Message 41 of 52 in the Usenet group SOC.CULTURE.FILIPINO Subject thread: Great plan to help Philippines
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From: "Manong H2" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Great plan to help Philippines
Date: 24 Sep 1999 00:00:00 GMT
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I won't even argue about the corruption issue. But the whole saga makes me wonder why both countries just sat there at did nothing to keep the Communists back. Or was it that they had blinders on and just didn't see anything until it was too late?
- Manong H2
LeeBat wrote in message
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>What seems to be generally forgotten is that there were a number of presidents before Marcos & Co took over....all supported by the US.
>Corruption was a problem in the RP from Day One. The Marcos' just evolved it to such a high level and sustained it for so many years that prior administrations seem largely forgotten/ignored as ancient history. But the seeds were always there.