After the media started some rumors of an U.S. military base in the Philippines, Blas Ople the Philippines foreign affairs secretary said that is not true. a couple of weeks ago, some officials from the pentagon went to visited the Philippines to met with people from the presidential commission. In this meting, reporters said that there was a possibility that visiting was to sat up military bases in the Philippines again. It’s been 12 years since the U.S. treaty of basing was rejected by the Philippine senate. Amado Valdez who is an undersecretary of the presidential commission said that instead of an agreement of a base in the Philippines, officials discussed to set up an international facility for some countries. This facility probably would be located in the former US bases in Clack Field and Subic in northern Philippines. Ople who reacted to statements made by Amado Valdez said, "No such request have been made". Also, Ople said that if the alternative option of the facilities in Clack Field and Subic would have to be viewed by the government because it involves no basic rights. Even though that the relationship between the U.S. And the Philippines have "matured" like Ople said, the fact is that the U.S. doesn’t have any part or any saying when it come to the relations with the Philippines. The U.S. Has not even asked to return to the Philippines. If the U.S. wanted to return to the Philippines, it would be temporary on the agreements of visiting, and not basing. A permanent base of any foreign country is a no, said Ople.
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