Revival of US bases in Philippines a suicidal notion

ANGELES CITY- The activist party-list group Anakpawis accused yesterday Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto del Rosario of virtually dragging the Philippines into war by saying that the country would welcome anew ...

MANILA: Philippine Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin has warned that submitting to the demands of Islamic kidnap-for-ransom groups in the southern Philippines will lead to more kidnappings. "The government cannot do anything if someone decides to ...

MANILA Last week, Defense Sec. Voltaire Gazmin admitted during the Department of National Defense budget deliberations that the two men arrested for the extra judicial killing of Bayan Muna Negros member Benjamin Bayles are members of the Armed ...

Fort San Felipe, Cavite City — Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Voltaire Gazmin revealed yesterday that Chinese fishing vessels escorted by a naval ship continue to poach in Philippine waters. Interviewed during the Philippine Navy's ...

DEFENSE Secretary Voltaire Gazmin yesterday commended both the military and police establishments for keeping last Monday's elections generally peaceful. He said the feat can be attributed to better coordination between AFP and PNP personnel, unlike ...

DEFENSE Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Tuesday said the defense department prefers localized peace talks with communist rebels rather than negotiating with the insurgents at the national level. That [localized negotiation] is not the stand of the ...

Manila, Philippines ---- Amid North Korea's nuclear threat, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin yesterday said the United States may be allowed to open military bases in the country in case of "extreme emergency." "Well right now our Constitution does ...

MANILA - Malacanang said Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin is only referring to the return of military bases in the country in cases of extreme emergency. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Gazmin merely suggested the idea amid ...

Philippine Daily Inquirer Publication Date : 13-04-2013 Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Friday raised the possibility of the United States again being allowed to locate military bases in the Philippines if war should break out in the ...