How Can The European Union Afford To Meddle In Philippine Affairs When They Can't EVEN FIX THEIR PROBLEMS?!

I have a post about getting a Bachelor's Degree in Philippine Expertise from countries under the European Union (EU). I would still say that President Bobong Marcos himself is a WEAK LEADER. Yes, the spoiled son of a dictator might be just as weak (or even weaker) as Emperor Kim Jong Un of North Korea. The COVID-19 pandemic also had me saying that arrogant white men should FIX THEIR OWN COUNTRIES FIRST before meddling in the Philippines. Even worse, there are even ultimatums with the EU trade deal before a deal can be made as portrayed by the cartoon.

This makes me laugh at how clueless arrogant Westerners are often involved 

One is the issue involved with Liela Dilemma. I think a lot of retracted statements might be because Rodrigo R. Duterte's term is over. Right now, I still feel Dilemma is guilty to a certain extent. Rigoberto Tiglao's expose concerning the Bilibid scandal makes a point. If Dilemma didn't profit from the drug trade then she was still IRRESPONSIBLE. If the recanting happens late in Duterte's term and now in Bobong's term - I still feel that it's because those scum (and Dilemma) gotta stick with each other, right? I can't be sure though and it's better to investigate the charges against Dilemma under due process. Still, I agree with Tiglao that Dilemma herself is severely incompetent and shouldn't even hold ANY related position. Get angry with me but that's what I think.  Even worse, Dilemma was already alleged to have profited from druglords last 2012. Right now, any recanting by Kerwin Espinosa and Sanda Cam are rather suspicious. 

The other issue is with Maria Ressa. Yes, the same Ressa that got lambasted on BBC HARDtalk.Unlike the other Westerners who sympathizd with Ressa - Sackur did the opposite. Yet, we can't discount how Rappler has its appeal to the clueless West in giving her awards. Like Dilemma, Ressa has awards left and right from Western liberals. Once again, think that Rappler is STILL OPERATIVE UNTIL THIS DAY. As Sackur said, the Rappler website has NOT BEEN SHUT DOWN. Still, Ressa continues her so-called crusade. Ressa got the Nobel Fish Fries... SO WHAT? That's why I even want to nominate Cocounts Martin for the Nobel Fish Fries from the Nobel Foundation. I would also want to nominate Ressa for the Nobel Prize in Physics with her oh-so-amazing discoveries!

How credible is the EU anyway that they can even afford to meddle in the Philippines?

Speaking against the ill of another country isn't necessarily bad. A good example is where the Spanish government intervened during Paco Larranaga's case. It was because Paco himself was actually INNOCENT of the crime that happened on July 16, 1997. The documentary Give Up Tomorrow featured how it was nothing more than a convoluted case. Paco did asko for help from Spain because he was WRONGFULLY on death row. However, EU has failed Paco in some way. Why is it that after all the evidence presented of his innocence that PACO IS STILL IN JAIL? True, Paco can now move around in the morning or he has freedom every now and then. Paco still SLEEPS IN JAIL. Paco was still required to admit to a crime HE NEVER COMMITTED. That incident alone can make one ask is the EU indeed credible? Paco did ask for help from EU. EU did the right thing to intervene because a EUROPEAN CITIZEN was in danger of wrongful execution. 

However, the EU has proven itself to lack credibility. December 13, 2022, was a turning point of the EU Parliament's scandal. however, based ons tructure, the EU Parliament is more presidential than a real parliamentary like how the Marcos Empire Parliament was never a real parliamentary. Taiwan and South Korea have parliaments but they're under preisdentialism. The leadership is under the EU President who presides over debates and activities of the Euorpean parliament. The signature of the EU president is required for enacting EU laws. As for the scandal last 2022, I'd like to share this in part:

“It is so profound because it jars so fundamentally with what parliament pretends to stand for,” Ghent University Professor Hendrik Vos, an EU expert, told The Associated Press. “The parliament pretends to stand for transparency, unable to be bribed, to defend fundamental values. And then you get something like this.”

Referring to her barely suppressed “fury, my anger, my sorrow,” Parliament President Roberta Metsola told EU lawmakers on Monday that “European democracy is under attack.” While they convened in Strasbourg, France, Belgian police picked up a haul of computer data from the assembly’s other seat in Brussels.

