MOHAMAD,MUSRI

FAB.

BSCE-1
X

5020-GE3(
THECONTEMPORARYWORL
D)

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act
ionp
ape
rabo
utPr
esi
den
tFe
rdi
nan
dMar
cos
,Jrs
tat
evi
si
tinu
nit
edSt
ate
sofame
ric
a.

Gi
veatl
eas
tfi
veadv
ant
age
san
ddi
sadv
ant
age
s

Pr
esi
den
tFe
rdi
nan
d"Bo
ngbo
ng"Mar
cosJr
'ss
tat
evi
si
ttot
heUn
ite
dSt
ate
sofAme
ric
a

h
asbe
enme
twi
thmi
xedr
eac
tio
ns.Wh
il
eso
meF
il
ip
ino
sse
eitasano
ppo
rtu
nit
ytos
tre
ngt
hen

t
her
elat
ion
shi
pbe
twe
ent
hePh
il
ip
pin
esan
dth
eUS,
oth
ersv
iewi
tasac
ont
rov
ers
ial
mov
edu
e

t
ohi
sfami
l
y'sc
ont
rov
ers
ial
legac
y.

On
eoft
headv
ant
age
sofPr
esi
den
tMar
cosJr
'ss
tat
evi
si
tist
hati
tco
uldl
eadt
o

i
ncr
eas
edf
ore
igni
nve
stme
nti
nth
ePh
il
ip
pin
es.Asabu
sin
ess
manh
ims
elf
,hec
oul
dus
ehi
s

c
onn
ect
ion
stoat
trac
tmo
rei
nve
sto
rst
oth
eco
unt
ry,wh
ichc
oul
dle
adt
omo
rej
ob

o
ppo
rtu
nit
iesf
orF
il
ip
ino
s.Addi
ti
onal
l
y,i
tco
uldal
sol
eadt
omo
ree
con
omi
can
dte
chn
olo
gic
al

adv
anc
eme
nts
.

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oth
eradv
ant
agei
sth
ati
tco
uldh
elpi
nth
ePh
il
ip
pin
es'f
igh
tagai
nstCOVI
D-1
9.Th
eUS

i
son
eoft
hel
eadi
ngc
oun
tri
esi
nte
rmso
fCOVI
D-1
9re
sear
chan
dde
vel
opme
nto
fvac
cin
es.

Th
ere
for
e,t
hePh
il
ip
pin
esc
oul
dpo
ten
tial
l
ybe
nef
itf
romt
heUS'
sex
per
tis
ean
dre
sou
rce
sin

c
ombat
ingt
hev
iru
s.
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heo
the
rhan
d,t
her
ear
eal
sos
omedi
sadv
ant
age
stoPr
esi
den
tMar
cosJr
'ss
tat
e

v
isi
t.On
eoft
hemi
sth
ati
tco
uldp
ote
nti
all
ydamaget
hePh
il
ip
pin
es'r
epu
tat
ioni
nte
rnat
ion
all
y.

Th
eMar
cosr
egi
mewasi
nfamo
usf
orh
umanr
igh
tsabu
sesan
dco
rru
pti
on,an
dso
mep
eop
le

mayv
iewt
hes
tat
evi
si
tasawayo
fle
git
imi
zi
ngt
hei
rac
tio
ns.

An
oth
erdi
sadv
ant
agei
sth
ati
tco
uldf
urt
herp
olar
izeF
il
ip
ino
s.Th
eMar
cosr
egi
mei
sa

di
vi
si
vei
ssu
eint
hePh
il
ip
pin
es,wi
ths
omeF
il
ip
ino
sst
il
ll
oyal
tot
heMar
cosf
ami
l
yan
dot
her
s

v
ehe
men
tlyagai
nstt
hem.Th
est
atev
isi
tco
uldr
eign
itet
ens
ion
sbe
twe
ent
het
wos
ide
san
d

p
ote
nti
all
yle
adt
omo
rep
oli
ti
cal
unr
est