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Post by TheRomanSlayer on Mar 28, 2021 21:41:24 GMT
Chapter Forty-Seven: Unintentional Repercussions
Portions from the 1996 US Presidential Debate
ABC Live, October 1, 1996
JACKSON: Our administration will have another shot at reforming the American economy, and the first step for that to happen would be to keep regulations in place. If we experiment with de-regulating the economy, we will gamble our children’s economic future away. Moreover, the plans for America to transition from a fossil fuel-based transportation to electric based transportation still has hurdles left to clear. By the way, Amtrak has approached us with an offer to upgrade their railway network on the West Coast, with an ambitious line that would take us from Anchorage, Alaska, all the way down to Cabo San Lucas in Baja California Sur, but we could make Los Angeles the hub of all rail traffic that can go to the rest of Mexico.
KEMP: Excuse me if I may interrupt?
MODERATOR: Go ahead. The President has already gone over the limit in his speech.
KEMP: Thank you. (turns to JACKSON) Mr. President, your economic policies are something that I can maintain, if I become President instead of you. However, your biggest failure is in foreign policy. You have approached international relations with the same mentality as that of a religious preacher. I can understand your background, but that kind of mentality has endangered America’s national interests overseas.
JACKSON: How so, Mr. Kemp? My administration has managed to survive the crisis in Taiwan and stopped a major conflict from breaking out.
KEMP: At the expense of our geopolitical position. Your naivety has resulted in a more assertive China that is now capable of killing diplomats at will, just because they did not get the victory they wanted. I had to debate with Mr. McCain about which country is more of a threat to our interest, and he said Russia. Russia!? The nation that has undergone another civil war within our living memory, a major threat!? Given that President Burbulis is keeping a low profile because he is too busy trying to rebuild his shattered nation, and people like you and Mr. McCain want to kick the Russians when they are down. I said China is the bigger threat, because of its economic potential, a large demographic, and not to mention, their military interventions. If there is one thing America should not be doing, it is to push Russia and China together. Pushing two continental giants is never a good idea. The Brits learned that well, and we should learn the same thing as well.
JACKSON: Mr. Kemp, what would you have done if you were in my position?
KEMP: Simple, really. While I would pressure Artemio Tadiar into signing a cease fire, not a peace treaty, I would have also threatened China with military action if it continues to persist. Heck, China’s ally in South Asia, Pakistan, could be tempted with the right incentive to ditch its only ally for a better offer.
JACKSON: A better offer? Really?
MODERATOR: Hold on a second. (sees LAROUCHE) Mr. Larouche would like to say his bit if you two do not mind.
LAROUCHE: Thank you. While I would say that your administration has performed admirably, Mr. President, I agree with Mr. Kemp that your lack of foreign policy experience is appalling. You and Vice President Jerry Brown have been reduced to nothing more than puppets in the hands of people like Madeleine Albright, and the American people are afraid for their leaders if they are inept.
JACKSON: Madam Albright has been an excellent advisor so far, Mr. LaRouche. She has given me tough advices that I followed through, and it has been helpful.
LAROUCHE: At what cost, Mr. President? Let us take another example at how Madam Albright was so helpful, thus far. We had a migrant caravan coming from the Mexican province of Chiapas, full of refugees fleeing from the violence imposed on them by the Mexican military, with the help of their Filipino and Chilean mercenaries, and they arrive at the Texan coast. What was her advice? Wait and see, how Texan authorities would handle them so far? Well, the real story is that you have an armed group of white nationalists stealing motorboats from innocent people, forced the refugees at gunpoint to move away from the Texan coast, and ‘escorted’ them into Cuban territorial waters, where Fidel Castro is most likely going to send them to Florida! Your tutor did not stop the refugees! She just rerouted them, and I do not know how many problems will arise because of it.
JACKSON: (sighs) Yes, that was a difficult thing to do for me at that time. I saw the photos and news reports of civilians in Chiapas being tortured and killed, because they were being suspected of having ties to the Zapatistas. I would have acted a lot sooner, but that would have only given my opponents enough ammo to say ‘oh, President Jackson is causing trouble in the South!’.
KEMP: (raises his hand) May I?
