Should the Mutual Defense Treaty be scrapped?

By Ricardo Saludo

Nov 21, 2019 12:05 am

RICARDO SALUDO

NOW that visiting United States Defense Secretary Mark Esper has expressed willingness to review the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the United States, let’s make sure to ask the question: Should the MDT be scrapped? Our column of nine months ago in February warrants repeating:

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