Philippines’ Duterte fully restores troop pact with United States ...Middle East

MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte (pix) has restored a pact governing the presence of US troops in the Philippines, the two countries’ defence ministers said on Friday, reversing a decision that had caused increasing concern in Washington and Manila.The Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) provides rules for the rotation of thousands of US troops in and out of the Philippines for war drills and exercises. It has assumed additional importance as the United States and its allies contend with an increasingly assertive China.Duterte had last year said he was cancelling the VFA but had extended it until December.Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzna said he was unsure why Duterte had reversed h

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