Danding, Of course there would be risks. Remember the U.S. bases in the Philippines? Where are they now? You mentioned Sabah. The UK leased the land from the Sultan of Sulu, not the government of the Philippines. And the UK did not hold on it - turned it over to the Malaysians. The Philippines would have fought a war with the Malaysians but the U.S. and the UK convinced us to cool it. And Sabah was never Philippine territory. It belonged to the Sultan of Sulu and ceded to the Philippines only because the Sultan did not have the military to back up his claim.
Indeed, land grabbing was rampant in the 19th century and earlier. I would grant that. But this is the 21st century, man. Look at what your Chinese friends have found themselves in after they grabbed islands and atolls in our EEZ. They face condemnation among the ASEAN countries. And when, as expected, the decision favorable to the Philippines' case is handed down within a month if not a few weeks, China will face universal condemnation. And possible military action by the Philippines, aided by the U.S., Japan, Australia and possibly Indonesia and India. And look at Africa. Where are the colonial masters now vis-a-vis the African continent? Your Spanish ancestors - booted out of the Philippines, Mexico, Cuba, Central America and South America. Guantanamo - were it not for the Cuban revolution and the fight with the U.S., would Guantanamo still be the sticking point between the two countries? For sure, there would be a reassessment followed by an agreement acceptable to both countries. Cesar L On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Eduardo Gimenez <[email protected] > wrote: > Chay: The commercial bases will be leased by first-world countries for > any length of time (50 years, 100 years, etc.), the leases certain to > expire at some point. > > > > Response: Nonsense. Guantanamo was leased from Cuba by the US in 1903 > and never returned. Sabah was leased to the British and never returned. > There have been numerous other examples of territory having been turned to > a major power and never returned. Why should anyone listen to your > suggestions when you are obviously ignorant about the history of > land-grabbing by stronger nations of territories belonging to weaker > nations who for whatever reason or mechanism, offered their patrimony over > parts of their land to the strong? > > > > Once the strong have possession, all mechanism for a weak original owner > taking it back, disappears if the strong want to keep what was given or > leased or lent to them. Hong Kong was one exception because over the > period of the lease the UK had weakened from its predominant position... > while China had become much stronger. The British simply had no way of > holding Hong Kong from China. > > > > But in the case of the Philippines, there simply is no visible way one can > perceive the nation to become a major military power in the next 50 to 100 > years. Not strong enough to take back territory it leased to China or the > US if those nations refuse to give it back. > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] > *Sent:* Sunday, May 15, 2016 10:13 AM > *To:* World-Wide Fil Alliance <[email protected]>; > HS59LaSalle <[email protected]>; 62ndforum < > [email protected]>; Augusto Jamora <[email protected]>; > Archersnook <[email protected]>; CFGG Assoc. *CFGG CFGG < > [email protected]>; Moonglow < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Worldwide-Filipino-Alliance] Re: Chay would cede > Philippine territory to the US, China, Germany and Japan > > > > > > Danding, > > > > The commercial bases will be leased by first-world countries for any > length of time (50 years, 100 years, etc.), the leases certain to expire at > some point. HongKong was, de facto, leased by China to the United Kingdom > and when it was returned to China it was a fully developed first-world > enclave, the financial capital of Asia. (Those of you who are willing to > read more about my idea of how commercial bases will work, you can pick up > a copy at amazon.com of my 2005 book, "Out of the Misty Sea We Must, > Blueprint for a New Philippines." > > > > What I anticipate happening is that those lucky enough to be hired by the > foreign corporations operating inside the Philippines' commercial bases > will get: > > > > 1. good-paying jobs; > > 2. an exposure to first-world governance and culture that they will tell > their friends and families about: > > 3. a first-hand look at first-world models for elections and politics; > > 4. a taste of first-world life as a sort of Brigadoon in the midst of our > third-world living. > > > > For the country it will mean huge dollar receipts from the leases that the > Philippine government can turn around and use to finance an accelerated > industrialization and the bolstering of our military and the modernization > of our infrastructure (more freeways, modern bridges, modern ports, bullet > trains, etc.) It will mean being able to provide life-changing jobs to the > Filipino people who currently are able to find jobs only in places like > Saudi Arabia, HongKong, Singapore, Malaysia and in ocean-going vessels > where they are routinely exploited and often treated inhumanely. > > > > Going forward 100 years hence, the Philippines will look more like an > archipelago of Caribbean-like islands with modern roads and hotels because > of the large infusion of tourist dollars, with millions of foreigners > working in the commercial bases, their families, home country friends and > associates coming to the Philippines to partake of the natural beauty and > paradise-like climate found in our islands. There will still be > agriculture, but it will be an agriculture that is highly mechanized > because the first-world countries that shall lease our commercial bases > will likely be willing to invest in food production outside the bases - to > feed their workers in the bases as well as to ship back to their home > countries. > > > > Think of a Philippines that has every small island looking like one of the > U.S. Virgin Islands, and every large island like Luzon, Mindanao, Cebu and > the Negros islands looking like Singapore. Never mind that the ownership > of the factories and businesses in the commercial bases shall belong to > foreign entities and countries. The reality will be that every dollar > invested in buildings, infrastructure, factory inside the commercial bases > will in effect be a dollar of foreign direct investment. > > > > The march of globalization will assure that there will be a steady supply > of first world countries in both North and South America and Europe that > will want to locate factories and some of their operations in a country > such as the Philippines, where there is low-cost but highly trained > English-speaking labor. Learning the lesson from China, Japan, South Korea > and Taiwan, the Philippines can adopt a policy that will put the brakes on > wage inflation to assure that foreign countries and corporations continue > to enjoy the benefits of relatively low-cost, highly-qualified, > uncomplaining English-speaking labor that is willing to work long hours. > Christian employees steeped in the tradition and culture of the West. This > last point is very important because foreign countries would think twice > about locating in Indonesia, Bangladesh and other Muslim countries where > there is a realistic possibility that the local population will declare a > jihad against the "foreign invaders" who have "desecrated" their Muslim > lands. > > > > To your point, Danding, it is true that Philippine territory where the > country exercises sovereignty will be reduced in size for however long the > leases remain in force, but if you believe that the country will continue > to exist in perpetuity either as one country or as a confederation, or as a > federation of quasi-independent states, what's 100 or so years compared to > the life of the Philippines or the lives of the confederated or federated > states? > > > > Cesar L > > > > > > On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 4:30 AM, Yahoo Account [email protected] > [Worldwide-Filipino-Alliance] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > *Vote buying was rampant, from anecdotes I keep getting.* > > *So massive poverty remains a concern. And bad models.* > > *Kabataang Barangay pa pa lang, nakahiya na kuno.* > > > > On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Manassas Benedict Serrano > [email protected] [Worldwide-Filipino-Alliance] < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > MAY 9, 2016 ELECTIONS: You go all over the country, Its MONEY, > vote-selling and buying. plus good, well created, organized organization, > to assess and monitor, also monitor and counter check vote buying and > little of propaganda that made CANDIDATES win NOT ACTUALLY good platforms, > morality. and promise of good governance THAT IS IN THE LOCAL SCENE..In > that national scene, its different, the Filipino voters reflect their TRUE > SENTIMENTS THEY WANTED CHANGE but in the meantime Filipino voters received > money with open arms and widespread LEGS from LOCAL CANDIDATES WHO GIVE > THEM THE HIGHEST BID>>..P1,500 to P3,000 per voter here in Butuan City... > > And this is very dangerous.. Because if money, MAFIA-like organizations, > mudslinging are the basis of winning local polls CORRUPTION down LGU will > be worsened... A Challenge FOR PRESIDENT DU30 TO ADDRESS this social > malaise or else FAILURE STILL IN BROADER SENSE... still go back sa dating > gawi... > > > > > -- > > Saguisag & Associates Lawyers > 4045 Bigasan Street, Palanan > 1235 Makati > Office Nos. 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