The parliament, however, has always been a ripe target for people seeking funds or favors or to influence policy, from tobacco lobbyists and auto industry representatives to officials from national governments. The difference this time is that Belgian prosecutors found out.

Police have now conducted more than 20 raids, mostly in Belgium but also in Italy, as part of a probe into bribery for political favors. Prosecutors suspect that people “in political and/or strategic positions within the European Parliament were paid large sums of money or offered substantial gifts to influence Parliament’s decisions.”

The scandal has rocked the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the Parliament. The group brings together center-left parties from across Europe. It remains the second-largest group in the 705-seat assembly but lost more than 30 seats in the last election as public support waned.

Prosecutors have charged four people, who have not been identified, with corruption, participation in a criminal group, and money laundering. Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili of Greece was among them. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to terminate her term in office.

How can EU even afford to tell the Philippines what to do when THEY CAN'T FIX THEIR OWN PROBLEM? I could understand if credible neighboring ASEAN countries are telling the Philippines what to do. The late Lee Kuan Yew had all the credibility such as how he rose from a third-world country into a first-world country. Mahathir Mohamad's years of experience made Malaysia a great nation. 

The Observer Research Foundation also presents this map regarding the EU's failure. One of its biggest problems is its failure due to a SELECTIVE democratic role:

For many people, it is the failure to act as a champion of equality that has led to a loss in the EU’s credibility. It has failed to adequately address human rights violations in member-states and protect its citizens under the European Convention of Human Rights. The current situation in Bulgaria is a prime example of this: violence has ensued over weeks of consecutive protests over the failing rule of law in the country, and the EU is being blamed. Citizens claim that the mismanagement of EU funds made it easier for the oligarchic Bulgarian mafia to gain control of national institutions. Despite this breakdown and the brutality that has accompanied it, the Union has refrained from intervening in or even addressing the situation. The real question, then, is of the motive behind the EU’s exercise of power in the region – especially given that it has cited ‘democratic backsliding’ and fundamental rights violations as reasons for intervening in similar crises in the past. What makes Bulgaria different? Arguably, European silence on the matter stems from the relationship of Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov, with Berlin and the European Commission. This raises the question of whether the livelihoods of Bulgarian citizens are being compromised for the benefit of the unelected European bureaucracy, which in turn points to a larger failure in the European Union system: it cannot intervene because it has been built on Machiavellian principles, made to prioritise the needs of certain powerful members (most commonly Brussels and Berlin) over others.

So really, how can they talk about human rights violations failure IN THE PHILIPPINES when they can't even solve their own problems? I'd say developed ASEAN countries have MORE CREDIBILITY to solve it when they fail to champion equality. I guess it's no surprise that they back up Dilemma. The Progressive Alliance even awarded Etta Rosales. There are some things Rosales said to be true about martial law. I can feel sorry for Rosales' illegal detention. However, Rosales tends to be overly lenient which I believe she's the extreme opposite of totalitarianism. Meaning, Rosales may believe in a dysfunctional sense of freedom. People like her give me the tendency to believe that the Philippines must be ruled by a Communist totalitarian state (with free markets) to purge out pasaways. 

Their crisis management may be worse than what the Philippines has now. This is also said about crisis management:

Another important aspect of the bloc’s democratic failures is its collective crisis management, which has been put to test by the pandemic. Despite having a comprehensive health strategy created to complement national policies, the EU failed to assist its member countries when they were in dire need of solidarity and coordination. This, along with a gross lack of preventive measures, resulted in a reversion to nationalistic policies: countries prioritised their own interests by imposing individualistic restrictions to movement and exports (Woods et al, 2020), which even now continues to pose challenges to the EU ideal of unity and the functionality of its institutional machinery.

In short, the EU really doesn't have the credibility to tell the Philippines what to do. Sure, the Philippines can use foreigners' advice on how to do things better. It's just that the EU really has almost no credibility. If they showed themselves with good credibility then I can welcome their suggestions. If not, then STFU and fix their own problems first! Then again what do you expect when the noisest can is the can without anything inside.