File photo of US Marines and their Philippine counterparts taking part in joint military training exercises in Cavite, south of Manila on October 11, 2010. Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, who terminated the Visiting Forces Agreement on Feb 11, 2020, has now suspended the order in light of political developments in the region. - AFP
MANILA (Xinhua): The Philippines has suspended for six months its termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin said on Tuesday (June 2).
In a diplomatic note to the US embassy dated June 1, Locsin said that the suspension is being made "in light of political and other developments in the region."
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