Indeed, this joint resolution amended the Tydings-McDuffie Act on three key points: (1) it provided for the creation of military and air bases after independence, in addition to the naval bases already planned; (2) that it does not limit military or naval bases to existing reserves; and (3) he gave the President of the United States the power to unilaterally create such bases if he wanted to. I will dwell on that third point in this message. «This agreement will contribute to international security and peace in the Pacific and complement future peace agreements that can be concluded at the UN Security Council.» While the Tydings-McDuffie Act did not compel the United States to use its bases in the Philippines for our defence, the joint resolution of the U.S. Congress of June 1944 became aware of our war association and promised the use of U.S. military facilities in the Philippines for our mutual protection. For us, it was the decisive part of all this development. This was a historic abandonment of the policy pursued so far, as defined by the Independence Act. The current basic agreement is a welcome result of this change. In 2012, the Philippines and the United States conducted joint military exercises. [30] Starting in 2012, a U.S.

military contingent of 600 U.S. troops, including Navy Seals and Seabees, are «infinitely» stationed in the southern Philippines, in a declared non-combatant role to support Philippine forces in operations against the terrorist group al-Qaeda abu Sayyaf, mainly on Basilan Island, west of Mindanao and in the Sulu Islands, especially Jolo , a long-time landmark of Abu Sayyaf. [31] There were recordings that I was not aware of, a statement of principle that President Osmea and President Truman signed on May 14, 1945, in which he quoted about 19 provinces where military installations were considered sites. Most of them were areas where U.S. military and naval facilities were not before the war. All other areas currently occupied by the army and navy are not considered bases, but temporary facilities that must be evacuated within two years. I am assured by the U.S. military that most of these temporary facilities will be evacuated and made available to the government and private use, as titled, in a much shorter time frame. Although the President of the United States has been authorized by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, on the provisions of which I will refer in detail, to negotiate and establish these bases without further consultation with Congress, the Philippine President`s authority is less clear. I have therefore decided to keep in mind that the approval of the Philippine Senate is necessary for the provisions of this agreement to be applied by the Philippine government as if it were a treaty.

«The U.S. government has solemnly guaranteed the Filipino people the right to be totally free and independent . . . . and because of the long and uninterrupted record of loyalty of the Filipino people, both for the cause of total independence for themselves and for the sovereignty of the United States, while they were under our flag, and because they have amply demonstrated their desire for independence. . and because they can demonstrate abundantly their ability to educate themselves, to govern in a progressive and democratic way. The Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America have decided that the President of the United States, after negotiating with the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines or the President of the Philippine Republic, will be authorized, with whatever means it deems appropriate, to retain or retain and retain the required states on these bases, and the rights attached to them. , in addition to the rights provided by the law of 24 March 1934 (Philippine Independence). as he can imagine necessary for the mutual protection of the Philippines and the United States.» The U.S.

government developed a proposed draft agreement, a project based on what the military experts of the time