CPP/Ang Bayan: CPP to Miriam: Take a stand against the EDCA

Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of the CPP online publication Ang Bayan (Dec 7): CPP to Miriam: Take a stand against the EDCA

The CPP encouraged Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago to take a stand against the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) after the senator initiated an investigation into the agreement. The CPP hailed Santiago’s initiative to open the investigation through the foreign affairs committee which she chairs.

The first Senate hearing on December 1 featured leaders of progressive organizations and parties who asserted that the agreement violated the nation’s sovereignty. They likewise belied the “benefits” of the agreement being claimed by officials of the US-Aquino regime.

At the hearing, Senator Santiago declared that the EDCA was a basing agreement for US troops and that it violated the constitution which only allows foreign military bases with the concurrence of 2/3 of the Senate. Santiago added that Aquino may be charged for entering into an agreement that violates the constitution.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.]

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