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4	4	STSESSION H. RES. 156
5	5	Honoring the 25th anniversary of the partnership between Guam and the
6	6	Republic of the Philippines under the State Partnership Program.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	FEBRUARY24, 2025
9	9	Mr. M
10	10	OYLANsubmitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
11	11	Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on
12	12	Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
13	13	er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
14	14	risdiction of the committee concerned
15	15	RESOLUTION
16	16	Honoring the 25th anniversary of the partnership between
17	17	Guam and the Republic of the Philippines under the
18	18	State Partnership Program.
19	19	Whereas, on July 4, 1946, the United States and the Phil-
20	20	ippines have maintained enduring diplomatic relations,
21	21	founded on the basis of security and economic interests,
22	22	alongside close bonds between our two nations;
23	23	Whereas the State Partnership Program supports the secu-
24	24	rity cooperation objectives of the United States by car-
25	25	rying out activities to strengthen partner capacity and
26	26	enhance United States relations, while increasing the
27	27	readiness of the United States and partner forces to meet
28	28	evolving security challenges in the Indo-Pacific;
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31	31	•HRES 156 IH
32	32	Whereas, since February 18, 2000, the Armed Forces of the
33	33	Philippines and Guam National Guard have maintained
34	34	an enduring partnership under the State Partnership
35	35	Program;
36	36	Whereas the United States Indo-Pacific Command, serving as
37	37	the primary Geographic Combatant Command for the
38	38	Guam National Guard and the Armed Forces of the Phil-
39	39	ippines, has provided oversight and support for the State
40	40	Partnership Program;
41	41	Whereas the Philippines was the first established USPACOM
42	42	partner country in collaboration with Guam and Hawaii;
43	43	Whereas the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Guam Na-
44	44	tional Guard’s State Partnership Program aims to foster
45	45	regional friendship, strengthen mutual understanding,
46	46	and promote regional security in the Indo-Pacific;
47	47	Whereas, over the past 25 years, the Armed Forces of the
48	48	Philippines and the Guam National Guard have collabo-
49	49	rated in joint training exercises, including disaster risk
50	50	management and emergency response, and critical infra-
51	51	structure projects, and in recent years, the Guam Na-
52	52	tional Guard has provided the Armed Forces of the Phil-
53	53	ippines with information on Guam’s Reserve Officers’
54	54	Training Corps Program in order to assist the Armed
55	55	Forces of the Philippines in crafting its own program;
56	56	Whereas the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Guam Na-
57	57	tional Guard’s State Partnership Program enables a
58	58	strengthened United States military presence in the Phil-
59	59	ippines through the increased rotation of United States
60	60	military personnel and assistance devoted to strength-
61	61	ening the territorial defense and humanitarian and mari-
62	62	time operations of the Philippines;
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66	66	Whereas, from June 6–10 2024, the Armed Forces of the
67	67	Philippines and Guam National Guard’s State Partner-
68	68	ship Program conducted a joint mass-casualty field train-
69	69	ing exercise;
70	70	Whereas, on June 15, 2023, Members of the Armed Forces
71	71	of the Philippines conducted a joint mass-casualty exer-
72	72	cise with the Guam National Guard’s State Partnership
73	73	Program on Mactan Island, Philippines;
74	74	Whereas, on September 14, 2014, a turnover ceremony was
75	75	held for infrastructures devasted by natural disasters and
76	76	subsequently rebuilt through the joint efforts of the
77	77	Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Guam National
78	78	Guard, and the Hawaii National Guard, under the State
79	79	Partnership Program;
80	80	Whereas these exercises have strategic value for the United
81	81	States and the Philippines, increase confidence in the al-
82	82	liance, and provide opportunities for operational coopera-
83	83	tion to advance shared security priorities;
84	84	Whereas the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Guam Na-
85	85	tional Guard’s State Partnership Program serves as a de-
86	86	terrent against increasing aggression by the People’s Re-
87	87	public of China in the South China Sea;
88	88	Whereas the 25th anniversary of this partnership serves as
89	89	a testament to the success of the State Partnership Pro-
90	90	gram in enhancing United States-Philippine relations,
91	91	promoting regional security, and ensuring our shared
92	92	commitment of a free and open Indo-Pacific; and
93	93	Whereas the Republic of the Philippines has been recognized
94	94	with awards for joint military operations carried out in
95	95	cooperation with the United States, and acts of heroism
96	96	and service: Now, therefore, be it
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100	100	Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
101	101	(1) recognizes the cooperation and beneficial re-2
102	102	lationship between the Republic of the Philippines 3
103	103	and the State of Guam and the steadfast partner-4
104	104	ship between the Republic of the Philippines and the 5
105	105	United States over the past 25 years through the 6
106	106	State Partnership Program; 7
107	107	(2) expresses appreciation for the commitment 8
108	108	of the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Phil-9
109	109	ippines to the Guam National Guard in advancing 10
110	110	peace, stability, and mutual understanding; 11
111	111	(3) expresses continued support for the State 12
112	112	Partnership Program between the Territory of 13
113	113	Guam and the Republic of the Philippines; 14
114	114	(4) commends the Republic of the Philippines 15
115	115	for increasing its cooperation in regional security, in-16
116	116	cluding collaboration that may enhance regional de-17
117	117	fense posture; 18
118	118	(5) highlights the strengths of defense coopera-19
119	119	tion, capability development, and the 1951 Mutual 20
120	120	Defense Treaty with the Philippines; and 21
121	121	(6) expresses support for possible State Part-22
122	122	nership Programs between the Republic of the Phil-23
123	123	ippines and other States and Territories of the 24
124	124	United States, to bolster the efforts of the State 25
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128	128	Partnership Program between the territory of Guam 1
129	129	and the Republic of the Philippines. 2
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