Manila Bulletin
Duterte still undecided on PH-US VFA abrogation
President Rodrigo Duterte remains undecided on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States, particularly in the context of a worsening situation in the West Philippine Sea.
Duterte is contemplating whether the VFA would benefit the Philippines if tensions in the West Philippine Sea escalate further.
The President has not yet made a final decision regarding his February 2020 order to terminate the VFA, which allows for the presence of US troops in the Philippines.
The VFA, signed in 1999, facilitates joint military exercises, intelligence training, and humanitarian aid missions involving US forces in the Philippines.
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