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The Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that the United States naval base in Subic Bay was immune from a lawsuit filed by a Philippine company over a contract dispute. The Court held that awarding repair contracts at the naval base, which was established under a military agreement for the defense of both countries, constituted an exercise of sovereign functions by the US government. As such, the doctrine of state immunity from suit applied to protect the US from being sued in Philippine courts without it

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JM Campos

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