Quote from: robelneo on July 31, 2025, 09:19:48 PM

Quote from: Japinat on July 28, 2025, 01:42:03 PM

This has been circulating online, and many Filipinos don’t seem impressed with the news. Before the president's visit, the tariff was 20%, and now it's 19%. They're calling it a “significant win,” but for real - is it?

The president of the Philippines is the only one impressed with the news; he doesn’t know what a fair deal means. Based on experts’ calculations, the Philippines will possibly lose 3 to 6 billion from taxes.
The only benefits are that products like bread will become cheaper due to zero tariffs on wheat from the US, but these benefits cannot outweigh the harmful impact.
The Philippines has become another victim of Trump's America First policy.

Before the country is a victim of Trump's unstable mind, it's first a victim of its own colonial mentality. So, perhaps we deserve this. We're wired to just nod and say 'yes' all the time, especially to our former tormentor. Whether the US has Trump or Biden or Harris or Snood Dogg is probably not the point, because regardless of who heads that country we're always ready to lick its ass.

Specifically in the case of Bongbong, he's a pushover leader. Doesn't know how to assert. Doesn't know how to stand firm.