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@neuronakaya Well, the current administration has always been under the control of the USA (even his father), they're not even American in any way. Yet, Dick Gordon, with an American blood, is solid pro-Philippines, and ironically, can't win as a President in the times he tried.

I'm still hopeful though that we'll see a Japan-Korea-Philippines alliance/confederation in the future. The only way to keep China and the USA at bay. The only way we can truly stay neutral and use both of them, instead of them using us.

ASEAN, on the other hand, I think its use is now questionable.

1. A third of the membership is under the sphere of influence of mainland China. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.

2. Vietnam has always been anti-China, but they refuse to work with others faithfully.

3. Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, they're staying neutral.

4. Thailand and Indonesia are vocal, but that's about it.

5. The Philippines is currently under the control of the puppet master, USA.

ASEAN already lacks teeth as it is, because of the improper use of its “non-interference” policy. Add the above, and well, ASEAN can't do anything anymore.

We haven't even heard anything about the vision to have ASEAN closely integrated. Instead of that happening, we started to revert to “me-first” attitude.

We created the ASEAN Constitution and ASEAN Anthem, and that's it, publicity. What's next? Absolutely nothing.

The grouping can't even make all member nations to make August 8 as an ASEAN holiday in the entire region. They promised more grassroots projects, but can't even do that. They only re-declared August 8 as “ASEAN Day” when all members ratified the ASEAN Constitution. And done, just paper and words.

A tight alliance between Japan-Korea-Philippines is, I think, our best bet today and in the coming decades, and again, potentially a confederation. Our three countries are even closer, and have shared, culturally for a very long time. Filipinos helped Japan after WW2. Filipinos helped Korea during the height of, and after the, Korean War. Japan is helping the Philippines today. Korea is also helping the Philippines today.

Our economies, while in current standards the Philippines is lagging behind, all locals of the three nations are going through very similar, if not the same, problems: everything is expensive for locals. In the end, Koreans and Japanese come to the Philippines. And Filipinos, looking for better pay, are going to Korea and Japan.

The three nations are already linked in many aspects, and actually relying on each other already. We just have to bring it to the geopolitics and military levels.

LOL. We even consume each other's drama, film, and music content for almost a century now!