Dear Editors,
I would like to comment on your story in The Mindanao Examiner, (Philippine rebels accuse Aquino of ‘selling out’ sovereignty to US) at: (http://www.mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20140315101451).
In the body of the story you made reference to President Obama visiting the Philippines and that is what I would like to address. I will start by making reference to real life experiences as an American ExPat living in the central Luzon (Metro Manila) area. The level of Hatred, Racism and Selfishness in this area towards Americans is off the charts. Based on my experiences this is why I feel President Obama should Not visit the Philippines in April. To follow is a little background on myself.
I ran for US Congress in east Texas (TX-01) in 2006 (the Democratic Nominee) and 2008 (as an Independent) against Louie Gohmert. One of several endorsements was the Libertarian Party in east Texas. After that lose, I moved to the Philippines Jan., 2009.
I also took the liberty to make a 45 minute video which I uploaded onto You Tube: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL-bjz2id2g) explaining why President Obama should not visit the Philippines in April. Within the video, I took the liberty to make reference to a lot of US issues ( Immigration, Education, the National Debt, Trade Deficit, Filipino Dual Citizenship, the US Embassy in Manila, etc.) which media sources in the US would find of interest if I had of defeated Louie Gohmert.
My position is President Obama should not be wasting the American Taxpayer’s Money (or tarnishing the image of Washington DC) on countries like the Philippines until the Philippine government and the Filipino people extend the SAME opportunities to all ExPats that Filipinos enjoy in the US..
Respectfully,
Roger L. Owen
admiral_pools@yahoo.com
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