The Leashold Rights Fight

Comment from a reader on SBMA's leaseholder rights scam:

I have 2 points I'd like to make regarding the Lease Holder Rights Certificates

1. The proposed fee schedule for the Lease Holder Rights Certificates is based on value (ad valorem tax). An ad Vlorem tax can only be applied to the owner of the property, e.g. SBMA. So if SBMA proposes an Ad Valorem tax, they should tax themselves since they are the owners of the property.

2. Whenever the Government of the Philippines is faced with an natural disaster that through their own incompetance and failure to provide for contingencies, they always call upon to US Government (military) to bail them out, i.e. US Marines in the Bagoiu Earthquakes in the early 90's, US Navy Squadron VC-5 with the only flyable helocopters during Pinatubo, US Airforce F-4 Phantom flying Combat Air Patrols (CAP) in support of the Aquino Administration during the the Coup attempts in the 80's... they always rely on the the US Government and military, not the Australians, not Eurpoeans, not South Koreans... US Military to bail them out.

I know, I was there during all of this. Before the SBMA government attempts to extort money off retired US military residents, they should think about this and realize that we are not Filipinos, and we will not accept this.

If SBMA wants a fight, they should bring a lunch because we will no accept this. We will contact our representatives and our President and we we see what happens the next time the Philippines cannot handle administration of their own country.