Open letter to Marcos Jr on Donald Trump Visit
Concerned Global Citizens Oppose the US-Led Plunder of Philippine Resources
This November 16-18, US President Donald Trump will visit the Philippines to participate in the ASEAN summit. His visit, which has been enthusiastically welcomed by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, is an affront to the Filipino people who are struggling to defend their land and livelihood in the face of US-led plunder of resources.
Sign on to the open letter below to voice your concern about the hosting of Trump and the selling out of the Philippines to foreign interests.
An Open Letter to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
We are concerned global citizens angered by your hosting of Donald Trump to the Philippines for the upcoming ASEAN Summit. As Trump steps on Philippine soil to sign off on Pax Silica, we will be part of a Global Day of Action on November 16 in several countries to condemn the selling-off of Philippine natural resources and conversion of the country into a US-led weapons, AI, and surveillance hub for the US-led war agenda in the Indo-Pacific region.
The writing is on the wall– Trump will travel to the Philippines a proven disgrace and embarrassment. The US midterm elections prove the American people no longer support him, while his administration and its foreign policy have made the US government the laughingstock of the international diplomatic community. Your allegiance and puppetry to the Trump agenda makes your administration a disgrace as well.
We convey this message with you as the peoples of the world– in Europe, in the Americas, Asia, Africa and elsewhere– who continue to rise up united and protesting their governments for their deteriorating quality of life caused by:
WAR
MILITARISM
CORRUPTION
FASCISM
INFLATION
WAGE STAGNATION
These current global protests are akin to the life-and-death struggle of the Filipino people against Pax Silica and US-led war and plunder.
We stand with the Filipino people in their struggle, despite your fascist tools to suppress them and our solidarity for them. No amount of red-tagging, malignment, slander, trumped-up charges, blacklisting, harassment, intimidation, surveillance can hide the ugly truth nor break our ties with the impoverished Filipino majority. Our links remain strong, unbreakable, and increasing.
Signatories:
Rev. Dr. Bob Filler, Coordinating Minister, Parkdale United Church (Canada)
Azadeh Shahshahani, Legal & Advocacy Director, Project South (United States)