"The VFA is a cornerstone of our alliance with the United States that has benefitted both our countries' armed forces," AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said in a statement.
On Monday, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the chief executive decided to suspend again the termination of the VFA. In February 2020, Duterte unilaterally canceled the VFA, in an angry response to the cancellation of his ally Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa's US visa. Experts have said the military agreement, other bilateral defense agreements, including the Mutual Defense Treaty, could not be implemented.
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