What will become of Trump Tower Manila if Donald Trump is banned from the Philippines?
What will become of Trump Tower Manila if Donald Trump is banned from the Philippines?
The Republican presidential nominee has a development in progress in Manila
Donald Trump is not known for his diplomacy, especially when it comes to immigrants in the US.
Now, following a speech in which he referred to the Filipinos as a terror risk, he has ruffled more than a few feathers among Filipino government officials.
The speech in question took place at a campaign rally in Maine last week.
“We’re letting people come in from terrorist nations that shouldn’t be allowed because you can’t vet them,” said Trump, including the Philippines in a list of countries that includes Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Morocco, Somalia, Syria, Uzbekistan, and Yemen. “There’s no way of vetting them. You have no idea who they are. This could be the great Trojan horse of all time.”
Filipino Congressman Joey Sarte Salceda on Monday filed a resolution in Manila’s House of Representatives that seeks to permanently forbid the US Republican presidential nominee from setting foot in the Philippines.
The resolution alleges that Trump has borne an “unrepentantly negative, dysfunctionally nativist, aggressively adversarial attitude” approach toward immigrants in the US.
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While real estate mogul Trump has no major business in the Philippines, if Salceda were to succeed in his quest, what would become of Manila’s USD150-million Trump Tower?
The 58-storey skyscraper is set to be one of the tallest buildings in the Philippines when it is completed later this year.
In a previous Philippines Property Report Congress, we learned how branded developments are particularly popular in the country, and sales at Trump Tower Manila have certainly reflected this.
Trump himself has previously spoken about the power of branded developments. “It’s an effective advertising tool,” he said. “These people are recognisable and that is valuable. It also personalises the product.”
Ironically, the Philippines new president, Rodrigo Duterte, has earned himself the nickname “Trump of the East” due to controversial jokes made during his electoral campaign.
The segment of Trump’s speech in which offense was caused can be watched here:
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Source: Property Report