The Bitter and Lasting Legacy of the US Military in the Philippines

30 years ago, American soldiers imposed on the Filipino people the bitter legacy of biracial American-Filipino children. While Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, after 10 years of dark relations, recently traveled to the United States to provide the Americans with four new military bases under a new tentative agreement between Manila and Washington, Time magazine, citing this military agreement, reported on the re-presence of American troops to the Philippines and, above all, the growing fear among Filipinos about a repeat of the tragic incident thirty years ago.

Time writes: "American soldiers who 30 years ago raped Filipinas in various cities of this country left behind thousands of illegitimate children, now yesterday's abandoned children have become today's depressed and undecided youth who have no place in their homeland or in the United States."

Innocent children, the only memorable mementos of the American military, languish in the Philippines, a country whose president has once again given the go-ahead to serve the interests of the United States, against the wishes of the people of his country and against the consciousness of the violent nature of Americans. . Marcos traveled to America last Sunday, where he met and spoke with his American counterpart, Joe Biden.