In August 1944, a year before his death, Manuel L. Quezon Commonwealth President of the Philippines wrote to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt saying that “the postwar relationship between the Philippines and the United States should be as close, if not closer, our relationship before the war.”
This was considered the Philippine Commonwealth President’s the Last Will and Testament, then living in exile in the U.S.
Earlier in Sept. 1943 with the trauma of the fall of the Philippines Pres. Manuel Quezon once again pledged the Philippines’ allegiance to the U.S. and suggested that in order to guarantee “future peace of the Pacific”, there must be permanent bases in the Philippines.
So in addition to the U.S. Navy base at Sangley Point, Clark Airbase and the Subic Naval Base, Pentagon has drafted and prepared plans for an additional 23 Navy and 13 Army locations.
Had Manuel A. Roxas this pushed through with Quezon’s last will and testament, the Philippines would probably been the 51st state. But that’s water under bridge. How about if this is carried out today?
Can you imagine how many jobs this will create?
From: Pages 324 and 331 of the book: “In Our Image: America’s Empire in the Philippines” by Stanley Karnow, March 3, 1990 | ISBN-10: 0345328167 | ISBN-13: 978-0345328168
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