US Soldiers

Senate to look into ‘extended’ stay of US troops in RP

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Daily Tribune

Gabriela party-list Representatives Liza Maza and Luzviminda Ilagan, for their part, said President Arroyo could be liable for treason by allowing the US troops to participate in counter-terrorism operations in the country.  read more »

Presidential Aspirants Urged to Oppose US Troops' Stay

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GMANews.tv

Gabriela Representatives Liza Maza and Luzviminda Ilagan said the House committees on Foreign Affairs and Defense should investigate the planned stay of US troops.  read more »

Solons want US military presence probed

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Inquirer.net

MANILA, Philippines--The continued presence of American soldiers in some parts of Mindanao will be the subject of a congressional inquiry being pushed by the party list Gabriela in the House of Representatives.  read more »

Maza Files Resolution Seeking Inquiry on the Deployment of 600 U.S. Soldiers for Counterinsurgency Operations

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Rep. Liza Maza of Gabriela Women's Party today filed House Resolution No. 1335 directing the House of Representatives Committees on Foreign Affairs and Defense to conduct an inquiry into the move of the U.S and Philippine Governments to keep an elite force of 600-U.S. soldier counterinsurgency operation deployed in the Philippines.  read more »Click the images below for bigger versions:
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‘Presence of US troops may harm civilians’

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Sunstar

MILITANT lawmakers filed Resolution 1335 seeking for the House committees on foreign affairs and defense to probe the 600-US soldier counterinsurgency operation deployed in the country.  read more »

US soldiers welcome

Source: 
Journal Online

Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza however said the soldiers must leave since their presence is a blatant intervention in the internal affairs of the country.  read more »

Malacañang Invokes VFA to Justify Continued Presence of US Troops

Source: 
Daily Tribune

In her statement, Maza demanded the immediate pullout of US troops in Mindanao, saying their mere presence was already a clear violation of the country’s sovereignty.  read more »

Solon questions arrival of US carrier in RP

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Sunstar

PARTY-LIST Representative Liza Maza questioned the presence of 6,000 US troops aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington docked at the Manila Harbor for their so-called 4-day "goodwill" visit to the Philippines.  read more »

Leftist solons: US troops visits mean permanent stay

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yetuciso.hardestlevel.com

Leftist congressmen on Monday assailed the governments continued denial of a permanent presence of U.S. troops in Mindanao. To them, the continuing six-month tour of duty of U.S. troops resembles permanence.They cannot anymore deny that U.S. troops are involved in combat, added Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza.  read more »

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