MANILA, Philippines — Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday said the public should not judge President Rodrigo Duterte for saying the United States must pay to keep the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).
“Huwag nating i-judge ang Pangulo (Let’s not judge the President) the way he says it. Actually, many Presidents have said the same thing: that if you want to be in the Philippines, what’s in it for us? Kasi kailangan nating isipin ang Pilipino (Because we need to think about the Filipinos),” he told reporters in an interview in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija.
“Ang kaibahan kay President Duterte, pino-point out n’ya na umiinit po ang relationship o ang mga hindi pagkakasundo ng C…
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