Original sentence: The Philippines was the most developed country in Asia immediately following World War II, but has since lagged behind other countries because of poor economic growth, government confiscation of wealth, widespread corruption, and neo-colonial influences.Three hundred years as a Spanish colony (1565-1898) and five decades as an American protectorate (1898-1946) have been the greatest foreign influences on Philippine culture
Edited sentence: The Philippines was the most developed country in Asia immediately following World War II, but has since lagged behind other countries because of poor economic growth, government confiscation of wealth, widespread corruption, and neocolonial influences.Three hundred years as a Spanish colony (1565-1898) and five decades as an American colony (1898-1946) have been the greatest foreign influences on Philippine culture