THE Philippine ambassador to the US, Jose Romualdez, appears to be again proving how much of an American toady he is. Sources have claimed that he has been lobbying the Marcos government to accede to the superpower's demand that the Philippines take in thousands of Afghans who have fled their country after the Americans abandoned them to the Taliban in March 2021.

Sen. Imee Marcos on Saturday also confirmed that it was Romualdez, a second cousin of hers, who was pushing her brother President Marcos Jr. to acquiesce to the US demand.