All these US territories, including the Philippines have been fighting protected and killed for American values such as justice, democracy and freedom under the US flag. These countries and territories are already militarily , socially, politically and culturally linked to us and each other. The United States would be stronger specially in the Pacific and Southeast Asia and we would all gain from being American Citizens under the Star Spangled banner. We haven't expand since 1959 and we have lost influence around the World. This is a perfect turning Point to once and for all expand and live up to our values as one nation under God no matter which corner of the World it might be. We would have a stronger reason to be in Asia when the Phillippines is a state of the USA and a part of us all



