The Filipino people had successfully driven away these US bases in 1991, but pro-US regimes continued to allow US ships, troops, armaments, drones, and electronic espionage facilities on the excuse of “non-permanent” presence as covered by the US-Philippine Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).
Plano ng US na permanenteng magbase ng ilang batalyon ng US Marines, Navy at Air Force (1,500+ tropa) sa Subic Bay at Clark Air Base (200) bilang suporta sa papalaking bilang ng mga tropang magsasalit-salitan sa rehiyon para sa mga pinagsanib na pagsasanay, operasyong militar at iba pa.