Look at how the Prime Minister of Vietnam cowers at President Marcos!
This was in the early 1970s and during this time, the Republic of the Philippines was one of the richest countries in South East Asia, and the largest Armed Forces in the region at the time.
During this time, The Philippine Air Force boasted squadrons of F-8 crusaders, squadrons of F-5II (then the equivalent of the F-22 RAPTOR), as well as countless strafer fighters.
It is a damn shame how we left our course. We were once at the apex of the region.
It is a shame. Absolute Shame.
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