![]() ![]() But definitely, not the amount we’re currently getting,” noting the Philippines received $3.9 billion for the same period. “We think we should get something similar or close to that amount. “Pakistan got $16 billion,” presidential spokesman Harry Roque said, referring to a span between 20. His administration later flagged a much higher price tag for US military assistance for the country to restore the agreement. “If you want the VFA, you have to pay,” Duterte declared. His order to cancel the agreement came after the United States revoked the visa of Duterte’s staunch ally and Philippines Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, a former police chief allegedly involved in the human rights violations during the Duterte administration’s so-called “war on drugs”.ĭuterte also linked the VFA to the challenges of the pandemic crippling the country when he sought access to US vaccines in exchange for restoring the agreement. His decision to fully restore the VFA came after meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on 30 July in Manila.ĭuterte had sought to cancel the VFA over what could only be interpreted as a personal grudge and a bid to gain leverage. After announcing the cancellation of the VFA in February 2020, Duterte has since suspended the process of termination three times – in June and November 2020, and again in June 2021. This 1999 agreement provides the rules, guidelines and legal status of US soldiers during military exercises in the Philippines. ![]() Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has finally put an end to uncertainty regarding the fate of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States. ![]()
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