“The US wants to make the Philippines another Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria or Somalia.”
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Salungguhit: In defense of whom?
The Mutual Defense Treaty has been in force for 60 years. it is the mother of all military treaties between the US and the Philippines. As it is, it is not a treaty between equals but one that binds the Philippines into subservience and dependence on the US in exchange for World War II vintage…
Benjie Oliveros | A symbol of subservience, a milestone in the struggle for national sovereignty
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Two significant events that define the country’s sovereignty, or the lack of it, mark this year: the 60th anniversary of the US-RP Mutual Defense Treaty, and the 20th year of the removal of the US military bases in the country. Thus, it has been 60 years since the country surrendered its…