Speaking to reporters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Cayetano defended President Rodrigo Duterte from criticism following his remarks blaming the Aquino administration for supposedly failing to stop military installations in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
The U.S. closed down its military base in Subic following the September 1991 rejection of the Philippine Senate of a proposed treaty allowing American forces to use the naval base.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Cayetano wrong to claim U.S. has military bases in PHL, Taiwan
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