MODERATOR: Go ahead, Mr. Kemp.
KEMP: I wholeheartedly condemn the actions taken by those thugs when they ‘escorted’ the refugees to Cuba, under gunpoint. That is not what America is all about. However, we do not know if some of those refugees are actual refugees and not undercover Zapatista agents. It was also complicated when we learned about some of the identities of the undercover Zapatista, Sandinista and Cuban communist agents from a Cuban spy who defected to the United States, but we could not disclose his identity, as to ensure that the defector’s family does not get executed or sent to a labor camp.
MODERATOR: Mr. Kemp, can we get back to the President?
JACKSON: Thank you. (turns to LAROUCHE) Our administration was caught unprepared for a looming refugee crisis, but what was worse was that the refugees had to flee by boat, because the Mexican Army has taken control of all border crossings between Chiapas and the rest of Mexico, and the Mexican Navy is already stretched to the limit, with its small resources. Moreover, President Cevallos refused to ask our government for assistance, fearing that we would do more than just ‘help’, and thanks to our renegade agents within the CIA, our credibility in Latin America is drained down the toilet.
KEMP: You said that the era of ideological confrontation is over, right? (points at JACKSON) In my opinion, it is not over. The Cold War continues, only with new players and new ideas. We must move towards a truly multipolar world in this case, and should I be elected as President, I will encourage more friendly nations to build their own regional blocs, if it does not erode national sovereignty. Perhaps Japan could be allowed to make amendments to their constitution to build up their military for defensive purposes, as well as to provide support to its allies.
JACKSON: While I agree with some of your ideas, Mr. Kemp, we should not resort to the Cold War era policy of containment-
KEMP: (slams his fist into the podium) We need containment, more than ever!
MODERATOR: Gentlemen, please!
LAROUCHE: Containment!? Will you resort to fascist like tactics, just so America does not need to compete with potential rivals? It is the spirit of competition that kept our nation going, despite how distasteful it sounds! Even so, we need to come to terms with the fact that China is a part of this world order, and it has the right to be proud of its ancient history. We are way younger than China, and if we continue to needlessly antagonize the world, they will eventually destroy us in the end!
--- Excerpts from “Dragon’s Roar: The Resurgent Middle Kingdom After Mao”
BY: Ye Fei
Zhonghua Book Company (translated into English from Mandarin)
Chapter Eight: Of Lost Faces and Horrific Consequences
I could hear one PLA general slapping the faces of his subordinates as he cursed them for their hot-headed response to the detection of a civilian plane that we had shot down. Ever since Tadiar’s puppet Foreign Minister had the temerity to refuse to sign a peace agreement that would have ended the conflict between the two nations at war with each other, most of the hardliners shouted at how the delegates lost face, with Arturo Tolentino’s diplomatic insult. The insult that gradually turned into a desire for revenge, because of the embarrassment we suffered, had now resulted in his death. Was it worth killing a diplomat, just so we do not need to show the world how we were embarrassed and robbed of the victory?
“Who was the jackass that decided it was a good idea to shoot down a civilian airliner? One that is carrying the Foreign Minister of the Philippines?” Liao Xilong snapped at his shaking soldiers. “This unit has endangered the Motherland by engaging in acts of criminal behavior, and thanks to each and every one of you, we are now mired in the mud with the fascist jackals whose country we fucking bombed to the Xia Dynasty!”
“Comrade General, we could not abide by the embarrassment that our nation suffered!” one of the soldiers protested, but General Liao punched him in the gut.
“That does not excuse you from pulling that stupid stunt! Your actions will now convince the entire world that we are the aggressors who must be put down like a rabid dog. Do you know what comes after being put down?” the General continued to shout. “A new Century of Humiliation! I lived through the late stages of that Era! So did Comrade Ye, Comrade Wang, and even Comrade Mao himself! Ask them what the Century of Humiliation is like, so you will know how it feels to live in that era! Maybe that should remind you that the Chinese soldier behaves honorably, not like a pack of Wokou!”
