MDT does not oblige PH to send troops to Iraq in case of war — Lorenzana

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Despite the existence of the 67-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), the Philippines is not obliged to send soldiers as support force to the United States in case it engages in a war with Iran due to the killing of the latter's top general upon the orders of US President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana disclosed Sunday.

Despite the existence of the 67-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty , the Philippines is not obliged to send soldiers as support force to the United States in case it engages in a war with Iran due to the killing of the latter’s top general upon the orders of US President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana disclosed Sunday.

Meanwhile, Article V states that “an armed attack on either of the Parties is deemed to include an armed attack on the metropolitan territory of either of the Parties, or on the island territories under its jurisdiction in the Pacific Ocean, its armed forces, public vessels or aircraft in the Pacific.”

Despite this, the Defense department is continuously monitoring the escalating tension between Washington and Tehran especially since there are over 1,100 Filipinos in Iran as of its record in 2017 — most of them are overseas Filipino workers . “On our OFWs, let us await the recommendations of the DFA [Department of Foreign Affairs] and the DOLE [Department of Labor and Employment],” he said.

 

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Phil's would probably fight against US at present anyway with the fukwit regime that's running the country..

Don't let American soldiers die let Trump and his administration feel the wrongly decision that they made let the empire fall down and get killed they all deserve to witness the death of their own soldiers for making this nonsense war

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