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2016-01-12 |
SERENO, C.J. |
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| A number of significant amendments to the 1947 MBA were made.[45] With respect to its duration, the parties entered into the Ramos-Rusk Agreement of 1966, which reduced the term of the treaty from 99 years to a total of 44 years or until 1991.[46] Concerning the number of U.S. military bases in the country, the Bohlen-Serrano Memorandum of Agreement provided for the return to the Philippines of 17 U.S. military bases covering a total area of 117,075 hectares.[47] Twelve years later, the U.S. returned Sangley Point in Cavite City through an exchange of notes.[48] Then, through the Romulo-Murphy Exchange of Notes of 1979, the parties agreed to the recognition of Philippine sovereignty over Clark and Subic Bases and the reduction of the areas that could be used by the U.S. military.[49] The agreement also provided for the mandatory review of the treaty every five years.[50] In 1983, the parties revised the 1947 MBA through the Romualdez-Armacost Agreement.[51] The revision pertained to the operational use of the military bases by the U.S. government within the context of Philippine sovereignty,[52] including the need for prior consultation with the Philippine government on the former's use of the bases for military combat operations or the establishment of long-range missiles.[53] | |||||
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2008-09-22 |
REYES, R.T., J. |
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| Too, petitioner's reliance on Soriano III v. Lista[29] is misplaced. There is nothing in the said case that would indicate that the administration and discipline of PCG uniformed personnel should be patterned after pertinent civil service laws and rules. Said the Court in Lista:x x x As aptly pointed out by the Solicitor General, the PCG used to be administered and maintained as a separate unit of the Philippine Navy under Section 4 of RA 5173. It was subsequently placed under the direct supervision and control of the Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND) pursuant to Section 4 of PD 601. Eventually, it was integrated into the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as a major subordinate unit of the Philippine Navy under Section 54 of Chapter 8, Sub-title II, Title VIII, Book IV of EO 292, as amended. | |||||