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US says 'gratified' over PH decision to continue VFA

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 02:51 PM

The United States on Thursday conveyed its appreciation for the Philippines' decision to continue the Visiting Forces Agreement. Read more »

Philippine envoy confident Duterte will back revamped US defense pact

Karen Lema, Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 05:25 PM

MANILA - A two-decades old defense pact between the Philippines and the United States has been revamped and its new terms submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte for his consideration, Manila's ambassador to Washington told Reuters. Read more »

Philippines postpones VFA abrogation anew

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 03:58 PM

The Philippine government is postponing anew the termination of its military pact with the United States, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Wednesday, in the wake of the election of Joe Biden to the White House. Read more »

Japan, India sign military supply-sharing pact

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 10 06:54 PM

Japan and India have signed a military pact enabling them to exchange logistical support as part of efforts to step up security cooperation in the face of China's growing assertiveness. Read more »

PH, US in talks on crafting improved VFA: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 11:12 PM

The Philippines' move to terminate its Visiting Forces Agreement with the US won't take effect until August. But it appears the two long-time allies could already be working on a new security deal. Read more »

Bato agrees abrogating troop pact with US: Salbahe 'yong mga tao na 'yon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 09:12 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa expressed no qualms Wednesday over the Philippines' termination of its Visiting Forces Agreement with its longtime ally the United States, saying Washinton has been "disrespecting" and "intruding" Manila's sovereignty. Read more »

Palace: If Trump were in Duterte’s place, he would scrap VFA too

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 15 10:00 PM

Trump said he was “fine” with the VFA being terminated, a response that pleased Duterte. “(Trump) deserves to be re-elected,” the Palace says, quoting Duterte. Read more »

De Lima: Termination of military pact with US a 'geopolitical blunder' by Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 08:42 PM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Wednesday said President Rodrigo Duterte's move to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States was a "geopolitical blunder and a grievous misstep" that may result in "unsettling" the Philippine government's functions. Read more »

Dela Rosa 'bothered' over VFA cancellation notice

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 07:31 PM

Philippine Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Tuesday said he is "bothered" by the government's official notification to withdraw from the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with its longtime ally the United States. Read more »

Duterte to pursue scrapping VFA despite concerns, Lorenzana says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 02:27 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will pursue terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States despite concerns it will negatively affect the Philippines, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Friday.   Read more »

Amid fears of VFA scrapping, PH Navy to sustain training with US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 08:11 PM

The top brass of the Philippine Navy said they will continue to train with their US counterparts despite President Rodrigo Duterte's threat to scrap Manila's Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Washington. Read more »

'Because of one senator': Duterte ally calls VFA cancellation 'impulsive'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 09:06 PM

An ally of President Rodrigo Duterte in Congress called on Wednesday the latter's threat to end the country's Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States a "kneejerk" and "impulsive" reaction to the cancellation of Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa's US visa. Read more »

Analyst: Only China gains from a weakened US-PH alliance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 11:26 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered his officials to immediately begin the process of terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States instead of waiting for a month. Read more »

Sara Duterte in US for Washington-sponsored international leadership program

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 08:55 PM

Sara participated in the 88th Winter Meeting hosted by the US capital in support of Strong Cities, which advocates "a global network of cities working together to build cohesion and resilience to prevent violent extremism." Read more »