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Timestamp: 2016-07-24 12:06:04
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 333', 'Art. 171', 'Art. 124', 'Art. 347', 'Art. 353', 'Art. 365']

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Facts: Beginning January of year 2002, personnel from the armed forces of the United States of America started arriving in Mindanao to take part, in conjunction with the Philippine military, in “Balikatan 021.” They are a simulation of joint military maneuvers pursuant to the Mutual Defense Treaty a bilateral defense agreement entered into by the Philippines and the United States in 1951. Its aim is to enhance the strategic and technological capabilities of our armed forces through joint training with its American counterparts; the “Balikatan” is the largest such training exercise directly supporting the MDT’s objectives. It is this treaty to which the VFA adverts and the obligations thereunder which it seeks to reaffirm. On February 1, 2002, petitioners Arthur D. Lim and Paulino P. Ersando filed this petition for certiorari and prohibition, attacking the constitutionality of the joint exercise. Issue: Whether “Balikatan 02-1” activities covered by the Visiting Forces Agreement? Ruling: To resolve this, it is necessary to refer to the VFA itself. The VFA permits United States personnel to engage, on an impermanent basis, in “activities,” the exact meaning of which was left undefined. The sole encumbrance placed on its definition is couched in the negative, in that United States personnel must “abstain from any activity inconsistent with the spirit of this agreement, and in particular, from any political activity. The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, Articles 31 and 32 contains provisos governing interpretations of international agreements. It clearly provides that the cardinal rule of interpretation must involve an examination of the text, which is presumed to verbalize the parties’ intentions. The Convention likewise dictates what may be used as aids to deduce the meaning of terms, which it refers to as the context of the treaty, as well as other elements may be taken into account alongside the aforesaid context. It appeared farfetched that the ambiguity surrounding the meaning of the word .’activities” arose from accident. It was deliberately made that way to give both parties a certain leeway in negotiation. In this manner, visiting US forces may sojourn in Philippine territory for purposes other than military. As conceived, the joint exercises may include training on new techniques of patrol and surveillance to protect the nation’s marine resources, sea search-and-rescue operations to assist vessels in distress, disaster relief operations, civic action projects such as the building of school houses, medical and humanitarian missions, and the like. Under these auspices, the VFA gives legitimacy to the current Balikatan exercises. It is only logical to
FACTS : Beginning 2002. the exact meaning of which is left undefined. Lim filed this petition for certiorari and prohibition. It is only logical to assume that “Balikatan 02-1″ – a mutual anti terrorism advising assisting and training exercise falls under the umbrella of sanctioned or allowable activities in the context of the agreement. On Feb. 2002. and that after due notice and hearing.” Under these auspices. personnel from the armed forces of the United States started arriving in Mindanao. In theory. the VFA gives legitimacy to the current Balikatan exercises. Another contention was that the VFA of 1999 does not authorize American soldiers to engage in combat operations in Philippine territory. meaning a third country. they are a simulation of joint military maneuvers pursuant to the Mutual Defense Treaty. ISSUE : Whether or not the “Balikatan 02-1″ activities are covered by the VFA. assisting and training exercise. against one of them. RULING : Petition is dismissed. to take part.” a “mutual anti.assume that .terrorism advising. and in particular.” falls under the umbrella of sanctioned or allowable activities in the context of the agreement. in “Balikatan 02-1″. in “activities”. praying that respondents be restrained from proceeding with the so-called “Balikatan 02-1″.’Balikatan 02-1. from any political activity. Both the history and intent of the Mutual Defense Treaty and the VFA support the conclusion that combat-
. a bilateral defense agreement entered into by the Philippines and the United States in 1951. The sole encumbrance placed on its definition is couched in the negative. The VFA itself permits US personnel to engage on an impermanent basis. judgment be rendered issuing a permanent writ of injuction and/or prohibition against the deployment of US troops in Basilan and Mindanao for being illegal and in violation of the Constitution. in conjunction with the Philippine military. in that the US personnel “must abstain from any activity inconsistent with the spirit of this agreement. Petitioners contend that the RP and the US signed the Mutual Defense Treaty to provide mutual military assistance in accordance with the “constitutional processes” of each country only in the case of a armed attack by an external aggressor. They further argued that it cannot be said that the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan constitutes an external aggressor to warrant US military assistance in accordance with MDT of 1951.
.related activities – as opposed to combat itself – such as the one subject of the instant petition. are indeed authorized.
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