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PH, Japan eye VFA-like pact

PBBM says both nations want to assure free passage in S. China Sea Tokyo—Security and defense cooperation across the Asia-Pacific region—including more patrols in the...

PH, US execs discuss defense pact

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III and Philippine counterpart Jose Faustino Jr. on Thursday discussed strengthening their commitments to the Mutual Defense Treaty...

What is the Philippines up to?

"When the Philippines unilaterally voided the joint exploration agreement with China, in effect the country was blaming China for failing to implement the agreement." The...

US affirms defense treaty

The head of the US Indo-Pacific Command has affirmed the United States’ commitment to the seven-decades old Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) which the Philippines...

US warship makes port call, highlights strong ties with PH

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Renegotiated VFA goes full speed ahead

"What exactly are the renegotiated terms of the pact?"   It’s final: We will still see American combat boots stepping on Philippine soil in the years...

Palace: Aid clinched VFA for US

The COVID-19 vaccine donations from the United States were among the bases for President Rodrigo Duterte to consider keeping the Visiting Forces Agreement  with...

11 US senators denounce PH for ‘abuses’

American senators urged the Biden government to condemn the human rights abuses committed by the Duterte government in the Philippines even as both countries...

VFA ‘in full force’ again –DND chief

President Rodrigo Duterte has walked back on a decision to end the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana...

VFA extension, side deal in the works–Lorenzana

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Rody to US: Define role in WPS

With the extension of the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the United States “on deck” and on the table, President Rodrigo Duterte...

What happens now to the VFA?

"What's clear now is that Duterte wants to use the VFA and EDCA as bargaining chips to get the maximum benefit from American military...

US carriers sail in South China Sea as it hails holding off VFA end

The United States on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the Philippines to hold off the suspension of the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement...

Duterte holds off VFA abrogation

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