever we do, Filipinos would never, ever, ever give up their love for Americans.

Until Filipinos stop dreaming about being an America state and migrating to the Americans, this country will continue to be under the feet of the Americans.

This is the only country where the vast majority of the population (95%) gets racist treatment from 5% of the people (i.e., Whites and White-wannabes). It even beats South Africa.

It will end once China and the EU become superpowers.

If u consider philippines to be part of america think of this america is already trying to control their population caused by illegal immirgrants not just from mexico but coming from all over the world and now they want to have the philippines as a US state with a popoluation close to 100million that's just damn retarted

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i would only want philippines to be an american state if philippines remain as a american puppet but otherwise no.....

If Philippines remained/became a U.S state, it would have a great economy and very populated with lots of immigrants and illegal immigrants. Strongest military in Asia and better English speakers than India, probably the businesses outsourcing hub of the world next to China?

If Philippines remained/became a Spanish province it would have a dependent economy and very little population, probably maximum of 10 million or less. Spanish call center capital of the world. It would be Latin Asia and not a lot of immigrants as Spaniards prefer Filipinos out of all the Asians when it comes to employment.*


*Source: UP Prof. Emmanuel Luis A. Romanillos "Analytical Survey of Studies on Spanish-Filipino Relations."

Who gives a sh*t. Being a wannabee american or becoming a "true" filipino is so insignificant when you have leaders that are corrupt....

yeah lets continue to to be domestic help...

luzon will become communist country if philippines stays with spain since spain became an anarchy for some time in early 1900's,huks anyone?

Why Spain?

Wouldn't it make more sense to entice Filipinos from abroad to build the nation? This is where the heart is and this is where their roots come from, most likely, this is where family still resides. The biggest remittances come from Filipinos abroad, so why not take advantage of that investment combined with the new ideas that they're exposed to from their host countries and use it for Philippine progress rather than being a dependent nation year after year. It would make more sense in giving incentives to Filipinos from abroad that have motivation and capitol to make things happen, just get rid of the bureaucracy first.

Why is it favorable to take out the US and replace it with Spain?

I find that quote to be insulting in wanting to win favor over a country that once practiced exploitation over the Philippines.