independence on 31 August 1957. After independence, Tunku Abdul Rahman had proposed to the British Government to Brunei, Sabah, and Sarawak merged with the Federation of Malaya became Malaysia. Nevertheless, the British government refused the proposal as Singapore aside. However, to form a federation of Malaysia has elicited various reactions as well as the challenges of domestic and foreign countries. This report is to discuss the reasons for the formation of Malaysia and the opposing reactions that had
Department of Foreign Affairs in 1946, DiosdadoMacapagal, who later became President of the Philippines, advocated the filing of the claim. The official filing of the claim took place on June 22, 1962. The claims are of sovereignty, jurisdiction, and proprietary ownership to North Borneo. Philippines being successor-in- interest of the Sultan of Sulu derived its legal and historical rights in North Borneo. In the early part of the 1960’s it became an imperative for the Philippines, aside from the