[DIRTYSECRET]

Can’t say that I blame him. They are like our little brother. Dominated by the Spanish, Japanese, and then us. They got their independence from us-don’t know if pressure was involved. The good news is that the people love us still for now. Maybe President Trump can change it but with the Keynan the damage has been done.

[MarMema]

"I've realigned myself in your ideological flow and maybe I will also go to Russia to talk to (President Vladimir) Putin and tell him that there are three of us against the world — China, Philippines and Russia. It's the only way," Duterte added.

Looks like WW3 will be with them on the other side.

[Sivad]

We took over the Philippines as a result of winning
the Spanish-American War. Fighting between Filipino
guerrillas and US military went on for years. In the
mid 1930s FDR signed a document granting independence
in 1946. The Japanese invaded the PIs starting in
Dec ‘41. The US took back the PIs in ‘45 and honored
their agreement to grant independence in ‘46 and secured
naval and military bases in the process.

Just a little fairly accurate FYI.

[Biggirl]

They are bidding their time and waiting for a Trump win.

[fella]

We used to treat the Philippines quite well up until the end of the Vietnam war. Since then we’ve given them fairly short shrift. It’s not the way to win friends and influence people.