The Continuing Struggle for Philippine Sovereignty: A new Turn

!# The Continuing Struggle for Philippine Sovereignty: A New Turn DANIEL BOONE SCHIRMER The post-EDSA era has witnessed a heightened struggle for Philippine sovereignty. Nothing is more indicative of this turning point than the rejection by the Philippine... More

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The Continuing Struggle for Philippine Sovereignty:
A New Turn
DANIEL BOONE SCHIRMER
The post-EDSA era has witnessed a heightened struggle for Philippine
sovereignty.
Nothing is more indicative of this turning point than the rejection by
the Philippine Senate of the RP-US base treaty in 1991 in dramatic fashion.

Despite this historic gain, the struggle continues as the United States insists on
having military presence in Philippine soil.
In 1992, an access agreement was
entered into by the U.
S.
Navy’s Pacific High Command and the Philippine military,
giving the U.
S.
Armed Forces access to Philippine ports, airfields and military
installations.
It was at this juncture that public opposition to such access policy
gained momentum.
Evidently rot contented, the United States in November 1994
sought to forge an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) but only
to face more indignant protest from the Philippine Congress, the press, anti-bases
groups and other sectors.
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