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Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural issues in Philippine History-Special Topic Filipino-American Relations “The Philippines communicates normal standards to the United States of America, for example, opportunity, popular government, free undertaking and regard for human rights. Throughout the years, the two nations sustained the relationship including authentic, political, financial and socio-social perspectives. The Philippines battled one next to the other with America amid the Spanish American War, against the Japanese amid the Second World War, in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and the most recent US drove Global War on Terrorism. Since 1946 to date, the United States and the Philippines keep up a current understanding entitled Mutual Defense Treaty. Be that as it may, the US - Philippine Military Bases Agreement of 1947 was ended in 1991 and in the end US powers were hauled out of the Philippines. From that point forward, the two nations kept up a relaxed cooperation. After the September 11 fear based oppressor assault in the United States, the US - Philippine security collusion was indeed revived by the Global War on Terrorism. The Philippines was the primary ASEAN nation to straightforwardly bolster the American drove crusade against psychological warfare. The pullout of the Philippine compassionate unexpected in Iraq last July 2004, caused pressure in US – Philippine relations. It is of shared enthusiasm for the two nations to investigate the security challenges keeping in mind the end goal to figure out what duty the Philippines can make and what US ought to reasonably anticipate.” Philippine- US Security Relations “Our soldiers fought and died together in places like Bataan and Corregidor. And on this foundation of common sacrifice, America and the Philippines built an alliance that remains strong, an alliance that is essential to the peace of the Pacific.” - US President George W. Bush May 20, 2003 “US – Philippine relations depend on shared history, normal qualities, a guarantee to flexibility and majority rules system and energetic military ties.1 For the Philippines, the connection with the U.S. keeps on being its single most essential respective relationship. The US holds a unique association with the Philippines because of the accompanying: common guard settlement, the way that it is one of its best financial specialists and suppliers of advancement help, and the US is home to more than two million Filipinos and FilipinoAmericans. This one of a kind relationship follows its beginnings from the Spanish-American War where Filipinos and Americans battled one next to the other against Spanish powers to

free the Philippines from Spanish control. With the annihilation of Spain, the Philippines was surrendered to the US under the terms of the Treaty of Paris.” “Indeed, even before American power could be completely settled, occasions took sensational turns that further characterized the character of the Philippine-US relationship. These incorporated the foundation of a Commonwealth government, battling the Japanese powers amid the Second World War, allowing of autonomy to the Philippines in 1946, and the manufacturing of a vital partnership amid the Cold War under the terms of the two-sided Philippine US 1947 Military Bases Agreement (MBA) and the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). After the Philippine Senate ended the MBA in 1991, the Philippine American connections took a downturn finishing just about a time of US military nearness. The Philippine confirmation of the Visiting Forces Agreement with the US in 1999 implied a bounce back in security ties between the two nations. “ “It was after the September 11 fear based oppressor assaults, in any case, that the Philippine-US security collusion was really resuscitated. By and by, the two nations wound up battling a typical foe in fear mongering. Be that as it may, not long after, the Philippines' dedication as a security accomplice to the US and subsequently to the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), was put to a test when the Philippine government hauled out its troops from Iraq, bringing about the failure of the US. With later improvements, for example, the reelection of President George Bush and the assignment of the Philippines as seat of the AntiTerrorism Task Force amid the November 2004 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Conference, the Philippine-US security relationship really faces vital difficulties and different openings. It is to the shared advantage of the two nations to inspect these open doors with regards to changing security situations, yet tied down on their profound verifiable, financial and social ties.” Post War Environment “Regardless of the MDT staying in drive, the Philippine-US security relations melted away after the pullout of the US bases from the Philippines. This was expected not exclusively to the conditions in which the pullout was made, yet in addition to the new difficulties postured by the unpredictable security condition. The end of the MBA came at the time that the US and whatever is left of the world were acclimating to the post-Soviet period. With the finish of the Cold War, the global group saw new patterns and dangers to security that required less military power. Developing contemporary dangers took the types of outskirt and regional debate, transnational wrongdoings, territorial administration and fear mongering. Given these advancements, the US didn't see much requirement for forward organization of powers and the upkeep of significant US bases in the district. Subsequently, it embraced another technique that included arrangement of littler bases, respective and multilateral protection bargains, and joint and consolidated preparing practices and infrequent organization of US Navy inside the area. Essentially, the Philippines around then did not see a squeezing security intrigue that would incite it to fortify its security collusion with the US, until the supposed "China challenge" rose. Despite China's sneaking occupation in the debated islands in the South China Sea and its revealed arms modernization and military develop that concerned the Philippines and the US, individually, the two nations saw

