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Philippine-US EDCA activities to 'intensify': AFP chief

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 11:15 PM

Visiting US admiral John Aquilino, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, said funds have been released to implement the EDCA. Read more »

PH seeks to boost ties with US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 02:30 PM

The Philippines has sought stronger bilateral relations with the United States, with the government underlining the importance of its defense treaties and the need to also boost the country's defense capacity, the DFA said. Read more »

Philippines, US launch commemorative events for 75th anniv of diplomatic ties this year

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Updated as of Mar 29 05:47 PM

The Philippines and the United States launched over the weekend the two countries' commemoration this year of the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. Read more »

US converting Subic into military base? DND, AFP mum on Duterte remark

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 07:26 PM

MANILA - Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces chief-of-staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana on Tuesday declined to answer questions from the media about President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest statement against the United States, saying the superpower was “slowly converting Subic into an American base” once again. Read more »

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

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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 »