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(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday, Jan. 24, confirmed the Department of Justice has been asked to study the procedure for terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement. “Yes, the DOJ has been asked to study the procedure for terminating the VFA,” Guevarra said in a brief message. Guevarra’s revelation came a day after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to scrap the deal, which allows US bases in the country, following the US’ cancellation of […]
(Eagle News)– Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday, Jan. 24, said he and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana were “starting the process of terminating” the Visiting Forces Agreement. In a Tweet, Locsin, who is chair of the VFA, said this was being done “by first contacting the Senate because it is a treaty on our side, an executive agreement on the US side.” The Foreign Affairs secretary issued the remark after President Rodrigo Duterte […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat to end the Visiting Forces Agreement if the United States does not reverse the cancellation of Senator Ronald Dela Rosa’s US visa was all about “one-sided foreign relations,” the senator himself said. In a statement, Dela Rosa said Duterte was, after all, a “leader who doesn’t want his people treated unfairly.” “Ok lang mga sundalo nila labas-masok sa ating teritoryo while a senator of this republic is barred from entering their […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The United States of America will talk with the Philippine government after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to cancel the Visiting Forces Agreement when the US postponed $433 million worth of humanitarian assistance to the Philippines due to the human rights situation in the country.
QUEZON City, Philippines – The National Defense Front of the Philippines (NDFP) asked President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to abolish the Visiting Forces Agreement and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. The NDFP added that its position regarding the VFA and the EDCA is non-negotiable as the presence of US soldiers undermine the sovereignty of the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
The United States Embassy said that it will insist on the terms of the Visiting Forces Agreement regarding the custody of US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton, after said marine was declared “guilty” by the Olongapo City, Regional Trial Court. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/X0lompo7eu8
JUNE 5 (Reuters) — The Philippines and Japan are to start talks on allowing Japanese military aircraft and naval vessels to use bases in the Philippines for refueling and picking up supplies, enabling them to extend their patrol range deep into the South China Sea, Philippine President Benigno Aquino said on Friday (June 5). The agreement would be a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), which would clear the way for the Japanese military to use Philippines’ […]
Agreement o VFA sa pagitan ng dalawang bansa. In 1992, the United States of America removed its military bases in the Philppines. In 1999, the two countries signed the Visiting Forces Agreement or VFA. Under the said agreement, American troops are allowed to use the military facilities of our country. Also included are the rules of conduct of military personnel in the military exercises. The VFA provided huge benefits to the Philippines, including security and […]
Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Wednesday (October 22) defended the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States amid calls to scrap the treaty after an American serviceman was charged with the murder of a Filipino transgender. U.S. Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton is accused of murdering Jeffrey Laude, who also went by the name Jennifer, in Olongapo City, about 50 km (30 miles) north of Manila. Speaking at an annual forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of thePhilippines, Aquino said the case will […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) — President Benigno S. Aquino III sees no need to abrogate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) just because of the “sin of one person”, as he referred to the killing of a Filipino transgender allegedly by a U.S. serviceman in Olongapo City. The President made the remark in an interview in Palo, Leyte on Oct. 20 following the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the landing in the province of […]
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the United States continues to extend its help in the speedy disposition of the case involving the death of a transgender in Olongapo. DFA further added that the incident will not have a negative effect in the relationship of the two countries, both of which are complying with the provisions found in the Visiting Forces Agreement.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) — Malacanang said the governments of the Philippines and the United States will follow the provisions of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) in seeking justice for the murder of a Filipino allegedly by an American serviceman in Olongapo City, as police prepare to file a murder complaint against the suspect Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., said that the Philippine government will follow the detailed process as laid […]
