Mutual Defense Treaty

Amid challenges in West PHL Sea, PHL, US reaffirm importance of working closely to enhance Mutual Defense Treaty

(Eagle News)--Both the Philippines and the United States reaffirmed the "importance of working closely to enhance the Mutual Defense Treaty"…

Lacson: Mutual Defense Treaty with US to be rendered useless without VFA

(Eagle News) -- The Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the United States will be rendered useless if the…

Pimentel: Senate panel to start review of VFA, other PHL-US military agreements next week

(Eagle News) -- A Senate panel will start reviewing the Visiting Forces Agreement and other Philippine-US military agreements next week.…

Duterte: PHL won’t deploy troops to Middle East unless national interest requires so

(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte will not deploy Philippine troops to the Middle East unless the national interest requires…

Panelo says invoking Mutual Defense Treaty in Recto Bank incident “reckless, premature”

(Eagle News) -- Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Wednesday, June 19, slammed Senator Panfilo Lacson's comment the Mutual Defense Treaty…

Lorenzana: US “more likely to be involved in shooting war” in West PHL Sea than PHL

But in such a scenario, under MDT, PHL will "automatically be involved," Lorenzana says (Eagle News) -- For Defense Secretary…

Palace welcomes Pompeo’s assurance but still wants review of Mutual Defense Treaty

(Eagle News)-- The Palace on Friday, March 1, said it still wants a review of the Mutual Defense Treaty. Presidential…

Locsin says no need to review MDT; “In vagueness lies the best deterrence,” he says

(Eagle News)--Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. believes there is no need to review the Mutual Defense Treaty to ensure…

US President Trump says Philippines vital for military reasons

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday strong US ties with the Philippines were vital for military reasons. The US president…

Trump accepts Duterte’s ASEAN summit invite

President Donald Trump has backed away from a threat to skip a summit with Southeast Asian leaders in the Philippines…

US, PHL troops simulate plane hijacking, hostage rescue

US and Philippine forces have staged an exercise simulating the seizure of an American plane by Islamic State and a…

AFP: US troops on ground in war-ravaged Marawi

MARAWI, Philippines (AFP) -- United States troops are on the ground helping local soldiers battle Islamist militants in a Philippine…

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