The Tydings-McDuffie Act provided for Filipino independence after a 10-year "transnational period" during which the US would maintain military forces in the Philippines. Furthermore, during this period the American President was granted the power to call into military service all military forces of the Philippine government. The act permitted the maintenance of US naval bases, within this region, until 1947.
See also: History of the Philippines
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