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Topic: visiting-forces-agreement

Duterte to US: Deliver COVID-19 vaccine to PH or forget about VFA

Duterte to US: Deliver COVID-19 vaccine to PH or forget about VFA

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 09:57 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said he would end the country's military pact with the United States if it fails to deliver COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

Lorenzana: US to give P869 million worth of military equipment to PH in December

Lorenzana: US to give P869 million worth of military equipment to PH in December

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 09:26 PM

The United States will handover P869 million worth of military equipment to the Armed Forces of the Philippines next month, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday.   Read more »

US Embassy welcomes extended suspension of VFA termination

US Embassy welcomes extended suspension of VFA termination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 10:20 AM

MANILA - The Embassy of the United States in Manila welcomed Thursday the Philippine government's decision to postpone anew the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) for another six months. Read more »

Philippines postpones VFA abrogation anew

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 »

ALAMIN: Implikasyon sa Pilipinas ng Biden presidency, ayon sa mga eksperto

ALAMIN: Implikasyon sa Pilipinas ng Biden presidency, ayon sa mga eksperto

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Updated as of Nov 09 08:20 PM

Handang makatrabaho ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si US President-elect Joe Biden, sabi nitong Lunes ng Malacañang. Read more »

Philippine military says it benefits from VFA with US, but will respect Duterte's decision

Philippine military says it benefits from VFA with US, but will respect Duterte's decision

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 05:22 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines said Thursday it benefits from the country's Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, the abrogation of which was initially ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte early this year but later suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis and other developments in the region. Read more »

Duterte in 'no immediate rush' to abrogate military pact with US: spox

Duterte in 'no immediate rush' to abrogate military pact with US: spox

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 11:19 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte is in "no immediate rush" to finally abrogate the country's Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, his spokesman said Wednesday as the termination's suspension is set to end next month. Read more »

2021 budget of panel overseeing VFA implementation cut by more than half: Locsin

2021 budget of panel overseeing VFA implementation cut by more than half: Locsin

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 08:16 PM

The 2021 budget of the commission overseeing the implementation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States has been slashed by more than half even if the Philippines suspended the abrogation of the accord, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., said Thursday. Read more »

Convicted killer Pemberton to face court martial proceedings in US: Roque

Convicted killer Pemberton to face court martial proceedings in US: Roque

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 05:00 PM

US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton will face court martial proceedings in the United States even though he was pardoned by President Rodrigo Duterte for killing Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

'Nagpatawad siya': DOJ sees no need to question Duterte pardon for Pemberton

'Nagpatawad siya': DOJ sees no need to question Duterte pardon for Pemberton

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 11:55 AM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday he did not see any reason for the public to question President Rodrigo Duterte's "personal act of mercy" to pardon a US soldier who killed a Filipina transgender woman.    Read more »

Only 4 of 139 Duterte pardons went to foreigners: DOJ

Only 4 of 139 Duterte pardons went to foreigners: DOJ

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 09 10:33 AM

Only 4 of the 139 executive clemencies that President Rodrigo Duterte has issued so far during his term went to foreigners, the justice department said Wednesday, following criticism of the pardon for a US soldier who killed a Filipina transgender woman.    Read more »

'Surprised' DOJ chief says Duterte decided on Pemberton pardon on his own volition

'Surprised' DOJ chief says Duterte decided on Pemberton pardon on his own volition

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 09 09:55 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte "upon his own volition" pardoned a US soldier who killed a Filipina transgender--a decision that "surprised" even Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, he said Wednesday.  Read more »

'Act of right and fairness': Locsin defends Duterte pardon for Pemberton

'Act of right and fairness': Locsin defends Duterte pardon for Pemberton

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 10:00 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday defended the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to grant absolute pardon to US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton, convicted for the killing of Jennifer Laude.  Read more »

Robredo: Pemberton pardon proof that government sides with those in power

Robredo: Pemberton pardon proof that government sides with those in power

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 01:16 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to pardon a US marine convicted of killing a Filipina transgender woman proves that his administration sides with power, Vice President Leni Robredo said Tuesday.  Read more »

Laude family thought Duterte an ‘ally’—until Pemberton pardon: lawyer

Laude family thought Duterte an ‘ally’—until Pemberton pardon: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 12:47 PM

The family of slain transgender Jennifer Laude had thought of President Rodrigo Duterte as an “ally”—until he pardoned the US soldier convicted in her killing, their lawyer said Tuesday.    Read more »

Pemberton hopes to go back to school after Duterte pardon: lawyer

Pemberton hopes to go back to school after Duterte pardon: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 10:42 AM

MANILA — US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton is hoping to go back to school after receiving a pardon from President Rodrigo Duterte for killing a Filipina transgender, his lawyer said Tuesday. Read more »

Pemberton lawyer clueless on why Duterte pardoned US Marine

Pemberton lawyer clueless on why Duterte pardoned US Marine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 02:31 PM

The lawyer of Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, who is convicted in the killing of a Filipina transgender woman, said Tuesday she did not know how President Rodrigo Duterte arrived at his decision to pardon her client.  Read more »

Duterte can’t fight foreign power, Laude camp says after Pemberton pardon

Duterte can’t fight foreign power, Laude camp says after Pemberton pardon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 07:58 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte showed that he cannot stand up to foreign powers by pardoning the US Marine convicted of killing Filipina transgender Jennifer Laude, the lawyer of her family said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte cites unfair treatment of Pemberton in pardon grant

Duterte cites unfair treatment of Pemberton in pardon grant

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 09:22 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he granted absolute pardon to convicted killer US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton because the foreigner was not given fair treatment.  Read more »

‘This country is not safe space for us’: LGBT groups slam absolute pardon grant to Pemberton

‘This country is not safe space for us’: LGBT groups slam absolute pardon grant to Pemberton

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 07:44 AM

Members of the LGBT community in the Philippines on Monday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte’s grant of absolute pardon to a US Marine convicted for killing a Filipino transgender woman in 2014. Read more »

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