At sa kanyang ganda at yum

Dayuhan ay nahalina
Bayan ko, binihag ka
Nasadlak sa dusa

- Jose Alejandrinos Nuestra Pat

Sa sariling lupa,
ay alipin ako ng banyag
Sa kuko ng agila,
kailangan kong makalaya.

-Freddie Aguilar, Sa Kuk

Western
Neocoloniali
sm

#1

Economic
Neocoloniali
sm

Economic Neocolonialism
through Globalization and Free
Trade Agreements
Bell Trade Act
Foreign Investments
Toll Ways

Economic Neocolonialism
through the unholy triad
(IMF, WTO, WB)
WTO (World Trade
Organization)
Facilitates trade by removing
barriers/tarrifs
The Philippines joined upon WTOs
formation

IMF (International
Monetary Fund) and WB
(World Bank
Stabilize exchange rates and offer
financial and technical assistance
The Philippines was supervised by IMF
for 40 years
Structural adjustment policies:
Raising the price of public
services
Higher Taxes and lower
government spending

Trans-National
Corporations
(TNC)

#2

Military
Neocoloniali
sm

Military Neocolonialism
through the presence of US
Bases in the Philippines

The use of EDCA as a disguise

to permanently station US
troops in the Philippines

#3

Political
Neocoloniali
sm

The Philippine Government as

a cooperative neocolonial
servant that supports
suggested local/foreign
policies of the United States.

Bell Trade Act

Every administration follows the
Washington Consensus
Economic Prescriptions
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Trade Liberalization
- Deregulation

Countermeasur
es!

#4

Cultural
Neocoloniali
sm

Colonial
Mentality

Countermeasur
es!

Who benefits in
Neocolonialism?

US Government
Philippine elite and bureaucrats
Foreign Investors

Neocoloniali
sm outside
the
Philippines