Masked protesters stand near the U.S. Embassy during a rally marking the 20th anniversary of the Philippine Senate vote terminating the U.S. military bases agreement in the country in Manila, Philippines, Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. The protesters lamented the continued presence of U.S. troops in the country, despite the bases' termination, through another agreement entered into by the U.S. and Philippine militaries known as the Visiting Forces Agreement, or VFA. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)