Duterte won’t scrap military pact with US despite prior threats, Philippines defense minister says during Pentagon chief’s visit ...News

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte agreed to retain a long-standing deal to keep US forces in the country after repeatedly vowing to end it, his defense minister said after meeting with his American counterpart, Lloyd Austin. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced the move on Friday, saying Duterte wouldn’t jettison the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Washington, but added that he was unsure why the president had reversed his course.  “The VFA is in full force again after Secretary Austin’s meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte,” the defense head told reporters.  Speaking alongside Lorenzana at Friday’s press conference,

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