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Philippine court asked to halt new US defence pact

(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-05-28 09:16

Philippine court asked to halt new US defence pact

Anti-riot policemen block protesters, calling for the immediate pullout of US troops in the country during a protest outside the US Embassy in Manila May 27, 2014. [Photo/Agencies]

MANILA - As earlier predicted by some quarters, the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) signed on April 28 by the Philippines and the US would have a rough sailing before it can be implemented, if ever it could be implemented at all.

On Monday, two former senators, Wigberto Tanada and Rene Saguisag, joined 10 other petitioners who questioned before the Supreme Court the constitutionality of EDCA and its implication on Philippine sovereignty and national interest.

The petitioners asked the country's highest court to stop the implementation of the accord pending the resolution of the petition for certiorari or review of the legality of the agreement. They asked the court to declare the agreement unconstitutional for violating several provisions of the 1987 Constitution.

"This agreement will effectively allow the US to establish and operate de facto military bases anywhere on Philippine soil, minus the cost of paying for one," the petitioners said.

In l991, Senators Tanada and Saguisag, along with 10 other senators, voted against the extension of the lease of the Subic Naval Base in Zambales province and Clark Air Base in Pampanga province, north of Manila.

The extension of the lease for another 10 years of the two American military facilities, the biggest in Asia, was initiated by then President Corazon Aquino, the late mother of now President Benigno Aquino III.

President Aquino has said that EDCA can stand scrutiny amid critics questioning its constitutionality. "We are reasonably confident that anybody looking at it objectively will be able to say that we have met all the stipulations in the Constitution," Aquino told the media on the sidelines of the recently-held 24th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Myanmar.

The president said it was expected that some sectors would try to derail the agreement between the Philippines and the US.

The petitioners said that EDCA is an affront to the country's national interest and is lopsided in favor of the US compared with other agreements Washington has signed with its other allies.

They said that with EDCA, not only is the Philippines not receiving any remuneration for allowing US presence in the country, it is committed to making all efforts to facilitate US presence in the country, including providing security for the facilities, equipment, supplies and other war materiel.

The petitioners claimed that the agreement has made the country a "target of US enemies" because US military facilities located here can be considered effectively contributing to US military action.

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