Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Saturday fired off a jab at President Duterte by telling the US government that “not all” Filipinos are extortionists who demand payment for the continuation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).
Lacson posted a tweet in letter format addressing “Sam,” the American symbol, to “clarify” a statement from Mr. Duterte that if the United States wants the VFA to resume, it has to make payments.
“Dear Sam, … Just to clarify, please be informed that we are not a nation of extortionists; and more so we are not greedy. Err … not all,” he said.
Lacson posted the tweet in reaction to the President’s statement on Friday that the United States must “pay” if it wan…
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