The Greater Filipino Republic (Path of Humanity)

The Greater Filipino Republic or the GFR is a Southeast Asian republic located in East Asia. It covers an area about of 300,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) and is home to 180.6 million people of different races but the most common being Filipino and Chinese. The republic's ideology was Democratic Colonialism as the Philippines had been eyeing and preparing to invade Sabah once the time was right since the 80's. The country is regarded once as the "sick man of asia" because of its unstable economy and its rampant corruption but after the reformation period wherein newly elected president of 2022, Leni Robredo, reformed the government along with the country, the Asian country rose to become a leading power in Southeast Asia. 
The Greater Filipino Republic was born after the Reformation period when President Leni Robredo on 2022 began reforming the government to root out corruption and establish the Philippines as a dominant power in a Asia wherein the threat of war looms. Most of the population in the republic supported the reformation with the remaining being skeptical of the results but they were eventually proven partially wrong when on 2025, the Philippine's economy slowly became stable. 
On 2029, the Philippines has once again become a "Tiger of Asia" with its relatively stable and high economy after the Reformation Period slowly came to a close. The major population experienced an era of prosperity and peace while the military became stronger and more advanced due to the purchasing of weaponry along with military training from several superpowers. Yet corruption was still lurking around the republic. To combat and minimize the corruption within the country, the Robredo administration signed the "Anti-Corruption Task Force Act” to find and squash corruption using task forces made up of handpicked military and law enforcement personnel to prevent the Philippines from heading back to an age wherein the archipelago was suffering. 
As of 2032, the Philippines is an economic and military powerhouse of Southeast Asia but it was still relatively weak among the countries in the whole continent of Asia. The branch of navy along with the air force is the strongest and most advanced branch of the military while the land forces of the Philippines were presumed to be the largest in the Southeast Asia. It formed several alliances with different countries to maintain its status while also strengthening their military but it had its fair share of enemies or rivals such as China. The Greater Filipino Republic was still under the leadership of Leni Robredo after she won the 2030 Elections but the third female leader’s health was deteriorating which led to multiple political and military factions fighting each other for power once the president will be unable to rule. 
== History ==
The Philippines was a unstable southeast asian country with a weakened economy and military due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Marcos Regime back in the 1980's. Its people were disgruntled and angry at their government for their way in leading in the country. Pollution, crime, and corruption were rampant throughout the Filipino homeland. Now Philippines was a different country by 2032 with it becoming once again one of the leading powers in the Asian continent. There was less crime and less corruption thanks to the Robredo administration leading to the first true peaceful and prosperous era in Philippine history . Its civilian population has reached a large number of 180 million people and since the 1896 Filipino Independence War, most Filipinos were finally united and contented under one administration. The southeast asian country was under a law abiding democratic and capitalist government but it was heavily influenced by colonialism due to the belief of Philippines being the true protector of Southeast Asia. 
==== The Robredo Administration ====
After Leni Robredo won the 2022 elections, she immediately began reforming the country and the government. She hated the concept of corruption and believed that if the Philippines would finally solve the issue then it would pave the path to an era where her homeland would finally be safe. 
Under her, the Philippines underwent a significant change politically, socially, economically, and militarily. She signed "The Anti-Corruption Task Force Act" in order to form a military task force made up of members with their certain specialties that were handpicked by the Secretary of Defense. President Robredo would approved more laws in battling poverty,the issue of drugs, and improving the economy which slowly helped in improving the status of the modern Filipino society. 
The administration also cut ties with China after its growing aggression with several neighbours and began forming new alliances with other countries such as Japan which created the Filipino-Japanese Alliance to oppose the People's Republic of China in case of war. Due to its northern militaristic neighbour, the Philippines would began advancing and strengthening her military. The reformed United Filipino Armed Forces (UFAF) would train with its allies such as the United States while also purchasing military equipment from them which strengthened the military of the country. In a speech in Quezon city, Robredo exclaimed that the country would undergo a massive military buildup and improvement because of the trying times. The Philippines would purchase thousands upon millions of military equipment by 2029 from the US and the European Federation. 
==== Filipino Nationalism and Patriotism ====
Most Filipinos believed that the Philippines deserved to unite Southeast Asia under their rule since the United States of Anglosphere was only protecting Asia from their rivals because of western interest, not for the protection of the people. The pressure of this belief led President Robredo expressed that she and the people of the Philippines want the US and its allies to peacefully allow Asia to be protected and controlled by only Asians. Her statement would prove worrisome especially to the United States as it reminded others of Japan's belief during the 1940's when it invaded and almost occupied most of Asia. 
In response to this, Robredo clarified that she does not want war and instead wants to form a military and economic alliance with other Asian countries. Philippines would still undergo a massive improvement and betterment of itself by 2032 with its military, civilian population, and economy growing larger and stronger which unfortunately strained relations with other countries. 
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