United States bases in the Philippines

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United States bases in the Philippines
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The American flag is lowered and Philippine flag is raised during turnover of Naval Station Subic Bay.

United States military bases were established in the Philippines on the basis of a treaty signed after the conclusion of World War II and the recognition of Philippine independence by the US. The bases established under that treaty were discontinued in 1991 and 1992, after the Senate of the Philippines narrowly rejected a new treaty which would have allowed some of the bases to continue for another ten years. [1] This article summarizes the collective history of those bases.

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Establishment

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General Douglas MacArthur, President Osmeña, and staff land at Palo, Leyte on October 20, 1944.
  • Clark Field Air Base, Pampanga;
  • Fort Stotsenberg, Pampanga;
  • Mariveles Military Reservation, POL Terminal and Training Area, Bataan
  • Camp John Hay Leave and Recreation Center, Baguio;
  • An Army Communication System with the deletion of all stations in the Port of Manila Area.
  • United States Armed Forces Cemetery No. 2, San Francisco del Monte, Rizal. [lower-alpha 1]
  • Leyte-Samar Naval Base including shore installations and air bases;
  • Subic Bay, Northwest Shore Naval Base, Zambales Province, and the existing Naval reservation at Olongapo and the existing Baguio Naval Reservation;
  • Tawi Tawi Naval Anchorage and small adjacent land areas;
  • Cañacao-Sangley Point Navy Base, Cavite Province.
  • Bagobantay Transmitter Area, Quezon City, and associated radio receiving and control sites, Manila Area;
  • Tarumpitao Point (Loran Master Transmitter Station), Palawan;
  • Talampulan Island, Coast Guard No. 354 (Loran), Palawan;
  • Naule Point (Loran Station), Zambales;
  • Castillejos, Coast Guard No, 356, Zambales.
That agreement also specified that the Philippine government would permit the US, upon notice, to use such of the following bases as the US determined that to be required by military necessity:
  • Mactan Island Army and Navy Air Base;
  • Florida Blanca Air Base, Pampanga;
  • Aircraft Service Warning Net;
  • Camp Wallace, San Fernando, La Union;
  • Puerto Princesa Army and Navy Air Base, including Navy Section Base and Ai;
  • Warning Sites, Palawan;
  • Tawi Tawi Naval Base, Sulu Archipelago;
  • Aparri Naval Air Base.

During the postwar era

During the Marcos dictatorship

During and after the People Power Revolution

Final years of the bases treaty

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A Marine color guard stands at attention during the deactivation ceremony for Naval station, Subic Bay.

Renegotiation and proposed new treaty

From 1988 to 1992, the US government and Philippine government worked to renegotiate the terms of an extension of the military bases at Subic and Clark, because the 1947 bases agreement was due to expire. [18] One bone of contention on the part of the negotiators was the amount of money that the US government would pay to the Philippine government for the lease and use of the bases, [19] but the bases had also become a political liability for the Aquino government, with the Los Angeles Times noting that "many Filipinos denounce the bases as an affront to Philippine sovereignty, remnants of American paternalism and colonialism." [20]

After the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991, the US decided to abandon nearby Clark Air Base, which had been heavily damaged by ash emissions and lahar flows. [21] An emergency evacuation of all non-essential military and U.S. Department of Defense civilian personnel and their dependents from Clark Air Base and U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay ensued. [22]

In July 1991, the negotiators agreed on a draft agreement titled the Treaty of Friendship, Peace and Cooperation, proposing the clean-up and turn over of Clark to the Philippine government in 1992, and extending the lease of Subic Bay Naval Base by the US for ten years. [23] [24]

Extension Rejection by the Philippine Senate

On September 16, 1991, the Philippine Senate rejected renewal of the bases agreement by a slim margin. [25] [18] The vote resulted in 11 senators in favor of extending the treaty, and 12 senators in favor of suppressing it. The Anti-Bases Coalition, founded by senators Jose W. Diokno and Lorenzo Tañada led the call to end American military presence in the country. At the time of the vote, the retired senator Tañada stood up on his wheelchair to rapturous applause shouting, "Mabuhay!" or "Long live the Philippines." [26]

