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Senator Dick Gordon said the decision to suspend temporarily the withdrawal of the Philippines from the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is a welcome development, considering the economic and health issues now confronting all countries amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “The year already started out tempestuously – with intensified differences having sprung up in […]
As the Senate probes the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, Senator Dick Gordon stressed that Philippine foreign policy must be dictated by the nation’s needs and pointed out that national security is what “ultimately matters.” “Is it a national interest to abolish the VFA at this point in time? […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III said the Senate review of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States is not connected to the canceled U.S. visa of Senator Bato deal Rosa. “Hindi naman namin pinapakialaman (We are not interfering), we are just reviewing it. Wala itong relation sa visa ni Bato (This has nothing to do with the visa […]