MALACAÑANG is confident that the Philippines will retain its jurisdiction over the case of an American soldier convicted of killing Filipino transgender Jennifer Laude even after the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States (US) is formally terminated.

Speaking to reporters, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said that the termination of the agreement would not have an impact on the conviction of US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton, who is currently detained at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.

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