MSOpinion Analysis on EDCA: Part I ' The Constitution prohibits the stationing of foreign military bases in the county '
The country’s decision to grant the US to re-establish their military bases under the guise of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement is in violation of our Constitution.First, the 1987 Constitution is clear the establishment of foreign military bases is prohibited through a treaty ratified by the Senate.
The regularity of the visit resulted in the designation of some areas under the revised agreement called Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement , thereby allowing the US to establish permanent structures for their military personnel, ports and airports, grounds, communications and radar sites to such designated centers but specifically limited.
Naval ships operating in the SCS like those of the US, UK, Australia, Japan, India, and South Korea cannot enjoy the freedom of navigation as they are not littoral to the SCS to grant them the right to regularly patrol the SCS. The EEZ was seriously aggravated by the discovery of oil and natural gas of huge quantity in the area.
We initially implemented the 1987 Constitution, particularly Section 2, Article XVII regarding co-production and joint venture to develop and exploit the country’s mineral resources to be divided on a sixty per centum basis of the capital owned by citizens.
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