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Now you see them, now you don’t, but G.I. Joes are here to stay, no thanks to the Aquino government

Now you see them, now you don’t, but G.I. Joes are here to stay, no thanks to the Aquino government

By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Tensions at the West Philippine Sea have been hitting the headlines since last year. President Benigno Aquino III has been blowing hot and cold over the issue: at times saber-rattling, begging the US to deploy more troops and...

US military set to use Subic as naval base again

US military set to use Subic as naval base again

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"As the U.S. begins to implement [the rebalance], Subic will play an important role because it is one of the important facilities that can service its presence in the Pacific." One would think that this quote is from a US military or government official, but this actually came from the executive director of the Philippine Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement.

USS Vandegrift enters Sarangani bay2
Nothing to celebrate, no real friendship in master-puppet relations, critics say

Nothing to celebrate, no real friendship in master-puppet relations, critics say

By MARYA SALAMAT
The partnership between US warship builder and developer AMSEC Huntington Ingalls Industries and Hanjin Heavy Industries practically transforms the Hanjin shipyard in Subic Bay into a US military base. – Gabriela Rep Luzviminda Ilagan

Sidebar: Groups disprove Aquino’s selling points in allowing greater US military presence

Aquino, US ‘Hell Bent’ on Holding Balikatan Exercises in Hacienda Luisita — Peasant Groups

Aquino, US ‘Hell Bent’ on Holding Balikatan Exercises in Hacienda Luisita — Peasant Groups

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“US troops have no business in Hacienda Luisita except to join the armed forces in stepping up the militarization and perpetuate a climate of fear as protesting farm workers persist in their demands for land," Gabriela Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan said, "We want the US troops out of Luisita and out of the Philippines.”

Costs of Balikatan in Bicol: A Child’s Death and US Troops’ Intervention

Costs of Balikatan in Bicol: A Child’s Death and US Troops’ Intervention

There is still a month before the Balikatan exercises begin in Bicol, but already, preparations for these have claimed the life of a one-year-old girl and brought about US military intervention – with US troops manning checkpoints that have been set up across the region, most notably those in Pili, Camarines Sur and Matnog, Sorsogon.

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