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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 »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 21, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 12:22 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Transfer Pemberton

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 03:21 PM

Women's group Gabriela hold a picket rally outside the Department of National Defense headquarters in Quezon City on Friday calling for the transfer of convicted America serviceman Joseph Scott Pemberton to the New Bilibid Prison after President Duterte’s abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement. Read more »

'National tragedy': Ex-top diplomat calls for action vs VFA termination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 02:07 PM

MANILA - A former top diplomat on Wednesday called for public action against President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to terminate the Philippines' Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, urging Congress and the Supreme Court to take the lead.  Read more »

Senate leaders urge Duterte: Reconsider cancellation of VFA

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 05:18 PM

Senate leaders on Monday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to "reconsider his plan to unilaterally" cancel one of the country's defense and security pact with the United States, saying the legislative chamber should first study how scrapping the accord could affect the Philippine economy and security. 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 »

ANALYSIS: The bigger picture in Duterte’s VFA outburst

Romel Regalado Bagares*, VERA Files
Posted at Jan 24 05:28 PM

May President Duterte unilaterally abrogate the Visiting Forces Agreement without the consent of the Senate? 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 »

EDCA, VFA ipinrotesta sa anibersaryo ng Fil-Am War

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 21 06:24 PM

MAYNILA - Nagmartsa papunta sa Embahada ng Estados Unidos ang ilang grupo ng kabataan ngayong Linggo, Pebrero 4, komemorasyon ng Fil-Am War. Read more »