After General Liao was finished chewing out the soldiers who disobeyed the order to not shoot down the airplane, he approached me with a fearful look. Comrade Wang and even Comrade Premier Jiang had learned of the incident, and they were disgusted and outraged as well. While they were furious at the Filipino delegates for refusing to sign a peace treaty that would effectively force them to recognize the Nansha Islands as ours, they feared that the fascists in Manila would justify the brazen murder to escalate things. I did not know what he wanted, but when Comrade Wang arrived five minutes later, he had the same look on his face as Comrade General Liao did.
“Comrade Ye, we need to talk.” I followed the two comrades into what appeared to be a small conference room, and we all sat down.
“What is it?” I asked.
Surprisingly, it was Comrade General Liao who spoke first. “Comrade Ye, we need your help in fixing this mess that our overzealous soldiers made. We need you to reach to the moderates within the Philippine government, and to see what could be done.”
“As far as I know, the moderates have been sent to that fascist jackal’s labor camps,” I admitted. While no one knew what happened to dissidents within the fascist Tadiar’s dictatorship, I had a hunch as to where they would end up.
“I am not talking about meeting with the potential rebels within Tadiar’s camp. I am talking about reaching out to the exiles for their help!” Comrade Wang suggested. “You met the former President back when you were summoned to help mediate in that civil war of theirs. Why not talk to her?”
I grew skeptical at the suggestion. “Are you sure? Will Comrade Premier Jiang even approve of this?”
“He would not, but at this point, he has no options left. We will have to propose this to Comrade Jiang.” We looked at each other before nodding in agreement.
We flew back to Beijing from Xiamen, which is where we stayed during the bombing campaign, and it only took us a few hours to get to the capital. By the time we reached the building where the National People’s Congress held their sessions, we were met by Comrade Premier Jiang himself, accompanied by agents of the Guoanbu, or the Chinese secret police. Comrade Premier Jiang led the way inside, while we followed him. When we entered his office, he looked grim and unhappy, but I am sure he is not happy with what we wanted to suggest.
“I would not approve of what you people wanted to propose, but I am afraid there is no other option,” Comrade Premier Jiang started to speak. He looked at Comrade General Liao before continuing to speak. “We need to find a way to prevent the eternal enmity between the Middle Kingdom and the nation held hostage by that fascist idiot from becoming permanent. The only question is, who will be the mediator in this regard?”
“May I make a suggestion?” I asked first to which Comrade Premier Jiang nodded. “We can approach the Americans to mediate, as well as the Canadians.”
“You want to talk to the Americans? Have you forgot that they threatened to impose sanctions on us for whatever we had to do back in 1989?” Comrade Premier Jiang asked back, his temper started to rise a little bit. “Even with a President who is more willing to accommodate our national interests, I am not sure how will that work out.”
“I mentioned the Canadians because the former President of the Philippines now resides in Canada. Perhaps if we can persuade the Americans to allow the establishment of a government-in-exile that will act as the legitimate representative of the Philippines while the fascist junta in Manila continues to rule, we can create the situation needed to depose him,” I suggested.
Comrade Liao nodded. “It might work, and we will need all the help we can get. We can even approach whatever it is that the Europeans are calling themselves, and the Russians too, for help.”
“The Russians would be a better bet, despite our differences with them during the civil war they had there, when our troops intervened in their backyard.” Comrade Premier Jiang grabbed some papers and began to write some notes down. “Comrade Liao, I want to send you to Russia, to re-establish diplomatic relations with their government, and persuade them to help us with our long-term project, which is the deposition of the Tadiar dictatorship.”
“Will do, Comrade Premier!” Comrade Liao shouted and saluted, as he left the room.
Comrade Premier Jiang turned to me and Comrade Wang next. “Comrades Ye and Wang, I will send you two to the United States to meet with the President there, and from there, ask the president if you can also invite the Canadian government to help sponsor a rival Philippine government. We need that peace treaty with the Philippines signed, or the Tadiar clique will cause chaos in Southeast Asia. Got it?”
“As you command, Comrade Premier!” Both of us shouted at the same time and left.
