The Makabayan bloc lawmakers on Monday sought the termination of the 1952 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the United States, saying that the country must pursue an independent foreign policy.
The Makabayan bloc lawmakers on Monday sought the termination of the 1952 Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the United States, saying that the country must pursue an independent foreign policy.
“The MDT between the Philippines and the US has been anything but 'mutual'. Rather, it has become a means for the US to assert its economic and military powers globally by using its network of defense agreements between many countries, including the Philippines,” Resolution No. 744 read. The lawmakers said that the MDT is a one-sided deal in favor of the Americans and has since paved the way for the signing of the Visiting Forces Agreement in 1999 and EDCA in 2014.
The Makabayan lawmakers cited Section 7 Article 2 of the Constitution which states that the the government should “pursue an independent foreign policy. In its relations with other states, the paramount consideration shall be national sovereignty, territorial integrity, national interest, and the right to self-determination.”
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