Affording to abrogate the U.S. VFA

In an Inquirer article http://services.inquirer.net/mobile/10/11/24/html_output/xmlhtml/20101124-304979-xml.html, Manong Johnny said "We can’t afford to abrogate VFA".

As the Senate President and as an old Ilocano Tangken Mangubat (Hardy Warrior), Laki Juan should now be one of the primary leaders to provide the Pilipino nation the affordability of abrogating the U.S. VFA.

It is now the ripe time to abrogate the U.S. VFA. to prevent the tragedy of our country again being the war zone of the U.S. military as in

1. the U.S.-Spanish War in the end of the 19th century,
   
2. the Pilipino-U.S. War at the start of the 20th century, and the
   
3. U.S.-Japan War in the 1940's.

The U.S.-China conflict is heating up and we will be devastated if we become a war zone in this gargantuan conflict between these two behemoths.

Abrogating the U.S. VFA. will also eliminate the possible escalation to participation in U.S. led wars like in

1. the Korean War in the 1950's,
   
2. the Vietnam War in the 1960's, and
   
3. the supposedly War on Terror of today.
   

This War on Terror has become the cover that has led to the permanent basing of U.S. troops in our country in stealth camps within our own military camps.

How can we afford to abrogate the U.S. VFA?

It will first, take a paradigm shift in the mindset of our leaders and fellow Pilipinos who have been educated by a U.S.-designed educational system.

It will second, take a lot of money that I think we have, and that will be more cost effective if done the thrifty and no-corrupt way. It will even develop the local economy, technology and industry.

A short initial shopping list will be:

1. Stand-up even just 5 fighters from more reliable suppliers like France and Russia. Their Mirage2000 or Sukhoi 30 would be great.
2. Fit the best patrol boats of the navy with SSM and SAM systems, also from reliable suppliers.
3. Start a subnarine force with a second-hand coastal unit that can then be locally manufactured in the future.
4. Revive the self-reliance program of the AFP specially in rockets/missiles, small arms, armor, patrol boats, light aircraft
5. Air and surface radar system
   

Contrary to what some legal luminaries say that the U.S. VFA is a treaty, based on our Constitution it is not as it was not ratified by the U.S. Congress as required for by our Constitution.

Thus we can legally unilaterally abrogate the U.S. VFA, though the question is will the U.S. let us without a coup d'etat. And do we have the ukel?