People protest against EDCA between U.S. and Philippines in Manila
A protester holds a placard against the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the U.S. and the Philippines in front of the U.S. Embassy in Manila, the Philippines, on Sept. 16, 2014. The activists called for the junking of the EDCA and the return of U.S. bases in the country. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)