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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1563 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ... Suiu VV MINDANAO THE PHILIPPINES This UPI newsmap shows locations in the Philippine Islands, a nation of plantations, mines, jungles and forests making it a raw-material producing country. It is the only sizeable ovjrseas colony the United States ever had. (UPI) Philippines Is Hot, Wild Country With Potential Promise By DON C. BECKER United Press InternalioiiKl MANILA (UPI) The Phil ippines is a hoi, wild country the only sizeable overseas colony the United States ever had where politics, poverty and potential promise underlie almost everything. It is perhaps the best-educated country in Southeast Asia. Filipinos have a flair for the artistic, for hospitality and sometimes for violent emotion al reactions. With its Spanish-American co lonial background, this island nation of 30 million people is unlike anything else in Asia. In dependent since July 4, 11)46, the Philippines has some of the characteristics of a South American country. There is fabulous wealth, con trolled in the main by old Span ish families, by a few Ameri cans and by the commercially adroit Chinese who are so good Ht commerce Ihc government has taken steps lo legislate them out of mnny areas of business. Tho Phtlinnines is a country nf ninninilnns. mines, iunglcs, forests a raw-material pro ducing nation. The vast ma jority of Filipinos live out their lives close lo inc sun. There is great poverty. Per capita income is a lime ovei $100 a year. The so-called mid dle class has yet lo emerge in any strength. Of Malay Slock The Filipinos are of Malay slock, with a mixture of Span ish and Chinese. The main lan guage is Tagalog, a Malay tongue. But most literate Filip inos speak English, and many speak Spunish as well. Mnnilu, with one of the finest natural harbors in Ihc world, is th huh ot the nation. Before World War II Manila was de scribed as the Jewel ot Ihc Or ient, but today it is drab and unspectacular although a young. husky mayor ny me mum- " Antonio J. Villegns has his mind set on changing all that. From the standpoint of tour ism, despite the magnificent sunsets on Manila Bay, the Philippines has a bad reputa tion, not necessarily deserved. Foreign authors and newspaper men visiting Ihc Philippines in evitably write about lawless ness and make nolo the (act that manv bars and restaur ants arc adorned with signs ad vising customers lo check their firearms outside. Signs of the old Wild West, Indeed. Shootings ore common place particularly in the wild and woolly provinces. But Fil- bered as bloody World War II battle grounds. About 6,000 of the islands are less than one square mile in size. Tne climate is tropical hot and humid and temper atures range between 70 and 02 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year. From Juno until September, typhoons roar up out of the western Pacific heading toward the Asian mainland. They often create havoc and cause crop damage as they pass through the Philippines. Kainfall is abun dant six months of the year, and Manila gets up to 100 inch es annually. The soil is rich. The Philip pines is the world s largest copra producer. Other chief ex ports are - sugar, lumber and iron ore. Mice, which the nation sometimes has to import, is the staple food. Corruption Widespread The "fix" Is available all over the Philippines, the graft- lighling tactics of President Uiosdadn Macapagal notwith standing. It is perhaps most palhctic among some union lead ers who have enriched them selves at (he expense of Ihe workers by accepting bribe mon ey from employers. All politicians in Ihe Philip pines aren't dishonest, but neith er are (hey all honost. Some pay lillle or no income taxes although in Ihe house of repre sentatives they have voted them selves fabulous amounts if "dis cretionary funds" which moke thorn among Ihe highest-paid in the world. The bureau of internal rcve-1 nue also is subjected to the temptations of corruption. The : government loses countless mil- j lions in .revenue because it is j unable to enforce its lax laws adequately. j (irowtli Promising Unquestionably, the Philip pines has its problems, but it still has managed an annual economic growth rale ot 6 per cent over the last decade. As a U.S. weekly news magazine commented recently, the Philip pines seems hopeless compared wilh Ihe United Stales or Eu rope, but if you happen lo come from Indonesia or India il does n't seem nearly so bad. And President Macapagal has start ed a promising five-year socio economic program. If the nation has a single overriding problem il is a lack of respect for law and order. Before Ihe war, during the American ncgime, oldtimers soy (he respect existed. Many say it was the Japanese occupation which caused the harm, when lying and stealing were looked upon as pal nolle When inc over, the disorder ipinos rarely shoot ot tourists or foreigners Panel's I'lTo-sHinging mere are m iii-v-nHiKuih i war was English language newspapers , continued. published daily in Manila. There ( arc also six commercial lelevi-, sion channels and more than 20. D. nL )omfc in commercial radio stations mUCIIII fCUIlJ III the cltv although the metropol-1 . ., ilan population is only just over fgg ROW U6Cl IH6 mice iiiiuit'ii Makati, a suburb of Manila, Is probably the finest light in dustrial area in Amh. It is sur rounded by four residential (lis Iricls which arc populated by rich Filipinos, Americans, Span iards, Chinese and other for eigners, including Ihe diplomat ic colony. These districts are in bewildering contrast to the slums of Manila, which are among the worst in the world Bank debits for Southwestern Oregon including Curry, Jose phine, and Jackson counties de creased in November, UIKI, compared to November, lliti'.1, the University ol Oregon Bureau of Business Research has re ported. Debits for November, totaled $ll(l.78.230. For Oc tober, IHli3, the total was $1 15, 5!l,57. and for November, l!Hi2, The dozens of institutions (or 'the total was $126,310,901. higher education include lhe Oregon, with 266 banks re University of Santo Tomas , nnrtimi hurl a rWinnsr. in hunk which was founded by the Span-I debits in November, l'.ita, of S.8 ish in the 17th century. The Philippines has probably more doclors and lawyers than all the rest of Southeast Asia combined. Nation of Islands There are 7,100 islands in the republic, hut Ihe majority of Filipinos live on only 110 of them, the two largest being densely populated Luzon (40,420 square miles) in the north and Mindanao CKi.ooo square miles) in Ihefisoulh. They are remem- "Oil To Burn" S&H Green St4mpi MEDFORD FUEL CO, Phont 772-2111 u per cent compared to October, 1063; and an increase of 6.6 per cent compared to November, 1062. GRAY'S-HUGE YEAH- QOlTD ill WORTH OF FINE FURNITURE GOING FOR ONLY Please do not confuse this sale with the ordinary so-called "Clearance." Here you can save on a wide choice of really fine furniture of all kinds. We simply must clear our stocks for Tax Purposes. There are many rare "buys" included. Floor samples, one-of-a-kind, reserve stock complete, groups and odd pieces. Each one is worth having, and you'll find values and savings really worth considering, for pieces that go happily in every room. TERRIFIC SAVINGS FOR EVERY ROOM IN YOUR HOME! 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