The United States of America has been notified of the
decision of the Philippines to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA),
the military agreement gives a legal way for the US to station momentarily
station troops in the country, conduct military trainings with Filipinos, and
immediate response of the US military in terms of human assistance and disaster
and relief.
The agreement which was signed in 1998, the decision to
terminate the military accord the US embassy in the Philippines called a “serious
step” the 180 days after the notice is given will formally terminate the
accord.
“If they would like to do that, that’s fine, we’ll save a
lot of money,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
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| US President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (photo credit to owner) |
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte dared to the change the status quo when in his public speeches he said he will tone down if not terminate the heavy reliance of the Philippines to the United States and has started cultivating warm relations with non-traditional partners like Russia and China.
Foreign Policy of the Duterte administration has been anchored
to being “friends to everybody and enemies to none.”
Naysayers have been saying that the termination of such
military accord paves the way for China being aggressive in the West Philippine
Sea.
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