Manila Bulletin
Vaccines for VFA? Duterte still mulling options, says Roque
President Rodrigo Duterte is reportedly reconsidering the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the US, possibly influenced by the US announcement of free COVID-19 vaccine donations to the Philippines.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque stated that the President is still contemplating the VFA's fate and that a final decision awaits the actual arrival and quantity of the vaccine doses.
Roque mentioned that it is best to wait for President Duterte's official announcement regarding the VFA, as he is the sole authority on the matter.
Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose 'Babe' Romualdez confirmed that the Philippines will receive a portion of the 80 million surplus COVID-19 vaccine doses the US plans to donate globally.
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