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Duterte fully restores key US military pact July 31 2021 12:27 AM RELATED STORIES
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (left) signs a guest book as Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana looks on at Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Text Size: Reuters/ Manila Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a crucial pact governing the presence of US troops in the southeast Asian nation, the two countries’ defence ministers said yesterday, 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.
Published July 30, 2021, 3:54 PM
Boosting the security ties and defense cooperation between the Philippines and the United States (US) is crucial to maintain the peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region, the US’ top Defense official disclosed Friday, July 30.
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and his Philipoine counterpart, Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, face the media together in a joint press briefing held at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City on July 30, 2021. (Photo courtesy of DND)
US Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III made the remark as he held a bilateral meeting with Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. Austin was in a two-day visit in the country from July 29 to 30 as part of his Southeast Asian tour to strengthen US’ ties with its allies.