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not, these words perfectly describes the sentiments of the Philippines new
president Rodrigo Duterte and the new foreign policy that his
United States naval forces project US naval powers in the Atlantic and
Spanish colony for more than 300 years until the country was seized by the
made and local troops were trained to naturalize the growing insurgency.
bases which were installed at Subic and Clark. While the separation of the
If the separation between the Philippines and the United States would
in terms of trade and labor. One specific industry that is most likely to be at
take the biggest hit should the Duterte administration pursue his
captive markets for companies which are majorly from the United States.
competence of Filipino BPO employees made the industry progress over the
years since the first BPO company in the Philippines was founded in 1992.
The current ranking of the Philippines is at the 39th in the world which
makes it a promising market for BPO companies. The all-time high rate of
employment in the BPO was recorde in 2014 when the work force grew
from 101,000 workers to over 930,000 in the first quarter. One of the
Philippines from the United States reflects one major policy shift. Severing
ties with the United States may prompt US-based companies to look for
alternatives were foreign and economic policies are industry friendly, such
as the case of India. With almost 80-85% percent of its clientele coming
shifts that may come as a result of this separation such as reduction of tax
multinational companies.
Aside from the BPO industry, remittances and cash flow from other
industries such as export are expected to receive a blow with the shift in
the US market. The President was serious in his statements to sever ties
with the US, it will definitely have a negative impact towards exports and
the outsourcing industry, (Tan, 2016). The business sector also emphasized
the effect the new foreign policy would have in remittances as Filipinos
derive money and livelihood either from remittances sent by Filipinos in the
growth, poverty reduction and relieving social problems while enabling the
Philippines separation from the United States and the growing fear of the
diplomatic relations with the United States but merely making an expansion
of trade relations with the East since the economic base of the Philippines
Secretary Ernesto Pernia also reiterated that the statement of the Philippine
of trade and investment relations and will maintain our ties with the West,
Europe, with Japan of course, and the US, the Latin America, and even
consultants of the president who expressed that the BPO will remain
roadmap for the industry in the next six years where employment is
the fact that BPO gains equal those of remittances from the United States, it
come from North and South America, 22% or five million dollars come from
Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates,
15% or nearly four million dollars are remitted from OFWs in European
OFWs in Asian countries like Hong Kong remit 15% or three million dollars
Philippines has an ongoing dispute with China over territories that lie
across the West Philippine Sea. The Philippines has taken the dispute to the
favor of the Philippines for lack of legal basis and historic rights over their
when the dispute over the Western Philippine Sea was at its peak. Senators
worry about the hostility the president shows the United States that has
The treaties that are most likely to be made with Russia and China might
present conflicts over the Tribunals decision as China continues to honor it.
Philippines separation from the United States, has also threatened to stop
Treaty between the United States and the Philippines which was signed in
1951. The latter contained articles which dictated and ensure the support
outside party. EDCA on the other hand allows the assignment and rotation
install and operate temporary facilities in the Philippines for the Philippines
and Unites States forces to use. The Philippines has always been an
important ally of the United States despite not being part of the North
agreement to the Visiting Forces Agreement inked in 1998 after the United
States left their bases in 1994. Apart from the trainings that Filipino troops
timely and useful when the Philippines was struck by typhoon Hyan in 2013
Philippines and China, EDCA reaffirms the Unites States position and
always been seen as a strategic importance in naval and trade which puts it
separation of the Philippines from the United States is what the Philippines
Dutertes plans to stop EDCA maybe the first step to enable the country to
review some unfair practices that always seem to favor the United States
have access to exercise venues only after security and safety requirements
are met as officials from the United States solely hold control of the
Annotated Bibliography
Agcaoili, L. (2016). New US government critical to BPO, OFW cash flows. Philippine Star.
rough talk against the United States and the possible implications this would merit upon the
election of a new US president. It further explains the impact it may possibly pose to foreign
investors, particularly from the United States as majority of the countrys BPO income are
about Philippine President Duterte and his unconventional policies as the key factors said to
have weakened the Philippine peso as it plummeted to its lowest in seven years. Aside from
the Philippine peso this article also explains how largely affected the stock market has been
which has become the biggest upset for the business sector.
Dagooc, E. (2016). Severing ties with US bad for export, BPO industries. philstar.com. Retrieved
explains why the business communities, both local and foreign, are concerned on the likely
effects as Philippine President Duterte stated his want to sever Philippines military and
economic ties with the United States. The article goes on to state how the United States has
and economic growth particularly in the Philippines where majority of the population either
work overseas or receive remittance from overseas. Furthermore, the article also seeks to
explain why and how remittances have been stably backing up the Philippine economy and
Liau, Y. & Sayson, I. (2016). [Philippine peso slides with stocks as Duterte unnerves
how the Philippine peso had sunk to a seven-year low and how it adversely affected the
stock market since President Dutertes foreign and economic policies continue to be an issue
cointegration analysis. DLSU Business & Economics Review, 21(2), 47-62. This paper
examines the relationship between international remittances and the growth of the
Philippine economy. It explains how it helps increase the economy's GDP and at the same