The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today urged the Filipino people to oppose the US' twin agenda of forging a new basing treaty to allow more US forces and their warships to be stationed in the Philippines and securing the commitment of Aquino government officials to amend the 1987 constitution (chacha or charter change) in order to pave the way for the participation of the Philippine government in negotiations for the US-initiated Trans-Pacific Partnership trade block.
Translation: The EDCA is lopsided in favor of US and is an outright violation of Philippine sovereignty Kinukundena ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP) ang mga upisyal sa depensa at seguridad ng gubyernong Aquino at Obama sa kanilang garapal na kasinungalingan para sa Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA - Kasunduan para sa Pinaunlad na Pagtutulungang Pandepensa) na naggagawad sa mga pwersa ng US ng karapatang humimpil sa Pilipinas.