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OPINION: Paving the way for China’s occupation of Scarborough Shoal?

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Mar 02 12:23 PM

US military presence in the country has been an effective deterrence to China’s plan to occupy Scarborough Shoal. What will deter them once the Mutual Defense Treaty is scrapped? Read more »

PH, US eye 'improved' VFA - envoy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 04:40 PM

MANILA - The Philippines and the United States are in talks for the crafting of an "improved" Visiting Forces Agreement after Manila moved to abrogate the military pact this month, the country's top diplomat in Washington said Friday.   Read more »

Carpio: VFA termination renders other military pacts with US 'useless'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 04:02 PM

Terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with its longtime ally the United States will render other military pacts useless, retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Friday, a move that will make the Philippines vulnerable to possible armed aggression. Read more »

Babaeng nagsaboy ng pintura sa US Embassy inaresto

Fred Cipres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 08:29 AM

MANILA - Inaresto ang isang babaeng parte ng grupo ng mga kabataang aktibista na nagsaboy ng pintura sa US Embassy sa Maynila ngayong Huwebes ng madaling-araw.  Read more »

Senate to review VFA, other defense pacts

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 07:35 PM

The review will cover the VFA with the US and Australia, the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chair Aquilino Pimentel III told reporters.   Read more »

DOJ to assess impact of scrapping VFA to other US military deals

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 12:00 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday his agency would expand its study on the possible termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement following orders from Malacañang.   Read more »

Scrap PH-US treaty? Let’s see - Lorenzana

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 01:49 PM

MANILA - Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the possible review of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the United States may also result in its scrapping as he questioned whether the pact remains relevant to this day. Read more »