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Philippines Filipino Nationalism
Filipino nationalism, which is an important element of
foreign policy, showed every sign of intensifying in the early
1990s. Diverse elements in Philippine society have been united in
opposition to their common history of foreign subjugation, and
this opposition often carried an anti-American undertone.
Leftists have long held that Philippine history is a story of
failed or betrayed revolutions, with native compradors selling
out to foreign invaders. In the post-Marcos years, this thesis
received wide acceptance across the political spectrum. The
middle class was deeply disillusioned because five successive
United States administrations had acquiesced to Marcos's
dictatorship, and Filipino conservatives nursed grievances long
held by the left.
Data as of June 1991
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