US military set to use Subic as naval base again

From the pro-CPP Bulatlat (Oct 19): US military set to use Subic as naval base again

Thirty one years ago, the Philippine Senate, in a historic decision that upheld the country’s sovereignty, voted against the extension of the US-RP Military Bases Agreement, thereby paving the way for the US Armed Forces to vacate its bases in Clark and Subic. But reports reveal that this is about to reversed. In a report posted on the Diplomat, October 16, with the title “Back to the Future: The U.S. Navy Returns to The Philippines” written by James Hardy, it was stated that military and government officials of the US and the Philippines have confirmed that the former US naval base in Subic, Zambales will play a much larger role in the United States’s Pacific Fleet deployments in the coming months.... The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), for its part, is against the Aquino administration’s plans to refurbish Subic’s military facilities. It said that Aquno’s plans to accommodate the increasing number of US soldiers in the Philippines will “virtually overturn the historic abrogation of the US-RP Military Bases Agreement and bring the country back to the days of US military bases.”“The US government seeks to retain the Philippines as one of its key military outposts in the Asia Pacific region,” said the CPP. “The US military seeks to gain access to Philippine seaports and airport facilities in order to use them as stations for repair and resupply and provide rest and recreation for its troops....”

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