The Historic Senate Vote of 16 September 1991: Looking Back and Looking Forward Twenty-Five Years After
On 16 September 1999 the Philippine Senate voted against a proposed treaty to extend the presence of United States military bases in the Philippines for another ten years. As an insider in the Senate from 1987 to 1995, I reflect on the significance of this historic vote, which signified victory for...
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ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-42702024-08-07T03:42:03Z The Historic Senate Vote of 16 September 1991: Looking Back and Looking Forward Twenty-Five Years After Simbulan, Roland G.; On 16 September 1999 the Philippine Senate voted against a proposed treaty to extend the presence of United States military bases in the Philippines for another ten years. As an insider in the Senate from 1987 to 1995, I reflect on the significance of this historic vote, which signified victory for the nationalist movement. How was it possible for a traditionally conservative and pro-US institution like the Philippine Senate to brave American displeasure by rejecting treaty extension? I address this question from the perspective of the broad antinuclear and anti-bases movement in the Philippines, from which a step-by-step strategy was implemented.Keywords: Senate • treaty • ratification • military bases • sovereignty 2018-03-08T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol66/iss1/2 info:doi/10.13185/2244-1638.4270 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/4270/viewcontent/6397.pdf Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Archīum Ateneo |
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On 16 September 1999 the Philippine Senate voted against a proposed treaty to extend the presence of United States military bases in the Philippines for another ten years. As an insider in the Senate from 1987 to 1995, I reflect on the significance of this historic vote, which signified victory for the nationalist movement. How was it possible for a traditionally conservative and pro-US institution like the Philippine Senate to brave American displeasure by rejecting treaty extension? I address this question from the perspective of the broad antinuclear and anti-bases movement in the Philippines, from which a step-by-step strategy was implemented.Keywords: Senate • treaty • ratification • military bases • sovereignty |
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