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Elpidio Quirino's Foreign Policies

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Manuel Roxas Foreign Policies Bell Trade Act Bell Trade Act, also known as Philippine Trade Act

of 1946, was an act passed by the U.S. Congress specifying the economic conditions governing the emergence of the Republic of the Philippines from U.S. rule. The act included controversial provisions that tied the Philippine economy to that of the United States. Military Bases Agreements The Military Bases Agreement of 1947 (MBA) is a joint agreement between the Philippines and the United States signed on March 16, 1947,under President Roxas term. This treaty officially allowed the U.S. to establish, maintain and operate air and naval bases in the country. It provided for about 23 listed bases and utilities for use by Americans for a period of 99 years.

Elpidio Quirino PEFTOK President Quirino's administration excelled in diplomacy and impressed foreign heads of states and world statesmen by his intelligence and culture. In 1950, at the onset of the Korean War, Quirino authorized the deployment of over 7,450 Filipino soldiers to Korea, under the designation of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea or PEFTOK. Quirino-Foster Agreement By the time of the creation of the integrity board, moreover, the Bell Mission, led by Daniel W. Bell, finally submitted its report on October 1950. The Report made several proposals, most noteworthy, of which were that the United States should give the Philippines 250,000,000 dollars over a period of five years, but the Philippines, in return, ought to reform its tax structure, enact a minimum wage law for agricultural and industrial labor, initiate

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