Voted to extendVoted against extending
  1. Heherson Alvarez
  2. Edgardo Angara
  3. Neptali Gonzales
  4. Ernesto Herrera
  5. Joey Lina
  6. John Henry Osmeña
  7. Vicente Paterno
  8. Santanina Rasul
  9. Alberto Romulo
  10. Leticia Ramos Shahani
  11. Mamintal Tamano
  1. Agapito Aquino
  2. Juan Ponce Enrile
  3. Joseph Estrada
  4. Teofisto Guingona Jr.
  5. Sotero Laurel
  6. Ernesto Maceda
  7. Orlando S. Mercado
  8. Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
  9. Rene Saguisag
  10. Jovito Salonga
  11. Wigberto Tañada
  12. Victor Ziga

Despite further efforts by the Aquino administration to salvage the treaty, the two sides could not reach a new agreement. As a result, the Philippine Government informed the US on December 6, 1991, that it would have one year to complete withdrawal. [25] [18]

Closure and turnover

On November 26, 1991, the US government formally turned Clark over to the Philippine government, [20] which transformed the airfield into Clark International Airport. Subic Bay Naval Base was deactivated in 1992. These were the two largest US military bases in the Philippines at the time, and other US bases were deactivated in this same time period, ending the US military presence in the Philippines.

Impact on Ibaloi and Aeta indigenous communities

The establishment of the US bases, particularly of Fort Stotsenberg, Clark Airfield, Subic Bay, and John Hay, frequently resulted in the displacement and disenfranchisement of the Aeta and Ibaloi indigenous peoples who lived in the land, at a time when they were already facing pressures from the incursions of civilian lowlanders. [27] [28] None of these indigenous peoples were properly compensated at the time the bases were established, [27] [28] and they remain marginalized and unable to return to their historic lands today. [29]

Leftover toxic wastes in Subic and Clark

A dispute arose over toxic waste contamination in Clark Air Base and Subic Naval Base as soon as the US government turned over the bases to the Philippine government. [30] [31] At the time, U.S. government and United Nations reports confirming serious contamination at 46 locations in the two bases had come out. But the U.S. government determined that it was not legally responsible for the cleanup. [30] [31]

Various Philippine administrations have sought to get the US government to take responsibility for the cleanup of the wastes, but to no avail. [32] [33] [34]

Philippines–United States military cooperation after the bases treaty

While the end of the US Bases Treaty marked an end to permanent bases, and supposedly the end of permanent US military presence in the Philippines, the Philippines and the United States later signed a number of agreements for the purpose of facilitating bilateral military cooperation between the two countries. The most significant of these have been the Philippines–United States Visiting Forces Agreement which came into effect in May 1999; and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement which came into effect in April 2014.

The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement

On April 28, 2014, the Philippines and the US signed the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), effective for a period of ten years and thereafter, unless terminated by either party by giving one year's written notice. This allowed US forces and contractors to operate out of "agreed locations" defined as "facilities and areas that are provided by the Government of the Philippines through the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)". [35]

In April 2015, the United States government asked for access to eight bases in the Philippines, including the formerly American Subic Bay Naval Base, and Clark Air Base, as well as locations in Luzon, Cebu, and Palawan. [36]

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Original EDCA bases: 1 = Antonio Bautista Air Base (Palawan), 2 = Cesar Basa Air Base (Pampanga), 3 = Benito Ebuen Air Base (Cebu), 4 = Fort Magsaysay (Nueva Ecija), 5 = Lumbia Airport (Cagayan de Oro)
Bases added in 2023: 6 = Naval Station Narciso del Rosario (Balabac Island, Palawan), 7 = Camp Melchor F. dela Cruz (Gamu, Isabela), 8 = Lal-lo Airport (Lal-lo, Cagayan), 9 = Naval Base Camilo Osias (Santa Ana, Cagayan)

On March 19, 2016, the Philippines and the United States government agreed on 5 locations of military bases for the American troops under the EDCA: [37]

In November 2022, the Philippine Department of National Defense released a statement saying, "The Department is committed to accelerate the implementation of the Edca by concluding infrastructure enhancement and repair projects, developing new infrastructure projects at existing Edca locations, and exploring new locations that will build a more credible mutual defense posture". [38]

On February 2, 2023, four additional locations of military bases were designated under the EDCA. [39] On April 3, 2023, the locations of the four new EDCA sites were announced: [40]

The governors of Isabela and Cagayan, which together host three of the bases, expressed dismay at the agreement, stating they had not been consulted on the sites and did not want their provinces to pay too much for the infrastructure improvements or become potential targets of Chinese or North Korean nuclear attack. [41]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Manila #2 Cemetery was disinterred and moved to the American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) mausoleum at Nichols Field beginning in the fall of 1947 and continuing through July 1948. [5]

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