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Friday, 19 December 2025
3 Nov 2025
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LIVES WELL LIVED | Felicito ‘Tong’ Payumo’s enduring legacy

One of the most contentious issues during President Corazon Aquino’s administration in the mid-1980s was the debate over the U.S. military bases agreement—whether to allow the continued presence of American forces at Subic and Clark. Among the personalities who steadily—and inevitably—found themselves involved in the heated debates was then Congressman Felicito Cruz Payumo.
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