--- PRESIDENT JACKSON TO HOST CHINESE DIPLOMATIC DELEGATION IN WASHINGTON, TALKS OF PROPOSED PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT-IN-EXILE MAIN TOPIC
Washington Post
May 5, 1996
(Washington, DC) – President Jesse Jackson has announced the upcoming visit by the Chinese diplomatic delegation, led by former mediators who played a role in bringing together the fractured coalition of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino and her brutal successor, Artemio Tadiar, Ye Fei, and accompanied by Wang Dongxing, who has emerged as a de facto diplomatic powerbroker within the Chinese Communist Party. In addition, Ye Fei has been instructed by China’s Premier Jiang Zemin to approach the Canadian government for assistance with the possible sponsorship of a Philippine government-in-exile, to be led by former President Aquino as well. In response to China’s sudden desperate plea for diplomatic restraint, considering the People’s Liberation Army’s role in the shooting down of the Philippine aircraft carrying the late Foreign Minister Arturo Tolentino, most famously known as the former Vice President to the late Ferdinand Marcos before his unintentional defection to the Tadiar camp.
“We appreciate the Chinese government’s decision to approach us with a request to help sponsor a potential rival Philippine government that will act as the legitimate representation of the Republic of the Philippines,” President Jackson comments, even as he braces for his first impeachment, on charges of abuse of power and criminal negligence. “In addition, we would approach former President Aquino with a request to lead the government-in-exile, and to make sure that she is supported with the right people.”
Unfortunately, news of a possible emergence of a rival government has resulted in the Tadiar regime’s condemnation of such a move, and while the Tadiar regime has imposed a policy of diplomatic isolation, to ensure that there are no defections, he has managed to keep only few embassies open, most notably the Australian, Japanese, Chilean and Mexican Embassies. In addition, many of the possible candidates for the positions of a proposed Philippine government-in-exile are incarcerated in one of Tadiar’s many established concentration camps, where they served as slave labour to build infrastructure, as well as repairing the entire country after an intense ten months of Chinese aerial bombardment. The United Nations has repeatedly called on the Tadiar regime to release its incarcerated political prisoners as a requirement for lifting of economic sanctions, but so far, no word from the Tadiar regime has come out. Yet, at the same time, certain elements of the Tadiar regime favored keeping the sanctions in place, to prolong their diplomatic isolation.
“It is beyond idiotic what Artemio Tadiar is trying to do to the Philippines,” comments exiled Filipino oligarch and former Marcos crony who settled in Hawaii Roberto Ongpin. “Does he even have a soul, let alone a heart?”
--- Excerpts from “Peace on the West Coast: The Corporate Colonization of British Columbia”
By: Isaac Feldman
Sponsored by the American Cause, released July 1, 2013
“When prominent Chinese investor Li Ka-shing had purchased the Expo 86 lands from the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, the deal was in hindsight, rather controversial, as his connections to high profile business magnates in Hong Kong and the bigwigs in the Chinese Communist Party were well known. However, after the rise of the so-called Chinese New Left, led by prominent PLA general Wang Dongxing, following the death of Ye Fei and Jiang Zemin in one of the most brazen political assassinations in modern history, surpassing even the 1996 assassination of former Tadiar junta figure, the late Foreign Minister Arturo Tolentino, while aboard the very same commercial flight that crashed into the Oriental Pearl Radio Tower in Shanghai by Aum Shinrikyo terrorists trained by the Tadiar regime, many of the political figures in China who were aligned with Deng Xiaoping felt fearful by the prospect of Wang Dongxing stopping the economic reforms. To their confusion, Wang Dongxing might have slowed down some of the economic reforms, fearing the socio-political consequences of a Chinese generation accustomed to wealth and power gained by less traditional means, but he did not stop it completely. However, he started to battle the prominent oligarchs who have grown far too rich for his comfort. Thus, the anti-oligarch campaign of 2001 started with a hitch, but not before Wang Dongxing would appoint Bo Xilai as the next leader of China. The period in which Bo Xilai’s reign would also coincide with the larger exodus of the residents of Hong Kong to Taiwan and Singapore, fearing a Chinese military crackdown on Hong Kong’s fiercely independent political structure until Bo made a concession to the Hong Kong government that the Chinese government will respect the One Nation, Two Systems policy set for Hong Kong. As for Macau, he also extended the same policy as the one designed for Hong Kong. Bo’s concessions had eventually managed to stop the exodus, but not before resettling immigrants coming from other parts of southern China.
