MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to decide on the fate of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) soon following productive talks between the Philippines and the United States, Manila’s top envoy in Washington, D.C. said Friday.
“A lot of time has been spent by both our countries’ panels to discuss some of the things that we wanted to improve in that agreement,” Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Romualdez said in a joint online press briefing celebrating the 75th anniversary of ties between Manila and Washington.
“It’s now in the Office of the President and I expect it to come out anytime now and we’re very h…
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