From the Manila Standard Today (Nov 12): No US bases plan in PH
The United States government is not keen on re-installing its military bases in the Philippines, US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. said Sunday. In an interview at the sidelines of the annual commemoration of Veterans’ Day at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Taguig City, Thomas told reporters that US authorities had no plans to again put up military bases here even though the US military had been engaging the Philippine military in regular joint exercises . He said the US military would just continue training the members of the Philippine military. “No, we don’t want bases [here in the Philippines]. We never asked for [the return of] the bases,” Thomas said. “We do a lot of training with the Philippine [military], especially in terms of humanitarian assistance, which is our number one priority.” The US government is one of the countries extending humanitarian assistance to the Philippines each time it is struck by a calamity. But a source who refused to be identified said there was still the possibility that US bases would again be established in the Philippines. “Everything is possible but not likely,” the source said....
http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/11/12/no-us-bases-plan-in-ph/
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