Fearing another ‘Yellow Peril’, the Canadian and American governments began to collaborate closely on the issue of a chronically underdeveloped areas of the Pacific Northwest. Starting in 1998, President Jack Kemp would collaborate with Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and his successors on attracting suitable investors for the development of the Pacific Northwest. Unsurprisingly, it was when Donald Trump would come into the political and financial spotlight, emerging as the potential buyer of certain lands in British Columbia. At the same time, a new political party emerged in Canada that advocated closer economic ties to the United States and upkeeping the platform of social credit. It was led by former perennial and eventual future Prime Minister, John Turmel, who would constantly campaign on a policy of stricter monetary reform and economic discipline. Turmel, as leader of the libertarian-aligned Pauper Party of Canada (later merged with the Libertarian Party of Canada to form the People’s Solidarity Party), would implement the policy of Non-Aggression Principle to the party platform. He constantly railed against what he saw as the political collectivization seen in Canadian and American post-secondary institutions, even advocating for the idea of de-funding those institutions that violate certain civil rights. The libertarians would find fertile ground in Western Canada, where rugged individualism and a greater emphasis on the cooperation between workers and business leaders would meet and merge. In addition, Donald Trump wisely kept out of politics and stuck to running his business, avoiding the political downfall of former Texas governor Ross Perot, who became the first sitting Governor to be impeached for political collusion when a whistleblower revealed his role in the Mexican Civil War as the man who secretly bankrolled the rise of Mexican junta leader Mario Chaparro, and even played a role in destabilizing Mexico, for his fellow corporate friends on Wall Street. The impeachment influenced Texas’s politics, but exposed the political divisions within one of the largest states in the United States. Trump would purchase the lands around Port Essington in 2004, as well as Alta Lake, now part of Whistler, and the lands surrounding Pemberton. Yet, Trump’s mark on BC was far more influential than Li Ka-shing’s, mainly because of his flamboyant personality, and because after his divorce with Marla Maples, he began to date and eventually marry Sylva Kelegian, after meeting her in a movie premier of Atlas Shrugged (released in 1999), which was based on Ayn Rand’s book of the same name.
Whistler’s population grew slightly to over 30,000, because of the influx of workers coming into the resort town for construction purposes, but the urbanization of Pemberton on Trump’s initiative was mainly due to his purchase of Amtrak’s corporate shares that enabled Amtrak to purchase their share of BC Rail, thus expanding Amtrak Cascades beyond Vancouver to Pemberton. It was not surprising that the first Trump Tower in Western Canada was built in BC, but Whistler would have Trump Tower built, right across from Whistler Village. In addition, a new Whistler Station serviced by Amtrak Cascades and the BC Government was built to facilitate the flow of tourists, while Pemberton Station was built to facilitate the incoming workers sent to take part in the modern urbanization of Pemberton. To help with the growth of Pemberton and Whistler, Trump would also negotiate with the BC Government and the Canadian federal government on the affordable housing projects within BC and would do the same with the state governments of Seattle and Oregon, and the American federal government.
Trump: For every hotel we build in any city, we will build five to ten apartments reserved for affordable housing. All the families of the workers who are employed in the constructions of new commercial and residential buildings will be qualified to have one apartment, and even certain workers who are not married can qualify for an apartment.
As Vancouver eventually became more expensive to live in, Pemberton emerged as a surprise destination for local families who did not want to live in Vancouver anymore. However, Prince George’s municipal government had launched an ambitious campaign to lure young people from other parts of Canada to live in Prince George back in 2008, forcing Pemberton to do the same thing, with the promise of lowered prices for house purchases being touted. In addition, Pemberton also emerged as an alternative industrial center, with manufacturing plants dominating the landscape. Among the major car brands that built their plants in the vicinity of Pemberton were Ford, BMW, Chevrolet, and Cadillac, but the entry of the Russian car brand TobAZ into the Canadian and American car market had been controversial, as American carmakers feared the competition from their Russian carmaker rivals. By far the biggest impact of the corporate colonization of British Columbia was the role of prominent Canadian and American shipping magnates in the expansion of Port Essington and Prince Rupert. Prince Rupert’s proximity to the state of Alaska had increased its strategic importance as Presidents Kemp and Carol Braun Moseley had stressed the importance of economic integration of Alaska with western Canada during their campaign trail.”
