The Filipinos are brave beyond belief, read up on how they stood up to the sons of Nippon when they were occupied.
And everyone of them knows of and loves MacArthur
“The Filipinos are brave beyond belief”
They may be brave but they seem remarkably ineffectual when it comes to dealing with insurgents. If it’s not Communists it’s Islamists or drugs cartels cropping up everywhere. Parts of the country seem to be utterly lawless.
Much-maligned Indonesia, a 90 percent Muslim country, seems to be a lot more effective at handling these things than the Philippines. Whilst Indonesia has its problems it has a much better idea how to deal with trouble-makers, including jihadists, commies and drug dealers than the Philippines, a 90 percent Catholic country with massive backing from the US.
Why is it that the Philippines, with their undoubtedly tough and brave troops, are so hopeless at keeping the lid on trouble?