the need to restore their security relations. The Philippines understood the significance of US nearness to safeguard the adjust of energy in the district while the US thought that it was important to examine on its security relations to counter endeavors that would surprise such adjust of energy. Against this foundation, the Philippines and US reassessed their security collusion and in the end sought after approaches to resuscitate it.” Visiting Forces Agreement “The point of interest of the reestablished Philippine-US relations amid the post-Cold War period was the approval by the Philippine Senate in 1999 of the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). With this understanding, the once apparently compulsory military activities under the terms of the MDT soon discovered restored quality and hugeness. The Agreement made ready for the conduct of more steady and customary military activities between the Philippines and the US in satisfaction of their strategic defense objectives.” “The VFA is an assention that gave the lawful system to the treatment of US staff going to the Philippines as endorsed by the Philippine government. In light of the reactions against the VFA, advocates of the Agreement focused on that "the major and indisputable structure of the VFA is that every military exercise to be led in the Philippines and any exercises of US barrier and military work force in the nation are constantly subject to the earlier endorsement of the Philippine Government. The Philippine Government won't permit any visit by the US work force in whatever shape or frame to be directed in disparagement of Philippine sway." Likewise, in opposition to numerous faultfinders' impression, the VFA does not constitute the perpetual positioning of US powers in the Philippines, as the US troop visits are simply brief. “ “The two nations regard the consent to be critical in managing the soul of the Philippine-US "exceptional relations". For the Philippines, exertion will be given to reconstructed respective relations with US in the political-security field, to create a political domain helpful for nearer safeguard collaboration. Such exertion would profit the Philippines, to support its outer protection pose as well as to add to local security and steadiness. Philippine guard authorities considered China's development in the challenged South China Sea as a security danger to the nation. Thusly, the Philippine government understood the significance of American military nearness in keeping up, adjust of energy in the locale. In the meantime, US protection authorities and investigators see a danger to American premiums if China somehow happened to irritate the provincial adjust of power. These territorial occasions turned into the solid reason for the two nations to reassess their organization together and security collaboration. Thomas Hubbard, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, expressed that the security relations between "U.S. R.P. bounced back with the confirmation of the VFA." This understanding enabled the two nations to continue typical military contacts and occasional joint activities and joint periodic joint exercise.” Mutual Logistic Support Agreement “In November 2002, the Philippines and the US marked the Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA), a "complementary strategic help" between the military powers of the two

nations for the term of an "affirmed action, for example, "joined activities and preparing, tasks and different organizations. Like the assentions of the US with 56 different nations, the MLSA plans to bring down the cost of security collaboration by limiting authoritative expenses and wastage.” “Likewise with alternate assentions between the Philippines and the US, the MLSA additionally turned into the focal point of examination of patriot commentators, contending about the excessively careful way that the Agreement was produced, and the fundamental substance of the Agreement that may convey genuine national security suggestions.” “A standout amongst the most vocal commentators of MLSA was previous Philippine Senator and constitution expert Jovito Salonga, who opined that not one or the other "the US Embassy nor Malacañang can usurp the right of the Senate by expressing that the MLSA is an official understanding and, in this way, needs Senate endorsement or simultaneousness.” “Accordingly, at that point Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople brought up that the MLSA "would only encourage the execution of existing understandings and does not include changes in national approach. It makes modifications of detail in completing our set up national approach, as reflected in the standards contained in our settlement commitments." Ople included that the MLSA does not contain a legitimate commitment to concede coordination’s bolster yet rather an instance of "best endeavors" commitment to do as such.” “In the midst of feedback, the MLSA, which conjured the two other fundamental assertions overseeing the Philippine-US security relations – the 1951 MDT and the 1999 VFA – was actualized, additionally maintaining and reinforcing the revived RP-US strategic Alliance.” Philippine- US Alliance and the Global War Terrorism “Reassessment by the US of its respective organizations together with the East and Southeast Asian countries proceeded in the later 1990s in the wake of new dangers and difficulties in the local security condition. It was not until the point when the fear based oppressor assaults in the US on September 11, 2001 that the desperation of producing participation with nations in the area surfaced. The Al Qaeda organize, designer of the slippery assaults, apparently kept up joins with other global psychological oppressor bunches situated in Southeast Asia, for example, the Abu Sayaff Group (ASG) in the Philippines and the Jamaah Islamiyah in Indonesia. “ “After the 9/11 occurrence, the Philippine government was the primary Asian state to proclaim full help to the worldwide coalition against psychological warfare drove by the United States of America. President Gloria Arroyo offered the utilization of previous U.S. bases in the nation as travel focuses for the worldwide coalition battling in Afghanistan. President Arroyo immediately declared a fourteen-column way to deal with battle fear mongering. The Philippines battled fear mongering and transparently bolstered the US GWOT. After the fall of the Saddam Regime in Iraq, the Philippines sent a philanthropic unforeseen made out of military, policemen, therapeutic and wellbeing specialists to aid the reproduction exertion. Before this, Pres. Arroyo encouraged the lead of Joint RP-US Military activities against

