FILE PHOTO: U.S. military forces cross a flooded area near the shore during the annual Philippines-US amphibious landing exercise at San Antonio, Zambales province, in the Philippines on Oct 7, 2016. MANILA: The Philippines has for the third time suspended a decision to scrap a two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, its foreign minister said on Monday , amid a territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea.
Duterte last year notified Washington he was cancelling the deal, which came amid outrage over a senator and ally being denied a US visa. The pact would have ended in August had Duterte not extended its life for a third time. Manila has repeatedly protested what it described as the"illegal" and"threatening" presence of hundreds of Chinese"maritime militia" inside its exclusive economic zone.His decision also followed a US announcement that the Philippines was among countries that will receive part of the 80 million COVID-19 vaccines it is donating.
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