FACT CHECK: Rodriguez claim that U.S. has 9 bases in PH misleads
The U.S. no longer has permanent bases in the country since 1992. American troops, however, have access to some Philippine military facilities for specific purposes.
The U.S. no longer has permanent bases in the country since 1992. American troops, however, have access to some Philippine military facilities for specific purposes.
Wala nang permanenteng base ang U.S. sa bansa mula noong 1992. Gayunpaman, ang mga tropang Amerikano ay may access sa ilang pasilidad ng militar ng Pilipinas para sa mga partikular na layunin.
VERA Files Fact Check, in response to a reader request to look into the viral clip, found that the paratrooping military exercise shown in the video took place at Fort Bragg in the United States almost six years ago.
Nagbanta si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na "wakasan ang Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA)" sa U.S. matapos kumpirmahin ng kanyang dating police at corrections chief, Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, na kanselado ang kanyang U.S. visa.
President Duterte threatened to terminate the VFA with the US after former police chief Sen. Bato Dela Rosa confirmed that his US visa had been cancelled.
Isinara ng U.S. ang base militar nito sa Subic matapos ang pagtanggi ng Senado ng Pilipinas noong Septiyembre 1991.
The U.S. closed down its military bases in Clark and Subic in the 90s.