Quote Originally Posted by j_avonni
Excerpt from the column of Jose Ma. Montelibano (Glimpses of INQ7)

A large chunk of the remaining natural resources of the Philippines is in the Mindanao-Palawan area. These resources, including deuterium, can be the material platform of renewed Philippine development. However, they can also be the cause of more conflict and the ultimate reason for the partitioning of the Philippines.
i think the latter will be our future. kung totoo man ito mga rich natural resources natin, time to go for 51st state of America. kung hindi prepare to become another lebanon or iraq or somalia. sa panahon ngaun, kung sino yun mga rich in natural resources yun ang nagkakagulo or "pinagkakagulo". we cant beat the "powers that be" by simply having rich resources around us.