A History of the Philippines Quotes

“A contingent of U.S. Marines prepared to depart as the Stars and Stripes was lowered, permanently drawing the curtains on U.S. occupation of the base that began in 1899. As President Ramos remarked, “There has been no day that foreign troops were not based on our soil,” with foreign military presence finally ending after more than four hundred years.”
― Luis H. Francia, History of the Philippines: From Indios Bravos to Filipinos