ea esr oe lee kineed
“Beteal ba Sametcamet omar |
soWner.
‘When the Americats ook over the Philippines
oft Teay of PaO 1898, dl by ors of hg
oe Amoncan Warf 1498, se attr “kere
eased out through economic ‘the United.
toward their sew colony: The US, Tasiff Act of
the Philippine Tariff Act of the same date
cocal free trade between the two
nites Scaecie wep
Sar cose Of ete ener ear Oe oo
“Shlcreared hoge pens om the
FR peta ‘the quotas
ns to get
tea ie a nen
in society
‘warts and positions. =
So. well treated were they by tbe colon daasters that
ney became the latter's clones, In the struggle for inde-
peadence the Americans always had, ad contioue (0.
‘have, an ally inthem,
an ea
‘pointed. out by ats,
caty Heals Avepe we eames ing cian
Df them io hs Book, The Betrayal of the Masses. Resist
lass also
esperar sierra
oo manufacture they his by
aeyemeetaas secs,
Firs, World products
Shirley Jeokins describes the Philippine economy
ring the pre- war period in het book, American
osmonde Pais Teac a Retin e—
ro aay merely that
was tate et af he Uned Seo
Mercian cerialng eens poe
Islands. For one ting, 1
conducted primarity, and for some commodities ex-
chastvely, with the American market. This weal true for
Total trade in the period since
grown from-16 10.75. percent of
tothe Unied States by
seep
ae eect aby Be ear oes es
ery at foemen selpeil ersten 2k POH
~ “By the 1950s thete packing the Supreme Coart
St ebtceindee, bo had awesome
Inthe ion of bt afer, Mare weet powers
vets tp aierent ofthe people, but Bis |!
‘self-interest. Because he needed the aupport ofthe
1US. be lent himself as thet country’s instrument for malo-
‘wining the dependency status of the Philippibe
|| for never has history shown that the rich:
their own interest.
atone
| tarbiog the
listening to the |
‘environment?
| ee omy a
‘suergy supply, where is our economy: ‘Where are
‘With the Middle
Saeebee aes
etna h pi two pw obelone t
‘Kemal Ataturk, a Teadet who used the military for his
used.
dia was used tote wath pavers |
m pea ed what their government is |
‘what the President was doing for
| materialization of which det
‘wealth that could ever be eamed quickly tn the socially”
acceptable way,
‘Time is never 00 the side of visionaries like him. Every
day the power of the metropole grows and one must move
uickly and improvise with the means of strogale
{If indeed Mateos were an ally ofthe hietropole, should
‘sot this question be asked: Why- was be eliminated aod
replaced by someone who promised to be his opposite?
Ferdinand Marcos’ perceived historical sin has visited
his wie mela
his Fit Lady. she was perceived as an extension of |
bis ictatop. Ste wes ctsed for ohotever she @6.0r
«did not-do-becense she represented the half of the "Con-
Jugal Dictatorship.”
“She-was most criticized- when ste succeeded the-|
ati tulgned tober by ber Rovbaa. Whe ate Wes
‘sent (0 the People's Republic of Chins-to negotiate for
‘ow-cost oil and low-interest loans and. suoceeted in ber
‘mission, media condemned her for taking oo the role of
Snbarsador whes sbe neither had the Tight oor te
{qualifications for the job.
“To show ber unfitness: for the job-a joke was kept in-