Philippines Again Pauses Withdrawal From Visiting U.S. Forces Agreement

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 flies over the landscape during exercise KAMANDAG 3 near Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 12, 2019. US Marine Corps Photo

For a second time, the Philippine government has paused plans to terminate part of its Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S.

After meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, the country’s secretary of foreign affairs in a video posted to Twitter on Monday announced the government’s decision to halt plans to...

https://news.usni.org/2021/06/14/philippines-again-pauses-withdrawal-from-visiting-u-s-forces-agreement

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