Send VFA termination notice to US – Duterte

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has issued an order to formally notify the United States (US) of the Philippines’ intention to unilaterally withdraw from the two countries’ Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), Malacañang announced on Friday.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the Joint Armed Forces of the Philippines-Philippine National Police Command Conference at the Malacañan Palace on February 6, 2020. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO