Militants hold placards during a protest in front of the Department of National Defense in Manila on February 21,2020. - Members of the Gabriela Alliance for Women called for the termination of US-Philippines military exercises for 2020 as part of the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and the immediate transfer of Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton to the National Bilibid Prison. (Photo by Basilio SEPE/ AFP)
The search for a replacement to the terminated Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States (US) was not sanctioned by President Rodrigo Duterte, his spokesperson clarified on Sunday.
According to Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo, Duterte’s position on the VFA termination remains unchanged – even if Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez said that top diplomats from both sides are searching for a VFA replacement.
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