--- PATRIARCH OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AMONG VICTIMS OF AIRPLANE CRASH IN VICINITY OF ISETGRAD
Moscow Times
July 18, 1996
Isetgrad, PUGACHEVO OBLAST – The Russian Orthodox Church has announced the death of Patriarch Alexy II, as he was among the victims of the Aeroflot Flight AE 043 that left Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport and was on its way to Isetgrad to commemorate the anniversary of the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, when the aircraft was hijacked by three Al-Qaeda operatives of Kyrgyz nationality. The terrorists blew up the aircraft, killing everyone onboard, including the Patriarch himself. Official sources from the Russian Orthodox Church indicate that Diomid Dzyuban is due to succeed the murdered Patriarch Alexy II, passing over the more favored candidate, Vladimir Dundyayev, who goes by the clerical name of Kiril. Diomid, known for his ultraconservative stance, is heavily popular with the more traditional church goers, whose fame arose because of the Second Russian Civil War. It was Diomid Dzyuban who oversaw the church services in Isetgrad during the Soviet loyalist siege of the city and was also there to conduct the victory services in St. Basil’s Cathedral when the National Redemption Army captured the Soviet capital.
Other leaders of their respective national Orthodox Churches gave their condolences to the Russian Orthodox Church for the passing of Alexy II, and because of his murder at the hands of Al-Qaeda terrorists, Alexy II is theoretically qualified for canonization by the Russian Orthodox Church as a saint, pending the vote by the other clergymen who are also going to vote for a new Patriarch on the same day. In addition, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople had given a speech, condemning the murder of Patriarch Alexy II as a senseless act of cowardice that served no other purpose. Throughout the Muslim world, the Sunni and Shia clerics had also issued their condemnation of the senseless murder of Alexy II as a spark that will ignite the flames of Islamophobia.
“The Christian leader’s death at the hands of takbirs who claim to carry out the act of jihad is something we must condemn at all costs,” says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. “His death will only inspire the Crusaders in the West to launch a new war on the Muslim faithful in the Middle East, the Caucasus and other parts of the world where Muslims live.”
Likewise, the Sunni clerical leadership has issued a fatwa, condemning the killing as a counter-productive move that will ultimately benefit the West, as their calls for a renewed Crusade will worsen relations between the wider Christian and Muslim communities. In addition, the Armenian Apostolic Church had feared that the murder of Alexy II would re-ignite the war in the Caucasus, and with the expelled Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh as potential foot soldiers in a renewed war against Azerbaijan, the new conflict might force Russia, Turkey, and Iran into intervening in an already unstable environment.
--- TADIAR REGIME PASSES “FEDERALIZATION ACT OF 1998”, ESTABLISHING THE FEDERAL SOVEREIGN STATES OF THE PHILIPPINES
Sydney Herald
April 10, 1998
Manila, PHILIPPINES – The Tadiar regime today had passed a ground-breaking bill, known as the Federalization Act of 1998, which formalizes the federalization of the country into newly established provinces under the name of ‘Federal Sovereign States of the Philippines’. In addition, the federalization provision has also been included in a proposed constitution that should it be passed through a successful referendum, will replace the 1973 constitution. Most importantly, the new 1998 constitution will allow the reorganization of the Philippine government on a tricameral model. Affairs governing the provinces will be done under the National Assembly, while the Legislative Assembly will also discuss possible amendments to the Philippine constitution. Each of the Assemblies will become a check on each other’s power, and the national governing body will be renamed to the Cortes Nacionales, or the National Cortes.
“The adoption of a tricameral legislature is a radical experiment, but a necessary step in the political reformation of the Philippines. It will also allow us to distinguish ourselves from any potential rival government that will be set up by the United States and its allies as puppets that will serve their goals,” comments Artemio Tadiar when asked about the formation of a tricameral system for the Philippines. “In addition, we will also adopt the new flag and anthem for the Federal Sovereign States of the Philippines.”
