camilo osias has a special strategic importance. it is located near taiwan. this worries the local governor, manuel. who fears that his province will become military purpose. 10 hours after the attack on america's pearl harbor, japan attacked us, mainly because there were us troops. i think it will happen again if there are foreign powers in our midst. the philippines was under us control for decades until independence in 1946. the last permanent american base there was eliminated. in the early 1990s amid internal opposition in the philippines. the new arrangement does not restore a permanent us presence. according to philippine officials, attention is focused on acceleration of the military. we have improved our military but it is never enough, it is never enough because of our territorial issues with china. philippine vessels have increasingly come under pressure from china, which is expanding its influence in the south china sea, and some in manila see the us military presence as a deterrent to beijing. the first island line is very important, though, and