1. Its European neighbors, by contrast, their histories indelibly stained by tyranny, military defeat, and imperial barbarity[Sentencedict], seem eager to subsume themselves in a suffocating superstate.

2. Filipino became the national language, and English was given the status of an official language of the Philippines; English is the dominant superstrate language, as it is perceived by many as a symbol of status and power, replacing Spanish as the dominant superstate language.

3. ‘Indeed, cliques and Cabals spring up and create their own behavioral benchmarks, codes of conduct simultaneously acting inclusive and exclusive.’ ‘We do need to move forward, but as individual states with a common goal, not a superstate dominated by cliques, Cabals and vested interests.’