The previous threads on this which have been posted over the last few years.
We have quite a few expatriate Freepers who chime in.
The western press is beside itself. Citizenry are supposed to be sheep, who would expire without the diligent and benevolent care of a carefully controlled judicial class. Without the black robed priesthood dictating every move subjects become citizens.
The Philippines is looking like a real good place to be right now. Well except for the oppressive heat and the mosquitoes. And the malaria and the Dengue fever...okay never mind. I liked the people when I was over there but not the climate or the bugs.
There are mountain areas that are cooler.