One of the proposed flags for the Federal Sovereign States of the Philippines that was brought up was the flag once used by Gregorio Del Pilar, while another proposed flag was inspired by the Catalan independence movement’s adoption of the Estelada flag, minus the white star. However, the anthem that was ultimately adopted was the modified lyrics of the WWII-era anthem, ‘Tindig’, used during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. The clear break with the traditions of the short-lived Fifth Philippine Republic is meant to distinguish itself from the Philippine government-in-exile that was formed in Vancouver, Canada, on the initiative of former President Jesse Jackson, with the cooperation of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, and surprisingly enough, China’s leader, Premier Jiang Zemin. Premier Jiang saw the government-in-exile as a strategic ally in which he could persuade them to sign the armistice and peace treaty that would formally end the state of war between China and the Philippines in the aftermath of the Spratlys conflict. Moreover, the Philippine government-in-exile based in Vancouver, Canada, has claimed the legacy of the same short lived Fifth Republic.
--- “The Tadiar regime, brutal as they have been, had introduced certain political reforms that we ultimately kept when I became President in 2016, founding the Sixth Philippine Republic, which we officially renamed as the Federal Republic of the Philippines. My decision to keep the tricameral system of governance has ruffled some feathers of former government-in-exile members, who saw it as the legacy of Tadiar’s regime. Yet, the ultimate irony of it all is that it was Nur Misuari who provided both our movement and the government-in-exile with the tools in which we would ultimately bring down the Tadiar regime, without a single shot fired from either side. Moreover, the open-door policy that Tadiar introduced to the country that allowed the Japanese to regain their former prominence has raised accusations of the junta being Japanese puppets and having learned about the last time Japan occupied the Philippines, we had rightly distrusted Tadiar for it. At the same time, the immigration of Latin Americans into the Philippines had also reconnected our country with the wider Hispanic world, and because of our rediscovery of the Spanish colonial legacy, we were instrumental in Spain’s formation of the La Union de Hispanidad, or the Hispanic Union, which served as a cultural commonwealth of Spanish-speaking nations. Though it was headquartered in Madrid, it served as a conduit for foreign relations between the nations that formed the former Spanish Empire. The preservation of Spanish colonial architecture, as well as its revival in the Philippines, has also attracted tourists, with the restoration of Intramuros that was the joint project of our government with that of the Spanish, Mexican, and Argentine governments. It is for this reason that we chose to make a clean break, both from the failed Fifth Republic and Tadiar’s dictatorship.” Loren Legarda, commenting on the formation of the Sixth Philippine Republic, August 21, 2016.
--- Below, the new flag of the Philippines:  
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Post by TheRomanSlayer on Mar 29, 2021 4:49:05 GMT
I would think, given Tadiar's increased diplomatic relations with the Japanese, he might try to emulate how Japan is governed in terms of having regions and prefectures.  If I had to make changes here, I would put Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao in one entity, and cede the green portion of Basilan island to the expanded Bangsamoro Autonomous Prefecture. In essence, I can see this happening: - Western Visayas, Negros Island, and Central Visayas would become Madyas Region - Samar and Leyte would become Mairete Region - MIMAROPA would be renamed to Taytay Region - Bikol region would remain the same. - CALABARZON and Central Luzon would merge to form Selurong Region, except for Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Ecija, and Nueva Vizcaya, which would form Casiguran Region, as half of Nueva Ecija actually speaks Ilocano. - Cagayan Valley and Ilocos region would remain the same, or form a sub-autonomous federation with Cordillera Autonomous Region to form Kagayan Region. - If sub-federation fails, Cordillera Autonomous Region would remain the same, and Ilocos region would remain the same. - Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon would merge to form Lanao Region. - Caraga and Davao regions, plus Sarangani, Cotabato and South Cotabato would merge to form Butuan Region. Of course, some of the provinces within those regions would have to be merged, like Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, Cotabato and South Cotabato, and other provinces that have North, South, East, and West on them, just for the sake of easing up on the bureaucracy. Also keep in mind that the National Capital Region would transform into Namayan Region, with Manila as its capital, while the new National Capital Region would be Kabankalan, in Negros Island, which would also be renamed to Buglas Island, and it would become Buglas Province. Sulu would become another Autonomous Region, but it might also form a sub-federation with Bangsamoro due to common ties as well. |
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