Is there an American base near Manila in the Philippines?

Answer 1

i'm very sure there are no more american bases in the philippines.

Answer 2

Yes for close to a 100 years, the US government had two huge bases in the Philippines, the Clark Air Force Base in Angeles Pampanga, and the Subic Naval Station in Subic Bay both south of Manila. But the US military closed down these two bases along with a handful of other smaller military bases all over the country after the Philippine Senate voted to close them down in the early 1990s.

Today the Philippine government uses both sites for civilian commercial use.

Answer 3

Many months before the expiration of the Military Bases Agreement of 1947 on September 16, 1991, intense negotiations between the governments of the United States and the Philippines began. These negotiations resulted in the Treaty of Friendship, Peace and Cooperation between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines. This would have extended the lease of the American bases in the Philippines.

On September 13, 1991, the Philippine Senate rejected the ratification of this treaty, citing a number of reasons for the rejection. This was a devastating blow to the Aquino administration, who were strongly pro-treaty and even called for a referendum by the Filipino people; a move that was declared unconstitutional.

In December of 1991, the two governments were again in talks to extend the withdrawal of American forces for three years but this broke down as the United States refused to spell out in detail their withdrawal plans or say if nuclear weapons were kept on base; nuclear weapons were forbidden on Philippine soil. Finally, on December 27, President Corazon Aquino, who fought to delay the pullout to cushion the country's battered economy, issued a formal notice for the U.S. to leave what has been the U.S.'s largest overseas defense facility after Clark Air Base was closed, by the end of 1992.

During 1992, tons of material including drydocks and equipment, were shipped to various Naval Stations. Ship-repair and maintenance yards as well as supply depots were relocated to other Asian countries including Japan and Singapore. Finally, on November 24, 1992, the American Flag was lowered in Subic for the last time and the last 1,416 Sailors and Marines at Subic Bay Naval Base left by plane from NAS Cubi Point and by the USS Belleau Wood. This withdrawal marked the first time since the 16th Century that no foreign military forces were present in the Philippines.

Answer 4

Hi there. As many have said, Clark and Subic are no longer American bases. An interesting place to check out though would be Corrigedor Island, which was both a former Japanese and US island base at the mouth of Manila Bay. I was there this summer and it is a very interesting historical sight. I have a slide show on my site in progress including Philippine-based articles:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/rss/user_98504.xml

Answer 5

there is none since the Americans left the bases here in the Philippine in the mid 90's. The American-Filipino friendship though remains intact and strong.
At present the American and Filipino soldiers do practise training in Ternate, Cavite to enhance the capabilities of both countries during the times of war.
If there is one country nearest the Philippines which still has American bases, then it is Japan, also a close ally of USA

Answer 6

The basing rights were not renewed by the Philippine Senate years and years ago.There was great debate, with a strong lobby for keeping the bases. In the end, the nationalists prevailed, and the bases were phased out.

Now, Subic is a freeport and a popular tourist destination even among the Filipinos, Clark hosts Mimosa and other golf courses and hotel complexes, Sangley is used by the Philippine Navy, and John Hay has been taken over by the John Hay Development Corporation, and has been developed for business, recreation, and residential purposes.

Answer 7

the nearest one before was not Subic it was Clark Air Base in Pampanga but it was abandoned in the early 90's when the Philippine Senate led by then Senator Joseph Estrada files a resolution removing the bases from the country

Answer 8

Seems like they closed Subic Bay after the volcano erupted. The fall of the Marcos regime probably didn't help matters either. I was supposed to go there but couldn't since they closed the base in the late 80's-early 90's.

Answer 9

No, there used to be a Naval Base, Subic Bay, but it was closed in the early 90s.

Answer 10

There is no longer any bases in the PI since 1992 when the US pulled out with the Pinatubo eruption. It was too costly to put the 2 then bases, Clarke and Subic back to operational use.

So now nearest base will be in Okinawa, Japan.

Answer 11

None in Manila...none anywhere else in the Philippines...all gone!