My sister asked me to find her something that can describe the impact of US President Obama to the Philippines, and this was what I found. ------------------------------- Although totally unscientific, The ones who had lived or traveled extensively in the United States thought that Obama would be a disaster for the Philippines. The ones who had never been there felt Obama was an incredibly good choice. The Obama presidency will have a much greater impact on the Philippines than had McCain been elected. It is likely that McCain would have ignored the Philippines and his administration’s polices would have been of benign neglect toward the country. President Obama, on the other hand, based on what he said campaigning, could materially affect this country. On the foreign-policy side, the Philippines utilizes the United States for its support in government operations against the various insurgent groups operating in the country. Although this support is resented by some groups, if the sit...