Proposed US new naval base in Palawan hit

Posted on March 9th, 2012

Philippine Star
By Dennis Carcamo
March 8, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Fisherfolk group Pamalakaya accused the US government of turning Palawan province into de facto naval base for US troops who will be redeployed to the country once they leave their naval base in Okinawa, Japan.

“The US government wants its 6,000 mercenaries to familiarize with the terrain of the island province and convince Palawan folks that US soldiers are kind, generous and they are their knights in shining armor in vain attempt to make the island as US new Okinawa naval base in the Southeast,” Pamalakaya said in a statement. …

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