The United States Embassy in Manila on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the Philippine government to extend the suspension of the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), citing the importance of the alliance not only to both countries but to the entire Indo Pacific region. US Embassy in...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is fully supporting President Duterte's decision to extend the suspension of the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) for six more months. CLOSE ALLIES -- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and US Charge d'Affaires John Law interact during the...
The country may retain the visiting forces agreement (VFA) with the United States if Washington can give a "satisfactory" explanation about the events related to the Panatag Shoal standoff in 2012. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacanang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque,...
President Duterte and American President Joe Biden may meet for the first time during the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Brunei this October, Malacañang said. President Duterte and US President Joe Biden Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
Senator Panfilo Lacson intimated on Saturday, June 5, a possible link between the United States' incoming vaccine donations to the Philippines and the visiting forces agreement (VFA) between the two countries. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (Senate of the Philippines) In an interview over radio...
Malacañang urged the public to first wait and see whether or not the US will really send vaccines to the Philippines before asking how this will affect President Duterte's decision regarding the VFA. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in his press briefing on Monday Duterte needs more time to...
President Duterte is still undecided whether he will pursue the abrogation of the country's Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States of America (USA) or forge a new one. President Duterte (File Photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement following reports that the VFA...
Top Philippine and United States (US) brass are engaged in "continuous talks" to discuss what possible actions can be done ahead of July, when the suspension of the Visiting Forces Agreement's (VFA) termination is set to expire. Tnus, bared United States Embassy Charge d'Affaires John Law, who...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday maintained that President Duterte is the driving force behind the unabated spate of killings and human rights abuses in the country because he continues to promote a culture of violence and impunity. Senator Leila de Lima (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO /...
President Duterte warned the United States that he will proceed with the abrogation of their Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) if it fails to produce 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the Philippines. Duterte made the statement as he met with the government's pandemic task force and other...
