2,000 Favor U.S. Bases Staying in Philippines
From Reuters
ANGELES, Philippines —
Bar girls joined a 2,000-strong demonstration Sunday to call for U.S. military bases to remain in the Philippines.
The women from Angeles City and Filipino civilian workers from nearby Clark Air Base, 50 miles north of Manila, protested a demand by militant members of a constitutional commission that foreign bases in the Philippines be banned.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
