"The more influence and control the US military exercises over the Philippine police and military, the more Philippine sovereignty is degraded as this weakens the capacity of the puppet state to independently exercise its coercive power and wield political authority," added the CPP.
"Ang lalo pang nakaiinsulto ay ang paglilipat kay Pemberton, na nasa kustodiya ng US, sa isang pasilidad ng US sa loob ng punong himpilan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), na kahit ang chief of staff ng AFP ay hindi man lamang makapag-iinspeksyon nang walang pahintulot mula sa awtoridad ng US," dagdag ng PKP.