psychological warfare in Mindanao, south of the Philippines, focusing on the associated nearby and territorial systems with AL Qaeda in the nation. In the area, the Philippine government started the shared trade of data with Malaysia and Indonesia, a territorial counter-fear based oppression measure settled upon. Resolved to battle psychological warfare inside and outside the nation, the Philippines maintained its long standing association with the US as a partner in the district.” “In acknowledgment of the Philippines' commitment to worldwide steadiness, President Bush assigned the Philippines as a noteworthy non-NATO partner, joining the rundown of nations, for example, Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Argentina, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea. Moreover, President Arroyo was compensated with a broad bundle of military guide and monetary help and was educated of the possibility of more prominent US contribution in the administration battle against the ASG.” BALIKATAN 2002-1 EXERCISES “The September 11 episode additionally stressed the requirement for extraordinary provincial participation to overcome psychological oppression and other comparable dangers that could annoy the soundness of the area. As Admiral Thomas Fargo, Commander of the US Pacific Command, brought up: "Local unions and associations are basic to accomplishing both on here and now objective of killing territorial fear based oppressor gatherings and long haul objective of building up a security situation all through the Asia Pacific area that rejects psychological warfare and addresses hidden components that breed psychological militants. Toward this end, the Philippines and the US heightened their push to improve their security organization. The US again observed the significance of improving the capacities and joint interoperability of the Philippine powers to accomplish effect on counter-psychological oppression endeavors. Reciprocal military activities were to be the essential apparatus by which these targets would be accomplished. “ “Therefore, Balikatan 2002-1 was directed in 2002. Balikatan 2002-1, while in fact a piece of the yearly Balikatan military activities, was viewed as a remarkable preparing exercise. It was particularly custom fitted to contribute straightforwardly to the Philippine military counter-psychological oppression endeavors in the Southern Philippines. All things considered, the half year practices were led in the island of Basilan and Zamboanga, took an interest in by 660 US troops and 3,800 Filipino officers. The goals of the counter-fear based oppression practices were to enhance the interoperability of Philippine and US powers against fear mongers, to improve the battle ability of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Southern Command or infantry regiments situated in Mindanao, to guarantee quality in insight handling, and to update Philippine-US capacities to wage successful common, military, and mental operations. The US troop sending in the Philippines was a piece of the second period of America's war on psychological warfare, coordinated at denying Al-Qaeda another home base and access to human and material assets. The two nations saw the activity as a military and political achievement and talked about methods for changing it into a supported program of security collaboration and counter-psychological oppression preparing and help.”

PHILIPPINE TROOP PULLOUT FROM IRAQ “In help of coalition endeavors after the fall of the Saddam administration, the Philippines sent a compassionate unexpected made out of military, policemen, restorative and wellbeing specialists to aid the recreation endeavors. While these advancements were occurring universally; locally, occupant Philippine President Arroyo had quite recently accepted administration in June 2004 and was uniting her political hang on control after a challenged constituent outcome. She needed to start reconciliatory moves to bind together the general population after the races and to take care of squeezing household issues like spending shortfall and joblessness.” “With the local plan in a fragile adjust, an occasion in Iraq would increase global consideration and request the quick reaction of President Arroyo. In June 2004, a Filipino vagrant laborer in Iraq was kidnapped, with the pullout of the Philippine troops as the condition set by the Iraqi psychological militants for his discharge. The Philippine government confronted an issue, spare one life yet chance losing its validity to the global group or reject the requests of the Iraqi fear mongers and lose one life yet expect the anger of the enthusiastic Filipino masses, a significant number of whom have transient relatives. The legislature needed to choose either to look after its global responsibility or rule for residential dependability. “ “As ahead of schedule as November 18, 2003, the Philippine government suggested that the philanthropic mission would be hauled out if the circumstance debilitated their wellbeing. President Arroyo expressed, "We need to adjust our global duty against the security of our peacekeepers and philanthropic workers. One of the three primary mainstays of Philippine outside approach is the assurance of the rights and advancement of the welfare and enthusiasm of Filipino overseas.48 During the inaugural discourse, President Arroyo referred to that, "yielding Angelo De La Cruz (Filipino prisoner) was a futile incitement as it would put the lives of one million and a half Filipinos in Middle East in danger (4,000 in Iraq), by influencing them to some portion of the war. The presence of this immense work power and its insurance weighed intensely in the administration's choice to review its unforeseen. “ “In July 2004, the Philippines, referring to national intrigue, pulled back its 52 part compassionate unexpected from Iraq a month in front of calendar. The episode drew different responses from both neighborhood and universal media, and solid reactions from countries of the "coalition of the ready". The US, Australia, and other coalition nations were extremely vocal in communicating frustration over the choice of the Philippine government. Comparative ominous remarks and dissatisfactions were communicated in other neighborhood and remote daily papers. “ ”On account of South Korea and Bulgaria, some of their nationals were held prisoner, yet their administrations did not agree to the psychological oppressor requests of pulling back from Iraq. In the interim, because of various reasons, Spain, Honduras and the Dominican Republic additionally pulled back their troops in front of timetable, however not at the request of the fear mongers.”

Counter Terrorism Task Force “President Bush emphasized the US want to keep its companionship with the Philippines and its solid organization together with the locale amid an official supper at the as of late finished up APEC gathering in Santiago, Chile last November 2004. Further, Bush communicated fulfillment that the insight collaboration between the two nations had killed the critical figures in the Abu Sayaff and the Jemaah Islamiyah gatherings, yielding 100 captures and 17 court feelings. President Bush's certainty on the Philippines even went similarly as assigning the Philippines as seat of the APEC Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) for the year, which the Philippines promptly accepted by a consistent vote. The CTTF, made...