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Manny Villar Says Duterte"s Foreign Policy Was Used By Singapore And Malaysia And Made Them Successful: "What We Need Is A Pro-Filipino Foreign policy!"

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<div class="hidepic" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EkaVeR3ELcveOJ-4L8ZPQDnd26sA7vU0LwMEKPYJDTb-CEsFcrGhAs14zt0uKHV2nsK6vpDWrc_uYX_mpKpp3OchxxMPrCTJ5LV36qYs4xyk7Sx7qLC85BRUHdKQBrffqx4w5liOQkPS/s1600/a31.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EkaVeR3ELcveOJ-4L8ZPQDnd26sA7vU0LwMEKPYJDTb-CEsFcrGhAs14zt0uKHV2nsK6vpDWrc_uYX_mpKpp3OchxxMPrCTJ5LV36qYs4xyk7Sx7qLC85BRUHdKQBrffqx4w5liOQkPS/s1600/a31.JPG"/></a></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">With <b>President Rodrigo Duterte’s</b> continuous reiterations with regards to the Philippines’ new independent foreign policy, local and international medias were set ablaze. </div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">However this approach of the President isn’t the first time an <b>Asian leader</b> decided to distance themselves from the <b>United States. </b></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Former Senator Manny Villar reaffirmed this during an interview with Business Mirror. Villar pointed out former <b>Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad</b> and former <b>Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan</b> Yew who also used the same approach and declared an independent foreign policy during their reign in power.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Malaysian Prime Minister Mahatir</b> also ditched Western <b>Economic Policies</b> and imposed death penalty for drug traffickers despite great conflicts such as the execution of foreign suspects. Malaysia’s ‘Look East’ policy gave <b>Malaysia </b>the freedom to establish better relations both in terms of diplomacy and economics, with developed <b>Asian </b>countries such as <b>Korea and Japan. </b></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">“During the 1997 Asian financial crisis, when Asian countries readily obtained loans from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, Mahathir refused to seek relief from the two US-led institutions and preferred domestic measures to survive the crisis,” said Villar.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">As for Lee, the Singaporean Prime Minister established radical reforms in Singapore and stood his ground despite many criticisms from the West saying his ideas were repressive.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Lee’s boldness helped Singapore in its huge leap from being a Third World Nation to a First World Country.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">The former senator said these stories of success from Malaysia and Singapore help reassure investors whenever countries adopt a new and independent foreign policy.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Villar further defended the President saying the independent foreign policy does not aim to make enemies but promote the interest of the nation first before others.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">“What we need, and what I believe the President wants to establish, is not a pro-US foreign policy or a pro-China foreign policy, but a pro-Filipino foreign policy. We can be friends with all countries because it serves our interest to do so.”</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Manny Villar Says Duterte" and="" by="" foreign="" made="" malaysia="" policy="" s="" singapore="" successful:="" them="" used="" was=""/></div><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">Source: <a href="http://viralvidyos.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">TNP</a>, <a href="http://politics.com.ph/manny-villar-says-du30-style-foreign-policy-also-work-singapore-malaysia-look-successful/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Politics</a></span></div>

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