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Choose U.S. or China? Carpio offers 3rd way
Terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement will make the PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement useless, says retired justice Antonio Carpio
EXPLAINER: Visiting Forces Agreement
President Duterte has threatened to scrap the military pact between the Philippines and the United States. Here's what you should know about it.
Malacañang downplays possibility of U.S. terminating other military pacts
Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo says the Duterte government is not concerned the United States may terminate other military treaties following the Philippines' move to scrap the Visiting Forces Agreement
DOJ: Effects of VFA termination on EDCA, Mutual Defense Treaty have to be studied
The justice department is ready with its memorandum on the legal procedures to terminate the 20-year-old VFA
U.S. reaffirms pact to defend PH in case of West Philippine Sea attack
US officials affirm Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's assurance of aid in case of aggression in the West Philippine Sea amid growing security threat from China
Cayetano says PH can't file protest vs China bombers
Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano says it is 'ridiculous' to protest about an action beyond Philippine shores. 'Paano tayo magpo-protest sa hindi natin territory?'
DFA won't publicly condemn China over bombers
Instead of publicizing a diplomatic protest, the Philippines says it is 'closely monitoring developments in the West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea'
DFA silent on Chinese bombers in South China Sea
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon condemns 'this creeping invasion' while Senator Risa Hontiveros tells government 'to end their subservience to China'
Chinese bombers land on South China Sea island
'Nearly all of the Philippines falls within the radius of the bombers, including Manila and all 5 Philippine military bases earmarked for development under the US-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement,' says the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Scarborough, Benham Rise general leads US-PH Balikatan 2018
It's the second Balikatan under President Rodrigo Duterte, who at the start of his term threatened to end the military exercises. Ties between the Philippines and US have since improved.
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U.S. vows to give PH full control of military facilities
'All EDCA facilities are under complete control of the Philippines. They are all [inside] Philippine bases,' says US Ambassador Sung Kim
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Construction for PH-US EDCA military deal begins
(UPDATED) A groundbreaking ceremony is held at the Basa Air Base on Tuesday, April 17, attended by Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and US Ambassador Sung Kim.
Trump: I fixed ties with PH, a 'most prime real estate' militarily
"[In] the Philippines, we just could not have been treated nicer....The relationship with the past administration was horrible, to use a nice word,' says US President Donald Trump
Duterte reaffirms EDCA, U.S. ties in meeting with Trump
EDCA is an agreement which allows the US military to construct facilities and pre-position defense assets inside Philippine military bases
U.S. increases surveillance support to PH military
The United States deployed the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems UAS to Mindanao the US embassy says in a statement
PH military asks Congress for P124M EDCA 'counterpart fund'
Armed Forces chief Gen Eduardo Año asks Congress for P124 million the Philippines has to cough up for the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement
Change is wanting: Dutertenomics and foreign policy
Despite positive efforts the President has also tried but failed to recalibrate our dependent neocolonial relations with the US and appears intent on merely replicating the same with China and Russia
SC nominee Mosquera disagrees with ruling on EDCA
Gerard Mosquera tells the Judicial and Bar Council that he would ve dissented with the 2016 EDCA ruling For him a treaty would have to be executed to justify stationing of foreign troops in the country
Duterte assures Trump of friendship, cooperation
But President Rodrigo Duterte is less warm as he talks about the military alliance between the Philippines and the United States
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Duterte gov't rejects U.S. plans to construct in Palawan air base
EXCLUSIVE: Construction will proceed in two other military bases – Basa Air Base in Pampanga and Lumbia Air Base in Cagayan de Oro – to implement the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement
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Duterte tells U.S. to stop planned construction in PH bases
UPDATED Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana says it doesn t mean President Rodrigo Duterte wants to cancel EDCA altogether He only wants to review the structures that the US plans to build
EDCA: US set to build facilities in 3 PH military bases
President Rodrigo Duterte who had threatened to scrap the deal is okay with the plans according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana
Makabayan bloc to Duterte: End EDCA, military drills with US
Ang hamon sa kanya is really walk the talk says Kabataan Representative Sarah Elago on President Rodrigo Duterte s pursuit of an independent foreign policy
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Duterte wants to scrap EDCA
We have the EDCA Well forget it the President says in a speech before departing for Japan
NDF warns of peace talks spoilers after US embassy dispersal
Condemning the bloody dispersal of protesters in Manila the communist rebels political arm calls on President Rodrigo Duterte to rein in his troops
US says EDCA is binding, reminds PH of aid after Yolanda
US Press Secretary Josh Earnest says the American government is confident that Filipinos recognize the benefits of close ties with the US
FACT CHECK: Was EDCA not signed by Aquino?
President Duterte said in Bacolod that EDCA was only signed by an aide and [former defense chief Voltaire] Gazmin Did the President get his facts right?
Duterte puts EDCA under review, threatens to cut US ties
Duterte cites 2 groups in Mindanao that will not talk peace with him if the Americans stayed in Mindanao
Senator wants inquiry into Duterte's 'conflicting' foreign policy
Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV says the government should clarify its position on foreign affairs given its conflicting statements
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PH military: No pullout of US soldiers pending orders
President Rodrigo Duterte was merely concerned about the US soldiers safety in Mindanao says the military spokesman
Yasay: No shift in Philippine policy on US
Malacañang says the President s latest statements are intended to communicate that we need to be ready to chart our own course and find our own alliances
What now? AFP modernization in the time of Digong Duterte
While it may take years even decades to catch up with the military capability of our nearest neighbors the impetus has been initiated and is now moving with its own momentum that cannot be halted abruptly
SC upholds PH-US military deal
The SC affirms its January ruling upholding the constitutionality of EDCA saying petitioners failed to raise new arguments in their motions for reconsideration
PH to China: No US militarization of West PH Sea
Malacañang also says that the highly uncontroversial PH US joint military exercises are meant to ensure that prosperity is continuous under a regime of stability through the participation of all countries
US defense chief visits warship in South China Sea
6th UPDATE American Rear Admiral Ron Boxall says one or two Chinese vessels followed the warship but there were no tensions
US forces to gain access to more PH bases – Carter
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter who is now in Manila says more military bases will be added to the initial 5 agreed upon
A first: US defense chief to visit PH for Balikatan war games
It coincides with the implementation of a new military agreement between the two countries the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement
US military equipment arrive in Subic for Balikatan 2016
The shipment includes Humvee vehicles trucks jeeps backhoes and bulldozers
Philippines says defense stronger under US 'rotational' deal
The agreement between the two close allies comes as the Philippines and other countries are embroiled in a tense dispute with China over conflicting territorial claims in the South China Sea
PH, US agree on EDCA implementation in Palawan, 4 other places
The Antonio Bautista Air Base in Palawan has been the site of maritime exercises with the militaries of the US Japan and Australia
The Scrum: Beyond citizenship, issues that Grace Poe has to answer
We have focused far too long on her citizenship yet Grace Poe has largely gotten away with motherhood and non committal answers to hard questions
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