“We bet that Amb. Thomas would bring no substantial changes in US-RP relations, as US President Barack Obama remains supportive of the VFA and the permanent stationing of US troops in the country.”

Noong Pebrero 11, naglabas ng desisyon ang Korte Sumprema hinggil sa tatlong petisyong inihain nina dating Senador Jovito Salonga at Wigberto Tanada, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan et. al., at ng Subic rape victim na si “Nicole” hinggil sa pananatili ng convicted rapist na si Lance Corporal Daniel Smith sa ilalim ng kustodiya ng Embahada ng Estados Unidos.

Despite a brutal dispersal last week, about 100 youth and students returned to the US Embassy in Manila today to continue calling for the junking of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).