Julio S. Amador III, Asia Studies Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center in Washington, writes that "One option for the Philippines to augment its defense capabilities is to provide access for US forces to its military bases with the possibility that other countries, especially Japan, could enjoy the same privilege."

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